(A/N) Sup everybody!! Are you guys ready? Because I'm stoked about this chapter. It's the final chapter of this darn fan fic. That's right: IT'S THE FINAL CHAPTER OF THIS DARN FAN FIC!! Wow, it took me about a year to finish this baby up, but, here we are. First off, I wanna thank all of you who actually took time off of their life to read my fan fic. And I also wanna thank those who left reviews for this fan fic too. They mean a lot, trust me. Before I finally go on with the chapter, people have asked me if there is gonna be a sequel. Well my answer was, well, you decide for yourself. Do you think this fan fic should have a sequel? Think about that as you read this chapter. And for those of you who have read this and are thinking: "Wow, how could he forget about "him". Don't worry; I didn't forget about "him", you'll see where he's been in this final chapter. So finally I will shut up and start this chapter. Well here it is, the final chapter of KHyP: Rise of the Heartless Pokemon: Chapter 10!!
Chapter 10
Last time, our heroes were trapped inside the darkness, thanks to Xehanort and Giovanni. When it seemed that all hope was lost, the courageous keybearer Sora rescued our heroes from the dark realm as he destroyed the PMX. With the PMX gone, everyone was free…except one. Ash didn't want to return, thinking that he'll screw things up again. Misty tried to encourage him to follow them, even saying that she wouldn't leave without her best friend; but Ash still wouldn't listen. Misty finally gave up, whispering to herself that she was gonna miss him.
As our heroes returned, so did their pokemon. The gang decided to try and prove the prophecy false, hopeful that they could win this battle without Ash. With all their pokemon back, all trainers had decided to use all their pokemon, including Mrs. Ketchum; who used her Mr. Mime to battle. While the pokemon trainers used their pokemon, the Kingdom Hearts characters decided to use their own weapons which included swords, staffs, shields, and of course the keyblade.
Still in the darkness, Ash sat there wondering what to do in this lonely dark world he's in. He's then interrupted by Roxas, the Nobody of Sora, and Namine, the Nobody of Namine. They try to encourage Ash to go back, just like Misty, telling him that he is the key to defeating the darkness. Ash declines yet again, saying he will never go back. Roxas and Namine finally give up and leave, but before they go, they said if he ever wondered how to go back, there is one way and they know how.
Ready to leave, Roxas and Namine are halted by Ash, who asks them if somehow he did want to go back, how would he? Namine and Roxas gladly answer, telling Ash that in order for him to go back, he would have to play a time limit game. Ash asks what they meant by time limit game and Roxas answers the question.
He answers that Ash has an unknown amount of limited time to defeat Xehanort and Giovanni. If Ash beats the time limit, all goes well and he will have his body back. But lose, however, and then Ash must return to the darkness. Ash asks if it's a lose-lose situation, with the answer being yes. With that, Ash declined the offer and simply told Roxas and Namine to leave. They do what Ash says, but not without a returned gift.
Namine hands Ash back his old baseball cap, the one he left on the ground at the Pokemon Center. Namine explains that Misty wanted to return it to him, but he wouldn't listen. Namine then tells Ash that he's very fortunate, having such cool friends by his side. With that, Namine and Roxas were gone, leaving Ash and his cap alone. Feeling like something "special" had hit him; Ash quickly had a change in mood, thanking Misty for helping him.
Back in the real world, our heroes struggled against Xehanort, who possessed the powers of Mewtwo. Even though they outnumbered them by a large margin, our heroes just couldn't defeat Xehanort and Giovanni. After a powerful Aura sphere from Xehanort that seemed to send everyone flying, it seemed that our heroes were down for the count. As Giovanni and Xehanort checked to see if there were any moving bodies, the roll call only had one name; Sora. Xehanort tried to finish off what he started, trying desperately to choke Sora to death. But Sora just wouldn't give in.
Seeming like he was crazy, Sora simply replied that Xehanort and Giovanni's time was up and that they had lost. Xehanort asked what he meant by that, and got his answer as he turned around to see an familiar face. Ash had decided to play the game. Ash actually thanks Xehanort, for destroying the darkness within him. Noticing that Xehanort is in Mewtwo's body, a body of a pokemon, Ash figures out how to defeat Xehanort.
