Part two of the final boss. What happened to Xion? What will happen now? Find out in the last part of the final battle. Because Kingdom Hearts has to have 3 final bosses before the epilouge. XD. THE FOLLOWING SONG LYRICS ARE OWNED BY CRUSH 40. NOT ME! I AM NOT AFFILATED WITH CRUSH 40! THE SONG WAS USED FOR THIS BATTLE AS AMBIENCE, THEREFORE I AM NOT TRYING TO ENDORSE OR SPONSER CRUSH 40 WITHOUT THEIR CONSENT! Okay, with that out of the way, here comes the second part of the climaxful battle! It's so awesome, it needs its own word. XD

WARNING: contains many Sonic references. As such, I also do not own Sonic the Hedgehog or its affilates. And sorry for the wait: I had to choose between "What I'm Made Of," "With Me," or "Me Against The World" and it was DIFFICULT.

Chapter Twenty-One: What I'm Made Of

(Obviously, cue "What I'm Made Of" by Crush 40.)

Ventus-Roxas flew into the air, his light aura creating a glow within him that made him fly. In front of him, the demonic Namine also flew up, before a lightning bolt struck the area of space around her right hand. Namine then got a sword made entirely out of black lightning; Ventus-Roxas knew it couldn't be a Keyblade, but a sword forged from darkness itself. Namine stared straight ahead, her demonic autumn-like colored forming a deadly contrast to the swirling dark storm around Destiny Islands.

"All worlds will submerge to one, and light will shine upon the darkness!" Namine shouted. "I AM RIGHT!"

"You're wrong Namine!" Ventus-Roxas shouted, grasping the X-Blade as he flew in the air. Namine smirked.

"On what grounds?" Namine retorted.

"I don't know. But something tells me...deep inside...this isn't right at all!" Ventus-Roxas shouted. "AND THAT'S ENOUGH REASON FOR ME TO END THIS NOW!"

I don't care what you're thinking as you turn to me

Ventus-Roxas charged forwards, slicing at Namine with the X-Blade. Namine dodged the attack and began firing several electrical energy balls of darkness at Ventus-Roxas, whom swiftly deflected before firing Thunder spells at Namine like crazy. Namine was able to evade them easy, as she began shooting fireballs now.

'Cause what I have in my two hands is enough to set me free (set me free)

Ventus-Roxas then decided to shoot Blizzard spells to counter the fireballs, before charging at Namine through the mist. Namine grinned; the mist was water in a gaseous form, but still water. Namine summoned a lightning bolt to strike Ventus-Roxas, which did a powerful burst of shocking damage. Ventus-Roxas flew backwards, with Namine charging at him with her black electrical sword.

I could fight the feeling to resist it over time

Ventus-Roxas then spun into the air by backflipping, suprising Namine as Ventus-Roxas flew directly over her. Ventus-Roxas then threw the X-Blade in a saw-like motion down at her, hitting her in the back with a powerful and solid hit. If Namine was bleeding, it was impossible to tell from her already blood-red dress. Namine turned around, her demonic eyes glaring, before she vanished in the blink of an eye.

But when it's just too much to take, you sneak up from behind

Namine then appeared right behind Ventus-Roxas and stabbed him cleanly through his chest with the black electrical sword. As Ventus-Roxas experienced the jolting pain (pun I know), the electrical blade began shocking him literally, before Namine threw Ventus-Roxas down to the cold oceans in a swift move. Ventus-Roxas shot down to the oceans, but he quickly healed himself before he hit the cold water. Ventus-Roxas grinned, as he gripped his X-Blade tightly, ready for a counterattack.

Is it me...

Ventus-Roxas then hit the ocean's water, but unbeknowst to Namine, he had put up a Reflect sheild to protect himself from the ocean.

...you say...

Ventus-Roxas then shot back upwards from the force of the Reflect shield hitting the chaotic ocean spray; combining this boost with some Aero magic, Ventus-Roxas became a dash of light in the sky of darkness, charging towards the Demonic Queen of Memory, Namine.

