Xion weakly fell to her knees as she staggered out of the black vortex. It was time for her to go. She knew that. Her spiky, blonde-haired friend, Roxas, staggered towards the girl, holding his head in pain.

"Who are you... again?" he asked. "It's weird. I feel like I'm forgetting something important."

"You'll be... better off now... Roxas..." Xion weakly said. Her knees gave up on her and she collapsed. Roxas caught her in his arms before she could hit the ground. Her body started to glow a bit and fragments slowly floated off of her body.

"Am I... the one who did this to you?" Roxas asked.

"No," Xion answered, shaking her head. "It was my choice... to go away now. Better that... than to do nothing... and let Xemnas has his way. I belong with Sora. And now... I'm going back... to be with him. Roxas... I need you to do me a favor. All those hearts that we've captured... Kingdom Hearts... set them free."

"Kingdom Hearts?" Roxas repeated. "Free them?" His eyes widen when he saw crystals sprouting from the girl's legs.

"It's too late.. for me to undo my mistakes..." Xion weakly continued. "But... you can't let Xemnas... have Kingdom Hearts. You can't. Good-bye, Roxas. See you again. I'm glad... I got to meet you. Oh... and of course... Axel too. You're both my best friends. Never forget... that's the truth..." WHen Xion said that last part, her left hand slowly reached to touch Roxas's cheek. The last of her strength slowly left her and her arm drop while her eyes slid shut.

She heard Roxas gasp and held her hand and shouted "No!", when he remembered who she is.

"Xion! Who else will I have ice cream with?" he asked and pleaded. Unfortunately, the crystals spread faster as a bright light slowly engulfed her. She felt herself floating away as her conscious fades away.

"Where am I?" she thought out loud. "Am I inside of Sora? Then I guess, as the holder of his precious memories, I have to become one with him as well."

"Do you really think that?" a voice asked, surprising her.

"What? Who's there?" Xion asked, trying to find the voice.

"Do you wish for a second chance?" the voice asked, ignoring the girl's question.

"A... second chance?" Xion repeated. "Who are you? And what do you mean by a second chance?"

"I mean, 'do you wish for a second chance in life?'" it replied. "You were originally a puppet. Yet, you denied that fact and continued life the way you wanted it until you found out the truth. While you continued on with your life, you somehow develop your own person and created your own heart. For that, I believe this isn't how you should die, nor do I believe that you should end you life this early."

"But... what about Sora?" Xion protested. "If I don't return his memories to him, he will never wake up!"

"Did you not hear me?" the voice asked. "As I said, you develop your own person and created your own heart. That is why you are here. Sora's memories have already returned to him and I'm giving you a chance to be reborn elsewhere. Your memories, however, will sleep within your heart, but they will slowly be reawaken, in time. And when the time comes, you will see your friends again, just as you promised."

"..." Xion was silent for a moment. She doesn't know this voice, yet it knows her. Not only that, but to think that she made her own heart. How did that happen? Was it because of her friends? Thinking about it for a few more seconds, she made up her mind. "I accept the offer. But, can you at least tell me who you are or where you'll send me?"

"I am the heart of all hearts," the voice replied. "I'm also the ultimate light, yet the ultimate darkness. And as for where I'll send you, let's just say that it's at a Great Age of Pirates. And Xion, although you are a Keyblade weilder, I believe it's best for you to go with the natural course of the world I'll be sending you in, for that world, will be your new home."

"Wait. What?"

"Also Xion, know that I will be watching over you."

Like before, Xion was engulfed by a bright light and fell unconscious.

Somewhere on an island in the East Blue, a young girl was looking for some herbs with her father. While searching, she saw an unconscious human in a black coat. Worried about this person, the young girl hurried to her father and pleaded him to hurry to where she saw the person. When they arrived, her father's eyes widen.

"This doesn't look good," he muttered. "Miki, help me bring this girl home."

"Okay, father," the girl, identified as Miki, nodded.