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Part Seven

Tears formed in Sora's eyes as he looked up at Vanitas. He soon let out a breath before closing his eyes, his Keyblade disappearing. Vanitas raised his Keyblade and brought it down toward Sora's chest. Just as the Keyblade came into contact with Sora's chest, there was a bright flash of light which exploded outward, knocking Vanitas off his feet.

The light engulfed Sora's body, filling him with a pleasant warmth. All the injuries Sora had received began disappear within the sparkling light. Sora slowly rose to his feet and opened his eyes to look at Vanitas on the ground.

"How.. How can this BE?" Vanitas shouted.

Sora took a step toward him, the light continuing to shine around him.

"You underestimate the power and strength of the heart," Sora stated, as the glowing light and magic roared around him. "Because you've been so caught up in being in the Darkness, you forget what is really inside someone's heart."

Riku walked over to stand next to Sora.

"The heart is more than just Darkness." Riku agreed.

Axel soon joined his friends.

"It may be hard to realize it, but every heart is filled with light."

Donald and Goofy stood beside them.

"And we will never forget that anytime SOON!" Donald agreed.

"Because together, we can do ANYTHING!" Sora concluded.

As the light grew brighter around the five friends, Vanitas was forced back from the growing power of magic. Vanitas let out an angry yell as the light began to overwhelm him. There was a blinding flash before the light faded away. What remained of the darkness that had surrounded the forest seemed to burn away due to the bright light. As the last bits of the darkness disappeared, Sora stumbled a little as he began to feel slightly lightheaded.

"Sora?"

Sora lifted his head, surprised to see the concerned expression of his friends around him. He soon turned and stared in shock as he saw Vanitas on the ground. Vanitas grunted painfully as he rose to his feet.

"You're all complete FOOLS.." he growled. "You will realize the error of your ways soon enough.."

As he said this, Vanitas staggered back a bit, soon vanishing within a wall of black smoke.

"Hey! Get BACK here!" Sora shouted.

He ran toward the wall of smoke but felt somebody grab him by the arm.

"Sora," Riku frowned, keeping his grip tight.

"Let me GO!" Sora shouted, trying to follow behind Vanitas.

"Sora.. He's gone now.." Riku frowned.

Sora turned back to where Vanitas had gone, only to find there was no trace of Vanitas or the black smoke.

"Sora.."

Sora turned back toward him.

"He's gone now.." Riku stated.

"But he might come BACK!" Sora argued. "We have to STOP him before he-"

"Sora.."

Sora looked at him and as his anger began to fade, he was overtaken by another surge of emotions. Sora bit his lip and hung his head, refusing to look Riku in the eyes.

"I'm.... I'm s-sorry.." Sora muttered softly.

"Sora.. It's okay.." Riku smiled, pulling him into a hug.

Sora was caught off guard but soon wrapped his arms around his best friend and buried his face into his shoulder, weeping openly as all the despair and anguish finally broke through his anger. Axel smiled as he watched the two. Donald and Goofy soon joined in. Riku looked up at Axel and gave him a soft smile. Axel was surprised but soon smiled in response before joining them.

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The horizon was a sea of oranges and reds as the sun hung just above the buildings of Twilight Town. Sora was lost in his thoughts as he sat alone at the top of the Twilight Town clock tower.

"Everything okay, Sora?" said a voice from nearby.

Sora stiffened a little but soon relaxed as he turned to see Axel approaching him with Riku, Donald, and Goofy in tow.

"Y..yeah.." Sora muttered, turning back toward the sunset. "I was just.... Thinking.. T-that's all.."

Axel only nodded and soon sat down beside him on the ledge of the tower, staring out into the distance as Riku, Donald, and Goofy soon joined them.

"You know.." Axel started. "You had us a bit worried there.."

Sora's head snapped to the right to stare at the spiky red-head.

"I.." Sora hesitated but soon he sighed. "I-I know.." he finally muttered.

"Sora.. Whatever happened back there.." Riku began. "It wasn't you're fault."

Sora looked at him, a look of shock and despair on his face.

"Are you SERIOUS!?" he nearly shouted, horrified.

"Look, Sora.. You were facing something that nobody should EVER go through." Axel replied. "And that faceless JERK took advantage of you because of that."

Sora turned away, now looking down at the streets below.

"But.. I'm the one who felt those emotions in the first place.." Sora muttered. "It.. Was because of me that you guys nearly died.."

Sora suddenly felt something hard strike the top of his head from behind him.

"Ow! Donald, what was THAT for!?" Sora shouted, rubbing his head.

"Stop thinking it was your FAULT!" Donald replied.

Axel rolled his eyes.

"Seriously, what IS it with you and hitting people with that?" he asked.

"Don't make me do it again!" Donald said, brandishing his staff at Axel.

Axel's eyes went wide and he covered his head in preparation of getting hit.

Everyone else soon began to laugh at the humorous scene, even Sora, as he rubbed his the spot on his still throbbing head. As they calmed down a bit, Sora smiled.

"Thanks guys.."

"It's no problem, Sora." Axel smiled.

"Yeah, we're here for ya no matter what." Goofy agreed.

"As long as we're here, you never have to worry." Riku smiled.

Sora smiled and soon pulled them into an appreciative hug. Axel and Riku returned the hug as Donald and Goofy joined in. The five friends soon turned back toward the horizon, watching as the colors of oranges and reds of the sunset slowly faded into the soft blues and blacks of night.

