There was a chill in the air as Cloud and Jacob exited the train and onto the platform of Twilight Station. Every breath they took was followed by smoke, and the dawn turned to dusk. Cloud became wary and slowly stretched out his hand to his sword, keeping it sheathed but ready for whatever was about to come. "What's going on, Cloud?" Jacob asked. Cloud carried on walking down the platform, gesturing for Jacob to follow.
"Someone is watching us. Well, when I say someone, I mean something."
Jacob followed Cloud, ready to summon his Keyblade at any moment. The train drove away, no one else had actually got off on this stop. "Where is everyone? At least one of the people in our cab would've got off here, right?" Cloud didn't answer, instead he just side stepped across the seemingly unending platform. Jacob was eager to follow and find out what was happening, with hope maybe Cloud would reveal what's going on.
Cloud stopped all of a sudden, looking around the platform. He then sprinted to the station door, breaking it open with a loud smash. "Go inside, I'll follow!" He nudged Jacob through the door, but before he could follow through, it was slammed by the wind. Jacob tried to get them open but Cloud already knew what was happening. All Jacob could do now was watch through the window paned door.
A fog of black smoke covered the platform. When it cleared, there was a hooded figure standing across from Cloud. Jacob could see them talking but couldn't hear what they were saying. He made out that Cloud was shouting at the figure, and soon after readied The Buster Sword. Jacob had absolutely no idea what was going on, but before he knew it, the figure summoned a Keyblade.
"Cloud?!" He shouted "Cloud, what's happening out there?" There was no reply, just the clash of Keyblade and sword. As impressive as Cloud was at fighting, there was an obvious struggle for him. The figure didn't let up, smashing Cloud down over and over again. Cloud kept trying to build up his momentum with dives and kicks but was foiled by the Keyblade possessed by the figure.
Jacob took initiative and summoned his own Keyblade, and used it to break down the door. However, both Cloud and the figure were down the other side of the platform. Jacob ran as fast as he could to them, but he saw the figure towering over his new friend. It raised the Keyblade and struck Cloud to the heart, then faded in a puff of smoke. Jacob skidded to Cloud's side. Cloud choked on his words but muttered out a "G-Goodbye" Before passing away. His body faded and heart shot up into the air, fading away.
He began thinking of Ellie more and more. That she could find him and wake him up from this horrible nightmare, and then they'd go down to the beach and find shells together. And maybe he could've finally shared a Paopu with her, which he still had. "Paopu... They say if you share it with someone you care about, we'll remain a part of each others lives, no matter what." But now, he believed there was no guarantee of that.
"I guess you've really proved yourself to be the Keybearer." Leon said with a small grin on his face.
"There's no time to waste then, lets get you ready to face the other worlds!" Yuffie added, very excited to get Ellie on the path to saving worlds. "We'll need to go see Cid." Ellie immediately remembered where Cid's was in the Market district.
"Lets get going then!" Ellie replied, eager to go on her adventure. She led the way to the market district and to Cid's general store. Upon arriving, Leon walked up to Cid and had a hushed conversation. Once they were done, Cid walked over to Ellie.
"Leon tells me you're the Keybearer... is it true?" Cid asked. Ellie looked over to Leon, and he nodded. She then held out her hand and summoned the Keyblade, and Cid's eyes widened. He didn't expect to see such a majestic weapon again in his life. "You'd best follow me outside then!" Cid rushed to the door. Ellie caught up to Cid as he went to his other shop outside. Above it the words "Gummi Garage!"
"I bet you're wondering what a Gummi is. Well a Gummi is what's going to get you out of here!" Cid said excitedly. Ellie breathed heavily with excitement to see new worlds, and maybe even find Jacob.
"What have I got to do?!" Ellie asked. Cid pulled up a crate from behind the counter and began searching it, throwing out lots of precious looking things that he deemed useless at this moment. Finally, he pulled out a pair of keys.
"Follow me!" He ran back behind the store. Ellie, Yuffie and Leon ran too. Behind it there was a huge object covered up by a sheet. Cid looked so excited to reveal his surprise to them, "I must let you know, I didn't build this myself. I've been keeping it safe, since it was given to me - years ago..." He held the sheet with one hand, and braced himself before pulling it off. Ellie stood, staring with anticipation.
Cid began dragging the sheet off of the object, and revealed a Gummi. A large ship, with 3 seats, for Ellie, Yuffie and Leon. "That's a Gummi?" Ellie asked.
"Yup, and it'll take us to other worlds" Leon replied, and he walked over Cid taking the Keys and going inside. "Coming, Keybearer?" Ellie paused, thinking of everything that has happened to her. It was all so much to take in, The Keyblade, the Heartless, the Keyholes, the Gummi - Jacob and the Island.
Ellie ordered her thoughts, and took a step towards the Gummi. She focused on one thing at a time, firstly new worlds, secondly dealing with Heartless. Finding Jacob was important but she needed to think of herself first, and rightly so. She climbed into the Gummi with Yuffie and took a seat. "Where to first, then?!" Ellie asked.
Cid stood waving goodbye to them, and then stood back as the Gummi began take off. It lifted itself from the ground, Leon at the helm. "Wherever is in front of us I guess." Leon replied. They then blasted off, excited to see new worlds. The anticipation building up as they made headway.
Jacob sat there, alone. He wasn't sure what to do with himself after losing Cloud. He hadn't said anything about where they were going before passing away beforehand. All that was left was this empty platform in the nighttime, and a lost lonely boy - But then a train pulled up to the platform...