They make their way up to the furthest platform and gaze at Hollow Bastion. Mysterious
gases swirl from pipes protruding from the castle. The center of its towers displays a
large Heartless emblem, shattered from the inside, the gears clearly visible from the
platform. Mechanical cranes are built into all sides of the castle, though are largely
rusted and overgrown, as if the innards of the castle themselves came alive and rooted
themselves deeply across its façade. The rest of the world below has become a barren
crystalline wasteland and darkness waits at every corner. A switch activates and a pink
light appears at the castle. A magical line appears toward them, bringing a metal
platform with it, rigged to the line with electric sparks. Sora and the Beast walk onto
the elevator, which takes them up to Hollow Bastion. Finding the castle gates locked,
they descend into the watery underbelly of the fortress, finding the access switch in
the confusing maze of the dungeons. They release the switch, and the gears in the wall
begin to spin and they hear the sound of a door opening. Heading back to the castle
gates, they enter the main Hall.