CHAPTER 4.5: Sora's Story
[Open on the Owl House with a couple of leaves blowing in the wind]
It's morning. The Boiling Isles is safe to roam around again after the boiling rain has subsided.
[Cut to Sora, Luz, Eda, and King at the kitchen table eating breakfast together]
The atmosphere is somewhat tense and silent, with only one thing on everyone's mind; Sora's story. Luz, with her eyes closed, was chewing her food rather slowly with some bit of joy.
[Flashback of last night's events]
[Play Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMix -Vim And Vigor- Extended]
[Luz: What is that thing?!
King: I don't know!
Sora: Heartless!
Luz/King: What?!]
[Pause Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMix -Vim And Vigor- Extended]
King was sipping on his glass of OJ with a nervous look in his eyes. He puts his glass down while having his flashback.
[Continue Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMix -Vim And Vigor- Extended]
[King: There's nowhere for you to run!
King moves the clothes aside to reveal a Heartless.
King: ...
King yelps in fear while the heartless advances, forcing King against the wall.
King: *yelp* Oh my-
The larger creature then notices King and raises its claw to attack him. the heartless raises its claw, readying to attack. Then suddenly, the larger creature from earlier slashed the heartless, destroying it.]
[Pause Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMix -Vim And Vigor- Extended]
Eda, looking down on her food, had just swallowed a piece of her food.
[Continue Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMix -Vim And Vigor- Extended]
[Eda: Hooty, what danger?!
Suddenly, a heartless jumped out through the door and lunged towards the group.
Luz/King: Heartless! Sora, get him!
Sora: On it!
Eda: Heartless?!
Sora summons his keyblade and slices it in half, releasing a glowing heart vanishing into thin air.]
[End Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMix -Vim And Vigor- Extended]
[Eda: Hey, wait! What was that thing just now?!
Sora: I'll tell you about it tomorrow. It's a long story. Everything's fine now.]
Sora had just finished his food first, looking down at his empty plate.
[Luz: Speaking of, you never told us what the heartless are, Sora.
Sora: Like I told Eda, I'll explain tomorrow. It's been a long night, and we all need sleep. *yawn* Plus, it's a long story.
Luz: ...Ok.]
Just as everyone finished contemplating their thoughts on last night, everyone had finished their breakfast and just dumped their dishes and silverware in the sink. They planned to clean later as they really want to hear Sora's story sooner than later. Eda fills the sink with just enough water and soap to let the dishes sit there for a while. As soon as that was done, everybody made their way to the living way, taking their seats. Luz, Eda, and King sat on the couch while Sora grabbed a comfortable chair and sat in front of them.
Luz: Ok, Sora. We're ready now.
Eda: We want to know everything.
King: We're ready.
Sora: Alright. First, let's clear some things up. Eda, do you remember saying that the myths Luz has in her world are caused by a little of your world leaking into her's?
Eda: Yeah? Wait. You said, "her's"?
Sora: Right. To be clear, I'm not from the same world as she is; I'm from a different world entirely. In fact, what if I told you that... there are other worlds beyond what you know now?
Luz and Eda looked at each other and then back at Sora.
Luz: You're from a different world entirely?
Eda: Worlds beyond ours?
Sora: Right. That's where the heartless come in, and the heartless are monsters from another world entirely as well. The world they come from is called: The Realm of Darkness.
Luz: The Realm of Darkness...
Eda: ...What about the heartless themselves? What are they exactly?
Sora: As I've said, they're monsters. Monsters are drawn to the darkness inside people's hearts.
Luz: Darkness in hearts?
Eda: Like, bad guys?
Sora: Practically, yes.
Eda: What do you mean, "practically"?
Sora: The most common way darkness enters hearts is by generally sinking into bad things. For example, the guys that we fought when I first arrived here. First, Warden Wrath. He oppressed and mistreated prisoners for not living up to his definition of "fitting in." Next was Adegast; Luz told me that he was envious that your business was better than his, that he wanted you gone so bad, Eda, that he was willing to hurt Luz to get to you. And recently, Amity. Her inflated ego and grief towards Willow were extreme, all of that so that she could feel good about herself. All of those are prime examples of having intense darkness in hearts.
Eda: You mean to tell me that those three were enough to be a beacon of sorts for the heartless to show up here?
Sora: Not quite. Everyone has darkness in their hearts, even you guys.
Eda and Luz's eyes widened after hearing that.
