Chaos Hearts
Chapter 13 - Final Chapter - Chaos Hearts
World - Final Fracture
Note: Sonic the Hedgehog and related characters are (c) SEGA and
Sonic Team. You knew that, right?
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"Breath, should I take a deep?
Faith, should I take the leap?
Taste, what a bittersweet...
All my, all my life...
Let me face, let me face, let me face my fears...
Oh, let me face, let me face, let me face my fears...
Won't be long, won't be long, I'm almost here.
Watch me cry all my tears." - Face My Fears; Utada, Skrillex
Thinking of you, wherever you are...
Heading home to stop Scourge from attacking, Lucky's group was first left by Zim, who decided to go back to a rather unwelcoming Zavok. Without him, they headed to Shadow Arcangel, the darkest place they knew in their own world, where Scourge might be able to summon the most heartless. There, Bucky revealed a time machine that Garland had Zeke and Zim conceal in the lab. It used hostages from other worlds to generate the time doors they'd found before, all part of experiments that allowed Garland to travel back and forth through time in an endless loop. Scourge arrived to destroy the machine, along with Dark Whisk and Dark Zeke, "Raven" and "Xezek," who Lospecter loaned out to Garland's cause. After destroying the time machine, Scourge told Lucky to come to the Keyblade Graveyard, where Garland was waiting.
Winston would take the hostages from the time machine back to their worlds while Lucky's group faced Garland at the Keyblade Graveyard. When they got there, they found him with a machine designed to create Chaos Hearts. It had gathered hearts from felled heartless, and also had the dark heart from Halloweentown inserted, as well as the seven Chaos Emeralds, which Garland collected on his trips through time. He made Lucky's group fight Scourge's group in order to produce the source of light he required for Chaos Hearts!
Scourge's group was far too powerful; even more so with the inclusion of a Demon Tower. They battled desperately, but Lucky and Whisk refused to give up, determined to protect one another. As Whisk used all her strength to defend Lucky in his hour of need, Garland siphoned the light of her love, using it to complete his machine! It seemed Scourge would destroy the heroes now that they were no longer needed... but Master Yen Sid arrived with King Mickey! Their arrival caused Garland to retreat to his own world so he could complete Chaos Hearts unhindered. The final battle awaits!
Now, let us journey to a new world...
Now, they needed to find Garland's home world, wherever it was. Lucky's group was pretty badly battered and beaten, but they knew he couldn't be allowed to summon Chaos Hearts. "What do we do now?" Lucky panted, helping Whisk back to her feet, "And are you okay??" he asked her. Whisk rubbed her head. "I'll be fine... It's like he sucked out some energy, but I'll be okay..." she murmured. Yen Sid nodded. "He can't fully tear the love from your heart. If it's truly strong enough for his purpose, it can't be broken so easily." he stated. "Come on, guys!" Gator said hastily, "We can't just stand around here looking at the pretty keys! We gotta catch that knight! ...Why am I always chasing knights?" he muttered, a line that probably only makes sense to the author. Travis looked to Lucky's group. "We didn't see your ship..." he stated. "Our pilot's running an errand. We should probably wait here for him..." Miles said. Yen Sid turned and started to follow Gator and Travis, but hesitated. "Your defeat here is a setback, but it is not the end. Never give up on what you believe is right... That line of thought brought your friend back to your side, didn't it?" he said with a knowing smile as Lucky and Whisk glanced at Miles with a chuckle. "Guess it did!" Lucky smiled. The sorcerer nodded. "May your heart be your guiding key..." he whispered before taking his leave. Mickey was still there, though. "Guess I should go with them. Too bad ya can't come with us!" the mouse sighed, "But don't worry! We'll try to find Garland just as fast as we can!" he said. Lucky nodded and glanced around. "I'm surprised Master Yen Sid brought you and not Sora..." he murmured. Mickey's ears drooped at the mention of the boy's name. "Aw, gosh... If Sora knew about Garland I'm sure he'd wanna help, and maybe that woulda been better... Where he's gone now, I'm not sure if we'll ever see him again." he said sadly. Lucky looked at his sad expression and gave a sympathetic smile, placing his hand on Mickey's shoulder. "Hey... He's not gone. Not by a long shot." he said, pointing at the mouse's chest. "He's here..." Then, he placed his hand over his own chest, "And he's here, too." he said cheerfully. Mickey looked up and gave a cheerful chuckle. "Gosh, you're right, pal! And ya know what... You kinda remind me of him. And that reminds me... That he always finds his way back, no matter how dark things get!" he smiled. "Heh, glad I could help, Mickey!" Lucky grinned.
