Chapter 5: Good-byes

"Alright!!" shouted Sora. "We did it!!"

"Look over there!" Kairi said and pointed to the side. They must have moved forward somehow, because the Doorway to Kingdom Hearts was just a few feet away.

"Let's go open it!" Riku said.

"Hey! Wait for us!!" two voices said close by. It was Donald and Goofy. They had also fallen through to this place, and had watched (still in cages) as the battles had gone on.

"Hey guys!" Sora said, a little embarrassed. "I...kinda forgot you were still there. Heheh. I'm glad you're alright though!"

"We're happy you're OK too Sora!" said Goofy.

"Goofy!" shouted Donald, bowing to Kairi. "We're in the presence of royalty! Excuse him, Your Majesty," he continued in his quaking speech. He took Kairi's hand and kissed it (if ducks can kiss without lips!).

"Um...I'm not sure what you just said," Kairi said as the boys tried not to laugh behind her, "but it's alright. Just because I'm a princess doesn't mean you have to treat me differently. Please, my name's Kairi, Donald. Just act like you never found out I was royalty."

"Hey," Goofy cut in in his drawling accent, "that's a purty door over tharr. It's so big! Ah wunder what's inside"

"OK!" Riku said. "Let's open it already!" As they all walked towards the Door, it began to open by itself! When it did, the light of it became darker, and it seemed to give off an evil aura.

"Hahahaheehee! You fools! Can you see now?! I was right all along! There is only darkness beyond the Door!!" It was Ansem's voice again. He stood in front of them, laughing insanely. His body seemed to be slowly deteriorating (his legs were completely gone). "You may have beaten me, but now the darkness will consume you all!! Hahahahahah!"

As Ansem spoke, Sora looked back at the Door, not wanting to believe that the corrupt man was right. Looking closely, he noticed something inside the entrance. He turned back to Ansem, smiling.

"Sorry Ansem," Sora said, "but you're still wrong. No matter how much darkness there is, there is always a spark of light within Kingdom Hearts and inside everything else!" When he finished saying this, the Door opened up even more. The thing that Sora had seen was a small dot of light. It grew brighter and larger, until it became a huge beam that filled the Doorway. When the light touched Ansem, he screamed in pain.

"Aaaaaaaagh!! No!! This...can't...be...possible!! Noooooooooo!!!!" These were Ansem's last words. The once great man had misunderstood the love in every creature; and now he was defeated. He seemed to become dust, floating away as the light scattered it. Everyone sighed, glad that the fighting was finally over. They all turned to the Door again.

"Come on!!" said Sora as he ran toward it.

"Maybe King Mickey's inside!" Goofy added as he ran after his young friend. The five of them ran up to the Door and looked inside. They were shocked at what they saw. Inside Kingdom Hearts, there were hundreds, even thousands, of Heartless! They were massed together in a pit, apparently trying to get out.

"It's horrible!" Kairi cried. "How could this have happened?!"

"I don't know," Sora said, "but we've got to stop them from getting into this world!!"

"We have to close the Door!" Riku said. They tried to push the Door closed as quickly as they could, but it was heavy, and it seemed to even resist them.

"It's not closing fast enough!" Donald shouted.

"Maybe tharr needs to be sumbody on tha other side ta pull it!" Goofy suggested.

"But wouldn't they get stuck there?" Sora said.

"I'll do it!" Riku said. "It's the only way I can make up for what I've done!"

"Riku no!!" Kairi cried.

"You don't have to do this!" Sora said.

"Yes, I do! Please, just let me do this one thing," Riku pleaded with them. Before they could stop him, he'd slipped inside. On one side Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Kairi pushed on the Door, while Riku tried to pull it from the other side. They managed to move it faster, but it still wouldn't close completely.

"Why isn't it working already!!" Sora said exasperatedly.

"Guys!" they heard Riku shout. "There's someone here! He says you have to lock the Door!"

"'Lock it?!'" Sora cried "How am I supposed to...I got it!" He took out his Keyblade and stepped back. While he held up his "key," a shadowy figure also held up a "key" on the other side. This Keyblade, though, was gold (instead of Sora's silver one). The figure let out a high, squeaky laugh.

"Your Majesty!!" Donald cried.