Sora: Oh! No offense, of course! I'm not saying you're bad people. I just meant-
Eda: Eh, don't worry about it. I know I'm a criminal, so I take no offense. But Luz, I really can't see how.
Luz: Ummm...
Luz is having flashbacks of the incidents at her school that caused her mom to enroll her at summer camp. After which, she puts on a poker face.
Luz: Yeah, I don't either.
Eda: Wait. If the heartless are from another world entirely, how exactly did they get here?
Sora: Through the Keyhole.
Eda/Luz: Keyhole?
Sora: Yeah. Every world among the stars has a Keyhole. And each one leads to the heart of said world—basically, a gateway.
Luz: Which means...
Eda: There's one here somewhere.
Sora: Yeah. The heartless come through the Keyhole to find their way to the world's core. Once they find it, they devour it, and the devoured world will be sent to the Realm of Darkness, where it will be lost and trapped, along with the inhabitants.
Eda, Luz, and King's eyes widened in shock.
Luz: You mean we'll all be trapped in darkness forever?!
Sora: Not as long as I stop them by closing the Keyhole.
Eda: Well, you better. I have a lot to live for; I'll have you know.
Luz/King: So do we!
Sora: Yeah. In any case, you pretty much got the basics of what the heartless are. Now comes my connection with the heartless.
Luz/Eda: Connection?
Sora: Yeah. As in my first encounter with them. Luz, do you remember that story I told you during the Adegast incident?
Luz: ...Yeah.
Sora: Well, there are some details I left out, as it wasn't necessary to tell you at the time. But with the heartless showing up, now is the time I tell you and the others my full version of that story. So let me start from the very beginning.
Luz and Eda nod.
[Play Kingdom Hearts Intro Song - Simple And Clean (Full Version)]
Sora: My homeworld is Destiny Islands, a sunny, tropical, and peaceful place. There, my friends, named Riku and Kairi, and I had this one dream. We dreamed of traveling to different worlds. We planned this by building a huge raft. Other than that, we would hang out and play games together. It was a very carefree lifestyle. Carefree, that is... Until nightfall came. I went out and saw a dark vortex in the sky and freaked out for my friends. I went to look for them and saw Riku; he was spouting out how this could be our only chance to visit other worlds. But he disappeared in a dark portal in front of me. I went to look for Kairi, but she also disappeared in front of me.
Luz and Eda just sat there trying to contemplate Sora's story so far. King, however, was writing Sora's story down so he wouldn't forget it later on.
Sora: As if that weren't enough, a giant heartless showed up. It was at that moment that I first summoned the keyblade. I tried to save my world by fighting it, but it was too late. I ended up being sucked through a dark portal through the sky.
Luz: Woah.
Eda: So, what happened after that?
Sora: Next thing I knew, I woke up in another world called Traverse Town. It was there where I met two people named Leon and Yuffie, who told me everything I needed to learn about the keyblade, the heartless, and the other worlds. Unfortunately, after the explanation, heartless showed up and attacked, and during that time, two warriors named Donald and Goofy dropped in.
Luz: Donald... and Goofy.
Eda: What kind of name is Goofy?
Sora: It's best not to think about it. Anyways, they left their world to look for their King named Mickey... who ran off the investigate the threat that the heartless had been posing, and the three of us teamed up to find our friends and save the other worlds from the Heartless.
[End Kingdom Hearts Intro Song - Simple And Clean (Full Version)]
Luz: Wow. A noble quest.
Sora: The three of us traveled to lots of worlds, saving them from the heartless. But, as we were doing that, we learned that a group of villains had planned to take over their worlds.
[Play Kingdom Hearts -Villains Of A Sort- Extended]
Eda gave off a stern look.
Luz: These villains... who were they?
Sora: The leader at the time is named Maleficent; The Mistress of Evil. Her followers were Hades; Lord of the Dead, Jafar; The Scourge of Agrabah, Ursula; The Sea Witch, Captain Hook; Captain of The Jolly Rodger, and Oogie Boogie; The Boogyman.
Eda suddenly bursts out laughing.
Eda: Oogie Boogie?! A villain with a name like that can't possibly be threatening.
Sora: Yeeaahh, he was the weakest of the group. But he was creepy nonetheless.
While Eda tries to stop laughing, Luz then asks Sora a question.
Luz: How were they gonna do that?
