Disclaimer: Hi you know what I'm gonna say right? If not then I repeat: I do not own the cast, spells and everything else related to Kingdom Hearts. Also I DO NOT OWN PSP. or ps2 and ps1.

Pre-chapter 6 This will be James' side of the story.

James: Cool! I get my own chapter!

Sora: I'm getting the next.

Riku: You always get the in.

Roxas: Would you losers just shut up and get on with the story? 358/2 days here I come!

Jan: You're all losers

Pre-Chapter 6: Another Side

James' POV:

I stared at his cut on the head in shock. I didn't mean to, I didn't want to. "I'm sorry" was all I could say

"I'm sorry too. Famfrit!"

…

"James," I flinched. "What's going on? Kidnapping the seven won't do anything good! In fact, they'll do-"

I knew better and according to Maleficent, "They'll restore our world." I saw him flinch when I told him that.

He stayed still for a few moments, face serious. "Ja-" He was about to tell me something but my 'partner' cut in.

"Need a hand partner?" I saw Jan's go in shock when he heard Riku's voice.

…

"We have our own goals and sometimes those goals conflict with others. I understand, there's no other way. I cannot let you pass… Let me rephrase, I will not let you pass." Fireballs appear in his hands. Riku dashes forward while dodging Jan's fireballs. Jan lay the split second before Riku's blade had touched him. Jan counters with a fireball which hit Riku on the back. I was very uncomfortable watching this. Part of me wanted to help my best friend but another told me to get my world back and following Maleficent was all I could do. Friend or world…?

…

"Judgement Blade!"

"Protect!"

"Divine Ruination!"

"Reflega!"

"What are you waiting for James? Finish him!" I heard Riku shout at me. I didn't have it in me to finish my (I hope is still my) best friend. I somehow pulled it off, letting Jan live and bring Alice back to Hollow Bastion.

"I'm sorry, it's for your own good."

"Took you long enough to finish him." Riku stood up and got his Keyblade.

"…"

"Stop being so dramatic dude. At least he's still breathing." He tried to lift the mood

"…"

He gave up and picked Alice up. And headed for the Corridor of Darkness Maleficent always makes when we accomplish a mission

I just stare at him. Can't heal him, can't help him, only say sorry in the end.

"Jan!" I hear a shout from the distance. Must be his new friends. One last look and I went into the portal.

Hollow Bastion

I walked down a lonely corridor full of Heartless. It was always this quiet. You'd only hear moans and groans coming from the 'purebloods'. I wish it'd all end. Whoever gets my wishes had a twisted sense of humor. He ended it all right. He ended my silence

"Nice job today partner!" Riku said as always when we successfully brought back a princess of heart. This marked our fifth princess. Belle, Cinderella, Aurora, Snow White and Alice have been taken to a room to be kept until all seven have been captured. Only two remained. One was in Agrabah while the other was in Neverland. Jafar and Captain Hook went to their respective worlds to find them.

"…"

"Still feeling down we had to take down your best friend? Man you're such a softy." He chuckled. That set me off. I slammed him against a nearby wall, gripping him by the neck.

"What would you do if you had to fight your best friend?" I shouted "Don't get cocky."

"Hey-I was just-kid-ing" He was turning blue when I let him go. He was still trying to catch his breath when I started walking again.

He caught up, "C'mon he's still alive ain't he? You'll see him someday soon after you get your world back and I'll get my friends back. Oh did you hear…"

I wasn't interested in his jibber-jabber. I tuned out all noise and thought about what happened in Wonderland again. Come to think of it, Jan was about to tell me something when Riku rudely cut in. I only agreed to help Maleficent because I wanted my world back. But if she orders me to kill my friends, I won't be used as a tool.

Flashback

I came to the second floor of the house for a little bathroom break when she met me in the hallway. The girl my best friend liked.

