*I don't own ANY of the KH characters or Disney characters, I only own Katie.

"Katie!" the Keyblade Wielders and Masters voices overlapped gleefully as soon as she and Riku stepped into the room.

Sora tackled Katie to the ground; he almost took Riku down with them. "You're alright!"

"Sora...! Can't breathe...! Off!" Katie laughed.

"Sorry!" Sora got off of Katie and helped her up.

He was replaced by Lea; he grabbed her and put her in a headlock. He gave her a noogy. "It's good to see you again, kid."

Katie pried Lea off and ran her fingers through her hair like a comb to fix it. She gave him a big grin. But it wasn't as big as the grin when she saw Terra. She ran up to him and hugged him tightly. Terra was surprised at first then returned it. "You're okay!"

"And so are you...sis." Terra pulled away from Katie and ruffled her hair.

Katie turned around when she felt someone tap her shoulder. She smiled, "Repliku!" She hugged him also; he returned it in a heartbeat. Repliku yelped when Katie quickly let go and put him a headlock, she gave him a noogy.

"No! No, no, no, no! Stop it, Katie!" Repliku laughed.

"Nope!" Katie yelled. Repliku squirmed out of her grip, still laughing.

Katie turned around when a voice behind her said, "So, you're Katie? I'm Ventus, but call me Ven."

Katie shook his hand and peered behind him to see Aqua. She waved at her. Aqua waved back and said, "I'm Aqua. Thanks for finding Terra, Katie."

Katie shrugged. "Technically, he found me so need to thank me."

Kairi snuck behind Katie and attack-hugged her from behind. "Katie, I'm so glad you're alright!"

"Sup, Kairi? Good to see ya again!" Katie turned around to face Kairi as soon as she let go and her eyes widened. "R-Roxas and Naminé?!"

"I guess I we don't have to introduce ourselves." Roxas chuckled, he shook Katie's hand. "Nice to meet you."

"L-likewise!" Katie looked over Roxas and her eyes got even bigger. "Xion?"

The girl with black hair blinked and pointed at herself. "Me…?"

"Yes, you! Wow, Xion! It's nice to meet you!" Katie made her way to Xion and grinned at her. Her grin twisted into a frown. "Um…you okay? You don't look so good…"

Katie jumped when a very familiar voice said behind her, "Her memories are out like a light…"

"Vanitas!" Katie tackled him.

"Hey, get off, brat!" Vanitas pushed Katie off of him and glared at her.

"Oh, stop the tough guy act, Vanitas…it's getting old…" Katie snickered. Vanitas growled and opened his mouth to make a comeback but got stopped by someone clearing their throat. "Master Yen Sid!"

Master Yen Sid bowed his head at Katie. "It is good to see you again, Katelynn Heart." He went back to his desk and sat in his chair. "Now, everyone, may I have your attention, please?" The Keyblade Wielders and Masters stopped their conversations and faced Yen Sid. "There are things have to do that are long overdue…Terra, Ventus, Sora, Lea, Kairi…step forward." The Keyblade Wielders looked at each other and shrugged. They stepped forward. "You five have showed great courage and strength through time, and when war showed its ugly head, you all responded and brought the ones who created war to justice. Some of you have waited longer than others…some of you have just started not that long ago…however I have made my decision…" He paused and his sharp gaze when over the five before he concluded, "Terra, Ventus, Sora, Lea, Kairi…from this day forward you shall be recognized as Keyblade Masters."

The five took a step back, not expecting those words. Sora asked, "We're…Keyblade Masters…?"

"Yes, Sora…you all have showed your capability to hold such a high honor and responsibility." Master Yen Sid answered.

Kairi stepped forward to Master Yen Sid's desk. "Um…Master Yen Sid…?" She wielded her Keyblade and took a deep breath. She placed Destiny's Embrace on his desk, receiving gasps from the Keyblade Masters and Wielders. "I don't think I deserve this Keyblade…I'm not as strong as you think I am. But I ask you to receive sorcery training, my magic skills are much better than my swordsmanship."

Master Yen Sid thought for a moment and asked, "Are you sure that you do not want this title, Kairi?"