Ash replies by saying if Xehanort wanted to be the world's strongest pokemon, then he got his wish…and everything that comes with it. Ash then pulled out the Masterball that Professor Oak had given him a couple of days ago, remembering that the Masterball can catch any pokemon without fail. Giovanni tries to block Xehanort, but gets a strong uppercut from Sora, knocking Giovanni out. As Xehanort tried to escape, Sora stabbed his keyblade into the bottom of Xehanort's cloak, making him immovable. Ash threw the Masterball, capturing Mewtwo and Xehanort respectively. As Ash picks up the Masterball, he and Sora catch a glimpse of each other, knowing that the prophecy; that the two chosen ones will work together to defeat the darkness, had come true.
As the sun began to shine on the ruined land, the gang awoke from their exhausted sleep. Surprised to see Ash back, Misty starts to wake up everybody. As Professor Oak wakes up, Ash tells him that if it wasn't for the Masterball, we wouldn't have been alive. Ash then says hello to all his friends, which included a thundershock from Pikachu. Ash says it's great to be back, but gets interrupted by a giant hug from Misty. She gets ready to warn him to never ever scare her like that again, but sees that Ash's body is disappearing.
With his body disappearing, Ash realizes that he has lost the game. Horrified by this, the gang hears a familiar voice laughing. That evil voice had belonged to Maleficent, the evil witch. She claimed that Ash belonged to her now since he doesn't control his body anymore. Misty tried to stop Maleficent, but it was too late. Ash was gone, as everybody stood there in deep shock.
...The Next Day…
"Hello, I'm Chet Youbetcha, here with the 8 o'clock news. In what appears to be the most bizarre and most catastrophic day in history, our entire planet has seemed to be ruined and weak. There seems to be no explanation for this mess, except that local billionaire Giovanni seems to be behind all this. Giovanni, here, is seen being arrested by the lovely Officer Jenny."
"And I would have gotten away with it too, if it wasn't for those meddling brats and their dog!" replied Giovanni.
"He seems so out of it, he thinks he's a criminal from Scooby Doo," exclaimed Officer Jenny.
Officer Jenny's hand was then pulled by surprise, catching her off guard. Brock was kneeling right in front of her, straight lines getting replaced by hearts for eyes.
"Yes, Giovanni seems to be out of it, but you're not my love," exclaimed Brock.
Max sighed as walked towards Brock, pulled his ear, and dragged his away, "C'mon Brock, we're not in the mood."
"Whatever," said Chet Youbetcha, "Anyway, clearing things up will be Elite Four member Lance. He claims that there will be a press conference in Cerulean City and anyone is welcome to visit. At the press conference, Lance will explain what has happened in the past two days, answering everyone's questions. Lance will also explain what also is in store for us in the future. Well I'm Chet Youbetcha saying have a good day everybody!"
Click
May pressed the off button on the remote, turning off the television and shutting up the Fairly Odd Parents Anchorman. Everyone was sitting in the Cerulean Sister's living room, watching the news to see what was going on.
"Well, I guess we don't have any other choice," said Tracey, "I guess we just have to go the press conference."
"Yeah I guess so," replied May, "Professor Oak, Lance, and Cynthia are there already. I think they wanted us to go."
"Well, I think we better get moving then," said Brock, "C'mon everybody, I'll give us all a ride in my van."
"Okay," said everybody weakly. They were still shocked by what happened the night before. Plus, they were pretty banged up and injured from all that battling they did. Everybody headed for the car, except Misty. Misty seemed to be shocked the most, having Ash in her arms one moment and then…the next moment he's gone.
"I am so deeply sorry Misty," said Kairi as she placed her hand on Misty's shoulder. "I don't know how to reply or even make you feel better. I'm pretty much speechless."
"It's…its okay Kairi. I understand," replied Misty. "It's just that he had finally come back. Kairi, Ash came back! Ash came back to save us! And then all of a sudden, he's gone." Misty began to cry in her hands. "Kairi, I couldn't even sleep last night. How could I let this happen?"
"Misty, stop blaming yourself for all of this," said Kairi, "We all know it's not your fault. It's Maleficent's fault that he's gone."
"But it's not only that," said Misty. Kairi looked on in interest. "For almost a whole decade, I've kept my deepest secret away from Ash. And when I was finally ready to tell him, he's not here with me." Kairi took her hand off Misty's shoulder and gave her a gentle hug. "I just wish there were some way I could tell him."