...you're looking for?

Namine put up her black energy sword to deflect Ventus-Roxas's charge, but Ventus-Roxas did a side-spin, slicing past her and making several small but sharp slashes on her side. Ventus-Roxas cursed at himself mentally; if he had just connected, the move would've been strong enough to end Namine instantly. Ventus-Roxas blasted back downwards with more Aero magic, but this time both their blades collided, forming a power struggle between the two adversaries. Aqua, Zexion, and the King all watched in amazement, as Riku began to stir more.

Let me show you who I am and what I'm here for...

"Your blade cannot touch me," Namine mocked. Ventus-Roxas just growled, as he began pushing harder, trying to break Namine's concentration with his own determination. Riku's eyes began to open slightly, and all he saw was the blurry brown of the sand, the distorted figures of Zexion, the King, and Aqua, and the blackness-mix of the stormy skies and the ravaging ocean waters.

...here for...

Ventus-Roxas then let go on the attack, making Namine try to slice at him. However, Ventus-Roxas did this purposely to have Namine attack, as he then kneed her in the stomach, slashed at her from behind, and fired a direct-hit Fire spell on her back, singing her purple hair as Ventus-Roxas did so. Aqua cheered on, as Riku stood up, dazed. The King turned around, suprised, and helped Riku to stand normally.

HEEEEEEEEY!

Namine spun around to fire another firey blast of darkness at Ventus-Roxas, but Ventus-Roxas shot a Thunder spell at her before she could do anything. Riku was now fully oriented, and he saw the entire fight progressing from this point forward.

Try to reach inside of me!

Namine and Ventus-Roxas began violently clashing in mid-air, their respective swords creating large thunderclaps and titanic bursts of lightning to shine across the sky.

Try to drain my energy!

Namine then flipped over Ventus-Roxas and did a slicing attack while lowering herself to the ocean waters, giving Ventus-Roxas a huge gash on his back. Ventus-Roxas flipped around, his eyes blazing as small spurts of blood shot out of the gash in his back.

Let me show you just...

Charging downwards at Namine with renewed vigor, Ventus-Roxas gripped the X-Blade tightly. Namine turned at that exact moment, only to see a blur of light.

WHAT

Ventus-Roxas made a single slice at Namine, stunning her instantly with the downwards swipe.

I'M

Ventus-Roxas made a second, more powerful swipe upwards this time, although it didn't throw Namine back.

MADE

Ventus-Roxas made a third, horizontal swipe this time; he made sure to use the force of the swipe to spin Namine in circles to disorient her further.

OF!

Ventus-Roxas then shot a powerful Thunder spell from the X-Blade at Namine, shocking the spinning blur of purple-and-red. Namine, crackling with electricity, descended a bit, before charging up at Ventus-Roxas with her black electrical sword.

Simple curiosity!

Namine and Ventus-Roxas clashed in mid-air once again, their weapons creating a large shockwave of light from the powerful collision. Not one of them gave up any ground as they struggled in mid-air to defeat one another.

Try to take a bite of me! (Not kidding actual lyrics)

Namine and Ventus-Roxas both gave a forceful push to try and break the other's concentration, but they ended up just pushing each other away. Namine charged at Ventus-Roxas again, whom smirked and readied his X-Blade.

Let me show you just...

Namine shot many small fireballs, ice spheres, dark thorns, and lightning bolts at Ventus-Roxas from her electrical sword. Ventus-Roxas then grasped the X-Blade as tight as he could muster without hurting his hand.

WHAT

Ventus-Roxas sliced through several fireballs in one swipe, before using Aero magic to launch himself towards the projectiles.

I'M

Ventus-Roxas spun around at high speed and velocity, shattering the ice spheres and bouncing the lightning bolts into the dark tendrils.

MADE

Ventus-Roxas got extremely close to Namine and tried to slice at her, before Namine deflected his attack with a Reflect spell.

