A/N: Hi guys! Welcome to Direct! As stated, this is a 'What if' story. My thought process started with a different 'What if', which was 'What if Sora got really sick and couldn't finish KH II, leaving Riku, Donald, and Goofy to save Kairi?'. Then it evolved from just the end to the entire time. Another thought hit around that same time. The Organization wanted Sora under their thumb, why didn't they just kidnap him and force him to submit? That train of though got very interesting, very fast. Then voila! Here's the story.

Also, I'm new to the whole fanfic writing thing. This is my first real story outside of what I had to write for school. So if it sucks, I'm sorry. Tips and constructive criticism are welcome.

This also has LOTS of Sora angst. The rating and genre come from what the Organization does to him, and it is not pretty. I won't tell what happens while they do it, but I will describe the end result. I don't know if this a trigger warning or not, but if it is, be careful.

So without further ado, here is Direct.

Prologue: Kidnapped

"We had just gotten to the second floor when one of the Organization's members appeared. They didn't even say a word, just grabbed him and left," Donald said.

He and Goofy had been searching the castle for Sora when they ran into Riku. They were wary of him at first, but he showed himself to be trustworthy.

"So you're saying they just up and took him, kidnapped him without explanation?" Riku asked.

"Yeah, it was really strange." Goofy replied.

"Well, we could probably find him faster if we work together. I know you're still suspicious of me, which I get, but you're gonna have to trust me. King Mickey trusts me and is working to get here. He believes that I can redeem myself and find my way back to the light. He'd probably want to help when he arrives."

"YOU'VE SEEN THE KING?!" Donald and Goofy exclaimed.

"Yes, and he is OK, you don't need to worry." Riku said.

"That is such a relief. Now, let's go find Sora," Goofy said.

"Yeah," Riku agreed.

They searched for days, weeks even, but found no sign of the brown-haired boy. They had just about given up when a light appeared in front of Riku. It grew brighter, nearly blinding the three. It eventually dimmed to reveal King Mickey in the flesh.

"Your Majesty!" Riku, Donald, Goofy exclaimed.

"Hiya fellas! I didn't expec-Woah!" Mickey started.

But the king couldn't finish his thought as Donald and Goofy had tackled him in two huge hugs.

"Haha, thank you for the warm welcome guys. But as I was saying, I wasn't expecting to see you three together. I'm happy that you found each other, but shouldn't there be four of you here?" Mickey questioned.

"Well, about that..." Riku started explaining why Sora wasn't there and that they're looking for him.

"I sure hope he's okay," Goofy bemoaned.

"I hope so too."

"Well, it looks like we're gonna have to try some harsher methods," a deep-voiced man in the Organization's coat said.

"I agree, but we don't want to injure too seriously, otherwise he won't be useful," another, blue-haired man with an x-shaped scar on his face, said.

"Do what you must. We need those hearts."

"Yes sir."

With that, the first man left the room through a dark corridor. It was a small room, with a raised cot underneath a window with bars in it, a toilet-sink combo in a corner, and a set of chains with cuffs attached to the wall. There were no apparent doors in this room, not that the resident of this room had the energy to look for one.

Sora stole a glance up at the two men as the one was leaving. Cuts and bruises littered his body, and he was exhausted. He knew the abuse would end when he gave in, but he also knew the damage that would be caused when he did. The Organization wanted the hearts from the heartless for Kingdom Hearts. What they were going to use it for, he didn't know. All Sora knew was that whatever they wanted with Kingdom Hearts, it wasn't good. He was scared and resisted as much as he could, but he was getting tired. He couldn't fight it much longer. They'd had him for weeks, with a three-hour torture session every morning and night. He knew he wouldn't last. All Sora could do was hope and pray that someone friendly would find him.

"Prepare yourself, boy. You may be able to resist now, but soon you will break," Saix, the blue-haired man, vowed.

Sora lowered his head and braced himself for the beating.

Riku, King Mickey, Donald, and Goofy finally arrived at the top of Castle Oblivion. There had been no sign of Sora other than Kairi's charm that she gave him. Riku dismissed his Way to the Dawn.

"We've searched this entire castle, I don't think he's here," Riku said, tired.

"You may be right Riku, but can't give up on him," Goofy said, "He's smarter than you think. He'll find a way to contact us."

"I'm not sure Goofy," Riku replied, "Sora and I have known each other since birth. If he had a way of making contact, he would have used it by now."

"Don't get yourself down, we'll find him," Mickey tried, "So he's not here, now we can move on and search another place. He's out there somewhere, we just gotta look."

"Yeah. Then we should probably get going if we're gonna find him," Riku said, determined, "Sora needs us, we can't give up."

After a short rest, they set out to find their way back to the entrance. It took awhile, but managed to find it before evening. They then set off for other worlds in the Gummi Ship, after showing Riku around.