I hope you guys are enjoying this story!

And to the guest… The only Final Fantasy characters that I am adding are ones that are either confirmed to be in KH already or are confirmed in my KH3 fic; basically that's Zidane, Garnet, Rydia, and the eidolons.

Kingdom Hearts © to Disney and Square Enix!

Hinata © to Yamichaos27!

My OCs © to me!

Chapter 12

"Now, no other summons please. I want to see your full skill in battle, Hinata."

The girl grinned. "Sure!"

The eidolon leapt off the balcony, gliding gently downward to the icy floor. "Shall we then."

Hinata lunged forward, drawing Fated Eclipse as the slashed. Shiva jumped back, holding out a hand.

A blast of ice tore through the air. Tiny needle-like spikes flying in the girl's direction.

"Flametongue!" The blade ignited with fire. Hinata spun it, vaporizing the ice in moments. Running forward, the summoner drew her blade through the air, a wave of fire bursting forth. "Burning Wave!"

Shiva moved to dodge, but the wave slammed into her, causing the woman to gasp slightly. "Alright, my dear…" The girl barely managed to leap back as blocks of ice began appearing overhead, plummeting down upon her.

"If I didn't know any better, I'd say you were trying to kill me."

"I'm testing you. And nothing tests better than real risks. Your parents know this."

"Yeah," slicing an ice block in half, the girl grinned, "and so do I."

The ice block landed in two halves on the ground.

Good.

Leaping into the air, Hinata sliced apart more blocks, leaping off them as they slammed into the ground.

A web of cracks began appearing around the floor.

Just a little more.

"Flametongue!"

She dove down upon the eidolon, blazing sword in hand. Shiva laughed, holding up a single hand to block.

The blade met the hand.

BOOM!

The impact shuddered the walls of the castle.

Crack.

Pop.

CRASH!

The ice floor shattered and the two plummeted under the castle. Using Shiva, Hinata launched herself further into the air. "I've got you now, Shiva!"

"Oh really."

The air around Hinata grew thick with cold as Shiva's smile grew.

The girl gasped as the eidolon whispered two words.

"Diamond Dust."

Angel gently touched a giant icicle. "It's such wonderful beauty, but so cold… it almost hurts a little."

"Yeah."

Thunk!

As Angel pulled back, a strange red arrow embedded itself in the tree she'd just stood by.

"What!?"

The arrow flashed for a moment before red veins appeared along the tree, spreading from the arrow. In moment, the tree began to wilt before their very eyes.

Poison.

"Take cover!" The two dove behind something. A tree. A rock.

Kyo poked his head out for a moment. Someone stood atop a rock, a bow in hand. From this distance he couldn't make out much, only that they wore a deep purple cloak and hat.

"Over there!"

"I've got them."

Pulling out her flute, Angel raised it to her lips. A high, sharp note turned into a high, striking song. Spikes of ice appeared above her head, firing at the figure.

Kyo watched as the figure leapt across rocks, dodging the ice as it came his way.

The figure managed to fire off another arrow. This one, a black one, sunk into the snow, spreading a black puddle across the white surface. From the puddle rose small heads with bright yellow eyes.

"Heartless!" The boy snarled. "Angel! I'll keep a barrier up, you need to take the Heartless out!"

"Alright!"

Kingdom's Defender appeared in the boy's hands as he cast a shield around them. An arrow bounced off just as soon as Angel left her cover.

"He's aiming for me…"

"Angel! Focus!"

Raising her flute, notes fluttered in the air, changing into different magic around them. A symphony of fire and wind blew the snow around them, the snow turning into a whirlwind of water and steam as it tore the Heartless apart.

"Such beautiful magic from such an ugly source." The strange man cried as he fired another arrow at them, just waiting for Kyo's shield to finally fall.

But the boy kept it strong.

Angel turned on the figure when she finished off the Heartless, her two eyes glinting. "Ugly?"

"Of course," the man's smirk peaked out from under the purple, feathered, hat, "you are the most hideous thing here. That boy is not much better, but you are far uglier!"

