Kingdom Hearts: Keys of Equestria

Chapter XII: Another Unexpected Surprise, Part II

Perspective: Sora

"Kingdom Hearts... IS LIGHT!"

I was sitting on the sofa talking with Twilight. She wanted to know everything- & I mean everything about me, from where I was from, to how many times I had saved the universe, & finally, how I got my Keyblade.

"You see, Twilight, when me & Riku were kids, this guy named Ventus came to the Islands. He performed what they call a "Keyblade Inheritance Ceremony" on Riku."

"What exactly does this ceremony do?"

"If you perform an inheritance ceremony on someone, then when you die, that person gains the ability to use the Keyblade. So, when Ventus gave in to the darkness to save his friends, his heart stayed behind, & found a place inside mine, which gave me all of the powers that he had. Which means it allowed me to use my Keyblade. Later on, during my first journey, when I stabbed myself with the Keyblade of Peoples Hearts to free Kairis heart from mine, I turned into a Heartless for a while. & when someone turns into a Heartless, it creates a Nobody, too. When that happened, a piece of Ventus`s heart found a place inside Roxas, which let him wield the Keyblade, & for some reason, it made Roxas look like him."

Twilight just sat there taking notes & asking questions. I hadn`t even thought to say anything to her.

"So. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions now?"

"Sure, Sora."

Before I could say anything, a series of rapid knocks on the door drew my attention, followed by Applejack yelling for me.

"Sora! Ahve got somethin ya might wanna see!"

I stood & walked to the door. I opened it, & to my complete amazement, Riku was standing at the door. Riku! I was certain that Xemnas had killed him. & if Riku was alive, then that could mean...

I immediately dismissed my current thoughts to make sure that I wasn`t dreaming.

"Riku! I... I thought Xemnas killed you. So if you`re still alive, then that means that the others might still be!"

"Wait. What do you mean, they might still be alive?"

"Oh right. You were the first one gone. Xemnas did to Donald, Goofy & Kairi what he did to you. Then he did something, Im not sure what, to me & the King. But he didnt show up here with me. Maybe his magic sent us all to different worlds, & the both of us getting sent here was just a coincidence."

"Makes sense. If he split us all up, then it wouldve been a lot harder for us to take him down again. So, whatve you been doing here until now?"

"Well, first of all, you have no idea how hospitable these ponies are. One of them that hadn`t even known me for an entire day was willing to give me a place to stay."

"& where would that be?"

"What do you think? In her house."

"Wow. You weren`t lying. Think you might be able to find me somewhere to stay?"

"Ill see, but that might be something youll have to figure out yourself. Maybe Lyra can find somewhere for you. She seems to have an... affinity for humans."

For a few seconds, Riku`s body began to glow bright white. When the light dissipated, he was still there, but he was holding something.

"Riku, that`s a new Keyblade!"

The Keyblade`s guard was an upside down triangle shape, with a beige & red coloration. The blade was very similar to his Soul Eater, except it was extremely jagged, with a beige & black striped pattern. The Keychain was an unchained Heartless emblem, just like Way To The Dawn.

"What are you going to call it?"

"Hmmm. Well, this is almost like Im getting revenge on Xemnas. He wanted to kill me, but instead Im alive, & I have my best friend by my side. I think I`ll call it Restitution. Since this kind of like my personal restitution."

The three ponies in the room were confused as to what Riku & I were talking about. Twilight seemed the most curious out of them.

"Your Keyblades have names?"

"Yeah. They all have different names to go with their design & the way they were obtained. For example, this one is called Oblivion. It represented my memories slowly slipping away from me while I was in Castle Oblivion."

I reached into my pocket, & attached the Oathkeeper Keychain.

"This one is called Oathkeeper. It represents an important promise I made to a really close friend. But, Im not sure if shes even alive or not at this point."

"Wow, Sora. From what I know now, you`ve had a really hard life. I wish I could help."

"Actually, you might be able to, Twilight."

I removed the Keychain & took it in my hand.

"Can you use your magic to scan this Keychain? It might be able to tell you if the person its connected to is still around. Even if shes not in Equestria, it would make me feel a lot better about this whole situation if I knew she was at least still alive."

Twilight took the Keychain in her magic grip, as her horn began to glow with an almost blinding light, & it dimmed after a few moments.

"Im sorry, Sora. That spell was foolproof. But theres no magic anywhere with a feel like this one."

"So that means that Kairi...

No... no, this cant be for real! She cant be gone! That`s impossible!"

"Like I said, if there was any kind of magic like that, I would`ve felt it. Your friend is... you know."

"Well, Kairi may be gone, but at least I have you, Riku."

I heard a unanimous "da`www" from the two mares in the room, & a light chuckle from Big Macintosh as I spoke.

"Well, Riku, let`s go see if we can find you someplace to stay."