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Prologue

The story of Magical Britain's Child-Who-Lived is well known, and in this dimension it follows the same course, until the graveyard in Little Hangleton. Instead of what happened in almost every other dimension Danae Potter does not break the connection, she can't, or the Dark Idiot's minions will get a hold of her. Instead the magical power explodes, and in the backlash Danae Potter disappears, to reappear on Destiny Islands. This one incident would change everything to come, as Danae would meet the Key that Connects Everything, and Sora would find what he hadn't known was missing, his Greatest Strength. His friends gave him strength, resolve, but not what he truly needed. Danae gave him a Stronger Purpose. Yes, Sora loves Kairi, but Danae, meeting her filled in a place he hadn't known was empty to begin with.

Chapter 1

On a isolated stretch of beach a pair of teens are snuggled up together, napping. The one has spiky brown to caramel brown hair, wearing an outfit consisting of large yellow shoes, a white and black over jacket as well as a red jumpsuit and a pair of white with yellow fingerless gloves with a signature crown necklace and crown chain. The girl has raven colored locks that have some wave to them, and is wearing a crimson colored tube top, black capris, and slim but sturdy red boots. The female is snuggled into the left side of the male, whose left arm has her secured to himself. Her head is on his chest, tucked under his chin. It was this scene Kairi finds, and she sighs softly. Ever since Danae had arrived the poor teen hardly ever managed to sleep through the night. She was tight lipped about her past, and where she was from. The only one she let her guard down around was Sora, and Sora had instinctively realized that she would actually relax enough around him to get some decent sleep.

Kairi has no way of knowing Destiny is starting up for all of them, no way of knowing that everything was going to change...soon. Riku keeps his silence when he sees why Kairi hadn't retrieved Sora. Until Danae's arrival everyone was certain Sora would end up with Kairi, now...well, now they weren't so sure. Sora did happen to be the most open and outgoing in their generation so naturally he was the one to give Danae a tour when she recovered from her entrance to Destiny Islands. She had literally been spit out of a hole as though she were a human cannonball, crashing into a paopu fruit tree. Sora had actually been sparring with Tidus at the time, and she had actually flown in between them.

Sora stirs just then, and blinks as he takes in Kairi and Riku before his attention goes straight to Danae. From past experience he knew damned well he wouldn't be escaping from her grip on him. Danae may not have been there long, but those around her could just tell she'd had a hard life. If attaching herself to Sora helped her out, then no one was going to complain, especially after Sora's mother made the mistake of flippantly mentioning Danae's parents, one of those didn't your parents ever teach you comments. Danae tersely informed her that she had been orphaned at fifteen months old, and her maternal aunt only taught her how to do chores to use her as slave labor.

After that...Sora was quick to intervene before anyone else put their foot in their mouth around Danae. Only Sora noticed the slight stiffening of Danae, and it pained him that she'd had to learn how to discern her surroundings while faking sleep. He knew she was taking in all the information she could before revealing she was awake. She'd taught him how to sneak around, skills she'd been forced to learn in order to survive her childhood. She'd tell him snippets when it was just them, because as she'd told him, she could sense he would never betray her trust unless it was to stop her from doing something Stupid. He did work on her ability to swim though in return for her teaching him stealth, and more importantly how to read body language. He was honing his ability to read body language every day, using it in his fights instead of meeting his opponent's eyes.

When she relaxes against him Sora runs the fingers of his left hand through her hair, " Ten minutes, okay, Kairi, Riku. "

" Sure, perhaps Danae can help us. " Riku says.

Once the other two have wandered off and are out of earshot, and sight Sora gets them both sitting up, " You have the same dream of falling backwards through water that wasn't there, being asked to choose a weapon, fighting some strange creatures, answering three questions, and then another fight? " Sora asks her.

