Author's Notes: I do not own the Kingdom Hearts franchise nor its characters – I only own my OCs: Nova, Cecily and Maddox!

Prologue – The First Morning on Starlight Town.

A fair-skinned girl of age 15 was laying peacefully on the warm sand with her eyes closed. The sun was shining brightly and the air was calm. Seagulls could be heard flying overhead the beach of Starlight Town. The girl had shoulder-length white hair and bright green eyes. Her clothes consisted of a red tank-top with black trimmings, a pair of green shorts with a belt to hold them, two fingerless gloves and red converse shoes with laces.

The teenager opened her eyes slowly and was forced to block the sun's glaring rays with her left hand. She gave a loud yawn and stretched her arms. How long had she been asleep out here?

"I'm such a lazy bum…" She admitted with another yawn which she covered with her right hand. Thank goodness that she applied sunscreen to keep her body from getting all red and burnt up.

The teenager began to lay back down onto the warm sandy beach… only to see the face of another girl who was smiling amusingly at her.

"Whoa!" The white-haired teenager cried, sat up and turned to look at the girl who giggled.

The second girl was 15 years old with red hair that was tied into a ponytail and held by a clipping, brown eyes and tan skin. She wore a pink halter top with a pair of blue capris shorts. Her feet garnered two yellow sandals with pink straps.

"Cecily! You troll! Why did you scare me?" The white-haired teenager asked to the girl know as Cecily.

Cecily giggled yet again and crossed her arms.

"Nova, you lazy twit. I knew I'd find my best friend sleeping on the job…"

The white-haired female known as Nova frowned. "I wasn't sleeping. I was laying on the beach unconscious with my eyes closed. There is a difference between snoozing and-" Nova didn't finish due to Cecily bonking her on the head with a smile.

"Sounds like an excuse to me, bestie!" Cecily cheerfully sang as a reply.

"It wasn't an excuse! It's reality!" Nova got another bonk on the head for that reply.

Nova scratched her head due to getting bonked by Cecily. "Darn it, Cecs. Stop hitting me please!" She pleaded.

"Hmm… nope!" Cecily replied with a grin on her face as she tackled Nova to the ground.

"H-hey… let me go!" Nova pleaded but soon started to laugh due to Cecily removing one of her shoes and tickling her feet.

"Let you go, bestie? That's impossible! I need to tickle you as punishment for the wedgie prank last weekend!" Cecily continued to tickle her feet harder whilst Nova just laughed.

The tickle torture continued for a couple of seconds and then the unexpected happened:

"Whelp… I'm done!" Cecily declared as she released Nova's foot. The white haired girl stood laughed and took a couple of deep breaths.

Thanks to Cecily, she was exhausted due to all that tickling torture that occurred just a few seconds ago.

The red-haired teenager sat down next to Nova and grinned.

"So… how's it going bestie?" She asked.

Nova gave her a hard-earned glare whilst still taking deep breaths.

"I… hate… you… so… much… Cecs!" She declared.

Cecily smiled in return. "And I love you so much, Nova."

Nova sat up and was placing her shoe back on her foot.

"Darn it, Cecs… why did you have go and torture me?" Nova asked.

Cecily wrapped her arms around Nova and gave her hug. "Cause you are my best friend and only I get to torture you like that."

Nova gave her friend a fake glare but it was soon replaced with a warm smile. Both of the girls laughed and then stared at the blue sky and shining sun…

After a few minutes of peaceful and quiet silence, Cecily began to speak. "Hey, Nova…"

"Hm?" Nova turned to look at her friend.

"You ever wonder what's it like out there – your home world?" Cecily asked.

Nova went into a deep thought for a couple of seconds and then responded. "Not to my knowledge, no… are you still being curious about where I come from?" She asked.

Cecily sheepishly nodded. "Can't a girl remain curious about that subject?" She asked.

Nova rolled her eyes. "Cecs, I told you many times… I don't remember anything about my home world."

