DarkFoxKit: *slowly peeks out from the wall* …. Okay… I think it's safe to come out….
Key2DestNE: *is wearing a suit made of tinfoil and various pots and pans* Y-you're sure? We have so many reviewers now, it's scary! ;a;
DarkFoxKit: Just don't make too much noise and we should be good... Ahem… *looks into the camera* Well now… dear readers, we are starting to reach the climax of the story. As I'm sure you could tell by the title, this is now with Aqua!
Key2DestNE: Yeah… sadly, Ven's story is all but over, and so Roxas must go with Aqua. Still, I think you all are going to enjoy this chapter, so we'd better get to it before- *the ground began to tremble* … O_O RUN!
DarkFoxKit: Shhh! Don't move a muscle! *both authors froze on spot*
*Fans began running past the place in a stampede. As soon as they were gone, the two authors slowly relaxed*
Key2DestNE: ...O-okay, now it's time for the chapter to begin! Neither Fox nor I own Kingdom Hearts, that's Disney and Square Enix! Roxas's Story's plot may be original, but it is based off of Birth By Sleep, which is also owned by Disney and Square Enix! Now if you'll excuse me, we need to hide.
Chapter 24: The Final Four- Aqua
As Roxas was walking out of the hidden room with Ven inside, he paused, feeling a familiar presence. He paused, glancing around in confusion. "...Axel? Axel, is that you?"
All was silent for a moment… until someone gently slapped him upside the head. "Hey, I told you- it's Lea now. Sheesh, you memorized the wrong name for me by now!"
Roxas rolled his eyes, turning to see his friend with a smirk on his face. "Hey! You have no one to blame but yourself, you always kept telling me to get your name, which was Axel, memorized! So now you're paying for it."
Lea chuckled, shrugging. "I guess- doesn't mean I like it, but you make a good point there." Then he turned serious, crossing his arms. "...So… you've finally seen what happened 11 years ago. What do you think, Roxas… is it all making sense to you?" The man chuckled softly, shrugging as he smirked again. "Because if it is, can you explain it to me? I'm lost as to what happened here."
Roxas nearly fell and faceplanted, but he managed to recover with an angry frown. "Oh come on! You don't know?"
"Well to be fair, I was only watching from afar, you actually were in it." Lea pointed out with a shrug. "Of course I'd be a bit less in the know as you."
Roxas sighed, palming his forehead in irritation. "What part don't you understand?"
The redhead frowned thoughtfully, crossing his arms. "...Personally? How the heck Castle Oblivion came into being like this- beforehand, it looked like a much larger castle when I tried to visit it."
"Well, Aqua used a special Keyblade to lock this world away. I guess that's what turned this place into the Castle Oblivion we come to know in our time." Roxas answered with a shrug. "And I guess you could never find whatever it was Xemnas told you to look for, because anyone who isn't Aqua, or apparently me now, will get lost in here, and apparently into oblivion, hence the name; Castle Oblivion."
Lea instantly faceplanted the floor, before quickly getting back on his feet. "N-now hold on a sec! You mean to tell me that if I had just asked you to come along, and Xemnas agreed, we'd have found that kid he said to look for here!?" He groaned, rubbing his forehead in irritation. "Geez, he really sent the wrong guys for the job…"
"Wait, Xemnas sent you here to find Ven? Why?" Roxas asked, confused what Xemnas would want Ven's body for when he's clearly still in a coma.
Lea shrugged, crossing his arms thoughtfully. "Well, don't ask me… all I know is he was a crazy guy- apparently he would talk to armor in his spare time, when not staring at the moon of course."
Roxas couldn't help but splutter in laughter as he covered his mouth with his hand. Axel's got a point there, Xemnas is really nuts. But then again… he probably still has Terra's memories and thinks of Ven as a good friend or something… as strange as that sounds. Gee, I wonder what he thought of ME when he first went to recruit me- I hope he didn't think I was Ven's Nobody…then again, he knew I was Sora's already, otherwise my name would have Ventus's name with an 'X' somewhere in it.
Lea then shook his head, growing serious once more. "So… you're heading out to find Terra, huh?" Roxas nodded, seeing the redhead glance away. "Then I'd suggest going to Radiant Garden- I may not know what happened, but… he's probably there since I saw the aftermath."
The younger Nobody looked at Lea before nodding. "Right, we'll go there next then. Um… Axel, do you know when I have to go back to my timeline? And… what about you? When are you going back?"
Lea shrugged absently, glancing around. "I'm not sure to either of those answers. After all, we got here in different ways." Then he frowned, crossing his arms thoughtfully as he muttered, "And I still have to figure out what's bugging me about that third ice cream…"
Roxas gave a slight chuckle, making Lea look at him, in confusion. "You're still wondering about that, huh? Well… maybe you subconsciously remember a lost friend."
"A… lost friend?" Lea frowned, growing more confused by the second. Why… does that sound so familiar now?
The Nobody nodded, shrugging. "You probably won't remember her even if I told you her name, but it's Xion. The three of us always hung out together before… well… things just got in the way."
Lea blinked, hearing that name ring out in his head. "Xion, huh…?" He frowned, thinking for a moment as he glanced around. Xion, Xion… I… wait… He paused before his eyes widened. Xion…! That's it- the reason that ice cream was so confusing to me was because… He suddenly felt weak, falling to the ground in shock, surprising Roxas. "I… Xion…!" He groaned, holding his head in irritation. How in the worlds would I forget her!? I even promised to always be there for both of them, to bring Roxas and Xion back!
"A-Axel! A-are you okay? What's wrong?" Roxas asked his old friend in concern, quickly kneeling to his level. Does he remember her now?
"...Heh…" Lea chuckled softly, shaking his head slowly. "Man… How the heck did you resist smacking me for not remembering her, Roxas?" The Nobody blinked as the redhead looked up, into his best friend's eyes. "We were close, after all- and I'm always insisting that others get it memorized! I can be such an idiot at times, I swear…"
Roxas blinked a few times before smiling at him. "I think Castle Oblivion helped you remember her. But I don't think it'll last…"
"What? Why not?" Lea asked, not liking what the younger Nobody was saying. I don't want to forget her again!
Roxas sighed, crossing his arms sadly. "I only remembered Xion because I'm connected to her- even then it was hard for me to remember her at all. But when you leave here, Axel, the memories of her will slip away again from you."
"..." Lea groaned, slamming his fist into the ground angrily. "If I could write a note to myself, I would- and it'd say, 'Don't forget Xion'! Oy… I don't feel as bad about forgetting her now, but it's still going to hurt if I remember her later on!"
