Hello Fan Ficiton readers! Silverwolf626 back with yet another Kingdom Hearts adventure, and I'm sure one we've all been waiting for. Okay, to start things off, when I saw Frozen the weekend it came out I was absolutely blown away by it. Not only did it have one of the best songs I've ever seen, Let it Go performed by the fabulous Idina Menzel, but the characters and story touched me in a way that no animated film has ever had before.
Okay, time to cut the ramblings on all that. With the rumors of KHIII being in the works, I decided to give this story a try since I'm hoping the creators will toss in the world of Arendelle as an adventure for Sora and the gang.
FYI, this is taking place about three years after KHII, since the third is supposed to be when Sora is a bit older.
Disclaimers: I do not own the Kingdom Hearts game series, or the Disney film Frozen. Life would be heaven if I did!
The first thing Sora noticed about the world was it looked surprisingly peaceful. No hints of darkness or shadows tainted the shinning castle and bright sun that hovered over it. Donald pulled back on the controls and the Gummi Ship slowed to a stop.
"That's Arendelle?" Sora asked, not bothering to hide the confusion in his voice. "It looks…normal."
Goofy leaned forward and pressed his face to the window, creating a large smear of fog. "Gawrsh, it's all grey and cloudy looking! I can't even see it!"
"That's cause you're fogging up the window you palooka!" Donald growled, yanking the knight from the glass, leaving a perfect impression of his face. Goofy blushed and the duck turned back to face the world. "It looks fine, but Master Yensid said something horrible was on its way." He turned in his seat and grabbed his wand. "We should take a look."
Sora looked at the castle that stood at the top of the world and jumped from his seat. "Hey, uh, maybe not all of us should go." Goofy and Donald looked at his as if he was dressed in a tutu. "I mean," he hurried on. "If that kingdom is full of humans, don't you think they'll find a guy walking around with a duck and a dog-man a little, I don't know, weird?"
"I was going to use my magic to disguise us," Donald's voice was flat and his face was borderline annoyed.
"Yeah, but," Sora shrugged. "How bout you let me go down first, just to see what's going on, and then I'll call you?"
The wizard and the knight looked at each other as they considered Sora's words, neither wanting to split up their trio, but knowing he was right. Donald looked at the Keyblade Master and growled.
"Fine, you go first, but if anything bad happens we're coming down whether you want us to or not!"
Sora tried his best not to laugh as he watched his companions slump down in their seats before activating the transporter to take him to the world.
Anna couldn't believe what was happening. The gates were finally opening and the kingdom would be allowed back into the palace! Even if it was just for one day and her sister would probably ignore her, she was happy! The young princess bounded through the halls of the castle with the energy of a six year old, skidding around on the sleek ballroom floor, leaping about, and even dancing with a head bust! By the time it had come for the gates to be opened, Anna was jumping up and down like a crazed grasshopper. The guard had barely opened the gates a crack and Anna was out the door.
It was more beautiful than she imagined. The town bustled with energy as she watched people prepare to celebrate the coronation of her sister. A maypole had been set up in the center of town and she stared at the bright colors with unsuppressed glee. People walked by her and bowed their heads in respected to the princess, glad to finally see her. Filled with energy, Anna sprinted towards the docks, not seeing the dark shadow trail after her.
Just as Anna was about to climb down the steps, she heard a startled yelp and something crash into wood. "What the?" Peeking over the side, she saw a young man in a pile of crates with his butt stuck in what looked like a barrel.
"Hey!" she yelled, trying to get the boy's attention. Either he didn't hear her or he was ignoring her. Running down the stone steps, Anna raced towards the boy but something slammed into her and she fell back into a boat. Immediately, it began to slide towards the water, but a heavy weight dropped on the end of the boat and Anna was tossed up as the descent was stopped.
"Hey!" she yelled again, but this time it was at the moron who had bumped into her. But as soon as she looked up, all thoughts of irritation vanished. Sitting on the horse that had stopped the boat was a handsome man with dark red hair and long sideburns. His face was filled with shock and his eyes widened in concern. He was the handsomest man Anna had ever seen.
Sora growled as he struggled to pull himself out of the barrel, but only managed to fall flat on his face. Grumbling, Sora pushed up and shook off the barrel, rubbing his backside as he looked around in embarrassment. That was the one thing he hated about the Gummi Ship, he never knew where it would dump him. Just as he was brushing off his clothes, the sound of church bells filled the air and footsteps sounded behind him. Suddenly a body slammed into him and Sora's face was, once again, on the ground. A girl's yelp shot through Sora's ears as she crashed on top of him, practically knocking the wind out of him.
"Aw geez, am I just doomed to run into everything?"
Sora turned to see a strawberry-blond haired girl sitting awkwardly on the ground and he scrambled to his feet, holding out a hand to her. "Hey, sorry bout that, I didn't hear you coming."
"It's okay," the girl said, taking Sora's hand and he pulled her up. "I'm just a klutz." She dusted off her dark green gown and looked up at him. Her wide light blue eyes stared at him curiously. "I've gotta get going to the coronation, or I'll be late!"
Coronation? Sora blinked as another church bell sounded as he made the connection. Maybe there he could get a good impression of what this world was like, and check for any signs of heartless. "Hey, uh, mind if I go with you?"
"Sure!" the girl said and took off towards the large church, with Sora running beside her. "I'm Anna, by the way."
"Sora," he offered her a smile, which she returned. "So, whose coronation is it?"
