T: Chapter 20 has arrived and is ready for your viewing pleasure, this chapter is serious with a nice touch of humour to lighten the mood.

Sora and Kairi walked down the hall that lead to the training arena, Kairi felt a little nervous about two things, one she was never the best when it came to fighting and this was the first time that she and Sora were alone after a full year. Sora was almost thinking the same, he hadn't spent any time with just Kairi in a whole year, and it made him quite nervous. The two teenagers would every now and then look at each other, they would smile and look away.

She certainly has changed over the year, she's the most beautiful girl I have ever seen...did I just think that, calm down Sora. Sora couldn't go two minutes without looking at her, he hoped he wasn't freaking her out or anything like that.

After 5 minutes of walking, they arrived at the training room, it was quite a large room, it had numerous weapons ranging from swords to guns, there was a marking board to the left where a battle record was made, the score read

Choco: 1,000,999,548 Reno : -1,000

Kairi giggled at the scores before turning to look at Sora, he was looking at the different weapons, he had picked up a sword and swung it around. Kairi could tell that he had become quite experienced with a blade, unlike when they were younger, he could only do so many moves.

I hope he goes easy on me.

Sora felt a pair of eye's on him and turned around to see Kairi looking at him, she quickly smiled at him before walking over to him.

"You sure you want to train Kairi? It can be quite exhausting the first time." Sora was a bit worried for Kairi.

"Yes, and don't try to talk me out of it." She gave him a stern look before smiling.

"Okay, erm, do you have your Keyblade?"

"Yes, just wait. I'm not as experienced as you when it comes to summoning it." Kairi stretched out her hand and called forth her Keyblade. When it appeared, something seemed different. It appeared in a heavenly light and gave off a slight sound that would give anyone goosebumps. Sora stared at the Keyblade Kairi had called forth, Kairi gasped at it as well. It wasn't the Keyblade Riku gave her, it was something else all together.

"K-Kairi...where did you get that Keyblade?" Sora was amazed at the Keyblade.

"I don't know I have never seen anything like it before." While Kairi looked at the Keyblade, a shooting pain went through her brain.

"Ngh!" She dropped to her knees, she dropped the Keyblade and was holding the sides of her head.

"KAIRI!!" Sora knelt down to her and tried to look in her face.

Kairi's brain hurt so much it felt like it was going to explode. She could see images flashing in her mind, like a projector. She could see a town and a castle, in the air were battleships that resembled dragons. She could see a giant creature with wings standing over the castle. More and more kept appearing until she fainted in Sora's arms.

"Kairi! Kairi, wake up! Please!!" Sora was trying his hardest not to cry, he was scared for her.

Then the door opened to reveal Riku who heard Sora's yelling, he saw Kairi lying unconscious in Sora's arms. He rushed over to them to see Sora shedding a few tears.

"Sora, what happened?" Riku looked between Sora and Kairi.

"I-I don't know, she just..." Sora couldn't explain what happened but he did look at Kairi's Keyblade. Riku followed his eye's to see a Keyblade lying on the ground.

"What's that?"

"Kairi's Keyblade, I think. She called it forth before falling unconscious."

"...We're nearly at Disney Castle, take her to her room and look after her." Riku helped Sora take Kairi to her room. Sora hoped Mickey might know something about this.

The gummi ship had landed in the castle's main hangar, it had undergone some improvements over the last few months, it was more spacious and contained several gummi ships. Sora and Riku were the first emerge from the ship, Sora held Kairi in his arms bridal style. Riku silently chuckled at the sight, but knew this wasn't the time for this, he was carrying Kairi's Keyblade in a sheath he managed to find on board the ship. The Turks came out next arguing about why Choco had sabotaged the fridge to explode spreading chocolate sauce all over the kitchen.

Mickey saw Sora and Riku with Kairi, his face turned from a happy smiling to a concerned face when he saw Kairi looking unconscious. He rushed over to them to find out what happened.

"Sora, Riku, glad to see you again!" Mickey gave a smile to both of them before turning his attention to Kairi.

"What happened to her?"

"Sora..." Riku looked at Sora. "We, went to practice our fighting techniques. Kairi asked me too, we went to train when she called forth a Keyblade I haven't seen before. She then fell to her knees before fainting." Mickey looked worried at Sora's words.

"What did the Keyblade look like?" At the king's words, Riku pulled out Kairi's Keyblade and showed it to Mickey.

"GASP!" Mickey had nearly forgotten about this Keyblade, he could recognise it easily.

"What is it?" Sora could tell Mickey knew something.

"It looks like I have quite a bit of explaining to do. Sora, could you take Kairi to the guest bedrooms, we've had them ready for your arrival. Just go up the northern stairs at the entrance to castle, it's the second floor. If you get lost just ask for directions." Mickey watched as Sora walked off with Kairi before turning to Riku.

"Hello your majesty." Riku gave a quick bow before Mickey.

