Kingdom Hearts Awakening
Part I: The Lost Boy
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In the vast reaches of a dark world, King Mickey rescues a boy from an ancient monster. Finding out that he's a potential Keyblade Warrior without a Keyblade or memories of himself or anything. The boy goes on a journey to discover himself and the power he has. But with danger at every turn, the boy will discover darkness he never believed possible.
(In Yen Sid's Tower) Everything seemed calm as Master Yen Sid sat at his chair gazing through his crystal ball while King Mickey hung around practicing his sword swings. After Riku was named Keyblade Master, him, Kiari and Sora have been off training. Sora's still hoping to get strong enough to pass the Mark of Mastery test and Kiari's working hard so she can help them. Donald and Goofy went back to Disney Castle to protect Queen Minnie. Lea however was traveling around to keep a close watch of Xehanort's movements.
"I wonder how Riku and the others are doing?" Mickey asked, wanting to see his friend again.
"From what I can see they are okay," Yen Sid said lazily, his gaze was more focused on locating Terra's lost armor and soul and Aqua. "I'm having more trouble in finding Terra and Master Aqua."
"From what I know Aqua is trapped in the darkness but I don't have any idea where Terra is," said Mickey. Yen Sid groan in frustration and stroked his beard to calm down.
"Unfortunately wherever Master Aqua is I can't seem to find her," Yen Sid said in frustration. "Terra's soul is connected to his armor but he's lost to grief and sorrow." Mickey withdrew his keyblade and looked at the orb on Yen Sid's desk.
"I can go looking for Terra," Mickey suggested, but Yen Sid shook his head.
"At this point we can't help Terra until we bring Aqua back, she'll know how we can find him," said Yen Sid. But Mickey was doubtful to the idea of waiting. But it was Yen Sid's decision that he respected. Mickey crossed his arms and pondered about what he should do next.
A knock came at Yen Sid's door as Lea walked in. He still wore his Organization XIII cloak, but he considered on changing it. As he walked in, Yen Sid was filled with a curious feeling as to what was happening.
"Any news?" Yen Sid asked.
"Nope, quiet as usual," Lea replied. "Ever since Sora and Riku fought Xehanort in the dream world things have been pretty quiet." Yen Sid leaned back in his chair and traced his fingers through his beard of few times. He didn't want to admit it, but the news made him feel more uneasy than usual.
"Xehanort still needs his thirteenth vessel to create his True Organization XIII," said Mickey. "Riku's and Sora's hearts are too strong now to become his pawns. What bugs me is where he'll find another vessel."
"Lea's friend Isa and Ansem's apprentice Braig are half Xehanort meaning we can't do anything to help them," said Yen Sid. Hearing Isa's name made Lea look away with a ad look in his eyes. He wanted more than anything to have his best friend back. "With twelve incarnations of him already found, it's only a matter of time before he finds the thirteenth he needs to reforge the x-Blade. We must find Aqua and find a wake to awaken Ventus as well as train Kiari to wield her keyblade. The Seven Princesses of Heart are safe for now, but we must be ready for the fight ahead."
"What about you Master, are you gonna take up your keyblade again?" Mickey asked, summoning his Star Seeker keyblade. "I still have my other keyblade, I don't need this one." He was hoping for Yen Sid to say yes, but he just shook his head no.
"It's been a long time since I wielded my old keyblade," Yen Sid said as his attention was focused on the keyblade in Mickey's hand. He groaned in frustration as he leaned back in his chair again. "I suppose one day I'll have to take up my keyblade again in the war to ensue. But the time has come to train those who need to be ready. You and Riku are our only Masters at this point, Sora, Kiari and Lea need to hone your skills and finds balance in your heart to become Masters as well. That leaves me to the next topic we need to discuss, this is a more serious one. I've been checking on the stability of the worlds, Sora and Riku's actions have brought back most of the worlds. But there are still some that are missing."