Sora: By capturing the Princesses of Heart.
Luz: Princesses of Heart?
Sora: Yeah, among all the worlds I've visited, seven of them had maidens with the purest of hearts. Not even the slightest touch of darkness. Once they were all gathered, they held the power to open a door that leads to the heart of all worlds.
Luz: Wow.
Sora: Surprisingly, among the seven, my friend Kairi is one of them.
Luz/Eda: Kairi is a princess?!
Sora: Yeah. It was in another world called Hollow Bastion. My friend Riku, who a villain possessed at the time, told me all about it.
Luz: Woah.
Eda: This villain... who or what was he?
Sora: He called himself: Ansem, The Seeker of Darkness.
Luz shrugged a bit after hearing that name.
Eda looked stern.
Eda: What was he after?
[End Kingdom Hearts -Villains Of A Sort- Extended]
[Play Sora's Sacrifice (Hikari / Simple and Clean Instrumental) - Extended - Kingdom Hearts Music]
Sora: Ansem wanted to open the door to the heart of worlds, but only six of the seven hearts were collected, and so he couldn't open the door. The seventh heart, being Kairi's, was in me.
Eda: Her heart... was inside you?
Sora: Yeah, because of that, Ansem tried to take it out by force with his own keyblade. But, I managed to defeat him, and he fled. But...
Luz/Eda: ...
Sora: All the Princesses of Heart were still asleep, and Ansem's Keyblade had the power to unlock people's hearts. It was then I had an idea.
Luz and Eda just sat there, anticipating Sora's idea.
Sora: I took Ansem's Keyblade and pierced it into my heart to release Kairi's heart back to hers, along with restoring the Princesses.
Luz, Eda, and King gasped with widened eyes. They were truly in shock with what they just heard. Luz spoke while covering her mouth with her hands.
Luz: You... sacrificed yourself... for her...?
Eda: How did you survive?!
Sora: I turned into a Heartless and followed my friends. *chuckle* Donald whacked me in the head for a bit until he and the others figured out it was me.
Sora chuckles a bit more while rubbing the back of his head with his left hand.
Luz, Eda, and King looked at Sora with concern. Thinking about how Sora could be cheerful while having gone through what he went through.
Sora: Anyway, Kairi's pure light saved me by returning me to normal, and we regrouped at Traverse Town to figure out a way to seal away the Heartless and the Keyhole. We also had to venture forth a dark world known as the End of the World to defeat Ansem once and for all. It was during that battle where I learned what Ansem was really after.
Eda: What was he after?
Luz: ...
Sora paused for a bit.
Sora: Kingdom Hearts.
Eda and Luz paused for a bit as well.
Luz: *whispers* Kingdom Hearts...
Eda: And that is?
Sora: Kingdom Hearts. In the age of fairy tales, all of the worlds were once one. Kingdom Hearts is an embodiment of light, wisdom, and power. It's also the heart of all worlds and hearts—basically, a source of ultimate power.
Luz: ...Woah.
Eda had a stern look on her face. Thinking about Sora's story so far and Ansem. It got her deep into her thoughts.
[End Sora's Sacrifice (Hikari / Simple and Clean Instrumental) - Extended - Kingdom Hearts Music]
[Play Sanctuary (Kingdom Hearts Theme) (Instrumental)]
Sora: Sometime after, me, Donald and Goofy had to visit a powerful wizard named Master Yen Sid.
Luz/Eda: *groan* Wizards.
Sora: *chuckles* Don't worry, Master Yen Sid is actually a good wizard. But before we could see him, we ran into a bad guy named Pete, who was Maleficent's aspiring lacky. We fought him and got to see Master Yen Sid. Anyway, Master Yen Sid told us about a new threat. A group of Nobodies.
Luz: Ok, yikes.
Eda: Well, dang. I never took you for being the harsh kind.
Sora: Not that kind of nobody. See, a Nobody is an empty shell of a body when their hearts are lost, yet it retains enough willpower to keep on moving. Nobodies are also great actors.
Luz raises an eyebrow.
Luz: Actors?
Sora: Yeah, see, Nobodies pretend to act as if they have emotions. But they really don't. They're much smarter than we think. The most common type of Nobodies are called Dusks; they look like white rubbery humanoids that can really move around.
Luz: *shudders*
Eda: And I thought I've heard weirder things.
King also grabs his demon book to write down the info he's learned on the Heartless and Nobodies.
