A few days have passed since the defeat of Xehanort and Sora and Kairi's return from the final world, and with the threat of evil controlling the world vanquished and the long awaited returns of Ventus, Aqua, and Terra, as well as Roxas, Xion and Namine being brought back into existance, peace has been restored to the worlds. In fact, life for the keyblade warriors seems to be better than ever as all of them now have the freedom to do as they wish, enjoying some long overdue rest and relaxation. Another interesting change in the past few days is that Sora and Kairi fully acknowledge their feelings for each other and are behaving more and more like a couple. Though they have yet to officially announce it the pair are now boyfriend and girlfriend, and some of the others have started to take notice of their recent closeness. Then again Sora and Kairi didn't exactly do a good job of hiding it, as they remained blissfully unaware of those around them, engrossed in each other's presence. Little did they know that their first real mission together was about to begin...
It was late morning on Destiny Islands and Sora, laying in bed in his old room where he used to stay before he obtained the keyblade, was sound asleep and snoring slightly. Eventually he slowly opens his eyes waking up to the shine of the sun beaming in from his window. He sits up and yawns while stretching then scratches the top of his head looking around the room.
"wow, morning already? hm... what time is it?" he says to himself as he glances over at the digital clock placed on the small dresser nearby. he notices immediately that the clock says 10:57 am.
"huh? it's that late?! oh man, I gotta get up!"
Sora quickly hops up out of bed stretching once more then starts changing from the casual white shirt and blue shorts he wears to bed into his standard garment gifted to him by Master Yen Sid and the fairies. He then walks over and looks at his reflection in a mirror in the room, particularly focusing on his face. As he gets a good look at himself he strokes his hair back a couple of times with his hand then nods in approval.
"alright, looking good~. today's a big day after all, it's my first date with Kairi. hee hee, I can't wait!" he says to himself
Suddenly he hears a chiming sound coming from a nearby desk. He looks over noticing that his gummiphone is ringing, and walks over picking it up and looking at the screen seeing Kairi's name.
"ah, speaking of whom. she's calling me now, haha. what a coincidence"
Sora holds up the gummiphone and presses the green button, answering the call. A second later Kairi appears on the screen.
"hey Sora, about time you picked up your phone. good morning, handsome~" says Kairi on the other line
"morning cutie. oh, were you trying to reach me earlier?" replies Sora
"yeah, a couple of times. I called but you didn't answer, so I waited a while till I tried again and I finally got you" says Kairi
"yeah, sorry about that, Kairi. I actually just woke up a little while ago" says Sora
"I figured as much, you big sleepyhead~" Kairi says giggling a bit
"ahaha... er.." says Sora looking away embarrassed
"you haven't forgotten about our date today, have you?"
"no no, of course not! I wouldn't forget that!"
"hee, good. cause I'm really looking forward to my first date with you, Sora~"
"I am too, Kairi. it's gonna be great, I know it"
"mm-hmm~ so, any word from Roxas?"
"oh yeah, I talked to him. he said he wanted to join up with us later on today or something. he mentioned that he had a "special someone" he wanted to bring along to show her a good time"
"oh? "special someone" huh? I bet it's Xion"
"huh? how do you know that?"
"hee hee, oh just a feeling I have. he probably wants to go out with her under the guise of hanging out with us then confess. just a hunch though~"
"so, it'll be like a... double date?"
"mmm, I guess so. but you know..."
"hmm?"
"as long as I'm with you Sora, I'll enjoy it no matter what~"
"aww, I feel the same way with you Kairi"
"oh! well, I better go now. gotta get ready and everything, hee hee~ see you soon, Sora~"
"ok, see you Kairi. can't wait!"
"don't forget, we meet at 1 pm today. I'll be waiting~"
"right~ see you then!"
The call ends and Sora puts the gummiphone back on the table, then takes a deep breath and gently smacks his face with both hands as if to psych himself up.
"alright! I'm ready!" he says to himself before looking down at the clock once more. the clock reads 11:03 am.
"hmm, still got about 2 hours before our date. guess I'll get a quick bite to eat then. feeling a bit hungry now, having just woke up and all"
He grabs his gummiphone and shoves it down his pants pocket then walks out the room and shuts the door behind him. 30 minutes later Sora is sitting by himself on a bench on another part of the island scarfing down a cheeseburger. he tosses the last piece of the burger into his mouth, chewing and swallowing it, then sucks his fingers one by one.
"mmm, that hit the spot. I'm totally full now" Sora says out loud as he stands up off the bench, arms fully stretched out, then casually puts his hands behind his head.
"so what to do now? guess I'll take a little walk around to burn some time, then head for traverse town"
Just then Sora notices his gummiphone ringtone going off in his pocket. he reaches down and pulls it out looking at the screen.
