Before we start, if there's one thing from Final Mix I will be omitting, it will be the Cave of Remembrance. It's just a cave where Sora and the gang will be fighting data replicas of all the Organization XIII members.


Chapter 30: Battle for Hollow Bastion Part 1

Outside of the castle of Hollow Bastion, an army of Heartless are invading the town. Inside the corridors of Hollow Bastion, the Heartless and Nobodies are fighting. Ganondorf is commanding the Heartless, with Monty and Team Rocket next to him.

Ganondorf: Hear me, my Heartless! Attack the white husks! Sweep them away!

Monty: What, are you nuts? We're never gonna win!

Meowth: I don't know about you, but I'm outta here, Boss!

Monty and Team Rocket all ran away from the corridors.

Ganondorf: You pathetic cowards!

He saw the Nobodies beating back the Heartless, then he saw Sora and the gang enter the room. He turns back to the Heartless

Ganondorf: Heartless! Leave the white ones! Attack Sora and his friends!

He then walks back in the dark portal and disappears. the Heartless starts walking towards Sora's gang.

Dizzy: Uh-oh!

Sora and the gang are fighting the Armor Knights, Dusks, and a new type of Nobody called Dancers. They are pink female Nobodies who dance around. They also encountered a new type of Heartless called Crimson Jazz. They are similar to the Silver Rocks and Emerald Blues, except that they wear red clothes and hats. After the trio took out the Heartless and Nobodies, the Gullwings came flying down the hallway and found Sora and the gang.

Yuna: Where's Ganondorf?

Sora: Looks like he's disappeared.

Rikku: Well, that was pretty lame of him.

Paine: I guess we picked the wrong side.

The Gullwings then turned to each other and whispered to each other. Sora crossed his arms and Plucky taps his foot. Sora then spoke up.

Sora: Hey...if you're looking to pick sides, why not join Leon? They can always use help.

The Gullwings turned to Sora.

Yuna: Does this Leon have any treasure?

Plucky: Yeah, lots of stuff!

Rikku: Perfect!

Paine: Come on.

Sora: Who are you?

Yuna: Oh, we're nothing worth mentioning.

Paine: Just three treasure fanatics.

Rikku: Later, taters!

The Gullwings teleported away.

Sora: Does Leon...really have any treasure?

Dizzy: Dizzy no think so.

Plucky snickers and ran away.

Sora & Dizzy: PLUCKY!

Sora and Dizzy follows him. The trio ran out to the postern, where they are attacked by Dusks.

Sora: We don't have time for this!

The trio took out the Nobodies and ran outside. When they reached the center of the postern, a beam of light came down from the sky. When the light dies down, it reveals a man with long silver hair, wears black leather clothes, black boots, and a giant black wing on his back. The trio recognized the man.

Plucky: Sora, it's Sephiroth!

Dizzy: Ain't Sephiroth the one who was dark part of Cloud's heart?

Sephiroth: Did Cloud tell you that? Then he must understand now.

Sora: Just what do you want with him?

Sephiroth: Nothing. Cloud is the one who hungers for darkness.

Sora: He said he's got a score to settle with you.

Sephiroth: I see...He wants to meet me again.

Sephiroth turns around and walks away.

Sephiroth: Then I should give him what he wants. That last bit of light is always the hardest to snuff out.

Sephiroth flew up in the air and disappears through a flash of light. The trio looks over the balcony to see a huge army of Heartless.

Plucky: Holy Cow! How are we gonna fight an army of Heartless?

Sora: Don't worry! I'll call in all of my Summons!

Sora uses all four Summon Charms to summon the Samurai Pizza Cats, Sonic, Megaman, and the Keroro Platoon. All of the Summons went down to the battlefield, fighting the Heartless. Sora, Plucky, and Dizzy just ran down to the restoration site, where Leon, Aerith, and Yuffie are fighting off the Heartless.

Sora: Hang on, guys! Help is on the way!

Aerith turns around to see the trio.

Aerith: Sora! Behind you!

The trio turns around to see the Dancers again. The trio manages to finish them off.

Leon: Buster is in the bailey! You better head over there!

Sora: Got it!

The trio ran all the way to the bailey to find the wall damaged. There is an opening that leads to the outside of town. The trio ran to the opening to see something.

