Me: O.K. I'm going to be working on this story a lot these next week cause I said I would finish this by Christmas Eve.

Sora: Kim. you don' want another detention do you?

Me: I'm not getting one because I'm out of my dark mode.

Sora: Dark mode?

Me: yes. Last week I was falling to darkness. My heart hurt terribly and my friend said I was fading away from her and she was getting real worried. My parents didn't know what was wrong with me and they said it was my dark half. So I kind of cried a bit and then I got this C-D that had these classical songs on it and I listened to it and relaxed and the light came back to me.

Riku; I know how ya feel Kim.

Sora:……………

ME; Also my dad bought me Socom and my Guy friend said he'd teach me to be a Socom fan and make me throw Kingdom hearts out the window.

Sora: And what did you say!?

Me: I told him no way in a life time would I go to shooting people with a stupid gun instead of chopping heartless in half with a key blade!!!!!!

Everyone: HERE HERE!!!!

Me; Now this chapter is the battle between maleficent and Sora. I have a bit of humor in here I've had planned for a while. But it gets dark again. There's a few more chapters to go. And I'll also have a new chapter to" After the Swim" meet because I'm having another one Wed.

Sora; * Sing Song voice* You're a mean on-

Me: SSSSSHHHHH!!! Don't give it away!! Now fans, READ!!!!

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Ch. Rise, Fall, and Gain.

" lets do this." Said Sora glaring hard at Maleficent. A impure hatred had taken over him.

She looked at him and laughed. " You've already had a taste of what I can do to you boy. Would you like me to show you more?"

Sora began to shake with anger and his grip on his key blade tightened. " You tortured me. Killed me! Turned me evil!!! And made me kill all my friends!! I don't care what you do to me anymore just as long as I kill you!!!!" he rushed at her and swung his keyblade. Maleficent Simply blocked it and pushed him away. " Don't try me."

Sora grinned. " What happens if I do?'

She raised her staff. " This!!"

Dark clouds formed above her and Lightning came down and struck Sora causing him to fall to the floor in pain.

Kairi started to run toward him, but Soras words still kept her away. She just wished there was some way she could help.

Sora raised his head and stared at her seriously. " kairi!! Point your sword at me and say " Cure!!"

Kairi raised an eyebrow at him but did what she was told. She pointed her sword at Sora. " Cure!!!"

White light shot from the end and flew into his body. The pain faded from his face and he stood up and he dodge rolled just before Maleficent shot Lightning at him.

" SORA!!!"

He looked toward the two door and seen Riku, Leon, Donald, Goofy, and yuffie running toward him. There bodies bruised and bleeding but faces shining.

Soras sorrow disappeared and was replaced by happiness and confidents he had not felt in over a year.

Riku reached him first and put his hand on his shoulder. His bright green eyes borring into his with admiration. "Welcome back Sora."

But before Sora could say anything Riku was blasted back into the wall and a shining, transparent force field appeared around him and Maleficent.

He turned around sharply and glared at maleficent who had a pleased smile on her face. " Your friends may be back but that doesn't mean you'll get to see them much longer. Alive that is." Sora rolled his eyes. " That is so lame?"

She glared at him." What? You got something better?"

" yeah. THIS!!!"

He raised his Keyblade and shot it at her. Maleficent jumped out of the way only to receive a small cut across the cheek. She gritted her teeth and sliced her Staff at him and he dodged it.

" Hey!! You guys want to sing Christmas Carols?" he shouted back at them smiling.

They smiled back at him. " Give it to her Sora!!!"

Maleficents staff glowed and an Electric blue light formed at the top. She swung it at Sora again.

He dodged it and began to sing. " You're a mean one. Ma-le-fi-cent. * Swing. Dodge.* Your hearts an empty hole!!!! Your brain is full of spiders you got garlic in your soul, Maleficeeeeennnnnttttt!!!!!!! * Swing. Dodge.* I wouldn't touch you with a-"

Everyone: 39 and ½ foot pole!!!!!!!!!!!

" Why you!!!!!" Maleficents eyes flamed with anger and she brought her staff down on the side of Soras shoulder. He winced and jumped away. " O.k. play time over."

He held his Keyblade above his head. " ARS ANCANUM!!!!" He glowed with a yellow light and sliced his key blade at Maleficent with inhuman speed. Some blows connecting with her body and others with her staff.

His confidents had rose to its limits and was beginning to think he could win this battle, when suddenly he felt Maleficents cold hand clasp around his throat.

He choked.

She glared at him madly. " I've had enough of you Keybearer!!!!!!" Yellow and black flames erupted from her body and engulfed the whole room.

Kairi and the others knelt down trying to shield themselves but it was no use. Riku brought his head up a few inches and looked at the massive gulf of black flames which Sora was trapped within. " SORA!!"

