A/N: Two chapters in one day... man, I'm fire!

Dislcaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or, sadly, the Legend of Zelda.

Table of Fonts:

Standard Text: Regular Dialogue/Storytelling

Italics: Emphasis, Sound Effects, thoughts

Bold: Navi's annoyingness, 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

Prologue: Dire Situation! The Heartless Attack!

Destiny Islands, Scattered Realms

Sora awoke on the beach of the Destiny Islands. He'd had the weirdest dream. He then got up to the sound of a voice chastising him.

"I knew I'd find you snoozing down here, Sora!" Sora turned around and faced Kairi.

"No! It's nothing like that, Kairi!" Sora quickly replied. "I was in this weird place with glass floors, and this giant monster attacked me!"

Kairi snorted in derision. "You lazy bum, Sora!" she replied.

"Yeah, no thanks to you two that our raft is done." Both of them turned around to see a silver-haired boy staring at them, holding a log over his shoulder.

"Hey! Shut up, Riku!" Sora replied, hopping up quickly. Riku laughed, tossing the log aside.

"Sheesh… no need to get all defensive. You're always so uptight, Sora!" Riku replied. Being unable to help themselves, Sora and Kairi both laugh as well. Sora suddenly stopped laughing as the realization hit him.

"Wait! Did you say the raft is finished?" he asks. Riku nodded in response.

"Yep. Again, no thanks to you two." Riku replied. Sora and Kairi rushed off to the raft. When they arrived, Sora stared in awe. Really, the raft was pathetic looking, but Sora didn't care. It was the culmination of weeks of hard work so they could explore the world. Sora grabbed the flag that they had on the raft and stepped out into the ocean.

"C'mon guys! We're gonna go see the world! Right?" Sora glanced back. Riku and Kairi just shook their heads. After standing there staring at his friends for a moment, Sora rejoined his friends. Riku stared at the excitable kid.

"Well, it'd be best to leave tomorrow. That gives us the rest of today to make sure that everything is prepared properly." Riku said. Kairi nodded in agreement. The three friends spent the rest of the day preparing everything and just playing. However, when Sora had the chance with Riku and Kairi being distracted, he broke away from his friends and went to the Secret Cave. Sora walked in, thinking back on the memories that this place held for him. All the way at the back, Sora approached a wall that had two heads drawn on it. One was Kairi's, and the other was Sora's.

"Before we go…" Sora muttered, picking up a rock. He drew a hand extending from his portrait to Kairi's, and draw a Paopu Fruit in his hand. It was believed that any who shared a Paopu Fruit had intertwined destinies; they'd be a part of each other's destiny, no matter what. He then returned to his friends. At sunset, the three departed for their homes.

Later that night, ominous-looking clouds formed over the islands. Sora happened to glance out of his window and saw the clouds.

"Looks like a storm is coming…" he absently noted before sitting upright. "Our raft! I'd better go make sure that it doesn't get destroyed!" Sora said aloud. He headed out, ignoring the Shadows that formed after him. He first of all went to the bent tree where Riku normally sat. There, he saw Riku covered in darkness. "Riku! Where's Kairi?" Sora shouted over the wind that had been blowing. Riku turned to his friend.

"Don't worry, Sora, Kairi's coming. We don't need to be afraid anymore. Don't fear the darkness, Sora!" Riku said, extending his hand. Sora went to reach for it, but was pulled into the darkness.

'It's so dark… there's nothing…' Sora thought as he floated in the dark. Then, there was a bright flash of light, and he was back on the islands. Riku was nowhere to be found. Sora then rushed off to the Secret Cave, and there saw Kairi by the drawing. She turned around. Sora saw a strange door behind her, which he and Riku had seen as kids.

"Sora…" Kairi said. Before Sora could do anything, a burst of energy came from the door. Kairi was propelled forward.

"KAIRI!" Sora shouted, holding his arms out to catch her. However, her body seemed to disappear just as it hit Sora. After the energy had dissipated, Sora turned from the cave. When he arrived outside, he was confronted by a giant shadow monster. "Just like in my dream!" Sora said. The creature looked at him, and he was almost engulfed in darkness again. However, a strange voice called out to him.

'Do not be afraid, for you possess the strongest weapon in the world.' Sora felt his hand get heavy. When he looked at his hand, he saw that he was wielding a giant key.

"A key? Or is it a sword?" Sora asked himself.

'The Keyblade… the power within you.' The voice rang out again. It came from nowhere, but sounded like it came from everywhere.

"Keyblade, huh?" Sora asked. He then charged forward, attacking the Shadows.

'The Darkside is your main concern.' The voice pointed out. However, Sora had to hack and slash his way through the monsters in order to get to Darkside.

"Don't mess with me! I've been sword fighting with Riku for ages!" he challenged. He then found himself in front of the Darkside. "You're huge! How do I get to you?" he asked, eyes widening in surprise.

'Aim for the eyes. An enemy cannot train one's eyes.'

"Eyes, eh?" Sora muttered. He then flew forward. "Take that!" he shouted, smacking the Darkside in the face. Unlike the Shadows, his blade rebounded. Sora landed, and started to charge forward again. "You want another one? Here you g-!" he shouted, then was interrupted. The ground below him started to crack, and soon the entire islands disintegrated. Sora fell into an endless black abyss, screaming all the way…

A/N: Next chapter is when we'll see Sora and Link meet. How will they handle each other? Find out later!

Notes on the Chapter:

1. Sora's dream was initially supposed to include meeting Link, but it was cut from the final version. I don't know why...

2. Yes, some of the dialogue is from the TokyoPop manga. Why? Because it's my fic, and I can do what I want!

3. No, I did not forget to give Darkside a Boss's intro. It's not really a boss fight, so I didn't see a need for one.

UPDATE [1/29/2016] Edited the chapter to more fit my current writing style.