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// 22 The Truth is... 
// Story: Ponies & Keyblades 
// by GoneGuy 
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	Sora and Applejack stepped back out of the compartment they were talking in. Riku and the other ponies were all chatting, and Sora stepped out in front of everypony. 
He coughed into his hoof to get their attention.
"Ahem.... could everypony listen for a minute? I have something to tell you girls."
"Let me guess," Pinkie Pie said as she walked over to him, "You and Riku came to Equestria through a magical portal-thingy and are in reality persons instead of ponies and you normally wield your keyblade in something called a hand instead of your mouth or hoof, and when you came here, the Heartless followed, and all of you were transformed into pony forms since ponies are what our world is filled with."
Sora's jaw actually hit the floor with this drop, and everypony's jaw with it, including Riku's. 
Twilight was first to snap back to attention.
"Pinkie.... that couldn't be true." she said, laughing nervously.
"Actually...." Sora said.
"You mean.... she's right?" Rainbow added.
Sora nodded.
Everypony burst into laughter, with Pinkie making a remark about how "Pinkie Sense is never wrong!"
But then, all faces turned serious.
"But.... Sora.... why did you lie to us?" Fluttershy asked, looking deeply into his eyes, which only made him feel worse.
"Yeah. Why?" Rainbow followed.
"No girls, I think Sora must have had a good reason for doing what he did." Rarity added.
"Well... keyblade wielders aren't supposed to tell of other worlds, and I thought.... if I told you.... you wouldn't like me....wouldn't want to be my friends...."
"Now, sugarcube. Like Ah said, we'd never stop bein' your friends. We'll always accept ya, even if ya did lie to us. It's no big thing."
"Yeah, why'd you even think that?" Rainbow asked.
"Darling, we'll always be your friends."
"Of course, Sora. Angel will be too. Right, Angel?"
"Of course we would. Now, let's go save Equestria!" Twilight finished.
"Eeyup."
Everypony turned, and was surprised to see Big Mac on the train. What was the truly odd part though, was the train hadn't stopped, and they were miles away from Ponyville - or any town for that matter.
"Big McIntosh, how in tarnation did ya'll get on this train?"
They heard him emit a silly, feminine giggle, and he reached onto his back, and pulled a zipper down, revealing a very laughy Pinkie Pie inside.
"Um.... Pinkie.... how did you get that thing here... and how'd you put it on without us noticing."
"Silly Sora, I've been wearing it since before you came out with AJ!"
She had not, but he wasn't going to argue. Instead, everypony just started laughing, even Riku, although he had no idea why."

The train arrived in Ponyville Station, and Applejack told Applebloom to return straight to Sweet Apple Acres, while Rarity told Sweetie Belle to return to Carousel Boutique, and Rainbow told Scootaloo to go back to the library with Spike. The lot of ponies had about an hour of free time on their hands, before their next train would leave for a vast, snowy mountain which housed a large castle made entirely of crystal. Nopony knew what it was or why it was there, only that Princess Cadence was there, and Shining Armor was being sent to help protect it before the foes could storm the castle, as it was where they had been seen last. 
The group left for Sugarcube Corner for a brief meal and chat, waiting for their train. 
But Sora couldn't get the words Princess Celestia had said to him and the others.
"The fate of Equestria is in your hooves, my little ponies. I know you will not let me down."
As they prepared to leave for the Crystal Palace, each of Sora's new friends put on their spectacular element, gleaming in the sunlight, and he did the same.