Kingdom Hearts 3 aftermath

by redlox2

This is my thoughts of what would happen in the KH3 ending. SPOILERS! (and afterwards with the characters reacting) SOKAI (no other ships although some implied-my personal ones)

9. Fight Against the Darkness and despair!

Chapter 9 The Fight Against the Darkness

An1: I Know long enough right? Sorry this chapter took so long because I was lazy, writer block and kept editing it including the fight. Plus reactions take a long time you know! I hope you enjoy a super iconic fight reimagined for this story!

Please review anything you want I try to answer every review I get!

"Wait guys before we start the next memory I gotta ask something." Ventus said as Ansem stopped the machine from starting up the new memory.

"What's wrong Ventus?" Riku asked as both Terra and Aqua gave Ventus concerned looks.

"I just found it weird that the first 2 memories were basically chronical but the 3rd memory with the Princesses was all the way near the end of his first journey. Isn't it weird that the memories seem to skipping parts?" Ventus asked as everyone looked deep in thought.

"I believe I can answer that Ventus." A new voice said as everyone turned to see a new door appear inside the room. Everyone prepared to summon their weapons until the door opened revealing Even.

"Vexen?!/Even?" shouted Lea, Riku and Ansem the Wise.

"Hello Master Ansem. I am technically Even right now but feel free to call me whatever you wish." Even said with a bow to his Master. "I was the scientists of both Organizations but rest assured I mean you no harm." Even added directing it to Aqua, Terra and Ventus who looked warily at him.

"What are you doing here Even?" Ansem asked curiously.

"Helping everyone out." Even replied simply much to everyone confusion.

"Uh how exactly are you helping out?" Riku asked skeptically.

"Simple. This room has a setting to alter time inside the room compared to the outside world and Master and Ienzo forgot to turn on the setting so I turned it on for you." Even explained as everyone gave him confused looks.

"Wait that sounds like the place me and Axel trained in where time didn't matter." Kairi said in realization.

"Yes. It is very similar in principle to the magic of the wizard Merlin." Even acknowledged with a nod.

"How much a difference can one setting be in relative time?" Roxas asked skeptically.

"Roxas let me put it this way. If I didn't adjust time for this room then about 12 hours would've past in the real world already. Luckily with adjusted time only a few seconds since the room was turned on." Even explained with a smirk seeing everyone shocked expressions.

"12 hours?! We have only been here for what like 30 mins?!" Lea shouted in surprise.

"Exactly my point. Your perception of time is different since you are so absorbed in these memories." Even said as he looked around the room.

"Thank you Vexen." Namine said with a smile appreciating his work to keep them from wasting too much time.

"No problem Namine. How is that Vessel working out for you? Along with Roxas and Xion?" Even asked kindly gesturing to Roxas and Xion.

"Why are you asking that?" Lea said suspiciously worried about his friends."

"Axel play nice!" Xion chided him lightly as Roxas nodded.

"She's right." Roxas said as Lea grumbled. "He did create these vessels for our hearts to live in afterall." Roxas added as Lea blinked.

"Thank you so much Vexen!" Namine said with a bow as Vexen waved her off.

"If you are feeling content in them it is all the thanks I need." Vexen waved her off with a modest tone of voice. "To answer Ventus first question." Vexen added as everyone blinked and remembered Ventus' question. "I believe Sora memories themselves are guiding us through memories instead of a chronicle order it is simply going on a timeline." Vexen claimed.

Xion and Roxas foolheartedly agreed with Vexen as they knew Sora memories inside of them were originally a source of power for them both. Kairi smiled a little almost thinking it ironic despite Sora not being here he was still helping them find him in his own way.

Some people still gave him skeptical looks but accepted it as Ansem turned the machine back on to to view the next memory.

As soon as Sora reassured both Donald and Goofy he would be fine he picked up the Master Keeper Keyblade.

"Sora is a whole pint now so we don't need to be with him all the time now." Donald said to Goofy who nodded.

"Huh? Whats that suppose to mean?" Ventus asked confused as most of the group shared equally confused looks.

"Well Riku and his Majesty can go on missions on their own being responsible or full pints but Sora still needs us everywhere. So each of us is half a pint and together are greater then a whole pint!" Goofy explained as everyone blinked at the logic.

"So now you think Sora is fine to travel on his own?" Kairi asked catching on.

Donald and Goofy grinned and nodded.

'Sora sure was lucky to have them on his journeys.' Riku thought to himself.

He said to himself "Let my heart by my guiding key." As he looked at the Keyblade which glowed and shot a beam of light at the door.

"Uh what exactly is that suppose to mean?" Lea asked not getting the phrase which was also shown on Isa, Ansem, Ienzo and Vexen's face.

"Simply put it means if you let your heart guide you the Keyblade will lead you were you need to go." Yen Sid replied simply.

"Master used to say it often to us but we know what It means now." Aqua added getting a nod from Ventus and Terra.

"Yeah Sora also said that whenever we needed o go to new worlds on our third journey and we needed a new route." Donald added.

He entered the Secret Place on the Destiny Island. The door had been turned into a portal to the realm of darkness through Sora's power and the link between the Master Keeper Keyblade and Keyblade Master Aqua. He didn't know what would await on the other side but he knew Riku and Mickey were in trouble.

"Sora really is quite something else." Aqua said with admiration as Riku and Ventus smiled at her.

"How so? I mean I know he is a great hero and everything." Hayner asked bashfully as Olette gave him a roll of her eyes.

"Let me explain. For us Keyblade wielders it is rather simple to be honest to create a portal to another world once you have sufficient training or instincts." Aqua began her explanation as Donald and Goofy nodded to each other. They remembered how Sora opened up new routes with the power of his heart on their third adventures when the gates were closed off.

"For the realm of Darkness its another story. Usually only someone who has given themselves to darkness like a Nobody or exceptional strong Heartless can actually create portals into the realm of Darkness. To be honest when I went there, I had to travel through a gap between our realms when the Destiny Islands fell to Darkness." Mickey acknowledged as Aqua nodded remembering Mickey telling her something similar when they met in the Realm of Darkness.

"Mickey and I used Mickeys Keyblade which belongs to the Realm of Darkness to create portals between its home and here when we went to try to rescue Aqua." Riku elaborated.

"But for Sora to create a portal inside the Realm of Light without one of those and leave Destiny Island intact is something I don't think any of us expected." Yen Sid said with a deep expression.

This got looks of awe from Xion, Namine, and Kairi along with looks of pride from Roxas and Riku. Terra looked impressed while Ventus looked excitedly at Aqua who had a far off expression much to his confusion.

"Sora never fails to impress and surprise huh?" Lea said to Isa.

"Indeed, to underestimate Sora would be a big mistake." Isa said with a nod.

"Aqua what's wrong? Sora is coming to help you out!" Ven asked Aqua worriedly as the group looked concerned at the blank looking Aqua.

"Of course, I am happy Sora is coming but the thing is I can't remember ever meeting Sora in the Realm of Darkness." Aqua admitted to the shock of almost everyone there.

"How could you not remember?! We saw Sora when he left and when he got back, he was with you, Riku and the King!" Donald asked in shock as Aqua looked blankly at him.

"All I remember is seeing Mickey and Riku in the Realm of Darkness and then I remember waking up on the Destiny Island surrounded by everyone and nothing in between." Aqua said with confusion as everyone was dumbfounded by this news except a guilty looking Mickey and Riku.

"Mickey and Riku do you know how this could've happened?" Yen Sid asked as the two looked down.

"Look guys I honestly don't think Sora would want us to tell you this but since his memory itself is showing it I guess there's no hiding it anymore." Mickey said sadly as everyone looked concerned at his tone.

"Just tell us what happened!" Roxas said impatiently.

"Sora and Aqua did fight and he did win." Riku started as Ventus and Aqua beamed but Lea looked suspicious.

"But I am guessing something happened right?" Lea noted as the smiles drop seeing Riku nod.

"I don't know the details but the memory itself will show why Mickey and I agreed never to talk about it." Riku said gravelly making Aqua and Kairi heart drop.

The memory zoomed in a darkened Aqua or 'Anti-Aqua' as she was known. Aqua bright blue hair was now bleached blue almost white. Her normally bright blue eyes were now hate filled yellow eyes filled with contempt and hatred. Her corset was in tatters with darkness enveloping her arms and legs showing her corruption. She held onto Mickeys Keyblade while Riku looked exhausted facing off a giant mass of Heartless. Mickey himself was trapped in an orb of light helpless to fight the corrupted Aqua who smiled darkly at her light counterparts.

Kairi and Ventus gasped in horror seeing the kind hearted Keyblade Master corrupted by Darkness to the point where hatred was visible leaking from her. Aqua herself looked down in shame and horror seeing herself become a monster even if it was outside her control made her feel shame.

"Aqua…" Riku said sadly still feeling guilty nobody found she was for over a decade.

"Its ok… I am here and that's all that matter." Aqua said with a brave smile waving off everyone concern.

Lea shared sad look with Xion and Roxas. Despite not knowing her very much they could tell this darkened Aqua was the exact opposite of the one standing on front of her.

"To think that all 3 of you ended up suffering for so long all alone…" Mickey said sadly as Terra and Aqua looked down.

However, Ventus glared defiantly and said "Yeah we suffered but we also got saved too! Aqua I think this will be painful for you but you seeing these memories of Sora saving you will help mend the past." Ventus stared deep into Aqua's eyes as she nodded slowly.

"I have a feeling you are right Ven so everyone let's see what is happens." Aqua said resolutely as everyone nodded.

When he dropped out of the portal he was in the sky and landed gracefully on the waters edge much to Rikus surprise.

