Disclaimer: Don't own Kingdom Hearts but I do own Presence: The Marked by L.J. Branch available now on Amazon for Kindle and paperback!

I also don't own Marisol or Eldora; they were both in a Frozen children's book I stumbled across when reading to my niece. Plots pop of from everywhere lol. (Also, I just realized that I probably should have named this story Sora's Odyssey…whoops. Hindsight is a bitch.)

Alright verdict is in between the PMs and reviews and my own personal feelings, this version will take priority. Truth be told it was pretty even but when I tried updating the original version, I realized that I just couldn't. That story has become a damn chore for me to write and with recent reveals in KH3 I just decided to put it on the backburner for now. The day I begin to dread to write something is the day I need to step away from it for a bit.

(Also in case you forgot, last chapter I said that the epilogues would be short updates. The next chapter will be a massive one again followed by a short epilogue. This will be the patttern till the end. After which I'll probably do a few extra chapters to expand a bit more on things you might wanna see.)

Featured BGMs:

Everything I need-Skylar Grey

Summer Paradise-Simple Plan

Episode 1.5: Elsa Epilogue

-Arendelle: Castle: War Chambers-

"As it stands, though it was brief, I have confirmation that the nobodies and heartless were seen in various kingdoms before Sora locked the world." Flynn said as he looked at the gathered individuals.

"Good." Hans said before he turned to Anna. "With that, we can write the narrative in your favor. It's not hearsay, everyone has seen those demons for themselves."

"And that means?" Merida questioned skeptically.

"It means. That the 'official' story has more merit. The only one able to keep those monsters at bay was Queen Elsa. Alone she protected the world but the stress of herself imposed task drove her into madness, which led her to be taken advantage of by the other Queens of Twilight." Hans explained. "This paints Elsa in a much more sympathetic light."

"I was right, you really are a legendary bullshitter." Merida snarked which made him chuckle.

"Still, she cannot go unpunished." Marisol muttered and she raised her hands defensively when the others frowned at her. "You know it's true. Madness aside, reasons aside, she has committed a lot of crimes to all of our people. Retribution will be demanded if not by us, then by our people."

"She's right." Rapunzel spoke up as she sipped her tea. "Regardless of the reasons. There will be some payment for her crimes."

"Exactly. We cannot simply restore sovereignty to the kingdoms she has taken control over if we did, we'd be back at war in a week." Hans said as he slid a piece of parchment toward Anna. "As it stands the empire of Arendelle is the single most powerful political entity on the planet. Removing Elsa with it in place would create a power vacuum the likes that have never been seen before."

"What's this?" Anna asked curiously as she glanced down at the sheet.

"A treaty. Your empire will be split, the territories will be divided up equally amongst us here." Hans explained. "Despite all its flaws, Weselton remains a powerful trading power and will remain controlled by Arendelle. That said everything else? That has to go to us as payment for what happened."

"I see." Anna whispered softly as she looked over its contents. "After this goes through, Arendelle will still remain in a better position than it was before Elsa's…incident…"

"Indeed. Arendelle, Corona, and Eldora will continue to be the three most powerful nations on this planet. It won't be perfect, in fact, I fear you will not be able to leave your kingdom for a few years as tensions fall. Assassinations will likely be attempted once you leave your kingdom." Hans explained matter-of-factly.

"I spent most of my life either locked in a castle or frozen in a statue." Anna said dryly as Kristoff placed a comforting hand on her shoulder. "Being trapped in my own kingdom shouldn't be too hard."

"Glad you see it my way." Hans said before he crossed his arms. "You and I don't have a pleasant history, but you have no choice but to take this deal. Believe me, madness or not, Elsa's actions warrant much stricter consequences but I'm trying to help us all move forward. We all need to put this behind us for the sake of this world."

"That was actually pretty admirable." Anna muttered before she glanced down at the treaty once more. Her eyes widened when she saw how the territories were divided. "Wait, what? The Southern Isles…"

"…will be given to Eldora." Hans said, surprising those who hadn't yet had a chance to look at the treaty. "My people survived the war but they could not survive anymore after the losses they suffered."

Anna averted her eyes as it sunk in just how bad things had gotten when she was frozen.

Truth be told, Hans had every right to cripple Arendelle but instead he left it relatively unscathed.

"Wow, you are actually bending the knee?" Kristoff said, clearly surprised.

