Epilogue
A/N: And so, we've reached the end to this tragic story. All of our brave heroes have been separated and the only way they can be together again is if someone saves them. Who will that brave soul be? Who will be the one who will fight the odds and bring Terra and Lumen together again?
I want to thank you all for sticking to the end with this story and reviewing. I know it probably wasn't my best work since Hikari wasn't involved a lot but it did explain a lot of things about her including her role in the future battles.
Thanks again for everything you guys! You're the reason that I keep continuing with these stories!
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Deep within the realm of darkness, Aqua struggled down a low, winding path. In order to save Terra's body and bring it back to the realm of light, she had to stay back within the realm of darkness. It was a noble sacrifice but one that came with a heavy price. She had no way of returning and had to find another way out of the world of evil and despair.
She had been walking for what felt like hours. Everything looked the same; not a single thing looked different as she continued on.
She almost felt like she was walking in circles at this point.
"Seems like I've been walking for ages" she said to herself.
"How long have I been down here?"
As she was walking, a giant dark shadow appeared along her path. Aqua quickly reacted and summoned Eraqus's keyblade. When she sent Terra to the realm of light, she used her armor and keyblade to take him back. The only thing that she could summon now was her late master's weapon.
Three more dark shadows appeared and surrounded Aqua, making sure that she didn't escape.
Aqua looked at them for a moment, then hung her head in defeat. There was no way that she could take on these massive creatures all by herself and at the same time. She had been fighting for so long that she was starting to weaken.
Lowering her keyblade in defeat, she waited for the dark shadows to destroy her. What was the point of continuing on when she lost all of her friends?
A speck of light shone through the darkness and impaled into one of the shadows. The light zipped around Aqua and destroyed the other shadows.
Aqua gasped when she saw that the light was Terra and Ven's keyblades. Even though they weren't with her, they were still protecting her.
A warm light glowed within Aqua's chest. She placed her hand over her heart and heard Lumen's voice in her head.
"Don't give up, Aqua. I'm right here"
Aqua smiled softly as she heard her best friend's voice. Even though she was in a deep sleep, she could still talk to her. As long as she protected the fraction of her heart that she carried, she would always have Lumen with her.
She quickly realized that she was smiling and touched her lips. Ever since she came to this realm of darkness, all she ever did was frown.
"I guess it's been so long, I almost forgot to smile" she said.
She pulled out her good luck charm and looked at it.
Images of all the friends she created from her travels as well as Terra, Lumen and Ven flashed through her head. They reminded her that she couldn't give up and that they were depending on her to return to them.
She smiled softly and held her charm tightly.
"There's always a way"
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In Radiant Garden, Ansem the Wise followed Braig to a spot that he said he found someone.
"Right this way" Braig said.
Ansem brought Dilain with him in case something came up as they followed the head guard. When Briag brought them to the spot, Ansem saw that a man was unconscious.
The man was none other than Xehanort.
He quickly went over to him and helped him up so he wasn't on the ground.
"Young man, what ails you?" he asked.
Xehanort groaned as he opened his eyes.
When he released Terra's heart it seemed he released his memories of himself.
Ansem watched as Xehanort tried to process everything that was going on.
"Can you speak? What's your name?"
Xehanort groaned and looked at him.
"Xeha…nort" he rasped.
"Xehanort" Ansem repeated slowly.
Braig smiled darkly, knowing that his master's plans were a success.
Xehanort passed out in Ansem's arms after he said his name. Ansem looked at Dilan and Briag.
"Quickly, get him to the castle!" he ordered.
"You can count on me" Braig said.
He picked Xehanort up and looked at Dilan.
"Dilan, get those for me"
He motioned to Aqua's forgotten armor that was left behind. The armor that brought Terra's body back.
Braig smirked darkly as he brought Xehanort back to the castle. Everything was going according to plan. The only problem was that one vital piece was missing.
"Now where did Lumen run off to?"
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Deep within the crystal caves of Radiant Garden, Taiyouko and Ienzo stood in front of an empty cave. They wanted to be as far away from the castle as they possibly could. They had to if they wanted to protect Lumen.
Taiyouko adjusted her grip on Lumen's body and gave Ienzo a serious look.
"Ienzo…" she said.
"What you're about to see, you must never tell anyone about. Not even to father"
Ienzo gulped as he heard that. He never kept anything from their father before. The fact that his sister was telling him to do this meant it was really important.
