Awakening

Kairi for the first time did not feel darkness all around her. Her vision was blurry, however she could still hear the sound she heard was that of a shriek, a duck, a duck though that she knew well for it was connected to Sora, and for the longest time now, so was she. Everything was starting to come too, like waking up from a long nap after so very long

Donald screamed trying to stop him but it was too late. "Sora! Sora!", still

Goofy just watched in awe as the other hearts floated to their respective owners, one of them being Kairi, who immediately awoke the minute it went back into her body.

Wait how did she know those names?

Immediately the young redhead got up, gasping for air as if she had been underwater for a long time. She turned around to see Sora, who was glowing in his own light. Instinct taking hold she tried to grab him as she saw him falling and then vanish in a puff.

"Sora!" Donald shouted. "No! Come back Sora! Sora!"

"Sora-" Goofy whispered.

Again how did she know those names. As she looked around she recognized everything, yet didn't remember any of it. Didn't remember experience any of it.

Kairi looked up clenching her heart and then on the ground she saw it- a paopu fruit, native to her home of Destiny Island. Said that if you shared it with someone else the two of you're were destined to be intertwined forever. Something was wrong, she saw and remembered everything yet didn't know. It was like having two lives of nothing and everything clash with one another.

Slowly she picked it up and felt a sharp pain in her chest realizing what it meant.

"Sora are you really….. No-no I won't let him go!"

Donald and Goofy noticed her for the first time, even the Beast looked taken aback by Kairi's determination. Quickly she looked back at them and blinked, realizing that so much had happened at such a quick time.

"Donald." She said and then she turned to Goofy. "Goofy, Jiminy Cricket-and you are the Beast."

"Yeah-" Goofy nodded wiping his eyes. "H-How did you know."

"I was in Sora's heart, so I know what he knows."

"That's not creepy at all." Donald muttered.

Kairi looked at the two companions as if she had known them her whole life. Though she had been asleep she had experienced everything Sora had experienced. All the battles, all the turmoil, happiness, Riku's betrayal. The whole time she wanted to be there for him and help him. Comfort him maybe, give some advice, but now that she was awake he was gone, maybe even for good. The only thing left was his two companions who had helped him through it all.

In a wave of emotion she grabbed both and gave them a massive hug, tears began to run down her cheeks as the emotions overwhelmed her. "Thank you-For everything."

Donald and Goofy looked at each other before embracing Kairi in a hug.

"Hey this way-" A voice called out in the distance breaking the hug.

Coming through the halls, Leon and his gang ran inside. They slowed down as they saw Donald and Goofy in the upper chamber by the machine. Everyone paused and looked around slowly, however the more they looked the more they noticed one thing was missing.

"Hey-where's Sora." Star asked as they approached the center of the room.

Kairi turned looking at everyone and recognizing their faces as there names entered her mind.

"Star." she said slowly and began pointing to each one of the group naming them off as more and more of Sora's experiences repeated in her mind. "And you're Marco, Leon, Yuffie, Aerith-"

"Who's the girl?" Dipper asked.

"And why is repeating our names?" Mabel added. "Are you are a physique! What number am I thinking!"

"I'm Kairi." She said wiping her face again as if coming out of a trance. "I-I was Sora's friend."

"What do you mean was?" Dipper asked sounding nervous. "That sounds like he died?"

Goofy spoke up now, his voice cracking a bit. "He uh-he-"

"Sacrificed his own heart so I can have mine back." Kairi said, looking calm yet sad. "I woke up and then he vanished in the light."

With those simple words, everyone went silent.

Dipper and Mabel faces became gaunt, while Yuffie looked like she was ready to break down. Leon for is part remained stoic as he pinched his forehead. Marco pulled Star into a big hug All of them held there own grief at the loss of there Keyblade Master.

It was a testimate to Kairi, how many people Sora touched during his adventure to get such a reaction from everyone.

So many lives, so many new friends and right now they wanted to do was grieve. Unfortunately for them that would have to be put on hold as a dark portal emerged and a new yet still familiar figure came.

A handsome tanned skinned man, with long flowing white hair with, wearing a large black overcoat with white gloves, around his chest was the red symbol of the Heartless pinned to his chest. His mouth curved into a smile as he glared at them with his bright yellow eyes. His scent was horrid as he smelled of death and decay, Kairi got a unnerving feeling just looking at him. This man-this man who had manipulated her friends and caused Sora to sacrifice himself. This was the man who had caused everyone so much misery that he dared stand before them now smiling.

Kairi wished she had a Keyblade right now, so she could bash him with it sending him back to the darkness from once she came. Just looking at him made him sick. As for everyone else they didn't know quite what to make of him as he gazed upon them with his glowing yellow eyes. Leon held his sword tightly while Dipper clenched his fist wanting to fight, Stan holding him back as he glared up at Xehanort.

"Xehanort." She whispered, trying her best to not to lunge right at him.

He chuckled and as he spoke it was in a young but deep booming voice with a certain oily nature to it suave and sophisticated. "So you have awakened at last princess."

"Oh yeah-" Leon took out his sword and charged only to get swung back against the wall by Xehanort.

"Your Keyblade Master submitted-I now see the weakness of his friends." He smirked at Kairi. "The Keyhole is now complete, you have served your purpose, now it's over."

Donald and Goofy closed in together near Kairi both with weapons at the ready.

Goofy leaned towards Donald and whispered in his ear. "Think we can stop him."

"I don't know, but we have to protect Kairi-it's what Sora would have wanted."

