Chapter 10- Endgame

Sora ran faster and faster, racing towards the train. He jumped into the front compartment and activated the autopilot, setting it for Twilight Valley. The train powered up and began its journey to the Door of Light, where Sora can rescue Kairi and stop Axel.

Meanwhile at the Door of Light...

"I'll never let you seal the door! I'd rather die!"

"That can be arranged, your Highness! But first..."

Axel chained Kairi to a strange looking machine that pulsed with energy.

"Computer, activate the Energy Drain!"

"Not so fast!"

"Ah, Sora I see you have decided to join us."

Then, the machine glowed brightly and Kairi slumped over.

"What have you done to her?"

"Nothing as bad as what I'm going to do to you!"

Suddenly, Axel glowed and grew to an impossible size!

"My reign over the worlds begins now and nothing can stand in my way! Not even you, Key-Weilder!"

Axel transformed into a giganic Twilight creature and let loose a shriek that shook the ground with its power! Sora summoned the Beacon of Dawn and began to assault the massive behemoth, but it was too large to attack directly. Sora leaped onto the creature's back and tried to look for a weak spot, but there were none. Axel roared again and knocked Sora off of his back, sending him crashing into the Energy Drain machine. The machine sputtered and died, causing Kairi to wake.

She surveyed her surroundings, and found Sora lying under a twisted and broken piece of machinery.

"Sora?"

"Sora, wake up!"

Sora opened his eyes and found Kairi staring at him.

"Kairi! I thought I'd never see you again!"

"We can talk later, Sora! Right now we have to deal with Axel. Remember, you must believe in the power of your heart and you will be able to do anything!"

"I will."

Sora leaped up and shouted,

"I BELIEVE!"

Sora learned Trance Mode.

The Beacon of Dawn glowed with a blinding light and Sora shouted out an attack.

"Light Rush!"

The Beacon of Dawn glowed even brighter, creating a glowing white shield around Sora. Then, he started to run as fast as he could towards Axel and slashed the keyblade in the air, creating a blast of pure light that rushed towards Axel. It hit, sending the creature flying towards a wall. Axel exploded in a flash of light and was vanquished.

Riku appeared yet again with King Mickey.

"Sora, you actually defeated Axel. Well, I guess it's time to tell you the truth."

"What truth?"

"You, Kairi and I have hidden memories from before Destiny Islands that are important to defeating the Heartless."

"How do we unlock them?"

"I can help with that."

"Namine?"

"Hello again, Sora. Please, stand still next to Kairi and Riku and we can begin."

Sora, Kairi and Riku stood in a circle and Namine began chanting in a strange and long forgotten tongue. The three heroes began to glow and faded just as quickly.

"Everything is coming back to me, the true memories! We are from the Kingdom of Light!"

"Yes. When you were young, you lived in the Kingdom of Luminon, but the Heartless decended upon it and you were whisked away to Destiny Islands, and had your memories of that place erased by my mother. She taught me to rearrange and restore memories, for when you would be ready to return to your home and vanquish the source of the Heartless, ending the threat to the worlds once and for all."

"How do we get there?"

"Simple. You must open the Door of Light."

"Wait. You were the voice that talked to me!"

"No. It was my mother who did that."

"Where is your mother now?"

"Her heart lies within you now, just as it lay within the heart of Tyson"

"So her heart was guiding Tyson, making him whole."

"It was necessary to complete the fusion between you."

"I understand. Well, we should begin our journey. King Mickey, could you say goodbye to Goofy and Donald for me?"

"Of course, Sora. Good Luck."

Sora raised the Beacon of Dawn at the Door and a familiar beam shot out of the keyblade and opened the door but instead of light pouring out, there was nothing but darkness.

"Are you sure that we are supposed to go in there?"

"Haven't you learned anything? Even in darkness, a light will always shine through. You just have to know where to look."

Sora nodded and walked into the Door with Kairi and Riku, unsure of what would happen next, but he knew they would overcome any obstacle that stood in their way.

THE END

To be continued in KH3 -The Kingdom of Light.