Hello there!
So I was inspired by multiple people to make this one, including Egyptprncssxox with her "Prince of Light" Au series, mainly because I haven't seen many Pokemon/Kingdom Hearts Crossovers where Ash doesn't have a Keyblade. In fact I have never seen Ash without one of the Keyblades except one uncompleted story where he was just travelling with the gang one time and that story never got finished. So, in my one, he doesn't. But... something else happens instead.
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoy.
Light. One word that means many different things for different people. Some bask in the light, frightened by the thought of darkness. Others detest it, choosing to walk the path of darkness whilst some are balanced and tranquil. In anyone's heart, there is always light and darkness. People can fall into the darkness, let it control them, take them over but there are rarely people born with a heart of pure light. There are only eight known records amongst the worlds. Seven of them were accepted, one wasn't. It took a journey to change all of that.
And this is where it began.
When the hustle and bustle of Disney Castle pent up aggressive feelings inside of him, King Mickey Mouse liked to take a long walk into the town late at night so he could just be by himself with the calming sense of freedom. Being a king was stressful enough but, being a king and a Keyblade wielder made things ten times worse. The warm, yellow, glowing lights of the lampposts gave a reassuring wave to the king as he walked closer to the centre of Disney Town, which would be a mirage of colour from the hanging rainbow coloured lights.
As he reached the centre, his eyes latched onto an anomaly in the usually tidy and well preserved area. The grass covered roundabout like spherical area and its flowers looked damaged, most likely from the figure that was laying down there. Mickey sighed gently and rolled his eyes, luckily magic could fix the flowers but the gardener must have fallen asleep whilst he was working. No matter how many times he told the hard worker, the gardener would never take a break and work himself the bone daily to keep Disney Town neat and clean.
"Hey, Derick old pal, you're…" Mickey stopped speaking as he neared the area. It wasn't the gardener passed out there but a young child of about four years old. There seemed to be no injuries, but that wasn't to say there weren't any. The king ran over, pulling the child into his arms to assess the damage. He felt for lumps underneath the dark black hair, managed to open one eye – which revealed an amber orb underneath – for bloodshot colouring and, with some difficulty, lifted the child onto his back to get him back to the castle for medical treatment. "Don't worry about a thing pal, I'm gonna keep you safe." The child seemed to snuggle into his hold after hearing that.
It didn't take Mickey long to run back to the castle, shouting as soon as he entered to alert everyone as he rushed to one of the spare rooms. Just after he had finished laying the child down on the bed, his wife Minnie, best friends Donald and Goofy, Daisy and a bunch of guards rushed in.
"Mickey, what's wrong?" Minnie asked worriedly, only to gasp in horror as her eyes fell on the child.
"Gawrsh, is he okay?" Donald slapped Goofy on the head for his incompetence.
"No, he's unconscious, how does that make him okay?!"
"Guys! Stop it," Mickey got in between his bickering friends and looked at them sternly. "I need you two to go and get Master Yen Sid. You know how to use the Gummi ship, right?"
"Of course!"
"Great! Now please hurry!" Donald and Goofy rushed out immediately, the guards following slowly at the lack of any possible danger, only after Minnie had dismissed them. "Daisy, can you get a cold, damp flannel… I think he's getting a fever."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Daisy curtsied and hurried out as well, leaving only the queen and king behind. They looked worryingly at the child, who didn't look as if he belonged on this world, especially since Disney Town was full of anthropomorphic animals. Just what had happened to his home world? Had it fallen into the darkness?
They, including Daisy who had returned with the flannel and placed it on the boy's head, sat waiting for Donald and Goofy to return with Yen Sid, the most powerful sorcerer in all of the worlds and the Keyblade Master Mickey was an apprentice to for many years. However, since he was a sorcerer than meant the master could appear in the guest room at whim if he wanted to, which is exactly what he did.
"Master Yen Sid!" Mickey looked around, noting Donald and Goofy's absence; they must have been taking the Gummi Ship back. "We need your help!"
"I understand the situation Mickey," Yen Sid strode over to the bedside, resting a hand atop the child's flannel covered forehead. "Hmm… I see, most interesting…"
"What is it?" Minnie inquired politely, tipping her head to the side in confusion.