Mickey and the others were gone by the time the Galestrom landed. Lucky, Whisk, Miles and Zeke rushed to the ship urgently. "You're alive! Does that mean we won, kupo?" Winston asked. Their expressions quickly told him they did not. "Oh... It's that bad, is it?" he asked. "Garland's on the verge of making Chaos Hearts! We still don't know what it does, but it can't be good!" Lucky told him. "He escaped to his own world... Wherever that is..." Whisk sighed. Winston folded his arms and sighed. "I know where that is, kupo... You see, I'm from the same world as Garland." he told them. Lucky and Whisk looked at him with wide eyes. "Wait, did you ever tell us that??" Lucky babbled. "I sure didn't know..." Zeke grumbled. "I knew. It just didn't seem to matter too much until now..." Miles said. Lucky held his head for a moment. "Meeeeee-yow!! What are we sitting here for, then!? Warp speed, Winston! Take us home! Uhh, your home! We gotta catch Garland!" he shouted. Winston nodded and sat down. "There isn't much left of my world anymore. You see, the first world Garland invaded was his own, and he was merciless... It's why I wander the worlds on this Gummi ship." he stated. Lucky and the others sat down, strapped in, and held on as Winston took off, the Warp Gummi prepared to take the Moogle home at a moment's notice. "Plotting a course for the world we now know as... Final Fracture..." Winston announced.
The reason for that name was that Winston's world was in pieces, broken apart by Garland's evil deeds. They landed the ship on the largest remaining chunk of the world, where they could see surviving remnants of its former beauty. Crystals jutted from the ground and floated in the air, once full of power but now dormant. What looked like flying sea crafts were anchored over broken piers, the airships themselves in pretty poor shape. Villages seemed to be crumbled, broken messes, and there was no sign of any people. "And I thought the Keyblade Graveyard was depressing..." Miles murmured. Lucky nodded. "Garland's here somewhere... And so are Scourge and those dark versions of Whisk and Zeke. Everybody watch each others' backs..." he warned. Winston gulped. "I'll, uh, I'll keep the ship running, kupo. I'm no good at this fighting stuff..." he said. "Don't worry, Winston!" Whisk said, placing a hand on her heart, "You're always with us in here, helping us just by cheering us on!" she told him. The Moogle smiled a little. "It's been an honor driving you... Come back in one piece!"
It became easy to find Garland after a moment. The clouds above parted to reveal a glimmering, heart-shaped moon in the sky. It was a Kingdom Hearts! With no time to lose, Lucky and his friends hurried in the direction the moon had emerged from, finding Garland standing over his machine by the edge of a cliff. "You are too late... Welcome, Chaos Hearts!!" he cried as three beams shot up from his machine, a white one, a black one, and a golden one. The heart shaped moon above began to glow golden in reaction. Then, suddenly, it fractured, the cracks in the moon's surface forming the image of a broken heart! Lucky gasped as he watched this. "This... is Chaos Hearts?!" he cried. "No! What's going to happen now?!" Whisk asked. Garland chuckled. "Now the power of chaos will spread throughout the worlds... Can your hearts feel it? It's happening now..."
