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Castle Town

Castle Town was quiet, the silent ribbon of moonlight still swaying in the sky. The fields just outside the western and southern gates stirred softly as night winds rustled the grass. Camps of makeshift tents and small crackling fires lay dotted in the provinces. Men and monsters loyal to the newly arrived thieves of the land, and their leader Frednot, slept there awaiting command.

Meanwhile inside Castle Town in the alley between the pub and the street, two worlds collided.

Riku stared waiting, his keyblade poised in defense. There were no shadows here, no trace of darkness. The night was dark, yes, but no threat of heartless or nobodies waited there. Had this world never been touched by darkness? No… not darkness there was a sliver of something else here; something half of dark half of light. The only thing that struck Riku's mind was the feeling of that in between sense. He had once been in between darkness and light, having darkness devour is heart as light eclipsed him in memories.

Twilight… he thought. How strange.

Riku simply lowered his blade sensing no dangerous amounts of darkness from this world nor the slightest darkness in the boy before him.

Link watched Riku. Then, calmly he sheathed his sword, and replaced his shield on his back. The cool night air was fading into morning mist in the alley as the sun began to rise.

"Ugh…" Riku cringed as his side cried at him. He had taken quite a fall, and landed on stone at that. His head throbbed sickly, and now the poor boy realized he hadn't packed any healing potions. Magic wasn't an option; he was dangerously low, not having fought darkness in a while.

"Why are you here?" Link asked. "You don't seem to be from Hyrule."

"Have you seen a boy about…hmmm… this tall-" Riku paused and held his hand up to his shoulder in demonstration. "He has brown hair, kinda spiky. He carries a blade like mine. Please I need to find Sor-" Riku stopped short, catching his breath for a moment as it had suddenly gone away. Suddenly dizziness overcame him, and the world shifted in welling strain. Riku's keyblade dissipated into the air again, as he fell to his knees, clutching his side. "Ugh…no…" He pressed his palms to the stone ground, for support.

Riku glanced up at the strange boy just in time to catch a glimpse of him walking forward before unconsciousness wavered in. He fell forward onto the stones again, a hopelessness seeping in. He cursed in his mind, wondering how he was going to find Sora now.

Link stepped forward slowly; his boots' tapping seemed unusually loud on the cobblestone in the quiet of dawn. The sun peeked over the buildings of Castle Town casting morning shadows on the streets.

The pub door behind Link opened slowly, its low creaking causing the hero to turn around. "Rusl!"

"Link, boy! What are you still doing here? I thought you were heading out to…" Rusl trailed off his mouth agape. "Who is that?" he asked, shocked. Normally Rusl would have just shrugged the sight off, thinking it was another drunken sap from the pub that had wandered just far enough to pass out. This kid though, was different. His clothes were strange, and he had the looks of a fighter from his build, but carried no weapon. Not even a dagger. The boy was face down on the stone, lying straight, as if he had just fallen.

"He called himself, Riku." Link answered simply. "He was looking for someone." He cast a concerned glance back a Riku.

"Well, he looks like a fighter. Perhaps he was searching for Coanan, to join our rebellion. He certainly looks like he came from faraway." Rusl offered.

"No. Not Coanan. Someone else… but yes he is a fighter. Soon as he saw me he had a blade drawn, like none I've ever seen. He's been injured badly. He collapsed before he could finish explaining who he was searching for."

"Riku, eh? Perhaps we can take him to Shad and the others. They are in Kakariko Village in Eldin Province." Rusl suggested.

Link turned to his friend, and his expression nearly resembled quiet frustration. "What about Coanan? Someone's got to find him. The rebellion against Frednot will fall without him. We've no time to take him there… and no carriage service will dare travel through the fields now."

Another low creak sounded in the dawn lit alleyway, and swordsmen from the pub poured out. Unlike during the loud, drunk nights at the place, everything from the alleyway was heard during the dawn and day. Now the pub doorway was filled with swordsmen and fighters alike, all of which had waited the night for Coanan's arrival. They came out and filled the alleyway, the group pulsing with anxiousness. A night spent waiting and drinking had given them all a terrible case of boredom. They couldn't live in that pub all day! Action must be taken! Most of the men had seen Link leave in search for Coanan, and it had taken them until dawn to decide upon following his example.

