Walkthrough:Kingdom Hearts/Hollow Bastion

First Visit
Once you land will feel a warmth inside, as if he's been to this place,  makes it out that 's hungry, but  blasts out that he's serious, then a roar is heard. Once you're in control, save and freeze the two bubbles with and jump on them to the  to get a. Jump down and open the chest above the water to get Dalmatians 91, 92 and 93. Head over to the 3rd bubble and get in it and you'll find a underwater with a  inside it. Now head back to the same bubble but this time freeze it with magic and jump onto the platform to the left and open the there to get a. Then glide ahead to the platform with an arch for a cutscene. is there and claims he simply believed to find and that his world fell into Darkness once she was taken. avoids 's hit and attacks him back and falls to the ground when  appears to stop. Soon takes the Keyblade from, and calls him the "delivery boy". And throws the at him. and leave  to follow  as he holds the Key. and join together to get their loved ones. Now that you have a weak weapon, you must rely on and items. Glide to the just behind this platform to get a. Now jump to the two moving platforms and head to the.

Now from here, head right and the gates will open to another section of this area. Examine the switch near the wall to cause a hanging platform to move. Then examine the other to go down to the. Jump into the bubble on the left to go to the other half of this area and jump onto the platform, then backwards to get to a, open it to get a. Jump to the ice switch and "Release", it will cause a platform to extend out of the wall. Turn around for a, open it to get a. Glide from the left side onto the other platform and use the other ice switch and "Release". You'll have both platforms extended and can easily get across. If you spot a on a platform to the right, open it to get a  then head back to the 2 extended platforms and go through the exit to the. Inside you'll find a wall with iron bars, "Call" and will clear the way. Head in and open the to get an. Head back to the and jump into the bubble on the right to get back to the.

In this room there is a Save Point with a to its left, open it to get a, then "Call" to clear the way. Now from here head into the bubble on the left to go further in. "Call" to get into the, there are two here both containing. There is also a here, but now head back and go left.

Here interact with the first button on your left, then head to the button on the gate and interact with it to lock you into a small area, from here go into the new area and use the button there, it will move another wall over, then head through to where it was and interact with the button on the floor and it will move a wall revealing a bubble, jump into it to get to the next area. The button here will take you higher, use it and then go ahead to the last button to move a number of gears which eventually opens the door into the castle. Head back through the bubble and then use the buttons in reverse and head all the way back to the and head through the great door.

Once inside a cutscene will play showing all the Princesses of Heart in stasis with calling to the Princesses to reveal the Keyhole. In the, and  enter but  feels  and turns around to find her, however she soon turns to a  and he jumps at it closing the doors behind him. , and  appear, where  turns into his dark mode and casts a fireball onto,  appears out of nowhere and guards him. soon follows, the disappears from 's hand and goes into 's.  calls onto his  and a boss battle begins.

After the battle, will flee, and  will come back from behind the door and rejoin the party. Now head straight and examine the door with the Heartless emblem on it, there are four sockets and you need to find the pieces that fit into those four. From here head to the right side and jump onto a small ledge, then jump further up to reach the top of the platform, since the room is so small, you just need to jump to the left. Get there and open the on that platform to get a. Now head out and go to the right to the, from here go straight and to the left to find a red book, the , then head to the right and place it on the shelf with the rest of the Khama books. From here go left to the column and turn the turntable until you get the, open it to get an. From here go up the stairs and use both turntables to get a and a. Then get the green book, the and use the  to get the. Climb on top of the bookshelves and glide to the near the exit and open it to get a. Now from here head along the bookshelves to the other turntable. Spin it around to get an. Jump down to the A shelf and place the yellow book there. The shelf will move revealing another area of the library, pick up the blue book, the and place the  on the right space making 3 green and 3 blue and 2 pink. Turn around and place the on the shelf with the blue books. The shelf will move revealing the staircase once more, however turn left and get the from the shelf ahead and go up the stairs and place it on the N shelf. It will move revealing a shelf with purple books and a green one, this is the, head back down to the M shelf and place it there to reveal a desk with a purple book, the , go and place it on the H shelf to reveal a hidden exit. Then grab the from the desk near the save point and place it on the shelf near the doors to reveal a red button. Press the button to unlock the doors to the upper level of the.

As soon as you exit, break the vases beside the statue on the right to make the fountain work again and drop an. Then cast on all the candles to dissipate the flame over another. Use the near the statue to push it down and allow it to break leaving another. Cast on a small stone that will cause the platforms with lightning bolts on them to move up and down, allowing you to traverse between up and down. Then go to the statue at the far end and push it onto a platform to reveal a with an  within. And that's all 4 emblem pieces. Traverse around the room getting every piece then go into the.

Now a cutscene, runs into the  and a man wearing a brown cloak with a hood talks to  telling him that the heart that is strong and true will win the. He is then persuaded to open his heart to Darkness when in reality, he is letting himself be possessed by the strange man.

