Well, I've had this idea for ages and to actually be writing it seems a little...weird, but there we are. It's my first offering to the Kingdom Hearts section (yay!) so I hope you like it. A lot of the credit for the information goes to two websites in particular, kh2.net and especially ansemreport.com. There's not really much I can say, except please read and review! And of course, a massive thank you to my wonderful friends, ffmanic and Revenge Seeker, who put up with my excessive writing and beta'd this chapter for me!
Disclaimer: No, I don't own Kingdom Hearts. All I own is what ya don't recognise. So work it out.
Prologue- Sleepwalker
"He looks...just like...you."
He was falling.
It was the strangest thing he'd ever experienced- eyes closed and body relaxed as all he could feel around him was...nothing...
Nothing...
He frowned slightly at the feel of the apparent void surrounding him, struggling to open his eyes. His eyelids felt heavy and his limbs didn't seem to want to cooperate.
Am I...asleep?
Concentrating, he slowly prised his eyelids apart...and suddenly there was ground beneath his feet.
He blinked, instantly no longer lethargic as he took in his new surroundings. He was standing on a dirt track, with grass fields stretching out endlessly around him. He glanced about in confusion, before looking ahead and realising that he wasn't alone.
Up ahead a way, the path split into two and, standing at this crossroad, was a boy who seemed to be about his own age. He didn't appear to be moving at all, though, just gazing endlessly up at the night sky. He tried to call to the boy, to ask him where they were and what was going on.
Nothing came out.
Reeling in surprise, he lifted a hand to his throat, trying again to shout to the other person for some answers, but to no avail.
What's happening...?
His wonderment was cut abruptly short as he sensed motion on either side of him, and looked round quickly to see two figures rushing past, one on either side of him. He gaped in shock- they looked like a dog and a duck.
From what he could make out in this apparently soundless world, the duck was yelling something to the boy in front, because the boy had started to turn. He took a step forward and made to call again as the boy moved slowly to look towards them, to show his face-
All of a sudden, he was hit by a strong sense of sunlight, warm and bright. The world around him almost seemed to dissolve, slipping away from around him so quickly that he spun round desperately in search of something to cling onto. There was light striking him straight in the face- he brought up an arm to shield his eyes- and when he lowered it, he found himself somewhere else.
Spread before him was another long path, this one winding down a grassy hill towards a sparkling blue sea. There was a boat tied to a sort of pier there, and his gaze was drawn to a nearby island of a very similar type- a long golden beach, small wooden shacks, and palm trees lining the cliffs. He gave a low whistle of admiration, even though he couldn't hear it, and turned in curiosity.
He started at the sight of a slender girl standing surprisingly close by. Taking a couple of steps forward, he could see she was looking down upon a small town, illuminated by a sun that had just begun to set. She had her back to him, holding a bag in her right hand whilst using her left to tuck her loose auburn hair behind her ear. He watched in slight uncertainty as she wiped at her cheeks, her shoulders shaking- was she crying?
Just as he put out a hand to touch her arm, there was an enormous bang- the world was plunged into a darkness thicker and heavier than before. He cried out silently in shock as the ground lurched, bringing him to land on his knees. He raised his eyes to find a huge white door looming in front of him, with another boy, this time taller and silver-haired, leaning heavily against it. Suddenly, with an obvious yell, the boy collapsed to the floor, face contorted in pain as he raised gloved hands to his eyes.
Startled by the speed of the other person's fall, he scrambled to his feet, rushing towards the boy with the intention of helping him. A bolt of light sped in front of him, making him skid to a halt and look around for the source of it. Something cold grazed his cheek lightly as he squinted to see a small figure...which looked almost like an overgrown mouse...holding a...key?
Torn between aiding the injured boy and investigating the other being there, he didn't register the falling water until his shirt began to cling to his skin. Blinking, he turned his face upwards to find a heavily clouded sky and a rainstorm in full force. He looked back down again, still wondering what to do, only to jolt at another scene change. Now he stood in a street, lit erratically by flashing neon light and filled by the silently pouring rain. He shifted slightly, overcome by the uneasy sense of being watched.
His attention was caught by a large object skidding to an ungraceful stop on the soaked concrete. He recognized it as a person- a man- and from what he could see, he appeared frantic. Another figure stepped into view, approaching the fallen man with steady, confident steps, but he couldn't tell any more than that. A burst of coloured light showed him the person's lower face just long enough for him to register voiceless words being exchanged. Then, in a move so fast that he didn't immediately realise it, the second figure spun, drawing a long blade in a deadly arc to collide with the man's neck- there was blood on the ground- there were claws in his back-
He was alone again, encircled by strange, creeping things that slashed and snapped at him. He caught a glimpse of glowing yellow eyes before he was dragged down, drowning in blackness and unable to even hear his own cries for help.
"Hey there, wake up."
He opened his eyes to see a young man staring down at him with a bicoloured gaze. He frowned at the weird familiarity of the man's features, the spikes of his dark blonde hair, and the small half smile.
Still pondering over this, he noticed the man holding out a hand to help him up. Grinning back, he grasped hold of it, and then froze.
"Wake up!"
The blonde's face was shifting,
becoming thinner, younger, and his hair was lengthening, turning a bright red.
He found himself looking up into the malicious green eyes of-
"Hey! Wake up!"
He jerked backwards as the red-haired stranger backhanded him viciously across his right cheek, releasing the hand he had taken and falling...just falling...
The previous chasm was surrounding him again, but a picture was forming before him even as he descended- two cloaked figures, one standing and one sitting, visible only due to the full moon. The seated one was turning, its lips moving as it spoke words that echoed both around and inside him-
"He looks...just like..."
"Hey!"
He frowned, trying to prevent the threatening unconsciousness from taking over once more, wanting to hear...
"You."
He reeled back, unknown emotions sweeping through him-
"Wake up, Tyke!"
Well, there's the prologue, and hopefully chapter one will be up soon. Until then, please review, and see you later!