Sora stepped back in horror as the creature looked at him. Another one popped right up behind him. What the hell are these things? They only existed in my dreams!

He ran fearfully to a pier where Riku stood. He stopped when he didn't see Kairi.

"Where's Kairi? I thought that she was with you?" He asked him. His friend didn't look at him.

"The door has opened…"

"What?"

"The door has opened, Sora! Now we can go to the outside world!"

Sora looked at him, incredulous. "What are you talking about? We've gotta find Kairi!"

"Kairi's coming with us," Riku reassured him, "Once we step through, we might not be able to come back. We may never see our parents again. There's no turning back. But this may be our only chance. We can't let fear stop us! I'm not afraid of the darkness!" He reached his arm out towards Sora.

"Riku...," he trailed off, worried at Riku's lack of sanity at this point. A pool of darkness cropped up from behind his friend. Black tendrils rose up and enveloped him. Sora frantically tried to grab his friend but to no avail. Riku was gone. A bright light blinded him for a moment. When he opened his eyes, to his shock, he was holding a rather long skeleton key. The blade and teeth were silver, the rain guard was blue, and the guard was bright gold. The teeth resembled the outline of a crown. Why am I holding this? What is going on?

It disappeared all of a sudden, and Sora ran to the secret cave, where Kairi stood in front of the door. She looked at him with a dull expression on his face.

"Sora…" She whispered, looking ready to faint. She tried to reach out towards him but the door behind her snapped open. Dark winds went forth, and the force of the winds was so powerful that it sent Kairi flying towards Sora. He tried to catch her but she mysteriously went right through him and disappeared. Sora himself ended up flying back far out of the cave and onto a floating isle. The dark ball was even bigger and it was dragging pieces of the island into it.

Sora looked at the ball in horror. Then, a massive, muscular creature with short legs, very thin and upward curly feet, long arms, and small wings on its back towered over him. Its entire body was black; its eyes were small and yellow, and large hole in the shape of a heart penetrated its abdominal area. The horrifying part was the fact that it was same big black thing from his dream.

This situation keeps getting worse and worse! WHAT IS THAT THING? This has to be a dream, it can't be real!

The key from earlier reappeared in his hand, and Sora had a strong urge to fight. Despite the urge to scream and run, Sora gathered whatever courage he had and he took a fighting stance.


May

"Rini...Rini? Where are you going?" May called after Sarina, who was strangely running outside.

May was wearing a white vest with pockets over a navy blue top. Her shorts were navy blue as well, held up by a golden belt. She also wore blue and white sneakers with short white socks. On her head was a white baseball cap with a blue tip and a diamond studded 'M' in the center. She wore a dark blue star-shaped necklace.

"Something's happening! I can feel it!" Sarina shouted as she ran down the street. Sarina was dressed in a cerise top with light pink ruffles, a long skirt the color of pink and brown sandals tied with a pink bow on the top of each. Her hair was put into a high ponytail, tied by a large pink bow. She wore a pink, star-shaped necklace.

"Why? What's about to go wrong? Talk to me!" May shouted.

Sarina didn't answer and kept running down the street, only to stop dead in her tracks as she turned the corner. May caught up to her. "What is wrong with…."

They froze together at the sight of people getting their hearts ripped out by strange looking monsters. Cars were abandoned all over the place, and houses were being torn apart. East Falls was turning into a danger zone.

"What the fu…," May started in horror. She clutched her twin tightly to her side. Sarina was still as a statue. "We need to get home. FAST."

May tried her hardest to get her and Sarina to safety but it was difficult to do so among a panicking crowd. One of the creatures jumped on Sarina's back, pushing her down.

"Hey! Get off my sister!" She yelled, angrily. She flung herself onto the spider-like creature, banging on it with her fist. Sarina flailed from underneath the both of them.

Other creatures began to crowd around them, waiting to see if the spider needed help. The spider clawed at Sarina's back, trying to flip her over despite her twin's interference.

Suddenly ice crystals formed around Sarina, and they enveloped the creature, freezing it. She rose, making the other twin flop on the ground. May watched in astonishment as a silver glow appeared in Sarina's hands. A large key popped up in her twin's arm. The blade was silver in color with the teeth resembling crescent moons and the guard being in the shape of a full moon. Crystals were implanted up and down the pastel pink handle. Sarina looked at the key in shock before she nervously slashed at the frozen creature, shattering it into disappearance.

"How did you do that?" May asked her, incredulous.

"I don't know…," Sarina answered. The twins looked at the other monsters, which were now ready to attack them.

"We have to fight these things, don't we?" Sarina asked.

"You do. You're the one with the weapon," May corrected. Suddenly, a golden light surrounded her hands, and her own large key appeared. It was gold in color, with the teeth resembling sun rays, the sun itself attached at the top. The guard also resembled the sun while having an cerulean handle.