"Yes, sir."

Master Yen Sid bowed his head. "I understand, Kairi…if you want to become a sorcerer, that is your decision. I will place you under Merlin's training."

"Thank you, Master Yen Sid." Kairi bowed at Master Yen Sid and went back to where she was standing.

"Katelynn Heart? May you step forward?" Master Yen Sid voice rang over the congratulations of the Keyblade Wielders to the new Keyblade Masters.

Katie gulped and looked at Riku. Riku nodded and motioned her to go. Katie slowly made her way to Yen Sid's desk. "Yes, Master Yen Sid…?"

"Are you still able to wield a Keyblade, my dear?"

Katie gave Master Yen Sid a puzzled look and a raised eyebrow. She slowly nodded and held out her right hand, she closed her eyes. For a long time nothing happened. As Katie sighed and began to lower her hand, she felt a cold breeze in both of her hands. With a flash of dark electricity and flames, her hands grasped onto something heavy. Katie hesitantly opened her eyes and looked at the Keyblade that appeared and gasped, it was Master Xehanort's Keyblade. "I-I don't understand…" She raised her other hand and narrowed her eyes, it wasn't Void Gear. Instead, it long Keyblade that appeared chipped and very asymmetrical in its design. The handle is smooth and red-orange and is surrounded by a roughly rectangular guard. The guard was predominantly black, though it fades into dark red toward the base of the blade, and has uneven, chipped spikes on each of its corners. The shaft of the blade is black with a faded bronze border along its edges, which were lined with prominent chips. The head of the blade is decorated by several chipped and oddly-shaped red-orange spikes with black tips, which also form the teeth. An eye of darkness is also set in the head of the blade. The Keychain token was a blue jewel incased grey stone. "…Chaos Ripper…?"

"It seems you still have Master Xehanort's Keyblade…troubling, indeed…"

"B-But, Xehanort is gone! Why do I have his Keyblade?" Katie questioned.

"It may have seen you as its true wielder, Katelynn Heart…" His eyes narrowed at the x-shaped tear on Katie's right wrist. "Katelynn Heart, may you please take off your right glove and roll up your cloak's sleeve?"

Katie hesitantly nodded and dismissed her Keyblades, slowly; she rolled up her right sleeve and took off her glove. Her eyes widened at what she saw. On her wrist was a black "X" shaped scar, around it was what looked like little black tattooed flames. "W-what is this…?!"

Master Yen Sid eyes narrowed at the scar. "It has seemed you have been marked…what it would be for exactly, I do not know."

Katie grinned her teeth and rolled her sleeve back down and put her glove back on. She shifted uncomfortably as she asked, "Master Yen Sid? May I ask you something?"

"Yes, Katelynn Heart?"

"Please, call me Katie." Katie took a deep breath before she asked, "May I receive training to become a Keyblade Master?"

Master Yen Sid nodded with no hesitation. "Of course, I see a lot of potential in you, Katie…Master Terra? May you step forward?" Terra nodded and joined by Katie. "Even though you were just named Master, will you take Katelynn Heart as your apprentice?"

"Yes, sir." Terra answered quickly with a smile.

"Then from this day forward, Katie will be your apprentice until it is time for her to also become a Master. Pass on all of your knowledge of the Keyblade to her, Master Terra." Terra nodded and looked at Katie, he sent her a smile. Katie sent it back.

Question Time! ^-^

The guest Nyex asks: "are you considering OC suggestions?" Sorry, I will not. The only one I'm accepting an OC from is my co-writer, tsukuneXmoka. Sorry! ^-^'

The member CirciFox81314 asks: "is Katie still going to have a Major Role in the sequel?" Yep! She will still be the main character! ^-^

The guest kilgaharrah asks: "Is this going to be the last chapter before dark decent?" This chapter is!

Everyone, I have the first chapter of Light of a Darkened Heart: Dark Decent written! Go to my profile to get it! See you guys there!

Bless your face. And if you sneezed while reading this KH fanfic then bless you. Peace off. BOOP! (Ba-da doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo do review! X3)