A/N: After reading a few stories out there that are by far the greatest Kingdom Hearts stories I will ever read, I've decided to try my hand at my own, since Disney is being drawn out I am going to take things from movies, books, videogames, anime, possibly marvel, and final fantasy, and possibly another square-enix game some people love and others hate. I will try to fit in as many Disney movies I can, but will never be as good as say Laredo Tornado (Read his stories best ever!). Well here begins the opening of my epic, a word before we start, don't judge on the first chapter I sometimes have problems opening a story, but afterwards it will become better. Also as you will be able to tell by this chapter Star Wars will play a large role. Enjoy.
Disclaimer: Might as well get this done and over with, If you recognize anything than it is not mine, I do not own Kingdom Hearts or any of the things that may appear in it. I could get my lawyers but doubt they would have much success. Do not own, is not for profit.
Kingdom Hearts III: Keeper's Chosen
Prelude: Letter
In the blackness that is the dream realm, the realm where Sora and later Roxas visited and received their items of choice, where they always go before a mission begins. The realm not only was a training ground but it was the realm where the doors were kept. Hundreds upon hundreds of doors, and the people at the round table were its keepers.
There were nine figures out the table, each holding the power of one of the elements, they were the guardians of the doors. Recently though the door to Kingdom Hearts, the door that was the key to all others had been opened. Therefore they once again crafted the Master Keyblade and chose a young boy to stop the one responsible.
Almost immediately darkness sought the wielder they had chosen out and attempted to turn him. Slowly the members of the Keepers watched in despair as his heart was slowly being led to darkness; he had yet to meet true darkness.
Something happened though the Keepers did not expect, the Keyblade went to the wrong person, and despite their better judgments it went to the Right person. Upon discovering who the Keyblade was to go to, one member of the Keepers inducted him into the ceremony to bind him to the Keyblade. Thus was born the Keyblade Master.
The Keepers watched as the boy named Sora defeated every obstacle thrown at him and when the time came and the door was actually opened he discovered the truth, and not a moment to soon. The Keepers relaxed for a bit.
Soon though another threat to the door showed itself and this time an almost carbon copy of the Keyblade Master appeared; it was his Nobody. The Keepers puzzled at this new event was careful in what it did and watched from afar the events that occurred. Yet again the evil was stopped.
Recently however, a change in winds was occurring. A darkness none of the Keepers had felt since the last Keyblade War arose, a new enemy had appeared and it was time for the Keyblade Master to return to his duty.
"This is getting too far out of hand. Maleficent has gone too far this time!" A voice filled with anger growled out in the darkness. It came from a man dressed in only red shorts and at his side was a large axe, he also had orange-red hair.
"She is the least of our worries." A woman in a blue dress spoke coldly at the man across to her.
"She is right, Maleficent is only one of the forces that threatens to tear apart the stream of the universe. There are other big problems we now face." The voice was powerful and soothing at the same time. It sounded like it would come from a leader, a warrior and yet it came from the body of a young child.
"You refer to the white witch?" Another voice spoke out in the darkness, it was calm and calculating. It came from a man dressed in black armor carrying a large sword with the symbol of a white horse engraved on it.
"There are too many blasted people in this! For all we know W-" A skeletal hand shot out in the dark and quickly prevented sound from coming out of the man in red's mouth. The hand belonged to a figure dressed entirely in black robes standing next to him and leaning on a scythe. The figure didn't say anything everyone around the table knew what he meant.
"You should know better than even dare utter His name!" Another woman dressed entirely in white scolded.
"Well, thinking never has been his strong suit." A man dressed in purple with a long grey beard and a pointy hat chuckled nervously. The rest of the Keepers nodded solemnly.
"Aw shut up!" The man said angrily but a slight blush could be seen on his face.
"Clouded the future is, dark side surrounds us it does, consuming the light it is." A man with green skin roughly two to three feet tall dressed in brown robes interrupted.
"Unfortunately he is correct." Out of the shadows walked a brilliant man clad all in gold a crown on his head and a large A on the front and back of his robes. The man was the leader of the assembled people before him.
"So they've finally breached the wall?" The man dressed in armor asked.
"Broken through have they, destroyed the wall is." The short green-skinned man said solemnly. He tapped his small cane on the table.
