Kingdom Hearts: Keys of Equestria

Chapter XXI: An Actual Date

Perspective: Sora

"The Darkness may destroy my body, but it can`t touch my Heart."

Lyra & I were actually on a date. She told me that there was a performer in town that she wanted to see, so we both went.

"Behold the magic of The Great & Powerful TRIXIE!"

"Sounds like a showoff."

"Sora, all performance magicians are showoffs. They know that any unicorn can do what they do, but they think that their way of doing it is better than everypony else`s."

The stage came into view, & we were greeted by a shocking sight. There was a brilliant blue unicorn mare with a mane colored in varying shades of pale blue, with a cutie mark of a star & wand. She was wearing what was obviously a decorative cape & hat. Her appearance wasn`t the thing I was paying attention to, it was her trick. She was levitating a whip, controlling three Shadow Heartless & making them perform all manner of acts; flips, dancing, basically everything. I knew I had to speak up before this went wrong.

"Stop! Do you have any idea how dangerous those things are?"

"Who dares question the abilities of The Great & Powerful Trixie?"

"I do! My name is Sora, & those Heartless wont stay under your control forever! I dont want to do this, but I`m doing it to save all of you!"

I turned back into alicorn form, levitating my Keyblade & charging at the Shadows. Just before I cut down one of them, Trixie threw up a barrier spell, blocking my attack.

"Whats wrong with you? Youre putting all these ponies` lives at stake!"

"The Great & Powerful Trixie has no idea what you speak of. These creatures are perfectly tame, at least after Trixie was able to get her hooves on them. Now please, drop the glamour spell, you insipid unicorn, & get back into the crowd."

"Look, I know the dangers of controlling Heartless. One of my friends tried to do it before, & he almost died! How about this? A duel; if I win, I destroy the Heartless. If you win, I`ll let you finish the show."

"Trixie accepts your challenge, as she will obviously win."

"We`ll see about that. Whoever makes the biggest spectacle wins."

"Please, go first. Trixie wishes to see just what useless powers you have."

I charged up multiple spells at once in my Keyblade; a combination of Aero, Thunder, Fire, Blizzard, Gravity, & two extremely strong ones, Stopga, & an equally powerful Magnega. I released the spells, & a massive ball of lightning, fire, ice chunks, gravitational energy, gale force winds, & a magnet to hold them all together shot into the sky as I cast Stopra on the entire thing, allowing the crowd to get a good look at it.

"& just so you know, this isn`t a glamour."

I flew into the air as the Stopra wore off & cut through the ball, creating a gigantic explosion of thunderbolts & fireballs as I skid to a halt on the stage.

"Beat that, Trixie."

"Of course. Watch & learn, pathetic commoner."

Trixie`s horn began to glow with an almost purplish light as three firecrackers flew towards one of the Heartless. The Shadow jumped into the air to avoid one, then kicked the other two at its brethren, making them jump too.

"Ha! These beasts are harmless. Clearly, Trixie is victorious."

"That`s not the end of my challenge. I have another type of duel for you. A physical battle. You up for it, or are you scared?"

"The Great & Powerful Trixie fears nothing, as all fears her."

"Whatever. Maybe you`ll change your mind when you see my true form."

"True form? Trixie commands you to show her this "true form" you speak of."

"You command me!? You dont *command* anybody to do anything. I dont take commands from useless street performers that show off just because they can. Also, I beg of you to stop speaking in the third person. It gets really annoying."

I charged a small amount of energy into my horn, & in a moment, I was standing on two legs once again. I could hear Lyra & most of the crowd cheering wildly, the only ones who weren`t just standing there slack-jawed.

"What kind of trickery is this? Trixie commands you to tell her what you have become."

"Once again. I. Don`t. Take. Commands!"

With a yell, I summoned my Kingdom Key & threw it at Trixie. It slammed into her chest, sending her back, but not off the stage. My Keyblade came back to me as Trixie shot a beam of magic energy at me, which I deflected with a quick vertical slash. I charged at her as my Keyblade started to glow with a blinding orange & yellow light. I began slashing furiously at her, knocking her to the edge of the stage.

"Finis!"

