Yay, we reached 175! *parties* I am sad to say that this story will be done by Saturday night. I would stretch it out longer, but I don't want to post the last chapter Monday night. Cause Monday's for me are so hectic I'm scared I wouldn't do it justice. So only a few more days of WC, guys! Shout outs:

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Chapter 37: Watching From Afar

"Yes, I remember now. This was the first time I laid eyes on the one who was destined to set everything right."

Jack soared through the Lanes Between, heading toward the World that Never Was. He landed in a dark alleyway, and Heartless immediately appeared all around him. He cut through them and headed for the castle in the distance.

After fighting his way into the castle, he became aware of the destruction in his surroundings: various scorch marks and chunks of wall and ground missing. "Only a Keyblade could have done this." he thought as he continued on. He reached what looked like a Graveyard. There were twelve gravestones. Eleven were red and destroyed, but the last was still blue. Jack didn't know what this meant, so he continued on. He was still weak from his injuries, but refused to back down from his mission.

Soon after that, he reached some sort of empty altar that led into nothingness. He looked up and saw a gigantic door. He saw three people, a duck, a dog, and Mickey walking through it. He began to make his up there as fast as he could.

Suddenly, Mickey and the girl came flying back out. The girl hit her head on the ground and was knocked out. Mickey ran to the door and tried to force it open. Jack ran up and went to help him. Mickey looked over and jumped in shock. "Jack!" he exclaimed. Jack tried to smile as he pushed on the door.

"I'll explain later, but we have to open this thing!" he yelled urgently. Mickey nodded.

"But, there's no way to open it without Sora and Riku's Keyblades." he told him. Jack smiled as he summoned his new Keyblade. Mickey looked at it in understanding.

"Congratulations, Master Jack." he said smiling as they both raised their Keyblades. The door opened just a crack and quickly began to close. Mickey went to run forward, but Jack pushed him out of the way.

"Take care of her!" he yelled as the door closed behind him. (A Battle to the Death, Kingdom Hearts 2)

He looked up at another towering white castle. The two boys, duck, and dog were making their way up the castle. As Jack went to follow, countless nobodies appeared around him. "Quit delaying me!" he yelled irritated. He raised Wandering Redemption and immediately felt the unfamiliar surge of power that came with being a master. In a matter of minutes, he was alone again. He could see the four up on the castle trying to take down the shields. The dragon guardian was constantly throwing his wing in there, trying to hit them. Jack summoned his rider and quickly flew up there. He landed on the wing as it was about to strike again. He put his blade in a stabbing position and charged with light. "I am….Light." he thought as he plunged the Keyblade into the wing. The dragon drew its wing away and forgot about the group below as it turned to Jack.

DOWN BELOW…..

"Sora, the wing! It's stopped coming for us!" yelled Riku. Sora, Donald, and Goofy looked up. The dragon was facing away from them, too busy with something else.

"Well, whatever's going on, now's our chance to take out Xemnas!" Sora yelled. The others nodded, and they headed for Xemnas' throne.

ON THE DRAGON…..

Jack ran up the wing, jumping and dodging its attacks. He jumped onto the other wing as the first one flew off. He saw Sora and the others land inside the head. "Well, they made it. My fight here is done." he decided. With one last stab to the wing, he let himself fall off.

On the way down, he hit a Nobody ship. He knocked the Nobody off and piloted the ship away. He heard an echoing scream of pain as the door opened again. He soared out the door, appearing above the altar again. (End Battle to the Death)

Apparently, Mickey didn't see him and was standing at the door waiting. Jack watched as Sora and the others came walking out. He smiled at the two boy's obvious friendship. He watched as a portal appeared, and the dog, duck, Mickey, and girl walked through it. But something was wrong. The portal closed before Sora and Riku could go through it. Jack looked around, seeing the dragon appear again in the distance. He knew it was going to target the altar. The boys would fall to their deaths. He sighed as he flew down low to avoid being seen. He landed the ship on a ledge they could jump to and summoned his own rider.

He flew away as the pillar began to fall. He watched as the boy called Riku ran and jumped onto the ship. Sora jumped on to the side, and they zoomed off to fight the floating castle. "They've got it from here." Jack thought. He looked around and summoned a portal with his Keyblade.

SEVERAL HOURS LATER…..

Jack lingered outside the world for a while to make sure the boys were fine. When they didn't appear, he grew worried. He used his rider's navigation system to lock on to their location. This was only possible when he had recently been close to them. That was why he couldn't find Zack or Terra this way. He determined that they were on the Dark Margin, where he had met Ansem, but the man was not there. He sighed as he headed back into the dark realm.

As Sora and Riku sat on the beach, Jack could feel the light in Sora's heart. "You have the way out, Sora. Unlock your light, and open the door." he begged silently. Somehow, Sora must have heard his words, because as he sat there reading a letter, the door to light opened, showing the way out. The two boys walked through together. Jack followed them shortly.

DESTINY ISLANDS…..

Jack watched as the boys fell into the ocean. The others waited for them on the shore. "Those boys, they're from my home world." he realized. He couldn't help but smile as Sora grabbed the girl's hand and stepped onto the beach. He watched for a minute before looking around. "Why is it, that now of all times, I want to return to this place? It was never a home for me? But I feel its beckon." he silently pondered. He flew back into the Lanes Between. "I helped Sora. Now it's time to get back to my mission." he thought determinedly.

I hope you like it! Only two real chapters left!