Sora and Aqua's Keyblade Riders flew alongside of the train, finally reaching an empty flatbed where Woody and Jessie leapt off and onto the train. Sora and Aqua flew over and onto the flatbed, dismissing their Keyblade Riders.

"Sora! You help Buzz! Woody, you go after the Prospector! Jessie, find the sheep! I'll go after Pete!" Aqua shouted as Sora started heading to the back of the train where Buzz and Zurg were still battling each other. Aqua, Woody, and Jessie started running towards the engine. As Sora climbed up onto the top of the train car he was suddenly attacked by more of the toy soldier heartless.

"Oh no you don't!" Sora yelled as he summoned his Keyblade and started attacking the heartless. He quickly started using Blizzaga and freezing the heartless in place until finally he had built up enough energy to enter the Diamond Dust Command Style. The powerful barrage of ice magic quickly started knocking the heartless of the train, destroying them on impact. Sora finally cleared the Heartless and was about to leap onto Zurg's train car when the Evil Emperor himself turned and fired a shot at him, causing Sora to quickly raise his Keyblade and block but the force of the blast knocked him back towards the front of the car and almost off the side. He was now dangling off the side of the car by his hands, struggling to find something to grab a hold of and pull himself back up.

"UH A LITTLE HELP HERE?" Sora shouted as he held on for dear life. Suddenly he felt a hand grab him by the wrist. He looked up to see a certain spiky haired blond grinning at him. Sora looked at his left shoulder and there rested a metal shoulder guard. It was Ven. Ven quickly pulled Sora onto the train car where Sora caught his breath.

"Thanks Ven you really-…huh?" Sora asked as he looked around but didn't see Ven anywhere. Sora climbed to his feet and noticed that Buzz and Zurg were still fighting, Buzz using his jetpack to nimbly avoid Zurg's attacks while firing a few of his own back with his red wrist laser. A determined look swept Sora's face and he slammed his fist down on his shoulder guard, activating his armor before leaping back off the side of the train and summoning his Keyblade rider simultaneously, falling back to where Buzz was flying.

"Need a hand?" Sora asked Buzz as he threw his hand forward towards Zurg and fired a Thundaga at the Evil Emperor.

"Much obliged Sora!" Buzz replied as Sora spotted something in the distance along the tracks. A sharp turn with a switch leading to a dead end track that led to the bottom of a huge ravine.

"Buzz! I've got a plan! Keep distracting Zurg!" Sora shouted as he flew low alongside the train. Zurg tried to blast him a couple of times but Sora thought to use Reflega and luckily the blasts had no effect. Sora managed to make it to the very front of the train car, landing on the car immediately ahead of Zurg's own. He dismissed his Keyblade Rider, summoning his Keyblade instead. He then aimed his Keyblade at the coupling between the two cars and in a flash a blue beam of light shot from the edge of Sora's Keyblade, instantly causing the two train cars to become uncoupled. Zurg's train car and the caboose behind it began to slow down. Back on the top, Buzz managed to land on the caboose and was expertly dodging and weaving around Zurg's attacks as he ran towards the Evil Emperor. Zurg suddenly fired a shot right at where Buzz was about to run and the resulting blast launched him into the air towards the Emperor, only to face plant and skid up towards the Emperor's feet.

"Surrender Buzz Lightyear, I have won!" Zurg declared proudly.

"I'll never give in! You killed my father!" Buzz replied.

"No Buzz, I am your father." Zurg replied.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Buzz shouted in horror. In the meantime the train cars had slowed down enough that there was quite a distance between the train and Zurg's car. Sora had flown ahead to the switch and was waiting for the train to finish passing over the switch and around the bend before throwing the switch. The points changed and Zurg's car was now on a deadly course into a large canyon. Sora quickly leapt back onto his Keyblade Rider just as the oblivious Zurg aimed his weapon at the helpless Space Ranger.

"Prepare to die, Buzz Lightyear." Zurg said.

"NOT TODAY ZURG!" Sora shouted as he flew in and blasted Zurg with a Blizzaga, freezing the Evil Emperor in place and allowing Buzz the time necessary to leap up and activate his jetpack just as the train car went careening off the track and into the canyon.

"W-what-NOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooo!" Zurg shouted as he plunged into the black abyss.

"We did it! We finally defeated Zurg!" Sora shouted as Buzz sniffled.

"Father." He croaked tearfully as he hovered in midair.

Meanwhile…

Aqua, Woody, and Jessie were running atop the train cars towards the front, Aqua cutting down the heartless in their path as they ran. Suddenly Jessie dropped down into one of the cars.

"Jessie!" Woody shouted as he hurried to the hole in the car, but was relieved to see that Jessie had fallen into the train car with Bo Peep's Sheep and Prospector's large sacks of gold.

"I'm okay! You guys keep on going!" Jessie shouted as Woody and Aqua turned and started back towards the engine.

