I'll Protect You No Matter What(Pokémon ver.)

A Brave Heart

Sora's Pov

My eyes widen. My stomach lurched forward. My heart halted to a stop. Hikari pushed me out of the way and was hit by the Heartless instead. It knocked her off the cliff just as the avalanche washed over the entire area. As soon as the avalanche subsided, I ran to the cliff.

"Hikaru! HIKARU!" I screamed. I was screaming to the top of my lungs for Hikari.

"Flaa! Flaa!" Amphy cried. I had to go find her. I had to! For Riku and Tai. They needed her. I was getting ready to jump off the cliff after Hikari, but Ping, Donald and Goofy grabbed me. "Let me go!"

"No!" Donald shouted.

"Sora, calm down!" Goofy cried.

"Stop, Sora! Hikaru wouldn't want you to do this!" Ping said. Tears started flowing down my cheeks. I broke my promise to Kairi. I had promised that I'd bring Riku and Hikari home. Now I broke my promise. Leafeon and Amphy both looked at me with sad eyes.

"Look!" one of the soldier said. We all turned to see a member of Organization XIII jump from below the cliff to the top where we were. In his arms was Hikari! He sat her down and ran off. I ran to Hikari and cradled her.

"Hikaru. Hikaru, wake up." I said. Hikari opened her sapphire eyes and looked at me.

"Sora, what happened? How did I get back up here?" Hikari asked.

"A member of Organization XIII saved you and it looks like he heal the injury you got from the Heartless." I said.

"Did you see his face?" Hikari asked. I shook my head. I helped Hikari to her feet.

My Pov

It was weird to find out that not only had I escaped death, but an Organization XIII member had been my savior. I wonder why one of them would have saved me? Anphy jumped into my arms.

"Flaa! Flaa!" Amphy cried.

"I'm okay Amphy." I said.

"Ping, Hikaru. In front." Both me and Ping stood in front of Captain Li. "What both of you did was crazy, but they were also the bravest acts I've ever seen. From now on, you both have me trust." the captain said.

"Thank you, Captain." Ping said. Ping was finally in a good place. So was I. Nothing could go wrong. That is, until Mushu popped out of the snow.

"First she uses me as a lighter, then she turns me into a cannon ball. The head ancestor's gonna hear about this. You know, that's it! I give up! I can't take this no more. C'mon, Mulan. Let's quit this charade and go home, girl." Mushu said. I covered my mouth. Oh no...

"Mushu!" Mulan exclaimed. Mushu saw the Captain was right there and covered his mouth, but it was too late.

"Mulan? A woman? It can't be!" the captain said, in disbelief.

"Hikaru! Ping! Captain!" Sora called.

"Oh, boy, you're okay!" Goofy said. The Captain was pissed at the four of us. That was a fact.

"You all knew, didn't you? You knew Ping was really a woman in disguise." They knew we were up to our necks in trouble. "I can't believe you lied to me." He had his back to us. "The punishment for high treason and dishonor of the Army... is death." the captain said.

"No! If you want to hurt Mulan, you have to get through me!" I said. The Captain was shocked.

"You too, Hikaru? You are a loyal solider. Why would you protect a woman who had deceived and dishonored you and your comrades?" the captain asked.

"Because..." I took off my helmet and undid the bun, letting my long ice blue hair and iris highlights show. "I'm a woman too." I said.

"You... how could you deceive the entire army!" the captain exclaimed.

"Mulan did this to help her father and I did this to fight along side my friends and keep people safe." I said.

"Unbelievable! Your parents should feel ashamed to have a dishonorable daughter like you." the captain said. That hit a nerve. I never knew my mother and I could barely remember my father. How would they react to know I acted like this? "You both deserve to be put to death." All was silent for awhile. "All of you get out my sight... now. You're all dismissed." He and the other troops headed for the city. Mulan and I took off our armor and Mulan undid her bun. I returned Amphy and called out Eve.

"I'm sorry I got all of you in trouble. Especially you, Hikari." Mulan said. I shook my head.

"It's fine." I said.

"So, Ping... I mean, uh, Mulan... what're you gonna do now?" Sora asked.

"Go back home." Mulan said. Mienfoo looked at Mulan sadly.

"You know, your daddy's gonna be steamed as a chicken dumpling." Mushu said.

"We won't let you take on the blame alone." I said.

"Yeah. We'll take our share of the blame." Sora said.

"Thank you. You're all wonderful friends." Mulan said. We started heading toward Mulan's home when a roar of anger echoed through the mountains. We ran near a small cliff and saw Shan-Yu was still alive! He and several Heartless headed for the city. We hurried to the city and saw the Captain. "Shang!" He stopped and saw us. "Shan-Yu is alive! He's headed this way!"

"You need to get everyone out of here!" I said.

"And why should I believe either of you this time?" Shang asked.

"You said that you trusted Hikaru and Ping. Why should Hikari and Mulan be any different?" I asked.

"Look!" Donald exclaimed. We all looked up and saw Shan-Yu's falcon flying around. It flew toward one of the roofs, to Shan-Yu. Shang and the other soldiers ran to protect the palace while we dealt with the Heartless that showed up. After dealing with them, we hurried to the palace. Shang and the others got the Emperor inside and closed the doors. All we had to do was guard the door and keep Shan-Yu from getting in.

"Move aside, you pests." Shan-Yu growled.

"Not a chance!" Sora snapped. Dark aura started coming from the Hun warrior. He came rushing at us and used the dark energy he somehow obtained to not only attack, but to summon Heartless. 'Hikari.' Huh? Who was that? 'Focus on your light and dispel the darkness!' That voice... it was the same voice from a year ago! My mom's voice! I did what she said and felt my light course through me. I held up Starlight. A prism appeared and I shouted;

"Prism Light!". Beams of lights scattered across the area, destroying the Heartless and a reasonable amount of them hit Shan-Yu. Starlight glowed and I knew I needed to finish the Hun now. I jumped and slashed Shan-Yu with my Keyblade. The darkness consumed him and he disappeared. After everything settled down, the Emperor came out to meet us. Mulan bowed before him. With him was a Gallade and a Gardevoir.

"I've heard a great deal about you, Fa Mulan. You stole your father's armor, ran away from home, impersonated an Imperial soldier. You deceived your commanding officer, shamed the entire Chinese army, and dishonored your family name. You're a young woman. And in the end... you have saved us all." the emperor said. He actually bowed before Mulan. You could hear the entire city applauding for her.

"Way to go, Mulan!" I cheered. He turned his attention to me.

"Young lady, step forward." I did and bowed my head. Eve did the same. "You too played a part in the charade. Am I correct?" the emperor asked.

"Yes." I said.

"You have also saved our lives, despite the risk of your own. I know that Shiro would be proud of you." My eyes widen as I looked at the Emperor. How did he know my mom? "Your mother came here when she was twelve years old. She lived here for five years and I looked after her like my own daughter." the emperor said.

"Really?" I asked. He nodded. Just then, Shan-Yu's sword started glowing. Just like my membership card had. Sora and me repeated our actions at Hollow Bastion and unlocked another path. Sora, Donald and Goofy got into the gummi while I hopped on my glider.