Kingdom Hearts: Ivalice

(A/N: Salvo here, with yet another fanfic… This one is a crossover of Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced. The Characters used are not my own, except for two, Lazuli and Mei. The other characters from FFTA are from a forum known as the Legendary Search. This story is dedicated to the people who allowed me to do this.

And hereeeee we go~)

(A/N 2.0: Time moves quicker here than in other worlds. Years will pass here in this fanfic, yet Sora & company won't age. )

Chapter One: The Soldier's Tourney

Heading towards the next world to eliminate heartless and look for the King and Riku, was Sora, Donald, and Goofy. As they head there, their Gummi Ship encounters troubles and ejects the trio prematurely. As they fall to the world, they end up getting separated and end up in three different locations…

"Whooooooooooooooa!" Sora shouted as he fell to the ground. He landed in a tree and tumbled to the ground, collapsing in a heap, his keyblade beside him. "Oww…." Groaning in pain, Sora staggered to his feet; and finally opened his eyes.

He seemed to be near a peaceful village. He bent down to pick up the keyblade and noticed that his attire had changed. He was wearing mostly blue clothing with a blue beret and a cape. The shirt had a high collar. The fabric seemed to be sturdy, at least.

Brushing leaves and dirt out of his hair with his hands, he turned around to find himself face to face with a large red panther with the heartless insignia on its chest. It growled at him threateningly. Sora grinned and got into a fighting position. "Bring it! C'mon, Donald! Goofy!" He said, looking over his shoulder to see if his friends were there, but blanched when he realized that they weren't. He looked at the panther, which seemed a lot more dangerous now, and gave his best glare. "I guess it's all me, then!" He said, charging at the heartless, keyblade in hand. Suddenly, an arrow came out of nowhere and struck the panther in the chest, destroying the heartless.

"C'mon, you idiot! It's almost time for the tourney!" A boy about Riku's age exclaimed, grabbing a protesting Sora's wrist and dragging him along, away from appearing heartless. Sora looked at him and his eyes widened. "Riku?" He asked as they came to a stop in a clearing.

"Riku…? Who's that?" The Riku look-alike asked, looking at Sora with a confused expression on his face, his shockingly white hair moving out of his eyes, which were brown, unlike Riku's. Sora's face fell. "Oh…sorry… You looked like someone I knew…" Sora replied, grinning sheepishly.

The white haired kid laughed. "Well, I've never looked like someone else before! My name's Leonard and I am the best Hunter in all of Ivalice!" Leonard stated proudly.

A girl's soft voice cut off Leonard's bragging. "Oh, quit boasting! You only just became a Hunter! And besides, we need to get to the tourney!" The gentle voice said as the voice's owner walked into the clearing. The girl seemed to be wearing the same outfit that Sora was. She had bobbed blond hair and calm grey eyes. The girl looked at Sora. "Fellow Soldiers have got to stick together! My name's Lazuli! Who are you?" She said with a wide grin.

Sora grinned back. "I'm Sora!" He replied, and began to talk to the two friends about why he was here.

30 minutes later…

"Sorry, Sora, but I don't know of anyone who fits the descriptions you gave." Leonard said with a sigh, leaning against a nearby tree. He looked deep in thought as Lazuli suddenly gasped. "The Soldier's Tourney! A lot of Ivalicians will be there! Maybe one of them will know of Donald or Goofy!" She said excitedly.

Sora smiled. "Let's go, then!" He said, running off in a random direction. Lazuli and Leonard looked at each other with amused expressions on their faces. "He's going the wrong way…" Leonard mused, stifling laughter.

Lazuli shoved Leonard towards the direction where Sora went. "Go get him then, instead of just standing there contemplating! I'll meet you at the Giza Plains!" She said, running off on the correct path.

At the Giza Plains…

Lazuli clenched her fists in anticipation of her match, which was the first in the tournament. She was dressed proudly in the blue outfit of the Soldier. She was the only female in the tourney, for all the girls seemed to not like engaging others in combat, preferring to stay in the village, or become mages.

Lazuli was not an exception. She had decided long ago that she would fight only when someone engages her, and that she would not instigate a battle. The only reason she wanted to become a soldier was so that she could learn to protect her family.

