Sadness, disbelief, failure and worst of all heartache. These were the emotions that everyone was feeling in the basement. Sadness for the lost of their friend. Disbelief at what occurred. Failures for not being able to save her. And for one particular gargoyle heartache for the love of his life that slipped away from him. They all stood there not saying a word. The silence spoke louder than any word that could be uttered.
Goliath silent tears kept falling as he held Elisa close to his chest. That's all he could do for his love. Cry silent tears for the both of them. 'Why…why did this have to happen? Elisa, oh my Elisa. I don't know how we're going to move on without. You were our friend, our family a big part of our clan…my entire world. I would do anything to trade places with you…anything. Just to get you see your smiling face, hear your beautiful laugh and see your gorgeous eyes again.' Everyone was so focus on Goliath and Elisa they failed to see a small hooded figure with big round ears entering the basement. That is until the figure spoke.
"Oh no, I'm too late." The small hooded figure said. Everyone turned around and when they saw the hooded figure they became very angry. Goliath especially as he held Elisa tight in his arms. 'Whatever he wants with her he'll have to go through me first.' Everyone was glared at the hooded figure. Well all except Sora, Donald and Goofy for they had huge smiles on their faces knowing who it was under the hood.
"Your Majesty!" They said. The small figure took off his hood to reveal himself to be King Mickey. Donald and Goofy quickly ran to their friend and engulf him in a big hug. When the others saw this their angry changed to confusion. Sora walked up to the king.
"Long time no see, your majesty." Sora happily said. The last time they saw each other was back at Hollow Bastion after helping their friends defeat a huge number of heartless and nobodies from overtaking the town.
"Sorry it took so long to meet up with you fellas and I wish it was under different circumstances." King Mickey sadly said as he looked at a sleeping Elisa. Still confused at what's going on someone finally decided to say something.
"Ok buddy who exactly are you?" Brooklyn asked.
"Yeah and why are you wearing the black coat? Are you part of the Organization too?" Broadway asked. The clan and Matt were wondering the same thing.
Mickey nervously smiled, "Sorry guess I should explain things. My name is Mickey Mouse well King Mickey if you want me to be formal. Anyways I've been undercover as part of the Organization for some time now. I wanted to get information about them as well as what they are planning on. So far the information I've gather all have to do with Xemnas and Kingdom Hearts and more recently about Princess Elisa. I was with Master Yen Sid when he told me that he sensed something horrible happening to Elisa and I immediately came here to find out and help her. Even though I wasn't suppose to interfere. "
"How come?" Lex asked.
Mickey explained, "Because this is Elisa's destiny and it's something she has to face. It was under Master Yen Sid order that I don't interfere with it since she is the only one who can close the door to this world as well as bring balance to it. She needed to go through everything in order to become stronger. Which she has. Though it was hard for her to face, with the help of all of you Elisa was able to conquer everything fate had through at her. Even though I couldn't interfere I was there to help her out here and there. When I first arrived at this world and discover Elisa and the power she possessed I placed a spell to protect her until Sora, Donald and Goofy or even myself arrived at this world. I also had special help for someone who kept an eye on her everywhere she went as well as leaving you clues you needed in order to find the right direction to go to."
"You mean like the dart that was in Sora's hand and leading us to the hallway where the secret door was." Angela said.
Mickey nodded, "Exactly."
They couldn't believe what they just heard. Everything started to make sense to them. But there was one question that Sora just had to ask.
"King Mickey you said that you had someone helping you with all this who was it?" Sora had an inkling of who it was but he needed to hear it for the king himself.
The king looked away, "I'm sorry Sora I…I can't say."
Sora was surprise that the king wouldn't tell him who it was, "But why?"
"I made a promise to Ri…I mean this person that I wouldn't say a word. I'm sorry." He said.
"But…" Sora was about to say something but looked at Elisa sleeping body. "Ok I understand." Sora wanted to ask more question but decided to let it go for now. He needed to focus on Elisa right now.
"So your majesty can you help Elisa?" Sora asked.
Mickey was relieved that Sora changed the subject, "Yes there is a way to help Elisa."
"But how? The young lass have lost her heart." Hudson sadly said.
"Yeah after her light saved us from Xemnas it just disappeared. We thought she lost it for good." Goofy said.
"Ah but you she hasn't lost her heart well not completely." The king said.
"What do you mean not completely?" Matt asked.
"Well Elisa's heart may not be in her body but it's still here in this room." Everyone's face lit up when he said that. It was the best news they heard all night.
"So there is a chance for Elisa to come back to us…to me." Goliath whispered that last part as he looked at Elisa.