Roxas gave his old friend a pat on the back, giving a small smile of acceptance. "It's not your fault. I wish you didn't have to forget her again, but at least there's someone who will remember her, that's more than enough for Xion, she's just happy any one of us remembered her at all."
Lea sighed, tilting his head back in resignation before looking up at Roxas. "Heh… You can be such an adult at times." He smirked, ruffling his friend's hair playfully before standing up. "Well… I suppose I have to head to my own time soon- for me, all the mysteries are solved, so my test and mission here is done. I just hope that I passed that stupid exam, or else this would've been for nothing!"
"Yeah, good luck with that, it'd be nice if you could wield your own Keyblade too, Axel." Roxas smiled. "Too bad I won't be there to see it… not as myself anyway." Then he sighed. "Well… I also know how Xion feels, knowing once she leaves everyone will forget about her, like everyone here will forget about me… including Terra, Aqua and Ventus."
Lea blinked before he gave a small smirk, nudging Roxas. "Hey, I'd remember you being here- wouldn't that be enough for you? Or are you not as humble as our dear friend Xion?"
Roxas gave him a chuckle, shrugging. "I suppose that'll be good enough, at least I have one witness to say I was in the past." Then he gave a sad smile to his old pyro friend. "So you're leaving now? I guess that means my time here is almost up too…"
The redhead smiled- not his regular, cocky smirk, but a small one, the kind Roxas had only seen him give once or twice before. "Yeah… I think so too- whoever sent you here wanted you to see a specific part of the past, like Yen Sid did with me." He began to flicker, similar to that younger Xehanort had, as he crossed his arms. Unlike that version of Xehanort, however, the pyro was also being covered with a soft yellow light. "So… unless he wants you to see the entirety of the past, you've got a little bit left to go at best."
"Yeah, maybe he wants me to see what happened to Aqua before I have to go." Roxas said with a sigh. "Axel… I mean, Lea… is this the last time we'll ever see each other again? I'm sure you know what'll happen to me once I go back to my timeline."
Lea shrugged, still smiling softly. "Who knows? It might be… and yet… I think my last memory before disappearing fully as Axel… was us meeting one last time." He then chuckled, flicking Roxas's forehead playfully. "You won't lose me that easily, kiddo!"
Roxas rubbed his forehead in pain, but the Nobody kept smiling at him as he watched the pyro disappearing before his eyes. "Yeah, and maybe one day, who knows, I might even come back for a second run. Good-bye Lea… here's hoping you get that Keyblade."
Lea nodded, giving his signature grin one last time before he disappeared in a flash of light. Roxas sighed, seeing his friend was finally gone, at least for now… and soon he'd be following in his footsteps. I wonder… how am I going to tell Aqua…? After all… she deserves to know when I'm finally leaving.
Roxas finally came out of Castle Oblivion where Aqua was waiting. She almost couldn't believe how much the world had changed, but when she saw Roxas she gave him a nod. "Are you ready?"
The Nobody nodded, but he still wasn't sure how to tell her. "... Aqua, maybe we should go look in Radiant Garden. I just… something just tells me Terra might be there."
The blue-haired girl blinked before slowly nodding. "Right…" She gave a small smile, forming her armor once more as she formed the Keyblade Glider. "Let's go, Roxas- time to find Terra."
Roxas gave her a nod, glad that he still had his black coat on as it'll keep most of the darkness out even without the armor. I want to tell her, but how will she take it? She's lost Terra and she's lost Ven… it might be too hard on her to know she's going to lose me soon along with her memories of me. The Nobody jumped onto her Glider, raising his hood. "Alright, let's do this."
Aqua blinked, not feeling the boy holding onto her shoulder like he had been every time he flew with someone… and it hurt a bit to know he didn't need her anymore. But she shook it off, beginning to fly towards Radiant Garden.
Roxas, in the end, decided not to tell Aqua about his soon-to-be disappearance- he wanted to tell her, but not yet, not until they find Terra. "Heh… hard to believe how long it's been... it felt like years honestly." Roxas said to Aqua as they were flying.
The blue-haired woman nodded, sighing. "Yeah… It almost feels like it's been years since I've been to Radiant Garden, let alone since this whole thing started…" She chuckled to herself, shaking her head slowly. "And yet… it's only been about a month and a half- it's crazy…"
"Just goes to show that time itself doesn't matter, it's what you've been doing that shows the extent of time." Roxas said softly. "A seven day summer vacation could be as good as a two month one if you know how to spend it, especially with your friends. I guess the same could be said for this too- although we haven't known each other for very long, I feel like we've been friends for a long time. Do you feel the same way, Aqua?"
The Keyblade Master nodded, glancing at Roxas behind her. "Actually, yeah… It's almost like you're a little brother to me by now- I'm glad you're here to help me with Terra, because if you weren't, I… I don't know what I'd do." Roxas frowned at that, feeling guilty for not telling her- but before he could say anything, she began to land on Radiant Garden, which had come up all too soon for him. "Now then… time to find Terra."
"... Aqua, just know that no matter what… I'll never forget what I've experienced here, and my friendship with you, Terra and Ventus." Roxas said softly to her as they landed into the world.
Aqua blinked at that, but she slowly nodded, remembering he would have to go back to his own time, possibly soon. But he never said when… so he hopefully has a lot more time left with us. "Right… Come on, let's go find him!"
Roxas took off the hood from his head, frowning a bit. "There's no need, he's here." he pointed at a man, standing and staring off into space in the middle of town. I see his hair is still silver, that's not a good sign…
Aqua smiled happily, ignoring the fact that his hair was silver, and she quickly ran up to him, hope filling her eyes. "Terra?" she asked, only to blink in confusion when he looked down at her and reached out for her. She frowned, beginning to take a step back. What is he- urk! The silver-haired man suddenly grabbed her neck, slowly lifting her up into the air!
"Aqua!" Roxas yelled for her as he began running at them worriedly.
"Who… are you?" the man demanded from her, frowning in confusion. "Who… am I?"
Roxas stopped before he said, "You're Terra, our friend, remember? Please, put Aqua down."
Aqua nodded, groaning in pain. Such a terrible… darkness…! "T-Terra… fight it, please!"
The man looked at her with slightly dull eyes, thinking what they both said over. "Terra… you say?" His eyes then widened and he suddenly grabbed his head, grunting in pain. "Gah… Ugh…!" He clutched at his face with both hands before suddenly pausing. When he spoke again, it was with a lot more confidence than before, and Aqua and Roxas frowned worriedly. "Terra's heart has been extinguished- smothered by the darkness within him!" With that, he summoned Xehanort's Keyblade, slashing at the woman in front of him!
CLANG! Roxas had summoned Oathkeeper and blocked the attack from hitting his friend. "I made a promise to help her, and I intend to keep it. I promised to help her get back her friend Terra as long as I am still here and breathing, no matter what!" Roxas said as he pushed Terranort back before he jumped beside Aqua.
