Crystalmaiden62 slumped onto her desk as Anna and Blair came up to her.

Anna: Crystal, are you okay?

Crystal: I'm alright, I'm happy I finished this chapter.

Blair: Please tell me you didn't stay up late to do this.

Crystal: Okay, I won't.

Anna: Anyway, let's get started.

Crystal: You're right. On to the Disclaimers!

Disclaimers: I don't own Kingdom Hearts or Square Enix. I only own Anna and Lunar Wish so really, no flames.

Crystal: Well, that's it. Hope you enjoy it.

Chapter 11: Horrible Truth

It's really impossible to tell time as you're flying through the sky as a shooting star. So I can only guess we've been zipping around for about maybe ten minutes before hitting the ground.

"I think I'm gonna hurl." I groaned, not really noticing who was in front of me but I can tell Ventus was still beside me.

"King Mickey!" A familiar voice quaked.

"Nope, doesn't look like him." We looked up to see none other than Goofy, captain of the royal knights of Disney Castle, and Donald, Mickey's Magician. "Look! Those two got the Star Shard the king borrowed!"

"King?" Ventus asked.

"He means Mickey." I groaned, holding my stomach as he helped me up.

"We saw him..." Ven started but Goofy and Donald started to push us into the tower they were sitting in front of. "Huh? Take it easy!"

"Still feeling sick here!" I cried, feeling my stomach lurch inside me and not liking it one bit.

"Are we glad to see you!" Donald cheered as we got inside.

"Please, let me rest or I'm gonna hurl on you!" I screamed and Donald let me go and I sat down. "Thank you."

"Here, curaga!" Donald cast the advance cure spell on me and I felt much better.

"Man, I feel much better." I sighed as Ventus looked relieved. "Thanks for helping. My name is Anna and this is my friend Ventus."

"Just call me Ven." Ven said as Donald and Goofy smiled.

"I'm Donald Duck."

"The names Goofy." He said as we climbed up the stairs. The walk up remained silent up to Yen Sid's room at the very top of the tower.

"Yen Sid, sir! We just got a clue as to where the king might be!" Goofy announced to the old and powerful wizard.

"Ah, Ventus and Anna." Yen Sid said staring at Ventus and me. "Eraqus has told me much about the both of you. If I am not mistaken, you were ordered to return home, Ventus. And Anna, Eraqus is quiet upset at not returning Ventus home." Ven and I looked at each other, a little concerned and worried. I hope Yen Sid doesn't think badly of me for not returning Ven home.

"Well, sir, I..." Ventus started but Yen Sid raised a hand to stop him.

"No matter." Yen Sid said as we stared at him in shock. "Mickey has difficulty following directions, too." He gave us a small, rare smile.

"Thank you, sir." I said as we smiled back.

"Where is this clue to Mickey's whereabouts?" Yen Sid asked, getting down to business.

"I've got it!" Donald announced as he placed the Star Shard on the table in front of the wizard.

"This feller Venquist..."

"Ventus." I corrected Goofy as Donald groaned.

"Just call him 'Ven'!" The duck yelled.

"Sure, that's what I usually go by." Ventus said.

"Ven and Anna had t when they got here." Donald pointed out.

"Please explain." Yen Sid said, looking to me.

"Well, the last time I saw Mickey, he was sent flying by the Star Shards." I stated. "But we found it in a different world but Mickey wasn't there with it."

"As I thought," Yen Sid said, stroking his beard, "Mickey has been hurling from

one world to the next. That explains why I could not discern his location."

"You can now, can't you?" Donald asked hopefully.

"Yes, I can." The wizard confirmed and he summoned a cloud of smoke on the table before him. And in the clouds, we could all see Mickey trying to get up but fell to the ground; beaten and defeated.

"Mickey!"

"Oh my god!"

"The King!" We screamed in shock. I know I saw this scene in the game but now I can see bruises and he looked really beaten up. Square Enix beat up Mickey Mouse! At once, the image disappeared.

"What happened? Where'd he go? Is he okay?" Donald asked, thoroughly worried for Mickey.

