Now we have the final chapter in Daybreak Town where the Guardians have new allies on their side.
Sorry about the long duration this story took, my computer broke and I mostly had to write the rest of this story on my phone. But that problem will be fixed and the story that the other half of the Guardians will take part in might come out at a faster pace.
Sora, Riku, Kairi, Roxas, Naminé, Xion, Donald, Goofy, Daisy, Max, Ephemer, Skuld, Strelitzia, Brain, Mog, Gabby, Allura, DJ Rock, Ira, Aced, Invi, Gula and Ava were scattered around the remains of Daybreak Town. At least an hour had passed and they were still reeling from the fight they were just in with the Organization.
With the town in ruins from the fights with the Foretellers and the Organization, the heroes were determined to clean everything up as much as they could before opening up this area to the public.
Skilled Magic users like Donald, Sora, Mog, Gabby and Invi were using water spells to douse the fires while the others such as Aced, Goofy, Max and Brain were picking up stray rubble and were also putting boards over broken windows.
As Riku finished putting his rubble pieces into a pile, he noticed Strelitzia sitting by the fountain, with a rather depressed frown on her face. A bouquet of flowers in her hands which she dropped as they scattered on the ground.
Riku felt his heart drop upon seeing her in such a state. Given what she had to experience during the last battle he couldn't blame her for being so glum. Especially more so in the fact that he faced Marluxia a couple of times before yet never cared to know about his past. And the fact that he was the brother of this poor girl from the past (who was very heartbroken and confused to why the one she knew was gone and replaced with a monster) was all hard to process.
He walked over to her and picked up the flowers she dropped.
"Hey, uh you dropped these." He held them out to her.
She tried to muster a smile.
"Thanks." She took the flowers and put them on the opposite side of her before looking down dejected.
"You're still thinking about him aren't you?" Riku asked.
Strelitzia nodded.
"Listen Strelitzia, I'm so-" Riku began.
"Don't." She spoke, not looking up at him. "You don't have to apologize...you didn't turn him into this."
"I...know." Riku replied. "I just wanted to apologize for how sad you're feeling."
She let out a small chuckle. "Thanks...I guess."
Riku sighed.
"But it's not because of what my brother has turned into." She spoke up.
Riku looked at her as she faced him.
"They're from your time." She explained. "So it's more that I'm upset about who he's going to become in the future. He's going to be gone, replaced by someone so cruel and vicious...and so is Elrena...The fact that my own big brother is going to become a monster in the future is just...just..."
"Unfathomable?" Riku asked.
Strelitzia nodded.
"And the worst part is that since those versions of them already exist in your time, the ones I know didn't show up after my Era merged with yours."
"Yeah, I'm still not sure why that is the case." Riku replied as he sat next to her. "But still, I get it. Fighting against the people you love is hard. Even when I opposed Sora during my dark power trip, a small part of me was very uncomfortable in doing so. The same after my redemption when I battled Roxas and Xion and then Aqua when she fell to Darkness."
"I see." Strelitzia sighed.
"Will you be able to fight him, if you should run into him again?" Riku asked
I think so... Yes. I can defeat him. I know that's what he would have wanted me to do...but." Strelitzia trailed off. (1)
"But what?" Riku asked.
"I wish there was a way to get them back." She told him.
Riku gently brushed her shoulder with his arm until a realization came to him.
"Wait a Minute." He realized. "There IS a way we can get them back!"
Strelitzia whipped her head towards him so faster that her right pigtail sharply brushed against his chest. "There is?"
"Yes." He replied. "You see, where were two other members of the current Organization that me and my friends faced. Their names as nobodies were Demyx and Saïx. During our adventures we battled them, and once they were defeated, like really defeated. Their bodies disappeared and reappeared with their hearts inside of them. They were recompleted into their original forms: Myde and Isa respectively. The same with some of the original members of the Organization: Axel, Zexion, Vexen, Lexaeus and Xaldin. After they were defeated in one form or another they were recompleted into the people they once were."
Strelitzia's eyes began to shine, Hope returning to her. "So that means...he and Elrena can be saved?"
Riku nodded with a smile before his face turned grim again. "But you do realize what this means: if we want to save them...we'll have to destroy them. Will you be ready for that?"
Strelitzia sighed. "I just don't know if I can work up the courage to do so.." she turned to the other Dandelions and the Foretellers. "But maybe they can help me along the way."
Riku smiled. "I like the sound of that."
"And maybe you can too." She replied. "I mean, even if you are from another world that doesn't mean we can't stay in touch somehow."
Riku contemplated what she said. "I'll get back you on that."
Strelitzia giggled. "OK then."
They both turned their attention back to the Foretellers who were closing in on the remaining Guardians.
"Ok." Ava called out. "That about wraps it up, the town is fixed for the most part."
"Yes." Ira replied. He then turned to the Guardians. "And I would also like to sincerely apologize for our transgressions against you. We were lead astray by our quest for light that we were consumed by darkness."
"Me especially." Aced admitted guiltily. "I was so caught up in preserving the balance that I listened to Xigbar and impulsively attacked you lot several times. Without even bothering to hear you out. I was just so worried about the balance of the world and I...am truly, deeply sorry."
"We all are." Invi replied.
"Some of us more than others." Gula sighed as he looked at Ava with guilt.
"It's ok." Sora smiled "You were just doing what you thought was right. You were fighting the Darkness just like us."
"You were just being manipulated." Riku assured them. "Some of us here know all too well what that's like. But we were able to make things right with those we wronged. So why can't you guys too?"
Aced was touched by this. "Only you all could be such good people after everything we've been through. But hey, I guess that's one of the reasons the people of this town respect you so much."
"Stop, or you'll make us blush." Kairi joked. To which everyone laughed.
After that, they all stared at each other for a while.
"So what now?" Ephemer asked.
"Now would be the part where we would leave." Sora replied. "The Keyhole appears, we seal it which means this world is safe and we depart, promising to defeat Xehanort and his darkness."
"Or maybe, instead of sealing the Keyhole, we have to fine a way to seal the temporal rift Xehanort created." Riku suggested.
"That sounds more logical." Goofy replied. "But how do we do that?"
"Let's check the library inside the Clock Tower." Ava suggested. "The Master had many books in there about different worlds. Maybe there's something there about rifts between eras that can help you."
"Cool." Sora exclaimed. "Let's get going there. Shall we?"
He raced up, preparing to dash to the Tower only for Aced to grab the back of his hood.
"Ah-Bup-bup." He sternly spoke. "With us of course. As nobody else is allowed in the Clock Tower without our permission or supervision."
Sora sheepishly laughed as a few friends chucked at him. "Uh-yeah. Right, of course."
A few moments later, The 23 Keyblade Wielders were scattered around the Foreteller's chamber searching through books, scaling their contents and trying to see if there was anything about worlds merging or rifts in the fabric of time. But so far nothing was coming up that suited their desires.
"Any luck?" Riku asked Xion who was busy flipping through a book with the symbol of small three triangles all stacked together to form a large one.
Xion shook her head. "No. You?"
Riku tossed back a book with the symbol of a sword on it. "Nothing here either."
"Well keep looking." Ira instructed. "Such an anomaly like this can't be so unusual that it's never happened before. The Master would have encountered one or something similar to this that he would have kept a book about it somewhere."
"Most of these don't really look like promising books," Sora replied as he searched the back desk. "They're just books talking about other worlds. Nothing about anomalies or shit."
His gaze fell upon a mysterious book lying in the middle of the desk. The cover was blue and the symbol on it was an ornate heart with an elongated spiked cross at the bottom.
