Sailor Moon couldn't believe it.
Not one bit of it.
At first - she had just been having a usual day, a day like any other with little to no issues or worries. But now, she'd lost her closest friends, her allies, and in ways, her guardians.
They couldn't get away with it.
The scout wasn't just going to let Xehanort kill those closest to her, if she was to be taken down, if those around her, those working with her were to be taken down; Xehanort would need to be pulled down with them.
There was one thing that was at its peak.
Hatred.
An aching in her heart grew worse and worse, but horror soon appeared in her eyes once she saw what was near her heart.
It was like purple ooze. Sora and Riku especially knew what this was, all too well in fact.
Darkness.
"Serena, don't!" Riku called to her. "Don't fall to the darkness. You have to find your way back to the light!"
"Riku's right!" Sora said, clearly concerned. "You can't let it take over-"
But by the time those words came from their lips, it was already too late.
"Serena! DON'T! WHAT ARE YOU DOING…!?" Sailor Mini Moon ran towards her, only to be knocked back into Tuxedo Mask's arms by a burst of darkness.
What they saw next was horrifying.
"Serena!" the group shouted in unison, those who remained going stiff. There, instead of the blonde and blue eyed Serena Tsukino, stood a girl wearing a black collar and skirt, gray stripes, gray hair and…
"Gold eyes…that means…" Sora muttered, shocked at what he saw when Sailor Moon turned around.
Fear turned to anger in the eyes of Sailor Mini Moon and Tuxedo Mask once they saw this.
"What did you do to her!?" Tuxedo Mask demanded, his fists clenching.
"Simple." a chilling voice came from behind the now possessed Sailor Moon, who was in the white center of the throne room.
Young Xehanort, once again. "Since both of you and her daughter failed, it was only necessary to move down the list. And it was only a matter of time before the hatred in her heart was going to consume her either way."
"And you think you're going to get away with it!?" Sailor Uranus kept one hand behind her back, beginning to summon her Space Sword.
"It seems that we already have - even the ones you care for cannot save any of you."
"You can keep thinking that, but you're wrong!" Sora said, finally having enough. "It's clear you don't realize just how powerful friends are at this point!"
"It doesn't matter if I do or not. You are outnumbered and will eventually fall,"
"That doesn't matter either," a female voice said, she stepped to the forefront.
Mini Moon's eyes went wide. "Pluto, what are you-"
"I can handle this, Rini." Pluto smiled slightly at the small pink-haired girl, before turning to Young Xehanort, her features returning to seriousness once again. "Both of us can move while time is ceased; it's a fair battle. Begin."
The Sailor Starlights stood. "Wait!" cried Sailor Star Healer, running towards Pluto. "We'll-"
"No; help them defeat Xehanort and get Rini back,"
It was unknown what happened - at least it was to most of them. Everything suddenly began going blurry, then to black.
Sora was the first to awaken.
He looked around, taking in that none of them were in the Castle that Never Was' Throne Room.
"W-what happened?" he wondered aloud, looking around a bit. They were in one of the hallways this time, but there was a difference.
He for one already knew why Pluto wasn't there, but he wanted to help her. Badly.
But it wasn't just her that was gone - all of the Sailor Starlights were gone as well.
"Sora!" three familiar voices called. Turning his head, Sora realized it was Kairi, followed by Luna and Artemis.
"Kairi!" Sora got to his feet, looking at her. "What happened!?"
Trying to catch her breath, Kairi looked at him and answered, "We got attacked on the way down here...wait...where's…?"
"They're…" Mini Moon tried to speak up. "Gone…"