//------------------------------// // Chapter Twelve-The Door // Story: Hasbro/Square Enix Kingdom Hearts Rebirth by Awakening // by SonictheHedgepony //------------------------------// Chapter Twelve-The Door Twilight was instantly stunned by what the Princess said. She knew that she always never finds termination a permanent solution to an impossible situation. But, knowing what her friends went through during her temporary demise, she knew she had no other option. "We will do what we must, Princess," said Twilight. "If Discord ever shows his face here again, we'll snuff out his life on the spot. But first, we have to stop Vanitas, wherever he may be at." "I think I have the solution," said Celestia. She then used her unicorn magic to project a Keyhole on the back of her throne. "This, my most faithful student, is the final Keyhole. When you seal this, not only will you complete your mission to save the Realm of Light, you will also unlock the doorway to the End of the World, which is a land containing the remnants of worlds destroyed by the Heartless before your journey even began. Seal this Keyhole, Twilight Sparkle, and begin the final battle." Twilight then summoned her Keyblade and sealed up the Keyhole to Equestria, also revealing a doorway containing the entrance to the End of the World. "Come on, Warriors," announced Twilight. "It's time to stop Vanitas once and for all." "Alright!" said an excited Scootaloo. "I can't wait to see you slash him into next week." "Don't even think about tagging along this time," Rainbow Dash told Scootaloo and her fellow Crusaders. "We'll be the ones to go along," said Princess Luna. "You'll need all the help you can get while battling Vanitas." "Alright, everyone," said Twilight. "Let's get ready to go through the entrance. Once we do, there's no turning back until Vanitas is stopped for good." Indeed, once the group went through the entrance, it sealed up behind them. With just one look, the Warriors can clearly see that the End of the World is a horrifying mish-mash of world corrupted by the darkness. "Nelly!" said Applejack. "I never thought the Heartless could consume so much worlds." "You're telling me," said Rarity. "These houses that have been a part of some other world could use some remodeling." "That's just the darkness of this world messing up the worlds its taken in," Sora explained, having traveled to this world before to stop Ansem, Seeker of Darkness. "Let's not mind the condition of the frou-frou worlds," said Applejack. "We've got to find the door or a portal to where Vanitas is hiding in." "Isn't that it right there?" asked Pinkie Pie. Indeed, they were face-to-face with a portal in the shape of the Heartless symbol. Upon stepping through it, they suddenly found Vanitas just standing there. "What in tarnation is he up to?" asked Applejack. "He's probably trying to psych us out," Rainbow Dash assumed. "She's right, you know," Terra pointed out. "Villains such as him always put up some trick to throw you off and then you're at their mercy." "Not unless you use a magic spell to defeat him from afar, right, Twily?" asked Shining Armor, turning toward his little sister. "We know light counters darkness," Aqua mentioned. "Why not use Ragnarok to destroy him?" "Good idea," Twilight said. Indeed, her Keyblade lit up and she fired her cluster of energy balls at Vanitas, but they just went through him. Twilight and her friends realized this, but didn't realize it enough as they discovered that the Vanitas they're seeing was an apparition as they heard the true Vanitas laughing triumphantly as the ground below the Warriors crumbled below them, sending them to the infinite darkness untill they stopped mid-fall realizing they can float, although the pegasi and alicorns used their wings just in case. "Welcome to the endless abyss," Vanitas announced. Within this chasm is a door that contains the heart of all worlds: Kingdom Hearts. Try as you can, you can't find even a sliver of light. From within, all hearts are created, even yours." "If this a type of trick, Vanitas, we're not falling for it," shouted Luna to wherever Vanitas may be. "I have succumbed to the darkness before, but I won't fall again!" "Oh, my dear Luna, you haven't changed a bit since last I've seen you," Vanitas said. "I can also see that you managed to gather an army of enemies, old and new. No matter, I shall complete Master Xehanort's goal to create a perfect world of light