A/N: I am being summoned to the Keyblade Graveyard. Is this another work of the Shadowmoon? Then again...the wayfinders were glowing. Perhaps it could be one of our other fallen friends who are asking for help. Let's see what'll happen in the world of the fallen.

World: Keyblade Graveyard

The Keyblade Graveyard.

A world where the great Keyblade War took place, where countless Keyblade wielders battled for the light of Kingdom Hearts. Now it serves as a ruin world for the fallen wielders of the Keyblade.

Ventus and I ride on my Hoverbike past this deserted world. We are being summoned here by a mysterious calling. We have no idea who or what it is, but we have to respond to it, even if it's the Shadowmoon. Who knows? Maybe it'll help me find a way to bring Aqua back from the darkness.

Ven is feeling nervous about arriving to this world. I land my Hoverbike in the Seat of War. Ventus hops off and I get off. We both walk to the edge, looking at the view of the world. I look at Ven noticing the nervousness on his expression.

"You scared?" I ask.

"A little." Ventus faces me. "Last time I was here, I lost my friends...and my heart."

"Well, what's not going to happen again." I walk past Ven taking the path towards the Twister Trench. "Just stay close to me."

Me and Ventus takes our little stroll through the Twister Trench. The Unversed appears in this world. Ventus was afraid at first, so I take on the Unversed myself. After seeing me fighting, Ventus joins in. As we fight the Unversed, I use my Fairy Charm. I grow my fairy wings with six little pixie fairies, in separate colors of blue, green, brown, yellow, purple and pink, flying around me and link with Tinker Bell and her friends.

All of my attacks are aerial based. I start with a rush strike then sweep in the air preforming angle dive attacks. Ventus attacks swiftly then blows the Unversed away with Aeroga. Dawns attacks Ventus, I rush to him and block their attacks with Holy Shield, casting a hexagon barrier of light in front of me. When they stop attacking, I use Water Spout, pouring water above me and comes down at the Unversed.

The Unversed are defeated and we continue on. More of them appear and we attack them. I do Petal Storm, channeling a wind tornado of rose petals harming the Unversed. Ventus focuses on the one Bruiser. The Unversed attacks me hard, I even staggered. I cast Curaga to restore my and Ventus's health. I do Prism Rain, doing aerial flurry strikes then the tip of my Keyblade charges in rainbow colors, then launch a salvo of rainbow-colored orbs, you could say it's a Fairy D-link version of Ragnorak.

Then I reach my full power and unleash Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust. The little pixies form into a hexagon, with me in the center. The hexagon ground becomes coated in nature light. I hold my Keyblade up, unleashing fairy power, hurting enemies and healing me.

The Unversed are defeated and we continue on. We arrive at the Fissure then make our way to the Crossroads of Destiny. We walk on the single path until we reach the crossroads.

"Have you been here before?" Ven asks.

"Several times as a matter fact." I say. "When I became a Keyblade master, I made a memorial shrine for Aqua. I often come to here to visit her."

"I see." Ven says.

"I usually tried talking to her, just telling her how I'm doing, my day with Leon and the others, about a new world I visited, when I pasted my Mark of Mastery. Of course that was back when I believed she was dead." I say.

"How are you so sure she's still alive?" Ven asks.

"Your friend, Vanitas, showed me a portal of her in the Realm of Darkness." I say.

"And you believed him? You do realize he's evil and all that?" Ven asks.

"I'm well aware, Ven. But what other choice do I have?" I say.

We now arrive at the Wasteful Bridge. When entering this zone, we can feel the strange presence growing stronger. More of the Unversed appears and Ventus and I attack them. I start off with Shadow Dash, rushing with dark energy at a chain of Unverses and striking at high speed, like a dozen strikes in two seconds.

Half of the Unversed dies from my Shadow Dash, then I enter Star Surge. Ventus does his Sonic Blade ability and took out two Unverses, I finish off the rest with my Ruinga spell.

We continue on the path until we arrive at the Badlands. Me and Ventus just walks in the wide desert. Ven seems very cautious, he remembers this area very well. It's where his master tried to force him to become the χ-blade, and when he had this first fight with Vanitas.

When we're in the middle, I stop, and hold my arm out making Ven stop. Ven seems confused. "Patrick, what are you-"

I hush at Ven.

For miles around, there is nothing, yet it feels like...someone's here. The wind is starting to pick up, which startles Ven a little. The lesser sandstorm was the beginning of his end the last time he was at the Keyblade Graveyard.

In front of us, there's a blinding thick sandstorm, the wind blowing powerfully. My coat and hair and Ven's hair are waving with the breeze. We see something in that sandstorm, but it's hard to make out. The sandstorm starts to lighten up, then once it's clear, the figure within that storm is Terra's armor and Keyblade, Ends of the Earth.

The Lingering Will.

