(Alright then, glad to know some people remember this story, I'm going to keep them coming so that way I can eventually get to the point of where I left off. There will be differences from the original story, as you could tell from the first page. Anyway, time to begin again.)

Chapter 1: Outer Realm

A sweet sent surrounded Usagi's senses as she heard the sound of birds chirping overhead. A breeze blew across her face as she opened her eyes, squinting at the bright sun overhead. Tickles ran across her body as Usagi felt another breeze blow past, causing her to sit up and look around. A gasp escaped her mouth at what she saw.

"What…is this place?" she asked softly, her eyes scanning the area. The sun shown softly against the green field she now sat in, flowers as far as the eyes could see, and then some. A butterfly flew past her face, landing atop her nose for a moment, making her giggle. It was then that the memories of before filled her mind; the screams, the creatures as black as night…and Mamoru. Usagi looked to the ground as a tear fell down her cheek; wondering if this is perhaps where one goes when they die.

"…Serenity…" the voice filled the air, causing the blond haired woman to look up in recognition; she had heard that voice before. Standing slowly on wobbly legs she began walking in the direction the voice was carrying her. In the distance she saw a Gazebo, simple in design with six wooden beams acting as pillars around the wooden structure. Usagi watched it get closer as she walked; a figure sitting on a bench on the far side of the Gazebo caught her attention.

"Mother?" she spoke softly. This was the deciding factor. If she was here…then that meant the worst possible option for herself…she had died, and this was now to be her resting place. She smiled sadly to herself; if she was now gone then she couldn't think of a better place to spend her immortal afterlife. As she entered the wooden structure Selenity looked up at her daughter entering as she smiled a soft, sad smile.

"Welcome, child" she spoke in a soft, angelic voice. Usagi stopped and stood before her mother, looking up as tears once more threatened to fall.

"…Mother…am I…dead?" were the only words to leave her mouth. Selenity watched her daughter in confusion before smiling softly.

"If that is how you feel…" as the words left her mouth Usagi felt herself grow colder, her skin became pail as she closed her eyes, a feeling a dread coming over her. Selenity placed a hand on her daughter's shoulder, watching as she visibly became better. Usagi opened her eyes fully and stared at her mother.

"Where…am I? What is going on?" she asked softly, her mind trying to comprehend what could have happened. Selenity smiled sadly.

"The world we once knew…once protected…has been taken by the Heartless…dark, evil beings that feast on the hearts of all" Usagi was confused for but a second before she gasped in recognition. Those creatures…the ones Mamoru was controlling… She felt the tears falling before she began to sob, her mother quickly holding her as Usagi cried onto her shoulder. Selenity knew very well why Usagi was crying, and it only hurt her more, knowing that she had lost her love to the darkness.

"Usagi…now is not the time to cry" she spoke softly, but not unkindly. Usagi pulled away slightly, wiping at her tears as she looked up at her mother, her eyes red from crying, "All hope is not lost…There is one who can return the worlds to their former splendor" Usagi's eyes brightened slightly at the news.

"Who?" she asked as Selenity smiled as she pointed out to the sky, beyond the Gazebo. Usagi turned and gasped. There, out in the distance, was a large doorway. It seemed to gleam with a light from the inside, wishing to be released. But she could also feel a strange sense of darkness emitting from the doorway. Usagi turned to her mother with worried eyes.

"The one who can open the door…" was all she said as she, along with the field began to disappear, "I will send you my daughter, to the lands of the Outer Realm, worlds that did not join the Sliver Millennium Alliance. It will alter your form as well as your powers…But I feel that you will be able to overcome such obstacles. My dear daughter…do you accept my wish?" Usagi nodded without a second of hesitation. She would give her life if it meant that she would be able to safe her world…her friends…and Mamoru.

"My beloved daughter…remember this well…find the one who holds the key…" as the worlds filled her ears, Usagi felt herself fall into slumber.

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Usagi's eyes fluttered open as she found the worlds around her slowly come into focus.

"I think she's waking up" a voice spoke to her right as another grunted in response. She heard footsteps and the sounds of a door opening and closing before she felt the warmth around her.

She was in a bedroom, and an expensive looking one at that. Red seemed to be the theme as she noticed that the walls were covered in a pin lined wallpaper as well as the bed she was now laying in was draped in red fabrics. As she attempted to sit up a hand gently pushed her down.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you…you took a nasty bump to the head" a voice spoke. It was female, and from the sound of it the girl couldn't have been much older than she was. Usagi looked over to see a smiling face as her hand reached up to move a strand of her short black hair from her face.

"Where am I?" she asked softly, surprised at how weak her own voice sounded. The girl smiled sadly and began to speak as she fumbled through a pouch that was on her hip.

