Chapter 124: Lives in you

After sealing the keyhole, Riku had met up with Ventus and the Pride, asking if they have heard from Kairi and the others. He was relieved to find out that Sora and Hikari was fine and that they were able to make it out of the gorge before the dam broke but only because Hikari's brother had made an appearance and held the dam up while they were getting beamed up. He knew that Hikari would need someone by her side due to her brother's choice and Kairi will need him by her side as they remain worried for their dear friend so the two didn't waste any time heading back to the gummi.

The Wielder of Dawn looked around the bridge of the gummi rapidly, his eyes first laying sights on Kairi, who was waiting by the hallway, leaning on the wall with her hand to her chest. He walked over to her as more light appeared with Ventus' return, placing a hand on her shoulder, catching her attention. "How is he?" he asked with concern.

"He's fine for now." Kairi said, looking back at the silver head. "We'll be able to cure him, now that we have all of the items...right?"

"We can only hope." He sighed, pulling his friend into a hug. The thought of losing Sora, whether it was to death or the virus itself, was very emotional to the both of them. The three of them had been through so much and a live without Sora would be a strange dark one. Riku pushed Kairi away from him as he looked at her, "Sora will pull through; he always does."

Kairi nodded, smiling back at his friend. "Thanks Riku."

Knowing that his friend was alright, he looked around the bridge, seeing that Ventus was talking to Hikari over at the table, her sword on the table as she remained deep in thought. He ignored Kairi's giggles as he watched towards the two. Seeing him coming, Ventus smiled back at the Wielder of Dawn before steeping away, only to leave him with the blue haired girl. He watched as Hikari followed the pattern of her sword with her hand, tracing the scratches and scars that the sword had suffered over the years; her hand feeling the marks as if tracing the memories that the sword had been through. He remained silent as he reached her hand, holding it within his grasp as he pulled her out of the seat.

"Riku—" Hikari didn't have time to talk as she found her face in his torso, his arms wrapping around her tightly. She could only hip cup slightly in his shirt as she gripped him tightly, letting her tears fall. She knows that the next time she sees her brother; she will have to fight him. The only thing to change her brother's fate is the cure. She only hopes it works.

Ventus and Kairi stood by the side, smiling sadly at the scene. They were happy for the bond that Riku and Hikari hold but they wish they could help with Hikari predicament; they will just have to leave it to Riku for now. "I'm just glad that you guys were alright." Ventus said in relief, catching Kairi's attention. "When I thought it was Hikari holding the dam—" He should his head as he looked back at Riku and Hikari's embrace. "Maybe I could have saved him."

"If we know Sakuzy, he will be back." Kairi smiled slightly, earning a chuckle from the blonde keybearer. "So, what happened with the Pride?"

"The Pride is together again." Ventus smiled. "I heard that they are gonna to wed Kiara and Kovu."

"Again?" Max walked into the bridge, passing Ventus and Kairi ask they talked, picking up of the conversation. "I don't know about you but every one we meet seems to be in some sort of relationship, whether it's falling in love or getting married." The teen could only look around the gummi before looking back at the two keybearers. "I thought Brian came back?" Max asked.

"He did." Kairi nodded. "He quickly went back to the Pride Lands, saying that he needed to pick up the Lion's Main since we were all preoccupied with Sora and Hikari's disappearance." Kairi placed her hand on her necklace as she spoke. "When Brian returns, we can free Sora from his torments."

BOWBOWBOW

Within the leaky pathway of the gorge, a pair of coloured portals appeared, allowing two armoured Endless to appear. While one of the Endless adjusted his hat on his armour, the other adjusted his scythe. "Tell me again why you had to drag me here, Snake?" The scythe wielder only spoke in a non-emotional tone. "I was on the verge on finding the Colonel and our stolen members."

"Why Link, I thought you could use a break from Crush." Snake only chuckled, looking at the damage that the flood at given, the sight of dropping water on broken logs.

"Seriously Snake." Link simply halted. "Why are we here?"

"I just need some aid in persuasion." Snake informed him as he began to destroy the wooden logs standing in his way. "If persuasion doesn't work then I thought you could aid him in reaching his happy place." He chuckled evilly, smashing another log.

"Reason enough for me but what of the Master?" Link questioned. "Surely the achievement of gaining one of the Colonel's recruits will not replace the fact that you not only let Ventus get away but you let another world balance as well as letting that Aversion Endless live."

"Our dear master will get the boy soon enough." He yelled as his brown claw glowed, forcefully moving the ground to send a pile of logs away. "Besides, he shouldn't worry about the little flamer." He told him. "After all, he will properly determine who will be leading the Order at the end of the day."

"What makes you say that?" Link raised an eyebrow as he removed his helmet.

"One for a thousand." He simply said, removing another log before coming to the target her was looking for. "So, you survived after all."

