There they stood, in the center of the fated place-the Keyblade graveyard- staring at the sky where Kingdom Hearts was just a few hours prior.
"It's finally over." Mickey says, turning towards the others, as smile on his face. Everyone nods in relief and agreement.
Shaking his head, Sora states quietly and with sadness, "No…"
"We'll find Kairi. Let's head back to master Yen Sid. We can figure it out." Responds Riku, obvious concern in his voice as well.
"No, I know what to do."
"Sora." He turns, speaking immediately to cut Mickey off,
"My whole journey began the day I lost her. And every time I find her… she slips away again. I thought we'd finally be together, but she's out there, alone. Not for one more second!"
Donald and Goofy step forward "We'll go too!"
"That's right!" They both exclaim.
"Thank you, Donald, Goofy. But this time I have to go it alone."
"Sora, listen, the power of waking isn't to go chasing after hearts. Even if you do locate Kairi, you might never come back to us again!" Mickey reasons, trying to keep Sora from doing something stupid.
I will! And we'll both be back before you know it!" Sora states, as if it was a fact, even though he is just as unsure as the rest of the guardians of where this new journey will take him.
"Please…" Mickey pleads, Riku, knowing Sora's resolve to find all his friends and keep them safe, gets on one knee, putting his hand on Mickey's shoulder.
"Let him go, Mickey."
"Riku."
"His heart and his mind are made up. Now, believe in him."
"Yeah… Safe journey, Sora." There's a hint of sadness in his voice and his eyes, but he allows Sora to go.
"Thank you." And Sora turns back to where Kingdom hearts was before, summoning forth his Keyblade and pointing it at the sky, everything around began to glow a bright, radiant white before fading into darkness…
A boy opens his eyes to a bedroom, a dark Victorian blue, matching his hair, littered with knick knacks and collectibles traded for munny and other knick knacks from other students in school. The curtains next to his bed let out a small sliver of light. "I need to remember to get those curtains taped shut or something, I really don't like waking up this early!" Reluctantly he got up and headed to his bathroom, down the hall from his room. He gazed in the mirror with his brown eyes, noticing that is hair was spiking up in all directions. Quickly flattening it out and brushing his teeth he headed back into his room to get dressed, contemplating his dream as he did so.
"This is the third time I've had that dream, maybe I should ask Master Riku and Kairi if they know who Sora is." He headed downstairs, dragging his feet as he did so, his mother was making breakfast for herself, pointing to the toast and eggs sitting on the table.
"Honey, you never wake up this early, is something the matter?" Her voice was laced with concern for her son. He just sighed and responded honestly, for whatever mysterious reason.
"I just don't get why Riku and Kairi want me to train as a Keyblade wielder when I can't even summon the dummy Keyblades they let us use for practice. And sure, I'm good at magic, but that's literally it!"
"Oh honey, you know what they told me when they first took you in to teach you?"
"No, what's that?" The boy spoke between mouthfuls of eggs and toast, sometimes with the food still in his mouth.
"They said that they saw something in your heart, a bright light, and that someday you'll become a fearsome wielder, probably better than even Riku. Do you get what they mean, Jayson?"
Jayson sighed, knowing there won't be a way out of it anyways. "I guess… Well, I'm done now, I'm going!"
"Bye, son! Be safe, don't overexert yourself with the magic this time! I don't want Riku or Lea dragging you home again!"
"I'll try mom! I promise!" He gave a cheeky grin to her over his shoulder, signifying that he probably won't keep to that promise. He was off down the corner and towards the newly built Keyblade training center.
Gummiphone Entries:
Jayson: The protagonist of the new series, sixteen (16) years old, he has few friends due to his shy and mischievous nature. Naturally gifted with magic, he is already able to use second tier healing spells (Cura, group Cure) and every type of magic outside of time spells. Riku and Kairi picked him for Keyblade training, stating that he has a "strong heart", though Jayson himself isn't too sure about that…
Sora: The mysterious boy from Jayson's dreams, able to wield a Keyblade, not much is known about him from Jayson's perspective, only knowing his name and face.
Riku: A Keyblade master, beginning to teach new wielders alongside his best friend and fellow master, Kairi. Gifted especially with Dark Magic (Dark Firaga is his favorite, but he can use others too). He is also very skilled in combat. He fought alongside Kairi and the other guardians of light in the second Keyblade war.
Kairi: A Keyblade master, she teaches new wielders alongside Riku. While she may not be gifted in combat, she is very gifted in light magic and healing spells (Using ZettaCure is too strenuous and has only been used once before, but she doesn't like to talk about that time.) She fought alongside Riku and the other guardians of light in the second Keyblade war.
Mickey: A mysterious mouse from Jayson's dreams. He knows nothing about him.
Keyblade Training Center: A location built roughly two years after they second Keyblade war, in response to the burgeoning wealth of new wielders from across the galaxy, it is situated on the play island on Destiny Islands. There is a sister location in the Land of Departure, where other masters from before Riku and Kairi's time train new wielders as well.