Will You Save Me From The Darkness?

Key 1.

I've been having these weird dreams lately,

like, is any of this for real, or not?

Rolling waves crashed against the sandy shores filling the air along with the murmurs of the passing by as they walked along the pavement to their destination through the hilly landscape of their home. The air had a light cool breeze that gently blew through a passing school girls long locks gently along with a light scent of sea salt filling their noses. The sky was turning many shades of red and orange as the sun set over the horizon, and the the sound of crunching as small feet ran through the grass and in to the sand pierced the air.

The intruder of the peaceful setting started to hum a small cheerful tune as they walked along the shore, crouching down and grabbing sea shells in their small palms as they approached and brought it up to their ears as they listened to the sounds they produced. The music heard from the objects produced a giggle from their pouted lips and after shoving them into a small sack, the golden sand was violated once again as those small feet pushed against them in a sprint, making grains of sand fly through the air and float shortly along the breeze.

The beautiful scenery starts to go white, a tiny voice pierces the air but it's muffled...quiet.

There is only white.

"It is such a nice night tonight.."

I lied back onto the shingles of a lone rooftop, looking up at the usually starry sky to see that the moon was brighter and twice it's size, making the horizon of stone buildings seem much more beautiful than they really were. " Maybe because it is Halloween?"I thought aloud. "Maybe."
"Takara!"
I sat up and scooted towards the edge of the roof, looking down to see a tall skeleton man waving at me. "Jack!" I called, smiling as I jumped of the roof, landing in front of the Pumpkin King.

"Hello Jack, what can I do for you?" I brushed off my pinstripe suit, folding my hands behind my back once any trace of dirt and dust had disappeared. "Takara! it is time for rehearsal!"Jack said.

"Oh, for your heartless dance?"I asked, looking over towards the towns square at the line of motionless Heartless by the Mayor. "Yes!"Jack replied, bony fingers wrapping around my wrist and pulling me towards the cheerful Mayor. Once Jack released my wrist I stood and watched as everything got put into place. The Mayor held his megaphone to his mouth as he caught everyone's attention.

"-and now, allow me to introduce the Master of Terror, the King of Nightmares-Jack Skellington!"

I clapped as the Heartless started the performance and Jack came out of the fountain in the middle of the town square. Jack had really outdone himself, it gave me chills.

"Bravo, Jack. Bravo!" The Mayor said, running up to him and I following behind him. "Those ghost's will be a big hit at this year's Halloween!"commented The Mayor looking up at Jack. I nodded in agreement. "That was splendid, Jack."

"Thank you, thank you!" said Jack as he approached The Mayor and I. "...but the movements still need work, they're not...scary enough."Disappointment showed through Jacks voice as his head hung slightly.

"-I want to strike bone-chilling terror!" Jack's head lifted, a scary look on his face. The mayor jumped in terror, and I took a step back. Jack really knew scare someone, I could never get passed it. Jack stood up straight as he turned around, walking away towards one of the large buildings.

"I'm going to consult the doctor!"

I turned towards the mayor and smiled, holding up my hand in a wave. " I'll make sure Jack will come see you later for your meeting. Bye Mayor!"

"I'll go attend to the decorations!"The Mayor replied, running in a random direction.

I chased after the King of Nightmares and followed him into the manor of the doctor, walking up the large staircase into the mans lab. The small man in a wheelchair had greeted us when we walked in, and Jack spared no time telling him of the Heartless.
"-I Don't Understand. Maybe the guidance system was damaged during the explosion."Said Jack, looking at the doctor, Dr. Finkelstein.

"Nonsense. My devices are always perfect!"
I sighed at the two bickering men. Jack and the Doctor were quite the partners in crime, but when something went wrong, it took forever for something to get fixed. They were both pretty stubborn sometimes.
"I Got It...!" Jack looked away from the doctor's huge book in his outburst.
"...why of Course!" Jack threw his arms in the air.

