*I don't own Kingdom Hearts or any of its characters, though Heavyn is mine.
"What are you doing here, Kairi?" asked a shocked Sora.
"What? You mean the King didn't tell you?" replied Kairi.
"Sorry, you guys. Guess I forgot to mention that Kairi would be joining us at Merlin's," answered said King as he came in after Sora and Riku.
"Okay, but who's that with Kairi? And how is she wielding a Keyblade?" demanded Riku, staring at Heavyn.
"My name's Heavyn. I'm here to update everyone on the current situation," answered Heavyn.
"And she's wielding me because she was chosen to be my wielder!" chimed in the X-blade.
"Wait… her Keyblade talks?" exclaimed Sora.
"Of course I can talk! I'm the X-blade!"
"Huh… this is indeed unusual," remarked Leon. Ignoring the look of disappointment on Yuffie's face at his calm demeanor, he continued, "So, you're the Heavyn that the King mentioned. Why don't you go ahead and tell us what's going on."
"How much has the King told you?" asked Heavyn.
"He's told us a little bit about you and the X-blade, but he said that you would explain everything in detail," answered Aerith.
"Why don't you go ahead and start at the beginning, Heavyn? After all, I haven't been able to update Sora and Riku yet on the situation," added Mickey.
"Alright, but everyone might want to take a seat. It's kind of a long story," Heavyn said.
"Well, then, let me conjure up a couple of chairs," remarked Merlin, waving his hands as chairs sprung into existence.
As everyone who was standing sat down, Heavyn continued, "Well, let me start with how I got involved with all of this…"
"I see…," said Leon, lost in thought.
"So, let me get this straight. You come from a Fragment world that documents stories, and two stories that managed to make it there were Riku's and mine?" asked Sora.
"What's more, you need to visit the other four Fragment worlds in order to restore the original world that was lost?" added Riku.
"That's right," answered Heavyn.
"And to top it all off, you managed to help Kairi realize her potential to be a Keyblade Wielder and gained the X-blade to boot?" continued Riku.
"Yup!" replied Kairi.
"Wow…," said an overwhelmed Sora.
"That's an amazing story, Heavyn!" remarked Aerith.
"Well, I'll be. That's the most unbelievable story I've ever heard!" stated Cid.
Heavyn grinned as she said, "To be honest, if I didn't live through it myself, I wouldn't have believed it either."
"Well, we'll help you anyway we can!" exclaimed Sora.
"You can count me in!" added Riku.
"Great!" said Kairi.
"Is there a way we can help?" asked Yuffie.
"Actually, there is way you can help us. Leon, do you guys still have access to Ansem the Wise's computer?" replied Heavyn.
"We do. Why do you ask?" queried Leon.
"Well, could I have access to it? It's a long shot, but Master Yen Sid and I believe that it may have some information regarding the Fragment worlds," answered Heavyn.
"Sure, I…" Leon started to say, but was cut off by the sound of screams.
"Hold that thought. That sounded like it came from the Bailey!" cried the King.
Sora shouted, "Let's go find out!"
"Right!" answered Heavyn, Kairi, and Riku as the four of them rushed out the door.
When the four of them reached the Bailey, they were met with a strange sight. It seemed like there was nothing there. No people, no Heartless, no Unversed, nothing.
"Huh… where'd the screams come from?" asked Sora.
"I was pretty sure they came from here…" remarked Kairi.
"Guys… this might be a trap," said Heavyn.
"What do you mean?" asked Riku.
"Well, in the stories from my world, whenever the hero came into this type of situation, it always was a trap," she answered.
"Look! A Heartless!" Sora cried, running after it.
"Sora! Did you not hear a word I said?" called Heavyn.
"Too late… we might as well follow him to help bail him out," sighed Riku.
"Well, come on then! Let's go!" said Kairi as the three of them ran after Sora.