AN: Well, here we are at the start! I've finally figured out how to do chapters, thankfully, so I hope to at least start writing the new chapter tonight. I know this is kinda short, but I'm gonna try to make them longer in the future! Enough dilly-dallying, I suppose, onto the story!

Waves lapped agains the beach of Destiny Islands, the wind picking up the salty sweet scent of the ocean. Sora leaned against the paopu tree that he and his friends had played by together, planned their trip across the ocean to discover new and exciting worlds, where they'd reunited, where they'd been sent off on their new adventure.

He would stand there most days, waiting for the inevitable call to action. When Master Yen Sid had told him and Riku that the fight with Xehanort was coming closer and closer, Sora'd been growing more and more worrisome. He'd saved the world before, sure. But, this battle would be the end-all-be-all of all the worlds, new and old. That sort of pressure was something that terrified him.

Thankfully, Sora knew that he'd have Riku by his side and the King, along with the friends that Mickey kept talking about. Terra, Aqua, and Ventus the King had said. Keyblade masters from long ago, long before even Kairi had come to the island. A memory tugged at the back of Sora's mind when he'd heard those names, but, he couldn't for the life of him place it.

Still, counting off the warriors of light, himself, Riku, the King, these three old masters, that left one spot still open. Sora had racked his brain trying to figure out who the final warrior could be.

There's Kairi, Sora thought to himself, leaning his face against the wind. He shook the thought from his head. Kairi had the ability to wield a Keyblade, sure, but, he'd only seen her use it one time, and not for long. It wasn't that he doubted her, far from it; he just didn't want her to be hurt or get lost again.

Surprisingly, during their last bout with Xehanort, Lea had shown up. Sora was still having trouble calling him that, having known him as Axel for so long. As it turned out, even Lea had the ability to wield a Keyblade. As amazing as his skill was, to summon a Keyblade on his own, Sora knew that inexperience would get people hurt, or worse…

Sora thought back to what Xehanort had said. "You are the one who has made your heart a prison". He brought a hand to his chest, moving the necklace he had away from his sternum. He rested a hand over his heart and felt the pulse beneath the skin. Was his heart really… A prison? But, he wondered, for whom?

He remembered his first adventure, something that seemed like a lifetime ago. He'd been desperately trying to find Riku and Kairi. Riku had given into the Darkness. Kairi was missing, and Sora had been determined to save them both. On his journey, he'd come across Donald and Goofy, royal advisors to King Mickey. Together, they'd travelled across many worlds, looking for them.

Sora had eventually found that Kairi's heart was within his own. Did that mean that other hearts were trapped inside his? Sora felt his anxiety rise at the thought that others could be sealed away, stuck in his heart.

Even when Sora had found out about Roxas, how much he'd gone through, and even though Roxas had willingly joined with Sora, he couldn't help but feel horrible for what had happened to him, and wanted him to be his own person more than anything. And now, Roxas was in his heart, did that mean he was trapped, too?

And, if they're trapped…, Sora thought, is there any way for me to help them out? To get them back to how they were before? And just how many hearts were… Locked inside his…? Part of him didn't even want to know. As he mulled over the days, weeks, or, maybe, months to come, Sora heard a voice.

"Hey," Sora turned around and grinned.

"Oh, hi, Riku!" he called, waving. Riku walked over and leaned against the tree beside Sora. He took a deep breath and smiled. "How's it going, Mr. Keyblade Master?" Sora asked with a wry chuckle. Riku shook his head, letting loose a chuckle of his own.

"It's fine," he assured. "You know, just trying to prepare for… Well, you know." Sora sighed and swung his legs up onto the tree, climbing up and laying on the trunk as it went across most of the tiny island off of the one they played on since before they could remember. He looked out at the ocean and sighed.

"You think we can do it?" Sora eventually said after a minute or two of silence. Riku glanced over towards him, then back to the ocean. When Riku didn't answer, Sora looked over. "Do you… Do you think we can beat Xehanort, Riku?"

Riku took a deep breath. "You know what, Sora? I'm not sure. But, you know what?" he looked at his friend. "With you fighting by my side, I'm not scared. We'll all be alright and we'll stop Xehanort in his tracks."

Sora felt a smile come to his face. Then came a small laugh. "Yeah," he said. "We can do this; together." He leaned against the tree again, feeling the sea breeze rustle through his hair. He closed his eyes. It wasn't long before another voice caught the boys' attention.

"Sora, Riku!" Sora perked up and sat upright on the tree. Running onto the small section of island was his other best friend; Kairi. She was holding something in her hand as she came in between the other two. Riku pushed himself off of the tree and looked over to Kairi.

"Hey, Kairi!" Sora greeted, smiling. But, when he saw Kairi's expression, his smile faded. She looked worried. And that made Sora worry. He hopped off of the tree and walked up to Kairi, putting a hand on her shoulder. "What's the matter?" he asked softly.

Kairi took a deep breath. "It's a letter…" she said, holding out a folded piece of paper. On it was the King's symbol. Riku and Sora gasped and looked at the letter. Kairi slowly unfolded it and held it out so all three of the could read it.

Sora, Riku, Kairi,

I'm real sorry for callin' you out of nowhere like this, but, Master Yen Sid said it's real urgent. Turns out, we just might've found a way to find Terra, Aqua, and Ven! It'll be tough, but I know that, if we work together, we just might get it done! Donald and Goofy will be joinin' us, too, fellas.

Remember, this'll be kinda dangerous, so be sure to come prepared. We just might end up fightin' someone. We'll do our best to stay out of trouble, but we wanna be able to get our friends outta trouble, too.

See ya real soon.

Mickey

Sora must've reread the note at least three times over. Was it really happening? Were they about to start their fight against Xehanort…? He felt a lurch in his chest; was it anxiety? He was nervous that they wouldn't be able to manage to save the King's friends or that they wouldn't be ready to fight against Xehanort in time. All these questions ran through his head, only to be interrupted by Riku.

"Well, you guys?" Riku said, looking confident. Was it a front? Sora wasn't sure. "You read the note. They found a way to help those three. So, let's get going to help them." he looked at Sora. "It's what we do, right?"

Kairi smiled. "Yeah!" she said cheerily. "We can do it, together!" She put her hand out, smiling. Riku rolled his eyes, still smiling before placing his hand on top of Kairi's. They both looked at Sora, smiles on their faces.

Sora felt his smile creep back onto his face. What was he thinking? Of course they'd all be okay. He'd make sure that everyone got out okay… Even if he didn't. He placed his hand on top of Riku's.

"All for one?" Kairi offered.

"And one for all!" Sora said, raising his hand up.