The cool sea air breezed through Destiny Island, swaying trees and sending waves crashing against the rocks gently. The skies were filled with stars, appearing in the calmest parts of the sea. The wind continued it steady rhythm, sounding the wind chimes as if an orchestra playing. You will never find a more peaceful night the on Destiny Island.

In one of the houses slept a knight and a princess, slumbering away as they dreamt deeply. They smiled in their sleep, either having the pleasant of dreams or happy to be together. Their snores were gentle so it did not disturb their slumber. At the end of the bed was a crib, made out of white wood and with plastic paupu fruits attached to strings: hanging above the crib. Inside the crib was a baby girl with short red hair and tanned skin, slumbering like her parents.

Sora was on his back with one arm hiding below a pillow while the other arm was wrapped around Kairi's waist, pulling her closer to him. Kairi had her head resting on her husband's chest, her left arm curled against her while her right hand was on his stomach. The young couples continued to sleep as they entered their own dream world.

Sora opened his eyes and found himself on Destiny Island. The hot sun sent it hot tropical rays down onto the earth, making the sea water crystal clear and the sand white. Sora smiled and closed his eyes, smelling the sea-salt air and hearing the waves hitting the shores. He opened his eyes again and found himself in his black outfit, as if he was ready for an adventure. He shook his head, making his spiky hair swayed sideway as he turned towards the horizon. His eyes took in the scenery as he stood there for a long time.

He was not alone however.

'So this is a beach?' a voice remarked. 'I've never seen anything so tranquil and beautiful.'

Startled, Sora turned around to the speaker who was sitting on a rock. The speaker was a young woman with long brown hair and emerald green eyes. Her skin was fair and the sun make it looked like she was a sparkling diamond. She wore a blue dress with a white apron attached on the front and white stockings. Shielding her from the sun was a black umbrella which was opened over her head. She smiled at Sora's surprised look.

'Alice?' he managed to say. 'Alice Liddell?'

Alice continued to smile as she slowly stood up. 'The one and only. It's good to see you again Sora.' she walked towards him, looking around the island. 'When I was younger, mama and papa took me and Lizzie to Blackpool once. The beach there was... Decent but it's not as beautiful as here.'

'What are you doing here?' Sora asked. 'How did you get here?' then he became serious. 'Is Wonderland in danger again?'

Alice rolled her eyes. 'Why is it that every time you see me you presume that there's trouble? No, Wonderland is fine. As for your second question, I... Well, how do I explain this?' she was now right in front of Sora, green and blue eyes met. 'After the defeat of Bumby, or the Dollmaker as you know him, I was granted the power to travel to other people's mind. So I will spent my leisure time exploring the minds of others.'

'Wow...' That was all Sora could say. 'That's cool. So whose mind did you visit?'

Alice shrugged. 'I have been to minds of artists, scientists, philosophers, musicians, authors and other great men. I have learnt about their desires, their passions, their fears and their goals. It was... An educational experience.' Then she gave Sora a sly smile. 'The only mind I have not visited is one of a hero.'

Sora scratched the back of his head and spoke modestly. 'Well... If you mean me... I did what anyone could do...'

'Not anyone could travel to worlds and stop armies of darkness.' Alice said, leaning closer to his face. 'Come now Sora, modesty doesn't suit you. I really want to know what made you decide to take this path. How about we start here?'

Alice closed the umbrella and the beach around them changed. The blue sky turned dark grey as storm clouds gathered, pouring down rain. The calmed sea churned violently, sending titanic waves crashing against the rocks. The wind howled loudly as it caused trees swayed sideways.

Sora looked around at the sudden change of the weather when his eyes rested onto something. He and Alice were not alone.

A small boy was kneeling besides a stiff body, his tears joining the rain. The boy have brown, spiky hair like Sora and tanned skin. If he uncovered his eyes for a brief moment, he will revealed sea-blue. He wore a white shirt, red shorts and flip-flops. The man lying on his back had short brown hair on his head and a brown stubble covering his jaws. His skin was tanned like the boy's, covered in fishing gear. His eyes were closed and his body was ominously still.

Sora stumbled forward as his eyes widened in recognition. 'I-I remember this... This was when my dad took me out fishing when I was a boy. We spent too much time on the boat and we were caught in a storm. The waves capsized the boat and I was about smash into the rocks when my dad grabbed me and swung me away from the rocks. He saved me but he lost his life protecting me.'