"It seems the child has next to no memories," the sorcerer answered honestly, looking back emotionlessly to the three members of the castle. "All I obtained was his name and age. However, that was not the most worrying part about it. It seems your new guest has a gift."
"A gift? Master, does that mean he has a unique power of some sorts?" Mickey joined in with the questioning, wanting to know if this gift could have anything to do with why the child was unconscious in the centre of Disney Town.
"You could say that Mickey," Master Yen Sid slowly made his way to the window opposite the bed, staring out of it with his hands held behind his back. "You see, that child has a heart of pure light, no darkness to be found anywhere."
"WHAT?!" Donald and Goofy had returned by now, the two were the first to react to the shock announcement.
"You have got to be kidding me." Daisy groaned whilst rubbing her head due to the noise of her overly loud boyfriend.
"I do not kid," Yen Sid replied to her words with a serious tone, thus further proving his point. "It is dangerous to leave him without a safe place of residence so he can work on his powers…" his voice trailed off as he began stroking his magnificent beard. "I would like to raise him under my care, to keep him safe from the forces of darkness." To be honest, Master Yen Sid wasn't good with children and, as such, would be the worst possible person to raise an amnesic child, especially one who had been separated from his world.
"With all honest, Master Yen Sid," Mickey spoke up, interrupting his thought process. "I believe it would be better for Minnie and I to raise him. He's in a fragile state and maybe some warmth and love in the first few months would help when setting up for the future…" In other words, the king was telling him that they wanted to raise the kid because they were able to feel love. Neither of them knew if Master Yen Sid had the ability to fully love anything, or even show affection, he was either pleased; emotionless or disappointed.
"Yeah, and Donald could help with magic trainin', hyuck!" Goofy interjected, grinning like the goofball he was.
"Yeah!"
"If that is your wish, so be it…" Master Yen Sid nodded, respecting their wishes and leaving the child in their care. "Before I go, I will tell you all I know from the child's memories. He is three years old and his name is Ash. Once he is five I would like to see him for his first magic lesson and no sooner or later." He raised his arms and spoke once more. "I hope to hear from you about his condition soon." With that, the sorcerer disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"Sometimes I wonder how he does that," Mickey commented until a quiet groan beside him caught his attention. The boy was waking up, staring at the king and queen with fever ladened eyes. "Hey there sport, how are ya feeling?"
"Wh-w-where am I?" He asked through heavy breaths, the fever obviously affecting him to a point where he was close to not being able to speak. "W-who are you?"
"My name is Mickey, but you can just call me Uncle, pal." Mickey gave Minnie a confident look, one of which she returned "And this is Minnie, or Aunt, and we're gonna take care of you from now on."
~0~o~0~
Ten years later
Surrounded by darkness, something he wasn't used to at all. He had no clue where he was, but for a fact he knew that it was defiantly not his heart. His was light, glowed whites and golds. It did take a while to get used to when one decided to dive into it for some secret power training. Under his feet was the same stained glass floor that he was used to. Images of himself, his aunt and uncle, along with everyone he held dear were painted on it. At least that was the only usual thing about it. He turned around on his toes, trying to get a better look around, but still there was nothing but darkness.
So much to do, but so little time… Your Highness, are you ready…?
The voice surprised him, made him jump. Who was it? They sounded very feminine… not to mention creepy and mysterious.
"Who are you? How do you know me?" He asked, trying to remain calm.
I am a part of your heart… there is no need to worry… the dark background is only here because the light would be too bright otherwise…
"Too… bright?"
Yes… you still don't know how truly powerful you are…? That's… unexpected... however… we have no time to waste… you will wake from your slumber soon…
Suddenly, a ball of light drifted from the sky. He looked up to see, encased inside the light, was a necklace made of a silver chain with a sapphire gem encased in a silver charm, all of which was in the shape of a heart. He held out his hand to catch it, brain racking to find an answer for it.
Please… put it on…
To be honest, he didn't want to take instructions from someone he didn't know but, it just felt right. With a quick motion, the chain went over his neck and was clasped behind it, the charm was warm against his skin.
