Into the World That Never Was

In the alley of a dark city. Mickey, Optimus and the others walks back to the street and looks up at the sky. Our heroes run to see what he's looking at, a giant flying fortress almost covering a heart-shaped moon. It seems a haunting welcome to The World That Never Was)

Sora: Axel said Kairi and the others in the dungeon.

(Thunder sounds from the sky and dark clouds swirl)

Mickey: Then we better find a way to get to that castle!

(They leave the Alley to Between and travel through Fragment Crossing. They reach Memory's Skyscraper and it starts to rain. Sora and Ryan looks up. Lightning flashes through the sky. They hear the sound of steel)

Donald: Sora!

Sci-Ryan: Ryan!

(Thsy turns around and sees Samurai Nobodies blocking their friend)

Ryan: Guys!

(They tries to run to them, but their vision gets hazy. They turns around and sees a figure in a black cloak appear. The Oblivion Keyblade appears in his hand)

Sora & Ryan: A Keyblade?

(They runs at Sora and Ryan, who blocks with his Keyblade. There is a flash and they end up on the Station of Awakening. Roxas is now holding the Oblivion and the Oathkeeper. Sora and Ryan fights Roxas and Ranyx. They run at each other and block attacks)

Sora: Wh-who are you?

?????: Someone from the dark.

(Sora knocks him back)

Sora: You can't be Riku?

Ryan: Or Cody?

?????: Riku? Cody? ...We defeated a Riku and Cody once.

Sora: You what!?

Ryan: How dare you!

?????: Tell me... Tell me why they picked you!

(He runs at Sora, scraping the Keyblades on the ground with a screech, sending up sparks. He attacks Sora, but Sora dodges. Sora blocks the Oblivion with his Keyblade, and knocks it away. The Oathkeeper strikes upward, but is also parried. Downward again, more blocking from Sora.  The figure jumps into the air, spins and lands on his feet. He jumps at Sora, who leaps to dodge. Sora is hit by the Oblivion and thrown up in the air. The cloaked man jumps up towards him. Sora flips upside down and blocks both Keyblades, then flies to his feet on the floor. The figure hover above and notices the tiles on the floor of Riku, Kairi, Donald, and Goofy)

?????: I see. That's why.

(He falls to the floor and tries to strike Sora and Ryan with the Oblivion. Sora jumps away and continues to dodge his attacks. Sora deflects one strike, opening the way for the man to pound continuously on his blocking Keyblade. Sora and Ryan falls on one knee and their Keyblade is knocked away from thm. Sora and Ryan runs to it, but the man stops them, slamming the Oathkeeper into the floor between Sora and his Keyblade. Sora slides to a stop. The man points at him with the Oblivion. Sora struggles against his anger. He holds his hand out toward the Keyblade, and it disappears from the Oathkeeper's hold)

?????: What!?

????? 2: What's going on?

(The Keyblade flashes into Sora's hands and he strikes the man down. The two Keyblades drop and vanish. The man begins to walk past Sora. His mind flashes back to previous events. In front of the Old Mansion in Twilight Town, Roxas stands upright. He faces downward and seems lifeless. A hooded figure appears and walks toward him)

??????: You seek answers.

(Roxas nods, still facing the ground. The figure waves a hand in front of him. The name 'SORA' appears in sharp, smoky letters, floating in the air in front of his face. Roxas looks up at it, then back towards the ground)

??????: You feel nothing. Nothing is real. I can give you purpose.

(Roxas nods again. The man waves his arm again and the letters swirl around Roxas, gaining momentum until they're barely visible as letters. The man slams his fist into them and four points of golden light shoot out, forcing Roxas to flinch. He opens his eyes and sees a new golden letter X hovering before him. The silver letters rejoin with the X in their center forming a new word, turning fully golden. Roxas looks up at them)

Roxas: Roxas.

Xemnas: That is right--the new you.

(The scene switches to the Twilight Town clock tower, where Roxas and Ranyx it sitting with his head in his lap. He looks up partly)

????: Look who's finally awake.

(They gasps and turns to see Axel standing beside them)

Roxas: Axel.

Ranyx: You're here.

Axel: Or...maybe I have it wrong. Might be time to sleep. Soon we won't be able to talk like this anymore.

(Roxas and Ranyx looks down)

Roxas: Does that mean it's time for me and Ranyx to go back to where I belong?

(Axel sits down next to them. Roxas and Ranyx listens intently)

Axel: You know, I've been thinking about something Naminé and Megaminé said. Roxas, Ranyx... are you really sure that you don't have a heart? Is it possible that we all have one? You, me, her... Or is that just wishful thinking?