The Keyblade Master hesitated for only a moment before she frowned angrily, summoning her Keyblade. "My name is Master Aqua. Now return our friend's heart or pay the price!" Terranort laughed at that, disappearing into a pool of darkness before reappearing behind both of them and slashed at them! "Whoa!" She and Roxas dodged the attack, turning to face him once more.
"Watch it, he's fast." Roxas whispered to her as he got down into his battle stance. He's got a lot of darkness, very powerful darkness, it almost hurts to be near him. And yet… now it's almost like I feel Xemnas's 'darkness' here…
As if to prove how fast he was, before Aqua or Roxas could react, Terranort began slashing away at them, and both Keyblade Wielders had to dodge roll or cartwheel away. "Yield!" he shouted, making a bunch of dark spheres slam into both of his opponents.
Roxas hissed as he slammed back into a wall, but he refused to yield to this man. The Nobody stood up, he couldn't see where Aqua was, but he knows she's nearby. Roxas watched Terranort, trying to analyze what he's going to do next, it would be dangerous to just charge in head on without knowing the full extent of his powers.
"He fights like Terra and Xehanort, but he mostly fights like Terra." Roxas heard a familiar voice in his head say.
"...What?" Roxas shook his head, now wasn't the time to make conversation. The Nobody jumped into the sky, gliding near Terranort before he flipped, crying out, "THUNDER!" He summoned a bolt of lightning, striking at the possessed Keyblade Wielder.
The silver-haired man grunted in pain before he slid at Roxas, his whole body covered in darkness as he slammed into the Nobody, causing massive damage! "Begone!"
"Gotcha!" a familiar female voice shouted as she slashed at Terranort then used her Blizzard and Fire magic together, causing massive damage.
Roxas rolled back onto his feet. If he fights like Terra… then he should be more brute force than magic or speed… but he's pretty dang fast.
"Because he's using darkness to enhance his abilities."
… Darkness? Hmm… The Nobody began having an idea about a weakness. "Aqua! I think we should use light elements to fight him! Know any Shotlocks that can use light?" Roxas called out to her while dodge rolling from another attack.
Aqua blinked before nodding. "I do- it's a powerful one as well! If you're sure this will work Roxas…" She aimed her Keyblade at Terranort, locking on before she began spinning gracefully, firing off orb of light after orb of light that slammed into her opponent's chest. "Lightbloom!"
Roxas was amazed by how graceful her moves were as she fired off those light orbs, she could totally ace an advanced ballet class if she ever wanted to. Terranort grunted in pain as the light orbs cut through his darkness, making it hard for him to recover, but he knew how to use Curaga.
"Heal!" Roxas and Aqua cringed as they saw the possessed Keyblade Wielder surround himself in green light, healing his wounds.
"I guess we'll have to attack faster." Roxas said with a small frown.
"Right, we'll attack him together then." Aqua nodded, quickly dodging a slash from Terranort's Keyblade.
Aqua began spinning again, she took Roxas's hand as the two fired off light elements. Aqua was using her Shotlock Lightbloom, and Roxas was summoning the light pillars, using a weaker version of Light Rage to attack. The silver-haired Keyblade Wielder could barely move without getting blinded or seared by the light. Then Roxas and Aqua both split on opposite side of Terranort, pointing their Keyblade at him before shooting out beams of light right at his chest! They were trying to use this to release Terra's heart from Xehanort's control, but the man resisted them, jumping away.
Terranort growled angrily, summoning a dozen pillars of rocks. "Yield!" He slashed, the pillars being sent flying in the direction he slashed- right at Aqua and Roxas! Then he began firing dark orbs at them again and the darkness felt like it was trying to eat away at Aqua's skin- Roxas was fine because the coat protected him from the darkness, but it still hurts.
Roxas glared as he helped Aqua back up before Terranort decides to attack again. "Come on, get up!" Then he heard that voice in his head again, making him blink in confusion.
"Support her with your light- it'll fight the darkness that's trying to envelop her own heart!"
Who are you? Why are you talking to me now?
Roxas quickly used Reflect to protect them in a barrier just before Terranort could reach them, causing his Keyblade to bounce off the shield. Roxas then pointed Oathkeeper at Aqua's chest and quickly shot out a small light beam, healing her heart from the darkness that was trying to consume it.
Aqua gasped, feeling her heart suddenly fill with light before she gave her friend a grateful nod. "Thank you Roxas… I needed that."
Roxas nodded to her, but he was still a bit troubled by this voice that keeps talking to him now. He's heard it before in his dreams, but never with such clarity, almost like whoever it was, was right beside him.
Terranort quickly smashed the Reflect barrier to dust before Roxas could reflect on it though, and he began glowing with a dark power. "Command Style: Dark Impulse!" His Keyblade was glowing with darkness and he began slashing away at both Keyblade Wielders before a huge claw came out of the tip of his weapon! "HYAH!" He was using Sonic Shadow, a move where he teleported with darkness and reappeared right near the enemy, making them unable to react fast enough to get out of the way.
The Nobody hit the ground and flipped over a few times before he hit a wall. Ow… that hurt… Roxas slowly managed to get up on his hands and knees, looking up to see Terranort right in front of him! Roxas reacted quickly as he shot up Oathkeeper to block the slash that would've possibly ended him there.
Terranort frowned before he was suddenly slashed in the back by Aqua! "GAH!" He turned and glared at her, feeling blood slowly dripping down his back. "You… you dare attack me so dishonorably!?"
Aqua glared at him, clutching her Keyblade tightly. "What do you know about honor? I'll do whatever it takes to bring my friend back. If there's anything I've learned on this journey it's that not every battle needs to be fought honorably, and this is one of those battles." She looked over at Roxas, who looked back at her before grinning.
And here I thought none of them would ever see it my way. The Nobody chuckled to himself as he cast a quick Cura on himself.
Terranort scowled, beginning to slash as hard as he could at Roxas. "TAKE THIS!" He tried to slam his Keyblade into the Nobody's skull but Roxas blocked and used his free hand to cast Blizzard right into the possessed Keyblade Wielder's stomach! "What!?"
Roxas then proceed to attack with his Keyblade, comboing the silver-haired man before taking a stab at him. "Take that!" Then he spun his Keyblade around, causing it to combo the man once more before he jumped away.
Terranort scowled, beginning to heal himself with darkness before Roxas used Giga Impact, making the dark Keyblade Wielder grunt in immense pain. "Why you…! Why do you resist so much!?" He began dashing around the field, cloaked in darkness again. "Terra's heart has succumbed to the darkness- there is no returning it!"
