Before you say anything: Yes. I DO KNOW this is my bajillionth story I'm putting out there that will take a while to complete. And yes, I KNOW I have a bunch of other stories I would finish. Yes, they WILL get done. EventuallyBy SOMEBODY. …Moving on.
But I have been playing Kingdom Hearts 2.5 Hd ReMIX, and I started developing a character in my head. One whose ideas I did not want to forget. I either wanted her in this world or in the world of Final Fantasy XIII: Advent Children. In the end, I decided this story. (Mainly because I had already written two chapters. But I digress.) I will say that I plan on starting a Final Fantasy fanfic at some point. But please bear with me. I am a very imaginative person, and because of that I get a lot of good ideas. I am also a very forgetful person, and sometimes forget most if not all of the plot of said ideas.
Also, Reviews, Favorites, and Follows will be greatly appreciated! Each chapter of this story will be a different world. Short world, short chapter. Long world, long chapter. Simple. But it will also be split into two different storylines that merge at different parts. The story for this character of mine goes much deeper thank just Kingdom Hearts 2(.5). So review if you enjoy it, because it keeps me motivated! I may make a Pre-Sequel, but that all depends on how well received this story is. Anyway, please enjoy this story! If there are any questions, I will give them to the best of my ability without spoiling anything that will be spoiled within the first three chapters because I'm just like that. :3 ENJOY!
A girl wearing a black cloak sat down on a rock in the Realm of Darkness, her knees to her chest and her arms wrapped around them. She sighed as she watched the waves hit the darkened sand. She closed her eyes and lowered her head slowly, her voice coming out in a soft whisper. "How did it come to this…?"
"Why didn't you tell us?!"
"You had all the power in the world to finish this - it started! Thanks to you, M-ter E-s is dead and many worlds are in danger!"
"If I didn't, nothing would have turned out like it should! - would have won!"
"LEAVE!"
"And now, it is your h-rt that shall be the arc that - me!"
"NO!"
"Te-"
"Why?!"
"Get out - - way!"
"I'm sorry, T-, -us, -u-, I hope… one day I can… set things right...-"
She gripped her legs tighter and bit her lip as a tear rolled down her cheek. "I'm sorry… I'm so sorry…"
She gasped as a dark portal appeared and another like her came out, wearing the exact same coat. The girl scoffed and looked away, quickly pulling her hood over her face. "What do you want?"
"Me? What could make you think I want anything?"
"I highly doubt you of all people would come here for a meet-and-greet."
The man let out a laugh. "You know me so well," he said as he walked over to her, stopping next to the rock. "Alright then, I do want something. I want to help you."
The girl looked at him with a concealed raised eyebrow. "You want what now?"
"I want to help you. We're friends, aren't we? And friends help each other out." She looked away with a frown, wiping her cheeks of the tears.
"Yeah… but that was years ago. People change." The guy sighed. "What?"
"Stop beating yourself up over that. Sure, you made a mistake, but everyone makes them." She looked down sadly for a second before looking forward again.
"Do you know why I trapped myself in here for ten years?" she asked.
He scratched the back of his head. "Well first off it's been eleven years…" he withered slightly at the glare he got. "Eh, no… I don't."
"Because I wanted to punish myself." He looked at her with a frown.
"What did I just say about beating yourself up? From what you've told me, you did the right thing." The girl frowned and looked down.
"But they hate me… And he probably still does…" She buried her face between her chest and her legs with a sigh, feeling tears swelling up. "What if Sora will hate me, too?" The boy sighed and scratched the back of his hood.
"Hey if it makes you feel any better…" he trailed off for a moment as he lowered his arm, "Xemnas doesn't know you're still alive. No one does except me. You'll be able to stay away from the Organization longer." She looked up at him and smiled faintly with a 'thank you'.
"But I'm… shocked, to say the least." The boy looked at her and hummed in confusion. "I told you how you would disappear… and what you will do. Yet you continue to do it. Why?"