"Okay, this is getting freaky," May said, "I'm not sure if this is real or a really bad dream." She yelped in pain as one of the flying creatures hit her with a fireball, burning her slightly.

"Alrighty then," she hissed, "This is real." Angry, she swiped at the thing, and then froze as is disappeared.

She took a fighting stance, with her back facing Sarina.

"Let's do this!" She encouraged.


Miranda

Miranda angrily walked down the street.

An ex-boyfriend of hers was following her down the street. "Randy, if you just give me another chance-"

"You're the biggest idiot in the Bronx! I would never give you another chance! We're done!" She barked, waving her fist threateningly. I need to grow a better taste in boys, she thought to herself bitterly. Especially ones who don't call me that stupid nickname. She was sixteen, with mixed black and puerto-rican descent, and had long curly black hair, dark grey eyes, and olive skin.

"Please Randy…"

"Shut up!"

Suddenly, her ex-boyfriend screamed, and Miranda quickly turned around only to shriek at the sight of a black creature tearing a hole into him. She sprinted down the street as other civilians were screaming and running as well. Cars crashed into each other, and people were pushing each other to get away from the massive amount of black creatures that were flooding the area. Massive fires erupted from houses and the streets and the smell of smoke filled her nostrils.

Is this..is the apocalypse happening right now?

A large spider-like one was trailing on her. Crap!

Miranda frantically looked for an alleyway, glancing at a dark portal that appeared out of nowhere. What is going on? She thought. Would she rather get mauled by that thing or run into a portal that could lead to anywhere? The spider advanced towards her at alarming rate. Choosing her fate, she threw herself into the portal and promptly disappeared, leaving the creature confused.


Sora

Sora stood, shaking heavily after a fierce battle with the giant creature. Is that thing dead yet?

The massive creature was swept up into the large black portal, unwilling. The portal was so strong; it was even sweeping Sora up. He tried to latch onto a nearby tree for safety. Unfortunately, the branch snapped, sending Sora flying upward into the portal screaming. No!


Donald and Goofy

King Mickey's loyal assistants surveyed their surroundings. Traverse Town was a small and quiet town that also resembled a Victorian era town. It was eternally stuck in nighttime, with stars appearing brightly. Donald and Goofy was wearing clothes much more similar to the outfits they wore when they were young.

For Goofy, it was a green sweater, a black jacket, a tall brown hat, and goggles on his head. For Donald, it was a dark blue jacket over a blue shirt.

Goofy poked Donald fearfully.

"What?" The duck snapped, not in the mood to deal with Goofy's antics.

"Look, two stars are goin' out!" Goofy pointed up to the sky as Donald looked up in horror. Two stars disappeared, leaving nothing behind. Two more worlds were destroyed. The court wizard looked at his friend, determined.

"Come on. Let's hurry," he ordered. Goofy nodded and walked off with Donald, with Pluto trailing behind them.

"Where's those keys?" Donald said impatiently with his arms folded.

"Hey, ya know, maybe we ought to go find Leon," The dog suggested while Pluto sniffed around. The duck trailed off in the other direction. Goofy pointed towards a large gate.

"Uh, Donald. Ya know, I betcha that-,"

"Aw, what do you know, you big palooka?" Donald cut him off.

"What do I know?" Goofy agreed. He looked for Pluto. "Hmm…Come on, Pluto."

Pluto was already sniffing down another alleyway. Next to a couple of large crates, he found a spiky haired teen knocked out against the wall.


May

'What the hell kind of dream was that,' May thought as she opened her eyes up, expecting to be back in her bed, safe and sound.

Instead, she found herself in a town that looked like it was ripped straight out of Victorian England. 'Oh dammit…'

She then noticed that Sarina wasn't next to her. Fear bubbled in her mind, sending her into a deep panic.

"Rini!" She called for her twin, only to hear no response.

Her situation took another turn for the worst when the creatures that appeared earlier popped up again all over the district. The same key from earlier appeared in her hands again, glowing. In addition, a soft breeze encircled her.

No way! I'm NOT fighting all these monsters!

Taking a deep breath, she ran quickly across the district, swiping away some of the monsters as she went by. She stopped in front of a huge house, and pulled the door open. Running inside, she shut the door and locked it, leaving the remaining monsters to claw at it.

"Phew..," she sighed, relieved. She slid down on the ground, and looked up to see Pongo and Perdita sitting in front of her, tongues wagging. May gave them a blank look, then she rubbed her eyes, and then she pinched herself.

"H-How t-the…am I hallucinating, or is that the dogs from 101 Dalmatians staring back at me?" She asked herself aloud. Pongo sniffed around her while Perdita went back to lying on the rug. What the…I don't even know anymore.


