Authors Note: Here is the epilogue, so I hope you enjoy. I started this fanfiction in June, and since then, I have written over 190K words. 190K words in 6 months is not that bad of a feat, and I have you guys to thank for it. Your support has been a massive motivation to get updates out for you all to enjoy. Thank you again for making this a very enjoyable experience. With this chapter comes the end of the first season of the story.

Like I said last chapter though, I will take some time off to figure out my rough draft for season two and make some adjustments. I also want to focus a little on my other fanfiction. I have not updated it for a while and it is bugging me now. I hope you can all understand.

Warning: Again, there will be some spelling errors. I know.

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A Heart in the Void

Chapter 19

The first battle was finally over. The streets of Tristania were filled with cheering people as Henrietta and her small army rode triumphantly through the center. The crowds were waving and calling out congratulations for Tristan's first victory over Albion. Henrietta was elegantly waving to the crowds as she passed by them.

Following behind her on horseback was Agnes, who acted professional as always while ignoring the numerous catcalls from the male population. She was followed by Sylphid, who was carrying Tabitha, Kirche, and Louise on her back. Kirche seemed to relish in the attention, waving seductively and capturing many hearts by blowing a few kisses into the crowd.

Tabitha had the same blank expression on her face as she casually read her book. She completely ignored any and all attention directed toward her.

Louise however didn't know how to take this kind of praise. When she had awoken earlier, she was greeted with Princess Henrietta engulfing her in a tight hug, thanking her for helping them win this war. She was a bit confused at first until everyone explained what happened and her role in Albion's defeat.

There were no words to describe her amazement as the explanations finished. Not to mention the constant praise and gratitude she received from everyone in the group. Not being used to it, she nearly shrunk back a little and tried to make herself as small as possible while her face supported a massive blush. Since her whole life consisted of people telling her that she was useless and a complete failure at magic, she was not used to people thanking her and telling her she was useful. It…was almost overwhelming.

Behind them was the rest of the army on foot. Roxas, Sora, Riku, and Siesta were in the midst of them. They didn't mind it because it gave them less attention since everyone was more focused on the nobles. Sure Roxas, Sora, and Riku were given some curious glances because of the way they were dressed, but that was as far as it went.

The other solders were waving enthusiastically to the cheering crowds as they walked by. The citizens of Tristania were showering them with praise and congratulating them on a job well done.

It was hours later that Sora, Riku, Roxas, Siesta, Louise, Tabitha, and Kirche were all sitting at a rather large table in the princess's castle. After the final incident with Wardes, Henrietta instructed Riku and Sora to drop their gummy ship off at the Tristan academy of magic. Since there were not a lot of people there right now, it would be safe and hidden.

The real hilarity happened when professor Colbert saw the foreign machine. He nearly fainted with excitement as he rushed over to it and began to scribble down notes and schematics in his notebook. Sora and Riku had a good laugh as the man examined every inch of the gummy ship, saying that professor Colbert and Cid would get along well.

Jessica, Amy, and Ellie decided that they had enough excitement for one day and didn't make the journey down to the castle with them. They decided to say in Tarbes and help anyone in need. However, Siesta said she would give them the details after she returned.

The banquet Hall in the castle was filled with laughter as the solders drank themselves stupid, celebrating the first victory of Tristan. However, besides the small army that attended the battle, no one really knew what happened. That was because princess Henrietta ordered them to keep quiet about it. She instructed them to just say it was a regular battle that they won. She didn't want anyone to know that Albion had forces like the heartless on there side. However, she didn't want anyone to know that Tristan had the Nobodies either. With that kind of force under Roxas's command, she knew that some of the nobles in high power would seek to abuse that ability and she didn't want the extra bloodshed.

Riku and Sora sat at a table with Roxas as they slowly sipped on a glass of water. A few people had thrown curious glances over at them, but for the most part everyone seemed to mind there own business. There was idle chitchat going around the table as they waited for Henrietta to finished giving an inspiring speech about war, dedication to one's country, the blessings that would come from fighting, and the rewards of victory. Once she was done with her spiel, she was rewarded with more cheering from everyone in the banquet hall.

Roxas and everyone at his table watched as she elegantly made her way through the crowd and towards their table. She would have been stopped along the way had Agnes not been there and scared everyone away with her piercing gaze. Once Henrietta made it to the table, she smiled at everyone present.

"How is everything?" She asked.

Everyone glanced over at her as she took a seat at the end of the table. Agnes took a seat on her right side.

"Good." Sora said as he casually drank from his glass.

"Glad to hear it." Henrietta responded before she leaned forward and rested her chin on her intertwined fingers. "Not many people will pay attention to us here since they are all busy with…other things." She said as she glanced around, watching as the rest of her solders drank merrily. She turned back to Sora and Riku. "You said you would explain some things when you have the chance. I believe that now would be a good time. So what are we up against? Why are you here?"

Sora and Riku glanced at each other before nodding. "Truthfully, we are here because of Roxas." Sora started.

