My Pov

We entered Where Nothing Gathers and looked around. I saw nothing but empty thrones until I looked at the one near the ground and saw Sora sitting on it.

"Sora!" I exclaimed. Both me and Riku ran to him, but a younger version of Xehanort appeared in front of us and knocked us clear in the air. We landed back on the small platform.

"Hikari! Riku!" Aqua cried. Young Xehanort rose to our level.

"Hands off my new vessel." Young Xehanort said.

"Vessel?" Riku asked.

"Yes. We originally had our sights set on you. But, you developed a certain... resistance to the darkness. So we did what the Keyblade did, we moved down the list." I helped Riku off the ground. "Roxas and Nikko... Now, there were worthy candidates. But, unfortunately, they became too aware of themselves, and returned to Sora and the Princess. Organization XIII's true goal is to divide Xehanort's heart among thirteen vessels. Thanks to you, Hikari and Sora, we learned not all our candidates were fit for the task." Young Xehanort said.

"You mean all my friends you turned into Nobodies and Heartless?!" I said. He just simply laughed.

"We made up for the difference and now the 13th vessel, Sora, is here." Young Xehanort said. My eyes widened.

"Thirteen... Xehanorts?" Pillars of darkness appeared on each of the thrones and Braig, Xemnas, Ansem and several others appeared on them.

"This is impossible!" Aqua gasped. I looked up and saw a shadow that was half-formed.

"That's... Master Xehanort!" I exclaimed. A light came from a above us and I heard Mickey's voice.

"Stopza!" Mickey exclaimed. A large bubble surrounded us and everything was frozen. "I'm glad I'm not too late. Grab Sora so we can go! The spell won't last long."

"Right." Riku said. Just then, a gust of wind came from behind us and knocked Mickey off the platform. "Mickey!" We turned to see Young Xehanort was still moving somehow.

"I said, hands off!" Young Xehanort exclaimed.

"How are you moving?" Kairi asked. Young Xehanort summoned a strange Keyblade.

"Begone." Young Xehanort said. He raised his Keyblade to strike Riku, but I blocked him. I pushed him back and focused my darkness into Starlight.

"Black Hole!" I yelled. I shot a black orb toward him and it seemed to devour him. That's when Stopza began fading away. I heard Mickey gasp.

"Master Xehanort!" Mickey exclaimed. Those two words sent chills down my spine. I looked up and saw him, the man who practically destroyed my life; Master Xehanort.

"This has all been decided. My twelve selves would meet me here when I would return." Xehanort said.

"Are you still trying to obtain the X-blade, even after you failed and destroyed so many lives?!" Aqua demanded.

"Ah, Master Aqua. You've escaped from the Realm of Darkness. How did you manage that?" Xehanort said. Aqua shot me a quick look. I shook my head. I didn't want him to realize I was there.

"Call it luck." Aqua said.

Master Xehanort: "Yes. You see when violent clash between your Keyblade and X-blade shattered it, the X-blade shattered into twenty pieces— thirteen of darkness and seven of light. When these pieces came together, the Princess of Kingdom Hearts would join them and then anyone could take its power." Xehanort said.

"Seven lights? Well, there's Sora, Riku, Kairi, Aqua, her two missing friends and..." Mickey said. He looked at me, but I shook my head. I mouthed a name to him. "What? Him? Are you sure?" I shook my head.

"Eraqus and Shiro's youngest daughter was thought to be the princess, but she's long since been dealt with. The real princess would never have been so foolish as to protect someone who caused her pain." Xehanort said. I laughed.

"You're wrong Xehanort. I would protect a person who hurt me if they were someone I loved. I would forgive and forget everything they did and shield them from everything. Also, I AM The Princess of Kingdom Hearts!" I said. His eyes widen when he saw me.

"How is this possible?! Your heart was shattered. I made sure of that!" Xehanort exclaimed.

"My friends restored my heart. They saved me and I'll save them." I said. I lunged toward Sora, but one of Xehanort's grabbed me by my throat.

"Hikari!" Riku exclaimed. Riku and Kairi ran to help me, but Ansem pinned them down.

"Now the last vessel shall bear my heart like the rest!" Xehanort said. The throne Sora sat on rose to Xehanort's level. All of us could only watch in terror. Xehanort summoned a bright orb and shot it toward Sora.

"NO!" I cried. Just before the orb reached Sora, a fireball stopped it and several other elements knocked Ansem, the hooded man and Xemnas away.

"They made it!" Mickey exclaimed.

"Axel! Marluxia! Larxene! Vexen!" Braig exclaimed.

"Axel? Please. My name is Lea. Got it memorized?" Lea asked. Then I noticed everyone else was here.

"All of you aren't suppose to be here!" Braig said.

"We have promises to keep. We're here to help our friends." Elrena said.

"Sorry. Did we interrupt something?" Lauriam asked.

"Sorry if we interrupted your little plan, but we could not standby and let you do as you please." Even said.

"What now, you old coot? Our time is up!" Braig shouted. Two other cloaked figures rose from their seats. One attacked Lea while the other grabbed me and lifted me up by my top. The one who attacked Lea was revealed to be Isa.

"Hikari!"Ienzo cried. I managed to reach the figure's hood and pulled on it. It fell from the person's face and my eyes widen. His hair was silver, his skin was darker and his eyes were yellow, but it was him; Terra. The one who had grabbed me by my throat before removed his hood and reveal silver hair and darker skin, but it was him; Vanitas.

"T-Terra... Van..." I gasped. Terra-Xehanort just laughed.

"They are no more. They've been swallowed by the darkness they couldn't control." Terra-Xehanort said. I tensed up. I refused to believe they were gone. Terra-Xehanort summoned Chaos Ripper and Vanitas summoned Void Gear. Terra-Xehanort threw me to the ground. They raised their Keyblades. "Don't worry. You'll be joining them now!" They swung down. I couldn't summon Starlight. All I could do was wait and hear everyone crying to me.