Me and Ven gasps, we're in shock to see this. "T-T...Terra?" Ven asks.

"No...it can't be." I say. "Terra is still being possessed by Xehanort."

"But, he's sitting right in front of us, how can that be?" Ven asks.

"That's what I'm wondering about. I've never seen anything like this." I say.

The Lingering Will is just sitting there on its knees, with its hands and head on the hilt of the Keyblade with the tip end of the blade planted into the earth.

The chanting echoes in my head.

'Aqua...Ven...Patrick...'

I exhale hearing that. It's coming from Terra's armor. "Did you hear that?"

"Hear what?" Ven asks. Ven can't hear anything. I'm the only one who can.

"Do you feel it?" I say.

"Yeah...The presence feeling...it's coming from that." Ven says.

I slowly hold my hand out, and summon my Keyblade in front of me.

'A Keyblade? Who are you?'

Terra's spirit doesn't recognize me? Or does it...?

'I know you. We've met before, way back then.'

I can feel Terra's light within the armor. Is this all the remains of him? Terra is being possessed by Xehanort. All of the light within him is gone, overtaken by the darkness of his own and Xehanorts.

The very last light of him is right in front of me.

'No, that wasn't you! You're not the one I chose.'

'Chose?' What could that mean? I remember the time when Aqua lend me her power to wield the Keyblade back on Destiny Islands on my birthday. Is that what he meant? He bestowed his power to another?

'Where is he? ...Xe...ha...nort...Is that you?'

Xehanort? Now he's not making any scene.

'Xeha...nort...Xehanort!'

The Lingering Will gets on its feet. Me and Ven are on alert. "Wh-what's going on?" Ven asks.

The Lingering Will faces us. It grabs its Keyblade, pull it from the ground. The Lingering Will stands in place. The Lingering Will's voice speaks in my head.

"It...wants me to fight." I say.

Ven looks at me surprised. "What?"

I remove my trench coat, tossing it to Ven. Ven catches it wither clumsy. It's mostly on him like he's a coat rack. I step up, a few feet away from Ven, until I'm about ten feet from the Lingering Will. "I accept your challenge." I say, making my stance.

The Lingering Will makes the first strike, charing at me and impaling its Keyblade on the ground, unleashing massive pillars of light around it. That sure did some serious damage to me, I take a quick moment to recover, then I attack Lingering Will. A few strikes from my Keyblade then do Shadow Dash.

Lingering Will does its Ultima Cannon, its Keyblade turns into a large shoulder cannon. It's aiming at me as it charges and shoots a monstrous energy ball. I block the energy ball with my Holy Shield, which bounces it back to the Lingering Will. The giant orb explodes knocking the Lingering Will into the air. I cast Duskga, shooting a large dark orb towards the Lingering Will which breaks into half a dozen dark orbs when near the Lingering Will, then I enter Star Surge.

I strike at the Lingering Will while it's still staggering. I throw a few Firaga spells then a Ragnarok, doing aerial flurry strikes, charging up energy from my Keyblade then launch a salvo of lasers. Lingering Will recovers then does Air Rush, charging midair three times. I dodge out of the way for each of them. The Lingering Will lands, I continue attacking then, then I reach my full power and unleash Star Surge.

Lingering Will summons two laser shooters, then turn it's Keyblade into a hover vehicle. The Lingering Will hops on the vehicle and rides around the field, constantly trying to roadkill me. I dodge its rushes and block the lasers with my Holy Shield. This whole thing goes on for a while, there were few times when I fail to dodge or block.

Whenever I get the moment, I cast a Curaga, then I use my Rapunzel Charm. I become coated in holy flames and my hair grows long, like down to my waist. Lingering Will ends it's Hover Vehicle attack, then I attack it. My combos are blazing strikes and for my finishing combo, I unleash a flame sphere that knocks Lingering Will into the air. I cast Firaza, shooting three fires at the Lingering Will.

Lingering Will turns its Keyblade into some bow and it shoots three times at me. I dodge each of the arrows then do Flare Whip. My Keyblade turns into a burning whip and I lashed it at the Lingering Will. I continue attacking Lingering Will then do Sparkga. Lingering Will recovers from staggering then does its Air Rush. After it's Air Rush, it once again does the Ultima Cannon. I block the large energy orb, reflecting it back to the Lingering Will.

Lingering Will is a tough fight I'll give it that. I continue attacking then do Sun Glare, casting a sun light to shine down on the Lingering Will. I reach my full power then do Entanglement. Roots rise out of the ground, holding the Lingering Will in place, with a large closed flower on top. I channel burning and holy magic, causing the flower to blossom unleashing it's golden power. My link with Rapunzel ends.

Ven just stays back, watching the whole thing. He's pretty amazed at how well I'm doing in this fight. But that shortly ends when the Lingering Will starts charging up grand power. I am even surprised myself.

