Kingdom Destiny

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Kingdom Hearts, Disney and Final Fantasy Characters. These characters have been changed age/height/other for the story but are still owned by the companies mentioned above.

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This is my first fan fiction and I hope you enjoy. If you get the chance please review.

The later chapters will have Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts II Spoilers.

Chapter I: The Way It Was

For those who lived in other places, Destiny Island would seem like a paradise. The opposite was true for the inhabitants of the islands, who all silently dreamed of leaving the heaven-on-earth. The adults, who let the children wander while they attended their own needs, often wondered what was beyond the horizon. The kids, who grew tired of the time spent in paradise often dreamed about ways to get off the island.

"What if we build a giant catapult!" exclaimed a kid with spiky brown hair. "We could launch our selves over the ocean!"

"Sora," frowned a boy with pure white hair, "you do realize that there is nothing but water out there."

"I know," smiled Sora, "but what's beyond that. Let's try it Riku. You've always wanted to see other worlds."

"Yeah, I do. Unlike you though, I don't shout out the first idea that comes into my head. I actually use my head."

Sora, who stopped paying attention, slowly grinned, "Hey Riku, do you wanna-"

"… Race?" finished Riku as he squatted down, "One, two, three, Go!" Sora and Riku, neck and neck, raced over the entire island. It was filled with beautiful palms and soft sand. The low rolling waves and gentle breeze was so quiet that it could lull the children to sleep. The sun, which would always shine, always seemed to illuminate longest on Sora. As they closed in on the finish line, the clubhouse built on this specific island; Sora and Riku began to push into each other. This pushing was ill advised, as Riku soon learned. While not paying attention, Riku accidentally tripped over a branch and fell flat on his face.

Sora could not contain himself and laughed his way all the way towards the finish line. He could have won too if he didn't stop to talk to Kairi, like always.

"Sora," smiled the brown haired girl. She was a little shorter than Sora, and had short light hair. Always smiling, Kairi and Sora had become best of friends.

"Hi Kairi! How's your day goin'?" asked Sora.

"Great… I just came to ask if you'd be staying here tonight?"

"Why? Is something wrong?"

"No… nothing, it's just that were having a slumber party?"

"You, Sora, and I?" asked Riku as he joined the conversation.

"Yeah, and Wakka, Tidus and Selphie too. You two will come, right?"

"Of course, Kairi," said Riku, "I'll go set up the clubhouse, I'll leave you with the slacker, Kairi. Maybe you'll whip Sora into shape." Before Sora could reply, Riku was off racing in the clubhouse.

"What do you wanna do Kairi?" asked Sora.

"How about we go down the beach and find the others?"

Sora, of course agreed. Foolishly, he did not realize what he had set in motion, the events that could have been avoided if he suggested something else, but it was never in Sora's personality to be the assertive one. He followed Kairi down the beach. As they walked, the two discussed the latest plan to get off the island:

"I said to Riku that we should build a catapult but he just laughed," said Sora uneasily, "that's a good idea, right?"

Kairi laughed softly, "I think it would be wonderful with the right adjustments and the three of us could make it happen." After a quick glance at each other, the two realized they were in the presence of their fellow islanders.

Sora looked ahead and saw the three running towards Kairi and him. Tidus, always in the lead, is so fast and athletic but a bit…mean. Selphie is always sweet and kind but is kind of out-there. Sora laughed as he saw Wakka once again in last place. Wakka tries so hard but he never seems to be up-to-par with the rest of us.

"Hey guys," smiled Tidus, "Fatty, Preppy and I have been playing Blitzball. Wanna play?"

"How about tug-of-war," suggested Wakka, who was out of breath, "or maybe we should just sit down and talk, maybe I should tell you guys another story."

"No way, Wakka! I rather read one of those bogus fairy tales than sit here and listen to one of your stories!"

Wakka snorted, "Mickey Mouse is real, I tell ya' and Goofy and Aladdin, all of them! My stories are 100 true."

Selphie joined in the conversation as well, "Wakka, um… um…"

"What is it?" asked Tidus.

"I forgot."

Kairi frowned, "I think we should go Sora… see you guys tonight." Sora, once again followed suit and joined Kairi as they ran beyond the trio, who were still quarrelling.

"I don't understand why they always have to fight," sighed Kairi.

"They aren't really fighting," smiled Sora, "It's just their way of working things out, I guess. When Riku and I fight, we race."

"And when the two of us fight?" asked Kairi as she smiled.

"That will never happen… we'll always be friends." Kairi, noticed on top of the nearest palm tree, a star-shaped fruit. She went to grab it.

"I wouldn't advise it," said a mysterious voice. Kairi shrieked and jumped back near Sora.

Sora looked up at the tree. A man dressed in a dark robe was resting against the backside of the tree. "Who are you?" thought Sora aloud.

The man in the robe slid, around to the side Sora and Kairi were facing. Kairi clung onto Sora's back and slowly shook in fear of the mysterious visitor. The man spoke in a dreamy but powerful voice, "It's going to be dark soon."

Sora was puzzled, it's only around five o'clock and this time of year, the sun doesn't set until around 9 o'clock. I

The man started to laugh, "Oh, how I love the darkness. You young ones have yet to learn the truth, but if you do, you'll see why I love the darkness so much."

"What do you want with us?" shouted Sora, "Please leave the island…"

The man in the robe stopped laughing and pointed up into the sky, where clouds rapidly began to clot the sky. "Do you see what I mean? The darkness gathers here, just as it did with everywhere else but do not be alarmed, you should be honored that the darkness chose here."

"Your crazy!" screamed Kairi, "Sora, let's get out of here while we still can…"

Kairi didn't have the chance, as she was overcome by strange visions, before falling to the ground. Sora became alert, "What did you do to her?"

The man now spoke slowly, "nothing… at all… it seems… that, I was right all along. It will begin to rain now; the darkness will recede for now. Enjoy the way things are now, for they won't be that way for long."

With his final word of advice, the man in the robe disappeared. Sora instantly thought of Kairi and noticed that she was out cold. The sky began to rumble with thunder and flash with lightning, both were comfort to Sora, the sky was back to normal.