It has special powers… powers that work only with you… try and summon a weapon…
The voice was crazy, he decided. The closest thing he had ever got to a weapon was one of Donald's old staffs of which he 'borrowed' for a while whilst training his magic abilities. Still, he followed the instructions, closed his eyes and concentrated whilst holding out his arm. It felt stupid, until he heard a noise and felt something forming between his fingers. He opened his eyes to see a polished wooden staff with a blue ribbon wrapped around the area in which he was holding it, a key charm similar to his new necklace attached to it also. Subconsciously, his free hand went to touch the necklace, which had vanished.
I told you so… That is Hikari's Dawn… a very special kind of magical staff… treat it well…
Hikari's Dawn, or Light's Dawn. The name suited it and him well.
"I will." He breathed in wonder, marvelling at it.
You will work out how to use it… stay sharp young prince… a new journey is about to begin…
And with that, the darkness faded to light as the floor broke and he felt himself scream as he fell down into a white abyss.
Warm, auburn eyes opened wide in shock as he flung himself forwards into a sitting position in his bed, sweat dripping off his face. His thoughts turning back to the dream. Was any of that real? His hand went to touch his chest, only for his fingers to touch something hard and cold, the necklace. So it wasn't a dream after all. Then, what was it all about? What did the voice mean by a journey? A knock at his door brought him out of his thoughts.
"Ash? Are you awake?" A smile formed on his face. Aunt Minnie, his adoptive mother, was the queen of the world they lived on, very kind and caring.
"Yes! Come in!" He replied, yawning and rubbing his eyes. His bedroom door opened as Queen Minnie, looking much like she did nine years ago, entered.
"Good morning. I trust you slept well?" Ash sighed and looked up at the ceiling which was white with intricate patterns crafted into it, he knew that even with the curtains closed.
"I guess so. Except for that small dream…" Minnie rolled her eyes, her son was so read to read. Something was defiantly bothering him, and a tiny little dream wasn't exactly as small as first stated.
"Small dream?"
"Fine. It was kinda big…" The raven haired teen laughed, knowing he was busted from the get go.
"Go on then. What happened? Was it something to do with them?" She questioned, voice changing from a happy tone to a sad one when she mentioned them. Them, or they, were Donald, Goofy and King Mickey. Over a year ago, all three of them had left Disney Town. The king for reasons to do with disappearing worlds, Donald and Goofy to find the key and get them to save the worlds from darkness. No one had heard neither word nor hide of the three and the citizens of Disney Town were getting worried. None more so that Queen Minnie, Daisy and Ash.
"No, I'm sorry. But, it was about me…" The teen tried to explain, eyes falling down onto the necklace. Minnie raised an eyebrow but nodded, ready to listen.
"What was it about you? Your role here? Your heart?"
"The latter," a small smile formed on Ash's face. Queen Minnie was often good at guessing things, especially if she had known someone for a while and nine years was more than a while. "A voice told me something about a journey and working out how to use my own weapon… a staff called Hikari's Dawn." For a brief second, Minnie believed that her son might have been given a Keyblade, only for that belief to be thrown down the gutter. Magic had always been Ash's specialty, especially the Thunder and Fire moves. Her heart sank, she had a feeling where this was heading.
"A journey…" She said distantly, eyes staring into space. Deep inside, she knew this day would come only, she thought it would be a bit different. "Well, get up and dressed and come to the dining hall for breakfast. Then, I have something to give you." With that, she smiled and left, leaving Ash alone once more. His thoughts returned back to where they were before. Just what did that dream do to his destiny, his fate?
Breakfast had been devoured and now Queen Minnie, Daisy, Ash and, surprisingly, Chip and Dale (both of whom wanted to find out what all the hubbub was about) were in the Audience Chamber, Minnie seated on the golden throne in thought, Daisy looking at her worriedly.
"I'm sure that Master Yen Sid could get to the bottom of this," she said suddenly, surprising everyone. "He knows all."
"But, Your Majesty, who knows what could happen then?" Daisy interrupted with a slight panic to her tone.
"That's why it is called the future, Daisy. It's a mystery, I don't know as much as you do but, I have a feeling that this will be the last time the five of us are together for a while." Minnie explained, sadness radiating off of her being in waves. Silence reigned over the group for a while until the flames of determination began burning in a certain boy's eyes.
"I think… I think I know why I had that dream now." He said, surprising everyone with his sudden words.