Sora: Whoa...

The trio saw a massive army of Heartless marching from the dark castle in the dark region of Hollow Bastion.

Plucky: This reminds me of Return of the King. These Heartless are like an army of orcs and Hollow Bastion is Minas Tirith.

In the battlefield, Yuffie is throwing her Fuma Shuriken at the Heartless. She got tired, but Aerith uses Cure to heal her. She got up and thank Aerith. The two girls ran down the battlefield to fight Heartless. Meanwhile, the Samurai Pizza Cats are throwing shurikens, kunai, and heart shurikens at the Heartless. They then slash the Heartless with their katana, umbrella, and claws. Sonic is using his Spin Dash to spin through the Heartless like bowling pins. Megaman charges up his Super Mega Buster to fire a giant energy shot, blasting an army of Heartless at once.

The Keroro Platoon are fighting off the Heartless as well. Keroro is cheering on the rest of his platoon, Giroro uses his beam rifles to blast at the Heartless, Tamama is punching and kicking a bunch of Heartless, Kururu is shocking the Heartless, Dororo is throwing shurikens at the Heartless, and Pururu is healing the platoon. Meanwhile, the Gullwings are having a part of the action too. An Armor Knight is chasing Paine and was about to slash her, but she jumps over the Heartless's head. Yuna and Rikku jump kicks the Heartless, making it fall of the cliff. Yuna and Rikku gave each other high fives. The Gullwings then saw an army of Heartless charging and ran away.

Meanwhile, in another part of the battlefield, Cloud and Leon are fighting an army of Heartless. They have their Gunblade and Fusion Sword out.

Leon: Think you can handle this many?

Cloud: Well...Might be tough if one more shows up.

Leon: Then that'll be the one I take care of.

Cloud: What, you're fighting too?

Leon nods and they started to fight the Heartless. The two swordsmen were fighting for a while, until Cloud got surrounded by the Heartless. Suddenly, the Heartless disintegrated. Sephiroth took out the Heartless with his long sword. He was looking at Cloud.

Cloud: Sephiroth!

Sephiroth walks forward and points his sword at Cloud.

Sephiroth: I understand that you've been looking for me.

Cloud: Yeah. Once I get rid of you, the darkness will go away.

Sephiroth: Can you do it? That darkness comes from your own dark memories. Do you think you can erase your past?

Cloud: Shut up!

Sephiroth: Face it. You turn your back on the present and live in the past. Because the light of the present is too much.

Cloud: You don't know me!

?:Cloud!

Cloud turns around and a light flashed in his mind.

Sephiroth: I know. Because...I am you.

He then disappears. Cloud starts running off. Tifa was following him.

Tifa: Cloud! Wait!

Suddenly, the Heartless surrounds her. She got in her fighting stance and beats up some Heartless. Back with our heroes, Sora is watching the battlefield.

Sora: Leon, everybody, hang in there!

The trio were about to move, but Buster jumps in their way.

Buster: OK, guys! You've gotta go find Riku and Kairi!

Sora: But Leon and the others are our friends too!

Buster: Don't worry. There's already tons of help here. We'll take care of this fight.

Sora: But...I promised Leon!

He looks down in sadness.

Buster: Plucky! Dizzy!

The two toons stood up straight.

Buster: Take Sora and get going!

Sora: Riku, Kairi...give me a little time, OK?

Plucky and Dizzy looks at each other and nods. They then stood up straight again.

Plucky: Your Majesty!

Dizzy: We understand! We go search for Riku and Kairi!

Buster: Right! Watch for danger!

Plucky: You be careful too!

Sora turns to Plucky and Dizzy.

Sora: Wait, you guys!

Plucky: Sora, do as you're told!

Dizzy: You come with us, whether you want to or not!

Plucky: Come on, Sora! you promised to be good!

Plucky winks at Sora. Sora then smiles.

Sora: Got it!

Dizzy: Well, let go!

Plucky: Right! Let's go!

The trio ran down to the battlefield, surprising Buster. The trio then turns to Buster.

Sora: I'm sorry, Your Majesty! But we gotta go save our friends!

Plucky and Dizzy made their salutes.

Dizzy: Hope you can forgive us!

