A/N: Hey hey, people! It's me, Silver, with another fanfiction to busy my little head with. I know what you're thinking: 'One story from her is bad enough, but she's actually putting another one into the world?' Hmph. Well for your information, I actually have ideas for this one, unlike An Unusual Punishment, where me and Mystic have a writer's block the size of Arcadia and Riverside put together… and then some. Oh, speaking of Mystic: this story I'm writing totally on my own. Mystic is my beta, of course (wouldn't dream of asking anyone else… ehehe) but other than that she doesn't touch this one. Another buddy of mine graciously let me borrow her image and rp character for use as well, so credit goes where needed. Silver's still mine. Yay.

Another important note: Since I didn't like how all the cool Org members died in CoM and all the "ehhh…" members lived (with, of course, the exception of Axel, Demyx and Roxas) I decided to cancel out the whole arc. For the purposes of this fic, Chain of Memories never happened. If you have a problem with my not following the actual plotline of Kingdom Hearts…I'm sorry, but that IS kinda the point of a fanfiction, right? So please don't review telling me that some of the characters in here are dead or this is not following CoM, because I know. Besides, how can you NOT revive a guy like Marluxia?

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts I, II, or Chain of Memories. If I did, Marluxia would be alive, Larxene and Demyx would be together, the Organization would all have their hearts back, and Sora would fall off a cliff. I suppose it's a good thing I don't own it then, huh:P On to the story!

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PROPHECY

Who is that I hear, knocking on death's door?

Who is that I hear, calling out for war?

Girl of talent, girl of beauty

Girl to swear an oath of fealty

On her wrist a crescent moon

In her heart a hateful tune

Through the darkness, through the rain

Cometh she who shalt cause pain.

Who is that I see, in a time of unease?

Who is that I see, some messenger of peace?

Girl of kindness, girl of cunning

Girl whose friendship remains running

On her wrist a shining sun

With her voice a song unsung

Upon her coming there's hope for light

And so the darkness she comes to fight.

So alike yet so apart

One is light and one is dark

The moon rises as the sun sets

Standing still they've time to regret

As voices cry and tears fall

The cur'sed answer to their call.

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In the darkened halls of the World That Never Was, Xemnas sat on his self-granted throne and stared forlornly out at the black sky and the heart-shaped moon that adorned it. The night felt more ominous than usual, the silence more daunting, and for the first time in quite a while Xemnas did not want to be alone in this white-walled prison.

Not like he didn't have a choice. If he wished, he could easily be out there with the other twelve, participating in useless dramas, acting out what it would feel like to truly have a heart. Because Nobodies didn't have hearts. And everyone who did seemed all too eager to remind them of such.

"Marluxia!" he barked, when the thickness of the air got too much. It felt good to hear something, even if it was his own voice.

Nevertheless, it took some time before the 11th member showed up, out of breath and looking slightly disheveled. "Yes, Xemnas?"

"What took you so long?" Xemnas asked impatiently.

"I apologize, there were a few deaths that needed preventing." At Xemnas' raised eyebrow, he continued. "Xigbar and Vexen were fighting again."

Xemnas considered this for a moment before speaking. "I want you to scout the area and report back to me. Make sure it's thorough; I don't want anything to escape my notice tonight."

Marluxia gave a nod of assent. "May I ask why?"

"No, you may not," Xemnas snorted. "But I suppose I'll answer." He stared out the window pensively, gazing at the perfect view his window offered. It was a while before he spoke again.

"Look at it, Marluxia," he whispered, "Just look at it. All our desires, all our dreams, an arm's reach away… if we stretch out a hand we can almost touch it, almost taste it…" To emphasize his point, Xemnas' left hand stretched upwards until he was holding the heart-shaped moon in his palm. His eyes, though supposed to convey nothing of emotion, held a sort of crazed desperation in them, a dark and lonely desire for humanity.

In one swift motion, his hand closed upon the image and was brought tiredly down to rest once more by his side. "Something's going to happen tonight," he said after clearing his throat. "Something important. I can feel it in my blood and I don't want to miss it. Understand?"

"Yes, sir."

"Good. You're dismissed." The youth walked out without another word, summoning his rose colored scythe moments before exiting out the door.

And just like that, Xemnas was alone again.

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"Goofy! Hurry up! Leon and the others are waiting, and you're being a slowpoke!" Donald squawked angrily, stomping one flat foot on the ground. Sora laughed behind him as Goofy ran to catch up, hands clutching his hat and shouting 'Sorry!' s as he went.

They began chatting cheerfully once he caught up, discussing what might have caused the urgency in Merlin's voice when he had called them on the Gummi ship minutes ago. The wizard had said nothing revealing on the phone, mentioning something about how important it was, and how it would be best if they spoke in person ('you could never be sure who's listening in on a phone conversation' was his reasoning.) It made sense, of course, but was a bit of a hassle.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a bright light streaked right across the blue sky, a shining flare that disappeared as quickly as it had come.

"Whoa…" Sora turned, his head tilted upwards as his eyes traced the trail that the light had left in the sky. "What was that?"

"Looked like a shooting star," Goofy mused, finger tapping his mouth thoughtfully.

"But it's daylight!" Donald protested. "There aren't shooting stars at day!" When neither of his companions moved from their spots, he added, "It was probably just a stray firework or flare. Now come on, you two, I don't wanna be late like last time." He turned and waddled out of the alleyway, Goofy close behind. It was Sora that stayed after this time, his eyes still affixed to the sky.

