My Pov

We were now in a different world. I believe it was called Traverse Town. We went to a house where there was several people waiting. They seemed shocked to see me. Sora re-introduced me to Leon, Cid, Yuffie and Aerith.

"Tell me what happened." Leon said. Sora explain everything that happened back in Hallow Bastion. "So the darkness is flowing out of that Keyhole..." Leon said.

"No wonder there are so more and more Heartless everywhere. The only way to stop them is-" Aerith said.

"Seal the Keyhole, right?" Sora asked

"Maybe. But no one knows what will happen once it's sealed." Leon said.

"Maybe. But I'm not just gonna wait here. This is my fault. I lost someone because I was blinded by dark. I own it to them to set things right." Riku said and walked out of the house, Rockruff following him close behind.

"Riku..." Kairi said sadly. I followed after him. Something in me said to stay near Riku. I chased after him.

"You really must be Hikari's Heartless. When we were little, she'd follow me all the time. When we got older I found it annoying and yelled at her to stop. After that, she stopped hanging around me, Sora and Kairi for awhile. I never knew why until she told me. I remind her of someone she cared about a lot. She followed me because I helped keep the pain in her heart away. I felt bad and apologized. That's when I promised never to make her cry or feel sad again. Seems I broke that promise too many times." Riku said. I felt upset for some reason. I was Heartless. I wasn't suppose to feel anything. "You need a name, don't you?"

"Yes." I said. He looked at me.

"How about Kage?" Riku asked. Kage meant Shadow. Shadow... That had been my previous name.

"That's the name for my original name." I said.

"Huh?" Riku said, confused.

"I use to be a Pureblood Shadow Heartless. But Hikari unknowingly sent a piece of herself into me and purified me. She made me her Heartless. So, Kage suit me perfectly. Thank you, Riku." I said. He smiled. "Rockruff jumped into my arms and rubbed the rocks around his neck against my face. "That tickles!"

"He likes you." Riku said. He took hold of my hand. We went into the secret underground cavern to see Sora and Kairi there. Sora's Pikachu and Kairi's Beautifly, Rere, were near there respect Trainers.

"Sora, Kairi. This is Kage." Riku said. Pikachu jumped up to me and nuzzled my cheek and Rere landed on my head.

"So, you have your new name." Sora said. I noticed Kairi staring at a mural that was a wall.

"A light at the end of the tunnel..." Kairi said.

"Oh, your grandma's story, right?" Sora asked.

"That's right. We were together." Kairi said.

"How did you know about that Sora?" Riku asked.

"While Kairi's heart was inside me, I saw a vision of her grandma telling the story to Kairi and Hikari." Sora said.

"Is Hallow Bastion Hikari's home, too?" Riku asked.

"No. Something happened to her world and she came to live with me and my grandma the year before we both ended up on the islands." She seemed to think about something. "Now I remember!" We all looked at her. "You know how everyone always said me and Hikari did have some resemblance to each other?" The boys nodded. "I know why now. Hikari and I are cousins."

"WHAT!?" Sora and Riku exclaimed.

"That's right. Hikari and Kairi are related on Hikari's mother's side. Her mother and Kairi's father are brother and sister." I said.

"Well, that solved that question. Now what?" Riku said.

"We're finally together. Well, in a way anyhow." I frowned little. "Don't worry Kage. Well, find your heart and Hikari will be back with us again." Sora said.

"Do you think we'll ever be the same as we were before? Like you said, Hikari's lost her..." Kairi said.

"When I turned into a Heartless, you and Riku saved me, remember? I was lost in darkness. I couldn't find my way. As I stumbled through the darkness, I started forgetting things- my friends, who I was. The darkness almost swallowed me. But then I heard 3 voices- yours, Riku's and Hikari's. You guys brought me back." Sora said.

"Come on, Sora. We can't forget about you. Or Hikari." Riku said.

"Your hearts are connected. And the light from your hearts broke through the darkness. With that light, you'll find Hikari. I know it." I said.

"Well, let's go." Kairi said.

"You can't go." Sora said.

"Neither can you Kage." Riku said.

"Why?" I asked.

"Because it's way too dangerous." Sora said.

"Exactly. You both could get hurt." Riku said.

"Come on, guys. We made it this far by sticking together. Besides, I want to help my cousin." Kairi said.

"Kairi can wield a Keyblade too." They looked at me like I was crazy. "She can. Kairi, focus on your light and hold out your hand." I said. She did as I said. Her Keyblade appeared in her hand. The Keyblade was round and curvaceous to the point of appearing harmless. One side of the hilt was formed in the shape of a breaking ocean wave, while the other was formed into a beige vine of sand that wraps around the shaft, which was colored to resemble a sunset. The vine connects to a bouquet of colorful flowers, which formed the teeth of the Keyblade and entwine to outline a heart. A red silken keychain connected the hilt to the Paopu Fruit token, a symbol of the bond between Sora and Kairi.

"Whoa!" Sora exclaimed.

"Kairi, your Keyblade!" Riku said.

"Beautifly!" Rere exclaimed.

"Wow..." Kairi said.

"Its name is Destiny's Embrace. Kairi can go with you now. And so will I." I said. I summoned Starlight.

"Guess there's no other way around it." Riku said.

"Yeah. Come on. Let's go." Sora hurried back to Hallow Bastion. Sora, Riku, Donald and Goofy into the Keyhole to seal it. Me and Kairi decided to talk to the Princesses.

"Is that girl with you Hikari's Heartless?" Alice asked.

"Yes." Kairi said.

"Hikari. I had hoped I would meet her again, but not quite like this." Cinderella said.

"Yes. She was always so cheerful and happy." Snow White said.

"She tried to protect me from Maleficent's spell. She always looked out for others." Aurora said.

"Yes. Hikari was a brave Keyblade wielder." Jasmine said.

"I wish I had the chance to meet her." Belle said. It made me feel sad to hear them talk like that. Sora and the others returned. Now all that was left was to defeat Ansem. Leon and the others were here too.

"Why are you guys here?" Sora asked.

"We came in Cid's ship." Yuffie said.

"This is our childhood home. We wanted to see it again. "Aerith said.

"It's in worst shape than I feared. It use to be so peaceful..." Leon said.

"Don't worry. If we defeat Ansem, all should be restored. Even your island. "Aerith said.

"Really?" Riku asked.

"But, it also means goodbye." Yuffie said. What?

"Once the worlds are restored, they'll be separate again. "Aerith said.

"Everyone will go back to where they came from." Yuffie said.

"We'll just visit you guys in the gummi ship." Sora said.

"It's not that simple." Leon said.

"Before all this, you didn't know about the other worlds, right?" Yuffie asked.

"Because every world is isolated. Impassable walls divided them." Aerith said.

"The Heartless destroyed those walls. But if the worlds return, so will the walls." Yuffie said.

"Which means gummi ships will be useless. We may never meet again, but we'll never forget each other." Leon said.

"No matter where we are..." She threw a glance at me." Or what happens to us, our hearts will bring us together again. "Aerith said.

"Besides, I couldn't forget you even if I wanted to." Yuffie said.

"What's that suppose to mean?" Sora asked.

"Sora!" Donald called. We turned to see darkness surrounding the Keyhole.

"Hurry and seal the Keyhole!" Goofy exclaimed. Me, Sora, Riku and Kairi pointed our Keyblades and sealed the Keyhole. Now, we had to find and defeat Ansem. We left Hallow Bastion and headed out.