"Hey cutie," she greeted me. "Wanna have some fun?" I flinched, she was so different when she was in school. She was silent, friendly and modest. Now she looked like a drunk bitch plus she was drunk. Her hair was messy, her loose clothes showed her shoulders and she was wearing a miniskirt that showed her slim white legs.

"Aren't you Elaine?" I asked as I opened the door to the bathroom. The less time I spent with her, the better.

"You know me? Well that makes it so much easier." She purred "I like you style, bathroom then?" she pointed to the bathroom

"Sorry but I have a girlfriend." I lied. I didn't like what she was planning.

"She won't know." Her hands tugged onto my shirt, trying to pull it off.

I grabbed her hands and pinned her on the wall. How could a sweet person like her turn to something like this? Was that the power of alcohol?

She wasn't shaken. "You have fiery red eyes. So full of passion. So addicting" I didn't see this coming, she kissed me. I pulled away the split second she did.

"Don't be such a stick in the mud! Let's have some fun while the night is young." she said as she began pulling her shirt off.

"Elaine," I grabbed her hands again, stopping her progress with her shirt. "Don't do this, I'm sorry but I am NOT interested in you. You'll only regret this in the morning. What happened to the sweet and caring Elaine? Was that all an act? Did my friend like an fake?"

I saw tears fall from her brown eyes. She cried into my chest, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry!" I didn't blame her. Alcohol can do that to you. I put my arms around her and rubbed her back. When she finally got a hold of herself she let go and said "I'm sorry" for one last time.

"It's alright, I'm just glad you got back to your senses." I told her

Her face brightened up and she hugged me again. At least she was herself again and I'm glad I didn't let the temptation win.

I said goodbye and left the party early, about 11:10 pm. Yeah that was early. I walked home from the party. It was only a few blocks away anyway. I stretched my arms, Never partying at her house again. If she has alcohol again that is

It was nighttime, quiet and peaceful. The stars were shining brighter than I thought possible.

There was a sudden change in the atmosphere. I saw a bright light come from Jan's house. The light vanished into the sky. Then therse these little black things began sprouting out of the darkness. They had different forms and sizes. There was a giant behemoth with a weird tattoo in its chest, a giant floating darkball, a small walking shadow wearing clanking armor and a bigger shadow with sharp claws and long antennae.

The police were no match. Though they did their best, in the end the creatures got their hearts. Guns didn't even hurt them. It only slowed them down. Everyone was panicking, running from the mysterious shadow. In the chaos, I saw a little girl who was crying in a corner, she lost her mom to the black ones she says. Her mom died fighting back against a armor marauding Heartless.

What's happening? Why is this happening to our world?

I took the girl with me and ran to my best friend's house. At a distance I thought it'd be safe since it was so quiet and the chaos was still far away but as we loomed closer, it was quiet because there we no more people. Only clues that there was a struggle here. My best friend must be... no!

I didn't think, I pulled the girl towards his house and hid inside. It was still in one piece unlike the other houses trampled by the giant behemoth. We went upstairs and searched for him. He wasn't in here. I saw his game still playing on his PSP, "Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep". It had a blue haired girl with a strange looking blade. She was in a dark place fighting... fighting them. What did he do? This was something I needed to investigate. I grabbed the PSP and its charger and put it in my pocket. I told the little girl to get a bag while I got some weapons. A hockey stick and trash can lid. Since I was gonna investigate Kingdom Hearts, I also got the PS2 and the game and put them in the bag.

After the necessary preparations, we headed outside with our weapons up. The girl was somewhere between 5-6 so I only gave her a plastic sword. It wasn't long before trouble found us

A small shadow with sharp claws sneaked behind us. It jumped

"No!" I pushed the girl behind me and shielded us. I wasn't planning on giving up saving a life in the chaos. The shadow's claws went through the shield. I threw it back and tried to whack it with the hockey stick. It did some damage, the shadow faded into the darkness.

The little girl screamed behind me, "Oh no!" She pointed at the larger shadows approaching us. They were much bigger and had sharper claws than my last opponent. They all jumped at once.

