Riku recalled what Master Xehanort had said. A boy who failed to become the key, the Master who sacrificed herself for a friend, and the youth who became Xehanort's vessel. What events Xehanort was alluding to was beyond his knowledge, but...

"That's why when the worlds were in danger, the Keyblade chose a new wielder," he said quietly. "It had to."

He outstretched his hand, and Way to the Dawn appeared in it, to prove that he really was a Keyblade wielder. "You can trust me. We have an enemy in common -- and a friend, too."