"What do you mean by that, Ash?" Chip asked curiously.
"Yeah. We've got no clue what you're talking about." Dale added, arms folded like usual.
"The journey it meant. I think, I think it wants me to go and find them and bring them back. Reunite everyone, restore the balance of Disney Town. I mean, why else would a voice claiming to be a part of my heart give me a magic staff if I wasn't going to be heading out somewhere unknown to me!" A smile formed on Minnie's face as she nodded in agreement.
"As much as it pains me to let you go, I believe in that too. Just promise me you will be careful." She said with a mothering instinct she had grown for the boy for the past near decade.
"I promise I will bring them back Aunt Minnie." The soft smile turned into one of pure joy and happiness. "I'll find them and everything will return back to normal!"
"Maybe you'll find out something about who you truly are," Minnie added softly. "Your world could just be a step away, out there waiting for you to return."
"Maybe…" Her son's spaced out face told her everything. Minnie knew that his lack of memories of his real home really bugged Ash greatly, so much so he sometimes spent countless nights in the library studying the multiple worlds of light to see if any of them felt familiar in a way.
"The universe is a massive place where anything can happen, as long as you are up for the challenge." Minnie closed her eyes and smiled. "Now, go and get changed. Chip, Dale… you two ready the Gummi ship for Master Yen Sid's tower. We will convene at the Launchpad."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"Yes, Aunt Minnie!"
~0~o~0~
An hour later and everything was ready to go. Chip and Dale had finished with any repairs and touch ups along with coordinating the route whilst Ash had changed out of his usual outfit of a light t-shirt and trousers into what he had been given.
He wore a black t-shirt with grey sleeves and over the shirt, he wore a deep blue, high collared jacket which finished at the middle of his back. The jacket had white strips on the sleeves and at the sides, with a white circle on the front. A brown cotton belt like item held a bag like space where items could be held, the bag itself resting towards the back of his right hip. He wore bell bottom greyish blue shorts which ended at his knees, black lines creating a pattern of an oval and a band that had joined decorated it. His shoes were white high tops with blue soles and two red straps over the top along with two red semicircles that showed at the sides on the heel. The gloves he wore were black and fingerless with thick red bands that had a sliver crown emblem on the front. His necklace hung from around his neck.
When the other four first saw him, they had mixed reactions, all good. Chip began clapping whilst Dale let out a cheeky wolf whistle, earning a solid red blush from Ash. Daisy grinned whilst Minnie was brought to tears of joy. She stepped forwards, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"You look like quite the young man. So full of energy," she said between quiet sobs. "Please promise me you will be safe."
"I'll do my best Aunt Minnie," he smiled softly, kneeling down and hugging her. "Just keep safe yourself." The two let go of their embrace, the prince turning to face Daisy. "Please make sure that…"
"That Minnie stays alright?" She asked, rolling her eyes. "Of course, Ash. It's like you've become the mother now." Chip and Dale laughed at the young teen's pout, making him look younger than he was. They jumped up onto his shoulders, both jokingly bowing.
"Your ride awaits, Your Highness." The two said in unison.
"Thank you ever so much, gentlemen," Ash joked back, laughing as he did so. "Goodbye Aunt Minnie, goodbye Daisy! I'll be back before you know it with the others!" The three entered the Gummi Ship and it took off, heading for Master Yen Sid's tower. Minnie remained standing there, for a while, before turning to head back inside the main castle. She felt proud, very proud. Somehow, she knew that she had kept him three years longer than normal, in a weird way.
~0~o~0~
Master Yen Sid was a rather severe-looking old man to most who met him but he also liked surprises, in context. Seeing Donald and Goofy again, along with the key that connects all, a sixteen year old Keyblade wielder named Sora, was quite the nice surprise indeed, but he didn't expect this one. There was a knock on his door, bringing him out of his thoughts. The three from earlier were in the side room with the three fairies, so he would have known if the sound had come from that direction.
"Come in." He said, replying to the knock, only to be surprised once again. A familiar face of warm auburn eyes and spiked, out of control, raven hair, wearing non-familiar clothes entered with two familiar chipmunks.
"Master Yen Sid." The teen said with a bow of respect.
