Kingdom Hearts: Keys of Equestria

Chapter XIII: Royal Meetings & Fantastic News

Perspective: Sora

"The Keybearer shatters peace & brings ruin. There is no place in my ocean for you or your Key."

Lyra & Bonbon were willing to let Riku stay with us, since he was my best friend & I had convinced them that he wouldn`t hurt anyone, no matter how shady he looked.

Twilight had told me that it was time for me to see the Princesses, so that they could judge if Riku & I could stay in Ponyville or not. We had boarded the train to Canterlot about an hour ago, but we were extremely lucky. We had gotten a special train that was usually only used by the Royal Guard. The train had a large platform at its back, so Riku & I could see if we were still as good with our Keyblades as we used to be.

This time, we had a couple of spectators. Rainbow Dash wanted to see exactly how well we could fight, Rarity wanted to see if my clothes were as functional as they were stylish, & Applejack & Lyra were just bored out of their minds.

Riku lunged at me with his Restitution & Way To The Dawn, slashing at me in an x shape, as I leapt over his head. I had never seen Riku dual-wielding his Keyblades before, so it was a bit unusual. As I landed, I began spinning furiously with my Kingdom Key & Oathkeeper outstretched, knocking Riku to the ground. He quickly recovered & threw his Way To The Dawn at me, which I easily dodged. I retaliated with a similar attack, flinging my Kingdom Key at Riku. It hit him square in the chest, almost knocking him off of the train. As he recovered, I advanced, sweeping my Oathkeeper underneath his legs. Riku fell to his back, & I stood over him, holding my Kingdom Key to his neck.

"Looks like you`re a bit rusty, huh?"

"Yeah. If I had a bit more practice, you`d be the one on the floor right now."

"But, I`m not. Whatcha gonna do about it?"

As I spoke, I began twirling my Oathkeeper in circles, obviously showing off. Before Riku could say anything, the train screeched to a halt as I flew to the back of the car. We had arrived in Canterlot. The ponies on the car began filing to the front of the train as they commended our skills. Lyra seemed the most enthralled by my combat skills, even more than Rainbow Dash. There was something in her eyes, though. I couldn`t determine what it was, but it definitely showed every time she looked at me.

We had made it to the palace, & were waiting anxiously for Celestia & Luna to call for us. Lyra seemed the most worried. I could tell that we shared a special connection, but I wasn`t sure what it was. She was like my sister, but at the same time, I felt all kinds of other emotions when I was around her.

My thoughts were shattered as Celestia`s motherly voice echoed from the other room.

"Twilight Sparkle. You & your companions may enter."

We stepped into the room, & I saw something that Twilight had obviously forgotten to tell me.

The Princesses were unicorns with wings! I had seen pegasi & unicorns, but nothing like them. The ponies in the room bowed to them, & Riku & I did the same. Luna decided to speak first, as she walked towards us with a strange expression, almost like she trusted us, but at the same she didn`t.

"Sora & Riku. Do tell, what art thy intentions in our world?"

"Well, your highness, we didnt even try to come here. A villan from our world named Xemnas, he sent us here & killed our friends. We may not be here on purpose, but we have developed quite a friendship with a few of your subjects, especially Lyra here. She was willing to give us a place to stay, even though weve only known each other for two days. Shes almost become... shes like the sister I never had."

"Hmm. If thou hath no malicious intent, then why art thou carrying weapons?"

"You have absolutely no reason to be worried. I would never hurt someone that didnt do anything wrong. In fact, I wouldnt even be carrying my Keyblade with me if the spell to dismiss it still worked."

"Thou hath magic? Please show us."

"I`m sorry, but my magic is extremely dangerous, so it would be really hard for me to do it without hurting anyone. Wait! I almost forgot about this."

I drew my Kingdom Key from the scabbard & began focusing energy into it. My body slowly began to glow as I changed into Final Form, levitating in front of them with my Oathkeeper & Oblivion floating behind me.

Luna was standing there slack-jawed, amazed that I had magic of this caliber, & yet I wasn`t a unicorn. Celestia was studying my Final Form. She was, of course, just as surprised as Luna, but she was able to hide it much more easily.

"Sora, would you mind telling us what this magic does?"

"Well, this is called Final Form. My clothes have a special magic in them that allows me to change my form & give myself new, stronger powers. Each of my Forms represents something. Final Form represents me being able to use all of the Keyblade`s hidden powers. All my Forms have different strengths & weaknesses, but Final Form has every possible strength, & next to no weaknesses."

I reverted back to my normal form, standing in front of the Princesses instead of floating. Celestia looked to Riku as I placed my Keyblade in its sheath.

"Riku. I would like to see exactly where your skills lie."

"That depends. Do you guys have a problem with dark magic?"

Celestia & Luna seemed to grow uneasy at the mention of dark magic.

"If you can control your powers, I will allow it."

We prepared to show off Riku`s skills as I lunged at him. He teleported out of the way as I back-flipped & spun 180 degrees simultaneously, attempting to swing at him again. Riku teleported away again, this time reappearing a few feet above me, casting a powerful Dark Auragun spell. A swarm of dark fireballs slammed into my back as I fell to the ground. This time he cast Dark Tornaga, tossing me through the air & into the ceiling.

"Thats just a fraction of my powers. I would like to note that my dark magic is much different than the kind you have here. My magic is extremely difficult to control. But, since I once was able to manipulate the darkness, its a lot easier for me to use these spells without giving in to it."

"Well, I believe I have made my decision. Sora, Riku, I will allow you to stay in Ponyville, since you seem to be quite peaceful."

A massive cheer erupted from the ponies behind us with this news. I couldnt help but smile at this. They wouldve actually cared if we had to leave.

Equestria was a great place to live.