CHAPTER 3 Getting Answers

Ray, Max and Tyson were walking in the alleyways, looking for Kai. Earlier, they met Donald Duck and Goofy. They were Court Wizard and Captain of The Royal Knights of Disney Castle. Their King had mysteriously left, claiming to have gone to fight the coming darkness, telling them to find the one armed with the "key" to their world's salvation. Meeting the boys had shown them that there was more than one person armed with the "key".

"Sure is spooky!" Goofy whimpered.

"I'm not scared!" Donald boasted. Suddenly, someone tapped him on the shoulder, causing him to leap onto Tyson.

"Excuse me. Did the King send you?" a young woman asked.

Kai groaned. "Come on now, lazybones! Get up!" a familiar voice called. He sat up and saw that it was Hilary. "You alright?" she asked.

"I think so." he nodded.

"Those creatures that were attacking you were after your Keyblade. But it's actually your heart they're after, because you wield a Keyblade." she announced.

"I'm glad you're OK, Hilary." Kai smiled.

"Hilary? Who're you talking about?" she blinked. "I'm the great ninja, Yuffie!" she announced, her voice suddenly changing. Kai blinked, and realised he was talking to a young girl about a year older than him.

"I think you overdid it a bit, Squall!" Yuffie called.

"That's Leon." he replied.

Kai spotted his Keyblade resting against a cabinet. Yuffie explained that they had to get it off him to ward off the shadowy creatures, as they had been tracking him using his Keyblade. Leon added that it had been the only way to conceal Kai's heart from them.

"Who would've thought that you, of all people, are the chosen one?" he smirked, picking up the Keyblade. It vanished, and re-appeared in Kai's hand.

"Still, I guess beggars can't be choosers." he sighed.

"Why don't you start making sense? What's going on?" Kai demanded.

At the same time, the others were with the young woman, named Aerith. Donald and Goofy were there as well.

"OK. You know there are many other worlds out there, besides this town and your castle, right?" she began.

"Yeah." Donald nodded. "But they're supposed to be a secret!" Goofy exclaimed.

"They've been secret, because they've never been connected...Until now. When the Heartless came, everything changed." Aerith replied.

"The Heartless?" Kai blinked.

"The ones that attacked you. You remember?" Yuffie replied. The Heartless travelled across the worlds collecting hearts, and the darkness within people's hearts attracted them.

"And there is darkness within every heart." Leon added.

"Hey. Do you know a guy named Ansem?" Yuffie asked.

"Ansem?" Max blinked.

"He was studying the Heartless. He recorded all of his findings in a very detailed report." Aerith explained.

"Can we see it?" Ray asked.

"Its pages are scattered." she sighed.

"Scattered?" Donald blinked.

"To many worlds." she explained.

"Hey, maybe Donald and Goofy's King went to look for them!" Tyson suggested.

"Yes. Those were my thoughts exactly." Aerith agreed.

"We gotta find him quick!" Goofy exclaimed.

"Hang on! First, we need that fourth key!" Donald realised. "That's right. The Keyblade." Aerith smiled.

"So...this is the key..." Kai began, gazing at his Keyblade.

"That's right!" Yuffie nodded.

"The Heartless have great fear of the Keyblade. It's the only thing that stops them. And they'll keep coming after you, no matter what. So, tough luck." Leon replied.

"Well, I never asked for this." Kai protested.

"The Keyblade chooses its master, and it chose you!" Yuffie beamed. Kai sighed.

"I remember being in my room..." he began. He suddenly jumped off the bed. "What happened to my home?! My city?! My team...Hilary..." he asked.

"You know what? I really don't know." Leon replied.