Sora

Is someone licking me?

He woke up to find a large dog wagging its tongue and tail at him, excitedly.

"What a dream…," he said drowsily, attempting to go back to sleep. The dog jumped on him, startling him.

"Whoa…This is isn't a dream!" He realized in shock. He immediately got up and looked at his surroundings with the dog looking up at him. "Where am I? Oh boy…"

He bent down to meet the eyes of the dog. It seemed rather friendly. "Do you know where we are?"

The dog nodded quickly, and it sped off. "Hey!" Sora called, running after it. He was in a small town of sorts, particularly in a district. He saw a boy resembling Tidus standing against a street lamp, while a small white creature with stubby hands, tiny ears, tiny purple wings, and a red bulbous nose stood next to him. It was sporting a red pom pom on its heard, attached by an antenna, and its eyes were made in thin, narrow slits.

"This is totally weird. I'm in another world!"

He finally achieved his dream of seeing another world, although the manner in which it was achieved was not…ideal.

I gotta see if any of my other friends are here!

Sora ran inside the nearest shop. Inside behind the desk, was a tall man with short blond hair, a white t-shirt, blue pants, and goggles on his forehead. Hearing the door open, the man turned around.

"Hey there, how can I-Aw it's just a kid," he said in disappointment. He had a thick country accent.

"I'm not a kid! And the names' Sora!" Sora shouted, putting his hands on his hips.

The man put his hands up in defense. "Okay, okay, simmer down. So why the long face, Sora? You lost or somethin'?"

"No!" Sora argued, not convincingly. "Well, maybe. Where are we?"

"Huh? Traverse Town, The Inn Between Worlds," the man replied.

"Traverse Town…," Sora repeated it for memory. "So, gramps, is this really another world? I'm from Destiny Islands."

The man glared at him. "Don't call me gramps! The name's Cid! Anyway, not sure what you're talkin' about but this sure ain't your island."

Sora frowned. So here he was, on a totally unfamiliar world with neither of his best friends beside him. "Hmm...I guess I better start looking for Riku and Kairi."

With that, he left. "Something special about that kid," Cid muttered to himself.

Sora walked over to a large gate, and it opened for him, leading to another district.

"Hey sweetie," a woman in a seductive black minidress said to him as she sauntered up to him. "Would you like to-"

He watched in horror as the woman fell in front of him, lifeless. The woman's heart released from his chest. The heart then transformed into a creature resembling a royal knight, with beady yellow eyes and red claws. It then disappeared into a dark portal. More creatures appeared, and his key appeared in his hand again.

He quickly destroyed all of them, and retreated back into the first district.

He walked along the alleyway, when a voice stopped him in his tracks.

"They'll come at you out of nowhere."

Sora clutched his key tightly. "Who are you?"

"And they'll keep on coming at you, as long as you continue to wield the keyblade," the voice added, belonging to a tall young man with long brown hair and blue eyes. He wore a black jacket over a white undershirt, black gloves, and zipper lined shoes. Sora took a defensive stance.

"But why? Why would it choose a kid like you?" The man continued.

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Sora asked, offended. The man looked down for a second. "Never mind," he said, "Now, let's see that keyblade." He walked towards Sora.

"What! There's no way you're getting this!" Sora rejected. The man stopped. He summoned a large gun blade.

"Alright, then have it your way," he said softly. He then took a stance, signaling Sora to fight him.

Sora charged towards him, swinging. The man easily dodged Sora's blows and struck him with the blade, pushing the boy back. Sora charged again, only to be burned by a fireball shot by his opponent. Sora winced as the man swung another blow at him. Sora fainted in pain, landing in front of the man.

"Aww…you didn't have to go so hard on him, Squall," A young girl with short black hair and violet eyes said, walking in front of them. She wore a metal headband, a yellow scarf, a green tube top with two blue belts holding it up, tan short shorts held up by another belt around her waist, white socks that reached about mid-thigh, orange shoes, and mesh sleeves.

"I went easy on him," Leon said flatly, "Looks like things are worse. A lot worse."


Riku

He stirred awake, lifting himself off the ground. "Where…am I?" He looked around him. He was on a platform surrounded by other floating platforms and rising waterfall that flowed upwards for some reason. "Sora!" He called out for his friend. "Kairi!"

A tall fairy with green skin and wearing a long black robe watched him from a distance. She smiled deviously.


Donald and Goofy

"Gawrsh, there's nobody here. Sure is spooky," Goofy noticed as him and Donald walked along an alleyway in the second district.

"Aw phooey. I'm not scared," Donald huffed. "WAH!" He screamed as something tapped him. He latched onto Goofy's back in fear.

"Excuse me, did the king send you?" A young woman said.

