Chronicles of Darkness
Part I: Fugitive Hearts
A brief description of this story. This is a story largely inspired by the "Sonic the Hedgehog" comic series story arch known as Endgame, which in turn is based off of the hit 1993 Harrison Ford film, "The Fugitive". I thought it would be a great idea to spin it off into a Kingdom Hearts variation of the story. This story was given a teen rating for language, certain themes, and violence, but mostly just to be on the safe side. This is my first actual fan fiction so please, be gentle! I hope you all like it!
Chapter 1: Destiny Island…Two Years Later
It has been two years since the fall of Organization XIII, and a lot had changed. Twenty-two months ago, King Mickey launched a communications satellite, which linked up all the various worlds, forming the Heartless Warning System or H.W.S for short. It was a major breakthrough that was met with widespread approval. However, when Mickey called for the opening of various paths to the worlds; it was met with mixed reactions. Some, such as the representative from Halloween Town and Agrabah, were for the proposition, seeing the benefits. Still, others like the Beast and King Triton preferred to keep their worlds isolated from the others; after-all they had gone to great lengths to strengthen their worlds after the Keyblade Master's last visit. In the end nothing was done, as neither side could gain a clear majority. While the King was disappointed, he at least had the means to communicate with the other worlds, should another Heartless attack break out. Fortunately, it had been relatively quiet for the last two years.
Life was much calmer than Sora, Kairi, and Riku were used to. Without any heartless around, they finally had time to be normal high-school students. This was good too, as they all had some catching up to do, especially Sora and Riku! Kairi had missed the least amount of school amongst the three, and she was in her senior year thanks to some summer classes; while Riku and Sora were still in their sophomore years, despite Riku being eighteen. Still they saw each other everyday, and hung out all the time; be it at the mall or their island. Still, it wasn't all fun and relaxation for the trio; they were King Mickey's first wave of defense. A little over a year ago, the King made Riku and Sora, the first line of defense, should a heartless outbreak occur. Shockingly to Sora and Riku, the King also called for Kairi to serve alongside the two, and entrusted her training to the duo. So the three have been attending school as well as training Kairi in the ways of the Keyblade.
Romantic feelings had continued to grow between Sora and Kari as well over the last two years. While they weren't officially a couple, it was obvious to everyone that they were far more than just friends. However, neither one had made a move yet, which had put some strain on their friendship. Still, they remain very close friends.
Riku had developed into a ladies man, if you will. Numerous girls had been eyeing Riku since his return, but he had shown little interest in any of them. He still had some feelings for Kairi, but had long since accepted that she was Sora's girl, even though Sora would deny it all the time. He spent most of his time training, so that he would be prepared for anything that emerged as a threat.
Their friends had also grown up and changed as well. Tidus was captain of the school Blitzball team, taking over the position from Wakka after he graduated the previous year. Tidus and Selphie were now an item, easily the most prominent couple in school. Selphie was the class president and homecoming queen to boot. Despite their popularity, they didn't forget who their friends were, and would often hang out with Sora, Kairi, and Riku. Wakka, who was picked up by the local Blitzball team, the Destiny City Sharks, would hang out with them as often as he could.
Through their communications with King Mickey, they were able to learn about their various friends across the worlds as well. Their friend Donald had finally tied the knot with his long time sweetheart Daisy, but they knew about that, since they were at the wedding. They knew about Goofy's new adopted son Max as well. They knew that Queen Minnie was still her gracious self, and that Chip and Dale were still doing fine. However, they did not know what had happened to their various friends in the other worlds. Mickey's communications line was able to put them in touch with them.
In Radiant Garden, things were going smoothly; as the town was rebuilding and becoming more and more like the town it had been in the past. Leon and Yuffie had apparently settled down and were in charge of overseeing the rebuilding town. Cloud and Aerith also had tied the knot, though Cloud still maintained look-out for his arch-enemy, Sephiroth. Cid was as busy as ever, reprogramming various aspects of the city, as well as managing his own Gummi Ship business. Merlin was in and out often, as he was traveling around the various worlds, and apparently spending a great amount of time with a young boy named Arthur in a distant world.
Other friends from the other worlds were doing well also. In Agrabah, Aladdin had married Princess Jasmine, and the Genie was off seeing the world. Over in Halloween Town, Jack Skellington had settled down with Sally, and they ruled as the King and Queen of Halloween Town. The whole town was busy working towards Halloween. The Mayor had been re-elected to an unprecedented 10th term in office, but it was a given as he was unopposed.
