Chapter 12- The Showdown

"Okay guys. This is it." Sora said. They had just arrived at The World That Never Was. Sora was telling everyone to be careful. The gang stepped off the ship. Sora pointed to a long trail.

"That's the way to Castle Oblivion, let's go." He said, but Roxas stopped him.

"Actually, I know a shortcut, this way." He said, running up another path. The gang shrugged and followed Roxas. They made it to the castle. Roxas burst open the door.

In the middle of the floor was Namine, and Axel was gagged next to her. Roxas ran to Namine while Sora ran to Axel. Sora unwrapped his mouth.

"Namine, wake up!" Roxas cried as he shook her.

"She can't hear you, her heart is gone." Axel said, standing up as Sora untied him.

"But, she's a Nobody, they don't have hearts." Riku said as the rest of the gang joined up with them.

"Ah, but you forget one thing. Namine is the nobody of Kairi, the purest princess of heart. Her nobody is so strong it has a heart." Axel said.

" It meaning Namine. She has a name you know." Roxas said, steamed at what his best friend had just said. Axel patted him on the back.

"Don't worry. We'll get her back soon." Axel said.

"Yes, Roxas. As soon as you join back with Orginazation 13, your precious Namine will be returned." Came a voice. Axel and Roxas jumped up. It was Xemnas.

"Kairi! Suki! Go and get Namine's body and take it to safety!" Roxas roared at the two girls. They obeyed Roxas and grabbed Namine's body and took it to the front door.

Roxas, Sora, Riku, Konatsu, Reiko, and Axel all ran together and formed a line, all had their weapons drawn. Xemnas laughed. He pulled out his weapons and stood, ready for anything.

Sora was the first to attack. He ran up to Xemnas and tried to attack him in the air. Xemnas blocked. Then Roxas came forward with a reversal ariel combo, but missed and fell over on the ground. Riku charged after Xemnas, but he disappeared. Riku looked for him but couldn't see him. Then Xemnas reappeared behind him and jabbed Riku in the back, causing him to fall over. Axel ran forward and pretended to hit him, then swerved back around and hit Xemnas clear in the face. Konatsu ran forward and rammed Xemnas right in the side. Xemnas made an "oof" sound, and then looked sick. Xemnas wobbled, then toppled to the ground. The last and final blow was delivered by Reiko as she drove her keyblades into his chest. Xemnas looked up at her and smiled.

"Fool…." He bellowed. Then Xemnas disappeared into a beam of light.

"We did it!" Roxas said, jumping up into the air.

"Yesssssss!" Axel said, throwing his hands up and screaming for joy.

"Nice job everyone." Sora said, poofing away his keyblade. A ball of light appeared, then it went behind Reiko. She gasped and looked like a zombie. Riku looked at her.

"Are you okay?" Riku asked as Reiko's eyes glowed red, then slowly turned back into their original color.

"Yeah. I'm fine." Reiko said. Roxas, in the mean time, had walked over to Namine's body and was crying.

"Why.." Roxas said.

"Hey fellas…what did I miss?" came a voice.

"KING MICKEY!" Sora yelled as he ran up and hugged the black dressed mouse.

"Sora it's nice to see you too." King Mickey said.

"Well, what's been happening the past 3 months….." Sora said, then he explained the past 3 months in one breath.

"Um, okay. It seems you guys have been busy." King Mickey said, "and can you introduce me to the three new friends?" he added.

"I'm Reiko" said Reiko as she walked up and shook the King's hand.

"SUKI!" Suki screeched as she ran up to the King and almost tore his arm off shaking his hand.

"Konatsu." Konatsu said, giving the King a "sup" sign with his fingers.

"So your Konatsu, may I speak with you for a moment" The King said. Konatsu nodded so the King took him over to a corner.

Riku smiled. The old gang was back together. He looked around. Where was Reiko? Suddenly, he gasped. Riku looked down and saw a keyblade sticking out of his stomach. Then, the keyblade was pulled out. Riku's eyes rolled back into his head as he fell to the ground. In the place behind Riku, was Reiko, a bloody keyblade in hand. She was smiling viciously. Reiko then choked. Her eyes glowed red again, then normal in the next moment. She looked down. Riku was laying in the floor, in a pool of blood. She gasped and put her hand over her mouth.

"Oh no…" Reiko said. Suki looked over at her, then to the ground, and screamed. Reiko was sobbing. She moved her hand.