"Just want we need! Another enemy!" The red-haired man growled.
"Enemy or ally. We do not know." The child said softly.
"Indeed. Tumahab is right. We do not yet know who our allies or our enemies are. We can do nothing except for watch."
"It's all we ever do anyway." The old man in purple said cheerfully to his seatmate. The woman in blue glared at him coldly. "Care for a l-"
"Enough! We do not have time for this bickering. Sora will soon start his next journey, and it should prove to be his most challenging yet. This time he will not be alone however it is time for the other two to come into the knowledge and face the test. All who agree say I."
"I." All the members except for one said, the other though raised his scythe in the air in agreement.
"It is decided. We test all three of them. Who volunteers?" Two hands and a scythe rose in the air. "Very well. You have your missions so get to it." The man in gold said before turning around and stepping through a white portal. The rest of the Keepers soon disappeared in their own portals.
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It had been a year since the events that occurred because of Organization XIII, and Sora couldn't have been happier. He was finally back on the islands, had found Riku and Kairi and had got caught back up in school, unfortunately he was about to be thrown another curveball.
On a small tropical islet in Destiny Islands, two boys both in their mid-teens stood on a small platform on the islet in which a large fruit tree grew. The base of the tree grew vertically, but gradually it had begun growing horizontally and eventually vertical once more. The fruits on the tree were in the shape of stars and had yellow skin.
The younger of the two boys had spiky brown hair and blue eyes. He wore a a black jacket with gold and red bands around the seems, black shorts with red pouches also covered by gold bands, big yellow shoes, and a silver chain necklace with a crown-shaped pendant. If one looked into the boy's eyes they would see experience far beyond that of a normal teen. His eyes held both pain and joy, showing of things that once were. He had the spark of a master swordsman and the eyes also showed amazing adventures full of laughter and new friendships. He was the Keyblade's chosen one, Sora.
Sora's best friend stood beside him. This boy had long silver hair that spiked towards the middle of his back and sharp turquoise eyes that held in them a dark past full of betrayal and redemption for his wrong doings. He wore a white and yellow vest over a black shirt that showed a bit of his abdominal muscles and navy blue pants. This boy was Riku, the Keeper's choice for the Keyblade, but the Keyblade had a mind of its own and chose Sora.
"Nothing's changed, huh?" Riku asked his friend.
"Nope. Nothing will." Sora answered gazing out at the sea. He looked at the sky and saw a shooting star, he grinned.
"What a small world."
"But part of one that's much bigger."
"Yeah."
Sora pauses a confused look on his face. "Hey Riku… What do you think it was…the door to the light?" Riku turns to look at him and points to his heart.
"This."
"This?" Sora asks hesitantly "My heart?"
"Yeah. It's always closer than you think." Sora looks a bit confused before grinning knowingly at him.
"Sora! Riku!" A young female voice yells out at them, they turn their heads slightly to see a girl running out of a shack. She stopped to catch her breath when she reached the boys. She had a velvety red hair and beautiful indigo eyes. She wore a short pink dress that zipped up like a vest over a white tank top. A small notebook was strapped to the left side of her dress. Around her neck was a necklace with a moonstone pendant on it. She had been Sora and Riku's friend since they could remember. She also happened to be a Princess of the Heart.
"Hey Kairi! What's up?" Sora greeted before jumping right into the question.
"What's up?" Riku repeated at Sora shaking his head.
"Look." Kairi panted and showed them a glass bottle with a piece of paper within. Sora peered at it closely and noticed a seal on it. It was green and seemed like three circle in an upside down pyramid formation. It took him a moment but then he realized what it was.
"From the King?" Sora asks grabbing the bottle from her and dumping the letter out into his hand. He unfolded it and started to read, Riku and Kairi looked over his shoulders. The letter read…
Sora, Riku, Kairi;
How've you been? Just wrote to warn you, within the last year their have been some major political overthrows. Don't be surprised if the next time you visit Radiant Garden that there are soldiers in white armor, they are the new police force for the galaxy. It would also do well not to get on the bad side of this new Empire. They do not have a Keyblade and yet are able to travel across worlds just as easily. Do Not get on their bad side, the Empire is nowhere near the power of Organization XIII it is much more than the Organization could ever hope to be.