With her bobbed blonde hair and kind grey eyes, Lazuli definitely looked out of place wearing the Soldier's uniform. But she had trained very hard for this moment, and was not about to lose just yet. Especially since Sora needed to look for his friends, Lazuli decided that she would win this tourney, so that she could help him in his search. Maybe with the prestige she may get with a win, the tongues of her competitors may loosen and give her information that Sora needs.

"Announcing out first match, Please welcome Lazuli and Andre to the battlefield~" The announcer called out, roars of approval sounding out in response. Lazuli gripped the hilt of her two handed sword, Luabreaker. She was not skilled in using one handed swords, but was quite competent with two handed weapons. "Alright…Here I go!" Lazuli said, walking out to the battlefield.

"Are the participants prepared?" The Judge asked. Lazuli nodded and got into a fighting position, looking at her opponent, Andre. Andre was a prodigy who wielded a broadsword and a bronze shield. In Lazuli's eyes, they were rivals.

"Aye…but you expect me to fight a girl?" Andre said, in a complaining tone. Lazuli glared at Andre. "I should say the same thing, Andre" She hissed under her breath.

The Judge looked at the two and nodded. "And let the match…Begin!" He said, blowing the whistle that all Judges had.

Since Lazuli had a higher speed, Lazuli was the one to move first. She ran at Andre full speed, gripping Luabreaker tightly. With a yell, she swung the hefty sword at Andre, who parried it with his broadsword, but was knocked back. Lazuli grinned. "Still think I'm just an average girl?" Lazuli said, her grey eyes glinting.

Andre gritted his teeth and endured the hit. "Any fool can swing a sword; let's see how you take this!" Andre replied. Now it was his turn and he charged, swinging his blade at Lazuli. Lazuli, anticipating this, dodged the attack, Andre stumbling past.

The judge blew his whistle, awarding Lazuli a JP and giving Andre a Yellow Card.

And the battle continued.

In the stands, Sora and Leonard watched. Sora seemed more than a little miffed. "That Judge-Guy-Person wouldn't let me compete..." He said, glowering.

Leonard laughed. "Maybe next time, Sora. Let's cheer on Lazuli for now. She's been excited for this Tourney for a long time. She's been training to become a soldier since we were little kids. I, however, have never needed to train, because I am just that good at my Job." Leonard replied, not hesitating to brag about his prowess as a Hunter.

Sora nodded. "I hope she wins! But I bet I could win the Tournament with one hand tied behind my back!" He said with a grin.

Leonard laughed at this comment, and then applauded as it seemed that Lazuli would move on to the next round, the semifinals. "Oh, I'd like to see you try! Hmm….Lazuli won, but now she's up against a real toughie. What terrible luck to go against Phillip in this round!" He said, groaning and pulling his hat off in despair, his white hair resembling a sea urchin in the wild way it stood out in spikes.

"What's so special about him? He looks pretty average to me. 'Zuli can take him on!" Sora said, cheering along with the crowd.

Leonard merely shook his head, white hair covering his eyes. "Heh…Phillip…has never lost a match in five back to back Tourneys…" He said, looking at the ground, and then looked at the field, his eyes focused on Phillip. "But Lazuli has prepared for this moment she will defini—HUH? What in Mateus' name is THAT? A giant Wyrm?" Leonard began to say, his brown eyes widening as a huge heartless appeared in the combat area.

Sora grinned. "It looks like we have a new entrant who wants to compete! Let's go take it out before it harms anyone!" Sora said, jumping to his feet, keyblade ready in his hand.

Leonard nodded, dropping his hat to the ground and drawing his great bow. "Aye! Let us rid ourselves of this beast!" He said, rising to his feet.

In the arena…

"What is that?" Phillip exclaimed, his eyes widening in surprise. Lazuli shook her head. Sure, she was tired, but the sudden appearance of a 'black fiend' (this is what she calls heartless) spiked her adrenaline, giving her more energy.

"It's a black fiend! One that consumes life! We need to distract it from the audience!" Lazuli growled, charging the Wyrmlike heartless. The Wyrm turned to her with a roar.

And thus a great battle would ensue…

(End of Chapter One)