"Traverse Town…Now drink this" she said as she produced a flask full of a greenish liquid, "It'll help you get better faster" Usagi nodded dumbly, willing to take anything if it would help her. Being unable to do it herself she was glad when the girl uncorked the flask and held it to her mouth. She could smell the horrible smell rising up to her face as she slowly opened her mouth, the cool liquid running down her throat. It took all of Usagi's willpower not to gag, but even then she left a muffled noise come from her throat. The girl giving her the potion giggled lightly as Usagi finished it.

"Yeah, I probably should have warned you…it doesn't taste very good." Usagi coughed lightly as she began to feel the potion working. Already parts of her body that felt pain were now becoming smoother, the pain receding. She sat up slowly, and this time the girl didn't stop her. Usagi shook her head lightly as she looked at the girl in front of her. Her clothing suggested she was a warrior of some kind. With the armguard and the assortment of weapons she saw on her legs inside twin pouches on either side. She smiled lightly, nodding her head.

"Thank you…Miss…"

"Yuffie, and that's all you'll call me, no Miss…Well, you could call me the Great Ninja Yuffie, but I suppose Yuffie will do fine." She grinned slightly as she took a step back, allowing Usagi some more room. Usagi couldn't help but smile at the girl's antics, but the pain in her heart was too great…too much for her to laugh. Usagi sighed and looked down, finally noticing she was no longer wearing her normal clothing but a simple white sleeping gown, "Oh yeah" Yuffie began as she chuckled, "We had to change your clothes, since they were so beaten up…whatever you went thought girl it must have been bad…And those clothes, they were too big on you too…" Usagi looked up at Yuffie with confusion. Her clothes were too small, how was that possible? Her clothing had fit fine just hours before she was sure of it. Looking down Usagi saw her hands…but at the same time they weren't. Her legs were smaller, her arms were shorter. She was…lacking, in other areas more than before as well. Usagi looked to Yuffie, fear evident in her eyes.

"What…happened to me?" Usagi asked softly. Yuffie was confused as she cocked her head to the side.

"What do you mean? You look like a normal fourteen year old girl to me?" Usagi gasped at this. That couldn't have been right. She was seventeen…she had defeated Chaos at that age…she and Mamoru were…She stopped, her mind returning to the words her mother had said. "It will alter your form as well as your powers…But I feel that you will be able to overcome such obstacles." Usagi closed her eyes and released a breath she didn't realize she was holding.

I must have changed to this form due to my mother saving me… she looked again at Yuffie and smiled through the pain she was feeling.

"Yes, of course you're right…I'm sorry to have worried you"

"Not at all, I wasn't worried, girls are better healers than boys, look it up!" the sixteen year old ninja replied, a hint of pride in her voice. Usagi nodded as she removed herself from the bed, feeling herself stumble as she attempted to steady herself. Yuffie was by her side in an instant, helping her steady herself. Usagi smiled at the girl as Yuffie began to lead her to another room. As the door opened Usagi found herself in a room that truly contrasted the other one. Like opposite sides of a coin this room seemed to be using the color green as it's theme…either that or yellow. Usagi wasn't at liberty to decide. She looked around the room and found another girl standing in the room, looking at the bookshelf with interest. At the sound of footsteps the girl turned and smiled.

"Ah…The girl is awake I see" Usagi watched the girl…no, a woman. The woman was slender, with a form fitting pink dress that seemed to widen slightly as if reached her legs. Her brown hair was done in a long braid and her green eyes seemed to sine with an inner light. Innocence, Usagi recognized almost instantly.

"Yeah, she just woke up, dunno much about her though" Yuffie said, looking at Usagi as she led her to a chair. Usagi realize she hadn't introduced herself and blushed at her bad manners.

"…Forgive me, I am Tsukino Usagi" The brown haired girl nodded and smiled, bending down to meet her at eye level. Usagi found herself irritated slightly at the fact that she was now shorter than this girl…not like she might have been any taller.

"I'm Aerith, please; make yourself as comfortable as you can" she straitened and looked to Yuffie, who was looking around confused.

"Hey, where's Squall?" she asked as she looked around. Aerith smirked and shook her head.

"Leon" she emphasized that word as Yuffie made a small noise, which didn't do unnoticed by Usagi, "Went to take a look around town. Maybe you should find him and tell him our guest had woken up" Yuffie nodded and smirked.

"Right, See ya" he saluted before leaving the room via another door, which Usagi assumed, led out. Usagi turned to Aerith, confusion in her eyes as Aerith looked to her, a smile still present on her face.

"Your probably have a few questions for me, I assume" Usagi nodded as Aerith sat down in a chair next to her, "Well then, I'll try and answer them."

"…Yuffie told me this was Traverse Town…But where is that…and I'm not even sure how I got here" Aerith nodded in understanding. Most people who woke up here hardly had any idea what had happened.

"To begin with, let me ask you a quick question. Do you remember the heartless?"