Xehanort began to approach them before stopping, his teeth began to clench as he clutched his chest in pain. "Impossible."

A small light appeared before him and to the surprise of everyone but none other than Kairi Riku appeared. Translucent yes, but it was still Riku wearing his normal yellow best and blue pants, no longer in the dark suite. He was in shock, struggling and too in pain. His arms outstretched as if holding back a tidal wave.

"No-you won't use me for this." Riku sneered breathing heavily. "You gotta run, the Heartless are coming!"

Just as he warned several Heartless, dozens, maybe hundreds emerged from the shadows of the various corners of the room. They began to swarm and buzz around like flies. Everyone huddled together but they knew they were unable to fight there way from the horde. So they did as Riku said and ran, ran as fast as they could. Only Kairi wanted to stay behind and help her friend, even after everything he did she still wanted to help him like Sora did.

"Riku!" She tried to grab him but Donald dragged her away as they joined with the rest of the group.

Heartless began to surround them now-in her desperation Star pulled out her magic wand and let out a large magical energy blasting them back allowing them enough space to get them back.

Kairi looked back one more time seeing Riku struggling against Xehanort, but then in a blink of an eye, both were gone.

"Bye Riku."

-000-

Kairi tried to keep up with the others as they headed down to the main hallway where Sora and Riku had dueled just earlier. She tried to wrap her mind around the fact that Sora was gone yet was unable to even think of what just happened let alone have time to process it. The Heartless were still coming. Yuffie, Leon and Cid tried to keep them at bay allowing the.

"Yeesh there are dozens of them." Cid muttered keeping his anti-heartless gun at ready.

Leon nodded as he swung his sword at a horde of them. "What do you expect this place has been a Heartless world for years-the fact we are dealing with this many now is a miracle."

"Uh guys!" Dipper pointed to there only way out seeing a dark passageway covered by some sort of field. "I Think we had a problem.

Now everyone was surrounded by the Heartless, they covered most of the main entrances and exits and crawled upon the upper levels. They began to press forward, Star used her magic wand and began to blast them one by one. Leon and Yuffie went into melee mode and slashed as many as possible Cid, Phineas and Ferb providing cover with there Heartless defense's. Dozens came sprouting from dark corridors of the room. The resistance was weak in numbers as the Heartless continued to grow more and more.

Donald and Goofy stood close to Kairi shielding her, feeling the instinct to keep her safe beyond all else..

"Stay close." Donald ordered.

Goofy nodded. "Yeah- we gotta protect yuh. Sora would have wanted it."

"No I want to help!" Kairi demanded looking firm. "That's what I want!"

Despite the bravado she didn't really know what to do when the Heartless started gaining in closer towards them. It's not like she knew how to fight, sure she spared a bit and managed to wip even Riku's but from time to time but she didn't really know how to handle something that actually wanted to do her harm. She was still a bit distraught from what happened to Sora.

While everyone was distracted she didn't notice that one single Heartless stood right in front of her staring up at her.

Though she did smell it and looked jumping back to see it.

"Go away!" She shouted holding out her hand to attack it.

Donald saw the Heartless and tapped it on the head. "Yeah, scram."

The Heartless just stood there looking up at her with it's bug like eyes, it didn't move and twitch like the others, it just stood there, as if, as if new her.

"Huh?" Kairi looked at the Heartless, almost like she recognized it. "Do you, do you know me."

The Heartless nodded in understanding.

Kairi gasped. "And understatement me."

For a moment she looked back at the Heartless and then, something in her mind came to her, a wild if not completely impossible thought. This Heartless stood out, and just by looking at it, she felt something a familiar feeling, one that only one person in the world could give her. That warm, joyful feeling of utter light.

It was a risky move on her part but she had to try.

"Sora."

Slowly she bent down, no one else noticed her for they were to busy fighting off Heartless. Yet Kairi just saw this one creature, a tiny shadow, not really scary if you thought about it. The fact that all these shadows were once people, or living beings, with hearts, thoughts and feelings of their own.

Kairi began to outstretched her arms and take the creature in her embrace, it was cold for a moment but then warm. Quite warm, so warm it beamed.

Bright light started to glow and cover the room, blinding the others and causing the Heartless to vanish in fear. Soon Kairi felt the body shift as she was no longer holding a creature, but a person, a person holding her tight as well. She opened her eyes to see through the light and see a outline of spiky hair looking back at her. As it dimmed she noticed that same tan skin, and big blue eyes smiling back at her.

Sora-It was Sora, he was back.

It took awhile for everyone in the room to realize to happen, Kairi and Sora continued to hold each other in a tight hug for what seemed like several minutes. She was just happy to see him again after thinking she lost him, as for him, he was just glad she was safe. That was enough. Donald and Goofy just watched, both shocked but overjoyed.

Finally Sora pulled back and smiled. "Thanks Kairi."

"You're welcome." Kairi smiled

She held out the pampu fruit and put it in her hand, the two just looking at each other smiling wide. After so long apart, they were once again

Sora looked around the room noticing everyone and blushed in embarrassment. "Um-Hey guys, thanks for coming."

"Sora-You did it." Leon chuckled.

Yuffie nodded. "Hard to believe you actually managed to get our home back."

"Home-" Sora's eyes widened. "Wait, the Keyhole, Xehanort."

"We gotta lock the Keyhole." Goofy said.

Sora nodded standing tall now his voice filling with defiance. "Yeah- and then, we finally deal with Xehanort once and for all."