"The darkness awakens"
On the Destiny Islands at sunset, a young man looked out into the sea.
"This world is just too small."
"The light in the darkness"
A young woman stood alone on a dark beach gazing at the water.
"leads to the last key"
A young man sat on a roof, staring at the sunrise.
"Even if I have to go alone..."
At the Mysterious Tower, Donald and Goofy sat on the front steps.
"Sora's late. Do ya think he's okay?" Goofy asked. Donald sighed. "Gawrsh, Lea sure hurried back to Radiant Garden, and now Master Yen Sid's sending Riku away, too, on some mystery errand. Ya think we'll ever get to do something important?" Donald looked up, getting Goofy's attention. "Oh! Welcome back, Riku! Hey, wait..." They jumped in surprise.
Inside, Yen Sid spoke with King Mickey, Ethan Hibiki, Akina Blake, Namine Blake, Fate Konno and Destiny Allyn.
"The Keyblade Wars of yore plunged the true Kingdom Hearts into darkness, and the X-blade was shattered. But the light still shining in the hearts of children rebuilt the world that we know today. And the light from the broken X-blade was then divided into seven, to protect the number of pure hearts in the world." Yen Sid explained.
"Seven pure lights. They're... the princesses of heart." Mickey said.
"Indeed. Those seven pure hearts form the very source of all light in the world. If they are lost, the world will again give way to shadow. Thus, even if we deliberately avoid finding our seven lights to avert another Keyblade War, Xehanort will still target the seven princesses in order to forge the X-blade." Yen Sid said.
"So... there's gonna be a clash between seven lights and thirteen darknesses... and there's nothing we can do to avoid triggering the Keyblade War?" Mickey asked.
"Seems like it." Ethan replied.
"To protect the seven pure hearts, we will need seven lights strong enough to stand against the thirteen darknesses." Yen Sid said.
"So we're missing one guardian of light." Mickey said. The door opened and Riku entered. "Riku! You're back!"
"That's right. Master Yen Sid, I brought you the "guest" you asked for but... you never said why." Riku said. The "guest" entered.
"Huh? Wow!" Mickey exclaimed. Ethan tripped over Akina's foot, taking her down as they fell to the ground, Namine moving away from them and Fate and Destiny summoning their wings to avoid getting squished. Riku sighed, shaking his head at them with a small smile.
"I have come to learn that you, too, can wield a Keyblade. I am glad you are here." Yen Sid said. He stared intently at Kairi.
"Reconnect."
KINGDOM HEARTS