"There's a dark and powerful force that is interfering with my magic." Yen Sid said, looking very serious.

"Just tell us where the King is, Mr. Yen Sid, sir, and ma and Donald will go right there and save him!" Goofy announced, looking serious.

"You two? That may not be adequate." Yen Sid said, looking grave.

"But I'm the captain of the King's royal knights!" Goofy stated, summoning his shield.

"And I'm his magician!" Donald added, summoning his small staff but it still wasn't enough to convince the wizard.

"We'll find him." Ven offered as I nodded.

"We were at that place a while ago. We can go there and get him." I said as Yen Sid nodded.

"If you guys go, we'll go with you!" Donald said as Goofy looked ready.

"No, we owe him." Ven said, looking determined. "Mickey saved us once. And we can't risk putting his friends in danger."

"Yeah, just wait for us, Donald, Goofy." I said as the two looked sad for not being able to help.

"Don't worry, I swear we'll bring him back safe." Ventus said before we looked to Yen Sid.

"Very well, Ventus, Anna. We will leave it to you." We nodded and ran out of the tower and flew off to that spot in the Keyblade Graveyard.

"Where is he?" Ven asked, looking down for the little black clad mouse.

"Over there, look." I pointed down to a little black speck on the ground. We landed and ran to him to check if he was all right.

"Mickey!" We got to him and I quickly checked his condition. "How is he?"

"He's really exhausted, who ever he was fighting really did a number on him." I said, summoning Lunar Wish to heal him.

"We meet again, boy, girl." We looked up and I felt my blood as I saw a familiar old man walking up to us.

"You!" I got up and got ready for a fight. He's here by himself. If he's all darkness now, maybe Lunar Storm can stop him right now. Still, I heard Ventus standing up behind me.

"Master Xehanort." Suddenly Ventus groaned and fell to his knees in pain.

"Ven!" I shielded him, as Master Xehanort looked pleased.

"Ah yes, so you are starting to realize what you lost. Oh, but not for good." Master Xehanort said, looking pleased at Ventus. "You had to lose in order to find. Now it can all be yours again if you only reach out and take it. Reclaim the part that left you. Clash with him. Pure light against pure darkness, to forge the ultimate key. The all powerful X-blade!" Ventus then screamed in pain and fell to the ground.

"Keyblade?" Ventus asked weakly. I've had enough of this.

"Leave Ventus alone!" I growled as Master Xehanort smirked at me.

"The Destiny Keeper, its keyblade is like no other and one keyblade may rival its power." Master Xehanort said, not taking his eyes off Lunar Wish. "No, not the keyblades you and I carry, Ventus." He then made a strange letter 'x' in his hand. " 'X'... A most ancient letter. Some say 'kye,' but the meaning is the same." He crushed the letter 'x', looking excited. "Death. A letter that spells endings." He then started summoning a cloud of darkness above us and the wind began to pick up.

"And I have the power to make it?" Ven asked, shocked at this news.

"Correct." Master Xehanort answered. "Eraqus knows it too. He knows exactly what you are."

"The master?"

"Haven't you ever wondered why he never granted you permission to leave his side, to grow stronger?" Master Xehanort pointed out as I glared at him. "Eraqus was frightened of you. If you were to learn the truth, realize what you are...

"Stop it with your lies!" I screamed as the evil master smirked at me before returning to staring at Ventus.

"He never trusted you. Why else would he keep you within his sight at all times?" Master Xehanort asked as a strike of lightening nearly hit Ven.

"Yeah. He never let me see other worlds, no matter how much I asked." Ven said, as he struggled to get up but at least he was able to. As soon as he did, Master Xehanort caused a large gust of wind to come right at us.

"You can ask the man yourself. Learn the truth, and remember you have a greater purpose!" Master Xehanort yelled and the wind grew stronger sending Ventus and Mickey flying into the dark clouds.

"Ven! Mickey!" I glared at the evil man before me. "I won't let you destroy this universe. Lunar Storm!" I aimed my most powerful spell at him and it looked like it might've done some damage. "Yes!" I cheered but my smile fell as I saw Master Xehanort standing there, a little weakened but otherwise unharmed.

