Kingdom Hearts III: The Dark Crusade
Chapter 1: A New Adventure
"Open it!" shouted Riku with anticipation. Sora looked at the bottle with the King's note in it. "C'mon Sora" whined Kairi. Sora could tell she was excited too. He popped the cork out of the bottle, took out the note and unraveled it. "What does it say?" asked Riku. Sora read it out loud.
Dear Sora, Riku and Kairi
As you probably guessed, its King Mickey, so far you saved the worlds from Organization XIII and the Nobodies. We thought that everything was well after Xemnas died, sadly, we were wrong. Lately, stars haven't been disappearing but are dimming. I thought it could only be the work of the Heartless, so I looked into it. I was wrong again, it isn't Heartless, the creatures born from the darkness of people's hearts; this is the work of a new force…the Thoughtless (as they are nicknamed). They are born from people who have lost their imagination and steal others to feed. I need all your help. Donald, Goofy and I will travel to The Radiant Garden to pick up Leon, Aerith, Yuffie and Cid in the new Gummi Cruiser. I recommend that you prepare yourselves for the worst.
Yours sincerely, King Mickey.
"Wow…first Heartless, then Nobodies and now Thoughtless," Sora complained "what next? Organization XIII wannabees?" "Well, it'll be pretty cool that we'll meet old friends again"said Riku. "Do you guys still have your keyblades?" asked Kairi. Sora held up the Kingdom Key and Riku held up his Way to the Dawn keyblade. "What about you Kairi? You don't have a weapon!" Sora commented. "Don't you remember that one I gave Kairi in the Nobody world?" asked Riku smiling. "Still, that was pretty weak" complained Sora, worried. Kairi smiled, she took out her lucky charm (the one she once gave Sora) and attached it to her flowery keyblade. It turned into an Oathkeeper keyblade. "I've learnt a few things" she said giggling. "Guess we're ready" laughed Sora.
Dark denizens glared at Sora, Riku and Kairi from a widescreen crystal ball. "So DM, do you think they'll be able to handle the Thoughtless?" one asked. "Echie, they won't know what hit them, but they'll get used them after a few battles" laughed the one called DM. Another denizen entered the room. "Maybe, but I'll think they'll soon destroy us all, like those Organization idiots" he mentioned. "Tronnit, don't be defeatist, besides we have a new member joining, isn't that right…Sephiroth?" DM laughed. The One Winged Angel stepped into the room, he laughed with DM, Echie and Tronnit. A small demon laughed beside DM in a high pitched voice. It received a punch to the head from DM. "Shut up Joker!"
The three friends sat on the island where they once played, waiting for the Gummi Cruiser. "When to you think it'll come?" asked Sora. "Who knows" replied Riku. Kairi noticed a small glimmer in the night's sky. There was definitely something there. It grew bigger and bigger until you could make out the red, orange and yellow colors. It was an extremely huge gummi ship. It was thrice as big and long. The cockpit was almost the size of a small house. "That's gotta be the Cruiser!" yelled Sora with excitement. The Gummi Cruiser landed on the beach. The door hissed open and steam flew out of the mechanics. Leon stepped out. "Hmm," he examined the island "…nice place you got here." Sora rushed to him screaming "LEON!" Leon stared in the direction of the screams and noticed Sora, Riku and Kairi racing towards him. "Leon, how are you" panted Sora. "I'm swell, I changed my name back to Squall just to let you know" said Leo…I mean Squall. Riku and Kairi came up to him. "You must be Riku and Kairi" Squall guessed. "How did you know?" asked Kairi. "Easy," he replied "Sora talks in his sleep." "OK! SHALL WE GET ON BOARD OR WHAT!" Sora shouted angrily. He glared at Squall as he boarded.
"Sora!" yelled Donald and Goofy as they pounced on him. "Gwarsh, we thought we never see you again" cried Goofy. "We missed you" quacked Donald. "I missed you guys to" sniffed Sora. A tear of happiness trickled down his cheek. Riku hugged King Mickey. Everyone was reunited. Sora introduced Riku and Kairi to The Radiant Garden Gang. "So Captain Cid, where are we heading?" Sora asked. "Well partner…...I have no clue."
"What?" moaned Riku. "We were just picked up by King Mickey" explained Aerith. "Where are we going Your Majesty?" Kairi asked. "Whelp, there were some Thoughtless reports from Chip 'n' Dale in a world called Sherwood Forest, we could check there" Mickey suggested. "Good enough for me!" said Cid as he slammed on the hyper drive.