"We'll take that boy with us!" a voice shouted, eagerness drawling in his words. "Hero Link, we are going with you to the fields to the caves of the rebellion's hideout. We can't wait here for Coanan. This boy… he is a fighter, yes?" a burly swordsman asked.

So, with this an agreement was made. There was no time to waste on crossing the enemy filled fields of Hyrule to the rebellion hideout. Here Riku was already wound in the strings of this world's complications, but would this lead him to Sora? A fighter once tied to darkness, his wounds still yet to be healed, is carried away to a new destiny.

Rebellion Hideout Somewhere in the Hyrule Fields

"Coanan sir, Link said he was a fighter. He's been brought here to follow you in the rebellion." The soldier of rebellion attempted to whisper less than quietly, and he was less than successful. A nervousness was about his dim figure in the scarcely lit room. The room was dark, stone walls blank, and the air was cool underground here.

"Yes, yes… but how do you know he isn't a traitor? One of Frednot's men?" The leader's voice was curious, demanding.

"He's not from here sir."

"Alright he may follow. Keep watch. Until he wakes up." This concluded the conversation between the soldier and the leader. Unknown to them, the boy had already awoken.

"I follow no one." The response came suddenly, lowly, in a voice strained from sleep. There was a strange darkness to his voice, a painful spite following his words. Simply from past experience this boy would follow no one, only himself.

He did not know these people, his captures. For all he was concerned they had taken him from his mission. Find Sora. Get out. Outside in the outer and main sections of the underground cave rebellion, there was a stir as voices grew louder in the inner halls.

Main Room of Rebellion Hideout Underground

Voices of the rebellion members echoed off the ragged stone walls. The place had been built straight into a hillside, the rock blown out by bombs. This resulted in jagged walls, dark stone jutting from here and there. The room was lit by lanterns, hung on the walls in crevices of stone. It was musty smelling, like old cloth, but this was to be expected underground.

Suddenly the crowd fell silent from their conversations at the wooden tables scattered in the room. Someone had mentioned that there were voices coming from the corridors, and they were getting louder; the corridors in which they had placed a newcomer from faraway. This message had traveled along the tables and one by one they grew quiet to listen.

Now there were faint shouts tumbling from the hall to the left of the main room. Coanan, their leader, was shouting. Just then, as worry registered in the faces of the crowd, a few swordsmen and archers stood up, and readied their weapons. Rusl cast a look toward Link to his right. Link nodded simply, and he headed from the tables of the main room of the cavern hideout to the corridors. Meanwhile Rusl calmed the members urging them that Link was going to check.

Silently, everyone settled and watched as Link quickly weaved his way through a table maze, heading for the far room.

"Riku... you say that is your name? Well, Riku how dare you draw a weapon on the very man who took you in! My men could have left you to rot in the alleyways of Castle Town!" Coanan yelled.

Castle Town… Riku thought. That's where I was.

"Why should I believe you?" Rikushot back. He clutched his keyblade harder. Instantly he had sensed darkness in this man. His aura was tainted.

A figure appeared behind Coanan, and calmly stepped through the threshold of the doorway. "Riku." Link said.

"You…" Riku paused. "You're that guy from the alley! What am I doing here? I…I need to find Sora!" Riku stumbled on his words. It was unlike him, but desperation and confusion drew him to ask for help from this strange boy. Riku knew this boy was well intentioned. He had the heart similar to Sora's. Riku could tell. He had also heard, though in a barely conscious state, that the men had called him a hero in the alleyway.

"Ah, hero Link! Please explain to this boy the workings of the rebellion. I should think he would want to join. Explain to this… Riku… what he is doing here. I need to brief the men on our next ambush of Frednot's army." Coanan commanded. The leader of the rebellion was tall, burly, blond hair down to his shoulder blades tied in a loose tail. He carried a large sword, meant for heavy blows, and he wore silver armor over his clothes.

Link thought for a moment, then turned to look Coanan in the face, though Coanan was much taller. "He'll join if we help him find what he is looking for." The Hyrule hero stated bluntly. Link had seen the worry hidden softy under Riku's almost stoic expressions. From experience Link knew what stress it was to have someone disappear. He'd help this Riku find his friend. Link just hoped Frednot's men hadn't taken Riku's friend.

"Sora." Riku said. "His name is Sora."

Alright! Hope you all enjoyed it. What will become of Sora? Where is he? Will the threat of Frednot's men send this world into choas?! Who knows. Please review with comments or questions.