The boy sighed and looked back at the ocean. "Well, I'm not too fond of this 'disappearing act' of yours, but I'll be fine. If it was really all that bad you wouldn't have let me continue like this."
She chuckled. "True." She paused. "So how's blondie?" The boy looked at her before looking down.
"He's going to meet him... He thinks I'm dead."
"Well, I can see he didn't succeed…"
"What, you disappointed?" he asked jokingly. She smiled.
"No. I'm just relieved."
The two stayed like that for a while in silence, hearing nothing but the calmness of the waves and the soft whistle of the wind. Finally, he stood straight and created a portal, getting the other's attention. "This portal will bring you to Twilight Town where Sora is." She nodded and jumped off the rock and walked over to said portal. Before she walked in, she turned to the boy with a smile.
"Thank you for understanding."
"Hey, it's what friends do. But you owe me one."
"Hey, relax." She grinned. She raised her hand and tapped her head twice. "I got it memorized." With that, she walked into the portal and it disappeared. The boy chuckled.
"You really are something else…"
~Realm of Darkness, one year earlier~
A dark portal opened up, and a boy wearing a black cloak walked out. He looked at someone sitting on a rock. He walked toward them silently. Before he could say anything, the person spoke.
"So, you've come, Blondie." The voice was a female's. She looked out into the horizon, her face masked, only showing the sad smile on her face. "You know, you remind me of someone… He looks a lot like you."
"Who are you?" The boy asked. She chuckled.
"You sound like him too…" She sighed. "I'm what's left. Or, maybe I'm all there ever was…"
"I meant your name."
"My name is of no importance…" she said almost sadly. She looked down, then turned her head to the boy. "What about you?"
"Huh?"
"Do you remember your true name?"
"My… true name?" he asked in confusion. The girl just looked at the horizon again.
They stayed like that for a few moments. "You're lucky."
The boy turned to her, frowning. "I'm… lucky? How?"
"You'll have a happy ending… You, and the ones closest to your heart." She slowly rested her hand on her chest. The boy stared at her, confused and shocked by what she had said. "So… you never answered me." The boy hummed in question. "Do you remember your true name?" The boy was silent for a minute, then,
"My true name… is…"
~Twilight Town: Pod Room~
Darkness. Darkness was all he could see. How long has it been? He couldn't really tell. But he felt… sleepy. Very, very sleepy. But for some bizarre reason, he couldn't sleep. Maybe it was because he had just woken up. Or maybe it was because of someone calling his name. Either way, he knew he had to get up.
"Sora!"
"Sora?"
The boy blinked open his eyes and watched as the front of his capsule opened up like a blooming flower. He yawned, stretching his arms and back. He looked down at his two laughing friends. He chuckled nervously before jumping out of the pod. He landed on his feet before they buckled and he fell to his knees from being unused for a long time. "Donald! Goofy!" he exclaimed happily. They grabbed each other's hands and jumped in a circle, laughing happily.
Sora stood straight as Jiminy jumped down from his shoulder, explaining that they were asleep as far as he could tell.
"When do ya think we went to sleep?" Goofy asked.
"Let's see," Sora started, "We defeated Ansem… restored peace to the world, found Kairi… Oh! And then we went to find Riku. I think that's right so far."
"What does your journal say, Jiminy?"
He opened his journal to see what was written, but there was only one sentence.
"'Thank Namine.'" He recited. Sora, Donald, and Goofy looked at each other.
"You sure there isn't anything else?" Sora asked. Jiminy looked at it again.
"Oh! There's one more. It says, 'I'm sorry.'"
Sora frowned in confusion and looked at his friends, who had the same expression. "I wonder who's sorry." Donald glared at Jiminy.
"Some journal that is!" Donald complained.
"U-uh… Let's say we find out where we are?" Jiminy suggested in hopes of escaping the duck.
~Twilight Town: Back Alley~
Sora stopped walking, looking round. His two companions looked over to him. "You know… I think I've been to this place before." He looked down in thought.