Roxas raised an eyebrow. "You are? Why? How did you even know I was here anyway?"

"That would be because of Naminé." Riku responded as he sipped his glass.

"Naminé?" Roxas asked, his eye widening a bid. "How? Didn't she become a part of Kairi? Didn't she disappear?"

Sora scratched the back of his head as he tired to figure out a way to explain this. "Roxas, there is something that you need to know. After I saw you in the sleeping worlds, I figured something out. You see, what Xemnas told you about the nobodies was a lie. Nobodies like you actually have the ability to grow your own heart."

"Yeah. I know."

Sora blinked a few times. It was obvious that he didn't expect that kind of answer. "You…Do? How?"

"A lot has happened since I came here." Roxas said. "It became obvious because I could…feel. If feeling existed within me, I knew something had to be there."

Sora crossed his arms and adopted his thinking pose. "Makes sense. I wish we knew that before you became apart of me again. But where I am going with this is that you were not the only one. Naminé is a nobody like you, so like you she actually developed a heart before she became apart of Kairi again."

"Hold on! I'm confused, what are you talking about?" Louise suddenly asked. "Who is Naminé?"

Sora blinked a few times as he turned his attention to her and the rest of the group. Everyone seemed just as confused as Louise. He laughed awkwardly. "Sorry, that topic is a little complicated. Maybe Roxas can explain it later."

"Oh sure, dump that on me." Roxas said with a small grin on his face.

Sora also chuckled as he continued. "Like I was saying, even though Naminé is apart of Kairi, she still exists. Her heart is still there. The reason we knew you were gone was because Naminé could not feel your present anymore, almost like you just disappeared from me."

"And the reason was pretty clear though." Riku said, throwing Sora an 'I told you so' look, causing Sora to roll his eyes. "You just had to blindly walk into a portal of green light, never thinking about what would happen."

"What are you talking about?" Roxas asked.

Riku turned to Roxas. "We were on Destiny Island, training, when a green…portal… suddenly opened in front of us. Sora was being his usual dumb self by just walking right into it without thinking, even though I told him not to. However, he walked right through it, like nothing happened. The portal then closed. We thought it was nothing until Naminé told Kairi that Roxas's presents was gone. We suspected that it was because of the green portal, so we talked to master Yen Sid about it."

"Huh." Roxas said as he scratched his chin. "What did he say?"

"Well, when we described the portal, he seemed surprised, and actually knew that it was. He said it lead to a very special and difficult world to get to. A world that actually already had their keyhole sealed."

"What?" Roxas said, his eyes widening. He was not the only one. Everyone that knew Roxas's story also widened his or her eyes in surprise. "How?"

"How do you think?" Riku responded sarcastically. "What is the only way a keyhole can be sealed?"

"Umm…The Keyblade? But there has never been another keyblade master here beside me…"

Six Millennia ago, Kimasaru and Gandalfr kept this world from plunging into the darkness. Kimasaru was a bearer of the Keyblade that survived the aftermath of the keyblade war.

Sora threw a curious glance at Roxas because of his sudden silence. "Is there something wrong?"

Roxas blinked a few times as he looked up at Sora and Riku. "I just remembered something. I meat a…Water spirit…that mentioned a keyblade master that had arrived on this world almost 6 thousand years ago. Do you think he sealed the key hole?"

Sora scratched his chin. "It is possible."

Riku nodded in agreement. "Master Yen Sid said that this world was one of the oldest, existing even before the Keyblade war. But that also makes it very difficult to get to."

"Why?"

"A very unique aspect about this world is the fact that it was not created because of the destruction of kingdom hearts. Many of the worlds that Sora and I have visited were created that way, and because of that, they have a natural link to one another, only separated by invisible barriers that only keyblade masters could bypass. Since this world was not created that way, it lacks that natural link."

"Huh" Roxas hummed. "So that must be the reason why there have not been that many heartless in this world."

"That…and the fact that the heartless are less interested because this world already has their keyhole sealed. Combined with that fact and the fact that this world is difficult to get to kinda demotivates them. Heck, we barely managed to get here."

"How did you get here if it's that difficult?" asked Roxas.

"We only had a small window to get here by gummy ship." Riku responded.

"Small window…?" Roxas pondered.

"Ah!" Siesta said as she suddenly remembered something. "The eclipse."

Riku glanced over at her before he nodded. "That is correct. Even though this world lacks a natural link to most worlds, this place somehow has a door that opens, allowing people to travel here. How did you know?"

Siesta faltered slightly under Riku's gaze. "Well…My great grandfather claims to have come from a different world during an eclipse. And you two showed up during an eclipse as well. I just though...It was connected somehow."

"Hmm" Sora said as he scratched his chin. "Well, Yen Sid said this world was unique in many ways. We may have to keep that in mind."