"Now what to do with all this gold." Jessie said as she looked around and spotted a door on the back of the car. A mischievous smirk swept her face.

"This'll teach the Prospector to insult critters to my face." Jessie said as she straightened her hat with both hands and set about doing what she had planned. Meanwhile Aqua and Woody continued running for the engine, until they reached a flatbed truck where Pete stood with his arms crossed and a smirk on his face.

"You again?" Aqua asked as she and Woody leapt down onto the flatbed.

"Well-well-well, looks like miss high-and-mighty Keyblade Master decides to try and be a hero!" Pete mocked as Aqua turned to Woody.

"You deal with the Prospector, I'll handle Pete." Aqua said before she fired a Blizzaga at Pete, freezing him in place long enough for Woody to get past him and continue towards the engine.

"Burrr! Wow that's cold! You might just be worthy enough to take on the mighty Pete!" Pete said as Aqua scoffed.

"Please, don't think I forgot about you, Captain Justice or Captain Dark, or whatever you called yourself back then. You're nothing but a petty schemer and cowardly lowlife. You're hardly a threat." Aqua said as Pete laughed.

"You might say so now, but watch THIS!" Pete replied as he snapped his fingers and instantly summoned a pair of Invisible Type Heartless. Aqua quickly summoned her armor as Pete laughed.

"See if you can get through this!" Pete laughed. There was suddenly a brief flash causing Pete to pause. He looked and saw both Heartless instantly explode, releasing their hearts. He gasped as he turned towards Aqua and realized that she had slain them in an instant.

"Next." She said as Pete shrieked like a girl and started running towards the engine with Aqua close behind.

"Get outta my way!" Pete shouted as he ran with Aqua in hot pursuit. They reached the engine where Woody and Prospector were staring each other down as if in a classic western showdown. Pete's hollering caught both of their attention just as Pete crashed into the Prospector, pinning him to the ground.

"Get off of me you idiot!" Prospector grunted from under Pete. However he was dissuaded when he noticed a certain Keyblade being pointed in his face.

"I think it's time the both of you learned the true meaning of playtime." Aqua said as Woody quickly pulled on a lever, slamming on the breaks and stopping the train. Woody then leaned out the side window of the train and turned to face the back where he spotted something.

"Hey, what's that falling out of that one car back there?" Woody asked as Aqua peeked out and grinned.

"That would be all of the Prospector's gold." Aqua replied.

"WHAT? NO-HO! NOOOOOOOOOO!" Prospector sobbed.

Later, back in town…

Prospector, Pete, and Zurg (Who had miraculously survived his fall, albeit a little banged up), were each locked up in the town jail and the gold was being put inside of the town bank, Hamm being a little too small to hold it all. Woody, Buzz, and Jessie were standing on the porch of the Sheriff's office as Woody addressed the townsfolk.

"It is with great pride and honor, that I hereby award Sora and Aqua, with these badges as honorary Deputies." Woody announced as Buzz handed Sora a gold star with the word "Honorary Deputy" written on it and Jessie handed one to Aqua. Instantly the townsfolk applauded as Woody shook both their hands.

"Well, I wish we could stay longer, but we really need to be going." Aqua said as Woody nodded understandingly.

"Yeah, well. We knew this was coming." Woody said as Sora smirked and turned to Buzz.

"I'll see you around Mrs. Nesbit." Sora said, surprising Buzz.

"What? How did you know about that?" Buzz asked.

"What are you talking about Sora?" Aqua asked as Sora smiled and turned back to Buzz.

"Lift your left foot and show us the bottom of it." Sora said as Buzz smiled and complied. Written on the bottom of Buzz's foot in what seemed like permanent marker, was the name "Sora."

"I knew it! You are our old toys!" Aqua said as Woody and Jessie smiled and nodded.

"We hoped you'd figure that out." Jessie said as Aqua turned back to Sora.

"Now how did you figure it out Sora?" Aqua asked as Sora smiled.

"When Woody told Buzz to be careful and not let Mrs. Nesbit make a comeback, I remembered the one time that I accidently left Buzz at Kairi's house. She decided to put him in a small pink apron that with a little hat and add him to her tea party. I didn't find out about it until the next day when I came back over to retrieve Buzz and saw him in the get up." Sora said as Aqua, Woody, and Jessie snickered.

"Oh nice." Aqua said as Buzz sighed.

"I was undercover, trying to find out which of those Barbie dolls was in league with Emperor Zurg's latest scheme." Buzz replied but Woody scoffed.

"Uh huh, sure. Now how did you figure it out Aqua?" Woody asked as Aqua smiled and turned to Jessie.