OF

Ventus-Roxas was blown back by the sudden deflection, and Namine got ready to throw a charged electrical slice attack at him.

nooooowwww....

Namine was then blasted backwards by a powerful strike from her side. Ventus-Roxas flipped back right-side-up, wincing a bit from the shock of the reflection, and he saw Aqua, in her trademark teal-and-tan full-body armor riding on her intergalactic Keyblade mini-ship. (You heard me.) Riku was on Aqua's left side, and the King on the right, both of their Keyblades pointed out and ready. Namine, growling, got her black electrical sword ready for combat against them as well, until Namine was hit from behind with a Fire spell. Turning around, Namine saw Zexion floating in the air, holding his lexicon and smirking sarcastically. Ventus-Roxas flew back upwards, ready to continue his attack.

Like a million faces

Namine then spun in a circle, shooting fireballs in all directions. Aqua, the King, and Riku evaded, while Zexion fired his own ice spheres to counter the fireball barrage.

I've recognized them all

Ventus-Roxas dodged the fireballs expertly, but this cost him speed, the initiative, and the upper hand, as Namine began firing larger, more powerful Fire spells that were harder to avoid.

And one by one they've all become

Aqua charged her Keyblade mini-ship into the fireball storm, with Riku and the King sending Reflect spells in all directions to block the oncoming attack. Ventus-Roxas flew behind them, getting into their safe slipstream as they cut a path to Namine.

A number as they fall (as they fall)

Namine, growling, then began charging at high speeds with Aero magic, slamming the Keyblade-wielding heroes with all her might. The King fell off the Keyblade mini-ship, but Ventus-Roxas caught him in time and tossed him back aboard.

In the face of reason

Ventus-Roxas looked directly at Namine, whom had a expression full of enmity and malice in her eyes, yet with the cold and cruel expressionless face of a serial killer...or a Nobody.

Well I can't take no more

Zexion used his lexicon and began firing pages from the inside of his lexicon at Namine. Namine merely ripped the pages in two with her claw-like fingernails, becoming more and more feral by the minute. Ventus-Roxas took this lapse in concentration to fire a powerful Magnet spell at Namine, which made her cling to the shocking orb of magnetism like a mere electrically-charged sock.

One by one they've all become a black mark on the floor

Aqua flew her Keyblade mini-ship directly towards the magnetized orb, while the King and Riku kept their footing. Zexion opened his lexicon and began charging a powerful Thunder spell, before pointing his lexicon to the stormy, dark clouds, which at this point were ceasing to be clouds; now the clouds acted more like an electrical blanket over the churning seas surrounding Destiny Islands.

Is it me (it me)...

The orb dissipated as Aqua ran directly over Namine in mid-air. As she passed at high speeds, the King and Riku began shooting Gravity spells at Namine that began pulling her to the ocean. Ventus-Roxas distracted Namine with constant slicing attacks, although not one of them got through to her thanks to her quick strokes of her electrical blade.

...you say (you say)...

Namine's feet made contact with the churning ocean waters as Ventus-Roxas and her continued to clash. Ventus-Roxas was blown back by a very powerful mix of Aero magic and Reflect magic, but Zexion let his Thunder spell loose at that moment. A large lightning bolt struck Namine head on, increasing its effect thanks to the cold ocean below.

...you're looking for?

Namine, her hair slightly on fire from the powerful shock, turned to Zexion, foaming from her mouth like a mad dog. Namine then appeared right behind Zexion and began slashing at him from all directions, growling and screaming illegibly while biting him as if he was some sort of chew toy. Ventus-Roxas looked up, before grasping his X-Blade tightly.

"IENZO!" Ventus-Roxas shouted; the Roxas half didn't know why he did that...did he know Ienzo in the past? Whatever.

Let me show you who I am and what I have in store...

