Disclaimer: The following series and characters belong to their respective corporations: Nintendo, Disney, and Square-Enix, including their respectful developers. The following characters of this fic: Kyle Nasher, Dirk Lionheart, Alana (Lana) Blade, Drew Devin, and Nived Werd belong to author Mace the Manakete in agreement to his written consent.
Author's Note: This story was previously called Kingdom Blessings. However as I was updating a chapter and was about to post a new one, I accidentally deleted the very first chapters and so I had to restart the story all over again. To those who reviewed the story and subscribed it on alerts or as favorite, I deeply apologize for this dreadful mistake I made. To make it up, here's a twist.
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Kingdom Hearts Chronicles: Vol.1
KINGDOM BLESSINGS
—CHAPTER 1—
Words on the Town
Lana, her early twenties, pranced back and forth in the room, all dressed up in her shirt with front sashes tied at the waist, and a pair of navy Bermuda shorts and huge sneakers. Her blond hair was trimmed in a boyish look with a lock dangling in front.
"All right, all right! We're coming down!" came the deep masculine voice from upstairs, "Yo Drew! Since you're ready to go, why not give Lana some company?"
"Sheesh! Why does it have to be me all the time?" came out another masculine voice, not deep but rich-sounding, "Why not you Dirk?"
"You know me and Alana!"
"Alana and I, and yes I know of your past relationship."
Drew came downstairs as he was adjusting his cuffs. Lana grinned at his appearance, "Well, well, well. Look what the angels of cuteness bought in."
Drew had the total package: genetic handsomeness and good looks, featuring the brown spiked hair, the blue cerulean eyes hiding under a pair of thin glasses, and standard physique. He wore a maroon shirt blanketed with beige sweated with fluffed wool colons. He was comfortable in his navy blue pants and his casual pair of white sneakers.
"All right Lana," Drew sighed, "I'm used to this flirt you're doing, and it's not working."
Lana chuckled, "Please."
"All right, we're ready!" Dirk came downstairs as he was carrying two heavy luggages. Dirk's dark hair was short and tidy. He had muscular looks and his eyes were fierce. He wore a short sleeve T-shirt and baggy jeans of ebony colors, matching his hiking boots.
He put down the luggage, looked up and called upstairs, "Yo Kyle! Hurry up here! Lana's about to burst!"
Lana breathed through her nose, "Oh you."
Coming downstairs was another young adult. He was in the same shape as Drew but his hair was blond and messy. He wore a rolled up long sleeve lime shirt and a pair of white pants and brown shoes.
Kyle Nasher-that was his name-had a worried expression on his face as he stared down his cell phone, "You guys. I'm not so sure about this trip."
"Why not?" Dirk whined, "We're only going to Wales."
"Yeah but I have a bad feeling about this…check this text message I've just received." Kyle handed his cell over to his three friends. They looked at the inscribed message: 'In every soul lie true blessings.'
"That's surprisingly disturbing." Drew remarked.
"Isn't it?" Kyle said.
"You're scared of going to Wales because of an anonymous text message?" Dirk chortled, "Get real Kyle. This might be a hoax."
"Yeah, it could the troublemakers of today." Lana said.
"Troublemakers wouldn't have their contact number shown as 'Out of Area'!" Drew argued while examining the sender's information.
"Then I guess they're long-distanced troublemakers." Dirk joked.
"Let just go and forget this whole thing ever happened." Lana proclaimed.
"You're right." Kyle said, "Let's just forget this ever happen."
Just as everyone left their dorm, Kyle's phone beeped once more. The teen checked his message and read: "As darkness veil the world, four warriors of Light…shall come."
"What's going on?" he stared in space.
-Princess Toadstool's Castle-
Lying at the midst of the Mushroom Kingdom's capital is the beloved Princess Toadstool's Castle. The meadows were lush green and the flowers are supposing to be in bloom this time of year, even the mushrooms.The hallways in the castle had a rich structure of fine ivory ice and engraved mushrooms were pinned at every pillar. The chandeliers were shaped in mushrooms as well, even the windows frames and glasses. Velvet carpets covered the middle of the floors, the resemblance of an ice rink.
Walking down the hallway was Toadsworth. He headed straight towards Princess Toadstool's bedchamber which was at the third floor of the castle. Upon arriving at his destination Toadsworth knocked at the door.
"Rise and shine Princess Toadstool." Toadsworth proclaimed. He received no response. Toadsworth quickly became franked and knocked at the door once more, "Princess! Today is the day of your Annual Tea Party at Toad Town. You're going to be late."