"It's the only option. My people would die before they let Arendelle take over. Corona would be a good option but they would benefit far more from Eldora." Hans explained.

"Even so, your people are fiercely loyal to your bloodline. With your brothers unthawed well…I won't lie there have been whispers of revenge." Flynn pointed out. "How can you placate them while giving in to Eldora? No offense, Marisol."

"None taken, in fact, I am curious of the answer myself." Marisol said as she raised an eyebrow. "How exactly do you plan to prevent the upcoming shitstorm?"

"By doing what Kristoff said." Hans said as he stood up and made his way to her. "I'm bending the knee." Hans said as he dropped to one knee and looked up at a stunned Marisol. "That is if I can manage to trick you into loving me one last time."

"That sneaky son of a bitch–" Flynn was cut off when he was nudged by Rapunzel who absolutely gushed at the scene before her. Merida barked out a loud laugh as she saw the stunned look on Marisol's face.

It became quite clear to Anna what had just happened. By 'giving up' his Kingdom to Marisol and proposing to her, if she were to accept, Hans would become King of a far more powerful nation that could easily rival Arendelle. For a second, Anna was livid and was going to stop Hans believing him to be trying to take advantage of Marisol. However, when she felt Kristoff squeeze her shoulder she stopped. Looking up she saw the blond man shake his head.

Confused, Anna looked back at Hans and Marisol and paused, her expression softening greatly as she saw the look on Hans' face. It wasn't the look he had given her when he tried to steal her kingdom. No, it was much more genuine and reminded Anna of how Kristoff looked at her.

"My Kingdom should be more than enough payment for my crimes and despite everything, my blood is still royal. Please, Marisol let's give the little one the family it deserves." Hans pleaded and Marisol's eyes glistened as her lips quirked up a bit.

"Hans I…" Marisol stopped suddenly, startling them as her face seemed to pale.

"Marisol?" Hans questioned before he heard something splash against the floor. Looking down, his face paled as well as a realization hit him.

"I need a healer." Marisol said urgently as one by one, the others began to realize what was happening. "The baby's coming!"

"Shit!

Kristoff cursed as Rapunzel rushed Marisol's aid. Merida rose from her chair and kicked the door open so that she could find some help while Hans turned to Anna.

"Quick! Go find your sister and Sora!" Hans said urgently. Though confused by the odd request, Anna and Kristoff left to find the missing Queen.

-Arendelle: Shore-

BGM: Everything I Need-Skylar Grey

OR

BGM: Summer Paradise-Simple Plan

Elsa sat on the shore and absentmindedly wiggled her toes in the sand as the low tied of the ocean rose up and covered the tops of her feet before receding. In front of her, Sora stood ankle deep in the water and gaze out at the setting sun with his hands folded behind his head. Off to the side, the Leviathan floated obediently as if waiting for its master to disembark on his next journey.

*flashback*

"What did you do!?" Elsa questioned incredulously though she couldn't help but laugh a bit as she saw her name carved into the beach via a Gummi ship laser.

"We're going on an adventure, Elsa! Who knows when we will be back? So, until then, we'll mark this as your beach, just to remind everyone that you will return and that you haven't forgotten about them!"

"That will be gone in a week."

"It's the thought that counts, Elsa!" Sora retorted and Elsa couldn't help but shake her head.

*flashback: End*

Glancing down, Elsa smiled slightly at the words she lazily wrote into the sand with her fingertips.

Sora

Elsa.

Shaking her head, Elsa traced a heart around their names in the sand.

"All's well that ends well, right?"

"For this world at least. Remember, Sora, our journey has only just begun." Rage reminded as her form replaced his reflection on the water's surface. "Still? Not bad, Sora. I honestly expected us to die in this world."

"Well you know me, always blowing away expectations." Sora replied cheekily and Rage couldn't help but smirk.

"Yes, I do know you…but it sounds as if you know you as well."

"That's right, it's not much but it's a start." Sora thought before smiling a bit as he sensed Elsa approaching him. Rage giggled slightly before her image vanished and was replaced by his reflection. "Thank you, Elsa."

"Thank you? For what?" Elsa asked as she stepped next him and looked at him with a self-deprecating smile. "You're the one who came to my world and saved not just me but everyone."

"Maybe but before that, I came here as a husk." Sora explained. "All I knew about myself was my name and how to fight. You gave me back a piece of I am, you gave me substance. You protected a piece of my heart, a piece of who I am for years even as it destroyed you. I still don't remember much, but I remember you and that means more than you can imagine."