Riku nodded as well. "Yen Sid said a portal could be opened if it is opened from both sides. Luckily we didn't have to wait that long. Yen Sid was able to open a portal for our gummy ship from our side while the eclipse opened the portal on this side I guess. That's how we found you."

Roxas blinked before he looked down at the table. "Why did you want to find me? Do-Do I have to disappear again? Did you loose half of your power when we separated?"

"…"

At hearing this, the atmosphere immediately turned hostile. Siesta grabbed Roxas's arm with both of hers before she leveled a glare at Sora and Riku. "Well? Did you?" she asked, a bit of venom in her voice.

She was not the only one. The rest of Roxas's friend suddenly glared over at the two boys, even going as far as to reach for their wands.

Sora and Riku sensed the intense atmosphere, causing them to immediately raised there hands in defense. "No! We didn't! Calm down please." Sora said, though it did little to quell the tension.

Giving a sigh, Sora looked at his nobody before he glanced at all his friends. He gave a small smile. "Roxas, I meant what I said when I saw you last. You do deserve as much as I do to be your own person. Even if I did loose half of my power, I would never ask you to give up everything again."

Now that did the trick. The tense atmosphere died off as Roxas blinked a few times. He looked up at Sora to see him giving a sad smile. "I didn't loose anything. Even if I did, I would not take you away from your friends. But…"

Roxas raised an eyebrow. "But?"

"But we need your help." Riku cut in sternly.

"…"

"What do you mean?"

"Xemnas was destroyed." Sora started as he looked at the table. "And before that, I destroyed the heartless known as Ansem. It turns out that the same person created both of them. And when we defeated both of them, that person will return."

Roxas blinked a few times before he processed what Sora was saying. His eyes widened. "Xehanort."

Sora nodded sadly in confirmation. "With the destruction of his nobody and Heartless, Xehanort has returned. He attacked me in the dream world and…"

Roxas stared at Sora for a few seconds as Sora tried to find worlds to describe it.

Riku gave a sigh as he looked at Roxas. "Xehanort tried to take over Sora's body."

Roxas's eyes widened, along with everyone else's.

"What?" Kirche exclaimed suddenly. She, along with everyone else, was confused before they reached this point, but now that confusion increased tenfold.

"Again, this will be hard to understand, but lets just say that Xehanort retuned. He is planning something, but we don't know what. What we do know is that we need all the keyblade masters we can get. We need your help Roxas." Sora finished.

Roxas cast his gaze down at the table. The man that Sora had defeated twice was going to return a third time and try to plunge all the worlds into darkness.

Including this one.

"What do we need to do?" Roxas asked.

"We need to get stronger. We need to prepare for when Xehanort and his 13 darkness's attack." Riku stated.

"Ok." Roxas said before he fixed them with a determined stare. "But I am staying here."

"Roxas…" Sora started.

"This is my home. This is my world. And I will not leave while the heartless are attacking the people I need to protect. There is someone here that is giving people the power of darkness. I need to find out who."

"Yeah. Based on the number of heartless we saw…and the fact that they just left after Wardes was consumed, I would say that someone here is meddling with this world." Riku said as he rested his chin on his fist.

"Maleficent?" Sora suggested.

Roxas shook his head. "No, it's not her. But what I am saying is that I will train here and become stronger."

Sora and Riku looked at each other for a few seconds before Sora laughed. He looked around at all of Roxas's friends. "That will work then. I wouldn't want to separate you from the people you care about."

Roxas smiled at Sora again before something crossed his mind. He needed to tell Sora and Riku about this. However, before he even opened his mouth, he glanced around at all his friends.

The look on their faces told him everything. They were completely and utterly confused at this point. He felt especially sorry for Agnes because she didn't even know his backstory. She was just sitting there with the same neutral expression on her face, absorbing everything, even though she didn't have a clue what was going on. He really didn't want to continue dumping information on them like this without explaining some things and answering a few questions.

"I-I need to talk to you both in private." Roxas said suddenly as he stood from the table.

Everyone raised their eyebrows as they watched Roxas stand. "What's wrong Roxas? Why can you tell us too? I mean, we are already confused beyond comprehension. What would a little more information do?" Asked Siesta.

"Don't worry." Roxas said as he gave Siesta a reassuring smile. "I will tell you all later."

Sora and Riku looked at each other for a few seconds before they stood. "Alright."

Roxas walked out of the banquet hall before they found themselves in an abandoned hallway. When they were finally alone, Roxas turned towards them. They were both staring at him in confusion before Roxas extended his hand. The Forgotten Light suddenly appeared in a flash of light, making Riku and Sora stare at it in shock.

"A little bit after I got here, I fought someone who was after this. They called it the staff of destruction, but it is actually a keyblade called the Forgotten Light." He said.

"Where-Where did you get it?" Sora asked.

"It belonged to a keyblade master known as Master Kida." Roxas said as he let the weapon disappear. "And ever since I got it, I have been having dreams about the keyblade former master. Apparently, Kida was the master of Xehanort."

Sora and Riku's eyes widened immensely. "What? How?"

