I'll Protect You No Matter What

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My Pov

Both me and Sora would use our magic to destroy the Heartless. There seemed to be no end. That's when I felt some kind of wind blow pass me. Then, I actually felt some kind of embrace from the wind. It felt so familiar and warm.

Voice: "You can do. You and Sora need to combine your power." I felt tears well up in my eyes. That voice... it was Ven's. My hand instantly went to my Wayfinder that hung from my neck. He was with me.

Me: "Sora! Use your Cyclone spell!" He didn't argue. He summoned a large cyclone and what I did next was more than unexpected. I jumped into the cyclone and focused my light to Starlight. "Lightbloom!" The Cyclone became a whirl of light as the Heartless were sucked into its wind. I jumped out of the vortex and landed next to Sora. We used our Keyblades to make sure all the Heartless were caught. When they all were, we slammed our Keyblades down which caused the cyclone of light to vanish. All the Heartless fell to the ground, releasing an explosion of hearts. We hurried through a small canyon and were joined by Donald and Goofy.

Sora: "Where's the King?" We looked around. Donald was the first to spot him.

Donald: "There he is!" We saw him just as her destroyed a Heartless.

Me: "Let's go!" We found Mickey staring at Xehanort's Nobody. "Mickey!" Mickey turned to us real quick before looking back at the Nobody.

Mickey: "Xehanort!"

Xehanort: "How long has it been since I abandoned that name..." Did he not go by Xehanort now?

Sora: "Out with it Nobody! Where's Kairi? Where's Kage? Where's Riku?"

Nobody: "I know nothing of any Kairi or Kage. As for Riku...Perhaps you should ask your king." Both me and Sora looked at Mickey.

Mickey: "Stop!" Just as he summoned a portal and disappeared, Mickey jumped into the portal and disappeared with him.

Sora: "He's gone..." Sora fell to the ground, pounding the ground with his fist. Goofy placed a hand on his shoulder. I wrapped my arms around him and he gripped one of my arms.

Donald: "Sora, Hikari, Goofy." That's when we saw the large canyon ring around the castle was empty and all was still.

Goofy: "What's goin' on?"

Voice: "Way to fall right into their trap." Who? We turned around to see a man leaning up against a rock wall. He wore the Organization cloak. He stepped closer to us and I saw he had red, spikey hair, green eyes and 2 teardrop shaped marks under his eyes. "C'mon, it's a set-up by Organization XIII. Xemnas is using you 2 to destroy the Heartless-that's his master plan."

Donald: "Xemnas?"

Man: "The guy you just saw. He's their leader. X-E-M,N-A-S. Got it memorized?" Wait, that catchphrase. The only person who ever said that was...

Me: "Lea?" He looked shocked by what I said. Then he shook his head.

Lea: "Sorry. I'm not Lea anymore. The name's Axel. Got it memorized?" It wasn't Lea. It was his Nobody. Wait, Axel?

Sora: "You...you're the who took Kairi and Kage!"

Axel: "Yeah, but right now you should be more concerned about how their using the 2 of you." He pointed to our Keyblades. "Every Heartless slain with those Keyblades releases a captive heart. That's what the Organization's after."

Me: "Lea... or Axel, where are they? Where did you take them?" He scratched his head, as if he wasn't sure he should say.

Sora: "Please. Just tell us!" Axel placed his hands on his hips and tilted his head back.