Indeed, each world was finding itself beginning to be influenced by the power of Chaos Hearts. In Neverland, everyone and everything started to fly due to an excess of pixie dust being sprinkled everywhere. "Tink? Tink!! What's wrong?! Why are you acting crazy!?" Peter Pan gasped, actually trying to hold on to a tree and stay grounded. Captain Hook was panicking as his ship floated up to the sky. "Smeeeee!! Drop anchor!! Get this ship back to shore!!" he cried. Smee leapt up, trying to catch the anchor as it floated above the ship. And this was just Neverland. Hyrule field became a battlefield as Gorons and Zoras began battling one another. The reason? Neither Link nor Zelda could figure it out. "Is this Ganondorf's work? Has he escaped?" Navi wondered. Zelda shook her head. "Whatever the cause, we must prepare to defend Kakariko..." she said. Link nodded, clutching his sword. Elsewhere, Wreck-It Ralph was chasing Fix-It Felix around, bashing anything in his path with his massive fists. "Rrrrraaaagh!! I'm gonna wreck everything! Gimmie one of those medals you glory-hogging good guy!" Ralph shouted. Felix yelped and ducked as one of those huge fists swung over his head. "Raaaaalph? Are you all reprogrammed again? Remember last time ya went bananas?" he asked nervously. It didn't seem to do any good calming him down. In Halloweentown, the citizens were getting carried away frightening one another. Even Jack Skellington was in on the act. "Rrrrraaaaahhhh!! Ha ha! Who needs trick or treaters? We can create terror right here!!" he laughed as he sent Lock, Shock and Barrel fleeing in terror! Sally watched in concern. "Jack... You're not yourself. Nobody's themselves. What should I do?" she wondered, holding her head in concern. On his own journey, Red was forced to take cover with Pikachu as Pokemon in the area began to rampage for no apparent reason! Fearows were whipping terrible whirlwinds and Primeapes were thrashing all over, and that was just going on in front of him. "Where's Nurse Joy when we need her? I think these Pokemon are all confused at once..." Red gulped. "Pikaaaa..." Pikachu sighed. Simba and Zira were leading lions to the border of the Pride Lands to do battle as Rafiki watched from afar, worried. "Kings of the past, protect us..." he said softly. Zootopia seemed to descend into complete savagery, forcing young Nick to hide himself in a dark alley with a number of other frightened kids. "What's wrong with everyone?" a lion cub asked. "No idea... But we should just look out for ourselves!" Nick suggested. And in Miles' world, the Freedom Force was struggling to keep the peace as citizens began to riot! "Way to go, Scourge... Great time to ditch us..." Sal grunted. "If only... Miles were here..." Nicole murmured. No matter the world, it seemed Garland had won!
Their hearts could feel the chaos spreading. But certain strong hearts were resisting, including Lucky and his friends. "...It's not too late. We can't give up!" Lucky said, his keyblade materializing as he pointed it at Chaos Hearts, "I feel it... I can seal Chaos Hearts away, and that will stop this!" he said. "Lovely sentiment... But how will you do it with us here?" shouted Scourge as he, Raven and Xezek stepped between Lucky and Garland. Zeke punched a fist into his palm and stomped ahead. "Easy, I'll take on all three of ya! RAAAAWR!!" he cried as Miles and Whisk took a half step to stop him. Instead, they watched as Zeke got royally and swiftly clobbered by the three of them, scarcely given a chance before he fell face first to the ground. "Th-that all ya got??" Zeke groaned. Scourge chuckled, holding up his Soul Eater. "We've done this dance. You're much too slow to beat me...plus, I cheat." he said. Suddenly, a corridor of darkness opened up behind Scourge and his allies. "...Make way for ZIIIIM!!" Everyone looked with a bit of surprise, and their eyes widened further as an enormous hand reached out of the corridor and grabbed Scourge! "Yaaaahh!! Put me down!! What the frak!?" Scourge yelled as a Darkside heartless emerged from the corridor, with Zim riding on its back! "Zim is here to save his best friend, Zeke!! Just point me at the enemies! No one escapes the wrath of ZIM!!" the Zeti cackled as Darkside kicked Raven aside, still flailing Scourge around in its giant hand! "I w-will destroy you, y-you twerp!!" Scourge yelled. Lucky turned to Miles and Whisk while this was happening. "Not what we had in mind, but let's get Garland!" he suggested. The others nodded, and they hurried past the raging Darkside, which grabbed up Zeke in its other hand! "Agh!! Zim! Not me!! The other dragon is Dark Zeke! I'm the real one!!" he yelled. "That is exactly what Dark Zeke would say! Answer this! What is Zim's favorite color!?" the Zeti shouted. "You never told me that, you idiot!!" Zeke growled. Xezek laughed. "Your favorite color is darkness..." he said. Zim crossed his arms and looked at Zeke. "That's not even a color! I want a do-over question!!" he cried. "Don't just stand there, Xezek, get me down!!" Scourge yelled. Xezek shrugged and helped Raven up, the two of them sitting down to watch. "We'll let you guys work it out." Raven smirked. Zeke and Scourge glared at each other. "This is all YOUR fault!!" both yelled at once.