"Do you want me to go and check them out?" Lea asked.
"No," Yen Sid replied. "I need you to keep tabs on Organization XIII; we need to know if they're planning something."
"Well I can go, I've done this before," Mickey offered, but met the same answer as Lea.
"I need you to keep tabs on the worlds that have been saved," said Yen Sid. "Maleficent is still causing trouble, it's only a matter of time before she comes out into the open again." Mickey withdrew his keyblade and crossed his arms and felt uneasy about her state.
"She and Pete retreated into the Corridor of Darkness," said Mickey. He looked over at Lea who had a smile on his face. "Thanks again for helping me save Minnie back there, I don't know what I would've done if Pete hurt her."
"I'm not a member of Organization XIII anymore, I'm back to my old self again," said Lea. "I need to save Isa, but it doesn't hurt to fight Xehanort. After all, the guy's gotta pay for what he did to us. Dilan, Aeleus, Ienzo and Even feel the same way but they have to rebuild Radiant Garden. Since Ansem the Wise is gone, Dilan and Aeleus oversee the repairs to the damage that Maleficent caused while Ienzo and Even work on new security mumbo jumbo so she can't go back there. Frankly that stuff isn't for me; I'd prefer to be out and about." His answer didn't seem to satisfy Yen Sid but he kept quiet about his doubts.
"I told Donald and Goofy to stay at Disney Castle to protect Minnie and the Cornerstone of Light," said Mickey. "I think I should go back there in case Maleficent and Pete try to capture her again. I can't risk them getting the Data to the Worlds." Yen Sid nodded his head.
"That would be a good idea Mickey," said Yen Sid. "However I still need you to keep tabs on the worlds that have been saved. There are still worlds out there that need to be saved. They might've been freed from the darkness, but there's work to be done so that things like this don't happen again. Eventually those two will resurface; we need to be ready when that happens."
"I can do that," said Mickey. "But what should I do about…"
Suddenly Yen Sid's crystal ball lit up with a powerful light that caught Mickey off guard. When the light finally faded, Mickey was confused about what just happened. Yen Sid's attention was caught by a strange image in his crystal ball. When he looked inside the ball, all he could see was darkness. But when he took a closer look, he saw something he didn't expect to see, a teenage boy, asleep and floating in the endless darkness.
Yen Sid stood up and looked down at Mickey who was anxious to hear the news. Without a word, Yen Sid threw out his hand and a portal of light opened up beside Mickey. Mickey, shocked and confused, gazed at the portal. Beyond the doorway was nothing but darkness.
"What's going on Master Yen Sid?" Mickey asked.
"A world just disappeared," said a shocked Yen Sid. Mickey and Lea both looked surprised while Yen Sid focused his attention onto what he was looking at.
"Is it Maleficent?" Mickey asked.
"I'm afraid I do not know," said Yen Sid. But then something caught his attention. "There's someone floating in the darkness." Mickey gazed into the crystal ball and looked at the boy floating in the darkness. He looked to be about Riku's age but that's all he could see. But something really caused him to look harder. A feint and familiar white glow emanated from the boy's heart. "That's not possible."
"What's going on?" Lea asked.
"This boy, he's been chosen by the keyblade," said Yen Sid.
Mickey and Lea were both shocked as they looked at the crystal ball. They looked at each other for a moment wondering if it was true. But then they both looked at the crystal ball, they could see the boy floating in the darkness. Just as he said, they could see the feint glow emanating from his heart too.
"We need to find this boy," Mickey said, ready for action.
Lea held out his right hand as a dark portal appeared. Realizing what he was gonna do, he summoned his keyblade: Kingdom Key D and prepared himself to go back into the darkness to find the boy. Lea was about to go with him but Mickey ushered for him to stay back. Having been in the darkness a countless amount of times he's accustomed to it. Although Lea is still getting back to his old life, he couldn't risk the darkness taking him.
