Okay, so this is the end! Remember, there will be a sequel and I'm working on it now. I have up to chapter 4 done, so maybe I'll be able to post the first chapter by tomorrow.

Thank you to everyone who read and reviewed (thanks to pottergurl16 and Island-style-girl for reviewing the last chapter and being my most loyal reviewers)! This story has had over 300+ hits. Not too shabby for my first try.

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed writing this, but I gotta say, the sequel's gonna be a lot better, so stay tuned for that. Read, review, enjoy!

They ran into a room that held its own second floor with staircases on either side. At the very top looked to be a giant Keyhole, electric bolts zapping into the center. Around the walls were giant glass tubes with who Livia assumed to be the princesses in them. They all ran up to the second level and Sora gasped.

"Kairi!" He ran to her and lifted her head, trying to shake her awake. "Kairi! Kairi! Open your eyes!"

"It's no use," Riku's voice came from above. "That girl has lost her heart. She cannot wake up."

"What?" Sora demanded. "You...you're not Riku!"

"The Keyhole cannot be completed so long as the last princess of heart still sleeps," he continued.

"Kairi's a princess?" Livia and Sora asked in unison.

"Yes," Riku responded. "And without her power, the Keyhole will remain incomplete. It is time she awakened. But first, you must give the princess back her heart."

Sora fell to his knees, clutching his chest.

"Sora!" Livia cried, rushing to help him. "Sora, don't give in!"

"Don't you see yet?" Riku smirked. "It's been there all along. Kairi's heart rests inside of you!"

"Kairi...Kairi's inside of me?" Sora repeated.

Riku walked down towards Sora. "I know all that there is to know."

Rising to her feet, Livia challenged, "Who are you?"

He grinned. "It is I, Ansem, the seeker of darkness." He walked over to Sora and pointed his keyblade at him. "So, I shall release you now, princess. Complete the Keyhole with your power. Open the door, and lead me into everlasting darkness!"

As Riku's keyblade came crashing down on Sora, a voice, crystal clear that both he and Livia could hear, called out his name.

"Sora!"

"Kairi..." Livia breathed.

Sora summoned his keyblade and blocked Riku's blow. "Forget it!" he barked. "There's no way you're taking Kairi's heart!"

"So be it," he mused. "We'll do this the hard way."

Livia gasped as Riku and Sora began their battle. She was worried--Sora was still recovering from his two previous battles with Maleficent, and he looked almost ragged. She knew that she had to help him, but she had no idea how.

Riku slashed at Sora and knocked the keyblade out of his hands.

"Sora, look out!" Livia cried as Sora scrambled to regain his weapon. Riku was running at Sora with his own keyblade armed and Livia inhaled deeply, knowing what had to be done. She materialized her own keyblade and charged at him as he charged at Sora, and at the same time, her keyblade pierced his heart just as his pierced hers.

For a moment, Riku's eyes widened and he cried, "Livia? Livia, are you alright?" He pulled her keyblade out from his chest, confused as to why it hadn't killed him. He felt...free for the first time in a long while, but saw the body of the girl he loved staggering before him.

Riku's keyblade was still in her chest and she fell to her knees, gasping for air. Sora ran over to her and ripped the weapon out from her chest. "No...no!" Sora bit back a sob. "Why did you do this, Livia? Why?"

Riku let out a scream of pain and fell to his knees, clutching his head. Sora stared at him momentarily before realizing what Livia had done. She had used her keyblade to revive Riku's memories--if only for a moment. Riku and Ansem were fighting for control, and Sora feared that Ansem was winning.

Livia's eyes began to droop as Sora tried to keep her awake. "I..." she whispered, her voice hoarse, "I believe in you..."

"Don't worry, Livia," Sora whimpered, "I'll find a way to bring you back. I promise."

And with that, her heart escaped her body, floating up into the air until it disappeared into nothing.

End