Feeling drawn to it, he picked up the book and flipped it open.
He began to read aloud from its contents.
"On that fated land, a great war shall transpire. Darkness will prevail and the light expire."
He was alarmed at this entry. Did a war happen back before this time that caused the light to temporarily expire? Or was it telling of a war that was yet to come...his mind instantly came to the Keyblade War Xehanort was planning to re-create. Could this passage be alluding to the outcome of the war that was going to happen?
He turned to the Foretellers and his friends. "Ummm guys?"
They turned to him.
"Yeah, Sora?" Roxas asked him. "Did you find something?"
"Yes and no." Sora replied. "It's not about the rifts but rather this book I found on the desk." He held it up for them to see.
The Guardians, The Daybreak Quartet, and some of the Dandelions were in awe about the book but the Foretellers were immediately shocked.
"That's the Master's Book of Prophecies." Ava explained. "Nobody is allowed to read except us and his apprentices."
"Oh. S-sorry." Sora replied about to hand it over to her before stopping. "But then again, maybe there could be something in here that could help us with the rifts, if there's something in the book about this happening at some point in time."
He opened the book up again and started to skim through it.
"I can assure that we have read over the book several times and have seen nothing about rifts appearing through time." Gula spoke in a nervous bid to get Sora to stop reading the book but to no avail.
Sora flipped through the pages until he stopped on something that caught his eye.
He read it aloud.
"Imbalance observed, strength misplaced, a future filled with sorrow.
Words of truth misunderstood as they explore the secret of tomorrow.
With a single strike, toll the bells and herald the end, bringing war upon us, as fate did intend."
The passage wasn't what concerned Sora. It was the five Foretellers' images on the page, all shrouded in dark Auras and looking evil with a question mark appearing in the space between all five of them.
He showed them the page.
"Guys, what is this about?" he asked.
The Foretellers' faces paled at this.
"That...is the Lost Page." Gula slowly spoke. "It was omitted from all of our copies but mine for some reason. It held details about there being a traitor amongst us. One who would betray us for Darkness."
"It's the reason why things between the Foretellers got so tense," Ephemer explained. "That was what Master Ava told me the night I met my close friend."
"And that fight you witnessed yesterday..." Invi explained.
"It was due to our own paranoia and doubts about each other." Aced guiltily admitted. "Truth be told, none of us know exactly who this traitor is."
"And maybe we'll never know." Ira explained, "But know that we are willing to put all of our differences aside to help you in your mission against Master Xehanort and his evil Organization."
"That's right." Invi agreed.
"Totally." Gula nodded.
"Anything for you." Ava smiled.
"As long as you agree to stand in line." Aced spoke in a firm but agreeing tone.
"Since the Master disappeared, I think it would be OK for you to hold onto that copy of the book." said Ava as her fellow Foretellers looked at her in shock. "What?" she replied. "He's literally gone, it's not like he's going to come out and throw a huge fit about all of this."
The other Foretellers Considered it.
"It still feels wrong to do this." Invi replied.
"Well if that's the case." Naminé replied as she took the book from Sora. "We can just photocopy the pictures from the book and read them ourselves."
She held out her hand to summon her Gummiphone.
"Photo-copy?" Gula asked.
"It's a thing in our world." Roxas told the Leopard-Masked boy to which he nodded.
As Naminé held the book in one hand and the phone in another she suddenly gasped as she saw the phone light up. She dropped the Book of Prophecies as the phone went black.
"Naminé?" Riku asked her.
"What's wrong?" Roxas asked as he ran up to her.
"I...I saw something..." She breathed.
"Saw what?" Sora asked.
"A memory came from the phone." Naminé explained.
"Wait. That small device showed you something?" Aced asked her.
"Naminé has memory powers." Riku explained. "What started out as Memory Manipulation is now used as Memory projection. She can usually replay memories touching the head of a person and some sort of device."
"Ah." Those who didn't know went.
"But how are you able to get memories from that book?" Xion asked.
"I'm not sure." Naminé replied. "But I have a theory that it might stem from connecting to the Master of Masters' memory indirectly from one of his possessions.
"How is that possible?" Donald asked.
Naminé shrugged. "Probably just a new perk of my powers." she looked at the Gummiphone. "The only downside is that this device is too small for me to use to show all of you what I've seen."
"Do you think we need a projector of some sorts?" Goofy asked. "Or like some big TV or Computer."
Ava's eyes lit up. "The Clock Tower Control Room! It has all sorts of computers and monitors for you guys to use."
"Will that work for you?" Invi asked Naminé.
"I'm sure it will." The Blonde replied as the picked up the Book of Prophecies. "Where is it?"
"The top of the Clock Tower." Ira explained. "We will escort you there...obviously."
"Great," Donald grumbled. "More walking."
"NOBODY GIVES A FUCK, DONALD!" Everyone shouted at him.
The 23 of them reached the top of The Clock Tower where a closed door stood before them.
"Stand back." Ira summoned Unicornis and pointed it at the door. A beam of light shot from it and into the Keyhole and at once, the door opened.
"Let's head inside." Ira ordered.
As the Guardians, Dandelions and Quartet, entered, they were in awe at what they saw.
On all of the walls were large computer screens, with images of various worlds on all the different monitors.
Below them were many machines with lots and lots of buttons.
The Guardians had to fight the urge to run up and impulsively press them as they made their way to the main control seat where a model of the Clock Tower was displayed on the monitor.
"Ok, Naminé." Gula escorted her to the seat where she sat in the chair. "Work your magic."
"OK." Naminé took a deep breath as she held the Book of Prophecies in one hand and hovered her free one over the Keyboard. "Here goes..."
Her open hand touched the Keyboard and at once the model of The Clock Tower vanished and was replaced with a blank one.
For a while, everyone waited...but nothing.
"Well, it didn't work." Max grumbled.
"Give it some time." Daisy assured the others. "I'm sure with a new perk, Naminé needs some time to master indirect projection of memories."
"Focus, Naminé." Sora whispered. "We're all here with you."
Naminé closed her eyes and concentrated hard. Soon, the screen began to flicker with static as a voice was heard from the speakers.
"...And this Box, need to stay out of sight."
The non-visible eyes of the Foretellers' eyes widened upon hearing that voice.
"Just watch with your own eyes-and my eye of course-as things unfold between the others." The voice continued. "Then when the time is right, go off and do your thing."
"What's in it?" A second voice asked.
"Is that?" Aced asked.
"Luxu." Ira replied.
"Luxu?" Brain asked. "Isn't he the sixth apprentice to the Master?
"The same." Invi told him.
The screen came to life to reveal a memory in the Foretellers' Study where two individuals in Black Coats with the hoods up were talking to each other while a Black Box stood between them.
"Are those?" Sora asked.
"Our Master and Luxu." Ava replied.
"So that's them." Kairi whispered.
"And look at their coats." Roxas silently exclaimed. "They're the same as the Organizations'."
"You don't think they're connected somehow, do you?" Xion asked nervously.
"Unlikely." Ephemer replied. "But it was still a good call for you two to change out of them so nobody got the wrong idea."
Roxas and Xion nodded before bringing their attention back to the screen.
"It's a secret." The master spoke in response to his identically clad apprentice. "And well...you see...the thing is..." he turned away. "You can never EVER open it."
"Why not?" Donald asked as everyone around him shrugged.
"Don't look at us." Gula replied. "Not even we Five Foretellers have seen that thing before."
"Great, now I really wanna know..." Luxu complained.
"So do I..." Sora whispered.
"Same here." Riku replied.
"Me three." Kairi added.