Kairi smirked a little bit, "I know Misty. I know how much it hurts." Kairi was thinking of Sora of course. "You see, me and Sora, we don't…"
"C'mon let's go!" yelled Donald, cutting off Kairi.
Misty, feeling a little bit better, gave a little smile and got up, "Okay, I'm ready."
"Good job Misty," said Kairi as she gave Misty a thumbs up. Misty replied with a thumbs up of her own.
"Well about time, hurry up let's go!" yelled Donald.
"Okay Donald, we're coming," said Kairi.
"Wait! Hold everything!" yelled King Mickey.
"What is it your majesty?" asked Goofy.
"Where's Riku?" (A/N For those who figured it out who it was, good job!)
"Wasn't he just with us?" asked Sora.
"Wait that's right, he wasn't at the battle," said Brock.
"When was the last time you guys saw him?" asked May.
"Actually, the last time I saw, well, I didn't see him. It was in the darkness and…" Kairi stopped as she knew the answer.
"Oh no, not again," exclaimed Goofy.
"Wait, are you saying that Riku is still in the darkness?" asked Yuffie.
"Actually, Riku could be anywhere," replied King Mickey.
"Oh no, this could be happening again," said Sora.
"We have to go find him," said Kairi.
"You think!" said Donald rudely. Goofy replied by smacking his neck.
"I guess we have no other choice," said Sora.
"Misty, I'm sorry but we can't make it. We have to go find Riku," said Kairi.
"It's okay Kairi, I understand," said Misty.
"C'mon guys, let's go get the gummi ship ready," said Leon.
The gang left the Gym with their goodbyes as the Pokemon cast had to catch up with their business.
Later that day…
Lance walked up the stairs towards the podium. All kinds of important officials stood behind him, including Cynthia and Professor Oak. As well as the rest of the Professors, including Professor Elm, Professor Birch, and Professor Rowan.
"Uh cough is this thing on? Okay then, welcome to this mini press conference," Lance said welcoming the larger than expected crowd for a "mini" press conference. "I know you all have a lot of questions to what's going on, but please bare with me, I'll answer as much as I can."
"Hey what are we gonna do about our farms?!"
"What about our homes?!"
"What's the score to the Charger game?!"
"I still don't even know why I'm here!"
"Please everybody, one at a time!" Lance tried his best to calm everyone down. And who could blame them? They lost all their property and they wanted an explanation.
"Wow, tough crowd huh?" said Brock.
"Yeah," said Tracey.
"Okay, please let me get started." The crowd finally calmed down as they finally paid attention to Lance. "Okay, as most of you could see, our whole planet was ruined by the Heartless."
"Heartless?"
"What's a Heartless?"
"I think I went to school with a guy named Heartless."
"Everybody please, would you keep it down so I continue. You're questions will be answered!" Lance was very stressed out through all the commotion. "Okay, I know that we all want everything back to the way it used to be. And that can happen. All we need to do is work together and everything will be fine. Everything will back to normal faster than you know it."
"Wow, Lance is a great speaker," said May.
"Yeah he is, maybe we should vote for him to be our next president," said Tracey.
"Tracey, we don't have a president," reminded May.
"Oh yeah," remembered Tracey.
"Someone should be punished!" yelled some drunk member from the crowd.
"Yeah!" yelled the rest of the crowd in approval. All of a sudden, the crowd went from a loud annoying group to a still loud annoying group, but with pitchforks and fire. Sorta like an angry mob.
"I was gonna get to that," said Lance. "Indeed, there will be punishment. One of the villains behind this, Giovanni has already been arrested…for life." A huge roar came from the crowd. "But even though Giovanni was one of the guys behind this mess, there is one guy who is at fault…our own friendly neighborhood pokemon master Ash Ketchum."
"What!" yelled all of Ash's friends.
"That's right, Ash Ketchum is the reason why our town is the way it is today. And for that he should be punished!" Lance really woke up the crowd now, roaring with each sentence he said. "Currently we're not sure where Ash Ketchum is at the moment. But if Ash is still alive and he does show up, then he will receive the punishment. And that punishment ladies and gentlemen is…exile! That's right, Ash Ketchum is banned from ever come back here again."