Within the Endless' sights, was what reminded of the Shock Endless. He had fallen out of his animal disguise, returning to his human form. His infection reaching across more of his body, making him look close to a grey coloured shadow, one of his eyes was fully grey, his shirt ripped to pieces, his speech remaining shuttered as he repeated the same words. "Hikari….help….help….help…..Hikari….danger…"

Snake chuckled at the sight before knelling down to the injured Endless. "I hope that you're please with your actions, boy." Snake told him, getting attention from the Shock Endless. "You decided to be the good guy and try to save everyone at your own cost, just like you did back at African Depths. Well, lemme tell you this, little cattle. Your sacrifice was worthless….your sister is dead."

His eyes widened in shock and pain. "Dead? Dead? Dead?"

"By the Keyblade Master…the boy couldn't control himself." He informed him, looking back at Link, seeing him placing his tricks on the fallen one.

"She can't be." Storm shook his head. "You're lying. You facless—" He clenched his teeth as he growled.

"Would I lie about death?" Snake said in an honestly way. "We never indented on harming your sister. We only wanted to capture those who the Master wanted." His words hissed as he spoke, trying to keep to the innocent tone.

Storm could only twitch at the information. He didn't want to believe a word that Snake was saying to him, feeling that he only had a small grip of his heart left; he wanted to believe that Hikari had made it to safety. He groaned in pain, his head struck in pain, his heart spinning up rapidly as if it was going to fail any second. He knew which point of the virus he had come to, within Neutral status, there is a point where the person must accept the virus, or let their heart fail to a complete stop. He ached in pain as he tried to push himself up, trying to use his wind ability to help, only to lead the Endless in more pain.

A giggle was heard. "Come on, big brother."

The Shock Endless shot his head up, only to see Hikari casually sitting on one of the logs, swinging her legs back and forward, like she didn't have a care in the world. "Hikari?" He reached his arm out, the winds slowly picking up around him but still no chance in moving. "Help me!"

"But big brother, I was betrayed. I'm with mom and dad now." She smiled happily.

Storm gasped as he wielded his eyes shut, "NO! YOU CAN'T BE DEAD!" Still trying to reach his little sister.

Snake could only chuckle as he looked back at Link, seeing his purple claw pointed at the struggled being. "Delusions. Very nice." He smirked.

Link kept his concentration on his ability. "At the stage he is, I can only do this." Referring to the inability to cast spells on Endless, even when they are Neutral, their abilities are limited.

"So long as he keeps them." He said, chuckling as he knelled down to the confused creature, who was still trying to reach his sister. "Figments of your imagination, pieces of your former self." He told him.

"My imagination?" Storm simply spat at him before facing back to his sister, only to find her gone. "HIKARI!" He yelled.

"You have the choice here, Sakuzy. Die or become the storm that revenges your sister." Snake told him.

"BUT SHE'S NOT DEAD!" He yelled in denial, the wind lifting him with trouble. The wind cuts off as he grabs his chest tightly, gasping for air. "She's not." He whined.

Snake only shook at his will to fight the virus, looking at the point Storm had been reaching for his illusion of a sister. "What is she saying?" He asked; He looked back, watching his pained expression turning into an angered one, a sign that he's listening to his imagination. "You know, seeing the ones you love is a sign of your original's final wish. Of course, it's your choice to fulfill the wish."

"Final wish?" Storm questioned, hearing Hikari step closer to him. "Kari…"

"You have to save the world, Sakuzy." Hikari told him with her kind voice, placing a hand on his shoulder as he knelled up. "The Keyblade had fallen too quick. If you can help the Order with their task, you can world a better place, you can revenge me."

He shook his head in confusion, a part of him disbeliefing what his sister was saying, a part of him frozen in thought. The thought that the ones that he thought that he could trust have only killed his sister when they swore to keep her save. His anger began to boil, the winds began to pick up, his pains began to fade as he began to accept who he was, he was Strom, the Shock Endless, and he will aid the Order to take the enemy down. "I will revenge you, Hikari."He began to say, his voice echoing through the wet gorge in rage, slightly surprising the other two members. "They shocked me with their distrust but I will shock them with my return." With the winds at their limits, he managed to pushthe final amount of logs that lay upon him as he pushed himself up with the wind, his eyes fully grey. "Snake." He turned to the Mayor. "I will serve the Master. For a better world."

"Good. Good." Snake could only smirk at the news. "How about you tell us about Little Devon first? Surely an ex-solider would know its location."

BOWBOWBOW

"Asante sana! Squash banana! We we nugu! Mi mi apana!" The mandrill could only cheer with excitement as he completed the drawing of the circle of life on his part of the tree, next to his other drawings of Simba and the others. He could only chuckle as he heard footsteps coming into his cave. "So, have you discovered who you are?" he asked.

The red lion cub could only roll his eyes at this as he spoke. "I don't have time for this. I came for the item."