"I don't know. It's almost like the Forgotten light stored the memories in order to give me a warning. But I learned some very disturbing things about Xehanort from the Forgotten Light." Roxas said as his demeanor dropped slightly.

"What did you learn?" Riku asked.

Roxas bit his lower lip. "Sora, you said that Xehanort tried to overtake your body right?"

Sora nodded in confirmation.

"Well, according to these memories, its not the first time. In fact, he has jumped so many bodies that he is actually very old. He even said he lost count how many times he has taken over someone's body just so that he could continue to exist." Roxas said grimly.

"…"

There were no words to describe the horror, disgust, shock, and disbelief that displayed on the faces of the young keyblade wilders. "That-That can't be." Sora said, not wanting to believe it.

Roxas shook his head. "I didn't want to believe it either, but I know these are memories. I know they are real. Xehanort is a monster that has taken the bodies of multiple people in order to further his knowledge and power over the darkness."

Sora reached up and massaged his temples. "Uh! We need to talk to master Yen Sid and King Mickey about this. If what you're saying is true, then I don't know how we can beat someone with that much experience."

"Yeah, but there is something that's bothering me." Roxas said, getting Sora's and Riku's attention. "If he has been successful so many times in the past, how did he loose his heart this last time? How was a heartless and a nobody created from him?"

Sora and Riku thought about it for a while, but didn't have an answer.

"If we are to defeat him, we need to find that answer. That might be the only way to stop him." Roxas finished.

Riku sighed. "Your right. We will talk to master Yen Sid about it. He may know something.

"Ok, let me know what you find out."

"I don't know if we can. Like I said, this world is very difficult to get to. Getting out of this world is not a problem, but getting here is very hard." Sora said.

"I have a solution to that." Roxas said as he extended his hand. Much to Sora and Riku's amazement, the Corridor of darkness suddenly appeared for a moment before it disappeared.

"Roxas…You-" Sora sputtered.

Roxas nodded. "I have already left and returned to this world by the Corridors." He said as he lowered his hand. "It seems that this is also the reason why it's not to much of a problem for the heartless to get summoned here."

Sora shook his head. "Another question we should ask master Yen Sid about. Why would it be difficult for a gummy ship, but not the corridor?"

"I used it in order to find the Nobodies. They are the only reason we won this battle."

"I saw that." Riku said with an eyebrow raised. "So you are their leader now that the organization is gone."

Roxas nodded. "They listen to me because I was like them. I know what it's like to not exist."

Riku gave a little sigh as he turned back towards the banquet room. "There is something I need to tell you, as well as the rest of your friends regarding the Nobodies though."

"Ok." Roxas said as he followed them back into the banquet room. Oddly enough, when they opened the door, Siesta and Kirche fell to the ground, as if they were pushing themselves against it in order to try and hear what they were saying.

Roxas gave them a flat look as he stared down at them. "What were you doing?"

'Umm…Nothing~" Kirche said as she put the most innocent look on her face that she could muster.

Roxas rolled his eyes before he reached down and helped them to there feet. They all walked back to the table where they found Tabitha, Henrietta, Agnes, and Louise chatting about what they just learned. When Roxas, Sora, Riku, Kirche, and Siesta joined them at the table, they fixed their attention back on them.

Riku gave another sigh as he looked at the princess. "You have to understand this. Roxas can summon Nobodies to fight, but you cannot use this ability except to fight the heartless."

"…"

Everyone's eyes widened, even Roxas's, before Agnes stood up and slammed her hands on the table. "What!? Why?"

"Agnes." Henrietta said firmly, getting her to cam down. Henrietta then calmly looked at the two. "I supposed there is a significant reason or this?"

Both Riku and Sora nodded. "When A Nobody kills someone, it's no different than if a Heartless kills them. The person's heart will be lost and they will turn into a heartless. If that happens, you will be giving whoever summoned the heartless here more power. You will have bigger things to worry about than just a war." Riku responded.

Roxas grit his teeth, but Riku did have a point. If he used the Nobodies to wipe out people, then more heartless would appear on this world. They would go on a non-stop hunt, turning more and more people into heartless and giving whoever is controlling them more power.

He was not the only one that had these thoughts. Henrietta was nearly distraught because that would mean people would be sacrificing their lives in this war. Just when they though they had an edge, it turned on them.

Giving a sad sigh, Henrietta nodded as she turned to Roxas. "It seems that we will only be able to use them if the heartless appear. It is unfortunate, however, if Albion does use that power again, we have something that we can defend ourselves with."

Roxas gave a depressed sigh, but he knew she was right. He would still fight, but the Nobodies would have to be benched until the heartless show up.

"However, the Nobodies will be a great help when we fight against Xehanort." Sora said. "No doubt he will have many heartless fighting with him. If we have the Nobodies on our side, we may stand a chance."

Roxas nodded again.

There was silence for a little while; giving everyone the chance to absorb everything they had learned that night. Suddenly, Henrietta perked up a bit as she cleared her throat.