Ventus-Roxas flew back up as fast as he could, while Zexion used his lexicon to swat the possibly insane Namine away from him. Namine continued barking madly; Aqua turned her Keyblade mini-ship around and saw this chaos unfold.

...in store...

Ventus-Roxas reached Namine and Zexion and got ready to slice downwards. Zexion managed to swat Namine away as this happened; using his illusion powers, Zexion disappeared out of the way, leaving Namine wide-open for attacks as she was confused on where Zexion just went.

Hey! Hey! YEEEEEAH!

Ventus-Roxas slashed downwards on Namine, smacking her head down. He then slashed upwards, sending Namine spawling into the air. Ventus-Roxas threw his X-Blade in a saw-like boomerang motion, also hitting Namine and ripping parts of her blood-red dress.

Try to reach inside of me!

Aqua used her Keyblade mini-ship to charge forwards and strike Namine again, but this time Namine managed to use a Reflect spell to directly hit Aqua off of her mini-ship.

Try to drain my energy!

Aqua fell towards the cold ocean waters, with a devious Namine flittering down, her torn dress seemingly becoming more and more like blood-colored tendrils of darkness as Namine got ever closer to Aqua's body.

Let me show you just...

Zexion then appeared right in front of Namine, with his lexicon open and ready.

WHAT

Zexion then fired a large Aero spell out of his lexicon, blowing Namine back.

I'M

Namine spun backwards, while Riku shot as many dark fireballs at her as he could muster.

MADE

The King then got grabbed Aqua and used Aero magic to keep themselves afloat as Ventus-Roxas got on Aqua's Keyblade mini-ship and turned it around to strike Namine.

OF!

Ventus-Roxas then ran over Namine again in Aqua's Keyblade mini-ship, before flying downwards and giving Aqua some foothold.

Simple curiosity!

Namine, now VERY angry, stuck her hands in the air and began shooting down lightning bolts in all directions at high speeds, making it dangerous to even be in the same vicinity as her, let alone attack her.

Try to take a bite of me!

Zexion used his lexicon to Reflect some lightning bolts that were dropping from the sky to kill him, while Ventus-Roxas took his chances and charged towards Namine again.

Let me show you just...

Ventus-Roxas then was assaulted by a fireball storm from Namine, in compliments to the dangerous lightning bolts.

WHAT

Ventus-Roxas blasted through the assault using many Reflect spells, which cost him the majority of his magic power.

I'M

Ventus-Roxas was then thrown back into a Magnet orb, which Namine had casted behind him whenever he got close enough.

MADE

Namine fired a large dark tendril at Ventus-Roxas, which slashed at him mercilessly and repeatedly; Ventus-Roxas couldn't do a thing, as he was stuck to the Magnet orb.

OF

Zexion reappeared behind Namine and did a very hard swing with his lexicon. The lexicon connected with Namine's side of her head, throwing her off to her left from the force of the blow and also eliminating the tendril.

nooooowww....

The King, Aqua, and Riku all flew up on Aqua's Keyblade mini-ship, and opened fire on Namine. The King shot as many spheres of light as he could, Riku shot as many spheres of darkness as he could, and Aqua kept a steady pace on Namine's location, being careful as to not lose her sight.

You can take another lifelong try...

Namine flipped back and and reflected all of the shots back at the King, Riku, and Aqua. Zexion dropped down and used his lexicon to take the brunt of the blow, but it blew him back into the other three, sending Aqua off-course.

You can take another try....

Aqua's Keyblade mini-ship began spiraling downwards towards the churning ocean waters, and she steered it to her left at a sharp rate of speed so they would crash in the shallower waters and not risk drowning in the sea. The four of them crashed into the shallow part of the ocean, which threw Aqua off face-first into the sand. The King flew off from the impact, almost going into the deep part of the ocean, but Zexion grabbed him and jumped back onto the beach. Riku had jumped off beforehand and had landed on the small island connected to the mainland via bridge. The Magnet orb then disappeared due to its short-term life, and Ventus-Roxas looked at Namine, whom was grinning even more wickedly than before.