"Not only have you forgotten who you are but you had forgotten the part of the deal we made. "Rafiki turned to him in a chuckle. "Only when you know who you are, will I give you the Lion's Main."

"And tell me who my father is." Brian added once more.

Rafiki only shook his head as he grabbed his walking as he walked towards him. "How do you expect to remember your father if you cannot remember yourself?" He questioned him, making the club be quiet. "Surely, with all the information you have gathered on your journey, you would have been able to place a man without a face. Why is having this little knowledge of mine important?"

"B-because." Brian shuttered slightly. "He is the key to who I am, if I can remember him then I'll know what needs to be done."

"Surely your heart had held this information for a reason." Rafiki pointed out, making the cub sigh in sorrow. "Now, what is your name?" he asked.

"What?" Brian looked at the baboon in confusion, only to get a smack from the walking stick. "What was that for?"

"What is your name?" Rafiki simply repeated.

"Brian?" He said in a questionable way, only to get struck again. "Will you stop hitting me?" He held his head in pain, glaring at the baboon.

Rafiki could only scratch his head with curiosity before he went over to his wall and began to draw some clouds, a cliff and the sea. He looked back at the cub. "Tell me the tale, of the Sky, Land and Sea." He told him.

Brian looked at him in confusion. "What tale?" Looking at the images the mandrill drew before his eyes widened. "The trio you seek are the Sky, Land and Sea." He said slowly, leaning himself on the wall. "The sky is the key to hope with the Sea as its Light and the Land as its Darkness." Brian quickly drew a key within the cloud. "The Sky isn't connected to the Land as much as it is with the Sea. The Sky and Sea are to be together—if the sun wants to show its true purpose." Drawing a sun within the Sea and the Sky, symbolizing his words. "If the sun doesn't reach their purpose, the war will start and the Sea will fall." Those words seemed to make the mage cough slightly, as he wipes the sea away.

"Ahhh, such of the words of your father." Rafiki nodded before looking at the message itself. "He's trying to tell you something."

Normally, if Brian had taken this information from anyone else, he would have just walked out of the cave and would have gone to jump on Kovu for a chance to get the Lion's Main. But it was the way that Rafiki spoke, the way he spoke in the present tense of his father, it had him stay. Despite this, he didn't have time to deal with Rafiki's riddles; they need to cure Sora and all of the other people suffering from the virus. "Are you saying that we need the sun? Or are you saying that I'm the sun?" He turned back in confusion.

"What does your heart say?" He asked.

"My heart…" Brian steps back in thought, his mind confused about the tale and at what Rafiki is hiding. Is he saying that he was the sun? If he was the sun then that means that he could realize who is his by helping the sky and sea? If so, he didn't understand. He knows that sky, land and sea means Sora, Riku and Kairi, if Sora and Kairi get together, does that mean that he would disappear? Is he's purpose to not exist? He didn't want to be rude but he rather likes to live. He turned to Rafiki, about to say that the tale means nothing, when he froze in place, his memory flashing by him.

""How come you called me Haru?"

"Because it's your name."

"But my name is Brian."

"But that is what you think your name is. Your heart says different though as it blooms like the spring and as bright as the sun. Spring or even Sun is the translation for Haru."

"Haru means Sun? If it means spring as well, wouldn't that relate me to nature?"

"More like a new beginning I think."

The worlds that Jun had spoken to him in the wagon back in the Land of Dragons, how the entire journey, she had called him Haru, just like what his soul had told him the one time it had spoken to him. He remembered thinking something else, he remembered thinking, 'You are the sun, your purpose is golden.' Perhaps there was more to the tale, he thought, thinking over the words he spoke a few moments ago. "Agrrr." He only groaned in annoyance before pushing it away, he can figure it out once he answers Rafiki's riddle of who he is. "I'm Haru." He said. "I have a purpose to keep the sky and sea together."

The mandrill looked down at the cub, as if he was judging the answer, before jumping up in joy, making Brian jump slightly. "Took you long enough." He simply said, going through his cave before grabbing a sealed hardened fruit. "Here. I used this to keep the Lion's Main safe." He said, handing the item over the item.

"Thank you." Brian stretched, finally happy that the baboon had handed over the item. "What about my father?" He asked, only to get hit in the head by the stick again. "What did I do this time?" He whined in pain, rubbing his head.

"Have you not been listening?" Rafiki questioned before continuing, "Your answer will come to you soon, but not here. Only when you fully discover yourself will you remember your father."

Brian raised an eyebrow at this, "How?"

"Because…" Rafiki drew a heart on the wall before drawing another heart within. "He lives in you."

"He lives in—" The cub was only left confused and speechless as he looked at the fruit smudged drawing.

A/N: FINALLY! LAST LION KING CHAPTER EVER! LAST DISNEY CHAPTER EVER! NOW I CAN HAVE SOME FUN ^^

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