Chapter 29

Piri's POV

We ran up some stairs and a barrier stopped Goofy and Donald as we reached the top. There I spotted a woman with pink hair.

"Light!" I ran to her side, "Light, I'm here."

"Sis, I found Kairi!" I looked over there and Sora gently shook her. "Kairi... Kairi! Open your eyes!"

"It's no use." We looked up to see Riku sitting just above the keyhole. "Both of them lost their heart and cannot wake up."

"What?" Sora didn't understand what happened yet.

"You... you're not Riku!" I yelled at him.

"The keyhole cannot become completed, so as long as the last princess of heart still sleeps. Even If she does, it is protected... by her." he pointed at me.

"Don't you dare touch me... whoever you are." I growled, "We won't let you take Kai, either!"

"Wait, Kairi's a princess?" Sora asked.

"Yes, and without her power the keyhole will incomplete. It's time for her to awaken."

"Hold on, you said I'm protecting the keyhole. You can't get to it that way!" I smirked and he scoffed.

"Whoever you are, let Riku go!" Sora demanded.

"Yeah, you don't own him! Give him his heart back!" I glared.

"But first you must give back the princess her heart back." he said and Sora's chest glowed. He fell to knees, groaning. I gasped at this.

"Sora!"

"Let's not forget that weak-heart sister over there... right, princess?" I looked at Lightning. Her heart was inside me. "And Sora... don't you see? The

princess's heart is responding. It has been there all along. Kairi's heart rest within you."

"Kairi... Kairi's inside me?" he looked back at her.

"How did you know we had their heart?" I asked, looking back at Light and held her hand.

"I know all that there is to know." Riku said.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"It is I, Ansem, the seeker of darkness!" Ansem? But that was the name of my... my...

My head started to hurt as I saw images of my grandpa came to mind. He had platinum blonde hair and orange eyes. I used to call him Grandpa Ice Cream because he would buy me, Lea, and Isa some Ice cream.

When I got back to reality, the imposter raised his keyblade and brought it down.

"Sora!" I heard Kairi's voice and he looked up and blocked the blade just in time. I sighed with relief.

"Forget it! There's no way you're taking Kairi's heart!" he pushed the blade back. I let of Light's hand and stood by Sora's side.

Fighting Ansem was hard for us. He was fast and powerful. Sora skidded back on his feet then knelt. Ansem threw a dark blast at him to finish him. I used all my strength to jump in front of Sora and the attack absorbed into my skin. My eyelids began to fill heavy, I was about to lose my heart as well as Light's.

"Piri!" Sora yelled.

I turned around and smiled at him before I got hit by a gust of darkness and was sent towards him. I closed my eyes and it all just went blank.

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Sora's POV

I turned around that instant sis disappeared. She was kneeling and not moving.

"What did you do?" I asked her but she didn't respond.

"She went through you. Now it's up to me to reveal the prophetess' heart." Ansem said.

"What do you mean?" I growled.

"The Farron sister was the bait so Piri can release her heart." he smirked, "But now, we don't need her since she gave heart to her little brother."

"Why do you want her heart released?" I asked.

"Her heart was in the way." I gasped in realization: he did say she was protecting the keyhole. "All I need to do is finish you off."

"Don't give up, Sora!" I heard Light's voice.

"Come on, Sora!" Riku's voice came to me, too!

"You can beat him!" Kairi's voice cried out.

"We're with you!" the last voice was Piri.

My keyblade glowed red, yellow, pink, and then white. The light faded and I had a different keyblade. It was the Ultima Weapon. Their power created it. This made the fight easier and I won. Riku disappeared.

"Riku!" I cried.

"Sora, look!" Donald exclaimed.

"The keyhole!" I pointed my keyblade at it and nothing happened. "It won't work! The keyhole's not finished yet and Piri's heart isn't released! Maybe we need to wake them up." Goofy said.

"I think you've right. If we can free their hearts... but... but how?" I asked myself. That's when I saw it. "The keyblade that unlocks people's hearts... I wonder." I walked over and picked up the keyblade Ansem used.

"Sora, hold on!" Goofy pleaded.

"No, wait!" Donald yelled. I looked at the two of them and just smiled.

"Take care of them, will ya?" with that, I stabbed myself in the chest with it.

*Play Kh OST Sora's Sacrifice*

No One's POV

As soon as Sora stabbed himself, the keyblade floated from his chest and broke apart into the six captured hearts of the princesses and the returned to their owners. Shortly after, four hearts from the young keyblade wielder's chest; his, Kairi's, Piri's, and Lightning's. Their hearts returned them and they opened their eyes. Amara popped out of Piri's shadow, but as a different heartless. She looked like a younger version of Piri, except with black hair and yellow eyes.

