Episode 315: The World That Never Was Part 2

Last time, Sora, Kairi, Riku, Naminé, Karen, Ventus, Terra, Aqua, Ash, Leaf, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Brendan, May, Michael, Max, Lisia, Zinnia, Pikachu, Angel, Xipak, Celeste, Blossom, Sparky, Thor, Eclair, Marill, and Aster have come to an unknown world, but it turns out to be a trap set up by Organization XIII since they were prepared for Sora's coming, so Axel arrived and fought alongside them, so Axel ends up sacrificing himself and provided a way to the World That Never Was.

On the way there, Sora, Kairi, Pikachu, Xipak, and Celste disappeared and found themselves before a giant Nobody, but Roxas and Xion fought alongside them, destroying the Twilight Thorn. Roxas and Xion had one last talk with Axel before Sora, Kairi, and the four Pokémon returned to their friends.

They entered Organization XIII's stronghold and they came across Saïx who sent a swarm of Heartless to attack them, but he gets a surprise when Wes and Rui came to their aid.

In the meantime, Sora and Kairi engaged Xigbar and then defeated him in battle. That leaves only ten more to deal with. After dealing with Xigbar, Sora and the others get acquainted with Wes and Rui, and learn about how they were connected with the Organization.

At the same time, Ash had discovered that DiZ and Ansem the Wise were one and the same person, and Ash learned about Wes and Rui from him.

We open up with the Organization's superior, tending to the artificial Kingdom Hearts in the Altar of Naught. Hearts float up to the artificial Kingdom Hearts, much to Xemnas's satisfaction.

"Yes... Kingdom Hearts... Rejoice and feast on these hearts we offer! Shine your pale light on this empty realm... Share your power with all Nobodies," Xemnas said. Saïx arrived through his corridor of darkness.

"Lord Xemnas. Is Kingdom Hearts ready?" Saïx asked.

"Very soon," Xemnas answered.

"Then, I can end this charade?" Saïx asked. Xemnas turned around to his second-in-command.

"Indeed. Gather all those who are left and make certain that the ones chosen by the Keyblade do not interfere before we are complete; especially Sora and Kairi," Xemnas ordered.

"Yes, Lord Xemnas. I will do so at once," Saïx said.

After officially meeting Wes and Rui, the group entering a small room and they see 12 symbols on the floor and a door at the end of the room. They noticed that a couple of the symbols were red as the remaining ones are blue, and they all had keyhole-shaped gates. The door at the end is protected by a barrier. The only one that is inaccessible is the gate with the Keyblade symbol.

"What is this place?" Ventus asked.

"I don't know, but it feels just like a graveyard," Kairi said.

"Eevee," Angel said.

"They all appear to be gates. That door is obviously our way to go, so we could go on through, by going through all the ones that are still blue," Wes said.

"Well, if that's what we gotta do, then that's what we gotta do," Sora said.

The group all head for one of the gates. They came to the one with the card symbol.

Ansem and Ash makes a stop. Ansem placed the machine down.

"This spot should do," Ansem the Wise said.

"What's this thing for?" Ash asked.

"It's a device to reclaim Kingdom Hearts, and encode it into data," Ansem the Wise said.

"I'm not exactly sure if I get it," Ash said..

"I do not claim to know the outcome of this venture, either. After all, hearts are unpredictable," Ansem the Wise said. Ansem aims his machine at the artificial Kingdom Hearts and fired a beam at the heart-shaped moon.

The group sees the beam in the distance. Sora, Kairi, Riku, Naminé, Karen, Ventus, Terra, Aqua, Leaf, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Brendan, May, Wes, Rui, Michael, Max, Lisia, Zinnia, Pikachu, Angel, Xipak, Celeste, Blossom, Sparky, Thor, Eclair, Marill, and Aster sees the beam firing at the artificial Kingdom Hearts.

"What's that?" Sora asked.

"It's Ansem the Wise. He's making his move," Wes said.

"That beam is where we have to go to, isn't it?" Ethan asked.

"Yes. We have to hurry," Rui said.

Just then, Luxord appeared and snapped his fingers. Cards suddenly surround them. The cards move faster and faster until Luxord snapped his fingers again. Sora had seen that everyone had vanished.

"Kairi! Pikachu!" Sora exclaimed. He growled. "You!"

"I'd rather we just skip the formalities," Luxord said.

"Gimmie back my friends!" Sora demanded.

"I could do that, but let's make a game out of it," Luxord said.

"Okay, what's the catch?" Sora asked, raising a brow.

"Oh, there is no catch. All you have to do is defeat me. Only then will I release your friends. But if I am the victor, then I wish I can say, it was nice knowing you," Luxord said. He chuckled as he summoned cards all around. "Let the game begin." Luxord threw his cards as Sora quickly summoned his Kingdom Key and blocked the card. He spins the cards around and attempt to strike Sora. A card had an explosion symbol, and it exploded when Sora flipped it. Luxord went and turned Sora into a dye, so Sora rolled to avoid Luxord and land a hit onto him. Luxord kept unleashing his cards, and they hit Sora. Sora came at Luxord as Luxord forms cards to protect himself, but Sora slashed the cards. They fade as Luxord fell to his knee. "You played the game well, Sora." He fades away to nothing as Luxord's cards and Sora's friends reappeared to Sora. Pikachu went up to Sora.

"Are you okay?" Kairi asked.

"Yeah. What about the rest of you?" Sora asked.

"We're all okay. Thanks to you, Sora," Naminé said.

"Let's keep moving," Wes said.

With that said, the group stepped out of the area they were in and they saw that the gate with the sitar was opened. They walked in and saw Demyx right in front of them.

"Hey. You guys are looking lively," Demyx said.

"I remember you. I met you at the Bug Catching Contest. How did a wimp like you get into Organization XIII?" Sora asked.

