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'''''Another side, Another story...''''' is the secret ending  of ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'', and the first one of the series. It was later expanded in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Final Mix]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s secret ending, '''''Another Side, Another Story [deep dive]'''''.

A hooded [[Roxas]] walks through the [[The World That Never Was|Dark City]] in the pouring rain. He stops, feet away from the base of Memory's Skyscraper. Roxas looks up at the screens; shortly after, his head shifts down as many [[Neoshadow]]s rise up from the ground and surround him. A blindfolded [[Riku]], wearing a [[Black Coat]], stands on top of Memory's Skyscraper and stares down at Roxas. Roxas draws the [[Oathkeeper]] in his left hand and [[Oblivion]] in his right. He spins the Keyblades above his head, yielding sparks, and holds them out to his sides. Riku tilts his head up to the sky and holds his arms out; the clouds above the Skyscraper part to reveal a meteor shower. A white-purple outline of the Heartless emblem surrounds Roxas. Riku takes off his blindfold and throws his head back. Roxas mouths something.

'''"We'll go together."'''

[[File:Dark Roxas.png|thumb|Unknown person arives at the Dark Meridian in ''Another Side, Another Story [deep dive]'']]

A message in a bottle arrives on the shore of the Dark Meridian, as the wave recedes.

A white [[Heartless]] emblem appears on a boulder for a split second, before an unknown figure passes through it. One of his eyes - golden yellow - is briefly shown, and he walks forward.  

He continues, slashing them with his Keyblades, not hesitating to resort to kicking two of them. Three Neoshadows jump high in the air. Roxas looks up at them and follows suit, doing a backflip. The three Neoshadows land on the ground, one on top of each other and dissolving into darkness. More Neoshadows leap into the air, and Roxas proceeds to slash at them as he rises; with Oathkeeper in hand, he [[Strike Raid|throws the Keyblade]] and eliminates four of the airborne Heartless. The Oathkeeper returns seconds before Roxas lands on the ground, and backflips up to the porch of Memory's Skyscraper, other Neoshadows beginning to crawl up the structure's gargoyle statues, as he looks out at the horde of Heartless. He looks up at the screens of the Skyscraper.

Riku stands atop the screens, looking down at Roxas. He smirks; Roxas mimicks the action and jumps onto a post, leaps to an extrusion on the wall, and begins running up the side of the Skyscraper, Oathkeeper and Oblivion held out at his sides. Neoshadows begin to chase after him, as new ones emerge from above, which Roxas promptly cut down. Riku walks up to the very edge of the Skyscraper's screens.  

<br>'''"A creation born of ignorance."'''

The two approach the Skyscraper's largest screen; Roxas - now wielding the [[Kingdom Key]] in his right hand - runs past the bottom of the central screen while Riku falls.

<br>'''"His voice... It's left me."'''

<br>'''"This time... I'll fight."'''

The two pass each other, turning their head to the other before continuing on their way. The clouds above Memory's Skyscraper clear, revealing three rays of light.

<br>'''"What took you so long, Kairi?"'''

<br>'''"We have come for you, my liege."'''

<br>'''"You are the source of all Heartless."'''

<br>'''The Thirteenth Order'''

<br>'''"Is this the answer you've been looking for?"'''

<br>'''"This is the world in its true form."'''

<br>'''"Maybe our journey means nothing after all."'''

'''"We'll go together."'''

'''KINGOM HEARTS'''  

Back at the [[Dark Meridian]], Roxas approaches Xemnas again; he turns to Roxas and speaks to him.

'''"He looks just like you."'''

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===''Another Side, Another Story [deep dive]''===

File:DWRoxas.png|[[Roxas]]

File:Blindfoldriku0.jpg|[[Riku]]

File:Kh-sora-model.jpg|[[Sora]]

File:Kairi-cg-character-model.jpg|[[Kairi]]

File:MickeyXIIIHooded.png|[[Mickey Mouse|King Mickey]]

===Enemies===

Neoshadow (KHII).png|[[Neoshadow]]s

'''Another side, Another story...'''

'''Another Side, Another Story [deep dive]'''

**Complete the [[Hades Cup]]; find all [[99 Puppies]]; seal every [[Keyhole]]; complete [[Jiminy's Journal]]

==Application to subsequent games==

"''Another side, Another story...''" was meant as more of a concept trailer, showing whatever ideas [[wikipedia:Tetsuya Nomura|Tetsuya Nomura]] had for a sequel at the time; it was not meant to be taken as an actual part of the storyline for the games. [[wikipedia:Kazushige Nojima|Kazushige Nojima]], the scenario writer, explained that, after the story for ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' was written, he had to go back and find places to put in the seemingly random quotes found in both "''Another side, Another story...''" and "''Another Side, Another Story [deep dive]''". The idea of the Keyblade wielder was affixed to Roxas, and the blindfolded male to Riku.

"The third enemy = Nobody" implies that the [[Unversed]] and the [[Heartless]] are the First and Second Enemies; however, a flashback in ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]'' depicts several Neoshadows and [[Darkside]]s ''before'' the appearance of the Unversed, even though the Heartless did not begin attacking the Realm of Light until ''Kingdom Hearts''. Therefore, it is unclear whether the Heartless are considered the First or Second Enemy. "A world between = A forgotten world; The gathering" is a possible reference to the [[The Gathering|secret ending of the same name]] found at the end of ''Kingdom Hearts II'', the teaser for ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep''. Another quote, "Change — The third key ", may reference the change of heart Riku takes in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', with Mickey as the first key and Sora as the second key.

Except for some minor differences, such as Mickey's appearance, both ''Another side, Another story...'' and ''Another Side, Another Story [deep dive]'' were replicated for the final cutscenes of ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]'', as well as flashback scenes in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix]]''.

[Ansem's other report] could refer to the [[Secret Ansem Reports]]. [[Axel]] says, "What took you so long, Kairi?" before taking Kairi away from The Usual Place in [[Twilight Town]]. A [[Dusk]] says, "We have come for you, my liege," upon Roxas enountering it in the [[Simulated Twilight Town]]. Xemnas tells [[Ansem the Wise]], "You are the source of all Heartless," while the latter struggles to bring the [[Kingdom Hearts Encoder]] back under control. The Thirteenth Order is the Japanese name for [[Organization XIII]]. "We'll go together," is the last line spoken by Sora to Riku on the Dark Meridian before the Door to Light takes them back home to Destiny Islands in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.

==Trivia==

*The countdown from XIII stops at II (2) instead of 1. This mimicks the style of old movie intro sequences. Also, 2, 7, 8, 10 and 13 are represented as Roman numerals, while the others are shown by their numeric values.

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