He took one last look at Yen Sid who was uneasy about him going into the darkness. But he knew that Mickey wouldn't listen because he's determined to find this boy. He gave him a slight nod, telling him that he can go if he wants. Even though he's a Keyblade Master, Mickey values Yen Sid's opinion more than anything.
Mickey stepped into the darkness quickly found himself walking on what he thought could be a floor. He looked around but everything around him was just darkness. His heart was racing just thinking about what he could find. He knew how to control his fears but even this worried him. But he gripped the handle of his keyblade tighter and braved through the darkness.
Mickey's body shook from a strange cold chill that blew over him. But more strangely everything around him was slightly warm. He couldn't see anything around him, it was like nothing was even there. The only thing he could confirm was that he was walking on a solid floor.
Mickey stumbled as a sudden earthquake shook the so called ground underneath his feet. He used the tip of his keyblade to hold him before he would fall. He managed to get his balance back when he noticed something in front of him. It looked like a massive stone wall from where he was standing. He looked up higher and noticed a large bell tower on the roof and a metal cross on top of it, it had to be a church.
"Gosh, I didn't know this was out here," Mickey said to himself.
He walked around the church and noticed a few more buildings. He realized that he was in a city world that was lost to the darkness before. He thought about trying to find the keyhole but he didn't have enough time. He found a large circle square surrounded by large skyscraper like buildings. In the center was a massive white marble fountain, the fountain was dried up.
Mickey walked around the city some more before he noticed a small shack on a large hill. A feint glow of light emanated from the building, the boy was inside the shack. He took a look around but he couldn't find any heartless or any kind of enemy at all. There wasn't anybody even around, a complete ghost town.
He took off running towards the shack, little did he know, there was something watching him. He got to the small rundown shack and took a look around to make sure that things were clear. Something felt off, he couldn't shake the feeling of someone or something watching him. As he made it to the front door, the glow disappeared, leaving the area darker and grim.
He slowly opened the door, is squeaked something fierce as he was forced to cover his ears and use his left foot to open it the rest of the way. He took a look inside, piles and piles of random broken junk were scattered throughout the entire shack. Cobwebs hung from all over the ceiling. Mickey sneezed when he noticed the thick layer of just coating everything.
He didn't know what to think but something made him feel uneasy. He grew nervous when a strange rustling came from under one of the junk piles. With his keyblade still he hand, he slowly made his way over to the pile of junk. Being cautious, he held the blade out in front of him ready for a fight.
He got to the pile and started moving things out of the way. Clouds of dust escaped as pieces of junk collided with another. He help moving stuff when he finally found something, a tan hand resting on an old teddy bear. Seeing that, he withdrew his keyblade and quickened his pace and was throwing stuff around. A large cloud of dust rose up to the ceiling, making Mickey's nose twitch.
When he got the last of the junk off the boy, he as surprised that he was still breathing. He looked about the same height as Riku with short lightly spiked black hair. His complexion was fair with only a few freckles, one small one on the right side of his nose and a slightly bigger one under his chin. He wore a light grey purple t-shirt with what looked like leather shoulder pads and a makeshift leather vest. He also wore dark blue jeans with dark brown steel-toed combat boots. The jeans had large light blue patches on the knees, revealing that they had been mended before. He wore a silver cross medallion on a black wire string. He even wore black fingerless leather gloves that looked worn out but still durable.
Mickey glanced at the boy wondering if he was okay. The boy was breathing so that was a relief. But now he had to figure out how to get him out of here and back to Yen Sid. He wrapped the boy's arm around his shoulder and began pulling him out of the pile of junk. After the boy was out, he got him out of the shack and didn't bother to close the door.
He sat the boy up against the shack and looked around. Nothing was happening, but that didn't make the king feel any better. He's used to fighting a few creatures but this is strange. He summoned his keyblade again hoping that he was wrong. As he got back to the boy, he noticed him stirring. Small groans came from the boy's mouth, meaning that he was gonna wake up soon.