"If fewer people know then the better" Taiyouko continued.
"We need to keep her safe until we can find her heart, ok?"
Ienzo looked at his sister and nodded. He didn't like keeping things from his father, but this was the first time that Taiyouko ever asked him to do something for her. He trusted his sister completely and he would help her no matter what.
"Yes, Onee-chan" he said.
Taiyouko smiled before she looked at the cave.
Stepping forward, she carefully placed Lumen down.
"I'm sorry you have to be here, but this is the only place I can think of that will keep you safe" she said softly.
She placed Terra's good luck charm into her hands like a rosary. She almost looked like she was dead this way but Lumen could see her breathing still.
Taking a step back, she clasped her hands together and chanted a powerful spell.
Lumen's body glowed as the spell was wrapped around her. The cave grew bright as they spell surrounded everything. When the light died, Lumen's body was encased in crystal as well as everything within the cave.
After this day, the cave would be known as the chamber of remorse.
Ienzo went up to the crystal like coffin and looked at Lumen.
"What do we do now, Onee-chan?" he asked.
Taiyouko placed her hand on his shoulder.
"We'll seal this cave up so no one can get to it. Only you and I will be the only ones to enter it" she said.
"And in the meantime, we'll search for Lumen's heart. It may take a while since it's been broken into tiny pieces, but I'm sure we'll figure it out"
She lowered her head sadly. Even though she hadn't known Lumen long, she thought of her as a friend.
"She saved Hikari's life…now it's my turn to repay the favor and save her" she muttered.
She placed her hand on the crystal casket that Lumen slept on and gave her a gentle smile.
"It may take a while but I'll always protect you" she said.
"So in the meantime, please rest well"
She could sense Lumen thanking her and smiled.
Looking up at the sky she thought about what was to come in the future.
"A new journey is about to begin"
/
Even though Terra, Aqua, Lumen and Ven were gone, the acts they did were known throughout the worlds.
Even though the worlds would one day be engulfed by the darkness they still made the most of each day.
That was the gift that Terra, Aqua , Lumen and Ven left them so they were going to treasure it.
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At Disney Castle, Hewey, Dewey and Louie were on the race track and fighting to win first place. They pushed their airplanes to the max as they neared the finish line.
Queen Minnie, Horace, Pluto, and Chip and Dale cheered on as they watched the triplets played.
They were happy to know that their dream festival was going on with no indecent.
And it was thanks to their foreign friends for keeping it that way.
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In Enchanted Dominion, Princess Aurora danced with Prince Philip in the dance hall. With the spell removed from the Kingdom, they could live happily ever after.
The three fairies watched as their princess danced with her prince, but Flora and Merryweather got into a heated battle as they changed Aurora's dress from Pink to Blue. The princess didn't seem to mind and continued to dance with her prince.
Outside of the castle, Maleficent smiled at it darkly and turned away from it. As she went through a dark portal, she started to form her plans of capturing the princesses of heart.
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At the Castle of Dreams, Cinderella was able to reunite with the prince and live happily ever after with him.
As they danced in the ballroom like they did in the ball, her fairy godmother shot off fireworks to add the magic to the night.
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In the Dwarf Woodlands, the seven dwarves went into the meadow where Snow White stood with her prince.
They surrounded the couple and threw flowers up in the air celebrating the happy occasion.
Snow White and the Prince smiled happily when they saw how much their friends cared about them.
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In Radiant Garden, Lea and Isa were once again thrown out of the castle by Dilan. The guard literally threw them out and crossed his arms in annoyance.
"For the last time, stay out!" he barked.
Lea glared at him and just walked off. He would get into the castle again soon.
The two friends went to the market area and bought some ice cream from Scrooge McDuck and ate their frozen treat in silence.
Lea looked up at the sky to see that it was getting dark and noticed a crescent moon peeking its way into the sky.
He smirked slightly as he looked at it.
"Sure is a pretty moon tonight" he muttered.
And it would be a pretty moon later on for him in his life.
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In Olympus Coliseum, Phil continued to train Hercules.
Even though the tournament was over, Hercules was still a long way to becoming a hero.
Phil coached him on as the boy continued to do push-ups.
Zack leaned against the building and watched Hercules train. When he sensed someone behind him, he turned around to look.
He went to gasp, but all of the sudden he was gone.
All that was left of his place was a single black feather.
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In Deep Space, Experiment 626 managed to get away from the space ship and was in a stolen police car.