Shivering, they faced her. She had green eyes and brown hair tied into a long braid, a pink dress with magenta lining and buttons going down the front, and brown boots. She had a kind smile.


Sora

"Come on, lazy bum. Wake up," a voice called.

Sora stirred awake, rubbing his head. "You're okay?" The voice, belonging to Kairi, said. "I guess…," he answered.

"Those creatures that attacked you are after the Keyblade. But it's your heart they really want, because you wield the Keyblade," she explained. He smiled.

"I'm so glad you're okay Kairi."

"Kairi, who are you talking about? I'm the great ninja Yuffie," she corrected. What? "Huh?"

He blinked and instead of Kairi, a young woman with short black hair and violet eyes observed his face.

"I think you've might have overdone it, Squall," she said to the same man that attacked Sora from earlier.

"That's Leon," he corrected. Sora looked over to his keyblade, which leaned against a nightstand.

"Yeah, we had to get it away from you to shake off those creatures," Yuffie explained, "it turns out that's how they were tracking you. And it turns out that there are two more keyblade wielders, that why's there still some out there; we have to find them."

"It was the only way conceal your heart from them," Leon added. "But it won't work for long."

"There's two other people like me?" Sora asked. Leon and Yuffie nodded.

"Still hard to believe that you of all people are one of the chosen ones," the older male said, picking the keyblade up. It quickly disappeared and reappeared in Sora's hand. "Well I suppose beggars can't be choosers." Sora began to get agitated at the perceived insult.

"Why don't you start making sense? What's going on here?" he demanded.

Donald and Goofy

"Okay so you know that there are many other worlds out there," Aerith started, "besides your castle and this town, right?"

"Yeah," Donald added. "But they're supposed to be a secret," Goofy replied.

"They've been secret because they never have been connected," the young woman explained, "Until now. When the Heartless came, everything changed."


Sora

"The Heartless?" Sora asked.

"The ones that attacked you, remember? Yuffie said while sitting next to him.

"Those without hearts," Leon explained, "The darkness in people's hearts; that's what attracts them, and there is darkness within every heart." Yuffie turned towards Sora.

"Hey, have you ever heard of someone named Ansem?" She asked him.

Donald and Goofy

"Ansem?" Goofy repeated.

"He was studying the Heartless," Aerith said, "He recorded all of his findings in a very detailed report. He was the ruler of my homeworld."

"Gawrsh, uh, can we see it?" Goofy asked, stretching his arm out. She shook her head. "Its pages are scattered everywhere."

"Scattered?" Donald replied, incredulous.

"To many worlds," she finished.

"Oh, then maybe the king went to find em'," Goofy suggested.

"Yes, those were my thoughts exactly," Aerith agreed. "We gotta find him quick!" Goofy exclaimed.

"Wait!" Donald cut in. "First, we need those 'keys'!" He reminded him.

"That's right. The keyblades."


Sora

"So…this is the key?" Sora said, lifting it up.

"Exactly," Yuffie nodded. "The heartless have great fear of the Keyblade."

"That's why they'll keep coming after you no matter what," Leon added. Sora frowned.

"Well I didn't ask for this," Sora said.

"The Keyblade chooses its master," Yuffie cut in, "And it chose you."

"So tough luck," Leon said.

"How did all this happen?" Sora asked them. "I remember being in my room…" He jumped off the bed he was sitting on. "Wait a minute! What happened to my home? My island? Riku! Kairi!" He looked at Leon, worryingly.

"You know what? I really don't know," the older male said, leaning against the wall.

"Leon!" Yuffie yelled, catching both their intention. She pointed to the same knight-like heartless from earlier. Leon summoned his gunblade.

"Yuffie, go!" He ordered. She ran out the door….


Third POV

Donald yelped in pain as a young girl ran past him and Aerith. "Yuffie!" She called, running after her. They didn't notice that Yuffie accidentally slammed the door open on Donald.

Sora and Leon stood back-to-back for battle. "Sora, let's go!" Leon commanded. He swung at the heartless, sending it flying out the window. Leon jumped out the window, after it. Sora followed him.

Goofy watched awkwardly as the door swung back, revealing a flattened Donald. He then ran out to the patio and saw a boy with a keyblade running down an alleyway. A heartless popped in front of him. Goofy summoned a large, circular shield with the outline of King Mickey's face and ears. "Gawrsh, are these the Heartless guys?"

Donald summoned his staff. "Let's go get em Goofy!" They charged towards the heartless.


Sarina

"So…in your world, we're just cartoons? We're not real?" Huey asked her while his brothers looked at her with widened eyes. Sarina nodded nervously while holding a teacup. Inside, she was panicking severely to the point of nausea. I'm not meant to be by myself. May's supposed to be by me, protecting me, speaking for me. I don't like talking to people… May was a calming presence, Sarina felt nothing but warmth when around her. And now I feel scared.