"Nothing at all, Nova?" Cecily was hopeful that her best friend would at least remember something about her home world.

"Nope. Sorry…"

Cecily sighed in disappointment. She was hoping that Nova would be able to remember anything about her home world, but so far nothing…

"You ever wanna go and visit your home world?" Cecily asked suddenly.

Nova placed a finger to her chin as to think an answer to her question. She was quiet for a minute or two and then:

"Well… I'm happy here living in Starlight Town." She admitted.

Cecily looked at her in disbelief. "Really?" She asked.

Just then, Nova smiled. "But… I wouldn't mind going to see it."

At those words, Cecily's hopes were lit up and she smiled. "You would want that?" She asked.

Nova nodded. "Yep. And not just that… I wanna see other places as well!" She admitted.

"Let's be fair – all three of us have the same idea in mind, bestie. Not just you!" Cecily stated with a grin as she wrapped her arm around Nova's shoulder.

Nova giggled. "So, Cecs – what are we waiting for?" She asked.

"Yo! Aren't you two forgetting about me?" The voice of a boy asked.

Nova and Cecily turned around and a saw a boy of age 16 with short blonde hair, blue eyes and pale skin. He wore a purple t-shirt, a pair of gray baggy shorts with a red belt to hold them and purple shoes with red laces. In his hands, he was holding two cans of paint.

"So…" The boy began before smiling weirdly. "Guess I'm the only person who is going to work on our submarine?" He asked.

Nova smiled whilst giggling. "Morning, Maddox." She wished to the boy known as Maddox.

"Morning Nova. Same to you, Cecs." Maddox wished them.

"So… how's it going, Mad?" Cecily asked.

"Nothing much. Just looking for you in the hopes that we might get on with finishing the submarine for our trip, duh." Maddox replied with a fake glare.

Nova stood up as Maddox pushed a can of paint into her hands and then turned his attention to Cecily who was sitting down.

"You and Nova are both a bunch of lazy dolts, Cecily!" Maddox admitted whilst Cecily just giggled.

"Ah, you've noticed it! Alright then, Maddox – let's finish the submarine together!" Cecily declared as she stood up.

"I agree." Nova joined in.

Maddox gave a warm smile – good, now the girls were paying attention.

"Alright then… let's have a race to the sub!" Maddox declared.

"Huh?" Nova was confused.

"Maddox, is that a joke?" Cecily asked.

"Nope, it's not a joke. Ready… set… go!" Immediately after saying those, Maddox took off to where their secret vehicle was.

"H-hey!" Nova cried as she ran after Maddox whilst still holding the bucket of paint.

"Don't you dare leave me!" Cecily ran after her friends as well.

(Later – at the site where the secret submarine was being built…)

"So, Nova… are you able to gather the tools needed to build our-" Maddox stopped when he saw that Nova was daydreaming. He snapped his fingers in front of her face. "Nova, you dolt. Are you listening to me?"

"W-wha… Oh, yea-yea. Just snoozing off a little bit – I'm paying attention though." She saluted.

Maddox rolled his eyes at this. "Very well, then… here's what I need to you collect – a hammer, lots of wooden planks, barrels, portholes, nails and possibly a blowtorch. Also, if you can… get me some more buckets of paint – mainly red, yellow and green. Understood?" He asked.

Nova nodded – though some of the items that Maddox asked might be hard to remember… She would try her best to find them.

"In case you forget, I made a list for you to follow. Don't forget to ask me and Cecily where to get the items from. I'm counting on you!" Maddox told her.

"I shall do my best, Maddox. Although where exactly do I start searching?" Nova asked.

"Hmm…" Maddox placed a finger to his chin and became quiet for a few seconds to think on where Nova should start searching.

Eventually, he gave his answer. "I would suggest you begin your search at the local tool shop in town. My mom is the owner there and she would be glad to give you the stuff. Just tell her I sent you." Maddox told her.