and darkness, because as he taught me--" Fluttershy screamed in fright over what she saw. They turned and what they saw was a battleship-like Heartless that looked fleshy and demonic. "Darkness conquers all worlds!" The "cage" of this ship then sucked in Twilight's friends using a Portal of Darkness. "No!" Twilight shouted to her friends, hoping they could fight the suction. They didn't however, as they were sucked in until the Portal disappeared. Twilight then turned to Vanitas with a look of anger with tears overflowing from the corners of her eyes. "What did you do to them?" "It just took him to a room within the World of Chaos," assured Vanitas. "They'll be fine, so long as they don't get overwhelmed by the Heartless within and become Heartless themselves." At this, Twilight just about had it. "YOU COWARD!" Twilight screamed as she summoned her Keyblade and flew toward Vanitas. But he was ready for her. Vanitas then summoned his Keyblade, which was the same one Discord used on Princess Celestia and Twilight. With one slash of the Keyblade, Twilight suddenly fell further into the endless blackness. Twilight thought it would be over for her and her friends until she remembered something. "Far better that I have a student who understands the meaning of self-sacrifice than one who only looks out for her won best interests." Twilight remembered Princess Celestia say this to her as she passed her test in the Crystal Empire. Knowing that she must sacrifice everything she can for another's own, she then floated back up to Vanitas and the World of Chaos and summoned her Oathkeeper and Oblivion with a heroic and determined resolve. "I'm not scared of you, Vanitas," said Twilight. "I can stand up to the darkness and save those precious to me. My friends mean the whole world to me and I'm not ready to lose them. That's why my Heartless didn't have the mindset of other Heartless. My heart's too strong to lose itself. I can use my free will to study and enjoy my time with my friends. And I can defeat you!" Using her newfound power of the Keyblade, she used her Oathkeeper and Oblivion to attack Vantias until he floated up to the deck of the World of Chaos and became one with it, having a Heartless symbol appear over him. Suddenly, a Portal of Darkness was opened and upon entering, she saw her friends attacking flying Purebloods known as Invisibles. "Twilight!" said Applejack. "Help us!" "Everybody, place the tips of your Keyblades together in order to create an ultra powerful Ragnarok attack known as Ragnarokga," Twilight instructed. Indeed, everyone wielding a Keyblade put their tips together and created a Ragnarok so big and powerful, it destroyed all the Invisibles in the room. "Enough!" They heard Vanitas shout. They were suddenly sucked back into the outside where they saw Vanitas disconnect himself from the deck and summon a Keyblade that combines elements from Xehanort's Keyblade and his original Keyblade, the Void Gear. "My Master's legacy shall not be stopped by your petty magic!" "My magic is not your average run-of-the-mill magic," said Twilight. "It's an Element of Harmony." She and her friends then put on their Elements and used their powers to summon a Keyblade that looks like their Elements of Harmony, which Twilight had quickly realized is the Way of Harmony. The Bearers of Harmony and Vanitas engaged in an epic one-on-one duel on the bridge of the World of Chaos until the Bearers were the winners and the World of Chaos was destroyed during the battle. "Resistance is futile, you know," said Vanitas. "Even the Way of Harmony can't seal the door to darkness." As he said this, the Door to Darkness began to slowly open with darkness slowly leaking out. "Kingdom Hearts, give me the darkness Master Xehanort failed to obtain!" "No, Vanitas," said Twilight. "The true Kingdom Hearts has been with us this whole time and I know for certain that Kingdom Hearts is LIGHT!" As she put the last emphasis on the last word, the essence of light within their hearts summoned Kingdom Hearts behind them and its light then shined down on Vanitas and the Door to Darkness. "Don't worry, Master," said Vanitas. "My plans will continue and when they do, I'll be ready for her, especially when she's ready." He then summoned a Corridor of Darkness and entered it, causing it to disappear, while Kingdom Hearts' light disintegrated the Door to Darkness and the darkness within as the light began to cover the dark abyss...