So, here's the first chapter of this story again. Why am I reposting this, you may ask?

Originally, this was going to act as a prelude to Ultimate Crisis in Alternate Earths 2, a story A. Fox was planning to write with thirteen different writers writing segments of it that would somewhat allude to a greater interdimensional struggle going on behind the scenes, while also being an interesting and compelling story in its own right and not simply a trailer for a later story. However, that story never came to pass, and while I had more ideas for it, most of them ended up incorporated into Instruments of Time or The Psychic Jinjuuriki. Or Remnants of Galaxia, which was taken down near the end because I wasn't happy with it.

It's been ages since I started writing this and this chapter (apart from an unfinished part of chapter 2 that shall never be seen) is all that was written for it. Since its original purpose is a little redundant, I decided to make something of it now more than 2 years after this first chapter. But I'd probably be better off focusing on finishing "Instruments of Time" and maybe writing "The Substitute Soul Reaper and The Psychic Jinjuuriki" (Book 2 of the Psychic Jinjuuriki saga) before dealing with any of this and though I had a whole story planned out for this, I just came up with a better idea...

I'm going to pick up on the spirit of the story this was supposed to precede in an different way entirely. Not having whole seperate stories written by different writers kind of in the same multiverse. I plan to have each chapter written by a different writer.

I can't promise it'll be great. But I am curious to the result of this. If you want to write a chapter, either PM me or ask in a review (details at the end of this chapter). I will beta-read any submitted chapters for spelling and grammar, and I'll ask a few friends as well to add to it a bit. I'll also write the FINAL chapter (whenever that comes around) myself. I think me from two years ago and me from however far in the future I write the last chapter count as different enough writer, but you can say what you will on that topic.

The small band of people walked silently through the dark forest. No more than twelve of them had escaped when The Kingdom had found their headquarters.

The Kingdom. That was what they called the empire that covered almost the entire world. An empire of light, free from darkness.

It was indeed free from darkness, if only because anything connected with darkness was hunted down by the Kingdom's Agents of the Dawn. It didn't matter what they had done, or what they intended to do with
their power, the Agents would eradicate them nonetheless.
The demons were near extinction, only a few of them hidden away in some far-off corner of what had once been Demon world. The Hollows achieved a similar fate after their last resistance against The Kingdom, led by Baraggan Louisenbairn, had been crushed. The Heartless were no more and the Makuta had been betrayed by their leader, Teridax.

