KINGDOM HEARTS 3.6 Part IX: First Encounter-Part 3.
Kairi acquires a new Keyblade called "Lost Memories" after talking with Namine. It has a Keychain based on Namine's sketchpad.
A few minutes pass after the conversation ends. Namine guides everyone alongside Ienzo and the other apprentices inside Radiant Garden's castle to where Ansem the Wise is in his study.
"Master Ansem, we have brought back our guests." says Ienzo both knocking on and opening the door. Welcoming everyone upon getting off his chair is Ansem the Wise himself, saying "Ah, everyone. You are here..." says Ansem.
"It's Ansem the Wise!" says Goofy, shocked to truly see the real Ansem, recalling having last seen him during the events of Kingdom Hearts II. "Yeah, it's true! I didn't believe it at first!" says Donald, sharing his surprise alongside Goofy.
"Ah, you two. You are Sora's friends, are you not? Donald Duck and Goofy...am I correct?" says Ansem of whom is bad at remembering "backstage Characters'" names. Donald immediately recognizes this and replies "Hey, what's with that tone!?" says Donald in his typical displeased tone.
"Master, we also brought-" before Ienzo could finish, Ansem holds up his hand. "It is alright, Ienzo. I...already know." says Ansem. Entering the room then is Kairi, remaining silent upon finally meeting with Ansem the Wise directly.
The whole room turns silent upon the two facing each other, Donald tries to speak up but is stopped by Goofy. Suddenly-"...It is good to see you again...Princess of this World-Kairi." says Ansem. This greatly shocks both Donald and Goofy before Kairi replies "...Yeah, it's good to see you too...grandpa Ansem." says Kairi, further shocking not just Donald and Goofy but everyone else present too, except for both Namine and the apprentices, having already known about the Connection between both Kairi and Ansem the Wise.
"Kairi! did you just say...grandpa!?" says Donald, shocked by the sudden familiarity between the two. Kairi reveals "Of course, he is my grandpa-grandpa Ansem, the ruler of Radiant Garden." says Kairi. Goofy then replies "...But Kairi, wait a minute, if you already knew he was your grandpa then how come you didn't know about Xehanort's Heartless?" says Goofy, wishing to clarify about Kairi concerning both Ansem the Wise and "Ansem" the Seeker of Darkness.
"...Oh, right, I guess I should explain that, huh. Sora never told you guys, did he? well...the truth is-I am not from the Destiny Islands. This World, Radiant Garden...it is the World that I was born in." says Kairi, greatly shocking Donald and Goofy even more then before. Kairi further states "I don't...remember all the details exactly, but...I do remember that I used to visit grandpa Ansem here at the castle when I was a little girl. He was old friends with my grandmother..." says Kairi, thinking very both dearly and fondly of her grandmother. "Oh, I get it! he's not your real grandpa but he's still a grandpa all the same, right?" says Goofy, stating a part of the confusion about the clarification. "Yep, that's right. You don't have to be blood related to be family. Of course, because I was still so very small at the time, I had trouble remembering his name. So when we met that "Ansem" back then, I wasn't able to remember grandpa's name and tell the difference between them..." says Kairi, remembering meeting the Seeker of Darkness during the events of the original game.
"Yes...please, forgive me Kairi. I should have handled that situation more carefully, if Xehanort had not betrayed me, then..." says Ansem, pondering on what could have been done at the time. Kairi however stops Ansem, saying to him the following "Don't blame yourself, grandpa. Even though all of that happened back in the past, I still found my way towards the Destiny Islands and had made a new life there. I have new family members and friends supporting me that help me move forwards, we can't take back the past...but that doesn't mean we can't create a whole new future either. Just like what you were always trying to do back when I lived in this World." says Kairi, trying to ease Ansem's guilt over the part he played in deciding the direction of Kairi's life over a decade ago.
Ansem goes silent upon hearing Kairi's words, although he is happy to hear them, he cannot help but still feel guilt over the past. Namine then speaks up "Lord Ansem, if I may interrupt-" says Namine. "Lord?" says Kairi, confused about why Namine is calling Ansem "Lord". Namine replies "Oh, right. I call Ansem the Wise Lord because, well...I am an apprentice of his." says Namine, greatly shocking Kairi, Donald and Goofy. All of whom exclaim "WHAAAAT!?" shouted out the three.