"What's it called?" Donald asked. After a brief silence, Sora shook his head, saying he just imagined it. The three walked into an area behind a cage fence.
The three people already inside looked at the newcomers. The blonde one glared at them. "What do you want?" Sora quickly looked at him.
"Uh, nothing… We were just wondering what was back here."
"Well, now you now. But this is our spot."
The other boy, shorter and a bit chubbier, walked toward Sora. "Umm…"
"What?" Sora asked.
"You're… new around here, right? I'm Pence." While he spoke, the blonde boy walked over to them.
"Hayner, nice to meet you. But we've got stuff to do so, catch ya later." He waved them off as he walked out of the usual spot. The third of the trio, a girl, walked up to them with a smile.
"My name's Olette. Hey did you finish up the summer homework yet? Independent studies are the worst, huh?" she asked.
"Homework?" Sora asked, baffled. He turned to his two companions, who were just as confused as he was.
"Hey, what are your names?" Pence asked.
"Oh sorry! We're Sora, Donald, and Goofy!" Goofy explained as he pointed each out as he said their names. Olette and Pence shared a shocked look before looking to them again.
"Sora, Donald, Goofy, we found someone who was looking for you," Olette said.
"He seemed to be in a hurry, though. He had a black coat on so I couldn't see his face. But… he had these big, round ears!" Pence explained, making two circles over his head to represent the ears.
The main trio looked down in thought before coming to the same conclusion. "The King!" They all nodded to each other before Sora looked at the others.
"Where'd you see him?" Sora asked.
"At the station."
"The station, thanks!"
~Twilight Town: Sunset Hill~
A black portal appeared at the top of the hill as a girl walked out, her black hood covering her face. She looked around, wincing at the bright sunset. She jumped slightly and turned toward the train tracks. She watched as a purple train rode on the tracks toward Station Heights. She sighed. "You had to send me this far away… Ugh." She turned away and talked in a low voice, "This portal will send you to Twilight Town where Sora is! Baka…"
Sighing, she walked down the path and toward the train station, her arms crossed. She stood there for a good five minutes, tapping her foot impatiently.
"HELP!"
She jumped in surprise as she heard a little girl scream. She ran quickly through the area and back toward the hill. She stopped when she saw a little girl backing away from multiple creatures in white. The little girl bumped into the railing and froze, eyes wide in fear.
The woman rushed over and quickly grabbed the girl's arm and jumped away from the creatures. "Run!" she ordered. The little one ran off as the other glared at the creatures. "You never give up…" She thrust her arm back as a bright light flashed, revealing a blue keyblade with a glowing shaft, a round top with spikes shooting out, and a clock in the middle. Its name, No Name. She ran forward and slashed at the creatures, killing them all. She sighed and stood straight, her keyblade at her side. She looked down to it with a frown. Closing her eyes, she dispelled the weapon and turned, walking toward the station once more.
"Thanks," the little girl said, stopping her in her tracks. She looked down at her and saw the girl hold out some flowers. She smiled and bent down to her level, taking them.
"I'm glad you're okay."
The child smiled before walking off. The girl frowned sadly, standing straight.
~Twilight Town: Station Heights~
Sora, Donald, and Goofy walked up to the Station tower and looked around. "I don't see him…"
"He should be around here somewhere," Donald said. He suddenly cried out as multiple white creatures surrounded them. The trio stood together, looking at the enemies.
Sora looked at one and saw the strange symbol on its head. For a moment he was confused, as the symbol was different than that of a heartless, but ignored it and summoned his keyblade to fight. After slashing and killing multiple waves of them, he thought it was over. However, more and more appeared and finally he tired out. He and his companions fell into sitting positions.
One of the creatures shuddered and rushed forward. Sora went to block, but after a moment, he realized the hit never came. He looked up to see a small being in a black cloak standing there with a keyblade. He went on all fours and stared in shock. Donald and Goofy saw who had saved him and practically crushed Sora.