While Zim kept Scourge occupied, Lucky, Miles and Whisk had begun fighting with Garland. However, they couldn't seem to land a hit on him. Every move they made, Garland would either calmly step or lean aside, or he'd block it with his broadsword. "Mee-yow!! He's tough..." Lucky murmured. Miles tossed his shield at Garland while Whisk cast Fira. He stepped back and let the two attacks collide, causing the shield to clatter to the ground. "I have fought this battle again and again. Cycle upon cycle, in my endless loop of time. It took great trial and error to get this far. But each time I would be defeated, I sent my body back to the past, and repeat the cycle. And now, I know every move you could possibly think of." All three of them came at Garland from different directions, and Garland went to work. His blade swatted aside the keyblade, hooking its teeth and twisting it to block Whisk's incoming thundara spell. His free hand then grabbed Miles' head without looking, and pushed him to the ground! The keyblade deflected thundara and zapped Whisk, making her fall over, too! Growling, Lucky started to swing his keyblade at Garland angrily, but the knight simply turned and twisted, avoiding every strike as though he had them memorized by heart! Miles grabbed his shield and looked to Whisk. "You okay? How can we beat this guy if he knows all our moves already?" he asked. Whisk watched Lucky desperately clash with Garland, missing every strike. "What if I don't even know what I'm gonna do?" she said, and clutched her wand, pointing it at herself. "...Whisk?? Whisk!! Don't!!" Miles gasped. "Morphicadabra!!" Whisk cried, casting a spell Gemini taught her to transform things. She used it to remove her wings, the feathery limbs simply vanishing, along with her magical powers! With them, her memories also would fade. "Whisk!! No!!" Lucky gasped, kicked to the floor during his distraction. "Silly girl. With her out of the way, defeating you two is a simple matter..." Garland sneered. He then charged at Lucky, who barely blocked the knight's sword with his keyblade! Miles charged at Garland with his shield, blocked by the knight's free hand! "I'm about to kill you both... Then the girl... And my triumph will be complete! I am inevitable! Let's break the cycle now!!" Garland growled. Meanwhile, Whisk looked up and saw Chaos Hearts, gasping. She held her head, trying to remember what was going on. "No, no, no, no!! Who am I, where am I... Why!?" she cried, stumbling around in her confusion. She stumbled right into Garland from the side, knocking him off balance! "What...are you doing!?" he gasped. "Didn't see that coming, huh?" Lucky smirked, kicking the stunned knight off him! Miles then tossed his shield at Garland's helmet, and Lucky slashed the keyblade across his chest before both of them lunged at the knight, pushing him over the nearby ledge! "NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!" Garland wailed, plummeting over the cliff!
Lucky and Miles looked on as Garland's heart floated up from below, one more heart to join Chaos Hearts. "I guess the loop is broken..." Lucky murmured. Suddenly, a massive clawed hand reached up from below and grabbed the heart! "MEEE-YOOOWW!!" Lucky cried as he witnessed a demonic creature rise up, with an orange body, four powerful arms, and broad wings. The creature seemed to absorb Garland's heart! "That pawn has served his purpose... I am Garland's master, his god! I am Chaos!!" the demonic entity bellowed. Lucky gulped. "Funny, you don't look like a watery Chao god..." he said nervously. "I am a true god! And with the power of Chaos Hearts flowing through me, I will rule all worlds forever, all of them reforged in my own image! And what can petty mortal beings like you do about it? Stay here and watch... As I claim Chaos Hearts as my own!" he sneered, his broad wings flapping to carry him towards the broken heart moon! Lucky glanced at Whisk, who was sitting on the ground sobbing at the loss of her memory. Miles decided to take charge, spinning his tails to give chase. "How about a taste of electric-charged shield, ugly!?" he yelled, holding up his shield as he flew at Chaos! Lucky looked in shock as Chaos whipped a powerful tail of his own at Miles, slamming it against the shield and sending him plummeting back to the fractured world! Lucky leapt to catch him, but even so, Miles was pretty badly hurt, and his shield was broken in half! "A-are you okay!?" Lucky gasped. "N-never mind me... You have...to stop Chaos..." Miles panted. Lucky placed Miles carefully on the ground and looked up. Chaos was disappearing into a portal that emerged in front of Chaos Hearts. The cat looked around, and saw chunks of landscape and floating crystals that led up to Chaos hearts. He clutched his keyblade. "For everyone... May my heart be my guiding key..." he said, and ran, leaping to the first chunk of land, then to a crystal, and from land to crystal to land on his way to Chaos Hearts. He'd never done anything quite like this before, but he had to steel his nerves and do the impossible. He couldn't let his friends down! He leapt into the portal, and found himself inside Chaos Hearts itself... face to face with the god, Chaos...the true mastermind behind Garland's schemes.