"No, I can imagine it quite well." Elsa said quietly. "I didn't lose all my memories like you, but I did lose you and you saw first-hand what that did to me. I destroyed so much, hurt so many just to try to fill the hole you left when you were taken from me."

"Elsa…"

"I need you, Sora." Elsa said as twin trails of tears slid down her cheeks. "They need you. Have you figured a way off of this world?"

"I have." Sora answered before he nodded toward the Leviathan. "The sea is a reflection of the sky. All words share the same sky, and they share the same sea as well, the doors are just harder to find but the Leviathan can sense them."

"I see, when will you depart?" Elsa questioned as Sora turned to face her fully.

"Soon." Sora answered before he frowned and grasped the sides of her face with both hands. "Hey, what's wrong?"

"I'm torn between my generosity and my greed." Elsa answered. "I want to give you any and all resources you need to help you in your quest to save the others."

"But?"

"But I also fear that you will die like the other Keyblade wielders long before you reach your goal." Elsa answered honestly. "And if that fear is justified, I want nothing more than to keep you here with me. If we're going to die regardless, I at least want you to be with you when it happens."

"Hey, don't worry. I'll save them and be back before you know it. I promise!"

"You can't promise that!"

"But I'm going to anyway!" Sora said with a bright smile. "You know how stubborn I am, I'll find a way for everything to work out even if I have to make one up. I won't worry about the other Keyblade Wielders either. I don't remember much about them, but I do remember that I wasn't the best. There is no doubt in my mind that at least some of them are alright."

"Sora, you didn't see what I did!" Elsa protested. "After the others dealt with them, Pride took their keyblades and handed them out to us like trophies. She cursed them so that they couldn't distinguish if we were worthy to have them or not."

"You've seen a lot of darkness, Elsa." Sora said after a moment. "But don't let it blind you from the light. Don't let yourself be afraid to hope. We've gone through too much pain, too much suffering, to not get the happy ending we deserve. Tell me, Elsa, do you still have it? The Keyblade you were given?"

"Yes, why? Do you want it?" Elsa asked and Sora shook his head.

"If I really am the only one left, I want you to hold on to it. Whenever you feel like having hope again, you'll know what to do with it. Trust me." Sora instructed. "You'll make the right choice. I believe in you. Always." Elsa closed her eyes and winced as if his words caused her physical pain. Eventually, she opened her bright blue eyes and leaned forward and kissed him deeply. Sora's eyes widened in surprise before he closed his eyes as she did the same.

"Go." Elsa said after they broke apart.

"Elsa?"

"Go, because if you stay any longer, I won't let you leave." Elsa said and Sora's eyes widened slightly as he saw a bit of the former Queen of Greed in Elsa's expression. Chuckling, Sora hugged her tightly and kissed her on her cheek before he ran off toward the Leviathan to prepare for his next adventure.

"Don't worry, Elsa! I'll be back in a heart-beat with the others!" Sora promised before he flew up his ship. Elsa didn't respond as she watched the Leviathan leave the shore. Her shoulders just shook, her tears cascading freely down her face as she saw the ship sail off into the sunset before it finally disappeared from view.

BGM: END

[I do remember that I wasn't the best]

"No, on the contrary, you were the greatest." Elsa thought to herself.

"Elsa! Damn! No, did we miss him!?" Anna complained as she and Kristoff ran to the shore.

"Anna, what's wrong?" Elsa questioned when she saw their frantic states.

"Marisol's gone into labor!" Anna responded in Elsa's eyes widened in alarm before she quickly followed her sister back to the castle.

-Later: Arendelle: Castle-

When the others were allowed into Marisol's room by the midwife, they could see the Queen holding a baby boy in a blanket.

"Well I'll be, the lad got lucky. He only got a few of your features." Merida teased Hans who just rolled his eyes good-naturedly. "What's his name?'

"Taiyō." Marisol answered. "I asked Sora when we were training and he said it meant Sun. Shame he left before he could learn that he's a godfather." Marisol said sadly. "Still, he has to go save-well-everyone so it's no big deal. At least you are here, Elsa." Elsa blinked at that, confused for a moment until realization hit her quickly.

"Wait, me? You want me to be his godmother?" Elsa asked incredulously. "But–"

"But nothing." Marisol interrupted. "I wouldn't be the Queen I am today without you. If we are ever going to move past this drama we have to forgive."