"Wimp, am I?" Demyx asked.

"I bet you can't even fight," Sora said.

"But we can," Leaf said.

"You shouldn't judge anyone by appearance," Demyx said. Sora, Kairi, Riku, Naminé, Leaf, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Brendan, Lyra, Brendan, May, Wes, Rui, and Michael summoned their Keyblades. Demyx turned around. "Oh, I told them they were sending the wrong guy."

"This guy's a member of Organization XIII?" Max asked.

"I had that thought, too," Zinnia said.

"The whole Organization is made of Nobodies," Karen reminded the other non-Keyblade wielders.

"Right. They don't have hearts," Ventus said. Demyx turned around and he looked at the group.

"We do too have hearts, Little Roxas. Don't be mad," Demyx said.

"Little Roxas?" Ventus asked.

"Leave my cousin out of this!" Sora said.

"I'll deal with you and the traitor," Demyx said, holding up his hand as water gathers around. His sitar, Arpeggio appeared in his hand. He held it like any other guitar.

"Wait, is that a guitar?" Lisia asked.

"Dance, water! Dance!" Demyx shouted as he made several water clones.

"Take them out!" Sora said as they went after the water clones. When their Keyblades struck the water clones, they turned into music notes. They grabbed the water music notes and twirls them around and tossed them at the water clones.

"Uh-oh," Demyx said as they went after him. "Water!" Demyx attacks with exploding water balls. Some of the water balls started to rain down and other are floating in mid-air. "Ain't it a blast?" He jumped forward, creating several water pillars, hitting several of them. Wes came at Wes, but Demyx shot out water balls at Wes, hitting him.

"Wes!" Rui exclaimed.

"Got you now!" Demyx said, coming at Wes.

"I don't think so!" Rui said, casting a thunder spell, hitting him.

"Ow!" Demyx yelled. Pikachu and Xipak came at Demyx and they shocked him with a double Thunderbolt. "Ow! That smarts!" He shook his head. "Dance, water! Dance!" He makes more water clones. The Keyblade wielders went after the water clones again and swirled and tossed them around again. "Uh-oh!" He creates a wall of water and shot straight up when they got close enough. He shot several water balls. "Come on! Get to the beat!" He swings his Arpeggio as Leaf came at him, but Demyx smacked her. Sora casts a blizzard spell, hitting Demyx on the mark. "Ow! That's cold!" Sora then gave Demyx a slash. He stumbled backwards and his Arpeggio disappeared. He begins to fade away. "Oh! No way!" Demyx then fades away to nothing.

"Well, I might have underestimated him, but that's less pain in the butt to deal with," Sora said.

"You got that right. Demyx was a pushover compared to all of the others," Wes said.

The group stepped out of the room and they saw that the gate with the shield symbol was now opened. They headed for the gate and they entered inside. Vexen has arrived through a corridor of darkness.

"Well, well, well. What do we have here? It's the group of Keybladers, paying a visit to my humble laboratory," Vexen said.

"The creator of the Elemental Bosses," Sora said.

"This is the guy?" Zinnia asked.

"That's him," Kairi confirmed.

"I must admit, I underestimated you at first, because I didn't think you were even close to coddling, but it looks like we are beyond that point, after all of the trouble you have been causing for us. And of course, Axel had to go and ruin everything when he helped you depose of my Elemental Bosses before I got a chance to add some more programming on them, but now that Axel is out of the way, there is nothing standing in my way, except for you," Vexen said. With that said, the group summoned their Keyblades to engage the ice-elemental Nobody.

"Well, your little experiments ends here and now," Riku said.

"And we're the ones who are going to end them," Brendan said.

"You think so, do you? I welcome the opportunity. And once you've been eliminated, I shall create absolute perfect replicas of you. Ones that will forever be slaves to the Organization," Vexen said, taking out his Frozen Pride shield. "Let the experiment begin!" Vexen rushes at May, but she cartwheels out of the way as Vexen swings his shield, making an icicle. Vexen throws ice shurikens in one of 3 forms: 1 shuriken that chases Sora and the others, 3 shurikens flying in a fan shape, and 2 shurikens circling around Vexen. "Here you go!" Vexen fires a homing ice bullet from his right hand, aiming at Ethan, but he dodged it as Kris casts a music spell. Vexen holds his shield in front of him to block the music notes. "No good!"

"Then we can do better!" Riku said, swinging his Braveheart at Vexen, but he holds his shield up.

"I shall freeze you!" Vexen said as he summons 4 ice blocks that circle him. He then attacks by making them fly one after another, and by rushing 3 times. He freezes Lyra and Marill for 4 seconds. Vexen then summons ice pillars as they go all around. Rui casts a fire spell as Michael came at Vexen from behind, but Vexen pushed him back. "You imbeciles! I've had enough of this!" He protects himself with an ice barrier, while generating ice needles from the ground that follow the Keyblade wielders and the Pokémon. Marill fired Bubble Beam as Eevee attacks with Shadow Ball, and Azurill attacks with Bubble. Pikachu and Xipak fired Electro Ball as Angel and Celeste fired Swift. Kairi casts a thunder spell, striking Vexen as Naminé casts a fire spell, hitting him. "Come to me, Ice Blade!" Vexen held his shield and it extends into a sword. He heads right for the Keyblade wielders. Wes dodged and he swings both his Keyblades, but Vexen blocked it and he pushes him back. Leaf and Ethan went for his shield, hitting it. Brendan and May joined in and they shattered the shield together. "No!"

"Yes! You know what means!" Sora said.

"You're wide open for attack!" Riku said.

Sora and Riku came at Vexen at the same time and they struck him both at the same time. Vexen fell to his knees.

"This is impossible. My strategy was foolproof. Could it be... Could it be that I have miscalculated? No, it cannot be that. To think, I would be defeated by mere children," Vexen said as he fades away.