The world within Chaos Hearts was one of pure chaos itself. No walls, no floor, but crashing lightning here and there, as well as other projectiles bouncing into each other in the orangey light. Those projectiles looked like Gummi blocks from afar, but they could in fact be anything, from any world. Within all of this was Chaos himself, crossing his four arms across his chest as he glared at Lucky floating before him. "You would have been wise to remain with your friends. Here, I will scatter your heart to the winds! Farewell!" Chaos then charged at him, forcing Lucky to attempt to strike back with his keyblade! "Aaaaah!! N-no!! Y-you're...too strong!" he gasped, his keyblade caught in two of Chaos' hands as the other two pummeled his small feline body! Lucky cried out, trying to bear the pain. Then, Chaos threw him into a rather large Gummi block, breaking it! "Aaaaaaugh!! Nyaaa... C-can't... give up... Wh-whisk...Miles... Give me strength..." Lucky panted, leaning up to face Chaos. "You are alone. They cannot aid you." the god's voice boomed. "You're wrong! I'd be dead now... If they weren't in my heart, helping me. The bonds I share with my friends make my heart stronger than your chaos! So go on, destroy my body...but you won't touch my heart!!" he shouted, swinging his keyblade. Chaos smirked, but his smirk turned to a frown as light blinded him. "What's this!?" he gasped. Lucky looked to see a gray Chaos Emerald. Garland had used the negative energy of the emeralds to summon Chaos Hearts. But where did this emerald come from? "Can't go two seconds without needing our help, Lucky? Haha, just kidding! We'll lend a hand!" That was Miles' voice, coming from the emerald! Lucky's eyes widened, and six more lights surrounded him! "We're here for you, Kupo! Always!" Winston's voice spoke. "Don't let me or the worlds down, squirt!" Lucky heard Zeke say. "Your heart will not forget ZIM!!" the fourth familiar voice called. "Heya, pal! Your heart called out to me! Hang in there, I'll be with ya soon!" King Mickey chimed in. "Whatever happens...I'll find a way to remember you..." Whisk whispered. "Our friends...are our power!" said the seventh voice...Sora! The emeralds then glowed in seven colors and spun around Lucky, giving him strength! His body glowed with a brilliant light as he clutched his keyblade and attained his Super form! Chaos' eyes adjusted to the light, and he chuckled. "You think your Chaos Emeralds are a match for Chaos himself!?" he roared. Lucky pointed his keyblade at him. "Chaos is power, enriched by the heart... And my heart is stronger than yours!" he declared.
