My Pov
Everyone looked at me with wide eyes.
"So he had planned this out." Yen Sid said.
"What do you mean?" Kairi asked.
"Hikari, is it true that there was a fragment a Xehanort placed on the Destiny Islands?" Yen Sid asked. I thought for a minute and remembered.
"Yeah. It was a man dressed in a robe, but I realize now it was Ansem." I said.
"Then it's true; Xehanort has planned this from the beginning." Yen Sid said.
"What do you mean?" Nikko asked.
"Xehanort made an alternate plan in case the union between Ven and Vanitas failed. Everything that's happened has been according to his plan." Mickey said. My eyes widen.
"Everything that's happened? From when Hikari and the others left the island to now?" Kage asked. Yen Sid nodded. I was not about to let this happen. I bolted out of the room with everyone calling out to me. Salamon followed close behind, an angry expression was on her face. I ran outside and summoned Starlight.
"Please key of the stars, reveal to me the path I may take to my friend and my love." I pleaded. Starlight glowed. A beam of light shot forward opened a portal.
"Hikari, wait!" Aqua yelled.
"I have to hurry!" I said.
"We have to hurry. We're going with you." Kairi said.
"Of course!" Labramon said.
"We're not letting go alone!" Penguinmon said.
"Okay. Let's go!" I said.
"Mommy..." I looked to see Tai, eyes full with tears. I walked over to him and hugged him. "Come back safely." Tai pleaded.
"I will baby. You stay here and try not to cause mischief." I said. I kissed his forehead and me, Kairi and Aqua set out.
Nikko's Pov
I stood behind Tai as we watched the girls disappeared. He was sad to see his mother leave again, but it couldn't be helped. I took Tai back upstairs just in time to see Kage and Lea leaving. Lea's Magmar and Kage's Poochyena were right behind them.
"Where are you guys going?" I asked.
"To Radiant Garden to get some reinforcements." Lea said.
"Who in the world could be even remotely strong enough to help?" Xion asked.
"The original personas of the former members of Organization XIII." Kage said.
"Why?" Axel asked.
"Don't you wonder how you maintained your human form even as a Nobody and how you had your powers?" Yami questioned.
"Well, I thought it was because of Lea's strong will." Axel said.
"Well, it was a key part of it. Really what the root of it was is; that all the members of Organization XIII, except Xemnas and Xigbar's, original personas each have a shard of Hikari's heart embedded in theirs." Kage said.
"How did that happen?!" Lea asked, confused.
"It would seem Hikari sensed danger when Xehanort appeared in Radiant Garden eleven years ago. She knew he would go after you and the others, so she did the only thing she could to ensure your safety. If, in the event darkness tried to take your hearts, the heart shard's light would protect your hearts." Yen Sid said.
"Are you saying that even as Nobodies, everyone still had their hearts?" I asked.
"Yes." Yami said.
"So we were lied to the entire time..." Axel said. I gritted my teeth. Nikko's Nyaromon and Koromon both lowly growled at this, feeling just as angry as us.
"Come on Lea. We need to hurry and gather everyone." Kage said. Both her and Lea disappeared through the portal.
Kage's Pov
We arrived back at Radiant Garden.
"So, how are you going to tell them?" Lea asked.
"Why do I have to tell them?" I asked.
"Because there's no way they'll take me seriously and there's no way I can explain that to them." Lea pointed out. I sweat-dropped. That was true. We walked back to the castle and found our way to the study.
"Ah, Lea. You've returned and brought Hikari's Heartless with you." Dulor said. I pouted.
"If you'd take a closer look at me, you'd see I'm no longer a Heartless." I said. They all wonder what I meant until Lauriam pointed it out.
"She's right. Her eyes aren't yellow anymore." Lauriam said.
"How'd that happen?" Myde asked.
"Hikari created a heart for her." Lea said.
"It's not surprising Hikari's able to do that." Dilan said.
"Being the Princess of Kingdom Hearts, she isn't exactly limited to what she can and can't do." Even pointed out.
"Is there a reason you two came back?" Ienzo asked.
"Sora's been captured by Xehanort." I had to explain the whole situation.
"How can we help?" Aeleus asked.
"You can fight. You all still have the powers you had when you were Nobodies." I said.
"What are you talking about?" Relena asked.
"I know this may seem impossible and strange, but a few days before Radiant Garden was destroyed by darkness, Hikari removed a shard of her heart and placed it in each of yours. That combined with your strong wills is what allowed your Nobodies to take human form and why they had powers unlike other Nobodies." I said.
"Why'd she do that?!" Myde asked, shocked.
"She had a feeling Xehanort was going to go after all of you, so she did it to keep you safe." I said. I then explained to them about the X-blade and Xehanort's plan. "I think he may have suspect Hikari had done that and knew you guys wouldn't be of much use."
"Then why turn us into Nobodies if he knew we wouldn't be of use?" Dilan asked.
"I think he did it to destroy Hikari's heart even more than it was." I said.
"Then we need to hurry!" Arlene said. I nodded and opened a portal. As we stepped through, strands of darkness wrapped around Dilan, Even, Aeleus and Ienzo, creating their cloaks. Their Digimon all followed close behind.
My Pov
We arrived in the World That Never Was. I looked just as I had in Traverse Town, Aqua looked the same, Kairi looked just as she had when she was fourteen. Her hair was longer and brighter. She wore a white shirt with purple lining it, a purple crown similar to Sora's pendant of the chest and with one sleeve on the right side and underneath it was a navy blue tank top. She wore a long purple skirt that stopped at her knees that was held up by a dark purple belt and had a yellow wristband on her left wrist. Her shoes were like the ones she wore when she was fourteen, but they were almost entirely dark purple with little lines of pale purple on the sides.
"Now where?" Kairi asked.
"Where else; the castle." I said. We started walking in that direction. As we got closer I saw Riku standing near the edge of the city. Before I could call out to him, Mimi appeared and ran toward me. "Mimi!" She nuzzled me and squeaked happily. "Riku!" He turned and saw us.
"I guess you found out." Riku said.
"Yeah." I looked toward the castle. I heard a squeaking sound. I squinted my eyes a little and saw a cat/dog Dream Eater trying to get our attention. "Is that Sora's Dream Eater?" I asked.
"Yeah. I don't have any idea of how to get up there." Riku said. That's when Komory appeared on Riku's shoulder. "I get it." Riku petted Komory who happily squeaked.
"What is it?" Aqua asked. Riku turned to me.
"Hikari, you and I need to create a Faithline using Mimi and Komory." Riku said. I nodded. Just as we were about to create the Faithline, I heard a voice.
"Hikari! Aqua!" the voice called. I looked and saw Falcomon!
'Falcomon!" Penguinmon and Salamon exclaimed, jumping on him. Falcomon wrapped his wings around them.
"Falcomon, how are you here?" I asked.
"Ven asked me to come." Falcomon said. Both Aqua and I looked at him in shock. After quickly catching up, Riku and I created a Faithline that lead from us to the castle. We hopped on it and entered the castle.