"Ok I know you guys can do some insane stuff but I gotta say that landing was pretty cool." Pence said with awe.

"Don't worry we aren't offended, I actually thought it was pretty cool too despite the circumstances." Riku admitted as the Keyblade wielders nodded their heads in agreement.

As several drops of water fell from his sudden impact Sora smirked at Riku lightly and said "Sorry I am late. Need a hand?" pointing at the mass of heartless called the Demon Tower. It was essentially a massive amount of shadow heartless joined together in the realm of Darkness.

"Oh Sora. You really can turn the most serious moments silly in your own way." Kairi said with a giggle and a find smile. Riku and Donald sighed in an exaggerated sigh at Sora confident attitude. Xion and Namine shared a laugh at Sora making the tense situation familiar again.

"Sora sure does know how to steal the show in the right way." Riku said with a laugh.

Riku smiled and put his hand out which Sora mirrored. Together with their different powers of light a yellow and blue see through keyblade appeared in each of their hands. They formed together to form a massive blade that was half blue and half yellow. This was similar to their joined reality shift while in the realm of sleep.

"That is rather impressive use of two different magics combining into one." Yen Sid with some notable pride.

"Indeed it would be rather difficult for even experienced partners to get the right ratio down without one overpowering another." Ansem added to the awe of most of the group.

"Huh? I know its pretty powerful but is it really that shocking?" Donald asked skeptically to the shock of the group.

"Yeah I mean Sora did a party limit with basically anyone he met during his second and third adventures." Goofy added.

This shocked and amazed everyone except Riku.

"That just proves how unique Sora is." Ven said with a smile.

"How so?" Kairi asked curious despite knowing Sora was truly one of a kind.

"You see even Terra, Ven and I who had years of experience being Keyblade Wielders before our journeys cannot actually do party limits with each other let alone strangers. We had this friendship for years but we couldn't actually sync our powers to create now powers. For Sora to be able to it with friends he just met shows how unique and adaptable Sora really is." Aqua noted with aw as Kairi smiled.

"Wow Sora is something else huh?" Lea said thoughtfully as Roxas and Xion playfully punched him on the shoulders.

Together they focused their powers together and sliced through the Demon Tower heartless destroying the individual shadows until the entire Demon Tower was purified in light much to Anti-Aqua ire.

The group cheered seeing the Demon Tire get purified in light with Aqua beaming that the Heartless her darker self was controlling was destroyed.

The destruction of the Demon Tower caused the darkness's hold on Mickey to disappear. This made the Keyblade Master fall onto the water exhausted.

Donald and Goofy gave sighs of relief as Mickey smiled at his oldest friends.

"With the three of you it should be no problem beating Aqua!" Lea said enthusiastically missing the annoyed look on Aqua face or the glare sent by Ventus.

"Axel! Look at King Mickey! He needs rest and somebody to protect him!" Kairi said chidingly as Lea rubbed his head in embarrassment.

"Right, sorry." Lea apologized making both Xion and Kairi share a sigh much the amusement of the group.

'Kairi has good instincts and kindness.' Aqua thought to herself happily.

"Sora how did you get here?" Riku said in surprise and awe while Sora smiled and summoned his keyblade.

"With a little help from this." Sora said as he switched his keyblade for the Master Keeper and then a flash of light he held his own keyblade again.

"That's weird." Kairi said with a frown.

"What's wrong?" Aqua asked kindly.

"Isn't that your Keyblade Aqua? How is Sora able to summon it? I thought we could only summon our own?" Kairi asked as everyone blinked in realization. Riku remembered Sora using his during their fight with Xenmas but only after he handed it over no Sora summoning it himself. Roxas thought about how Sora was capable of using his in their fight but he rationalized it was because of the link between them.

"Hmm.. that's actually a good question… Usually a Keyblade can be held by anyone but the owner of it can summon it back with just a thought. The only exception is if a Keyblade wielder has picked up a Keyblade from another wielder then the owner cannot simply summon it back unless they get defeated." Aqua said deep in thought. Ventus and Terra also looked confused.

"That's right. That's why Aqua has mine. She picked it up while I had it out so I couldn't simply summon it away from her. Corrupted or not she is still a Keyblade wielder so she took possession of my Keyblade for awhile." Mickey added.

"But Sora summoned Aqua's Keyblade as if it was his own and even swapped it out with his own Keyblade freely." Riku noted.

"Perhaps Aqua's Keyblade simply temporally chose Sora as its owner? Or perhaps Sora heart was simply strong enough it made a connection with her Keyblade?" Ansem thought with a hum.

"Or perhaps it simply another thing unique about Sora that makes him unlike others?" Ienzo thought.

"No matter what the reason I am proud Sora used it to find me in the Darkness." Aqua said with a warm smile as she got warm smiles in return.

"Sora… Aqua is…." Riku said in a worried tone of voice while Sora looked grimly at the corrupted Master.

Aqua once again looked down in shame as everyone gave her looks of concern. She refused to lift her head up until she felt Ven's hand squeeze her softly. She looked into Ven's eyes full of concern which made her smile seeing and feeling love again filled a hole in her heart.

"I can tell. Listen you and the King get some rest and I will save Aqua." Sora said in a determined tone of voice looking at the darkened Aqua directly.

"If it was anyone else, I wouldn't have let them fight alone." Riku said firmly.

"But with Sora you can't help but believe in him, right Riku?" Kairi teased as Riku shrugged.

"Its hard not to believe in Sora. When you are with him even with the odds against you, you can't help but believe anything is possible.

Everyone smiled at that as they realized they had come top depend on Sora so much they couldn't imagine going into a fight alongside him and not coming out on top.

Riku was going to argue but seeing Sora look of determination he decided to trust his friend and just nodded. He started running to pick up Mickey to get him to safety however Anti-Aqua was sick of waiting. She blitzed towards Riku with Keyblade in hand intent on striking him down before he could retreat.

"So fast!" Lea shouted in surprise seeing Anti-Aqua glide across the water like it was solid.

"Riku!" Namine said worriedly.

"Your Majesty!" Donald and Goofy yelled.

Mickey smiled while Riku smirked making them more at ease. Aqua stared intently at her darker self actions still wondering why this all seemed blank yet familiar.

Riku realized too late but before he was hit Aqua felt resistance and a burst of water came from the impact.

"It can't be. From that distance and the fact, she was already in striking distance." Isa mumbled in disbelief.

"Believe me, once you see Sora fight you know the impossible is possible with him." Riku mentioned.

"Tell me about it." Roxas mumbled to himself remembering how he was soundly beat by Sora despite having the advantage initially.

To her surprise and Riku's Sora had managed to move even quicker then Aqua and get in between Riku and Aqua to block the attack.

"Ok did anyone even see him move?" Donald asked in surprise.

"No, he was behind Aqua and then he intercepted the blow in an instant." Terra noted.

"He truly has gotten so strong." Aqua said with awe and pride shining from her voice as Riku, Roxas and Kairi nodded too.

"So cool!" Hayner said with a fist bump into the air as Pence nodded eagerly.

"Wait till they see them actually fight." Xion said with a giggle to Roxas who grinned.

'No matter how many times Sora loses his powers he keeps on growing in strength. He makes Masters like us seem to have reached our peak while his ceiling never seems to end.' Mickey thought to him critically.

She scoffed and flipped backwards while Riku picked up Mickey and ran back to the beach to start healing their wounds.

"Thank goodness you guys are safe." Kairi said in relief.

"Now it is up to Sora to defeat me." Aqua said seriously.

Sora looked at Aqua once again and said in a determined tone of voice "Aqua I will save you no matter what!" which Aqua ignored.

"Ven was that you talking?" Aqua asked sweetly as Ven rubbed his head in embarrassment.

"Not really. I mean Sora truly believed that saving everyone can be possible and some part of you stayed inside his heart after that one meeting." Ven explained as Aqua looked touched.

Kairi and Riku shared a grin knowing that to Sora his friends were the most important thing to him.

Aqua summoned a barrier of Darkness to surround her and Sora to ensure their battle would go uninterrupted.

"Now we can see what really happened." Mickey said to Riku seriously who nodded.

"We were there but we were so far away so we couldn't see very much or hear anything." Riku explained to the confused group.

Aqua started the fight by activating the Spell Weaver command Style to augment her magic and strength. Sora put up his traditional stance as Aqua glared coldly at him.

"Now it will be a fight between two Keyblade Masters." Mickey and Aqua said at the same time much to everyone surprise.

Yen Sid sighed and said "I suppose it is."

"Looks like Yen Sid is finally ready to see that Sora is a Master too." Riku whispered to Kairi who nodded.

"All I feel is pain and suffering in my heart and I want you too feel it too!" Aqua screamed as she clashed with Sora who more then readily parried her blows.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!" rang out the sound of their Keyblades striking each other neither of them able to overpower the other. Both darkened Keyblade Master and strong Keyblade Wielder would not yield but neither got an edge over the other.

"This fight is insane! I mean I couldn't hope to match that!" Lea exclaimed shocked and amazed at the speed and furiously Sora and Aqua were showing in their duel.

"It is impressive." Isa said simply but his wide eyes showed his true feelings.

"I know. Seeing it up close and personal is totally different then seeing it from the side lines." Mickey acknowledged as Riku nodded his head in agreement.

"I didn't know you or Sora could fight like this." Ven noted to Aqua.

"Neither did I. I mean magic has always been more my forte but this is something else." Aqua admitted to the amazement of most of the group.

"Xehanort corrupted your heart and the Darkness in the Realm of Darkness is filling your physical strength to the limit. However, this skill from Sora is very impressive." Yen Sid noted with some amazement in his voice.

