Prologue

Kairi and Sora were sitting up on the tiny raised section off the shore of the Destiny Islands talking to each other about the letter they had just received from King Mickey. In the letter it had told them that they now had a new quest to go on but this time with each other. Riku would come too but right now he had to get a few things straight with his inner self. Sora and Kairi understood but didn't want to fall behind on the duties of the King. That wouldn't ever be good. Sora liked talking to Kairi too. He usually didn't so to be able to talk, even if it was strictly business, was still enjoyable.

" So the King says that this new journey will take us to new worlds and we will meet some new people. Sora what kind of people do you think we'll meet? People like Axel and the Organization or maybe someone like Donald and Goofy that will help us?" Kairi asked Sora.

" Well, to tell you the truth we'll probably meet both kinds. Friends and foes. But it doesn't matter who we meet because we'll be together when it happens. I can't believe that even though I annihilated almost every Organization XIII member the quest still isn't complete. The thing is Kairi," Sora said looking into her eyes, " is that I love you and spending time with you is something that I look forward to when ever I get the chance. So please don't get caught or taken away from me ever again okay?"

Kairi sat there stunned by the words she had heard come out of Sora's mouth. He loved her. So the feeling had been mutual all along. She had thought they were just friends but if he said that he was in love with her it had to be more. For the longest time she just sat there staring back into his eyes. She leaned in to kiss him and then a voice interrupted the moment.

" Hey you guys. I'm done with my personal things," said Riku running towards them. Kairi leaned away from Sora quickly and Sora swore to himself in his mind.

" Okay, what were you two talking about just now," said Riku standing behind them. Sora jumped to his feet to answer but Kairi stayed sitting down thinking about what Riku interrupted. She was pissed but at the same time relieved. Maybe another time, she thought to herself.

" We were trying to think about what friends or foes we might meet on the journey like King Mickey inferred with meeting new people in the letter," Sora told Riku quickly.

" Okay. So what did you guys come up with?" he asked.

" Nothing much because you interrupted before we even had the chance to talk about," Kairi interjected into the conversation.

" Well, then let's get off that subject and talk about how the heck we're supposed to get off of the islands and go to the other worlds if we don't have any means of transportation. Plus the fact that the paths between the worlds have been closed again," said Riku.

" Riku you bring up a very good point," said Sora. " I mean I always relied on the Gummi ship before but now with Donald and Goofy back at the castle I can't use it. Oh, what are we gonna' do."

Suddenly Kairi pointed to the sky. Both Riku and Sora looked at where she was pointing and then they noticed it. Something very shiny was falling from the sky towards where they were. At first it was hard to make out what it was maybe a bird with some munny in its beak. But as it got closer they could all make out what it was.

It was the one and only gummi ship and it was beginning to slow down as it came closer to the islands.

" Wow, right on cue," said Sora. The large ship landed on the beach of the island and out came Donald and Goofy both looking exactly like they had before they had left the island.

" So how's it goin' ya guys?" said Goofy in his chortling voice.

" Nothing much but we were trying to figure out how we were going to get to the other worlds without the gummi ship, but it seems that you have answered that question," said Sora.

" You bet your as- butt we did," said the foulmouthed Donald his quack-like speak.

" Donald you trying to watch your mouth in front of the ladies, eh?" said Sora.

" Yeah, wouldn't wanna' upset Riku and Kairi," said Goofy. Everyone started to laugh except for Riku who didn't think that the quick remark had been so funny at all.

" Well, I don't think that we should just sit around here and let the worlds lay under the siege of Xeanhort," said Riku in a stern tone.

" Guess you're right, Riku," said Sora. Everybody then climbed aboard the large gummi ship that had been specially made just for this quest. Chip and Dale started the engine going and checked the readings on the radar. It was time to leave the Destiny Islands for a little while longer but Sora had the feeling he would be back soon.

The first place that they would travel to would be a mystery until they got there. They knew that it would probably be new to them as would many things on this journey across the worlds. First they would have to find a gate and open the path to the world. Sora was pretty used to the gummi ship by now and was able to find and open a gate within minutes. It lead to something that seemed like two houses on a street with nothing else in view but a dark cloud that somehow seemed attached to the world.

" I guess this is where we land," said Sora.

" Yeah, I think it is. Wonder what we'll find down there. It seems pretty plain to me," said Riku.

" Never judge a book by its cover," said Kairi.

After that the ship descended on the strange new world.