Chapter 10: Keeping Promises.

'Kairi... is your daughter?' Riku asked Terra.

Terra nodded: 'It's hard to keep within my soul for so long before saying everything I wanted to say.'

'Why? This could make Kairi very happy. She could learn about her past and--!' Riku was cut off.

'Or it could make her extremely angry with me for keeping this from her. A Heartless attack took my wife from me after the Keyblade Wars, so I had to take Kairi's memories away and send her sailing to your island with a new identity. Where Xyviel could never find her... where, she could be happy. Believe me, I could've guessed she was happy right up until the crap with Xehanort began!' Terra responded.

'And I'm to blame for most of that, I guess. But you still refuse to explain why you brought me here.' Riku pointed out to the vexed ex-Chaser.

'He brought you here... to trace your roots.' Aqua told Riku, returning with a large book and another picture album. Riku opened it and saw a picture... of a family. Two children at the front, bearing the same kind of hair. Riku didn't even have to guess.

'Are you... my sister?' Riku asked slowly, taking in the ramifications of the situation.

'Yes, Riku. We are related. The reason our mother never mentioned a sister to you was because of our father's roots with Terra. They used to be partners. I was swept away to Twilight Town a long time ago... a town which our father condemned as forbidden to our family. So he had your memories rearranged so you'd forget me. Soon I learned our father was forgotten in light and welcomed in darkness after a great battle.' Aqua explained.

'The Keyblade Wars.' Riku guessed. Aqua confirmed this with a nod.

'The full story is coming together for you, isn't it?' Terra wondered of Riku.

'Not yet... but it's close. Thank you for bringing me here, Terra... but I don't see what our sitting around does to help Sora and the others.' Riku pointed out.

'Speaking of which, gentlemen: I finally came across the book of the Drive energies. It mentions everything of the Anti-Form. I always feared the Anti-Form would eventually be released and those fears are now justified. It says in the book that the Anti-Form is a product of the Heartless themselves and it controls its host like a symbiotic being. Has Sora come into any contact with the Heartless in the past few hours while Driving?' Aqua asked in concern. Riku and Terra just rolled their eyes.

'I'll take your unsavoury glances as a Yes. Go straight back to where you came from and prevent Sora from accessing that form again!' Aqua almost ordered.

Terra nodded: 'Fine, we're on our way.'

'I wouldn't be ready to leave just yet,' Riku said, shaking his head.

'Guess who found us...'

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Mickey, Goofy, Max, Donald & Roxas walked in the room where Sora & Kairi were talking.

'Sora, it's time. The Lost Two's forces are on their way.' Mickey said. Sora nodded and left with the others.

'Where's King Bugs?' Sora asked.

'Setting up the resistance along the castle grounds. We're due there as soon as possible, because if Daffy's calculations are correct, the Lost Two's army is moving fast.' Roxas replied.

'Then let's move fast. Keyblades out.' Mickey advised. The Golden Kingdom Key, Silver Kingdom Key, Wielder's Destiny, Oblivion & Oathkeeper Keyblades were soon in the hands of their respective wielders.