Chapter 19: Adventurous Friends

-Daybreak Town: Mystical Cave-

Kioku, Spongebob and Patrick decided to pay Mr. Wizard a visit so that Kioku can train his magic skills. They entered into the Magical Study, seeing Mr. Wizard greeting them with a wave. "Fellas! How's it going. Have you come to practice your magic, Kioku?"

"Uhh," Kioku hesitated. Spongebob glared at him and jabbed him with his elbow. "Ow! Yes! Jeez.." Kioku sighed, rubbing his arm.

"Splendid. Let's get started then." Mr. Wizard said. Mr. Wizard pressed a button on his table that made part of his ceiling elevated towards the ground. They all got on the platform and were elevated up to the attic.

-Daybreak Town: Magic Attic-

Kioku, Spongebob and Patrick gazed in amazement as they looked around at the attic. The walls were painted to look like the night sky with the stars. Hanging from the ceiling were decorations of the stars and half crescent moons. "Alright, Kioku," Mr. Wizard turned to the boy. "Your first lesson. Focus on taking out as many enemies as you can." The older man instructed. With the snap of his fingers, a bunch of furniture appeared and filled the open space.

"Furniture? Thought you said enemies.." Kioku said, looking around in confusion. "What did you think, I was gonna bring actually enemies into my attic?" Mr. Wizard asked in a snarky manner.

"Yeah, whatever," Kioku said summoning his Keyblade. "So I gotta take out the stationary, boring and dingy furniture."

Mr. Wizard cackled, "Ehh..not quite."

Kioku looked up at the sorcerer with a puzzled look. "Hmm?"

"You have to destroy them.. while they move." Mr. Wizard said, snapping his fingers once again. The furniture started to move all around the room at a fast pace. Kioku smirked. "Not a problem." The eager key bearer ran out into the open space. He did a back flip and fired off a few scorching Fira spells, taking out two flying tables in an instant. A large dresser had then came flying towards him. Kioku acted quickly and dodged the dress and shot a freezing cold Blizzard spell at it and froze it into oblivion. He saw circle of spinning tables and Kioku spun his Keyblade and cloaked it in lightning and threw it towards the tables, but they deflected it and sent the Keyblade flying back to him faster than how he sent it.

The Keyblade smacked Kioku in the gut and sent him flying into the wall. The boy fell down and cried in pain. "Oh, I forgot, Kioku."' Mr. Wizard gasped. "No physical attacks."

Kioku glared at the old man. "Tch..."

Spongebob had started to scold the boy. "See, You rely too much on physical attacks sometimes!" The sponge said.

Kioku picked up his Keyblade and shook off the pain. Mr. Wizard summoned more flying furniture. "This time, try not to use Keyblade unless it's for magic spells." said. "Okay? Okay."

-Hours later-

Kioku ran up the wall and flipped onto a flying table. He stood up and balanced himself on the table, using it as a flying board. As he zipped by the other furniture, he vaporized all of them with a Thundera spell, getting rid of them while more furniture appears. Kioku had then burned the table he was riding on with a Fira spell and jumped off. He was surrounded by countless of dressers. The dresses moved slowly and got closer towards Kioku.

"Crap..this doesn't look good." the boy muttered to himself. He tighten his grip on his Keyblade, looking around cautiously.

Suddenly all of the surrounding dressers sped up their pace and came flying towards Kioku, who quickly reacted with a Reflect spell. The protective barrier quickly formed and after a few seconds it exploded around him and took out all of the dressers that dared to attack.

After that, more furniture appeared nearly filling up the whole attic. Kioku backed away and panted. "I'm..tired.." the boy wheezed.

"That's because you're casting spell after spell, not giving yourself any time to cool down." Mr. Wizard commented. "Each time you keep casting spell after spell without any cool down, you tire yourself out quickly."

Kioku pouted and turned to yell at Mr. Wizard. "Oh yeah?! Well that's dumb!" He then was hit by an oncoming table and was carried along with it. "Ahhh!"

