A/N: Holy hell, this took waaaay too long for me to finish. I've had the first paragraph written for quite some time now (around the time the first chapter was uploaded, roughly). However, I only just now got the motivation to finish it. I apologize for taking way too long. I really have no excuse other than RL becoming hectic for me. Outside of that, Splatoon 2 and my streams have been eating up a lot more of my time than I'd care to admit. However, it's here, and I'll try to be more diligent with getting these chapters out.

You'll notice this one is longer than the original, as I followed more closely the events of the prologue of Kingdom Hearts. Also, expect me to fix some of the original's plot holes starting in the next chapter. Until then, enjoy! Also, since I forgot last episode, I'm bringing back character disclaimers!

Sora: GamesMaster64 doesn't own Kingdom Hearts, nor does he own The Legend of Zelda. Heck, this idea ain't even original! It's like he's as lazy as me!

Table of Fonts:

Standard Text: Regular Dialogue/Storytelling

Italics: Emphasis, Sound Effects, thoughts

Bold: Mysterious Voice, Boss Name

Bold Underline: Special Attacks (this is cried out)

Bold Italic: Deity speech

CAPS: Yelling

Underline: Flashback/History, name of location

Italic Underline: Dream

BOLD CAPS: Dungeon name

Prologue II: Heartless Raid Destiny Islands!

Destiny Islands, Scattered Realms

A 14-year old boy stared at the giant monster that loomed before him. According to the Voice he kept hearing, his chosen path was the defender, and gave up the power of the mystic. However, this giant shadow creature that loomed before him was on another level entirely than anything he'd seen in this strange dream yet. It was several times his own size, and originated form his own shadow. Sora looked down, to check that the glass platform he was standing on would hold the weight of the creature. So far, so good. All of a sudden, a figure in a green tunic stood beside him. The male appeared to be older than he was, about 17 or so. The figure pulled out a sword, and nodded at Sora. However, before either of the two could do anything, Sora heard a voice.

"..ora! Wake up!" At the feminine-sounding voice, Sora bolted upright.

"Whazzat!? What's going on!?" As the boy looked around, he saw one of his best friends, Kairi. The girl glared at him.

"I knew I'd find you snoozing down here, Sora!" Kairi said, playfully smirking at him. "It seems like you get lazier every day!" Sora shook his head.

"Kairi! It's not like that! I had this weird dream! There was a giant shadow monster that attacked me, but then an elf dressed in green came to help me!" However, as Sora rambled on, it seemed that Kairi wasn't buying it.

"Sora... I think you've been reading too many fantasy stories." The two didn't really say much else as Kairi led Sora to where their newest project was located. Sora looked up at it.

"Wow! Our raft is almost done!" Sora stared up, joy filling him. Really, the raft was rather basic and pathetic looking. However, Sora saw their key to exploring the worlds whenever he looked at it.

"Yeah, it's almost done, no thanks to you two. It seems like I'm the only one that does any work around here!" At the masculine voice, Sora and Kairi turned around to look at their other friend, Riku. The silver-haired boy was holding a rather decent-sized log over his shoulder.

"What the heck is that supposed to mean, Riku!?" Sora asked, glaring at Riku. However, Riku only laughed at him.

"C'mon, Sora! You need to learn to lighten up every now and then. I was only joking." Riku chuckled out. At the sound of this, the three burst into full on laughter. However, as the sat around the raft, they began to talk.

"So, do you really think there are other worlds out there?" Sora asked. Riku shook his head.

"Well, we won't know until we get there. Our question will have to wait until then. I think we'll find out what kind of world Kairi came from. We'll know why we're here on these islands." Riku chuckled. "And to think that we'd never have even dreamed of other worlds existing if Kairi hadn't come here." After that, Kairi showed the two boys a special good-luck charm she was making out of thalassa shells. After making more preparations, the three headed home for the day.

The next day saw Kairi looking around all over for Sora. The brown-haired boy had headed for the cave that he and Riku used as a secret hideout. Although it was slightly more cramped, Sora found he was able to still get in just fine.

'Before we leave...' Sora thought, holding a rock toward the wall, where a drawing of two heads were. One was his, and the other was Kairi's. However, just before he could start on the drawing, a voice sounded out.

"This world has been connected." The voice unnerved Sora. It was a deep baritone, the words spoken slowly, sending a shiver up Sora's spine. This voice held only a tone of pure foreboding, as if nothing it had to say was good. Sora turned around as the figure continued speaking. "Tied to the darkness, soon to be completely eclipsed. It shares the fate of all the other worlds that have vanished." Sora continued to stare.

"Okay! Where did you come from? What are you talking about?"