"That's what you think! Even in the deepest darkest abyss, there is always a little light. I know Terra's not gone, not by a long shot- in fact, he's fighting you right now." Roxas snapped, jumping away from the man's darkness.
"Roxas is right." Aqua spoke calmly, walking beside her friend. "Terra wouldn't give up so easily, especially not to you or the darkness!"
Terranort growled in irritation, gripping his Keyblade tighter. "Is that so? Well then… fight me as hard as you can- because just like you, I shall not hold back!" With that, he raised his Keyblade into the air. "Come to me!" Almost as if from thin air, a huge meteor began hurtling down at the battlefield!
"Above you!"
Roxas and Aqua gasped as they looked up, seeing the huge meteor! They knew they couldn't dodge it before it came down on them, so the two of them nodded to each other before they lifted their Keyblades and created Reflectaga together, hoping to try and hold it off! The huge meteor hit the barrier, and to everyone's shock, it held up! The huge rock was strong however, and the barrier was already starting to crack.
Terranort sneered, seeing the two continue to try and hold off the huge hunk of space rock. "Try as much as you want- you would need a miracle to destroy the meteor let alone block it with magic!"
Roxas was getting tired, his magic was getting seriously spent and drained, and he could tell the same was said for Aqua- neither of them could keep holding off this huge space rock. This isn't good… we can't hold it off much longer!
Aqua frowned before her eyes lit up, getting an idea. "Roxas!" She bent down, and getting the idea, the boy quickly lowered his part of the barrier and hopped onto her hands before she sent him towards the meteor with a mighty shove! Roxas began spinning as he was going at the meteor, his Oathkeeper pointing right at it. As soon as he hit it, he was struggling to pierce through it.
"Come on… come on!" Roxas shut his eyes as his body glowed white, trying with all his might and remaining magic to shove through, and eventually the meteor began cracking until the Nobody was able to pierce the rock and caused it to shatter! "Yeah!"
Terranort's eyes widened, seeing Roxas and Aqua weren't smashed by the meteor- and, in fact, the Nobody had managed to slash through the space rock! "No… How are you-!?" He gritted his teeth, charging both of them angrily. "I will not lose this body as you have forced me to lose the X-Blade!"
Aqua quickly used a Time stop spell with what remained of her magic. "STOP!" It froze Terranort for a few seconds as she and Roxas jumped back, they needed to recover from that last attack and a few seconds isn't going to be enough. "Roxas, if you have any ideas now, let's hear it."
Roxas panted, he and Aqua were drained of magic, and they didn't have time to restock items, so healing right now was out of the question. "Well… guess we'll have to rely on our melee attacks and Shotlocks until our magic recovers."
Aqua nodded, frowning worriedly. "Right…" She knew perfectly well that her most powerful ability was her magic, but she didn't want to worry her friend, so she charged Terranort, only for him to block and retaliate with a counter filled with darkness! "GAH!" She grunted in pain but she slashed at him again, letting Roxas slash at their friend's back while she kept Terranort distracted.
Terranort growled as he quickly began firing dark orbs at both of them, trying to keep them at a distance. Aqua didn't want to get too close to those dark orbs, they were like acid to her, so she quickly jumped back. Roxas deflected some of the orbs, but there were too many for him to get in close, and he quickly rejoined Aqua. "At this rate, he'll just keep shooting darkness at us before we can retaliate."
The blue-haired woman nodded, frowning thoughtfully. "Yeah… I suppose we'll just have to rely on Shotlocks and Command Styles then! Can you activate either of yours yet?"
"Well Light Rage is my most powerful Command Style, but to use it, I'd have to be really, really ticked off." Roxas said. Seeing his friend's surprised glance, he shrugged. "Yeah, it's a power that relies on negativity and anger, not really something I want to use very often…"
Aqua frowned thoughtfully, before she nodded to herself. "Alright… I have enough energy for another Shotlock- I'll keep him distracted while you attack him directly." She aimed her Keyblade at Terranort as she spoke, preparing her attack.
Roxas nodded and ran behind, trying to find a best way to attack. He attacks with heavy force and he's fast- besides light, is there any weakness to this guy?
"He's fast, but you can be faster."
Okay, seriously, who are you? The Nobody was grateful for the advice, but it was also distracting him. And I've been attacking as fast as I can, I'm not able to match up with a dark enhanced speed!
"Well, then use a D-Link- you both have those as well, something he doesn't, yet you aren't using them. Aqua's fighting with you, so her D-Link's out- Terra's fighting against you, technically, so the same goes with him. The only one left is…?"
But Ven's gone! I can't use his D-Link either! Roxas argued, but he quickly saw a chance to attack and used Slide Dash to kick Terranort from behind before he smashed Oathkeeper into his back and then kicked his legs to keep him from reacting too quickly- but despite this, the voice in his head kept talking to him.
"And what makes you think that? His heart's sleeping but his power's still there- and you two are still friends so he'll automatically give you his power for a longer fight like this! You may as well try."
What? But he's- ugh, it doesn't make any sense! Roxas grumbled to himself, but regardless, he reached into his pocket to take the green Wayfinder into his hand. "Well, here's hoping I don't make an idiot of myself. VENTUS!" To everyone's shock, the Wayfinder glowed in his hand and a green light glowed on Roxas for a few seconds. "W…what the!?"
Terranort's eyes widened, seeing Roxas using Ven's D-Link. "W-what!? But that's- UGH!" He grunted in pain as Aqua recovered from her shock first and quickly used her Shotlock, twirling gracefully once more and firing orbs of light right at the possessed Keyblade Wielder.
Roxas, feeling faster, all but 'teleported' right at Terranort's face as Aqua's Shotlock continued to hit him. The Nobody used this to attack along with her Shotlock as a combination, using basic magic, something he hadn't used in a while, to cause more damage as Roxas followed Aqua's every shot perfectly! Of course, after it was over, the D-Link wore off, but it still did massive damage to Terranort.
Guess with Ven sleeping he can only loan me his powers for a short time. Roxas thought to himself after he quickly jumped back beside Aqua.
Terranort grunted, glaring at both of them. "Not yet…!" A barrier of darkness surrounded the battlefield, boxing all three of them in as the man tossed his Keyblade to the side. "I will guide you to the depths of darkness!" And with that said, he suddenly began groaning in pain, clutching his heart as darkness began pouring from it like an open wound!
"What's happening!?" Aqua shouted, looking around as the entire area was being covered in darkness.
Roxas hissed himself as he sensed the sickening darkness multiplied around them tenfold! It was to the point the Nobody was feeling sick himself just for being here. "I don't know… but I think Terranort's calling upon his own darkness!"