The Master conceded and turned back to Luxu. "Ah, alright. I'll indulge you." he obliged. "But this secret has to stay between the two of us, and you have to promise never to open the box."
"I Promise." Luxu replied.
The Master beckoned Luxu to walk forward and then whispered the contents in his ear.
The voice was too quiet for anyone else to hear but whatever it was alarmed Luxu.
"But why?" Luxu asked.
"You'll see." The Master Explained
"Can't you just tell me now?" Luxu asked his master.
"And ruin the surprise?" The Master playfully retorted.
"I mean he's got a point there." Max pointed out, to which a few shushed him.
"Well, I'd hate for anything to happen to you, so I'll give you one little hint." the Master continued.
"I'm listening." said Luxu.
The Master turned away from him and spoke; "When Darkness strikes at Dawn and the lifeboat departs, this world will have fulfilled its purpose."
He turned back to Luxu.
"If that happens, you'll have to see it through to the end, and take a corridor to a new world as fast as you can."
"The world is going to end?" asked Luxu.
Those who didn't know gasped in shock.
"This world is going to end?" Mog asked worriedly?
"By the looks of it, probably." Brain replied.
"Haven't I told you?" The master replied. "There's no way for us to win against the Darkness. That's why we needed all the time we had to get all those Keyblade Wielders ready to pass the torch to the next generation."
"Pass the torch to the next Generation..." Ava whispered to herself as she looked at Ephemer, Skuld, Strelitzia and Brain.
"This world exists to nurture the Dandelions, Our little seeds of light so they can be sown into the future..." The master spoke.
The Dandelions and Daybreak Quartet looked at each other and nodded.
"...where they CAN stop the darkness. Then the sun, will finally set on this duskless dawn." he finished.
"'The sun sets on this town'? I don't like where this is going." Xion frowned, nervous for this beautiful town's fate.
The Master walked back over to Luxu and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"And our plan will have succeeded at last." he smiled.
"What plan?" Sora asked.
Ira shrugged.
The Master walked back towards his desk where his copy of the Book of Prophecies rested as Luxu made his way over to the box.
"I'll get started." he explained as he bent down to grab the handle of the box.
Before he could move out the Master called out: "Oh, wait. I almost forgot."
Luxu turned to him. "There's more?" he asked.
"Like I said." The Master explained. "We've been fighting Darkness for a long, long time."
He explained the tale. "During this battle, Darkness shed its form and began attacking our hearts instead of our bodies, claiming countless allies of mine along the way."
A few stared at the Master in Sympathy.
"But at some point, the darkness realized that without their form, they would eventually lose their individual will. Which bring us to now." said the Master.
"Darkness has no form?" Luxu asked.
"Well, duh." Riku pointed out. "It's not a person it's an essence."
"And so is the light," Kairi added. "I mean, What? Did light take a form as well?"
"Probably." Gula replied.
"From seven, all is fulfilled." The Master explained. "From Thirteen, darkness is born. As it states, darkness began in thirteen."
"Just like Xehanort's Organization." Sora realized.
The Master walked past Luxu and continued to explain, "Without form, they spread throughout and became a whole. The ones that continued to spread, and derived their own forms became Heartless, while those without forms developed individual will. And now the formless yearn to take over the body of those with strong hearts."
"Strong hearts?" Luxu echoed.
"You can't destroy darkness if it has no form," The Master told him. "Which is why you need a vessel with a strong heart...That's where you all come in."
"Wait a minute..." Luxu started to realize.
"Does he mean?..." Roxas asked nervously as his eyes moved to the Foretellers who (except Ava who already heard this before)
"I know how this sounds, but believe me when I say that I didn't train you all just to turn you into vessels." The Master assured his Apprentice. "I pushed you to become resilient. Resilient enough to withstand darkness, even if it were to take over your hearts."
"So that's why were able to break free." Invi realized. "Ava was able to call out to the parts of us that were strong which helped us pull through."
"Precisely." Ava smiled back at her.
"This was your plan." Luxu whispered.
"This is war." The Master continued. "Between people and something entirely different. You can't afford to get sentimental. You need to be pragmatic. I chose this fate for you because I believed you could bear it"
"Hey," Sora nudged the others. "Bear it." he jerked a thumb at Aced and they snickered.
"Do not insult me." Aced growled at Sora, getting even more irritated as his fellow Foretellers started giggling as well.
"Now listen." The Master told Luxu. "There are Thirteen Darknesses, of those thirteen, we'll trap the most powerful seven inside each of us." he referred to himself and his six apprentices.
"WHAAAAAAAAAAT!?" The Foretellers (except Ava) exclaimed in shock. They looked at themselves as if they were sorts of Monsters.
"We have Darkness inside of us?" Aced gasped.
"Everyone does." Riku explained. "Well, except for Kairi, Naminé and Ventus: Kairi because she's a Princess of Heart, Naminé because of her connection from Kairi, and Ven because all the darkness in his heart was extracted by Xehanort to create an evil clone of him named Vanitas, but well...that's another story..." He stopped upon realizing what they meant. "Ohh, those kinds of Darknesses."
"All this time..." Ira whispered. "We've been trying to resist the Darkness inside of us, only for us to have carried it within us this whole time."
"That's why Xigbar chose to come after us..." Gula whispered.
"And he already exploited our own flaws and turned us against each other to do so." Invi lamented.
The Five Foretellers looked down in despair, only to be met with comforting hands by the Guardians: Sora and Riku for Ira, Roxas and Max for Gula, Daisy and Xion for Invi, Donald and Goofy for Aced, and Kairi and Naminé for Ava.
They all turned back to the memory to see what else the Master Had to say.
"We'll all go our separate ways and destroy the Darkness wherever we end up." The Master finished explaining. "That is the purpose of the Keyblade War."
"So the whole reason he did all this..." Ava began.
"Was to prepare us for the Keyblade War?" Ira tried to guess.
As the Master walked back over to his desk. Luxu asked him: "Is it really necessary for the Unions to betray each other? Is war the only way?"
"It is." The Master replied as he opened the Book of Prophecies. "I used the passage in the book about the traitor to plant doubt inside all of you, for darkness to feed on. For them to take the bait, we all need to harbor true, real emotions. And when emotions grow and clash, they'll get stronger, and eventually, the seven shadows will try to take over our hearts.
The Foretellers were gaping at this point.
"So...there wasn't really any traitor..." Ira spoke slowly..."It was all part of the Master's plan to push things closer to the Keyblade War."
"We were being paranoid over each other for nothing..." Invi lamented.
"DO now you admit you were being stupid." Donald quacked at him.
The Other Guardians and the Dandelions' eyes widened at him for saying something so insulting to the Foretellers, but to their surprise, the five masters nodded.
"Yes..." Aced sighed. "We were...me especially."
They turned back to see what else Their Master and Luxu had to say,
"And you want them to succeed?" Luxu asked.
"Yes." The Master replied, closing the book. "As for the remaining Six; five will feed on the Union Leaders, and the last one will be trapped in this world.
Luxu was in disbelief. "You can't do this!" He protested. "The Sacrifice is too great!"
The Master stood up abruptly. "I told you...not to let sentiment cloud your judgement." He lightly scolded. "It's a tragedy when darkness takes over someone's heart. I know that all too well...because I've seen those I've cared about, my closest allies, drown in darkness."
He turned to Luxu. "This isn't some heroic tale about the battle between the battle of light and darkness. It's about honoring the dignity of those with hearts."
Luxu looked down before the Master continued. "Besides, I'm not planning on sacrificing anyone. I have a safety plan."
This slightly relieved the Foretellers, the Dandelions and the Quartet.
