Only the Heart Knows the Words…
Author's Note: Hi everyone. This is my first fan fic, so please be gentle. Hopefully, I'll get to update quite frequently. Anyways, please let me know what you think of it. Oh and a huge thanks to my proofreaders and the wonderful Talitha Koum who made this story possible. Read her stuff. It's impressive. Anyways, God bless and enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts nor will I ever. Alas.
Introduction
Kingdom Hearts was shrouded in darkness. After a brief rest, Riku and King Mickey were once again wondering through the swirling, black mists that encased the other side of the huge, white doors that Sora had helped seal them behind at the End of the Worlds. The black mists were only interrupted by the pair's footsteps and the occasional gang of Heartless that managed to wonder into them. At first, the Heartless were innumerable. Mickey and Riku had to constantly fight for their lives, but as time had passed, the Heartless began to thin out. Before the pair knew it, there was hardly any Heartless to fight. That's when King Mickey figured out that something wasn't right in this vast depth of darkness.
Riku blinked against the darkness. The only light that could be seen in this dismal place, for the most part, emanated from Riku and Mickey's keyblades, which were always drawn. Occasionally, a faint outline of a door would appear and consequently Mickey and Riku had set out to find all of these doors. Riku inwardly sighed as he and King Mickey walked in silence. He had no idea how long they had been in here, nor did he have any idea how long it would be before they could get out. At least we have a mission now thought Riku stoically.
Mickey suddenly stopped, his black tail swishing behind him. Ahead a faint door could be seen shimmering in the darkness.
"Ha, ha," Mickey laughed in his somewhat nasally voice. "Look Riku, another door."
"Same story, different time," stated Riku, a frown appearing on his face. Although they now had something to do in this black abyss of nothingness, Riku couldn't help but hate these doors. When Riku and Mickey had stepped through the first door, they had been quite surprised when they came face to face with a six-year old Sora wielding his infamous keyblade. Once the shock wore off, Mickey was able to put the pieces of the puzzle together, while Riku watched his "old", young friend build a castle in the white sands of Destiny Islands. The pair had entered an alternate universe. It was a different time, but it involved the same people and followed a somewhat similar storyline. Although Mickey couldn't quite figure out what had caused the splintering of universes, it did explain why they weren't encountering the number of Heartless that they first had when they entered this desolate place. The Heartless had also found the doors and were invading these worlds as well. Mickey concluded that the only way to fix the problem was to seal all these worlds, no matter how many of them there might be.
The first few doors that Riku and Mickey had went through had made Riku physically sick, he was so appalled at each alternate Riku's actions (which often times mimicked his own). There seemed to be an ever present disregard for each alternate Riku's friends. However Mickey, being the good and wise king he is, recognized Riku's pain and set down with him and openly discussed with Riku all that had happened in their own universe. It was the first time Mickey had ever mentioned what had happened and Riku felt a weight lift off of him after relating the whole story of his betrayal. Mickey listened quietly and after Riku was done he assured Riku that he had more than repaid his debt by being in here. Riku had taken the king's word and had thus far been able to keep his past from haunting him enough to help seal all the alternate universes that they had come across.
Mickey and Riku had managed to seal many doors and, as a result, had become experts at blending into these alternate universes. Mickey had actually come up with a system of doing this. First, they would scout the place where they landed and exactly who they were dealing with. If it was still fairly early in the "story", Riku and Mickey would gather supplies and enjoy a moment of peace. If the storyline faltered, Riku and Mickey were there to help put it back on course without being overly involved. Mostly they were just spectators who cheered the heroes on.
In order to keep Mickey's identity hidden, the king had adopted a baggy pair of jeans, a grey sweatshirt, a pair of tennis shoes and a deep blue bandana that covered his ears (but did not disguise them). Riku had given up his black pants and boots for a loose fitting pair of deep purple pants and a pair of sneakers. To finish the look, he had found a black zip-up shirt and a white and yellow vest to top it off.
"You ready," asked Mickey bringing Riku out of his thoughts. "Maybe this will be the last one."
"Maybe", replied Riku, not really believing it. The king had made this statement every time they had entered a door and they were still going through doors.
"Alright then," said Mickey as he pulled the door open and stepped through. Riku followed behind him and was swallowed by the light, the door shutting behind them.
A/N - I know it was a short chapter, but I promise they'll get longer. Chapter 1 will be here soon.