"Enough of this talk. We have had a grand victory today and we need to celebrate."

"I agree. This serious talk is getting to me." Kirche said as she turned her attention to Riku. A grin crossed her face as she took in his handsome features. "You know." She started as she scooted over to him. "Roxas did mention you, but he never told me how handsome you were." She winked at him.

Riku blinked a few times before a blush crossed his face. "Uhh…thanks?"

Seeing him embarrassed brought a playful grin to Kirche's face. "Ohh, handsome and shy, just the way I like them."

If it were possible, Riku's face went another shade of red. Sora started laughing at his best friend as he took another sip of water.


The rest of the evening was filled with laughter from the banquet room. From Kirche teasing Riku, to Sora being his goofy old self and telling funny stories about his adventures as a keyblade master, everyone seemed to forget the looming threat of Albion and the Heatless for the evening. It didn't take long at all before everyone was fully comfortable with Sora and Riku. Even Agnes had opened up a bit.

Sora was the cheerful, carefree bum that had such an easy time making friends that is was ridiculous. Riku on the other had was very quiet and cool, but still knew how to crack a joke and had a lot of good one-liners that got the crowd rolling. Ultimately, after all was said and done, the evening was very enjoyable.


After the banquet was done, Roxas found himself resting his forearms on the rail of a balcony, looking up into the twin moons in the sky. The stars were also shining brightly, but his mind was on other things. Xehanort was back, and one day he would have to leave and fight for the sake of the worlds.

He really didn't want to leave his home, but he needed to protect it. He could not let it fall into darkness.

"Whatcha thinking about?"

Roxas didn't even need to look over his shoulder to know who it was.

"Sora." Roxas greeted as he continued to look into the sky.

Sora grinned as he walked up and stood next to him, looking up into the sky. "Quite the view isn't it?"

"Yeah, but I prefer the sunset."

"I know." Sora said, as he turned to his nobody. "I am glad you found a home here. It was never fair that you had to give up your existence."

Roxas gave a small smile as he turned to Sora. "I have found people that don't care about what I am. Those people have helped me grow my own heart. I fight for them."

Sora could not help but chuckle as he looked up into the sky again. "You and I are a lot alike in that respect. We both find power through protecting our friends."

"Of course." Roxas responded with a grin. "I am your Nobody after all."

Sora laughed again as he shook his head. "Now all we have to do if figure out how to restore Naminé. I imagine she is ready to be her own person as well. I'm working on it."

There was a small silence between the two of them before something occurred to Roxas. He turned to Sora with a raised eyebrow. "How are you getting out of here? I don't think another eclipse is going to happen for a while."

"You don't have to worry about that." Sora said as he reached into his pocket and pulled out a star-shaped object. "This is known as a star shard, and a very powerful one at that. Yen Sid knew we would be stuck here without it, but essentially, this will be out ticket home." He said a she pocketed the shard and laughed out loud. "I was told that when Xehanort caught Mickey and Riku, Donald and Goofy used the star shard to make it in time to save them."

"Interesting."

"Yeah, but it is difficult to control. It may be able to get us back to Yen Sid, but it also may spit us out in the middle of space somewhere. Luckily this star shard is powerful enough to transport the whole ship so we wont end up in the middle of space without a gummy ship." Sora laughed.

"Only you Sora."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Sora shot back.

"It's nothing."

The two boys shared a laugh before Sora gave a yawn. "Well, I am going to bed. I should thank the princess for giving us a place to crash for the night. The gummy ship is not all that comfortable and we are going to have an interesting day tomorrow with the star shard."

"Alright."

Sora turned around and walked towards the door before he noticed someone standing there. He instantly recognized her as Siesta. Right as he walked past her, he gave her a small grin. "He's all yours."

Once Sora walked out of the Room, he saw Riku leaning against the wall with his arms crossed. "Roxas is quite the popular guy." Riku said casually.

"I'll say." Sora responded as he threw his arms behind his head and started to walk down the hallway with Riku in tow. "Your pretty popular as well. I saw that Red-head all over you."

Riku blushed slightly as he turned his head away from Sora. "Shut up!"

"Who knew you were so shy." Sora further poked. "And here I though you were the cool type."

Riku suddenly reached over and wrapped Sora's head in a headlock before giving him a noogie.

"Owe! Lemme go!" Sora said as he slapped Riku's arm away.

"Your lucky it was me she was after. How do you think Kairi would have taken it if she went after you?"

Sora paled a bit. "Yeah…don't want to think about it." He said, causing Riku to chuckle. They both laughed as they walked down the hallway.


Siesta blushed a bit as she watched Sora walk out of the room. She really could see some similar mannerisms between Roxas and Sora, but for the most part, they were actually pretty different.

Slowly, she walked out into the balcony.

Roxas turned his head to look over his shoulder. He noticed Siesta standing there with in her sleepwear. She looked really tired as well. Luckily the princess was nice enough to give her a room so she didn't have to go all the way back to Tarbes until the morning.

