Summary: This may seem like the same old Kingdom Hearts switcheroo story where someone subs themselves in for main characters like Sora or Kairi. However, this will be that and more. The story will be changed the islanders more involved. The worlds will be the same in location but the way the new characters subbing for Sora and such will be different.
Ok so the way this story/fanfic will be told is BOLD letters like these will be (A/N) or Authors Notes. Italics like This will be thoughts. Bold italics like this will be events like time passing in the story.Regular letters like these will be used to tell the story and dialogue will of course be like this: Heyman99 said "whatever he wanted to say". Of course it won't be always just character name said this and that. As the summary may explained this will be a swap out for Sora for someone else and the story will be changed based on how the new character would have reacted to a situation differently. Also the rules of the Kingdom Hearts world is changed, as you will see in the chapter. I apologize for the long Author's note and only have one more thing to say before I begin the story.
Disclaimer: I own nothing from Disney or Kingdom Hearts
"Hey Quit it!" Michael playfully yelled as Damien his childhood friend continued to throw rocks at him despite the fact that they made it very clear in the beginning that there wouldn't be any ranged projectiles while they practiced with their key shaped wooden swords. (A/N I own Michael and Damien as characters. Also yes they are using Wooden Keyblades but they do not know much about the keyblades it is just a legend to the islanders. Any references to darkness until darkness is shown are just jokes)
Instead of responding Damien simply continued to throw rocks so Michael had no choice but to "return fire." After a few bruises were inflicted they called it a draw and decided to start a new round. This time Michael made Damien swear he would only use the swords.
A few hours later...
"Wow it got dark fast" remarked Michael as he disarmed Damien for the third time.
"Yeah it doesn't normally get dark this fast" commented Damien "You don't think something is wrong do you?"
"No can't be the Islands have always been a place of light where darkness only exists in small amounts"
"Yeah I guess you're right" Damien said worryingly
All of a sudden they hear another voice "Hey guys we should probably get back to the main island before it gets too dark to sail and we have to wait for our parents to come get us again." Damien and Michael looked over and were relieved to see it was only Kairi.
"Thanks for looking out for us Kai" said Michael cheerfully "We were planning on going back soon anyway."
"Hey have you seen Riku by any chance" Damien asked Kairi
"No I thought he was with you" She responded.
"Then out of nowhere they heard a voice "Kairi was right I was here you two were just too busy dueling to notice me" then Riku dropped out of the nearby paopu tree landing nimbly on his feet. "Oh hey Riku" everyone said in unison. "Kairi is probably right we better be getting back. "You were here Riku you knew we were planning to do that anyway" Damien said sarcastically."
So they all started heading back to their boats so they could leave the play island.
Suddenly Riku asked "We are still going to build that raft and try to leave the islands tomorrow right?"
"Oh yeah definitely" said Damien "We want to see the other worlds beyond this one and if a Raft is the only way we can figure out how to right now then so be it."
(A/N The next day will be the same as the game in the gathering of supplies and materials needed for the raft and to survive at sea right up until Kairi asks if we want to call it a day)
"So you ready to head back Michael and Damien?"
"Yeah its been an exhausting day" Michael agreed "hey Kairi do you think its weird how much earlier it's getting dark?"
"Yeah I noticed but I haven't really thought about it... why?"
"Oh no reason" said Michael not wanting to sound paranoid. "Well I guess we'll head back then" said Damien.
Later when Michael is lying in bed
Michael looks out the window and sees the storm and think to himself "Weird we almost never have any bad weather" Suddenly he sprang up out of bed. "THE RAFT!" He realized that his parents would never allow him to go to the play island in this weather so he snuck out the window. As he was sneaking over to his boat/canoe he realized there was good reason for the adults to forbid it. He didn't want his boat to capsize and then be stuck in the middle of the ocean alone so he snuck back over to Damien's house and threw rocks at his window (A/N Yes the romantic cliche but there isn't anything romantic about this.)
Damien came to the window and was alarmed to see Michael. Michael gestured that Damien should get down there so Damien climbed out of his window and dropped to the ground. "What's up?" he asked Michael intrigued. "The raft" Michael said and Damien immediately realized what he meant. Together they retrieved their boats and set off to sail to the play island. When they arrived they saw Kairi and Rikus' boats there and then they looked up and saw a huge churning ball of darkness
"What the heck is that" exclaimed Damien. "You don't think... from the legends?"
"No man don't mess with me there's no way thats true is there?"
"No no you're probably right just a weird storm cloud"
They jumped up out of their boats and looked around when suddenly weird inky black creatures started rising up out of the ground (A/N Shadows). "What are those things" a terrified Damien said.
The Creatures started to attack Damien and Michael so they had no choice but to pull out their toy wooden Keyblades. However, they soon realized after attacking for a while that their swords were having no effect other than knocking them away.
"We can't fight them just run!" Michael Yelled "We need to find Kairi and Riku!"
They saw someone standing near the paopu tree so they ran over to it and saw Riku just standing there. Riku looks at us slowly and says "good you made it, using the darkness we can leave this island. We can travel to other worlds. Most on this island fear the darkness but I don't... I will embrace it. Join me in the darkness Damien and Michael!"
"Not without Kairi" Michael and Damien yell
"Then Riku disappears into the a pool of darkness and looking down we realize we are in one too and can't move. We begin to sink into darkness and just when we are about to give up a light appears searing the darkness away and we hear a voice "You're friendship has provided a light to stave off the darkness. Yet the darkness has awakened another light deep within your hearts. Use this new power wisely.
(A/N from this point in the story until further notice it will be Michael or Damien's POV [Point Of View] as show in the story)
We both came to back near the paopu tree glad to be alive but then we noticed something in our hands. We both looked down and I saw a keyblade with a Gold hilt and a Silver blade (A/N Kingdom Key For Design and Color
I looked over at Damien and saw he had a sort of reverse version of mine. It had a silver Hilt with a golden blade. (A/N Kingdom Key D for Design and Color) Suddenly the names of or keyblades came to mind. My Keyblade was called the Kingdom Key and his the Kingdom Key D. Suddenly we were surrounded and we prepared for a fight...