Hey!

"YOU REALLY ARE MAD!" Ventus-Roxas screamed, before pointing the X-Blade at Namine.

(guitar solo)

Several thunderbolts shot out of the X-Blade at Namine, but Namine merely deflected them with her own black electrical sword. Namine laughed maniacally again, except this time Ventus-Roxas could tell it was a mix of unparalleled rage, overwhelming anxiety, and pure insanity all into one.

"MAD!? I'M PERFECT!" Namine shouted. "THE WORLDS WILL SEE A NEW ORDER OF LIGHT!"

"AND HOW LONG BEFORE THAT ORDER FALLS NAMINE!?" Ventus-Roxas retorted, now firing as many Fire spells as he could at Namine. Namine countered with her own Blizzard spells, her voice becoming more twisted and distorted until, if Ventus-Roxas didn't know what was going on, he wouldn't assume it for a second to be Namine.

"NEVER! NEVER I SAY! HAHAHAHAHA! HHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Namine laughed maniacally, her voice beginning to break down while she laughed insanely. "LIGHT! LIGHT! LIIIIGHT!"

Aqua, the King, Riku, and Zexion just stood where they were, all of them slack-jawed at Namine's true insanity. Ventus-Roxas gripped the X-Blade as hard as he could muster, now not caring if his knuckles ached or not. "NO! YOU WON'T WIN!" Ventus-Roxas shouted, making a circle of light begin to appear around the X-Blade's tip.

Ye-e-eah!

Riku got his own Keyblade and pointed it directly at Namine, his face expressionless and ready to end her dark terror. A circle of light began to appear around the tip of his Keyblade, too.

Try to reach inside of me!

Namine continued firing Blizzard spells, casting Thunder bolts, and shooting Fire spheres in all directions, not caring what she demolished. Ventus-Roxas used his power to create a strong Reflect shield around himself, as the light circle continued to grow in power.

Try to drain my energy!

Aqua pointed her own Keyblade directly at Namine as well, her facial expression stern, serious, and ready. Namine began firing Magnet orbs everywhere as well, but Ventus-Roxas managed to keep his position.

Let me show you just...

The King also pointed his Keyblade directly at Namine, a light circle appearing around it as well.

WHAT

Namine then focused all her power in her right hand, and she fired a concentrated dark energy blast out of her right hand.

I'M

Ventus-Roxas shot his beam of light from the X-Blade as this happened, and the strength of both light and dark collided in a single motion above the toiling waters of the blackened sea.

MADE

Riku also fired his own light beam, which directed itself and connected right next to the X-Blade beam.

OF!

Aqua and the King both fired their own light beams from their Keyblades simultaneously, both of them hitting into the dark sphere right next to the X-Blade's beam.

Simple curiosity!

Namine put even more power into her push to destroy Ventus-Roxas, increasing the power and size of the dark energy ball dramatically.

Try to take a bite of me!

Ventus-Roxas was having difficulty pushing it back, as the power of the attack was becoming too great, even for the X-Blade. Riku, the King, and Aqua all had their maximum power go into their beams of light, yet it still wasn't doing anything!

Let me show you just...

Namine continued laughed madly, her demonic voice echoing across the dark oceans to the Destiny Islands's mainland, where several inhabitants were all cooped up in their concrete homes, huddled together in bunches to try and tough out the sudden storm that had appeared. One of these beings in a lone house was a girl with auburn-red hair that went down to her thighs; she was wearing a pink dress, purple sandals, and had a white undertop showing on her chest area, thanks to the pink dress being unzipped a bit. The second being appeared to be her elderly grandmother.

WHAT

The struggle between light and dark continued here, with the pressure being exerted between the two clashing forces strong enough to disentegrate the strongest and thickest metal in ANY given universe.