Sora constantly switched from one handed swings and two handed blows with Aqua's enhanced powers making them at a stalemate.

"I would normally say Sora's fighting style appears to unrefined or at least with no set pattern." Terra said stepping back at the glares sent by Riku, Kairi and Roxas. "But it seems quite adaptative. Switching from two handed powerful blows to quicker one-handed blows is something else." Terra finished with an impressed look.

"I know what you mean. Sora is supposed to be self taught Keyblade wielder who hasn't had the time to refine his skills yet his mastery is something to be admired." Aqua said with a nod.

"Indeed, even compared to the trained Keyblade Wielders Sora powers may have reached past all of us." Yen Sid admitted much to the astonishment of the group.

"Master I thought you didn't believe that Sora skills were on par with us Keyblade Masters?" Mickey piped up as everyone nodded.

"I suppose I have set unrealistic expectations for Sora that were too rigid. Seeing him progress this far without formal guidance or training has led me to believe that perhaps a title would not be out of reach for where Sora has reached." Yen Sid admitted with a sigh.

This actually got soft smiles from everyone for getting someone like Yen Sid who was rigid in his beliefs to admit a fault was rare.

Aqua swung a hard blow at Sora's mid section aiming to strike him down.

"Sora!" Kairi said in worry while Aqua also looked on edge as she didn't know he this fight went.

"He can do this." Donadl whispered to himself as Goofy looked on seriously.

However Sora quickly used his open left hand to force Aqua's wrist down making her strike hit the water instead. In that moment it took for her to recover he flipped and pressed his foot onto her arm making her stumble and momentary stunned.

"Ok wow. He actually managed to time a counter without a Keyblade to his advantage." Riku said in amazement.

"It is rather impressive. I have noticed Keyblade wielders appear to use their Keyblades for everything yet Sora appears agile enough to counter with just his own hand to hand skills." Isa said with a smile.

This got sheepish smiles from almost everyone since they either used magic or straight up Keyblade fights without considering using other kind of movements.

"Sora even managed to trap Aqua's arm using his foot after using the same momentum from diverting her wrist away." Ven said with awe with Aqua dumbly nodding.

"Now both of Sora's hands are free while Aqua is right now more or less disarmed." Riku said seriously as Roxas shared a smirk along with Xion.

"Guys why are you smirking?" Lea asked them as everyone turned to the trio.

"You'll see. It gets better." Xion said with a grin.

He summoned a second Keyblade into his left hand which was the Oathkeeper and glared at her shocked expression.

"Two?!" Lea said in shock as everyone looked gobstopped at the scene.

"I know Sora could do it Drive forms but I have never seen him use a second one outside of them before!" Donald announced.

This greatly shocked everyone as even Keyblade Masters and Bequeathed Users were unable to utilize a second Keyblade.

"Honestly I can't even summon a second one in combat." Roxas admitted to the questionable looks sent his way.

"What does that mean? I have seen you use two of them plenty of times." Lea pointed out as everyone nodded.

"True but I have to summon them before a fight starts. If I choose to use just one, I cannot get the concentration during the heat of battle. Sora however has a deep enough connection to his that even during the heat of battle he can freely utilize all his abilities without delays." Roxas explained. Xion nodded her head in agreement.

"So, Sora really is one of a kind in a lot of ways." Aqua noted as everyone starred in awe at Sora who was battling equally to a Darkened Aqua.

"This is gonna hurt." Riku whispered to Kairi who looked happily at Soras powers.

"Back off!" Sora yelled as he swung Oathkeeper at her unguarded middle making her stunned. He then did a series of dual wielding strikes.

Everyone was silent as they watched Sora masterfully connect a series of fast but powerful blows at Aqua with all of them connecting and leading to another blow.

"Whap! Clang!" Rang out the Keyblades as each hit connected to Aqua who was unable to block or counter the series of hits. Sora finally swung both at Aqua forcing her into the air. He leapt up and with Oathkeeper in a reverse grip he battered her with both Keyblades at full strength sending her flying into the Ocean below.

"Woah! Go Sora!" Lea cheered as Aqua looked happy that someone was beating her while she was consumed by the Darkness.

Sora landed gracefully on the water surface as Aqua grunted but got up with her injuries healing themselves with darkness entering her wounds.

Aqua frowned as she saw that the Darkness would not let their hold on her go that easily. She smiled when Ventus squeezed her hand and Terra gave her a look of concern.

"If Aqua was not directly in the realm of Darkness I believe that would've ended the fight." Yen Sid announced as Aqua nodded her head in agreement.

"Sora is so powerful he almost defeated a seasoned Master without injury." Mickey noted with awe.

Sora realized even with dual Wielding inside this realm he could not inflict enough damage to force the Darkness away so he took a new approach.

This got frowns for the group as Riku said "Its true. Sora was beating Aqua in combat but the Darkness hold on her means he had to fight with more powerful attacks to do any lasting damage."

Everyone looked eagerly at what other abilities Sora was going to show.

He dismissed Oathkeeper from his left hand and returned to a two-handed stance making Aqua rush him thinking he was weakened.

Donald and Goofy looked at each other and said "Transformations?"

This got confused looks from everyone as Aqua asked "Transformations?"

"Wait you mean you can't do it?" Kairi asked with some shock as she futured Sora merely learned what Aqua could do.

"No. I mean Ven, Terra and I can enhance our styles with magic in Command Styles. Is it something like that?" Aqua asked. Ven and Terra also perked up waiting for an answer.

To her surprise Donald and Goofy shook their head.

"Perhaps its powers that are truly unique to Sora that he discovered himself?" Mickey mused.

He swiped at Aqua who cartwheeled away, swapping his Kingdom Key for the Shooting Star Keyblade.

"He switched the Keyblade so fast!" Mickey noted in surprise.

"Yeah I noticed it too but whenever I summon my Keyblade I basically have to use whatever Keychain and Keyblade is already set." Riku added.

"I wonder why we can't simply switch Keyblades depending on the situation?" Kairi asked out loud as everyone looked contemplative.

"I believe since the Keyblade is a weapon directly derived form the power of the user's heart whenever they enter a battle their heart sets what the Keyblade powers manifests as. However, Sora appears to be able to switch out his on the fly ever during battle." Yen Sid remarked.

"Its cause Sora's connection to his Keyblade was so strong despite not being granted one like you 'chosen' Keyblade Wielders his chose to stay by his side despite a lack of a true tether." Roxas explained with pride evident.

Everyone blinked and Kairi said "When Roxas puts it that way it sounds more like Sora's Keyblade is less a weapon but more like…."

"A Partner." Everyone said at once.

By the time Aqua was back on her feet Sora used a form change to enter Double Arrowgun form. A form that swapped a keyblade for 2 blue magic hand guns for long range.

"His Keyblade itself transformed into new weapons!" Aqua said in surprise with Terra and Ventus.

"Yup! He has a different transformation for each of his Keyblades and some of them have a second form as well!" Goody said with a smile.

"Two guns! So cool!" Hayner shouted in awe as Pence and Olette eyes shone in excitement as well.

"Fascinating." Ienzo said with glee.

"Indeed, Sora has always been an unique case." Vexen noted.

"To think Sora can do this self-taught while we can simply enhance our Keyblades or selves with magic or elements." Aqua said with awe.

"Yeah. I mean we change our combat style abit when we use different command styles but we still use our Keyblades in the same shape and form as before." Terra acknowledged.

"But Sora he has actually used his own powers to change his Keyblade into a new weapon altogether!" Ventus exclaimed in excitement.

"Sora has truly become his own Keyblade Wielder and Master by his own merits." Riku said with pride leaking from his voice. Namine and Kairi cheered and grinned. Lea chuckled while Isa smiled briefly.

Roxas leaned into Xion and whispered "To think Sora manifested these powers to…"

"Prove to the others he wasn't a burden even without his old powers." Xion said sadly as they both looked at Sora sadly briefly.

He decided to test out her defenses so he sent a barrage of homing arrows shots at her.

"Attat be Sora! He is thinking strategically now knowing that close-range combat won't do enough damage. He is now trying to use long range and see how she reacts." Lea noted.

"Looks like Aqua is going to be in trouble now." Namine said in glee as she watched the arrows curve around and circle her.

"Yeah now she can't dodge them and there is no way she can deflect them all with her Keyblade!" Kairi said with a cheer.

However, everyone saw Aqua, Terra and Ventus look down. "Hey I know we don't want to hurt Aqua but Sora has to damage her or the darkness won't disappear." Ansem noted justifying Sora's actions.

"Its not that. Its just it wont work. Maybe if it was anyone else but for me especially that kind of tactic won't work." Aqua said sadly as Riku looked down as remembering his own dark Barrier and seeing the battle from afar. Mickey sighed as well knowing the end was not there yet.

Aqua merely looked annoyed as she put up her barrier blocking every shot including the ones from her blindspot. Sora soon realized that long range was no good as her barrier blocked every barrage her sent at her.

"See as long as I can put up my barrier long range is no good either." Aqua sighed in sadness.

"Shoot, it looks like Sora realizes this too." Lea noted seeing the shots dissipate into her 360 degrees barrier.

'You can do it Sora! Don't give up!' Kairi thought to herself as Namine sent her a quick smile.

Aqua gave him a cocky smile as she sent a barrage of blizzard spells at Sora forcing him to swap to Heroes Barrage and enter Counter Shield mode to tank the barrage of spells. Heroes Barrage swapped his Keyblade for what appeared to be a shield that ended from his right arm but with an aura big enough to cover his entire body.

"Another Swap!" Ventus said in excitement. Aqua pat his head fondly.

