Neo Shinshiro: Hey everyone! I'm proud to present the second chapter of Kingdom Hearts Chronicles V.2 so let's git-r-done. Enjoy:)

Disclaimer: Neo Shinshiro doesn't own Kingdom Hearts,or it's characters. They belong to Disney,and Square Enix.

Chapter 2: Traverse Town

-Destiny Islands-

Neo arrived on the island to find Sora just arriving as well. "Sora,we have to get the raft!"said Neo. Sora then noticed Riku's,and Kairi's boats.

"What about Riku,and Kairi?"asked Sora as he pointed at the boats.

"First we'll find them,and then we'll take care of the raft."said Neo. With the decision made,the two split up to find Riku,and Kairi,but little did they know that Heartless (Shadows) were appearing.

-With Neo-

Neo ran toward the secret place. Upon entering the cave he saw Kairi standing in front of the door. "KAIRI!"shouted Neo. Kairi turned toward Neo,and looked at him with glazed over eyes.

"N...Neo..."said Kairi as she reached out to him before the door flung open,and darkness shot out causing Kairi to be flung toward Neo. Neo held his arms out to catch Kairi,but as the red headed girl came close she vanished. Neo stood there in shock for a few seconds before he covered his face with his hands. A dark aura surrounded Neo as he fell into despair.

"KAIRIIIIIIIIIII!"screamed Neo as darkness poured out of his body.

-Destroyed Destiny Islands-

Sora had found Riku,and the two were headed to the secret place when darkness shot out of the cave,and surrounded them. When it cleared they found themselves on a small piece of land,and that the rest of the island was gone. They then looked up to see a giant orb of darkness in the sky.

"What's going on?"asked Sora as the wind whipped around them.

"Where is Neo,and Kairi?"asked Riku. Suddenly,a large Heartless (Darkside) appeared.

"How are we gonna fight that?"asked Sora. Suddenly,a sword shaped like a key appeared in both boys' right hands (Sora: Kingdom Key Keyblade,Riku: Way to the Dawn Keyblade).

"What are these?"asked Riku as he looked at his Keyblade. The giant Heartless then swung it's fist down upon the two causing both to dodge. Riku then jumped on it's arm,and ran up to the head before swinging his Keyblade,and cutting the Heartless on the side of it's head. The Heartless,in response,tried to grab Riku,but the boy dodged in time.

"Aim at the head,Sora!"said Riku. Sora then tossed his Keyblade at the Heartless. Sora's Keyblade became cloaked in light as it flew at the Heartless before piercing it's head. Sora's Keyblade disappeared before reappearing in his right hand. Suddenly,the large dark orb sucked in the Heartless. Sora,and Riku held on to a plank of wood,but then the wood snapped,and the two were sucked into the orb.

Neo appeared on the small piece of land,and looked up at the dark orb with glazed over eyes. A man in a hooded brown robe then appeared,and approached Neo.

"You wish to find the one you love?"asked the man.

"Yes."said Neo.

"Then give yourself to the darkness,and you will find her."said the man. A dark aura surrounded Neo as he fell further into darkness.

-Traverse Town-

Neo opened his eyes to find that he wasn't on the islands anymore. He looked around at all the buildings,and realized that he was in another world. He then started walking,but suddenly stopped when something didn't feel right. He then tapped his foot on the ground,but was confused when he didn't hear a tapping sound. Neo then looked down,and his eyes went wide. He had been on top of a building when he woke up,but didn't know that until after he walked off the building roof.

"Uh-oh."said Neo before he fell,and hit the ground. As Neo slipped into unconsciousness he saw a girl approach him.

-Later-

Neo woke up in a room. "How did I get here?"asked Neo.

"I brought you here,of course."said a voice. Neo then looked to his left to see what appeared to be Kairi.

"Kairi!"said Neo.

"Kairi? I'm not a Kairi. I'm the great ninja Yuffie."said "Kairi." Suddenly,Neo's vision cleared up,and he saw that this girl named Yuffie had black hair,brown eyes,and wore a green tube top,tan short shorts,brown boots,white headband,yellow scarf,and brown fingerless gloves.

"Where am I?"asked Neo. Yuffie then sat next to Neo.

"You're in Traverse Town."said Yuffie. Neo then looked out the window.

"Traverse Town? How am I gonna find her?"asked Neo. An image of Kairi standing on the shore flashed through Neo's mind. Neo then stood up,and started walking toward the door.

"Where ya going?"asked Yuffie. Neo looked at Yuffie.