I'M

A bright light, mixed with the dark purplish hue of evil and the bright white glow of the X-Blade, began emanating from the islet where the fight was taking place. The girl looked out her window with her grandmother holding onto her, and they both saw the emanating light, as if the sun was rising behind the island...

MADE

Several other people also saw the bright light, and the stormy skies, still booming with thunder, intensified, although the strong winds stopped.

OF

With the dangerous winds over, nearly everyone made their way outside to look at the light. From what they could see, it was as if the island was some sort of symbol; the aura of the light was glowing, illuminating every detail of the edges of the island as if it were some sort of mail stamp.

nooooww....

The auburn-haired girl stared on, her hands clutched together gently, as if she was praying. "Sora..." she muttered quietly.

Try to reach inside of me (Let me show you what I'm made of)

Ventus-Roxas pushed his strength even farther, exerting, at this point, ALL of his energy. Namine, however, proved to be stronger, as the dark sphere continued to push closer. Zexion appeared behind Namine, and he opened his lexicon, getting an idea.

Try to drain my energy (Let me show you what I'm made of)

Zexion's lexicon then began sucking in everything in front of it with a powerful suction force. However, Namine's power was not swayed, and only a few small bits of ripped cloth went into the lexicon.

Let me show you just...

The girl's voice, despite being far away, then rung inside Ventus-Roxas's ears. "Sora..." Ventus-Roxas heard.

WHAT

Ventus-Roxas's eyes opened wide, before he also shouted. "KAIRI!" Ventus-Roxas shouted. He didn't know who Kairi was, or what she meant...but then Ventus-Roxas gained a powerful surge of energy from within.

I'M

"KINGDOM HEARTS WILL BE FREE!" Ventus-Roxas shouted over the chaos, as the X-Blade's beam of light then pierced directly through the dark sphere, destroying it almost instantly as the enlarged beam of light shot towards Namine.

MADE

Namine's eyes widened as the beam of light pierced directly through her chest; the beam of light was caught in Zexion's lexicon's suction field, creating a pole of light that Namine couldn't escape from.

OF!

The beam of light then disappeared just as brightly as it came, signaling the power coming from the combined 4 Keyblade wielders (or 7, if you included Ventus's, Sora's, and Xion's essences) was depleted. The ocean, still violent, began to calm, although it was still in toil. The storm clouds in the sky began to cease flashing with lightning and their booms of thunder began to decrease to nothing. The clouds didn't disappear, but they rolled over the skies past Destiny Islands and the mainland like normal clouds. The sky was still dark, but it was gradually growing brighter and brighter as minutes passed. Zexion shut his lexicon and stopped the suction power he was undergoing, before using his last bit of magic power to cast an Aero spell that made him glide to the island. Ventus-Roxas, still internally glowing, sighed a bit from exhaustion, before lightly landing back on the beach in front of everyone else. Namine, her body shuddering and her eyes twitching, slowly reached her right hand up and put it over her wound from the light beam.

"...Rox...as..." Namine uttered, her eyes wide, before she began falling. Namine, as she fell, began fading from existance, as proved by the ends of her toes, fingers, hair, and dress begin to fade away into small wisps of air as she turned quite literally to nothing. As she fell, a voice echoed in her head. Xion's voice.

"Now do you see?" Xion's voice echoed. "It was futile from the start."

Namine's disappearing essence began releasing the uncountable integer of hearts that she had absorbed from Kingdom Hearts. "Roxas's mission was to free Kingdom Hearts," Xion's voice echoed. "I never thought he'd manage it...I actually was just spinning my wheels whenever I was dying..."

"What...what do you mean?" Namine's normal voice echoed inside her own head.

"I never thought Roxas would be able to free Kingdom Hearts," Xion's voice admitted. "But...when he defeated Riku in battle...and then when he took down Sai"X...despite him losing to Xaldin afterwards, I knew he could do it. Even though he did stray off the path...he still won."

"But...why? I just wanted to prevent the darkness from spreading again...that's how all the worlds began..." Namine's voice countered, in a weakening tone of voice.