And now the Night Brotherhood, a mix-and-match group of dark survivors, had been all but destroyed as well.
"So where are we going?" asked one of the group at last.
His name was Naruto Uzumaki. He had been hunted by the Agents because a powerful demon known as the Nine-tailed Fox, or Kyuubi, had been sealed inside him. He had spiky blond hair, blue eyes and wore a long orange coat with black flames along the bottom edge.
"Where can we go?" asked a red and black metallic figure solemnly.
"The Kingdom destroyed the only refuge dark beings had left".
"Maybe so, Tahu", said a teenage boy with long red hair. "But if what Antroz told us is true, then there may still be hope".
"Mind telling us what he told you, Kurama?" asked Riku, another boy around a year older than Naruto. He had long silver hair (though not as long as Kurama's), and on his back was a weapon resembling a dark bat wing with a white birdlike wing attached near the tip; the legendary Keyblade known as Way to the Dawn. Beside him was a large black horned creature. This was a Houndoom, one of the last surviving Dark-type Pokémon.
"Everyone, quiet down", whispered Shikamaru, another boy of around Naruto's age with black hair tied back in a spiky ponytail. His clan had been targettes by the Agents of the Dawn because they used
techniques that utilised Shadow. "We can't let them hear us".
But it appeared that Shikamaru's warning came too late, for as they reached an arch made of strange black stone with the number 617 carved into the keystone, a creature leapt through the trees and landed in front of them..
Riku frowned, reaching for his weapon. This creature was the dreaded White Lucario, the most skilled warrior of the Agents of the Dawn. The one who had led the assault on Hueco Mundo, brought the Kingdom the heads of no less than seven Makuta and defeated the mighty Legendary Dark Pokémon Darkrai. It resembled a normal Lucario, except its fur
was slivery-white instead of blue.
"Me and Houndoom will hold this guy. You run on, I'll catch up", said Riku. "Houndoom, use Fire Fang!"
The pitch-black Pokémon nodded, and ran towards the Lucario, its mouth blazing with flames, but the Lucario hit it with a single palm attack that sent Houndoom flying back, knocked unconscious by the simple attack.
'He's as strong as the rumours say', thought Riku.
"Shadow Possession Jutsu!" said Shikamaru, his shadow latching onto the shadow of the White Lucario. Tahu ran towards the trapped Steel/Fighting Pokémon, attempting to slash at him with his swords, but a
bladed staff blocked his attack.
"Not you too", he said, looking at the golden-armoured white Toa in front of him.
"Why do you continue to flee from justice, corrupted Toa?" asked Takanuva.
"You call what you do justice?" cried a voice from behind Tahu.
Naruto ran towards Takanuva, a ball of swirling blue energy in one hand. "Take this! RASENGAN!"
But Naruto never reached the Toa of Light before the White Lucario appeared in front of him and attempted to deliver a Force Palm to his chest. Fortunately for him, Riku appeared in the way and blocked the attack with his Keyblade. Though the majority of the attack was blocked, Riku and Naruto were still knocked back a few steps and, to Riku's disbelief, his Keyblade snapped in two before his eyes.
"How did he get out of Shikamaru's Shadow Possession Jutsu?" asked Naruto.
"There are more pressing matters", said Meta Knight, a small round blue creature with a round metal mask resembling the front of a knight's helmet. He also wore a purple cloak and carried a gold sword
in one of his gloved hands. "The Agents are moving in all around us.
If we can't get out of here, we shall be wiped out".
He turned to Kurama. "Is the Door ready yet?" he asked.
"Door? What Door?" asked Naruto, as ivy and vines started to grow up the sides of the arch.
"Antroz managed to uncover an ancient stone tablet that speaks of something called a Universe Door", said Metaknight. "It is said that on the other side is another universe".
"Whatever that gate leads to, you shall not see it!" said Takanuva angrily. "Either the Kingdom will enlighten those on the other side, or the gate will be destroyed!"
Ganondorf handed Kurama a stone tablet which he slotted into an indent in the ground in front of the arch. Inmmediately, the view of the forest beyond the portal distorted slightly.
"Come on!" said Riku, grabbing Naruto and pulling him through the arch, followed by Shikamaru, Kurama, Houndoom, Meta Knight, Tahu and the others. Ganondorf was the last to go through the arch, smashing it
after he was through it with a glowing purple fist.
But as the portal collapsed, the White Lucario managed to grab hold of him and hit him with a blast of Aura.
"Ganondorf, are you alright?" asked Meta Knight as the survivors emerged in a similar forest to the one they had been in. In fact, aside from the lack of Agents of the Dawn, this forest appeared identical to the one they had just left.
"I'm fine", said Ganondorf, getting up after having been knocked off his feet by White Lucario's Aura Flash.
"Uh, guys?" said Riku, holding the keystone of the ruined arch "Take a look at this".
Everyone looked at the stone to see a different number carved into its surface.
"Why does it say 603 now?" asked Naruto.

So what am I looking for in new chapters? Basically anything you want to put in. Introduce any characters you enjoy, as canon versions or alternate versions (we've got a couple of them already in this chapter). As long as it can be rated T and has some continuity with what's already happened, anything goes. If I get a lot of potential chapter writers stepping forward, I'll take a look at a few potential new chapters and choose my favourite. I have no idea how long it'll be before I get a chapter back, but stay tuned.