The trio ran down to the battlefield. Buster sighs with a smile. Meanwhile, in the computer room of Hollow Bastion, the camera was looking down at the hooded figure. The figure shuts down the camera with a bright flash coming from his hand. He then walks over to the computer and inserts a disc. The figure then types in "ANOTHER" as a username. The computer sets up a password screen and the figure types in six passwords. The computer activates the DTD screen and the disc came out. The figure grabs the disc and leaves the computer room. The figure walks down to the capsule room and steps on a flashing panel. The panel reveals a sliding door on the floor that leads to the basement. The stairs appeared and the figure walks down the stairs. The door closed and the stairs disappeared. The figure then walks down the series of stairs that goes around in circles. As he walks down the stairs, he recalls a memory in his mind.

? 1: Master Ansem. Regarding the experiment I presented the other day...With your permission, I'd like to proceed.

? 2: I forbid it! Forget this talk of doors and the heart of all worlds! That place must not be defiled!

? 1: But, Master Ansem! I've been thinking...

? 2: Xehanort...Those thoughts are best forgotten.

When the figure reached the bottom of the basement, he walks through a sliding door that leads to a white hallway with a bunch of doors on both sides. He continues walking down the hallway, until he reached the end, where another sliding door opens, revealing a circular room with a white chair in the middle and Nobody symbols all over the walls. He sat on the chair and the floor shines, lighting up the entire room. At the end of a room is some kind of blue armor.

No. I: It has been far too long. "Friend."

Besides the armor is a blue Keyblade with a blue crown for the tooth. Meanwhile, in a flashback to a white castle, a young man with dark gray hair covering his right eye and wearing a black coat is walking up some stairs.

?: Zexion! Zexion!

Another man with long light gray hair and also wearing a black coat is running down some stairs.

Zexion: Right here, Vexen. What is it?

Vexen: Where is Lord Xemnas?

Zexion: His usual spot.

Vexen: The Chamber of Repose?

Zexion: Yes. Go and see for yourself.

Vexen: That isn't funny! I suppose I have no choice but to wait. But the clock is ticking. Time is running out. What to do?

Vexen is walking down the stairs.

Vexen: Why is he never around when I need him? It's almost as if he knows I'm looking for him.

Zexion was about to walk upstairs, but stops when he hears someone talking to him.

?: You know? I don't like that place either.

On top of one of the rails is No. II sitting on it.

No. II: What about you, Zexion? What do you think?

Zexion: I think eavesdropping is intrusive. Why are you even here? You and Xaldin were tasked to recruit new members.

No. II jumps down from the rails.

Zexion: Have you forgotten, or you just don't care?

No. II: As if! I'm doing my job. I'll have you know, I found one just yesterday. "Mar" something. That puts the Organization's count at 11. And since I've been working so hard, I had Lexaeus take my place for the day. I wanna rest up for tomorrow, so I can wake up feeling nice and refreshed.

Zexion: Is that so? Well, then I will leave you to it. I have work to catch up on. Good day.

Zexion was about to walk upstairs, but No. II ran up to him and puts his arm around his shoulder.

No. II: Don't be like that. Come on. Stay and talk. Isn't it time you told me about Xemnas's secret?

He then took his arm off of Zexion's shoulder and was walking upstairs.

No. II: How long ago was it? When a bunch of warriors wielding key-shaped swords appeared and unleashed a spectacular battle. And when it was all over, all that was left was a man lying unconscious without his memories. Xemnas...I mean Xehanort was found by Ansem right around then, wasn't he?

Zexion: Your point?

No. II: The Chamber of Repose. If you recall, that's where we spent our time researching the darkness that resides within people's hearts. It's a graveyard that was sealed by order of Ansem the Wise. The first thing Xemnas did once he got rid of him was to undo the seal and build a room in the back. Ever since then, he holes himself up in that room when he can and talks to someone. But who? For all I know, he's the only one in that room.

He then walks back down to Zexion.

Zexion: Do I need to repeat myself about eavesdropping?

No. II: Not eavesdropping. Couldn't hear what they were saying. Dying to find out what it was, though. You wouldn't know anything about it, would you?

Zexion: I know I would very much like to focus on my own duties. As you should with yours. For we need to prepare the new facility immediately. But there are only 11 of us in the Organization. We're going to need a few more hands on deck.

He walks pass No. II.