"Yeah it looks like his normal Kingdom Key is for close range, the second one was long range and this one is for defence." Riku said impressed with Sora's smart choices.

"More or less. I mean all his Keyblades can be close range but there are ones to specialize in certain areas." Donald said while Goofy gave a so-so sign.

"That makes sense." Isa said simply making Lea sweatdrop.

'It almost looks like Sora is storing up the energy from the force of her attacks instead of simply blocking.' Ansem thought analyzing Sora's aura turn red the more the Blizzard attacks pushed against his shield.

She attempted to rush him while he was defending but the instant, she stopped firing her Blizzard magic he had gained power in his Counter shield mode. Once she got close to attack him, he released the stored-up energy as a reprisal or counter.

"Nice! He got Aqua to lower her guard and rush him only to retaliate when she was close enough!" Lea said with a grin.

"Gotta say he got you good." Terra said amused as Aqua frowned at him.

"Excuse me?" Aqua said somewhat offended. Terra could almost sense Aqua's glare coming but luckily Ventus grabbed Aqua's hand.

"He means that every hit Sora does means you are closer to the light again." Ven said a smile as Aqua stoked his cheek lovingly. Terra looked away with a smile.

The energy from the reprisal made Aqua wince as she was sent backwards but due to the power of darkness she quickly got up. Sora huffed as even a powerful reprisal was not enough to stagger her very much so he switched back to Kingdom Key as Aqua glared hatefully at him.

"Nothing seems to work." Kairi said in frustration and with a frown.

"The Realm of Darkness makes it hard to defeat even just Heartless let alone a corrupted Keyblade Master." Mickey noted as they watched Aqua get up after another powerful blow with her wounds healed.

"But if anyone can save Aqua its Sora." Riku said firmly as everyone including Aqua and Terra nodded their heads firmly.

Aqua decided to try to swipe at Sora with her stolen Keyblade only for Sora to duck and grab her right wrist with his hand much to her surprise.

"He managed to time it again and grab her wrist in mid swing!" Lea shouted in surprise.

"Indeed, it is impressive. In combat it would much easier to block with your own weapon or simply dodge out of the way but to disarm someone like that takes much skill." Yen Sid acknowledged as the group saw Sora's lightning quick reflexes grab onto Aqua once again.

He used her momentum and spun making her unable to retaliate in such an awkward position. After building up speed Sora threw the Keyblade Master backwards into the air.

"Even the most skilled warrior would be unable to escape such a maneuver." Ansem noted as everyone saw the Keyblade Master fly into the air unable to retaliate.

'Please work and knock me out!' Aqua prayed concerned for Sora as it appeared the darkness hold on her would never let go despite knowing she was somehow cured of it.

Aqua tried to right herself in midair with a grunt but much to her surprise she saw Sora Keyblade imbued with light slam into her in midair causing a small explosion of light.

"Wow that was all from Sora's power?!" Terra asked in pure shock as everyone instinctively braced themselves. They could feel the power of the blast despite it just being a memory.

"Now that is called a knockout!" Lea announced although he frowned seeing the serious expressions on Xion, Roxas, Mickey and Riku's faces.

"Its not over yet." Riku said solemnly making Namine and Kairi extremely worried.

With a shout of pain she slammed into the ground as the Keyblade returned into Sora's hand.

"I know this is serious and everything hut gotta say abit jelly your weapons reappears into your hands without you having to retrieve it." Hayner expressed as Roxas gave a quick smile.

"Part of the perks." Roxas joked getting a laugh from Olette, Hayner and Pence.

Aqua appeared to be knocked out on the ocean although still in her darkened form.

"He knocked her out!" Kairi said in joy and Aqua looked hopefully at the memory. Riku and Mickey looked away as they knew something would happen soon to Sora.

Sora reached out for her and said "Aqua?" but hearing her name made her groan and wake up revealing yellow hate filled eyes. He readied his Keyblade once again as she slowly got up and glared at him.

"Seriously what will it take? I mean any of the Organization members besides the old man maybe would've keeled over by now! But Aqua keeps popping back up!" Lea said angrily.

"It is the power of the darkness in the Realm of Darkness that sustains her not Sora's lack of power." Isa pointed out.

"To think Sora is basically batting around Aqua a Keyblade Master who basically can shrug off anything in the realm of Darkness. Makes you wonder how powerful Sora has become truly." Ansem said with awe and slight worry. Riku and Kairi instantly frowned at the implications that Sora would ever betray them while both Isa and Yen Sid looked uneasy.

"Why do you try and save me?!" She yelled angrily as Sora looked sorrowfully at her.

"Its because Sora is Sora." Riku said simply as Kairi, Namine and Roxas nodded.

"Its because I don't want you be in pain anymore Aqua." Sora said gently almost feeling a much stronger kinship beating inside his heart. Little did he know Ventus heart was aching as he could sense Aqua's pain during Sora battle with her.

"Ven…." Aqua said sadly as Ven sighed.

"I wasn't awake but the part of me inside Sora could feel the swell of pain and hatred swelling from you Aqua." Ven explained as Aqua hugged her dear friend closely while Terra gripped his hands in anger. The rest of the group gave the trio especially Ventus looks of sympathy and pity. They could imagine being reduced to a state where you were barely alive and sentient.

"Too Late! There can be no saving me!" Aqua yelled as she swung furiously at Sora who dodged and blocked her attacks with sadness.

"This is just so sad.." Kairi said sadly with tears in her eyes as Namine wrapped her arms around Kairi. Aqua looked down remembering how her phantom self taunted her about her doubts and fears and now her corrupted self was using those same doubts against Sora.

"If two real Keyblade wielders couldn't stop me what makes you think you can huh?" Aqua asked cruelly as she smiled with malicious at the look on Sora face.

"That's not true! He is a real one!" Aqua yelled angrily at her past self as Riku gripped his hand angrily with a growl. Kairi and Namine looked devasted at the look on Sora's face.

"Sora…." Mickey said sadly never realizing that his unique situation actually bothered him while Donald and Goofy looked down remembering how they once abandoned Sora due to trying to follow Mickey's instruction for the 'real' Keyblade Wielder. Yen Sid frowned and sighed realizing his harsh assessment of Sora during the Mark of Master likely lead to Sora having doubts about his worthiness.

Terra looked away feeling partially indirectly responsible that Sora didn't become a Keyblade wielder the normal way. He chose Riku which in turn made Aqua not choose Sora. Ven glared in defiance as he felt based solely on Sora's many accomplishments, he was more then worthy wielding a Keyblade.

Ansem said sadly with a sigh "The Heart may grant powers beyond the wildest imagination but when injured can cause pain far greater as well." Ienzo frowned while Vexen looked abut intrigued at the concept of 'real' Keyblade Wielders but chose to stay quiet.

Hayner, Pence and Olette winced at the hurt look while Isa looked surprised at Aqua using such a cheap tactic to gain an edge.

Roxas looked ready to pounce at the screen for the remark while a sad looking Xion held his hand while a resigned Lea held his shoulder. "Roxas. There is nothing we can do to a memory." Lea said with a sigh.

Roxas growled but stopped struggling as he looked angry until Xion hugged him calming him down somewhat.

"Aqua." Sora said with genuine hurt as he pushed back Aqua's keyblade in a deadlock but with notable more effort then before.

"Sora's heart is wavering." Yen Sid said alarmed as everyone stared afraid at seeing the corrupted Aqua start to over power Sora while she had a cruel smile.

"I can see it! Terra picked Riku, Yen Sid picked Mickey but who picked you? What gives you the right to play 'Keyblade wielder' when you aren't a real one huh?" Aqua asked as took a swing at Sora who barely managed to block.

Both Yen Sid and Terra looked away while Aqua looked guilt ridden for both having said this to Sora and for passing her chance to select Sora as her successor.

"Sora doesn't really feel this way, does he?" Lea asked trying to avoid the truth.

Much to everyone shock Roxas gave a mocking smile and said "Do you honestly think that moment is the first time Sora has felt he doesn't belong with us huh?"

"What do you mean Roxas?" Kairi asked urgently afraid on the answer as everyone looked shocked at the insinuations.

"Just wait and see." Xion said quietly and sadly as everyone watched the memories continued.

Seeing Sora's movements start to slow down due to her taunting the darkness surrounding her decided to continue this mental onslaught on Sora. A wielder it knew even with Aqua could not be taken down in a fair fight.

"Xehanort!" Terra said with a glare as Riku clenched his hand.

"The Darkness may be controlling Aqua's body but his will is controlling what she is saying." Riku noted remembering how his heartless had taken over his body.

"You are just the second-rate choice and I cannot see why any Keyblade even one as fake as this one would stick around you. Face it the only reason you can fight with one is because there wasn't another loser to go around." Aqua claimed as Sora jumped back and started looking down at Kingdom Key with uncertainty.

"That's not true! If anything, he is the only one of us who has proven he deserves one!" Kairi yelled defiantly.

"That's right! While the rest of us got us through a Bequeathing or because of a connection to someone who has one Sora had to grow up and earn his own through blood, sweat and tears!" Riku agreed as the room shouted in agreement.

As the room was yelling in Sora's favour Isa smiled and thought 'Sora… You are one of a kind. Even though you are not with us right now the connections you left behind have inspired all these different people to trust and follow you without question.'

'Duh! As if the Keyblade would choose a wimp like you!' Xigbar voice rang through Sora's heart. Sora blinked as he just managed to avoid a blizzard attack due to his distracted state.

"Why that little Xigbar! Who asked him!" Roxas yelled with a glare that ironically was the same as the one that Ventus and Sora gave Braig and Xigbar respectively.

