Okay, so how about something different, guys? Don't ask me why I'm writing this. I don't know either.
In Another Galaxy
By FlikFreak
Part One: One Wrong Turn
The Excalibur had been en route to Radiant Garden for a long while now. The warp drive was damaged from an escapade involving opening another gateway, so the group residing within was forced to fly back the old-fashioned way; and while Sora respected Donald's gummi ship driving skill, there was one very necessary thing that the duck didn't seem to have at the moment.
A sense of direction.
Sora sighed. "Let's face it, Donald. We're lost. L-o-s-t. Can't we pull out a map or something?"
"We're not lost!" The mage insisted heatedly. "I know exactly where we are!"
"Then where are we?" Sora asked dryly. When the duck didn't come up with a response, he sighed. "Thought so."
Goofy weaved his fingers together thoughtfully. "Gawrsh, Donald, shouldn't we at least call someone and ask if they know where we are?"
Donald rolled his eyes in exasperation. "Fine, you win. I'll contact Chip and Dale and see if they can bring up our location."
Grinning victoriously, Sora leaned back in his chair and glanced out the window. The normally vibrant sky was much darker now, but still beautiful. Here and there, colorful auroras streaked across the spatial void, stars dotting the black and creating a view unlike anything he could have ever hoped to see. Sora remembered first seeing it after leaving Traverse Town; he couldn't peel his eyes away from it. Sometimes, he caught himself feeling the same sensation again, and while sometimes he dismissed it as Roxas having his own 'kid-in-a-candy-shop moment' as he liked to call it, the view never ceased to awe him.
"Bad news," Donald announced suddenly. "I can't get a hold of Chip and Dale."
Sora swallowed. "That's not good, is it?" He said.
Donald shook his head. "No, it's not. It could either mean something's wrong with the communications system or we've gone into a different galaxy."
Goofy made a barely audible sound that was quite similar to a whimper. Sora winced. "I take it you've never done this before?"
"Nope," Goofy replied. "The King always talked about there being galaxies other than the one we've been running around in, but he never said anything about going to one. I guess we're the first."
"Meaning our navigation systems are absolutely worthless here," Donald added with a grumble. "The only thing we're really capable of doing for now is flying around until we find a place to land, and even then we only have so much fuel, plus there's no telling if there's a place to fill up again or even if anywhere here has sentient life…"
"So basically we're screwed unless we either get out of here or find somewhere to make a pit stop?" Sora offered.
"Basically," Donald said, nodding. "I think I can set up some sensors to detect any nearby planets that we can stop on, but even then we won't know it's safe until we actually land."
It didn't take a genius to know what that meant. There could be anything out there, not just heartless and nobodies. Still, there was something about this place…wherever it was…that set him on edge. He had felt something similar whenever the keyblade sensed heartless or nobodies near; the goose bumps on his skin, the chill down his spine, the hairs on the back of his neck raising. Something wasn't right. His fingers tingled, ready to summon the keyblade at any given moment, but he clenched his hand into a fist and sternly kept his attention steady. If he saw any place to land before Donald did, he'd speak up. After all, a keyblade master was no good if he was stranded in outer space.
A sudden flurry of blips from one of the panels jerked Sora out of his trance. "What's that?" he asked.
Donald was on the case immediately. "We've got some other ships headed our way!" He cried. "I'm landing at the first port we can find!"
"Shouldn't we have picked up that scan earlier?!" Sora demanded as he buckled himself in.
"They came outta nowhere!" Donald insisted, eyes narrowed as he gave the steering wheel a death grip. "Hang on; it's gonna be a bumpy ride!"
Sora didn't need to be told twice. The Excalibur swerved to the side, dodging a sudden barrage of lasers. He pushed himself upright. "Can't we activate the thrusters and get out of here faster?!"
A sharp jerk gave Sora his answer, and Donald immediately turned them on course. "Goofy, keep firing at those enemy ships and try to get them off our tail! Sora, go check on the engines! Hurry!"
With no objection, Sora unbuckled himself and made for the back of the ship. It was a rough ride, considering that Donald was having a hard time shaking the enemy off. Once he had made it to the engine room, Sora dodged several clouds of steam and rapidly made his way to where the main engine tanks were. His eyes widened at what he saw.
"How is it in there?" Goofy's voice echoed across the built-in PA system.
Sora gritted his teeth. "One of the high-speed thrusters got hit! I don't think we'll be able to speed out of here if we want to play it safe!"
"There's too many enemy ships!" Donald screamed. "Sora, we're going to have to make a break for it! Get back up here!"
"On my way!" Sora replied, abandoning his post in the engine room and heading for the stairs. A burst of flame erupted in front of him as one of the engines caught fire and he cried out, coughing and blinking as his eyes watered. Now hardly able to tell right from left, Sora felt around with his hands, beginning to choke as his lungs filled with smoke. Alarms went off and the sounds of spatial combat filled his ears even past the insulated walls, the roaring inferno growing.
The Excalibur gave a sharp jerk to the side and Sora fell from where he had managed to stand, tumbling into the wall. He reached upward, holding onto what he thought was a handlebar, only to fall again and realize that it was actually the handle for the escape pod. Desperately, he stood and pounded on the door that closed behind him, searching for the inside handle. He found it, jerking on it rapidly, then cursed the safety features of the device. With one final pull, he braced one hand against the wall, hoping that this time the door would open. He almost hesitated when the wall felt abnormally smooth and …dome-shaped?
With horror, Sora realized that he had hit the 'launch' button, not the wall.
A strong jerk sent Sora tumbling through space, and through the only window he had, he could see the ground rushing up at him. Part of him was thankful that Donald and Goofy had managed to get to ground level, but being separated was never good news. Frantically, Sora searched for a way to slow his diagonal descent, only to find nothing. He was hardly able to brace himself as the escape pod crashed to the ground, skidding along the dirt and kicking up dust. In the commotion, Sora's head slammed into one of the metal walls and his vision blotted out into darkness.
Whew, what a way to begin, huh? I know it's kind of short, but I really hope you enjoyed it!