"Please, Riku, call me Mickey. I don't like being called that by friends." Mickey's smile returned.

"Okay, Mickey. How have thing's been?"

"Good, good. How did you get here?"

"The crazy bunch over there." Riku pointed towards the Turks who looked like they were strangling each other apart from Choco who was eyeing the place up. Mickey went over to them before they killed themselves, it had been an extremely long time since Mickey and Turks met. Riku grinned before walking up the stairs from the hangar to outside, he had never seen Mickey's home before.

"Argh, why can't the guestrooms be on the bottom floor!?" Sora had been searching for the bedrooms for what felt like years, it had been an hour since he arrived and he had no idea where to go. Sora looked around before seeing what looked like a wizard with a hat and robes to match. He thought he would ask him/her for directions.

"Excuse me...could you tell me where the guestrooms are?" The wizard turned around.

"Sure, they are just up to your – SORA!?"

"DONALD!?" The two friends looked at each before bursting out loud laughing.

"How've you been?" Sora was glad to see Donald again.

"Great, Daisy has been ordering me around so much I could faint." Donald then noticed who was resting in Sora's arms.

"Hehehehe! Did you sweep her off her feet Sora?" Donald was beginning his famous snickering, he loved what he was seeing.

Sora realised what he was talking about before laughing nervously, he then told Donald what had happened on board the Turkmobile, Donald laughed at the name of the gummi ship.

"Any idea what caused her to faint?" Donald was looking serious now.

"Not a clue, but the King seemed to know something." He then felt Kairi stirring in his arms; she rubbed her head against his neck causing him to blush slightly, Donald snickering quietly at the sight.

"Mmmm...Sora? Where are we?" Kairi looked around a little before noticing Donald.

"Hello there Donald, nice to see you again." Kairi smiled at the small duck before turning to see Sora's blushing face.

"Are you okay Sora? Your face is red." Kairi had no idea of why his face was bright red.

"Um, yeah. Anyway can you walk?" "I think I can." Sora slowly let Kairi down on her feet, she wobbled a little but Sora caught her before she fell.

Donald smiled at the sight of Kairi and Sora in each other's arms, they looked like a couple. After a few minutes Kairi managed to stand on her feet and was feeling fine. Sora told Kairi what had happened and why they were currently lost.

"Well, seeing as though you're well Kairi, should we go find Riku and the king?"

"Yeah sure, let's find them Sora. Are you coming with us Donald?" Kairi looked down at the duck.

"Of course, you'll need someone to prevent you getting lost in here again." Donald finished his sentence looking at Sora who was whistling nervously.

Mickey and Riku were in the throne room talking about what happened during the months they hadn't seen each other. The Turks were feasting on the buffet while Choco was hiding on one of the statues near the throne; he was assembling a sniper rifle.

"This timeth, I will get you." He had finished assembling the rifle and was now aiming at Mickey's head.

"Just standeth still you mouseth." He had him in his sights, nothing was blocking him, until the doors opened and in walked Sora, Kairi and Donald.

This startled him and as a result, fired a bullet into Reno's giant sandwich, the bullet replaced all the meat and veggies in it. Reno bit through the sandwich without realising he was eating a bullet instead of ham.

"Whateth the hell?" Choco raised an eye brow at this strange event.

"Ah, Kairi! Are you feeling better now?" Mickey walked up to Kairi giving her a hug.

"I am now, how've you been?"

"Just good. Kairi, do you know what caused you to faint on board the gummi ship?" Mickey didn't like asking this question, but he needed to know.

"Well, when I called forth the Keyblade...I saw several events..." Kairi looked like she was deep in thought.

"Yes..."

"I saw...several battleships...a city was in flames...and I saw what looked like a creature behind the castle. It had wings, now that I think about it...it looked more like a walking fortress than a creature. That's all I can remember..." Kairi had her hand on her head, tapping it as if it would help.

"...Alexander..." These words escaped Mickey's mouth and had caught the attention of Sora, Kairi, Donald and Riku who had just overheard what was going on.

"What's an 'Alexander' Mickey?" Riku asked with a puzzled face.

"Alexander, otherwise known as 'The Holy Guardian', is one of the legendary summons. He possesses great power, capable of destroying the strongest of foes, there's a passage in the book of summon magic about it."

"What does it say?" Kairi was eager to learn about this Alexander.

"The great guardian, Alexander. The champion of the Holy Light, is said to appear at the call of one who possess a pure heart. He will banish all Darkness, and those who are enslaved by it with his wings of light. He shall unleash his judgement upon all evildoers and restore balance..." Mickey had recalled most of the text from the book.

"...Anything else?" Sora felt as if there should be more.

"If there is...I seriously can't remember..." At hearing Mickey's words, everyone developed a disappointed look.

Choco on the other hand was holding onto a banner and getting ready to shoot Mickey in the head, again. He lined him up, it seemed as if he would finally kill him until.

