REYA'S POV

I looked at the doors with a lost expression. Behind those metal partisans was Xemnas. He was waiting.

"Well then...what are you going to do?" said a mysterious high-pitched voice. Sora, Donald and Goofy all turned around only to straighten up into a salute.

"Your Majesty!" they said in unison before bowing before the being. Demyx, Kairi, Riku and I all turned around to see a small...mouse?

"King Mickey, what should we do? Xemnas is just beyond those doors! We need your help to beat him!" Sora said to the mouse, but before he could say anything, I intervened.

"Your Majesty." I said while kneeling before the royal. "Please, I know you have been to Radiant Garden and heard the rumors about me." The king gave me a warm smile.

"Don't worry Reya. I already heard about how Leon accused you of being a traitor. I've already cleared everything up." I smiled at the royal and stood up.

"Okay Sora. Let's go!" I said, but Demyx grabbed my hand.

"I'm coming with you." he said sternly. "I don't want to lose you."

"But Demyx, who's gonna stay with Riku and Kairi?"

"Hey! We're coming with too!" Kairi said with a serious face.

"Yeah, it wouldn't be fun if Sora got all the glory." Riku said with a sort of half smile.

"Well then, I guess it's settled. We're all going." King Mickey said with his Keyblade at the ready. Sora and Riku had theirs, and a bright light emitted from them unlocking the large double doors.

"Get ready Xemnas." Sora said, and we all went charging through the door.

"Wow...our world sure has been distorted." Demyx said in a shaky voice. Suddenly, a large quake hit the ground causing Demyx, Kairi, Donald, goofy and the king to get lost on the other side of the door.

"Demyx!" I yelled as the sound of metal on metal trapped us in this realm.

"Don't look back now! We need your help!" Riku said to me. We then made our way to the castle. Things that looked like large solar cannons were perched on each side of the now living castle.

"You guys take care of those!" I said while pointing to the weaponry. "I'll go after Xemnas."

"Reya be careful!" Sora called to me and I gave him on of his own cheesy grins before going on ahead.

FF TO BARRIER

I had made it to the barrier that was keeping me from Xemnas. I tried to summon my scythe, but for some strange reason, I couldn't.

"What the hell?" I whispered to myself, and as if to answer me, a Keyblade formed in my hand. The cool metal was not exactly silver, but a smoky black. Blood red designs spiraled up the shaft like ivy, and instead of a key at the end, it was a blade like the ones on my scythe. A smirk curled my lips, and soon I was tearing at the barrier with my new weapon. After about the tenth swing, the barrier broke. "Wow." I whispered to myself. "This is one tough cookie." I continued on without any sign of Sora or Riku.

'Where are you guys?' I thought to myself. 'I need you!' Soon I came across a rather disturbing room. All the weapons of the fallen Organization members were perched on the walls. Even Axel's chakrams were set near Xaldin's spears. In the middle of everything was a throne, and in it was a withered old 'being'. He held an object that made my eyes widen in fear.

"An interesting instrument a sitar is. I wonder how the Melodious Nocturne was able to utilize this as a weapon." the thing said in his raspy voice as he began to gently pluck at the strings. Tears began to sting my eyes.

'He can't be dead. He just can't be!'

"Why is that you are crying my dear?" the old man asked me in a sickeningly fake concerned voice.

"Stop it!" I yelled. "Just stop it please!"

"Am I hurting you? Do you hate me now?"

"What have you done to Demyx?!"

"Let the hate consume you. Let it control you."

I couldn't take it anymore; I took my Keyblade and charged at the withered old Nobody. He set the sitar down beside him, and he grabbed his own weapon. I was struck and sent flying backwards. I looked up at him from the ground and saw that he wielded a large halberd. I could feel blood starting to trickle down from the back of my head, but I didn't care. I went charging forward again. Expecting to feel his halberd again, I put up my arms in defense, but instead I was shocked by a large barrier that propelled me backwards. It felt like little jolts of electricity were coursing through my veins, but I couldn't let it get too me. I shakily got to my feet and readied my Keyblade.

"You cannot defeat me." the old Nobody said in the haunting voice of my old superior. Tears were falling from my scratched face and stinging at the cuts, but I charged at the Nobody again.

"DIE!!!" I yelled, but I was soon hit with the halberd again.

'So this is it.' I thought as I sailed through the air in what felt like slow motion. 'I can't go any further. I'm sorry Sora. I let you down. Please forgive me...and I'm sorry Demyx...I love you...' My eyelids started feeling heavy, and darkness seeped into my mind. I was loosing consciousness.

"Reya!" said a voice that sounded so distant. I barely felt my body hit the floor, and soon a strange warm tingling sensation started to lick at my insides. "Riku, make sure she drinks all of that potion." I barely heard it, but it sounded so familiar.

Sora...

"Don't worry, Reya. I got you."

Riku...

