Author's Notes: I don't own Kingdom Hearts, Soul Eater nor Fairy Tail – They are owned by Tetsuya Nomura, Atsushi Okubo and Hiro Mashima.
Prologue Trailer – Before the Castle!
"Come on, Patty! You've gotta apply more pressure! I know you've got this!"
"I'm t-trying… *slow breathing* I'm trying my best, big sis!"
Two teenage girls were currently practicing their skills and moves with key-shaped weapons in an unknown training room somewhere.
The first girl was tall individual with dirt-blonde hair that reached her mid-back, dark blue eyes and slightly sun-kissed skin. Her attire consisted tight sleeveless red turtleneck belly shirt with a white tie, dark wash jeans and black high-heeled boots. Lastly, her only accessories were a pair of silver bracelets on both wrists.
The second girl whom the tall one called Patty was a middle-heighted individual with chin-length, bright blonde hair that had bangs and light blue eyes. Like her opponent, she also wore a tight sleeveless red turtleneck belly shirt with a tie and black high-heeled boots, however her lower half attire were a pair of bubble shorts.
Both were wielding strange key-shaped weapons but with different designs and features – the tall one's weapon was based on make-up and romance whilst Patty's resembled a giraffe's.
The girls were currently practicing their skills, but it seems that the tall one was going to win this one due to Patty getting tired from all the fighting and clashing they were doing with the key-shaped weapons.
"Come on, Patty… don't quit on me now. Just a minute or two and then we'll have a small break." The tall one promised as Patty was sweating like crazy and taking deep breaths. "I'm trying, Liz… R-really… B-but I'm getting tired."
The tall one now known as Liz looked at Patty with an unimpressed look on her face. "Patty, no harm will come if you just last for another minute or two. Come on, sis… I know you've got this. Please." Liz pleaded with her little sister to have another round as Patty looked at her with the sweat still coming down.
The medium-heighted teenager thought to herself. 'I don't know how long I'm going to last… I'm to break down. At the same time though… I can't give up now. Sis and I have been training for weeks in the hopes that we might join Maka and her boyfriend Sora one day with the cool Keyblades. If I give up now, it will show how weak and stupid I am just like back in Death City… I can't. I'm not going to give up!'
Patty sighed as her lips twisted into a small grin. "Alright, sis… get ready! I'm not done fighting yet!" Liz smiled yet again and prepared for another round. "Remember, Patty… I won't go easy on you!"
"Neither will I!" The two sisters began to practice their skills and abilities with their Keyblades once more for the next two to three minutes…
(Later…)
"A-awesome battle, big sis!" Patty complimented with a grin as she drank from a water bottle whilst sitting on the ground – sweat was streaming down all over her face. "You weren't that bad yourself, Patty. We keep training like this and one day we'll be ready to head straight onto the front lines in order to help Maka and her boyfriend… what was his name, by the way?" Liz asked whilst trying to remember the name of her friend's love interest.
Patty was finished with the drinking. "Sora! His name was Sora." She answered as Liz picked up a water bottle and drank half of the contents from it. 'Clean fresh water… just the way I like it.' She thought to herself.
Once she was done, she sighed and wiped the sweat off her face. "Sora, huh? It's Japanese name if I'm not mistaken… I think it was related to the sky or something."
Patty grinned and nodded. "Yep-yep! Also, I asked Kid what Sora's name meant and he said it was 'sky' in Japanese." Liz smiled gently as she ruffled her little sister's hair and then gave a loud sigh. "God… it's been so long since we've left Death City with Lord Death and Kid… I'm starting to miss it. A lot."
"You ever wanna go back, big sis?" Patty asked with a curious look as Liz nodded. "Yep… it's our home after all. Though I pray that those creepy and disgusting Heartless aren't around anymore in Death City."
"Don't worry big sis! Sora and Maka took care of that big old meanie known as Ansem! Plus, Master Yen Sid and Lord Death told us that the Heartless population has been reduced to a low minimum! So, no more scary creatures in Death City, no siree!" Patty assured her with a mock salute as Liz sighed. "Still… those words that Maka's grandfather spoke to her and her friends… about a mysterious Organization working towards an unknown goal. Who are they and what do they want with all of us? How are Sora, Maka and every-one of us the key to all of this, Patty?" Liz asked as Patty frowned gently and gave a small shrug. "I dunno, sis… Maybe there's more to this 'Organization' and Mr. Xehanort than meets the eye."
"Maybe… I'm curious as to when in the past and future will we all meet Xehanort once again." Patty nodded in agreement with Liz's sentence – Xehanort is definitely a mysterious and enigmatic person with big plans behind the scenes. Whatever this 'Organization' was after or whomever they were, no doubt that the silver-haired man with golden eyes had something to do with it.
The sisters prayed that Sora, Maka and their friends would be okay. They might have bested the leader of the Heartless at the Door to Darkness… but something in the back of Liz and Patty's minds whispered that this was just the beginning of a new war. Not unlike the battles with Asura, the Kishin or the witches…
"Whatever this 'Organization' or Xehanort is after, we'll all put a stop to them, right big sis?" Patty asked with a determined smile on her face as Liz nodded with a grin. "Yep! Although, we still have to train harder and harder if we wish to catch up to Maka or her boyfriend's level. Plus, once we improve… we'll finally have a chance to go out there and find out if what we were told was the truth." Upon hearing those words, Patty frowned a little bit. "Big sis… are you talking about Mom?"
Liz nodded with a sigh. "Yeah… I still don't know how she fits into all of this: did she really abandon us on the streets of Brooklyn? Was she really a prostitute whom didn't mean to get pregnant with us… or is there more to the story than meets the eye, Patty? Was our Mom really a wielder like us… did she gave up her life to protect us? One day, I hope we both find out."