" Yeah, my three questioners were people from my past. Friendship will always be most important to me, being indecisive, and to broaden my horizons were my other choices. I also chose the Staff and sacrificed the Sword. "

" Kept the Shield and sacrificed the Sword, and answered the questions the same way you did. What door was that voice talking about? " Sora muses out loud.

Danae shrugs, and gets to her feet before helping Sora up as well. One snap of her fingers has her hair braided, and Sora pouts, he liked being able to run his fingers through her hair. Everyone else on Destiny Islands could see that Sora was in fact interested in Danae, but Danae had never had anyone not family zoned interested in her as a person, and not because of her titles or fame. This meant that Danae honestly had no clue about romantic relationships, sure, she'd had crushes, Madam Pomfrey had given her a very clinical Talk, but Danae had no older female in her life to turn to for advice. She felt safe around Sora, but she didn't understand why.

Sora understood this, and was willing to be patient, and if that didn't work, well...he wasn't above laying a passionate kiss on her either. He had never realized that what he felt for Kairi was more of a sibling's love than romantic love...until Danae ended up on Destiny Islands. Something just clicked when Danae's emerald green eyes met with Sora's cerulean blue eyes. He watches her head off to train with Selphie, she'd be going with him, no doubt of that. The next night everything changes, a massive storm hits, and the transplanted Savior of Magical Britain quickly enchants a bag to be featherlight and bottomless, and packs all of her clothes up, along with some of the outfits Sora had left behind in her new place to live.

Danae encouraged Sora to indulge in morally ambiguous past times, mostly because they had saved her life several times over. Danae understood the shades of gray, and she only got involved when it came to defending those she cared about. Here on Destiny Islands, that would be Sora. The near fifteen year old races for the coconut grove, and catches up to Sora. She uses the Banishing Charm to get the creatures out of their way, and they find Riku, whom is being swallowed up by Darkness. Danae hardens her Heart while Sora, being the genuinely good guy he is tries to reach his friend. A flash of Light occurs and Sora is suddenly holding a key shaped blade with a Charm shaped like Mickey Mouse's head. Danae may not have seen much of Disney back home, but even she recognized Mickey Mouse.

She goes with Sora to the Secret Place, and Kairi flies intangibly through Sora before a wave of Darkness sends them both sailing. The creature both Sora and Danae fought in their very lucid dreams appears, and Danae shoves Sora out of the way of an attack, earning her own weapon which was dark gray where Sora's was silver, and black where Sora's was gold. She deflects the attack, and Sora leaps up over her, lands on their foe's arm, and goes straight for his face. Sora lands beside her when they win, and then the wind picks up, starting to suck them up into the sky. Sora's left hand snaps out to catch Danae, and proving that he was far stronger than he looked, pulls her into his side. Danae doesn't even hesitate to wrap her arms around him, and silently uses a sticking charm as well.

They get sucked up into the sky, and it was to a cold, wet tongue both teens wake up, Danae canceling her sticking charm, though she doesn't complain when Sora keeps her close. Sure, she was practically a year older than him, but he felt safe. " You all right, Danae? " Sora asks her.

" Yeah, I'm good. " Danae admits.

Sora levers them both to their feet, and they follow the dog whom woke them up, Danae summoning her weapon once more as they battle their way through more of those creatures from Destiny Islands. Sora and Danae both collapse after they beat the man whom challenged them, Sora managing to grab onto Danae so they wouldn't be separated, " You're losing your touch, Leon. "

" I went easy on them, though I wasn't expecting two Keyblade Bearers. " Leon says.

Upon discovering that the male was not going to let go of his female companion they barely manage to get them into the local hotel, and then on a bed, letting them curl up together. Leon had noticed that the girl protected her companion, but thought nothing of taking hits herself therefore causing her male companion to watch her back, " Yuffie, what did you make of the girl while they were fighting? "

" She's been conditioned to protect others, but not herself, it's almost like she feels she isn't worth it. " Yuffie states immediately.

