AN: I see very few things written about the unmentioned characters of Destiny Island and this always perplexed me because the way I see it, someone understand a person till you understand where they come from. I know the families of the main characters are a mystery but Sora's mother's does have a single line in the beginning of the first game…To keep my rambling to a minimum, this came to me when I was thinking about the attack on Destiny Island and what it meant for the rest of that Island. I'm only gonna be writing from one character's perspective right now, but who knows, if I get a response of some requests, I wouldn't mind trying some other viewpoints in other stories like Riku's family or Kairi's or Wakka Tidus and Selphie. I've also been thinking if people like this, to also try other this from this OC perspective, like the return home at the end of KH2 and stuff like that. Onwards.

Maternal Bond

She had assumed it was nothing when she called and he didn't respond. Sora had always been off doing one thing or another his whole life, never content to let the world around him pass him by. His friendship and rivalry with the silver haired Riku had only accentuated that fact. Both wanted to make something of themselves, to find their own glory beyond the peaceful life on their island home.

She thought nothing of it when her oldest child didn't run down to dinner in the whirlwind that was his style. Perhaps he had gone down to Riku or Kairi's place, perhaps he was working on his summer research paper that she had been yelling at him about just that morning for leaving it so late. Only a few more weeks of summer after all and he hadn't even decided what he wanted to write about. She adored her firstborn, but the inherent laidback nature he inherited from her husband, his father, often drove her nerves off the deep end and she often exclaimed Sora would be the death of her and that he would likely corrupt his little sister, Melody, with his inability to prioritize and take care of the important things like his homework first. Even Riku for all the daydreaming he did got the job done before he looked for the answers beyond the horizon and would get straight A's at that with only the rare B.

Kara hadn't worried too much and simply boxed up some lasagna for her son and put a note on the refrigerator for whenever her wayward son realized his stomach was empty and found his way downstairs:

Sora-

Lasagna's in the fridge.

You just need to heat it up for a minute in the microwave.

Try NOT to burn the house down, okay?

Love you,

Mom

With that, she replaced the leftovers of their dinner and traipsed out of the kitchen, following her husband and daughter into the living room where her husband, Michael, watched the results of the local blitzball game and she took a hairbrush to her 5 year old as the girl talked on and on about how Sora said he was gonna take her out to the play island this coming weekend and let her hang with his friends and him. The young girl was so excited to hang out with the big kids, she truly did hero-worship her older brother and Kara always smiled when she saw how Sora tried to be the proper big brother and teach her everything he had picked up in his 14 years. True Kara did feel reservations about letting her little angel off into the boat with Sora onto that island where if something happened she couldn't get to them immediately, but Sora had assured her that he could take care of Melody and she trusted him.

"…and I bet Sora'll even teach me to use a sword like he and Riku use and he even said he'd let me row the boat for a bit too and we could go swimming and playing in the waterfall and in the treehouses and…" If nothing else, the girl, like her brother, had gained the ability to keep talking endlessly without ever taking a single breath of air or pausing between words. However, she did file away what the little girl said about Sora letting her play with his toy sword, trust in her son or not, she would be damned if her five year old way in one of those ridiculous swordfights Sora and his friends competed in. Too much chance too accidentally get hit in the jaw with the blunt side of the wooden toy and that was a visit to the doctor for Melody that she would rather enjoy. She would definitely have to have a word with her son when she saw him about what was appropriate for this weekend's activities.

"…and now to James Sanderson with weather, James."

"Thank you Ema, as you can easily see if you look out the window, the winds we have been experiencing most of this evening are not looking likely to break and with rain picking up and lighting coming in from the southern islands as well, we are advising all residents to shut your windows and stay inside for your own safety. Conditions look to worsen and these storm clouds have visibility at all time lows, once again, do not go out on the roads tonight. The mayor has issued a flash flood warning for tonight due to rising water levels on the shores. However, we'll keep you posted as the night goes on…Back to you Ema."

"Thanks James, in other news, the Destiny Island Sharks defeated the Seafoam Island Monarchs in the quarterfinals of the Destiny Islands Blitzball championship in a 3-2 nailbiter that came down to the wire…"

A flash flood warning…that set off alarms in Kara's head as she put the brush down and ignored her daughter's soft whine before going upstairs and opening the door to her son's room in a hurry, finding it empty and the window open, rain pouring in onto the bed and floor and a note on the desk with her son's messy writing adorning it:

Mom and Dad,

Had to run down to the island, forgot something today

I won't be long unless the wind gets worse so don't worry.

See you soon!

