History Recap / KingdomHeartsIMission12HollowBastion1

Ansem prepares to rip Kairi's heart from Sora to complete the Keyhole, but Sora retaliates and duels Ansem in a lengthy battle. Though Sora seemingly sends Ansem packing, the Keyhole is about to explode, so Sora stabs himself with Ansem's Keyblade, freeing all seven princesses, even Kairi, but at the cost of his own heart. No sooner than Sora disappears in her arms does Ansem reappear, now taking on a different form still using Riku’s body. He declares that Kairi is now useless now that the Keyhole is complete and starts to approach her, but Donald and Goofy step up to defend her. Suddenly, Ansem finds himself unable to move, and a transparent Riku appears, who’s attempting to hold off Ansem in his body as long as he can. He warns Kairi, Donald and Goofy that a massive army of Heartless are coming, and that need to leave Hollow Bastion immediately. As Shadows start to appear around them, the trio make a break for it.

Ansem prepares to rip Kairi's heart from Sora to complete the Keyhole, but Sora retaliates and duels Ansem in a lengthy battle. Though Sora seemingly sends Ansem packing, the Keyhole is about to explode, so Sora stabs himself with Ansem's Keyblade, freeing all seven princesses, even Kairi, but at the cost of his own heart. No sooner than Sora disappears in her arms does Ansem reappear, now taking on a different form still using Riku’s body. He declares that Kairi is now useless now that the Keyhole is complete and starts to approach her, but Donald and Goofy step up to defend her. Suddenly, Ansem finds himself unable to move, and a transparent Riku appears, who’s attempting to hold off Ansem in his body as long as he can. He warns Kairi, Donald and Goofy that a massive army of Heartless are coming, and that need to leave Hollow Bastion immediately, and so the trio make a break for it.

Shortly after, Sora reappears, now a Heartless himself, and takes pursuit and catches up with them at the bottom of the castle. Donald mistakes Sora for the enemy, but Kairi senses Sora's true self, and restores him to normal. Together, with Kairi saved, Sora and company [[Recap/KingdomHeartsIMission13HollowBastion2 leave for Traverse Town again...]]

Ansem prepares to rip Kairi's heart from Sora to complete the Keyhole, but Sora retaliates and duels Ansem in a lengthy battle. Though Sora seemingly sends Ansem packing, the Keyhole is about to explode, so Sora stabs himself with Ansem's Keyblade, freeing all seven princesses, even Kairi, but at the cost of his own heart. No sooner than Sora disappears in her arms does Ansem reappear, now taking on a different form still using Riku’s body. He declares that Kairi is now useless, but Donald and Goofy step up to defend her. Suddenly, Ansem finds himself unable to move, and a transparent Riku appears, who’s attempting to hold off Ansem in his body as long as he can. He warns Kairi, Donald and Goofy that a massive army of Heartless are coming, and that need to leave Hollow Bastion immediately, and so the trio make a break for it.

Ansem prepares to rip Kairi's heart from Sora to complete the Keyhole, but Sora retaliates and duels Ansem in a lengthy battle. Though Sora seemingly sends Ansem packing, the Keyhole is about to explode, so Sora stabs himself with Ansem's Keyblade, freeing all seven princesses, even Kairi, but at the cost of his own heart. No sooner than Sora disappears in her arms does Ansem reappear, now taking on a different form using still Riku’s body. He declares that Kairi is now useless, but Donald and Goofy step up to defend her. Suddenly, Ansem finds himself unable to move, and a transparent Riku appears, who’s attempting to hold off Ansem in his body as long as he can. He warns Kairi, Donald and Goofy that a massive army of Heartless are coming, and that need to leave Hollow Bastion immediately, and so the trio make a break for it.

Ansem prepares to rip Kairi's heart from Sora to complete the Keyhole, but Sora retaliates and duels Ansem in a lengthy battle. Though Sora sends Ansem packing, the Keyhole is about to explode, so Sora stabs himself with Ansem's Keyblade, freeing all seven princesses, even Kairi, but at the cost of his own heart. Ansem, having modeled Riku's body differently, declares that Kairi is now useless, but Donald and Goofy save her and the three flee from Ansem's army of Heartless.

