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Zexion sighed as he looked at his little watch. "Great… we weren't careful enough… now we're scattered." he mumbled. "And I don't even know what time it is..." He watched as the hands of his watch move backwards at a faster pace than they should. He looked up from his watch when he saw little lights form and brighten.

"Huh?" he questioned, standing up. "The spirits?" He went down the steps that he was sitting on and went to one of them, gently touching it. It then formed into a more humanoid shape, this one showing to looking like Vanitas glancing around and checking himself over.

"This is Sora's doing, isn't it?" Zexion smiled. "Okay, buddy, looks like you're on the right track."

Xehanort stepped into the large room, the heels of his boots clacking against the hard floor. He may have been a ghost, but he still seemed so physical. "Sora, Sora, Sora, there is no need to run away from me anymore." he said, stopping a few yards from the would-be couple. "I'll tell you what… you just… come to me, accept this all… and I'll let your friends leave. Demyx. Roxas. Xion. Axel. Naminé. Kairi. Zexion." He looked over and eyed Riku. "And your love… Riku. I'll spare them all, let them be free and leave here… if you decide to stay."

Sora scowled a bit. He looked down when Riku took his hand and squeezed it in a reassuring way. "I'm right here with you, Sora." Riku whispered.

"May… May I have a few minutes with Riku? If I stay… I won't see him again." Sora pleaded. "I want this time with him..."

"I can respect that." Xehanort nodded and took a step back. "But we cannot take too long. Just a few minutes."

"Thank you." Sora nodded and turned to Riku, hugging him. "He hasn't noticed."

"You're using his power against him… good." Riku said, keeping his voice low so that the other didn't hear them. Prior to Xehanort showing up again, they discussed an idea, hoping it would work. Riku wondered if Sora could take on Xehanort's skill with the dimensional planes, altering them enough so he didn't notice the light filling the other spirits. So far, it was succeeding.

"It may not be enough to defeat him, though." Sora sighed.

"Who knows, things pull through in Disney movies, they may for us, too." Riku said. "Just gotta be hopeful."

"And not spontaneously break out in dance and song." Sora joked, making the other laugh. "What if..."

"No negative thoughts. Let's stay positive." Riku interrupted. "It'll work. We'll make it work."

"Right..." Sora nodded and smiled. He then gently pulled Riku down to him, putting their lips together. "We'll start dating officially tomorrow." he said when they pulled apart a little.

"Why not tonight?" Riku asked, not minding the kiss one bit.

"Only if you treat me to a milkshake tonight." Sora teased.

"You strike me as the strawberry shake kinda person." Riku said.

"You know me way too well." Sora giggled.

"Time is up, Sora." Xehanort said, holding out his hand. "Now, come to me and I'll let them go."

"Hey, Grandpa Norty, did you ever wear sunglasses?" Sora asked.

"Hmm?" Xehanort looked confused, not at the nickname, he recognized it as what Xemnas once called him, but rather the question about sunglasses. "What are you getting at, child? Quit wasting time."

"Thought I'd ask." Sora said, altering the dimensional planes, making bright lights appear.

"What… what's this?!" Xehanort looked around wildly, finally noticing the Darkness dissipate as the Light glowed like he had never seen before. "You cunning brat!" He lunged at Sora, knocking him away from Riku and trying to strangle him. "You! You played me for a fool! But the light! Your Light! I will snuff it out."

"Sora!" Riku shouted, running to them but finding himself stuck. He looked to see shadows clinging to him, holding him place. "Sora!"

Sora struggled to breathe. He wanted to give up. It hurt so much. But he heard Riku call for him. His greatest crush. His future boyfriend. He smirked.

"Cunning runs in the family, I guess." he chuckled a bit.

"You little..." Xehanort glared as his youthful appearance cracked and pealed away, showing his aged self. "You brat!" He raised his hand to strike Sora but found a shackle around it. "What… what trick is this?!" He looked to see another on the other wrist. He then looked to the fireplace as the ground inside it crumbled away, revealing a red and fiery glow. "No… no!" he shouted as the shackles pulled at him. "I refuse to go! I refuse to die! I refuse to be alone!" He grappled at Sora, trying to drag the teen with him.

"Sora!" Riku, who managed to get free due to Xehanort faltering, rushed to the brunette and held onto him. "I got you… I got you." He felt them get pulled, Xehanort's grip strong and the shackles relentless.

"You were too afraid… for generations your family was afraid to die… that's why you did all of this… they did this, too..." Sora said. "I almost feel sorry for you… but you messed with the wrong group of teens." He glared. "Have fun in Hell." He then slammed his foot against Xehanort, startling him enough to make him let go. Then he was pulled to the fiery glow. Once gone, the floor returned to normal and what had to have been the entrance to Hell was gone. "There are better ways to fight loneliness… it's called making friends. Not holding people hostage."

"Oh my gods… we did it. We fucking did it." Riku said, the two laying down together.