"Prince Ash. It has been a while. For what honour do I owe a visit from the prince of Disney Town?" Yen Sid questioned, showing respect for the boy with the pure heart of light.
"I… I had a dream recently. One to do with… my abilities and about a journey." Ash explained. He always had felt nervous around Master Yen Sid, but he knew that he could trust the man, he was his uncle's teacher, after all.
"To do with your heart?"
"Yes. Apparently, it's strong enough to create its own magic staff, one called Hikari's Dawn. Aunt Minnie said I needed to see you about it." Yen Sid nodded, already deep in thought. Never before had a heart forged its own weapon, but never before had there been anyone with a pure heart of light except the princesses of heart. Ash was an exception to every rule in the book, well at least when looking at the situation from an outsider's point of view. Master Yen Sid knew better than that.
"I see. But, something tells me that this isn't the end of your tale. Correct, your highness?" he asked the teen who nodded in response.
"Right again, Master Yen Sid. I… I…" The door to the side room suddenly burst open as a loud booming voice spoke out.
"Master Yen Sid, we're done with the fittin', a-hyuck!" The two humans turned around only for a collection of gasps to round from five of the seven beings there. From the side room came three people.
One of them was an older teenager with spiky caramel brown hair, blue eyes, tanned skin and a lanky build. His hoodie was coloured black, with silver pauldron-like additions to his sleeves and a white lining. His undershirt was a navy blue with a red patch in the centre. His trousers were coloured black on the outside and a navy blue on the inside, lined with silver-white edging. Yellow straps criss-crossed around his pants, held together with a black belt. The trousers featured red pockets with a black cross over them. His gloves were coloured black on the outside and white on the inside with a yellow line running around them. He also wore large black-yellow shoes with silver soles, a zipper running across the top, and black straps holding them together with buckles here and there. He also wore a pendant around his neck, that one was in the shape of a silver crown.
But, it wasn't the teen whom Ash was focused on, it was his companions. Just the way he remembered them before they left a year ago.
~0~o~0~
To be honest, Sora didn't expect anyone else to show up in Yen Sid's tower, let alone a boy who looked a few years younger than he did. He also didn't expect Donald and Goofy to seem to know the boy either. Silence reigned over the room for a while until the boy threw himself at the king's best friends, after the two chipmunks from his shoulder, remembered to be Chip and Dale, jumped down.
"Donald! Goofy!" He cried out, hugging the two whilst they laughed. A few moments later, the boy let go and regained his posture, a fire suddenly began burning his his eyes.
"Gawrsh, we didn't expect to see you here." Goofy grinned.
"Yeah. What are you doing here… uh oh." Donald gulped suddenly as the boy gave him a stern glare.
"No letters, no calls, no nothing. It's been a year and you two don't know how worried everyone was! Daisy's trying her hardest to keep it together whilst the queen is doing everything she can to stop the citizens from giving up on you two and the king!" He took a deep breath. "So, explain yourselves. Where were you two for the past year after Donald received that letter from the king talking about finding the 'Key'?" The two being put under interrogation began stuttering and mumbling, not coming out with a straight answer. That was when Sora decided to step in.
"They were with me." He said, cerulean eyes meeting auburn orbs of fire.
"… And you are?" The boy asked, the glare gone from his face, leaving only confusion.
"Sora. I'm a Keyblade wielder." Sora explained his situation, smiling whilst placing his hands on the back of his head. The boy's eyes widened, obviously he had heard about Keyblades before.
"Just like them… wow…" He muttered, still staring at Sora before grinning with his teeth showing. "Sorry about that, someone needs to keep those two in check." Donald and Goofy groaned at the statement, causing the two boys to begin laughing.
"Yeah, I've been doing an okay job at it so far." Sora chuckled.
"HEY!" The two friends of the king of Disney Town protested, only for more laughter to rise up, especially from Chip and Dale, who had immobilised themselves laughing. The boy held out a hand for Sora to shake.
"Well, it's nice to meet you, Sora. My name's Ash. I live in Disney Town, so I kinda know these two well."
"Nice to meet you too!" Sora grinned as their hands clasped together and shook. In that moment, a new bond had been created. A cough from Master Yen Sid returned their attention to the task at hand, well, two tasks at hand.
