Kingdom Hearts 3D: Vanessa's Quest

Chapter 14: Awake

In Sora's heart:

"Look I don't know why you're doing this, but you have to leave Sora's heart!" Riku said as he swung his Soul Eater toward an armoured person. It seemed that this armoured Keyblade wielder wasn't letting go of Sora. What Riku said made the armoured boy think. After a few minutes the silver haired boy had his Keyblade on his opponent. "It's time to let him go. It's his heart." The unknown person looked down touched his heart and nodded. No longer than a second, the armour exploded to reveal a boy with blonde hair and blue eyes. For a moment, that boy smiled at him but turned into Vanessa. "Huh?"

Vanessa…

They walked through the portal and arrived at this Castle. Something about it felt familiar, as if she has been here before. "What is this place?" Vanessa asked.

"This used to be the Land of Departure. As a Master, Master Eraqus told me if this land was ever shrouded by darkness, I had to use his keyblade and lock it away. Ven's in there." They started to walk towards the castle.

But Vanessa felt something dangerous. They turned around and gasped. "What are they?" Aqua asked.

"They're heartless." Her Shooting Star appeared in her hand and she looked at her friend. "Aqua, go and save Ven."

"But, what about you?" She asked. Vanessa felt her eyes watering as she faced the numerous amount of heartless.

"I'm going to protect this Castle, you go and save him. I'll open a portal that will lead you to the Mysterious Tower. Make sure you go through and don't come back for me."

"But-"

"AQUA, GO!" Vanessa ordered and she nodded. Aqua left into the Castle alone. Vanessa closed her eyes and felt them water, "Queen Artemis, please do something to save my brother…"

Kingdom Hearts:

Queen Artemis sat on her large throne as she watched a massive orb which showed Vanessa. The Queen of Kingdom Hearts felt a dagger to her heart and tears fell down her cheeks. Her heart melted out for her counterpart and she touched the left side of her chest where her heart was.

The blonde haired Queen stood up from her throne and walked through the hallways. She then reached a room and opened it to reveal a vast waterfall. She closed the door behind and walked up to the waterfall. "Ventus' heart…" She muttered and an orb came out of the waterfall. It floated into Queen Artemis' hands and she looked down. "Return yourself to your rightful owner." She ordered and the orb disappeared.

In Castle Oblivion:

Aqua reached a room and stared at the door. It had a heart in it and the blue haired woman summoned Master Eraqus' Keyblade. She aimed it at the door and both the keyblade and door illuminated which made Aqua shut her eyes.

When she opened her blue eyes she saw Ventus sleeping on a throne in a white room. He looked a bit different, he was taller than before. Aqua ran up to Ven and tried to wake him up but couldn't, until she saw an orb floating above Ventus. The orb made its way towards Ventus' chest. They both illuminated and the orb disappeared. Aqua gasped and then shook him lightly. "Ven, it's time to wake up." She mumbled.

Ven's eyebrow twitched and his sapphire blue eyes opened slightly. "Ven!" Aqua felt tears of joy in her eyes and he opened his eyes even more. "Aqua!" He exclaimed and pounced onto her with a hug. She hugged back and tears fell down her cheeks.

"You're finally awake!" She laughed and they pulled away.

"How long have I been asleep?" Ventus asked.

"Very long sleepyhead!" She flicked his forehead.

"Ouch!" Aqua laughed at this and he pouted.

"Where's Terra?" This question made Aqua's heart break.

"I don't know, but come on, we need to go!" He stood up and as they inched the door, a portal of darkness opened in front of the door.

"That portal looks risky…" Ven mumbled and she shook her head with a smile.

"It's completely safe." He nodded and they walked through the portal.

Mysterious Tower:

Master Yen Sid cleared his throat as Riku and Sora stood in front of his desk.

"More than anything, I am grateful to have you both back from Xehanort's deception unharmed. I am grateful to Lea whose spontaneous actions turned the tides. But I am extremely grateful that Vanessa had returned Terra to his original state. But if it was not for her, all of you would have never survived. But I believe that we need a new Keyblade Master."

"Sora and Riku, you both deserve the honour. However 1 of you braved the Realm of Sleep again to unlock the final Keyhole and save a friend." Master Yen Sid raised his hand. "Riku, I name you our new true Keyblade Master."

"Woah, way to go Riku!" Sora exclaimed and jumped onto him.

"Huh?"

Terra walked up to the new Keyblade Master and patted his head. "Master Riku, I didn't know you were going to be so strong."

"I knew you were gonna pass with flying colours. Wait till Vanessa finds out, she'll be over the moon." Riku frowned as he worried about the girl he loved.

"But, where is she? Vanessa should be here by now!" The King exclaimed and an immense light came from the middle of the room as portal opened.

Aqua and Ventus came out from the portal and Terra's eyes widened.

"TERRA!" Ven shouted and they ran to each other.

"TERRA, IS THAT YOU?!" Aqua asked and she jumped on top of him. He caught her and hugged his friend. They all pulled away and Aqua asked, "But, how did you…?" The brown haired young man smiled woefully at this and looked down.

"Vanessa…" He mumbled and Ven's eyes widened.

"VANESSA?!" His smile turned into a grin. "She's here? Where is she?" Ven looked at Master Yen Sid, "Where is my sister?" Riku and Sora gasped at this; so this was her elder brother Ven.

"I assumed that she was going to come back with Master Aqua." Master Yen Sid said and they all looked at Aqua. The blue haired young woman's heart ached and she touched it. She fell onto her knees and the tears dripped onto the ground. "Aqua, where's Nessa?" Terra asked.

"She…" Aqua couldn't continue and Ven felt his eyes water and his heart break.

"Where's my sister? Where's my baby sister?" Ven asked. Aqua closed her eyes.

"Where's the x-blade wielder?" Master Yen Sid questioned. She gripped onto her top.

"Where's Vanessa?" Donald and Goofy whined. Aqua felt a million daggers hit her heart.

"Where's my best friend?" Sora pleaded. The blue eyed girl sniffed.

"Where's Nessa…?" Riku requested. Aqua covered her face and shook her head, all those questions haunted her.

Where's Vanessa and how is Aqua going to tell them? Will the chosen x-blade wielder be strong enough to fight the heartless alone? Next is the final chapter!

~Parisa01