The silver-haired man grunted again, screaming in pain as a large Heartless suddenly erupted from his chest. "Heh… You'd be right. This is the Guardian…" He smirked, the Guardian following his movements to the letter before the man resummoned his Keyblade. "And he will be your undoing, along with myself!"
Roxas's eyes widened as sudden flashes of Sora's memory of that Guardian came into his head. Ansem!? The Nobody shook his head, not wanting to get distracted now. N-no… No, it can't be!
"Roxas, can you still use two Keyblades?" Aqua asked him, unaware of Roxas's distress.
Roxas groaned a bit before looking up at her. "Yeah, I should be able to."
"Then why haven't you used it?" the blue-haired woman asked him, frowning worriedly. "We kind of need every advantage we have right now!"
"I don't know why myself, but I just feel like it's not the right time to use both of them yet." the Nobody explained as the entire area around them changed.
Before either of them could comment anymore, the Guardian suddenly disappeared into the ground, and Roxas's eyes widened. "Scatter!" he quickly shouted to Aqua, running away. That thing could be targeting either one of us!
Roxas and Aqua began dodge rolling and cart wheeling all over the battlefield, trying to get away from it. Thankfully, the Guardian finally came out from underground and missed both of them before returning to Terranort.
"Roxas, we can beat him, we just have to work together!"
What? You're just a voice in my head, what can you do? The Nobody was getting caught off guard by this weird voice, but now it's just sounding ridiculous.
"You'll see- just trust me and we'll get through this battle together!"
Roxas frowned in confusion at that but he reluctantly nodded. Fine, I feel like I can trust you… Then he yelped, quickly blocking a swipe of the Keyblade from Terranort- except he didn't notice that he did it in a reverse grip, similar to a certain look-alike of his.
The Nobody then kicked back from the rocks below him to jump back, not noticing that he was still holding Oathkeeper in the reversed grip that Ven used to do. "That was a close one…"
Aqua stopped when she noticed Roxas's strange grip on his Keyblade. "..." She blinked a bit, surprised. Wha- why is Roxas holding his Keyblade like that? That grip- it looks just like Ven's!
Terranort scowled, rushing at Roxas while his Guardian began tossing spheres of darkness straight at the boy, making him constantly dodge as he switched his grip to his preferred style once more. Roxas jumped and glided through the battlefield as he used Oathkeeper to try and use Giga Impact, but Terranort's Guardian refused to give him time to do so as it suddenly flew up at him and slashed at him with its big claws!
"Ugh!" Roxas grunted as he fell back to the ground, clutching his chest in pain. My magic's still weak, but thankfully I have enough for another Cure if I need it. And it's a good thing I'm wearing this coat, that darkness would've hurt a lot more otherwise…
"In that case, you should try to save your energy so you can use more of your light."
Easier said than done, I have to keep moving or I'm dead. Roxas saw Aqua using Thunder Dash as she surrounded herself with electricity before dashing at Terranort, hitting him and his Guardian a few times before it grabbed hold of her, keeping her there so Terranort could attack!
The Nobody, seeing his friend in danger, wasted no time to rush at them, his grip switching back to the reversed style as he quickly hacked and slashed at the Guardian, forcing it to let her go.
Terranort blinked as well, finally noticing Roxas was using Ven's style to fight him. …Impossible…! Ventus… he's… am I fighting him!? The man grunted, suddenly clutching his head in pain.
Roxas grabbed Aqua's arm and hurried her a few feet away from the man and his dangerous Guardian. "Are you okay, Aqua?"
"I'm fine, thanks for saving me back there, but…" She looked at his Keyblade… Roxas switched his grip again.
"But what? What's wrong?" the Nobody asked in concern, worried she might've gotten some of the darkness in her again.
"...You don't see it?" the blue-haired Keyblade Wielder asked in confusion, glancing down at his Keyblade again. Is… is he somehow calling on more of Ven's power again…?
"Don't see what?" Roxas frowned in confusion before he heard Terranort groaning in agony, he and Aqua turned to see he was clutching his head as if fighting it again. "Terra?" I wonder what triggered his memory…
"Just keep fighting, it'll help bring out the real Terra again!"
Roxas nodded as his grip tightened on his Keyblade before going back to his usual stance, still confusing Aqua. "Come on, let's go Aqua!"
The Keyblade Master slowly nodded, trying to figure out what the heck was going on, before they were transported with a flash of light to a sparkly orange-filled platform! "W-wha!? Where are w- TERRA!" Her eyes widened, seeing their friend chained to what looked like a purple sphere of dark energy- most likely Xehanort's heart- while the Guardian protected them both.
Roxas frowned as he wondered what was going on, but he didn't like it. "I think we have to get to them, Aqua. Get to that heart over there, maybe we can try purifying it if we get close enough!"
"We can try, it's our best bet!" Aqua nodded, clenching her Keyblade tightly.
The two Keyblade Wielders began charging, but Guardian wasn't going to make it easy, it kept firing dark orbs at them constantly, pushing them back whenever they get hit. "This isn't working, we'll have to try and split up!" Roxas said with a frown.
Aqua nodded, and she and her friend quickly split up, both of them circling around to try and reach Terra from different sides. Eventually, she reached him, and she quickly stood within the second circle. "Terra, are you alright!?"
Terra grunted, unable to give an answer. Roxas was trying to beat back the Guardian as it kept trying to slash at him since Aqua already reached the circle. "Get out of my way!" Roxas stabbed at the Guardian, his grip going back to reverse, trying to attack faster. The Guardian finally fell back and it gave Roxas enough time to reach into the circle.
"T-Terra? Terra, are you in there?" Roxas called for him beside Aqua, still not realizing he was holding the Keyblade in reverse, but both Terra and Aqua did, making Terra think he was Ven.
"V-Ven… Aqua…!" Terra grunted, still trying to fight as hard as he could. "You both… have to get out of here! I'm-I'm trying to fight him as best as… as I can, but… it isn't easy! I-I'm making headway, but…!"
"No, you can't just give up, Terra!" Roxas said to him, shaking his head, not caring if he mistook him for Ven- maybe his memory of Roxas was already disappearing, but that was fine with him, just as long as the Nobody could help release him from Xehanort's grasp.
The brown-haired man gave a small smirk at that, shaking his head. "I… I didn't say I'd… give up, now… did I?" He then summoned his Keyblade, Ends of the Earth, glancing at both of the other Keyblade Wielders as the Guardian began to float towards him. "A bit… of help… would be nice…!"
"Don't worry, we'll help you Terra, we'll do everything we can." Aqua said as she held up her Keyblade.
