Authors note: Hello guys and gals. Thanks for just clicking on this and reading this far. I know there are a zillion Kingdom Hearts fanfics, so being interested enough (or bored enough, depending on how you look at it) to click on this is a plus in my book. So, thanks.
I used to come to many years ago under the penname TheMasterLink. I wrote fanfictions such as Kingdom Hearts for Dummies 1, 2, Remix, Remix 2. I probably made a few of those up, but I made a heck of a lot of those. They were immature, but well received. You can still look them up. I'm deciding to pen this one under a different username, now, to separate myself from that. Also, I can't figure out how to log back into the account in the first place (very old email), so there you go.
This is a semi-humor piece I'm writing, but I'd like to think it'll have its adventure, too. It's certainly a lot better than any of the crap I produced years ago. I don't need reviews to tell me that much (at least it's not a spelling/grammatical nightmare, like my old stories were). So, enjoy, and I know people say this all the time, but please, feel free to read and review, give me some feedback. I'll pump out a few more chapters of this, tonight, if I can, but I'm in my first year of college, so it might take me some time to muster up the free time to make some more chapters, after that. Rest assured, I will do my best to at least get a chapter out every night or two.
Now, this authors note has gone on long enough. Let's dive in, shall we?
Chapter I - New Blues, Old Friends
The bottom of the glass stared back at Sora. He slumped his head to rest on the edge of the table. It was just another boring night in Traverse Town. Not that Sora wanted any excitement. He had plenty of that after dealing with Ansem, Organization XIII, and the Mark of Mastery exam. Now, he just wanted a break. He had thought about going back to Destiny Islands, but seriously, what was there to do there? Make another raft? Pfft. Sora knew all too well how that turned out. He leaned back and stretched, yawning, when out of the corner of his eye, he spotted Donald and Goofy walking towards him.
"Donald, Sora's over there! Hey, Sora!" Goofy called out. "How's it going?"
Sora jumped out of his chair and flung his glass at Goofy, hitting him square in the head. "Stay. Away. From me. I know where this is going before you even open your mouths, and I am here to take a break. Not to go on another adventure." Sora began hyperventilating and shifted his eyes from Donald to Goofy rapidly.
"Calm down, Sora, we're just here to help," Goofy said, seemingly unfazed by the shards of glass lodged in his noggin. "I mean, can't good friends visit each other whenever they want?"
"Yeah, just listen to yourself, Sora. We're your friends, Donald and Goofy," Donald said, bringing his voice down to a whisper. "Now, why don't you get out from under the table?"
Sora sighed and slid out from under the table that he had unceremoniously hid under moments before. He brushed himself off and took a deep breath. Then, without a word, he flung the table at Donald and Goofy and sprinted down an alleyway as fast as he could manage, hopping barrels that blocked his way and turning a corner to find...Donald and Goofy waiting for him.
"What in the world-" Sora started, but his thought was cut short by Goofy grabbing his neck and holding him up against the side of the building. "Goofy...what are you...gak..."
Goofy looked at Sora, grinning like a madman. "Sora, you have to go on another adventure." Sora struggled, but stopped when he saw Goofy's eyes turning coal black. "It is your destiny."
"The hell it is!" Sora sputtered, summoning his Keyblade and slamming it into Goofy's head.
He struck again and again, but Goofy's head hardly budged an inch. All it seemed to do was make Goofy's shit eating grin even wider. He tightened his grip around Sora's neck, and Sora clawed for air, swinging the Keyblade wildly. Donald walked over and jumped into the air aimlessly. He gave a grunt of dissatisfaction and kicked Goofy in the shin. Goofy perked up and muttered "sorry" before lowering Sora, although keeping the same tight grip on him. Donald jumped again and grabbed the Keyblade out of Sora's hand.
"You will do what we say," Donald said, snapping the Keyblade in half over his knee, like a twig. "All the worlds you love are waiting. Wonderland...Monstro...Agrabah..." Donald raised an eyebrow and leaned forward. "Olympus Colosseum..."
