Kingdom Hearts: Keys of Equestria

Chapter XXVII: The Beginning of The End, Part II

Perspective: Roxas

It was hopeless. Even with as many people (or ponies) as we had, we couldn't take down this many powerful Heartless. They were just too much.

"Watch your back!" Sora yelled to me, using a Chain spell to pull a Behemoth's legs out from under its body before it could crush me.

"Thanks Sora. But honestly, there's no use in this. We`re done for. Unless you can pull off another Supersonic Rainboom, we're dead."

"Don't think like that, Roxas." He replied brightly. "Even when things seem hopeless, there's always a way to do it. For example, I have an idea, but we can`t do it until Cadance gets back here with-"

"Sora!" Cadance called, galloping towards us with Trixie and Fluttershy behind her.

"There she is! Twilight!" He shouted. "We need the Elements now!"

The six of them gathered in a circle while Twilight gathered her magic. Sora, Riku, Cadance, and Shining Armor stood in a tight group inside said circle.

"Get over here, Roxas!" Sora called to me. I stepped into the crowd and held my Oathkeeper and Oblivion over my head. The rest of them hefted their Keyblades while the Elements unleashed their power on our weapons, charging them with an unimaginable amount of powerful magic energy. It almost hurt to hold my Keyblades even with telekinesis.

"Everyone!" Sora instructed. "We need to strike the door with every bit of strength we can muster! On three!

One...

Two...

THREE!"

The five of us slashed at the door with identical timing, cracking it open slightly. The Elements launched another blast of rainbow energy at the door.

It opened.

"Alright!" Sora and Shining Armor exclaimed together. I looked into the door, seeing nothing but darkness. Cold, unforgiving darkness.

"Alright," Sora began. "only a few of us are going in here. It's going to be unimaginably dangerous, and I don't want too many of you guys getting hurt. Riku and Roxas, you two are coming. Same goes for the Elements and Trixie. We need a lot of Keyblades, but we can only take the ones that have true skill. Sorry, Cadance, Shining. You two just aren't that well-trained."

"None taken." Cadance replied truthfully.

"Okay. Roxas, go get the Elements and Trixie. We're about to end this once and for all."

"Wait." I interrupted. "Shouldn't we have the Princesses with us too? I mean, this is going to take all the power we have."

"You're right, Roxas. But where are they?"

"I have something to say about that." Shining Armor told him. Before he could say anything else, a mint green unicorn with a similarly colored mane came running towards Sora, wrapping her forelegs around his neck and hugging him tightly.

"Lyra!" Sora yelled with surprise. "Why are you here? It's too dangerous!"

"Look, Sora, I'm a unicorn. I know plenty of spells, and I can hold my own quite well. I needed to come see you before you all went off to fight Xemnas. You know," She paused, shedding a single tear. "in case you don't come back."

"Why would you say that? We're fine, and I don't think any of us are going to be staying back there, on purpose or not."

"I need to go with you. I can't just stay back here while you all go in there. It's just not right."

"Fine. Roxas, go get everyone else. Shining Armor, what were you going to say?"

"Alright. Roxas, you should stay here for this. The Princesses are already inside Kingdom Hearts. They followed Xemnas."

"So, they knew about this the whole time!?" Sora questioned with anger. "Do you realize that even with our efforts, ponies still lost their lives today, just so that they wouldn't cause a panic!? That would've been better than letting them die for no reason!"

"I'm sorry. I should've told you before, but I was sworn to secrecy. I know it's not a revival spell, but here. This is all I can give you."

Shining Armor passed Sora a small object that looked almost like a star made from shells. It had a strangely familiar aura to it, like I had seen it before.

"The Princesses wanted me to give you this. Luna told me that you would know what to do with it when the time comes."

"Right. Now, it's time to finish this!"

"Roxas, stay here. I'll go get the others." Shining Armor ran off towards the courtyard, leaving me, Sora, Cadance, and the unicorn he had called Lyra.

"You know, Sora," Cadance began. "from what I've seen, you have a "close relationship" with Lyra here." She wagged her eyebrows suggestively at the words "close relationship", making them both light up like candles.

"No, no, no!" Sora denied. "We're just friends!" Lyra nodded her head vigorously.

"Look, I know these things. I'm the Princess of Love." Sora and Lyra both facehoofed powerfully.

"This is... interesting. I wonder what got them together."

Wait a minute, that wasn't my thought! Who is that?

"It's me, the other part of you."

The other part of me?

"I'm the reason that you can wield the Keyblade."

I thought it was because I'm part of Sora!

"No. My friend is why he can wield it, but I'm why you can. My friend performed the Keyblade Inheritance Ceremony on Riku, and when he gave in to the darkness, the Keyblade sensed his new powers and transferred itself to Sora. Then, when I was defeated by a long-time rival, I became part of Sora's heart. When he became a Heartless and you were created, a fragment of my heart fused with you."

What's your name?

"My name...

is Ventus."

Okay, Ventus, we need to go.

"Alright. How many Unversed are we up against?"

What's an Unversed?

"Wait. There aren't any Unversed? Then who are we fighting?"

Xehanort's Nobody, Xemnas.

"What's a Nobody?"

A Nobody is what is created when a person with a strong will gives in to the darkness. I'm Sora's Nobody, but I guess that since you've given me somewhat of a heart, I'm only... half Nobody.