Luxu nodded to what his master had to say, grabbed the Black Box's handle and walked off.
Once he was out of sight, the Master spoke once more. "May your heart be your guiding Key. Your thoughts, your feelings, your actions..."
He sat back down in his chair.
"You are the key to the future. I'm counting on you...Traitor Luxu."
With that, the screen reverted back to the model of the Clock Tower, as the memory was finished.
Naminé released her hand from the Keyboard, sat up and placed the book down on the chair before turning back to the others.
Her face of shock and surprise matched that of those around her.
"Wow..." Aced whispered in quiet disbelief. "Just...wow."
"I cannot believe this." Ira shook his head, clearly disheartened.
"So...Luxu was technically the traitor?" Ava asked. "But why?"
"To be honest," I'm not really sure about that part." Sora replied. "But it's OK, you guys don't need to fight each other anymore. You don't have to go down the dark path of the Keyblade War and whatever wacky plan the Master of Masters had for you."
"You're right," Ira smiled sadly. He turned to Sora, "While we will still follow his intention of sealing away the Darknesses that have taken root in our hearts, we will NOT follow his plan of us turning against each other and make us fight each other in a Keyblade War."
"Especially with there being a second Keyblade War happening in your era." Invi replied.
"That's great to hear." Xion smiled. "The last thing we need right now is for Xehanort to gain more Darkness on his side."
"Well, that's not going to be the case, since we have you guys to help us combat the Darkness in our hearts." Gula remarked.
The Guardians beamed at thus.
"Well with that out of the way," Naminé replied. "Let's keep searching for a way to repair the rifts."
She went back to the chair to retrieve the Book of Prophecies when she noticed another book standing by the far end of the control panel.
"Huh? What's this?" She put the book she was holding down and picked up the one she saw.
The cover was purple and symbol on it was that of a Heart with a Keyhole in the middle.
She opened it and gasped upon seeing its contents.
"Holy crap!" she exclaimed.
"What is it? What did you find?" Roxas ran up to her.
Naminé showed it to her boyfriend and his eyes widened.
"Sora!" Roxas grabbed the book from Naminé and rushed up to his somebody. "We found it!"
"Found what?" Sora asked.
"The book on how to repair the rifts." Roxas exclaimed. "Here!"
He shoved the book into Sora's hands and urged him to read it.
"Ok, Ok." Sora exclaimed before reading a passage aloud.
"However, constant use of time travel between different Eras and taking things that belong to said era can damage the fabric between time and space. If this is used a certain amount of times, then portals to random Eras will appear within the void that houses all worlds."
"Like with what's happened to our World and yours!" Ephemer realized.
"When Xehanort's Younger Self brought back the hearts of Ansem, Xemnas and Vanitas, he must have violated this barrier between time." Riku surmised.
Sora nodded and continued reading.
"The only way to seal these rifts is with the Genesis Keyblade the X-Blade, which can only be forged in the Keyblade War."
Sora's voice trailed off upon hearing this and he turned to the other who shared the same face of disbelief that he sported.
"So..." Kairi started to speak. "The only way for us to repair the damage caused by Xehanort...is to fight against him in the Keyblade War and claim the X-Blade for ourselves?"
"There's no avoiding it now..." Riku spoke. "Unless...Hey Sora! What does the book say about what will happen if the rifts stay open for too long?"
Sora flipped through the pages but couldn't find anything.
"It doesn't say anything about what'll happen if the rifts remain open for too long."
"Still," Ira spoke up. "It would be wise that you close these rifts. Because you and the Organization have already altered the past there's no telling what'll happen to the future."
"Oh yeah." Sora realized. "I wonder if there's anything we can do to fix that."
He re-opened the book and resumed the passage he started to read.
"In addition, Once the X-Blade is used to close the rifts. To protect any alterations of the timeline, the stream of time from the opened Eras, once sealed, will be reset to the moments before these rifts opened. In other words: Any interactions that happened between the different Eras of time will be erased as if they will have never happened in the first place. Also, any anomalies that currently exist outside of their era will be automatically transported back to their proper place in time."
He closed the book.
"So that means...once we get the X-Blade and use it to close the rifts...we'll forget all about you guys...and you guys will forget all about what happens in the future."
"Everything we will have learned about the Master...about the truth of the traitor..." Aced slowly began.
"Our interactions with any of you guys..." Skuld continued.
"The relationships we built with you..." Strelitzia added.
"It will be as if it all never happened in the first place." Brain finished.
"Yes..." Sora sighed.
For a while all 23 of them were silent with dejection and unsureness. Everything they now knew that could change their future for the better...they had to give it all up for the sake of preventing a paradox and save all worlds from falling to darkness.
Finally it was Ava who broke the silence.
"We have to do it." she spoke grimly.
The others turned to her.
"If we choose to do nothing, then every world will fall to darkness or worse, we may end up altering the time stream in some way or another. This is the only way we can make sure none of that come to pass."
"As much as I hate to acknowledge it, Ava is right." Invi added. "Either we cause the whole timeline to crumble to ruin or Xehanort does with his Keyblade War."
"It's a fair price," Aced spoke. "Yes, we may lose our memories of what we've learned and the moments we've shared. But it will be worth it if we make sure the light endures in the future."
"Sure we'll be back at each other's throats." Gula replied. "But hey, if that's how it's got to be in the timeline then I suppose we'll just have to accept that as fate."
"Besides." Ira smiled. "You 10...and the rest of your group will manage to succeed where we have failed: In working together to protect the light."
"When the war is over, you will remember nothing of what took place. It would be as though it never happened. Knowing that, you still want to do this?" Roxas asked.
Ephemer nodded. "And hey, If we forget you, that's just a chance for us to become friends again!"
"Yeah." Strelitzia agreed. "Who's to say that what happens after the war won't be the last time we see each other?"
"And you're all agreeing on this?" Xion asked Skuld. "There will be no taking back this decision, just to remind you."
"That's fine. We're sure." Skuld nodded.
"I've made up my mind, and I'm not taking 'no' for an answer." Brain added. (2)
"I'm with them, kupo." Mog agreed.
"Same here." Gabby smiled.
"And me." Allura nodded.
"Anything to protect the light...and the timeline." DJ Rock added.
Sora smiled. "That's so nice of you. Thank you for all your support. We'll do whatever it takes to stop Xehanort and save the worlds AND the flow of time from his old wrinkly hands."
Ava walked to the seat and handed him the book of Prophecies.
"Here." she smiled. "Even if it might be sent back in time after the war. It might help you on your journey."
Sora set the Purple Book down and accepted the Book of Prophecies.
The moment he did, it began to glow and float in the air.
"What's going on?" Ira asked. "Is this something else from Organization XIII?"
"Don't worry." Riku assured him. "This is completely natural for us."
"Trust us." Naminé smiled as she summoned Wayfinder walked forward with Xion, Roxas and Sora.
Xion summoned Lost Memory, Sora Summoned Kingdom Key and Roxas summoned Light Seeker.
Together they aimed their Keyblades at the book as the crown emblem of light appeared under their feet.
The Book of Prophecies shot a beam of light into the air creating a Keyhole shape on the ceiling. The four aimed their Keyblades at the Keyhole and four beams shot out from them, forming into one that hit the Keyhole in the center. It made a locking sound and then vanished.
"What...just happened, kupo?" Mog asked.
"This world is safe from Darkness." Riku explained. "While it doesn't mean it's closed off from our Era, at least Heartless won't be attacking it anytime soon."
The Foreteller's nodded in understanding.
"Well, with that settled." Sora spoke up. "We should go."
"Wait!"
