[Kingdom Hearts belongs to Square Enix. All Disney characters belong to Disney. Toy Story belongs to Pixar and Disney.]

Chapter 1

Rain gently pattered against the windows of a small house in District 2 of Traverse Town as a teenage girl lay in bed. Open on her stomach was an old diary written in a language that she was struggling to comprehend. Juliet wasn't originally from Traverse Town, but when her home world that been taken by the darkness she'd somehow landed in the world meant for castaways. She flopped back down on her back letting the diary close as it still lay on her stomach; her mousy brown ponytail digging into the back of her head. Propped up next to the dresser was a large stick that Juliet used in back alley brawls in Traverse Town, but it never amounted to much damage on her account. So far all I've found out is that there's some kind of weapon called a Keyblade, but that doesn't tell me much now does it. Sitting up again Juliet opened the diary back up to where she'd left off. "After the Keyblade Wars the X-Blade was shattered into seven pure lights and thirteen darknesses. The one who finds the pure lights and merges them with the darkness will have the power of the X-Blade." She rested back on her palms and let the diary close again. "The power of some phenomenal weapon called the X-Blade…..what a load of bull." All though the story seemed to be a mere fantasy Juliet's interest was still roused and she found herself opening the diary again. Why am I still looking through this old book? It's obvious that whoever wrote it has too much time on their hands. All though….I must admit it does make for a good story. Sitting up in bed so that her back rested against the wall Juliet thumbed through a few more pages when she heard someone knock at her door. "I'll be right there."

Standing outside Juliet's door was a tall man with long black hair streaked with red with a bright pair of crimson eyes. His skin was sallow and stretched tightly over his angular cheekbones making him look older then he actually was and quiet ill at the same time. His arms and legs were long and boney beneath a dark robe that he was wearing. In face the only thing about this man that seemed to be alive were his bright eyes. He saw Juliet open and door and gave her a little smile that suggested he might be hiding something. "Young lady, I was wondering if you could spare pity for a weary traveler. You see I've been on the road longer then I care to admit and am in need of some much needed rest."

Juliet shrugged and opened the door a little wider. "This world is made up of weary travelers like yourself feel free to come in." She stepped to the side to allow the man in feeling a little curious about where he'd come from. All though she didn't like to admit it Juliet had always been curious about the outside worlds after she'd been forced to flee from hers at such a young age." She sat down at the little table in the middle of the room, but not before pulling out a chair of the stranger. "Are you hungry? I could get you something to eat if you like."

"Oh, no, but thank you for your hospitality. I just need a quiet place to regain my strength." Looking around the house the man's eyes finally landed on the diary that was still on the bed, but he quickly averted his gaze. He looked back at Juliet to get a better look at her. She didn't look like a threat in her purple tank top and dark pants in fact she just looked like an average resident of Traverse Town and none of them looked particularly special either. "May I ask for the young lady's name who so graciously allowed me into her home?"

Juliet had also been looking the man over, but was snapped out of her thoughts at the sound of his rather hypnotic voice. "Oh, my name?" She saw him quirk an eyebrow; a ghost of a smile playing on his lips. "It's Juliet. What's yours?"

The man chuckled softly under his breath as his gaze drifted back to the diary on the bed. "My name is Erik, Miss Juliet." This time he allowed her to notice that his attention was on the diary. "Do you think you could tell me how you came across such an old book? Its not often that such a young person is interested in old literature."

"Oh, that? When I left my home world it was in my things." Deciding it would be all right to trust Erik; Juliet walked over to the bed and picked the diary up before walking back to the table. She flipped it open to a random page and let herself gaze fondly at the weather beaten pages. "I think someone was trying to write a fantasy story or something. All its about is something called the Keyblade Wars, the X-Blade, and these seven pure lights and thirteen darknesses. It doesn't make any since to me, but I still like to have it around. Reminds me of home you know?"

Erik gestured at the diary. "Do you mind if I take a look at it? Something about the Keyblade Wars is ringing a bell with me. All though I'm sure you're right and someone just had an over active imagination." He accepted the book as it was slid across the table and he began to thumb through it. Erik's eyes widened a bit as he continued to glance over the pages; this was exactly what he'd been looking for. "Juliet, are you from originally from this town?"

Juliet hadn't quiet expected a reaction like that and shook her head. "No, I'm not from here, but before you ask where I'm from I have to tell you now that I couldn't tell you that because I don't remember. I was really young when I left home." She saw him giving her a concerned look.

"Tell me what you remember."

In though Juliet leaned back in her chair. She wanted to trust this man. There was something about him that made her feel at ease, but at the same time those bright eyes were a little creepy. "I don't remember much, but there were a lot of bubbles around for some reason and I remember bouncing on the bubbles. My Mom got mad at me because she thought I'd hurt myself." Juliet wove her fingers together and let her chin rest on them. "Sorry, that's all I remember."