"Told you we were going to end your experiments," Sora said.

"We sure gave Vexen what he deserves," May said.

"It's not over yet," Rui said.

"She's right. Only seven more to go," Wes said.

They exited out of Vexen's lab and they saw that the gate with the knife symbol was next. They walked over to it and they saw that that it was empty.

"An empty room?" Naminé asked.

"Not quite empty," a female voice said. This alerts everyone when the Organization's only female member appeared right before them.

"Larxene!" Kairi hissed.

"Well, it's nice of you to remember my name. Just gotten word that you wiped out some of those blabbermouths in each one of those rooms, including that lazy dork, Demyx. Good riddance to the likes of them, I say," Larxene said.

"After we're done with you, the rest of the Organization's next," Kairi said.

"Is that right? Well, if you think you're a match for me, then it'll be your funeral. The last time we met each other, I was only toying with you," Larxene said, taking out her knives, Foudre. "This time, playtime is officially over."

"Sora, Kairi, Brendan, May, take down that witch!" Lisia said.

"Oh, I'm a witch, am I?" Larxene asked as she charged at the Keyblade wielders. Xipak uses Iron Tail on her, making Larxene growl. "You annoying, little rat!"

"Pika!" Pikachu said, using Quick Attack on her.

Larxene threw her knives at the Keyblade wielders, but May deflected the knives. Larxene came at her and gave May a kick.

"You'll pay for that!" Brendan said, swinging his Keyblade at her. Larxene dodged from left to right.

"Lightning!" Larxene shouted, firing lightning at Brendan, hitting him. "This is for you!" Larxene said, throwing her knives.

"You keep 'em!" Brendan said, blocking the knives.

"Vanish!" Larxene said, throwing her knives again. Brendan dodged as Lyra came at her and gave her a hit with a stone spell.

"You little worm!" Larxene hissed.

"Take this!" Ethan said, casting a fire spell, hitting her.

"You're really getting on my nerves! I'm going to teach you brats some respect!" Larxene said, making clones of herself. The clones each rushes at the Keyblade wielders. One of the clones rushes at the group, but Sora grabbed a clone and threw it at the real Larxene, forcing them to merge into one. "Here's the shock of your life!" While dimming the light, Larxene moves to the center of the room and releases electricity, before summoning lightning from her hands and slowly spinning around, while summoning lightning over their heads. Then she disappears, and 5 clones rush in from various directions.

"Not again!" Kris said.

"We can keep this up all day!" Larxene said.

"So can we!" Riku said, grabbing Larxene and threw her. Naminé grabbed a clone and threw the clone at the original Larxene, forcing them to merge again.

"I'm gonna break you!" Larxene shouted as she vanished and reappeared to rush at them. 8 knives are spread along the edges of the area shooting electric shocks. Everyone jumped in the air to avoid the electric shocks. "What the?!"

"Take this!" Kairi shouted, coming at Larxene, striking her hard.

"This can't be happening!" Larxene exclaimed. "No! No, no, no! I can't lose to a bunch of losers. I refuse to lose to the likes of them." Larxene then started to fade away. "I think I'm... I'm fading?! No, this isn't... the way I... I won't...ALLOW..." Larxene completely fades away into nothing.

"Good riddance to that witch," May said.

"Let's keep going," Riku said.

The group stepped out of the room and they saw that the gate with the axe sword symbol was next. They head on over to it and they saw Lexaeus standing with his axe sword, the skysplitter in hand.

"And he would be?" Lisia asked.

"Lexaeus," Sora answered.

"Another member of Organization XIII," Leaf said.

"You've done well to make it this far. Your reputation is well deserved. I expect no less of Sora and Roxas," Lexaeus said.

"We don't need any praise from the likes of you," Brendan said.

"Perhaps not. You possess a lot of spirit, but I am going to crush your spirits, and your bodies! I, Lexaeus, will not yield to the hearts of those who wish to disrupt everything we've worked after so long!" Lexaeus said, slamming his Skysplitter on the ground.

"Spread out!" Sora yelled as the ground shook.

"You can't run!" Lexaeus shouted as he throws his axe sword. Everyone ducked their heads, not wanting to get hit by it. It performs a U-turn at the edge of the area and comes back to its owner. "I'll break you!" Lexaeus charges at Riku, but Eevee fired a Shadow Ball, protecting his partner. Lexaeus gathers energy and slams the ground with his axe sword. Rocks then appear from the ground around Leaf, Ethan, and Brendan. Sora, Kris, and May saved them before the rocks could hit them. "My power has no limits!" Lexaeus's body is surrounded by a yellow aura. "I'll show you true power!" He charges right at Lyra, but Marill came and fired Bubble Beam at the earth elemental Nobody. "Return to the earth! I'll ease your pain!" Lexaeus gathers energy and slams the ground with his axe sword. Rocks then appear again from the ground around the Keyblade wielders, but they cast a reflect spell, making the rocks bounce off. Pikachu, Angel, Xipak, Celeste, and Eevee charged at Lexaeus with Quick Attack, landing a hit. Azurill and Marill fired Bubble and Bubble Beam, hitting him. "Not bad, but not enough!" He swings his axe sword. He managed to hit Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Brendan, and May hard with his axe sword when they got close.

"You're finished!" Leaf said, holding her Leaf Green Venusaur in hand. She charges to hit him, but Lexaeus swings his axe sword.

"Don't mock me!" Lexaeus shouted, hitting her. Wes, Rui, and Michael attempts to hit him, but Lexaeus slammed his axe sword on the ground, hitting them. Sora, Kairi, Riku, and Naminé came at him, but Lexaeus smacked Sora, Kairi, and Naminé back. "You were too much trouble." Riku then came at Lexaeus, striking him. Lexaeus then dropped his axe sword.

