Part I. The Flower Zord
When I entered the dark room, Sora was no longer in sight, then a Pink Ranger's voice called out, "Drown in the heart-lorn world of nothingness! I shall scatter your heart to the empty winds and into the ever-blooming darkness!"
Just then, a pink mecha the size of a 3-story building emerged from behind me. I then realized that this was his Zord (all Power Rangers have one), and got ready for battle (I had no other choice). When the 'battle matrix' initiated, The 'Flower Zord', which I decided to call it, raised its foot, and brought it down to crush me. While I was able to evade it of course, I did not expect a shockwave to follow up. Even while I was still dazed from the attack, I managed to hop on its foot as it rose again, but then it rose it high as if it were kicking, sending me into the air. As I passed the head, I fired at it as I kept rising, then when I was about to fall, I positioned myself to land on the Zord's left arm. Even as I managed to succeed (thanks to my Powered Shoes, obtained at Chapter 4), the Flower Zord was prepared to punch me using its right arm. Fortunately, I managed to dodge it and resumed shooting at the Zord's head, approaching its left shoulder all the while. Once I reached the shoulder, I realized I was out of Attack Cards and while I reloaded, Pink Ranger turned the Zord's head towards me, then it charged its eyes to shoot lasers. I saw this and jumped on its head, then resumed attacking the head, bringing its health to half (Remember: I have a heads-up display in my helmet). Suddenly, I saw a pink rocket come out from the Zord's arm, and head towards me. I jumped to the back of its head, only to find myself sliding down its back and after the missile's explosion which hit the Zord's head, I found a secret opening as I slid. I managed to get a grip on it and got in. In the hallway the opening led to, I suddely saw a power core which I attempted to blast at but Pink Ranger suddenly appeared from behind and aimed his scythe at me.
"Thought you could sneak up on me?", he said. (I don't know how conversations can be done in the 'battle matrix'.)
"No. Wait a sec! Who's running the Zord?", I asked.
"It's on autopilot."
"Really? I never heard of a Zord in autopilot."
"How do you even know about Zords?"
"Heard about then back at my world and even saw one, though not personally."
"Really? I assume you've met other Power Rangers."
"Yes. But never in my life have I seen a male Pink Ranger. Until now."
"Is that so?"
"Well, yeah. Pink is a girl's color."
"Haven't you heard. Real men wear pink!"
"Are you sure you're not gay?"
"Then what is a man's color, per se?"
I felt weird talking to him like this. "Camo green."
"Why you…" Pink Ranger raised his scythe to strike me, but I then jumped backward, landing on Pink Ranger. He let go of his scythe due to my unexpected maneuver. As his weapon landed with a thud, I fired at the power core, which turned off the lights in the hall. I then jumped over him, then performed Solar Bouncer, which pushed him towards the core, and I ran all the way out. As the Flower Zord was about to crash forward, I managed to jump out the opening where I came in and get out of the way before the Zord landed on its front. Though I managed to do that, I never heard an explosion, which any defeated titan (In Power Rangers, at least) would do. As the 'battle matrix' dissipated, I heard a voice mock at me.
Part II. The Oblivion Megazord
"You really think you could defeat a Power Ranger so easily? Well, you're wrong!"
Five more mechas, colored Red, Yellow, Cyan, Brown, and Grey, appeared from the ground around the Flower Zord which arose, then all the Zords shone brightly. When he light faded, I saw a titan bigger then the six Zords which had a mxture of their said colors. A moment later, I realized that this was the Megazord (but I wondered to whom did the brown and grey Zords belonged to).
"That's breaking Ranger Code number two!", I thought. "They must not escalate a battle unless their enemies force them to do so."
Just then a white aura surrounded me and a white stick figure materialized at my face.
"This fight is unfair. I will help even the odds."
"Hey! You're the one in the Delta Device Yellow Ranger dropped."
"Indeed, I am."
"Who are you? You can't possibly be Stickee in disguise."
"Stickee is my brother and archenemy."
"I see."
"My name is The Chosen One."
"Chosen One, why are you helping me?"
"I already told you that."
"Anything other then that?"
"I wish to stop the forces of evil in this universe once and for all."
"How can I be sure that I can trust you?"
"You have no other choice in this battle unless you wish to lose real bad."
"You're right. Offer me your assistance."
"You got it."