"Somehow… I have a strange feeling about this," Sora murmured. "Like something's big is gonna happen… but what?" His thoughts were swiftly interrupted when Goofy stuck his head out from behind the corner.

"Uh, Sora? We'd better go. Donald's in a mood."

"Oh, right." With those two words, all thoughts of the flare and mysterious feeling quickly evaporated, leaving the keyblade master trailing along carelessly behind his friends.

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Ding dong.

"Coming!"

Ding dong.

"I said I'm coming!"

Dinddongdingdongdingdongding—

Slam! "I said I was coming!!"

A grin. "Oh, really? I didn't hear you." A soft dong sounded as the girl outside the door lifted her finger from the bell.

Satsuki Langley—a tall Asian girl with poofy shoulder-length hair and brown eyes—glared her evilest glare at Silver Sumeragi—an equally tall Asian girl with eyes a darker shade of brown and wire rimmed glasses—before giving a huff and slamming the door closed again. At Silver's shout of indignation, she went back to lock the door.

"Oh, c'mon, Sats, I was bored!"

"Bored now?"

"Satsuuukiiii!!"

"Fine, fine!" Satsuki unlocked the door grudgingly and let the gloating girl in. "You'd have better brought some good movies ya know, with how much you're annoying me."

"You know you love it. And I brought CRASH, Pride and Prejudice, Finding Nemo, and Pirates of the Caribbean One and Two. Take your pick."

"Ooh, ooh, I say Pirates One and Pirates Two back to back!"

"I second that offer. Popcorn?"

"You know it."

Less than twenty minutes later, the two were settled down in front of the television with a giant bowl of popcorn, three gigantic bags of Sour Cream and Onion Ruffles, Hot Cheetos, and Spicy Nacho Doritos, a bag of chocolates, and two tall glasses of water, and were avidly gazing at the screen as the Pirates of the Caribbean logo came on.

They had barely watched half the movie when a loud clunking sound cut through the noise of Elizabeth's screaming. Satsuki quickly paused the movie, and both girls turned to see what had made the sound.

"What was that?" Silver whispered, when nothing else happened.

"No idea," Satsuki whispered back. "No one's home except us, unless…" They jumped in tandem when the clunking began again, this time louder.

"It's coming from the basement." Silver observed.

"Gee, thanks for the tip, Einstein." Satsuki got up from the sofa and headed towards the stairs leading down into the basement, grabbing a flashlight from atop a shelf as she went. "Come on, Silver!"

Said girl had been sitting frozen in her seat, watching her friend's movements with wide-eyed curiosity. At the hissed whisper, however, she got up and followed, mumbling "You and your bravado," as she found an extra flashlight near the couch.

The two inched towards the door to the basement, shushing each other as they went. Upon reaching the door, Satsuki reached out a hand to turn the doorknob before peering cautiously down into the darkness. The noises had abruptly stopped.

"…You go first."

"No, you go first.

"No, you go first!"

Silver sighed. "Here, why don't we both go first?" Satsuki nodded.

"Good idea. …You go first."

"Satsuki!"

"I'll be right behind you, I swear!"

Grumbling good-naturedly, Silver consented, taking the first step down the creaky stairs, her flashlight moving erratically. Satsuki, true to her word, was right behind her, rechecking every corner that Silver had sped through. A few minutes later, the pair had gone through the whole of the basement and found nothing of interest.

"Well, I guess that's it," Satsuki said after a moment's hesitation. "There's no one here. Nothing's even knocked over."

"So we were hearing things?"

"I suppose. C'mon, back to the movie." The two turned and headed towards the stairs, sighing and complaining, when...

"WOOF! WOOF!"

They froze.

And turned.

Sitting at the bottom of the steps, grinning impishly with its tail wagging side to side, was a very big dog with light brown fur and droopy black ears. Silver and Satsuki exchanged bewildered looks.

"Uhm… exactly how did we miss that?" Satsuki whispered.

Silver bent down to gaze at the animal (who seemed overjoyed at her shrinking down to his level and promptly slobbered all over the side of the girl's face with his tongue). "Eyuuck…" she mumbled, wiping the drool off, before leaning closer to inspect the dog's tag. "Well, it isn't a stray, at least. Says here that his name is Pluto… 'If lost, please return to Mickey Mouse'. Well, isn't that a coincidence, the dog even looks like Pluto."

"Disney fanatics, I'm guessing. Maybe this is Ashley's dog?" (A/N: Personal shout-out to Ashley, aka 'Jack'. Love ya!)

"Does it matter? Anyway, we'd better get him upstairs." Silver reached out a hand to grab him, but at the last minute Pluto pulled out of reach, choosing instead to dash away from the girls and toward the farther corner of the basement.

"Crap…"

Immediately, Satsuki and Silver raced forward, chasing the large dog down. Despite his size, he managed to keep just out of lunging distance as he ran around the semi-spacious basement. Eventually, however, the two girls managed to catch up, and they both reached out a hand to grasp Pluto's collar…

Satsuki's hand connected first.

Silver's hand, a millisecond after.

And as Pluto came to a rushing stop, there was a blinding flash of light…

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A/N: Well, there's chapter one. Arent'cha proud:) It's short, I know, but the chapters'll get longer. Y'know. Maybe. Ahh, who am I kidding.

Anyways, I felt that was a good place to stop. Leaves a bit of a cliffhanger for you guys, so there's more of a chance you'll stick around to see what happens. That said, review! Come on, make my day! See you next time!