"Focus more on resting in between spells rather than trying to use up all of your energy." Mr. Wizard instructed. "It's the first step in becoming a great Mage!"

Kioku pulled himself onto the flying table. "All right!" He grunted and readied his Keyblade. "Let's do this!"

-Hours Later-

Kioku had taken all of Mr. Wizard's advice and managed to successfully defeat all of the furniture using strictly magic. He fell onto the floor in exhaustion. Spongebob, Patrick and Mr. Wizard walked up to the downed Kioku. The three congratulated the boy on mastering his magic.

"Great job, Kioku! Now your magic is pretty much up to par with mine!" Spongebob cheered. "Ya did good, buddy!" Patrick smiled as he applauded.

"Funny, most of the students I've trained had managed to master their spells in a few months time." Mr. Wizard said, rubbing his chin. "But you Kioku, you mastered your magic in just hours at a time!"

Kioku blushed. "Well, I am pretty strong already. I've been bustin' up Heartless and bad guys, so I'm guessing tables and dressers were just a walk in the park!"

Mr. Wizard shook his head, "Yeah, yeah, okay then hotshot." The man chuckled. "Here, your reward." Mr. Wizard handed Kioku a keychain. "This makes your Keyblade's magic a lot more stronger than what it truly is. Use it wisely, you never know when your magic will be needed the most."

Kioku nodded. "Got it. Thanks Mr. Wizard."

"Oh yeah!" Patrick gasped. "We found the pages to the Little Bear book!" Patrick mentioned cheerfully.

"Really?" Mr. Wizard raised an eyebrow, "Where'd you put them?"

"Trust me, you don't wanna know.." Spongebob said in disgust, handing the pages to the sorcerer. Mr. Wizard took the pages. "Let's go fix them into the book, shall we?

{OBTAINED: Spellbinder

ATK 6 | MAG 9

Special Ability: Spell Master}

-Daybreak Town: Magical Study-

All four of them crowded around the book. Kioku inserted the ripped out pages and sealed them tightly in there. Afterwards, Mr. Wizard checked the durability of the book, seeing that the pages would stay in. "Great job, the book is back together." Mr. Wizard said as he patted the boy on his shoulder. He closed the book and walked away. Kioku widened his eyes and looked back at him. "You're not gonna read it?" The teen asked. "Isn't it special?"

"Read it and find out yourself, Kioku." Mr. Wizard said. Kioku pouted and opened the book, in which a bright light then emitted from it. "Gah! Too bright."

"What's in it?" Spongebob asked. "I don't even-WHOA!" Kioku was then being sucked into the book. The boy screamed and shouted in horror.

"Kioku!" Spongebob and Patrick shouted in unision. Mr. Wizard then quickly ran over to Kioku. "What in the blazes is-"

"No time to talk! Kioku's is being pulled into the book!" Spongebob shouted, grabbing on to Kioku's wrist and desperately trying to pull him out. Patrick also tried to pull him out as well. Mr. Wizard grabbed on and pulled. "PULL!"

They pulled and pulled until they could pull any longer. Kioku was swallowed up by the book. "SPONGEBOB! PATRICK!" The book had then closed and Kioku was gone.

"Kioku! No!" Patrick cried. Spongebob turned to Mr. Wizard, with a sad look on his face. "What's gonna happen to Kioku, Mr. Wizard?"

"Is he going to be stuck in that book forever?" Patrick asked. "I don't know, fellas." Mr. Wizard sighed sadly. "I really don't know.."

-Adventurous Forest: Lush Woods-

(Field Theme: The Adventrous Little Bear)

Kioku fell down on the hard, grassy ground. He groaned in pain and sat up. He looked around and saw that he was in a lush, green forest. Birds chirped and whistled, the wind blowing calmly. He stood up and brushed himself. "So, there's a world in side of the book?" Kioku muttered to himself. "That's..odd.."

