An Epilogue of Sorts

Wow. You all sent me nothing but love and praise for last chapter. I've never had so many reviews for a chapter before. It was filler and you still loved it. You guys loved my ideas for KH 3 and RWBY Volume 4. I really appreciated this guys. I was readying for a storm of booing and hissing but I got none of that. Thank you all so much for everything.

Now we come to the end of the opening arc of The Heart's Remnants. We will be given a view of a few ideas for next arc and a deeper insight into the future, while revisiting the past lives of our heroes.

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Let's get this finale started then!

(Sigh) I still don't own KH or RWBY, Square Enix and Rooster Teeth . But I own my OC's and I've claimed the ship names SoRu and Hotheads.


Top of Beacon Clock Tower

Team SVRX walked through the tower exit to see two figures sitting on the edge of the tower with their legs dangling off. There was a red cooler next to them far away from the edge. They each were eating a light sky blue popsicle on a wooden stick. The two were an odd couple of guys.

The first slouched without a care in the world. He had a mane of long, vibrant red hair that defied gravity in numerous spikes. He had a plain white tank top covered by a hooded vest that he left unzipped in black, orange, yellow, and red that exposed most of his arms. His tan cargo shorts and grey sneakers completed his summer-like attire that left most of his tanned skin out to the sun. The air around him radiated a warming attention that drew you in. This was Lea.

Lea's friend was his utter opposite. He, on the other hand, had a proper posture as he sat. His pale skin could only be seen by his hands, as everything else was covered. He had long blue hair that draped over his back. He wore a dark blue turtleneck long sleeved shirt over a black jacket with a dark blue moon over his right shoulder. His jeans were a dark grey that ended in black combat boots. He had an air of aloofness over him that would throw people off. Apparently, Ïsa had tagged along with his closest friend and partner.

Sora called out to them. "Yo! Lea! Ïsa!" The two turned and Lea smiled and waved while Ïsa nodded in their direction.

Roxas and Xion were cautious at seeing Ïsa next to their best friend, but Sora noticed and gave them a thumbs up that calmed them, if only little bit. "It's cool," Sora whispered. "Ïsa is Lea's combat partner and friend. He's completely on our side. I'll bet the came along to apologize to you guys—and keep Lea out of trouble of course."

The four walked up to the visitors and Lea jumped up and ran to his old friends, giving each of them a hug. "Man, it's great to see you guys. It's been too long. Come on! We got a lot of ice cream, so chow down."

"Right from Twilight Town, so only the best." Ïsa had gotten up behind Lea and stood there behind him. He turned to Xion and Roxas and walked up. "I'd like to apologize for my actions in the Organization. I have changed from those times and I'd like to atone for my past." He raised his hand, waiting.

Roxas and Xion stared at him, then his hand, then him again. "Ya know," Roxas started. "Blue eyes suit you way better." He smiled and grasped Ïsa's forearm. The man smiled a bit, his eyes showing his enthusiasm more than his mouth. Xion then shook his hand, looking relieved.

"So," Lea cut in, "where are these friends you were talking about?" He glanced over at the entrance, still seeing nobody.

Sora waved the question off. "They'll be here. Let's get some ice cream." Roxas and Xion had already grabbed one each and were coaxing Ven to try one.

Just as Sora reached in the cooler, the door opened and out walked Teams RWBY and JNPR. Sora ran up and hugged Ruby and started the introductions.

"Name's Lea. Got it memorized?" Of course his catchphrase would be used.

Yang, who had attracted Lea's attention, sauntered up and looked him up and down. "Oh trust me, I will." Her 'flirty' grin that made most guys uncomfortable was ineffective as Lea's own smirk was punctuated by a raised eyebrow and mischievous gleam in his eye. Mama liked what she saw.

Jaune was startled by Lea's hair, which seemed to be a testament to the benefits of hair gel. "Your do is glorious man! How in the name of Oum is that done?"

Lea ran his hand up over the mollusk that was his hair and chuckled. "The simple matter of applying gel to bedhead."

Yang lightly punched his arm. "Get out of here! That is insane!"

Introductions and formalities continued for a little while, then everyone went for the cooler. Those who were from Remnant though were not aware of the flavor that happened to be every ice cream.

"It's called Sea-Salt Ice Cream." Sora began.

