Guess what? It didn't take almost a month and a half for me to update! Everyone celebrate!

Okay, now that that's out of the way, tell me if you have played KH3. If you have, what did you think about the ending, epilogue, and secret ending? I personally loved all of it, but I want to know what you all thought about it. Please do let me know.

I said that last thing because, guess what, there's a big spoiler for KH3 towards the end of the chapter. It's nothing that has to deal with story, but there's an important location that is shown. It's not a very long part, and it's at the very end, but if you want to skip it, by all means go ahead.

Anyways, you have been warned. Now let's get on with it.

Play: The Afternoon Streets - KH3

The tram had started running earlier than usual. Tram Common was buzzing with life. There was a new restaurant that had just opened in town, and people were lining up at the door to try and get their hands on whatever food they could.

That's what Xion ran into when she reached the bottom of the hill and entered Tram Common.

She noticed all of the people around where the new restaurant was, "Wonder what all of the buzz is about."

"Hey! Xion!" Someone called from behind her. When she turned around, she saw Hayner, Pence, and Olette running down the hill towards her.

She smiled, "Hey guys."

They stopped in front of her, "Where have you been the last few weeks?"

Pence spoke after, "You and Kirux just up and vanished one day, without telling anybody."

Olette finished, "Where did you two go, and where's Kirux?"

…

"I'm sorry, you guys. Kirux and I had some...unfinished business to deal with outside of town, and well..."

She didn't want to tell them about what had happened to Kirux, so she lied, like she had down to Joshua in Traverse Town, "Kirux is just tying up some loose ends. He'll be back soon."

"Well, you could have at said goodbye..." Hayner said, crossing his arms.

"I'm sorry, Hayner. Really. It was sudden, and there wasn't any time."

Olette stepped forward, smiling, "Well anyway, we're glad that you're back. You've really missed a lot since you were gone."

"Like what?" Xion asked.

"Well, Seifer and his gang vanished one day, just like you did." Hayner started.

"And the bistro that was being constructed opened today." Pence said.

Xion glanced over her shoulder, "That explains why this part of town is so busy."

Olette stepped forward, "You need to check it out once you're not busy. Tell Kirux about it when you next see him."

"I will, once he gets back from...ya know what, never mind."

…

…

…

"So, what made you and Kirux leave town?" Olette asked Xion as they were all walking together.

"We're investigating something. Kirux and I are looking for Roxas. I told you about him in the past, right?"

"You have. I think we might've heard something from Sora about him too."

"Well, anyways. Kirux and I have been looking for him for a while now. It's been something we've been trying to do, but haven't had any luck."

" To be honest, the real reason I'm back in town is because I'm looking for anything that could help us in finding him."

"Well, why don't you check the old mansion?" Pence said from behind, "The computer is still down in the basement. We could check if there's anything that could help."

"I was hoping it still is, and...I'm gonna need your help with that, Pence. You know a lot more about computers than I do."

"I'll be glad to help in any way I can."

"We'll help too. You said that he was our friend, in the other Twilight Town. So, let's help you track him down." Hayner said.

"Thanks you guys. I appreciate it."

…

…

…

"Eugh, since when did we have to walk through the sewers to get to the mansion?" Xion asked.

"Xion, they sealed the wall before you left. You remember that, right?"

"Of course I do, but...the sewers were the better option in getting here?"

"Did you wanna climb over the wall?" Hayner asked.

Xion looked up at the wall. It was a long drop, and a long climb up.

She sighed, "Whatever. Are we almost to the mansion?"

"It's just up ahead. Did you forget how big the town was?"

"No, it's just...it's been a long couple of weeks."

"Well, come on! We're almost there."

…

The others walked ahead, and Xion went to follow them.

A voice stopped her in her tracks, "How does it feel to be back home?"

She turned around, and of course, the guy in black was here, "Well, if you can even call it that."

"How long are you gonna keep following me around?" She said, glaring at him.

"Oh, don't worry. Your journey is almost over. You've only got so little time left..."

"Well, what about you? How much time do you have left?"

He didn't answer for a few seconds, "Why do you care?"

"Because, your voice...it sounds familiar, almost as if it belonged to a friend of mine..."