Leon takes this direct buzzing in his ear, saying to himself "Why does everyone feel the need to shout out in this room?" says Leon, referring to Sora, Donald and Goofy during Kingdom Hearts II upon finding out apprentice Xehanort's true identity despite apparently not being there at the time. "It's true, Namine here has become a fellow apprentice alongside myself and everyone else here. We are grateful to have her onboard with us, considering-" says Ienzo, also apparently hinting at something.
"Considering?" says Kairi. Namine then replies again, saying "Kairi, the reason I became an apprentice to Lord Ansem is because...we believe that there might be a way to bring back Sora." says Namine very shockingly. Causing Kairi, Donald and Goofy to exclaim once more "WHAAAAT!?" shouted out the three yet again. "Will you guys stop that!?" shouted out Leon himself in a slight comical fit.
"Kairi...do you remember why Sora disappeared to begin with? what was the cause? …" says Namine. Kairi, though at first silent, replies "...Yeah...it was...because of me." says Kairi. However, Namine clarifies "No, you are wrong. It wasn't because of you per say but, the Power of Waking that Sora used." says Namine. Ansem the Wise then speaks up, saying "After doing further investigative research into this Power, we learned that while it can indeed Wake Hearts from the depths of slumber. It also has another use...in truth, it is also known as the "Power of Revival". The Power to Revive Hearts quickly after being lost to Darkness. But, there is a price to be paid for wielding such great...and terrible Power." says the Wise Ansem.
"...Huh?" Donald becomes baffled by the conversation. Ienzo clarifies upon it "We believe there was a time where Sora overused the Power of Waking to save friends that were lost to him at the time. Is there...any point in time that could have happened?" says Ienzo. Goofy thinks upon this "Hmm...oh! oh...oh no." says Goofy, realising and remembering the point in time when Sora overused the Power of Waking-it was the moment during Kingdom Hearts III when "Light expired".
"You mean that because of us, Sora lost his..." says Goofy. "Not necessarily." however says Ienzo, this shocks Kairi, Donald and Goofy even further. "A Heart cannot become lost simply from using the Power of Waking, even if overused. It doesn't cause a Heart to become lost to Darkness, rather, it just causes it to go to sleep, somewhere out there in the wide and vast sea of Worlds." says Ienzo. "!? So you mean that!?" Kairi, upon hearing this believes that Sora can be saved. "Sora didn't lose his Darkness but rather, to sleep itself. And from that, we believe we can still find his Heart and bring it back to the Realm of Light." says Ansem the Wise, confirming Kairi's belief.
"But, it won't be easy...Kairi, did you and anyone else find it strange that...Roxas was still able to exist, despite becoming a Replica? what I mean is that, even though Roxas is technically no longer Sora's Nobody alone, the fact that he still originated from Sora must mean something, right?" says Namine, raising a valid point. "...Do you mean, because Sora disappeared...that Roxas should have as well?" says Kairi. Namine replies once more "Yes, in all truths, that should have been the case. They both shared a body so of course, that would have meant Roxas more or less should have faded away too...but he didn't. Do you know...why?" says Namine.
Kairi goes silent but from a facial expression alone, appears to know what Namine is implying. Namine then states "It's because...of the strong ties that Roxas has to his friends, that...is what kept him from fading away alongside Sora." says Namine, referring to the bond between Roxas, Axel and Xion. Ienzo speaks up, saying the words "Furthermore...we also discovered another thing, Kairi. I remember Jiminy Cricket sending us a detailed recording of the passage in one of his Journals in order to help us with this matter." says Ienzo.
"Oh! that's my cue!" Jiminy then appears on the scene under Goofy's hat. "Jiminy! you were hiding in there?" says Donald. Jiminy replies to Ienzo, saying "Are you talking about the entry I sent you inside the Journal that you said could help with Sora?" says Jiminy. Ienzo replies "Indeed, thanks to you Jiminy, we learned something rather crucial to solving the mystery on how to bring Sora's Heart back. You see...because Kairi is a Princess of Heart, even without her knowing...she was able to use the Power of Waking to bring Sora back, even when he became a Heartless." says Ienzo, presenting this shocking revelation to everyone.
"Yes...because you are a Princess, Kairi...your Heart had no fear of overusing that Power, because of one of the Seven Lights that you carry." says Ansem. Kairi, upon hearing all this, is taken quite aback by it all "!? ...So, you mean...that I...have the Power to bring Sora back...again?" says Kairi. However, Ansem reveals something also shocking "...No, now, at this point, you no longer possess that Power. Because Kairi...your time as a Princess of Heart has ended." says Ansem, greatly shocking Kairi.