A Hero's Luck

His failure to become a master left Sora feeling upset. Sigh...I was so sure I'd make it too. At least Riku passed though and it's not like I only get one shot at it! There's something wrong with me however...I feel weaker. Succumbing to the darkness has definitely left it's mark on me; I just hope it doesn't last long. Currently, he was in the Traverse Town square next to the mail delivery box.

Sora pushed aside his worries for the moment as he needed to focus on creating a gateway back to the Tower. He enjoyed his brief time with his Dream Eaters but now he needed to get back and figure out what the plan of attack was. One Xehanort was bad enough but 13! It was bad enough learning Ansem was just a heartless. When will this end!?

The fast paced sound of heels snapping on brick caught Sora's attention. Is someone running to me? He turned in time to see a Black Hooded figure firmly grab onto his hood and Sora was quickly forced to get intimate with the ground.

"THE ORGANIZA-"

Sora didn't get to finish his sentence as searing pain filled him. Each second he felt more and more of his strength leave him and quickly get replaced by panic. He struggled uselessly against his assailants grip and he felt himself drifting away from consciousness until he was suddenly thrown out to the side. On shaking legs, Sora managed to stand up but before he could say anything the Hooded figure spoke.

"It seems I was right. My vessel has returned but this time with no one to help save him."

"Your Xehanort aren't you!" Sora exclaimed. "If it's a fight you want I'll gladly give it to you!"

Xehanort removed his hood and stared. "You're barely hanging on to consciousness. A fight will get me no benefit either so I'll just take you back to the realm of darkness where I can properly finish the heart transfer."

Panic filled Sora. He's right...I won't be able to fight him like this. I've tried casting cure but whatever he did drained me of my magic. I need to get out of here! Here goes... Sora suddenly thrust his keyblade into the ground and created a portal to another world. He fell through but with no time to focus on his destination, Sora was effectively lost.

"Well here's hoping I land somewhere familiar"

The portal opened up and he kissed the green grass below him.

Xehanort cursed; he'd been so close to getting his hands on him. The others won't be pleased but maybe we'll be able to track him down. No matter, He's out of the way for now and weaker than ever. The energy I took from him will ensure he won't be able to get back anytime soon and his meddlesome friends will have as much trouble finding him as we will. With that in mind, Xehanort opened a portal of darkness and made his way back home. It was a gamble to stay longer than he should have but what was a plan without risk?

"It's time I got back to my home. Eraqus and I have another chess match to play."

Riku and Kairi arrived at Yen Sid's tower. Donald and Goofy were sitting on the front steps as they approached.

"Hey where's Sora?" Riku asked.

Donald replied, "He said he had something important to do and left. We've been waiting for hours but he still hasn't come back yet."

"He's probably fine. Takes a lot to take someone like Sora out" Kairi said. "Though I was hoping to talk with him before going to see Yen Sid."

"Awww he probably won't be much longer." Goofy said. "He's probably headed back already and is just taking his time."

"I wouldn't be surprised if he was taking a nap somewhere." Riku said "That bum is always sleeping comfortably one way or another."

Kairi laughed, "Hahaha you're probably right Riku. Come on let's go see what Master Yen Sid has to tell us, then we can go mess with Sora when he gets back."

The throbbing pain in his head is what woke Sora up. Bleary eyed and just a little dizzy, Sora stood up in an unfamiliar forest. Must have knocked out when I got here. How long was I laying there? Sora tried casting cure and to his relief it worked; his agony replaced with calm satisfaction. Long enough for my magic to come back apparently...seriously what did he do to me and more importantly where am I?

Around him were tall trees with thick green leaves. The air smelled of pine and the sounds of scattered birds filled the air. Not much more noise except the odd rustle or two he noted. It's not too bad here I guess but I have to get back to Yen Sid's fast. He's gonna want to hear about this. Sora materialised his keyblade once more and concentrated on creating a portal.

It didn't work.

"What! Why isn't it working?"

He tried again but he didn't feel any of the familiar energy forming into a corridor.

"I got here through a portal so why can't I get out!" Silence answered him and after a few more tries Sora decided it was enough.

Guess I get to explore the place after all. Which way though? There were no clear paths anywhere so Sora decided to just head straight and hope for the best.

Hey everyone! First Time writer and hoping I'm doing an okay job. Really short opening chapter but I'm planning on having bigger word counts after I get the story set up. As it stand this chapter is about 1k words.

For you shippers out there, I will have ships present but I won't say who. I'm trying to just have them come about slowly with actions, dialogue, and inner monologues. I'm not a big fan of the "Hi! I'm person A." "Person B blushes furiously" Although if you're really curious just pm me and I'll tell you what you want to know.

So tell me what you liked, hated, think needs work! Reviews are greatly appreciated and as a beginner I feel like they'll really help me improve too so review often please! If you want me to reply to your comment please pm me...although I will not give spoilers on what's to come.

Next chapter will have our hero face off against Grimm and set him on a path to glory! Well...maybe not glory.