Chaos spread his wings and held out his upper arms, tremendous energy blades appearing in them. "I'll knock the power of the emeralds from you... You will feel the true force of my chaotic might... And you will die!" he roared, flying towards Lucky! The super-charged feline charged right back at him, his keyblade clashing against those energy blades, sparks flying as they clashed. "I can't... let you... wreck the worlds!" Super Lucky grunted. Chaos smirked, and grabbed Lucky's wrists with one of his lower hands, punching him hard with the other, wresting his keyblade from him before doing a flip and kicking Lucky across the vast realm of chaos, causing him to crash into several bits of debris before colliding with a large Gummi block! Lucky's keyblade vanished from Chaos' grip and reappeared in his hand as he kicked off the block, flying at the god again. The feline was sweating, but his super form was protecting him from serious damage. "Meeeee-yoooow!! Chaos!!" he shouted as he charged at the god. Chaos clapped his empty hands together, energy forming around them. His eyes glowed a menacing red. "Face my chaotic meteors!!" he bellowed, massive meteors of energy suddenly being cast from his hands, batted towards Lucky by his energy blades! Lucky gasped, and swiftly moved, trying to avoid them. However, it seemed there were too many large projectiles coming to dodge, and Chaos smirked, thinking Lucky would be crushed and obliterated. There was a flash of light and a clanging, slicing sound, followed by the meteor in front of Lucky breaking in half! Super Lucky floated with keyblade in hand, glaring back at Chaos. "You made a big mistake before you came in here, Chaos... You hurt my friend!!" he said, pointing his keyblade straight at him, "Gravity!!" he shouted, casting magic that altered the trajectory of the shattered meteor, sending it hurtling back at Chaos! The god furiously swung his blades, smacking the meteor chunks aside, but it was the diversion Lucky needed to get close! "Hiiiiyaaaa!!" he cried, slashing at one of those lower arms, leaving a gash of light in it and rending it disabled. Chaos snarled and clashed his blades against the keyblade, eyes burning with hatred. "I am a god, you fool! And what are you? You were created in a lab! You are nothing!! An abomination, a puppet with no heart!!" he roared. Lucky kicked at Chaos' other free arm, preventing it from grabbing him as he kept those blades pinned against his key. "Hearts... Are all around us... They're made up of our connections with others... And with the world. All you care about is yourself, Chaos... You're the one who has no heart!!" Lucky's body glowed brighter as the powers of light and chaos flowed through him at once! "My heart has grown stronger with each new connection... And now... You can't hold that power back!!" he shouted. Chaos' eyes widened as his energy blades cracked. "Y-you are mortal... It's not possible!!" he shouted. The energy blades shattered, and Lucky quickly slashed Chaos' arms before pointing his keyblade at his chest. "Chaos... Face the light!!" A massive beam of light then shot from the keyblade, enveloping Chaos! "Aaaaaaaaahhh!!! I kn-know your fate!! Ha ha ha!! Tremble in fear!! Even as I perish, I go knowing your world will soon perish, too!! GYAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!" With those ominous words, Chaos vanished in the light, and Lucky looked back to see a door...an exit.
Super Lucky emerged from Chaos Hearts, which was glowing red in the sky as Miles and Whisk huddled together below, worried. Super Lucky turned, spun the keyblade, and pointed it at the crumbling artificial Kingdom Hearts. A small beam of light shot out from the tip of his keyblade, and Chaos Hearts was then engulfed in light, shimmering for a few moments before vanishing from sight, sealed away. Lucky then landed safely on the ground, reverting to his normal form, the Chaos Emeralds scattering back to the world they belonged. Raven and Xezek were escaping through a corridor of darkness when Scourge slowly stood up, having managed to fend off the Darkside. He was standing a bit shakily. "I can still... Get you punks back..." he growled. However, two keyblades suddenly lowered in front of him. "You're the king who's been messing around with the world order!" said Mickey, holding one of the keyblades. "You done goofed, Sanic!" added Gator, holding the other. Scourge went to turn the other way, but Travis was behind him, along with Zeke and Zim. "Whatever, but my name ain't Sanic..." Scourge grunted. Lucky helped Miles and Whisk to their feet. "Man, I wish I coulda seen you, Lucky. Seems like this was your finest hour!" Miles said. "Hehe, I couldn't have done it without you guys. Really." Lucky smiled. Whisk stood with a confused look. "I... know you?" she murmured. Lucky and Miles frowned. Was her memory gone forever? Winston and Master Yen Sid approached them at this point. "Oh, dear... Her wings... Sorry, kupo." Winston sighed. Yen Sid patted her shoulder. "You all have shown tremendous growth and bravery today. Each of you, willing to sacrifice everything for the World, and for each other. Remember these bonds you share as you go forth to new journeys." he said. Their hearts sank when he said the word "remember," something Whisk couldn't do. Stepping back, Yen Sid chuckled softly. "No frowning. No sad faces... You happen to know a sorcerer!" With a wave of his hands, Yen Sid cast some magic upon Whisk, her body glowing faintly. A shining light formed the shape of her wings, and then her wings appeared, good as new! "L-lucky...!" she gasped before leaping at him and hugging him tightly! "Mee-yow!! H-hi, Whisk!!" Lucky stammered. "I thought I'd never remember you again! But I'm okay, and you're okay!! Lucky... I love you!" she said quickly. Lucky blushed. "Aaaaahh... Aww, Whisk..." he said bashfully. Miles held his broken shield, looking it over. "You want me to fix that, too?" Yen Sid asked. Miles shook his head. "I've gotta fix it myself... And my world, too." he stated. Whisk looked at him. "So, this means goodbye? ...Aw, buttercups..." she sighed. "Buttercups?" Lucky asked. "I think it's a type of flower..." Whisk chuckled. "You've never said that before." Lucky laughed. "Feels like something I would say!" Whisk giggled. Mickey smiled, watching them. "Aww... Hey, I gotta get home, too! Minnie's been waitin' for me!" he said, looking a bit bashful himself. "And who's Minnie?" Miles asked coyly, making everyone chuckle softly...except Scourge.
