The Princess's Call to Adventure (A KH1 & KH CoM Fanfiction)

End of the World/Aqua's reunion with The King

After gaining new abilities, Sora, Hikari, Donald and Goofy arrived at a mysterious world called End of the World.

"Gawrsh, is that all that's left of the worlds taken by the Heartless?" Goofy asked.

"It must be," Hikari said. "Those worlds will be restored if we beat Ansem, right?"

"You betcha," Donald nodded.

"But, if we do beat him and all these worlds become restored and disconnected, what's gonna happen to this place?" Sora asked, looking very worried. "And to us?"

"Well, uh..." Donald exchanges looks with Hikari.

"This is a Heartless world, so maybe it'll just disappear," Goofy said.

Sora, Hikari and Donald were shocked as they looked at Goofy.

"But no worries," Goofy assured. "Even if this place goes poof, our hearts ain't goin' nowhere. I'm sure we'll find our pals again. Yup, I just know that we will."

Donald nodded as Hikari smiled at Goofy. "Yeah, you're right."

Sora smiled and looked at Kairi's lucky charm. "I'll return this. I promise."

At a dark realm... Aqua arrived to see Terra and Ventus. "Terra, Ven."

Terra turned around to see Aqua. "Aqua, you're—"

"Terra," Aqua gasped. "You spoke?"

"Can you see me?" Terra asked.

"Of course!" Aqua smiled as she turned to Ventus. "I see Ven too."

"Ven?" Terra was confused as he looked around. "He's here?"

Aqua frowned. "Terra, what's wrong? Don't you see him?"

"Where are we?" Terra asked.

"A world the darkness has consumed," Aqua answered, referring to Maleficent's homeworld. "It's Enchanted Dominion."

"Consumed?" Terra was shocked about what Aqua had answered. "The worlds fell?"

Aqua started to look concern. "What's gotten into you? How do I know that you're Terra? And not the weakness that's in my heart playing more tricks?" She looked over at Ventus. "Ven! Please say something."

"Aqua, listen. I promise this is me," Terra assured. "But I'm not myself."

"What do you mean?" Aqua asked, looking confused.

"You're using the name "Terra"," Terra explained. "That means you're seeing me the way that you remember me. But your heart is just painting the picture that it so wants to see. The real me is lost in shadow."

"Then you're here, trapped in the realm of darkness," Aqua smiled a little.

"No," Terra said. "My heart has ties to the dark. That must be why we can talk. But I can't see anything, Aqua. If you say Ven is there, then he's like me—an illusion created by your heart."

"I understand," Aqua nodded. "Then, you and Ven are safe in the outside world?"

"I think," Terra answered.

"That's good," Aqua said. "But, how did you find me?"

"I looked here," Terra explained as he placed his hand on his chest. "And heard you in the darkness."

"Right, but why does your heart have...ties to the darkness now?" Aqua asked curiously. "What did you mean "lost in shadow"?"

"Forget about me and Ven," Terra said. "Aqua, Xehanort is trying to locate Hikari because... she's the princess of Kingdom Hearts."