"Hey Siesta." He greeted.

Siesta blushed a bit when she saw him. The glow from the moon was gently reflecting off of his skin, giving him a more vibrant look.

"Roxas." She greeted as she walked up to him. "You kept your promise."

"I did." Roxas said as he gave a small chuckle. "I almost didn't though."

"What do you mean?" Siesta asked as she walked forward and stood next to him.

"While looking for the nobodies, I met an old enemy of Sora's, a powerful one at that. She was about to kill me…"

Siesta nearly choked on her breath as she turned to him. "W-What?"

"She was powerful and nearly killed me. But…" Roxas started as she turned to her. "I remembered that there were people that I needed to protect. People that I promised I would return to. People that care for me despite what I am. You are one of those people. When I remembered everyone's words…and your words, it gave me the power to defeat her. It also gave me the power I needed to win this battle."

Siesta stared at him for the longest time as she bit her lower lip. It meant a lot to hear him say that, more than he knew. However, something else was on her mind.

"But, Sora said they would need you to fight with them…Does that mean you will be leaving?" She asked, her head lowering slightly as she reached up and pinched the bridge of his jacket.

Roxas looked over at her before seeing her downcast expression. It made him a bit sad to see her like that.

"Yes. I will have to go with them. I can't let Xehanort destroy the worlds…Destroy this world."

Siesta's head lowered a bit more as she grasped a fistful of his jacket.

"But…"

Siesta looked up to see his crystal blue eyes staring into hers. They were full of determination and unwavering courage.

"I promise, when this fight is over, I will return. Like I said, this is my home. This is the place where…my heart belongs." He said as he broke eye contact with her and looked back up at the moons. It was difficult to say that because he really didn't want to leave this world.

Suddenly, Roxas felt two arms circle around his front with a weight on his back. Looking over his shoulder, he saw siesta just standing there, hugging him from behind while resting her head against his shoulder.

"I believe you." She whispered as she squeezed tighter. "Can I-can I stay like this for a while?"

Roxas felt his heart start to race as his face faired up slightly. "Y-Yeah."

Unknown to them, three spectators were watching from another balcony.

"Tabitha, Sylphid, it looks like you have a little competition." Kirche said as she gently poked her with a grin.

Sylphid was grasping the side of the balcony with her hands, her face puffed out in annoyance. "Muuu!"

Tabitha however, stared at the two on the balcony for a few moments, her face not showing any sign of emotion. However, she gave a small nod.

"You don't seem to be that bothered by it. Unlike someone." She said as she watched the steam blow out of Sylphids ears. It looked like she was using every bit of self-control to stop herself from leaping off the balcony and flying over to them.

"Roxas is a good person. It was likely there would be competition for him."

"Well, you better hurry, it looks like she is getting ahead of you." Kirche said playfully.

Tabitha turned her attention to Kirche with a raised eyebrow. "Don't you like him as well?"

Kirche laughed lightly before a slightly more serious look crossed her face. "Roxas is a great guy, but I am more interested in poking fun at him and seeming him blush…also…" she said as she turned to Tabitha with a grin. "It is always fun to see your reaction. Its one of the few times you show emotion."

Tabitha felt her eyebrow twitch in annoyance. So what she was saying is that she clings onto Roxas because it gets a slight rise out of her?

"Devious." Tabitha said simply as she turned and began to walk into her room.

"Would you expect any different from me?" Kirche responded.

Tabitha shook her head, a small smile crossing her face.


It was long trip back to the academy that took up a majority of the next day. The sun was already lowering again as Sora and Riku found themselves standing in front of their gummy ship, ready to leave. Professor Colbert was scrambling with some paper, making sure he was getting all the notes he could get before they would leave with the ship. He nearly burst into tears when he learned they were departing today.

Sora and Riku were standing in front of everyone, ready to enter their ship.

"Well, I guess this is goodbye for now." Sora said.

"Thank you for your help in this battle. You two will always be welcome here in Tristan." Henrietta replied with a smile.

"Thanks." Sora said as he turned to Roxas. He extended his hand to him. "Be seeing you around Roxas. Make sure to start training."

Roxas looked at the hand for a few moments before he reached forward and grasped it within his own. "You bet. I will check in with Yen Sid every once in a while to get updated on the news with Xehanort."

"I appreciate that," Sora said before he turned to the gummy ship. Immediately, the door started to open. However, before Sora could even jump in, a white blur suddenly shot out and rammed into the boy.

"URGGG! SORA HOW COULD YOU?"

Sora roughly landed on his back with a small…thing latched onto his chest. Everyone was staring down at him in confusion before they looked at the little creature on his front that was beating his chest with its nubby little hands.

"Sora! How could you forget about me? I was stuck in that ship all day yesterday and today! And-And there was this creepy guy that was studying the outside of the ship the whole time. Why did you leave me?!"

