A/N: This fic is nearing it's end. At the most I can only see four more chapters. Anyway I hope you have enjoyed reading so far. Also these events are not written chronologically, I just wrote them as I thought of them. I'm sure you will see what I mean when you read it.
Endless Abyss (3 days Later)
A portal of darkness appeared and Xehanort stumbled through it. Then he went to find Mickey. He didn't plan on saying anything to the small king but he knew that he would feel better, safer even in his presence. Mickey seemed to radiate light and it was the only thing which kept Xehanort from darkness. He didn't know how but he could sense where the king was and went through the ancient fortress and down corridors he'd never even known existed in the 7 months he'd spent there until finally he reached the end and was faced with two large doors.
He knocked and it promptly faded away. Xehanort walked through it and found himself in a large room with a large round table. Roxas, Kairi, Alexa, Elchanan, Aldan, Yen Sid, Riku and Mickey were all sitting around it. There were four empty seats. When Mickey saw Xehanort at the door he motioned for Xehanort to come and sit in the empty seat next to him and Xehanort did.
"We have been discussing how we're going to hold the heartless off," Mickey said filling Xehanort in. "They have been attacking more fiercely as if they have a new leader. The Dusks on the other hand seem to have died out – we haven't seen any for almost a year now."
"Well," Xehanort said. "Who's watching the heartless at the moment?"
"The followers of darkness are out there," Mickey said. "Although they have regained an almost human appearance the still have their abilities which make them better suited for the job."
Xehanort nodded, satisfied at that information.
Alexa spoke up, saying, "If the dark wielder isn't here already then he will be soon. We need to do something now!"
"I agree," Yen Sid said. "But what do you propose we do?" Xehanort was struggling to keep himself from talking – something didn't quite feel right to him.
"I propose we find their leader and take him out," Alexa said.
"Alright but how are we going to find their leader?" Aldan asked.
Alexa turned to Riku for an answer. Riku looked smug for a moment and then summoned the Twilight keyblade. Then tapping it on the table he said, "Me and Mickey will go outside the walls and let my keyblade lead the way. Everyone else should go with Alexa. She will know when we've found their leader!"
Alexa looked surprised at that but nodded anyway. Riku caught on to the fact that she didn't understand and tapped the Twilight keyblade on the table again. To everyone else it just looked like Riku was being arrogant but Alexa got the point.
Xehanort's eyes started to change to a dark black colour. It was noticeable because they seemed to radiate darkness.
"Are you alright Xehanort?" Mickey asked.
"I knew I'd find you eventually!" A loud, booming laughter began to echo throughout the room. Xehanort dropped to the ground, his eyes back to normal. Mickey got up and walked over to him.
"Xehanort!"
"I'm sorry. . . I couldn't hold him off any more. . . the dark wielder has found us. . ." Then Xehanort fell unconscious.
"So quickly?" Riku said confused. "I thought we had years to prepare before he'd end up finding us. . ."
"This place isn't connected to the normal time stream," Alexa said. "There is no rule between how much time passes here and how much passes in the realm of the light."
"That sounds familiar," Aldan said. "And yet I can assure you that this is the first time I've ever heard of it."
"Yeah," Alexa said. "I don't know what made me say it but I know it's true."
Suddenly everyone at the table started saying stuff to the same effect until they all decided that the idea must have been put in their heads.
"But by who?" Yen Sid said. "That is the question we should all be asking."
"Sora!" Kairi and Roxas said at the same time. Everyone immediately knew it to be true. "That means he's made it to Castle Oblivion," Mickey said.
"Great," said Elchanan. "Maybe we won't have to fight after all."
Suddenly a rugged follower of darkness faded into the room. "The heartless are attacking!" He yelled before fading away again. Riku suspected he had gone back to fight.
"Looks like we don't have to find their leader after all," Riku said.
"Let's get him!" Aldan yelled, grabbing his weapon and rushing out the door.
Everyone else followed suit, running after him, everyone except Mickey who stayed behind to look after Xehanort.
Forgotten Graveyard
Ansem sighed in relief. He had finally finished recalibrating the data converter and was preparing to convert the world into data. He then planned to release the data, there by releasing the world's heart. He aimed it into one of the scars made by the keyblades and charged the data converter. A few seconds later he fired it and a burst of white energy shot down the hole making all the other scars glow as well. Suddenly a door appeared in thin air. Ansem walked over to it, knowing it was the door to the world's heart. Merely pointing the converter at the door made it spring open. Ansem charged the data converter and prepared to fire it at the world's heart.
Suddenly an idea came to his mind that he had no memory of ever worrying about.
"How am I going to get off this world? What a strange question," Ansem said. "And even stranger the fact that I myself never even considered it."
Then another idea forced it's way into Ansem's mind and he knew that those ideas were a form of communication.