"Your Majesty!" they both exclaimed.
Mickey turned his head slightly, but they still couldn't see his face as he shushed them. "You gotta board the train and leave town. The train knows the way." He jumped back and held a small orange pouch out to Sora. "Here."
Sora grabbed the pouch and looked at it. "Your Majesty!" Donald exclaimed. They all looked over to see Mickey running off toward the sandlot.
"The King, was that really him?" Sora asked as he put the pouch away.
"It coulda been… Yep! I know it was!" Goofy exclaimed happily.
"Now we know he's okay!" Donald said happily. Sora looked down with his arms crossed in thought.
"The King was trapped in the realm of darkness, wasn't he?"
"Uh-huh."
"But… we just saw him."
"Yep."
"So, if the King is here…" Sora's eyes widened, "that means Riku's here!"
"He's gotta be!" Donals agreed, nodding his head.
"Well, I'm going to go look for Riku. Kairi's waiting for us to return to the islands." The thought of seeing Kairi again made Sora smile wide. "What are you two going to do?" He knew it was a stupid question to ask by the looks on their faces that clearly said "are you serious?".
"Gawrsh, Sora, do ya have to ask?" Goofy asked. Sora chuckled.
"What's so funny?" Donald glared.
"Your faces!" The two looked at each other and laughed at their expressions. "What do you say, guys? Let's stick together for one more journey!" Donald and Goofy nodded with smiled on their faces. "To… where again?" Sora asked as he put his arms behind his head.
"We hafta board the train," Goffy said.
"Oh yeah!" Sora remembered. Donald sighed in defeat. "Come on!" The three turned and headed inside. They met up with Hayner's gang as Sora bought the tickets. They walked up to the purple train that arrived moments before. As Donald and Goofy walked on board, Sora was stopped by Hayner.
"Hey, are you sure we haven't met before?" Hayner asked. Sora thought for a moment, but said no, and asked why. "I dunno." He shrugged.
Sora smiled at them, but frowned when he felt something on his cheek. When he touched it he realized it was a tear. He quickly rubbed his eyes free of any other tears. When asked what was wrong, he said nothing and told himself to pull it together. He smiled at the ganglionic once again and waved. "Right. See ya!" he said as he walked onto the train. As he put his hand over the button to close the door, he froze with his eyes wide. Dread filled his entire being, but it vanished as quickly as it appeared. He shook his head and waved at his friends as the door closed.
~Twilight Town: Station Heights (Three Minutes Later)~
The girl walked off a train that had just appeared. She looked around. "Please tell me I didn't miss it…" She quickly ran down the back alley and toward the sandlot. She stopped and looked around in confusion. "Where is everybody?" she asked herself as she walked toward the middle of the sandlot.
"Yen Sid was right!"
Her eyes widened and she quickly turned to see none other than the King himself, but he did not look happy. "Mickey…"
"It's Your Majesty to you!" he said, "You lost the right to call me that years ago." She looked down sadly.
"Mic- Your Majesty… I never meant to betray you! I know you think I could have stopped it but it would have led to more problems!"
"You could have done something to lessen the blow. Yet you stayed on the sidelines, distancing yourself from the ones who wanted to help. After everything they did for you, you couldn't even lift a finger." She winced, her frown deepening. "Why are you here?" he asked after a long silence.
She looked up at him and, with a determined look despite what was going to happen next, said with a clear voice, "I'm going with Sora and his friends."
"No," he said clearly, crossing his arms.
"Your Majesty, I know you hate me for what I have done, but they need me!"
"They'll be fine on their own." Mickey sighed and turned his head away. "I have given you many opportunities to redeem yourself, but you've gone too far!"
She was silent for the longest time. Finally, she looked at him, and he thought he saw a flash of gold before she suddenly appeared behind him and hit the black of his head with her keyblade. As he fell unconscious, he could hear her speak.
"You're not the only one who hasn't forgiven me… Mickey."