This story starts off at the beginning of the game (minus the first couple days, because everyone should know what happened then). Oh, yeah! Also, my friend, Melody, told me to post this message for her:

Dear reviews,

I hope that all of you will leave nice reviews, and if you don't want to be nice, then don't leave any at all! This story is a gift for me and Amanda wanted to write it, so you should be thanking her! If you really feel the need to hurt someone, message me, not her! That is all! Bye!

–Melody

KH – KH

One afternoon, a boy named Roxas was running through the streets of Twilight Town, heading for the usual spot. When he got there, he saw Hayner, Pence, and Olette all standing in a circle, talking. "Sorry I'm late, guys." He said, but none of them said a word to him. "Guys?" He asked and tried to touch Hayner, but his hand just went right through him. "Huh?"

His three friends then turned around and ran out of the usual spot, going right through Roxas. Roxas stood there in shock for a minute before he turned around and followed them out. When he got outside, a few dusks appeared around him and then a swirl of black appeared behind him and Axel was there.

"Look at what it's come to." He said, "I've been given these icky orders to destroy you if you refuse to come back with me."

"We're… best friends, right?" Roxas asked.

"Sure, but I'm not getting turned into a dusk for– Wait a sec! You remember now?"

"Y–yeah."

"Great! But gotta make sure and all, so um… uh… what's our boss's name?"

"…"

Axel then realized that Roxas had lied about remembering, and he sighed. "I can't believe this."

Roxas then summoned the keyblade and defeated all the dusks. Just when he was about to fight Axel however, time froze and he heard a voice say, "Roxas, to the mansion. The time has come." Roxas looked up at the sky and yelled, "Hayner! Pence! Olette!" Nothing changed, however, so he sighed and took off for the mansion.

After he was gone, time unfroze outside the usual spot and Axel was talking to himself, "The Roxas I know is long gone. Fine… I see how it is."

When Roxas got to the mansion, he saw that the gate was locked and more dusks appeared around him; he backed up against the gate. "Don't call and then lock me out." He then had a vision of Sora using the keyblade. He summoned the keyblade again and pointed it at the lock and the keyblade shot a beam of light into the lock and it disappeared, unlocking the gate.

As Roxas ran into the mansion, someone else appeared at the gate as it closed behind them and pointed their weapon at the dusks as they moved in to attack.

Meanwhile, inside the mansion, Roxas was walking around when he went into the white room and met up with Naminé. After they talked, she left, leaving some of her pictures behind. Roxas then left and went into the library at the other end of the mansion. He went up to the drawing on the table and drew a crown into the third and only empty circle in the drawing. The drawing then glowed and the floor began to vanish beneath his feet. He ran towards the door right before the floor completely vanished and he saw a staircase that went down into another room. He went down the staircase and into another room which had a huge computer in it and different machines. He then had a memory fly back into his head.

Roxas was walking away from a huge white castle and he walked right by Axel who was leaning against the wall.

"Your mind's made up?" Axel asked.

"Why did the keyblade chose me? I have to know."

"You can't turn on the organization!"

After Roxas snapped out of it and came back to reality, he growled, and out of anger, slammed his keyblade against the computer multiple times, effectively destroying it. After it was destroyed, another door opened and he walked through it.

In the other room, more dusks appeared, and Roxas destroyed them with little effort.

"Simply amazing, Roxas." Axel said as he walked in.

"Axel."

"You really do remember me this time. I'm so flattered!" He said and flames appeared around them in a circle. "But you're too late!" He summoned his chakrams, and Roxas summoned the keyblade, but he now had two of them. "Two?"

Roxas and Axel then fought each other for the final time, and Roxas won yet again. After the battle, Roxas simply stood there while Axel caught his breath. He had another memory come back to him.

"You get on their bad side and they'll destroy you!" Axel said as he pleaded to Roxas not to leave.

"No one would miss me." Roxas said over his shoulder and left.

"That's not true! …I would."

"Axel…"

Axel panted before looking up and smiled. "Let's meet again, in the next life."

"Yeah, I'll be waiting."

Axel chuckled, "Silly. Just because you have a next life…" He said and disappeared.

Meanwhile, in a Hollow Bastion, a young girl was walking around in the bailey, constantly looking out at the heartless swarm around Villain's Vale. The girl had short, silver hair and sea foam green eyes. She wore a black tank top with a zipper vest that was unzipped, a pair of black jean shorts, black combat boots, and black fingerless gloves. She sighed and left the bailey, only to bump into Yuffie.