"Not to mention, having an innocent life dependent on you might help prevent you from going off the deep end again."

"Hans!"

"What? Honey, you know it's true." Hans said as Elsa stepped back and quickly rushed out of the room. Immediately, everyone glowered at him and he raised his hands defensively. Soon, Elsa returned holding the Flame Liberator keyblade in her hands.

"Sora gave this to me and I'm giving it to you for when the baby is older." Elsa said as the baby looked up at Elsa and smiled, reaching out for her with his tiny hands. As if moving on instinct, Marisol raised her son up a bit and his hand touched the hilt of the weapon which shone brightly before it vanished in a flash of light. "Your son will be strong and a great king one day, Mari." Elsa said with a smile before she bowed. "Thank you for trusting me to be his godmother. May I?" Elsa asked and Marisol nodded with a smile as she let the blonde hold Taiyō.

Everyone felt their hearts warm at the sight. The baby giggled as he played with Elsa's braid and they all looked at Elsa who looked happier and healthier than she had in…well…ever. After a moment, Marisol softened her expression and turned to Hans.

"Hans, to answer your earlier question, I will." Marisol said before she glanced at Anna. "Though I may need your help fudging the dates, don't need my people claiming Taiyō is a bastard."

"No problem, we have enough 'witnesses' to take care of that." Anna said as the others grinned.

-That night: Elsa's chambers-

As she lay flat on her bed, she closed her eyes as she wept once more. However, this time they weren't tears of sadness but rather…joy.

"Sora…thank you." Elsa whispered as she felt her heart swell with happiness.

-With Sora-

[+1 Heart Echo (Elsa): Obtained!]

"Whoa! What the hell?"

"Rage? What's wrong!?"

"I…I don't know! Quick! Meditate!" Sora blinked before doing what he was told. Sora sat down and quickly closed his eyes.

-Dive to the Heart-

When Sora opened his eyes, found himself next to Rage and both looked forward to see a bright blue door covered in ice floating in front of them.

"Do you feel that?" Rage asked and Sora couldn't help but nod. The door was clearly holding back a massive power. That could still be felt by both of them.

"Should we open it?"

"Hell no! At least not until we're somewhere safer than the middle of the ocean!"

"Good point. Wait, hold on we made it!"

-Leviathan-

"We made it? What do you mean we made it?"

"I mean we made it to the keyhole!" Sora said before he ran to the front of the ship and aimed his Kingdom Key out into the ocean. Soon, he released a beam of light as a keyhole formed in the middle of the sea. The water spun rapidly around it, creating a sphere of water in which they could see flashes of the next world. "Leviathan full speed ahead!"

["Yes Captain."]

Sora cheered as the ship raced toward the portal. He had no idea where he was going next but he did know that wherever he ended up, there would be a Queen of Twilight. And wherever there was a Queen of Twilight, there was a friend that needed his help!

-Meanwhile: ?-

In a realm of white, six black mirrors floated. Soon each mirror shone brightly before six golden figures were projected from them.

"Oh dear." Pride murmured as she saw a seventh, shattered mirror. "It seems we've lost Greed."

"I told you she was too weak to uphold our ideals for justice." Envy said coldly.

"What will we do?" Sloth questioned. "Her world has been locked away."

"No doubt by that Keyblade master that infiltrated it." Pride mused which immediately put the others on alert.

"What!? There were another one of those idiots running around!?" Wrath asked incredulously.

"And you didn't inform us?" Gluttony questioned coldly.

"It was of no consequence, after all, they have nothing on my power." Pride said dismissively. "Do not worry about him or the loss of Greed, I will have her replacement ready soon."

"Replacement? Oh~ Nothing like a contingency plan, as expected of Pride." Lust said teasingly. "Though now I can't help but wonder, do you have replacements for all of us ready?"

"For all of us? Not at all, my dear. As Envy said, Greed was weak and though I tried to help her I knew better." Pride explained. "Now go focus on your armies and be on alert, even if he only managed to defeat Greed, he still poses a threat to the rest of you. Understood?

"Yes." The others chorused.

"Good now dismissed." Pride said before the others all vanished until only, she was left. "Replacements for all of us? How foolish. No one can defeat me. Even if the rest of them fall, I will still be prepared to destroy Kingdom Hearts."

And with that Pride vanished.