"Too slow," Riku said.

"Well... It seems...I am beaten... But the Organization shall triumph! I may perish, but Kingdom Hearts will be in Lord Xemnas's hands soon enough," Lexaeus said as he fades away.

"Don't count on it," Riku said.

Everyone healed themselves with their cure spells. They exited Lexaeus's area and they saw that the gate with the book symbol was now opened. They entered inside the gate and they saw Zexion waiting for their arrival.

"Welcome. I almost thought you weren't going to arrive. Axel, Xigbar, Luxord, Demyx, Vexen, Larxene, and now, Lexaeus. And of course, I am not counting Roxas since he deserted the Organization. But I digress. You're more powerful than I thought to make it this far," Zexion said.

"You're not going to stop us," Sora said.

"Perhaps I will," Zexion said, taking out his lexicon, the Book of Retribution. "I shall make you see that all of your hopes and your dreams are nothing but mere illusions!" Book pages appeared, forming into copies of the Book of Retribution. Zexion makes his books spin around. Zexion creates a couple of illusions of himself. The illusion Zexion's each holds a Soul Eater, ready to strike at Keyblade wielders. They clashed their Keyblades against the illusions and slashed at them. "Everything about you will be mine!" Zexion used his lexicon to create a tornado and it pulls them in.

"I don't think so!" Riku said, casting a fire spell, hitting the lexicons, and the illusions fade away. Zexion has made several copies of the books and he used it to create illusions of himself again, holding Soul Eaters. The illusions rushed at the Keyblade wielders, but Sora and Kairi attacked the lexicons and destroyed them and the illusions. Riku then came at Zexion and used the powers of his darkness, hitting Zexion on the mark. He screamed.

"How can this be! It's impossible! How can you, one who is on the side of darkness be on the side of light! You are unique among them, and yet, you ally yourself with them?" Zexion asked.

"Yeah, I have the powers of darkness, but so what? It doesn't mean that I'm going to let you exploit it! So I'm going to wipe you out before you even get the chance to do it," Riku said, coming at Zexion. Zexion flinched when riku slashed his Braveheart at the illusion elemental Nobody. Zexion screamed as he fades away into nothing.

"Now that Zexion is gone, that leaves four more to deal with," Wes said.

The group exited from Zexion's area and they saw that the gate with the scythe symbol was now opened. They entered inside and Marluxia was waiting for them.

"So you've destroyed Zexion. I was actually hoping that you would make it this far, because I get to have you all for myself, while Xemnas continues his work for our Kingdom Hearts," Marluxia said.

"Marluxia!" May exclaimed.

"Just the one I was hoping I would see again, because we have a score to settle," Ethan said.

"Oh? Is that so?" Marluxia asked.

"That's right. We never got a chance to take you out when we had the chance," Ethan said.

"And now that we're on your home turf, we'll get that chance," Brendan said.

"Is that so?" Marluxia asked, giggling to himself. "Then I might as well have some fun with this." Marluxia held out his hand and he let out a scythe. The handle of the scythe is long, pastel green, and curved. There are two small, gold rings near the top of the handle. There is a small, black section at the base of the handle, and an equally small, gold section just above that. The main blade is curved, rose pink, and has black under edges. There is another vaguely oval-shaped blade attached to the top of the handle. This smaller blade is also rose pink with black edges. The two blades are connected by a cross shape that resembles the top half of the Nobody insignia that is white with gold and dark rose pink edges. The overall design of Graceful Dahlia gives it the appearance of a plucked flower. This scythe is known as the Graceful Dahlia. "But I must warn you that you have no chance of winning a direct fight against me."

"If you're trying to scare us off, then you'll be disappointed to know that we don't get scared easily," Sora said.

"So, you're gonna have to do it the hard way," Kairi said.

"Oh, I'll do more than scare you. After this, you will regret your courage," Marluxia said, moving forward to swing his Graceful Dahlia at the group. Sora and Leaf came at the flower elemental Nobody, but they miss him. "No good! Your hearts shall be judged!" Marluxia sends two vacuum blades from his scythe right at the group. Kairi casts her reflect spell to make the vacuum blades bounce off. Naminé came at Marluxia, but he dodged and he swings his scythe at her, but Naminé is saved by Riku when he rushes at Marluxia in a burst of flames, hitting him. "Your hearts will be scattered!" Marluxia floats above the group and swings his scythe three times. Each swing fires a blade at Brendan, but May saved him by pushing her crush out of the way in time. It creates a shock wave. Marluxia summons three tornadoes and sent them to chase Sora and the others. Rui came at Marluxia, but he dodged just by warping as Wes and Michael attempt to strike him down, but Marluxia warped to dodge their attacks. The Pokémon unleashed their attacks at Marluxia, but he strikes the ground from above, causing a massive explosion, before jumping in the sky. The explosion hits the Keyblade wielders and Pokémon 3 times.

"Stop running, Marluxia!" Wes demanded.

"Now, why would you think that I'm running?" Marluxia asked as Sora held his Kingdom Key and he came at Marluxia in a burst of flames, hitting Marluxia. He screamed in pain.

"You're done for!" Sora said, holding his Kingdom Key, but the Specter came to Marluxia's aid, so Marluxia rode on the giant Nobody.

"I think not," Marluxia said. "Soon the emptiness shall shatter Roxas and your heart, here in this world of nothingness!" Marluxia summoned a storm of flower petals. "As lightless oblivion devours you...drown in the ever-blooming darkness!" The Specter swings its scythes down at the group, creating pink crescent energies. "You will now know real fear." Marluxia then summoned bud-like bits and they circle around the Keyblade wielders. Pikachu and Xipak jumped up and unleashed Thunderbolt, shocking the bits, destroying them. Marluxia collects flower petals overhead and scatters them. The attack covers the entire area, hitting the Keyblade wielders. "Prepare!" Marluxia holds a dark orb. "To the world without light! Sink into the darkness!" He unleashed it at the group, but they dodged it. Sora and May went for the scythes and broke them. "Do you want to scream?" Summoning his bits again. Angel, Eevee, and Celeste fired Swift, hitting the bits, destroying them. "Behold!" The Specter charges with Marluxia riding on it, but Sora slashed at it. "Your hopes are doomed to the darkness!"