I was then blinded by his bright light and when the light faded, he was gone and I saw that the Megazord was a lot smaller then before (or maybe I was the one who got bigger), and our heights were the same. I then got my weapons ready, then the 'battle matrix' initiated one more time.
The Megazord started by bumbling towards me and attempted to land a punch but I merely blocked it. It then jumped back and pointed its arms towards me, then cast Fira and Blizzara altogether and it pierced through my shield and struck me real bad. I responded by using the Yellow Ranger Enemy Card, and zipping around the Megazord, firing charged shots all the while. Just then, the Megazord stomped its foot on the ground, causing a shock wave to trip me up (the Dash effect has expired). The Megazord then summoned a scythe and prepared to bring it down on me but I then rolled away, then slid my leg through the Megazord's in an attempt to trip it up. While it succeded, my leg hurt from hitting metal and the Zord took advantage of that by casting a Blossom Shower, slowing me further from thinking of a way of getting out of this. It then got up, grabbed my leg, and tossed me around. Before it could let go, I cast Slow on it, then followed up with a Taiyou after relieving myself from it. Despite this, Pink Ranger was still able to pilot the mecha to fire a thunderbolt from its eyes, but I was ready and performed a 'Card Break' using a Florina card (obtained in the midst of battle), but nothing happened, although the Megazord did not move for a long while. I took advantage of it by shooting at various parts of the mecha, wearing it down. Just then the Megazord moved again (I concluded that Florina probably appeared at Pink Ranger's cockpit and held him off) and fired its laser eyes at me, catching me by surprise. Still, I managed to respond with a Headshot, critically damaging its systems. Still, it had some tricks up it sleeve; the Megazord swiftly back flipped away from me, then fired a 'Kamehameha' at me, bringing down my health to critical. As I struggled to get up, the Megazord came towards me and got ready to strike with its scythe. But just at the last moment, a Ragnarok struck the weapon away and when I looked, there was Sora, who was below me and probably already took care of Marluxia. I then knew what to do; I stocked up my cards and performed Neo Force, which finished off the Megazord and made it exploded.
As the 'battle matrix' dissipated, I returned to normal size and saw a 'double' of Marluxia, who wore a gardener's attire themed with green, pink, and purple lying down.
After approaching him, taking the key to my 'Materia Chest' from him and stowing it in my bag, I pulled out the Delta Device, and said, "I arrest you for tampering Sora's memories using Naminé, and for conspiring with Marluxia to betray your organization!"
As the Device proved him "Guilty!", of course, I promptly 'contained' him, then ran out the white opening that appeared with Sora.
Part III. No Need To Choose
As the seven of us (our friends 'returned' after the ordeal) ran out the room, Donald, Goofy, Yoris, and Gregorio closed the door. As Sora Florina and I then aimed at the door to 'lock' it, I asked Sora something.
"However did you manage to find me while I dealt with Pink Ranger?"
As we charged our beams, Sora replied, "A white 'stick figure', as you call it, appeared and opened a portal, leading there."
"By the way, thank you for saving me."
"No problem."
"Focus.", Florina interrupted.
As we did just that, our beams fired at the door, turning it into part of the surrounding wall. We then asked the replicas if they were okay.
"Yeah.", Riku Replica said. "We can't remember why we were created. Or where or when… All that's inside of us-- is time with you and Naminé, Sora. But we knew those memories are not real."
"Gee, Naminé, can't you use your magic to put their memories back to normal?", Goofy asked.
"Well, I--"
"It's all right. We'll deal.", Windelle Replica interrupted as he and Riku Replica turned to leave.
"Wait!", Sora called out as they stopped. "Who cares if someone created you? You guys are you and no one else. You have your own hearts 'within'. Those feelings and memories are yours alone. They're special!"
"Sora, you're one good guy.", Riku Replica then said. "We don't have to be real to see how real your feelings are. That's good enough."
But before they could begin leaving again, I asked them, "Why don't you come with us? together we can find the real Riku and Windelle."
"We'll pass.", Windelle Replica merely replied as they walked away.
As we stood in silence, Donald then asked Naminé, "Can you put our memories back?"
"Yes.", she answered. "Not remembering something doesn't really mean that it's gone."
"Of course, the neurons in the brain are merely inactive, not destroyed.", I thought out loud.
"A well done 'scientific' explanation.", she replied to me. "When you remember one thing, that leads to remembering another, and then another and then another."