Roxas: I don't know.

Ranyx: Me too.

(He looks down again)

Roxas: We can't...just look inside.

Axel: Y-yeah, I guess not...

Roxas: But I figure...if there is something in there--inside us--then we'd feel it, wouldn't we? And if so... No... Nevermind.

Axel: C'mon. Don't leave me hangin'.

Roxas: Sora and Ranyx will find the answer we're looking for. I know he will. Because, they're us.

Axel: True enough.

(Axel hands Roxas and Ranyx a sea-salt ice cream bar. He's a bit taken aback, but accepts it. Roxas and Ranyx stares a bit, while Axel nibbles on his)

Axel: Man, I miss the old times. Still got it memorized? The day we met, when you got your new name, you and I sat right here and watched the sunset.

Roxas: Yeah. This place is home. Me... Hayner, Pence, Olette and the rest... We've shared a lot of adventures.

Axel: You'll see them again. I know you will.

(Roxas and Ranyx nods)

Roxas: Yeah, you're right. Well, we should go.

(Axel looks sad)

Roxas: Sora's waiting for me.

Ranyx: Even Ryan is.

Axel: Yeah, I suppose they are.

(Axel looks away and takes a bite out of his ice cream)

Axel: Man, this is some good ice cream, huh?

(They sit in silence, gazing at the view for a few moments. They start to glow)

Roxas: Take care, okay?

Ranyx: We'll be here.

Axel: Right back at ya...buddy.

(A single tear falls onto the tower roof. The scene flashes back to the Station of Awakening. The hooded man walks past Sora and Ryan and stumbles, his hood flying off, revealing his golden hair. He stands up and turns to Sora)

Roxas and Ranyx: You make a good other.

(The world fades to white and Sora is back in the city. It has stopped raining)

Sora & Ryan: You make a good other.

Donald: Are you okay?

Sora: What...just happened?

Goofy: Gawrsh, I dunno. You and Ryan just disappeared. Then we had to fight some Nobodies.

Sora: Oh. They said... They defeated Riku and Cody...

Donald: Who said that?

Ryan: Those guys. In the black coat.

Donald: But nobody could defeat Riku and Cody.

Sora: Y...Yeah, you're right.

Goofy: A black coat means Organization XIII. He musta been tryin' to trick ya.

Donald: Yeah, that must be why we didn't see him!

Sora: Huh?

Donald: You must be tired, Sora and Ryan.

Goofy: C'mon, let's just find a way to get into that castle!

(Thsy walk on ahead, as Sora and Ryan stops and takes another look behind him. They reach The Brink of Despair and see the enormous swirling fortress. The road ends there)

Sora: Dead end?

Mickey: There's gotta be a path somewhere.

(In her prison cell, Kairi and Meg and her family is kept company by Pluto. She pets his head, and his ear perks up. She stands up and walks to the bars of the cell to see who's coming)

Kairi: What are you going to do with us?

Saïx: You're the fire that feeds Sora and Ryan's anger.

(Saïx leaves)

Kairi: No... Sora's in danger because of me...

Meg: Even Ryan... He's in danger too...

(A black portal appears at the back of the cell. Pluto barks at it and Kairi and Meg turns around. Naminé and Megaminé is inside)

Naminé: This way!

Kairi: Who---?

Megaminé: Believe in yourself. C'mon, hurry!

(Kairi and Meg walks over and takes Naminé and Megaminé's hand, which then glows with light. A section of the flying castle shines brightly, causing Sora and Ryan to block it with their hand. The Keyblade appears and Sora takes it. He points it to the center of the castle and a beam shoots out)

Sora: Kairi... We're almost there.

Ryan: Meg... I'm coming.

(They walk up the ramp that appears and enter Nothing's Call)

Sora: Kairi! Where are you?

Mickey: Shhhh! Remember where we are! This is their stronghold!

(Mickey, Optimus, Bumblebee, Marina, Zig and Sharko runs off)

Donald: Wait! Your Majesty!

Goofy: Be careful! I think we got company!

(Naminé, Megaminé, Mega and Kairi run down the steps at Twilight's View, Pluto and Meg's family following behind. Naminé and Megaminé's form shakes slightly. They stop running when they see Berserker Nobodies and Saïx appears)

Saïx: Naminé, Megaminé... There you are.

Kairi: Naminé...?

Meg: Megaminé?

Saïx: Kairi, Meg. I'm afraid leaving is not an option.

(He holds out his left hand)

Saïx: I'll take you to see Sora and Ryan.

(Kairi and Meg gets defensive. Saïx retreats his hand)

Saïx: You don't want that?