Patty couldn't do anything else except nod with a sad smile on her face. "We'll see big sis… maybe we'll learn the truth whilst fighting the bad guys. Like Xehanort, Maleficent, Medusa, etc." Liz ruffled Patty's hair yet again with a smile and then sighed. "I gotta admit… us keeping tabs on Sora and Maka along with their friends is an interesting job. Shame we can't intervene yet. Would have loved to kick some bad guy butt…" Liz admitted as she recalled how she, her sister and their meister Kid were assigned to keep an eye on the chosen wielders of the Keyblade.
It was an easy task to handle… yet one thing that annoyed the dirt-blonde teenager was how she couldn't get into the fight against the bad guys alongside Patty and Lord Death's son. However, they weren't ready to enter the battle against the forces of darkness just yet… one day, maybe. But for now – it was still training for the sisters.
"Same!" Patty shaped her fists into boxing gloves and began punching the air whilst Liz laughed – sometimes her little sister was gift from the angels. She was very glad that she had someone like her sibling to cheer her up from time to time.
"Liz! Patty! Its time for dinner! Come downstairs please!" A familiar to the sisters' voice spoke from downstairs – it was the sisters' meister and friend Death the Kid.
A loud rumbling noise occurred in Patty's stomach. "Oops… sorry, big sis." The medium-heighted teen apologized. "I'm not deaf, Patty. Your stomach is rumbling… I'm hungry as well. Come on…" Liz got up as she stretched her arms. "Let's go and have something to eat. I'm sure Kid and the Master have made a pretty good meal for tonight." Patty got up and grinned. "Yay! Can't wait to eat!"
"Tomorrow, we continue with our training… along with keeping an eye on Sora and Maka. Understood?" Patty's grin was gone, as she pouted like a little kid. "I don't wanna…" She childishly whined before Liz crossed her arms and gave her a disappointed look. "If you don't behave… no dinner for you tonight. Understood?"
Upon hearing those words, Patty nodded in fear as Liz grinned. "Good. Now, let's go and grab something to eat before the food gets cold." Patty saluted as Liz opened the door of the training room the sisters were in. The younger sibling left to go and get some dinner.
After Patty left, Liz sighed once more. She looked up at the skylighted roof where the night sky and stars were. "Sora… Maka… wherever you both are… be careful. Stay safe and avoid this 'Organization' as best you can…" The dirt-blonde left the room and closed the door.
(Far away…)
Maka's eyes snapped open as she was disturbed in her sleep. Sitting up, she looked around for any signs on the intruder who spoke the names of both her and Sora… but nobody was around.
She sighed in relief when she noticed that she was still at the campsite where her boyfriend Sora was alongside her companions and friends Donald, Goofy, Lucy Heartfilia and Lisanna Strauss.
So, the main question – who spoke the names of her and her boyfriend? Why did he/she told her them to be careful? Questions that held no answers unfortunately…
Maka looked at the sky and saw that it was still night with the moon out. Huh, weird…
The teenager sighed and then laid back down onto the grassy ground. "I guess it was just a bad dream… maybe a few more *yawns* of sleep would do me good…" Closing her eyes, slumber overtook her yet again.
She was unaware of two figures in black coats watching her and her group from afar…
Author's Notes: *the camera fades from the night sky with the moon and the heroes of Light to a black and starry space. The title 'Chains of Destiny – The Castle of Memories.' appear from out of nowhere.*
Ladies and Gentlemen, Dearest Readers and Watchers… after nearly two and a half years, we are finally here! The next chapter in the 'Sora and Maka' saga is here… Chains of Destiny – The Castle of Memories. I know that you all have waited for this moment for so long and its finally here! Hooray!
I have big plans for this one… very big plans… especially the torture, humiliation and fun for our favorite couple Sora and Maka! XD – The poor dearies… they are about to walk into straight oblivion (literally! XD)
A couple of things I want to discuss with all of you – first, no need to fret about the cover art (already came prepared *wink-wink to Sharkzero for his awesome work on the CoM cover art*); second, I've been thinking about the whole Tsubaki pairing thing: would you either ship her with Soul or Tsubaki? Yes, I know I said two years ago that the SoulxTsubaki ship is staying… but right now, doubts are appearing in my head. Lots of doubts… anyways, your suggestions can be submitted via the review box or I can make a poll for it. Whichever you prefer; third, Liz and Patty will have a role to play alongside their meister Death the Kid… you'll just have to wait and see what they will be doing in the story. Plus, I really need to work out a plan for them. (Already have some things planned for Sora and Maka.); fourth, these last two years… I'll admit it: I have mixed opinions on Maka (on the one hand, I like her… but on the other, I hate her. It's like one of those love-hate things you can't let go. I still like her… but… her personality is somewhat that of a bitchy high school drama queen student – pardon my language.); fifth, but most important – I'm going to throw some sweet surprises in Castle Oblivion… mainly related to Maka, Lucy and Lisanna XD (I'm horrible human-being… blame me. LOL)
I think that's all I have to cover up for now… more info and stuff will be added as the story progresses… also, I have an important rule to add: whenever someone posts a guest review, I want to see just one thing: positive stuff. Suggestions are also okay so long as they aren't including more than just a couple of sentences (three, four or five) – AND IN THESE SUGGESTIONS, I DON'T WANNA SEE STUFF THAT IS ALREADY OBVIOUS AND WILL BE WRITTEN IN THE FUTURE CHAINS OF DESTINY STORIES! *Looks at CaptainImaginat* - I'm watching you…
Alright, that's enough of that… time to get this puppy on the air and let you read it cause I know you've been waiting a long time for this!
Without further ado… welcome to Chains of Destiny – The Castle of Memories! Enjoy the trailer reading…
*Narrator leaves the scene as the story film begins to play for everyone…*