Nova gave him a thankful nod and set off to find to tool store where Maddox's mom was. Meanwhile, the boy was currently checking up on the unfinished submarine.

As it turns out, only the lower part was finished – the rest… not so much. Maddox needed more wooden plans, nails, a hammer, etc.

It wasn't an easy task building a submarine as Maddox first thought. It took them at least a month or two to even finish the lower half… not to mention, the children's busy schedule which consisted of school, homework, helping out their parents, etc.

But this time, it would be different… Maddox was going to finish the submarine alongside Nova and Cecily no matter what.

Maddox was checking up on the lower half of the submarine when a voice startled him:

"Hey, Mads. Whatchu doing?" Maddox yelped and turned around only to see a smiling Cecily who was hiding her hands behind her back.

Maddox glared at her. "Jeez, Cecs! You nearly gave me a heart attack!"

Cecily just giggled. "Silly Mads! You know that I'm not the monster from the closet." She replied whilst Maddox facepalmed and sighed.

Cecily could be really childish sometimes – not to mention even lazy and impatient…

"So… is there anything I should do?" She asked.

"Well… now that you mention it – yes. I'll be needing more items for the submarine. If you are up to the task of course…" His lips made out a small smirk.

Cecily frowned at this. "Hey, I'll have you know that I can accomplish anything. I'm not that lazy…" She whispered quietly.

"Hmm… we'll see. Anyways, I need to gather the following items – a circular or regular saw, a periscope, a motor engine with a propeller and a steering wheel. Take this list just in case you forget something, Cecs." Maddox handed Cecily a list of the items.

"I see… Alright then, Mads! You can count on me to get the items you need!" Cecily saluted.

"I sure hope so…" Maddox replied as he turned back to keep an eye on the sub. Cecily frowned and stuck her tongue out in a playful way.

She giggled and then took off to find the items that Maddox needed…

(An hour later…)

"Yo, Mads!" Maddox turned around and saw that Nova was arriving back. From the looks of it, her hands were full with the necessary items they needed to start building the next part of the submarine.

"Good work, Nova. Just drop it gently over here." Maddox pointed at a spot next to the sub.

Nova nodded and did her best to drop it gently without anything being broken… she did.

Nova sighed in relief and wiped a sweat from her forehead. "Man… that was too darn heavy to carry." She stated.

"I bet it was." Maddox gave a small laugh.

Nova smiled at him and then she looked around for a certain best friend of hers who was nowhere to be found.

"Say, where's Cecily?" Nova asked.

"Oh, I sent her to collect a couple more items I need for finishing the submarine." Maddox answered.

Nova was in disbelief. "Cecily has been sent to work? I can hardly believe it… and I thought she was the lazy one." She placed her hands on her hips.

Maddox gave an amused smile. "Well… true. But she has to helps us build the sub every now and then, right?" He asked.

Nova nodded in agreement.

"You do have a point there. Say, how long will this submarine take to finish completely?" Nova asked.

"Hmmm… if we work hard for the next couple of days, we should be done by the end of the month." Maddox answered.

Nova's widened – the end of the month!? Who that even be possible!?

"The end of month!? Maddox, you can't be serious! Isn't there some other way we can get the submarine done faster?" Nova asked in the hopes that an alternative solution would be found.

No such luck as Maddox shook his head. "I'm afraid not. If this was a boat or a raft it would have been much easier to make and it would have taken us only a couple of days to finish." He explained.

"Oh…" Nova was disappointed to hear that and hanged her head down.

"However…" Nova raised her head and looked at him with a hopeful look on her face. "If we work very fast and hard, it might be possible to finish this thing in a week or two." He explained.

Nova smiled – that was a much better answer than the whole "the thing will take a month to finish thing". Still… would she, Maddox and Cecily be able to accomplish the task? Only time would tell…

"I guess that's a much better choice than the whole "building the sub that will take a month to finish" thing. Still, will it be possible to accomplish this task?" Nova asked.