"Now that doesn't make sense to me. How are the neurons connected to one another and linked like they're in a chain, judging by what you said?"
"The neurons make chain reactions, reactivating one another if they are inactive."
"Oh, I see."
"I don't actually erase any memories--just take them apart and rearrange them."
"Now that, is something that can't be 'scientifically' explained."
"You all still have all your memories. It's just I manipulated the links of Sora's, Donald's, Goofy's, and Jiminy's."
Jiminy then jumped out of my bag and said, "So you can put them back together?"
"Yes. But first, I have to undo the chains of the memories I made on my own. After I've done that, I have to gather up the memories scattered across each of your hearts and then reconnect them. It might take some time, but I think it might work. No--it will work. I'm sure. It's my turn to look after you."
"All right. We all really trust you.", Sora said.
"Oh… Wait a minute!", Gregorio said. "You said you'd have to undo the links of the memories you made. But that means--"
"Yes.", Naminé confessed. "Jiminy, Sora, Donald, and Goofy will forget everything that has transpired in Castle Oblivion."
"Not even you?"
"Sorry, but it's the only way, I'm afraid."
As she walked away from him for a bit, she then stopped and said, "Sora, you have a choice."
"Wait!", I said to her. "He doesn't have to choose. While Sora and the others have to forget the events in Castle Oblivion, Yoris, Gregorio, Florina and I don't have to since you never tampered with our memories in the first place, right?"
"True, but will you be able to convince them that they are true and not merely stories you made up?"
"I don't know, but we'll try. Right, Florina? You have a copy of Jiminy's journal before the events of Castle Oblivion."
"Indeed I do.", she replied.
"And I'll copy Jiminy's current journal, the one with the memories of our adventure here. May I?"
Jiminy surrendered the journal to me and I put it in the Copier, which then produced a copy and the original one. After I returned Jiminy's journal to him, Sora told Naminé to restore his memories. She then agreed and escorted us to another room.
Part IV. Aftermath and Bedtime
As we followed Naminé, we ended up in a large white room with a somewhat mechanical white rose open in one half and closed in another.
"To remember again, we have to sleep in that?", Donald asked Naminé.
"Yes. It will take some time, but I'll take care of you."
"Gawrsh, when we wake up, we won't remember who you are anymore…", Goofy said.
"Correction.", Yoris said. "Only you, Donald, Jiminy, and Sora will forget her."
"But how are we gonna thank you, Naminé?", Donald asked.
"Leave that to us.", I said.
"And don't worry about that.", Jiminy assured them. "I'll just make a big note in my journal and it will say, 'Thank Naminé.'"
"Can we put a last name in that so we can ask other people for you?"
"My last name is Aeshtrae.", Naminé said.
"Okay. 'Thank Naminé Aeshtrae.' it is."
"Uhh… may I ask you to add in another note?", Florina asked.
"Sure."
"Put in 'The yellow griffin holds answers to your slumber.'"
"Why? And who's the yellow griffin?"
"Just put it in, okay?"
"All right then."
As Jiminy jotted down that note, Donald and Goofy said goodnight.
Before they could go to their 'Sleeping Chambers', I said, "Stay awhile, please".
"Okay." The two came to me and decided to listen to what I want to let them hear.
"Uhh… Naminé?", I asked her.
"Yes, Rael?"
"Can you recover memories that you have not tampered with?"
"Why, yes."
"I think Florina, Yoris, and Gregorio are in need of that therapy."
"Sure."
I then approached Naminé and whispered, "By the way, they are not in their true forms. Do you think you can restore that?"
"I'll try."
"Thank you. But let me talk to my friends."
"Okay."
As I gathered everyone, I told Sora, "Listen. Since Florina, Yoris, and Gregorio will possibly change form, You may not recognize them when you, Donald, Goofy, and Jiminy awaken."
"What are you suggesting?", Sora asked.
"That you whisper to them personal information about yourselves. But don't tell me since you may think I told them, you got that?"
"Yes.", the four of them said.
Once Sora, Donald, and Goofy shared their 'secrets' with Florina, Gregorio, and Yoris respectively (I told Jiminy that he was not included in this secret sharing), Naminé came over and escorted our friends to their 'Sleeping Chambers'. As Yoris, Florina, and Gregorio entered theirs, they removed their Memory Shield Helmets, which dissipated into nothingness.
"You too, Sora."
