A/N: Alright this is my first KH Fic It's going to be the first out of two stories that I've had on my head so hope you like it.

Title: Emerging Shadows

Summary: Before Terra becomes corrupt by Xehanort, he and Aqua meet a mysterious figure which sends them through a rift. At the other side they see what they thought was impossible as they are forced to face the new truth in order to find a way home.

Rating: T maybe M

"Master! We have to move!" Yelled a boy with pitch black hair. He held two blades, one was pitch black and in the shape of a devil's wing while the other was white and was strangely shaped like and angel's wing with the addition of three feathers that took the shape of the head of a key. The one the boy referred to master chuckled as he formed a dark blade which had the head of an ax at the end.

"Run Cross This fight is between me and my old friend... Even if he has been corrupt by his devotion to the light" The man sighed as he readied his blade in a defensive stance. "Come now my old friend..Let us end this now."

Cross looked on as he tightened the grip on his blades. "Fine. We will see you again right master?" He asked only to receive a silent nod as he began running towards a portal made of darkness. "Good luck." He said as he disappeared into the pool of shadows.

A mysterious figure chuckled as he looked at his hands. "What a fool..." He said aloud as he saw two armored people walk towards him. "I assume you two have come to fight me?" He asked in a monotone voice.

One of the two figures swung their arm which caused their armor to disappear in a burst of light. The person was a tall boy who wore a skin tight black collard shirt with two straps running across in a X formation, a tan colored hakama which was kept up by a black belt with a crest as a belt buckle and red armored boots. his blue eyes scanned the figure in front of him as he crossed his arms and spoke. "What are you doing here?"

The figure only let out a low chuckle as it walked towards the pair. "To fulfill my mission." He said as he let his arms fall to his sides. His black cloak swayed gently in the wind as he continued walking towards them.

The other armored person looked at the boy and then back at the figure as a feminine voice came out "And that would be?" She asked bluntly only to hear an ominous chuckle as he slid his hood down to reveal a pair of golden eyes that caused the pair to become confused.

"To make sure my master receives his new vessel." The cold voice caused the pair to shiver as they readied themselves.

Terra was the first to move as a light appeared in his hand which quickly formed an intricate weapon. Within a split second, the sound of two blades clashing snapped the girl out of her daze as she quickly summoned her own blade. She closed her eyes as she began to concentrate on focusing her energy into her weapon. "Terra just keep him busy!" She yelled out as the two men continued their battle.

The mysterious man only smirked as he easily parried and countered each of Terra's attacks until he stopped his opponent's attack with a second weapon. The man's eyes widened as he was sent sliding back from the sheer brute strength Terra was using on him. "Hmph...So your muscles aren't only for show." He said as he summoned a second blade.

Terra's smirked as he dashed towards the man with blade drawn. "Aren't you the shocked one." He replied as he and the man clashed over and over, their blades making contact every time they closed the gap between each other. Both of them were grinning once they slid away from each other. "You aren't half bad."

The man chuckled as he connected both blades together at the hilt. "Now then. Lets see whose faster." His eyes narrowed as he dashed towards the girl who was still casting only to be knocked away with a fierce strike. "Hmm."

The brunette tensed up as he and the figure continued exchanging blows. The attacks from the man were shallow but they were hitting more frequently due to the dual ended blade and not to mention the fact that almost every attack he did hit on the man would only go through him without leaving even the tinniest scratch. The brunette cursed under his breath as he raised his blade and poured dark energy into it.

The figure chuckled as he separated his dual blade into their separate parts. "You know you can't beat me Terra." The man mocked which caused Terra to growl as the dark energy began to spin around his blade faster and faster until it was covered in black flames. "Die!" He yelled out as a series of dark fireballs flew at the man all at once only to be cut down by the two blades.

The man chuckled menacingly as he walked towards Terra with his twin blades glowing brighter and brighter. "So close. Now lay down and let me prepare you for m-" He was interrupted by a torrent of ice and snow which came from the woman who had been casting a spell.