With Chaos Hearts gone, the worlds were returning to normal. In Neverland, Captain Hook's pirate ship was back on the water, and Hook was looking through a telescope, searching for something. Above, sitting on the mast, Peter Pan was mimicking him as Tinker Bell pointed and laughed. Hook looked up from his telescope, a black ring around his eye, which Mr. Smee held his mouth to avoid chuckling at. In Hyrule, the Gorons and Zoras had resumed peace, and Link and Zelda met at the Temple of Time, where the princess was apologizing for past mistakes. She played a familiar song on the Ocarina of Time as Link returned the Master Sword to its rightful place...and in a moment, he was alone, a young boy, regaining the years stolen by Ganondorf. Things were back to normal for Ralph and Felix back at Game Central Station, too, the pair shaking hands after a hard day of work and heading away from their game. Ralph passed the entrance to Pac-Man, where Dr. Eggman was entering. Scratching his head, he looked to see a sign by the entrance. "Bad Anon Meeting Tonight" it read. Ralph crossed his arms insecurely, looking like he was thinking it over. In Halloweentown, things had calmed down, and Lock, Shock and Barrel were peacefully practicing their trick or treating, going door to door. Outside town, Jack Skellington and Sally sat atop the curly hill, gazing up at the stars. Finally, they had a moment's peace together. In the Pokemon world, Red and Pikachu entered a Pokemon GYM, where the leader stood in darkness. A Persian emerged from its Poke Ball, and the GYM Leader smirked as Pikachu stepped up, sparks flying from its cheeks. Outside, Mewtwo sat upon the roof, observing the battle from a safe distance. It was a very merry unbirthday for the Card Soldier that Winston had returned to Wonderland, as he joined the Tea Party, along with the Cheshire Cat. Stitch, however, had escaped while Winston was flying them around. He managed to steal a ship somewhere, and eventually crashed in a tropical climate. Flounder was safely back in Atlantica, swimming near the surface with Sebastian as Ariel visited the shore with her true love, Prince Eric. Claribelle had been returned to Disney Town, too, where Disney Castle stood proud, and would be graced by the return of the king shortly. War was barely averted in the Pride Lands, and Simba now sat with his daughter, Kiara, discussing the great Circle of Life with her as they took in the beauty of their kingdom. Zootopia returned to normal as well...eventually, a certain bunny would go on to begin her training as a police officer, difficult though it may be.
Back at Moebius, Scourge was in chains, securely held behind bars, where he would remain as long as he posed a threat to the worlds. "You're lucky we don't execute you..." Sal told him from outside his cell. "Don't mention that cat..." Scourge growled. At the royal palace of Moebius, Miles was meeting with Dr. Kintobor and Nicole. "I can't believe Sal wants ME to take over as king... I mean, I ran off too..." Miles admitted. "You caught the war criminal, Scourge, and you helped save the worlds from a greater threat." Kintobor told him. Nicole took the fox's hand. "I don't think we could ask for a better king... But, have you given thought to a queen?" she asked with a blush. Miles blushed back. "Things are moving pretty fast. I know the kingdom needs stability, but, ah..." he murmured. Nicole nodded. "Have you given thought to a girlfriend?" she rephrased. The fox smiled. "I might have an idea..." he winked.
