YAY! IT'S FINALLY HERE! Sorry for the delay! There have been some major changes in my life. I GOT ENGAGED! :D This chapter took some time, but now it is finished! I've been busy being engaged! :) Look out for chapter 6 in about a week or so!

There is one thing I had come to realize when it came to the Keyblade: I hate traveling through portals.

I landed on my feet, but doubled over. That…sucked… I said to myself.

Suck it up, Chaos said.

Leave him alone, Chaos! Cosmos scolded.

Its fine, I spoke telepathically to Cosmos. Besides, I need to, don't I? I am the balance keeper, after all.

Neither said anything and I stood up and shook off the nausea. Once my stomach settled down, I started looking at my surroundings. The terrain was nothing but a barren wasteland: huge rock formations in the background, with long stretches of just flat land. Looking at the rock formations, it was easy to tell some of them were the scars of a terrible battle. "Where are we?"

Cosmos was just about to say something, when Aqua screamed, "TERRA! IT'S ME! STOP THIS!"

I rushed over in Aqua's direction as fast as possible. The sounds of two Keyblades colliding could be heard. Just behind the closest rock formation, which was about 100 feet from the portal, I could see sparks flying. As I moved around it, I summoned my Keyblades. I was ready to jump in at any time, but when I saw Aqua fighting the guy in armor, I was struck with awe.

Aqua was going toe-to-toe with a guy in armor. Not only that, they were fighting so fast it was all I could do to keep up by watching; there was no way I could actually keep up like they were with one another.

I hadn't been watching the fight two minutes when I thought Aqua had won. They were both in the sky and Aqua had somehow teleported behind the guy and was about to deliver the final blow when, from the corner of my eye, I saw a ball of energy flying towards her.

"AQUA!" I shouted, "TO YOUR RIGHT!"

She quickly looked to her right and deflected the energy ball in another direction. And he was counting on it. I watched in horror as the guy in armor appeared above Aqua and slashed downwards.

"AQUA—" I started to shout. However, I was too late. The guy in armor made a direct hit and sent her diving down.

I ran as fast as I could, hoping I could get underneath her so I could catch her. As I narrowed the space between us, an invisible force began to pound on my body. Something was slowing me down, trying to prevent me from reaching Aqua. As I got closer, the invisible force got stronger. I thought for sure she was a goner, as I was still a good 50 feet away and she was only 20 feet from the ground. I didn't want to watch, and yet something was telling me to. Just as she was about to hit the ground, about 10 feet or so, Aqua came to. Using a spell, Aqua was able to stop herself about a foot before she hit the ground. Once she was safe, she released the spell and finished falling.

She sat up. I could tell she was exhausted. Her breathing was very heavy and her clothing had cuts and tears from the battle with the armor guy. She had a cut on left cheek and a gash, about six inches long, on her right leg.

As soon as she hit the ground, the strange force disappeared, and I was by her side in no time. I looked up to see the armor guy slowly floating down. "I'll fight him."

"No, you can't," Aqua said, her voice shaky. "He's way too powerful for you to take on."

She started to stand up when I held Cosmos in front of her. "No, Aqua," I said, "I'll finish this fight."

I took a few steps forward and stopped when Chaos materialized in front of me.

You do realize that you don't stand a chance, right? He asked.

Cosmos appeared next to him. Normally, I wouldn't agree with him, but for once my brother is right. Your chance of victory is zero and none.

Thanks for the confidence boosts… I replied. Can't you two help me?

They both seemed hesitant. The guy in the armor was walking towards me now, readying himself.

I took a deep breath and sighed. If you can't—

It isn't that, Cosmos interrupted, we just don't think you're ready for the Soul Fuse technique quite yet.

I was about to ask when Chaos stopped me. No time for questions. Cosmos, we don't have a choice. If he is to survive, we have to use the Soul Fuse technique. I could tell she was reluctant, however she nodded in agreement. Hold your arms and Keyblades straight out to your sides.

I did as I was told, wondering what this Soul Fuse technique was. Cosmos placed her hands on the handle of her Keyblade and Chaos did the same on his.

We have to be synchronized, she said. Chaos nodded and, together, they shouted: Soul…Fuse!

The feeling was astounding. I could sense the experience the both possessed, feel the power they wield, and feel their emotions.

The armor guy had stopped walking and seemed to be looking at me funny. Aqua was speechless. I put my arms down to my sides and looked from hand to hand. Nothing seemed different. They Keyblades were still the same. It was me that had changed. My left hand glowed black and I could see the outline of Chaos's hand on mine. My right hand was white with the outline of Cosmos's hand.

