//------------------------------// // Waking Up (Part 2) // Story: KINGDOM HEARTS III: 2.0 Keyblade in Equestria // by OliverSparkle //------------------------------// Once they were inside the castle and after Shining parked the wheeler in a safe spot so it wasn’t in the way, they all stood by the big stairway, that leads to the dining room on the left and the ballroom on the right, as they all looked at one another. Flurry Heart was now on top of Oliver’s head as she then opened her mouth and began to chew on Oliver’s ear going “nom nom nom nom”. Sora watched Flurry Heart chewing on Oliver’s ear as he then chuckled before asking, “Has she always been chewing your ear like that?” Oliver just smiled at Sora while using his magic to gently lift Flurry Heart from his head and into his left hoof while answering, “Yeah, she chews on my ear sometimes whenever I’m around. But I’m use to it since she’s young anyway.” “So Sora,” began Vincent, “How did you end up here in Equestria?” “Well like I said,” Sora said, “It’s a very long story, like I mean, VERY long. Let me start from the beginning.” He then started to telling his story on how his world was taken by the Heartless, monsters from the Realm of Darkness that hunger for people's hearts. Along his journey he met new friends, while clashing with old ones to save the ones he cares for most. His strong heart and bond with the friends he made gave him the power to wield the keyblade, and eventually He defeated the Seeker of Darkness Ansem, who in reality was the heartless of the true mastermind behind it all. After all that, he battled against Organization XIII, a group of nobodies, creatures that house the souls of the strong ones who lost their hearts to darkness led by Xemnas, the nobody of Xehanort, the true schemer who wants to make a brand new utopia, even if it meant destroying the whole universe. But even after all that, war was coming for the boy. He eventually learned that Xehanort, who started the heartless and nobody riot, was actually an old keyblade master who wanted to bring equlibrium by starting a Keyblade War, a war that nearly brought the worlds into total destruction. So as Xehanort gathered thirteen Seekers of Darkness, Sora, along with his best friend Riku, and comrades King Mickey, Donald, and Goofy, gathered seven Guardians of Light to combat the darkness and prevent total destruction. In the process, Sora saved those who helped shape his destiny, including three young keyblade wielders who's destinies were left in suffering, and with their help, and the support of his friends, Sora defeated Master Xehanort, who finally admitted defeat and moved on into the next life with his old friend Eraqus who was the master of the three missing keyblade wielders. And as always, the battle was won, and peace finally returned. But Kairi was still missing after Xehanort used her to clash the thirteenth key to unlock the x-blade. So Sora sacrifice himself to save her with the power of waking and made sure she doesn’t go missing again as he also promised his friends that he will come back. “And here I am,” he finished. The four ponies and two humans were all in shock after hearing what Sora just said to them. They couldn’t believe that a boy like him would go through all of that and then making an ultimate sacrifice to save a friend after defeating Xehanort. “Wow!” said Oliver, “That’s a lot to go through, even for a brave lad like you. You must be proud of yourself for going on such big adventures and not even trying to give up no matter what you were facing.” Sora just proudly smiled at the ponies as Cadence then brought up the next question for him. “But about this ‘keyblade’ you mentioned. Can you still summon it?” Sora didn’t really know the answer to that as he scratched the back of his head, he was also focus on trying to find a way back home and meeting Constantine, Vincent, Oliver and his family that he forgotten all about his keyblade and didn’t even try to summon it to see if he still has it. “I... I don’t really know,” he replied, “Hold on, let me try to summon it to see if I have it.” Sora reached his right hand out and after a few seconds, a bright light shined in his hand as a keyblade appeared in his hand. The keyblade resembled a skeleton key, approximately 3.5' long. The square-shaped guard was bright gold yellow, and the blade was silver, along with teeth at the top shaped like a key, and the teeth's outline matched the crown necklace Sora wore. At the bottom of the guard and hilt was a silver keychain that had a lucky emblem token at the end. The three ponies and the two humans all let out a “Whoa!” after seeing the keyblade, as for Flurry Heart, she just cooed at the keyblade since she’s unable to talk just yet. “That’s a cool keyblade you got there, Sora,” Oliver said to him. Sora chuckled before saying, “Thanks. Glad to see I’m still able to summon it, even after using the power of waking to save Kairi.” His keyblade then disappeared by the bright light as he then continued, “But I’m not allowed to tell anyone about my world, because of the order. I’m only told you guys since you’re the first lot I met so far in this world, and I don’t want anyone else knowing that I’m from another world.” They nodded in understood. “Don’t worry, Sora,” said Oliver, “We'll make sure nopony else know that you’re from another world.” But deep inside, he was a bit about worried Pinkie Pie since she pretty much, somehow, know everything, even if she was not in the moment it happened. “So I guess all you’re trying to do now is finding a way back to your world so you can reunite with your friends, right?” Shining asked earning a nod from Sora. “Yeah. But so far, I haven’t found a single way or clue to how I can get home.” Sora then looked down in sadness as he now misses his friends back home. Oliver saw the sadness on Sora’s face as he thought how much he wanted to go back to his own world and see his friends and Kairi again. He magically placed Flurry Heart on his back and walked towards him as he placed a hoof on his shoulder. Sora looked at Oliver as he saw him and Flurry Heart smiling at him. “Don’t worry, Sora,” Oliver said to him kindly, “We’ll help you find a way to get you back to your world.” Sora’s sadness turned into happiness after those words come out of Oliver’s mouth. “Really?! You’ll help me get back home?!” Oliver and Flurry Heart nodded their heads. “Of course,” said Oliver happily, “Here in Equestria, we help anycreature no matter what kind of pony or creature they are. And besides, I’m sure Celestia knows how we can send you back.” Sora was now confuse after hearing Celestia’s name. “Celestia? Who’s she?” “She’s my aunt,” answered Cadence as she walked towards Sora, “She, along with her sister who is also my aunt, live in this castle, making sure everything’s in peace and harmony, and also the ones who raises the sun and moon.” Sora went into shock mode again after hearing what Cadence just said about the two sisters raising the sun and moon. “Whoa! They both raise the sun and moon?! That’s so cool!” “It sure is,” agreed Oliver, “Come, we’ll take you to see them right now. They’re probably in the dining hall with my aunt, her friends, my nephew and his friends.” “You have a nephew?” Sora asked as they all began to make their way to the dining hall. Oliver nodded before saying, “Yep. I’ll explain how it happened when you meet him, also his friends are more than you think. You see, one of his friends is a pony, while the other five are, different creatures.” “Different creatures? You mean there’s more than just ponies in Equestria? “Mmhmm, Equestria isn’t just for ponies you know. You’ll see them when we get to the dining hall.” With nothing else to say, they all continued their way towards the dining hall.