The Specter undergoes a growth spurt and becomes a full-sized ship. The body is much more streamlined in this format, with the arms and general humanoid shape disappearing, even though the face can still be seen. The battle is fought atop the black cloak, where Marluxia, now immobile being held in place with thorns he seemingly uses for control, can be seen with the Specter in a new form, now having grown to massive size, possessing an enormous scythe of its own. The Specter takes on angelic form, with two pairs of wings, one thin and black, and the other larger and white, bearing the shape of Marluxia's scythe. Pink-brown spiked tendrils, similar to the scarf of the Twilight Thorn, flow freely from the new "helmet" on top of its hood, which bears the vague shape of a skull. More such tendrils, black in color, billow from the sleeves.

"Marluxia and that Nobody have become one," Kris said.

"Our goal is to take them both down," Sora said.

"Fine with me. Let's do this thing," Ethan said.

"Scatter into oblivion!" Marluxia shouted as he and the Specter generate 3 tornadoes that chase Sora and the others and circle around. "Lose everything!" The tornadoes kept on coming. "Sulk in despair!"

"After you!" Sora shouted, coming at Marluxia, but the Specter protects him.

"Your heart is now in shackles!" Marluxia said as Marluxia ensnared Sora with the thorns beams. Sora struggled to get loose. "You shall sleep for eternity."

"Wanna bet?" Ethan asked, casting a fire spell, hitting him and freeing Sora.

"Away!" Marluxia shouted, making a shocking shock wave, sending the Keyblade wielders flying, and a gust of wind from the Specter prevents them from approaching. Not one of them gives up as they kept on coming.

"You ready to scream, Marluxia?" Michael asked as he casts a thunder spell at Marluxia, but the Specter protects him.

"The beginning of the end!" Marluxia said, summoning 16 bits to attack the Keyblade wielders. They simultaneously shoot a ray of light at them, but they either used their Keyblades to guard or cast a reflect spell to make them bounce off. Sora, Ethan, and May ran towards Marluxia.

"You're right about one thing, Marluxia! It is the beginning of the end!" Ethan said.

"It's the end of you!" May said.

With that said, Sora, Ethan, and May simultaneously slashed at Marluxia. They get off the battleship and they watched Specter fade away, along with Marluxia.

"Sora, Roxas!" Marluxia shouted before he completely fades away.

"Good riddance," May said to herself.

They all stepped out and right back to the room, and they saw that the gate with the lance symbol was now opened. They all headed for the gate, and they entered inside, seeing Xaldin standing before.

"Xaldin!" Sora said.

"How about we just skip the small talk?" Xaldin suggested. as he summoned 6 tornadoes. From the tornadoes came 6 lances. He holds two in one hand and one in the other. Four hovers near him. "Where's the fun in this? Winds! Guard me!" He wraps his body in damaging winds. He thrusts his lances forward. "Take this!" The Keyblade wielders scattered as they went to attack Xaldin, but he uses his lances to protect himself. He swings them seven times. He disappears into the air and descends from above five times, then thrusts his spears into the ground as he reappears.

"Watch out!" Rui exclaimed, making everyone scatter. The lances gathered back to Xaldin. "Wind!" He spins his lances around as the Pokémon all launched their attacks him, hitting the wind elemental Nobody. "What?!"

"Try this on for size!" Wes said, coming at Xaldin with his two Keyblades emitting fire and ice. He swung them to strike Xaldin, but two lances blocked as one jabbed him.

"Wes!" Rui cried.

"Don't worry about me, Rui. Just keep fighting him!" Wes said.

"Here I come!" Sora shouted as he came at Xaldin, but he jumped to dodge.

"Sora!" Xaldin shouted as he rides upon his lances, which take the shape of a dragon. "You will wear the face of despair!" The lances shoots a sweeping blast of wind from its tip. The wind attack hits the Keyblade wielders. Sora and Kairi engaged Xaldin as he swings his lances at the couple. Working together, they managed to overpower Xaldin. With a powerful crystal spell, Kairi lands the finishing blow onto Xaldin. "Is this the end?" Xaldin's lances all vanished as Xaldin screamed as he fades away into nothing.

"Looks like Xaldin just had the wind knocked out of him," Sora said.

"Chu," Pikachu said.

"Now, that just leaves two more to deal with," Leaf said.

"Yeah, and I have a feeling we already know who it is next," Sora said.

"That'll be Saïx. He's the Organization's second-to-last member to deal with," Wes said.

With that said, they leave Xaldin's area and they approached the gate with the claymore symbol, knowing Saïx was right inside. And they weren't disappointed to see the Organization's second-in command, looking out the window to the artificial Kingdom Hearts. He turned to see the group.

"You have done well to make it this far, Sora and Kairi. I must personally thank you for taking good care of Roxas for us, Sora. And Kairi, thank you for bringing Xion right to us," Saïx said.

"What are you even talking about?" Sora asked.

"We didn't bring anyone to you!" Kairi said.

"You should have left Roxas alone!" Karen said. Sora looked at sister, surprised. "You used him! Manipulated him! What you did to him was totally unforgivable! You can say whatever you want, but Roxas is a part of our family, and there's nothing you can do that can break that up!"

"That's right!" Leaf agreed. "Xion is my friend! And so is Roxas! We won't let you get to him! Never!" Sora and Kairi were confused by what Leaf was talking about, but Saïx took out his Lunatic.