"I'm glad that the fairies did well for you Sora, but my conversation with another isn't finished. Isn't that right, Your Highness?" Sora's jaw dropped dramatically when Ash nodded.
"Sorry, Master Yen Sid. Just seeing Donald and Goofy again was a bit too much for me." The younger boy bowed in respect.
"I get that. And, I have come to realise that the search doesn't end there. There is still one more person your heart wants to find and bring back home, right?" Yen Sid questioned knowledgably.
"My uncle…" Ash muttered.
"Yes," the Master nodded. "I suggest that you do search for him, but it would be best if you went with people who could help you if a path turns out to be wrong." He looked over to Donald, Sora and Goofy. "I hope you three are alright with having a fourth member to your party."
"Gawrsh, it would be an honour, Master Yen Sid. Right, Donald?" Goofy grinned, making a thumbs up signal to the younger boy.
"Yeah! Sora, what do you say?" Sora was still frozen in shock from the earlier revelation.
"A prince… he's a prince…" He mumbled, not comprehending how King Mickey and Queen Minnie, from what he had been told from Donald and Goofy about her, could have a human child for a prince! It was impossible, it was absurd! It was…
"I'm adopted."
Oh, well that explained things. Sora pulled himself out of his frozen state and grinned.
"Yeah, sure! It'll be great!"
"In that case," Chip spoke up, gaining full attention. "We'll head back to Disney Castle and tell Queen Minnie the good news! Good luck Ash!"
"Yeah!" Dale nodded in agreement. "Good luck guys, you're gonna need it!" With that, they ran out of the room and downstairs to the exit of the tower.
"That settles things! We're all going together!" Donald said
"This'll be fun," Goofy added with a chuckle. He turned to Ash with the same constant smile he always seemed to have on his face. "So, how has your magic trainin' been? Got any better?" A hand clasped around his necklace as the younger teen just grinned.
"Oh… you'll see." He said with a teasing tone, making Donald huff.
"Aww, come on!" That was when Chip and Dale reappeared, comically shutting the door and bordering it up with planks and nails.
"What's up with you two?" Sora asked; feeling very confused at that moment in time.
"Heartless… Heartless downstairs…!" Chip panted, leaning against the wall for support.
"And… loads… of them… too!" Dale gasped for breath. With a confirming nod, Sora, Donald and Goofy rushed out of the room, after Sora had broken the door down with his own Keyblade.
"I'll pay for that!" He yelled as his voice echoed up the stairway. Chip and Dale fainted in shock whilst Ash almost lost his jaw to the floor.
"He's an interesting one…" He mumbled.
"Quite," Master Yen Sid agreed. "However, why not try out your own abilities, Your Highness? Prove yourself to the others." A small smile formed on Ash's face.
"Yeah. I'll need to do it at some point anyway"
~0~o~0~
Sora decided, after beating this round of Heartless, that he needed to visit the nearest gym and get back in shape. His movements still felt unnaturally sluggish, painfully slow. Donald and Goofy were near enough down and out, both of them probably going through the same inner torment that he was. It seemed like the last of them had been cleared with one last swish of his blade, he didn't even notice the one creeping up behind him.
"SORA!" He heard a cry of his name, a whoosh from behind him and the sight of darkness flooded his eyes. This time, there was no King Mickey to save him.
Or was there?
A blue clad figure dashed forwards, hand glowing as a staff formed which they used to cut the Heartless into halves.
"Donald?"
"Since when did I sound like a dying cat?" It was only then that Sora realised who his saviour was. You know what they say, like father like son. All three others gawked at the younger teen, who was twirling around a magic staff idly, not looking amused one bit.
"And you three say you've travelled around the worlds and defeated Maleficent?" Ash teased jokingly. "I've seen old coots back in Disney Town with more stamina than all of you combined." The prince turned to the Heartless with a huge smirk plastered upon his face. Without warning, he rushed forwards, a white light emanating off of the staff which caused the Heartless to flinch or, in some cases, try to run away. A mutter made the light turn into a powerful 'Fire' spell which burnt all of the Heartless to dust.
Now, Sora wasn't expecting that one bit. Obviously, the adopted child of King Mickey would have some training to be able to defend himself but being able to kick Heartless ass like it was nothing… that was awesome. He didn't even notice the hand waiting to help pull him up until a little cough brought him out of his thoughts.