In this form we've combined ourselves with you, granting you all of our powers that you can use at your level as well as our knowledge of fighting, they said in complete harmony. However, because you are new to this, your body might not be able to keep up. And, one last thing, you've only got about five minutes.

I started searching through their memories for different tactics. When I found one I liked, I smiled. Which is four more minutes than need.

The armor guy ran towards me, thinking he must have caught me off guard. He was sadly mistaken.

…Or so I thought…

He jumped in midair and blasted a beam of energy out of his Keyblade. I held up Chaos and a barrier surrounded me and absorbed the attack. Using this to catch him off guard, I shot the exact attack at him with Chaos. It was a direct hit. At an advantage, I raced towards him. I crossed Cosmos behind my back and Chaos across my chest, getting ready to use the cross-slash. When I was in range, I let the attack loose. Greatly to my surprise, a beam of light and darkness erupted from the attack. Smoke covered the battlegrounds.

I jumped a few feet back and watched carefully. I was positive I had hit him. And I was right. When the smoke cleared, he was laying on the ground not moving. I took a few steps closer and knelt down.

"That was a little too easy," I rejoiced. "I can't believe Aqua had such a hard time."

"Xander, look out!"

At that I turned around, holding up Cosmos just in time for his Keyblade and mine to collide. "What the hell?"

Out of the corner of my eye, I could see the figure on the ground began to dissolve. That son of a… he was a clone?

Knowing here was my only other chance; I thrust Chaos towards the guy in armor. It didn't work. He jumped back and stood next to Aqua, his Keyblade at her throat.

You've only got about two minutes left, Chaos and Cosmos said together.

…Damn… What do I do…? I asked myself. I was stuck between a rock and a hard place, with no idea where to go.

That's when Cosmos and Chaos sent me a message. It was brilliant. However, it'd take all the energy I had left in me. Let's do it, you two.

I dismissed both Keyblades, but remained in Soul Fusion mode. I turned around, got on my knees, and raised my hands up. He took the bait. The armor guy lowered his Keyblade and started walking towards me. When he was a few feet away from Aqua, I jumped to my feet, spun around, and punched the air with my right hand.

The armor guy seemed confused. All I did was smile. I felt my knuckles crack as my hand hit the back of his helmet. He flew forward as I raced towards him. Using the last of my newly found strength, I kneed him in the stomach and, while he was double over my knee, I summoned Chaos and Cosmos and struck him in the back with hilts. The sounds of metal cracking metal could be heard.

The armor guy fell to the ground. He lay there, motionless. I dismissed my Keyblades, released the Soul Fusion technique, and then hobbled over to see Aqua. My right hand was bleeding like crazy. I had broken at least two of my knuckles. It hurt like hell.

I stood over Aqua and smiled. "I won."

She closed her eyes, smiled, sighed, and then looked up at me. "You di—"

But she was cut off. The next thing I knew, I felt a large gash across my back and Aqua screamed my name. I hit the floor, hard.

I could hear Aqua trying to talk to me, but nothing made sense. My vision got blurry as my hearing left me. I couldn't move, and it was all I could do to breathe. I could feel myself starting to slip. Damn it… I'm gonna pass… I blacked out.

I awoke, what seemed like hours, later to Aqua above me. She was on her knees, her hands forming some kind of barrier around me. "You're awake!" she exclaimed.

"…With a hell of a headache…" I said, sitting up.

"Be careful, okay?" she warned. "You aren't completely healed."

Once I was sitting completely up, I looked around. Far to my left lay the armor guy. "Is he okay?" I turned to look at Aqua. She removed the barrier and stood up. "What's wrong?"

She shook her head. "That's Terra's armor, but no one was wearing it." She was on the verge of tears. "I don't know what to do. None of my healing techniques seem to work."

I looked inward, seeking Chaos, Cosmos, and their memories. Any ideas, you two? I could hear the quiet whispers as the two of them began to chat with one another. A minute passed before they gave me an answer. I was somewhat confused after they told me what to do and sent me the mental images.

Are you sure? In unison, both said yes. Well, I'll give it a try.

I started to stand up, but Aqua stopped me. "You need to rest, okay? Sitting up, alone, is more than what you should be doing now. You lost a lot of energy. And, that cut across your back definitely doesn't help matters. More around too much and it might reopen."

I held out my hand. "Help me up," I said, "I may know a way to help Terra."

She looked confused at first, but my expression didn't change and she knew I was serious. "Okay," she said.