"Whatever the case, Sora, Roxas, Kairi, and Xion will all share the same fate," Saïx said. He swings his Lunatic, blowing Karen, Ventus, Terra, Aqua, Max, Lisia, Zinnia, and the Pokémon, leaving the Keyblade wielders to deal with him. "Do you feel it, the moon's power? Moon, shine down!" Saïx enters into a berserk state, making the scar across his face turn red. He roared. He swings his Lunatic, creating shock waves. He threw his Lunatic, but made some copies. "Be gone!" He goes in a rampage during his berserk state. Sora grabbed one of the copies and he gets close enough to him and swing it around, hitting Saïx. He reverts back to normal. "I misjudged you. But there's no exit." He swings his Lunatic, creating shock waves. "I want to see you die fighting."

"Not gonna happen!" Wes said, coming at Saïx, but he blocked with his Lunatic. "There's no way, I'm going to let you go this time!"

"Perhaps not, but I have the power of the moon by my side, and I shall use it," Saïx said, absorbing the moonlight, entering his berserk state once again. He goes on a rampage, sweeping his Lunatic, creating shock waves. "MOVE ASIDE!" Saïx threw his Lunatic, creating an explosion. He goes in a rampage, throwing his Lunatic, making explosions. The other Keyblade wielders attempt to get close, but Saïx's berserk state made it too difficult for them to do it. "All shall be lost to you!" He unleashes explosions and shock waves, then goes on a violent rampage. Sora and Kairi went for the Lunatic copies and they swing it at Saïx, hitting him. Sora and Kairi came at Saïx with their signature Keyblades. Saïx looked at the couple and an image of Roxas and Xion replaced Sora and Kairi in his eyes. They gave him one, final slash across his chest. Saïx stumbled backwards as the Keyblade wielders surround him. Saïx dropped his claymore and weakly approached the window. "Why... Kingdom Hearts... Where is my heart?" Saïx then fades into nothing.

Once the battle had ended, Karen, Ventus, Terra, Aqua, Max, Lisia, Zinnia, and the Pokémon approached the Keyblade wielders as Sora turned to Wes.

"Okay, Wes, tell me! I need to know! Roxas's name has been popping up a lot, and somehow he's connected to me. What does Roxas have to do with me?" Sora asked.

"Because, Sora…" Wes started. "Roxas is your Nobody." Sora was surprised by this bit of news.

"My Nobody?" Sora asked..

"Sora's Nobody?" Brendan asked, sharing Sora's shock.

"It makes sense that Sora would have a Nobody, because he turned into a Heartless. He has a strong heart," May said.

"It was when Sora sacrificed himself to save me," Kairi said.

"I remember you telling me that," May said. She and Lisia were still saddened when they were told that story.

"Xemnas was the one who found Roxas and brought him into the Organization. Out of all of the 13 members of Organization XIII, Roxas was the only one who was capable of using the Keyblade, all because he's your Nobody. That's why Xemnas brought him into the Organization and why they needed him. When you became human again, he lost all of the memories he had as you, and he lost half of the strength he would have inherited from you. Xemnas figured that as long as you're around, Roxas was always going to be nerfed. So to fix it, the Organization tried to get you out of the way just to get Roxas to have his full power," Wes explained.

"But when Roxas learned the truth about himself, and why the Organization wanted him, he betrayed them and left. The first place he went to was to your house because he knew it was home to him," Rui said.

"That's why the Nobodies attacked Pallet Town," Karen spoke up. Everyone except for Leaf looked at her.

"What?" Sora asked.

"Yeah, it's true. I was shocked when I learned that about him, but somehow, I knew Roxas was your Nobody when we met him during the fight with ExDark. He came to Pallet Town after he left the Organization. But Axel showed up to get him and another Nobody out of Pallet Town," Karen explained.

"Another Nobody?" Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Brendan, May, Michael, Max, Lisia, and Zinnia asked in unison.

"Yeah. A Nobody named Xion," Leaf admitted.

"Wait, Leaf? You knew, too?" Riku asked.

"How long did you know?" Sora asked.

"Ever since Axel told me and Ash. It's not just me, Ash, or your sister, but Tai, Matt, girl Sora, Mimi, Izzy, Joe, TK, Kari, Davis, Cody, Ken, Yolei, and mom knew, too. We didn't tell you because we didn't know how you would take it, and we didn't want to add any more problems to the list," Leaf said.

"The reason Axel got Roxas and Xion out of Pallet Town was because he knew Pallet Town would be the first place to look. He got them both out before the Nobodies even got there. You see, it wasn't just to show you how nasty they were, but it was a way to make him come back or destroy him, trying," Karen explained. Sora was shocked to hear it from his sister. Sora even looked at Leaf. Sora wanted to be mad at Ash, Leaf, and his family for keeping it a secret from him, but he couldn't fault them when he understood the reason behind it.

"Well, that's one part of the mystery solved, but what about Xion? Where did she even come from?" May asked.

"She came from Kairi," Leaf answered.

"From Kairi?" Naminé asked, shocked.

"What do you mean she came from me?" Kairi asked.

"The thing is, Xion is your Nobody, Kairi," Leaf said.

"But that can't be right. Kairi never turned into a Heartless," Ventus pointed out.

"How does that even work?" Aqua asked.

"I think I can answer that question. Xion was born when Kairi was in full grief when Sora had turned into a Heartless. Xion was created by the grief she felt when she thought Sora was gone forever. It was a form that seems to have suited her, but Xion didn't know who she was, only that Xion is a name she gave herself upon birth. She was a different kind of Nobody, so the Organization didn't pick her up on their radar, so she was safe from her. Ever since we learned about her, we knew it would be a matter of time before Organization XIII caught wind of her presence and went after her," Rui explained.