"Spongebob! Patrick! Mr. Wizard!" Kioku yelled into the air, hoping they would hear him on the outside. But after waiting for a few seconds, he didn't get a response.

He folded his arms, "Ugh, this sucks. I guess Mr. Wizard was right about the book being special.." Kioku muttered. "Hey!" A voice called.

Kioku turned around and saw a brown bear cub running towards him. The bear cub skidded to a halt and looked up at the teen. "I've never seen you around before," The cub asked. "Are you new around here?"

The teen folded his arms. "What makes you think that?"

"Your clothes look funny." The cub laughed. Kioku blushed with embarrassment. "Hey, you little-" The boy argued, but he stopped himself and slumped over comically.

The cub laughed. "You're funny! My name is Little Bear, what's yours?" Kioku couldn't do anything but laugh. The cub was so innocent and pure. "I'm Kioku."

"Well, hello Kioku!" Little Bear waved. "It's always great to have a new friend! Say, would you like to come over my house for some cookies?" Little Bear asked. "My mom is baking them herself."

Kioku nodded and shrugged. "Sure, why not?"

"Come on! Follow me!" Little Bear cheered, running off farther into the woods. Kioku ran after him in an attempt to catch up. "Wait up!"

-Adventurous Forest: The Riverside-

Once Kioku caught up to the adventurous cub, he saw him frozen in fright. The boy shouted, "Hey, what's the matter?"

When he got closer, Kioku saw a mountain lion standing right in front of the cub, threatening to maul him. Kioku summoned his Keyblade and ran to the action. As soon as the mountain lion jumped at Little Bear, Kioku got in front of him and quickly used Reflega to create a large protected dome around the two. He then swung his Keyblade, making the magical dome explode and knock the mountain lion back to the ground.

"Wow!" The cub exclaimed. The mountain lion slowly got back up and got in a more defensive stance, asking for a fight. Kioku shot a focused glare at the mountain lion.

"Little Bear, go hide while I fight this thing." Kioku ordered. Little Bear nodded and ran back into the woods. The mountain lion growled and tried to run after the cub, but Kioku hindered it by swatting it with his Keyblade.

"You're dealing with me now.." Kioku smirked.

(INFORMATION: Scare the Mountain Lion off!)

(Battle Theme: Rowdy Rumble)

The mountain lion pounced at Kioku, but the boy simply countered it and knocked it back with a strong swat. Kioku dashed towards it and continued to swat at it some more. He back fliped backwards to safety as it recovered and swiped at Kioku with it's claws. Kioku jumped forward and smacked it over the head with his Keyblade and spun around and hit it with a spinning strike, knocking it back to the ground. The mountain lion then got up and quickly ran away into the opposite direction. Little Bear ran up to Kioku with cheer.

"Wow, no one's ever stood up to Trouble like that!" Little Bear said.

"Trouble?" Kioku repeated, slightly puzzled by the bear's statement.

"That mountain lion you just fought, that was Trouble." Little Bear explained. "He's the only meanie in the forest and me and my friends never play with him. He's tried to eat us before, but we scared him good!"

"Is that so?" Kioku asked as he dismissed his Keyblade. Little Bear nodded. "Well, let's hurry up to my house before those cookies start getting cold! Race you there!" Little Bear cheered. He then hopped onto a large log with acted as a bridge and ran across it and dashed into another part of the forest.

Kioku chuckled nervously and followed him. "Oh no you don't!"

-Adventurous Forest: Little Bear's House-

The two arrived at Little Bear's house, which was a stucco, timber, plaster, and brick house. How could bears build a house like this? But Kioku didn't ask out loud , as it would've been rude. "That's my house up ahead." Little Bear said, pointing to the house. "Come on, I'll introduce you to Mother Bear and Father Bear!"

"Sounds good," Kioku smiled. The two then ran to the house and opened the door. They were greeted by two large bears, wearing clothing. Mother Bear wore a shirt and a long skirt with an apron and Father Bear wore a suit. "Look Mother Bear and Father Bear, I made a new friend out in the forest today!" Little Bear said as he lead Kioku into the house.