"Oh, hey Melody. Planning to leave already?"

"Nah. I'm just going to do some shopping."

"Oh, okay. Good. I'm glad you're not leaving yet."

Melody laughed. "Well, I better get shopping." When Melody got to the marketplace, she started to walk around. The place was pretty quiet and hardly anyone was outside. She stayed around the marketplace for a little bit when she heard footsteps behind her. She turned around and saw Sora there with Donald and Goofy. "Sora!" She cried happily. "It's so good to see you again!"

"Friend of yours, Sora?" Goofy asked.

"I don't think so."

"What?" Melody asked, and stared at him. "You mean you don't recognize me?"

"Not really…"

Melody scoffed, offended, and folded her arms across his chest. "Oh, well that's just great. I'm not important enough to remember."

"We've been asleep for a long time; he's probably still just a little dazed, that's all." Goofy explained.

"Asleep for a long time? Sounds like you guys were hibernatin'."

"Something like that." Sora said, scratching the back of his head, sheepishly. "So… care to refresh my memory?"

"Okay, but it would be no fun if I just told you who I was, now would it?"

"Then, uh… how am I supposed to figure it out?"

"I'll give you a little hint that will make you think to get your brain working again after that hibernating nap."

"Okay. What's the hint?"

"Riku. That's your hint."

"Riku?" Sora asked and made his 'thinking face'.

"So, you guys heading to see Leon and everyone else, am I right?"

"Yeah, actually we were." Donald answered.

"They're at Merlin's house. In fact, I was just about to head over there. Why don't we just go together?"

"Okay." Goofy said with a nod, and the four of them left.

When they got the other part of town, they heard someone call them and they looked up to see who it was. "Yuffie!" Sora said happily.

'Oh, he remembers her.' Melody thought sarcastically.

"Look out!" Yuffie cried just as a bunch of nobodies appeared and they all fought them off. After they were gone, she smiled and waved. "Hey you guys!" She jumped down and laughed. "I see your all still in top form!"

"Did you expect anything less?" Sora asked. "So, how is everyone?"

"Great! They're all at Merlin's, and I had a feeling we'd be seeing you guys again!"

Sora smiled and he stared at his hand before trying to imitate Leon. "We may never meet again, but we'll never forget each other."

"Is that supposed to be Leon?" Melody asked with a laugh.

"Yeah! How did you know?"

"Only he would say something like that!"

Yuffie laughed. "Well, come on!" She said and ran for Merlin's house.

Melody, Sora, Donald, and Goofy followed Yuffie to Merlin's house. When they got there, they opened the door and Yuffie said happily, "Meet the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee!"

"We missed you!" Aerith said, happily.

"Well, if you ain't in top shape!" Cid added.

"I knew it." Leon said.

"Knew what?" Sora asked as they all walked up to the computer.

"A while back, everyone suddenly remembered you guys… all at the same time."

"You… remembered? Wait! Does that mean that you forgot about us?"

"Thanks!" Donald said, sarcastically.

"It doesn't matter. This is great. Everyone's together again." Aerith said.

"Yeah, and not a moment too soon."

"What do you mean?" Goofy asked.

"Hollow Bastion's got a problem… a big problem."

"You mean like nobodies? And heartless?" Sora asked.

"That's right!" Yuffie said.

"It sounds like you could use our help!"

"That's what we were hoping for. We thought that maybe you three could give us a hand around here." Leon said.

Sora gave himself a "strong guy" punch in the chest and said, "Like we're gonna say no?"

Leon chuckled, "I forgot who I'm dealing with."

"Hey! What do you mean by that?"

"Just think of it as a sort of… Leon compliment!" Aerith said.

"So you guys don't want my help?" Melody asked, jokingly.

Yuffie laughed. "We could always use your help too, Me–!" Melody slapped her hands over her mouth.

"Shh! I'm trying to get Sora to remember who I am, so don't say my name."

"Oh, right!" She said when Melody took her hands off and gave her a "shh" signal, "Got'cha!"

Leon just smiled and shook his head as he walked by them and opened the front door. "The four of you, follow me to the bailey. There's something you need to see." He said and walked out.

After Leon walked out, Merlin appeared in the doorway in a cloud of white smoke. "Oh, I thought that was you! Right on time!"

"It's Merlin!" Donald said.

"It's good to see you lads are doing well!" Merlin said, and then remembered something. "Oh, yes. Did you give them the cards, dear?"

"Oh!" Aerith said and handed Sora, Donald, and Goofy purple cards. "Here, Leon thought you should have these."

"Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee." Sora read.

"Membership cards!"

"Wow! Thanks Leo–…huh? Oh, we're supposed to be at the bailey!" Sora said and they ran for the bailey. When they got there, Leon was there waiting for them.

When Leon noticed them there, he turned to look out at the cliffs and pointed. "Look at that."

The four of them looked over at the edge of the bailey and gasped.

"We want to restore Hollow Bastion to the way it used to be; who knows… maybe even something better. There's still a lot to do, but I'm sure we can handle everything, except… for that, and that."

"Don't worry. We'll handle them."

"So, Sora, do you know what's going on then?"

"There's this guy, Pete, who's been going around plotting with the heartless, but he's not smart enough to tie his own shoes. The ones we need to worry about are the nobodies."

"And those Organization XIII guys in charge too." Goofy added.

"You called?" A voice asked, and everyone looked around, trying to find a source.

Sora ran out of the bailey and looked around. "Who's that?" He asked as he summoned the keyblade.

"You're doing well." A second voice said.

"This calls for a celebration." The first voice told them as some dusks appeared, heading for the town, but the gate to the bailey closed. Sora, Melody, and Leon ran for the gate where the dusks were trying to get through.

"Sora, you and Leon stop the nobodies; I'll guard the gate from any nobodies that get by you two!" Melody ordered, and Sora nodded.

After all the nobodies got defeated, they ran back out of the bailey and that same voice spoke up again. "The keyblade… a truly marvelous weapon."

"Show yourselves!" Sora commanded, and on top of one of the buildings, a few people in black hooded coats appeared.

"Organization XIII!" Goofy cried.

"Good! Now we can settle this!"

"What a shame… and here I thought we could be friends."

All the organization then laughed and disappeared. Then, one of them teleported in front of them, near the steps.

"Hey! Move it!" Donald shouted.

"Now, do you think that's polite? Shutting me down like that?"

"We said get out of the way!" Sora yelled.

"Now see, that would work if I were just any old dude. 'Cept I'm not! I'm with the organization, nothing 'any old' about me!"

"Humph! Pretty tough talk for someone who stood on the sidelines while his nobody flunkies did the fighting!"

"Oh dear… I think you've got the wrong impression."

"You gonna cry?"

"As if. Why don't I remind you about how tough the crowd you're dealing with really is?"

"Remind me?" Sora asked, and then growled and glared at the man.

The man just laughed. "That's right! He used to give me that same look!"

"I bet you think you can psyche me out by saying really random stuff!"

"Gee… I just don't know." The man said and there was a standoff for a moment before the man added, "You be a good boy now!" He then teleported away.

"Wait!" Donald cried and tried to stop him, but the portal disappeared before Donald could get to it. "Nuts! He got away!"

"Don't worry; we'll get him next time." Melody said, putting her sword back into its sheath.

"You know, you remind me of someone." Sora said to her.

"Really? Who?"

"Riku."

"I outta."

"What do you mean?"

Melody sighed but smiled. "I can see that you need another hint to refresh your memory. Alright then, tell me something. Does Riku have any family?"

"Um… yeah, he's got a mom, a dad, three older brothers, a little brother and sister, an aunt, and a cousin."

"What's his cousin's name?"

"Melody." Sora said and Melody just gave him a look. "…Melody?"

The smile returned to Melody's face and she replied, "Oh, so now you remember me?"

Sora had a bright smile come onto his face and he tackled Melody in a hug, nearly making her fall. "Melody! It's so good to see you!"

"So… you do know her, Sora?" Goofy asked.

Sora broke the hug and nodded. "This is Melody, Riku's cousin! Oh! Speaking of Riku… have you seen him?"

Melody thought for a minute before shaking her head. "Nope, can't say that I have."

"Oh…" He sighed, sadly.

Melody started feeling guilty. "Sorry."

"No, it's okay."

Just then, Leon walked up to them. "Sora, did Aerith give you the cards?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah!" He took his card out of his pocket and lifted it up. "Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee Honorary Member." Right after he said that, the card began to glow and it lifted up into the air. Sora's keyblade then shined with a light at its tip. The card then shot a beam of light upwards to form a keyhole, and Sora pointed his keyblade at the keyhole and unlocked the gate.

"What was that?" Melody asked.

"Oh! That must have been the gate that Yen Sid talked about!" Sora said, and then looked back at Leon. "Sorry to rush off, Leon, but other worlds are calling!"