"It's salty," Roxas continued.

"And sweet," Xion finished.

"Best served on top of a clock tower at sunset," Lea added.

The group bit tentatively into their individual treats almost simultaneously. The general consensus was positive, but that's an understatement.

"This is awesome!" Yang shouted. Weiss, Ren, and Blake nodded, being the quiet ones. Ruby tried saying something, but half her ice cream was in her mouth at the moment so it came out muffled.

"Don't talk with your mouthful dolt!" Weiss reprimanded Ruby. "I can't believe you have no manners."

"Ugh. There's two Leas and Soras," Ïsa sighed, rubbing his temples. "I had trouble with one of each."

"Settle down Blue Moon!" Lea laughed at his joke, then at Ïsa's reaction to his nickname.

Yang leaned over toward Lea. "Ya know, Weiss Cream acts a lot like Ïsa."

Lea had a light bulb flash over his head. "Are you thinking what I'm thinking?"

"Setting them up?" Yang only got a nod and a matching mischievous smile. Oh dear.

"So, this something you all used to do?" Pyrrha asked.

Roxas nodded. "Ax– I mean, Lea, Xion, and I used to sit on the Twilight Town Station Tower after work every day and eat ice cream."

Nora perked up. "Is that one of those other worlds you talked about? What's it like there? Are there–" Ren put his hand over her mouth before she could continue her barrage of questions.

Xion giggled and answered her. "Yes. It's another world, much smaller than this one too. It's also where these ice creams came from too." At this, all the Remnant natives looked at their frozen treats in awe as Xion continued. "From what I've seen of it, which is a lot of it, it's centered around a train station with small pockets of wild forest. There's an abandoned mansion there that's said to be haunted, but it was just a girl I know who resided there. It's main attraction is its sun stays in the same position; it's always sunset there. That's where its name originated."

"That sounds beautiful," Ruby was in a daze, daydreaming about the other world. She turned to Sora. "You think we could go there sometime?"

Lea spoke up. "Tell ya'll what. If, after we eat all these ice creams, there are any sticks with the word 'WINNER!' on them, we'll go back."

"What do you win?" Pyrrha had heard the conversation and was curious.

"You get a free ice cream," Roxas then checked his cleaned stick. "Aw man, not this one." He threw it to Lea, who torched it midair.

Yang grinned at the show off display. "That's pretty good, hotstuff."

Lea gave a really small bow, sitting on a very high ledge and all that. "Why thank you."

"Ooh ooh ooh!" Nora had jumped to her feet and was hopping up and down. "Let's have an ice cream eating contest!"

Team SVRX laughed at the idea. "No way," Roxas waved away the offer. "Hedgehog here always wins. He's impervious to Brain Freeze, being so full of hot air." Everyone laughed. Even Ïsa laughed at that joke. Lea shoved Roxas, keeping his balance on the disconcertingly high ledge.

"Funny, Cow Lick!" Lea shot back. "Ya know, I like it here. I think might stick around. Whadya say Ïsa? Would ya want to crash here for a while?"

Lea's blue haired companion shrugged. "I suppose we could take up residency here for the time being, though on this school's campus may be a bad idea. We don't want you burning down the school." Lea was about to retort, but Ïsa cut in. "Don't open your mouth. You know I'm right. You'll always find a way to burn down a building."

"Maybe you can stay on your ship?" Sora suggested. "Ozpin may have a spare hangar you guys could land in."

Lea smirked. "That'd do. Mind setting up a meeting with Osbourne fellow?"

"Ozpin," Weiss corrected.

"Whatever."


Top of Beacon Clock Tower, 20 minutes later

The fourteen young adults sat, planned, and talked, watching the sunset. They told stories of past adventures and absurd antics. All the while, watching from where the entrance was and completely hidden from the group and everyone who would look in their general direction, were Kingdom Hearts and Rorin.

KH smiled. "Sora has grown fond of his friends, both new and old. Don't you think so, Rorin?"

Rorin, whose cloak covered his head and face, scoffed. Two glowing white shapes which burned like small suns from beneath his hood narrowed. "He is strong, and his friends serve him well, strengthening his heart."

The man turned his hooded gaze towards a small opening in the forest. There, a small, Grimm-like creature with yellow eyes watched the group, before melting into the ground and disappearing. "So, she's learned to control the darkness? She now has two different monsters in her control. Why don't you let me handle her? Spare these Keybearers anymore pain."

