RL: Ok, this is my first fic, so if it sucks, go ahead and state it.

Riku: If it sucks then why are you writing it?

RL: Because I can, Mr. Man.

Disclaimer: I do not own kingdom hearts or anything related to it. If I did own it, I wouldn't be writing this. I'd be creating KH 3.

Starting a New Battle

Ch. 1. The Note

Dear Sora, Riku, and Kairi,

I know that you've only been home for a few days but it seams that there is a new journey to be had. My sources tell me that an evil is emerging, whether they're new or old has yet to be determined. Also, they tell me of the Lost Three. There seams to be three other Keybearers scattered among the worlds. Their locations and their statuses, as in Light or Dark, are still unknown. Along with the three, there also seams to be a remaining Princess of Heart that Ansem's Heartless did not discover. Goofy, Donald and I should be arriving to pick you three up in a week's time. Until then, keep you guards up for you never know if an attack will occur.

King Mickey

The three teens stood by the Papou in confusion. Not only were they thrown off by how much the king jumped so much in a single paragraph but at the aspect that there were others out there like themselves. The group didn't digest the fact that they had to embark on another journey until Sora pointed it out.

"Not another journey, we just finished the last one," moaned Sora. He slid down the side of the Papou tree and onto the sand with a splat. Sora, the master of the Keyblade and conquer of Heartless and Nobodies, had landed on a Papou fruit. Oh, the shame.

"Well, beggars can't be choosers," Riku said with a moan. "Though, I would've liked more time home." He looked over to see Sora struggling to remove the accursed fruit that had latched itself to his bottom and couldn't help but smirk at his friend's stupidity.

"But this time I get to help," Kairi said oh so cheerfully.

"Whoopee," the two boys said together, monotone. Sora was still trying to scrap the fruit off his butt. Riku groaned and mumbled something along the lines of "Sora, wash it off."

"Man, why are you two being so tight?" Kairi whined. She hated being rejected.

"Because we can," answered Riku, not in the mood to explain. "It's getting late, we better be heading home. And Sora, water might help with your 'problem'." With that said, Riku headed for the docks, Kairi in tow.

Not taking the hint, or just not understanding it, Sora started to follow his friends. Upon arriving at the dock, Riku 'accidentally' bumped into Sora as he was descending into his boat, causing the burnet to tumble into the ocean below with a soft splash.

"What was that for Riku?" Sora whined, as he popped back up and returned to the dock. "Now I'm all wet."

"The whole purpose was to wash the Papou off of you," Riku said in a matter of fact tone. "Now, isn't gone?"

"Yeah," Sora answered as he climbed back into his boat.

They soon started back to the main island. Sora and Riku, being Sora and Riku, just had to see which one of them could get to the main dock faster. Kairi sighed as she watched the two speed off, slightly off from their intended finish line. The two boys were dumbfounded, to say the least, when the found out that Kairi had beaten them when she wasn't even racing.

Before they could even put a foot onto the dock, the trio was bombarded by Wakka, Tidus, and Selphie. Let's just say that being trampled by an adult elephant would hurt less. They bombarded Sora and Riku with questions, causing the two to fall back into their boats. A whole year away left many questions unanswered. The duo, because the others didn't notice that Kairi went missing so they didn't bother asking her, tried to explain to the others that had no idea what had happened.

"Liars, you're both lying trough your teeth," Selphie spat as she leaned forwards with her hand placed on her hips. Lying to her was like trying to explain to your parents why you were suspended from school. The boys sighed in defeat.

"Alright, we'll tell you…" And so for the next hour Sora and Riku explained all that had happened with the Heartless and the Nobodies, right up to them getting the note that day.

So, for the next week, the Sora, Riku, and Kairi trained Tidus, Wakka and Selphie so they would be prepared if the islands were attacked. Everything had been going smoothly, until the week's end rolled up and everything turned to Hell.

RL: Oh boy, cliffy! What happens on that day? R&R and maybe I'll tell you. Just press the little button for me plz. Everyone will get cookies.

Sora: Cookies, where?

RL: None for you unless someone gives it to you.

Sora: Yeah, COOKIES!