The guy in black said nothing.

He waved his hand, disappearing into a dark portal.

…

"Could that guy be...no, it couldn't."

"But...it's possible...right?"

"Hey Xion! You coming or not?!" Someone yelled at her.

She looked over, "Oh, yeah. I'm coming."

She ran after them.

…

…

…

They made their way to the basement, into the room where DiZ's (or Ansem, the real Ansem) computer was located.

"Here we go!" Pence said, running up and sitting in the chair.

"Okay, the password was..."sea-salt ice cream," right?"

"Unless someone came in and changed it, then yeah."

Pence typed it into the computer, and the screen flashed to the computer's home page.

"Perfect, I'm in. Now let's get that transporter working..."

He was pressing buttons when the screen started to flash red.

"This isn't good..."

"What's happening?" Xion asked.

"The transporter's been protected, somehow."

"Protected from what?"

"From us I guess. Whatever it is, it's not letting us use it to get to the other Twilight Town."

Xion crossed her arms over chest, "Great..."

"Why won't it work? We used it before! We sent Sora and the others there before!"

"Yeah, well that was then and this is now."

"There's no other way?" Olette asked.

"None that I know."

…

Xion sighed, "This ruins everything."

Then, the phone in her back pocket started ringing.

"Must be Ienzo." She thought, pulling it out and answering it.

Of course, it was Ienzo, "Hello Xion. You wouldn't happen to be in front of a computer right now, right?"

"Hey Ienzo. Yeah, we are. But how did you know that?"

"I was tinkering with Ansem's computer to decrypt whatever code was left in it. And I noticed that someone had logged in from another terminal. I figured that I might be you."

"Oh, yeah. That was my friend Pence. He's right here."

"That's good. As long as it's a user we know we can trust."

"Hey, it's Pence talking." Pence said, Xion moving the phone closer to him, "We've got a problem. I'm kind of stuck here. One of the programs is protected, so I can't run it."

"Which program?"

"The transporter to the other Twilight Town. It's the only way to find Roxas. Can you give us a hand?"

…

Ienzo seemed confused, "Roxas? I thought...we were looking for Kirux. Is that not what your plan was, Xion?"

Hayner, Pence, and Olette were confused. Xion cringed heavily.

"I really, really wish he hadn't said that."

"Wait...Kirux? I thought Kirux was-,"

"There's been a change of plans for now, Ienzo. The other Twilight Town. Can you give us any input?"

Ienzo said nothing for a few seconds.

Xion look up, and got mixed reactions from the three of them. Hayner looked upset, Pence looked confused, and Olette concerned.

"Is there something you're not telling us, Xion?" Olette asked.

"Of course there is! She's lied about Kirux, obviously!" Hayner said angrily.

"I'm...sorry. I'll explain everything as soon as we're done here."

…

Ienzo finally spoke up again, "Okay, I think I might have something. You're saying there's another Twilight Town...a virtual town made of data, within the computer."

"I might be able to do something about this. Pence, why don't you and I setup a network?"

"Sure."

"Here. Take this." Xion said, handing Pence the phone.

As soon as Pence took it, Hayner grabbed her arm and dragged her to the other side of the room. Olette was already there, standing with her back to the stairs.

Hayner let go of Xion, standing next to Xion, "Now, talk. Tell us what happened."

"You guys..."

"Xion, we just want to know the truth. That's it. If it's not Roxas you're after, then...just tell us what happened."

…

Xion sighed, "Okay, fine. You win."

"I'm...still not sure what caused it, but something happened to Kirux's heart. One day, him and I were helping someone, a friend of a friend, and Kirux just...faded away, without any trace of him left."

"The real reason I came back to town was to see if that computer had anything on Kirux. I know he worked with them in the past, so I just had to check and see."

Hayner's anger had seemingly gone away, "Jeez Xion. That...I'm sorry..."

"How long has it been since it happened?" Olette asked her.

"Three weeks. It...it's been worst three weeks of my life. I...miss him, so much..."

A memory flashed through her head.

Stop: The Afternoon Streets - KH3

Her and Kirux were in Twilight Town on a mission, back in the Organization days. They were tasked with taking down a certain large Heartless, and were fighting it in the Sandlot.