A voice cut him off. Sora turned and saw that it was Ephemer who had spoken.
"Yes, Ephemer?" Sora asked.
"If it's no hassle." Ephemer started. "I'd like to go too."
"What?" most eyes turned to him.
"Ephemer, what is the meaning of-" Ava began before the curly haired boy continued.
"Sora," Ephemer continued. "I know that after all of this I'm just going to be sent back to my timeline as if nothing happened, but worlds are in danger and if this Xehanort guy is as powerful as you say he is. Then you'll need all the help you can get."
"Ephemer..." Sora was touched.
"Besides." Ephemer added. "I feel obligated to stop Xehanort for...a personal reason."
They turned to him.
"Is this because in the future you're the founder of his home town?" Riku asked.
"That..." Ephemer trailed off. "And because...when I saw him...I sensed his bloodline and..."
"And?" Kairi asked.
"I sensed it was similar to mine." Ephemer nervously admitted.
"What?" The Guardians, Dandelions and Foretellers exclaimed.
"I don't know why." Ephemer explained. "But this Xehanort monster has the same bloodline as I do, I'm not sure what happens in the future but...don't you think that I'm sorta responsible for creating this villain you guys are facing?"
Sora, Riku and Kairi comforted him.
"Oh, Ephemer." Kairi soothed. "You're not to blame."
"Yeah." said Riku. "This happens at least hundreds of years from now. Xehanort may be your descendant but I'm sure that whatever caused him to go down this dark path wasn't because of you."
"Besides." Sora added. "It's not like you raised him this way, you couldn't have, your own son would've had to have passed on long before Xehanort was born. And given how you grow up to be the founder of a Keyblade Training town, it's safe to say you become anything but evil."
Ephemer smiled, slightly reassured. "Thanks guys."
"Well." Skuld walked up. "If you're going Ephemer then I'm going with you."
"Skuld?" Ephemer exclaimed. "You too!?"
Skuld nodded. "Don't you think I'm gonna let you go off without me after you did so during our time in the same Union."
Ephemer chuckled sheepishly. "Y-yeah. Sorry about that."
"I'll let it slide if you let me join you." Skuld teased.
Ephemer blushed and nodded. "Ok, you can come with me."
Skuld giggled and gave him a peck on the cheek as everyone giggled.
Strelitzia then walked up. "I'd like to come too. For my brother's sake and Elrena's...I have to make a stand with you."
"Strelitzia, are you sure?" Riku asked.
She nodded. "My mind's made up, Riku. If I have to defeat my brother and his friend to save them, then I'll do whatever it takes...besides..."
She blushed timidly at Riku.
"I feel like I could learn a thing or two from you...and the others on how to get stronger."
Riku's blood began to heat with nervousness as he started to stammer.
"W-well, I'm a Keyblade Master. W-what else would you...would you expect?"
Around him everyone went "Awwwwww..."
Riku would normally order them to shut up but he was too focused on Strelitzia too say anything.
"Ok. But you have to promise to stay safe." He told her. "I doubt your brother would like it if you got hurt before he came back."
"I promise." Strelitzia smiled.
"Well, you're not gonna protect her all on your own, Silver-Heart." Brain smiled. "Because I'm coming with you too."
"Brain?" Skuld asked. "You as well?"
Brain nodded. "Someone's gotta keep you three kids outta trouble. Besides, I want to learn more about what these worlds are gonna be like in the future. Even if I will forget after the war, it never hurts to learn what you can while you can."
This seemed to spur something in Ava as she thought about what Brain said: "While you can..."
"Master Ava." Ephemer turned to her. "With your permission, we would like to accompany the Guardians on their quest against my descendant Xehanort."
"Your permission is not necessary." Ava replied.
This took all the Dandelions back. "What?"
"Because I'm going to accompany you on this mission." Ava replied.
"What?" Ira gasped.
"You're going to WHAT!?" Aced exclaimed.
"Ava, that's nuts!" Gula explained.
"What about your Union? What about the Dandelions?" Invi asked.
"Listen." Ava turned to her friends. "We have been at each other's throats for a long time over how to protect Daybreak Town from a traitor who we now know never existed! And YOU guys attacked the Guardians of Light under belief they were enemies. If we're gonna forget this all and go back to starting the Keyblade War, then I'd rather spend whatever time I have left atoning for my mistakes."
"Ava..." Gula whispered.
Aced walked up. "You're not the only one who should atone, Ava." he spoke softly before turning to the other Foretellers. "We ALL do. Well, me especially. I let my paranoia and fear of Darkness cloud my judgement which lead to perilous consequences. I made rash decisions, I formed alliances behind my leader's back, and I even tried to harm my fellow Foretellers." He looked guiltily at Invi, and Gula. "And what's worse is now that I know the truth, it's going to be taken from me and I will end up as that reckless fool again. But if that has to happen. I'd like to use whatever time I have left having learned from my mistakes to make things right."
"You're right, Aced." Ira spoke up. "If we're going to forget everything we learned..."
"Then we have to help the Guardians on their mission." Invi added.
"It's the only way we can make things right for our idiocy." Gula finished.
The Guardians smiled at this.
Ephemer turned to the Daybreak Quartet.
"What about you guys? Do you wanna come too?" He asked.
The four looked unsure.
"I don't think so, Kupo." Mog replied. "Well...for me at least."
"It's not just you." Gabby replied. "I mean, we're just normal everyday Keyblade Wielders, but a mission like this seems like it's too much...even if we're not doing it alone."
"Besides. The town might still need people to protect it." Allura added. "There are still Heartless out there that might come to hurt this place."
"While the worlds need protectors. The people might need them more." said DJ Rock. "Even more so if their leaders are leaving."
Ava considered this for a moment.
"I think you four might be onto something." she replied. "Well if you choose to stay then I have a role for the four of you to carry out while we're gone."
"Which is what, kupo?" Mog asked.
"I'll tell you what it is once we summon everyone in town to make the announcement that we're departing with the Guardians." Ava explained. "But for now, we'll have to make preparations for our departure."
"Understood." The Guardians and Dandelions nodded.
Ephemer caught onto what Ava was saying and pulled her aside.
"Hey, Master Ava." he whispered. "There's an extra someone I had in mind for the role you have for those four."
Ava looked impressed. "Ok. Tell me more..."
With that they all left the Control Room, unaware of a strange hooded man watching them leave through one of the smaller monitors.
A few moments later, the 23 Wielders were standing in the middle of Daybreak Town Square where the entirety of the citizens had gathered.
The Foretellers were positioned in the front. The Guardians and The Four Dandelions to their left and the Daybreak Quartet to their right.
"Citizens of Daybreak Town." Master Ira explained. "You may be wondering why we have summoned you all here today."
A clamour of agreeing and confusion rose between the audience.
"We Five Foretellers are about to embark on a long and perilous journey with the Guardians of Light," he gestured to Sora and friends, "On their journey against an evil known as The Thirteen Seekers of Darkness."
"As this evil threatens not just this world, but all other worlds," Aced explained. "We find ourselves obligated to assist these Guardians in their quest to protect the light."
"But how long will you be gone?" One dandelion member; Heidi asked.
"That is yet to be determined." Ava replied. "However, in our absence, Five of my Dandelions will take up the roles as Union Leaders who will overlook Daybreak Town in our absence."
"Who are they?" Daria asked, somewhat eager to know?
"Four of them," Ava gestured to the Daybreak Quartet, "You know as Mog, Gabby, Allura and Lance...or rather as he'd like to be addressed as 'DJ Rock'."
The Daybreak Quartet each stepped forward once Ava addressed their respective names.