"hmm? Kairi again?... no, it's somebody else" he says as he presses the green call button on screen. "uh, hello?"
"hey Sora!" said a familiar voice on the call
Sora looks and sees the chipmunks Chip and Dale appear on the other end of the call waving at him.
"Sora, how's it going?" says Dale
"oh, hey Chip. hey Dale. what's up?" says Sora
"we've got a message for you from Master Yen Sid. something really big!" says Chip
"yeah, said he wants to have a meeting with you at his tower. he's summoned Donald and Goofy there too. mentioned something about a special mission he wants you to do" says Dale
"Master Yen Sid wants a meeting with me? special mission huh?... wonder what?" pondered Sora
"not sure, but it sounded important!" says Dale
"hm-mmm~. he'll fill you in on the details once you get there. the meeting is scheduled for 12 pm, ok? so don't be late! ok, later Sora!" says Chip as the call ends
"huh... master has a special mission for me?... hmm, I got to see him at 12 noon. it's about...11:35 right now" Sora says to himself as he thinks for a second
"my date with Kairi is at 1, but if Master Yen Sid wants me for a mission... well, better let her know just in case"
Meanwhile on another island Kairi is out walking, dressed in her pink and black garments, along with Selphie as the two are talking while heading down a path leading through a small village.
"oooh, so today you're going out with your new boyfriend, huh?" asks Selphie curiously
"uh-huh. it's gonna be my first date with Sora~ eeee, I'm so nervous" says Kairi as she covers her face in both hands
"don't be nervous, Kairi. I'm sure you'll be just fine~. you're with your man now, after all. but wow, I still can't believe you and Sora actually ended up together" says Selphie
"you know, I kinda can't believe it either. but I'm glad we are together now~ I'm nervous but excited at the same time. I can't wait to see him today~" says Kairi
"you're so lovey-dovey now, geez. lucky... I wish I had someone to be lovey-dovey with..." says Selphie pouting
"hee hee" giggles Kairi
Then she hears a distinct chime coming from her pocket. Kairi reaches down and pulls out her gummiphone, seeing the symbol for a new message on the screen.
"huh? what's that?" asks Selphie
"oh, its my gummiphone. looks like I got a new text... from Sora~" says Kairi as she clicks on the screen to open the text message. it reads 'hey, master Yen Sid has summoned me to his tower for a meeting at 12. I'll let you know the details later.'
"what's it say?" asks Selphie
"the master has summoned him... hmm..." says Kairi as she thinks for a second then looks up
"well if he's going, then I'm going to!"
"huh?" says Selphie
"sorry Selphie but I gotta go now. talk to you later, ok?" says Kairi looking at Selphie then turns and dashes off into the distance
"huh? wha? o-oh, later" says Selphie looking perplexed watching Kairi rush off
A minute later Sora, still on the island, is standing on the beach near the water and summons his keyblade. he holds the keyblade up preparing to make a portal, pointing it in front of him.
"ok, guess I better head for master Yen Sid's tower now. then-"
Suddenly he hears his gummiphone chime once more and pulls it out, seeing that Kairi has sent a return text message. he clicks on the message to open it, and it reads 'I'm coming too!'.
"wha?" says Sora looking at the message
Later on it is now 2 minutes till noon and Donald and Goofy have assembled at the mysterious castle in Master Yen Sid's quarters, with Yen Sid himself sitting behind his desk quietly. A few seconds later Sora and Kairi walk into the room together, with Sora coming in first and Kairi following close behind.
"hello! I'm here!" says Sora as he enters
"hey, Sora's here!" says Goofy
"yeah, and on time for once" replies Donald
"haha, yup. looks like you guys got here early" says Sora
"of course! you don't keep Master Yen Sid waiting" says Donald
"a-hyuck! how you been, Sora?" says Goofy
"oh, I've been great~ how about you guys?" says Sora
"we've been good too" says Goofy
"yeah, just dandy" says Donald as Sora chuckles a little
"ah Sora, you've arrived just in time. good to see you got my message from Chip and Dale" says Yen Sid
"oh, of course! heard you have something important for us" says Sora
"indeed... and I see you've brought Kairi along with you" says Yen Sid looking at Kairi
"oh, yeah. I told her and she insisted on coming along" says Sora looking back at Kairi
"mm-hmm. good afternoon, Master Yen Sid. hi Donald, hi Goofy" Kairi says while waving
"hello there, Kairi" says Goofy
"hiya~ so, Kairi came along with Sora too. no surprise there" says Donald as he chuckles a little facing Goofy
"hahaha, yup. they are the keyblade couple after all" replies Goofy
"huh? keyblade... couple?" says Sora curiously
"that's right, huh-huh" says Goofy
"yeah, that's what everyone is talking you two now" says Donald
"oh my" says Kairi giggling
"eh? wha? hey, wait a minute! how does everybody know that we're a couple now?!" says Sora
"well it was kinda obvious from watching you two the past few days, and everyone kinda caught on" says Goofy
"uh-huh. you two aren't fooling anyone" says Donald
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAT?! you mean everybody knows now?!" says Sora
"hee hee, well I guess the cat's out of the bag now" says Kairi
"Kairi!" says Sora looking back as Donald and Goofy chuckle. then Sora falls to his knees, hanging his head down with a look of disappointment
"oh... and after all that trouble we went to of not telling anyone, now the whole world knows. how embarrassing..."