"…Hai" Usagi whispered in a small voice, looking to the ground as tears began to form. Aerith realized her blunder quickly and reached out, touching the blond on her shoulder. Usagi looked up at the sudden contact surprised. Aerith looked sadly at the girl before her.

"Forgive me…I did not mean to remind you of painful memories." Usagi smiled softly at the compassion she could feel radiating from this woman. Her smile was halfhearted though, even in the company as one as kind as her Usagi could not forget. Aerith noticed her pain and did not question anymore.

"Well…let me see…When a world is taken by the heartless, inhabitance who were lucky enough to survive due to strong hearts or a strong will are taken to the place of least resistance, in this instance, Traverse Town." Usagi nodded…able to get the gist of what it was she was talking about. So when her world was taken over by heartless, she was sent here. Aerith continued.

"You must have survived and ended up here. It was Cid, a friend of ours, who found you outside his shop. You looked worse for the wear but mostly alright, so he brought you to us. After cleaning your wounds and making you comfortable, we continued to watch over you, taking turns doing so. That was this morning, so you've been asleep for most of the day." Usagi nodded, looking out the window. It looked like it was dark now, which meant that Aerith was telling the truth. Usagi sighed as she let the whole situation sink in.

She now sat in a strange room on another world which she knew nothing about. Her world for all she knew was gone…or worse as she feared what had happened to her friends…her friends. Tears formed once more in her eyes as she thought of them. Would she ever see them again? She suddenly began to miss Makoto's cooking, and Minako's endless gossiping…she was even hoping to hear the sound of Rei taunting her or Ami telling her to study. But Usagi soon realized she wouldn't…and would never again. Tears began to fall once again, and Usagi feared that they might not stop. Aerith noticed this and quickly was at her side, taking the small woman-turned girl into a hug. Usagi didn't react at first before she finally wrapped her arms tightly around the brown haired woman, crying onto her shoulder as Aerith softly attempted to calm the girl down.

They stayed like this for a moment before Aerith's soothing voice brought Usagi's crying to a soft hiccup.

"There's still hope Usagi…don't worry, you'll see your home again I'm sure of it" Usagi seemed to brighten up only slightly at this news. Pulling away from Aerith slowly Usagi looked up; hope beginning to show in her eyes.

"Really?" Aerith nodded as a smile formed on her face, she was glad that the girl was beginning to cheer up, if only slightly.

"Yes…All we have to do is trust in the Keybearer" Usagi looked confused at this. The Keybearer? She questioned in her mind, where had she heard that before? Her mother's words filled her mind once more as she looked up, surprised.

"Find the one who holds the key…" Usagi shook her head again, pushing the memory aside as she looked once more to Aerith.

"Where is the Keybearer?" Usagi asked as Aerith sighed, suddenly looking much older than she actually was. She looked to Usagi and smiled sadly.

"We…haven't exactly found him yet…" she looked almost comical as she said this, causing Usagi to look at her in slight shock.

"Then how do you know there is such a-" her words were cut off as a loud sound was heard as the door opened, appearing to be kicked open as an older boy, probably around eighteen or so walked in, carrying what appeared to be a boy. The older one had long brown hair that came to his shoulders and a scar that ran between his deep blue eyes. His dark pilot's coat was falling off of him, like he had been in a fight and his pants were slightly torn in a few places. He placed the other boy on a bed and sighed.

"You could have just waited for me to open the door you know" Yuffie spoke a few seconds later, clearly irritated. Usagi watched as the older boy, whom she assumed to be Leon, turned and glared at the young ninja before his eyes fell on her. He took a moment to recognize her before he nodded in acknowledgment.

"So you woke up…good" was all the boy had muttered before he turned once more to look at the boy. Aerith looked to Yuffie in confusion, knowing she wasn't going to get any answers out of Leon. Yuffie smiled as she held out her hands, which Usagi hadn't even realized she was holding behind her back. In her hands was a key, a large key which if Usagi didn't know any better she would have thought it was a sword. The blade of the Key was silver, with an inner gleam seeming to come from it. The hilt of the key was a rectangular yellow guard, with a black handle. Usagi gasped lightly at the key…it was beautiful.

"A beautiful weapon, isn't it?" Leon spoke from his position in the room, not even turning around to look at Usagi. Usagi said nothing as she turned her head in his direction, "The Keyblade…and this little punk is the one it chose?" He questioned more to himself than anyone else in the room. This caught Usagi's attention.

"Key…blade? So this boy is?"

"That's right" Aerith said with a smile, looking to the blond with hope seeming to shine brighter than it had before, "We found him…"

(Wow…I combined two chapters into one for this one (Kind of)…which means I might get to where I left off quicker than I had originally planned…Anyway, I plan on having the next chapter out by next week (In theory). This is fun, because I'm actually retyping this story from scratch, using the original as a reference. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this everyone.)