No. II: What new facility? Oh, you mean Castle Oblivion? What does Xemnas plan on doing with that place, anyway?

Zexion: He already shared his intentions with us.

No. II: But did you know there's something he didn't share?

Zexion stops and there was silence for a moment. Then No. II spoke up.

No. II: The Chamber of Repose is part of a pair. The Chamber of Waking is another. Another graveyard, if you wanna call it that. It was constructed by someone other than Xemnas himself. And that's where he'll find it. That's where he'll find his other "friend."

Back in the present, our heroes are making their way to the battlefield, but were stopped by Demyx.

Demyx: Hey, you guys are looking lively.

Plucky: Scram!

Sora: Didn't we catch you running around in the Distortion World? How'd a wimp like you get into Organization XIII?

Demyx starts freaking out.

Sora: I bet you can't even fight.

Plucky: Yeah, but we can!

Demyx: You shouldn't judge anyone by appearance.

Demyx wags his finger, but the trio got in their fighting stances, startling him.

Demyx: Oh...I told them they were sending the wrong guy...

Sora: Who is this kook?

Dizzy: Remember, Organization made up of Nobodies.

Sora: Right! They have no hearts!

Demyx: Oh, we do have hearts. Don't be mad...

Plucky: You can't trick us!

Demyx: Silence, traitor!

He points at Sora, then water was flowing all around him. He raised his hand up and forms a water orb. The orb transforms into a guitar and he starts playing.

Demyx: Dance, water, dance!

Demyx creates more water familiars. The trio manages to defeat all of the familiars and starts focusing on Demyx himself. Demyx summons a bunch of water pillars, doing alot of damage to the trio, but the trio made their counterattack. Sora and Plucky uses Thundara to do alot of damage to Demyx, and Dizzy delivers punches and kicks on him. Demyx starts creating more water familiars, but the trio manages to finish them off quickly. Demyx creates more water pillars, but the trio dodged them again. The trio uses the Trinity Limit to finish him off. They use Break to deliver slashing combos, Major Drive to fire a bunch of orbs, Ultima to suck Demyx in a giant orb, and Trinity Flash to create an explosion of light. Demyx was panting heavily, kneeling on one knee, and his guitar disappears.

Demyx: NO WAY!

he puts both of his hands over his head, as he fades from existence. He disappears in a stream of water.

Sora: Anyone from the Organization who'd like to be next?

Plucky: Sora! Don't antagonize them! We might risk fighting all of them!

Dizzy: Yeah, we gotta go help out our friends first.

Sora puts his hand behind his head.

Sora: Oh. Sorry.

Plucky: Then let's go!

?: There you are!

Plucky and Dizzy turns to see Buster walking towards them. He made a crossed look at first, which made the trio look at him with sad looks, then he smiles at them.

Buster: You sure have alot of friends to help.

The trio looks up at him with a smile.

Buster: I guess we better work together and win this battle for good!

The trio stood up straight.

Sora, Plucky, & Dizzy: Yes, Your Majesty!

Above the cliff, a Surveillance Robot is fighting a Nobody. It fires it's beam and caused an explosion. Dizzy saw a chunk of rock flying towards Buster.

Dizzy: Look out, Buster!

Dizzy pushed Buster out of the way, as the rock hits Dizzy in the head. He fell to the ground unconscious. Sora and Plucky ran up to him.

Sora: Dizzy!

Buster: No...

Plucky ran up to Dizzy and shakes his body.

Plucky: Hey! You're the King's Captain! You gotta wake up!

Sora kneels down to shake his body as well.

Sora: Come on! Wake up! You're my best friend!

Plucky: I'm sorry I stole your ice cream!

Buster: Dizzy?

Tears are forming from the eyes of Sora and Plucky.

Plucky: Dizzy...

Sora: No...It can't be...It just can't...

Sora and Plucky rested their heads on Dizzy's body, crying. Buster clenched his fist in anger.

Buster: They'll pay for this!

Buster took off his black coat to reveal a red coat. His Kingdom Key D materialized in his hand. He ran out in the battlefield. Plucky got up and ran out to the battlefield as well. Sora stood up, looks at Dizzy's body for one last time, and ran out to the battlefield.


That's it for chapter 30. Has Dizzy really died? Stay tuned next time.