"Yeah!" roared the obnoxious crowd.
"Whoa, this is so not fair!" yelled Misty.
"What the hell is Lance thinking?" asked Brock.
"Well that's all I got to say. Now here is Professor Birch from the Hoenn region to explain how we could rebuild our homes. Until then, talk to you later!" The crowd erupted as Lance left the podium. Lance went behind the podium, behind all the officials. Lance grabbed a water bottle and started drinking it. Two seconds later he started to spit it out as he was being lifted by Misty.
"Take back what you said!" yelled Misty.
"Take what back?" asked Lance.
"Lance, how could do this to Ash?" asked Tracey.
"Pika pi!" yelled Pikachu.
"From the way we see it," said Cynthia, who stepped down from the podium as well, "Ash was the cause of all this mess. It's his fault that we're in this hole in the first place."
"Yes, you're right," replied Brock, with everyone looking at him in surprise, "But don't forget, he also got us out of it too."
"Yeah, Ash is a hero," replied May. "If it wasn't for Ash, we would all be dead."
"Yes that's true," said Cynthia, "But if some of us had died, then Ash's punishment would be death. So it 's either he comes back and dies, if he wasn't dead already, or get what he has now and never come back and live as long as he wants to."
"How could you guys do this to him!?" yelled Misty. "This is so not fair!" Misty ran off, tears falling down her cheek (A/N Yet again).
"Misty wait, come back," said Brock, but it was no use. Misty ran to wherever her heart wanted to.
Later…
Misty sat on the warm sand of the Cerulean City Beach, thinking of what happened these past two days.
"Hey Misty!" yelled a familiar voice.
"Huh? Kairi, what are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be on the gummi ship with Sora and the gang?"
"Yeah, but I had to come back for one last second. Misty, I think I know a way to tell Ash how you feel."
"You do?"
"Yeah, it's well, um," Kairi walked up to Misty and whispered in her ear. Misty nodded with each statement, wiping away her tears in the process. "So what do you think?" Kairi asked aloud. Misty sighed, thinking about what Kairi just suggested. "What's wrong?"
"You know what?" Misty asked in a different mood. "I think I've got a better idea. Wait here!"
"But, I have,"
"Wait here!" Misty ran towards the gym, sprinting as fast as she could.
Later…
The sunset shined beautifully on the gorgeous beach. Kairi just laid there, waiting for Misty's "even better idea" to show up.
"Oh c'mon Misty, Sora is waiting for me," Kairi said anxiously.
"Kairi, there you are!"
"Huh?" It was Sora, all by himself. "Oh, it's only you Sora." Sora took a seat next to Kairi.
"Hey, are you done talking to Misty yet? I hate to break you guys up, but we really need to go. Huh? By the way, where is Misty?"
"She went towards her house to get something. She told me to wait here, so I listened. Now I've been waiting for her ever since."
"Wow Kairi, I'm glad you're back."
"Whoa Sora, where did that come from?" Sora barely paid attention. He just stared at Kairi, the sun reflecting off her beautiful hair.
"I'm just glad you're alright. I was scared that you weren't hurt by Maleficent or Xehanort."
"It's alright Sora. You of all people should know that I could handle myself."
"Yeah I know, it's just you're my best friend and I just didn't want anything to happen to you."
Kairi smiled at Sora. "Thank you for caring. And thank you for saving me. In fact, this world needs to thank you. You just helped saved the world."
"Yeah, but I want everything to be back to normal, back on our world."
"I know, I can't wait to go back home too. It's just I'm gonna miss everyone here. They've been so nice to me. I mean, the people here are cool."
"Yeah, they're pretty cool huh?"
"Yeah, but not as cool as you," replied Kairi. Kairi started to stare at Sora, just like Sora did before. She could see that he was starting to blush.
"Well, duh," he responded. "No one is as cool as me."
"Sora,"
"Yes Kairi,"
"We're best friends right?" asked Kairi.
"Yeah, of course," answered Sora.
"And we'll always be together right?"
"Yes, I know we will."
Kairi looked down at the gold sand. "Sora, I think you should know something."
"What?" asked Sora.
"I think that I…I might you know…um like,"
"Having fun?" asked Misty.
