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HEY! This is my first fanfiction. R&R please! And feedback is appreciated too. :D

INTRODUCTION

The troubled Keyblade wielder lonesomely sat in the gardens of King Mickey's castle. It had been days since Kairi had last been seen roaming these grounds. She was gone: not a single trace of her to be found anywhere. Sora burrowed his face into his palms as he let out a sigh. A delicate hand rested on his shoulder.

"Sora?"

The melody of her voice so closely resembled that of his beloved Kairi. Then again, she WAS Kairi's Nobody to begin with. Or, actually, her ex-nobody...

*FLASHBACK*

Sora was napping in his chamber, dreaming of the good old days back on Destiny Island. How he had missed those days as a child, with Kairi and Riku as his closest friends. He remembered those days before the three knew of the bigger world- or, WORLDS actually. How their dreams eventually became a reality. However, not exactly the way Sora wanted it to go down. Riku, being consumed into the darkness. The Darkside. Traverse town. All of it. Then how he had encountered Organization XIII, and Roxas. The Nobody he never knew he had. Roxas had an uncanny resemblance of someone he had met only when he was a wee boy: Ven. Roxas and he were one now. However, he felt they could've been friends...

A knock on the large doors to his chamber caught him off guard. He fell out of bed and was greeted by a loud squeaking.

"Hey, watch it bucko! You could've crushed us just now. How would you explain to King Mickey our deaths..." the rant continued.

"Y-y-yeah! Tough guy!" said the second.

Chip and Dale, the King's personal engineers. At first glance, they're just your ordinary chipmunks. However, they are deceivingly clever, and are very fine engineers at that. Sora just sighed as he tried to shrug off the "sorry-guys-but-you-can't-blame-me-for-being-bigger-than-you" look. As he stood up to straighten himself up, Chip cleared his throat to speak.

"Sora, the King has summoned you to his chambers at once. He has big news to share."

Sora nodded, as he blinked the sleep out of his eyes. Big news? What could be so urgent that the king need to summon him immediately? Dale opened his mouth to continue his brother's thought.

"N-n-now if you'll excuse us, we need to also get Kairi as well."

And at that, the two scampered out the door and left Sora alone. He walked over to his closet and grabbed his casual gear. He changed quickly and quietly closed the door behind him. He made his way through the maze of corridors to the king's room. He knocked on the doors, just to be polite. The door was opened as the king greeted Sora with a warm smile. Kairi was also in the room as she waved.

"Good morning, Your Majesty," Sora said as he bowed his head, "Hey Kairi!"

"Sora, you can just call me Mickey. And as you both know, I have some very big news. After countless years of research, I have finally been able to craft a machine that willingly separates a Nobody from their Somebody."

Sora and Kairi gave each other looks of disbelief. Then the looks became more concerned. It was possible for a person to create a Nobody without going through the trouble of giving up your heart? This was something that needed to be witnessed before he would believe. But he just nodded along with Kairi.

"Now, Sora and Kairi, I want you both to step through and release Naminé and Roxas. Now, I realize that this is a lot to ask of you, but this is dire. The Kingdom is at risk of being overthrown by a new force. A force thrice the threat of Organization XIII."

A force thrice the power of Organization XIII? Impossible. Sora has erased each member what felt like eons ago. However, the King didn't seem to be kidding. And it was best not to question Mickey. Kairi shot Sora a look of troubling concern. It can't be helped. Whether they wanted to or not, they had to keep the Kingdom safe. It was their sworn promise to the king, the queen, and all the kingdom's inhabitants.

"I accept," Kairi spoke first. Sora could see the uneasiness in her eyes, but he knew that she would be brave.

"So do I," Sora said in agreement. His inner gut was telling him it was a bad idea, but he had to shake the feeling. Without further ado, the king pulled an obnoxiously large lever that released a roaring vortex to emerge from an archway. Gulping nervously, Kairi and Sora held each other's hands as they stepped into the vortex. In went two souls, and out came four persons. It was successful.

"How the-? Where's Xion?" Roxas demanded immediately. He and Xion had a thing for each other.

"Look," Mickey said, "I am in dire need of your services, Roxas and Naminé. A new force has come into the picture, and may possibly cause the downfall of the Kingdom as we speak. We need the four of you to go and disarm this force at once. Take all the necessary measures. I want them GONE."

Sora was astonished by Mickey's aggression. Clearly, he meant serious business. Roxas let out a sigh, and Naminé nodded.

"Your are all dismissed."

And with that, the four left the room to prepare for their journey...

Later that evening, as they were readying to leave, Naminé rushed into Sora's chamber. She was breathing rather heavily, which startled Sora slightly.

"Kairi... Kairi... s-s-she's gone..." Naminé managed to get out. She collapsed to the floor unconscious. Sora rushed over to Naminé's body, and carried it over to the king's chamber. He barged through the king's doors. The king jumped in surprise as he saw Naminé's unconscious body and a rather panicked Sora.

"What happened?" the king exclaimed.

"Kairi. She's gone, and no one knows where to..." Sora said, as a tear streamed down his face.

*END FLASHBACK*

Naminé was the last person to see Kairi before the mysterious disappearance. Sora was going to get to the bottom of this, even if it costed him his life. Naminé looked deeply into Sora's troubled eyes.

"Don't worry, she'll show up soon. Until then, we'll have to keep an eye out for the new threat."

Sora just depressingly nodded. After all, there really wasn't anything else he COULD do. Just then, the king darted from across the garden with a look of panic on his face. Sora met Mickey halfway and let the king catch his breath. Mickey composed himself before he spoke a word.

"Sora, an unidentified man in a red robe and black robe with chains attached to their wrists has been spotted coming toward this very-"

A chakama whizzed between Mickey's and Sora's head and dug itself into a tree. They both turned to see a familiar site.

"Like I said, I'll always be there to bring you back! Hopefully, you have that memorized."

"Axel, how the hell did you-" Sora was interrupted.

"Axel? Oh no, sir. I find that you have been sadly mistaken. I am Lea, Axel's somebody," said the man with his distinct orange hair slicked back into a ponytail that reached his butt. Roxas walked in at the wrong time.

"Axel, how the hell did you return?"

Poor Roxas, Sora thought to himself. He just has the worst timing skills. Lea just sighed, and repeated himself.

"Again, I am Lea, Axel's Somebody."

Lea pulled out the chakama from the tree and engaged Sora in an offensive stance. Sora summoned the Keyblade as he also went into an offensive stance. Lea threw the chakama with dead accuracy at Sora's torso. As soon as Sora blocked it, a sense of pain boiled up in his head. Sora grabbed the back of his head as he fell to the grassy ground. The pain was overbearing. His vision slowly started to blur out. He could die. He needed to find Kairi, but it appeared that destiny had something else in store for him. Naminé wept as she dropped the thick tree branch.

"Sora... I am so sorry... but... I have no other choice..."

With that, she grabbed Sora's body and vanished into the dark portal. Lea chuckled as he cast Mickey a grin.

"See you around, Mouse." And with that, he entered the same portal as Naminé before it vanished into thin air. Mickey fell to his knees as he fisted the ground repetitively. Roxas went to the king's side and tried to comfort him.

"Lea, this isn't over... you have crossed the line. I will never forgive you..." Mickey said through his own tears. Why'd fate have to be so cruel?

Hope you like the intro. I have much more in store for you, so please follow this story. It'll bloom into something quite interesting. Bye-bye for now! :D