The keyhole was completed and Sora's smile began to fade. His friends called out to him in despair.

"Sora... Sora!" Donald cried. Piri turned around, still dazed, Lightning rubbed her eyes and blink a couple of times, and Kairi sat up from the ground to see Sora falling back.

"Sora!" Kairi exclaimed and Piri's eyes shot wide open. Kairi got up and ran to catch him but as soon as she touched him, he disappeared in orbs of light.

"Sora! Come back, Sora!" Donald yelled. Piri shakily stood up, shaking her head in disbelief. Light bowed her head in respect and went to comfort Piri.

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Piri's POV

As soon as the last orb of light disappeared, We knew Sora was gone. Tears went down my cheeks. Light hugged me.

"I'm sorry, Reese..."

"Sora... are you really..." Kairi trailed off. I pulled away from the hug I got from Light.

"No! Don't say that! Sora can't be gone!" I shouted as more tears fell. "He... he just can't..." I fell to my knees and a girl with black hair comfort me. Was that...? "Amara?" she nodded.

"I'm sorry about Sora..." Amara hugged me. Before I could hug back, a voice interrupted us. It was Ansem, but he almost looked like Terra except white hair and yellowish- orange eyes.

"So, you have awakened at last, your majesties. The keyhole is now complete and unprotected. You served your proposes. But now, it's over." he said. He started walking toward us.

I summon my keyblade, "Light, I need back up! Donald, Goofy, take Kairi and Amara and get out of here!"

"What about you two?" Kairi asked.

"We'll be fine." Light said.

I looked over my shoulder, "We'll be there in a minute." heartless surrounded us. "Go! Now!"

Kairi picked up Amara and they ran off with Amara protesting, "Piri, Claire!"

Light gasped, "What? How did she...?"

"So, it's just you two?" he smirked.

"Don't underestimate us... Xehanort!" I said while glaring at him and he scoffed.

"How do you know it's him?" Light asked.

"It's the darkness!" I explained. "The smell... the feeling... that's Xehanort's!"

He scoffed, "You must know, who I am then."

"How could I forget what you did to my friends and family, jackass!"

"The darkness in you is vast." he raised his hand and I felt a sharp pain in my chest. I groaned and fell to my knees.

"Piri!" Light growled and looked at him. "What did you do?"

"I can track her where every she is," he grinned and I gasped. "Your darkness is now trackable and I can keep track of the balanced heart." he walked towards us. But something stopped him in his tracks, "Impossible!"

The a transparent figure appeared. He had silver- haired... wait a sec! "No! I won't let you use me to hurt her anymore!"

"Riku!" I shouted. I needed to free him... but how? I thought back to the teachings of Master Eraqus' teachings.

"May your heart be your guiding key."

That's it! I concentrated on my light and directed it to my keyblade.

"Lightning, get Piri out of here!" I heard Riku say and unleashed my light. I became dizzy and fell back.

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Riku's POV

I felt something warm and welcoming free me from the bonds Ansem had on me. I catch myself from falling to the floor. I was relieved until I seen Lightning catch Piri in her arms.

"Piri!" I ran up to them and checked on her. Thank goodness she was just passed out.

"How did-?" I looked at him. His confused face turned into smug, "Such was the princess. She's still protective over you."

I looked at her, "Piri... You... you still care?" Ansem laughed and disappeared into the keyhole.

"She has used too much energy!" Lightning said, picking her up. "We need to move!" I nodded and we hurried down the stairs.

We came to the Chapel and Piri stirred, "Light...?"

"Piri!" I exclaimed and Light put her down. She stumbled a bit but Light helped her stand straight up.

"Riku..." she rush and hugged me tight. "You're free!"

"For the time being," I was about to kiss her and she leaned in but then stopped. "I... I can't..."

"Riku, It's not your fault!" she stole a kiss from me and broke it, "You're my light in the deepest darkness."

"Sorry to break this moment but we need to catch up with Kairi and the others." Lightning said looking around. "Piri, take point! Riku and I will watch the rear!" Piri nodded.

"Uh, sorry. I'm not a soldier... I don't understand." I scratched the back of my head.

"I got lead us and watch front as we walk and you have to make sure we don't get attacked from behind with Light." Piri quickly exlpained, " 'kay?"

I processed this in my mind and nodded, "Got it!"

A/N I remember when I first saw Sora stab himself with the keyblade. I was about seven and my mom was playing. My jaw hit the floor and I cried.