"I have to go find my friends."said Neo before he left.

-Second District-

Neo was walking through the Second District. "Wonder where I should look first."said Neo as he continued walking. Suddenly,Heartless (Shadows,and Soldiers) appeared.

"You again?!"said Neo as he glared at the Heartless. One of the Shadow Heartless then jumped at Neo who held his arms up to defend himself when suddenly a sword with a dragon wing shaped blade,and an eye with a slitted pupil on the handle (Soul Eater) appeared in his hand. With a single stroke of the sword,the Heartless was cut down,and disappeared. A stunned Neo looked at the weapon in his hand before turning his attention back at the remaining Heartless. One of the Soldier Heartless rushed at Neo,but the boy jumped,and impaled the Soldier as he came down.

"Next."said Neo as he looked at the rest of the Heartless. The Heartless then rushed at Neo all at once,but holding up his left hand,Neo formed a dark barrier around himself. When the Heartless were close Neo shattered the barrier causing the shards to fly out,and impale the rest of the Heartless making them disappear in the process. Soul Eater disappeared as Neo tried to catch his breath.

"COOL!"shouted a voice causing Neo to summon his Soul Eater,and whip around only to nearly strike Yuffie with it.

"Yuffie?! Don't do that!"said Neo as his Soul Eater disappeared. "Did you follow me?"

"Well I figured you would need help in case the Heartless attacked,but I didn't know you could fight them,and single handedly,too."said Yuffie. Neo then huffed.

"I'm not weak,ya know."said Neo.

-Later-

"So your island was destroyed by the Heartless?"asked Yuffie as she,and Neo sat on a bench in the First District. Neo nodded his head.

"Yeah,and my friends,and I got separated because of it. Now I'm trying to find them,but I don't think they're here."said Neo. Yuffie then thought for a minute.

"Did one of them have spiky brown hair,and the other gray hair?"asked Yuffie.

"Yeah! Their names are Sora,and Riku. Were they here?"said an excited Neo. Yuffie nodded her head.

"Yeah,but they left with Donald Duck,and Goofy in the Gummi Ship."said Yuffie. Neo's head hung in defeat.

"So they're not here anymore."said Neo. He then stood up.

"Where ya going?"asked a curious Yuffie.

"Sora,and Riku will be okay,but there is someone else I have to find."said Neo. Yuffie then stood up,grabbed Neo's hand,and placed something in it. Neo looked at the object which was a bottle with two green stars on it.

"What's this?"asked Neo.

"It's a Hi-Potion. If you ever get worn out in battle just drink it,and you'll be in fighting shape."said Yuffie. Neo then pocketed the bottle when Yuffie suddenly kissed him on the cheek. Neo looked at Yuffie with wide eyes as he blushed a deep crimson.

"That was for luck."said Yuffie before she walked around the corner,and disappeared. Neo stood there for a few seconds before Yuffie poked her head back around the corner.

"And because you're cute,too."said Yuffie as she winked before she disappeared around the corner again. Neo stood there stock still for a few more minutes before shaking off the shock,and walking away.

-Third District-

As Neo was walking through the Third District trying to figure out how he was gonna get to other worlds to try,and find Kairi he encountered a woman holding a golden staff with a green crystal ball on top.

"Well hello,Neo."said the woman. Surprised the woman knew his name,Neo jumped back,summoned his Soul Eater,and took his battle stance.

"Who are you,and how do you know my name?"asked Neo as he glared at the woman. The woman chuckled.

"My,my. Is that anyway to treat someone who only wishes to help?"said the woman. Neo's glare only intensified.

"TALK!"demanded Neo. The woman chuckled again.

"My name is Maleficent,and I know a lot about you. How your island was destroyed by the Heartless. How you're looking for someone you love deeply."said the woman. Neo gritted his teeth after hearing that last part.

"How did you know that? No one else knows that!"said Neo.

"I know where she is."said Maleficent causing Neo to go wide eyed as his Soul Eater sword disappeared. "And I can tell you where,but all I ask is that you help me with a few things first." Neo dropped to his knees as Maleficent walked closer to him.

"I'll...I'll help you."said Neo as the bangs of his hair concealed his eyes. Maleficent smiled a small,evil,triumphant smile as she leaned closer to Neo.

-Next Chapter: Wonderland-

Neo Shinshiro: Well that's it for chapter two,and even though it is shorter than the first chapter,I have to say that I'm quite pleased with it,and I hope you,my loyal readers,will be,too. As always read,review,comment,but don't flame! Peace,I'm out!