Sora, now a Heartless himself, takes pursuit and catches up with them at the bottom of the castle. Donald mistakes Sora for the enemy, but Kairi senses Sora's true self, and restores him to normal. Together, with Kairi saved, Sora and company [[Recap/KingdomHeartsIMission13HollowBastion2 leave for Traverse Town again...]]

Sora, now a Heartless himself, takes pursuit and catches up with them at the bottom of the castle. Donald mistakes Sora for the enemy, but Kairi senses Sora's true self, and restores him to normal. Together, with Kairi saved, Sora and company leave for Traverse Town again...

Sora, now a Heartless himself, takes pursuit and catches up with them at the bottom of the castle. Donald mistakes Sora for the enemy, but Kairi senses Sora's true self, and restores him to normal. Together, with Kairi saved, Sora and company leave for Traverse Town again...

As the trio make their way up towards a rock near the castle, they encounter [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast the Beast]], who has been pursuing Princess of Heart Belle. However, Riku arrives and incapacitates the Beast before revealing that ''he'', not Sora, is the Keyblade's real chosen wielder. Despite Sora's protests, Riku points out that Sora was merely the delivery boy and steals the Keyblade for his own; Donald and Goofy have no choice but to follow Riku since he has the Keyblade. Before leaving, Riku tosses Sora his old wooden sword.

As the trio make their way up towards a rock near the castle, they encounter [[Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast the Beast]], who has been pursuing Princess of Heart Belle. However, Riku arrives and incapacitates the Beast before dropping a big bombshell: ''he'' is meant to be the Keyblade's wielder, not Sora. Despite Sora's protests, Riku points out that Sora was merely the delivery boy and steals the Keyblade for his own; Donald and Goofy have no choice but to follow Riku since he has the Keyblade. Before leaving, Riku tosses Sora his old wooden sword.

->'''Sora:''' I know my heart may be weak, but it’s not alone. It’s grown with each new experience, and it’s found a home in the hearts of my friends. I’ve become a part of their heart, just as how they’ve become a part of mine. And every now and then, whenever I think of them… they think of me, too. I don’t need a weapon. My friends are my power!

As the Beast leaves, Sora and company chase "Riku" into the sanctum of the castle, where Sora finally reunites with an unconscious Kairi. "Riku" explains that she has lost her heart, but reveals that she's a Princess of Heart and where her heart's been all this time: inside Sora. He introduces himself as "Ansem, the Seeker of Darkness."

That's right- Ansem, the scientist researching the Heartless, is leading them.

Ansem prepares to rip Kairi's heart from Sora to complete the Keyhole, but Sora retaliates and duels Ansem in a lengthy battle. Though Sora sends Ansem packing, the Keyhole is about to explode, so Sora stabs himself with Ansem's Keyblade, freeing all seven princesses, even Kairi, but at the cost of his own heart. Ansem, having modeled Riku's body differently, declares that Kairi is now useless, but Donald and Goofy save her and the three flee from Ansem's Heartless.

Sora, now a Heartless, takes pursuit and catches up with them at the bottom of the castle. Donald mistakes Sora for the enemy, but Kairi sees through, and restores him to normal. Together, with Kairi saved, Sora and company leave for Traverse Town again...

Sora regains the Keyblade and proceeds to beat Riku, who then retreats. As Riku mopes about his defeat, he encounters the robed figure, who offers more power and promptly possesses him. As Maleficent assembles the princesses of Heart to reveal the Final keyhole, "Riku" approaches, now wielding a dark Keyblade...

—>'''Sora:''' I know my heart may be weak, but it’s not alone. It’s grown with each new experience, and it’s found a home in the hearts of my friends. I’ve become a part of their heart, just as how they’ve become a part of mine. And every now and then, whenever I think of them… they think of me, too. I don’t need a weapon. My friends are my power!