"Thanks." Sora grinned apologetically, taking the hand and using it to pull himself up. Donald and Goofy made their way over with huge, proud smiles on their faces.
"Gawrsh, Ash. Since when where you that powerful?" Goofy asked, clearly impressed by the younger teen's feet of power.
"Training, and lots of it," the prince turned to Sora and chuckled. "There are a few things you need to know about me before we set off, by the way."
"What are they?"
"One, my heart has no darkness in it and I'm the only guy like that, Master Yen Sid says the proper title is 'the Prince of Heart' but I digress. Secondly, I'm amnesic meaning I have no memories of before Uncle Mickey found me in Disney Town so I don't remember my birth parents or original world and finally…" Ash took a small breath before placing his hands on his hips with a grin on his face. "I can sense darkness which is useful against small groups of heartless but not so great in a world which is majoritively aligned with the darkness. When I'm overloaded, I kinda change personality and want to burn things, no idea why though."
Whilst Donald and Goofy already knew this information, Sora didn't and had to take a moment to soak all of the factual knowledge about the younger teen in. Kairi, one of his two best friends from Destiny Islands, turned out to be one of the seven Princesses of Heart, something that came as a shock. Her case was more widely accepted but he couldn't help but notice similarities between the the two. Both had pure light hearts and they both lost their memories after ending up in different worlds due to an event. In a way, it was creepily ironic that his new friend would be like the one of the ones he had left behind after the original Kingdom Hearts incident, right before Castle Oblivion and the horrors of Organisation XIII and the memory remaking.
"Okay," was all he said after a while, taking everything into account before choosing how to respond. "I think I get it." Suddenly, he remembered what had been left behind at the top of the tower. "Master Yen Sid! We left him alone with more heartless around! Come on!"
No one bothered to correct him that Yen Sid was a strong magician in his own right. He was more than likely to be able to defend himself, in other words. However, just because Sora was already leaps and bounds ahead of them, the others rushed after him as they went back up to the Master's room.
Not only was he alright as no heartless had managed to push past the group, apparently Master Yen Sid had one more gift for the now quartet, a brand new Gummi Ship. Donald immediately began hogging the steering controls whilst the others watched him after they had immediately entered the ship with the chipmunks offering support from their communication tower, not before everyone had the chance to thank Yen Sid for his generosity.
"Has he always been like this with those things?" Ash asked, normally used to going on a ship with Chip and Dale, both of whom had kindly taught him how to operate the thing.
"You haven't seen the start of it," Sora chuckled, placing his hands behind his head. "Halfway through the trip, start expecting him to mumble jumbo about the ship, confessing his undying love for it." The prince began laughing uncontrollably, getting weird looks from both Donald and Goofy.
"Daisy's gonna be mad when we visit home. She doesn't know that her boyfriend is cheating on her with a machine!" He managed to say between snorts. That took the biscuit. Soon enough, both of the teenaged boys were rolling on the floor in fits of laughter.
"I don't know whether I should be scared, or terrified." Goofy chuckled, just kind of glad the two were getting on so well.
"Then be both!" Donald snapped back with a roll of the eyes as he continued to drive the ship onto the first world.
~0~o~0~
Meanwhile, three certain fairies watched in horror as a crooked, smirking raven dragged a familiar black cloak through the open window. They trembled as the cloak began moving, all of them fleeing from the room, the blue dressed one crying out one word, a name, before vanishing. A woman began rising from the cloak. Fair and green-skinned, her shining, yellow eyes were heavily shadowed with violet make-up, and her lips were painted red. Her head was topped with a black-horned headdress. She wore a long, tattered black robe with purple trim and maroon edges which flared out. She carried a staff with a glowing green orb at the tip. With a triumphant grin, she studied the room chuckling for mere seconds. The chuckles turned into a full blown evil laughs of pure madness, terrifying to those who heard it. This meant only one thing.
Maleficent was back.
So, there you go. I've already written Chapter 2 and planned all worlds, and most of the series as a whole to be honest. I can promise that some of the worlds have changed and some new, non-Disney worlds have been added to the mix. (Altlantica I'm looking at you, stupid mini game world.)
Once again, thanks for reading!