With that last one, something in Sora's mind snapped, and he managed to pull himself out of Goofy's grip, falling to his knees and retching into the ground. "This is madness!" he gasped. "I'd sooner kill myself than go back to Olympus Colosseum for the fiftieth time! You two aren't Donald and Goofy! Who are you?! What are you?!"
Donald's eyes began turning the same deep black as Goofy's, and he chuckled. "Oh, we can arrange your death, if you'd like. But first, you should make certain that you're willing to take the risk."
Donald produced a remote control from his pocket and pressed a button on it. Goofy turned toward the opposite wall of the alley and opened his mouth. A light protruded from his mouth, and at its end a projection appeared on the wall. It was blank at first, but soon some pictures began to appear. The first was of Kairi, hanging from a rope above a pit of alligators, bawling her eyes out. The second was of Cid strapped to a massive pizza tray in front of a large oven. The last was Riku, trapped in a lion's den with nothing more than a stick, and a blunt stick at that.
"No...you can't do this!" Sora yelled, getting to his feet. "Leave my friends alone!"
"Oh we will, a-hyuck," Goofy chuckled. "Just complete your adventure."
Sora paused for a moment, his face lighting up a few moments later. "Wait a minute...how do I know that you aren't pulling my leg? Prove that it's them."
"Fine," Donald sighed. "Choose one person that you don't care about very much, and we'll prove it."
This was a very important decision, Sora knew. Goofy projected a picture of all three captives at once, so that Sora could look over each of them in turn. Kairi...Cid...Riku... Each was a good friend. Well, two of them were. The other one was just kind of always there. Sora thought to himself for what seemed like ages. Kairi...Cid...Riku...Cid...Kairi...Cid...Riku...Ci d... Sora had made his decision.
"What is your choice?" Goofy asked, awkwardly. "I can't hold my mouth open much longer."
"I choose..." Sora paused, his eyes resting on Cid's picture. "Riku."
"Cool, kill it," Donald said, making a cutting motion across his neck. Goofy nodded, and suddenly all that was projecting was Riku's predicament. The Lions suddenly perked up, as if realizing something, and they all pounced on Riku, who was ripped to shreds in a matter of moments. The projection turned off, and Goofy pulled something out of his pants. He handed two polaroids to Sora, one of Kairi and one of Cid.
"These are yours to keep," Goofy explained. "That way, whenever you feel like not adventuring, you can remember what you're giving up in the process."
Sora nodded and took a deep breath, staring at the pictures with tears in his eyes. He suddenly ripped up the Kairi one. "I don't think I need this one. Cid's is the only one I need."
"Hey, whatever floats your boat," Donald shrugged. "Now, we've got a gummi ship with some warp chip crap already installed on it for you, so you don't have to deal with the horrific flying sections. You'll find it at the entrance of Traverse Town."
"Thanks for that," Sora exhaled in relief. "But, you snapped my Keyblade in half. What do you expect me to use when I fight?"
"Try summoning your keyblade again," Donald explained, rolling his pitch black eyes.
Sora held up his hand and summoned his Keyblade. Rather than the Kingdom Key, as he expected, a grey Keyblade made of metal appeared in his hand, with various chain links adorning it. At its end, rather than a small chain with a crown attached, there was a small chain with an iron ball. It felt heavy, and Sora could tell it would weigh him down. Just swinging it would likely take practice. He de-summoned and exchanged a look with Donald.
"You are our prisoner," Donald stated, matter-of-factually. "You will obey us. And you will carry the weight of Kairi and Cid's lives as you do. You will learn to bear its weight or fail and die." Donald pointed to the sky. "Your first stop will be Wonderland. Get going."
Sora looked as if he wanted to punch Donald for calling him a prisoner, but calmed himself down and composed himself. "Before I go, I have to ask you again. What are you?"
Donald and Goofy both grinned simultaneously at that, then turned and left without so much as a word. Sora grumbled in frustration and turned toward the entrance of Traverse Town, walking back along the same beaten path he had walked so many times before. He didn't want to go on another adventure. Not in the slightest. But Cid was in danger. That was reason enough to go. Sora fumbled with the door latch and climbed inside, turning the key in the ignition. He strapped himself in and set his sights on Wonderland. So began his next adventure...
Kingdom Hearts: The Reluctant Reality
To be continued...