"That's right, we will." Roxas said as he began bringing up his Keyblade, but when he did that was when he noticed he was holding it in reverse. Huh? Why am I- that's weird… I shouldn't be holding it in reverse! The Nobody quickly switched to his normal grip, frowning at his strange way of holding it like that, before he quickly focused on the incoming Guardian.
The three Keyblade Wielders held out their Keyblades together, shining brightly in light, catching the Guardian off guard. "LIGHT!" they all cried out, causing the large Heartless to cry out in pain before in a flash of light, both Roxas and Aqua reappeared in the barrier, the Heartless in question panting painfully.
Terranort grunted, clutching his heart. "W-wha… what did you do!?" he demanded, glaring up at both of his opponents. How… how is he… resisting more now!? His heart should have submitted, not continued to fight!
Roxas and Aqua glared at him, but before they could attack, Roxas noticed the blue-haired woman was looking at him in confusion. "... Um…" The Nobody had a pretty good idea what was on her mind now, seeing what she was probably asking before. "Maybe we should just focus on the battle right now."
Aqua nodded, trying not to stare as Roxas absently adjusted his grip back to reverse, before she turned to her opponents. "Do you want to take the Guardian or Terranort?" she asked, holding up her Keyblade warily at the two who were still staggering.
"Well, I think I should take the Guardian since it uses a lot of darkness- this coat I'm wearing will protect me from it, but if it hits you… well… I'm worried what it could do to you." Roxas said in concern for her safety, absently twirling his Oathkeeper.
Aqua nodded, understanding his point. "Right- I'll continue trying to bring Terra's heart out while you do that!" Understanding each other, they each charged for their respective opponents, who were just beginning to recover.
As Aqua went for Terranort, Roxas began attacking Guardian, using some of his light pillars to attack it and keep it away from Aqua, but his earlier magic depletion made it hard for him to use a lot of his light attacks, so he had to settle for just his Keyblade. Roxas noticed he was attacking a lot faster with Oathkeeper before he realized he was holding it in reverse again. Why am I holding it this way? This is… more of Ven's style, so why am I…?
"Hey, I told you I'd help you! The reverse grip's a lot faster for attacking."
… Wait… what? You're doing this?! Roxas's eyes widened and he was so surprised that when the Guardian went after Aqua, he was too late to stop it from grabbing her tightly! "W-wha!? NO!"
Aqua hissed in pain as she quickly escaped and fell back, looking to be in agony as she was trying to fight off the darkness that was attacking her from within. Angered, the Nobody didn't hesitate to summon Oblivion this time! But, to everyone's surprise, including Roxas himself, instead of the familiar black Keyblade, it was…
"Ven's Wayward Wind?" Roxas asked aloud, confused and shocked at the Keyblade in his hand. But he shook his head, now was not the time to question it. Now with both Keyblades in his hands, he quickly ran at both Terranort and the Guardian, using them to deflect all the dark orbs aimed at him and then he began comboing them like crazy! The Guardian tried to grab hold of Roxas, but he managed to stab at its arm while still hitting Terranort at the same time.
Shrieking in pain, the Guardian flew back above the silver-haired man as he grunted in pain, clutching his shoulder before the darkness healed it. Roxas panted a bit, feeling tired himself before he hurried over to Aqua, seeing that the enemy was slowing down. "Aqua! Hang on…" Roxas pointed Oathkeeper at her chest and released the small light into it to chase away the darkness. "Are you okay?"
Aqua nodded, panting a bit more as her heart felt lighter again. "Y-yeah… Thanks again, Roxas…" She slowly stood up, and she couldn't help but stare at one of the Keyblades in her friend's hand. "R-Roxas… why do you have Wayward Wind instead of Oblivion?"
"..." Roxas held up Wayward Wind, looking at it thoughtfully. "Well… I know it sounds strange but… I think Ven is helping me fight here."
"But how? His heart is sleeping." Aqua frowned in confusion. I don't think it would have recovered that quickly without us being there…
The Nobody shrugged. "You know I'm from the future, right? Maybe I made contact with Ven's heart from there and it's effecting me here, just a guess."
"It's a WRONG guess, but you're pretty close. As for what's wrong about your idea… well, you'll see soon enough." The voice sounded smug, and Roxas's hand twitched, although it was too subtle to notice.
Aqua blinked before she slowly nodded. "I… guess that makes sense…" Then she glanced over at Terranort, seeing him groaning in pain as he clutched his heart again. "Come on- we have to help Terra fight off Xehanort's possession again!"
"Here we go again." Roxas and Aqua charged as the area around them began to change, the sky and ground turning yellow and Xehanort's heart floating above Terra, while Terra himself was in chains. The Guardian was getting desperate as it fired the dark orbs much more rapidly than the first time around, making it that much harder to dodge.
Roxas, having both Keyblades in hand, managed to deflect most of those dark orbs a lot easier than when he only had one, although he noticed that he was holding both Keyblades in reverse. This better not mess me up…
"Don't worry, it won't- I'll be here to help keep you from getting hit."
A lot sooner than before, Roxas and Aqua quickly reached their friend, Terra clutching his head. He smiled at them, although it was a strained and slightly pained smile as he struggled to fight back. "H-hey… looks like… you're back again. Wanna… try round two…?"
"Yeah, we'll get Xehanort out of you." Aqua said determinedly.
"Here comes the Guardian again!" Roxas said as he raised both Keyblades along with Aqua and Terra, doing the Triple Limit, causing a bright flash of light!
Back in the real world, Terranort stumbled back as his body began to shine. "G-guh… ugh… stop… fighting back…!" He managed to force himself to stand up straight, but he was still shining with light as the young man's own heart resisted the possession from within.
Aqua frowned worriedly, taking a step towards him as she tried to plead with her friend. "Terra, I know you're in there! Fight back- you're almost out!"
Roxas nodded, "Yes! You can do it, Terra! Just a little bit more!"
Finally beginning to run out of options, Terranort slowly forced the Keyblade of Master Xehanort up to his chest as he groaned out, "This'll teach you…!" Then he shouted, in a mix of his current voice and Terra's own, "GET OUT OF MY HEART!" before he touched the Keyblade to his chest, and it gave a flash of purple light.
Both Aqua and Roxas reacted in horror at this, they almost couldn't believe what they just saw! "Terra!" Terranort dropped the Keyblade, and it quickly disappeared in a flash of light as his eyes drooped as if asleep.
"NO!" Roxas and Aqua saw the Guardian behind the silver-haired man beginning to melt beneath him, creating a dark pool that was causing the man's body to sink into it!
Roxas quickly ran forward, trying to reach Terranort before the dark pool disappeared. "TERRA!" he cried out, rushing inside, dismissing both his Keyblades along the way.