Kairi and Sora jumped, surprised by Misty's presence.
"Hey, when did you get here?"
"Oh about the time when you were talking about how cool Sora is."
"Oh," responded Kairi. "So did you get what you needed?"
"Yep," said Misty. "Here it is." Misty held out a bottle with several pieces of paper inside.
"Well, I'm gonna leave you two alone. Thanks for everything Misty," said Sora.
"Your welcome," said Misty with a smile. It was good to see Misty smile again.
"I'm sorry to what happened to Ash," responded Sora.
"Oh…yeah," said Misty, with that good to see smile all of a sudden vanish.
"Well make it quick Kairi, we got to go," said Sora, starting to walk back.
"Sora wait!" yelled Misty. Sora stopped and turned around to see what Misty wanted. "Do you think, well, that maybe I could travel with you guys? I think Ash is out there somewhere, and I need to find him."
Sora smiled. "I like the enthusiasm," replied Sora. "But I'm sorry Misty, I can't let you come. We have trouble on our own looking for Riku. And besides, we don't know where to start looking for Ash, if he's even alive still."
"Oh…okay. I understand."
"And besides, I think you have a better responsibility here with your friends."
Misty sighed, "I guess you're right."
"Well, see ya Misty."
Sora ran off towards the ship, which somehow was parked on Cerulean Hill.
"He's a great guy," said Misty, as she and Kairi watched him run off.
"Yep, he's one of a kind," responded Kairi.
"You and him will definitely make a good couple one day," said Misty with a smile.
"Yeah, I just hope…HEY WHO EVEN SAID I LIKED HIM!" yelled Kairi.
"LOL, just kidding," said Misty. Misty then stared at the bottle, the item that will somehow explain to Ash the truth.
"Well Misty, you know what to do," said Kairi.
"Huh?"
"I gotta go with Sora. Good luck in finding Ash."
"Thank you Kairi," responded Misty. "And thank you for being such a good friend to me."
"Sure, no problem," said Kairi.
Kairi walked up to Misty as they hugged each other good bye. As they released each other, Kairi ran towards the gummi ship, towards her friends. Misty watched as the gummi ship doors closed right after Kairi. The gummi ship lifted itself up slowly. The gummi ship then zoomed into the sky, leaving the pokemon world. Misty then turned her attention towards the beach. Misty, with the paper filled bottle in hand, walked up to the cooler sand and the edge of the beach. Misty kneeled down as she looked at the beautiful ocean.
Misty looked at the bottle, staring as if it was magic. "…Ash…I think it's time you finally know the truth." Misty kissed the bottle and held it close to her. "Please give this to Ash." Misty spoke to the ocean, as if it were another person. Misty then placed the bottle in the ocean. The bottle was then pulled by the tiny tides, following the flow towards the horizon.
"Do you think Ash will get that bottle one day?" asked Sora. He, along with the rest of the gang, watched as they watched Misty from all the way from the gummi ship. Kairi smiled, remembering what happened in Kingdom Hearts 2.
"Yes, I know he will," responded Kairi.
Misty watched the bottle go farther and farther into the ocean. The bottle got tinier and tinier as the distance traveled increased. "Ash, we will meet again," Misty said to herself.
Misty then felt a hand on her shoulder, surprising her a little bit. It was May, with everyone else standing behind her. In May's other hand, was an old friend of Misty's: Togepi. Misty smiled as she remembered that she left Togepi with Nurse Joy. She took Togepi from May's arms and held Togepi close to her. May nodded her head as Misty nodded back. With that nod, the Pokemon gang walked off the beach, continuing their lives. Their lives won't be the same anymore, without their good friend Ash there. They know that they just have to get used to the fact that he's gone now.
Yes, Misty might have left the beach with everyone else, but she left one thing behind. Hope. Hope that that one very special day will come. The one day that Ash will indeed get the bottle.
…THE END…
(A/N) Well how did you like it? Great wasn't it? Yes the story might be over, but check by in a while to see the "special ending" that I'm gonna post in another chapter. Like I said before, if you're wondering if there's gonna be a sequel, well then, you decide. Let me explain. When you write a review, at the end or somewhere where I could see it, write if you want to see a sequel or not. It's that simple. Well check back later for the secret ending. And oh yeah, thank you for reading my fan fic!!