"ahem! I'm glad that everyone has exchanged pleasantries, but if I may, I'd like to get down to why I called you all here" says Yen Sid
"oh! right!" says Sora as he jumps up from his knees. seconds later the four of them are standing in front of Master Yen Sid's desk.
"right, a few things I'd like to say to you all. the first is that since Master Xehanort's defeat all traces of him, Organization 13 and his wicked influence have been wiped clean from the worlds, and the realm of light finally seems to be at peace. in addition, there has been no recent sightings of nobodies or heartless in the worlds you all visited in several days, and I have you all to thank for that. in particular, you Sora. your strength and braviary led the way for the warriors of light to triumph over evil once more, and in closing the gate to kingdom hearts that Xehanort tried to force open, prevented the destruction of the worlds. for that, you have my eternal gratitude" says Yen Sid as Sora, Donald and Goofy all nod proudly and Kairi smiles looking at them.
"but... that doesn't mean that the heartless are entirely gone from existance. as I've said before, so long as darkness swells in the hearts of people, no matter what world, the heartless will find a way there. that being said, this brings me to my reason for requesting you here today. I've received reports of strong heartless activity in a world far off from here. not too much is known about this world but from what I gather the heartless have never been active there prior, so this latest increase in activity there is troubling. we have reason to believe that an outside force is summoning the heartless to that location and they have been running amok since. I'm not 100% certain but I suspect our old nemesis Maleficent is behind their appearance there"
"Maleficent..." says Sora with a grimace
"hmmm... if Maleficent is involved, then that is indeed cause for concern. so Sora, this is my request to you... I would like you, Donald, and Goofy to travel to this world and investigate this outbreak. find out the reason for their presence and who's behind it, and handle them promptly. Sora, will you accept this mission?"
Sora looks down at the floor, taking in everything Yen Sid said, and thinks to himself for a few seconds. then he looks back up at Yen Sid with a determined face and places his fist directly on his own chest.
"Master Yen Sid, you can count on me!" he says confidently as Goofy and Donald nod in agreement
"ah, very good" Yen Sid replies
"excuse me! Master Yen Sid!" says Kairi suddenly stepping forward, getting everyone in the room's attention
"I would like to go on the mission too!"
"huh?!" Donald and Goofy say simultaneously
"what? Kairi?" says Sora
"oh?" says Yen Sid intrigued
"well, I think with a mission like this Sora will need all the help he can get, and I want to help him as best I can. also I wanted to get more experience as a keyblade wielder, since I didn't really do much during the keyblade war. and besides... I have to keep a close eye on Sora, so he doesn't mess everything up" says Kairi looking at Sora with a smile.
"wha- hey! I don't mess things up!" says Sora as Goofy and Donald chuckle
"so, Master Yen Sid?..." Kairi says looking back at Yen Sid
"hmmm, you make some good points. it would indeed be beneficial having two keyblade wielders on this quest with the heartless involved. also, having you travel to different worlds and undertaking missions would further your development as a keyblade wielder... very well, I shall allow you to go as well, Kairi" says Yen Sid
"yay!~ thank you~" says Kairi bowing
"seriously?" says Sora
"well, this oughta be fun~" says Goofy
"yeah~" says Donald
"that is all. the four of you will depart as soon as you leave here. Chip and Dale already have the coordinates for you, so you'll receive them once you take off. now, this world is one that none of you have ever been to, so be careful in your journey. I wish you all the best of luck" says Yen Sid
"sir!" the four of them say in unison as they stand straight with arms at their sides in salute
"oh, and Sora.." says Yen Sid
"yes?" answers Sora
"should you complete this mission successfully, I shall grant you the title of keyblade master" says Yen Sid
"really? oh yeah! awesome! ok, I'll definitely finish this quest!" Sora says confidently
"excellent. you all had better get going, and remember... may your heart be your guiding key" says Yen Sid
End of Chapter 2~