Anna came to a stop and looked at Sora in total confusion. "My sister, Elsa. The new queen?"
"Your…sister?" His eyes nearly popped out of his head at the realization he had crash-landed with a princess. "You mean I just crashed into a princess?"
Anna rolled her eyes. "You don't need to make a big deal out of it, someone else already did." There was a dreamy look on her face, but then she shook it off and looked at Sora. "I guess you're new in the kingdom?"
"Uh, yeah," Sora nodded, following Anna to the church. "You could say that."
The princess gave him an odd look as they entered the large bright church. "Well then, welcome to Arendelle!" A choir stood on a balcony over the entrance singing in a language Sora had never heard before. People all dressed in bright summer clothes filled the long wooden pews and a priest stood at the altar. Anna pulled Sora up to the front and pointed to a spot at the pew.
"You can sit there, I gotta go back to where my sister is. See you later!"
Sora raised his hand in a wave as he watched Anna hurry to the back of the church, and turned to face the front. Leaning back, he raised his arms and rested them on the back of the pew and looked around. So far, everything seemed totally fine to him. No sign of heartless, Nobodies, or even Pete and Maleficent. The Keyblade Master shrugged and settled back as music began to play to signal the start of the ceremony.
All heads turned to the back and Sora followed everyone's gaze to see a young woman slowly make her way down the center aisle, her hands clasped firmly before her. Her silver-blond hair was pulled back into a tight bun, giving her a very reserved look. That had to be Anna's sister, Elsa. Behind her walked Anna, who was being very careful to not step on her sister's long violet train. One they reached the altar, the two sisters turned to face the bishop, but Anna glanced over her shoulder. Sora followed her gaze to a handsome young man who sat a couple pews behind him, who smiled and waved at Anna. She then spotted Sora and gave him a tiny wave as well, then turned back to face the bishop as he placed a crown on Elsa's head.
It was then that Sora noticed Elsa was wearing a pair of blue gloves that went halfway up her forearms. The bishop turned around and picked up a satin pillow, which held a golden scepter and orb, but when Elsa reached for them, the bishop cleared his throat. If it hadn't been for his heightened senses, Sora might have missed what was said.
"Your gloves, Your Majesty."
Elsa to a sharp breath and Sora narrowed his eyes when she stopped. With trembling hands, Elsa slowly removed her gloves and set them on the pillow. Taking a deep breath, she took the orb and scepter and turned to face the church as the bishop began to speak in a foreign language. While the crowd stared in awe at their new queen, Sora kept his eyes riveted to the royal items in Elsa's hands. Something was up.
"Queen Elsa of Arendelle!" the bishop decreed, and Elsa dropped the orb and scepter onto the pillow and yanked on her gloves as she turned to face the crowd. The relief on her face confused Sora even more, but he joined in on the cheers of the crowd.
"Queen Elsa of Arendelle!"
The queen and her sister walked back down the aisle and exited the church, quickly followed by their subjects. Sora remained seated until the entire church was empty before standing up and stretching his arms.
"Okay, so nothing too weird so far. Just Elsa not wanting to remove her gloves…"
It was then that all light in the church suddenly darkened and the temperature dropped. Not even blinking, Sora opened his hand and in a burst of golden light the Keyblade was resting against his palm.
"Interesting, isn't it?"
The icy voice sent a shiver down Sora's spine and he whirled around to come face to face with a familiar black robed witch. "Maleficent. What're you doing here?"
The Mistress of All Evil looked at Sora from her position by the altar and lifted the golden scepter from its pillow. She gazed at its surface with a bored expression. "That girl's fear is great, far more than any I have ever seen. I wonder what it could be from?"
"Hey!" Sora growled. "Don't ignore me! What're you doing here?"
Maleficent placed the orb back on the pillow and looked back at Sora. "At the moment, I'm merely an observer. Something drew my attention to this world and I would like to see what it is. Whether it was that girl's fear, or the inner darkness of another, I cannot say, but I would like to find out." Inclining her head, Maleficent stepped down from the altar and began to make her way down the aisle. "If I were you, Keyblade Master, I wouldn't interfere with the fate of this world. You will do more harm to it than good."
"Shut up!" With an enraged cry, Sora swung the shinning Keyblade at the dark witch, but she vanished in a swirl of shadow. Sora sprinted out of the church and swiveled his head around but there was no sign of Maleficent. "Dang it!" Sora growled as the Keyblade disappeared from his hand.
So there was something dark about this world, and Maleficent had been drawn to it! Whatever it was, Elsa was the target, but why? Maleficent had said something about a great fear, that much Sora could see, since Elsa was obviously afraid of something with taking off her gloves. Sora turned his head as a large mass of nobles and dignitaries made their way to the castle, all dressed for a party. Glancing down at his battle-worn gear, Sora eyed the fine clothes.
"No way I can get in looking like this." He would have to sneak in, that was obvious, but even if he got into the party, he wouldn't blend in easily. Looking around the town, Sora spotted a store displaying fancy outfits, and a grin worked its way onto his face. Time to play dress up.
End scene! What'd you think of it? First chapters are never easy, but it was still fun to write. So, Sora's gonna get all dressed up and sneak into the coronation party. Is it to warn Elsa or try to find out what could bring Maleficent to Arendelle? Whatever the case may be, it won't bode well for what's gonna happen next!
Please review and tell me what you all thought, and I'll see you in the next chapter! I'm up for suggestions for a heartless boss, since I'm drawing a blank. Anywhozle, hope you all enjoyed and I'll update as soon as I can.