Sora closed his eyes, a tear flowing down from his right eye. In his mind, he can hear his father's spine snapped when he slammed against the rock and his words. The words that his father said to him was now scripted into his heart.

Alice gently placed a hand on his shoulder.'I remembered you told me about this when I was feeling down. I'm sorry if I brought this up.' she waited for a while before asking. 'So your father inspired you to save others and become a hero?'

Sora opened his eyes and wiped the tear away. 'Pretty much. After my dad's death, I helped out a lot in the village. Just small things like carrying groceries or rescuing kittens. It wasn't significant like what my dad did but it was a start.'

'Better a start than nothing.' Alice nodded. The image of the younger Sora and his deceased father slowly faded away. 'Let's move on shall we?'

The stormy scene was immediately transformed back to the serene and peaceful setting of Destiny Island. The sun was sending it radiant sunlight onto the beach and the sea was calm, not a single cloud in the blue sky.

Another body was lying in the sand but this time it was moving, soft snores coming from it. The sleeping figure was a younger version of Sora, when he was fourteen years old. Unlike his black outfit, he wore a white and black top over a red jumpsuit with yellow sneakers, his hands were covered in white gloves and there was a chain around his neck. His eyes were closed as he continued to sleep undisturbed.

Sora was about to disturb his younger self when suddenly a young girl with short red hair approached him. Her blue eyes were twinkling and a smile of mirth was all over her face. She wore a white sleeveless top and purple bike shots. She also wore sneakers and gloves. In her hands was a bucket.

The younger Kairi giggled as she tipped the bucket over Sora's head, pouring water all over Sora's head.

'Wakey, wakey sleepy head!'

Both Kairi and older Sora laughed while younger Sora gagged as the cold water woke him up rudely. After spitting out the last water, he tried to glare at Kairi.

'Hey what's the big idea? I was... Resting my eyes for a while...'

Younger Kairi snorted. 'You were suppose to help us build our raft remember? I sew the sails and Riku is almost done with the raft. Did you get the supplies?'

'Of course I did!' Younger Sora said with dignity, getting onto his feet. 'What kind of lazy pig I am? I collected some stuffs before I took my nap.'

He was pointing at three coconuts and a medium-sized jar filled with water. As Kairi rolled her eyes, the older Sora face-palmed himself. Was he ever that lazy?

'Goodness you're so useless!' the younger Kairi exclaimed. She sighed as she placed the sails she was working on next to Sora's supplies. She then stretched and placed her hands on her hips, smiling at The younger Sora. 'Come on, I'll help you.'

Younger Sora grinned. 'Thanks Kairi.'

'Hey, you two stop slacking off and help me with the raft!'

Sora, his younger self and the younger Kairi turned to the speaker. It was a boy older and taller than Sora. He have long silver hair and green eyes. His skin was tanned like Sora's. He wore a yellow sleeveless top and blue pants. Like the other two, he too wore sneakers. Resting on his shoulder was a small log.

Kairi pretended to be angry. 'Hey, I did my part! Lazybones here didn't get enough food for all of us!'

'Hey!' the younger Sora said defensively. 'It was a start!'

Riku had his back on them already, walking back to where he came from. 'Well I'll be waiting at the raft. Join me when you're done bickering.'

The younger Sora and Kairi giggled and ran after the younger Riku, the older Sora and Alice following behind them. As the younger Sora and Kairi ran down the sandy hill, the older Sora and Alice stopped on top of the hill so they could take in the scene.

It was on the other side of the island where the younger Sora, Kairi and Riku were working on the raft that was suppose to take them to other places. The older Sora smiled as the scene before him made him noltagic. The laughters and jokes felt like it was only yesterday than years ago.

'Were you three playing pirates or something?' Alice inquired.

'Nah.' Sora answered, his eyes never left the trio. 'When we were younger, Riku, Kairi and I wanted to go to other places. See whether they were other worlds. Even see if me and Riku can become heroes like those famous sailors.'

'On that thing?' Alice asked in disbelief. 'You will need a bigger ship than that if you want to travel the open seas.'

'Cut us some slack okay? We were just kids.'