"The storage thing gave it away. Master Eraqus had sent us away on a mission one day and while we were gone, cleaned out our rooms. He showed us where everything was that he had put away, and said that it was time we grew up and focused on our training. Sometime later, we were looking for something in the closet and Terra stumbled upon the box of our old Woody's Roundup toys. We each took the opportunity to have one last look at the toys which brightened our childhood all those years ago before finally placing them back in the box and locking them away again." Aqua explained as Sora scratched his chin.

"Then how did they get here?" Sora asked as Aqua sighed.

"When my world fell into Darkness, I suspect that it sent Woody, Jessie, Bullseye, Stinky Pete, and all of our old toys here. Then when the Destiny Islands fell into darkness, the same thing happened with Buzz, Zurg, and the others." Aqua said as Sora shrugged.

"It makes sense." Sora said as the others nodded.

"We knew that you would come back and see us soon." Woody said as Jessie and Buzz smiled at their former owners.

"I'm glad you guys found somewhere where you can be happy." Sora said as Aqua nodded in agreement.

"And with that…we really have to go." Aqua said as the others nodded understandingly.

"Remember you're always welcome here." Jessie said as she, Woody, and Aqua hugged. Buzz and Sora both stood at attention and gave each other a salute.

"Take care out there Space Ranger." Buzz said with a smile.

"You too, Buzz." Sora said before he and Aqua walked into the street and summoned their armor and Keyblade Riders. They took one last look at their old toys, who smiled at them and waved as the two took to the stars, leaving a world of memories behind in their wake.

…

"Hey, Aqua?" Sora asked as they flew through space, towards nowhere in particular.

"Hmm?"

"What'll happen to us?" Sora asked.

"What do you mean?" Aqua asked.

"I mean, when Ven and Terra's restored and Xehanort's been defeated. What'll happen to the two of us?" Sora asked.

"I suppose that, Ven, Terra and I will go back and start trying to restore our homeworld, and you, Riku, and Kairi will go back to the Destiny Islands." Aqua replied as Sora glanced away.

"Oh." He said disheartedly.

"What's wrong?" Aqua asked.

"I just…I…I don't want us to get separated is all. I've gotten used to you being around, Master. You've become more than just my Master, you've become my friend." Sora said as Aqua looked at him.

"Sora, just because there might be a great distance between us physically, doesn't mean that we stop being friends. We'll always be together in our hearts, no matter the distance between us." Aqua said as Sora looked at her.

"You think so?" Sora asked as Aqua laughed.

"I know so. In fact, being on that world with our old toys, reminded me of a song from the old Woody's Roundup show, that seems to be just right for the occasion." Aqua replied.

"I think I know the one you're talking about. Ven remembers it too." Sora said as Aqua laughed. (Music Cue: You've got a friend in me – Disney's Toy Story.)

"Alright, Sora, I'll start." Aqua said before she started singing…

"You've got a friend in me."

Then Sora sang…

"You've got a friend in me.
When the road looks rough ahead
and you're miles and miles
from your nice warm bed."

Then Aqua replied…

"You just remember what your old pal said,
you've got a friend in me.
Yeah, you've got a friend in me."

Then Sora started singing…

"You've got a friend in me."

And Aqua replied…

"You've got a friend in me."

Then Sora added…

"If you've got troubles…"

And Aqua replied…

"…I've got 'em too,
There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you."

Sora then sang…

"We stick together, we can see it through
cause you've got a friend in me."

Then Aqua sang as they moved their Keyblade Riders closer…

"You've got a friend in me."

Then Sora sang…

"Some other folks might be
A little bit smarter than I am."

Before Aqua replied…

"Bigger and stronger too."

"Maybe." Sora said with a shrug before Aqua continued…

"But none of them will ever love you
the way I do."

Then they both sang…

"It's me and you."

Then Aqua sang…

"And as the years go by."

And Sora replied…

"Our friendship will never die."

Before both sang as a shooting star passed by them…

"You're gonna see it's our destiny."

Then Aqua sang…

"You've got a friend in me."

And Sora replied…

"You've got a friend in me."

Then they both finished…

"You've got a friend in me."

(End Music.)

"Are you convinced now?" Aqua asked as Sora nodded.

"Yeah. I think I-…NGH!" Sora grunted as Aqua quickly whirled around to look at him. What she saw chilled her to the bone. His armor was rapidly changing colors between Sora's and Ven's armor coloring and there was a strange glow coming from his chest. Sora was convulsing violently, thrashing about like mad.

"AQUA!" Sora said with a mixture of his own and Ven's voice.

"Oh no, SORA! HOLD ON!" Aqua shouted as she quickly grabbed Sora and threw him over her shoulder, just as his Keyblade Rider vanished. She then turned her Keyblade Rider around and immediately rocketed off into the stars, bound for the place that she had wanted to see for quite a while.

"Home."

End Chapter 33.

Ven's reawakening is nigh. Find out what happens in the next chapters.

The song above was "You've Got a Friend in Me" from Disney's Toy Story. I did no alterations to the lyrics.