"If we can't kill Xehanort, there's only one way to finish this, to put everything right again. I'll give them their lives back, Mom, Dad, even Riku. Everyone Xehanort's ruined, I'll fix it." Riku states.
"But how?" Celius asks.
"If Xehanort can't be killed, then there's only one more person we can get rid of to stop all this. We must kill Young Xehanort." she replies.
"You're right, but, how do we keep Xehanort from interfering or attacking us?" Celius asks, "And then how do we keep Isa from getting in the way?"
"I think I can keep them locked up long enough for me to kill Young Xehanort." Riku replies.
"I'll help you." Celius says.
Riku shakes her head, "No, Celius, this is a fight I have to win alone. I need you standing by to make sure Xehanort and Isa don't escape, and if they do, I need you to lock them back up. All you have to do is use the light lock that the King taught us."
"Okay." Celius kisses Riku, "Good luck, Riku."
"Thanks. I'm going to need it." she says sending her father back to Disney Castle the way Mickey did with Celius' parents and then she grabs her Keyblade from the ground, releasing their enemies, and immedietly Celius stabs his Keyblade into the ground, keeping Isa, Vanitas, and Xehanort locked.
"Well, now, why isn't she going after me?" Dawn/Xehanort smirks, "It seems she's found a loophole, too bad she can't win."
"Shut up!" Celius growls, staying by his Keyblade and watching the battle as Riku dodges the blue cord and runs at Young Xehanort.
Riku dodges another blow from the cord and swings Wrath of Oath Keeper's Dawn at Young Xehanort, who blocks with his own blade, and Riku tries to strike with Fate of Destiny's Embrace. Young Xehanort stops her second blade by grabbing it with his hand and the young princess gasps. He then pushes both her blades down and he moves and kicks her into the ground. She cries out but rolls out of the way before he can strike down at her and she's up again.
"You can't take me out that easily." she growls.
"We shall see." is his only reply as he runs at her, blade in hand.
She brings her blades up in her fighting stance and waits for him to get closer to her, and when he does, she spins and uses Wrath of Oath Keeper's Dawn to pin his Keyblade down and she uses the other to slice him across his chest. He quickly jumps back, hissing in pain and he calls his Keyblade back to him. Riku stands fully, then pulls her blades back up around her.
The blue cord appears again and Young Xehanort swings his blade and the cord flies at Riku. She brings up Fate of Destiny's Embrace and blocks, and the cord wraps around her blade and Young Xehanort smirks and pulls back, taking the princess' weapon from her. She growls and holds up Wrath of Oath keeper's Dawn. Riku, if you're still with me, give me the strength to finish this.
She didn't know if Riku heard her plea, she just hopes she'll get access to a little of his strength, she needs all she can get. She runs at Young Xehanort, knowing he can't use his cord with her Keyblade tangled in it. She gets up to him and he shoots darkness at her and she blocks it, but it pushes her back, and once it fades and she brings her Keyblade away from her face Young Xehanort is there and she strikes across her with his blade and she gasps in pain and falls to one knee, bleeding from her shoulder and a part of her chest plate on her armor falls off.
"Riku!" Celius gasps, fighting himself to stay out of the fight.
"I'm fine." She says, rising to her feet, she pulls off her helmet and strikes at Young Xehanort with her Keyblade but he jumps out of range and she groans, feeling the fresh pain of his last attack.
Young Xehanort smirks, thinking the Princess had nothing left to try to attack him with. But he was wrong, and Riku knew it. She began to glow and she gasps, looking beside her and finding, just faintly, the image of her namesake. He smiles at her, This is all I can do for you, it won't last long, so use it wisely. Then he disappears. Riku nods, "Thank you, Riku. I'll make it be enough."
She then runs at Young Xehanort, becoming faster than she was. Young Xehanort was surprised, but he kept his weapon at the ready as she got close to him. He drops down as she tries to strike and he swipes her off her feet and she falls but she rolls out of the way of his attack and he runs after her as she stands and is forced to block him, still on one knee, she lets go of her blade with one hand and she shoots light at him from her palm.
The light was so much stronger than she had ever seen it radiate from her and she gasps as Young Xehanort screeches and jumps away from her, shielding his face. She stands, feeling the energy Riku gave her fade, as she started to feel the pain coming back to her. I don't have much left.. She stands and moans slightly in pain, I have to finish this. Now. Young Xehanort moves his hands from his face and it is burned greatly on the right side and he growls, pointing his Keyblade at her, darkness glowing at the tip, preparing a huge blast of darkness.
"This is the end of you!" he growls.
She brings her Keyblade up, Light, give me strength, for one last request.