Sora: Sometimes, we came across a new villain group called Organization XIII during all of this.
Luz: Organization XIII?
Eda: And they are?
Sora: They a group of thirteen Nobodies. They were also after Kingdom Hearts. They wanted its power to fill themselves with darkness. And unfortunately, they had me helping them without a choice.
Luz and Eda's eyes widened a bit.
Luz: How?
Sora: To achieve their goal, they summoned heartless all over the worlds that were around, and of course, I couldn't let the heartless attack people and the worlds they were in, so I had to take them out and release the hearts they had consumed and the Organization collected them to access Kingdom Hearts. They even kidnapped Kairi.
Luz lowers her head.
Eda: Dang.
Sora: I learned all that from an Organization member named Saïx. But as I was being explained, Maleficent showed up and challenged Saïx for the right to achieve Kingdom Hearts and told us to escape and come up with a plan to beat Organization XIII.
Luz: Woah.
Eda: What happened next?
Sora: Sometime after that, we ran into another Organization member named Axel, who risked his life to defeat a horde of Dusks. He did it because he was sorry about kidnapping Kairi and all he really wanted was to see his friend again. A boy named Roxas.
Luz: This Roxas must've been really important if a member of the bad guys was willing to help you out.
Sora: He is. In fact, Roxas is my Nobody.
Luz and Eda were shocked.
Luz: Your Nobody? Like some counterpart?
Eda: How is that possible?
Sora: Earlier, I said I turned into a Heartless, right? Well, when I did, and was returned to normal by Kairi. Roxas was born after.
Luz/Eda: Woah.
Sora: Anyway, Axel opened up a portal to Organization XIII's world called The World That Never Was. After we arrived there, I ran into Roxas.
Luz: How did that go?
Sora: We fought.
Luz: What? Why?
Sora: He was upset at first because of the fact he is my Nobody. He was upset that he couldn't be his own person. But I told him that he might be my Nobody, but he and I are not the same. So he deserves as much as I do to be his own person.
Luz: Aww.
Luz smiles as she gently clapped her own hands together.
Sora: Anyway, after making our way to the Organization stronghold, Saïx boasting about acquiring Kingdom Hearts soon and defeating other Organization members, I eventually reunited Kairi and Riku.
Luz: *gasp* I bet it was a happy reunion there.
Sora: Yeah, I was so happy to see them there. But the troubles weren't over from there. We met a man named Ansem the Wise who tried to seal away Kingdom Hearts but failed. After that, Maleficent and Pete appeared to fight off an army of Heartless that began to invade the castle.
Luz: Why would they help out?
Sora: They wanted the castle for themselves, which gave us a chance to chase after Xemnas.
Luz: Oh.
Eda: Then?
Sora: We made our way to the top of the castle and fought Xemnas multiple times. Everyone else escaped, and after 6 rounds against him, Riku and I teamed up and managed to finish him off. After his defeat, Riku and I reunited with everyone else back on my home in Destiny Islands.
Luz fist pumped into the air.
Luz: Oh yeah! Victory!
Eda smiles and nods.
Eda: Wow.
Sora: Ok, we're halfway into the story.
Luz: Halfway?
Eda: We've come this far; let's hear the rest.
Sora: Right. I'll try to make it as fast as possible.
Eda and Luz nod.
Sora: Riku and I visited Master Yen Sid for the Mark of Mastery Exam.
Luz: Oooh, wazzat?
Sora: It's a test for those with strong hearts that the Keyblade has chosen to become Keyblade Masters.
Luz: Wooaah.
Luz imagines herself with a keyblade of her own, performing excellent fighting skills and being declared a Keyblade Master. Eda notices this and pokes her head with her finger, telling her to snap out of it, which Luz does.
Eda: So, what was the test?
Sora: Riku and I had to restore seven worlds we had visited back to normal as they were put into a sleep-like state. We had to restore them by unlocking seven keyholes.
Luz: Wow.
Eda: That's quite a test.
Sora: During the exam, I ran into Ansem and Xemnas again.
Luz and Eda's eyes widened.
Luz: Seriously?!
Eda: Do they have a habit of appearing out of nowhere?
Sora: all seven keyholes were found; I appeared again at The World That Never Was, where I ran into some Organization XIII members again.
Luz: Oh, come on!
Sora: I know. Annoying. They explained their new plan.
Luz: What did they want that time?