"Why, Reiko why?" came a voice. Sora stepped out of the shadows, the Ultima Weapon drawn.

"We trusted you…" came another voice. Konastu stepped out of the shadows, Kamniack at his side.

"Where is…" said Roxas.

"You heart." Reiko sobbed. She dropped to the ground.

"Yeah…how'd you know?" Roxas asked, puzzled, scratching his head with his Keyblade.

"I kew this was going to happen." She said.

"WHAT?" Sora said.

"Yeah, but I, don't know what came over me, I felt, cold and weird I guess." Reiko said. She looked up at Roxas.

Roxas looked worried.

"Do you feel empty?" Roxas asked Reiko.

"Yeah….like a part of me left." She said.

"Xemnas. Axel, I think I know where he might be, follow me." Roxas said, calling over Axel. The two boys ran off toward a door and disappeared around the corner.

Sora, Konatsu ( who had finished talking with the King, the King left, and Konatsu saw the whole thing), Suki, and Kairi all ran over to where Riku was lying. Sora put a hand on his chest.

"I-I feel a slight pulse. Kairi, get out a potion would you?" Sora asked her. Kairi nodded and pulled out a colorful jar full of liquid.

While all of this was happening, Reiko had gone to a corner and was sitting in the fetile position.

"I killed him, I killed him." Reiko muttered to herself over and over again.

"He is alive!" Suki called out. Riku coughed, then spit out some blood. He looked around.

"What happened?" Riku asked, looking down at the wound in his stomach.

"Um, this is kind of hard to explain without explaining it for an hour, so, sigh, Reiko stabbed you Riku." Sora said. Riku looked at him.

"What?" Riku asked, extremely confused. Sora sighed and explained the whole " Xemnas can take over your body" thing.

"Oh. Well, where is she now?" Riku asked.

"Yeah, where did she go?" Suki asked, looking around. She spotted Reiko sitting on the floor in the corner.

"OH! I'll go talk to her!" Suki said. Riku shook his head.

"No. I'll go talk to her." He said. Riku stood up with the help of Sora and Konatsu, and walked over to Reiko.

"Hey." Riku said. Reiko looked at him. She closed her eyes and hid her head in her knees.

"No, go away. Your from my mind. Riku's dead. I killed him." Reiko cried, rocking.

"But I'm not dead. See?" Riku said, putting ahand on her. She shudderd. After a minute, Reiko realized that this "figment of her mind" would not go away. She looked up.

"R-Riku?" she stuttered. Riku smiled at her.

"Oh Riku!" she cried, jumping onto him and crying into his shoulder. He held her as she cried. Reiko looked at him.

"I thought you were dead." She sobbed. He looked at her.

"Now I told you I wasn't going anywhere, now didn't I?" he said. Reiko laugh-cried. Riku helped her stand and picked her up. She lay her head on his shoulder and went to sleep. Riku walked to Sora, Kairi, Suki, and Konatsu.

"We're good." Riku said. Just then a laughing Axel and Roxas came in.

"What's going on?" Sora asked.

"Well, we found Xemnas." Roxas said., holding a bottle with a tiny Xemnas pouting.

"Aww. What are we gonna do with him, SQUASH HIM?" Sora said with an evil grin.

"No, I;ve got a better idea." Said Axel.

10 min. later…

"AAH AAH!" came the tiny shrills of Xemnas. He was being chased by Mr. Fluffykins, Xexion's cat. The cat pounced and caught Xemnas. Then it ate him. The 8 friends went "Ooh".

"Haha. That was fun." Said Sora. Roxas stood up. He walked over to Namine.

"Namine, I love you." Roxas said. Two tears rolled out and landed on her body. Suddenly, Namine's body glowed. Roxas stepped back as she rose. Namine's eyes fluttered open. She was lowered, then fell into Roxas's arms.

"Rox-as" she said, then she fainted. Roxas smiled as he carried her to the group.

"Are we ready to go?" he said. Everyone nodded.

Everyone walked on the Gummi ship. Sora, Kairi, Suki, and Axel (who roomed with Roxas) went to sleep. Riku carried Reiko to bed. He tucked her in and kissed her. Then he went to sleep with a smile on his face.

Roxas carried Namine to her room. He sat her on her bed and brushed some hair from her face. He kissed her forehead and went to his room to sleep.