When he finally opened his eyes, Mickey was happy to see him awake. He glanced over at Mickey with his light green eyes. His vision was blurry but Mickey eager to help.
"Wha…where….where am I…? the boy asked in a low whisper.
"I don't know, I just found you here," Mickey replied. The boy's vision finally returned as gazed confusedly at the mouse.
"Who…who are you?" the boy asked.
"I'm Mickey, Mickey Mouse, but you can just call me Mickey," Mickey said with a cheery tone. "And what's your name?"
"My…My name?" the boy asked. "My name is….?" But he was cut short when another large earthquake shook them
Mickey jerked his head to the left and noticed a massive titan sized heartless that he had never seen before. It looked similar to the Rock Titan from Hercules, only its entire body was black and leaked shadows. Not only that, but it had five large heads instead of two. Its feet were short and stubby but its arms and hands were massive. Its eyes on each head glowed bright red and it had a large heartless symbol on its chest. Every step it took made a large earthquake that made Mickey stumble each time.
The boy noticed the giant monster, screamed in terror and ran into the shack and slammed the door shut. Little did Mickey know, that boys screamed just alerted some heartless nearby. Out of the ground, Shadow's appeared. Twitching and looking at the keyblade wielder, they dove at him. With one slash of his keyblade, Mickey dispatched them without breaking a sweat.
But off in the distance, Mickey could see something else coming closer. What looked like five giant black dogs, turned out to be more monsters. It wasn't until they got close enough that Mickey could sense that something was off about them. They looked like giant furless wolves with glowing red eyes and darkness leaking out of their bodies like ink in water. But what was off if that they didn't look like heartless, the symbol of a demonic catlike eye burned gold on their foreheads said otherwise.
Mickey held his position as the beasts were almost upon them. One beast charged ahead and tried to ram him. But he jumped in the air, with his keyblade, he spun around like a black, red and gold saw and struck the beast's spine. The creature fell over and started to dissolve into what appeared to be liquid darkness. The other four stopped and looked at their fallen comrade.
Mickey landed on the ground with his keyblade held in position ready for another assault. Another beast charged at him but he spun around and slashed at its side. The beast collapsed and started to dissolve like the other one. Two more charged at him, his slashed one in the face and kicked the other out of the way. Both started to dissolve too, leaving only the last one standing.
Finally it charged towards him, but when Mickey swung his blade at it, it turned into a puddle of liquid darkness that splashed Mickey without him even touching it. Mickey looked down at the inky liquid and proceeded to brush it off. He raised the blade of his keyblade as an aura of light quickly engulfed, knocking off the inky liquid.
Mickey turned around and walked over to the shack. He kindly knocked on the door as the boy slowly opened it and looked outside.
"It's okay fella, I got em," Mickey assure. The boy opened the door all the way and slowly walked out. Looking at the puddles off darkness, he suddenly got the urge to puke. But Mickey patted him on the leg, assuring him that everything was okay.
"What are those things?" the boy asked. Mickey tapped one of the puddles with the tip of his keyblade and was astounded when a loud hiss erupted from the puddle and a part of it separated to avoid its touch.
"I don't know, but whatever it is doesn't like my keyblade very much," Mickey said with ease. He turned his attention to the boy. "So what's your name?" The boy looked confused.
"I…I don't know," he said, trying to recall his name. Mickey looked shocked as he continued to ask the boy questions.
"Do you know where you are?" Mickey asked. But the boy responded by shaking his head. "Do you remember where you were before I found you?" But again, he shook his head no, making Mickey worry more. "Do you remember anything at all, maybe someone you know or even a food you like?" But again, he shook his head no. Mickey started feeling sorry for the boy but something else bothered him.
