I do not own Kingdom Hearts 1 or 2, Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance, Final Fantasy VII, or any of the characters from them.

"Ugh, this is taking long." Ike groans as he takes a seat on the floor.

"You were the one who suggested that we think up a plan." Cloud reminds Ike.

"Well, I didn't think it would take so long." Ike says as he turns towards the door on the opposite side of the room. He starts to walk towards it. "Maybe we should just go in and see what's waiting for us."

"Sounds good to me." Cloud turns towards Ike.

"Wasn't that basically what we were going to do anyway?" Mia whispers to Zihark.

"More or less, but it wouldn't make sense to bring it up now." Zihark starts moving towards Ike. The group of fighters moves towards the door and Ike opens the door. On the other side of the door are the Black Knight and Sephiroth. The two villains are standing in the center of the room talking about something. Both men turn towards the group and start walking over to them.

"Well, it looks like we will have to end this sooner than we imagined." The Black Knight pulls out Alondite as a group of his soldiers teleport in behind him.

"Not to say that we weren't looking forward to ending your lives." Sephiroth smirks. "We just thought that we would have more time to secure or goal." Sephiroth pulls out his long blade. "But once you are dead, there well be no one to stand in the way of us controlling this realm."

"I won't let you do that!" Ike draws Ragnell. "Your battle ends here, Black Knight!" He swings Ragnell releasing a powerful wave of energy. The Black Knight counters by swinging Alondite releasing his own wave of energy. The two waves clash and cause a large gust of wind that blows back everyone except Cloud, Ike, the Black Knight, and Sephiroth.

"Let's cut out the subordinates for now. . ." The Black Knight starts as Ike charges at him. Ike swings Ragnell straight of the Black Knight's head but the Black Knight raises Alondite and blocks his attempt. Ike continues to try to strike the Black Knight but his attempts are completely in vain. It's almost as if the Black Knight can predict his every move. Ike tries to use the move that damaged to the Black Knight but as he throws Ragnell in the air, the Black Knight hits him in the gut with the hilt of Alondite. Ike stumbles back and is then kneed in the gut by the Black Knight and shoved to the ground. The Black Knight grabs the falling Ragnell and throws it to Sephiroth.

Cloud charges at Sephiroth and stops him from catching the sword. Cloud locks blades with Sephiroth and suddenly it's just like old times. Sparks fly off the two swords as they grind against each other. The smile on Sephiroth's face is sickening. Cloud tightens his grip on the Buster Sword and forces Sephiroth back. Sephiroth lets out a low laugh and prepares to engage Cloud again. Once again Cloud makes the first move and goes to stab Sephiroth in the heart. Sephiroth leaps into the air and lands on top of Cloud's sword. He kicks Cloud in the face and back flips off the sword as Cloud falls to the ground. Cloud quickly recovers and pulls out a red colored materia. He holds it at Sephiroth and from it an eruption of fire emerges. The flames engulf Sephiroth; there is no way to escape. The flames take a few minutes to die down. But once they do, Sephiroth is gone. Cloud looks around frantically. He was sure that there was no way to escape the flames. Cloud goes to the spot where Sephiroth was and finds that Ragnell is gone too. Cloud turns to find that the Black Knight has vanished as well.

"What do they want Ike's sword for?" Cloud wonders as he walks over to Ike's side. Cloud starts to help Ike up when realizes what Sephiroth is after. Cloud leaves Ike just as all the Greil Mercenaries arrive and starts running deeper into the castle. "I won't let you open another hole to a different realm Sephiroth. You won't escape me again."

Cloud burst through the doors of the Castle, one by one, eliminating anyone who would dare to stand in his way. His focus had never been stronger. He was going to defeat Sephiroth no matter what. When he finally reached the room that Sephiroth had taken refuge in, he was shocked to find both Alondite and Ragnell levitating in the air giving off huge waves of energy. The swords were pulsing and were truly a beautiful sight to behold.