"No one truly knows how the worlds began, Namine," Xion's voice explained. "I do know from the memory of Ventus here that there was a world of pure light about a decade ago. But darkness still sprouted from it in the form of Xehanort."

"...so...it was all...just a mistake?" Namine's voice cried.

"Yes. But you're not alone," Xion's voice softly answered. Inside Namine's mind, the normal, blonde, and white-dressed Namine was also disappearing, until a see-through Xion appeared in front of her. The see-through Xion extended her hand to Namine, smiling.

"Why...?" Namine asked. "Why are you helping me?"

"Because you helped me, Namine. The day I came to find out what to do to wake Sora," Xion explained, smiling. "You don't have to disappear for eternity. I didn't."

"...but I...I killed you..." Namine cried.

"No. It was my choice to go away," Xion explained. "I only let myself "die" during that fight because I wanted Roxas to unleash his true strength. And he did...in the form of Sora."

"...Sora..." Namine softly sighed.

"Are you coming?" Xion asked, her hand still extended.

"To where?" Namine asked, her voice laced with curiosity, despite it being weak.

"...home," Xion answered. Namine smiled gently, before taking Xion's hand in hers. Immediately, the entire inner part of Namine's mind began glowing white, as Namine and Xion both began to cross over into their permanent home. In the real world, the physical body of Namine shed a lone tear as the fading body hit the ocean, before disappearing forever. Ventus-Roxas and the others all saw one final heart rise from the ocean, disappearing into the sky as it did so.

"...we did it!" Riku shouted, clutching his hand in his fist.

"It's over," Aqua sighed, smiling.

"Gosh, you all did great!" the King laughed, now ecstatic with happiness. Zexion flipped his hair stylishly.

"Did you ever doubt?" Zexion chuckled. Riku turned to Zexion, a bit miffed at him.

"Now, what do we do with you, Zexion?" Riku sarcastically asked. Zexion just rubbed the back of his head with his hand.

"Good question," Zexion answered. "But don't call me Zexion. He died at Castle Oblivion."

"Well, then, I guess we have to say this," Aqua began, smiling. "Thank you, Ienzo."

"I'm sorry I caused all you trouble. I know I'm a Nobody, but..." Zexion began. The King just laughed.

"Gosh, you don't need to apologize! You proved to us even Nobodies can exist as happy beings!" the King laughed. Zexion just looked at everyone, and, for once, felt a small shred of the emotion of happiness. In his past as a member of Organization XIII, Zexion couldn't tell if it was a memory of happiness or not whenever he felt that way, but this time he truly felt it. He truly felt emotion.

"Aqua, Your Majesty, Riku...thanks," Zexion uttered, smiling happily for once in his life. Ventus-Roxas stood, staring out at the oceans, smiling himself.

"...it's over...Kingdom Hearts is freed..." Ventus-Roxas uttered, smiling as he said so. Aqua turned to him, worried.

"You won't try to pull that stunt again, right?" Aqua asked. Ventus-Roxas just looked on, out at the ocean's horizon. The dark clouds were, at the horizon, becoming few, which was a relief for Ventus-Roxas's eyes.

(Cue Roxas's theme.)

"There is no point...I used too much power anyway..." Ventus-Roxas chuckled, before swaying a bit. Aqua and everyone saw this, gasping, before Ventus-Roxas fell backwards. Aqua caught him as he fell, and Ventus-Roxas's body began glowing lightly.

"What's going on...?" Riku asked. "You're complete...why are you fading?"

"Simple. Sora existed first. He needs to return to this world," Ventus-Roxas answered. "...I fused with his comatose body temporarily...only to ensure Kingdom Hearts would be freed..."

"You don't have to fade!" the King shouted.

"Listen to me. All of you," Ventus-Roxas ordered. Everyone was silent as he continued. "I'm not fading by my own choice. If you put your whole being into an attack...well, a Nobody goes kaput. That's that."

