I'll Protect You No Matter What

True Reunion

My Pov

Me and Sora managed to push the Heartless off of us. We looked up to the balcony to see Kairi, Kage and Ansem fighting off Heartless. Wait, that was Riku! He was here!

Sora: "What's going on!?" A red shard of light shot close to us. We looked up and saw hundreds of them, none hitting us and destroying the Heartless. Then, I heard Xigbar's voice.

Xigbar: "Have you been a good boy and good girl?"

Me: "Xigbar, show yourself!" He appeared on a balcony above us.

Xigbar: "Oh, sounds like you haven't. Sora! Hikari! Roxas! Nikko!"

Sora: "Roxas? Nikko? Hey, did he just call us Roxas and Nikko?"

Xigbar: "You've both really put Organization XIII in a pickle. I guess that's why the Keyblades chose you. But MAN, when it comes to Sora, it picked a dud. You don't even look half the hero the others were." Others? Did he mean, Ven, Van, Terra and Aqua? As if reading my mind, Xigbar began laughing. "Yeah Princess. I mean those 3 that you miss so much, including that evil clone of Sora." I clenched my fist. He knew what happened to them.

Sora: "Are you done rambling?"

Xigbar: "Rambling? As if! All I'm trying to tell you, traitors, is that your time is up!" He summoned his Arrowguns.

Goofy: "Here he comes!" I had to admit, he was strong. Then again, his element was Gravity. It felt like forever before we finally defeated him.

Sora: "Why did you call us Roxas and Nikko?" Xigbar laughed.

Xigbar: "Wouldn't you like to know..." He vanished.

Me: "Wait!"

Donald: "Sora! Hikari! It's Kairi and Kage!" Donald pointed up to them.

Sora: "Girls, we're on our way!" We hurried up various stairs and hallways and finally made it to them.

Me: "Kairi! Kage!" They both turned and looked at me.

Kage: "Hikari!" Kage ran to me and jumped. I managed to catch her and she latched onto me. "After all this time, I finally get to meet you!"

Me: "I'm happy to see you again too, Shadow." She giggled. I put her down and turned my attention to my cousin.

Kairi: "Hikari! It's you! You've gotten so beautiful." I blushed.

Me: "So have you Kairi. I barely recognized you." She blushed. I stepped out of the way so her and Sora could talk.

Sora: "You are different, Kairi, but I'm just glad you're here!"

Kairi: "You, Riku and Hikari never came home, so I came looking for you."

Sora: "I'm sorry." I rolled my eyes and gently pushed Sora toward Kairi. That caused him to embrace her, which neither of them minded.

Kairi: "This is real..." I couldn't help but tear up a little. I saw a portal appear behind 'Ansem' and he went toward it.

Sora: "Wait, Ansem! I mean, Xehanort's Heartless... I never thought for a second that I'd ever see YOU again. Just thinking about all the things you did makes me really mad. But... But you saved Kairi and Kage, right? I have to grateful for that... Thanks." 'Ansem' began walking again, but I ran to him and grabbed his arm.

Me: "Riku, don't leave again!" I heard gasps of confusion from behind me.

Sora: "Hikari, what did you just say?"

Me: "Riku." Riku tried to break free from my grip.

Riku: "I'm no one— just a castaway from the darkness." I turned to Sora and Kairi.

Me: "Guys, please! Say something to him!" Kairi pushed Sora to us. She took his hand and place it and hers on top of mine.

Kairi: "Close your eyes." We all did and we saw the real Riku. We opened our eyes and Sora fell to his knees.

Sora: "Riku... It's Riku. Riku's here... We looked for you..."

Riku: "Come on, Sora. You've gotta pull it together." Riku's voice! It was back to normal.

Sora: "Me and Hikari looked everywhere for you!"

Riku: "I didn't want you to find me."

Goofy: "But it was him that was helpin' us, wasn't it?"

Donald: "Huh?"

Goofy: "All those clues we kept finding. That musta been Riku." Sora got to his feet.

Riku: "I was starting to worry you guys would never catch on. Sora and Hikari never did pick the brightest friends."

Donald: "What do you mean by that!?"

Sora: "Why didn't you let me, or at least Hikari know that you were okay?"

Me: "Sora, back when we were at Isla de Muerta the first time, Riku had appeared on the ship."

Sora: "What!? Why didn't you tell me?"

Riku: "I asked her not to. I didn't want you to see me like this. I couldn't. I fought with Ansem. With... Xehanort's Heartless— when it invaded my heart, and I won. But to use the power of darkness, I had to become Ansem myself."

Kairi: "Does that mean... you can't change back?"

Riku: "This battle isn't over. Until it is, I still need the power of darkness."

Me: "Then we'll finish it together! You're still Riku, no matter what."

Sora: "So how 'bout it: Think we can handle one last rumble together?"

Donald: "Yeah! Let's get going!"

Me: "Wait, where's Yami and Tai?"

Kage: "They're with Mickey, don't worry." I sighed, relieved to know that they were safe. We made our way toward the balcony where they were and found ourselves in the Proof of Existence. I took notice to the shattered gates. There was a red picture in front of them with names; the Freeshooter, the Whirlwind Lancer, the Chilly Academic, the Silent Hero, the Cloaked Schemer, the Flurry of Dancing Flames, the Melodious Nocturne, the Graceful Assassin and the Savage Nymph. That's when I noticed 2 other gates were shattered, but the light on them was blue; Key of Destiny and Twilight Angel. That's when I realized that these names were to the members of Organization. The only gates still open were the Luna Diviner and the Gambler of Fate.