Once in the, examine the switch to the left so it takes you higher, then examine the one on the right to get onto the platform. Here, target the platform the is on and use  to lower it. Now open it to get an. Head back and make the switch take you lower, use the other switch and head through to the. Here go to the left to find two platforms, one that leads back to the and another that leads back to the. Use one and examine the switch to get some MP Orbs and a. Go back down and into the and use the  for a,  and a. Head back to the and head through the exit beside the switch to the, head around to the left then jump and glide to the copper platform, then use  on the higher platform to get the  and open it to get Dalmatians 94, 95 and 96. Then from here use the switch closest to the copper platform to get a hanging platform moving across from one end to the other, jump on it and when you reach the edge, jump and glide to the lone column with a on it, open it to get an. Then glide to the other end and open the to get a. Head back to the other end of the and go higher up with the switch opposite the stained glass windows. You'll be at the now, from here head left and interact with the switch to get onto the great platform to get across the crest. At the middle of the crest, Heartless will invade the platform stopping the platform for you to battle. Then a switch will appear in the middle of the platform allowing you to proceed across the crest. Examine it and then at the end you will drop off. There will be a and a, the  contains a  and the Trinity will give you a  and 2. From here, head down the stairs to the left and into the.

Interact with the switch nearby to go a level above, go back out to the. To the left there is a hidden, open it to get an. Use the switch to the left to get to the. Cast on the floating platform and open the  to get a. Interact with the switch to the far left to lower one of the great platforms and head into the near where you came. Head across this area to the other exit for the, clear out the Heartless. Cast on the floating platform to get Dalmatians 97, 98 and 99. Then examine the switch to lower the other great platform so you can get onto it, from here drop down the side and glide until you get onto a ledge underneath the great platforms, head through the exit to a floating platform with a chest containing a. From here drop down to the Great Crest and make your way back up to the left side of the. As soon as you get back to the great platforms, use the switch to make one of them go even higher, climb up it and go to the right to get a from a. Then head left to the switch and examine it and it will turn the redirect mechanism anticlockwise, now head back down to the switch for the great platform and turn left and go inside the exit to the, go ahead to the for a cutscene.

In the cutscene,, now possessed, will appear beside to see that the Keyhole to Darkness has emerged. He calls onto the and they hear that  is nearby. heads to go take care of the party while is put to guard the princesses.

Head straight to start a cutscene. She mocks your courage to defeat her, and so she starts a boss battle.

After defeating, she will disappear into a portal of Darkness into another area. Save and head through the portal. Once you enter the next room, will stab  with his, allowing her to unlock the true Darkness in her heart. As from this, she transforms into a colossal dragon.

After defeating, the thorns surrounding this area will dissipate in fire, and her cloak will be left flat on the ground. then rubs his foot in the cloak and disappears. Head through the portal back to the. A new hidden route is opened beside the Save Point. Make sure to keep your party at high levels, otherwise this will be a tough end. Head to straight ahead to the, the doors will open revealing the Princesses inside their chambers, head straight and up the stairs.

and reach the upper ground but  is knocked out as he attempts to enter as a force-field is present. spies and runs up to her and picks her up, shaking her trying to wake her up. But it's no use as she's not got a heart. then reacts to 's heart, which is inside him. then reveals himself to be. While runs to attack, he throws him out of the force-field, effectively knocking him out. He then raises his to release 's heart from within. And now a boss battle ensues.

After this battle, will disappear into Darkness, and  and  will enter the room. will then attempt to seal the Keyhole, but while it is incomplete, he cannot. then spots the that  was using and the stabs himself with it, despite the protests of his friends. This releases his heart along with 's. The Keyhole will then be completed leaking out Darkness across all worlds, and the Hearts belonging to the other Princesses will return to their bodies.

's Heart returns to her body, and she wakes up but spots a fading and she runs up to him to catch him. Sadly, fades away before she could catch him. then appears, and attempts to put an end to, and , but  suddenly gains control of his body and tells the trio to run, in which they do, before  takes control of it again. A lone will then appear and you'll gain control of it.

Now you must head to the however you go lower and lower and lower. If you go to the, the switch will automatically take you to the , from there head to the.

Soon, a cutscene involving, and  will be shown. spots the and will then hit it on the head with his. , however, suspects the to be Sora. Suddenly, more s will appear to attack the trio. will then embrace the friendly, restoring it to its true form:.

With restored, the four will then leave. , however, refuses to leave, since is still inside. The party will be automatically taken back to.

Second Visit
After heading here from, once you land , , and  will be in the. will ask where is and to which  replies to as being inside the castle however she along with the rest of the princesses save for  for some reason. also offers to help you as a party member once more. Now head all the way over to the platform with the arch, and use the to get a, open it to get a. Head to the and from there to the. From there head all the way up to the. Once inside, talk to both groups of Princesses and then head to the, go up the stairs and to the right there is a containing a. Now head onto the ledge close by that leads further up to the chamber that would've held and open the chest there to get, the Keyblade that signifies. Now jump down from the left side, if facing the Keyhole, and get the containing Dalmatians 61, 62 and 63. Then head into the Keyhole, into the, and be ready for a boss battle.

Once you defeat the, the whole gang come to congratulate you on defeating the Darkness of their childhood home, however once the Keyhole is locked the Heartless will disappear, the Worlds will return and the walls will reappear blocking every World far apart. Once this conversation is over, reenters the  to lock the Final Keyhole. Once done, all Darkness is keept in stasis. Later the Princesses of Heart converse with you and tell you there is a very strong, dark presence nearby and it is where may have went. Then they offer you an upgrade for. Once the cutscene is over, head down to the. Talk to to get the rest of the  that you may have missed. Then talk to her a few times to get an upgrade for. Then go up the stairs for a cutscene. climbs up to talk to and they embrace. Talk to to gain the. Now get to a Save Point and head to the new World.