"But you're whole..." Aqua pointed out.

"No. I just used Sora's body as a base for my own so I could end this trouble here for good...now he can wake up with his memories intact...hehe...we won!" Ventus-Roxas chuckled. Everyone was speechless as Ventus-Roxas lightly chuckled. "I can't change it now...I'm going to fade soon..."

"...can you at least explain to us what will happen next?" Zexion asked.

"Yeah, I have an idea," Ventus-Roxas answered. "This body...of the Keyblader Ventus...is only an illusion made by our fusion. Hehe. It rhymed..."

Aqua released a bit of a smile, at least happy knowing the true Roxas was still there. "So...maybe the real Ventus will awake...I don't know for sure, so don't get your hopes up..." Ventus-Roxas warned.

"Don't worry. I've been waiting for 10 years. Seeing you in action at least was a nice treat, but I can keep waiting for my friend," Aqua chuckled. Ventus-Roxas relaxed his head a bit, as the illusion of Ventus's body began to glow brighter, before parts of it began fading.

"As for me...I'll probably become one with Sora...so...I have a request. Tell Sora EVERYTHING that has happened here," Ventus-Roxas asked. Zexion just stood there, before getting his own lexicon out.

"I still have...the darker memories from your previous excursion..." Zexion admitted. "The beam of light that was absorbed into my lexicon from your X-Blade contained those memories. I assume I should tell him that, too?"

"I said everything. It's not like I'll be around much longer to hear it..." Ventus-Roxas chuckled. The King just walked over to Ventus-Roxas's side, obviously saddened by this situation.

"So, Sora will wake up? And maybe Ventus?" the King asked. Ventus-Roxas smiled and nodded.

"Yeah. And, before I go...look around you Riku," Ventus-Roxas uttered. Riku did so, and just saw the islands he grew up on as a child.

"You're home, Riku..." Ventus-Roxas uttered again. Riku just gasped as soon as he realized that; he knew he was home for the past hour or so, but he never took in that reaction until just now. "You...Sora...and that girl...what was her name?"

"Kairi," Riku answered bluntly. Aqua seemed to recognize the name, but she didn't say anything for now.

"Yes...you three...can live as friends again...now if you don't mind, I have to return to my friends...Axel and Xion..." Ventus-Roxas sighed. "I won...and now the worlds are safe..."

"We won't forget you Roxas," Aqua soothed. The Ventus illusion began to fade, replacing the disappearing Ventus-Roxas with Sora's body. Everyone was silent as Ventus-Roxas took his last breath in before fading away forever. But as he took that lone breath, he remembered all the good times he had with Axel and Xion, even if they were fake. The time they pranked Demyx with that Heartless infestation. The time they stole Sai"X's claymore and hid it in Luxord's room. Even the time he and Xion kissed. As the oxygen flowed through Ventus-Roxas's veins one final time, he also remembered what Xion had said to him as she faded away.

"You're both my best friends. Never forget...that's the truth," Ventus-Roxas remembered. He then let out one sole smile as the entire illusion of him faded away completely, now going to the unknown abyss that all Nobodies go to when their time is up for them. Roxas felt truly at peace now, as his lingering essence continued to disappear. Roxas smiled with true peace now, as the thought finally hit him. There was only one thing left to do now. Roxas had finally finished his mission.

Time to RTC.

Is it me, or did the ENTIRE song fit Roxas, Xion, and Organization XIII!?

I mean, 'Try to drain my energy!?' Xion!

'One by one they all become a number as they fall!?' ORGANIZATION XIII!

'Is it me you say you're looking for!?' ROXAS FTW!

It's offical. Crush 40 rocks all fics. XD

Now for the actual ending footnotes...(Ahem)...now what happens to Roxas? FIND OUT NEXT TIME ON THE SECOND-TO-LAST CHAPTER OF KINGDOM HEARTS: FOR TRUE STORY!