"Who am I speaking with?" Ansem said.
After a while, an image of a boy with blue eyes, brownish hair and white skin formed in his mind.
"Sora?"
Suddenly a whole conversation formed itself in Ansem's mind and it was all he could do to keep track of it.
Yes it is me. I don't have much time but I need you to go to the Endless Abyss.
"The Endless Abyss?"
I didn't expect you to know of it. It is where wielders are forced when their keyblade snaps.
"A keyblade can snap?" Ansem was curious. This was the first time in a long time when he felt truly clueless.
Just finish what you're doing and then go. Our friends are going to need some help.
A portal of light appeared next to Ansem. He stared at it and nodded. "Ok Sora, I'll do it."
Then he fired the data converter into the heart of the world. Everything seemed to be covered in green light for a while until with one final effort the data converter changed the world's heart into data. Ansem held the data converter, happy in the knowledge that he had calibrated it correctly. Now all he had to do was take it into Kingdom Hearts and release it. Ansem the wise left the world walking through the portal of light with a smile on his face. As soon as he'd gone the world collapsed in on itself and faded into darkness.
Coliseum
Hercules and Phil smiled. They had just finished rebuilding the Coliseum. They turned to look at the other man who'd helped them.
"Don't you smile Cloud?" Phil asked, seeing the frown on Cloud's face.
"It's nothing," Cloud said. "These weird images are entering my mind and I don't know what they mean."
"Me Too!" Hercules said.
"What do they look like?" Phil asked.
"Well I keep on seeing this place in my mind. . ."
"Endless Abyss," Phil said.
"Huh?" Both Cloud and Hercules stared at Phil.
"What?" he said.
"How do you know what it's called?" Hercules asked.
"I dunno. . ." Phil said.
"That's weird," Cloud said. "I feel the same way about the place. I know it's in my mind but I don't know why. I feel like I should be there but even if I wanted to I wouldn't know the way. . ."
As if in answer to Clouds thought, a portal of light appeared. Cloud and Hercules stared at it for a second and then simultaneously said "Let's go!"
The two walked through the portal leaving Phil by himself.
"Remember Rule One Hundred and Eleven! Watch your backs!"
Hollow Bastion
Leon and Yuffie were sitting on small chairs at Merlins house, discussing the images which had just entered their minds.
"It's this place full of darkness. . ." Leon said. "There is no sky - things are just dark. There is one light deep in the middle of the darkness. . ."
"And there's this evil looking man with long shaggy black hair who's trying to put that light out," Yuffie finished.
"We can't let that happen," Leon said.
Merlin entered and saw Leon and Yufie talking. "You are quite right! We must not let Sora down!"
"Sora? What's this got to do with . . .?" Leon stopped. He knew in his heart that Merlin was right. This had everything to do with Sora, him more then anyone else.
"Just one thing. . ."Yuffie said. "How are we going to get there?"
A portal of Light appeared in the middle of the room. Leon and Yuffie looked at it for a second before walking straight into it.
Merlin stared into the portal for a few minutes. "What harm could it do?" he asked himself as he walked into the portal.
Castle Oblivion
Sora walked through the large doors to Castle Oblivion. As soon as he got through them they slammed shut behind him. He didn't even flinch – he knew they would open again when he had found what he needed to find. He walked up to the door to begin floor one. He remembered all to well the trouble he had been through the last time through Castle Oblivion. This time as he entered floor one he found a small room full of light. The door was straight across from him.
"That's weird," Sora said. Before he had to fight enemies from his past but this time there was nothing but light. It felt good that for once he didn't have to fight anything.
Walking confidently up to floor two Sora found yet another small room full of light. Again the door was straight across from him. Every floor he went through he found it the same. A small room full of light with the door to the next floor straight across from the entrance. It was beginning to creep Sora out. He had thought that it wouldn't be a problem going through Castle Oblivion but this time it seemed way too easy.
Finally he reached floor thirteen and when he did he jumped in shock. The flower cocoon which he had slept in for days on end to replace the memories Namine had given him was right there.
"This can't mean I'm supposed to sleep," Sora said.
Light shone out from the Light keyblade which Sora had not bothered to unsummon. That light gathered together and formed the body of LWN.
"Memories are nothing more then chains linked throughout ones heart," LWN said. "Through ones memories all hearts are connected."
"What does this have to do with sleeping," Sora said.
"You are forgetting Sora that you are the Light Wielder now. What does your heart tell you?"
Sora thought for a moment. "I don't know," Sora said.
"I thought as much. Even after all these years you're heart still has not gotten used to life without a nobody."
"Is that why I couldn't even match the dark wielder?" Sora asked.