My eyes started to flutter open, and the blank white arena made me cringe.

"Good to see your alive." Riku said as I looked up into his cerulean eyes. "Sora got to you just in time." I smiled weakly, and got to my feet. I was no longer shaking, but I was feeling stronger. I gripped my Keyblade tightly and glared at the Nobody. He was the 'heart' of this world. The heart to The World That Never Was... was this old Nobody.

"Sora! Be careful!" I yelled to the brunette just as he was propelled by the lethal halberd.

"Sora!" Riku yelled as he went to the aid of his friend. I was now lift in front of the withering old non being. Small vines of thorned ivy were emitting from my Keyblade, and it was much like the ones several other Nobodies used. It's just that they were blood red. For a small moment in time, the Nobody looks almost shocked and maybe even a little sacred. I positioned my weapon out in front of me and let the deadly vines attack my enemy. Light erupted on impact and soon, we heard his agonized screams. Light filled the area, and we were back with our friends again.

"Reya!" Demyx called to me, and he ran up and gave me a quick peck on the lips. Relief rushed through me as Demyx's warm arms wrapped themselves around me.

"Well it's good to see you all safe and sound." King Mickey said to Sora, Riku and me. "Now, let's get out of here."

"I'll open a path." Riku said as he extended his palm, but nothing happened. "Huh?"

"You don't belong in the dark realm anymore Riku." King Mickey said to the silver haired teen. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw someone.

'Namine?' I thought as the blonde Nobody opened a dark portal and disappeared.

"Who did that?" Goofy asked, and suddenly a yellow dog came out of nowhere and started circling the king. They then disappeared into the darkness with Donald and Goofy following soon after. Kairi walked over towards the dark portal, and so did Sora, Demyx and I. Riku stayed a behind us. Sora stood next to Kairi, and soon Namine appeared again.

"Thank you...Namine." Kairi said, and my old friend smiled at her other.

"Sure." Namine then turned to Sora. "See? We meet again, like we promised."

"Huh?" Sora asked. His face had confusion etched all over it.

"You said we'd meet again," said that familiar voice, and tears started to tug at my eyes. "but when we did, we might not recognize each other." Roxas stepped out of Sora, and a small gasp escaped my lips.

"I did, didn't I?" Namine asked with a slight giggle.

"But I knew you." Roxas continued.

"Hm...it's strange."

"I think I understand. I see myself the way you remember me, and you see yourself the way I remember you."

"I always thought Nobodies were doomed to fade back into darkness..."

"Yeah, but you and I didn't. We got to meet our original selves."

"That means, we can be together again."

"Right." Roxas nodded as he stepped over to Namine's side. "Anytime Sora and Kairi are together."

"We'll be together everyday." Kairi said while turning to the brunette. "Right, Sora?"

"Uh, right." Sora stammered. Roxas and Namine then turned to me and Demyx.

"You know, I always thought you two would end up together." Roxas said with a slight chuckle. My wet face grew warm with a blush, and Demyx also felt his cheeks light up.

"Aw, c'mon Roxas! Cut it out." he said, and Namine giggled a little.

"We'll meet again. I promise." She said, and soon, she faded into Kairi.

"Look sharp!" Roxas joked, as the Keyblade wielder brought his attention back to his Nobody, and soon Roxas was back with Sora. Sora seemed to be a little confused, but Riku reassured him.

"Don't worry. You're all still you." he said with a smile before turning to Kairi. She was now over by the dark portal.

"Let's go home!" she said, and we all started to walk over to her when the castle began to shake. "Sora! Riku!" she cried out as the dark portal disappeared into the air. Two hover gliders appeared next to the tower as it tilted, and the four of us jumped on them. The castle had taken the flying form of some sort of phoenix. Missiles were being launched from Sora and me. Soon, the flying mass of white metal had been grounded, and we all found ourselves by the old withered Nobody. I was about to summon my Keyblade and go charging towards the enemy, but I felt invisible ropes restricting me and someone else.

"Reya, what's going on?"

"Hell if I know Demyx. I guess they just want to fight Sora and Rik-" I wasn't able to finish my sentence, because I blacked out.

SORA'S POV

Reya and Demyx were out of commission, so that just left me and Riku. Riku was already using dark beams, shields and his Keyblade to fight this creep. Suddenly, our enemy swung his halberd and sent Riku flying.

"Okay, THAT'S IT!" I yelled and started to relentlessly attack.

FF TO XEMNAS

"So, you finally came." the Nobody said to Riku and me, and I gripped my Keyblade even tighter. He let a ghost of a smile cross his face. He went into a monotone rant about wanting to be eternal, and that's when Riku spoke up.

"You're right. Darkness is eternal. Light probably goes on forever too." He said, and I found my voice.

"But guess what Xemnas!" I yelled. "That doesn't mean you're eternal!" The Nobody superior just smirked at us, and Riku and I got ready for our last battle.