"Wicked…," Huey, Dewey, and Louie all said at once to her surprise. When she woke up in this strange town, the Item Shop was the first place she went into. Though when she entered, she did a double take at the sight of Donald Duck's nephews working the shop. She had to pinch herself to make sure she wasn't dreaming. They helped her to a nearby chair and told her all about Disney Town, Disney Castle, and all its residents. She was shocked to learn that Mickey Mouse was a king and Minnie Mouse was the ruling queen.

"Is, uh, Max here?" She asked, referring to Goofy's son, "And Clarabelle Cow?"

"Nope," Huey answered, "Sir Max lives at the castle as a knight in training and Lady Clarabelle is probably at the castle too, spreading gossip. With the Queen's magic, our world should be safe."

"Ah," Sarina said. The little ducklings were much cuter in person although it was disturbing how much they took after their great-uncle Scrooge McDuck when it came to pricing their products.

Loud noises erupted from outside, startling her into dropping her teacup, shattering it.

"It sounds like it's coming from the Third District!" Dewey exclaimed. Drawing out her keyblade, Sarina ran towards the door. Before she left, she glanced at them.

"Stay safe, okay?" She gathered the will to tell them. They may have been big, talking ducklings, but they were still little kids. They waved her goodbye as she ran out the door.

"She's pretty," Huey gushed.


May

"Your puppies are gone," May asked Pongo and Perdita. "All ninety-nine of them?" They nodded. "Were they eaten by those monsters out there?" They shook their heads.

"Were you guys…separated?" They nodded.

"Oh, um, that's pretty…sad," May told them awkwardly, not knowing what else to say. 99 lost puppies would be a nightmare to search for.

Loud noises erupted from outside. May shot them an awkward smile.

"Something tells me that I should investigate. I hope you guys find your pups!"

She walked out the house and looked over to a hotel where she saw Donald Duck and Goofy fight one of those creatures.

Wait a minute…WHAT?

She stood there for a moment, trying to register what was currently happening in her line of vision. Wh-what are they doing here? First Pongo and Perdita, now Donald and Goofy. Who's next? Mickey Mouse?

She snapped out of her thoughts only to watch in horror as their opponent clawed at them with such force, it sent them flying into another district.

"Holy…," she trailed off, running in their direction.


Third POV

Donald and Goofy screamed in fear as they flew. Sora looked up from where he was fighting and attempted to run away, only to end being a cushion for their landing. The royal knights saw stars for a minute, and then gasped as they finally saw the keyblade.

"A key!" They shouted at the same time. Sora groaned in agony.

May and Sarina entered the district at the same time. "May!" "Sarina!" They shouted in joy as they ran towards each other, ignoring Sora, Donald, and Goofy on the ground. They hugged tightly. Donald and Goofy couldn't believe their luck; all three keyblade wielders happened to pop up at the same time.

Several pillars suddenly appeared and blocked off all exits. Several Soldier heartless appeared, dancing menacingly.

Everyone quickly assembled into a circle, bearing their weapons. Donald and Sarina fired blizzard spells, freezing several of them, while Goofy spun around, destroying them with his shield.

May dodged an oncoming kick from one of the soldiers, and swept it back with her keyblade. When it tried to counter, she slashed it across its torso, destroying it. Another one snuck up behind her, only to be killed by Sora. She whipped around to face him.

"Thanks," she told him, smiling.

"No problem!" He replied, smiling back. 'Woah, he's kinda cute, though his face is kind of…babyish,' May thought to herself as she rushed forward to slash at another heartless, 'Though for some reason I feel like I've seen him before.'

Sora had similar thoughts. 'Why does she seem so familiar?"

At a group of Soldiers, Donald casted a thunder spell, electrocuting them to death. Sarina watched nearby in awe. 'Wow, I want to do that. Let me do that.' She concentrated deeply, and her keyblade grew hot, emitting a small fireball, burning one of them up instead. 'Or burning them counts, I guess,' she thought, slightly disappointed. She continued to cast fire spells on each of them, making them disintegrate.

When all the soldiers were gone, the group looked at each other.

"Well that went well," May said, happily. A tremor went through the district, causing everyone to fall back. May fell onto Sora by accident, making him blush.

Pieces of blue, red, gold, and silver armored body parts fell from the sky and landed on the ground with a large smash, causing a minor shock wave. The pieces grouped together to form a body, with the armored head appearing last at the top. Strangely, not a single limb was connected.

The quintet looked at the large heartless in fear.

"Dammit, I just had to say that…," May said in horror. The heartless looked at them menacingly.

May unattached herself from Sora and immediately ran up to the heartless and started slashing its torso.