"Oh, that's very nice, Little Bear." Mother Bear said as she approached the two. "And what might your name be, young man?"

The teen waved, "I'm Kioku."

"What a nice name that is." Mother Bear smiled. "So, how did you run into my Little Bear?"

"Err..", Kioku couldn't say that he was sucked into a magic book. So he came up with something from the top of his head. "I'm...new around here..." Kioku laughed nervously.

"Kioku whipped Trouble, Mother Bear! Trouble tried to eat us, but Kioku saved us both of our skins!" Little Bear cheered, explaining Kioku's fight with the mountain lion.

"Well you don't say?" Mother Bear smiled, placing her hands on her hips. "I've never heard anyone who's actually fought that troublesome mountain lion."

"Yeah, it was nothing.." Kioku chuckled, putting his hands behind his head. "Well why don't you come on in the kitchen, I'm baking cookies. You two must be starving." Mother Bear said, leading the two to the kitchen

-Minutes later-

Kioku and Little Bear waited patiently at the table. Mother Bear seemed to be having trouble with the stove, as she could not get it to light.

"Dagnabit!" Mother Bear exclaimed. "What is it, Mother Bear?" Little Bear asked. Mother Bear turned around and wiped her forehead. "I'm sorry Little Bear, it looks like I won't be able to bake any cookies sweetheart."

"Aw, that's too bad, huh?" Kioku groaned. Little Bear sighed. "Yeah, and they were chocolate chip cookies too."

Mother Bear rubbed her son's fur in support. "Don't worry, when your Father Bear decides to fix the stove, I promise to bake you cookies. Until then.." She then walked out of the kitchen, disappointed that she couldn't bake cookies for her son and Kioku. Little Bear sighed. Kioku looked on in pity, until he got an idea. His lips curled into a smile.

"Hey," Kioku cheesed. "I bet I could fix your stove, Little Bear."

Little Bear perked up. "Really, you can?"

"Watch this!", Kioku summoned his Keyblade, he opened the stove up and aimed his Keyblade. "Fire!" the teen used a Firaga spell on the stove, making it light it up. Little Bear's face lit up in happiness.

"Mother Bear! Father Bear! Come here! Kioku fixed the stove for us!" Mother Bear and Father Bear came running into the kitchen, seeing that the stove was lit and ready for baking. She smiled. "Why thank you, Kioku." Mother Bear said. "That was very kind of you."

"But I must ask, how did you do it?" Father Bear asked.

"Um I-" Kioku stuttered nervously. "With magic!" Little Bear interrupted. Kioku paused and soon nodded. "Um..yeah!"

"Is that so?" Father Bear asked. "Now usually I wouldn't believe it, as we were trying to fix that stove since yesterday. But it seems like you've managed to fix it somehow." Father Bear smiled. "Thank you."

Kioku chuckled. "No problem."

"Now, how about I start making those cookies?" Mother Bear said, as she took the cookie dough out of the refrigerator.

"Uh huh!" Kioku and Little Bear exclaimed happily in unison.

-Meanwhile on the outside world-

"I don't understand," Patrick said. "There's a world inside of a storybook?" He asked.

"Yeah, I've heard of reading taking you to another place. But not in literal terms." Spongebob shrugged.

"That's what I meant when I said the book is special. Inside of it is a world." Mr. Wizard said. "And like any other world, it also has a keyhole."

"Wow! So do you think the book pulled Kioku in because it wants him to seal it's keyhole?" Patrick speculated. Mr. Wizard rubbed his chin. "Eh, maybe.."

"We'll just have to see." Mr. Wizard. "I'm sure Kioku is handling himself very well in there."

-Adventurous Forest-

After Kioku fixed the stove, Mother Bear baked a batch of cookies for the boys. Which the both of them devoured. Kioku slumped in his seat. "Gosh! I'm so full!"