"Ansem the Wise was the one who discovered that fact," Wes said.

"Ash was the one who found her after he mistook her for you, Kairi. I thought it was you when I first met her, so we brought her over to your parents, and she stayed with you while you and Sora were in the Johto region. They didn't want to burden you with this bit of news, and neither did I," Leaf explained.

"So it was like I was there, but I wasn't really there," Kairi said.

"That's one way to put it," Leaf said.

"But Roxas knew he and Xion couldn't hide forever, so to make things right, Roxas and Xion had to go back to where they came from. The two of you," Rui said. Sora and Kairi were stunned as they placed their hands over their hearts.

"Are you saying that Roxas and Xion are inside–" Sora paused.

"- our hearts?" Kairi finished.

"Yeah," Karen said.

"Andhey have been since before you left for the Hoenn region," Wes said.

"What about Xipak and Celeste? Where do they fit in all this?" Max asked.

"I'm wondering about that, too," Michael added.

"Xipak and Celeste were with them. He brought Xipak with him back here, while Xion found Celeste as a wild Eevee, and took her in. There was no doubt that they were your Nobodies," Karen said.

"We should go. We've wasted enough time just standing here and talking," Wes said.

With that said, they exited Saïx's section and back to the small room. And that's where they saw the door was at last opened. They knew Ash and Ansem the Wise were up ahead, and they had to find them.

Back to Ash and Ansem the Wise, he continued firing his machine into the artificial Kingdom Hearts. But the machine was becoming out of control. Ansem knew what was going to happen next.

"Ansem?" Ash asked. Ansem the Wise just laughed.

"I'm a fool. I've spent years studying the workings of the heart. Yet it seems I still haven't learned a thing!" Ansem the Wise said.

"What do you mean?" Ash asked.

"The process of encoding hearts is incalculable. Not even I could have foreseen that the Digimon have developed their own hearts at their own pace. I was convinced that they would think and behave the way I had envisioned, but I couldn't have been more wrong. A heart is so much more than any system. I saw it when the DigiDestined children bonded with the Digimon and touched each other's hearts. I knew. But I was too stubborn to accept it. It's always the same. I try to wrap my mind around things my heart already knows, only to fail. While I was researching Sora and Kairi, I had so many plans in store. But before I could put those plans into effect, they fell apart. All my research amounted to nothing, compared with their hearts," Ansem the Wise said.

The machine then started to short out.

"Ansem! The machine!" Ash exclaimed.

"All the more proof that hearts cannot be contained by data. Run, my young friend! It's going to self-destruct, and anything could happen!" Ansem the Wise said.

"But…" Ash said.

"Ash!" Sora called out. Ash saw Sora, Kairi, Riku, Naminé, Karen, Ventus, Terra, Aqua, Leaf, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Brendan, May, Wes, Rui, Michael, Max, Lisia, Zinnia, and the Pokémon running towards them.

"Sora, Kairi, the rest is up to you. You mustn't allow Xemnas to have his way," Ansem the Wise said.

"Ansem!" Ash said.

"My heart is telling me what I must do. Please allow me to do what it says!" Ansem the Wise pleaded.

"You can't!" Ash said, but Wes stopped him by grabbing him by the shoulder.

"No, his heart decided! We can't change it!" Wes said.

Xemnas appeared.

"I was wondering who would dare interfere with my Kingdom Hearts. And look, here you all are. How convenient for me," Xemnas said as Sora, Kairi, Riku, Naminé, Karen, Ventus, Terra, Aqua, Ash, Leaf, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Brendan, May, Wes, Rui, Michael, Max, Lisia, Zinnia, and the Pokémon just glared at him. "Ansem the Wise... You look pathetic."

"Have your laugh. I deserve as much for failing to see you for the fool you are," Ansem the Wise said.

"Students do take after their teachers. Only a fool would be your apprentice. After all, none of this would have happened without you. YOU are the source of all Heartless. It was your research that inspired me to go further than you ever dared," Xemnas said.

"I admit...my disregard brought chaos to more worlds than one. But what were YOU seeking? You erased me from the world, only to take my name and continue research better left forgotten... Is this the answer you've been looking for?" Ansem the Wise asked.

"All that and more. I'm carrying on what you, yourself began, and I'm creating a brand new world, one heart at a time. I thought you'd praise me, but all you ever do is hold me back. I understand, though. Unlike me, you have a heart. And you're powerless to control it. Consumed by the jealousy you feel toward the student who surpassed you," Xemnas said.

"Xehanort. Foolish apprentice of a foolish man. You have surpassed nothing. You only proved how little we both know. We may profess to know the heart, but its essence is beyond our reach. We're both ignorant, as oblivious as when we began. I'm afraid that any world you try to create... Any world of yours...would be an empire of ignorance. That is why you and your creation are destined to fall!" Ansem the Wise said. "We've said enough! Wes, Rui, you know what to do!" Wes and Rui nodded. "Ash, my young friend, forgive me! Farewell!"

Sora tried to run to Ansem, but they are stopped by Wes and Rui, knowing it was too late. It then the machine explodes, taking Ansem the Wise with him. Energy bursts upwards. Sparkles float out from the explosion, figuring that Ansem the Wise was gone. Xemnas had left while the explosion occurred. Then, a flash of light came and rendered everyone unconscious.

Down to the city, the Nobodies below waved their arms, trying to catch the hearts, but they go down to the cliff below and Shadows are born from the darkness and they climb up to the castle.

Back with the group, they all regained consciousness, recovering from the explosion that had occured.

"What was that about?" Zinnia asked.

"Whismur," Aster said.

"I don't know, but look at that," Terra said, pointing to the artificial Kingdom Hearts. They all saw that it now had a massive hole in the middle. The hole had a red core.

"Their Kingdom Hearts is damaged," Leaf said.

