Brittany's Point of View

I woke up to a knock on my door. I got out of bed and opened it to reveal Lea on the other side. I held back my excited noises, which came out as little squeaks here and there. "Hey, I was just wondering if you would like an escort to breakfast," Lea offered.

"Oh sure, I mean, that is, as long as you don't have any other pressing matters. You know, like, other stuff." I blushed.

"Nah. I think I'm free," Lea chuckled. We left the room together and walked to the dining room.

Ienzo and Even were already there and were in the middle of eating. A stack of waffles was on a plate in the middle of the table. Next to the waffles was a stack of clean plates, a pile of forks, and a jug of maple syrup. "You still like waffles, right?" Ienzo asked me. I nodded and then grabbed a plate and two waffles, poured maple syrup on them, and took a bite.

"Wow, this is really good," I commented.

"I'm glad you like it." Said a deep voice coming from behind me.

I turned around. The voice belonged to my father, who was wearing a white apron. "I didn't know you could cook," I said.

"I had to because Yuffie's not allowed in the kitchen. The more I did it, the better I got at it," Riku replied.

"Brittany, the last time you were here, you told Ienzo that Ansem the Wise is alive. Could you please tell me all that you know?" Even asked me.

"Alright, but I don't have much to say. As far as I know, he's in The Realm of Darkness with a woman named Aqua. However, something doesn't sit right with me. He released Kingdom Hearts before Uncle Sora and Dad were in The Realm of Darkness, and they went to the same spot you see him in. However, they didn't run into him. Either something happened where he didn't go there right away, or he went there by choice," I explained.

"Interesting. Is there any more information that we can use? Anything at all would be useful." Even pressed.

"No, sorry." I apologized. Even gave a slight nod, and I finished up my waffles.

"You done?" Dad questioned.

"Yes," I answered.

"Come with me," Riku prompted. I followed him out of the room.

We took a walk to the Outer Gardens. "You were gone for so long, I began to think this day wouldn't come. I'm glad you're here with me, Brittany. I've missed you every single day," Dad mentioned. I was touched. It was strange having a new father, but I felt comfortable around him because he was Riku, so in a way, I had known him for most of my life. "I want to unlock your powers. May I?"

"Powers?" I repeated.

"The power of the keyblade. I want you to be ready," Riku explained.

I could hardly contain my excitement. It felt like my entire life had been leading up to that moment. "I'm ready," I assured him. He summoned his keyblade and pointed it at me. The tip of his keyblade glowed, and a beam of light and darkness combined made its way into my heart. It felt... warm. The beam of light faded.

"I just unlocked your powers. You can now wield a keyblade and have control over light and darkness," Dad stated.

"I can wield a keyblade and control light and darkness?! That is so cool!" I squealed.

"You probably can't wield one right away, but I figure there's no better start than jumping into a time where you need it. Dilan, Aeleus, Even, and Ienzo are planning on searching for Ansem tomorrow, and normally keyblades only appear for the first time when you're in danger, so I figured that you could go with them," Riku suggested.

"Um, I'm not sure that that's such a good idea. Isn't The Realm of Darkness really super dangerous?" I reminded him.

"Yep, that's why it's perfect," He smirked.

"Sounds awesome. I'm in!" I agreed.

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FanFictionWriter123: It would be cool to say I am a singer, but I can't. I just can sing. The reason I was is that once a week, I teach a drama class, and that week I had all my kids perform a song or a poem for the rest of the class, and I did one as well.

3/28/22: This chapter has been edited.