She had been knocked down by it, and it had her pinned down.

"Hey ugly!" Kirux yelled from behind. The Heartless turned towards him, and he shot a blast of dark fire in its face.

The Heartless turned its attention towards Kirux, and ran at him. Kirux jumped in the air, smacked it in the face with his Keyblade, landed and ran towards Xion.

Kirux put a hand out to her, "Nobody told you to take a break."

She took his hand, Kirux pulling her to her feet. She looked past him, saying, "I think all you did was make it angry."

He turned back, and sure enough the Heartless was barreling towards them again.

Xion summoned her Keyblade back.

…

The Heartless stopped suddenly, swinging its giant tail towards them.

"Get down!" Kirux yelled, ducking as quickly as he could. Xion, on the other hand, wasn't quick enough.

The Heartless struck her, throwing her against the wall. She dropped her Keyblade, it fading away again.

"XION!" Kirux yelled. The Heartless ran over towards her, and was about to attack again and finish her off.

Kirux appeared in front of her, and shot a constant stream of dark fire into the Heartless's face.

He would've stopped to get it to back off, but he didn't this time. After a few seconds, the Heartless caught fire.

Kirux backed off, as the Heartless thrashed back and forth from the flames.

At one point, the flames subsided. The Heartless was weak and couldn't stand up.

Kirux walked up to it, and stabbed his Keyblade into its neck.

…

The Heartless faded away after that, along with Kirux's Keyblade.

He then immediately ran back to Xion, who was struggling to stand up.

"Hold on, Shi. I got ya." He said, helping stand her up.

"Kirux, I'm fine. I can walk...by myself..." She said weakly, trying to walk forward.

Unfortunately, she collapsed to one knee. Kirux was immediately at her side again, pulling her back to her feet.

"I need to get you back to the castle. You're hurt pretty badly."

"No, it's okay. Let's just...go to the clock tower."

"Are you sure? Xion, you've got-,"

"I'll be fine, Kirux. Just...please."

Kirux hesitated, but didn't object, "Alright. If that's where you wanna go."

Play: At Dusk, I Will Think of You... - KH 358/2 Days

"I still think I should take you back." Kirux said to her, handing her an ice cream bar.

"Kirux, I'm fine. I just...I was a little weak from that hit."

"A little? Xion, that thing almost knocked you out. You hitting the wall probably got you a concussion AT LEAST."

She took a bite, "You worry about me too much."

"I worry that you're pushing your body a little too hard. If today was bad, who's to say that it wouldn't be worse tomorrow? Or the next day? Or the day aft-,"

"I get it, Ki." She interrupted him, "I get it."

"Sorry. I just...I hate it when I see you get hurt like that. It makes me...angry, I guess."

She looked over at him, "You? Angry? Kirux, that's not possible."

"I know, but it...it just happens. I should have just pulled you down when it attacked."

He sighed, "I screwed up, and you got hurt because of it."

"Kirux..."

…

…

…

"Kirux, do you think I'm...special?"

He looked over at her, "Huh? Where did that come from?"

"Just answer the question please."

"Well, I uhm...I guess you are. I mean, you can wield a Keyblade, that's pretty special. But then again, so can Roxas. And I can too somehow, so-,"

"Kirux, that's not what I meant."

"Well, you're kind of not helping me with this, Xion!"

…

She looked him directly in the eyes, "Kirux, am I special...to you?"

He still didn't quite understand, "Whaddya mean, Xion?"

"You care about me, right?"

"Well, of course I do. You're my best friend."

"But Roxas and Axel are too, and don't think I don't notice you act different when it's just you and I than when all four of us are here."

Kirux didn't respond, and looked away.

"So..? You gonna say something?"

…

Kirux sighed, "You want the truth?"

She nodded.

"Okay, here goes..." He took a deep breath, "I like you, Xion. If I didn't, you and I wouldn't be together up here right now. You're one of the only friends I have, and if it weren't for Axel and Roxas, I never would've become friends with you."

"But, I don't get the same enjoyment with Roxas and Axel than I do with you. Yeah, they're still my best friends, but you...you're different. Whenever I'm with you, I feel different than with Roxas and Axel. You make me happy, even when I know I shouldn't be able to. And..."

