Thirty-Five

"The worlds gave us this doorway. They want us to be the guardians of their destiny!"

Riku stared up at the door, finally speaking. "Once we go through, there's no turning back. It's victory…or oblivion…"

I stared up at the door.

"So, are you ready Sora?"

I shook my head. "No."

"Sora…" Kairi put a hand on my shoulder. My fists clenched.

"But if my baby sister can push ahead like that, I sure as hell can." I turned to Riku, "If your self-encouragement speech involves Sara in any way, I'll kill you."

He held up his hands, "Relax! An hour ago, you were all for me protecting her."

"Because you looked like a forty-year-old man. Now you're attractive. I'm not ok with that."

Riku bit his lip, "I think there's a compliment in there somewhere…never mind. Let's go save Sara."

"Gonna kill you."

"Gonna kill you right back."

The king joined us, and we summoned our blades. Maybe Sara can lock the door with no trouble, but she doesn't know something very vital.

For every lock, there is a key.

And for every key, there is a person.

And for every person, is love.

And I love my little sister. Just seeing her crumple made my life swirl into nothingness. Without her…I don't know what I'd do, what I'd be…

There's no way she's doing this alone. Or at all (as far as I'm concerned).

A single beam of light…of love shot out of our Keyblades, and the loud 'THUNK' of moving gears sounded our success.

"Get ready Sara," I whispered as the doors slid open. "It all ends here!"

Me, Riku, and Kairi pushed ahead of the rest of them, passing through the filmy doorway. It was cool and refreshing, like that of a waterfall. I sighed with newfound serenity when we reached the other side.

The king, on the other hand, took one look at the towering cities and flipped.

"We need to leave."

"But Your Majesty, my sister…"

"Listen Sora," He grabbed my hands, staring me in the eyes. "She made me promise. Janice said…we need to stay away from Sara. When she sees," he thrust out his hand, "this…I don't know. I honestly don't know what she'll do."

"Mickey," Riku stepped forward, "You're not making any sense! This is Sara we're talking about. Sure, she's a little off. But that's because of her anxiety. She's been forced to rely on herself, which probably scared the daylights out of her. But it'll be ok! She's going to be fine now that we're here!" He thrust out his chest arrogantly, "We'll protect her now!"

"No. No Riku, it's not going to be ok. Not for her. You see…well, have any of you actually looked her in the eyes?"

"Of course…" No. I haven't. She's always wearing that hood… "No. I haven't actually."

"Nope, I never got the chance," Kairi chimed in.

"Me neither," Riku mumbled, "I don't see where this is going."

"Riku, Sora, Kairi…Sara's gone insane."

000

Intruders. They did this to me. To us. To our home. I twirled around, taking in the abomination that was Kingdom Hearts. Intruders. They don't belong here. Nobody belongs here. This is ours.

This is mine.

Voices echoing. That wasn't my voice.

Intruders.

"Intruders," I whispered, hunching down. They did this. The intruders did this to my island. My home…

"Stop lying!"

"Shhhh! She'll hear us!"

"Stop acting like that! You're…you're stupid!"

"Listen to me!"

"No! Shut up! You don't know what you're talking about!"

"Riku…Sora…Kairi…calm down! You don't understand, Sara…Sara will…"

I took out a throwing knife, aiming for the tallest one. With a flick of my fingers.

With a cry, he fell to the floor, clutching his shoulder.

Hmm…that wasn't where I was aiming. I must get better.

"INTRUDERS!" I shrieked. They stared up at me. The wind blew my hood off of my sweaty face. "INTRUDERS!"

"Sara! Come down! It's us!"

Sara? Who's this Sara? Another intruder? I'll kill her too.

"RUN!" The smallest one grabbed people, shoving them through the exit. I shook my head.

"No, no, no, no, NO!" I waved my arms. The door slammed shut. The four remaining looked about wildly.

"It seems your hearts have led you to obliteration…"

I snapped up at the sound. My sight zoomed in on another figure. Miles away.

Back to the new intruders. Well, they're going nowhere.

I leapt off the building, onto another one. Before gravity could kick in, I pushed off.

That intruder threw a building at me. The nerve. I merely dodged and continued in my pursuit. The man was closer…closer…and on my guardian. The NERVE.

It took a single swipe to end him.

A lock of brown hair slid over my eyes, blocking the view. But I heard. Oh, did I hear.

He was gagging. Choking. Drowning in his own blood. Feeling for the first time in his life.

Feeling fear. Nothing like a healthy dose of fear to make you appreciate life.

"More than you deserve," I hissed. Without another word, I kicked him off the guardian. This was mine. All of it was.

He fluttered into the abyss, the smoke swirling as his body disappeared.

I turned my sights on the four remaining. Slowly, I lifted my hand, curling my fingers to point.

"You're next."

-0-0-0-

Oh, did I make you think that Xemnas was the last boss? Sorry. It's actually Sara. Hey, what'd you expect, she's batshit insane!

Allow me to clarify a little bit. Sara finally snapped when her sanctuary, the Kingdom Hearts formed like the islands, was distorted. That was the last tie to her sanity, knowing that when it's all over, she can return to her island. To her home. So when she realized that it was the outsiders' fault, she associated her pain with anyone that wasn't her.

To her, there are no friends. Only intruders.

Oh, and to those complaining about short chapters, I'm sorry. That's the only way I can update so quickly.

But, to provide satisfaction, the next one will (in fact) be longer.