"King Mickey!" Goofy said. Both Keyblades began to glow, and everyone else pushed as hard as they could. Finally, the Door closed. Right before it shut, they heard Riku say:

"We'll see you on the other side! Good luck!" Once it was shut, the Door to Kingdom Hearts disappeared. Somehow, they were all back at the End of the World. From here they saw stars appearing randomly all over the sky. Parts of where the friends stood were breaking away and joining some stars. Soon the sky was glittering brilliantly, and still falling stars flew by.

"What's going on?" Kairi said wondrously.

"I think the worlds are all coming back together!" Sora said, his eyes wide..

"They're real purty," Goofy drawled.

"Amazing!" Donald quacked.

"So beautiful!" Kairi whispered. "To think we never knew there were so many worlds out there! I guess now everyone can go back to where they belong now."

"Yeah," Sora said, turning to face her. "Now we have to go to where we belong, too." Just then, the ground between them cracked. They were slowly beginning to move away from each other. Kairi, who was floating away from the others, looked pleadingly at Sora.

"Why can't I come with you?" she asked.

"Your place is back on the island," he told her. "We have to go find Riku. Who knows? Maybe you'll see him first!" The two of them tried to move closer to each other. Sora took Kairi's hands in his. "Don't worry Kairi. We will find him. I'll see you again soon, OK?" He smiled at her. Kairi stood on tiptoe to whisper in his ear.

"Come back soon. I'll miss you guys," she said. Then she kissed him gently on the cheek. She moved back as Sora's face turned bright red. They realized they were both floating in midair (thanks to Kairi's powers again), so they went back to their places, secretly giggling. Kairi waved, saying, "Don't have too much fun without me!"

"Don't worry!" Sora called back. "We'll leave some of the fun for you!"

"Good-bye Princess!" Donald cried.

"Donald! I already told you! I'm Kairi! Oh forget it! See ya later!" Kairi said.

"Nice meetin' ya!" Goofy said.

"Bye guys!" Kairi called. All of them waved until they couldn't see one another any more. Kairi found herself back on the beach of the fully restored Destiny Islands. The sky was still glowing with the worlds returning to their rightful places. Each star twinkled with a new light and hope for the future.

-End Chapter-

(almost!)

Author's Note: Hi everybody! That's the end of the game! Right here, you'd see the credits and stuff I think. Keep reading, though, because there's also something after! I'll put my review corner and disclaimer here:

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts, but I do own this story itself. No stealing goin' on here!

Review Corner:

Review from animeprincess1452 says: "Hey! That was a great chapter. Kinda funny. The wait was worth it... i really enjoyed reading it. One thing i have to say i would love for people to call me princess... i am the Anime Princess...
EWM: Oh you're so full of it...
Me: Shut it! You're just an evil spirit that drives me nutty...
Radita: You can say that again... gets back to reading
Me: Sry about that... you know how split personalitys can be... lol. Well anyway, there is not much i have to critize on... you are a great writer... So jealous... you can be better then me... but that's all cool, your my friend and a fellow writer. You do your work very well. I know what you mean when you say its hard to update. School can really get hecktic with us so it can be hard to write from time to time. continues to write chapters All i can really say is continue doing things the way you are doing... i really enjoy your work. Very good... very intresting... just very cool. I can't wait to read more of this story and i can't wait to see future work from you. See ya at school. Peace. looks over review Damn i write to much... lol. Laters."

Reply: Thanks Princess! I think being called princess would be good for a while, but, like Kairi, I wouldn't want it to become a necessity or anything! School is pretty ok, it's just the homework I can't deal with!! You're lucky you can do yours in school!

Animegoil said:"Lol. Thanks for your review! Actually, I've only read up to the third book. I don't think satoshi and Daisuke are gay at all, but they're my favorite couple, and if you see the DNAngel fandom, the most popular pairings are Dark/Krad and Satoshi/Daisuke. And Krad is Satoshi's alter ego, but i don't think he comes in until the 4th book or later. He'll come in soon enough, and become a huge character. Anyway... the reason i know all this is simply i research my shows! And I've read so many fanfics basedon events that happen in the manga. Oh, and I know your first name, Cheza, comes from Wolf's Rain, which is one of the coolest shows! (Oh, and by the way, DNAngel is an anime as well!) I don't know where the second name came from though. Oh and this is a good, fic, althought I've only played Kingdom Hearts a couple times. Don't have playstation cry"

Reply: You're right. Satoshi and Dais do seem a little cute together. Daisuke reminds me of the main character from Gravitation (minus the gayness), because he's kind of like a puppy who follows his friends around! Also right about my first name! I got it from Wolf's Rain (which had such a weird/sad ending!! Boo-hoo!).The lunar flower maiden was just too cute. (Cheza:This one thinks so too!! Amanda: Shhhhh! You'll give us away!) I hope you can get a PS2 sometime soon. It's actually really good for stress!

Red Neko says: "Can I guess the second part of your name? I know what it is!"

Reply: I bet you would have been right, but you never guessed! The second part of my name (Arosukir) is actually "Riku Sora" backwards! I just thought it sounded cool!

Princess Zakuro said: "I loved the way you write i cant wait till the next chapter comes out i think you should write more stories id give you writing 4 stars."

Reply: Thanks sis! I think you should start writing stories too! You could do one on Tokyo Mew Mew!

Animeprincess1452 also said: "This was a great chapter. I really enjoyed it. You are doing a great job on this story. I am very impressed with how well you are doing. I knew you had the writter's spirit. (being a writer myself)This story just keeps getting more and more intresting everytime i read it. Its amazing! The story is very actioned packed it keeps you on the edge of your seat to see more. I love that! I can't wait to see more. Awesome job! Keep up the good work! Update soon. ttyl. Ja ne."

Reply: Thanks a lot Kim! It's because of you that I found out about fanfic, so I'm dedicating this chapter to you! (As well as to my sister, who helped me get inspiration for the story itself!)

AyunameDragon said: "It was good!"

Reply: Thanks! Simple but sweet! Keep reading, I just hope I'll keep getting better!

Author's Note (some more): There you go! And in case you didn't realize it, the secret to my name is that Cheza is a character in the anime "Wolf's Rain," while "Aro ukir" is "Riku Sora" backwards! For those of you who guessed right, you get...nothing!! Sorry, but it was just a contest for fun and your imaginations! You don't need a big prize when you've got imagination! (Man that was cheesy! Runs away from angry contest winners). Now for the very final part of my story!!

Sora, Donald, and Goofy were walking down a long, winding road. There were fields all around, and the sky was a bright blue. They couldn't see any buildings for miles in any direction.

"Well, what do we do now Sora?" Goofy said.

"I guess we have to find a new way to get into Kingdom Hearts," Sora replied thoughtfully. "Then we can go and find Riku and your king."

"But you and King Mickey locked the Door!" Donald argued.

"There's gotta be a back way in," Sora told him. "There's always a back door. Maybe we won't even need to find it," he went on. "Maybe they got out somehow."

"How would we know?" Donald persisted.

"I dunno," Sora said. "Maybe..."

"Hiya Pluto!" Goofy called. The boy hero and the duck magician looked in the direction the he pointed. Pluto the Dog was coming out of some bushes on the side of the road. He was a little ahead of them, but they could see an envelope in his mouth. On it was King Mickey's seal (you know, the mouse facething? Disney's symbol?). Donald, Goofy, and Sora looked at each other, then at the dog. Pluto seemed to smile at them, then he ran the other way. The three fighters ran after him.

"Come here Pluto! Good doggie! Give us the letter! Pleeeeeaaaaasseee?"

"Get over here you stupid dog!!"

"Garsh! He's fast!"

"Plutooooooooo!!"

-End Story-

(at last!)

Author's (Final) Note: IT'S FINISHED!!!! My first ever fan fiction is finally done!! I hope you all loved reading it as I loved writing it! I'll try to write more stories when I get the chance. If you want, send me topic requests! I love fantasy stories and anime and manga, and I'm even starting to draw characters. Just tell me what you want to read, and I'll see what I come up with. Also, I like a lot of RPGs and fighting games. Now, I'm gonna start my next story. Wish me luck and keep reviewing!!

-Cheza

P.S. If anyone has any definite ideas as to when Kingdom Hearts 2 comes out, pleeeaaase tell me!