Angel gripped her flute. "Now you listen here! I may not be a lot of things, but one thing I am not is ugly!"

Her lips pressed against her flute, composing a strong and fast melody.

Storm clouds swirled overhead, darkening the area.

A rumble filled the sky.

BANG!

BOOM!

CRASH!

Lightning bolts slammed down from the sky.

"Oh my!" The figure in purple leapt away as the lightning chased him through the trees.

A swirling dark portal blossomed from the snow.

The figure paused for a moment to bow. "Farewell!" As another blot of lightning slammed into the ground, he jumped into the portal and disappeared.

A moment later, the storm clouds cleared away.

Angel stood, gripping her flute tightly. "How dare he call me ugly!"

"Dang… I've only seen you go off like this once before." Kyo laughed as he dismissed his Keyblade. He glanced back to where the strange man disappeared to. "But he was certainly aiming for you. Why…?"

Angel shook her head. "I have no idea… who was he?"

"No clue, but I doubt we've seen the last of him."

Angel put her flute away, her eyes fixing on the instrument. Why would anyone want to kill her? She didn't do anything… did she?

"Can we go back to the palace, please?"

The boy smiled gently. "Sure. Your mana is probably running low anyways after that fight."

"Oh yeah. I didn't even notice."

"Too caught up in the fact that he called you ugly?"

The girl breathed out a giggle as they walked back. "You try growing up with a psychiatrist for a guardian. He goes out of his way to help and make sure you have the best self-confidence ever."

"Sounds like Areth."

"Remember when those boys in high school voted me the ugliest girl in school, Areth really worked with me to make sure that my confidence was sky high. I may be shy about… my father, and ashamed. But hey, at least my confidence in my appearance isn't in jeopardy."

Kyo brushed his shoulder against hers. "Yeah. And you'll figure out that Xehanort thing anyways. You're nothing like him and you'll never be like him. You're too sweet. And… as for your appearance, I think you're pretty."

The girl's face turned a soft shade of red. "Kyo… cut it out."

"Why, it's true?" He smiled, seemingly oblivious to the implications of what he said.

CRASH!

Above them, the sound of something shattering, echoed across the mountain top.

Their feet dug into the snow as they struggled to run up back toward the palace.

Anna and the others stood at the bottom of the steps watching a cloud of ice and snow that appeared just under the palace.

"What happened!?"

"The floor just shattered." Kristoff said. "Hinata and that woman fell down, but then that cloud of snow appeared."

Within the cloud, yellow light began to flash, crackling like lightning.

Shiva burst out of the cloud, falling down into the abyss below the castle. Hinata fell after her, the girl's sword coated in a bolt of lightning.

"It's over!"

Lunging her sword forward, the girl caught up to the eidolon. Her sword cut through the air, electricity crackling all around her as she drove the sword downward.

"HINATA!"

The girl and eidolon vanished into the chasm below the palace.

Kyo's breath stilled. He'd been so focused on Angel and the strange man he forgot about protecting Hinata. "We have to get down there! Now!"

"There's no way to safely get down."

"Then we'll make our own way!"

Down below, Shiva laughed as they fell. "Very good, Hinata." She gently grabbed the girl as their fall slowed. They floated down to the bottom of the chasm.

"I guess I won."

"You did. You are certainly your parent's child. The strength of your parents flows through your veins. I grant you my power."

A soft blue light covered the girl's blade.

"Now, why don't we get back up to the palace. I do need to repair that floor that you broke." She winked. "And before we go, why don't we surprise the others. I like to try and reflect my summoner in a way. You are a young and adorable little girl. So, give me just a minute to change."

A soft icy-blue light covered the eidolon.

She reappeared as a smaller girl, just a little taller than Hinata herself. "Probably more fitting if I looked similar to you." She had a long white ponytail and a blue outfit(1)."

"Wow! You look so cute!"

"Thank you!" She held out a hand. "Let's go." Hinata took Shiva's hand and they floated back up.

They could hear Kyo yelling from halfway down the chasm.

"We have to go save her! She might die!"