Sora: They wanted to rebuild Organization XIII and call it: The REAL Organization XIII.
Luz and Eda were dumbfounded and rolled their eyes.
Luz/Eda: Seriously? Very threatening name.
Sora: *chuckles* They would do it by creating empty husks to be used by their new master. Their master would turn the husks into versions of himself.
Luz: Ugh. Like evil clones.
Eda looks turn stern after that plan.
Sora: The Organization wanted me to be their thirteenth vessel. Naturally, I refused and fought them, but I was weakened, put into a sleeping state, and taken to their stronghold.
Luz: Oh man.
Eda: What happened after that?
Sora: Riku and King Mickey came to save me but had to go through the Organization to do it. During the fight, Donald and Goofy helped finish the fight, making the Organization leave and bide their time elsewhere.
Luz: Mmhm.
Eda: Then?
Sora: I was taken back to Master Yen Sid's tower so Riku can wake me up and get the exam results.
Luz: *gasp* Did you both pass?
Sora: Nah, only Riku did.
Luz looked confused.
Luz: What? Why?
Sora: Well, Riku and I may have found all seven Keyholes, but because I dozed off from the darkness and The Organization. So, Riku got to pass instead. It's no big deal.
Luz's face turned stern.
Luz: Um, no offense, but that sounds unfair. If the point of the exam was to find the seven keyholes, and if you found them all, then... yeah, you should've passed. It's like if one person gets an A and the other gets an A+, the person that got the A would still pass.
Sora sat there a little dumbfounded.
Sora: ...Huh. Aaaaanway, we're now in the last phase of the story.
Luz: Ooh. Ready when you are.
Eda: *thinking* When he said it's a long story, he meant it.
Eda turns to King.
Eda: King, you getting all of this?
King: Oh yeah, I've been writing non-stop. You know, this story would make an awesome, yet really complicated, series of some kind.
[End Sanctuary (Kingdom Hearts Theme) (Instrumental)]
[Play Kingdom Hearts 3 OST: Don't Think Twice (Instrumental Orchestra) Symphony]
Sora: Anyway, me, Donald, and Goofy had revisited Master Yen Sid to be informed of our new mission; Organization XIII's final defeat. To do that, I needed to regain powers that I lost previously, more importantly, and specifically, a power called: The Power of Waking.
Luz/Eda: The Power of Waking? What's that?
Sora: It's the power to restore a heart to its original state. In detail, this means it can be used to wake hearts from their sleep. It also allows them to feel where they are.
Luz/Eda: ...Woah.
Sora: To start, I had to visit an old friend of mine to see if he had any answers. Didn't work. While that was happening, Riku and King Mickey were sent to the Realm of Darkness to find Aqua.
Luz: Who's Aqua?
Sora: She's a Keyblade Master who went missing for 10 years. She wasn't the only one; two others also went missing for 10 years. Their names are Terra and Ventus.
Luz: Ooohh.
Eda had an unnoticeable reaction to hearing those names, though she didn't know why. But then just shrugs it off.
Sora: While journeying through various worlds again, I learned 2 things. One, Organization XIII, was looking for the New Seven Hearts. And two, Riku and King Mickey were trapped in the Realm of Darkness without contact. So, I decided to take it upon myself to go there and help me out.
Luz: Wait. New Seven Hearts?
Sora: Oh right, see, The New Seven Hearts were new princesses. The original six passed their lights onto new maidens to become the next Princesses of Hearts. Kairi is the only one who kept her pure light.
Eda: I'm guessing Organization XIII wanted the new Princesses' power, right?
Sora: Fortunately, only three of them were discovered and were being protected. And we were drawing the Organization's attention away from them.
Eda: Nice.
Luz: And what about this Aqua?
Sora: Aqua was able to be rescued.
Luz beamed with a smile hearing that.
Luz: Cool!
Sora: Although, we had to fight her first because darkness was corrupting her. But She needed to snap out of it.
Luz: Oh. Well, at least she's ok.
Eda: What happened next?
Sora: After Aqua was rescued, she, me, Donald, and Goofy set out to rescue Ventus, who was trapped elsewhere inside a castle. But we were ambushed by another Organization member named Vanitas.
Luz: Vanitas?
Sora: He's Ventus's dark counterpart. Ventus helped me regain my Power of Waking during our battle with him to wake him up and chased off Vanitas.
Luz fist-pumped to herself.