"You can say that again." Little Bear pat his stomach. "Those were really good cookies, Mother Bear!" Mother Bear tittered as she scrubbed the two boy's plates in the sink. "I'm glad you boys enjoyed your snacks."

Little Bear turned to the teen, "C'mon Kioku, let's go play some more!" the cub suggested cheerfully. "All right, let's go." Kioku nodded. The two headed for the door.

"This time, you'll meet the rest of my friends!" Little Bear smiled.

-Adventurous Forest: Willow Tree Hilltop-

Kioku and Little Bear headed to the Willow Tree Hilltop to meet up with Little Bear's friends. There was an Owl, a Hen, a black and white Cat, a yellow Duck, a monkey named Mitzi, a human girl and her dog named Tutu. The two walked up to the group.

"Hi guys!" Little Bear waved. "Why, hello there Little Bear." Owl greeted.

"Who's your friend?" Duck asked. "His clothes are funny!"

Kioku sighed at the Duck's comment, which made Little Bear snicker as a result. "Guys, this is Kioku. I met him in the woods earlier today." Little Bear said, introducing Kioku to his circle of friends. "Hiya." Kioku waved.

Hen waddled up to Kioku and looked him up and down. "He looks like a fine young man."

"So Kioku, what have you and Little Bear been up to?" Emily, the human girl asked. Kioku rubbed his chin as he recounted the moment's before, "Well, we took down that mountain lion named Trouble and then I fixed Little Bear's stove and we baked cookies!"

Cat gasped, "You fixed Little Bear's stove?"

Duck gasped, "You beat up Trouble?"

"Gee Kioku," Mitzi, the monkey, commented. "You really seem to have been doing a lot of good deeds since you've been here."

"And get this, Kioku can do magic tricks!" Little Bear exclaimed. "Oh, I love magic tricks." Emily clapped. "Can you show us one?"

Kioku scratched his head. "Well, it's not really magic tricks and I wouldn't want to waste energy on magic, so.."

"Aww, well that's too bad." Duck groaned. "How about we play hide and seek instead?"

"Ooh! Hide and Seek sounds fun!" Cat cheered.

"I'm game." Kioku smiled, liking the idea of the game.

"Alright then!" Little Bear shouted. He then tagged Kioku. "Kioku's it!"

Everyone then ran off into the forest, leaving Kioku by himself.

"Well, here goes nothing." Kioku muttered before he ran into the forest to find them all.

Kioku jogged around the forest in hopes of finding at least one of them. He looked left and right, until he heard a quack in the bushes. "QUACK, QUACK!"

The boy turned around, smirking. He lunged for the bushes and pulled out Duck. "Aw phooey! You caught me!" Duck frowned. "How'd you know?"

Kioku laughed warmly. "Just a feeling, Duck."

He set her down. "Wanna help me find the others?"

"Uh huh! Let's catch them!" Duck quacked happily. Kioku and Duck walked off to find they rest of their friends.

-Meanwhile-

Trouble lingered behind, stalking Kioku and Duck silently. The mountain lion snarled and ran off into the forest.

-Adventurous Forest: Lake-

Kioku and Duck worked together to find the rest of their friends. As the two were walking along the lake, Kioku heard a sound in the wate and turned to look. Duck looked up at the boy and tugged at his pants. "Kioku, are you okay?" Duck asked.

"Yeah, why don't you go ahead. I'll catch up." Kioku insisted. "Oh," Duck said hesitantly. "O-Okay,"

Duck trotted into the forest ahead. Kioku knelt down and stared at the lake. Coming out of the lake was a beautiful mermaid with dark blue hair styled with a purple flower, golden sea shell earrings, and lavender skin. "Hey there." Kioku smiled.

"Hello, I am Mermaid." the mermaid spoke, leaning her body against the shore.

Kioku laughed, "Well, I can see that."

"I have come to warn you of the 'trouble' that is ahead." Mermaid warned.

