Sora and his friends manage to arrive back in traverse town. They all head to the third district to the secret house where Leon and the other were. Sora enters the house and everyone was there looking at him.

"Sora" said Leon "What's wrong?"

"A lot of stuff happened in Hollow Bastion" said Sora

"Tell me what happened"

Sora explains all that happened in Hollow Bastion from when he fought Riku to becoming a Heartless to Aimala as well.

"Looks like darkness is flowing out that keyhole" said Leon "That means Heartless will start increasing everywhere."

"Then I just have to seal the keyhole right?" said Sora

"I don't know. We've never been in a situation like this before. There's no telling what will happen once it's sealed; and to make matter worse, it appears Maleficent's daughter is a lot stronger that her mother. There's no telling what will happen once she gets control of the heartless."

"Well I can't just stay here. I got to do something. I got a friend back there."

"Yes, you have Riku to worry about. The keyhole that Maleficent formed was born from the hearts of the princesses. But without Kairi's heart it couldn't be completed until Kairi gained her heart back. On top of that, the Keyblade Riku used must have been born form the six other princesses of heart. Now that it's destroyed they are freed. Your keyblade is the only one that exists now. You are the only one with the power left to save your friend. You are the only one who can defeat Maleficent's daughter."

"Sora" said Kairi

"What is it?" asked Sora

"Could I speak to you alone for a minute?"

"Sure"

The two of them leave the house and Sora leads Kairi to a sewer. It was a place where Leon liked to train in private.

"Sora" said Kairi "I don't want you kill Aimala."

"Why not?" asked Sora "She's pretty set on killing me."

"She's just upset. She doesn't have any parents anymore kind of like me when I first came to the island. I can kind of understand why she would be so upset over losing them. When we first met back on the island, she seemed so lost. I wanted her to be able to talk to other people with ease. She does have a nice side to her."

"I see what you mean Kairi, but each time I interacted with her, she and I would always fight. In the coliseum I went to, she was real strong. I was still learning at the time. That battle was intense. We met again after I defeated Maleficent. She was much stronger than her. If I fought her alone that I would most likely lose."

"But you won't be alone."

"True I have Donald and Goofy with me. I also have you as well."

"Me?"

"It's strange you were inside my heart the entire time I was looking for you. You were with me through all of that. Even when I released your heart and turned into a heartless it was your heart that reached out to me and saved me."

"I guess I helped you out a lot."

"Yeah"

"Well let's go"

"You can't go"

"Why not?"

"Because it's way too dangerous"

"Come on Sora we made it this far sticking together. You can't just go alone."

"Even if we're apart we're not alone anymore. Right"

"I can't help at all not even with Aimala?"

"She's not really in a listening mood considering how she's acting and besides you'd kind of be in the way.

Kairi let out a big sigh "Okay, you win." She takes Sora's hand and gives him the lucky charm she was holding on to the entire time. "Take this. It's my lucky charm so be sure to bring it back."

"Don't worry I will."

"Promise?"

"Promise"

"Don't ever forget where ever you go. I'm always with you."

Meanwhile Aimala starts waking up. She gets on her feet. She feels much weaker than usual. Her wings have returned to being all black. They were damaged however. A few feathers have fallen out. A couple feathers constantly fell from her wings very slowly. She looks around. The man in the cloak was gone. She slowly starts walking to the exit. She then hears a voice.

"Still alive I see" said the voice. "I must say you are resilient. Not many can survive having their heart ripped apart. Let alone completely ripped away. It appears your will is what is keeping you going right now but how long will that last I wonder."

"Who are you?" asked Aimala

"Ansem" said the voice "The seeker of darkness that has been reborn thanks to Riku. His heart is gone now and I have taken over. Soon, all of the darkness will be under my command and Kingdom Hearts will belong to me."

"You're wrong. Kingdom Hearts is to be controlled by me and my mother."

Ansem chuckles. "Really now how can you make such a claim when you can barely stand? You can't even make it to my location."

"Watch me I will stop you."

"Do you really want to spend what little time you have left chasing me? You shouldn't waste the gift my other self has given you."

"Other self?"

"It doesn't matter anymore. You'll never see him again."

Aimala summons her staff and creates a portal.

"You are so determined. What makes you want to force your own ruin?" said Ansem

"My mother's legacy she sought out to find Kingdom Hearts. We promised each other that we will rule the worlds together. I will not have anyone take that away from me" said Aimala

"Then come and let us see how long you last."

Aimala stumbles through the portal into the corridor of darkness.