One

"Hayner! Pence! Where are you guys?"

Olette ran through the streets of Twilight Town, in search of her friends. It was quiet, which, while not unusual for the town, made the hairs on her neck stand on end.

"Guys!" she yelled, her voice beginning to crack, "Guys, where are you?"

She made her way for the stairs that led to the town square, and as she descended them, she gasped in shock.

All of the inhabitants of the town were standing in the square, staring up at the sky, murmuring amongst themselves. Olette turned to the sky, and her mouth too fell open.

There was a huge hole stretched across the sky, like a crack in a wall. A bright light shone through the crack, and an eerie screeching noise emanated from it.

"Olette!"

Olette tore her eyes away from the crack, to face her friends.

"Hey, where have you been?" asked Hayner.

"Looking for you guys," replied Olette, "What's going on with the crack in the sky?"

"No-one knows," explained Pence, "It just appeared a couple of hours ago, like someone just tore a hole in the sky. It's even shocked Seifer into silence, and that takes some doing!"

"And what about the noise?" asked Olette, as she turned her attention back to the crack, "I mean … it's almost like …"

"Someone's trying to tell us something," said Pence, "Everyone's been saying the same."

"Some people think it might be someone from another world trying to contact us," said Hayner, "which made us think about …"

"Sora? But he's never tried to reach us this way before …"

"Yeah, but didn't he seal off those pathways between worlds last time he was here?" said Pence, "Maybe this is the only way he can get through now."

"I dunno …" said Olette, "Something doesn't feel right …"

"Gawrsh!"

In the gardens of Disney Castle, Donald and Goofy stared at the crack in the sky, almost hypnotised by its blinding light and strange noise.

"What do ya think's goin' on?" asked Goofy.

"I dunno," screeched Donald, "but I think the King should see this!"

"He's not here."

Donald and Goofy turned away from the crack, and bowed as Queen Minnie approached them.

"The King saw the crack in the sky as soon as it appeared, and left immediately to talk to Master Yen Sid," she explained.

"Should we follow him?" asked Goofy.

"No, he specifically requested that you were to remain here, so that the castle would remain protected."

"Does he think something bad's coming?" asked Donald.

"He doesn't know," said Queen Minnie, as the three stared up at the crack, "but the message concerns him …"

"Message?" asked Goofy, "You mean that weird noise?"

"Exactly. He thinks it's a message from a world unlike any we have seen before, and that could mean a threat we are unprepared for."

"Whatever it is …" said Donald, "something sure doesn't feel right …"

The three of them stood side by side on the beach, staring up at the crack in the sky.

"What do you think it is?" asked Riku.

"I don't know," said Kairi, "It could be the Heartless, or the Nobodies, or worse …"

"What do you think, Sora?"

Riku and Kairi turned to Sora, who was staring up at the crack in silence.

"Sora …?"

"That sound …" said Sora softly, "It's … it's like a message … I think … I think someone's trying to reach out to us …"

"But what could the message be?" asked Kairi.

"And how do we know whether it's a friend or an enemy?" asked Riku.

"I dunno …" said Sora, "but whatever it is … something doesn't feel right …"

"Sora! Look!"

Sora turned to Kairi, who was looking down at his hand. Looking down, Sora was shocked to find that the Keyblade had appeared in his hand.

"But … why did …?"

Before he could finish, Sora stumbled forwards as the Keyblade jerked forwards, pointing towards the crack. A beam of light shone from its tip, and sped towards the crack.

As the beam of light made contact, the crack shone brighter than ever. As it did, the screeching noise began to change, as if something was fine tuning it.

"Listen!" said Sora loudly, "The message, it's coming through!"

The three listened intently, trying to make out what the message could be.

"D … doc … tore … wh …"

"I think I can almost make it out!"

"… Doctor who?"

The three looked at each other in puzzlement, as the message began to replay itself.

"Doctor Who? Doctor Who? Doctor Who?"

"What … what does it mean?" said Kairi, "What doctor?"

"Maybe someone's calling out for a doctor," said Riku, "Maybe someone needs medical help?"

"But … it's like someone asking for a specific doctor's name …" pondered Kairi, "but what doctor? Why would he, or she, be here?"

"Maybe … maybe this … Doctor … is a traveller, like I was …"

Riku and Kairi turned to Sora, as he talked.

"I mean … when the other worlds were in trouble, there were ways that I knew, from attacks on our home, to messages in a bottle … maybe … maybe this is how people ask the Doctor for help."

The three continued to listen to the message play, but soon, they noticed that something had changed.

"Wait … is that … a second message?"

"Yeah … yeah, I think you're right," said Riku to Kairi, "I can't … make it out though …"

"Maybe if I …"

Sora pointed his Keyblade towards the crack again, and another beam of light struck the crack. Almost instantly, the crack began to glow brightly, and the original message began to fade.

"Doctor who … doctor who …"

"I think I can hear it, the second message …"

"… egg …"

"Egg?" said a bemused Kairi.

"… egg … stir …"

"Maybe it's some kind … of other-worldly recipe …" joked Riku, "Maybe we've tapped into some infomercial …"

"Egg … stir … exter …"

"Uh, guys …" said Sora, his voice now at a slightly higher pitch, "I think we might have a problem …"

He ushered his friends to step backwards, as the light shone at its brightest. As it did, shapes began to form in the crack, taking shape and colour as they broke free of the crack, breaking through to this world. As they did, their message rang loud and clear for all to hear, across the worlds.

"EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!"