Kioku gasped. "Really? You can't be serious."

"The mountain lion who preys on your friends, still lurks in the shadows, Kioku." Mermaid said. "You need to be cautious and protect them before they end up being preyed on." Kioku stood up. "Darn it. I thought I got rid of that thing for good."

He nodded at Mermaid. "Hey, thanks for the heads up." Kioku then took off into the forest.

-Adventurous Forest: Willow Tree Way-

Kioku entered the forest full of Willow trees. He looked around for Duck, who he had told to wait for him. "Duck!" Kioku called. "Duck, where are you?!"

Kioku sighed. "Where could that duck have run off to?" Frantic screaming was then heard in the distance, along with loud snarling and growling. Kioku's heart jumped. "Oh no!" Kioku gasped. He summoned his Keyblade and ran to the scene. When he got there, he saw Trouble circling around everyone. Little Bear called out to the teen.

"Kioku! Do something!" Little Bear cried. Duck and Hen got antsy and they both ran off further into the forest, making the rest of them follow mindlessly.

"Duck! Hen! Wait!" Owl shouted. "Don't leave us behind!" Emily yelled.

Trouble growled and chased after them. Kioku sighed with annoyance and pursued them.

-Adventurous Forest: Eerie Woods-

Kioku carefully tread through the dark, scary woods in search of Little Bear and his friends. Along with that vicious mountain lion, Trouble. Kioku kept a tight grip on his Keyblade as he cautiously and carefully walked. The air blew cold against his skin, and the sound of the chirping birds had ceased.

"AAHHHH!" Screaming echoed throughout the woods, making Kioku dash towards the sound. Soon, he saw the group being cornered by Trouble.

Trouble lowered her stance, ready to pounce. Kioku ran as fast as he could, and then leapt into the air. "Haa!" Just as Trouble jumped at them, Kioku flew down and struck Trouble's claws and threw him back to the ground. Kioku landed in front of the group and got in a stance with his Keyblade.

"Kioku!" Little Bear exclaimed. The teen looked back, "Are you guys okay?" Kioku asked.

"No, Emily's been hurt!" Owl cried. Kioku looked back, seeing Emily on the ground, with a deep gash on her calf.

The boy aimed his Keyblade at Emily's wound, "Heal!"

As Kioku cast Curaga, a green light and a few leaves washed over her wound and treated it rather quickly. Emily stood up and cheered. "I feel a lot better!" She smiled. "Thank you!"

"Now, get outta here!" Kioku ordered. "I've got this!"

"Be careful Kioku, there's something different about Trouble!" Mitzi said. "There's a scary feeling about him that I can't shake."

Trouble snarled, a dark aura flowing around it."No way, this mountain lion's heart is literally overflowing with darkness." Kioku muttered.

"Hurry! Go, now!" Kioku bluntly instructed. Little Bear nodded and lead the group away to safety. Kioku turned his attention back to Trouble.

"Time to play, cat!" Kioku shouted.

(INFORMATION: Put a stop to Trouble once and for all!)

(Boss Theme: Squirming Evil)

Trouble snarled and cloaked itself with darkness and charged quickly at Kioku, knocking him right on his feet. "Gaahh!"

Kioku quickly rolled back to his feet. He jumped up and smacked Trouble around with his Keyblade, he then cocked back and landed a another swat making it fly back. Trouble growled as it got back up and ran into the bushes. The boy could hear the lion moving around the area, keeping itself hidden. Kioku looked around for it. "Here, kitty kitty.."

He heard rustling with the bushes near him and out jumped Trouble. The mountain lion swiped Kioku with it's claws and managed to nick him in the side. Kioku excalimed in pain and held his wound as blood seeped through his fingers and black wisps exited from his wound. "Damn...it got me.." Kioku grunted in pain. Trouble dashed towards him and swiped again, Kioku rolled out of the way of the claws this time. He swatted at the mountain lion and managed to get a hit on him. He jumped back as Trouble swiped two more times. Kioku tripped over himself and fell back on his behind.