"And the fifth...I was originally give it to a dear friend of Ephemer's but seeing how they are still absent...that role will be relegated to the Dandelions' newest recruit." She gestured to the audience towards a specific individual. "Lillian."
Everyone turned to Lillian and cheered for her as she squealed with delight, rushed up to Ava and hugged her.
Ava smiled gently as she patted Lillian on her pale blonde head.
"Yes. I am glad you like this gift. Ephemer told me so much about you during our preparations. He said you're a sweet, kind aspiring individual, who looks up to him and wants to be like him. Since he's leaving with us and his other friend hasn't shown up to take the role of the fifth union leader, he wanted you to have the role instead."
"But do you think I'm ready?" Lillian asked.
"It all comes down to being confident with your own abilities and your wish to do the right thing." Ava smiled gently at the girl.
"Besides." Ephemer walked up to her. "I know you're going to do great." Ephemer smiled. "I believe in you, Lill."
Lilliam beamed before embracing Ephemer who hugged her back.
"Be careful out there." she pleaded. "Don't come back dead, OK?"
"I won't. Ephemer smiled. "I made a promise to my friend...and I intend to keep it. Besides..."
They pulled back as Ephemer touched her nose with his finger.
"I want to see you grow up into the fine Keyblade Wielder wielder you're meant to be."
Lillian blushed and smiled.
"Okay." she smiled.
Once they were done, Ava took her by the hand and brought her over to the Daybreak Quartet who immediately welcomed her.
"Welcome aboard, kupo." Mog smiled at her. "Are you excited to be joining us?"
"Yeah!" Lillian nodded.
"We're all so happy to have you joining us." Gabby smiled as she ruffled Lillian's hair.
"And don't worry if you don't know what to do." Allura assured her. "You'll have us to help you along the way."
"I know if the five of us work together, we can accomplish anything thrown our way." DJ Rock smiled.
The five of them exchanged a smile before turning back to the Foretellers.
"Obey these five as you would obey us." Ava instructed. "And don't forget to continue your missions of protecting the other worlds and this town from any who might try to accost it."
"You can count on us, Master." A union member named Teddy replied.
"Good." Invi smiled. "We would expect nothing less."
"And with that," Gula finished. "We take our leave!"
"WAIT!" a voice came from the audience.
The 23 turned and saw that it was Carlie who had called out them.
"Can we at least say our goodbyes to the Guardians of light!?" she asked.
"They're just as important to us as you are!" Gumdrop shouted out.
"They even helped us when we needed it." Bloom pointed out.
"Besides," Luella added. "We kinda want to put on a show for them."
The Foretellers turned to the Guardians.
"What you propose?" Ira asked.
Sora shrugged. "Let's do it. We have plenty of time."
The Guardians walked out from their positions behind the Foretellers and made their way into the crowd to say their goodbyes to the denizens they bonded with during their adventure.
Riku approached Liza who was sniffling.
He let out a sad smile before kneeling to her level.
"Liza." He spoke gently. "Are you crying?"
"N-no." Liza dried her eyes and tried to put on a stoic look. "My astigmatism is just making my eyes act up."
"I don't think that's how astigmatisms work." Riku smiled. "But I'll take your work for it."
"Well what would you know? You don't wear glasses." Liza retorted before breaking down, "OK, fine, I'm crying. It's just. I'm going to miss you."
Riku smiled at her as the younger girl ran into his arms.
"I'll miss you too, but I'm glad I got to meet you." Riku replied. "Besides, aren't there some new Heartless specimens in the other worlds you'd want to research?"
Liza laughed a little. "I guess I do."
"So keep your chin up...for my sake."
Liza pulled back smiled sadly at him. "I will." she promised.
"Glad that you will." He smiled.
Bloom, BonBon and Breeze rushed up to Goofy.
"Goofy!" They cheered.
"Heya, girls!" Goofy smiled as he bent down to give them little pats on their heads.
"Good luck on your mission." Bloom smiled.
"We believe in you, so that makes sure you won't lose." BonBon beamed.
"And if you ever see some enemies, make sure you give 'em the boot!" Breeze grinned.
"Thanks girls." Goofy smiled. "And you three do the same. As long as you have each others backs, you can accomplish anything."
He looked back at Sora and Donald.
"As I've learned with two of my own friends."
"We will." Bloom smiled. "We promise."
Max smiled at his father saying goodbye to the girls before turning over to Pen, Stefan and Carlie making their way over to him.
"So you're leaving?" Pen asked.
Max nodded. "I'm a Guardian of Light, so it's my mission."
"I expected as such." Stefan sighed. "But if you keep your chin up..."
"And stick together with the people you love..." Carlie added.
"Then you can totally kick butt!" Pen cheered.
Max teared up and embraced the three of them for a hug.
"Oh, we got a hugger. (3)" Pen exclaimed silently.
"Thank you..." Max whispered.
"For what?" Carlie asked.
"For inspiring me to believe that I can become more than I used to be." Max whispered.
"You're...welcome." Stefan nervously replied. He turned to his friends. "What is he talking about?"
"I don't know." Carlie replied. "But...let him have his moment with us."
The trio embraced him back.
Daisy watched as Lila and Lottie approached her.
"Ah. Girls." Daisy exclaimed. "Here to see me off?"
"Yep." The twins nodded.
"And we also want to give you some gifts." Lila smiled as she handed out a pink crown brooch.
Daisy accepted it. "Thank you. It's so sweet."
Lottie handed her a Mud Pie.
"Here." she smiled. "A little snack for the road."
Daisy nervous accepted it before putting it aside. "Thanks?"
At that moment, Leaps sprang up and hopped onto Daisy's head.
"It looks like Leaps also wants to say goodbye." Lottie smiled.
Daisy giggled at this as she patted the Frog's head with her finger before he jumped back onto Lottie's Hat.
"You two are the sweetest twins I've ever seen." she smiled.
"Thanks, Ms. Daisy." Lila smiled back. "I know we can be a handful, but when push comes to shove, we really love each other no matter what."
Daisy smiled, "I know you do." She turned to Donald and thought of Della. "And no matter what happens, where you go, or what you do...you will always be family."
"Um, who are you talking too?" Lottie asked.
Daisy turned back to her.
"N-nothing." She pocketed the mudpie and gave the twins a hug. "Take care you two."
And with that she made her way over to Donald.
Donald was by Linda and Lucille.
"So good luck on your quest." Linda smiled. "I hope you rock it!"
"I will." Donald smiled. "With you two in the back of my mind, I know I will."
"And we also want to again, grant our condolences about your sister." Lucille replied. "She will be missed."
"Well," Donald replied. "She's not actually dead, only missing."
"'Missing'?" Linda asked. "What happened?"
"She went missing after...travelling to another world." Donald tried to explain, not sure they would understand Spaceships. "But I'm not giving up hope that she's still alive and will make her way back home."
"Well, if she's anything like me like you said." Linda bragged. "Then chances are you're in luck. Because she's probably still alive and will stop at nothing to see you again."
"Thanks, Linda." Donald smiled as he patted her head. "Goodbye."
He turned to Lucille. "And goodbye to you too." He put his hand on her head and stroked her hair.
"You know." he commented. "You shouldn't really keep your eyes hidden under your bangs."
Lucille flinched as he brushed her bangs out from her eyes so he could see them.
They were a reddish-brown color and were directed downward as if she didn't want him to see her irises.
"Look at me." he firmly but softly ordered.
Lucille did so.
"Your eyes are beautiful." he remarked. "If you're going to miss me, then do one thing to remember me."
Lucille looked up at him nervously. "W-what?"