"You mean if we work hard and fast, it will only take us a week or two to finish?" Nova nodded as Maddox continued. "It all depends on our schedule… and the fact that all of us aren't too lazy to work." Nova knew who her friend was referring to – Cecily.

"Well, alright… we'll do our best to get this done faster. I'll see if I can get Cecily to be more motivated." Maddox gave her a small nod.

He turned around and started to search his pockets for something. "That would certainly be helpful. The faster we get the sub done… the better. Nova, can I ask you something please?" He said quietly.

"Sure… what do you need to ask me?" Nova asked.

"Please come closer." Maddox requested her.

Nova gave him a confused look – why did he want her to come closer? Did she do something bad?

The white-haired girl walked over carefully to her friend – she was standing on guard in case something bad happened.

When she got very close, Nova stopped and sensed incoming danger – what exactly was Maddox-

He turned around and was about to strike her only for Nova to pull out what looked like to be a wooden sword from her pocket and block his attack.

Maddox couldn't help but smirk. "So… you blocked my attack. You've been practicing." Nova saw that he was also wielding a wooden sword.

"Hmph. Never underestimate me, Mads. I'm always on the lookout for sneak attacks." Nova stated with a grin.

"So, you have the guts. But endurance is what counts in this – let's see how long you'll be able to last against me. That is… if you are up to the task, of course." Maddox taunted her.

"Hmph! You shouldn't be messing with the wrong person, Mads. You could get into a lot of trouble." Nova warned him with a slight smirk.

"We'll see." Maddox and Nova walked away from the unfinished submarine to their usual sparing place near the docks.

Maddox got into a fighting pose as did Nova. "You ready?" The boy asked.

Nova nodded. "Give it your best shot!" She declared.

Maddox smirked and charged forward. He attempted to deliver a strike on Nova but she blocked it. The white haired girl jumped upwards and landed behind Maddox. She grinned and struck her friend from behind with her wooden sword.

Maddox was knocked to the sandy ground but only for a few seconds. He jumped back up and looked at Nova will full attention. "Hmph… not a bad attempt at making me let my guard down. It's not over yet though!"

Nova smirked and charged forward but Maddox blocked her attack with his wooden sword. The white-haired girl searched for an opportunity to take her opponent by surprise, but no such luck. Maddox wasn't giving into her tricks…

Maddox smirked and slid under Nova's legs. He appeared behind and was about to strike her when she sensed and blocked the attack with her wooden sword.

"Darn it!" Maddox cursed while Nova just smirked.

"I told you… never mess with the wrong person. You just might end up falling into a trap!" Nova declared as she kicked one of his legs to which Maddox was sent knocked down onto the sand.

Nova turned around and gave him a friendly smile. "So… is that enough proof to convince you that you shouldn't underestimate me?" She asked.

Maddox got up and wiped the sand away from his entire body. "Hmm… I guess I was wrong. You've been practicing alright…" He admitted.

Nova smirked - what was Maddox expecting from her exactly? To lose?

"However…" Maddox began to grin which made Nova feel uneasy. What was he up to exactly?

Just then, he fell to the ground and clenched his stomach whilst screaming in agony. Nova was alarmed!

She rushed over to check on him. "Maddox, are you alright?" She asked in a concerned tone.

However, the blond boy smirked and slid under Nova's legs. The white-haired girl was in shock – he was faking his injury!? Maddox appeared behind her and struck her with his wooden sword.

She fell to the ground and groaned. Damn it – how dare Maddox get the upper hand on her!

"You forgot one important lesson, Nova… never get cocky in the middle of-" He didn't finish due to Nova slamming her foot into his groin.

He fell to the floor whilst holding his balls. Meanwhile, Nova smirked wickedly – revenge was indeed truly a pleasurable thing.