I stood up, with her help, and she grabbed me around the waste while my hand was over her shoulder. Slowly, we walked over to the armor.

"What are you going to do?" she asked, trying to figure out if I could seriously help.

"I'm not entirely sure what it is suppose to do or how it works," I began, "and I don't really know how to explain how I know this…or how I know how to do this, but let me ask you a quick question."

Aqua was even more confused now. "Okay…?"

"Your Keyblade, are you the original owner?"

She shook her head. "No, my master is, why?"

"Have you ever forged your own Keyblade?"

"No, I haven't… Where are you going with this, Xander?"

As I began telling Aqua about how Keyblades have the ability to store experience from their users and how certain Keyblade wielders can extract that information, I could hear tiny voices in my head telling me not to tell Aqua everything about my Keyblades.

"So, you're saying that my Keyblade has been storing information about me and how I wielded it?" Aqua asked.

"In simple terms, yes. Also, at the Master level, one has the ability to access the memories of a user's memories, as well as abilities they were able to use. Have you ever tried it?"

"No, I haven't…" she trailed off. This seemed to be a lot of information at one time.

"You should try it some time. You might find some interesting information from your master. Possibly some information from the one who forged the Keyblade also," I explained.

"So, what about—" she stopped at we reached Terra's armor.

I told her to let go of me and I hobbled over towards the armor. Summoning my Keyblades, I lined up the handles so that the blades faced different ways, but the handles overlapped. The blades snapped into position and the handles merged. Cosmos was facing towards Terra's armor, with the teeth towards the ground, and Chaos was facing the opposite direction, with the teeth facing up.

I released the blades and let the magic do its work.

From the tip of Cosmos, a beam of light, like a flashlight, shot out and seemed to be scanning the armor. The light only lasted a few seconds before it stopped. Then, a beam of energy shot out of Chaos into the distance. From the same direction, another beam of light appeared and entered the tip of Chaos. I could see the energy traveling through and, when it reached the handle, the energy split into two parts. One of the parts then traveled through Cosmos and shot a beam of energy at the armor. The other part shot out of Chaos and into the sky.

The light seemed to be restoring the armor, as the cracks and dents disappeared. Slowly, the armor stood up and, when it was at full attention, the light faded. I grabbed the joined Chaos and Cosmos and dismissed them.

Aqua walked over to the armor. "Terra?"

The armor guy turned to her. He took a step closer and, as he did, his armor began falling off.

Tears began to weld up in Aqua's eyes. Bits and pieces of someone began to emerge as the armor fell. As the last of his armor, the helmet, fell off, Aqua rushed to his side and hugged him. "TERRA!"

He hugged her back, clutching her close. "Aqua…" he whispered.

I looked on and couldn't help but smile. Thanks, you two.

After a long and, somewhat, sappy reunion, Aqua looked over at me and smiled. From the look in her eyes, I could tell she felt like part of her old life was returning after ten long years.

I returned her smile, but it didn't last long. I could sense something was wrong. "Aqua!" I shouted, "We've gotta leave, now!"

She didn't argue. She ran over to me to help me walk; Terra followed. Together, we ran as fast as possible: Terra on my left and Aqua on my right. We reached the portal in about two minutes, barely in time. The portal was closing and there wasn't a moment to lose. Together, we jumped through.

We landed in the Hall of the Cornerstone, all three of us out of breath. I was so tired and sore that I couldn't even feel the nausea. Both me and Aqua fell to the floor.

The queen ran to our aid as soon as we landed. Terra moved out of the way. "Oh, my! Xander you're hurt!" She exclaimed. "Aqua, you too!" She put her hands together, as if in prayer. I could feel a strange warmth, suddenly, surround me and all the pain and soreness began to fade. I looked at Aqua, whose cuts were healing up rapidly. I could feel the cut on my back dissolve, my knuckles relocate and heal. No soreness. No pain.

It took a whole of five minutes, and we were healed. The queen let out a sigh. "You heroes are always getting hurt," she said. Looking up she gasped, "Terra!"

Terra nodded. "It is good to see you again, your majesty."

I could tell there were so many questions the queen wanted to ask, but before she could someone ran into the hall.

"Your majesty!" shouted a somewhat familiar voice. Coming down the stairs was someone I had not expected to mean: Daisy Duck, Donald's lady. "I am sorry to interrupt, but I bring important news!"

"What is it, Daisy?" Queen Minnie asked.

"King Mickey," Daisy began, "has returned with Sora!"