Chapter Seventeen: Memories of Ruin

I waited for a while for my friends to return to our Gummi Ship. It seems they had a little more to take care of before coming back. I paced around the ship, frantically trying to think of what to say. I couldn't think of anything… I was at a loss for words…

"Roy! There you are! Why did you run off?" I heard Amy say. Turning around, I realized she and Jason had returned without me knowing. I had been too busy thinking.

"I…" I began, but was still at a loss for words.

"It's okay, Roy. I've calmed down," Jason said. "It was just a little surprising for you to have the exact same Keyblade that I do."

"But I…" I began.

"Just tell us. How did you get it?" he asked.

"It's a long story. I'm not sure you want to hear it all, let alone have the patience to do so," I answered.

"We've got time. Go ahead," Amy said.

"Well… a year ago… a lot of stuff happened. You guys got killed, and after some wandering in the Realm of Darkness, I found a door to a Keyblade Graveyard. I found your Keyblade there, and I took it. My Awakening was different, though…" I said.

"Different? How?" Jason asked.

"It was… inverted. Everything was white, I fought Luce, and I was encouraged to accept my darkness. I even got to choose the sword, but that was all there was," I said. "It was… odd."

"Well, it's good to know we've got another Keyblade wielder on our side. But what did you mean, we got killed?" Amy asked.

"You… got killed. I killed you, Jason on accident…" I said, to his shock, "and our ultimate opponent killed you, Amy."

"But that's impossible! We're alive, aren't we?" she asked me.

"When I defeated our opponent, a year later, I sealed Earth's Keyhole. That rewound time for everyone except me," I explained.

"So it's been two years for you? Pretty amazing…" Jason muttered, "Wish I was that lucky."

"It's not lucky. It kinda… sucks," I said, "Well, what now?"

"We find the next world! We found some papers in the library, but they were really faded and muddy. That stupid king sure doesn't like books at all!" Amy complained.

"Oh, well. What world is next?" I asked.

"We have to find it first," Amy reminded me.

"Oh, yeah. Well, let's go, then!" I ordered. "Toward twelve o'clock!"

We began searching for a new world, one with an unsealed Keyhole.