"Keep those eyes shown." He replied. "Show this whole town your true self, please, don't hide away anymore. (Besides, it might put an end to your popping up and scaring other people.)" He muttered that last part under his breath.
"What was that?" Lucille asked.
"Nothing." Donald replied as he stood up. "Goodbye you two." he smiled.
Roxas and Naminé were approached by Lorelei and Leslie.
"Lorelei...Leslie..." Roxas slowly spoke.
"So you're not really Ven?" Lorelei asked.
Roxas nodded guiltily. "Yes." He sighed.
"That should've be expected." Lorelei replied. "You're literally older than he is and you are dressed differently than he is."
"I'm sorry I lied to you." Roxas sighed. "I just had to do it to protect my identity. I don't know if you'll forgive me but-"
He was cut off by Lorelei hugging him. "You're forgiven." She smiled.
"B-but why?" he asked.
"Because you were only trying to protect your identity to protect the world order." she replied. "That's literally what I would've done if I were in your position."
"So you're not gonna turn me into a human pretzel." Roxas asked.
"Not this time." Lorelei replied. "Any other time someone lied I would have, but in your case, I'll let it slide."
"Thanks." Roxas beamed.
Leslie turned to Naminé.
"So Natasha." She smiled,
"Um, actually it's Naminé-" The white-dress clad girl tried to explain.
"I did some thinking and I figured out what I can do to update your style."
"You do?" Naminé asked.
Leslie held out a necklace with a big golden star on it. It resembled the mirage Naminé placed on Kairi's good luck charm to resemble the one she 'gave' to Sora.
"Oh." she exclaimed as she took it from Leslie. "It's...lovely."
"I know." Leslie beamed.
"Naminé?" Roxas turned to her and noticed the necklace. "That looks so beautiful"
"Th-thanks Roxas." She smiled. "Would you mind putting it on me?"
"Sure." Roxas smiled
He took it from her, undid the chain and placed it around Naminé's neck.
"There." he smiled.
"And Viola!" (4) Leslie cheered. "It's so beautiful."
"Thanks, you two." Roxas smiled. "We hope to see you again."
He and Naminé took their leave, hands intertwined as Lorelei smiled.
"Those two are literally made for each other." she smiled.
"But Lorelei, they're humans, not toys." Leslie explained.
Lorelei just facepalmed.
Xion approached Louise.
"H-hey." she smiled.
"Hey, Xion." Louise smiled back. "I guess I gotta say 'Xi-ya.'" She laughed. "Get it?"
Xion cringed at this, to which Louise noticed.
"Yeah," she sheepishly admitted. "That wasn't really one of my best jokes." she sighed. "I'm just going to miss you."
"I know." Xion smiled. "I'll miss you too. Even if your jokes REALLY need work."
"And Skuld's going with you, isn't she?" Louie asked.
Xion nodded. "Even if I don't think we have a connection anymore, she's still turned out to be a good friend."
"That's good." Luella smiled. "She's a really good girl. You're in good hands. So good luck to-"
"OK!" Xion slightly rose her voice. "I...kinda get it."
"Sorry." Louise looked down. "Anyways, Luella's setting, if you want to see her before you go."
"Oh Yeah." Xion smiled. "I did show interest in seeing her concert yesterday."
Louse grabbed her wrist. "Well, hurry up! come on!"
She pulled Xion closer to the stage that was being wheeled into the square.
Sora and Kairi just finished saying their goodbyes to Gumdrop, Darin and Annalise before they turned their attention back to Ephemer.
"So, that's everyone." Sora spoke. "Should we get going?"
"I think so," Ephemer replied. "We should wait for the others to wrap up their goodbyes before leaving."
"I'd hold off on doing that." Darin smirked.
"Why's that?" Kairi asked.
"The Daybreak Concert's starting!" Annalise pointed to the stage where Luella and her band members Sally 'Sal' for short, Maizy, and Stetsie were preparing.
"Oh yeah!" Ephemer realized. "Luella and her band: The Moon Mares are performing tonight!"
"You have GOT to hear them!" Gumdrop insisted. "Please say 'YES'."
"Sure." Kairi nodded.
"Yeah." Sora nodded. "We have plenty of time."
They made their way over to the stage where the rest of the Guardians, Dandelions and Foretellers were waiting.
"Welcome dudes and dudettes!" Luella cheered. "We are THE MOON MARES!"
"YAYYY!" The Citizens cheered.
"And, As we know that our Rock-on Foretellers," she gestures to the give who waved. "And our epic Guardians," she gestured to them who cheered. "Are going to go on a perilous quest to defeat some bogus Darkness that wants to wreck all our worlds! BOO to the bloody Darkness!"
The audience booed at the indirect mention of Xehanort.
"And while we're all gonna miss them!" she announced. "I for one am NOT going to see them off without putting on a little spectacle in their honor!" She turned to Sal. "Ready, babe?" she asked.
"Yep." Sal nodded as she began the piano.
Luella took a deep breath and began to sing.
(Music: Face My Fears by Hikaru Utada)
Luella: Breath, should I take it deep?
Faith, should I take a leap?
Taste, what a bitterswee-eet
All my, all my life
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears (Mares: face, let me face, let me face my fears)
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears (Mares: face, let me face, let me face my fears)
Won't be long, won't be long, I'm almost here (Mares: long, won't be long, I'm almost here)
Watch me cry all of my tears
(Interlude of them vocalizing and beatboxing)
Luella: Watch me cry all of my tears
Lose, I don't have nothing to
Space, this is what I choo-oose
A mile, could you walk in my sho-oes
All your, all your life
Luella (With Sam): Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears (Mares: face, let me face, let me face my fears)
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears (Mares: face, let me face, let me face my fears)
Won't be long, won't be long, I'm almost here (Mares: long, won't be long, I'm almost here)
Watch me cry all my tears
Luella: Na-Nah, Na-nah, Na-na-na-nah, na-nah, na-na-na-nah (Mares: Oh-ooooooh)
Na-Nah, Na-nah, Na-na-na-nah, na-nah, na-na-na-nah (Mares: Oooooooooh)
Na-Nah, Na-nah, Na-na-na-nah, na-nah, na-na-na-nah (Mares:Oh-ooooooh)
Watch me cry all of my tears
(Interlude of them vocalizing and beatboxing)
Luella: Watch me cry all my tears
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Oh, let me face, let me face, let me face my fears
Won't be long, won't be long, I'm almost here
Watch me cry all of my tears.
The Audience roared with applause as The Moon Mares took their bows.
Before anything else could happen. Luella gestured for the 19 Departing Keyblade Wielders to come up onto the stand.
Once they did, Luella spoke through the microphone.
"Now, before we see our heroes off, do any of you have words for us to keep in hearts until you return?"
Invi held out her hand for the Microphone and Luella handed it to her.
"That was an astonishing spectacle for you to put on, Luella." Invi smiled, her scarf was down so they could see her smiling face. "I am very proud of you and your Moon Mares to put on such a show to see us off in." She turned to the Audience. "As for the rest of you, all I can say is for you not to be afraid. While we will be gone, we know you will all be fine without us and will protect this town with your very hearts."
"That's right." Gula took the Microphone from Invi. "Your five Union Leaders will lead Daybreak Town in our absence," he gestured to them only to see them with huge bags of their belongings. "Umm...what's this?" he asked.
"We're moving into your Clock Tower Immediately." Mog replied (5).
Silence...then everyone broke into laughter before Aced took the microphone from Gula.
"Yes, well...Don't forget to give your all in our absence! We'll be counting on you." he spoke with a firm but warm voice.