Still no response. The other side of the door was dead silence. Toadsworth peeked through the keyhole hoping to catch a glimpse of the princess, but saw no one. "Princess…" Toadsworth muttered.
As soon as he turned around, he saw a figure in an ivory garb, the size of himself. The figure had a tail trailing behind him and inside the garb; he noticed two round ears. Toadsworth startled at the figure's presence and stumbled backward, "Who…who…"
"The princess is gone." The figure spoke quietly, his voice sounded familiar. "Who are you? What have you done with the princess?" Toadsworth cried.
"The Wire Frames." The figure said, "Beware of the Wire Frames."
"The Wire Frames?" Toadsworth whispered repeatedly.
"Sir Toadsworth!" the voice of Toad echoed through the halls. Toadsworth looked at his right to see Toad approaching him, "What's going on?"
Toadsworth looked back at the figure only to notice it was gone. The steward froze.
"What's going on Sir Toadsworth?" Toad asked again. Toadsworth stammered, "It's the princess. She's gone! Again!"
"WHAT?"
"Call security! Lockdown the entire Castle…" Toadsworth cried, "And please, oh please, contact Master Mario and Master Luigi at once!"
-Disney Empire-
Standing in the midst of a festive city of abundance, magic, and wealth was the Disney Castle. Flags stood at every tip of the castle's towers of rich ivory and aquamarine structure. Overlooking the entire empire was a high tower in the middle of the castle, pinned with a large flag of Mickey's insignia at its very top.Approaching the castle's drawbridge was Roxas. His spiky blond hair danced at the silent breeze of the wind. Two soldiers stood in Roxas' way as they saw him trying to enter. "Step back! Speak your name and your purpose here?" the first soldier asked.
"I came to see the Emperor. What's going on?" Roxas answered sincerely.
"The Emperor?" the second soldier replied, "The Emperor's gone. And so no one's allowed to neither enter nor exit the palace."
"The Emperor's gone?" Roxas was flabbergasted, "what happened? He sent me a letter yesterday."
"And it was yesterday that he left our world." A voice sounded from behind Roxas. The boy looked back to see Donald Duck in his wizard outfit. He was accompanied with Goofy in his knight suit and armor. Donald had in his hand a large Wisdom Staff and Goofy was outfitted with a Magic Shield.
"Donald and Goofy? What's going on?" Roxas asked the duo. The guards approached them, "Sage Donald! Commander Goofy! What are you doing outside the castle!"
"You weren't supposed to be out of the castle." The other soldier cried.
"Her Majesty sent us to the city to spread the news!" Donald said, "Just because the officials and the people can't go in or out of the castle, doesn't mean we can't keep this news a secret."
"And besides, we've received many rumors of the Emperor's sudden leaving from the citizenry!" Goofy said, "We keep it to ourselves and it'll get worse."
"What rumor?" Roxas asked curiously.
"Rumors that the Emperor is gone because of a plague." Donald bellowed, "Now if that was true, this would have been confirmed a long time ago. Sure he was ill for a moment, but it suffered NO plague."
"So you think you smell a rat?" Goofy asked Donald.
"I'm sorry Sage Donald," the soldier said, "Despite both your missions; you are not permitted to enter until further notice."
"But we have the right!" Goofy argued, "Aren't we part of the imperial family for crying out loud?"
"I'm sorry Commander Goofy."
Things felt hopeless for Donald, Goofy, and Roxas; but not until a familiar booming voice bellowed from behind the drawbridge, "Let them enter." It said.
The two soldiers quickly separated, "S… Sir Pete!"
Everyone watch Pete emerging out of the shadows and facing the gang. His eyes scrolled left and right continuously as he spoke, "Just as I thought. You three are all here."
"What do you want Pete?" Donald crossed his arms.
"It's the Empress. She's requesting all your assistances."
-Audience Chamber-
"You wanted to see us, Your Majesty?" Donald approached the immense silver structured throne room of the Disney Empire. Goofy and Roxas followed. At about thirty feet from the door to the throne was Minnie the empress. Next to her were her best friend and royal associate Lady Daisy."Ah Donald! Goofy!" Daisy approached the duo, "Her Majesty is having a private discussion, so please wait."
"A private discussion?" Roxas repeated.
Minnie turned around to face the duo, a letter held firmly on her hand. Her expression was as if she had just witnessed a tragedy. This quickly alerted the party, "What's wrong, Your Majesty?" Goofy asked.
