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[[File:Deep Dive 03 KHFM.png|thumb|right|300px|The hooded boy fights off an army of Neo Shadows.]]

'''''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.

'''"Where's Sora?"'''

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

[[File:Deep Dive 01 KHFM.png|thumb|Roxas arrives at the Dark Margin in ''Another Side, Another Story [deep dive]''.]]

A white [[Heartless]] emblem appears on a boulder for a split second, before Roxas 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 the other, and dissolve 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 he backflips up to the porch of Memory's Skyscraper. As other Neoshadows beginning to crawl up the structure's gargoyle statues, he looks out at the horde of Heartless. He looks up at the screens of the Skyscraper.

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

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

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

<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 meant nothing after all."'''

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

'''KINGDOM HEARTS'''  

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

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

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

File:Sora KH.png|[[Sora]]

File:Kairi KH.png|[[Kairi]]

File:King Mickey (Black Coat) 2 KHII.png|[[Mickey Mouse|King Mickey]]

 

The conditions to unlock the videos '''''Another side, Another story...''''' and '''''Another Side, Another Story [deep dive]''''' vary according with the difficulty level chosen:

*'''Normal Difficulty''' - Complete the [[Hades Cup]]; find all [[99 Puppies]]; seal every [[Keyhole]]

*'''Expert Difficulty''' - Seal every Keyhole

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

*'''Expert Difficulty''' - Seal every Keyhole; complete Jiminy's Journal

"''Another side, Another story...''" was meant as more of a concept trailer, showing whatever ideas {{w|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. {{w|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. According to Nomura, however, the first two enemies are the Heartless and the Disney Villains{{fact}}. "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''. It is also possibly a reference to [[Castle Oblivion]], a world set between light and darkness, and ultimately forgotten by Sora, Donald, and Goofy. Another quote, "Change — The third key ", may reference the change of heart Riku takes in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', or the metamorphosis his [[Soul Eater]] goes through to become the [[Way to the Dawn]]. This would make either Mickey and Sora or their Keyblades as the first two keys.

 

Ansem's other report could refer to the [[Secret Ansem Reports]]. [[Kairi]] says "His voice...It's left me" to Selphie toward the start of the game, and says "This time...I'll fight!" when obtaining her Keyblade at the [[Castle That Never Was]]. Sora states "Maybe our journey meant nothing after all" when he is fighting Heartless after learning that defeating them only sends captive hearts to the Organization. [[Axel]] says, "What took you so long, Kairi?" before taking Kairi away from The Usual Spot in [[Twilight Town]]. A [[Dusk]] says, "We have come for you, my liege," upon Roxas encountering 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 Margin before the Door to Light takes them back home to Destiny Islands in ''Kingdom Hearts II''.

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