"Your cousin is loud."

"And he panics." Hinata sighed. "I love him, but he's so overprotective." She cupped her free hand around her mouth. "KYO! I'M FINE!"

"HINATA!? YOU'RE SAFE?"

Shiva and Hinata floated up over the top of the ledge. "See I'm fi- Angel, you can uncover his eyes."

Angel removed her hands from his eyes and Anna removed her hands from Kristoff's.

"Oh, you're not… naked anymore."

Shiva laughed. "Would've been a little difficult for you to fight alongside me if you were covering your eyes the whole time."

"True."

She giggled before flying back toward the ice palace. "I'll fix the damage we did, and then I'll fix the sudden winter. Which was my fault." She flew over to the palace. A swirl of blue ice magic filled the air, supposedly fixing the palace.

Shiva flew up into the air, touching a cloud. The gray sky immediately turned to blue. A moment later, the temperature rose slowly, getting warmer and warmer. The snow faded away, slowly.

Summer returned in moments.

Anna pulled off her cloak and Kristoff took off his coat. "We better get back to the castle and change or we're gonna roast out here."

"Let me help with that!" Shiva smiled, creating a sled of ice. "Oh, reindeer. Would you mind pulling the sled?"

Sven snorted, trotting out in front of the sled. The eidolon created a rope of magic, wrapping it around the animal.

Everyone climbed on and took off. The magic kept the sled moving, even as the world around warmed up.

"Shiva," Anna asked, looking up at the eidolon, "I have a question. You have ice magic like my sister. Do you know where her magic came from?"

The eidolon sat on Sven's back, looking back at them. "Hm, I haven't met her, but magic can come from many places. Some people are born with it, and the reasons can be different. I'm not sure how it works for her. Now, with the magic that made the palace, her magic, I could sense many things just from that."

"Like Angel did."

"That's right." Shiva leaned against the reindeer's neck. "Elsa's magic is natural. It doesn't feel like magic most people use. I am in tune with my element deeply, but my magic still feels different. Hers is almost… nature itself. I've never felt anything like it. I can't tell you what her magic is or where it came from. I believe that she will have to find the answers on her own."

The princess sighed. "Well, thanks…"

"Sorry I couldn't be of any help."

"No, thank you. I'll tell Elsa what you said."

The rest of the ride was quiet.

As the snow melted, the white blanket pulled back to reveal green trees and fields of colorful flowers, still as pure and warm as it was before the sudden cold.

The sled slid down toward the city of Arendelle. The gates swung open as they slid inside. People stared at the group as they moved toward the palace.

When they moved into the castle gates, a woman in a soft purple dress awaited them, her blonde hair spilling over her shoulder.

"Anna, Kristoff, you're back." She smiled. "Hello Sven, hello Olaf. Who are these others?"

Anna jumped off the sled, hugging her sister. "This is Kyo, Angel, and Hinata. And that is the person who caused the cold, Shiva."

"Sorry about that." The eidolon flew over. "Hopefully it wasn't too cold."

"No, it wasn't. You preserved all the summer plants and didn't make it too cold. Thank you. Though I wish you hadn't done it in the first place."

"The reason was, I needed the three to find me. I needed to meet Hinata, and it was easier for her to locate me if I made some noise. Sorry about that."

"Apology accepted." Elsa smiled. "Your magic felt just as powerful as mine… if not more so."

"Well, mine is in a different way. You can ask Anna what I mean. I explained it all to her." Shiva looked back at Hinata. "Now, if you don't mind, I'm exhausted. Farewell." She glowed blue before vanishing. Hinata's sword glowed the same color.

Hinata smiled, sheathing her blade. "Sorry about all the trouble we caused."

The queen smiled gently. "It's alright. It's over now."

Anna grinned. "Would you like to join us for supper?"

"That would be great!"

Hinata leaned back in her chair on the gummi ship with a sigh. "I'm stuffed! That was so good!"

"It was." Angel smiled. "So, what do you think about the man we fought?"