Alice dipped her head in an apologetic manner. 'Fair enough. Shall we continue on?'

Destiny Island transformed once again. Although the blue sky was there, the beach and the sea disappeared. Sora found himself sitting on top of a hedge, high up in the air. He quickly lifted his head away from the ground and found Alice sitting on the hedge opposite to him, still holding onto her umbrella. With a smiling Alice looking at him, Sora looked around his new surrounding.

There were on top of a maze in Wonderland. The uncorrupted Wonderland.

Before Sora can open his mouth to ask any question, Alice smiled and said. 'This is the most memorable part of us two.'

Right on cue, a fourteen year old Sora was running through the maze and he was dragging someone behind him. It was Alice but unlike the Alice sitting on the hedge, this one had long blonde hair and blue eyes. Her dress was the same as the Alice Sora now knew but more pale and innocent.

This was Alice Liddell before she lost her family and sanity.

'Sora!' the past Alice gasped. 'I can't... Keep up...'

'Just a bit more Alice!' the younger Sora shouted. 'Once we get out from the maze and find Donald and Goofy, we should be safe!' he turned his head over his shoulder, flashing the past Alice with a grin. 'No matter what happened, I will always protect you!'

The past Alice looked up and smiled. Both of their younger self ran pass them and soon disappeared into the depths of the maze. They were not gone long when a group of Card Guards ran through the maze, screaming and brandishing their weapons as they chased the two fugitives. They too soon disappeared into the maze.

'Do you always say that to every damsel in distress you rescued?' Alice asked.

Sora scratched the back of his head. 'Well... The only two women I use those words were Kairi and you. The others have their own knights in shining armour to protect them.'

'However, my knight in shining armour has already given his heart to another.' Alice commented. Alice cocked her head at Sora. 'Tell me Sora, why did you rescue me?'

Sora looked at her in surprise. 'Do I need a reason to rescue you?'

Alice shrugged. 'I don't know. It's just that you, Donald and Goofy arrived in Wonderland and that was the first time we met, I didn't know you and you didn't know me so one must ask why a total stranger will rescue another total stranger. Was it because it will make you a hero or was it because I am one of the Princesses of Heart?'

'You're sounding a bit more like the Cheshire Cat every day.' Sora joked before turning serious. 'Neither. When we first met, all I saw was an innocent young girl getting bullied by a pack of cards. So thinking that you were in trouble, I did what anyone would do and help you out.'

Alice studied him closely, seeing whether or not he was telling her the truth. Finally, she nodded. 'A good Samaritan. You don't come across them nowadays and they're on huge demand.' she then tilted her head. 'Onto our next stop.'

The surrounding changed again and they found themselves surrounded by rubble. Above them the sky was dark grey and the air was filled with a dark presence. Sora and Alice were back on their feet. After studying his new surrounding, Sora recognised it as Hollow Bastion.

Like in the other scenes, they were not alone. They watched as a fourteen year old Riku, wearing black armour with the Heartless crest on it, taking Sora's Kingdom Key away from him: leaving Sora on his fours. The moment Riku walked away, Donald and Goofy quickly followed behind him: leaving Sora as well.

'How odd.' Alice remarked. 'Donald and Goofy abandoning you for Riku. Mind telling me what's going on?'

Sora's face became hard. 'When me, Kairi and Riku were separated, Maleficent recruited Riku to join her and help her capture Kairi. Then Riku came up and said that the key-blade belongs to him and the key-blade went to him. Donald and Goofy were ordered to follow the one holding the key so they thought Riku was the one.'

'How terrible.' Alice said. 'You must have felt betrayed.'

Sora nodded. 'Worst, I felt helpless. All this time I thought I was the hero because the key-blade chose me. When it went to Riku, I felt nothing.'

'But you came back to your feet again?'

Sora nodded again as the scene changed. It showed younger Sora confronting Riku and Riku pointed Kingdom Key at his friend. Then suddenly, Goofy jumped in front of Sora and blocked Riku's attack with his shield. Minute later, Donald joined Sora and Goofy as he daclared his friendship with Sora.

'Someone told me that you don't need a weapon to become a hero.' Sora spoke. 'All you need is a conscious, good friends and this.' Sora placed his hand where his heart was. 'With hose at my side, I can overcome all obstacles and the hero that everyone need.'