" I was afraid of that. He has his work cut out for him then. The way he intercepted every single attack I tried to land on her...only a guy in love moves that fast and strikes that hard. " Leon states.

" She hasn't noticed, has she? " Yuffie says sadly.

" I think it's that she's never had anyone put her first in a very long time. " Leon says softly.

Yuffie looks startled at this, " An orphan? Whom would mold an orphan like this? "

" Someone who sees everything as a Grand Chess Game, and she's a pawn, one that could become a Queen, the most powerful piece on the board, and at her side is a Knight, someone that will protect the Queen no matter the consequences. " Leon says, he would soon find out his assessment was spot on. Dumbledore was manipulating Danae to martyr herself, but the fight in Little Hangleton's graveyard threw everything off, taking Danae out of his realm of influence, and through the course of her coming adventures traveling with Sora, defending the Worlds from the Heartless, and countless other threats she would gain skills he did not want her having, and learn the Olde Spells such as Bind, Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, Aero, Reflect, Protect, Gravity, Stop, Poison, Silence, Sleep, and others. Danae would be more of a magic using fighter, as that was how she first learned how to fight. Sora would not delve as deeply into learning magic, but he would learn Dia and all its tiers which would come in handy later on, as Dia dealt damage to Undead Foes.

Sora is the first one to show he's awake, and he takes in the man they'd fought, and the slightly older teen with him, " Who are you two anyhow, I know that old man in the accessory shop told us we were in Traverse Town? "

" I'm Leon, and this is Yuffie. This is the hotel in Traverse Town. We brought you two here to rest, though the Heartless, which are those creatures all over the place will be drawn to your Keyblades. They are also drawn to the Darkness in people's Hearts, and all Hearts have Darkness in them. The Keyblade chooses the wielder. "

Danae groans, " Just like the Wand chooses the wizard or witch, great. At least I signed up for this, instead getting dropped into it head first, in a sink or swim manner, with no information. "

Sora looks at her, " You finally gonna tell me why you refuse to talk about your past? "

" I figured out when I was twelve that the Headmaster of the Magic School I attend is training me as a weapon, one he will discard once I fulfill my purpose. My relatives hate magic, and I got left on their doorstep. My cousin made it so I never had any friends growing up. My one sanctuary from him was the library since in my country you didn't start magical schooling until you were eleven. " Danae says, " I was orphaned at fifteen months old, and I still have no idea why my family was targeted. I know that manipulative old bastard knows too. "

Leon and Yuffie are startled they were so very right with their theory. Leon tells them everything he knows, since any warrior knew that all the information you could get was useful. Sora introduces them to Leon and Yuffie. Sora was the extrovert of the pair, and Danae had managed to get him to think about people's motivations, to look for ulterior motives in everything said. Sora never took anything or anyone at face value anymore, but considering they'd been taken to shelter, and they had not been harmed during that time he was going to go out on a limb, and say Leon and Yuffie meant them no harm at least. Danae trusted actions over words, which from what little he knew of her past made sense.

Sora and Danae have no way of knowing that their future traveling companions are in another room, sent by their King to find the 'Key'. Of course, not even King Mickey was expecting a Danae shaped monkey wrench thrown into the works, but when he'd look back he would understand why Danae's presence was so important. She was a much needed Neutral, someone that understood that nothing was Black and White, Light and Dark. All things were Shades of Gray, hence the name of her Keyblade, Obumbratio Licht, or Shadow's Light. Danae taught Sora to be cautious while he did what no one else in her age group never did before, put her first. Of course, not even Danae realized what her animagus form was until Maleficent tried to take over Disney Castle.

Earth:

The Weasley Twins, Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, Sirius Black, and Remus Lupin are the only ones whom even care that Danae has vanished, for the right reasons anyhow. It would be Luna to find the ritual they needed to go to Danae, but not before Sirius, as Danae's true Magical Guardian locks down all of her vaults, and all of his. Only taxes would be able to go out uncontested.

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or Kingdom Hearts.