Sora ran up to her side and attacked the torso as well. Unfortunately for them, the armored heartless decided to spin its arms rapidly, smacking them. They recoiled to the ground in pain. Rushing to their defense, Goofy smacked its legs with his shield while Sora and May crawled away.

"Yikes…," May hissed, rubbing her stinging cheek.

"Ow…," Sora whined, rubbing his throbbing head.

Sarina and Donald casted fire spells at the arms while simultaneously dodging their blows. Donald was shocked at how elegantly the girl battled. She swirled her keyblade around like it was a baton, and danced around the battlefield.

"I can't believe how good you are at this!" He exclaimed.

'I can't believe I'm fighting with Donald Duck and Goofy,' Sarina thought to herself. She smiled shyly at Donald. "Thank you."

Donald looked over to Goofy, who was already knocked out. Sighing, he casted Cure, which instantly healed the royal knight. Goofy springed up, ready for more action. Sarina looked at Donald. "How did you do that?" She asked him.

"Just say 'Cure,'" he told her.

"Okay! Cure!" She called. Her keyblade vibrated and unleashed a thunder spell instead, accidently shocking May and Sora, who were now back to slashing the heartless' torso. The two teens yelped in pain and slumped to the ground.

"Oi…," Donald sighed. The girl needed a lot of practice. Sarina screamed a hurl of sorries at the two of them until the court wizard unleashed another Cure spell, healing May and Sora.

The heartless suddenly leaped into the air. The group frantically scattered as it came back down, splattering its limbs all over the district. The limbs floated around, trying to attack them. Goofy and Donald spent their energy on the hammer legs, while May and Sarina focused on the gauntlets. Sora trailed after the torso, which was bouncing up and down, causing tiny shockwaves.

"Get back here!" He called. Reaching the torso, he slashed it one more time. The other limbs suddenly fell to the ground, and its head fell off its torso. A large hearts floated upwards, and then disappeared. All of its body evaporated into thin air, leaving no evidence of its existence.

Everyone walked up to each other. Donald and Goofy felt a strong sense of warmth around May. The girl seemed to bask it in, with a sunny smile on her face. Something about the girl was good, pure.

"So that's it?" May asked.

"Seems to be," Sora replied. He hoped another one would not pop up, but that shouldn't be possible. May turned her gaze on to Donald and Goofy.

"How did you guys get here if I may ask? You guys aren't supposed to be real! You're just cartoons, and some miserable people in costumes at the Disney parks!" May said. Goofy looked at them, confused.

"Cartoons? Why, we're just as real as can be, aren't we, Donald? Or maybe we are cartoons? Are we cartoons?" Goofy asked worryingly.

"We're not cartoons you dolt!" Donald scolded. He glanced at the twins. "I don't what world you came from, but we're not cartoons. We are King Mickey's royal knights that were sent to find him, as he went missing. In his letter, he told us to find three people with keys," he explained.

"So you were looking for us, then?" Sora said, pointing to himself and then May and Sarina. The two knights nodded.

"They too seek the wielders of the keyblades," Leon said, suddenly standing there along with Yuffie.

"Hey why don't you come with us? We could travel to other worlds on our vessel," Goofy suggested to the teens. Sora looked down on the ground.

"I wonder if I could find Riku and Kairi…," He said.

"If we embark on this quest with you guys, then maybe we could find out the cause of our world ending," May rationalized while her twin nodded quietly.

"Of course," Donald lied to them. Sora smiled hopefully.

Goofy bent down to Donald's eye level.

"Are you sure?" He whispered to him, suspiciously.

"Who knows?" The court wizard said truthfully, "But we need them to come with us to find the king," he added, pointing at them. The twins tilted their heads in a confused manner.

"Go with them," Leon told the kids, "Especially if you want to find your friends," he directed at Sora, "And save your world," he directed at the twins.

"I guess so…," Sora accepted, frowning.

"We'll go with you guys," May accepted as well, speaking up for her and her twin. She had a sad look on her face as well. 'Does the planet Earth even exist anymore?'

"But you can't come along looking like that. Understand," Donald ordered at Sora, May, and Sarina, who had her head down shyly, "No frowning. No sad face. No heads ?" He explained.

"Yeah, ya gotta look funny, like us!" Goofy added, much to Donald's annoyance. Donald promptly shoved his face away in response. "This boat runs on happy faces!" He continued on.

"Happy?" Sora asked. Everyone looked at him in expectation. He looked down at the floor for a second then he whipped back up; pulling a big derpy grin and making his eyes goes crazy. May puffed her cheeks out while sticking her tongue out. Sarina simply lifted her eyes up while sticking her gums out in a weird smile. After they were done, they looked at Donald and Goofy in nervousness. The two royal knights started to laugh, holding their stomachs.

"Those are some funny faces," Goofy complimented.