"The Heartless need a Heart! Doctor, do you think we can add a Heart to that device?" Jack asked Dr. Finkelstein. I tilted my head in awe, and looked at the page Jack had turned to in the doctors book. There were pictures and lists of ingredients on the page, but the one that stood out the most was the one with a large heart.

"Takara, can you read the ingredients for us?"Jack asked.

"Sure Jack," I replied, looking more closely at the slightly worn pages.

"To make a heart: first, we need a container with a lock." I pulled away and looked at the two men. The Doctor rolled over to a cabinet and dug around in it, coming back and placing a heart Shaped container that was strangely beating like a real heart on the table.

"We really need a key to this thing first!" turned to Jack and I, and standing up I raised a hand.

"Oh, I'll look for one doctor!" I approached the door but Jack's hand resting on my shoulder stopped me in my tracks.

"It's OK Takara, I can get one!" Jack suggested. I shook my head, giving a smile and a thumbs up.

"No! it's OK, I'll be right back " I walked to the door and opened it, immediately running out and down the stairs, opening the large front door to the town square. Closing it behind me I looked around, thinking on where to search first. I decided to check the courtyard first, since I was already there, but after ten minutes of searching, I had found nothing. I went to the Graveyard next, but I had gotten the same result except I woke up Jack's dog Zero, and had to play fetch with him.

I sat on the large steps to the Graveyard after half an hour, elbows resting on my knees as I held my chin in my hands. This was harder than I had thought.

"Let's see, I checked the courtyard of the town, The Graveyard, and any other place."I looked around lazily. "...but I can't stop looking now, Jack and the Doctor are waiting for me!" I got up from my spot and ran down the road as fast as I could, turning the corner and slamming into someone. "Ah!" I fell down across from the unknown stranger and rubbed my tailbone.

"Ow," I said aloud, closing my pink eyes and placing a hand on the top of my head.

"Sora!" two other voices called, footsteps approaching at a fast pace. I opened your eyes once the pain faded away a bit to see I had bumped into a boy. He had brown, spiky hair and appeared to be a vampire with his sharp canines and the tiny bat wings attached to his back. He only had one eye for the other was covered by a pumpkin eye patch.

When the other two had arrived, I looked them over to see they were a dog and a duck. The Duck looked like a mummy and the Dog looked like...well like Frankenstein. I had never seen them before in my life.

"Hey, are you OK?"

My thoughts were interrupted by a third voice, and I had looked up to see it had belonged to the vampire boy I had run into. He was back on his feet and had his hand held out to me.

" Y-Yes, I-I'm OK.."I replied shyly, grabbing his hand and letting him pull me back on my feet. I noticed I was taller than him by a foot, so he must be a year or two younger.

"I'm Sora," He said

"This Is Donald," he pointed at the duck.

"-and this is Goofy."The dog known as Goofy waved at me, and I returned the gesture with a small smile..

"I-I'm Takara, Nice to meet you Sora, Donald...Goofy."I replied.

"Why were you in such a hurry?"Sora asked. My eyes widened at the realization that I was supposed to be looking for a key to bring back to Jack and Dr. Finkelstein.
"Oh no! thanks for reminding me, I have to go!"I gave a quick wave before running past them, leaving them in the dust.

"Wait! Maybe we can help!"Sora yelled .

I heard them running after me and I slowed down, coming to a complete stop. Four heads are better than one, right?
"Well, maybe you can help me."I said, twirling a strand of my short, violet hair between my fingers as Sora, Donald and Goofy stood in front of me, catching their breath.

"See... my friend Jack, wanted the heartless to dance with him this Halloween, but they aren't working right like he wanted. So he wanted to give him a heart but the container is locked, and we need a key. That's why I was running around and crashed into you" I explained, looking at the Trio.

"Oh, well I can help with that!"Sora said holding his hand out. With a flash of light, a large blade shaped like a key appeared in his hand. Jumped back in gasped with shock, looking over the object. "Thank you, Sora! that might be just the thing we need!"I smiled at him

"Follow me, I'll take you to Jack!" I grabbed his wrist and pulled him along, taking him in the direction of Dr. Finkelsteins home.