Luz: Nice.
Sora: After that, All of us assembled back at Master Yen Sid's tower. It was there where we all planned to stage one final attack on Organization XIII a day later.
Luz gasps
Luz: Oooooh, now we're getting to the good part.
Eda: Finally, bring on the fight!
Sora nods.
Sora: Our team was heading to where the Organization was hiding out at. The Keyblade Graveyard.
Luz: Wait. Keyblade... Graveyard?
Sora: The Keyblade Graveyard is a world of all that remains of the first Keyblade War... it's covered with lifeless Keyblades of fallen Keyblade Warriors.
Luz gasped.
Eda: Keyblade War? How'd that happened?
Sora: Keyblade Masters from long ago went crazy to obtain Kingdom Hearts. They fought each other for it, but no one won the war. In the end, everything was swallowed away by the darkness... even Kingdom Hearts... however, small fragments of light survived through the hearts of children, who rebuilt the worlds as they are now. The children being the Princesses of Heart.
Luz: Wow.
Sora: Anyway, before we reached the Keyblade Graveyard, we ran into the leader of Organization XIII himself.
Luz and Eda's looks turned stern.
Luz: What was his name?
Sora: Xehanort.
Luz and Eda shrugged a bit, hearing that name.
Eda: What was his plan there?
Sora: He planned on starting another Keyblade War between his Organization and us. By doing so, he'll forge the key to access Kingdom Hearts.
Luz: The key?
Sora: Yeah, the only way to access Kingdom Hearts is with its counterpart, the χ-blade.
Eda: You mean your weapon?
Sora: No. The χ-blade is the original weapon that can truly access Kingdom Hearts. My weapon, the keyblade is like a duplicate made after.
Eda: Those names will be VERY confusing to distinct.
Sora: I figured, so... for simplicity, I'll refer to the χ-blade as the X-Blade.
Luz: Great. Easier.
Sora nods.
Sora: Before anything else, we also ran into Terra, who Xehanort possessed at the time. He was serving as the Thirteenth member of the Organization. We fought him for a bit until Donald unleashed a powerful spell that sent him flying.
Luz: Cool.
[End Kingdom Hearts 3 OST: Don't Think Twice (Instrumental Orchestra) Symphony]
Sora: It was, but that spell really took it out of him. I felt hopeless for a bit after seeing it, but Riku snapped me out of it, and we continued to fight. But it got worse when the rest of my friends were ambushed and taken by swarms of heartless.
Luz: Dang.
Sora: And so, the war pressed on. We took out all Organization members one by one, Terra was set free, and all that's left was Xehanort. Riku, King Mickey, and I were right there standing below him, getting ready to fight him.
Luz: Well, tell us.
Eda: What happened there?
Sora: The tide of the war was in our favor, but... something took a turn for the worst.
[Play Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX -Missing You- Extended]
Luz/Eda: ...
Sora clenched his fists.
Sora: Xehanort kidnapped Kairi and... ended her... making her disappear... right in front of us.
Luz, Eda, and King's eyes widened in horror, and Luz covered her mouth with her hands with tears welling up in her eyes while Eda had an angry look in her eyes.
Luz: Oh my-
Eda: Titan.
King was trembling.
Sora: I tried to strike him out of anger, but I failed. Riku did; next, he failed. King Mickey did it last; he failed. Xehanort froze the two in time and managed to reforge the X-Blade.
[End Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX -Missing You- Extended]
Luz and Eda gasped.
Luz: What did he do?!
[Play Death Battle: Hearts of Light (From the Rooster Teeth Series)]
Sora: Xehanort summoned Kingdom Hearts to unleash a huge amount of dark magic. And so, my team devised a plan. Me, Donald, and Goofy fight Xehanort one last time while the others did their best to keep Kingdom Hearts at bay.
Luz nods.
Eda: And then?
Sora: We followed him to the world known as Scala Ad Calum. A world believed to be the nexus from which all worlds spring, having once served as a seat of power for all Keyblade wielders.
Luz: Wooaah.
Sora: That's where our final battle really began.
Luz: *gasp* Tell us!
Sora: Xehanort summoned the X-Blade and Kingdom Hearts while we summoned our weapons ready to fight. I unleashed a light beam against him, but Xehanort unleashed a dark beam against me, knocking me out for a bit. But I snapped out of it, and me, Donald and Goofy, gathered all the magic we had left in ourselves and shot a huge light beam against him, bringing him down to his knees.