"Such a light, it shows you truly are the Destiny Keeper, Anna." Master Xehanort grinned as I stared at him. How? How did he make it through Lunar Storm? "The purest light of them all, even close to equaling the seven princesses of heart. The quality every Destiny Keeper must have, if not they are just a normal keyblade wielder."

"What do you mean?" I asked as Xehanort smirked, evil dripping from him.

"Haven't you ever wondered why you can use these powers? Why you're able to use the light?" Come to think of it, no I haven't. "The Lunar Wish, based off of the moon, the brightest and largest light in the darkness of night. Its symbol should be obvious to you."

"The light within the darkness? Don't tell me..."

"That's right, the moment you chose to become a Destiny Keeper, you tied your life to that of the light within Kingdom Hearts. You truly are the light of this universe in human form, returned to this world." Master Xehanort said and this really shocked me. Why didn't Lunar tell me this? "But like the light within the legend, when the Keyblade Wars ends the light will disappear into the darkness, you may as well. You are the light, you have returned to see the return to your end." He grinned at me as I felt the color leave my face. "If the light can be removed and taken, so can the life of that of the Destiny Keeper. If the light dies, so do you."

"You're lying!" I screamed, tears rushing down my face. "Lunar would've told me if something like this when she asked me to become a Destiny Keeper!"

"Say what you will, you can't escape your fate." He said, looking excited. "Once the Keyblade Wars begin, will a new universe be made and will obtain this new light? That's what I want to know. Will the lighting within Kingdom Hearts die or not?"

"Like I'd let you use Ventus to cause that." I said, growled before remembering something. "Oh god, Ven!" I instantly ran and summoned my armor and glider and flew back to the Land of Departure.

I'm sorry, Anna. I heard Lunar in my head, regret in her voice. I didn't want to tell you the truth.

"Why though? I think I have a right to know!" I growled, focusing my path to the Land of Departure.

I was afraid if I told you the truth, you'd refuse my offer. You're the only one qualified to be the Destiny Keeper.

"Oh yeah, how does that work?" I asked, sarcastically.

You're heart as a small glimmer of light like that within the true light. Just like me.

"That doesn't even make any sense. I'm from the real world and I was born before this game was even created." I pointed out.

That's the thing. I don't even know why Kingdom Hearts chose you. Lunar pointed out and I felt a little calmer now. We'll never know the mysteries of the heart and how fate directs them. So please, I'm sorry.

"Well, there's nothing we can do right now." I sighed, there's no time to be angry now. My very life may be on the line now. "Let's just stop Master Eraqus before things get worse."

You know that's going to be impossible.

"I still have a shot though." I growled as I came to the world and quickly landed to see Master Eraqus walking to Ventus.

"Anna, you've returned too. I'm glad." Master Eraqus said looking relieved as I ran to them while he kneeled to Ventus and held Ventus by the shoulders. "Well, what matters is that you're home and Anna's safe. You don't belong outside this world yet, Ventus. Maybe it would be better if you stayed too, Anna." This really shocked me. He's going to keep me here like Ventus. "You both need to stay here where you can learn..."

"In your prison?" Ventus growled.

"What?"

"That's your excuse... for keeping me imprisoned here, isn't it?" Ventus growled and I nodded.

"Why didn't you tell me my connection to Kingdom Hearts when I first got here? Why didn't you even mention that I might die if the light vanishes?" I asked as Ventus looked scared and shocked at me.

"What did you hear?" Master Eraqus asked, as I took my spot by Ven's side.

"That I'm supposed to be some weapon, some kind of . . . X-blade!"

"I knew it," Master Eraqus muttered, feeling the scar on his cheek left by Xehanort a while ago, "Xehanort, he could never let it go." I can easily block Master Eraqus's words since I knew what happened already. Because of Xehanort's curiosity to find out what'll happen after the Keyblade Wars, he's willing to bring death to everyone and plunge the worlds into darkness once more and loose the light this universe has made just to see if another light will be made. This really scared me because again, I'm supposed to be the light of Kingdom Hearts and if the light of the universe were to vanish, so will I seeing as I've become the light of this universe in a way. Or maybe I'll fade when the true light of this world takes the true lights place in Kingdom Hearts. I don't know! "I failed. I had the chance to stop him and couldn't do it. But I will not fail again." He then summoned his keyblade and looked ready to attack us.