"You won't lay a hand on Terra!" She yelled out as she swung again this time unleashing a torrent of cold air which froze the ice and snow. As a result the man stood still as the solidified ice kept him in place. "Not so strong now." She said until she felt a hand grasp the back of her head. "wh-what?" She said as she was slammed into the ground face first by the person she thought she had frozen. The force was strong enough to break her helmet and shatter the visor which revealed her blue hair.

"Aqua!"

The man smirked as Terra charged at him once again, his blade covered in darkness as it clashed once again with the two blades the man had. This time both blades strained as the sound of electricity cracking filled the air followed by the sound of the two blades snapping in half as the blade connected with the man's chest causing him to slide back and wince in pain.

Terra was taking deep breaths as he heaved his blade up and began casting a spell. His muscles tensed once his blade was glowing a bright red. The man winced as he held his hand out in front of him which reformed one of his blades which took the form of a whip instead of its regular bladed form. Terra watched silently as he continued increasing the amount of energy in his keyblade.

The man smirked as he sent his whip towards Terra only to be deflected by Aqua who had removed her helmet. "You'll pay for slamming my head into the ground." she said as she disappeared in a flash. The man could only swing his whip around in a circle when he felt a sharp pain on his back. The sound of a liquid hitting the floor alerted the man to the presence of another wound when out of nowhere Aqua was already in front of him again. Her weapon was about to hit him in the exact spot where Terra had hit when a sudden burst of darkness sent her flying into the ground.

As soon as the energy had dispersed, a large flame was already on its way towards the man who grit his teeth as he disappeared in black smoke only to appear behind Terra with his blade pointed at the brunette's back. "Throw down your weapons." He said as multiple beams of energy appeared around the brunette. "If you don't then I'll make sure he doesn't leave here alive."

Aqua sighed in defeat as she dismissed her keyblade followed by Terra which caused the figure to laugh as a dark portal appeared under both keyblade wielders. "Goodbye" He said as both keybladers sunk into their respective portals. The fall through the darkness was slow and she noticed Terra was getting closer to her. "Terra!" She yelled out as she stretched out her hand but noticed that it began fading. "Terra.." She whispered to herself as her vision became blurry.

All she heard was her name as she fell into a dream like state.

The sound of a loud thud shook the bluenette from her sleep. She stood and took in her surroundings which were strange since everything looked like it was barren and decaying as well as the amount of light that covered the sky was not normal. "Where am I?" She questioned aloud only to hear a groan which came from the brunette who was sleeping at the foot of a dead tree. "At least he's safe." She said aloud while looking for anything that would look familiar to her.

While she was looking around, a person walked towards them with a basket in hand. "So you've woken up." Said the person as they set the basket down near the still sleeping Terra. "I was worried you two were going to die." The person said as they walked towards Aqua with a look of worry.

Aqua turned and noticed the person was a girl. She had raven colored eyes and golden brown hair that reached the middle of her back as well as a simple bang that covered her left eye. Her face was surprisingly pale for someone who was all the way out where they were. "Who are you?" She replied with a questioning look on her face.

The strange girl covered her mouth as she let out a small giggle. "I'm sorry for not introducing myself but my name is Mika and don't worry. This isn't actually what you think it is." She said referring to the area they were in. "What you see is an illusion created to disorient trespassers. This is actually a really nice place." Aqua was completely confused until a series of glyphs surrounded the area they were in. "Now watch." She said as she began connecting all the glyphs together with a ray of light which in turn caused the barren wasteland turn into a beautiful valley.

The change of scenery amazed Aqua as she looked around at the sights. "Wow. Did you make the spell?" She asked as she continued looking around.

Mika smiled then nodded. "Yup this is illusion magic but I specialize in everything so I usually take care of creating traps and all that fun stuff." She looked over at Terra who was still fast asleep only to hear the occasional groan that he would make. "Who is he?" She asked as she knelt down in front of him and studied his face. She blushed a little when she realized how cute he looked. "Is he taken?"

The sudden question snapped Aqua out of her silent amazement of the scenery. "T-taken?" She replied with a completely confused expression on her face.