"One of many reasons Sora. He wields darkness – the power to manipulate. He gains his strength that way. You wield light – the power to protect. You're strength comes from your friends, it always has." LWN pointed towards the flower cocoon. "Sleep now Sora, regain what you have lost."
Sora walked into the cocoon which gradually closed itself around him. LWN stared at the cocoon with a smile. Most likely he will not sleep, LWN thought. Even in sleep I doubt he would rest. More likely he will gather his friends around him so that he will not lose again.
Sora's Mind
Sora felt himself falling into sleep. As his consciousness slipped away so did the cocoon. The image of the cocoon was replaced by a long chain. Sora stared closely at the chain. It looked as if it had been made for a giant. "This will serve me well," Sora said as he climbed on to it and started to walk it like a path.
As Sora walked across the chain he noticed little dents in it. Eventually he bent down and took a closer look at one of the dents. He saw a little heart shaped hole. He bent even closer to the surface of the chain and stared into the hole.
Sora saw the Endless Abyss. Kairi, Roxas, Riku, Mickey, Aldan, Yen Sid, Alexa, Elchanan and Mickey were sitting around a round table. They were talking about something that Sora could barely hear.
"It's been three days since Sora's left," Alexa said.
"Three days?" Riku said confused. "I was with him less then an hour ago."
Sora stopped listening. Another thought had come to his mind. If he could see his friends through their hearts then he should be able to find the heart of the Endless Abyss and find out why time passed differently there then anywhere else.
Sora walked further down the chain looking for a larger dent. The more he walked along the chain the more he began to think that the Endless Abyss didn't have a heart. At last he found it – a large, dusty old hole near the end of the chain. Sora stared into it and it's story revealed itself to him. It was long and not very interesting but it filled him in on a couple of things.
For one the chasers were not a race that he was going to miss a lot – they created the Endless Abyss as a place to cast away wielders once they had stolen the cores of their keyblades. They hid their most powerful weapons their in case the dark wielder ever got to them.
Another thing – the Endless Abyss wasn't connected to the normal time stream. Sora was surprised that he understood the concept of a time stream but he did. The Endless Abyss, along with the World of Awakening had both been created out of dying worlds. When the world died the core broke away and left the normal time stream. Many of those cores were used by the heartless as they didn't require their worlds to have hearts. Anyone who was as advanced as the chasers had been could easily grab one of those cores and change it into a realm of their own.
Sora rushed off to warn everyone. Sora was worried that they might start to think they have years but he knew the truth. The Endless Abyss was no longer a dead world. It was still not connected to the normal time stream but that would happen later.
Sora's Mind (30 minutes later)
Sora was sitting down. He felt tired from all the walking he had done to warn his friends but he knew he had more work to do. That's why he was preparing to get up and try to communicate with his friends from other worlds. "Any minute now. . ." Sora said prepping himself even more. "Yup I'll get up now. . ." Sora said, still not getting up. "Really I mean it I'll get up this . . . arghhhhhhh!" Sora yelled jumping to his feet. The Light keyblade had cast thunder on him. "Stupid lousy keyblade," Sora said.
So it was that he was walking the chain again. After a while he found a dent which looked pale and dusty. He stared into it and almost fell off the chain in shock.
"Ansem the wise? How?" Sora said to himself in disbelief. No doubt Riku would want to know that his friend was alive. Then Sora remembered what he was trying to do and straight away he knew that Ansem would be able to help. "Maybe that's what I have to do. . . gather an army. . ."
(A/N: I'm going to skip all the parts where he talks to everyone because I've already done that earlier and there's one more part I really want to add to this chapter.)
Kingdom Hearts
The Dark wielder grinned an evil grin. He had found darkness in the heart of Sora's friend Xehanort. That meant a weakness he could exploit. For now though it was enough just to taunt them by giving them the impression that he knew where they were. In reality the dark wielder was no closer to finding them then he had been when he started. One thing he did notice was that people from various worlds seemed to be disappearing for no reason.
The dark wielder was smart enough to see that their worlds were darker due to their absence which told him exactly why they were disappearing.
"The Light wielder is gathering an army," the dark wielder said with a laugh. "Maybe I ought to do the same." With that the dark wielder pointed the dark keyblade at the door to Kingdom Hearts. A beam of darkness shot out and hit the door, gradually covering it until the door was completely covered. When the darkness disappeared it took the door with it. Heartless crawled inside Kingdom Hearts with animalistic growls.
"Serve me and you shall have the hearts of all the worlds!" The dark wielder yelled out to them. The heartless's growls were more high pitched now and the dark wielder took it that they were cheering. "Alright follow me into the depths of darkness and we'll gather an army more powerful then any wielding the light could ever hope to beat!"
The dark wielder opened a portal of darkness and walked through it. The heartless opened their own mini-portals and jumped through them.
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