Lucky and Whisk had returned home, too. Some time had passed by now, and they'd gotten a chance to catch up with everyone. This evening, they found themselves sitting on the roof of Shadow Arcangel as the ship flew across the night sky. They looked up at the twinkling stars, each resting a hand on the others' shoulder as they embraced closely. "To think... Each star up there is another world..." Whisk said softly. "Well, some actually are stars..." Lucky smirked. Whisk giggled at that, her tail brushing against Lucky's. He blushed softly. "...I love you, Whisk..." he whispered. The moment was interrupted as a light shone brightly above them, and from the distance, the Galestrom flew towards them, hovering just above the roof of the Arcangel! Winston met them at the entrance to the ship. "Your carriage awaits, Kupo! Next stop, Moebius!" he said. Lucky and Whisk held each others' hands as they stepped towards the ship. "Feels like forever since we saw Miles!" Lucky said. "Can't wait to tell him everything we've been doing, hehe!" Whisk giggled. As they boarded the ship, they were unaware of another cat watching from the shadows, behind one of the odd metallic structures on the roof. This cat looked a lot like Lucky, even wearing an identical collar. His hair was a bit messier, and he had a lock of blue fur on his head, the same shade as Whisk's fur... "Mom... Dad... Safe trip. See ya soon..." said Lucky Junior as he watched the Galestrom take flight into the stars...
The End...
"How did I live in a kingdom of thieves,
And people who say things they don't really mean, really mean, oh.
You're only everything I ever dreamed, ever dreamed of, ever dreamed of.
You must be kidding me did you really think, I could say no?
I want you for a lifetime, so if you're gonna think twice, baby,
I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know.
Everything is just right, but if you're gonna think twice, baby,
I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know.
I really don't get what everyone else believes,
So why do I say things I don't really mean, really mean, oh?
I'm only crying 'cause I never dreamed it'd take this long, it'd take this long!
I want you for a lifetime, so if you're gonna think twice, baby,
I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know.
Everything is just right, but if you're gonna think twice, baby,
I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know.
Don't think twice, don't think twice..
Don't think twice, baby, don't think twice!
If you want to take it to an even higher level,
All you gotta do is say the word, you know I'll follow!
If you wanna take it to an even higher level; I don't, I don't bite!
If you want to make it happen, nothing's impossible.
All you gotta do is say the word, the walls will crumble.
If you want to make it happen, nothing's impossible.
I want you for a lifetime, so if you're gonna think twice, baby,
I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know.
Everything is just right, but if you're gonna think twice, baby,
I don't wanna know, baby, I don't wanna know.
Kiss me once, kiss me twice, kiss me three times,
Cross the line...
Don't think twice, don't think twice..
Don't think twice, baby, don't think twice!
Kiss me once, kiss me twice, kiss me three times,
Cross the line...
Kiss me once, kiss me twice, kiss me three times,
Be mine!
Don't think twice, don't think twice..
Don't think twice, baby, don't think twice..." Don't Think Twice; Utada Hikaru
Secret Ending - End of the World
"I've been through so much... I've fought to save so many worlds... But is the fight for my own world...all for nothing?"
Streets, cracked and crumbled. Buildings leaning with gaping holes. Trees uprooted. Cars upside down. Don't panic. Everyone else is panicking. You've gotta be the one. The one to stand up, and do what needs to be done.
"Tails!! Knuckles!! Shadow!! Anyone!!" Blue streak speeds by. He's alone. He's not used to being alone. Not like this. Not worried about the safety of everyone like this. You know how he feels. But you hold the mightiest weapon...
No, you don't.
"Th-the keyblade... No!" You can't summon it. Darkness is closing in. Look around. Slime. Slimy creatures. They devoured the humans in the street. They're coming for you now. The heartless were never this heartless...this monstrous. Where is she...is she alright?
"Whisk!! Whisk, where are you!?" Lucky, are you listening? She's not here. You think you'd listen to me... I am your son.
"Meee-yow!? Wh-what!? SON?!"
All paths lead to the same end. Every journey, linked to one climax. There are many worlds, but they share the same sky.
One sky, one destiny...
Reconnect: Sonic GeneX