Some places, they couldn't get much info out of. The only thing that the three knew about Beast and Belle, was that they were both fine, and not in any danger. King Triton in Atlantica wasn't much help either, other than that Ariel and Prince Eric had gotten married, and had a daughter. Neverland was the same way, with Pan not giving any information except that he was in good health. Port Royal? They hadn't heard anything from Will, Elizabeth, or…well; they really didn't expect to hear much from Captain Jack Sparrow.
Some worlds had special representatives in charge of keeping up communications with King Mickey, most notably the Pridelands and the Deep Jungle, which lacked someone that would know what they were doing. Lions were not all that adept at technology, and Tarzan had moved to England with Jane, leaving the gorillas and Professor Porter the only inhabitants of the jungle. All in all, everything seemed quite peaceful.
However, if history teaches us anything, it's that it more often than not repeats itself. Certain things that happen in the past can be reborn again in the present. The results of these events could have disastrous ramifications.
Somewhere…
The rain trickled down on the abandoned road, as a rather large cloaked figure trudged down the path. Broken windows, and boarded up doors lined the cracked and forgotten sidewalk; and every building on the street was all but condemned and covered in graffiti.
"This place is a dump."
The cloaked figure moaned in a low gruff voice and pulled his coat up. He gazed down the road; near the end of the street was a small hut.
"It wasn't supposed to be like this! I was supposed to be living in a castle or someplace fancy!"
He sighed as he approached the hut. The hut seemed to droop at the middle, and the shutters were practically falling off. Another sigh escaped his lips as he gazed upon the house, noticing the shoddy gate that surrounded the weed infested yard.
"Well, at least the roof is holding up fer now." He noted.
The figure turned his attention back to the house, but stopped when he noticed a dim green glow emanating from the cracked windows.
"That's strange…"
The figure thought. "I thought I flushed the toilet!"
He walked up the creaky steeps to the jarred door. He slowly opened the door and peered into the main room. The place was a sty, just as he had left it, food and clothing all over the place. The room was poorly lit, with stains of food all over the yellow, peeling walls. He looked towards the greenish glow that came from the small fireplace in the center of the room. He then turned his eyes to the two figures in the corner of the room. He recognized the first one instantly from the green flames surrounding her and the horns on her head.
"M...M...Maleficent!!" He choked out.
"Hello Pete, you bumbling idiot!" Maleficent snapped back.
The giant cat-like creature removed his cloak and gaped at his former master. He was taken aback by her presence. She hadn't changed much since he last saw her in Xemnas's castle. Same pale-green face, same evil aura, and same staff, the only difference appeared to be a newer cloak that seemed to be a bit lighter than her older, darker, cloak.
"I haven't seen you since we battled those heartless!" Pete thought back to that battle…
They had gotten separated; he was too busy barreling through the vast amount of heartless, and forgot about her. After the battle was over, he searched for her, but to no avail. He then left to search for her, settling in his current home, as a sort of command center generated towards finding his master.
"Yes Pete, you took off like a buffoon, and I took care of the remaining heartless. Then I went to see how the fight between Xemnas and the bearer of the Keyblade turned out. Once it was concluded; I left to take care of some other business." Maleficent responded.
"Namely…me."
Pete turned to the other figure in the room. He was so shocked by Maleficent's return, he completely forgot about the other cloaked figure present. He stepped from out of the shadows and took off the hood of his cloak. He was an average sized man looking to be around 6 foot, and appeared to be in his late twenties. He had silver hair that went down to his shoulders, and fanned out at the bottom with red tips. He had two distinguishable scars one over his right eye, and the other along his left jawbone. His eyes were intriguing as well, as the left eye was blue and the right was a milky white. He had no facial hair, and his skin was rather pale. He had well-defined jaw bones, thin eye brows, and a hard chin. He was wearing a cloak similar to what the Organization members wore, except his was silver, with blue streaks streaming across it.
"Who in the hell are you?" Pete inquired.
Maleficent shot Pete an incredulous look, which made Pete's spine shiver. The mysterious man merely shrugged it off.
"I am a mistake, a forgotten abomination of God's great design." He spoke with a low baritone voice that had a little rasp to it.
"You may call me…Ankoku."
End of Chapter 1