"Braig is still causing so much trouble even as a shell." Aqua said with a fierce glare matched by Ventus and Terra.

"This must've happened when Sora was in the sleeping realms hidden from our view." Yen Sid noted as Riku briefly nodded.

'Oh yes. Sora such a dull ordinary boy, so unlike any Keyblade wielders I have met before.' Master Xehanort voice rang through as Sora started to have doubts about whether he was truly a Keyblade wielder at all.

"Well that 'dull, ordinary boy' kicked your ass and your stupid clones ass a bunch of time!" Riku yelled back remembering their first meeting and realizing Sora was somewhat awake and heard the cruel remarks.

'Like the Keyblade after we could not have you, we went down the list and picked Sora to be our 13th.' Young Master Xehanort also echoed in Sora's head causing even more doubt to the unsure Keyblade Wielder.

Everyone glared at the younger version of Xehanort who interference started the Second Keyblade War and the Real Organization 13.

"The Keyblade did not go down the line! It chose him when I fell to my own weakness and chose to stay with him all this time!" Riku yelled as Roxas, Xion and Kairi yelled in agreement.

'Was I just chosen by complete chance? Was everything I did just an accident? Was it meant for Riku to do everything I did while I just was suppose consumed by the darkness like everyone else in Destiny Island?' Sora thought to himself until he noticed Aqua laugh and smirk darkly.

"That's not true Sora! When I was weak and chose the Darkness and gave up on everyone. You were the only one who refused to let me push you aside! You were the one from the very beginning who was meant to save everyone while I am the one who supports you!" Riku said angrily as he felt hurt Sora actually believed that destiny made a mistake in choosing Sora to be the saviour. Terra looked pleased that his successor had a friend like Sora to keep him on track like Ven and Aqua did for him.

"Sora…." Kairi said with tear in her eyes as she felt Sora's inner most doubts play out in front of her while Namine looked down as well as they tried to give each other comfort knowing Sora would make it back.

"This is a joke, right? Sora doesn't really feel his accomplishments are second hands ones meant for Riku right? Roxas? Xion?" Lea said in denial as he looked desperately at his best friends. Roxas glared hatefully at the screen while Xion looked down with sadness evident.

Hayner, Pence and Olette were completely lost but felt surprised the cool guy Sora had such depressing thoughts near the surface when he seemed so happy all the time. Ansem looked down while Ienzo and Vexen both looked surprised that Sora actually had doubts about his role.

"Sora you big dummy!" Donald squawked angrily much to everyone surprise.

"Donald!" Mickey scolded as he felt that Donald outburst was out of turn.

"I am just saying what needed to be said! Does Sora actually think Goofy and I went through all those adventures with him because he was a Keyblade Wielder huh? Does our friendship seem that fragile? What about all those friends he made because that is who is? Does he think those connections he made with us, them, everyone disappears if somehow it was all a mistake huh?" Donald said angrily while Goofy patted him on the back.

Everyone smiled touched at the loyalty and true friendship Donald and Goofy had with Sora after their many adventures together. 'Sora, perhaps this unique power to make friends with everyone is the reason you managed to prevail over an experienced Keyblade Master like Xehanort who planned every step of the war out? You truly are one a kind, the likes none of this have ever seen.' Yen Sid mused with pride.

"Wait why is Aqua smiling? She is corrupted by darkness so it can't be good…" Ventus said in shoick as everyone focused on the evil grin on the past Aqua's face.

He was about to ask why until he looked down and saw a chunk of ice go through his chest and he felt enormous pain.

Everyone was silent and in horror as the saw the giant block of ice tear through Sora in his moment of doubt.

"Sora!" Kairi screamed in terror as she had massive tears fell down her face as everyone saw the damage done to Sora.

In his moments full of doubt, he had let his guard down so Aqua had capitalized sending a full power Blizzaga spell at him. It was so powerful it went through his body.

"This is a dream, right? It can't be real!" Lea said in disbelief as all the girls gasped seeing the bloody hole in Sora's chest. It had narrowly missed his heart but was still big enough for someone to fit an arm into and out the other side.

"That wound shouldn't be able to be healed." Yen Sod noted gravely as he noted it would've been fatal for anyone.

He coughed as he stumbled onto his knees as blood ran through the hole in his chest. He saw Aqua blitz him as she kicked him onto his back making him groan in pain.

"No… NO… No! Please stop!" Aqua begged her past self with tears running down her face. She felt nothing but despair seeing herself hurting the person trying to save her.

"He's ok… He makes it back." Riku mumbled to himself trying o convince himself that Sora would make it back despite the horror of this memory.

Aqua smiled cruelly as she kept a foot on his chest to deepen the pain as Sora yelled out and coughed up blood. "Sorry but now you shall fall into the darkness once and for all!" Aqua claimed as she stepped back and prepared to swing Mickeys Keyblade to end it all.

"Sora is bleeding out… Will he be ok?!" Pence asked desperately as everyone looked unsure.

"Look I know Sora somehow makes it put since we saw him afterwards but how can he be alive with those wounds!" Olette noted.

"Hey if Sora falls, he will just become a heartless again right? Then we just knock out his heartless and nobody and he right as rain." Lea joked but winced when Mickey and Riku glared at him. He took a few steps back at the furious glare from Kairi and Namine.

"No, he wouldn't be ok. If a person dies when their heart and body are together instead of being consumed by darkness it is the end for them." Yen Sid said grimly as everyone looked away.

Meanwhile Riku and Mickey were too far to hear was being said but when they saw Sora collapse and Aqua poised to strike Sora they instantly tried running past the barrier.

"So, you guys couldn't see what was happening." Kairi noted as Riku and Mickey gripped their fists angrily.

"No but we should've been there with Sora! Us not being good enough to handle it is why Sora had to come help!" Riku shouted angrily.

"Sora!" Riku yelled slamming his Keyblade against the dark barrier separating them.

"Hold on!" Mickey shouted as he tried shooting light magic against the barrier. He could not summon his own Keyblade as currently it was being used by Aqua. However, both of the Keyblade Masters strength were not enough to damage the Darkened Aqua's barrier. Due to being inside the Realm of Darkness all beings of darkness powers were much stronger then usual. They could do nothing but continued their fruitless attempt to shatter the barrier as Aqua looked ready to finish off the downed Sora.

"You won't make it in time." Terra noted with a grimace seeing the situation they were in. Ven glared at Terra for brining it up when half the room looked ready to burst down in tears.

"Sora! Don't die!" Kairi cried out forgetting Sora survived the fight.

"He's going to make it back… He promised me we would become real friends as real people." Namine said resolutely as she gripped her hands in fear. She looked at the pinky where she made her promise to Sora those years ago.

"This is the end. Farewell Guardian of Light." Aqua said with no remorse as Sora closed his eyes as if acceptance as time seemed to freeze for him. His Keyblade had vanished in a beam of light leaving him without any means to defend himself.

"Please someone stop me! Sora I am so sorry!" Aqua continued to cry out as Ventus tried to comfort her to little success.

"Sora don't give up! If you give up it really will be the end…" Kairi said seeing Sora expression of utter loss.

Xion and Roxas looked at each remembering feeling Sora's feelings when inside his heart and how close he came to letting it be over.

"His Keyblade…" Mickey said in horror watching it disappear when Sora still needed it.

"A Keyblade is linked directly to a person heart… For it to disappear without a wielder consent means either the user is too exhausted to use it anymore, the user has given up fighting or…." Yen Sid said trailing off as everyone grimaced.

"Don't say it!" Riku said angrily refusing the last alternative. Everyone gave Kairi and Riku looks of pity as they looked ready to explode in sadness.

"Or if the user is near death…" Isa whispered grimly as everyone stared at the state of Sora's injuries which continued to bleed into the ocean of darkness.

'Sorry everyone it looks like this is the end. Maybe when I am gone Roxas heart will find a new home and Ventus can return back to his own body since mine won't be a prison anymore? 'Sora thought to himself as in acceptance to his fate.

Everyone gasped were appalled at Sora's near suicidal thoughts.

"Sora is dying and he is thinking about the people inside his heart? Sora think of yourself for once!" Riku screamed in frustration as Roxas and Ventus eyes narrowed.

"Do you think any of us would be ok with that huh? Losing you to maybe get our friends back isn't cool!" Lea shouted with his hands gripped. Everyone yelled in frustration however to everyone surprise Kairi looked Axel directly in the eyes in pure seriousness.

"Axel. Can you honestly say that no part of your heart if we had, you wouldn't give up on Sora to get back Roxas?" Kairi said with not an ounce of warmth in it as everyone looked wide eyed at the Princess of Heart.

"Of course not! I mean…." Lea stuttered when he caught his near slip up.

"I mean the truth Axel." Kairi said in disappointment as Xion looked up at Axel making him uncomfortable. Roxas looked away and glared at the screen.

"Don't lie Axel. Tell the Truth please?" Kairi and Xion said at the same time with the same expression. Normally somebody would make a comment about how alike they were but the situation was far too serious.

"….. Alright… I will admit when I was Axel I didn't think of anyone but Xion and Roxas and yeah if giving up Sora was the key to saving them I wouldn't cry over it." Lea admitted wincing at the glares sent his way. "However as much as I hate to admit it Sora grew on me and even in my final moments refused to give up on me so no, I wouldn't pick one or the other anymore." Lea finished with a grin as Xion and Kairi smiled back at him.

"I kinda get it too." Terra admitted out loud as he looked away from Aqua and Ven's shocked looks. "I didn't know Sora very well and maybe on some level if I knew Ven would be safe if Sora was gone, I would be up for it." Terra sighed as Ven glared at him and Aqua gave him a look of disappointment.