"Your Majesty?" Donald asked.
Daisy quickly approached Minnie, "Your Majesty, what's wrong? What did the letter say?"
Minnie went to sit on her throne without saying a word.
"The Empress just read a letter from the Emperor," the voice of Pete sounded from behind. The party turned to watch him approaching the throne.
"You mean—?"
"That's right." Pete grumbled, "The Emperor's alive and well, believe it or not."
"That's a relief." Roxas stated. But Pete wasn't finished, "Yeah that's a relief all right, for a limited time."
"What does that suppose to mean?" Donald shouted.
Minnie let go of the letter, floating midair at the eyes of the entire party. "See for yourself." she finally spoke.
Roxas took the letter and read, "Everyone, I am sorry for taking off from the empire so suddenly. I sure hope my abrupt leaving did not bring about any unpleasant rumors. Something terrible has happened to our neighboring world the Mushroom Kingdom, and it could mean the start of a terrible disaster in the other worlds. Minnie and Daisy, please take over the Mushroom Kingdom in the meantime. Roxas will help you manage things. That's why I summoned him over there. Donald and Goofy, I have prepared the magic ship for you two to embark on an epic journey. Chip and Dale will be your pilots. You must find four elemental crystals and those who are inherited their wielders. I will explain more later on this situation. But for now, do as I say, and that's an imperial order. No offense Minnie. Sincerely, the Emperor."
"Gee," Goofy scratched his head in confusion, "And I thought he had the plague."
Donald grumbled, "He doesn't."
"I know."
"The Emperor," Minnie said, "I have a feeling he's hiding something from me. That's why I'm worried. Where is he? Why did he leave the empire all of the sudden? Why all this lies?"
The entire party looked at each other yet they could do nothing but shrugged.
-Wales-
"This place looks cool." Dirk commented at the sight of the Wales Grand Hotel. The lobby was immense and adorned in golden, ancient European structures. The three friends breathed in awe.
The four best friends were finally in the country of Wales, and their international vacation was about to get started. They headed down the reception table and spoke to the receptionist there. She was dressed rather strangely from any other receptionists you could find in a hotel. She had an orange skirt and a tight yellow blouse reaching her waist. Her long sleeves were slick ivory and she wore a pair of white sneakers. Her blonde hair was the size of giant cotton candy and reached the backside of her neck, resting near the shoulders.
"Well, looks like we have visitors." The receptionist smiled, "Welcome to Beauty Wales. The Bestest hotel in Wales you could find."
"Why thank you lady umm…"
"Call me Rikku." She said with a smile on her face, "it's a pleasure to meet y'all."
"Pleasure to meet you." Dirk threw a smile.
Lana pulled Dirk away from Rikku and shot a glare at him, "Are you flirting again?"
"What? Are we still together? Cause if we are, I don't see the need."
We're interrupting this program to bring you dire news. The television caught the four's attention and those who were passing by.
Our beloved king of Wales, King Alexander Highwind Tycoon has gone missing from his Winter Manse. This recent disappearance clearly relates to the surprise invasion of the humanoid shapes in London known only as the Wire Frames.
The television displayed a couple of Wire Frame (two males and two females) chasing London's citizens, putting them in a state of panic. They began burning homes and smashing stones wherever they were. Everyone was horrified at this view.
These creatures apparently have, not only extent knowledge in martial arts, but they seem to have a strange thirst for souls. When in contact with a human, they take away his life in less than a second. Due to this recent episode, we encourage everyone here in Western Europe to stay safe and if you see a Wire Frame, do not approach me. Instead, call the SWAT Team.
"The king? Gone?" A man exclaimed.
"Sounds like it." Rikku nodded, looking serious, "These Wire Frames don't know when to stop."
"Who's King Alexander Highwind Tycoon?" Kyle asked.
"You don't know?" Drew replied, "He's the benevolent ruler of Wales. I think his Winter Manse is near here."
"Wow." Dirk glanced at the picture of the Wire Frames, "these creatures are out-of-this-world. We should check them out and the Winter Manse."
"Are you out of your mind?" Rikku exclaimed, "These creatures are dangerous! They will hurt you right off!"
"You're…serious?" Drew shuddered at this thought.
"Serious?" one of the guests in the hotel got into the conversation. The guest's eyes colors were green and red, showing that he was of an Al Bhed tribe, "Now I hate to eavesdrop on your conversation here, but Rikku here looks as serious as ever."