"Okay, why not? I'll go with you guys," Sora said. Donald brightened, holding out his hand.

"Donald Duck," he introduced.

"Name's Goofy," Goofy added.

"My name's Maylene but I prefer May," May introduced herself. She then pointed at her sister, "And this is Sarina, but I have always called her Rini." Sarina waved timidly in response.

"I'm Sora," Sora said while rubbing his head. He shook hands with May while burying an instant attraction to her that he didn't feel was quite his own. 'She's pretty yes, just as much as Kairi, but that's not what's important right now.' Still, he takes in her deep, dark skin that seems to glow, and her long plaits that looked so soft...

May also tries not to make it obvious that she thinks Sora is attractive. But it's hard not to when he has such a goofy but endearing smile, tan skin that seems kissed by the sun itself, and eyes colored like a bright blue sky…

'Damn it,' both teenagers thought at the same time. They sharply looked away from each other, folding their arms and blushing lightly.

'Oh dear,' Sarina thought as she observed the awkward situation. May was not as boy-crazy as Angie but when she found a boy she liked...

"Hey, everyone put their hands on each other," Donald ordered while trying not to roll his eyes at teenagers acting like typical hormonal teenagers. Everyone else did what he said.

"All for one and one for all," Goofy chanted. They then all threw their hands up in the air happily.

'Rini and I are going on a journey to save the universe with another teen, Donald Duck, and Goofy. What a crew,' May thought in amusement. This was going to be wild ride for sure.


In a dark room….

A group of villainous people watched Sora, May, Sarina, Donald, and Goofy on a small hologram, dimmed in green while lying on a small large dark table.

"Those little squirts took down that heartless! Who'd would have thought it?" A male voice spoke. His head and body flamed heavily in anger.

"Such is the power of the keyblade," another man elegantly spoke, "The children's strength is not their own."

"Why don't we turn them into heartless? That'll settle things quick enough," an obese cecelia said. She then cackled loudly.

"And the brats' friends are the king's lackeys," another man with a hook snarled. "Swoggle me eyes, they're all bilge rats by the look of them."

"You're no prize yourself," a burlap sack with a male voice insulted, snickering.

"Shut up!" The other man fired back.

"Enough!" A woman ordered, walking in. She was a tall green fairy with yellow eyes and red slender lips. She wore a long dark robe and two large black horns appeared on the top of her head.

"The Keyblade has chosen them," she said, "Will it be them who conquers the darkness? Or will the darkness swallow them? Either way, they could be quite useful…," she said, smiling wickedly.

Everybody in the room laughed wickedly.


"Make sure you're prepared for the journey ahead of you," Leon said, "We don't know how far the heartless have spread." They were all back in the first district.

"Check out some shops here. They've got some pretty neat stuff!" Yuffie added in.

"This is from of all of us," Aerith piped in. She walked over to them and handed Sarina 500 munny in a small change purse. Sarina softly thanked her in return.

"Spend it as you see fit." May and Sora looked at the purse in amazement. 'All that money for us?' May thought. Her parents had money but they didn't allow any of their children to carry $500 in their pockets.

"Good luck!" Yuffie encouraged.

"I hope you find your friends!" Aerith added.

"Look out for each other," Leon advised, "Keep your spirits up."

"We'll try," May replied. The three of them walked back, presumably to their rooms in the second district.

Donald and Goofy faced the trio.

"The gummi ship is outside that gate," Donald explained, pointing at a large brown gate to their left.

"The what?" Sora and May said at the same time.

"That's our ship," Donald said.

"Does it have gummi candy in it?" May asked them. The duck shook his head, making her pout.

"Wait til' you see it!" Goofy said, excitedly.

"Hold on," Donald told him, "Sora and May, this is for you." The court wizard took out his staff and shot a bright light at May and Sora, enveloping them. When the light disappeared, they appeared exactly the same.

"What was that for?" May asked.

"You both now can wield magic, although you can only use fire for now. One spell at a time," Donald explained. "Surprisingly, you already know several spells. You just need work," he directed at Sarina.

"Teach them that other thing," Donald said to Goofy.

"What?" The knight inquired. Donald stomped his foot impatiently. "You know!"

"Oh yeah," the dog suddenly remembered. He got on all fours, tucked his head in and promptly rolled.

"We call that the Dodge Roll," the knight stated cheerfully form the ground, "It makes you invulnerable to enemies for a brief time while rolling."

"Oh that's easy!" May said. She immediately jumped down and rolled within seconds, earning looks of amazement from the king's loyal assistant.

"Cool," Sora complimented. He then got into position and rolled onto the ground as well. His was slightly more uneven than May's.

Like her twin, Sarina rolled effortlessly, making May's eyebrow raise.

"How did you do that? You're not a very athletic girl."