"Oh dear." I say.

When the Lingering Will finishes charging, it charges at me and strikes viciously with brute force and high speed, I could barely block the whole thing with my Holy Shield. After a couple of flurries, Lingering Will separates the Keyblade's blade and hilt. Lingering Will strikes at me with the blade and hilt spinning at light speed, a plus cross at first then double sweep, one moving down and the other moving up. I couldn't block those attacks so I end up taking the whole damage.

After that, Lingering Will connects the blade and hilt, setting the hilt to act as the blade. Lingering Will does a sonic charge twice, which I block both, an aerial cross dive, which I dodge. Lingering Will strikes swiftly at me then does a final charge slash. The final blow knocks me back and I crash into a stone pillar.

"Patrick!" Ventus shouts.

I start to get on my hands on knees. I look up at the Lingering Will. "You think I'll go down that easily?" I stagger to get on my feet. I cast a Curaga to restore myself. I grab my Keyblade doing a rush charge. "Think again!"

I make a single strike, the Lingering Will blocks the attack. I was expecting it to do that, so I cast a Quakega on it, causing three large boulders to burst out of the earth, knocking the Lingering Will into the air. I strike midair at the Lingering Will a few times, causing me to enter Critical Impact. Lingering Will does Sphere of Wrath, waving its Keyblade around causing a large sphere of light strikes around it.

I get caught in the damaging and launched into the air in the end. I recover midair then cast Curaga as I land. I continue attacking Lingering Will then do Shadow Dash. Lingering Will teleports from a distance and does its Ultima Cannon. At the very last second, I notice the attack from behind and block with Holy Shield.

Lingering Will is launch in the air from it's own exploding attack. I rush towards Lingering Will and attack as soon as it lands. I reach my full power and unleash Critical Impact.

Lingering Will is defeated.

We now just stand in place, positioned to strike. I'm panting with exhaustion. After a minute, I give in and collapse on my knees using my Keyblade for support. Ven rushes to my side, putting his hands on my shoulders. I look up at the Lingering Will.

Soon, the hollow armor lets its guard down then casts a healing spell on me. My strength returns and I stand back on my feet. Lingering Will's chant echoes in my head.

'That's it. Your power! That's what I felt within you.'

I raise an eyebrow curiously at it. "What's that suppose to mean?" I ask.

Ventus just looks at me with confusion. Lingering Will plants its Keyblade back on the ground, then slowly stands on its knees with its hand and head on the hilt, returning to it's previous position.

I hear the Lingering Will chanting, what surprises me is what it said. "Free my heart...from the seeker of darkness." I say in a whisper.

The Lingering Will's entire body glows. From bottom to top, the light vanishes, and it's all transferred into the Keyblade. As soon as the Keyblade stops glowing, the Lingering Will falls part and the armor lays dead on the ground.

Ven screams horrified seeing that, I put a hand on his shoulder to calm him down. "Calm down. It's just his armor."

Ven nods and we both look at the Keyblade. "What just happened?"

"I don't know. but I have a feeling..." I walk towards the Keyblade. I'm right in front of it then I pull it out of the ground. I hold Ends of the Earth in front of me, looking down at it. I'm speechless as I gaze at it. "He's here."

"What's that?" Ven asks.

I turn facing Ventus, holding the Keyblade in front of him. "Do you feel it?"

Ventus hesitates to put his hand on the hilt. The moment he touches it, he's surprised. "Yes...I can feel it...Is that...?"

"That's right. It's Terra." I say. "This must be all that's left of him. His soul, mind...and light."

"Do you think that's why his armor was alive? Acting on it's own will?" Ven asks.

I lower the Keyblade down. "Perhaps... I'm guessing when Xehanort took possession of Terra's body, his mind and light must have transferred into his armor."

"How is that possible?" Ven asks.

"It's a mystery to me too. But one thing's for certain: We need to find his body." I say.

"But...where is it?" Ven asks.

I turn around. "Knowing Xehanort, I'm guessing he's here...I'm certain of it." Ven looks confused as I move on ahead. Ven shortly follows me from behind.

We both stand right in front of Aqua's Shrine. Ventus looks surprised to see the whole thing, but he's also sadden cause he does miss his friend. I remove Stormfall and move behind the shrine, to the edge of the cliff. I plant the two keyblades at each corner of the cliff. Ventus and I summon Lost Memories and Black Angel.

The tips of our Keyblades touch and then they glow. Stormfall and Ends of the Earth also respond to the glow. Me and Ventus aim our Keyblades at the distance over the cliff and they shoot beams of light. As the light travels, a path is created. A path made of magic in the form of Wayfinders moving downwards.

Once all of that is done, I return Stormfall to the shrine and I pick up Ends of the Earth.

"Let's go." I say as I move on ahead.