"I won't give up!" I attempted to slash at the shadows but before my weapon connected, there was a flash of white. I closed my eyes. Was I already dead? Was death that fast? I opened my eyes and looked around. I was no longer home. I was in a surrounded by bright light. It was nothing I've ever seen before. It was warmer than the sun and more peaceful than the moon.

"I am sorry, I only managed to save a handful."

"Who are you?" I asked. "Am I in heaven? Am I being judged? If I was I swear I didn't mean to eat Jan's chocolate cake on his birthday! Or kiss his crush! Or-!"

"No, you are most certainly not dead." The voice answered "Please stop confessing. As I said before, I managed to save a handful of your world's inhabitants."

"You're an alien then?" Saved from death only to serve an alien, not my thing.

"I mean you no harm, I only wish to help. Your kind call outsiders aliens, am I correct?"

I nod

"Very interesting"

"Look, I'm not really in the mood for social time. I need to find my friends."

The voice turned serious "James, I'm very sorry to say your friends are no longer with us."

My hearing must've been bad 'cause I think I just heard him say my friends are dead.

"Their hearts have been taken by the Heartless which have now found the heart of your world. Soon it will disappear into nothingness."

"No! That's a lie! My friends are alive! I know they are! Stop making stuff up and stop giving me that load of crap!" They can't be… dead. No! I refuse to give in! I thought and fell on my knees

"I am very sorry for your loss. I know it is hard to take in but you saw for yourself. You saw how those abominations have taken their hearts."

The voice was right. I'm only lying to myself but lies are very comforting.

"However, there is a way to save them."

That got my attention "There is?" I said with my eyes full of hope again. I stood up and wiped these tears. Crying won't solve anything, I've always known that.

"Kingdom Hearts"

What the ef? Are you kidding me?

"You look surprised. You do not believe me?"

"But that's a game! My friend plays that. I have it in my bag!"

"In your world it is a game, yes, a game that told the future."

I stared at the light. That game my best friend always played was the future?

"The maker of the game knew it was going to happen. We made him see a vision which he turned into a video game franchise."

"So there's hope!" I said

"Yes there is." The voice replied

A red sword suddenly appeared in front of me. This blade had a flat hilt and a straight blade. The sword was followed by a red pentagon shield with a heart symbol.

"In your hand takes these gifts. As long as you have light in your heart, they will continue to serve its master. That master is the strong-hearted, fearless and protects the weak, James."

I take the sword in my left and shield in my right. I felt like a knight in shining armor. Well soon I was. The light enveloped my body and when it left, I was wearing matching red armor. Why red though? Was it because of my eyes?

"May Kingdom Hearts bless you with its light."

I remember ending up in Hollow Bastion, in front of the castle by the waterfalls. I saw hundreds of Heartless dashing towards me. I didn't know what to do until the blade started shining. I swung around and it made waves of light at each swing. Maleficent came down to see what the racket was about. She saw my power and asked me to join her. I refused until she told me about Kingdom Hearts and ever since then I've been sent to other worlds doing recon or capturing a princess. She changed my blade, she added her own touches such as jagged edges on my blade and a heartless symbol on my shield

End of flashback

It wasn't easy working together with the abominations that took my world but I knew I had to if I was going to get back home.

"Hey weren't you listening?" Riku was annoyed when he found out I was staring outside the window at empty space.

"Hm?"

He groaned "I said, Maleficent told us to go to Traverse Town for some vacation."

"I doubt it."

"Hey she means it. Besides, Jafar and Hook can take care of the rest. She also says she sighted my friend there."

*groan*

"These Heartless are kind of creeping me out anyways so let's go already!" Riku ran down the hallway

Getting some fresh air would be nice I guess. I hope this is a real vacation now. Unlike that Halloween Town vacation which turned out to be another recon.

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I'll only help Maleficent until the right moment comes. Trust in me Jan