Kingdom Hack

Prologue

It was the 18th of May and a brisk wind still blew across the coastal shore of San Francisco. Chelsie Branzworth was relaxing in the back of a canoe she had carted from her house. She was listening to her iPod trying to pass the time until the rest of the group arrived. Chelsie pulled her puffy black jacket closer to her as another brisk wind erupted from the west while she pulled out her iPod to check the time.

It read 6:50, and Chelsie let out a sigh. Her friends had all agreed to leave at seven in the morning, but alas, here she was sitting in the canoe with ten minutes to go until departure. She closed her eyes and relaxed, her wavy brown hair tucked underneath her hood, she knew they were never prompt anyway.

Suddenly, there was a loud thump, which caused Chelsie to nearly jump out of the canoe. There was a mysterious girl with short orange hair standing on one of the seats of the canoe. She was wearing a green hoodie and a long skirt. She put up her hands and pretended as if they were claws.

"Trish! You nearly scared the living daylights out of me." Chelsie muttered as she righted herself in the canoe.

Trish giggled as she sat down in the canoe. Trish Delis had known Chelsie since she was in middle school. Trish was seventeen, same age as Chelsie and they stood around the same height. Trish smiled at Chelsie as she looked around.

"Where is everyone?" she questioned as she became more comfortable on the wooden canoe bench.

"They're not here yet." Chelsie replied, stretching.

Trish seemed surprised for a moment, but then she remembered who she was dealing with. Within a few more minutes, the final three arrived.

"About time you guys got here." Chelsie said as she stretched and got out of the canoe.

The last three were Maranda Orsh, Ellouise Sullmer, and Valerie Ellis. The eldest of all of them was Maranda Orsh, who was nineteen. She was dressed rather warmly, and her hair was tied up into a bun.

"I blame Elli, she was taking forever." Valerie said as she hugged her sides to keep warm.

Valerie Ellis was the second oldest at eighteen. Her shoulder length brown hair as her green eyes leered at Ellouise.

Ellouise rolled her eyes. "Come on, I was looking for the right jacket."

Ellouise Sullmer was the youngest, even though she was seventeen. Her long blonde hair was tied back in a ponytail for the time being while she was warmly I n her white jacket.

"Well then, can we head over to the dock now to launch?" Chelsie questioned, starting to tug on the canoe.

Maranda and Valerie helped Chelsie lift up the canoe and within the next half an hour they were off on their little adventure into the Pacific Ocean.

It had been nearly three hours into their trip efore it started to get warm and they shed their warmer clothing. It was an unusually beautiful day, which made it perfect for their little canoe ride. The salty air felt refreshing against the skin as they passed away the time telling each other stories and enjoying the pure beauty of the view. All was going according to their schedule, and it was about time to head back to shore.

"Dude, what is that?" Ellouise said pointing at the horizon.

Everyone turned to see the sky as a dark storm cloud started to creep over the horizon and envelope the sun. Chelsie quickly grabbed the draw string to start the motor and head to shore.

"I thought today was going to be nice." Valerie said gaping at the huge storm, as it completely blacked out the radiant glow of the sun, leaving nothing but darkness. Waves ragingly started to ram the little canoe, causing it to swing back and forth.

Before they even knew what hit them, a huge wave viciously rammed the canoe, causing it to flip over and its five occupants to plunge into the angry waters; inevitably causing their little adventure to become a lot more complicated.

Disclaimer: Although the next chapter really starts the cross over characters/worlds I do not own any of .hack or Kingdom Hearts in any way. I do, however, own Chelsie, Ellouise, Valerie, Maranda, and Trish as they are my own personal characters. Please do not use them without my permission or distribute this story without my permission. Thank you for reading, and I hope to have the main chapters soon.