Dark Calling

A pale man walked along the cobblestone alley of the small town of Hondira, a small town in the middle of nowhere it seemed. It was quite empty much to the man's dismay. He set out to find someone, yet everywhere he turned there was no clue as to where the person was. The man sighed and walked along, started by a sudden change in the winds. He grabbed his Kantana sword and prepared for battle.

A creature of a dark force approached the man. He aimed at the strange creature and hit it with as much force as possible. He smiled as he seen the creature get thrown across the alley, but was shocked when the creature bounced back and came charging at the cloaked man.

"What IS this thing!" he yelled as he jumped out the way. The creature was wolf like in body, with piercing blue eyes. It let out a growl and charged after the man, ripping his cloak, trying to get to something inside. The man kicked it off and grabbed a gun, aiming at the wolf type creature. It jumped, but the man was quick enough and pulled the trigger, the bullet soaring into it's chest. It burst into a mist and then there was nothing more of it.

The man was awestruck and terrified out his mind. He was a strong, courageous man, but the creature that attacked him was something even the Gods would be frightened of. He staggered up, afraid there was more. He sighed lightly, thankful to be alive. "At least I made it... what was that thing?" he asked himself, trying to shake it off again. "Hmm. If I can survive those, maybe I'll actually find Sora... maybe Kairi also." he stated. His cloak whisked in the wind as he walked away from the scene.

Far away from Hondira was a vessel called the Fumaria floating amongst the ocean as the tides beat against the sides. It groaned and creaked as it rose and moved ever so slowly. There was a trio of heros, setting out on another adventure on the ship. There was Donald, the magician who happened to be a short tempered duck, Goofy, the idiotic Knight of the Kings forces who hates to battle and happened to be a dog, and Sora. Sora was a teenage boy who bared the Keyblade, a weapon of a powerful force. He set off to search for his best friends Riku and Kairi, along with King Mickey.

Their adventures started 2 years ago when Sora was only 14 and very clueless as to what was happening to the worlds. But all in good time he learned and fought off the Heartless, creatures with no hearts. They set off 12 days ago on this new adventure. Sora slept in his small cabin which he had all to himself while Donald and Goofy had to share a room. Sora didn't sleep easy anymore, after all that had happen even though that was years ago.

He jolted out of bed, drenched in cold sweat as he has been ever since they disembarked. He sighed as he laid back down, trying to contemplate why he was having such horrendous nightmares.

Maybe it was something I ate... yeah right. Maybe I just miss Riku and Kairi.. Yeah... that must be it. He thought while putting on a smile. He rose out of his bed, while yawning and doing some stretches as he did every morning. He went to his dresser and fumbled for his outfit he wore.

It consisted of black shorts, which had red cross marks on the sides, a black and red jacket, with a black shirt. It was very similar to what he wore last year, but he had grown a lot, so he had to buy all the new clothes. He wore black gloves with red on the top of his hands and black and red buckled shoes, a few sizes larger than his actual shoe size. He examined his brown spiky hair which seemed to defy physics. It stuck out in ever which way which he was very proud of.

"Sora! Get your lazy self out here! We finally landed!" quacked the always angered Donald. Sora laughed to himself as he shut the drawer. Donald was like this everyday, thinking Sora was too lazy to get himself up and get dressed. He shook his head and walked out.

"Are you SURE this time? And I'm not that lazy Donald. I can get up myself. Did we really land?" Sora asked crossing his arms. Donald had a habit of lying to him just to wake him up and to get him out of bed almost every day.

"Yes I'm positive!" he yelled in his weird voice that sounded like someone inhaled too much helium from balloons. Sora laughed and ran out onto deck, looking at the place they landed.

"Wow. It's beautiful." Sora remarked, awing it. Sure he's been to other beautiful places, but this one was by far the best. It looked somewhat like a jungle, but there was a small village and he could make out a cathedral in the distance.

"Ahyuck, sure is! I wonder what it's called." Goofy added looking around. The ship's captain walked in and looked at the place for himself.

"Here you are! One of the most fabulous places out there. Kikaluwa. Weird name I know.. Dunno why they named it that. Ain't it beautiful?" the captain inquired. Sora nodded and went ecstatic.

"Well then. Let's head off shall we? I can't wait to see what it looks like!" he yelled. The captain motioned for the crew to land anchor and drew the bridge down. Sora ran off it and walked around the land. It was a marvelous sight, filled with greenery and a forest type setting. It was awful quiet, a little too quiet for his own good.

"See ya later Sora! We have to take this here beaut around the island to see it. We should be back here around an hour or so." The captain assured. Sora nodded and waved at the crew. He ran into the village to see who lived in this tropical island. It'd be the perfect place to live. But much to his dismay, noone was in sight. He looked everywhere but the place was deserted.