"I would never ask Sora to disappear!" Ven said heatedly as Aqua smiled at him.

"You're right it would be selfish of me and Sora needs to know we don't consider him a replacement for anyone." Terra acknowledged as everyone smiled again.

'Maybe since this is the realm of darkness when I am gone Roxas will be reborn as a Nobody? At least Axel will have his best friend back and Roxas can take my spot as a Guardian of Light?' Sora thought on the bright side.

"Sora you really are an idiot if you think anybody would just accept you disappearing like that!" Roxas declared as Xion nodded her head eagerly.

"Besides you did the most important part and saved our hearts and kept them safe." Xion said with a smile that grew when Roxas held her hand. Kairi and Namine smiled happily at the sweet scene while Riku smirked knowingly.

Ansem looked alarmed and thought 'IF Sora truly felt like a replacement all this time will we actually be able to change his mind? Sora has kept this inside of him all this time and without telling anyone it has continued to grow…"

'It was Riku and his Majesty job after all to save Aqua what right did I have to butt in and try to be a hero.' Sora mused to himself as he felt his consciousness start to vanish.

"Sora don't think like that! You saved us!" Mickey exclaimed.

"Yeah I was at the end of my ropes and I prayed for you to come and you came like a miracle." Riku admitted looking down.

'Donald and Goofy can go back to the King instead of having to babysit me all the time and I know Master Yen Sid will find a way to assemble the 7 Guardians of light without me.' Sora thought sadly.

"No, it would not be possible for the Guardians of light to assemble without Sora. He is truly the key that holds the light together." Yen Sid noted gravelly as Donald and Goofy looked shocked and alarmed Sora thought they 'babysat' him.

"Without Sora I wouldn't even want to exist in any world!" Kairi cried as Xion and Namine held back tears as well. Roxas gripped his fist in anger at all the suffering Sora had to suffer.

'Kairi…. I know you will be sad when I am gone but now you don't need me anymore you have Axel and everyone to protect you. You are now strong enough to protect yourself too. If only I had a little more time.' Sora thought with some regret.

"Sora! Don't go!" Kairi cried out frantically trying to push Namine and Xion aside to reach for him despite being a memory. Sora eyes grew dim as he closed his eyes.

"You dummy! Only you can keep Kairi safe! Its your job!" Lea shouted as Riku nodded his head solemnly.

Sora opened his eyes only to see himself standing in his own heart much to his confusion as he looked around, he heard a voice. "Sora. Don't give up now." A familiar voice said as Sora turned around revealing Roxas without his black coat. Instead he was wearing his casual clothes he wore in Twilight Town.

"Roxas you were there?" Kairi said in shock as everyone looked at the serious looking Roxas.

"Of course. Sora kept our hearts safe while we waited for our new beginnings." Roxas explained nodding to Xion and Ventus.

"Roxas? What are you doing here?" Sora asked in astonishment as seeing his Nobody again who he had not seen since his visit to the dream realm.

"Dream realm?" Aqua asked as Roxas shrugged.

"Long Story but in the Sleeping worlds time and space have different rules so I could manifest myself as a dream even without a body." Roxas tried explaining as everyone looked at him curiously.

"Silly I am still apart of you. Besides since you are me you should not give up especially now when everyone needs you!" Roxas chided him as Sora shook his head.

"Hey buddy you are not…." Lea started as Roxas rolled his eyes in amusement.

"Got it! Sora has given me the same talk twice so I got it memorized." Roxas said with a grin as lea laughed at his catch phrase being used against him.

"I told you in the dreams that you are you and I am I and we are different people." Sora said again what he told Roxas in the dreams.

"That's true but you gotta stop putting yourself down too." Riku said with a frown as he remembered some of Soras depressing thoughts.

"Hey when he gets back, we can knock it into his head." Kairi said with a smile as Riku grinned back.

"And like I told you that is why it has to be you. So many people are waiting for you to help them and you can't do that if you fade away." Roxas explained again as Sora looked unsure.

"But what if I am not suppose to be the hero people want me to be and I was only a stand in for Riku since he fell to darkness...?" Sora admitted a fear he secretly had.

Everyone looked down as they once again were forced to be reminded of Soras insecurities.

"Nobody could replace Sora in either our hearts or in his roles. Period." Kairi said seriously as everyone nodded.

"That's right young Sora and Riku have their own roles that could never be replaced or substituted by anyone else." Ansem added agreeing with Kairi.

"Sora nobody can tell you what you are suppose to be. You have to decide that for yourself." A new voice said softly as a black-haired girl in a black coat stood next to Roxas smiling at Roxas before facing Sora.

"Xion?! You were there too?" Lea said in shcok as Isa looked intensely at the black-haired girl.

"Of course! When Roxas went back into Sora my heart went into Sora as well. Thanks to him we are our own people and we will repay him when he gets back." Xion said with a determined look.

"Kairi?! No… You are not Kairi or Namine…. You are that Girl that Roxas showed me in his memories. The girl who laughed and cried with Roxas and Axel before." Sora said in realization recognizing her from the memories Roxas shared with him in the sleeping worlds.

Xion beamed "You have no idea how wonderful it felt for Sora and Roxas to remember me."

Lea looked guilty before Roxas pat his shoulder and said "Its not your fault. We are here now and that is all that counts." Roxas also felt guilty as he realized the 'True Organization' used his memories to damage Sora's heart by making him take on his and Xion's pain as well.

"That's right. My Name is Xion and we briefly met in the sleeping worlds Sora." Xion said with a smile happy Sora recognized her and Roxas still remembered her.

"Did you say anything to Sora in the sleeping worlds?" Aqua asked Xion curiously.

"No, we just saw my face without the hood and Sora felt Roxas pain of losing me the first time." Xion said sadly as Roxas grabbed her hand making her smile.

"Wait why are you in my heart then?" Sora asked confused as he remembered Ansem research suggesting he had 3 hearts slumbering in his heart and that 2 of them were Roxas and Ventus. He realized that Xion must've been the third.

"Yeah we never did figure out who the third heart was but I guess Sora figured it out by meeting you." Donald remarked.

"Fascinating. For Sora to take care of 3 hearts alongside his own without damage to any of them really makes Sora a fascinating individual." Even noted as everyone gave him strange looks.

"Its not the time right now to discuss why I am here but I will say like Roxas only you can set me free." Xion whispered as Roxas looked sadly at her.

Kairi looked at how happy Xion and Roxas looked together now and wondered if she looked that happy while with Sora.

"Sora you have to save Aqua!" A new voice that sounded identical to Roxas but was behind Sora said urgently. Sora turned around to see somebody who looked identical to Roxas but with different clothing. For some reason he instantly knew who it was.

"Ven you were awake?!" Aqua asked urgently as Ven blinked and looked confused.

"I don't think so?" Ven admitted to everyone confusion.

"I believe Ventus made a projection of himself subconsciously which interacted with Sora while inside Sora's heart." Namine suggested as everyone nodded.

"Makes sense I guess." Riku shrugged.

"Ventus its you." Sora said in awe as Ventus smiled at Sora. "Wait Vanitas told me I had your heart inside mine for many years… Did I somehow take your heart from you without knowing it?" Sora asked somewhat scared of the answer.

Everyone winced as once again it appeared Sora was trying to take responsibility for events that were not his fault.

"No Sora. You saved my heart just like I know you can save Aqua. Only you can do it and she needs you right now to save her." Ventus said softly as he shook his head.

Aqua beamed at Ven while Ven looked happy he set the record straight for Sora. Terra smiled softly at his best friends.

"But what about you guys? How will I save you from my heart?!" Sora asked in desperation.

Roxas and Xion smiled warmly at him before fading away. Ventus said "When you save Aqua, she will show you where my body is and that will be the key." As Ventus faded away too.

"Uh why didn't you guys tell him something?" Lea asked Roxas and Xion who smiled sadly.

"He kept us alive. That was enough." Roxas stated.

"It was not his burden to set us free." Xion added.

"I guess for Ventus it required both Aqua and Sora to wake him up." Mickey noted as Aqua nodded her head.

"Guys what I am suppose to do?!" Sora asked in anguish as he still was unsure how to save everyone especially with his doubts clogging up his head. Sora got on his knees and hit the ground in frustration. The platform of his heart which was normally bright was slowly getting dimmer as his doubts overwhelmed his thoughts.

"Sora!" Kairi shouted in worry seeing his heart start to weaken.

"Sora you gotta believe in yourself for once instead of assuming you will screw up." Riku said sternly.

"Besides if you do fail you can count on us right? That's what friends are for!" Namine added with a smile as everyone gave a quick shout of approval.

"Sora you simply have to continue being you and that will be enough." A warm soft voice that made Sora heart beat faster as he turned around. There was a smiling Kairi who looked the same as Sora as seen her last. She had her pink Hoodie, long red hair and short pink mini dress. Sora got up and looked at Kairi with surprise and affection.

"Me?!" Kairi said in shock and awe! She didn't look at herself in the mirror much but she could tell instantly the her inside Sora's heart had every detail of how she looked before her newest haircut down to the T.

"Kairi?!" Everyone but Roxas and Xion shouted although Namine notable had a happy smile on her face.

"How is this possible? I can understand Roxas, Xion and Ven inside of Sora since there hearts were literally within him. But Kairi was with me training at this point?!" Lea said in shock as everyone blinked, I surprise.

"I have a theory." Vexen noted as everyone turned to him. "From what I can understand Sora's connection with Kairi is unusually strong despite his many bonds and friendships he has connected to him. For example, Xion a memory-based replica had a variation of Kairi's appearance as Sora remembered her instead of Sora due this fact." Vexen noted rambled on another tangent.