The Lady of Light frowned and shook her head. "You know I cannot let you do that. It's in the fate of the living mortals now. No matter how powerful the darkness is, it's there battle now." The deity sighed. "These are, after all, only illusionary forms conceived to converse with the living and can do no real harm. That's why they must fight. Only when they become connected to us fully may we fight."

Rorin raised his hand and a Keyblade appeared in his hand. It was like Kingdom Key in design, but the teeth looked like the sharp crown piece that was cut from Sora's key's teeth then enlarged to be there. It was a pure white color with a black band where blue would have been and a silver guard. It had no keychain to it.

"But my blade can." Rorin's tone was serious.

"No Rorin," The woman turned to him. "You proved yourself in life already. You must allow them to be tested."

Rorin banished his key in a flash of white. "Very well. I relent. I apologize for overstepping my bounds milady."

The physical embodiment smiled. "You are forgiven. Now, let us leave. Pray their sorrows will end with their hearts and lives intact. Though Ruby and her friends may have defeated the Black Queen of Remnant's Chessboard, but there's still the 'King' of the game. She will be the hardest to defeat."

With that, the two faded away out of physical existence with no trace of ever truly being there except for a warmth to the area.


Unknown Location

A pair of red eyes gleamed maliciously as they watched a glowing orb. In it, Sora and Ruby were laughing at an unheard joke. The figure waved a pale and black veined hand, dissipating the orb and the vision in it.

"So Ozpin," a silky female voice spoke, "you have gotten a new pawn in your game. No matter. He will fall as well. Won't he, my pets?" She turned around to view the sight before her on her raised pyramid dais.

Four people kneeled before her on a lower level of the pyramid. The first, a powerfully built man whose main color was brown, including the hair that could be seen. A petite woman whose hair was a pure black, her clothes matching. A large man in a black and red mask and uniform with a red wolf on the back. A tall man with black hair, a red cape, and a strong smell to him stood next to him.

Behind them, in a great expanse at the bottom of the monument, was a sea of black mass. Red and yellow lights stirred around in pairs. If looking closely, one would notice the black was moving around in random spots with the lights. An army of Grimm and Heartless was stirring, ready to do her bidding. But in the midst of it, the most terrifying the stood up.

A giant Grimm of an unknown species stood in front of her. Larger than the dragon, its hulking form expanding and contracting as it breathed. It had bone white armor over almost every part of it, with red lines pulsing with insidious light tracing all over it. The only thing different about this Grimm, was its piercing yellow eyes that burned instead of the usual red. This was the woman's most prized possession. Her monster roared a challenge to the sky itself.

The figure began to cackle maniacally, punctuating the creature's roar. She stopped then pointed at her four humanoid servants. "Go my agents, my army. Carve a path for my creature to destroy the world and its inhabitants." The Dark Servants stood, then bowed deeply. Four Corridors of Darkness appeared behind each of them. The generals of her army rose, then turned to walk into their individual portals. The army of monsters followed them, porting out or melting into the floor until only the massive creature remained.

The true Darkness of Remnant was about to be unleashed. And all those of Remnant, and the rest of the worlds, will fall to it. No one would stop her.


Tada! The end of The Heart's Remnants Volume/Arc One has been completed. Our villain and her minions have been revealed. Our heroes are introduced. And the ships are setting sail. Let me know what you think of the story's direction.

You are all wonderful people! Beautiful too!

If you want to make any cover art of this story, I'll let you. It can be done any way you want.

Responses to (lots of) reviews:

InfiniteKingdom: That's very true in all your arguments. It's necessary, I know, but it sucks to write it. It's boring for writers and readers. Though I wouldn't call summing all their stories a feat though. But thank you for liking it and boosting my writer's morale.

JoseFTW2227: Will do man! Here's a new one right now!

warrior of six blades: That's very true, but summing the chapters seemed like cheating and not doing the stories justice.

Yeah? You liked those passwords? Those were worth a pat on the back, they were so clever.

You're correct in that and many speculate his Semblance is Time Dilation. Mix it with Raven's portals, and you have time travel. And now, Ozpin's past sins come to haunt him.

Lea needs to be in this. He's too great a character to pass up.