"I don't know," Sarina said, looking down at the ground. It just came to her immediately. The two royal knights decided to talk to them about abilities and items they could shop for.

Jiminy Cricket watched them from a distance.

"Well I see big adventures coming their way! Looks like it's up to me to keep track of it in my journal!" He said to himself, smiling brightly.


The Gummi Ship was spacious and colorful. To the twins, the interior pretty much looked like Lego's to them, with the seats looking especially block-like.

May and Sora sat next to each other. May poked him.

"So how old are you?"

"Fourteen," the brunet replied.

"Same," May replied. 'Good, so he's not actually a ten year old. Not that it matters…"How'd you end up in Traverse Town?"

Sora's face grew pained. "I was in my room when I heard the sounds of thunder, and...and you see, my two friends and I built a raft because we were actually planning to sail to another world on our own, and when I heard the sounds of a storm, I immediately thought of our raft and supplies and ran to the other island," His eyes fell to the floor in sadness, "But then I saw...those things, and the keyblade appeared in my hand, and I was suddenly fighting them. But then this huge heartless showed up and attacked me, and a black portal opened up and swallowed us both. Ugh! This is so screwed!" He exclaimed as he threw his face in his hands. "We wanted to see other worlds but was it worth it? I have no idea on where to even start searching for Riku and-and Kairi, the last I saw of her, she just went right through me like air and disappeared! I can't even imagine what my parents are thinking, if they are still alive!"

May rubbed his shoulder comfortingly. "I can't say it will be alright, because I don't know if I can even answer that, but you're not alone in this. As long as we stick together and solve this mess, everything will go back to normal."

"I sure hope so," Sora mumbled to himself.

Sarina sat in a chair in front of them while Donald planted himself firmly in the pilot seat, and Goofy sat at the control panel.

"There might be some things that will attack us out there," Donald explained, "But don't worry, we got this," he pointed at himself and then Goofy. The trio nodded. The court wizard pulled the lever, setting the ship off, much like an airplane. Traverse Town became smaller until it was nothing more than a tiny dot.

"So Babyface, where're you from? I get the feeling that we don't live on the same planet," May asked.

Sora frowned. "Why are you calling me that?"

"Cause' you have the face of a baby," she smirked.

"I...do...not," he denied through gritted teeth. He did not like to be reminded of the fact that he looked younger than he was, or that he was the youngest out of him and his two best friends. She looked at him, genuinely surprised.

"Call me Sora, my actual name," He requested. She pondered it for a moment and then grinned mischievously.

"Nah Babyface suits you better," she rejected. He groaned in annoyance.

"Well, I'm from Destiny Islands. It's small but nice. The weather is always warm and sunny," he explained.

"So it's like the Caribbean?" May said excitedly.

He shrugged. "If you say so."

"So, what are your friends like?" She prodded.

"My friend Riku is very tall and muscular. We've been friends since we were babies," He replied, "And Kairi…um…she's my other best friend. She's very kind and pr-fun to be around," he slightly blushed.

"You're into her or something?" May asked while smiling teasingly. She oddly did not like the idea of that, though.

Sora turned beet red.

"It's not like that! It's not!" He tried to convince her. May gave him a look of disbelief.

"Sure."

They both clutched onto their seats tightly as the ship shook violently for a second.

"Don't worry! It's just some small malevolent ships!" Goofy said from the control panel.

"Well, what's your world like?" Sora asked, nervously.
'I hope we don't crash.'

"Big, very big," May started, "We call it Earth. It's made up of mostly water but there are seven continents that we can live on, and they're all made up of several countries. I'm from a city called Philadelphia in a country called The United States. It's located on the continent of North America," she explained.

"America?" He repeated. She nodded. "We call it the United States just as often because it's made up of fifty states. I live in the state of Pennsylvania," she added. He scratched his head. "That's cool. What about your family?"

"As you know, that girl in front of us is my fraternal twin," Sarina fell asleep as they talked, "And we have a younger, boy-crazy sister named Angela. And we have a little brother, Gabriel, but we call him Gabe. A little stuck up brat, that one," she shrugged, "But I love him anyway, as he can be a sweet kid when he wants to be."

After a half an hour of the ship constantly shaking due to engaging into battles with hostile ships (which Donald and Goofy were disturbingly calm about), a world popped up into their line of vision. It was a small world that was red and pink and color, with red and pink hearts. A large white castle was on top, accompanied by a heart-shaped hedge. Sarina was awake at this point and looked at the world in wonder.

"Is that…," she started.

"Wonderland?" May finished in awe.

"Well, here's one world," Goofy said, "Let's see if the king's here."

A few minutes later, they were falling down a rabbit hole.


A/N

Final Fantasy and its characters do not exist in the twins' universe so that's why neither of them recognize Leon, Yuffie, Aerith, or Sid.