"Yeah!" another guest, a Viera, came into the conversation as well, "These Wire Frames! Oh, the things they have done to my cousins in London. The thought about it makes me want to hurt them myself!"
"Gee, I didn't know you guys have that fear and anger upon these creatures." Lana said.
"It is not just them." A voice called from behind Rikku and the four. They all turned around and saw Duckworth the Butler standing about four feet from them. As usual, his hands were behind his back and his head titled a little bit up, facing near the ceiling proudly.
"Sir Duckworth!" Rikku exclaimed, "You should learn to stop popping at places like that. You gave me the chills."
"My apologies Madam Rikku." He responded calmly.
"What do you mean by it's not just them?" Kyle asked.
He faced the four friends, "Legend has it, that dark looming shadows took over many places and were skilled at ripping the precious hearts of innocents."
"These shadows…" Drew asked, "What were they called?"
Duckworth shuddered as his eyes went wide open, "speaking or hearing their names just gave us chills, but since you insist. They were called Heartless."
"Heartless huh?" Dirk seriously spoke, "sounds like cruelty in skin form."
Duckworth continued, "These Wire creatures may look harmless; but we are afraid of their strength and of the only fact that they have joined these abominable Heartless."
"Okay seriously Duckworth, stop freaking me out." Rikku muttered. The guests also began to shudder at this ghoulish story as well. Rikku faced the four friends, "And you four, your suites are ready. But for the love of good, stay away from the outside and the Winter Manse."
"What makes you think that we're going to go outside?" Lana crossed her arms, "Duckworth's story scared the soul out of us."
Rikku crossed her arms, "I have a feeling you'll have second opinions."
Later that night, Dirk lay sleeplessly on his bed; his eyes were locked at the ceiling. He turned to face Kyle sleeping peacefully on his bed. He rose up and threw his pillow at him, "Yo, Kyle. Wake up!"
"Hey…" Kyle groaned, "What was that for? I was dreaming of ice cream at the parlor and you wrecked it."
"I can't sleep." Dirk said.
Kyle sat on his bed, his weary eyes stared obliquely on Dirk's, "and why is that?"
"This thing about the Wire Frames, and the Heartless, and the Winter Manse…" Dirk said.
"What are you thinking?"
"I think we should check it out."
Kyle's eyes were now wide awake and twice their normal sizes, "Are you thinking straight here?" he sounded like an alarm.
"I thought we wanted adventure!" Dirk whispered harshly, "And keep it down, you'll wake everyone up!"
Kyle pondered, "Well yeah, we always wanted to check out the out-there." He looked back at Dirk, "But we were only kids."
"With big dreams…" Dirk said, "Hey, think about it. Don't you think that our arrival to Wales could mean the start of an epic journey? These Wire Frames guys we saw on TV. They looked digital right? And what about these heartless shadows Duckworth mentioned? They aren't the things we hear in fairy tales all the times?"
Kyle pondered then replied, "You may have a point, but one thing is unclear to me."
"Oh?"
"If our arrival to Wales is a start of an epic journey," he took his cell phone from the table next to his bed and handed it over to Dirk, "how come I received these text messages before we boarded on the plane?"
Dirk sighed and took the cell phone to examine the text messages, "Again with the text messages?"
"Hey I'm serious! I got another one recently." Kyle said. The front door of the room opened and there Lana and Drew came in the room, looking sleepy as well.
"You two aren't sleeping aren't you?" Lana uttered.
"We were discussing how we'll get inside the Winter Manse and do a little investigation." Dirk proclaimed.
"Oh no, not that again." Drew exclaimed.
"Hey wait a minute!" Kyle blurted, "This wasn't part of the discussion!"
Dirk glanced back to Kyle confusingly, "But I thought we agreed to it."
"Yeah, but not on that!"
"I hate to break it to you," Lana interrupted, pointing her thumb outside the room, "but we can leave now."
The three boys stared at Lana, "Yeah?"
"Of course." She responded, "It's midnight and everyone here in this hotel is sleeping peacefully."
Drew stood still, Kyle shook his head, and Dirk brought a radiant smile on his face all in response to Lana's suggestion, "You're crazy." Drew rustled.
"No." Kyle replied, "They're crazy."
"Crazily genius!" Dirk leaped off his bed and pumped a fist in the air, "I love you Lana!" he then pondered, "gee, I wonder why I broke up with you?"
"Yeah." Lana garbled, "Wonder why."
Coming up: The four friends sneaks from the hotel and enters the Winter Manse where they encounter the Wire Frames and a strange voice.
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