He handed the microphone to Ira.
"Brush aside any doubt and put aside any personal issues you have with each other. We'll need you in utmost shape to protect our world in our absence." he added.
He finally handed the microphone to Ava who finished up.
"And lastly: May your Hearts be your Guiding Key." She spoke.
The Audience cheered at this.
Ava offered the Microphone to Sora.
"Anything you'd like to say?" she asked.
Sora took the Microphone and spoke.
"Yeah! Remember everything the Foreteller's said, you're stronger when you stand together. Alone, you can only do so much, but with so many by your side you can do the impossible! Although your heart may be small, it's not alone. It can grow with each new experience, and it'll find a home with all the friends you make. You'll become a part of their hearts, just as they'll become a part of yours. And if they think of you now and then, if they don't forget you, then our hearts will be one. Remember: Your friends are your power!
Everyone clapped and cheered at what Sora said as he did a mic drop.
Riku and Kairi walked over to Sora and hugged him.
"That's our boy." Kairi smiled.
"You really rocked it!" Riku grinned.
"Thanks." Sora did his trademark grin before turning to the others. "Ready?"
"Yeah." They nodded.
Sora nodded to Donald who pulled out the Gummiship remote. He pressed a button and a beam of light shot down, enveloping all 19 of them, beaming them up to the Gummiship.
Everyone around them cheered and shouted out goodbyes as the beam dissipated.
"Please! Oh, baby, Don't go!" Luella even cried.
Once the beam cleared, The Guardians, the Dandelions and the Foretellers were gone from the stage.
Gummiship
Jiminy was logging Darklings into his Journal, putting them in the Level 5 Category as they were some of the more stronger Heartless when a massive beam of light made him turn around to come face to face with Sora.
"You're back." Jiminy exclaimed. His eyes turned to their new recruits. "And I see you've got yourself quite the allies."
"Who are you, you cute little talking bug?" Ava asked as she walked over to Jiminy.
"Heya," Jiminy introduced himself. "The name's Jiminy Cricket."
"Awww." Ava cooed. "He's so cute."
"He's very interesting." Gula smiled as he approached the cricket. He poked Jiminy with his finger. "What sort of Dream Eater is he?"
"He's a toon, just like us." Donald explained. "He's from the Prankster's Paradise world."
"That's right." Jiminy smiled. "I'm the sort of moral guide for a former sentient puppet named Pinocchio who's now a real boy."
"That's...an interesting tale." Aced replied.
"Then again," Ephemer pointed out, "The worlds we've traveled to have lots of people with strange stories."
"Well, I can't argue that that." Aced spoke.
"Anyways." Ira took in the interior of the ship. "Where are we?"
"This place looks like the clock tower, except...brighter." Invi added.
"And look at that view!" Strelitzia exclaimed as she and Skuld raced towards the windshield near the cockpit. "All of those worlds down there..."
"They're so pretty..." Skuld whispered before turning to Sora. "Is this some sort of base for you Guardians of Light?"
"No, no." Sora shook his head. "This is our source of transportation: It's called the Gummiship. We use it to travel between worlds."
"The Gummiship?" Brain asked. "That's an interesting name."
"It's a ship made entirely of Gummi Blocks, a special material that allows to travel between Worlds." Riku explained.
"Don't you just use corridors of light or Darkness or open portals the Lanes between?" Gula asked.
"We can, but this way, almost everyone can be transported." Sora explained.
"Interesting." Ira mused. "So how does it work?"
"Like this." Sora made his way over to the main control chair and took the controls.
"Now what are you doing?" Ephemer asked.
"We're taking you to our REAL base." Sora explained. "But first, we'll have to regroup with the rest of our team at Radiant Garden."
And with that the Gummiship sailed away from Daybreak Town.
While their quest against Xehanort was far from over, they at least they had new allies by their side.
Just like the sky in Daybreak Town: The sun was slowly starting to rise behind this darkness Xehanort was casting over all worlds.
Together, Sora and his friends would work to raise that dawn into day...as long as they stood together...
With their Hearts as their Guiding Keys.
The End
Kingdom Hearts: Hearts Through Time
Directed by:
Gameshowkidd
Published by:
Gameshowkidd
Voice Cast
Haley Joel Osment as Sora
David Gallagher as Riku
Alyson Stoner as Kairi, Xion and Sal
Jesse McCartney as Roxas
Isabela Merced as Naminé and Master Ava
Tony Anselmo/Daniel Ross as Donald Duck
Tress MacNeille/Debra Walter as Daisy Duck
Bill Farmer as Goofy Goof
Jason Marsden as Max Goof
Michael Johnston as Ephemer
Ashley Tisdale as Skuld
Emily Osment as Strelitzia
Max Mittelman as Brain and Luxu
Jansen Panettiere/Robbie Daymond as Mog
Matthew Mercer as Master Ira
Travis Willingham as Master Aced
Karissa Lee Staples as Master Invi
Kevin Quinn as Master Gula
With
Keith Ferguson as Marluxia
Shanelle Workman as Larxene
And
James Patrick Stuart as Xigbar
Additional Voices
Emily Alyn Lind as Gabby
Lance Robertson as DJ Rock
Kimberly Brooks as Allura and Clive
Fryda Wolff as Landon
Catherine Taber as Lorelei
Liliana Mumy as Leslie
Nika Futterman as Luella
Hikaru Utada as Luella (Singing)
Cristina Pucelli as Louise
Jessica DiCicco as Linda and Lucille
Grey Griffin as Lila and Lonnie
Lara Jill Miller as Chirithy and Liza
Ariel Winter as Lillian
Jeremy Shada as Pen
Zach Callison as Steffan
Grace Rolek as Carlie
Amanda Leighton, Kristin Li and Natalie Palamides as Bloom, BonBon and Breeze
Isabella Alvarez as Rosanna
Lea Mei Gold as Sky
Mariel Sheets as Daria
Carlos PenaVega as Bo-Bo
Ashlyn Madden as Kendall
Beanie Feldstein as Heidi
Zac Efron as Teddy
Jacob Hopkins as Gumdrop
Terrell Ransom Jr. as Darrin
Kyla Rae Kowalewski as Annalise
Christopher Lee/Corey Burton as Ansem the Wise
Corey Burton as Yen Sid
Derek Stephen Prince-Even
Vincent Corazza as Ienzo
David Dayan Fisher as Dilan
Dave Boat as Aeleus
Catherine Tate as Magica DeSpell
Jim Cummings as Pete
Haley Joel Osment as Vanitas
Susan Blakeslee as Maleficent
Leonard Nimoy/Rutger Hauer/Christopher Lloyd as Master Xehanort
Billy Zane/Richard Epcar as Ansem-Nort
Paul St. Peter as Xemnas
Ben Diskin as Young Xehanort
and
Ray Chase as The Master of Masters
Special Thanks to:
J. Tom
SSJ30
Jdimock
Cwoods1997
Wald2000
Up Next: Read Kingdom Hearts: Light Road Coming soon...
Note: I will not be doing a Mid or Post Credit scene for these yet. This will all be displayed in an Epilogue Chapter after the Scala Ad Caelum side of the Story is released as the content involves BOTH of these stories.
(1) Fire Emblem Fates Revelation Chapter 22. Corrin and Azura discuss Arete
(2) Fire Emblem Fates: Heirs of Fate: Lost in the Waves
(3) The Lego Movie: Lord/President Business redeems himself
(4) The Loud House: Sounds of Silence: Leni models Lincoln.
(5) Gravity Falls: Weirdmageddon Finale. Soos' Abuelita moves into the Mystery Shack