Goofy threw his shield like a discus and in the process destroyed many of the smaller Heartless, meanwhile Sora and Donald attacked the Guard Armor

Heartless with magic and Keyblade. The large Heartless would quickly rotate his gaunlet fists about him in a chance to strike the two, but they would backpedal to avoid being hit by the

attack.

In the midst of one of the manuevers Donald heard a clanking just behind him and he turned just as one of the smaller armored Heartless threw itself at him, the duck did not

even have a chance to raise its wand. However the creature was eliminated just as its claws were inches from stricking the duck, the cause of the creature's quick demise was a

metal throwing star that now stood imbedded in the floor of the third district.

Donald was wondering where the star had came from when another of the deadly blades flashed past him and destroyed another of the clanking Heartless, the duck's gaze then rose

and came to behold the figure of a young dark haired girl standing upon the roof of one of the buildings that overlooked the district.

Sora saw the girl as well and called up to her, Yuffie the ninja then turned her gaze from the figure of Aerith sprinting to the fallen Leon and looked down upon the boy with

a smile and a wave.

Sora was too focused on the girl to see the Guard Armor Heartless launch its pieces into the air, only to have them come crashing down toward the boy.

"Look out!" Goofy shouted in warning, rushing to the boy and simutaneously destroying Heartless with his shield held before him like a batting ram.

The titanic limbs of the Heartless were about to crush the boy until Goofy fell into position and deflected them with his shield, which expanded to protect both him and Sora.

The Captain felt the limbs of the creature strike against his shield with enough strength to buckle the creatures legs, yet he continued to hold the shield and repel the

Heartless.

Meanwhile, Donald saw the Heartless Guardian make his way stealthily toward Aerith, who kneeled by the side of the fallen Leon trying to revive him with a Hi Potion. The duck quacked

in fear for the girl and ran to her aid with his wand held high. Bursts of lighting struck the legion of Heartless destroying some and wakening others, but the Guardian still continued to

slither toward the girl with a horrific grin upon his face.

The duck tried to block the creature's advancement, but the Guardian eaily knocked him aside and reached his claws toward the terrified girl. It was then that Leon's eyes shot open, and

without a word the man jumped into action with his gunblade at the ready. The Guardian deflected the man's blows with the blade with nothing but its claws, which left deep gouges in

the metal of the blade.

Donald however was not finished with the Guardian and he summoned up all the power in his wand and directed it at the Guardian, whom turned to face the duck just as the magnificent

burst of magic released itself, slamming into the dark creature with enough force to obliberate part of its body and face.

In the same moment Sora jumped out from behind the defensive shield of Goofy and destroyed the armored limbs of the Heartless, which lay strewn like garbage about the district.

Soon only the creature's torso and head remained, but it still proved itself formidable as it spun about like a top, destroying anything that got close, including other Heartless.

Donald did not fear the creature however and with his wand raised he shouted out a spell to freeze the Heartless in mid spin. While the creature sat frozen by time, Sora went in with his

Keyblade and delivered the finishing blows to the Guard Armor.

With the final swing of the Keyblade the creature began to shake as its torso began to form deep cracks that glowed with the golden heart released by the Heartless in its destruction,

the creature armor then burst apart with pieces clanging everywhere, and through the smoke and destruction a golden heart was seen by the heroes drifting into the star filled sky

before it disappeared.