Sora groaned as he looked up at the small creature that was still lightly beating his chest. The creature looked like a plumb, white cat. It had pointed ears, a large red nose, and little blue batwings on its back. However, the most interesting aspect about the creature was a large, red ball attached to its head by a very small antenna.

Roxas blinked a few times as he pointed to the creature. "Uh, Sora? Is that what I think it is?"

Sora looked up before he quickly got to his feet, holding the creature at arms length. The small creature was still swinging its nubby hands at him while yelling in a squeaky voice.

"Yep, It's a Moogle." He said.

"Why do you have a Moogle?"

"Well…" Sora started. However, he was interrupted when the Moogle suddenly got out of his grasp and flew over to Roxas. It had its arms crossed, as it looked him over.

"Is he the one Sora?"

Sora scratched the back of his head nervously as he nodded. The Moogle then turned back to Roxas.

"My name is Suki. I will be in your care."

Roxas blinked a few times as he stared at the Moogle. He then looked back at Sora. "Umm, What?"

Sora shrugged. "Hey, it wasn't my idea."

"It was master Yen Sid's." Riku responded. "Believe it or not, but he suspected that you would be reluctant to leave here. I don't know how effective potions are on this world, but no one can do them better than the Moogles. Suki here, she volunteered to come."

"Dang Straight!" Suki said as she puffed out her chest in pride. "A world where no Moogles have been to? Think of all the new things to experiment with! All the new items that I can make! Ohh, I am so exited!"

Roxas looked between Suki and Riku a few times. He then turned his attention to the rest of his friend, who were also staring at the creature in fascination. Of course, familiars came in all shapes and sizes, but they have never seen a creature like this before.

"So you want her to stay with me?"

Sora nodded. "That wont be a problem right? Suki is a good girl."

Suki flew over to Sora before she bopped him on the head. "You still left me there in the ship! Don't think I will forget that anytime soon." She said before she flew over to Roxas again. Before he could do anything, she flew behind him and flopped right down on his head. "Its nice to meet you Roxas. I hope you are nicer than Sora."

Sora pouted a bit as he rubbed the top of his head. "I didn't mean to. Besides, I didn't know how people would react to you."

"Excuses." Suki responded as she turned her head.

Roxas blinked a time again as he felt her get comfortable. He then turned to the princess. "Will it be a problem? Moogles are the best at making potions."

Henrietta had an unsure look on her face. "I don't know. People will ask a lot of questions. Besides, these potions you brew may help others, but it could have a different affect on the people of Tristan."

Suddenly, Tabitha walked forward. She looked up at the Moogle who was still resting on Roxas's head. She then looked at Roxas. "You said Moogles are good at making potions. Were they the ones that made the Elixir?"

Roxas nodded.

Tabitha trembled a bit before she regained her composure. She turned to the princess. "I vouch for them. If you want my reasons, ask your mother about my mother."

Henrietta blinked a few times before her eyes widened a bit. "I see your point." She said as she turned to the Moogle, who was waiting for there response. "Well, welcome to Tristan, Suki. I hope you will find your stay enjoyable."

"I hope so to. But you look like nice people, so I am not worried."

"We will just have to say that you are someone's else's familiar…" She started before she noticed how comfortable she was on Roxas's head. "And that you really like Roxas. Its not to much of a stretch since everyone knows that most familiars like Roxas."

Suki shuffled around a bit on Roxas's head. "Still haven't decided weather I like him or not." She said playfully.

"I'm right here."

Everyone shared a good laugh before Sora and Riku turned to there ship. "Its time for us to go. We will see you soon, Roxas." Sora said as he jumped into the gummy ship.

Riku followed afterwards before the hatch closed. Vaguely, Roxas could see Sora pull out the star shard before it began to glow erratically. Suddenly, the entire ship was engulfed in the light before it violently shot into the sky. It seemed to bounce around a few times before it disappeared. Everyone stood there for a few moments as they looked into the sky.

"Well, I don't know about you guys, but I have had a very eventful few days and I think it is time for me to go to bed." She said as she turned and walked away into the academy.

"I agree." Tabitha responded and she was about to follow; however she stopped. Suddenly, she turned around and faced Roxas and Suki before she looked up at the Moogle. They stared at each other for a few moments.

"What?" Suki asked.

"I-Your people made the Elixir that healed my mother…" She started.

"Yeah, so?"

"Thank you. Because of that potion, my mother is back. Thank you." She said as she bit her lower lip. She then looked at Roxas. "And thank you for keeping your promise. Thank you for coming back." She finished.

"Always."

Tabitha gave them both a very rare smile before she turned around and began to walk away.

Roxas could feel Suki shuffle a little on his head. She had grown a little quiet.

"You ok up there?"

"Yeah…Its just…we don't get thanked that much for what we do. People just expect us to make the best items possible and no one knows how hard that really is. Its just new, that's all."

Roxas chuckled as he reached up and patted her head. "Well, get used to it. They may be prideful sometimes, but these are good people."