Sora screamed as he felt the flames licking and biting his flesh. The pain was intense and the feeling of complete helplessness came to him as he struggled in maleficent grip. The feeling increased as he herd his friends painful screams through the roaring of the fire as they to suffered.

' I got to save them!' He thought desperately.

Sora dropped his key blade and dug his nails into maleficent hand. Hoping it would make her drop him.

But the act only increased her anger to its highest peak. She dropped her staff and plunged her hand into Sora chest.

Torturous pain shot through his body and he screamed. Screamed for all the times he had wished to but didn't. Hot tears welled up in his eyes and poured down his face dripping into the roaring flames.

The pain swallowed his mind and all he new was pain. He lived it, breathed it, smelled it. It was all around him and there was no escape.

His vision began to dull and he herd Maleficents distant voice. " I've had my fun of torturing you Keybearer but enough is enough. I know for a fact fun cant last for ever."

Sora felt her hand dig in deeper. " You are the only whole light this universe has and we must destroy you so we can over run it. Besides, you've been a thorn in my side for the last 2 years and I can finally have my revenge. This ends now Keybearer!!!!"

The flames increased and her hand continued to push in.

Sora let out a wrenching sob and hung his head back in defeat.

I lost.

The tears dripped continuously off his face.

I'm sick of fighting. This is getting out of hand. I didn't ask to be the keybearer! I just want to be a normal kid and not have to worry about fighting evil or saving the world from darkness. Why does light have to be so hard to keep? Why is darkness always in the way!?

His eyes turned black and something came to his fading mind. But… maybe the reason why darkness is always there, is because its easier to keep. People never fought over darkness even though there was plenty of it. So why do they fight for something so hard to keep, instead of choosing something easy?………. And yet pleasant.

He closed his eyes and let his mind fade. The sound of the flames around him muted and his body grew cold.

Then suddenly threw the darkness and pain, Sora herd someone call his name. " SORA!!!"

His mind lightened a bit and the coldness tinged.

Who was calling him?

He slowly turned his head and opened up his eyes a slit.

Through the yellow and black he could make out his friends screaming and fighting through the flames toward him. Donald was casting Blizzard spells which were barely working and the others helped him with ethers. But the one person who had called his name was throwing her whole body against the force field trying to break through.

It was Kairi. Her hair was badly singed and Skin covered in deep burns. Tears were streaming down her face and she continued to shout at him. " Sora!! Don't give up!! We believe in you!!"

Believe in you…..

The words echoed through his head and his vision became clearer.

" Don't give out on me Sora!!! You're there light and my light too !!! And without you, I'll never see the light again!!!!!"

You're my light..

Sora opened his eyes all the way and they turned back to light blue. He stared at her and his friends in the back ground fighting there way to save him. They believed in him and weren't going to give him up.

Then it came to him.

My friends are my light. They fight for me and care about me with no thought toward what happens to them. I am there light as they are mine. Even more to Kairi. Darkness is a world with no light. No light no friends. Your all alone with no one to help you. That's why people choose light. And I'm not going to loose mine!!!!!

Maleficents hand finally reached his heart and anger rose in him like none before.

" Let… Me…. GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

White light erupted from his chest swallowing the whole room. The flames disappeared and maleficent was hurled against the wall. The force field shattering at the same time.

"What the-"

Donald and the others stopped trying to blast through and looked up at Sora.

His eyes were shut and he was standing in the middle of the room with his arms held out in front of him as if beckoning something to come to him. The light from his chest glowed brighter and his heart floated out of him shining brighter then ever.

It flew to his right hand and slowly began to take the form of a key blade. The handle shaped itself into a heart and the blade was made out of 3 ,long, pointed stars. The top formed the shape of a larger version of one of the stars and above that a pointed arrow head appeared. The key chain attached looked just like Soras crown necklace.

He fell to the floor and began to breath heavily. His eyes opened slowly revealing blank, jet black pupils.

Kairi began to rush toward him but two people grabbed her from behind.

She turned around and found herself face- to- face with Riku and none other then King Mickey.

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Me: hate to leave it here but this chapters getting pretty long. I started typing this a week ago and now its December 20th and I have 4 days to finish. So the chapter will be pretty long.

Sora: this is getting fun though.

Me: Now Christmas is coming and I'm getting really excited. I have a slight feeling that my mom made me a key blade for Christmas but I'm not sure.

Sora: is it possible to make one?

Me; I think it is. But anyway, I wanted to ask all my readers to tell me what they think the colors of Soras heart Keyblade should be. Send me what you think in your Reviews and I'll vote on it. I'm going to make a sequel to this so this wont be the last time you'll see it.

Sora: Now everyone on my count!!!!!! ONE, TWO, 3!!!!

Everyone: YOU'RE A MEAN ONE, MALEFICENT!!!!!…

Me: Ack!! Guys you'll wake everyone up!!!!!

Sora: so what? I like this song!!!!

Me; * Rolls eyes* Readers can sing this song on there own time if they want. R & R Please!!!!