Riku(the teen) shot up in the darkness, eyes wide. "Where am I?" He questioned, looking around wildly.

In the deepest recesses of your mind…where you belong.

He whirled to see a younger version of himself descending from a light above. "Who are you?"

I'm you. The current you.

"Give me my body back!" Riku commanded, his hand clenching into a fist.

Heh. Don't tell me you plan to fight me? How could you fight yourself? It'd be like breaking a mirror…and after all…

Glowing wings erupted forth from his younger self's body.

…Breaking a mirror brings you seven years of bad luck.

A cruel chuckle came from his younger self's mouth, echoing in the dark abyss. "I won't let you destroy me!"

Destroy you? I'm saving you, you fool!

"Saving me? From what?"

From him.

Riku followed his younger self's finger to see a twisted, dark version of himself floating in midair, asleep, a sickly green glow surrounding him.

One year from now, you will become that. Unless…you become me. Make your choice, Riku. You can't go back once you choose!

"I choose…Darkness!" The dark Riku's eyes shot open and Riku felt it be pulled into himself, felt himself become it.

You would choose Dark over Light?

"Anything's better than living in this twisted fantasy world. Anything's better than turning my back on destiny. We can't avoid our fate, but we can work through them. That's the way of the world, the way of life itself. No matter how hard we try, certain things are inevitable. I'm not going to run away from fate…I'm not afraid of the Darkness!"

Feh…what a corny speech. Feel the wrath of the scourging light, demon of the abyss!

A beam of light shot forth from his younger self's finger and bathed Riku in a bright glow. Pain and agony shot through his entire body.

I have more power in my pinky finger than you do in all the endless darkness. How can you say that what you have is strength?

"I…never said…it was…darkness…that would make me strong enough…to face…destiny!"

Riku's hand shot upwards and the light dispelled, the endless abyss grabbing hold of his younger self.

What are you—

"We'll face this trial together…past, present, and future!"

A blast of light blazed for a split second as his younger self was absorbed into him.

Sora woke up and turned over to see Riku lying awake in his sleeping bag, a look of displeasure on his face.

"Everything alright, Riku?"

"…Sora?"

"Yeah? What is it?"

"I think I need a diaper change."

Fin

Yeah, so, I wrote that while listening to "Another Side, Another Story" from KH:Final Mix, and I decided to wrap this story up so that I could get on with the "sequel". Sorry if it was a bit to epic for ya's.