As he drove his stolen vehicle to a new world, he picked up the good luck charm that Lumen made him. He was still trying to understand what friendship meant, but he was sure to figure it out.
He played with his charm as his ship brought him to the planet Earth.
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In Neverland, the lost boys brought back the treasure they created with Ven and Lumen to their secret hideout.
They would keep it safe until they were able to come back to add more to it.
While they were putting their treasure away, Captain Hook was spying on them, waiting to steal their treasure.
His plot was ruined when Peter Pan took his hat away and humiliated him in front of the lost boys.
Captain Hook brandishes his hook, vowing to defeat Peter Pan once and for all.
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At Yen Sid's tower, Donald and Goofy sadly watched as King Mickey gave his keyblade to his master.
After the events that happened and the fates that his new friends had to suffer, he felt that he didn't deserve the keyblade.
He went to leave to head back to Disney Castle, but Yen Sid had other ideas.
He stood from his desk and went over to Mickey to give him his keyblade back. With the events that had just recently happened he knew that they would need all of the keyblade wielders they could get. Mickey was the only one who knew about what happened to Terra, Aqua, Lumen and Ven and only he could help them.
Mickey looked happy that he was able to get his keyblade back and held it proudly.
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On the Destiny Islands Sora and Riku were heading back home after a long day of playing. They still had fun playing with Lumen and hoped she would stop by to play soon.
As Riku was heading for his home, he stopped when he sensed something. It was as if someone he knew suddenly vanished.
He looked up at the night sky and saw four sets of stars twinkling next to each other.
Terra, Aqua, Lumen and Ven's stars.
As he looked up at the stars, he could have sworn he heard Terra's voice.
"Keep her safe"
He wouldn't know who 'she' was until a certain meteor shower would come and bring a little girl to their shores.
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When Hikari opened her eyes she found herself standing in the Station of Awakening.
Everywhere she looked she saw darkness. She looked around and saw the silhouette of a boy her age standing a little ways off.
She went to go see who the boy was, but before she could reach him, he disappeared. All she got of the boy was that he had silver hair and aquamarine eyes.
Love is still a million miles away.
Hikari looked up and saw a small ball of light floating towards her. She smiled and waved towards it, showing it was ok to come to her.
"Hey, can you hear me?" she called out.
The final piece to Lumen's heart floated towards Hikari. This girl would be the key to bring everyone that she loved back together again.
As she grew closer, she could sense the positive energy that the little girl was giving off.
One day, this girl was going to change the fate of the worlds.
"I heard your voice. It cut through the darkness around me" she said.
Hikari held her hands up and let Lumen's heart rest within them.
"I almost thought that hope was lost, that I would never see the ones I loved ever again…but then I heard you calling out to me. You gave me hope when I thought it was too late. You became my ray of light"
Hikari tilted her head.
"I did?"
"Yes…but I'm afraid I have to go to sleep for a while"
Hikari looked at Lumen's heart sadly.
"You sound sad" she said.
"Are you ok?"
Lumen chuckled a little.
"No, just a little…lonely. Would it be ok…if I stayed with you for a tiny bit?"
Hikari smiled brightly at the thought of helping someone.
"Of course you can!" she said.
"If you're with me, I'll make sure you're never lonely again! We'll have lots of fun and do things where you won't have to think about being lonely. We'll be best friends!"
Lumen's heart glowed with happiness.
"Thank you…maybe this is why…I made you my successor"
Her heart went into Hikari's chest and merged with her heart. Even though she would be asleep and couldn't help with the events that would unfold in the future, she would always protect Hikari from danger.
This was the least she could do for the girl who saved her in the end.
Hikari placed her hands over her heart and smiled contently. She was glad that she was able to help someone out.
When she opened her eyes again, she found herself standing next to her brother.
Leon looked at her when she turned to him.
"Well?" he asked.
Hikari smiled brightly.
"I think it worked, Ni-san" she said.
Leon smiled contently.
"That' s good to hear"
The two siblings looked at the star filled sky and looked at the four set of stars that twinkled.
Hikari smiled contently as she placed her hand over her heart.
"I'll protect you, no matter what" she whispered.
As she looked up at the stars, she saw a shooting star pass by.
In time, the worlds would be saved by this brave princess who stood underneath the same blaze of stars.
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A/N: And indeed Hikari would. Thanks again for sticking with me guys! I'll try to get the blank points up soon!
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Ja ne!