The little girl tapped her chin. "Not sure. Maybe… maybe he was after you because of your father. But the way you said he was talking about you makes me think that he has a different motive. He may not even know who your father is."

"That's what I was thinking." The white-haired girl sighed, her mind on the conversation with her brothers before they landed. "But, something is wrong… I have been having horrible nightmares about me killing my friends and family. What if he had something to do with those nightmares and who is sending them?"

Kyo tapped his chin. "Maybe. But he just seemed to be trying to kill you because he thought you were ugly. Which is weird. So, maybe he has something to do with it, but maybe not. We'll just have to keep an eye out for him."

"Agreed."

"And Angel," Hinata smiled, "next time you have a nightmare, tell us. We can stay up all night to keep you company if you can't go back to sleep."

The girl smiled, brushing a white strand of hair behind her ear. "Thanks… I'll do that."

"And what did you mean by someone sending the nightmares?"

"When I was little, someone purposely gave me nightmares like this one. They stopped years ago… so I don't know if it's the same person again, or if I'm just remembering them. But don't worry. I'm aware of it, so they won't get the drop on me."

"Well, if you're sure…"

"I am."

The two girls walked back further into the ship, chatting about maybe summoning Shiva to have a girl's night.

Kyo was not really interested. He stared up at the windshield, watching the stars fly by. Whytney still needed to give them a clue abut the next world, so right now there was nothing much to d-

Beep.

A little blip appeared on the radar.

Another ship.

The computer pulled up the name… Highwind.

"Koharu's ship!"

His hand paused right over the call button as his phone rang.

"Seriously!?" He opened the call. "Dad, I was just about to call Koharu's ship!"

"Really! Good thing I caught you then." Sora grinned. "I was going to ask you to do that. But I want you to be careful. Remember, Perdita doesn't think she's our family, and she's not really receptive to it at the moment. So, maybe when you talk to her, don't call her your sister yet."

"What!? But she is!"

"Kyo, she's scared and confused. We don't want to push too hard. She will come to the truth on her own time. Maybe offer to help her figure out the truth without… pushing it on her. And be ready, just in case she straight up decided she doesn't want to be part of our family."

"Dad! How could you say that!?"

Sora sighed, his eyes filled with sorrow. "We can't force her to come home. She has to decide. Understand?"

Understand?

Yes, he understood!

But he didn't like it!

They were her family! Why would she choose any other option than to come home to her family!?

"Understood."

"I understand that you don't want to do that, but it's what's best."

"If you say so. Bye…"

He closed out the call, not even giving his father a chance to say goodbye himself.

His hand immediately moved to the other call, sending a message to the Highwind.

The screen popped open after a moment, revealing the face of a girl with wavy black hair and golden eyes. She cocked her head to the side. "Who are you supposed to be?"

"I'm Kyo, Sora's son."

"Oh!" She grinned. "I'm Vanette! Nice to meet you! Can I help you?"

"I'd like to talk to Perdita for a bit."

"Sure, I'll go get her!" The girl ran out of shot before returning back a few minutes later. "Here she is! Perdie, meet Kyo!"

Two blue eyes walked into view, looking directly at Kyo.

"What were you thinking!" The armored figure towered over the purple-clad man. "I told you I wanted that girl, and you try to kill her!?"

The purple-clad man knelt down. "I meant no disrespect, Master, but she's hideous and obviously wants nothing to do with us. Why would she join us at all?"

"You don't know, do you?" The man with beady yellow eyes chuckled. "She is the daughter of Xehanort. Her lineage is what makes her perfect."

"Her lineage."

"A lineage of darkness." The armored man whispered. "And she still has the same weaknesses as the rest of her family. But her brothers are not useful like her; neither know magic or have any combat capabilities at all. She is the best candidate. Even if we must resort to the same methods her father used to get others to his side."

The man with a hat smirked. "You mean by controlling her outright? I might be able to help with that."

"Indeed. But we must wait… for the time is not right. But it will be… soon."

Hope you enjoyed the chapter!

Footnotes:

(1) She now looks like the World of Final Fantasy Shiva.