The scene showed the key-blade disappearing from Riku's hands and reappearing into Sora's. As Sora, Donald and Goofy were taking their fighting stance, the scene changed again. This time it showed the younger Sora and Kairi. They were about to embrace when suddenly a rumble boomed and a crack in between them. Desperately, Sora and Kairi clasped hands but were unable to pull one another towards a side.

'I will come back to you!' the younger Sora shouted. 'I promise!'

'I know you will!' the younger Kairi screamed, tears in her eyes.

Their hands let go and the scene faded away, leaving Sora and Alice alone in the darkness. Alice had her umbrella folded as she wiped a tear away from her eye.

'You're truly are a knight in shining armour Sora.' she sighed as she opened the umbrella. 'Kairi is indeed blessed to have you at your side.'

'I can also be your knight in shining armour too.' Sora grinned at her.

Alice smiled and placed a hand on his. 'Thank you Sora but I can take of myself.' She let go of his hands as she walked forward. 'Your life are full of adventures doesn't it?'

Bubbles appeared in the darkness, giving small illumination. Inside of these bubbles were scenes of Sora's adventures in other worlds. Sora looked at every one of them, filled with noltagic. He, Donald and Goofy were saving worlds for both the Heartless and the Organization 13 as they searched for Riku and Kairi. Seeing these memories made Sora smiled. He missed those days.

At the end of the bubbles was a door made from painted glasses. To Sora's surprise, it was an image of him and Kairi holding hands, dressed in wedding outfits and smiling at each other. As he stood there dumbfounded, Alice laughed at his surprise and placed a hand on the door handle.

'This is only the beginning for you my friend!'

Alice pushed the door opened and they stepped into it. Sora found himself in a bright room with light green painted walls and red carpeted floors. There was a small desk in the middle of the room surrounded by sofas. Outside of the windows was a village under a bright blue sky.

Sitting on one of the sofas was Sora, a year younger. His eyes were downcast and he sat bending forward, twiddling his thumbs. Sitting right next to him was Riku, leaning against the sofa with both arms stretched and looking the exact opposite of his friend. Both of them were sitting next to a door that had the word "Emergency" above it.

'Why is that smile of yours upside down?' Alice asked. 'I never seen you this worried before.'

'This...' Sora began. 'This was when Kairi was pregnant with our child.'

Alice raised an eyebrow as Riku placed a hand on Sora's shoulder. 'Hey, everything is going to be fine. Kairi is pretty tough and I'm sure your kid is going to take after both of you.'

The other Sora lifted his head and smiled. 'Thanks man. Do you think my kid is going to be like me?'

Riku chuckled. 'I hope not. We got enough reckless block-heads on this island already.'

Sora laughed and punched Riku on the shoulders. They were still battering away when the doors burst opened. Sora and Riku jumped onto their feet while a nurse approached them. Sora realised how worried he was just by looking at his past self's face.

'How is it nurse?' Sora shot out. 'Is Kairi and the baby all right?'

The nurse smiled. 'Congratulation Sora. Your wife has given birth to a lovely baby girl.'

Tears welled up in Sora's eyes as he walked pass the nurse and entered the emergency room, followed by the nurse, Riku, older Sora and Alice. The scene before them was one of a blissful moment.

Older Sora and Alice watched as Kairi was in bed, smiling happily as she held her new daughter. Sora sat next to Kairi and the two young parents smiled down at their sleeping baby, Riku standing at the bottom of the bed with a proud grin. The two observers stood where they can see the happy faces.

'She got your eyes.' Kairi whispered, resting her head onto Sora's shoulder.

Sora nodded. 'Really? I'm sure she got her mother's eyes.'

'Oh god...' Riku rolled his eyes. 'Does it matter? Your eyes are the same colour!'

Kairi giggled and looked up at her husband. 'Do you want to hold her?'

Sora smiled as he gently lifted the baby from Kairi's hands. He straightened up and smiled at his new daughter, bouncing her gently so not to wake her up. Sora continued to carry his baby when Riku coughed softly.

'So have you two decided on a name for your new kid?'

Sora smiled. 'We did. If we had a baby girl, we would name her after one of the bravest and strong-willed heroine I have ever encountered. Right honey?'

Kairi nodded in agreement. 'Would you like to do the honours?'