"It looks like Ansem the Wise did what he went out to do, right?" Aqua asked.

"Yeah, he did. Ansem the Wise took a chance to stop them, and it looks like he stopped them from getting more hearts," Ash said.

"That's a good sign, isn't it?" Karen asked.

"Pikachu?" Blossom asked.

"It might as well be. Ansem the Wise did it just to get his revenge on the Organization, and his revenge destroyed him," Wes said.

"Why did he want renege against the Organization?" Brendan asked.

"It was because his apprentices betrayed him, so I had to guess, his other apprentices turned into Heartless and gained Nobodies," Ash said.

"And the one leading the revolt was Xehanort," May said.

"Xehanort is right," Leaf said.

"Yeah, but Roxas seems to be the odd one out since Roxas is Sora's Nobody," Riku said.

"So you guys know, don't you?" Ash asked.

"Yeah. Wes filled us in. And I know you and Leaf kept it a secret from me just to protect me," Sora said.

"I had to, Sora. You're my best friend," Ash said.

"Yeah. Thinking about it, I would do the same for you," Sora said.

"Pikachu," Pikachu said.

"Pika," Xipak said.

"Well, I think it's time I came clean about something else," Ash said.

"What?" Ethan asked. Ash didn't answer, so he took out his bag and he took out the vessels Axel had given to him.

"What are these?" Lyra asked.

"And where did you get those?" Kris asked.

"They're vessels. Axel gave them to me, and he said that we can use these to bring Roxas and Xion back," Ash explained.

"Bring them back?" Aqua asked.

"Can you do that?" Karen asked.

"How?" Terra asked.

"I don't know. Axel didn't tell me how," Ash said.

"Roxas and Xion in their own vessels," Sora said. Sora and Kairi looked at each other and opened their eyes. They see their Nobodies standing before them. "Roxas."

"Xion. We need to talk," Kairi said.

"Yeah, we already know. You want to give us new bodies, don't you?" Roxas asked.

"Yes, we do," Sora said.

"We thought it would be better this way. After everything you two have been through, you deserve to live normal lives. Celeste wants you to come back," Kairi said.

"And Xipak wants you back, too, Roxas," Sora said.

"You know, they're right, Roxas. I mean, our families had welcomed us with opened arms before, and I don't see why they wouldn't do it a second time," Xion said.

"You're right, too, Xion. Sora's mom, aunt, uncle, cousins, and sister are my family, just as much as they're Sora's. I can't remember a day I hadn't thought of them while I've been in here. And then, I realized I wanted to see them again," Roxas said.

"And we can make it happen, you guys," Sora said.

"We can give you make you part of the family. I mean, I always wanted a sister," Kairi said.

"And I always wanted a brother. Just tell tell Karen I said that," Sora said.

"Don't worry, Sora. I won't," Roxas said.

"But before we do this, I want you to know that I'm sorry it had to be the Organization's stronghold of all places," Sora apologized.

"Don't apologize, Sora. Some things are even the control of a Psychic-type Pokémon. And besides, I wouldn't have any other way. I figured I wouldn't be able to take them on all by myself. Xion has the both of you, Riku, Naminé, Ash, Leaf, Ethan, Lyra, Kris, Brendan, May, Michael, Wes, Rui, and the rest," Roxas said.

"And we can't let Axel's sacrifice mean nothing. We wouldn't have the chance to meet you if it weren't for him," Xion said.

"Then, let's make our meeting official," Kairi said.

"And give you your new bodies," Sora said.

"Yeah," Roxas and Xion said as they held hands and smiled.

Back to reality, Sora and Kairi summoned the Kingdom Key and Destiny's Embrace. They held their Keyblades up and light shines on the replicas. A light from each Sora and Kairi's hearts came out and into the vessels. The vessles have become Roxas and Xion's new bodies. They were both wearing the black coats they had one before. The whole group were awestruck by what they have seen as Roxas and Xion stood on their own feet and opened their own eyes. Terra, Aqua, Ethan, Kris, Lyra, Brendan, May, Michael, Lisia, and Zinnia looked between Roxas and Ventus, amazed by how identical they looked.

"Are you seeing what I'm seeing?" May asked.

"Two Vens," Terra and Aqua said in unison.

It's not two Vens. That's Roxas," Karen said.

"He's Roxas?" Brendan asked.

"But he looks like Ven," Max said.

"Yeah, but older," Zinnia said.

"You look like me," Ventus said. Roxas looked right at Ventus.

"And you look like me," Roxas said.

"Yeah, but look at Xion. She looks just like Kairi, except her hair is black," Michael said.

Roxas and Xion looked at their hands and they smiled.

"Pika, Pi!" Xipak happily cried with tears in his eyes.

"Eevee!" Celeste also happily cried with tears in her eyes.

"Xipak!" Roxas said with tears in his eyes.

"Celeste," Xion said with tears in her eyes.

Roxas and Xion embraced their Pokemon partners.

"Look at that. It's very sweet," Naminé said, almost crying.

"Xipak and Celeste has them back, like they wanted," Riku said.

"I'm sorry for leaving you when I did, Xipak. I promise, I won't ever leave you again," Roxas said, crying.

"Me too, Celeste. Please forgive me," Xion said, crying as well.

"Well, now we have the reunion between Trainer and Pokémon out of the way, there's still one more thing we have to deal with," Wes said, looking ahead of them. "We have to deal with Xemnas. He's the Organization's last survivor."

"You're right," Roxas agreed. "Only Xemnas's destruction can bring an end to this whole thing."

With that said, the group have prepared for the final battle against the Organization's leader and last member. Wes and Rui took off their black coats, revealing the clothes they had on before entering the realm of darkness. Will they succeed in finally taking Xemnas down, or will it be over before it starts? Found out in our next chapter.