"Cloud, I am so happy you came to assist me." Sephiroth drops down from the ceiling with a slight smirk on his face. "You are the final thing I need to open a portal into the next realm."

Cloud raises the Buster Sword at Sephiroth and gets ready to fight. "I won't be used by you again Sephiroth. This is where you fall!" Cloud rushes at Sephiroth nut is stopped by another dragon. This one is different than the one he saw earlier. This one is bigger and looks different, almost as if it is insane. It roars at Cloud, almost forcing him back. Cloud slams the Buster Sword into the ground and holds on until the dragon has finished. Cloud lifts the Buster Sword out of the ground and rushes towards the dragon. He leaps into the air and lands on the dragon's head. He quickly slashes the dragon's right eye, causing the beast to roar in pain. It flies up and burst through the ceiling, going high into the sky. Cloud starts to fall off but grabs onto the dragon's tail at the last second.

The dragon flies around the sky at top speed, making it hard for Cloud to hold on. After a while he flies off and starts falling towards the ground. The dragon turns around and charges towards Cloud. Cloud raises his sword and gets ready to swing as the dragon approaches. The dragon gets into attack range and opens its mouth to swallow Cloud. It closes its mouth with Cloud inside. Cloud quickly starts slashing at the inside of the dragon's mouth. The dragon roars in pain. Cloud hears a rumbling coming from the dragon's throat. He starts heading for the mouth and leaps out just as the dragon releases a huge burst of flames out of its mouth. Cloud turns his head downwards and heads for Sephiroth but is hit from behind by the dragon's tail. He spins around in the air for a while then stabilizes himself just in time to dodge the dragon's charge at him.

The dragon turns around and charges at Cloud again. Cloud pulls out a yellow materia and shots lightning at the dragon. The dragon spins out of the way and breathes fire at Cloud. Cloud fires lightning into the fire, creating an explosion that hurls the dragon higher into the sky and sends Cloud hurling faster towards Sephiroth. Cloud is just about to swing down and hit Sephiroth when the dragon grabs him by his waist and flies high into the sky. The dragon reaches its limit and lets Cloud go. Cloud starts to fall at high speeds towards the Earth. He tries to slow himself down by taking off his jacket but his attempt fails. He continues to plummet down towards the ground. He quickly pulls out his summoning materia and calls out Bahamut again. Bahamut catches Cloud on its back and flies back down towards the castle. Cloud leaps off once they are close to the ground. Bahamut flies up into the air to do battle with the dragon.

Cloud turns towards Sephiroth and raises the Buster Sword, "Now it's time that you die!" Cloud rushes at Sephiroth and swings his sword. Sephiroth blocks with grace and quickly retaliates by slashing Cloud's left hand. Cloud continues to attack but is stop by Sephiroth at every turn. Sephiroth slashes Cloud's chest then send him flying across the room with a swift kick to the chest. Cloud whips out three materia and lets loose with their magic. Sephiroth is bombarded with fire, ice, and lightning. Cloud rushes at Sephiroth ready to chop off his head. Sephiroth emerges from the dust of the blast and barely manages to dodge Cloud's attack; he is grazed on his left shoulder. Sephiroth swings at Cloud. Cloud blocks the attack and counters by elbowing Sephiroth in the chest. He kicks his white haired enemy into the air and leaps up after him. Cloud slashes Sephiroth's chest multiple times. Sephiroth pops up and starts blocking Cloud's attacks. Their sword grinded together and sparks flew.

Cloud was so focused on Sephiroth that he didn't see the Black Knight walk into the room and grab both Ragnell and Alondite. He took the swords to the center of the room and placed them on the floor together. He then took a few steps back and mumbled some words. The swords began to glow brightly and a circular area of purple light appeared in front of them. The Black Knight walked towards it and looked into it.

"Sephiroth, it is finished. Finish your battle with him quickly." The Black knight calls to his ally as he turns around to see Ike and the Greil Mercenaries coming through the doors.