Bumbleprime6: Well, glad I could get such reactions out of ya and it's only filler chapter. I'll pump out these chapters as best I can.

grimlock987: Great idea, right? Yes. Yes I did.

Keyslinger Roxas: Thank you. Of course he's hanging around. He's being shipped man! He'll also be a key fighter in the war to come.

Roxasstorm: That's a relief to hear from you. Everyone says it's good too. It's really foreseeable this may happen in canon RWBY. To refute your point, Ruby FROZE the Dragon, as stated by Taiyang and Qrow. RokuShi forever! I don't know who to pair Ven up yet. It's kind of frustrating.

Blackwing- Balmung the Eclipse: If Lea or Axel is in a story, so is his catchphrase. It may be like that, but may not. There are too many unknowns to account for.

Gravenimage: Yes. This is after RWBY Volume 3. And I only said Cinder was defeated. Take that information as you will.

cornholio4: Unless a universe has a stated Deity, the creator is the god of the universe.

To make this episode even better, here's an Omake to my piece. This is not canon, so the events in it will not be influential to the story.


Speed Demons

Starring: Lea and Yang Xiao Long.


Beacon Vehicle Garage

Yang and Lea walked through the rows upon rows of beautiful Hunter Vehicles, admiring their various features.

"And this," Yang stopped at a beautiful yellow, orange, and black racing motorcycle, "is my baby. Lea, meet Bumblebee."

Lea walked up to the bike and took a closer look at it, viewing its details. "Hmm. It's as pretty as you are. That's for sure." Yang smiled at the compliment. "Top speed?"

"150 mph on a regular day," Yang gloated. "But on Huntress missions, she goes 300. With two hidden Dust cannons."

"Nice. But my ride is better." Lea gave a smirk as Yang flared at the comment.

"No way. How could you have anything better than Bumblebee?"

Lea summoned his Keyblade and threw it in the air. In a flash of light, an elongated, bright red and orange speeder bike floated down and hovered in front of Lea, separating him from Yang. Two levers popped from each side of the pilot's seat, giving him steering control, while the throttle was a pedal on the left, the air brake on the right. It had room for two comfortably, with the passenger's cushion behind the pilot's seat. A pair of satchels draped over the back of the vehicle and bolted down behind the passenger. Two cannons pointed forward from under the vehicle, with metal hoods over the muzzles to reduce flash in the pilots eyes. Each hood had a depiction of one of Axel's Organization Chakrams, set aflame. On the engine hood, a flame with a mischievous grin was proudly displayed.

As Yang ran her hands over every part of the vehicle, Lea gave its specs. "This, is Roaring Flame. A two seater, exoatmospheric, speeder bike with capabilities of world traveling. Top ground and combat speed: 500 mph. In space, it is possible to get this monster up to three light years per hour with all power to engines and a little magic boost. To keep you from flying off this thing with all it's g-force, a Magnega generator is hidden under the seats. The weapon modifications are dual anti-fighter grade magic cannons with missile-class charged shots. I lost my Keyblade armor suit in a battle, so no space battles right now. But she can still fly in the atmosphere." Lea looked at Yang's awed expression before continuing. "Well, whadya say to that?"

Yang look up at Lea. "I say, you take Mamma for a ride. Right now."

Lea chuckled. "Hop on." Yang got behind Lea as he boarded the craft. "Hold on tight, the Magnega restraints can be a little… difficult." Yang happily obliged, wrapping her arms around Lea's lanky, yet strong chest.

The two took off from the garage to whoops and hollers from Yang.


Five Minutes Later– Various Dorm Rooms

"This just in!" A reporter came on the screen of each person's Scroll. "A high speed chase has been announced by Vale Police Department's Deputy Sheriff, Richard Simmons. An unidentified Hunter-Class vehicle is going rampant over Vale. Authorities are unable to catch the vehicle as it has evasion and speed capabilities beyond anything known to civilians or police."

The photos of the perpetrators flash onscreen, but they're blurry at best. One was a red blur, the other, a gold. SVRX and RWBY all shook their heads in disappointment and embarrassment. They recognized those blurs anywhere.

Ïsa groaned and buried his head in his hand. "I hope they evade imprisonment so I can kill Lea myself." Weiss nodded in agreement.


The end.


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