As Sora began to enter his 'Sleeping Chamber' (and Jiminy disappeared behind him), Naminé said, "All of this may have started with a lie, but I really am glad that I can meet you, Sora."
"Yeah, me too.", Sora replied. "When I finally found you, and even when I remembered your name, I was happy. The way I felt then-- That was no lie."
"Farewell."
"No. When I wake up, I'll find you. And then there will be no lies. We're gonna be friends for real. Promise me, Naminé."
"You'll forget making that promise, though.", I warned him.
"If the chain of memories comes apart, the links will still be there, right? So the memory of my promise with Naminé will always be inside somewhere."
"You got a point there, Sora."
"Yeah, you're right.", Naminé realized. "Okay, it's a promise."
"Good, until later.", Sora said as he got down and made a pinky swear with Naminé, then got up again.
"A promise… Huh…", Naminé pondered as the chamber began to close. "Sora, some of your memories' links are deep in the shadows of your heart and I won't be able to find them. But don't worry-- You made another promise to someone who you could never replace. She is your light within the darkness. Remember her and all the memories lost in the shadows of your heart will come into the light."
"Kairi…", I muttered to myself.
"Another promise…", Sora said to himself.
"Look at the good luck charm, Sora.", Naminé said. "I changed its shape when I changed your memory. But when you thought of her just once, it went back to the way it was."
Once the chamber closed completely, Naminé turned towards me and asked, "What about you? Do you have any memories you have to remember?"
"No.", I told her. "But I wish to sleep in one of those chambers to revitalize myself. I do not want to wait for the time it will take to recover their memories."
"Okay. I still have one left." And she escorted me to it, which was behind Sora's chamber.
"Uh, Naminé? Can you take care of these for me?"
I handed her my bag.
"I do not wish for my food here to expire.", I added.
"Just put it in the chamber and it will be taken care of.", Naminé told me as she placed it into my chamber.
After I entered my chamber, did what she advised me to do, removed my Memory Shield Helmet, I requested, "Please don't mess with anything inside my chamber, okay? I do not wish to lose any evidence of this adventure."
"You have my word."
"Promise?"
As she got up to my chamber, she replied, "Promise."
After we did a pinky swear, she got down and the chamber began to close. I then unlocked my Chest, got my 'Materia Bracelets', then a multitude of Yellow Materia appeared above it and flew to the Chest (they turned out to be the sleights we obtained throughout the castle). Then I equipped the Sleep Materia, closed the Chest, returned it to my bag, then cast Sleep on myself as I fell into the void of dreams.
Suddenly, I was in a black void (I realized I was dreaming) and saw Naminé on my right. Just then, twelve white silhouettes, Florina, Yoris, Gregorio, and myself appeared (I then realized that I was seeing this in Sora's mind). As I heard Sora grunt to himself, two more appeared, then another.
When Sora finally said "Kairi!", She appeared, the place became white, and the rest revealed to be: In the front row (right to left), Wakka, Selphie, Tidus, Yuffie, 'Leon', and Aerith. In the second row (right to left), Cid, Ilsa, Florina, Gregorio, and Yoris. In the third row (left to right), Windelle, me, and Riku. In the back was Kairi. I also saw the SeeD Remnants in a far-off corner, to Kairi's right (They probably weren't people important in Sora's heart, but in mine).
"My friends…", Sora said but Naminé was beginning to fade out.
As he called her name, she said, "Don't worry. You might forget about me… But with our promise, I can come back."
"A promise is a promise."
"Yes, One day the light will be ours, and it'll bring us together. Until then, I'll be in your heart."
"Right. Forgotten, but not lost."
I then received an assortment of visions.
One was of Kairi waiting at the shore of Destiny Islands for Sora's and Riku's return as Wakka, Tidus, and Selphie ran behind her.
Another was one of the replicas walking down the hallway and suddenly, Axel appeared and offered his assistance.
The third was of a boy whom we will soon know as Roxas passing by three other kids (but you probably know who they are) all in Twilight Town.
The fourth was of 'The Chosen One', saying
"There is always sleep between part and meet
With our usual words on the usual street.
So let us part like we always do…
And in a world without you I'll dream of you"
He continued, "P.S. I was the one who relayed those visions to you."
Then everything went black but I soon knew I will eventually wake up.
-This is the end of Kingdom Hearts Remake: Chain of Memories. Kingdom Hearts Remake: Chain of Memories: Reverse/Rebirth will be coming soon-