"Hello everybody!" Goofy had opened the doors wide open and was waving his hand. The shockwave from the doors hitting the wall was quite strong since Choco fell and landed in the buffet table sending food all over the place, Tseng had grabbed Choco and began to slap him repeatedly across the beak.

"You all must be tired, why don't you get some sleep. I will tell you everything tomorrow." And so everyone went to their rooms and tried to get some sleep, tomorrow would reveal all it would seem about Kairi's past.

It was three o'clock in the morning; everyone was happily asleep, Riku happily snoring while Sora seemed to be quite calm. Kairi on the other hand was restless, she had tried several times to get to sleep, but couldn't, there was too much on her mind.

Alexander? Why does that name seem very familiar to me? And what are these memories I keep seeing. Are they from my childhood, before I was on the Islands with Sora and Riku?

Kairi sighed heavily before trying to get to sleep again, but a few minutes later, she heard something. Her eyes darted open, she looked around to see if anyone was there.

"Hello Kairi." Kairi turned around to see a blonde haired girl wearing a white dress.

"Namine?" Kairi could recognise her Nobody anywhere.

"How are you feeling?" She sat down on her bed with a concerned look.

"Sigh, okay, in a way." Kairi then told Namine everything, from the knight appearing to finding out about this Alexander may have a connection to her past.

"...Alexander you say?" Namine looked slightly surprised.

"Yes, do know what it is?"

"No, but I recall hearing the name when I was with the Organization, I remember Xemnas saying something about Alexander...but I can't remember much, sorry." She gave a sheepish smile to Kairi.

"It's okay..."

"So..."

"So...?" Kairi could see that Namine was up to no good.

"What's going on with you and Sora?" Namine had a cheeky smile on her face.

"What do you mean?"

"Oh come on! I now the way you look at him, you like him more than a friend." Namine could see everything Kairi could.

"Please, not now. Maybe some other ti-" Kairi stopped at the sound of a voice.

"Kairi?" Namine didn't understand what was wrong with her.

"Do you hear that?" Namine listened carefully, it sounded like someone was singing.

"What is that...?" Kairi got out of bed and went to find out. Namine had merged with Kairi again.

Kairi walked down the halls and stairs of Disney Castle, her only clue was the sound of the singing growing louder. She got nervous as parts of the song sounded familiar to her, she couldn't make it out, but some part of her recognised it. She kept following the sound until she was standing outside the doors to the throne room. '

Kairi...do you think we should get someone else?' Namine was now slightly worried.

No, this I feel I have to do on my own...

Kairi opened the doors to the throne room, the music seemed to be more gentle. She walked forward and as she did, she felt as if someone or something was calling her. She walked closer to the throne before it moved to right, revealing a passageway into a secret room. Kairi walked down the stairs, almost ignoring Namine's pleads to stop now and turn back. After walking down the stairs, she gasped at what she saw, it was a giant sphere, and inside it was a magical energy that would protect any world it was on from the forces of Darkness.

She walked closer to it; the music seemed to be getting louder and easier to understand, it sounded like it was in another language. When she was near the sphere, she thought she could sense something in it apart from the energy.

'Kairi, please stop now before something bad happens!' Namine didn't like where this was going.

Kairi placed her hand on the sphere, when she touched it, the green energy inside turned to a holy light. It began to circle within the sphere faster and faster, then the sphere seemed to open up like a flower. Kairi stood back a bit as the energy brightened the room up, it began to swirl around a small light that was in the middle. Kairi tried to see what it was, she then felt a familiar feeling strike her, it was the same when the knight was killing Sora. She felt a heavenly aura appear around her, wings sprouted from her back and her eyes turned into a pure blue. She felt herself rise as the energy began to circle her and the small light; it went faster making an otherworldly noise, the room was so bright that it could blind someone.

During this Minnie had sensed this and told Mickey about it, he had gotten Sora and Riku. They ran into the Hall of the Cornerstone to see heavenly light all over the place, Sora was looking at Kairi who was suspended in the air, it looked like the she and the small piece of light were coming together. Sora went to try and get her but was stopped by Riku.

"Riku! Let me go, I have to save her!" Sora tried to remove Riku's hand from his shoulder, but with no luck.

"Just hold on Sora..." Riku pointed towards Kairi.

They all looked at Kairi before a huge shockwave of holy light echoed forth from her; it was blinding and had sent them flying into the wall. Sora was the first to get up, he saw Kairi was still in the air, it looked like she was holding something. She slowly began to fall back down to the ground, Sora made sure she would land in his arms and not on the floor. He caught her, a few seconds after she landed the aura around her, along with her wings, disappeared. Sora placed her down gently before looking at what was in her hands.

"What is that...?" He had never seen anything like this before.

T: HA-HA! Another cliff-hanger for you, for the scene with Kairi imagine 'Another Side' playing (Music from Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix, used for the secret ending).

T: Till next time.