The story takes place after KH2 and before Dream Drop Distance.

There will be OCxOC, but for the most part that will be the only pairing.

Hope you enjoy the story!

Chapter 1: Dream


A lone figure walked up the stairs of the abandoned castle at Radiant Garden. The full moon was covered by clouds full of rain as the downpour continued tirelessly through out the night. The Restoration Committee had turned in for the night, leaving the castle's secrets to be found another day... or tonight.

The figure walked down the hall and up more stairs. It was here, of that he was sure of. Although his cloak concealed his face, his crimson red eyes seemed to glow even in the near blackness of the castle. Once he got to the Grand Hall, he stood in the center of the strange circle in the far end of the hall. Once, there used to be a rift of darkness that one could enter. Now it has been torn down and replaced with a golden door that would open up to another room once the restoration was complete.

The figure held out his hand and an elegant Keyblade appeared in his hand. He stabbed the ground in front of him and the large circle began to change with a creak and a groan. Slowly, the circle began to form stairs and descend down into the unknown depths of the castle. The stairs stopped with a loud thud and the figure began his descent down the stairs.

Once he made it to the end of the stairs, he opened a door. As soon as he opened the door, a gust of darkness crashed into him. The figure stepped into the room, only to find a huge prison cell in front of him. Inside was the largest pair of yellow eyes anyone has ever seen.

"Release me!" The creature imprisioned howled.

The gate of the cell was locked by a thin strand of light and a keyhole.

The figure stepped up to the gate and turned around, as if to talk to someone. "Help me... Sora," He said.

Then the scene seemed to fall, followed by a loud thud!

Sora grunted as he landed on the ground. Rubbing his face, he got to his knees and looked around. He was back in his room at Destiny Islands. "What a strange dream," He mumbled as he got up and stretched. For the most part, things have quieted down a lot since Xemnas was defeated. Donald and Goofy had returned with King Mickey to Disney Castle and besides for the occasional sparring that he did with Riku, Sora's life has been boring compared to several months ago.

"Morning," Someone greeted him.

Sora grumbled a good morning and opened up the fridge. He pulled out a carton of milk and sat at the table.

"Hey sleepyhead, how long were you actually planning on sleeping in?" The person asked again, stepping into his line of sight.

"Oh Kairi," Sora said tiredly.

"Your Mom let me in, she had to go to work," Kairi said and sat at the table. "So, plans today?"

Sora shook his head. "Maybe go to the island later."

"Have you made your decision yet?" Kairi asked.

Sora looked at the bottle with the letter from the King on the table. "I need some more time."

Kairi sighed. "Well, hurry up and eat breakfast, Riku said he'd wait for us at the island."

The trip to the island was quick, and soon Sora and Kairi found themselves on the beach."

Riku was laying on the beach, his eyes closed.

"Riku!" Sora called and Riku opened his eyes.

"About time," Riku sighed.

"Oh come on, I didn't sleep in too much," Sora said.

"It's nearly lunch time," Kairi said.

Sora sighed, his dream still heavy in his mind. "It's just, I had this strange dream."

"It was just a dream," Riku said. "We all get them."

"Yeah but... there was something different about this one," Sora relayed his dream to the others. "And the person asks me for help, I don't know... something doesn't feel right."

Riku sighed and summoned his Keyblade. "Maybe the King can shed some light on it."

Sora nodded and summoned his Keyblade as well.

"I'll go talk to him," Kairi said shaking her head. "Since you two are in such a hurry to find out." Kairi ran up to the shack.

Sora and Riku got into positions and waited for the other to move.

Riku made the first move, he spun to create momentum and sliced at Sora, who in turn blocked the attack and swung his Keyblade upward. Riku jumped back and shot a ball of darkness at Sora. Sora rolled and blasted Riku with Blizzaga. Riku ducked underneath the spell and charged Sora. Sora blocked another attack and jumped up into the air. There was a sudden chill in the air, Sora flinched and landed next to Riku.

"What is that?" Riku asked, looking up to the sky. Sora followed Riku's line of sight and saw something that sent chills down his spine.

The clouds in the sky where forming together to form a Keyblade. The same Keyblade the figure used in Sora's dream! Icy cold winds picked up sand and the ocean turned gray and the waves crashed at Sora and Riku's heels.

"That's..." Sora started to say but was at a loss of words when the Keyblade changed into an unrecognizable number.

Kairi ran out of the shack and looked at the number. "Guys, the same thing is happening at Disney Castle!" She shouted.

As the number faded away, so did the sudden change in weather. Sora shook his head and looked down at his hand. "That Keyblade..."

Riku dismissed his Keyblade. "If your dream has any meaning Sora..."

"I need to go to Radiant Garden," Sora said.

Kairi nodded. "Be safe," She told them. "And hurry back."

Sora smiled. "See you soon." He ran into the shack. In the corner of the shack, the trio had renovated it and hooked up a computer so they could communicate with the King and others through magic. Sora held his hand over the screen and closed his eyes. After a moment, the screen lit up and Mickey's face appeared on the screen.

"Sora, did the clouds disappear?" Mickey asked.

Sora nodded. "Can you please send a Gummi Ship, Your Majesty?"

"Already on the way Sora, and so are Donald and Goofy."

Sora bowed. "Thank you." Sora dismissed the transmition and went outside to wait for his friends. If he was going to find out what this all meant, Radiant Garden would be his first stop.


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