Speaking of the Organization it seems the entire Organization was not destroyed it is believed that at least one member succeeded in escaping its destruction., so be on your guard they may want revenge.
Maleficent has been relatively quiet and it is assumed her and Pete did not manage to escape the flood of Heartless in the World-that-Never-was. The Heartless have also become fewer and very rarely attack in large numbers. It is one of the few good things that has happened within a year.
Now to more pleasant business we at Disney Castle would like to invite you to a one year reunion. Someone will come by to pick you up on the seventh, we can not get clearance for the Empire until then. To make sure they are not attempting kidnap, murder, or some other dastardly deed, they will be accompanied by an imperial figure dressed in black armor who breathes through a mechanical device. Do NOT insult this man.
Sorry this letter couldn't have been more cheerful, but hope to see you soon.
M.M.
"Damn!" Riku said growling angrily. "I thought we got all of them!"
"At least the heartless attacks seemed to have lessened." Kairi said helpfully.
"That also has me worried." Riku said growling slightly.
"And the Organization." Sora moaned. "This is just what we needed…"
"It will be good to see the King again though." Riku said.
"Donald and Goofy too." Sora said laughing. "I wonder what they've been up to?"
"Hey, guys. Doesn't anyone else realize what this letter means?" Kairi asked softly.
"No, what?" Sora asked confused. Realization dawned on Riku's face.
"Sora what's the date today?" Riku asked quickly.
"Why? What does that have to do with anything?" Sora asked still confused. He looked at Kairi and Riku and saw their eyes wide it was almost comical. "Hah look at your faces!" Sora said laughing suddenly he heard a footfall behind him and spun around Keyblade at ready.
There standing in front of him was a man in black armor, a black cape around his shoulders, a loud mechanical breathing sounded and he looked into a dark mask. The man wore black gloves, black boots, black everything at his belt was a small cylindrical object. Behind him were six soldiers in white armor.
"Sora I presume, if the large key is any indicator." The mechanical rasping voice of the man in front of him paralyzed Sora in fear. The man noticing this showed no expression although behind the mask he was smirking. "And you must be the other two. The boy Riku who has embraced both the light and the dark, and the girl Kairi the third Keyblade wielder."
"What's it to you." Sora shot out angrily, the white armored troopers raised their guns at him. The man in black raised a hand and they lowered them.
"You are to come with me immediately, take the others and meet back at the ship." The man in black told the troopers. They saluted and at gunpoint marched Riku and Kairi back to the island. The armored man raised a gloved hand at the boy.
"Who are you? What are you going to do with them? If you hurt them I swear I'll-" Sora cut off trying to gasp for breath, his air supply being slowly cut off. Struggling for breath he managed to summon the Keyblade and his breathing returned to normal.
"So it is true." The man replied in monotone ignoring the gasping child's frantic gulps of air. "You may be a wielder of the Keyblade but you are insignificant to the powers of the Force." The man replied simply Sora glared at him angrily.
"What kind of magic is that?" Sora asked angrily.
"That was the power of the Force. I am called Darth Vader, you may call me Lord Vader. Now come, we are late enough as it is." Lord Vader said walking off in the direction of his shuttle, if the boy did not follow he would leave him. He had no time for stubbornness.
"Wait who are you?" Sora asked Vader.
"Lord Vader. Now enough, so help me I would love to leave you here boy. Now come!" Darth Vader said and Sora felt a strange feeling in his head and suddenly had an urge to drop everything and leave with the man, he gripped the Keyblade tighter and the feeling disappeared. Sora decided to reword his question.
"What are you here for?" Sora asked and when the man turned around scrutinized him he flinched back.
"I am your escort to Disney Castle. I normally would not find myself in duties so undermining, however considering who you are I had no choice. The King and my Master have made an alliance and this excursion is part of the agreement to seal the deal. I also wanted to meet the esteemed Keyblade Master, but I see that was a foolish notion." Vader said continuing to walk and leaving a fuming Sora behind who had to hurry to catch up.
A/N: Yep a major villain has already appeared although he is not trying to be bad at the moment. Next chapter we will see what has happened with Maleficent's former group and possibly what's happening with the Organization as well. Hope you liked it.