"Cough.. Cough… Can you get back to the point?" Lea said impatiently as Xion playfully glared at Vexen with her hands on her hips.

"Forgive me. As I was saying perhaps Sora connection to Kairi was so strong, he left a clone so to speak I side his heart that manifested when he was at his lowest?" Vexen mused as everyone else looked in deep thought.

"I guess that makes sense as the Kairi in the memory has the same appearance as Sora remembered her since he hasn't seen her new outfit and hairstyle." Riku noted as Kairi nodded her head.

"She will explain in a bit." Xion added and Roxas grinned at her.

"Kairi looks pretty in the memory and current her too!" Olette whispered to her friends who shrugged.

"Kairi! What are you doing here? Are you safe? I thought you were training with Axel on the outside?" Sora asked in worry as he hugged her close with all his previous doubts fading away. The platform they were standing on glowed brightly as his heart was filled with light once again due to Kairi being next to Sora.

Kairi blushed crimson at Sora worry but touched at how her clone inside of him made him himself again. "Sora." Kairi said sweetly as a few happy tears ran down her face at the hug Sora instantly gave the her inside his heart. It reminded her of how much love she felt towards him when they reunited in the World that never was.

"Hehe Sora is kinda chatter mouth when it comes to Kairi. It seems like he can't get enough words out when it is about her." Lea said with a grin as Xion playfully punched his shoulder and Isa rolled his eyes with a smile. Roxas gave a quick nod to Sora before quickly looking at Xion with a warm smile.

"Sora you never change in one regard." Riku mused thinking about even as kids Sora just clicked with Kairi and he could see every ear his feelings grew eventually changing from friends to something beyond.

"Thank goodness Sora heart is full of light again. I seriously thought we might lose him for abit." Mickey said with a relieved smile as Donald and Goofy cheered.

"That Dummy! Making us worry like that!" Donald squawked trying to sound angry but his smile showed his true feelings.

'True love!' Aqua cheered in her mind happily as her blue eyes shone. 'I wonder how it feels?' Aqua thought before she looked at Ven's happy face and back to Sora in the memory. This did not go unnoticed by Terra who rolled his eyes but smiled at his best friends.

Kairi smiled warmly at him returning the hug as she said softly with love and compassion "The real me is still safe on the outside. The Kairi here is just the memories and feelings you have for the real me taken form. She was in your heart during your first adventure afterall." Kairi explained as she rested her head on Sora shoulder happily. "Do you remember that? Also you made a promise to the real me you would return and you can't keep that promise if you lose here." Kairi asked Sora who kept hold of her.

"I see! Fascinating! So her heart left an imprint on his and his feelings after reuniting with Kairi made that imprint become essentially a fully sentimental clone for one last burst of light when he need it most!" Ienzo remarked in awe.

"Yes, Sora's heart is truly something else." Vexen agreed.

"The heart is so much more then ant data we can record but Sora in particular is something unique with his bond with Kairi especially special." Ansem remarked.

Kairi just sat there memorized as they watched the past Sora and Kairi share a hug that literally made Sora heart beat faster and made Kairi eyes shine with happiness and love.

'I am so glad for Kairi and Sora! It was wrong of me to even try and get between the two of them although I do wonder if there is somebody like that for me?' Namine thought as she briefly looked at Riku before turning back to Kairi.

"Sora you don't break promises. It is not who you are so please come back to me!" Kairi shouted but become red faced when everyone looked at her with smiles. "Er… I mean us hehe." Kairi tried to amend with got a round of laughs.

"But what if I can't~" Sora started with doubt until Kairi shushed him.

"No if ands or buts. You save Aqua, save Ventus and return back to me and we can discuss the future afterwards." Kairi said sternly as she pulled back to look Sora directly in the eyes. She still held his hand as Sora and Kairi shared a look of love.

"Kairi truly is the only one who can complete Sora. He may value everyone one of his friends as part of his family but for him Kairi is truly the one, he could not live without." Riku said with a grin.

"I couldn't imagine life without him either." Kairi admitted with a blush.

"That's right with you all standing besides me I won't fail! I will see you again when this is over Kairi that is a promise!" Sora said in determination as Kairi starting glowing gold and smiled happily at him.

"The me inside you might be gone now but I will always be here for you! When we find you, we can be together forever!" Kairi declared as she stared determinedly at the memory. Aqua beamed at Kairi, Riku grinned and Roxas and Xion exchanged amused looks. Namine nodded her head and smiled at the former original.

"She already knows Sora." Kairi said simply as she faded away and Sora woke up back in the realm of darkness. He saw Aqua about to strike him down and quickly rolled away and sent a kick that sent Aqua flying back.

"Kick her ass this time Sora!" Lea shouted.

"Sora you can do it!" Aqua said with a raised fist.

"Sora." Isa said simply showing his respect.

"Do it!" Terra said.

"Go Sora!" Ven and Roxas shouted.

"You can do it!" Namine and Xion yelled.

"Sora you go this!" Riku shouted with a fist bump.

"Sora! Come back safe and sound!" Kairi screamed.

"Don't give up!" Mickey, Donald and Goofy shouted.

"We believe in you!" Olette, Pence and Hayner yelled.

"We know you can beat her." Ienzo and Vexen said simply.

"Fight on." Ansem said.

'Congratulations Sora. You have made friends that are so connected to you they will cheer and stand beside you even when you are not here. Perhaps that is truly what you the one who will save us all.' Yen Sid mused with a smile.

"How?! You were broken and down?! How are you still fighting?!" Aqua asked in frustration and hatred seeing Sora injuries heal and a light surrounding him and his Keyblade.

Battle Music(Kingdom Hearts 3 Instrumental Opening Don't Think Twice)

"What is This?!" Riku shouted as music started playing almost as fi narrating alongside the battle.

"Huh the screen just says "Don't Think Twice Instrumental Version?" Ansem noted in confusion.

"I don't care why it is here it is is epic!" Lea claimed as everyone cheered.

"Because Sora is never alone! He has all of us and we have him too!" Kairi declared to the memory of Darkened Aqua as everyone nodded.

"Plus, that pep talk and hug with Kairi was what the doctor ordered." Lea teased as Kairi rolled her eyes.

"I promised I will save you and I keep my promises Aqua!" Sora said in determination as he held Kingdom Key bursting with new light.

"This time I have a feeling it will be the ending." Aqua said with determination.

Outside the barrier Riku and Mickey looked on in surprise seeing Sora stand up with a new light. This new light however caused the barrier to be full of light blinding the two of them to what's happening.

"Riku what's happening?" Mickey asked in concern.

"I don't know but I trust Sora will finish this now so all we can do is wait and see." Riku said simply trusting his best friend to finish the fight this time.

"I was right Mickey." Riku said with a grin.

"That's true. We can count on Sora." Mickey agreed.

"That's true Sora will come through like always." Mickey agreed as they waited for Sora to finish the fight.

Aqua screamed and was ready to summon a barrage of blizzard like before but before she could react Sora vanished and blitzed her much to her shock.

Donald and Goofy eyes widened.

"That stance!" Donald said in shock.

"Give me Strength!" Sora yelled as he rushed at her with his body and keyblade surrounded with an aura of light and spun around to do another lunge at her before she could react. He continued this a total of 6 times in one of his former limits called Sonic Rave dealing significant damage to Aqua which caused even the darkness around her to start chipping away to reveal Aqua former appearance around her left arm. Aqua looked at her arm in shock and horror as the Darkness no longer healed the damage and was actually starting to fade away.

"That speed and power! Its even stronger than what we saw before!" Aqua said in shock.

"Did seeing Kairi unleash even more of Sora's power then when he started at full?" Ven noted in awe.

"He's actually damaging her now and she isn't healing anymore." Yen Sid noted in shock seeing the damage reflected in the darkness no longer clinging to Aqua parts anymore.

"That's the way! Keep it up!" Riku cheered.

Sora soon realized with his former limits he could damage Aqua and eventually set her free. While Aqua was in midair he threw his Keyblade still brimming with light at her causing her to grunt in pain. He yelled "Light!" as he summoned the Keyblade back him and threw it again and again until he finished it with a double throw. This Limit was called Strike Raid and it caused the darkness to vanish from her legs.

"I thought Sora lost these abilities when he went to the sleeping worlds but now it is on a completely different level then before!" Donald noted in shock.

"Perhaps every time Sora lost his previous abilities instead of simply getting new ones his old ones were integrated into a new version and we are seeing the full results of them now." Yen Sid thought out loud.

"Who cares? Sora is kicking ass now and that's all that counts to me!" Lea said cheering Sora on.

"I suppose it doesn't." Isa said with a smile.

Aqua fell into the ground with a pain filled moan as she tried to get up but even with the darkness still having a hold of her heart she was starting to get weakened. Sora yelled "This is it!" as he got up close and starting a massive combo of 13 strikes each hit filled with the power of light with the first 7 near instantaneous and the remaining 5 were slower. The final strike was more powerful causing the darkness to recede from her chest and right arm so the only darkened part was her hair and face. This barrage was called Final Arcanum. To his surprise Aqua eyes still glared at him but flickered from hate filled yellow to sorrowful blue which meant he was so close to saving Aqua now!

"Each limit after another! He is linking each limit before she can react and Aqua is nearly cured now!" Mickey said amazed.

"Aqua you almost look yourself again." Terra said sounding relieved.

"Yeah it is almost looking into the mirror and seeing me again." Aqua replied with a huge smile seeing the darkness hold on her nearly disappear.

"Ouch! Each one of those look really powerful!" Namine winced seeing Aqua get hit without mercy.

"Its for the best. Besides she here now because of Sora." Kairi replied back as Namine nodded her head.

