As evening drew on, people started to leave. John and Kayla exchanged numbers before she left, promising to call and text, hopeful of seeing each other within the next few days. Molly left after sharing a soft kiss with Sherlock. Greg promised to be in touch with any cases. Mrs. Hudson returned downstairs with motherly urges to be careful.

Then came the parting John knew was coming, even though he'd tried to delay it.

"Well, Riku and I best be going," Mickey said.

"Where will you be going?" John asked.

"To the Realm of Darkness," Riku answered. "An old friend has been trapped there for a long time."

"Need any help?" Stephen asked.

"Thanks, fellas," Mickey said, "but we couldn't risk you guys. You're still very new to all this and it wouldn't be fair to throw you into this level of danger."

"At least promise to call if you're in too deep," John said.

"Yes, I believe some world travel will be interesting to say the least," Sherlock added.

"Here's our gummiphone number should you need us," Riku said, jotting a string of numbers on a paper.

"And here's mine and Sherlock's," John said, doing the same.

A few minutes later, teen and mouse were gone.

Stephen sighed. "Things are going to be boring for a bit I imagine."

Before a fortnight passed that proved untrue, when The Woman dropped into their lives again after a six months absence. A delay in conveying the answer to a string of numbers by a well-placed time freeze spell ensured the Death Plane still flew.

John's conscience got the better of him as he recognized his unworthiness to be dating such a treasure that Kayla proved to be. But after he broke up with her, he never felt so lost or empty. It took lots of prayer as well as Sherlock and Molly locking John and Kayla in Molly's flat for them to talk things out and get back together again. In the months that followed, John found himself eyeing some rings, looking for the perfect match.

Stephen took to traveling. He started studying medicine with the intention of becoming a surgeon and also searching for a master in magic to help him hone his natural skills.

Then a few months after the Heartless invasion without a Consulting Criminal Mastermind to orchestrate it, two children were never kidnaped and traumatized, a desperate reporter never got her story, and Operation Lazarus was never devised. However a phone call came in from an old friend.

John walked through the kitchen after his morning shower. He barely glanced at the hanging mannequin behind his chair as he gave his ears a final drying before picking up his ringing phone. "Hello."

"John, it's Riku. Are you and Sherlock available for a missing person's case?"

"I believe we are," John said before turning from his phone momentarily. "Sherlock, Riku with a missing person case."

"Details, John," Sherlock said, shooting up from his seat before his microscope. Excitement sparked within a whirlwind of curiosity. "I must have details."

"What are some details, Riku?" John asked, turning the speaker on.

"A couple of my friends are missing," Riku answered. "Ever since we defeated Master Xehanort. We need help finding them."

The End

. . .

Or is it?

Author's Note: And there is the current end for this crossover. I guess you could say that this epilogue became a bit of a "fix-it" for some of the largest bumbles and the most heartbreaking episode in the Sherlock series. And from here on, Kingdom Hearts III continues on without a change.

John and Kayla's fumble in their relationship is a nod to what happened to them in GoodShipSherlollipop's story. Yes, John is a Christian, but that doesn't mean that he wouldn't face guilt for what he has done in the past. Satan has a nasty habit of reminding us of things that God has already forgiven and chosen to forget.

A quick special thank you to GoodShipSherlollipop and mamabear04 who faithfully visited and reviewed, especially since they were willing to give the Kingdom Hearts half of this story a chance. I truly appreciated and loved each and everyone of your reviews. :-)

Now, concerning a sequel. There are no promises. In either direction. I can't really let myself think about it right now cause I am in the middle of NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month challenge.

But I can't deny that there is some potential. Moriarty's Nobody is somewhere out there. And for those Kingdom Hearts fans, you may recall in the secret ending some certain Masters resurrected from the distant past. I can only imagine the conflict that could create for John and Molly if the Masters are revealed to be bad guys like it was implied.

However, it will require a little more planning because since our heroes would be handling a missing persons case, they'll be traveling through various worlds. Which means that I have to figure out which worlds I want them to visit without stretching the believability of Sherlock actually surviving in that world. I am certain that there are just some worlds that would stress Sherlock to the point of meltdown for one reason or another.

So, there is a possibility that a sequel will show up. But it may not be for quite some time. (Looks woefully at the number of unfinished projects languishing from lack of inspiration and time.)

Anyway. Feel free to share your favorite parts, if you have a favorite. Or is there something I should work on that would make this and future stories better? And now that you've seen the epilogue, what would you like to see in the sequel if it were to happen? Any particular films you think should become worlds? Or scenarios you think would be fun? Ideas for spinoffs, in the lovely tradition of Square Enix (makers and distributors of Kingdom Hearts)?

Farewell and God Bless. :-)