"Give Ragnell back to me!" Ike raises a sword similar to Zihark's at the Black Knight.

"The decision is yours," Sephiroth continues to clash with Cloud. "We no longer require the sword."

The Black Knight looks down at Ragnell and picks it up. He throws it at Ike's feet then he picks up Alondite and raises it in the air. As he does, more of his soldiers appear behind him. Ike and the Greil Mercenaries prepare to do battle as do the soldiers. The two groups charge at each other and the battle begins.

Cloud and Sephiroth continue their battle in the air with neither fighter giving an inch. "Come now, Cloud. How do you intend to stop me now? The portal is already open. Why not just give it up?"

Cloud swings hard at Sephiroth's head. Sephiroth blocks but is knocked back. "I won't let you get through it without a fight!"

Both men land on the ground and charge at each other, once again clashing their swords and sending sparks flying everywhere. As they continue to fight in the sky as Ike reaches the Black Knight. He swings Ragnell at the Black Knight's head and is blocked. The Black Knight swings his blade and Ike dodges.

"I apologize for my dirty tactics earlier. If I had not needed Ragnell I would not have resorted to such tactics." The Black Knight swings at Ike again. Ike blocks and goes for the Black Knights heart. The Black Knight swings at Ike's sword arm and hits it, making Ike stop his attack and switch hands. Ike starts swinging at the Black Knight again and quickly.

Suddenly everyone's attention turns to a strange group of white creatures that came through the portal. There are different kinds of the creatures but it is obvious that they are up to no good. They start to attack everyone in sight, including Ike and the Black Knight.

"Sephiroth! What is this?" Cloud charges as Sephiroth and swings as him.

Sephiroth blocks Cloud without turning his attention from the creatures. "Isn't it obvious Cloud?" Sephiroth turns and smirks at Cloud. "They are from the other realm." Sephiroth forces Cloud back and heads towards the portal. "I think it is time we take our leave of this place." Sephiroth says as he passes the Black Knight. His ally swings Alondite, creating a path as the wave of energy wipes out a row of enemies. The two villains start walking towards the portal as Ike tries to fight back the creatures that have gathered around him. Cloud jumps into the air and slams his sword into the ground, causing an aftershock that takes out some of the surrounding creatures. The two fighters stood back to back preparing to do battle with the onslaught of continuously emerging creatures.

Suddenly, several lightning bolts come crashing down from the sky followed by a hail of arrows. Ike turns and sees Soren standing beside Shinon and Rolf. "Ike, you have to go through the portal and stop them. They can't be allowed to succeed." Soren cast another magic spell that sends a wave of fire into a row of the creatures. "We will do our best to hold them off until you return, just don't drag you feet."

"Soren. . ." Ike says softly. He raises Ragnell to his face and turns towards the portal. "I'll return as soon as I can. BE strong everyone." Ike turns to Cloud. "Let's go." Cloud nods and the two young warriors head towards the portal, slashing any creatures that stand in their way. When they reach the portal, they take one more look at the realm that they are about to leave. They look at the chaos that has ensued because of the connections between the three realms. "We can't let this happen anywhere else." Ike says as Cloud turns away and walks throw the portal. Ike slowly turns away from his friends and walks into the portal.

Cloud and Ike emerge in a dark city. They start to walk around and as they do, small shadow-like creatures rise from the ground and start following them. The two warriors stop walking once they realize that they have been surrounded. They ready themselves to fight but suddenly all the creatures vanish and a boy shows up in front of Cloud.

"It's been a while Cloud." The boy smiled. "So did you defeat Sephiroth?"

"Not yet," Cloud smirks at the boy. The boy's spiky brown hair blows slightly in the wind. His white and black vest and pants sway with the wind. On both sides of his body are sword-like weapons that resemble keys. One actually looks like a key with a yellow handle and the other is all black and sleeker looking. "And I see you are still dealing with the Heartless, Sora."