'Yeah.' Sora said and turned back to the baby. 'Welcome to this world, Alice.'

For the first time since meeting her in his mind, Alice Liddell gasped and dropped her umbrella onto the floor. She stood there, stunned, as the words slowly registered into her mind. She then bent forward to pick up her umbrella and after dropping it twice, she straitened up.

'You named your child after me?'

Sora grinned. 'I told Kairi about you and she thought it was a good idea to name our girl after you. We also wanted to ask you to be Alice's godmother if anything happens to us.'

Alice was speechless for a moment. 'I... I'm honoured. Although, is it wise to appoint a former lunatic as a godmother?'

'Hey.' sora shrugged. 'No ones perfect.'

Alive laughed. 'Touché.' she leaned in closer to study the younger Sora's face as it faded away. 'I can sense so much emotions in that moment. Joy... Happiness... And fear. What an odd emotion.' she closed the umbrella. 'Now tell me: you shown no signs of fear when you are fighting Heartless, travelling to unknown worlds and even went through hell with me. You only shown fear in this happy moment. Care to explain?'

The good humour left Sora as he watched the scene before him faded away. He did not answer Alice immediately as he was recollecting his thoughts. Finally, as if the entire world was resting on his shoulders, he answered.

'You know my past Alice. About me losing my father at a younger age.' Alice nodded so he continued. 'I didn't spend a lot of time with my dad so... I don't know much about parenting.' he looked at Alice in the eyes. 'I... I'm scared of not being the hero that I want my daughter to see. I'm scared that I won't be a good dad and... I fear she may hate me.'

'A fear every parent feel when they have a child.' Alice commented philosophically. 'Nothing to be ashamed about. What about your mother? Surely you have learnt a thing or two from her about parenting.'

'Will that be enough?'

Alice's eyes softened as she held Sora's hands. 'I too lost my parents at a young age and I'm the last person to be ask for advise on parenting. However, I will say this. Be there for her. In both good or bad times, always be there for her to hold her hands and give her the support she needs. She doesn't need a hero. She needs a father. That is the hero she's looking for.'

Sora nodded, his smile coming back. 'Thanks Alice. I will keep your words in mind.'

Alice smirked, 'I will make sure you do because I'll swear to you Sora.' A maniacal look appeared on her face. 'As Alice's godmother, I will send you to your worst nightmare if the child is suffering. Am I clear?'

Sora gulped. 'Yea ma'am!'

The maniacal look disappeared from Alice's face. 'Good.' She looked around. 'My... My... I'm afraid this is where we will part. I'm glad I get to see you again.'

'Will I see you again?' Sora asked.

'With my new power I'm sure we will.' Alice giggled. 'I will pop by Kairi's mind and say hello.' Alice then pulled Sora into a hug. 'You take care of yourself.'

'And you too.' Sora said as he hugged her back.

The minute they broke physical contact, Sora's vision of Alice began to fade away as the darkness closed in on him...

... Making him opened his eyes, waking him up. He was greeted by the warm sunlight as he stretched his arms and yawned loudly. Sora found himself alone, both the bed and crib empty.

Yawning again, he rolled off the bed and made his way down the staircase. As he descended the stairs, he can hear the humming of his wife and the smell of fried eggs. He walked into the kitchen and saw Kairi standing at the stove, scraping eggs and bacons onto a plate. His daughter, Alice, was in her baby-chair: gurgling happily and waving her spoon about.

Sora sneaked quietly from behind and pecked Kairi on the cheek, giving her a surprise squirm.

'Morning beautiful.'

'Morning sleepy-head.' Kairi grinned. 'Slept well?'

'Like a log.'

'Why am I not surprised?' Kairi giggled as she cracked an egg on the frying-pan. 'Breakfast will be ready in a minute.'

Sora gave a goofy salute. 'Loud and clear.'

Sora left his wife with the breakfast and turned to Alice. Alice laughed and waved her arms as Sora picked her up. He smiled as he lifted Alice up and down, making the baby gurgled. He brought Alice's face closed to his and allowed her to play with his nose.

'Don't worry baby Alice.' he whispered to her ears only. 'I will always be there for you. That's a promise.'

In response, Alice beamed toothlessly at her father: her stumpy hands on Sora's head.