Kingdom Hearts 2: 2nd sequel to the Legendary 8th Princess of Heart

Chapter 38: The Real Ansem?

The Heartless' body crashes to the ground, then starts to give off a bright glow. Thinking that it might explode, all of my friends and I take cover. Thankfully, in the end, it only creates a small explosion, making it not so life threatening. Once that was taken care of, the others and I head back to the I/O tower.

Tron doesn't waste any time on working on the terminal. Not only is he trying to prevent the MCP from using the dataspace, but he's also trying to get us back to Hollow Bastion. Since it would take too long to head back to the Pit Cell, he figured it would be quick for us to leave through the I/O tower.

"I really owe you one," Tron says all of a sudden. "With all my functions up and running, I think I've got a chance of getting system control away from the MCP. Now I'd better get to work. It's what my User would want."

"What Ansem would want..." I say.

I get that Tron means well, but...My friends and I know exactly what kind of person Ansem is. It was the reason why we had to defeat him, after all. I'm sure there must've been a time when Ansem was a kind and caring person.

In the end, however, he ended up becoming twisted; a mad man who was obsessed with darkness. But Tron doesn't know that. He doesn't know anything about what happened to Ansem. I turn to my friends, wondering if we should tell Tron the truth. They all nod their heads, telling me that he has the right to know.

"...Tron..." I say, then sigh. "There's something you need to know. We didn't get the password from Ansem. We just sort of found it, back in the User world. It was kind of an accident. And also...It's a long story, but Ansem--he was our enemy. I mean, he still is, but...Ansem did a lot of horrible things, so we had to get rid of him. Even though he's gone for good, he's still our enemy."

"Well, actually...he's my enemy too," Tron says, momentarily stopping from what he was doing.

Tron's words catches us by surprise. If nothing else, it made us confused.

"What do you mean by that?" Mieu asks.

"Ansem took ENCOM's original system and customized it for his own use. I was part of the original system, and Ansem modified me, too. So that makes him my User," Tron explains. "But Ansem is also the one who brought back the MCP. The Ansem I first knew wouldn't do that."

"Hold on. I thought you said you didn't know who created the MCP," Asch points out.

"You were lying," says Saito.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you," Tron apologizes, his expression filled with shame and regret.

"That's okay...It's just that..." I try to say, a little speechless.

"Now I REALLY don't get it," says Sora.

"I don't...understand it either," Tron says, just as confused as the rest of us. "But I think Users, like you, are going to be the ones who will finally figure it out. You have the ability to take illogical routes and still arrive at the answers you seek. Now go--before the MCP starts acting up again!"

"And what are we supposed to do once we get back to the User world?" Okita asks.

"Any data you need from the DTD can be accessed directly through my User's terminal. I'll keep a dedicated access channel open for you," Tron answers. "I changed the password, so you won't have to worry about the MCP for a while."

"Access channel?" Sora asks, confused.

Tron chuckles. "I knew you'd ask."

"Translation, please," Heisuke pleads, his expression showing that he now has a headache from trying to understand Tron's explanation.