"R-Roxas, wait!" Aqua quickly ran after him, dismissing her own Keyblade, and she jumped inside just as the dark pool began to shine with a bright light. She quickly summoned both her Keyblade Glider and her armor, hopping on and flying after her friends. "Roxas! Climb on- we're going to try and get Terra before he falls too far into darkness!"
Roxas nodded as he didn't hesitate to grab her arm and she pulled him on the back of her Glider. As soon as her Nobody friend was safe, she put the Glider into full throttle, trying to catch up to their falling friend.
The Nobody was getting rather agitated, he could sense the darkness around them growing darker and the door to the light was closing. "Faster Aqua! We're not going to make it out of here like this!"
Gritting her teeth, she shouted, "The darkness will not take you, Terra!" as she forced her Keyblade Glider to go even faster! Finally, she and Roxas managed to grab him, beginning to fly towards the speck of light in the distance as they carried the unconscious man with them. No… Roxas's right- we won't make it! I have to do something or we'll all be lost!
Roxas frowned, seeing how small the light has become, there was no possible way they could make it now… but the Nobody noticed Aqua suddenly detached her armor and returned her Keyblade to normal, causing all three of them to begin falling. "A-Aqua? What are you doing?"
"Forgive me, Roxas…" The blue-haired Keyblade Master forced the armor to grab Terra, and she placed her Keyblade into his hand, making the armor glow. "I'm with you Terra! GO!" And faster than a rocket, the Keyblade and its armor began speeding towards the door to the light, Aqua and Roxas falling deeper and deeper into darkness. "Ven…" she muttered as they fell, sounding somehow light-hearted. "I'm sorry. I might not make it back as soon as I thought… But I promise, I'll be there one day to wake you up…"
"Aqua…" Roxas said softly as he reached out his gloved hand and grabbed hers. "This isn't over yet." With a flick of his hand, the Nobody summoned the Corridor of Darkness, and it transported them on a dark beach, a familiar place for Roxas, not wanting his friend to wander here alone lost- the least he could do was bring her somewhere familiar to him, but he couldn't do much otherwise, not without tampering with the timeline, because he knew that she can't leave here… not yet anyway.
Aqua opened her eyes, not sure how much time passed when she suddenly blacked out. The last thing she remembered was falling into darkness that she pulled Roxas into, and she remembered the boy grabbing her hand. "...Roxas?" She slowly sat up, blinking in surprise.
Roxas was sitting beside her, staring out at the dark ocean. "Hey Aqua… I'm glad to see you're okay." My body feels so heavy for some reason.
"..." The blue-haired girl frowned in confusion, slowly standing up. "...Where… are we? I don't recognize this place… Did you take us out of the realm of darkness somehow?"
The Nobody only shook his head, frowning softly. "No, this is just a part of the dark realm. Aqua, what you did kept Terra from falling here, but he's still not himself, are you sure that was a wise decision? We can't get out and save him now."
"..." Aqua gave a small, slightly hysterical smile, leaning back and staring into the dark sky. "I… I don't know- but I was out of options." A tear slowly dripped down her face as she continued, shaking her head softly. "I… I wouldn't let him be lost to darkness again… but I couldn't bring all of us back to the realm of light safely."
Roxas sighed sadly as he picked up a seashell from the beach, holding it up to his face. "I get it, you cared so much about him you were willing to sacrifice yourself for his sake, even if it meant the end of you. You remind me of a friend of mine who did the same thing Aqua…"
The blue-haired woman frowned in confusion, looking at him. "...Who would that be?" She gave a mirthless chuckle, shrugging weakly. "I doubt I'd be able to meet them now… so I may as well learn their name…"
"Her name was Xion- she was a good friend of mine…." Roxas said sadly as he closed his hand around the seashell he was holding. "I'd do anything for her, as well as my other friend, Axel. The three of us were close, and we called ourselves best friends… but… well… things got really complicated and Xion had to end herself or… I would've ended up disappearing instead."
Aqua's eyes widened, instantly realizing the connection he had made. "...Sort of like us, huh?" She sighed, hanging her head sadly. "Too bad… I was hoping that…" That a tragedy like ours would be one in a century, at best… but instead, in eleven years…
Roxas shrugged, leaning back to stare at the moon in the sky. "It's not your fault, Aqua. Things like this were meant to happen, I guess. Nothing we could do about it except endure. I've tried fighting against destiny and look at where it's gotten me- eleven years in the past. But… that doesn't mean I regret ever meeting you, Terra and Ven- in fact, I've never been happier to have made new friends and add them to my small circle."
Aqua looked up at him, giving a small smile before her eyes widened. "...R-Roxas… you're…!" She shakily pointed at his arm, and the Nobody followed her gaze to see it was flickering in and out of existence, glowing with a faint light.
Roxas's eyes widened in shock for a second, before he realized what it meant and he stood up. Looks like my time here… is finally over. "Aqua… I'm very happy to have met you all, and that I was able to come as far as I did here."
Aqua frowned, slowly standing up as well and looking the boy over in confusion. "Roxas… what's happening to you?"
The Nobody just gave her a sad smile, shrugging. "My mission here, eleven years in the past, is over. I'm going back to my original timeline, to finish what I had started." To disappear into Sora…
The blue-haired Keyblade Master's eyes widened before she shook her head frantically, tears beginning to drip down her face. "N-no… No, Roxas, you- you can't leave! Not yet!" She tried to grab his arms, but they faded out of her grip, and she gasped, clutching her hands tightly in shock. "I… I just lost Terra…" She looked up at him, shaking her head desperately. "Ven will be asleep for who knows how long… I can't lose you too, not like this!"
It really broke Roxas's heart seeing her like this, the woman he had come to respect and know as a good friend, and he gave her a hug before fading out of existence again and falling through her. "I know Aqua… and I'm sorry. I knew you just lost Ven, and that's why I didn't want to tell you… I ran into my friend back at Castle Oblivion- he was also here on a mission from the future, but he had just disappeared back to his timeline, and I knew it was going to be soon for me too, but I couldn't just tell you… not yet. It'd break your heart."
"But… but…!" Aqua clutched at him desperately, renewing the hug every time he accidentally slipped out of her grip. But it's still breaking my heart… "Roxas… I… You're sure I'll never see you again? I-I could… I could find a way out, and-"
Roxas put a finger on her lips, getting her to stop, and he gave her a smile, shaking his head slowly. "It's okay Aqua, don't worry about it. You'll end up forgetting me anyways, so you won't be sad for long. But even so… I won't ever forget, even if I act like I won't remember you guys if we ever see each other again. I'll remember everything we've went through. I… I had fun traveling with all three of you- it was complicated and things were very rough at first, but in the end, I was happy to have met you all and even bonded with you. I'll never forget our times together and all the lessons I had learned as well, things I could've never learned on my own. Thank you, for saving me when I needed it the most, Aqua. I just wish I could've said my goodbyes to Terra and Ven too…" By now, Roxas's body was getting harder and harder to see, as light began shining all around the Nobody's body.