"Master! What are you..."

"Stop it, Master Eraqus! Just think for a second what you're doing!" I pleaded as Ventus shuffled a bit backward in shock and fear.

"The X-blade has no place in this or any world." Master Eraqus stated, firmly. "Xehanort has made his purpose clear and I am left with no choice."

"There is a choice, Ventus didn't choose this for himself!" I pointed out but I was ignored.

"Forgive me you two, but you must exist no more, Ventus." Master Eraqus said, looking ready to attack.

"No!" I yelled, summoning Lunar Wish. "Ven's my friend! I'm not going to let you kill him!"

"Anna, step aside."

"NO!" I shook my head. "Ven didn't choose this, he doesn't even want this! It's not Ventus's fault that he's the key to making the X-blade."

"Anna, I'm sorry. Destiny Keeper or not, if you stand in my way you will join Ventus." Master Eraqus said, looking sad but still made his chains of light come at us.

"Ven! Anna!" I was pushed back and fell next to Ventus and looked up just in time to see Terra in his armor, standing in front of us.

"What?"

"Master, have you gone mad? You can't hurt Anna!" Terra yelled, angry at his master's actions.

"Terra! I command you, step aside!" Master Eraqus ordered.

"No!" Terra refused, as his armor faded.

"You will not heed your Master?"

"I won't!" Terra said, looking utterly serious.

"Why do all my attempts to reach you fail?" Master Eraqus questioned, looking disappointed. "If you don't have it in your heart to obey then you will have to share Anna and Ventus's fate." A single tear ran down my master's face but this didn't affect Terra. He charged at Terra and he instantly took the defensive to protect Ventus and me.

"Enough Terra, he's right!" Ventus cried, torn by the sight of seeing his best friend and master fighting because of him. "If I go then..."

"Quiet!" Terra yelled, not wanting to listen to Ventus.

"Terra..."

"Please, just stop fighting! Both of you!" I felt like crying. I grew close to these people and to see them fighting like this really hurts. It's horrible! Master Eraqus jumped back and hit us with his chained light attack and I hit the ground hard on my knee. I used Lunar Wish to support me as Terra helped Ventus up.

"You okay?" He asked me.

"Yeah, I think so." I said, looking to see Master Eraqus ready to hit us with another attack. "Terra, look out!" Terra looked very serious and I could see the dark aura surround him.

"You may be my Master. But I will not... let you hurt my friends!" He's one of the few people that can make the darkness look good.

"Has the darkness taken you, Terra?" Eraqus asked, furious at seeing the dark aura around his student. Terra didn't answer as he made a portal with his keyblade behind him and threw Ventus at it. I felt him push me toward it and I landed on the ground again.

"Wait, Terra!" Ventus yelled as the portal began to close.

"Terra!" I called out but the portal closed.

"We have to help him!" Ventus shouted but we were pulled through a portal and we landed on some sand. We arrived on the Destiny Islands. "Wait, Terra!" Ventus tried to make his way to the portal but it closed.

"I have to stop them!" I summoned Lunar Wish when Ventus put a hand on my shoulder.

"How long have you known?" He asked, looking serious.

"I've know about the truth about you even before I met you." I said with a sigh. Here it comes.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I guess because it was easier to be happy not knowing the truth." I said, not looking at him. "You were enjoying yourself and so was I. How was I supposed to break it to you? You've become a great friend to me and I don't want to cause problems. That's why I've been working to figure out about these powers of mine. To save you and the others if I can." Ventus stared at me before nodding.

"Sorry, if I end up making the X-blade, you might end up dead."

"It's okay, I didn't know till now myself." I said with a sigh. "Anyway, I need to stop Master and Terra's fight before something bad happens. I just hope I make it."

"Let me go with you!" I shook my head before looking at him seriously.

"Please, Ven. Stay here. What's gonna happen next is pretty big and it's better you don't see it."