The End

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Part Seven

Tears formed in Sora's eyes as he looked up at Vanitas. He soon let out a breath before closing his eyes, his Keyblade disappearing. Vanitas raised his Keyblade and brought it down toward Sora's chest. Just as the Keyblade came into contact with Sora's chest, there was a bright flash of light which exploded outward, knocking Vanitas off his feet.

The light engulfed Sora's body, filling him with a pleasant warmth. All the injuries Sora had received began disappear within the sparkling light. Sora slowly rose to his feet and opened his eyes to look at Vanitas on the ground.

"How.. How can this BE?" Vanitas shouted.

Sora took a step toward him, the light continuing to shine around him.

"You underestimate the power and strength of the heart," Sora stated, as the glowing light and magic roared around him. "Because you've been so caught up in being in the Darkness, you forget what is really inside someone's heart."

Riku walked over to stand next to Sora.

"The heart is more than just Darkness." Riku agreed.

Axel soon joined his friends.

"It may be hard to realize it, but every heart is filled with light."

Donald and Goofy stood beside them.

"And we will never forget that anytime SOON!" Donald agreed.

"Because together, we can do ANYTHING!" Sora concluded.

As the light grew brighter around the five friends, Vanitas was forced back from the growing power of magic. Vanitas let out an angry yell as the light began to overwhelm him. There was a blinding flash before the light faded away. What remained of the darkness that had surrounded the forest seemed to burn away due to the bright light. As the last bits of the darkness disappeared, Sora stumbled a little as he began to feel slightly lightheaded.

"Sora?"

Sora lifted his head, surprised to see the concerned expression of his friends around him. He soon turned and stared in shock as he saw Vanitas on the ground. Vanitas grunted painfully as he rose to his feet.

"You're all complete FOOLS.." he growled. "You will realize the error of your ways soon enough.."

As he said this, Vanitas staggered back a bit, soon vanishing within a wall of black smoke.

"Hey! Get BACK here!" Sora shouted.

He ran toward the wall of smoke but felt somebody grab him by the arm.

"Sora," Riku frowned, keeping his grip tight.

"Let me GO!" Sora shouted, trying to follow behind Vanitas.

"Sora.. He's gone now.." Riku frowned.

Sora turned back to where Vanitas had gone, only to find there was no trace of Vanitas or the black smoke.

"Sora.."

Sora turned back toward him.

"He's gone now.." Riku stated.

"But he might come BACK!" Sora argued. "We have to STOP him before he-"

"Sora.."

Sora looked at him and as his anger began to fade, he was overtaken by another surge of emotions. Sora bit his lip and hung his head, refusing to look Riku in the eyes.

"I'm.... I'm s-sorry.." Sora muttered softly.

"Sora.. It's okay.." Riku smiled, pulling him into a hug.

Sora was caught off guard but soon wrapped his arms around his best friend and buried his face into his shoulder, weeping openly as all the despair and anguish finally broke through his anger. Axel smiled as he watched the two. Donald and Goofy soon joined in. Riku looked up at Axel and gave him a soft smile. Axel was surprised but soon smiled in response before joining them.

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The horizon was a sea of oranges and reds as the sun hung just above the buildings of Twilight Town. Sora was lost in his thoughts as he sat alone at the top of the Twilight Town clock tower.

"Everything okay, Sora?" said a voice from nearby.

Sora stiffened a little but soon relaxed as he turned to see Axel approaching him with Riku, Donald, and Goofy in tow.

"Y..yeah.." Sora muttered, turning back toward the sunset. "I was just.... Thinking.. T-that's all.."

Axel only nodded and soon sat down beside him on the ledge of the tower, staring out into the distance as Riku, Donald, and Goofy soon joined them.

"You know.." Axel started. "You had us a bit worried there.."

Sora's head snapped to the right to stare at the spiky red-head.

"I.." Sora hesitated but soon he sighed. "I-I know.." he finally muttered.

"Sora.. Whatever happened back there.." Riku began. "It wasn't you're fault."

Sora looked at him, a look of shock and despair on his face.

"Are you SERIOUS!?" he nearly shouted, horrified.

"Look, Sora.. You were facing something that nobody should EVER go through." Axel replied. "And that faceless JERK took advantage of you because of that."

Sora turned away, now looking down at the streets below.

"But.. I'm the one who felt those emotions in the first place.." Sora muttered. "It.. Was because of me that you guys nearly died.."

Sora suddenly felt something hard strike the top of his head from behind him.

"Ow! Donald, what was THAT for!?" Sora shouted, rubbing his head.

"Stop thinking it was your FAULT!" Donald replied.

Axel rolled his eyes.

"Seriously, what IS it with you and hitting people with that?" he asked.

"Don't make me do it again!" Donald said, brandishing his staff at Axel.

Axel's eyes went wide and he covered his head in preparation of getting hit.

Everyone else soon began to laugh at the humorous scene, even Sora, as he rubbed his the spot on his still throbbing head. As they calmed down a bit, Sora smiled.

"Thanks guys.."

"It's no problem, Sora." Axel smiled.

"Yeah, we're here for ya no matter what." Goofy agreed.

"As long as we're here, you never have to worry." Riku smiled.

Sora smiled and soon pulled them into an appreciative hug. Axel and Riku returned the hug as Donald and Goofy joined in. The five friends soon turned back toward the horizon, watching as the colors of oranges and reds of the sunset slowly faded into the soft blues and blacks of night.

The End