To be continued…

Next Episode: Episode 2: Madelyn Pryor (Envy) (Large Chapter)

REVIEWS:

Inistrad: That's fine but that versions not going to be updated anytime soon. Thanks for the review!

Dracaris5470: No can do! Thanks for the review!

Nevermorne: Hey that's your opinion just note that this had like 2 chapters which are objectively better than the first 2 chapters of the original version in almost every way.

Gundam Kaiser: Children's book stumbled across them by accident while reading to my niece and figured hey, why not use this lol.

Rmphd: Wrote this to be a more straight forward and less convoluted version than the original which was quickly reaching canon Kingdom Hearts levels of wtf is happening right now.

EtherealVulpine: Probably won't happen anytime in the near future. Thanks for the review!

Doubledamn: Mainly because for a lot of people this will be the first and only version they will read. People who read the OG version will have a slight advantage with knowledge but I don't want to ruin the experience for the new readers. And to answer your question? Quite a few people thought I came up with them lol which is why I needed to mention that I didn't at the start of this chapter. Yeah simba is badass and I definitely prefer the KH3 version of summons.

As for why he didn't have a "do I know that moment" remember Sora at that point was basically a blank slate. He didn't know it and didn't question it. Rage definitely wouldn't tell him as he needed to focus on Elsa and not his past. Now that he has some memories back, he can start thinking a bit more critically about things.

Woodxvii: Which is why I chose the rewrite; it was getting to the point where I blatantly didn't like writing the story and that is not a good thing in the slightest. Kingdom Hearts is complicated enough as it is, this version is going to be clear and a bit more straightforward.

Edboy4926: FFXV is going to be an interesting take on the universe once Sora reaches that point. This is stand alone so you don't need a summary of the other story. All you need to know is this:

Post KH3 Sora got revived again, went on an unknown adventure with 9 other allies, got betrayed by one and now the multiverse is in danger of being destroyed.

The story itself will fill in the blanks as it progresses.

ShadowBloodedge9396: Its fine I can see why it could be a bit confusing. Fair enough, if I ever get interested in writing the original again, I might do something with it but honestly? I'm tired of it. If I can do the same adventure in a cleaner way with less words, I'm going to do it because most of the OG version was just clutter.

Kaged200: Glad you liked it!

Zhered: Glad you liked it, same reason I decided to rewrite it. The story will have its own twists and turns but it'll be easier to get from point A to point B in this fic.

Swagwell: Fair enough but I'd rather leave it on a cliffhanger and starting fresh than picking at it sporadically for like years. Not sure when this story will end but it will end before the other version. The Ahsoka arc in this story will be satisfying to read as well if not more so than what I had planned for the other version.

Vanitas50 or Shadow25: You've seen the traitor, its not an OC or anything so rest assured they will be someone firmly established in the KH lore. The gender wasn't stated either.

LyokoDragon15: Long live Captain Sora! Thanks for the review!

Eldiar: Exactly this will be a cleaner take on the original with more sea-faring adventures lol The legend of Captain Sora will live on.

FateBurn: Thanks!

Hashirama 1710: lol same and yeah Olaf was sad to write but it served to show just how far Elsa was gone.

HavcOLyte: Ah I get this question every now and then. The way I do it is basically I hear a song that I like, picture an AMV or something in my head that best showcases how I want the scene to go and the feelings. Then I write it to the best of my ability. Even in my original book, each chapter can be traced back to a song I was listening to ass I wrote. Thanks for the review!

The Wolf Paladin: Oh yeah shit has gone south. Episode Elsa was just the beginning, shit gets worse and harder for Sora as the true nature of the new adventure is revealed the more, he progresses. Also, I think you gave me an idea for an omake next update cause we all have to pay respect to Dante's famous line lmao.

OmniUnorthodox: Right now? No. I just got too many things to write between Presence, Sora: RE, Knights of Rose, Trinity, and Spider-Network (Though Network is the easiest to write by far). If I want to progress these stories in any meaningful way, Sora is going to have to take a backseat for a while. My problem was that it was too hard to write with how complex everything became so I'm making it a bit simpler b y removing the unnecessary bits.

Darkerdeepdown: Shush, I don't need him trying to unionize. Lol thanks for the review!

Valrew165: Its…taking a break. Whether it's cancelled or not remains to be seen. Like I said they share an ending and core plot. So, if this goes exceptionally well that really won't be a need to write the same story twice.

Thanks for the feedback everyone!

Read and review!

And as always…

…stay classy!

~RebukeX7