He hesitated, already embarrassed enough, "If I were to put it into shorter terms, I would say...that I just don't want to be friends with you, Xion."

"Wait, what?"

"No no no no no, that's not what I meant. What I meant...I don't want to be just friends with you, Xion. I...want to be more than that, just to you."

…

He looked away again, trying to hide the red in his cheeks, "There! I said it! You can laugh you want now!"

Xion wasn't laughing.

That was...really touching.

She felt something surge in her chest, into the heart that wasn't there.

"Kirux."

"Y-Yeah?"

"Look at me, please."

…

He turned his head back towards her, looking her in the eyes.

"So...is that what you wanted..?"

Xion didn't answer him.

She put a hand on Kirux's cheek, still contemplating whether or not to do this.

She made a decision.

"Screw it." She thought, and leaned in.

…

It wasn't a long kiss, but it was long enough for her to show him, "Hey, I feel the same way."

When Xion pulled back, she could see how unprepared Kirux was for that.

"Sorry," She whispered, "Whaddya think?"

"I think," he responded just as quietly, "that you owe me ice cream tomorrow."

…

She frowned, "Way to ruin the moment, you jerk."

"Well, you do. Munny doesn't grow on trees, Xion."

"You don't grow on trees."

"Oh, how unfortunate for you then."

She shook her head, taking another bite of ice cream.

…

"I will say," Kirux said after a while, "I'm glad...that you feel same way."

She smiled, scooting closer to him and resting her head on his shoulder, "Well, that just means you won't be able to get rid of me."

"Good," he said, taking a bite of his ice cream for the first time, "I don't plan on it."

Stop: At Dusk, I Will Think of You... - KH 358/2 Days

She felt one tear roll down her cheek, which she quickly wiped away.

"Are you okay?" Olette asked her.

"Yeah, I'm fine." She lied.

She was anything but fine. She hasn't been "fine" since he's been gone.

…

"Hey. We're all done here." Pence called from behind her.

She walked back over, grabbing the phone from Pence's hand. Ienzo was still on the line.

"So, were you able to fix it?" She asked him.

"Now that our two computers have been successfully networked together, I can take control of the terminal there and change the privileges..."

"And Roxas?"

"Yes. For the virtual world to be completely realized, Ansem the Wise would've included Roxas's full data in the construction. Meaning, somewhere on your machine there's a log of that data that - uhh...basically, we can decipher Ansem's code more quickly and we can analyze the virtual Twilight Town while we're at."

"That's great, but...Ienzo," she pulled the phone closer to herself, "Is there anything about Kirux in that data?"

He frowned, "Unfortunately, I do not know right now. Once I assess the data, I can give you an answer, but right now everything is unknown."

She sighed, "Okay. Thanks for everything, Ienzo."

"You're welcome, and...I apologize for what you're going through. I'm doing all that I can to help."

She smiled lightly, "You don't need to apologize, and you're doing enough. But...thanks."

...

She hung up, turning towards the others. They all had sad looks on their faces.

"What are you guys so upset about?"

"Well, Hayner and Olette told me what happened, and...well, Kirux was our friend too."

"Yeah, and we want to help you find him."

"I appreciate that guys, but...this is something I need to do. It was my fault Kirux went away, and it's gotta be my responsibility to make sure he comes back. And while I don't know where exactly he is right now, I just know that I'll find him soon."

There was no sound. No rushing of the wind, no crashing of the waves. Nothing.

Just silence.

His eyes finally opened up, facing the blue sky and clouds.

He sat up, looking around the area he was in. There was...no land. He was sitting on water right now.

The area was just...empty.

"What in the world..?" He thought to himself.

He went to stand up, continuing to look around.

He then went to look at his hand, and noticed something strange.

His body was...see through. The outline of himself was there, but no substance, like the frame of a building.

"Where am I?" He said lightly.

Entered New World: The Final World

There we go. Glad I got this up super quickly, because if I hadn't it probably would've been three weeks or something.

I hope you enjoyed, even for those who skipped the last part because they wanted to avoid spoilers.

Have a nice day, and I'll see y'all again really soon.

-Broncozfan623