"And you forgot one thing about me, Mads… Never trick a girl into falling for such a clever trick. Bad things could happen, Mads… very bad." Nova stated as she glared at Maddox.

Maddox got up and glared at her as well. Both teens continued to give the dirty look to each other for about a few minutes… but soon gentle laughs replaced the anger that they felt a while back.

Nova and Maddox laid on the ground with smiles on their faces. The blonde boy was the first to get up as he extended a hand for Nova to grab.

She did and stood in front of Maddox. "So… did I do well in the spar?" She asked.

Maddox was quiet for a few seconds and then nodded with a smile. "You did well. Good work, Nova." He congratulated her.

"Thanks, Mads. Guess I win the spar today, huh?" Nova asked.

Maddox nodded. "Yep. So… back to building the submarine?" He asked.

Before Nova could reply with a simple "Yes", a familiar voice yelled. "There you are!" It was Cecily who was running towards them with an annoyed look on her face.

"Oh, hey Cecs! Where did you go?" Nova asked.

"Looking for you two apparently! Where were you – I searched the entire island looking for you both!" Cecily replied.

"Oh. We were just sparring with our swords – why didn't you join us?" Maddox asked.

Cecily's jaw dropped – while she was carrying the heavy stuff towards the unfinished submarine, Maddox and Nova had the nerve to go and spar with each other!? How dare they!

"Wait a minute… let me get this straight – while I was searching and carrying the heavy stuff with my bare hands mind you… you and Nova went and had a little spar without EVEN TELLING ME!?" Cecily yelled with an angry tone.

Nova and Maddox were freaked out by Cecily's angry and yelling tone. Jeez, all they did was go and have a spar without telling their friend…

"Cecs, calm down. Jeez... all we did was just have a little spar without telling you where we went. No need to kick up a fuss…" Nova tried to calm her down.

Cecily crossed her arms and looked away in annoyance.

"Cecs, come on girl… don't stay mad at us please. We were just going to spar – nothing more." Maddox explained.

Cecily huffed, but didn't turn around.

"Come on, Cecs… it was just a simple spar." Nova pleaded with her.

The red-haired girl was quiet for a few seconds but then she turned around with a pouting look on her face. "Would it kill you both to just wait for me to come back with the items before you have your spar?" She asked.

"I'm sorry, Cecs… we should have waited for you to come back. But I really wanted to show Maddox that he shouldn't underestimate me." Nova explained.

Cecily was confused. "Underestimate you, Nova? Wait… did you won the spar, Nova?" She asked.

Nova nodded with a grin. "Yep. Maddox tried to pull a couple of tricks in order to win… but I was lucky to anticipate his moves." She explained.

Cecily was surprised – Nova had managed to defeat Maddox all by herself without accepting any help? What a surprising twist! Then again, Cecily knew that Nova was practicing for a while with her wooden sword.

"Huh… good one, Nova." Cecily gave her a thumbs up with a smile while Nova did the same.

"Yay, you aren't mad anymore." Maddox stated with a smile.

"Oh… umm… I guess… Can you guys promise me that next time you won't leave me behind please?" Cecily asked.

"Yeah, alright… sorry, Cecs." Nova apologized.

"Same here." Maddox agreed.

Cecily thanked them with a smile. "Now then… how about we start working on that submarine, huh?" She asked.

Nova and Maddox both nodded. Soon, all three friends headed to start working on the unfinished submarine…

Author's Notes: Whelp, ladies and gents… I have an announcement to make – I've decided to create my very own Destiny Trio along with a story for them! Yahoo!

Their names are Nova, Cecily and Maddox – basically, the equivalent of Sora, Riku and Kairi. Hopefully, I'll be able to do a good story just like the other stuff that I write on .

The three OCs that I created were inspired by Keyblade Master of Light – I'm a huge fan of their work!

So, yeah… enjoy the prologue to the story and I hope you like it! Next time, we'll be seeing what exactly Nova and her friends will be doing.

Until next time, see you all soon!