A/N: I decided to write this story because I noticed a definite lack of Riku/Sora epics out there... and that made my fangirl heart sad. And also, I mean, who hasn't imagined Sora prancing around various anime/game worlds saving the day?

Well.. I have, at least. ;D

I guess I should warn that eventually this story will contain SLASH, and there will be lots of great awkward boy!love. Takes place in early KH2, a few worlds after Sora woke up.

Disclaimer: I will say this once. I don't own Kingdom Hearts, World of Warcraft, Inuyasha, Naruto, Bleach, Death Note, or Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai. (yes those are the shows/games that will be involved in this story. In that order~)

Up Ahead- A black hole, a crashed ship, and a whole new galaxy.

Through the Looking Glass

Chapter One

Prelude

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The morning started as any other; Sora dozing peacefully in the cockpit of the Gummi Ship, listening distantly to the high-pitched voices of Chip and Dale as they argued about which path would be the quickest route to their next destination ("No way. We could walk to Twilight Town faster!").The brunet was unsuccessfully attempting to tune them out, his head lulling into his shoulder as he squeezed his eyes shut and desperately tried to lose himself in slumber.

It was not to be so.

"What's that?!" called Chip, whose voice rose an octave in excitement. Sora squinted haphazardly at the spastic chipmunk, a flurry of movement as he jumped from his seat over to his brother's chair and squeaked, "Dale, Dale! Lookie over there!"

Sora groaned, covering his eyes and clinging desperately to sleep. So.. close...

"I dunno, Chip! What'da'ya think it is?" asked Dale, beady eyes peering out over the bow of the Gummi Ship. Sora gave up on his dreams of having dreams and lumbered out of his chair, lanky arms dragging at his sides as he stumbled over to where the chipmunks were.

"What are you guys on about?" He drawled, squinting out into the dark expanse of space in front of the ship. "I don't see anything."

Chip looked up at Sora gingerly, "Over there," he said, pointing a small paw to the left. The chipmunk gestured excitedly, and when Sora made no sign of recognition he scampered off of his brother's chair and onto the keyblade bearer's shoulder. "That area, over there!" Chip squeaked, gently pushing Sora's chin more to the left. "The black area."

Sora sighed, "It's all black, Chip..."

"The really black area. Blacker than the rest! See, see!" Chip's voice was starting to make Sora's head hurt. The brunet sighed; straining his eyes into what he hoped was the area Chip was pointing to.

And then he saw it.

Sora focused in on a slight, swirling discoloration in the black expanse before him. It looked like a swirling hole; like something that sucked all light from the area around it in and even made the pitch-black of outer space seem bright in comparison. "I... see it. What is that?!" Sora questioned, leaning forward in his curiosity.

"What's all the commotion?" came the rough voice of Donald the Duck, lumbering tiredly into the cockpit of the ship. "Some of us are trying to sleep..." he mumbled, watching blankly as Chip jumped from Sora's shoulder to the back of Dale's chair.

"Dale, stop staring at the… thing. We're veering off course." Chip said, quickly leveraging himself into Dale's chair and checking the controls for his brother. After tinkering around a bit, the chipmunk's panicked voice started up again, "What's wrong with the controls? Dale, what did you do! Nothing is working-"

Dale didn't seem to be paying attention; instead staring off into the distance along with Sora. Eventually, the brunet spoke. "Is it just me, or are we getting suspiciously close to the black hole of doom?"

"I wish it was just you," said Dale, finally jerking to action and helping his brother tinker with the controls. Donald approached from behind, curiously trying to see what imminent doom they were heading for now.

"Guys..." murmured Sora with rising urgency in his voice, "Please tell me we aren't going in there, because most of the things I learned about black holes back in school didn't sound particularly fun."

Chip squeaked out a quick, "We're trying!" before disappearing under the control panel. Dale was busying himself with some wires while muttering incoherently about vacuums, freezing, and chocolate chip cookies when his brother decided to scuttle over to an impressively large red button and hit it with all the force his little paws could muster.

Turbo Boosters activated. Initial power redirected from main engines... said a soothing, feminine voice.

"Shouldn't we try to save the boosters?" asked Dale, who was hopelessly tangled up in some red and blue wires. "Never... know when we'll... need them." The chipmunk twisted around fruitlessly, attempting to free himself.

Five...

"If you could see how close we are to that hole, you'd know we need them now." hissed Chip, watching with wide eyes as the Gummi Ship began to be pulled into the black hole with more force.

Four...

