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"Kairi, you were great!" The red head turned around when she heard Donald give her a compliment. The red head could see Sora and Goofy next to the ill-tempered duck with slight smiles.
"Oh!" She giggles and flipped her hair back, walking over to Sora and Sora walking over to her, the two best friends stood before each other before began to speak.
"You are different Kairi, but I'm just glad you're here."
"You and Riku never came home, so I came looking for you." Sora looked away sullenly, not realizing how worried Kairi must have been, and began to apologize.
"I'm sorry-" he was cut off when the red head ran to him, giving him a hug. Sora's eyes widened as it took him a few seconds to realize wbat was going on, and hugged the girl back.
"This is real." Donald looked to Goofy, and the knight covered his mouth to not say anything.
Little beknownst to th, Ansem was watching until a dark portal was opened and he began to walk away, Sora pulled away from the hug to call out to him.
"Wait Ansem. I mean Xenohart's heartless." Ansem turned his head, looking at the two from the corner of his eyes.
"I never thought I'd see you again. Just thinking about all the things you did makes me mad... but you saved Kairi right? I have to be grateful for that. Thanks." Ansem never said anything, and with that began to walk off until Kairi ran after him, grabbing onto his cloak.
"Riku, don't go!" The trio looked in schock as to what they heard and their eyes widenes, Goofy the first to speak.
"Huh?"
"Kairi, what did you just say?" The red head turned around to face them, and they saw how sad she looked.
"Riku." Ansem turned away and began to speak.
"I'm no one, just a cast away from the darkness." Kairi turned back to face the three, motioning for the brunet to come over.
"Sora, come here. Say something to him." Sora looked at them skeptically, tilting his head to the side, trying to figure out of all this information. Before walking over to the two, the princess grabbed Sora's hand in hers'
"Here, you'll understand." Kairi placed Sora's hand on Ans- Riku's, holding them together. Sora looked up to Ansem, although, he could not see what the red head was talking about.
Looking down to their hands, Sora closed his eyss and took a look deep further down. Finally being able to see Riku. Sora opened his eyes to see unwavering yellow irises looking at him. Sora gripped Riku's hand tighter with his other, before falling to his knees.
"Riku. It's Riku, Riku's here!" Clenching his eyes shut, as he bit back a sob, he couldn't believe Riku was truly here, before him.
"I looked for you." Looking away to hide the tears rolling down his cheeks.
"Come on Sora, you've got to pull it together." The deep voice now sounding like Riku's. Sora's shoulders shook, not being able to contain it anymore, looking up at the older, physically changed male.
"I looked everywhere for you!"
"I didn't want you to find me." Goofy turned to face Donald who was watching the whole scene play out.
"But, it was him that was helping us." Donald faced the loyal knight, and looked up to Goofy
"Wasn't it?" The royal magician nodded speaking up.
"Huh?"
"The cluse we kept findin', that must've been Riku."
Sora stood up and looked before his friend.
"I was starting to worry you guys wouldn't catch on. Sora never did pick the brightest friends." Donald the first to protest.
"Whatdya you mean by that!" Sora now upset, snapped.
"Why didn't you let me know you were okay!"
"I told you, I didn't want to be found. Not like this... I- couldn't... I fought with Ansem... Xenoharts' heartless... when it invaded my heart and I won... but, to use the power of darkness, I had to become Ansem himself."
"Does that mean you can't change back?" Kairi asked worriedly.
"The battle isn't over, and until it is... I still need the power of darkness."
"Then, let's finish it, you're still Riku no matter what." Donald and Goofy walked over to the three. Now the groul whole. Both the knight and magician nodding in agreement.