"You don't remember where you got this diary?"

"No, it was in my things when I got here."

Erik leaned forward so that he could whisper to Juliet. "Have you ever thought about trying to find your way home?" He saw her look back at him. That had gotten her attention. "Because if you're willing to help me with a little issue I'll help you find your way home."

Juliet leaned back in her chair again. "Sure, I'll help you. What's there to lose?"She saw him smile in relief.

"Excellent." Erik began to flip through the diary until he came to the page he'd been looking for. "Do you remember reading about the seven pure lights and the thirteen darknesses?" He saw her nod. "Well, my boss has decided that he wants to know more about these lights and has sent me out to look for them. Trouble is that I don't even know where to start, but you have this diary so maybe you know something that I don't."

"Sorry, I haven't come across anything that says where they are. You can borrow the diary if you want to."

"Not exactly what I was thinking. You want to see other worlds right?" Erik saw her nod again. "Well, I was thinking that you could go looking for these lights for me and in the processes you could see other worlds." Erik expected for Juliet to ignore his idea and was surprised to see her look excited at the idea. "Is that a yes to my plan?"

"Of course I'll go. I've wanted to get out of this town almost as soon as I got here." Juliet got up from her chair. "So, when I do leave?" She saw Erik blink a couple of times before sitting back down. "Does this mean I'm not going to get to leave after all?"

"Oh no I'll send you. Just not yet. First I need to give you some things that will help you on your journey." He saw that Juliet was still looking very excited. "Not yet though just calm down. I'll see you in the morning." Erik got up from the table and began to walk back towards the door. "Don't forget now."

Juliet watched Erik leave the house before seizing the diary and throwing herself down on the bed. How could she sleep with this buzzing in her head? This strange man had just appeared out of nowhere and offered her a way to get home in exchange for helping him on some wild goose chase. Who cares if it's a wild goose chase I might actually have a chance of getting home and finding out what happened to everyone. She fell into an uneasy sleep that night; her dreams filled a bright eyed stranger.

Early the next morning Juliet woke up to find that it was still lightly sprinkling outside. She hurried out of bed and took a quick shower before dressing in a purple tank top with stitching up the sides, a black tank top on under that, black pants, and boots that went up to her knees; her mousy brown hair was tied back in a ponytail once again. Juliet ran around the small house packing a bag while eating a piece of toast. Don't know when I'll be back. Might as well back a bag for a couple of weeks. The sound of someone knocking on her door nearly sent Juliet into a panic. "I'll be there in just a minute." As she pulled the door open Juliet was a little disappointed to see a little dark haired girl standing outside her house. "Oh, Wendy, I didn't expect to see you here." She crouched down so that she would be eye to eye with the little girl. "Why are you here by yourself? Won't your Mom and Dad be worried?"

Wendy shook her head and stood up on her tip toes to get a better look at Juliet when she saw the bag next to the wall. "Are you going on a trip, Juliet?" The little girl had always idolized Juliet and if the older girl was going somewhere Wendy wanted in on it. "Do you think I could go with you?"

Juliet could see Erik walking towards her and wanted to get on her way as quickly as possible. "I'm sorry Wendy. This is a trip that only I can go on." She saw the little girl stick her lower lip out in a pout. "I promise to bring you back something fun. Now, why don't you go home? Your parents are probably worried sick."

Erik watched the dejected little girl trudge past him before walking toward Juliet. "Who was that? Your sidekick?" He could see the bag propped up against the wall. "You sure are excited aren't you?" He reached into his cloak and pulled out a couple of items. "First a map of how to get to the worlds." Erik handed her the old dirty piece of paper. "Second here's your way of getting around." He pulled out what looked like a set of armor, but it was only the arm. "Lastly, a weapon."

Looking at the keychain that had been dropped into her hands Juliet only saw a card with a chain attached to it. "How am I supposed to use this as a weapon?"

"It will show itself when you need it. Now, I suggest you study that map." Erik began to walk off when he felt Juliet throw her arms around him.

"Thank you…..Thank you for giving me this chance to get home."

Erik was a little taken aback at Juliet's reaction and patted her head. "All right….your welcome. Now, let go of me." He sighed in relief as he felt Juliet release him and gestured at the armor. "You'll want to put that on." He picked it up and fitted it to her arm where it clasped itself to her bare skin. "That won't come off easily either just so you know. To activate it just press the button at the top."

Juliet looked down at her armor and when she looked up again Erik had disappeared. Wonder where he went. I was going to ask him where to go first. She looked back down at the map before closing her eyes and pointing at one of the worlds. When she opened her eyes she saw that her finger had landed on one called Andy's Room. I guess I'm going to Andy's Room first. Where ever that is. Juliet took in a deep breath before she began to walk towards the exit of Traverse Town.