"I mean is he seeing someone." Mika replied as she traced the outline of his face with her index finger. 'he sleeps so calmly' She thought as she continued staring at the sleeping brunette.

Aqua looked at the sight and right away she felt a small sensation in her chest. "N-no He's not seeing anyone right now..." She trailed off when she realized that there was someone else walking towards them.

"Cross!" Mika called out while running over towards him. The one she called Cross was a boy with wild black hair that reached to the bottom of his neck. He had golden eyes with a hint of silver around the edge of the iris. He held a blank expression on his face as he looked over at Mika and then at Aqua. "What are you doing here?" Mika asked with a slight tilt of her head.

"I came here to take him with me..." Cross replied while pointing at Terra who was beginning to stir. "I need to test him so I can see whether or not he should be here." He said before anyone could ask his motive.

Mika sighed as she gently shook Terra while Aqua walked over to cross. "Yes?" He asked bluntly while not looking her directly in the eyes.

Aqua took a deep breath and sighed as she looked at Cross in the eyes. "Where are we?" Cross' solemn face gave no answers as he turned over to a large hill in the distance. "Is this a world that's been overrun by Xehanort's darkness?" The question seemed to strike a nerve as within an instant a blade was pressed up against her throat.

He narrowed his eyes as if trying to figure out who this strange person was. "Do not speak ill of Master Xehanort. If you know what is good for you." He quickly dispelled his blade only to see Terra charging at him with keyblade drawn. "Hmph..." Mika sighed as she looked at the scene unfolding in front of her.

With precision, Cross parried the strike and quickly sent Terra into the ground. "You sure took your sweet time waking up." He said aloud as he dispelled his weapon only to be tackled to the ground.

A loud thud filled the air as a low groan from Cross caught everyone's ears. "Don't you dare lay a hand on Aqua." The brunette said as he pummeled Cross with heavy punches to the face and chest. "And since you're such a close student to Xehanort you're telling me everything about him!" He yelled out as he brought his fist down onto Cross' face only to be kicked off.

The black haired boy growled as his hand created an orb of darkness which turned into a blade that was in the form on a devil's wing. "So I'm assuming you side with that traitor Eraqus!" He yelled out as he charged at Terra only to clash with him. "To think we were actually thinking of asking for your help!" He said as he kicked the brunette away and unleashed an orb of darkness covered in white flames.

Terra's eyes widened as he held his blade up in defense only to get burn by the heat generated by the strange fireball. "Ngh..What are you talking about!" he shot back as he avoided a salvo of black fireballs which set the ground on fire. "Eraqus died due to my mistakes...There is no way he is alive!"

That comment caused Cross to stop and think. There was no way that Eraqus was dead since he just fought against him not even a month ago. The situation was getting more and more confusing. The most reasonable explanation would be that they fell through a rift but that was impossible since a large amount of darkness would have to be present at once and that would take the presence of over a thousand heartless. He sighed and dispelled his blade as he crossed his arms. "He isn't dead."

That statement alone caused the pair to look at each other with a dumbfounded look. "I saw him die with my own two eyes." Terra said with an irritated tone. "He died in my arms!" He yelled out with a sense of sorrow in his voice. Aqua noticed the distress on his face when she stepped in between the two of them.

"Enough you two!" Aqua yelled out at both of them which caused them to stop and look at her. "Master Eraqus is dead but we may be able to clear this up if we find grand master Yen Sid." That caused Mika to look down. "Mika.. what's wrong?"

Cross growled again and let out an irritated sigh. "How stupid could you two be...Yen Sid is dead. Every other world is dead. Every person you knew is dead. They are all gone and it was all done by Eraqus!" He yelled out as he walked over to Mika who was still looking at the ground. "If you two wish to know more then follow us. if not than you can find a way to get back to your home."

Both Aqua and Terra looked at each other then nodded as they followed Cross and Mika to wherever they were going.

Hope you enjoy the first chapter.

I'll try to do regular updates but that might be a bit hard. We'll see where this goes.

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