"Ouch," Kioku grunted. Trouble slowly closed in on him, threatening to maul him. Kioku tried his best to get away. Trouble snarled and pounced at the downed key bearer, Kioku forced up his Keyblade in defense and then he heard shouting.

"Look out below!"

Mitzi came in swinging on a vine. She kicked Trouble out of Kioku's way. Soon after, Little Bear ran in wielding a branch along with, Emily who was also wielding a branch. Duck and Hen waddled in alongside Cat, while Owl soared in beside them. They all got in front of Kioku, defending him from Trouble. Kioku looked up at them, shocked that they had come to his rescue. "Wha-?"

"You risked your life to save me," Little Bear started. "..and was willing to do it again."

"But now, it's our turn to save you!" Duck said, smiling at Kioku. The boy looked at them all and smiled. He managed to stand up to his feet. He pulled out a Potion and quickly treated his wound. After that, he joined the front line. "Well then, let's take him down all together!" Kioku said gallantly.

"HEAVE!" They all shouted in unison. "HO!"

They all charged at the mountain lion. Trouble growled as if it was trying to scare them all off, but it didn't work. Kioku swatted at Trouble and cartwheeled out of the way as Little Bear and Emily attacked the mountain lion swiftly with a frenzy of bludgeon hits, they jumped out of the way as Duck and Hen waddled in and pecked at Trouble, it really didn't do anything. Mitzi jumped in and slapped Trouble with her tail right before Owl flew in and slashed the mountain lion with his talons.

"Kioku!" Little Bear shouted, signaling for him to get the final hit. Kioku nodded and dashed towards Trouble. All of his friends moved out of the way, and Kioku flipped into the air and delivered a swift and hard swipe from his Keyblade, knocking the mountain lion back into a tree. Trouble slammed again the ground, and scattered away from them, escaping into the dark abyss of the forest. After everything had calmed down, they all celebrated their victory.

Kioku turned to the others and laughed. "Thanks you guys, without your help I would have been a goner!"

"Don't mention it, Kioku!" Little Bear smiled. "You helped us, so we helped you!"

The teen laughed and ruffled Little Bear's fur, making the cub giggle.

-Adventurous Forest: Starry Night Hill-

Kioku, Little Bear and all of his friends sat on the hill, and looked up at the star filled night sky. "Gee, today's sure been an eventful day." Little Bear said. "We stood up to that mean ol' mountain lion," Little Bear

"We played a fun game of Hide and Seek too!" Duck cheered. Little Bear giggled. "Oh yeah, I liked that too!"

As Kioku looked up at the star filled sky, he was reminded of the times him, Yoru and Taiyo used to sit on the hill overlooking the town and watched the meteor shower.

"Wow! Look at that!" Kioku exclaimed happily.

"Look at it zip across the sky!" Taiyo laughed.

"So cool!" Yoru smiled.

As they continued to watch, Taiyo started to get a bit scared. She clung onto Kioku.

"Huh? What's wrong Taiyo?" Kioku asked.

Taiyo looked up shyly, "Wha-What if a meteor hits the town? I don't want to lose my home!"

Kioku smirk and stood up. "Don't be scared!"

He pointed his wooden sword to the sky. "If a meteor dares to come crashing towards our kingdom, I'll smack it back into outer space with a single swipe of my Zweihander!" Kioku stutter, trying to pronounce "Zweihander".

Yoru snickered and pointed his wooden sword to the sky as well. "I'll help too,"

Taiyo held on the both of them and smiled. "Thank you, my loyal knights!"

Kioku smiled as the memories flowed through his mind. The boy stood up and stretched. "Well, I'm off."

"Kioku, where are you going?" Emily asked. "I'm going to find my friends, they're waiting for me." Kioku explained.

"Well, I wish you good luck Kioku!" Owl said.

"Be sure to come back to visit!" Hen said.

