Kingdom Hearts IV

By Axel Ingleson and Bounty Hunter Darcy

-Chapter 1: Twilight Town-

"Late again, Riku," Sora chided his best friend as the one-time Keyblade master hobbled into the Peridot Ice Cream Shop leaning on a black and silver cane.

Watching the frailty of Riku's steps, Sora felt a twinge of guilt. Riku had not been able to fight or even walk properly since Sora's keyblade, Fenrir, hamstringed him during the fight that ensued following the death of Sora's daughter Arisu's heartless form. That death had been at Riku's hands and it had taken Sora ten years to forgive the older Keyblade master.

"Well, it's not exactly easy for me to get into the boat with my leg being the way it is, you know," Riku replied.

"Then why did you decide to live on the Island instead of the mainland?" Sora wondered aloud.

"I like our island," Riku admitted. "We had a lot of good memories there."

"We sure did," Sora agreed.

"Grandpa!"

Riku and Sora turned to see two boys running up to him. One had blond hair, the other blue. Both had blue eyes that were reminiscent of both Sora's and his daughter's.

"Why aren't you in school?" Sora asked. "I dropped you off there ten minutes ago."

"Sorry, grandpa, but something weird is happening there," Hitoshi told Sora. He looked at Riku, "Michi is still there. Some weird thing that looked like sword with wings appeared in his hands and he started attacking whatever it is."

"Way to Dawn," Riku muttered. "So, my grandson is a Keyblade master." He looked up at Sora. "Well? Shall we?"

"You can hardly walk with that leg of yours," Sora pointed out. "I'm afraid this adventure is for a younger generation." He turned to face Hitoshi. "If you are willing and brave enough to face your enemy, a Keyblade will appear in your hands just as one did in Michi's hands."

"Are you sure, grandpa?" Hitoshi asked.

"It's in your blood," Sora told him. "Go now. Take up your keyblades if you have the courage. This world needs your help as will others. I suggest you search for a man named Yen Sid. He is a great wizard and he will be able to give you other items that will aid you in your quest to stop the Heartless and the Nobodies."

Sora and Riku watched as Hitoshi and Hiroshi ran off to face their newfound foe.