Aqua slowly shook her head, tears dripping down her face faster and faster. "N-no… No, this can't- this can't be happening…!" She sniffled, holding his face tenderly between her hands. "I… I wanted to spend a little more time with you! To- to teach you more before we headed back! I-I could have- I could have taught you more about magic, about the Keyblade's past…!" Her voice cracked at the end of her sentence, but she continued, trying to speak through the tears. "I-I could have even given you a Mark of Mastery exam myself…! You could have been a real Master, Roxas!" Please… Please, don't leave me all alone!
Aqua stopped for a moment when she felt Roxas's hand gently stroke her cheek as he wiped away some of the tears before more took their place. "Don't be sad, Aqua… I promise you that you'll be able to get out someday. Maybe you will meet me again- it may not be as me, but you will meet me again. Whether or not you remember me, you'll at least know I'm still here." Roxas then took something out of his pocket, it was Ven's Wayfinder that Lea had given to him. "This is a Wayfinder that I believe may have belonged to the Ventus from the future. Do me a favor and keep it safe until you feel the need to give it to a certain red-head pyro, okay?"
Aqua slowly nodded as the Nobody gently closed her fingers around it. "I… I will- I promise, Roxas, I'll keep it safe." She placed it on the ground next to the rock before suddenly hugging Roxas for a brief moment. "Roxas… I'll miss you so much! You- you may have only been in my life for a month… but…" She sobbed, barely able to get the next few words out. "But I thought of you as a little brother… y-you al-always got into trouble… and when I learned, I'd be so worried…!" I… I don't want to forget that… I don't want to forget him! "Please, Roxas… don't go yet… please…" Her breath hitched on the last word as she slipped through him once more.
Roxas just helped her up and gave her another tight hug, some tears spilling from his own eyes. "I wish I could stay, Aqua, with every fiber of my being I wish I could. But you know as well as I do my stay here, in the past, had always been temporary. If I don't go back, the future and present will change, and maybe not even for the better." Then he pulled away from her to give his friend one last smile. "I'll see you in the future, Aqua… one way or another…"
And with those words said, Roxas's body glowed brightly as he disappeared in her grasp, leaving nothing but his black coat behind. Aqua gripped the coat as if her life depended on it, her wide eyes staring into the air that was once her close friend as the woman's tears dripped off her chin and mixed into the ocean. "R-Roxas… Roxas…!" She fell to her knees, holding the coat to her chest as she let out an anguished, tormented scream- the scream of one who had lost everything, even their closest friends. "ROXAAAAAAAAAAAS!"
DarkFoxKit: *was crying* …. O-oh… oh… m-my… that… that was… such a sad good-bye…
Key2DestNE: I-I know… *sniffles, holding a box of tissues* ...Want one?
DarkFoxKit: We actually… *blows into the tissue* were playing… a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon song called 'I Don't Want to Say Good-bye' while typing it too… made it that much sadder.
Key2DestNE: S-so if you want… well, you can read it again while listening to that music… Also, you guys can make whatever theories you want- the story's almost done, after all~
DarkFoxKit: It should be pretty obvious who that voice is by now. But anyways, there's still one more chapter to go as well as the epilogue, so look forward to those! Now then, on to the reviews! CatLoverx33, yes, yes they will, because it's canon that all traces of Roxas is removed.
Key2DestNE: I know, it's gonna be sad… *sniff* thekhfan, yeah, the feels are strong with this story. The next project… well, I'm not sure really- we do a lot of projects at once. And it sounds like I have a fanboy of my very own now… joy. *sweatdrops*
DarkFoxKit: Antex, if you thought that last chapter had a lot of emotion and passion, then what do you think about this one? And yay, you're alive! :D I'm relieved to hear Vanitas wasn't OOC. And don't worry, memories may be fragile, but they never truly fade away.
Key2DestNE: Well… possibly. FlightfootKeyseeker, Roxas is kind of caught up with what's happening- besides, he doesn't want to put all sorts of pressure on Aqua, with her knowing that both Ven is still asleep and that Terra was captured by darkness.
DarkFoxKit: What were you hoping exactly? That Roxas tells Aqua Ven wouldn't wake up for another decade or so after she lost him and Terra? Roxas may be a Nobody, but he isn't heartless.
Key2DestNE: Agreed. Timpani, yipe! *ducks under the fangirl suddenly appearing again* W-we gotta hurry up, Fox! A-anyways, I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed Roxas guiding Ven to Sora. But… yeah, Roxas… is kind of going to be forgotten… sorry. *smiles sheepishly*
DarkFoxKit: That's the way it has to be unfortunately. KPGirl! Heh, I guess a lot of people assumed that the light would take Roxas back to his time period, but his work isn't done there just yet.
Key2DestNE: Also glad to see you're continuing to ship Key2Kitten~ :3 Spiderfan626, yeah, it's pretty sad already I think. It'd be interesting to make another KH story… but we probably won't make it a sequel like this- we're trying to keep everything canon, after all! ithil, weeell… that's… not really true- sorry…
DarkFoxKit: Guest, I'm sure that would be interesting, although if we did make a sequel, I don't really want to kill Roxas off. TetraOfTheInternet, we're very flattered by your words, we really are, I mean we have grown a lot since our first fanfic.
Key2DestNE: Eheheh… yeah, we really have… *sheepishly rubs the back of his neck* Speculator… yeah, it's quite sad, as you can tell. I can't say anything about an epilogue… but I hope that Aqua's goodbye was sad enough for you.
DarkFoxKit: I think your prediction of Aqua's good-bye with Roxas being the most dramatic and sad was spot on since she had to watch him disappear after losing both of her friends. But the story's not over yet! The arc is called the Final FOUR after all!
Key2DestNE: Well, that's the last review I think! Now we'd better get going before the fangirls and fanboys find us again- Timpani's probably letting the others know our location as we speak!
DarkFoxKit: Yeah, we better skedaddle before- *suddenly hands came out of nowhere and dragged Key down* O_O
Key2DestNE: WAAAH! Save meeee! *is getting dragged down to the darkness*
DarkFoxKit: …. Uuuhhhh… I'll be the last survivor! *begins to run, but hands grabbed my tail!* AAAAH! NOOOOO! LET ME GOOOOO!
Key2DestNE: I'M KEY2DESTNE, THIS IS DARKFOXKIT, AND WE'RE GOING TO DIE FROM ALL OF YOU! NOOOOOOOOOO!
DarkFoxKit: AFTER WE ESCAPE WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU!