6H:Damn this sucks!

Anaretsu: Tell me about it. I'm even pissed!

6H:The staff decided to remove Shattered fragments. But it's back-WITH A VENGENCE!

Anaretsu: Yeah! I can diss you, but no one else can!

6H:Really? That's so nice! NOW I KNOW YOU CARE! (tackles Anaretsu)

Anaretsu: Hikari...you can stop acting so weird now...


Kingdom Hearts-Shattered Fragments

Fragment 68-The Princesses-Cedeile at the Last World!


"Now it's time for you to hear OUR side of the story." Sora looked at her in surprise, unsure of what she meant.

"What do you mean?" Ryu asked, wary. A girl with her hair pinned up and in a silver gown came forward.

"We're the princesses of heart. These past few months have opened our eyes to the true story, and even we don't know all of what's going on. You've only seen fragments of the truth..." she told him.

"The truth? You mean there's more going on here?" Aru asked. The first girl nodded.

"Yes. But first me must introduce ourselves. I'm Aurora." She bowed.

"I'm Cinderella." The second girl said. The others also said their names-Jasmine, Alice, and Snow White.

"And Belle is in the library, researching how to get rid of the darkness." Snow White ended.

"So, what's going on here? Do you know the truth?" Sora asked them.

"It started with the Disater of 500 years ago." Aurora began.

"Yeah, I've been hearing about that alot, but I still don't know what it is." Sora half whined. Ryu stepped out from behind him.

"My family is losely connected with the disater. I'm Ryosuke Takita of the Ryu Clan." he told her. All the girls gasped.

"The Ryu clan..."

"Yeah, I'm lost again." Sora said. Aurora smiled.

"Okay, I'll start from the beginning." She walked over to the alter and gathered up her skirts, sitting down on it. Sora, Ryu, Aru, Donald, and Goofy joined her. "I should really go back to the creation of the universe, many, many years ago. An entity we now call God created one untied world upon which two forces existed-light and dark. The light and dark lived peacefully together and were given the task of watching over the world and making it live. The light made day and the dark made night; light chose humans to be it's people, and dark chose demons. Together the world became beautiful and diverse with many kinds of lands and people living together and sharing this world and it's gifts with each other. This peace lasted for a long time until the children of light became jealous of dark's children. Demons had special powers and abilities that humans did not posess. In order to satisfy their envy, the humans began to enslave the demons to put themselves over them. This made dark angry at light, and a war between the two forces broke out until it got out of control."

"When the war was at it's worst," Jasmine continued, walking up to them, "...a miracle happened, and a third power arose-the in-between power. It stopped the war, but the bond between light and dark was already broken beyond repair. The third power used its force to keep the two in balance so that peace could exist. Now that the war was over, all the races brought their civilizations out from the ashes and began a new. The humans organized themselves into clans-" she looked at Ryu-"-and the demons set up their own way of society. Each race made up their own rules, and peace once again settled over the land. It was at this time that the old language was offically developed and put into use. Everything remained the same. Until about 1000 years ago..."

"1000 years ago, the clans began to break up and kingdoms were formed. The most prominent was the Disney Kingdom, that was built close to the east, to the land of life-the light." Snow White picked up. "A king rose to power and the kingdom become prosperous. However, a few clans and tribes resisted the new way of life and tried to keep in tact. Most failed and became part of the new society. Some began the lead rebellions against the kings. And some joined him without becoming part of his kingdom..."

"I know." Ryu said. "My clan became the special guard of the king about 834 years ago. You can stop giving me weird looks every time you talk about it, okay?" He seemed annoyed.

"Anyway," she continued, "The kingdoms were in peace until the darkness came back."

"The darkness?" Sora asked.

"Yes." Alice replied. "The dark became corrupt, thus becoming darkness. It rose out of the west, the land of death, and began to attack the land and the people-demons and humans alike-no one was safe. This brings us up to about 500 years ago. The king became worried that the darkness would soon reach his kingdom that was so close to the light. He came up with a plan to force back the darkness, but it would require some help of an outsider. He called in the best blacksmith mage, who came from another country, and together they planned the creation of an ultimate weapon that could destroy the darkness. It was called the keyblade." Sora's eyes went wide. "After extensive work was done, the blacksmith welded the weapon you hold now. Even to it's creator it was mysterious as to why it held some much power. The darkness found out about the keyblade, and went to the kingdom to destroy it."

"What happened then?" Aru asked, not sure she wanted to find out.

"Darkness overwhelmed the in-between and overcame the balance as it streaked across the land and made it to the kingdom. Most of the kingdom was destroyed. And the boy who weilded the keyblade is thought to have died himself or disappeared. Either way, the darkness was froced back to the west, but not without a price. The world was broken up into many, and through the power of the keyblade, each received a keyhole that led to it's heart. The keyblade had the power to seal it, but the darkness could also get it and destroy it." Cinderella finished. Aurora sighed.