"Sora? Riku? Hell yeah! You two are okay!" Axel called from an upper area of the large room. He ran for the stairs and went down them, speeding off to the two teens. "Jeez, that… that was freaky..."

"Sora!" Xion called, running in with Naminé, the two going over and sliding on the ground, bumping into Riku.

"You okay, Sora?" Naminé asked.

"In need of a milkshake and candy, but yeah, I'm fine." Sora responded.

"If a milkshakes gets you to be my boyfriend tonight, what's candy get me?" Riku asked.

"Your worst nightmare at racing video games." Zexion said, walking in with Demyx, the two finding each other at the end.

"You guys look like hell; what happened?" Demyx asked.

"Sending an evil entity to Hell. Literally." Sora and Riku said in unison.

"Hey guys!" came Kairi's shout as she and Roxas stood in another part of the room. "You may want to look out the window."

"What is it?" Zexion asked.

"A spectacular sight." Roxas responded, motioning for them to join him and Kairi. They got up and went over to the large windows where they saw lights float up. "Beautiful, isn't it."

"Whoa… what is it?" Demyx asked.

"The spirits… they're free and going to the light now." Sora said, smiling softly. "They're finally crossing over." He then turned and looked, seeing Ventus, Vanitas, Luxord, and even Marluxia there. "Guys..."

"Um… are we supposed to be seeing them this clearly?" Axel asked.

Sora waved it off and stepped up to them. "It's time to go now." he said.

"Indeed it is." Ventus nodded. "Thank you… all of you… and especially you, Sora. Without any of you working together, we wouldn't be free to cross into the light. But now… And it's time for us to depart."

"Your parents raised you well, Sora." Vanitas said. "And make sure to give them our thanks for raising such an interestingly perfect kid." Sora nodded.

"Thanks, Sora… now I can happily cross over with Luxord." Marluxia said.

"If you can contact Larxene for us, love, let her know we're now in a better place." Luxord said.

"I'll do that." Sora nodded. He then waved as they turned to spherical lights and ascended upwards.

"They've not come out yet… it's getting late..." Saïx was pacing.

"Saïx? Saïx! Look!" Xigbar caught the blue haired man's attention and pointed to the lights that slowly ascended upwards and into the sky. "What do you make of that?" Near him, Xaldin grabbed one of the extra cameras they had and began recording the phenomenon.

"It's… the spirits. They're crossing over." Saïx said, looking a little dumbfounded. "They did it! The children did it!" He hugged his husband. "Xemnas! They did it!"

"That they did." Xemnas said. "But..."

Saïx got worried at that single word. "Where are they?" He looked to the manor. "Sora… baby..." Then the door opened and the teens came out. "Sora!" He let go of his husband to run to his son, hugging him and swinging him around. "You're okay! You did it! You're okay!" He went down to his knees, snuggling his child as he brought him down with him. He smiled when Xemnas came over to them and hugged his family.

"You're a remarkable child, Sora." Xemnas said softly, kissing his son's head. "You did well."

"I didn't do it alone. Ventus was right… my friends are my power." Sora said, returning the hugging. He then looked up, seeing as the orbs left. "It's beautiful. Sad at how many died here… but beautiful in seeing how they can now be at peace." He looked to his parents. "Ventus and Vanitas wanted me to thank you for them. They think you raised me well."

"I'm glad they approve." Xemnas said softly.

"Aw, look at the sentim… hey!" Axel looked over at Demyx and Zexion, the two happily kissing in excitement. "Oh c'mon! And… the girls, too?" He looked to Xion and Naminé. He then noticed Riku join the Lune family. "Either of you two want to make out with me to make it less awkward."

"Oh look, Xigbar and Xaldin need help with the equipment." Kairi said, running over.

"I'll help, too!" Roxas followed after.

"A simple no would have sufficed." Axel sighed. He then chuckled. "I guess happy endings really do happen."

"As you can see, last night at Heart Manor, the mansion rumoured to be the most haunted location in Radiant Garden, there was a strange light phenomenon. As you can see, several, a hundred give or take, light all ascended into the night sky and simply vanished. People are trying to figure out if this was a natural occurrence or a hoax, but nothing yet has been proven. Some even believe in the supernatural when it came to these lights. What are they? How did they occur? Why did they occur? And what could have caused them. More on this in the evening news."

Heyo, lovelies!

We're nearing the end, but have no fear, there are a few chapters left.

While normally I would ship Axel with Roxas, but hey, ships don't always happen. Plus, I think it's amusing how both Kairi and Roxas practically ran from him. And you Disney lovers can probably guess where I got getting rid of Xehanort from. If not, start watching more Disney movies. And I know, it didn't seem like we learned the secret of the family/manor. It's a bit subtle, I admit even I didn't think much of it myself and I'm the one writing this, but... well... oh well. Remember, I technically wrote all this in three days somehow.

Anyway, hopefully you all enjoyed this chapter. Until next time!

~chibi