"Aw just great! Noone's here! Now what?" Sora asked, looking at Donald and Goofy for an answer. They just shrugged and looked around. "Okay then. We can stay here for a few days... it's daylight still. Which is great. Nothing can really harm us in the daylight.." he remarked, scanning the place. He headed the cathedral, leaving Donald and Goofy to explore on their own. He opened the colossal double doors, wondering why on earth would a cathedral be on an island. He shrugged it off and entered.

The door swung shut on him. He tried opening them but he was locked inside. "Damn!" he yelled. He covered his mouth quickly, he was in a holy place after all... but was it holy? How would he know? He walked around, finding nobody inside. He grumbled as he went over to a cross shaped object. But when he examined it, it looked remarkably similar to the Heartless symbol.

"Oh no.. this can't be good." he muttered as he stared at the symbol. He heard footsteps behind him and he immediately whirled around. "W-who's there?" he asked, not so brave anymore. A young girl emerged from the darkness. She looked at Sora with such interest.

"Have you come to help me?" she asked. Sora examined her more. She looked his age, she had shoulder length blonde hair with sparkling ocean blue eyes. She was thin and was pale, wearing a light yellow dress. She looked ill, but Sora dismissed it.

"I will help you Miss. What is your name?" he inquired stepping closer to her. He looked around the room and suspected they were alone, but he was wrong. He was wrong about this girl as well. She wasn't human, but Sora didn't know it. She smiled mischievously. She rose her hands and two wolf like demons came from the ground. They had glowing blue eyes, much like the girl's own. But once he looked at the girl, he noticed it changed form, into one of the creatures.

"Heartless? But they look different.." he examined them, but shook his head and drew the Kingdom Key. He started hitting the creatures with tremendous force, but nothing was helping. He gasped as one of them knocked the Keyblade out of his hand. He ran away from them, picking up the Keyblade along the way. He searched for something to help him, but nothing was available at the time. He gulped as the threesome closed in on him. Could this actually be his end? Has he met his match? He braced himself for the final blow or to be changed into one of them. But all of a sudden, he remembered something. He made the Keyblade change into the Ultima Weapon. He rammed it into one of the creatures heart as it disappeared into a mist. He smiled as he did the same technique with the other creatures.

He smiled and did a small victory dance. He wondered what happened to the girl, but he shook it off. He used the Keyblade to unlock the cathedral's doors and bursted out. He fell on the ground and noticed it was already evening. He couldn't have been there more than an hour. How was it already night? He scanned the island, having flashbacks of him leaving Destiny Islands. He ran over to the dock, finding Donald and Goofy.

"Guys! You'll never guess - wait.. Where's the ship?" he asked looking at them. They wore a very miserable face, Goofy looked as if he just got done crying. They pointed to the ocean and Sora understood. "It.. It sank? But how! What's going on?" he asked, getting worrisome. A sudden chill filled the air, it getting icy cold. Goofy and Donald were unfazed since they had fur and feathers, but Sora's lips trembled. He shivered and tried warming himself up. He looked around and an idea popped in his head. "I have an idea... but.. We need the Gummi Ship, which we don't have with us." he groaned. Already his plan failed. Donald shook his head.

"Not quite. I have a gummi block. And... since I'm a magician.. I can make it into a replica of our first model of the Gummi Ship!" Donald quacked. Sora looked at him as if he were crazy, but Donald said a simple spell and voila! There was the Gummi Ship. Sora hopped inside, Goofy and Donald trailing behind. He set courses for a new world and they sped away.

They arrived at a very eerie world, dark and mysterious like. They landed calmly, but the sense of death wasn't appealing. Sora looked around the place. It resembled an old fashioned town, but something wasn't quite right with it. Donald and Goofy went into an old shop, but Sora wanted to explore. Curiosity killed the cat, and it may as well just kill the human.

Sora was very suspicious, looking around him at all times. After what happened on the island, he didn't want to afford to lose a body part. His neck hairs stood up at the roots. He sensed a presence, but heard or saw nothing. Maybe if he trusted his instincts and headed back he could have prevented a life turning occurrence. Maybe if he was quicker he could have beat the man he was about to face, maybe if he never came here, he could still be alive. What if he never left Destiny Islands? Would he have a happier life? But these were all thoughts he'd worry on about later...

He continued to walk down the cobblestone road, winding up in an alley. He walked far into it, too far for his own sake. He wounded up at a dead end. He turned back around and started heading back. Donald and Goofy might be worried about the Keybearer. He heard a crunch behind him. He stopped, frozen in his tracks. He feared this might happen. He didn't move, he was immobilized somehow. A gun was pulled back, aiming at his back.

"What a horrible ending for you young boy. Such a shame." the mysterious man whispered. He aimed the gun, Sora panic-stricken couldn't move. Then there was a loud gun shot and Sora fell to the ground...