Sora

"Mike! Get in here!" Her shrill voice could easily be heard over the shrill winds as the mother of two stared out at the play island from the window, a huge dark mass she could only assume was a cloud above it and vicious lighting surrounding it. Her son was out in this weather, possibly on the island or trying to row back in the rough current. What if he capsized!

Her husband's quick step was at the doorway to room within second, easily recognizing her panic. "What's wrong!" before he was handed the note he had entered to find his wife holding so tightly he was afraid she would tear it. "Oh dear god…You stay here! I'll go find him!"

"No! He's my son too! You stay with Melody and I'll find him…" she didn't even get the chance to finish before he pulled her into a tight hug, her tears falling "Take Melody over to Jack and Kelly's and we'll both go…" Within minutes they had convinced their next door neighbors to watch the daughter who was also incidentally Jack and Kelly's goddaughter, Jack and Mike having been lifelong friends since they were in diapers while Kara and Kelly had met in college as freshman roommates and the rest was history.

As the dirt road were too rough for cars, the two put on waterproof clothing and took to the streets, racing towards the shoreline as fast as they could. All the while though, Kelly couldn't get the look of that dark sphere out of her head and also the strange feeling that while they ran, they were being followed. Along the way, they saw Kairi's adoptive parents as well as Riku's parents also heading towards the island frantically and as one they realized that the three had to be together, whether intentionally or by coincidence and despite all her worry, this calmed Kara slightly. Kairi was an angel and Sora and Riku, despite their differences in personality and goals, were like brothers and would die before they laid a hand on one another. The three could handle each other and they'd be safer together if nothing else.

That was where everything went from calm chaos to hell unleashed.

The parents split up and went different ways on the trip to the shoreline in case the kids had gotten back and took one of the different routes to one of their homes. However, when Kara and Michael got there, none of the other parents were there and she thought she distinctly heard a scream off in the distance. Luckily, one boat, the one that belonged to the dock owner, was still there and Kara wasted no time in jumping into the rowboat and motioned to her husband to get in impatiently until she saw the scared look on his face from his position on the dock. Surrounding him on the wood were numerous dark creatures about the size of a small dog or rabbit. This thing however, was pitch black with glowing eerie eyes that seemed to chill her to the bone. With a soft gulp, Michael turned to look at her and his eyes said the endless feelings that words couldn't convey as well as the wish to find their son and keep him safe.

Before she could cry out to him to get in the boat, he turned and shoved her away from the dock before rushing the creatures, trying to attack them, only to have them seemingly melt into the ground before five others swarmed and attacked him, ripping at his chest and within seconds, the proud, strong and loving father let loose a loud scream as the creatures continued to rip at his body before all went silent.

After a moment, Kara regained the feeling in her arms and shakily kept rowing, unsure of what to do now. Her son was missing and her husband dead and the weather wasn't making things easier, although now that she was nearing the play island she could see the black sphere was anything but a cloud, instead it seemed to be a giant ball of pure darkness and evil and hate almost radiated off it to the point of being physical. Finally though, she reached the dock and jumped out, seeing the same creatures appear and begin moving towards her, but she simply ran, trying to locate her beloved son. After a moment though, a blinding light shone and shocked her to the core. On the adjoining island she knew her son often sparred with Riku on with those blasted swords and she could see her son standing on it, holding what seemed to be a long weapon that seemed to glow with radiance. However, in that moment of stopping to stare at the brightness, she had allowed her pursuers to catch her and as she tried to yell out to her son to run from her place on the beach, she found she could only scream as her chest was ripped open by the creatures who clawed at where her heart should be and as they did, everything seemed to fade and lose purpose.

Nothing was important, she was surrounded by darkness everywhere and even as she tried to hold onto mental images of her family, they slowly faded away from her grip. She couldn't hear her beloved spouse's strong voice and arms around her or her daughter's joyful shouts or her son's chuckle and sheepish smile when he was caught goofing off. It was so dark, but so peaceful, so easy just to give into this feeling and embrace it. Yet with one last surge of strength she forced her eyes open and saw her son slash through one of these creatures with the weapon in his hands and despite her blurry sight she could tell it resembled a key. For that last moment, she could feel, but she didn't feel anger or peace or remorse…no, with a last sight of her son battling through these creatures with a brilliant blade, she felt…hope…before blackness swarmed her sigh atnd consumed her vision. Yet just as her heart was reborn into a shadow, she felt a blade slice through her being and her heart was freed to return to the End of the World, the endless abyss of darkness where her heart would wait along with her husband and daughter and cheer for her son's victory when he arrived. As the worlds were restored, she was the first to feel the overwhelming pride before the barriers emerged around the worlds again…She would see her son again…One day.