Hey guys! :)

Sorry for the EXTREMELY long wait. I've been pretty busy with schoolwork, but we all know how that is right?

Anyway, just as I promised, here is the new and improved version of my previous fanfic Lost in the Dark! Yay!

Hope you like it! Enjoy! :)

Chapter 1

Everything was peacefully quiet outside of the grand Castle of Dreams. It was late in the evening as the guards patrolled the courtyard. But little did they realize that the peace and tranquility will be short-lived.

A guard standing at the castle gate struggled to stay awake, his eyes constantly wanting to close shut. Fatigue was about to overpower him when –

*snap!*

His eyes snapped wide open and scanned the area, but he could see nothing but the woods near the edge of the castle grounds.

Little did he know, he didn't see a blur of yellow and orange scale the castle wall and disappear to the other side. The mysterious figure landed softly in the shrubs and stealthily made her way toward the castle.

This lurking intruder was a young girl of about 15 years old with jet black hair tied in a ponytail that went just below her shoulders, slightly tan skin, and hazel brown eyes. She wore a yellow and orange sleeveless jacket over light blue tan top, black shorts that went halfway down her thighs with hot pink straps hanging on the sides, and knee-high jet black boots.

She quickly and quietly arrived near the castle entrance and hid behind the bushes when she saw a guard coming her way. The royal guard took no notice of her as he walked right by where she was hiding. The sound of flapping wings reached her ear and she glanced up to see a red parrot fly down and land next to her.

"Did you find her Iago?" she asked quietly.

"Sure did! You bet!," Iago said a little loudly.

"SSHHHH!" She slapped her hand over his beak and ducked down in the bush just as the guard from before turned around.

Curious, the guard slowly walked over to the bushes where the hazel-eyed intruder was hiding. Drawing out his sword, he reached out toward the bushes and yanked them away and prepared to strike.

But much to his surprise, there was nothing there except for a few red feathers.

The ravenette let out a breath she was holding as she closed the castle doors behind her. That was too close!

"Nice going birdbrain!" she grumbled, "You almost got us caught!"

Iago groaned and hung his head as he hovered in the air. "Sorry, Kaida."

The ravenette shook her head as she pinched the bridge of her nose. "Of all ones sent to keep tabs on me, it had to be a bird with a beak larger than its body…" Seriously, how in the world could Jafar tolerate him? she thought to herself.

Kaida walked down the long hallway until noticed the large staircase leading up to the second level. "This way to the princess?" The parrot vigorously nodded.

The hazel-eyed teenager walked up the stairs and up ahead she saw a grand ballroom. Kaida quickly hid behind one of the pillars and glanced at the people inside. A beautiful young blonde woman in a silver gown was waltzing with a dashing young man with short dark brown hair and wearing a fancy suit. On the other end of the ballroom, a tall, skinny, black-haired man wearing a fancy blue suit and a monocle watched as the couple danced to the beautiful music.

Looking at the dancing couple, Kaida focused her eyes on the blonde in the silver dress. Sensing a bright light radiating from within that woman, the ravenette knew that she's the one she came here for.

Her hazel eyes widened slightly as the princess and prince were replaced by another couple, continually dancing to the waltz.

The woman had short blue hair, blue eyes, and pale skin. Her attire composed of a navy blue halter top with two pink intersecting straps over her chest pinned with a silver heart emblem, black shorts with two pieces of white cloth around the waist, white bell sleeves with small pieces of armor on them, tan fingerless gloves, pointed metal shoes, and black thigh high stockings.

Her dance partner was a young man about a year older than her with brown hair that stopped at the base of his neck, slightly tan skin, and royal blue eyes. He was dressed in a tight black shirt with two red intersecting straps across his chest and tan samurai pants with the gold heart emblem on his belt. He had a black wristband on his right arm and armor on his left shoulder and dark brown and gold metal boots.

Kaida shut her eyes and shook her head. When she opened them, she only saw the princess and the prince. "What the-?"

The princess and prince stopped dancing when the music ended and they finished with a bow and curtsy. The ravenette stayed behind the pillar as the couple and who she assumed is a duke exit the ballroom.

"Now your majesty, your father would like to see you in the throne room," the duke said, addressing the prince.

The prince nodded and then turned to the princess. "I'll be back soon Cinderella," he said. He then kissed her hand and went with the duke to attend business elsewhere.

Cinderella was just about to head out when Kaida came out from behind the pillar and clasped a hand over Cinderella's mouth and held her arms behind her back. The princess screamed, but Kaida's gloved hand muffled the blonde's voice.

"Pardon me Princess Cinderella. You're needed elsewhere." An eerie violet aura emitted from Kaida's hand that was covering Cinderella's mouth and within seconds, the princess's body grew limp and collapsed in Kaida's arms.

Kaida carefully threw the princess over her shoulder. "Way to go Kaida!" Iago hollered, "We got her!"

The ravenette winced at the volume of the parrot's voice and harshly shushed the loud parrot.

"What was that?"

Kaida went to the balcony and noticed a few guards and the duke were coming toward the staircase.

"Way to go you birdbrain!" Kaida hissed, "Come on, let's get out of here!"

Extending her hand in front of her while securing Cinderella with the other, she summoned a dark corridor and she and Iago managed to escape just before the guards could stop them.

A silver-haired boy laid unconscious on a stone platform, the reverse waterfalls roaring around him. His eyes then started to twitch and he slowly opened his eyes, revealing them to have an aquamarine color. "Where...am I?" he whispered, pushing himself off the ground.

His eyes widened as if realization hit him.

"SORA!" he yelled, "KAIRI!"

He looked around him, only to find that he was alone. His eyes averted to the ground, a wave of disappointment and misery washing over him.

Little did he notice that a woman in black robes was watching him.

"How intriguing...he may be of use to us."

Alrighty, I'm going to end it here because even though I wanted to add more, I didn't want to keep you waiting for too long. For any of you who read my original fanfic Lost in the Dark, you could guess what happens after this.

Please favorite, follow, and/or review, especially review! I need some feedback so I can really make this story better. At least one or two reviews per chapter are most appreciated.

Until next time! Bye bye for now! :)