Suddenly the puddles began to move; one by one they started to gather together. Each one fussed together, creating a much larger puddle. Suddenly the center of the puddle started to rise like something or someone was standing up. Whatever it was rose up seven feet high and started to take the shape of a man. Two massive arms shot out of the blob, one on each side. Mickey noticed that each arm stood the characteristics of a human limb. At the end of its arm it made a thick wrist with large hands complete for four digits and a thumb.
At the bottom, Mickey could see three feet of ooze split in half to create the legs. The legs were beefy like the arms and it feet looked like human. The waist and upper torso took on more of a champion bodybuilder appearance with thick muscular shoulders and a massive upper torso.
The next thing to form was its armor. The ooze still forming its body took the shape of a thick black full metal suit of armor complete with one-inch long knuckle spikes on each hand and a large cape of flowing darkness. Every part of its body was covered in armor, nothing else could be see but this armor.
The last thing to form was the head. It looked similar to Golbez's only with two large curved horns sticking out the sides and five large spikes in the style of a Mohawk on the top of its head. A small horizontal slit appeared on the helmet where they eyes should be. Inside the slit was nothing but darkness until two glowing red eyes appeared. The last thing to appear was the golden demon eye just like on the beasts but on its chest plate.
Mickey looked shocked at the towering giant. It let out a rough manic laugh and looked down at the mouse. Without giving it a chance to attack, Mickey charged towards it. He jumped in the air and tried to slash at its chest, only to miss and meet a backhand slap that set him flying away. The boy started to back away towards the shed when the monstrous armored creature looked at him and laughed.
"Your little mouse friend can't help you now," said the monster.
"Who are you?" the terrified and trembling boy asked.
"My name is Moroga the Nightmare," said Moroga. "I've come to pull you into my darkness. And since you have a little friend here I'll gladly pull him in as well."
They boy's back touched the wall of the shack as Moroga came closer to him. It walked like a man but each footstep caused the ground to dry up from contact. He slid down onto his butt and cowered as the creature towered over the boy. A strange liquid shot out of Moraga's left hand and took the shape of a large Reaper Scythe. The liquid hardened as the blade shined with an eerie black glow.
He raised the blade of his scythe about his head, ready to strike the boy. But a beam of light hit the creature's right side, knocking the scythe out of its hand as it clutched its his side with its hands. He looked over to find Mickey standing there with the blade of his keyblade pointing at the monster. Seeing that blade made him growl ferociously at the little mouse warrior.
"Get away from him now!" Mickey demanded, taking his stance.
"It's been a while since I fought a Keyblade Master," said Moroga with a chuckle.
He pulled his hands away from the wound. The beam of light from the keyblade tore a good chunk of its armor along with some of its dark liquid-like flesh. The same black liquid oozed out of the wound like blood. But it wasn't long before the ooze leaking out retracted back into its body. More black ooze leaked out of the wound, only this time it took the shaped of whatever part of its armor that it was missing. When it was down, the ooze hardened and appeared as if nothing had happened.
"Tell me, what are you?" Mickey demanded.
"I am a race of creature as old as time," said Moroga. "We've slept inside the darkness waiting for the day to be free. We are shape shifters, heartless, bodiless, and soulless. But if you want a name, you may call us Soul Eaters. But now we are free, free to consume all light as you know it and bring about endless darkness and chaos." Moroga pointed a clawed finger at Mickey and let out a nasty snarl that sent of shiver running through Mickey's spine. "I will start with you."
"Not today, STOPGA!" Mickey shouted. Moroga was frozen in time.
Mickey rushed over to the boy's side and quickly helped him up. The Dark Corridor opened up beside them. Looking at the frozen Moroga one last time, they walked into the corridor. When the door faded away, the effects of the spell wore off with Moroga looked up into the black sky.
"So there are still Keyblade Masters….that's interesting," said Moroga. "Soon boy, you'll return to the darkness where you belong." With that, he faded away into the darkness.
Find out what happens next in Part II: A New Enemy