[End Death Battle: Hearts of Light (From the Rooster Teeth Series)]
Luz: *gasp* Alright! You took him down!
Eda: Hot dang. Please tell us it ended there.
Sora: It did. And it was there where we learned about Xehanort's true motive of why he planned all that.
Eda: What was it?
Sora: "The World will be returned to whence it started. The World began in darkness. And from that darkness came light. From the light came the people, and the people had hearts. Evil burgeoned in those hearts, begetting more darkness. And the darkness spread across the World like a plague. The light, the symbol of the World's hope, was devoured by shadow. Leaving nothing but ruin... An utter failure. But, the first light- the light of Kingdom Hearts- it could give us a new start. An empty World, pure and bright."... that's what he said. He wanted to be there to lead them, to dictate their destiny.
Luz: He wanted to conquer everything...
Eda's face took an angry look. Somehow, hearing Xehanort's plan put her into deep thought. As if she was thinking about a specific thing or a specific someone.
Sora: But I told him that it wasn't his decision to make. I told him that a real leader knows that destiny is beyond his control... and accepts that.
Luz: So, what happened next?
Sora: An old Keyblade Master named Master Eraqus, who was Aqua, Terra, and Ventus's teacher, appeared from Terra to help Xehanort let go of his desire for power. He handed me the X-Blade and the two... passed on.
Luz/Eda: Passed on? You mean they-
Sora: *nods* Yeah.
Luz: Wow.
Eda: And then?
Sora: I held the X-Blade tight; my friends and I locked away Kingdom Hearts for good.
Luz fist pumped with excitement.
Luz: Alright!
Eda: Wow, kid. Just... wow.
Luz drops her pose.
Luz: But wait, you said Kairi disappeared. And you told us that she was here... which means- *gasp*
Eda: Xehanort had somehow sent her here to Boiling Isles.
Sora: After Xion, a member of our team, told us that she was still alive. Riku suggested we head to Master Yen Sid to figure out where she was, but I wanted to find her sooner than later.
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Eda's eyes widened.
Eda: That led you to come here.
Luz: But, how did you get here exactly to find her?
Sora: I used my keyblade to open a portal and used my Power of Waking to lead me where Kairi is. The portal brought me to the Boiling Isles. I wondered around a bit and...
Luz/Eda/King: *gasp* You met up with us.
Sora: And of course, you all know what happened after that.
Luz, Eda, and King remembering the events that transpired the moment the four of them met.
Sora: And that's the story.
Luz: I... wow.
Eda: Wow, is right.
Luz: And of course, since Kairi is here somewhere in the Boiling Isles, you have the mission of finding her and bring her back with you to your world.
Sora: Yeah, but it comes with a risk.
Eda: What risk?
Sora: King Mickey warned me that the Power of Waking isn't meant to chase hearts around and that if even if I do locate Kairi, I might never go back home to my friends again.
Eda: Woah.
Luz: And that doesn't that scare you? Not knowing what'll really happen to you and Kairi in the future?
Sora: Considering everything I went through, it does a little, but at the same time, I'm not.
Sora stands from his chair.
Sora: Because, regardless of warnings, the future doesn't scare me at all. And I'm confident that I will find Kairi, and we'll both go back together and live a long peaceful life.
Luz suddenly runs up to Sora and hugs him tightly. She spoke in the shirt, but it was muffled. Eda and King just sat there; despite hearing his story, they couldn't believe or understand how Sora can still be optimistic despite what he's been through.
Luz: I'm so sorry you went through that.
Sora hugs her back.
Sora: It's ok.
Eda stands up and puts her hand on his head. Sora and luz, while still holding Sora, look at Eda.
Eda: You're one brave kid, Sora.
Sora still looks at Eda.
Eda: You know, after hearing your story, I'm really rooting for you. In fact, I hope to help you find Kairi. That way, you two can live happily ever after.
Sora: Eda...
Luz looks sternly at Sora.
Luz: Don't forget what I said. I wanna help you in any way I can too.
King climbs up to Sora's shoulder.
King: Me too. True, I may not be much of a fighter, but I still want to help too.
As the three hold Sora in an embrace, Sora felt happy. Happy that he has 3 friends here with him willing to help him.
[Closeup on Sora's face]
Sora: Thank you, guys.
[Crossfades and Camera zooms out, showing the four with smiles]
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