Leon nodded. "Organization XIII… they looked tough. Be careful out there."

Sora nodded, and then looked at Melody. "Why don't you come with us?"

"Me?" She pointed to herself.

"Yeah, I mean… don't you want to find Riku?"

"Well, I didn't know he was missing, but… yeah, of course."

"Then come with us!"

"Okay, but if I'm going to leave, there's someone I need to say goodbye to first."

"Oh? Who?"

"I don't know if you know him; his name's Reno."

"Reno? …Nope, doesn't ring a bell."

"Well then, how about you guys come with me and I'll introduce you? Don't worry, Reno's a good guy, and very outgoing!"

"Sure!" Sora said, and the three of them followed Melody not too far out of town. When they got to a group of buildings that were all surrounded by a fence, Sora asked, "Where are we?"

"This is Shinra Power Company, aka, my dad's company."

"Your dad's? I thought you didn't know your dad!"

"Well, I met him about a year ago, and… it's a long story; I'll tell you later." She then led them into the area and soon ran into a blonde haired girl. "Elena!"

"Huh?" The girl asked as she turned around. "Oh, hey Melody! Back so soon?"

"Yeah, but not for long. Um… where's Reno?"

"He's at home; he has the day off today, remember?"

"Oh, right! Thanks!"

"Wait… who are they?" Elena asked.

"Sora, this is Elena, my cousin from my father's side of the family!"

"Hi!" Sora said. "I'm Sora, but you already knew that!" He laughed.

"I'm Donald."

"And I'm Goofy!"

"Well, it's nice to meet you three!" Elena said.

"Great! I'm glad everyone's getting along, and I hate to be rude here, but… I have to go say goodbye to Reno."

"You're leaving again?" Elena asked and sighed. "Reno really is not going to take this news well…"

"I know, but apparently, my cousin is missing, and Sora asked me to go with them to find him."

"Alright. Well… good luck telling Reno."

"Thanks. I have a feeling I'm going to need it." Melody replied before she, Sora, Donald, and Goofy left. She led them to Reno's apartment which was on the property not far from where they had been, and when they got there, she knocked on his door.

"Coming!" He called from inside, and after a moment he then answered the door. "Oh, hi Melody!"

"Hi."

"Who are they?"

"Reno, this is Sora, Donald, and Goofy. Guys, this is Reno, my bestest friend in the entire universe!"

"Sora? Sora?" Reno asked, trying to figure out where he'd heard the name before. "You're cousin Riku's best friend, Sora?"

"Yeah!"

"Oh! Well, it's nice to finally meet you! I've heard a lot about you!" Reno said as he stuck his hand out.

"It's nice to meet you too!" Sora replied as he shook Reno's hand.

"So, I'm making some macaroni and cheese! You guys want some?"

"We can't. I just came here to tell you that I'm leaving."

Reno frowned. "Leaving? But…But Melody, you just got back yesterday after being away for three weeks!"

"I know. I'm sorry; I wish I could spend more time with you and everyone else, but I can't. Sora told me that Riku is missing and asked if I wanted to come along with them to help find him."

"I don't understand why you can't stay here! I mean, you never want to stay for more than a few days, and you were never like this before your mother…" He trailed off when he saw the look Melody was giving him. "I…I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring up your mother. I just don't know why you always want to leave… I mean, aren't you happy here?"

"Of course I am, Reno, it's just that I constantly feel the need for some adventure, and I never become fully satisfied."

"Oh… if it's satisfaction you're after, I can offer you that!" Reno purred with a wink.

Melody snorted a laugh. "Okay, Reno, enough with the sexual jokes."

"Aw!" He pouted. "Well… I guess there's no talking you out of leaving, then?"

"No, not really. Like I said, Riku's missing, and he's family, so I can't just turn my back on this!"

"…You're coming back, right?"

"Of course! Don't I always? So, don't worry; I'll be fine!"

"Good. I'll see you later then, baby."

"Yeah, bye."

"Bye." Reno said with a smile before slowly closing the door.

"…Did he just call you baby?" Sora asked as they started walking away.

"Oh, yeah. He's always called me that."

"So, are you two dating?"

"What? You think Reno and I are…?" Melody asked and started bursting out laughing. "Reno and I dating would be like… like… like Leon and Aerith dating!" She said, and Sora made a weird face. "Exactly! It would just be way too weird! Anyway, we should leave now, what do you say?"

"Yeah!" Sora said with a nod, and the four of them left Hollow Bastion.

KH – KH

Well, there you have it! The first chapter!

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