"Well, I have to get back to the castle and make plans for the next battle. Albion is frightened, so I will have to use that to my advantage." Henrietta said as looked over at Louise and Roxas standing there. "Thank you both for what you have done for Tristan. We could not have made such a bold statement without you two."

"Of course Princess." Louise responded as she gave a small bow.

"Your welcome." Roxas said as he gave a small yawn. Kirche had the right idea. He was still a bit tired after past few days.

Louise, Roxas, and Suki watched as Henrietta's carriage rolled away into the distance.

"So," Louise started as she looked up at Suki. "My Familiar has a familiar…great."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Suki challenged.

Usually, Louise would have retorted, but she was just too tired from everything that had happened. Everything she had learned was taking a toll on her mind and it was going to take a few days for her to fully recover.

However, there was one thing she needed to do.

"Roxas." She started, getting the boy to look over at her. "Thank you."

Roxas blinked a few times, not really used to this changed in her attitude. "For what?"

"Everything." She said as she started to make her way to her room. "Oh, and I would like to ask a few questions about …the light. But not today. I need to think about a few things."

"I agree." Roxas responded, but he was not looking forward to sleeping on the ground again.


Roxas and Louise walked up to the room while Suki just enjoyed the ride on top of Roxas's head. Finally, Louise opened the door and they walked in, however, Roxas noticed something different abut the room. It seemed a little smaller for some reason. And that reason was sitting there right where he would usually sleep on the ground

A bed.

It was not as large as Louise's, but still a decent size. Any larger would have left no space in her room.

Roxas stared at it for a long time before he turned to the girl. She had a small, embarrassed blush on her face as she rubbed her arm with her other hand.

"Well, I-I may have acted a bit harsh when it came to how you felt about what happened to Wales. I-I wanted to make it up to you…to make you feel a little better."

Roxas stared at her, his mouth dropped open a little. He didn't expect his at all. She sacrificed a large portion of space to actually fit another bed in her room. That was actually…very thoughtful of her.

"Well?"

Roxas turned his head away from her as he walked forward and rested his hand on the bed. It was soft under his touch. He smiled as he looked over at Louise, causing her face to flair up a little more.

"Thank you Louise."

Louise turned redder than a tomato. "Don't-Don't think this means anything. I just-A-A master rewards there familiar every once in a while."

Suki was very confused. "What are you talking about? It's just a bed. Its not like you were sleeping on the floor, right?"

Roxas chuckled a little as he saw Louise turn her head away in embarrassment. He reached up and patted Suki on the head, causing her to purr a little.

"Right."

He plucked the Moogle off his head as he eased his way onto the mattress. It was like heaven compared to the floor. He listened as Louise changed into her nightgown before she too flopped into her own bed. She was asleep within moments.

"Where am I supposed to sleep?" Suki asked.

"Anywhere you can find room I guess." Roxas responded as he closed his eyes. He felt a small shift on the mattress on his right. Taking a peak, he saw the small Moogle curled up next to him.

Closing his eyes again, Roxas let his mind wander. He thought back on all that had happened since he was summoned. All the experiences that had helped him grow as a person and the people that had helped him along the way.

After being a shell for his entire life, he was finally filled with something other than emptiness. He had what others like him longed for.

A heart.

A heart had grown in the void.

A void that was a Nobody.


Authors Note: There you have it. The first season is done. Thank you for your support on the story.

The last scene when Louise gave Roxas a bed was an Idea from a consistent review known as OrionGold. I read the review and thought it was a very good idea. Just a simple suggestion, but it is a small thing that shows the growth of Louise as a character. Thank you very much for your suggestion. I do read everyone's ideas, but I am a little picky about what I put in my story.

Again, it may take a while to get the next chapter out because I need to change a lot of things from my rough draft.

I stretched the star shard logic a bit so it could work with the story, so I hope it was acceptable.

Actually I stretched a LOT of KH logic in this chapter. Like how Nobodies can turn people into heartless. The only think i have to back that up is when the nobodies defeated Maleficent and how she just disappeared. But again, this is a fanfiction. Not everything is going to be the same as cannon.

Sigh, speaking of which, I also had to nurf the Nobody army a little. Truthfully, I was very hesitant about giving Roxas an army of Nobodies at first because I know people would start spamming my reviews in the future with comments like "Why didn't Roxas just summon a Nobody to…Blah…Blah…Blah" Its overpowered and would have dissolved a lot of key conflict that would make the story interesting. Conflict is needed for a stories success. When a character becomes overpowered to the point where there is no challenge, no one wants to read about that and I would be bored as hell writing about it. So that is my reasoning. Conflict and challenges are good in a story. The Nobodies will not be able to fight Tristan's war for them, but they will fight against the heartless in the future, *Spoiler alert*

Don't forget to leave your thoughts in a review. I really appreciate it and this story has been a blast to write. Everyone have a happy new year. 2016 is looking promising.

Until then!