Guys, we're nearing the end.

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Only trying to finish the story, so we can get the already being written sequel, kay?

yes, this may piss you off.

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Unknown Location

"You have a third choice, a third path, a third destiny. Find it, and take it." A soft voice says.

"How? How can I?! That THING, he's-" Sora starts to say. He was shaking, the boy had shown him so many memories, so much blood, that he could barely breathe. How could he turn into such a monster? One that laughed while slaughtering the innocent?

"Sora, he's only part of you. Not all. The only reason Keyxs is here, is because of your cowardice. Go willingly, and the third path will be made clear." The voice continues.

"But.... How? All those visions... all those memories... all those PEOPLE! Did I kill them all? I can't just forget them!" Sora protests.

"Yes, Sora. You DID kill them all. But, you can still save them." The man continues.

"Just who are you?" Sora demands.

"Hmph. I guess you can call me your good half." The man shrugs, a grin on his lips. His blue eyes gleam and his hands absentmindingly comb through dark spikey hair.

".... Time to wake up, Sora. Say hi to them for me." The man says, smiling sadly.

"How can I stop this?" Sora asks.

"I told you already. GO WILLINGLY."

Radiant Gardens

".... Mmm..... Mister?" Sora says, opening his eyes. He was still very dazed from the weird dream he'd had.

"Sora?" A soft voice questions.

"Huh? Namine?!" Sora sits up, and then gasps as a sharp pain flashes through his chest.

"Please don't move. You're still hurt." Namine says, carefully removing a once white bandage from around Sora's chest.

"How?! How did you get here?! What happened?!" Sora asks, completely confused. Just how long was he asleep?

"I came with Roxas and the others. They saved me from the Castle." Namine says, and carefully sits Sora up so he could drink some soup. He takes it and continues to bombard her with questions.

"What happened? How long have I been asleep? Is everyone okay?"

".... I think Riku should be the one to explain this to you." Namine says, a tear falling from her cheek. Sora hears the patter of small feet and a little girl comes in, her hands barely managing to reach the doorknob.

"Oh! Namie, are you alright?" Namine asks. The girl nods, and then motions to Sora.

"He's fine. He woke up. Can you please go get Riku and the others, please?" Namine requests. The girl nods and troops off.

"... Who was that?" Sora asks, sipping the cup of broth.

"Namine, No. 3. She was a Replica made by Vexen." Namine says.

"Why does she look like you?" She had, the only difference between the two girls was the age. And the small tattoo on the younger one's shoulder, a Nobody symbol with III in the middle of the design. The long blonde hair, the warm blue eyes, and the delicate figure, all the same.

"Sora!" Riku says, rushing into the room.

"Thank god you're okay!" Kairi says, wiping away a tear. She smiles at him, relief obvious on her face.

"You really scared us." Roxas says, his eyes dark and gloomy. But he manages to smile, and to ruffle Sora's hair, before going back into his state of depression, tears falling from his blue eyes, rain falling from the sky.

"What happened, Roxas?" Sora asks, concerned about Roxas's bizarre behavior.

"Sora.... We went into the Castle, Xigbar lead us there." Axel says, not willing to look Sora in the eyes.

"Where's.... Xion?" Sora asks, looking at his friends. She wasn't there, the one that Axel and Roxas had wanted to save.

"Xion's dead." Haru says softly.

"DON'T YOU DARE SPEAK HER NAME, YOU USELESS REPLICA!" Roxas snarls, his contorted in grief. Namine immediately comes to his side, and holds him close to her.

"... We couldn't save her. The plans that we got from Haru's computers and things, they weren't right. And us wandering around, well....." Axel pauses.

"GOT XION KILLED." Roxas sobs, burying his face in Namine's shoulder. She just murmurs softly to him, comforting him as a mother would do to a crying child.

"What happened?" Sora says, his eyes darting around the group. First to Kairi, tears pooling in her eyes. Riku, who was shaking slightly. Haru, whose blank eyes seemed to tell their own story, one of his guilt and regret. Axel, whose entire body seemed stiff, he looked unwilling to accept. Xigbar, who had remained silent the whole time. Roxas who continued to sob, Namine who continued to comfort the grief striken boy. And the little girl, the one who simply looked at him, solemn blue eyes watching him.

"....We got your friends from the Restoration Committee to help us, and we got another Gummi Ship, and took off for the Castle where the girls were.... We thought it was better than to wait for you to wake up." Riku begins to tell the story, with everyone placing details of what they remembered.

Flashback

"Sora's going to be very mad when he wakes up." Kairi says, still shaking.

"So? We're going to rescue the girls, and that's final." Riku says, carefully controlling the ship with Aqua and Donald supervising.

"There it is. The Serene Night Castle." Xigbar confirms.

"Here, we'll have to split up. This place is huge." Haru hands maps to everyone, ones that he'd made while scanning the Castle with a computer program.

"... We'll go find Xion." Axel says immediately, and Roxas nods.

"Let's split up into two groups: Me, Kairi, Donald, Goofy, and Ventus all go to destroy the Organization. Haru, Axel, Roxas, Aqua and Xigbar, you all go find the girls. And anyone else trapped in the Castle. If anything happens, you come back to the ship and give us a signal." Riku commands. Everyone nods.

"And the signal?" Axel questions. Riku smiles.

"A crown." Riku says, referring to the one member of the party that had stayed behind.

"Let's go, before the Organization finds us." Haru says, leaping out of the ship the moment it lands.

Don't worry; we're coming to find you:

Xion

Namine

Terra

All of the group has a loved one lost in the cold black walls of the Castle. Each one would fight for the sake of that one person, give up the worlds for that one person.

"Get ready, this isn't over. It's barely beginning." Riku says, his blue eyes on the black walls of the Castle, smiling with anticipation.