Instead of the usual overhead finisher, I swung straight up, sending Trixie into the air. I jumped after her & pulled off a quick aerial combo, then finished with another, much longer & powerful one. I landed on the ground, & followed up the combo with a shout.

"Ragnarok!"

A large swirling beam of energy shot from my Keyblade, exploding on contact with Trixie & sending her back to the ground as she broke through the stage with a thud.

"You... you dare harm The Great & Powerful Trixie!? You will pay dearly for your insolence!"

Trixie`s entire body started to glow, & in a moment she was holding two extremely familiar weapons.

How in the name of Sid does she have a Keyblade? & it`s not one, but two!

The first one was somewhat basic. The handle was a very light blue on the outside, with a flat black on the interior. The guard was made from two similar shapes that were the same color as the outside of the handle, forming an R on each side. The shaft was a perfectly straight rectangle with the same light blue color on the outside & a very dark blue on the inside. The teeth were made from a wand & a star just like her cutie mark, still sporting that same light blue, & the Keychain was a red six pointed star. The other Keyblade was fairly similar. The guard was an upside down triangle with rounded edges like my Metal Chocobo, except it was a medium blue with a diagonal stripe pattern. The shaft was identical to the other one, but with a dark red coloration. The teeth were made from a red lightning bolt, & the Keychain was a bright yellow flame.

"These things... they seem to be weapons. Trixie thanks the universe for this perfect coincidence!"

"Two things. First, of course theyre weapons! Why else would they be called Key*blades*? Second, this isnt a coincidence. Your emotions combined with the powers that lie dormant inside of every powerful heart & formed your Keyblades."

"Trixie will not pay mind to your ramblings. Now die!"

Trixie lunged at me, levitating both her Keyblades into a horizontal arc. I easily jumped over her head & countered with a ten-hit combo. I made the first three attacks basic slashes, the fourth an Upper Slash. Instead of jumping, I finished the ground combo with a Finishing Leap, knocking Trixie back into the air. I continued the assault by jumping, then giving three basic attacks, a Horizontal Slash, & finally an Aerial Finish, which knocked Trixie back down, causing her to bounce off of the ground. I took the opportunity to cast two Thundaga spells on her, then finished the magic chain with two Trinity Breaks. After the second Break, I front-flipped, knocking her down & finishing the battle.

"You really didn`t put up much of a fight. I almost feel bad for using that much power."

"Trix-... I give any apologies needed to repair the emotional damage caused by my transgressions. As for physical damage... I don`t think you have sustained enough to warrant an apology for that."

A strange noise came from Trixie`s mouth after she spoke. Was she... laughing?

"It`s fine. As for you..."

I swung my Keyblade into the air, causing a set of bells to ring over Trixie`s body, quickly healing her.

"Thank you, Sora. Would there be anything that I can do to repay you?"

"No, but theres a couple things I have to do. First, I need to take you to my master. Hell teach you to properly use the Keyblade, or Keyblades in your case. After that, you`ll be able to come back here; then, I have a special mission that you & a few others can help me with."

Lyra had come to my side a moment ago, & hadn`t spoken until now.

"Sora, I thought you couldn`t let anypony from other worlds know about Yen Sid."

"First of all, I told you didn`t I? Second, the rule is different for Keyblade wielders. I have to send her to the Tower. But not yet. You know what I told you before."

"Okay. But, if you don`t have your Gummi Ship, how can you leave this world?"

"I`m going to see if the princesses can help me with that."

"Wait! Sora, you said that you needed to destroy these creatures. Aren`t you goung to do it?"

"If you want to, you can do it yourself. Just use your magic to summon the Keyblade. It`s the only thing that can defeat the Heartless."

Trixie`s horn started to glow as her Keyblade appeared, & used it to cut through the Heartless.

"Goodbye, Sora. I hope that we meet again."

"Dont worry. We will. Thats a promise."

"A Pinkie Promise?"

"Pinkie, where did you come from? I didn`t see you in the crowd."

"Never mind that! Now, is it a Pinkie Promise?"

"Cross my heart & hope to fly, stick a cupcake in-OW!"

"I remember when Twilight did that. Guess it`s a thing for newcomers."