"Most of the details of what exactly happened in the disaster are blurry, because the four people mainly invovled with it died on that day." she said.

"What?" Sora asked. "Who were the four people?"

"They were kids...much like you, Sora."

"So...kids like me...my age...they died to save the worlds..."

"It's not even that noble." Ryu interjected before Aurora could speak. "They simply got wrapped up in things, that's all. They died because of the cruelness of the world. The keyblade master only just managed to save them by splitting them apart."

"What about the fragments?" Aru asked. "How are they connected?"

"That is also unclear. And it is unknown how the heartblade came into existance. No records were really kept of that day, only that it happened and many people died." Aurora replied. "And that's only how the whole mess began. This is the second time the darkness has overcome the balance, and we have no idea how to force it back."

"How did it overcome the light in the first place?" Sora asked.

"Fourteen years ago, a man named Ansem began to study the heartless, which were the reincarntations of darkness. They had been sealed here by a previous group of princesses many years before. But Ansem's curiosity led to him unleashing them upon his own world. Soon, he became obessesed with darkness, and it caused Hallow Bastion to be destroyed. He came looking for us so that we could complete the final keyhole and he could go into the world of darkness."

"You have the power to lead him into darkness?" Sora restated, confused.

"Yes. And somewhere in that darkness is rakuen. The only one who can open the doors to rakuen is the heartblade master, the one with the purest heart of all."

"That's why he wanted Cedeile!" Ryu exclaimed.

"That's right. But that's not all. The seven roses of the princesses are also required to make it to Rakuen. You see, you have to get past Kingdom Hearts."

"The seven roses?" Donald questioned.

"The roses are kept inside our hearts and give us the power needed to complete our roles. However, they've been stolen from us."

"First Mallificent had them." Cinderella said. "But then they were stolen, probably by Ansem."

"If he has them-"Snow White siad, fightened, "Then he might already be at Kingdom Hearts!"

"Then we've got to follow him and get there as soon as possible!" Ryu said.

"Don't worry." Alice said. "He doesn't have the white rose!"

"The white rose?" Sora asked.

"The rose of the seventh princess."Aurora said.

"You mean he still needs Kairi's rose?"Sora exclaimed. Aurora nodded.

"However..." she paused, sighing. "The roses are passed down by one generation of princesses to the next. In a way, the roses are proof that we are the princesses of heart. But the last seventh princess died 500 years ago. She never got the chance to pass down her rose. But still, Kairi has this great power."

"What are her powers?" Goofy asked.

"Kairi has all of our powers combined-she is our leader, if you want to put it that way. She also has the power to call hearts. She can guide them, find where they are, use their power, or, hide her own in the shadow of the one she cares about most..."Aurora smiled when she saw Sora's face turn slightly red. "You're famillar with the last one, I see."

"Uh...uh-huh..."he could hardly answer. Aurora become serious again and stood, joining the other princesses.

"A new world has made itself apparent to the far west...in fact ,its the world farthest west." she said with her back to them.

"The last world?" Ryu asked. "Is that where Cedeile is? She said she'd be waiting there for us!"

"Yes. The heartblade master is there. Her body, heart, and soul..."

"She's not dead..."Sora whispered to himself.

"But be careful." Jasmine warned. "It's a world of darkness. Heartless run rampant there. You must be careful not to get killed.Remember, it is the world closest to death...to darkness in the west." Sora nodded, standing up.

"I'll do whatever it takes. If Cedeile is there, than so is Ansem, and if Ansem is there, so is Riku. I have to save them both and stop Ansem from doing whatever it is he's going to do. I'll get the roses back. Evverything will be fine." He told them.

"Thank you, Sora. Please be careful." Aurora pleaded, her hands folded.

"We'll stay here and hold back the darkness to the best of our ability." Cinderella said. Sora nodded.

"Come on guys! Let's go!" He yelled to his friends. They ran past the girls, Aru at the back of the group. When they left, Aurora turned to face the other four girls.

"That one girl with them, with the glasses...did you guys also feel a great power from her?" she asked. They nodded.

"It was so big, I thought I imagined it." Alice said.

"What was it? Darkness, or light...?" Snow White asked.

"Or in-between."Cinderella looked at Aurora funny.

"Why would you say that?" she asked her.

"It didn't really FEEL like darkness or light. It was the only thing I could think of."

"What about non-existant?" Jasime asked. "It could've been that. It's closer to darkness, but it isn't darkness."

"Whoever she was..."Aurora said, "she has great power that should be feared..."


6H: End of this chapter!

Anaretsu:Good.

6H: Next stop...I think you know where they're going. And no, Cedeile isn't dead you fools! Why would I kill my main character? Of course, why did everyone die at the end of Wolf's Rain...

Anaretsu: This story doesn't have enough death!

6H:Quiet, you! Do you want this to get removed again?