Roxas winced remembering the beatdown Sora gave him when thy fought each other. It was not quite as powerful as this one but it showed Sora truly was stronger than him even with one Keyblade vs 2.

He decided to finish it so Sora readied his keyblade as he did a short aerial combo forcing Aqua into the air with him hovering. "Give me strength." Sora thought as Aqua starting falling, he focused all his light into the tip of the Keyblade. 'My friends are my power, no…. our friends are our power!' He thought as he released the stored-up light filled barrage called Ragnarök at Aqua's body making her scream as an explosion of light surrounded her form.

"This will finish it!" Aqua declared praying that she could be herself again and seeing how powerful Sora light really was.

"Go!" Everyone shouted seeing the massive explosion of light.

Sora looked at Aqua as she staggered as the last of the darkness inside of her faded away as she returned back to her former appearance as a Keyblade Master. She fell to her knees as the pool of darkness she was standing on liquified and she started falling through.

"Aqua!" Ven shouted in worry as she grabbed his hand softly.

"She is back to normal but she is falling now." Lea said in worry while Kairi looked worried at Aqua.

As she fell through the water of darkness she quietly said "I guess this is the end for me." As she reflected on her failings with her friends, Sora, falling to darkness and having attacked fellow Keyblade Wielders.

"Aqua." Kairi sadly as Aqua looked down guilt ridden.

"I should've been there for you guys. Or at least made Sora my successor. He deserves it after cleaning up all our messes." Aqua said sadly as she looked at the ground.

Ventus hugged her and said softly "I think being with the guy for so long I kinda get how he would feel. He doesn't blame anyone and he chose to take on burdens as he wants to protect everyone he meets." Aqua smiled at Ven's reassuring words.

"Its nice to have someone have your back no matter what huh?" Kairi mused as she thought of Sora and how he tried to make everyone he met feel better.

"Aqua!" Sora shouted as he swam through the pool of darkness to reach his hand for hers.

"Geez Sora is impulsive. This is the realm of darkness where any action can easily lead one to their doom." Isa said with a sigh and a hint of worry.

"That's the kind of guy he is. He can't stand back and watch while people get hurt." Kairi retorted as Isa shrugged.

"Sora." Aqua said with recognition and hope as she reached out and grabbed his hand firmly. This caused a burst of light to fill the water and the barrier of darkness to finally disappear.

"You did it!" Aqua cheered with pure happiness as her eyes shone with gratefulness.

"Wow Aqua looks so pretty right now with her eyes shining." Kairi said with amazement.

"Wonder if Sora would find Aqua pretty right now?" Riku asked innocently. He grinned at her furious glare. There little interactions were not noticed as everyone was sighing in relief.

Aqua fell unconscious forgetting her fight with Sora as he swam up and pulled her onto the shore.

"Did my memories disappear because Sora saved me?" Aqua asked uncertainly.

"Perhaps purifying you took away the bad memories? Maybe it was Sora's final gift to you or something?" Namine suggested. Aqua looked both touched and a bit guilty.

"Sora you did it!" Riku yelled in pride seeing Sora carry the Keyblade Master who no longer had the darkness infused with her.

"Sure did!" Sora said with a grin as he carried Aqua in his arms since he felt responsible for her injuries during the fight.

"What?! That's so embarrassing!" Aquia screamed in embarrassment as her face turned red.

"Well Aqua is taller than Sora and does physically look older than him so I don't think it looks romantic but I guess Aqua is a pretty strong person so for her to be caught in such a vulnerable state. Maybe abit embarrassing?" Riku thought out loud as people grinned at how embarrassed Aqua looked.

"I think its sweet Sora is taking the time to carry Aqua when she is exhausted." Xion thought out loud.

"Yeah like a real gentleman." Namine added as they smiled happily.

He summoned the Master Keeper Keyblade and put it near Aqua's hand with a smile. "You want to return huh? Make sure to keep Aqua safe ok?" Sora said with a smile at the Keyblade at seemed to shine brighter in Aqua's presence.

"Uh What? You guys see what I am seeing right?" Lea said after a moment pause.

"If you are seeing Sora talking to Aqua's Keyblade like it is a person then yes we are seeing the same thing." Isa answered back.

"Is it possible for someone to talk to a Keyblade?" Olette asked as everyone gave her unsure looks.

"I mean I kinda feel warmer I guess when I use it but I never thought of communicating with it." Riku admitted as everyone gave nods showing more or less, they thought the same.

"Uh Sora what are you doing?" Riku asked confused at seeing Sora talk to a Keyblade which he assumed was Aqua's. A small nod of recognition by Mickey confirmed his thoughts.

"That's what we want to know!" Kairi exclaimed showing the groups thoughts.

"Returning this Keyblade to where it belongs. I dunno but when I picked this one on the Destiny Islands I could almost feel like it was trying to return back to Aqua and now it feels like it is happy to be home." Sora said trying to explain.

"Hmm… I don't have any data to go off of but perhaps Sora unique and deeper connection to the Keyblade to actually use one has given him the ability to understand or at least interpret what the Keyblade wants to do?" Ansem suggested.

"Yes Keyblades are not normal weapons powered by magic but he idea they have feelings or sentience is not something I have considered till this moment." Yen Sid acknowledged as everyone looked at Sora with new respect.

He placed the Master Keeper in the unconscious Aqua's hand who smiled briefly before the Keyblade disappeared in flash of light.

"Wait what happened to that Keyblade?" Kairi asked remembering a blue one when they summoned theirs before.

"Well it was our Masters before so I used it to honour his memory and let's say picked up my original one while we were at Radiant Gardens." Aqua answered vaguely. Remembering how she just knew it was in the Chamber of Repose.

"Sora you must've made quite a connection to Aqua for her Keyblade to share such emotions with you." Mickey noted seriously.

"Connection huh." Lea said with a grin amused at Kairi's glare.

"Not that kind of connection! Just friends and maybe fellow Keyblade Wielders!" Aqua shouted with a red face.

"I never said what kind of connection hehe." Lea said with a grin as Roxas and Xion laughed.

"I dunno about that. I think I remember seeing her as a kid but maybe this is just me wanting her to be safe too." Sora said with a shrug as Riku and Mickey shared a grin before they looked serious again.

"I feel honoured he remembered me however little in his heart." Aqua said touched.

"Sora... Riku and I didn't see what happened but you were really hurt bad… About what happened…." Mickey said awkwardly as Sora shook his head.

"Why did nobody tell me I did all those things to Sora. I deserve to beg his forgiveness a thousand times!" Aqua yelled with tears in her eyes.

"Aqua Sora will give his reasons next." Riku said quietly as he understood how she felt but still didn't think it was her fault.

"Don't tell Master Aqua about any of this. If she asks just said I shared some of my light with her." Sora said in denial looking down at the Keyblade Master in his arms. "She's been through enough and I feel like she has had enough sad memories. If possible, I want her memories to be happy ones from here on now." Sora added as he shared a look with Riku.

"Sora I promise you I will make it up to you no matter what!" Aqua said in determination.

"We all will when he gets back. Maybe a party or something as he was asleep for one of his birthdays." Kairi suggested.

"Yeah maybe a "We are all together" Birthday party!" Namine suggested happily.

"That sounds like a party!" Roxas cheered as everyone nodded and cheered.

'Sora you really are too nice but that niceness has earned you friends who truly love you and wish for your safe return.' Ansem thought to himself with a smile.

"True. Besides Sora wants Aqua to be in his arms for abit longer right? Since you saved her." Riku decided to tease the blushing Sora making Mickey laugh. "Just remember Kairi is waiting for you so try to keep it appropriate ok Sora?" Riku said with grin as Sora looked ready to chase Riku but Aqua in his arms made him simply glare at him.

"Riku!" Kairi shouted in anger.

"Riku please no!" Aqua shouted in embarrassment.

Riku laughed as everyone else chuckled.

"Man these memories are great seeing different sides of people and their reactions." Lea said with a laugh.

Sora was flustered as even he recognized Aqua was a fully-grown woman and would be considered rather beautiful even though she was a warrior and Keyblade Master and not a princess.

Kairi grit her teeth at the more mature woman who like the Princess of Heart had a more mature body then her due to her younger age. Aqua meanwhile looked ready to explode in embarrassment as she realized she had some pretty aspects based on comments sent to her but someone she respected and liked having thoughts about her like that made her blush.

"Well at least Sora can recognize beauty when he sees it." Lea mused as every girl glared at him making him cower somewhat.

Mickey laughed as he summoned a portal out of the realm of darkness using his Keyblade which he picked up in the commotion as they all walked back to Destiny Island. Sora set Aqua down gently in the warm sand as soon Donald and Goofy would run up to Sora to hug him in worry while Aqua recovered in the warmth of light.

"I remember waking up to this and thinking 'is this a dream? I am back in the realm of Light!'" Aqua mused as she still was not used to being somewhere without darkness trying to crush her hopes and dreams at every moment.

"Well Aqua enjoy it as we will all be here forever now." Kairi said with a nod.

"That is the end of the memory." Ansem announced as the music stopped playing.

"That one was a doozy." Ven said out loud.

"Wonder what Sora will show us next?" Riku asked.

AN2: That one was another doozy! Enjoy! 33 pages and over 15K of words! (btw I know Sora can't actually do these kinds of things in KH3 but I reserve the right to change fights to what I believe Sora could do.)

PS: I added the "battle music" afterward as I liked in game one but I chose a different for the memory! Are there any memories you want me to have them react too? (remember I has to be somewhat connected to Sora like through Roxas or Xion is ok but distant ones like Terra or Saix or a no-go k)!