Chapter 3

The first thing Riku noticed when he awoke was the looming sense of dread that something had gone horribly, terribly wrong. He stood up and found himself in the middle of a dark, winding road and he immediately knew where he was.

"The realm of darkness, but why did he send us here, I can easily leave here, but Kairi was with me, too… I should go find her." He was filled with determination as he walked down the path, unsure of what lie ahead, but all to ready to fight anything that came his way…

As Jayson's eyes opened he noticed the blistering cold, and immediately he jumped up, the rush of memories flooding back from his encounter on the islands.

"Luxu, just who the hell does he think he is?! But he was successful, he had the islands swallowed by darkness, and now everyone's…" He began to wail,

"MOM… RIKU… KAIRI… EVERYONE! GOD… WHY!? WHY ME? AND NO ONE ELSE?! GAAAAAHHHHHH!" sobbing vehemently as he fell to his knees. Punching the ground, going as deeply as the snow would allow with each blind fist, angry with himself and his failure to save everyone. Letting out guttural screams of rage as he did so, and soon enough he heard a sound he was familiar with: heartless spawning into the realm of light. He stood up slowly, and summoned his Keyblade, gripping it so hard his knuckles turned white, leveling a vicious glare at his prey,

"you… you did this... you're the reason they're gone… you work for him…. Luxu…" he lunged forward. Wild slashes and many of his strongest fire spells erupted within the clearing, decimating the heartless threat, and warming him in the process. Out of breath and exhausted, Jayson felt a sudden wave of nausea and vomited on the ground by his own feet, it froze where it landed, and the bit of saliva dangling from his mouth did the same. He wiped away what was left on his chin and began to walk where the winds were taking him, down.

"Gotta… make it to… wherever these leads…" his body failed him, however, and he passed out where he stood, the last thing he heard was a distressed woman screaming for someone to come help her…

He awoke some time later in a confused daze, his mind was hazy, and he could faintly see three people watching over him. As his vision cleared he took note of their appearances. One was a woman, with a small nose and freckles splashed across her face. It was round, too, and she had damp, orange hair, tied in dual braids going down either side of her face. Jayson noted that she was cute and moved on to the next one, looking just as concerned as the red-head. She looked almost identical the red-haired woman, with the stark difference being her blinding white hair, just like snow, braided down only one side of her face. Jayson moved to the final person, he was male, with broad shoulders and a rectangular chin, his hair was a dark blonde and his eyes were brown, just like Jayson's.

It took a minute, but he eventually found his voice, he asked,

"Hey, sorry about any trouble I've caused you, but where am I, exactly? And what happened to get me here?" The snowy woman spoke up first.

"Well, I'll start by telling you that we're in Arendelle, and we were on our way down the mountain ourselves, we had just finished sledding, and Anna noticed you laid down in the snow, she was worried over how long you'd been there for, and we took you home immediately, I hope that you are safe now." She spoke very cordially, too composed for the situation. Jayson rubbed the back of his head, embarrassed that he had passed out, and was quick to apologize, or try to, if the broad-shouldered man hadn't stopped him.

"Come on, we were all really worried, you could've died, and yet you're saying sorry? Come on, you would've done it for us, too."

"O-oh, well, I don't really know how things work around here, I'm from…. Far away…" the memories of Riku and him roleplaying as people from different worlds, so the 'world order' was maintained, the times Riku broke character to sternly reprimand him for every little mistake, he shuddered at the thought.

"Well, I may as well thank the one who noticed me, so thanks, Anna!" He smiled widely, eyes crinkling, showing it had made it to his eyes. Anna blushed before responding.

"Well I'm glad I did, I wouldn't want to be caught up in the mountains during winter, ever. I remember the last time I did that, but Kristoff here found me, and I was able to make it because of him." They both blushed deeply at this, Kristoff bashfully swatted the small space between them, stuttering out how it wasn't anything, and that's just how he was raised. To Jayson's left he heard a soft giggling, and noticed Elsa covering her mouth, not allowing it to show on her face that she found the sight amusing. Jayson's smile softened as he remembered how Kairi would do that too, for the world order training. Suddenly remembering about the last thing, he heard about Kairi and Riku, Jayson got quiet, his smile turning to a small frown. Elsa seemed to notice first, then Anna and Kristoff. Jayson began quietly crying, which soon evolved into soft sobbing, then full out wailing. The others were quick to console him, asking what was wrong. The genuine concern helped him feel safe, and he eventually calmed down enough before he spoke again.

"Okay, I'll tell you my story…"

Gummiphone entries:

Elsa: The queen of Arendelle. She is stoic and diplomatic, with a strong moral code. She is the older sister to Anna. She is one of the new princesses of heart.

Anna: She is bubbly and cute. She was the one to find Jayson passed out in the snow and helped him back to the castle. She is the younger sister to Elsa, and she is engaged to Kristoff. She is one of the new princesses of heart.

Kristoff: He is also Stoic, but he has his excited moments. Raised by trolls, he is stubborn and well built. He is engaged to Anna and is the unofficial body guard to the queen.

Arendelle: The world of Arendelle was visited by Sora once before and it seems as if the heartless are still attacking…