"There's no doubt about it." Mickey said with a smile on his face. Goliath smiled knowing that Elisa is coming back.
"But King Mickey where is her heart? How do we find it?" Donald asked.
"I think the better question is how we are going to return Elisa's heart back to her body." Brooklyn said. Everyone looked at the king hoping that he had the answer.
"Well as to where Elisa's heart is I think Sora is the best person to answer that." He said.
"Me?" Sora said. He was confused as to how he would have the answer as to where Elisa's heart was.
Mickey nodded, "Yes you. Sora do you remember when you were looking for Kairi."
Sora slowly nodded his head, "Yeah, I'll never forget. I looked for her everywhere and when I found her, she had lost her heart."
"Like Elisa?" Angela said.
"Yeah, and just like Elisa Kairi's body looked lifeless. She didn't move as though she was asleep." Sora said.
"And do you remember how you were able to find her heart?" Mickey asked.
"Yeah when Riku was possessed by Ansem he said that…" Then he realized where the king was getting at. "Kairi's heart was inside me. Her heart was inside my heart."
"Are you saying that Elisa's heart is inside Sora?" Broadway said.
The king shook his head, "Not exactly. Kairi's heart went into Sora because her heart was guided by Sora's light when it was in danger but also by the special connection that he and Kairi have. Because of this Kairi's heart felt safe with Sora so that's where it resided until it returned to her body."
"So what you're saying is that Elisa's heart went into someone else's heart because the heart felt as though it was still in danger." Lex said. The king nodded.
"Make sense to me." Sora said.
"But how do we even know whose heart Elisa has gone to?" Hudson asked.
King Mickey was wondering the same thing, "Well in order to answer that we need to know who the one person Elisa trusts her heart to? The one person whom she has a very special connection with. That person has Elisa's heart inside them." Everyone had an idea as to who it was but it was Matt who said it out loud.
"Goliath, it has to be you." Matt said. Everyone look at Goliath. It made sense after all. There bond was strong, they never seen anything like it before. Not even when Goliath was with Demona. They always had each other's back and though they can be stubborn and get into arguments at times they only did it to look out for one another. But most important it was there love they had for each other. Their love ran deep as the ocean. Angela witness firsthand how deep their love was. She saw the love and care they had for each other on Avalon but that love grew more and more during their time on the skiff.
Goliath still holding onto Elisa was trying to process everything, "But how do we know for sure Elisa inside my heart. What if it's a mistake?" He then looked down at Elisa, 'I can't afford another mistake. I can't.
"Father, there's no mistake. You and Elisa do have a special bond. We've seen it." Angela said.
"That's right. The way you guys look at each other and how protective you are to each other proves it." Broadway said.
"Yeah even the short time we've known you guys I can see something special." Donald said.
"Ay-hyuck, yeah. It's like the one Sora has with Kairi." Goofy said. Sora blushed when he said that. Goliath looked at everyone and realizes they were right. With determination back into his eyes Goliath gently put Elisa down on the bed.
"Alright what do I have to do to release her heart?" Goliath said. He was ready and willing to do whatever it took to bring Elisa back.
"That's going to be the tricky part. In order for us to release Elisa's heart we need to use the keyblade." Mickey said.
"You mean like how Demona use her keyblade to take it in the first place." Lex said.
"Yes, Sora and I are going to use our keyblades in order to open Goliath's heart, take out Elisa's heart and put it back into her body." Mickey said.
"It sounds simple enough. What's the tricky part?" Brooklyn asked.
"The tricky part is once we open Goliath's heart we need to make sure that it doesn't leave his body. If it does Goliath might disappear into the realm of darkness. That's why it's important that Elisa does her part too." Mickey said.
"What part would that be?" Matt asked.
He explained, "She has to guide us to her heart by using her light. Once we see her light it will be easy for us to grab it."
"But how will Elisa know what to do?" Donald asked.
"Don't worry I know Elisa will know what to do." He smiled when he said that knowing that Riku was with her and will help with her part.
The king then turned to Goliath, "Goliath, are you willing to take this risk for the princess?"
"I'm willing to take the risk." Goliath said with determination, not caring what will happen to him as long he got his Elisa back.
The king heard the determination in his voice and nodded. He then summoned his keyblade, "Alright let's get started. Sora, you're going use your keyblade to get Elisa's heart while I'll use mine to keep Goliath's heart from leaving his body."
Sora nodded as he summoned his keyblade. Both Sora and Mickey raised their keyblades and pointed at Goliath. 'I just hope Riku told Elisa what she needs to do.' He thought as a light beamed out of from the keyblade and hit Goliath's chest.