Kingdom Hearts 2: Dark Dream

By: Kirstin

Prologue: At the End of the Beginning

"The heart may be weak, and sometimes...it might even give in..."

The chestnut haired boy began, his cerulean eyes looking at his clenched fists as he spoke to the once great lord of Hallow Bastion as they stood before holy ground.

"But it's strong, and I know...that Kingdom Hearts..."

His voice became stronger, and he lifted his blazing orbs of sapphire to the amber-eyed commander of the heartless.

"Is light!"

You awake! Tighten your hand

It is time: you raise

The door will be closed, open it again

He opened his arms, and Ansem turned to look at the door as they all heard the doors creak open, only to be enveloped in an unbearable white light.

"NO! I WAS SO-!"

He shielded his eyes against the bright onslaught but in horrible realization as his host's body was cleansed of his soul. Sora and his companions shielded themselves from the light, but as it receded it did nothing to them, and they were left unharmed.

"We need to close the door!"

One of them said, Sora couldn't tell whom, he was too light headed for some reason to distinguish it in his head, he ran to the enormous door nonetheless and pushed at it with his two companions.

"Its no use!"

"Sora!"

Someone called his name. He looked round, it was close. His eyes widened as he peered round the door into sea green eyes. Riku.

Remember the emotion

Then you awake! And you recall

"Riku!"

"Come on Sora! Lets close this door!"

His best friend looked at him, giving his most reassuring smile. Sora nodded to him, regaining his determined expression.

"R-right..."

He pushed and so did Donald and Goofy, and Riku pulled from the inside, and the door slowly began to close. Donald and Goofy peered in as it began to slide shut on its own, letting out twin gasps. Sora looked to, spotting a silhouette of a mouse. He held up what looked to be an inverted Keyblade that matched Sora's own in the minimal light that came from within.

"The King!"

You awake, You awake

Tighten your hand

You awake, You awake

It is time

The King waved his Keyblade, the teeming heartless that had been crawling toward him momentarily cowering in fear.

"Remember Sora, there will always be a door to the light."

He could barely hear what the king said to him as realization hit him. Riku was still behind the door. He was going to be shut behind the door.

Once again

Open the door

"Take care of her..."

He watched his best friend walk a few paces, turn and give him that cocky smirk he would always have after beating him in a sparring match.

"RIKU WAIT!!!!!"

He cried, holding out his hand to his friend. But Riku just shook his head.

"See ya round, Sora..."

The door slid closed and all Sora could do was stand there, his emotions not able to fathom what just happened. Even as the ground began to shake, even as his two friends urged him the shock ran deep. He couldn't save Riku. Again.

Remember the emotion

Then you awake! And you recall

As the world broke about them, as he called out to Kairi that he would come back to her, as he held out his hand to her, as she watched him get pulled away, and as Destiny Island reformed under her feet all he could do was watch.

He had saved Kairi. And that was good.

He closed Kingdom Hearts. And that was good.

He had freed Riku of Ansem's control. And that was good.

He was on a journey now. And maybe that was good, too.

He would find Riku and the King, and then they could go home.

'I'll run down this path, I don't care if it leads me to danger, as long as it leads me back to my friend.'

Sora thought as he lay under the stars that night as his eyes drooped, and finally fell into sleep.

"Sora...are you ever going to wake up?"

Huh? What? You do not want it?

That still belongs to you

All that you lost

Will do nothing anymore but one!

::End of Prologue::

Author's Note:

Hey everyone, Kirstin here. Yes, I'm rewriting KH2: DD...AGAIN. But I wasn't please with it that much after the first revision so I decided its best to just start over with it again and do a repost.

Destati's Translated Lyrics are the lyrics featured in the prologue. R&R if you want. I don't really remember what Destati sounded like . . . sweatdrop