Sora gulped, gripping the back of Dale's chair.

Three...

The Gummi Ship began to sway, turning so that the bow was facing directly into the black hole.

Two...

"Oh, shi-"

One.

The ship rocketed forward, heading directly into the black hole. Sora screamed, the entire cabin shaking so violently that he was thrown off balance. He fell forward, head connecting with the aluminum arm-rest of Dale's chair with a loud thunk. The boy's eyes swam as he gingerly dabbed at his forehead and felt a warm wetness gushing over his fingers. "God," he muttered, gripping the back of Dale's chair desperately as he stumbled to his feet.

The cabin was still shaking tremulously; Sora could distantly hear Chip and Dale barking out orders to him, but he couldn't make sense of their words. The brunet stumbled again, falling backwards onto his butt just as Goofy entered the main cabin.

"Gwarsh, what's happening?!" came his companions voice, but Sora couldn't seem to keep his eyes open long enough to try and locate the guard.

Sirens blaring, red lights flashing; Sora was lost in the commotion. The brunet felt warm liquid gushing into his eyes, and was incredibly distressed by it. He tried to stem the flow, but his hands slipped helplessly in the mess before falling uselessly to his sides. "Guys.." he croaked, finally forcing his eyes open. Chip was glued to the window, watching in amazement as they sped through the intense nothingness, but weren't obliterated. Dale was still caught in the wires, while Donald and Goofy were both having tremendous trouble staying upright with all the ship's shaking.

"Guys..." Sora tried again, and finally caught Goofy's attention. The palace-guard stumbled to Sora's side and put a hand over his forehead, sending spasms of pain through the boy's system.

"We have to get it to stop bleeding," said Goofy as he gingerly applied more pressure.

Sora's head lulled to the side, but he jerked back into consciousness when the guard pinched him. "Stay awake, Sora." Goofy said authoritatively, pressing his gloved hand even more forcefully into the wound. Sora hissed, trying his best to glare at his friend, but only managing to look like he was about to roll over and die.

"Oh!" came the surprised shout of Chip, who was twittering around uselessly at the front of the ship. "I think we're going to make it out of the hole!" The chipmunk jumped down to where his brother was and helped him out of the wires. "Get to your station, Dale! We might actually survive!"

That was enough to get Sora's attention. The boy settled his unfocused gaze behind Goofy's head, watching in mild interest as suddenly instead of an expanse of nothingness flying at them, there seemed to be an incredibly white, blurry light headed their way. "Wazzat?" Sora gasped, squinting to trying to rid his eyes of their sudden blurriness. Chip turned towards the Keyblade-bearer and looked distressed.

"Oh. That, my friend... would be the planet we are about to crash into."

Dale popped up next to his brother and yelled at the top of his little chipmunk lungs, "ABANDON SHIP!" before the both of them scuttled off of the control panel and through the sliding doors that led to the main cabin. Donald was quick to follow, and Goofy was the only one left to help Sora.

The guard hoisted his friend's arm over his shoulder, hooking a finger through Sora's belt-loop before forcing the boy to his feet. "Let's go!" He shouted over the sirens, though Sora was barely lucid and couldn't really understand him. The cabin doors opened with a quick wisp as Sora and Goofy stumbled through them, attempting to reach the others who were already loading into safety pod.

"If we eject now we'll be thrown back through the black hole!" Chip said excitedly, ushering Donald into the small vessel.

"It couldn't have worked out better!" agreed Dale, who motioned to Goofy with his tiny paws. "Hurry, hurry!" he said, the ship groaning and shaking as if it would fall apart at any moment.

And then, in possibly the most unlucky sequence of events ever, the ship began to tremble much more violently than before, sending Sora sprawling backwards listlessly and throwing Goofy forwards into the safety pod. At the same time, Donald stumbled to his left and hit a small blue button with his shoulder, immediately closing the pod.

Ejection command received, the silky smooth voice purred.

"No! Quick, Chip, abort ejection!" cried Dale as a glass slid securely into place between them and Sora, who wasn't looking all too conscious at the moment.

"Right!" Yelled Chip, staggering over to a red switch and reaching for it. His tiny paw met the plastic surface, and-

Woosh.

They were helplessly ejected back into the black hole, leaving poor, defenseless Sora to plummet with the ship.



Note: This chapter is short. I'm hoping the taste of what is to come will have you coming back for the next chapter, which doesn't waste much time diving into Sora's new World-Hopping adventure.

Reviews are appreciated. Seriously.