"Anna..."

"Please, just this once." I pleaded as Ven slowly nodded. "Thank you, Ven."

"Just be careful." I nodded and I summoned a portal and I raced back to the Land of Departure. 'Please, don't let me be too late!' I screamed in my mind. 'Master Eraqus shouldn't have died! Let me at least save him!' I managed to get within view of Master Eraqus and Terra but a familiar enemy stood behind my Master.

"Master Eraqus! Behind you!" I screamed but it was too late. My Master was struck down. I landed and ran to Terra as Master Eraqus fell and as Terra tried to hold his Master, he vanished into light.

"Master Eraqus!" Terra sobbed as tears began running down my eyes too. Even though I haven't known him as long as Terra and the others, seeing him die in person is too much. I stared really crying, I haven't cried like this in so long but it hurt. This loss really hurt me. "Anna, I'm so sorry." Terra sobbed, falling to his hands and knees. "I was the one who caused all this. If only I..."

"Don't say that!" I yelled as he looked at me. "It's not your fault. There's only one person to blame for all this and that's Xehanort." I turned to glare at Master Xehanort as he walked toward us.

"What a sight." He said, looking down at Terra. "Why do you trouble yourself with remorse, Master Terra? The man was bent on doing harm to your friends, his own pupils!"

"Shut up!" I screamed aiming Lunar Wish at Xehanort. "Lunar Light!" This spell seemed to catch him off guard and he jumped back. "It's your fault this all happened and you don't even give a damn!"

"In deed, child. Eraqus's death means nothing to me." He said as I glared at him. Weren't they once friends?

"Master Xehanort! Why?" Terra asked, looking up at the man that killed his master.

"You know, I find your progress quite striking. But you still fall short." Master Xehanort said, not bothering to answer his question. "Let all that your rage out, my boy. Give you heart to darkness!"

"What do you mean?" Terra asked, summoning his keyblade.

"Don't you see, he's been using you all this time." I said, glaring at the old man's back. "He's the one who Master Eraqus has been trying to stop. He's the really darkness here!"

"Yes, and he still needs work." Xehanort said, turning to us. "Come to the place where all keyblade wielders leave their mark on fate; the Keyblade Graveyard!" He summoned his keyblade and we looked ready for a fight. "There you will watch your dear Ventus, Anna, and Aqua meet their ends, and the last light within you will die!"

"Like I'd let that happen!" I yelled, aiming another Lunar Light at Master Xehanort and this time it did seem to weaken him slightly. Still, this didn't stop him from summoning his world-destroying ball of darkness to come and hover over the castle.

"You won't need a home anymore where you're going!"

"What?" Terra asked as he noticed bits of the world beginning to fly into the dark vortex and while we were distracted, Master Xehanort made his way through a dark portal.

"Stop!" I yelled aiming a Lunar Light at him and it followed him as the portal closed. Soon, large chucks of the castle as well as the ground began going into the dark vortex. Heck, even the wind was so strong I felt like I was being sucked in.

"Anna!" Terra grabbed onto my hand as I was lifted off my feet.

"It's okay! I'll meet you at the Keyblade Graveyard!" I called out over the wind.

"We'll go together!" I was about to answer when I lost my grip and went flying toward the vortex. "Anna!" I instantly summoned Lunar Wish and I made a portal to get myself out before I got into that vortex. I instantly changed into my armor and I floated in space.

"Lunar, do I really have a chance to change things? Can I really save my friends?"

I can't really say, but I don't think you should try.

"Well too bad, because I'm gonna do it anyway." I said, changing Lunar Wish into gilder mode and flew off toward the Keyblade Graveyard. I've come all this way. I can't give up hope now. Even if it doesn't work, I at least have to give it a try. But what if I can't do it? What'll I do when my friends are gone?

Blair:... Well gee, that's sad.

Crystal: I know.

Anna: Why do you have to make so I might die?

Crystal: Just calm down a bit. Anyway, that's chapter 11. As we know, things will only get sadder. So join us next time in Chapter 12: The Keyblade Graveyard. See you soon!