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// Chapter Ten-The Discovery 
// Story: Hasbro/Square Enix Kingdom Hearts Rebirth by Awakening 
// by SonictheHedgepony 
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Chapter Ten-The Discovery


The Warriors returned to Canterlot to see that it was already being invaded by Heartless of different shapes and sizes.

"My Celestia," said Applejack in shock.   "I've never seen so many Heartless appear in such a short time."

"Don't worry," said Sora.   "We'll handle the Heartless in the commons of Canterlot.   You just have to get to the Princess and see if she's alright."   Indeed, the Bearers of Harmony and Princess Luna then galloped straight toward the castle until they were stopped by numerous Darksides.   They thought it would be the end for them, until they heard a bark.   Applejack realized that the bark came from her pet dog Winona.   They saw that their pets are trying to dispatch the Darksides until the Secret Keyblade Warriors arrived and finished them off with a single slash, much like Princess Cadence and Shining Armor.

"Who are your partners, Cloud?" asked Twilight.   "And why do you have our pets?   Unless..."   Twilight's voice trailed off until she realized who they were.   She then used her magic to remove the cloaks covering the four Keyblade wielders, revealing themselves to be Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, and Babs Seed.

"Apple Bloom!" said a shocked Applejack.   "What in the wide, wide world of Equestria are you doing here when all of these Heartless are here?   And why do you have our pets?   And why are you with a stranger such as Cloud?   And to top it all off, why do you have a Keyblade?   Applejack made it clear her huge disappointment in her little sister and her friends.

"We overheard you talking about the Keyblade, the Heartless, and Kingdom Hearts and we thought we would help you stop the impending invasion," Apple Bloom explained.   

"And your pets tagged along because Angel was also thinking about protecting Fluttershy and her friends," Sweetie Belle replied.

"And when we were getting on the next train to Canterlot, we encountered Cloud and he explained his past experiences with Sora, and recruited us as part of our own group of Keyblade wielders and we've been traveling the Realm of Light, saving other worlds from the Heartless and sealing their Keyholes," Scootaloo said.

"And the only reason we even have the Keyblade is because Cloud told us that the only way we can wield a Keyblade is if we are pure of heart and we have to be connected to somepony else that can wield the Keyblade and since you guys can wield the Keyblade, that's how the Keyblade chose us," explained Babs Seed.

"And we thought if we could do those things, we might get our cutie marks in Keyblade wielding, pet sitters, or assistance in saving worlds," concluded Apple Bloom.

"Oh, girls," said Fluttershy.   "We appreciate what you did for us, but this is a job for big mares."   The Crusaders faces fell out of this statement.

"But you can still come with us until the threat is over," assured Rarity.   "But when we get back to Ponyville, I think we should have a little talk."

"Thanks for taking care of our sisters, Cloud," said Applejack.   "But I think we can take it from here."   The Bearers then gathered the Crusaders and reached the castle and upon entering, they were greeted by a shocked Discord.

"Everypony, get to the throne room," he said.   "You're not going to like this."   They hurried to the throne room to discover the Keyblade used on Twilight in her Dive to the Heart on the ground, as well as Princess Celestia, who was lying on the ground as well, her mane and tail weren't flowing like it usually is...