"You do not know what lies beyond that door. You understand so very little, and there is much yet to learn." Before Sora could ask anything else, he was distracted by Kairi.

"Sora! There you are! What are you doing here? And no more crazy stories like yesterday!" At this, Sora knew he couldn't tell her about the voice.

"I wasn't doing much of anything, Kairi!" At this the girl shook her head.

"We're leaving tomorrow, and you're slacking off again! What are we gonna do with you, Sora?" Kairi huffed as she drug Sora out of the cave. After finishing their preparations, the two left. However, Sora couldn't shake the memory of that creepy figure. Nor could he get rid of the feeling that something was coming...

Later that night, Sora got to packing to ensure that he was ready for their journey. However, looking outside, he noticed it was darker than usual. It looked like a storm was rolling in.

"Our raft! It'll all be over if it's destroyed!" Sora said, jumping out of his window to go check on it. As he ran, he noticed Riku's and Kairi's boats were tied up at the pier. "Riku and Kairi... they must be here too." Sora noted. He stopped for a bit before taking off, not noticing the ink-black creatures that formed after him. After running for a bit, Sora ran into Riku. However, unnoticed by Sora was the aura of Darkness that surrounded Riku's feet. "Riku! Isn't Kairi with you?" Sora asked. When Riku didn't answer, Sora went to call his friend's name again, only for the Darkness to flare up. "Riku!?" As the Darkness continued to swallow his friend, Riku stuck an arm out.

"Sora. Come with me. You don't have to fear the Darkness." At his words, Sora noticed himself being engulfed in the Darkness. Sora couldn't describe it. It was an ominous feeling, and the energy felt tainted, as if unspeakable horrors were kept within its inky black depths.

'It's pitch-black... there's nothing here...' However, just when Sora was starting to lose all hope of every seeing the light of day again, a bright flash of light shone out, bringing him out. Sora found himself inside the Secret Cave, and saw his other friend in front of a weird door.

"Kairi!" Sora called out. Kairi turned around.

"So...ra..." she replied. However, a burst of Darkness shot from the door. Kairi was propelled by the explosion towards him. Sora held his arms out to catch her.

"KAIRI!" However, her body never impacted, and instead Sora was blown from the cave. He landed rather painfully, rolling from the momentum. As he shakily got up, Sora heard a roar, and was overtaken by more Darkness. However, a mysterous voice rang out.

"Do not fear the Darkness." Sora recognized the voice as the one from his first dream. There was a bright flash of light, and Sora was holding something in his hand. "Within your heart lies the strongest weapon in the world." If it was a weapon, it was the strangest weapon Sora had ever seen. It looked like a cross between a key and a sword. The blade and teeth were silver, with a blue rainguard, and a bright gold guard. The teeth formed the outline of a crown.

"A key? Or is it a sword?" Sora pondered out loud, looking at the strange item.

"The Keyblade, a power that sleeps within you. Wield it wisely."

"Keyblade, huh?" Sora asked. However, he didn't have time to ponder more, as a bolt of energy crashed down near him, hitting him and sending him flying. The young Keyblade wielder landed, moaning in pain. "Oww... did anyone get the number of that bus that hit me?" he asked. As he looked up, Sora's jaw dropped. Before him was a massive, muscular, humanoid creature with black skin. Its legs were rather short and its feet very thin and curled upward. Its arms were quite long, and it had two relatively small, twisted wings on its back. The most noticable feature was the large, heart-shaped hole in the its abdominal area, which penetrated straight through from the front to the back. Its head was covered in dozens of twisted, black tentacles. Only its small, glowing yellow eyes were visible.

"Whoa... you're big..." However, Sora's observations ended there, as another bolt of energy lanced out at him. This time, Sora managed to dodge the attack, and saw the smaller creatures surrounding it.

"You need not be afraid of the forces of Darkness." Sora nodded at the sound of the mysterious voice.

"There's no running away here!" he shouted, swinging at the smaller creatures. "Don't mess with me, freaks! Me and Riku have been swordfighting for ages!" However, there seemed to be no end to the creatures. "Gotta get to the big guy! But how do I fight him?" Sora panted out loud, swinging his Keyblade through another group of enemies.

"When facing a foe bigger than you, aim for the eyes. There is no training of one's eyes."

"Eyes, huh?" With that, Sora leaped up onto the creatures arm as it slammed the ground, running up to its face. "Here you go!" he cried out, hitting it in the face. "Want another one? Well, here it com-" Sora's taunt was interrupted as the ground beneath him started to crack and disintegrate. Sora tried to hang on, but soon was sucked into an endless abyss. All he could do was scream all the way...