Kioku waved and jumped down. He started to walk across the log, then his Keyblade was summoned. A keyhole appeared in the starry sky. The teen aimed it and sealed it with a beam. A loud locking sound was heard afterwards. Kioku nodded to himself and walked into the forest. Soon, a shooting star zipped across the sky.

"Look, a shooting star!" Duck shouted. "Make a wish! Make a wish!"

"My wish," Little Bear started. "I wish Kioku would come back to visit some day!"

{OBTAINED:

Grizzly Claw

ATK: 4|MAG: 7

Special Ability: HP Strike, Stun Protection}

-Daybreak Town: Magical Study-

Spongebob, Patrick and Mr. Wizard sat around, hoping that Kioku would come out of the book. Suddenly, the book opened by itself and a bright light emitted from it. Spongebob's eyes grew big and he jumped up. "Holy mackerel! Patrick, Mr. Wizard! Look at the book!" Mr. Wizard wiped his eyes and looked at the book. Jumping out of the book frantically, was Kioku. He landed on the floor and caused a loud ruckus. Spongebob and Patrick rushed over to him and gave him a big hug. "Oh Kioku, buddy! You're back!" Spongebob cheered.

"We thought we lost you for good!" Patrick cried. Mr. Wizard approached the key bearer and helped up him. "So Kioku, what did you see while you were in there?"

"There's world inside of there!" Kioku answered.

"Did it have a keyhole?" Mr. Wizard asked. The teen nodded. "Well then, I must have been correct." Mr. Wizard smirked.

"YIPPEE! We sealed all of the keyholes!" Spongebob cheered. "So far.."

"Kioku, now you must venture off to Hollow Bastion and defeat Vlad Plasmius once and for all." Mr. Wizard said. "But, that world is pretty far, I'm not sure you'll make it in one piece."

"That's no problem." Spongebob chuckled, "We can get another Gummi installed on our ship, to insure a safe sailing to Hollow Bastion!"

"Well then, I wish you all good luck." Mr. Wizard said, giving them a thumbs up.

-Daybreak Town: Neutron Accessories-

Kioku, Spongebob and Patrick waited outside while Jimmy installed a Gummi on the ship. Kioku started to get a bit emotional, as he thought more about Yoru and Taiyo. Patrick caught on. "Now Kioku, remember what we said to you. No frowning and no sad faces!"

"How can you be so cheerful?" Kioku burst out. "There's still no sign of your king! Aren't you worried?"

"Aw, tartar sauce.." Patrick sighed. "The king told us to go out and find the key bearer, and we found you!" Spongebob smiled. "Sooo, as long as we stick together, it'll work out just fine!"

"Just believe in yourself, Kioku!" Patrick cheered. "Just..believe..?" Kioku muttered, slumping his head down slightly.

"I believe in you." A familiar voice rang in his ears. Kioku closed his eyes and he felt like was being taken to another place.

Kioku found himself flying through space, and even time. He flew towards a bright and shining light. The light got closer and closer, until the light enveloped him and everything around him was white.

The light was cleared and he found himself in a library. He saw an elderly woman, sitting in a rocking chair. On her lap was a small girl, who looked to be the at the age of 4. Her dark brown hair reached the back of her neck and almost touched her shoulders. She wore a yellow dress with dark maroon sandles.

Kioku tried to speak, but he could get the words to come out. 'Where am I?"

The elderly woman started to tell her granddaughter a story.

"Long ago, people lived in peace, bathed in the warmth of light.

Everyone loved the light. Then people began to fight over it. They wanted to keep it for themselves.

And darkness was born in their hearts. The darkness spread, swallowing the light and many people's hearts.

It covered everything, and the world disappeared. But small fragments of light survived, in the hearts of children.

With these fragments of light, children rebuilt the lost world. It's the world we live in now.

But the true light sleeps, deep within the darkness.

That's why the worlds are still scattered, divided from each other.

But someday, a door to the innermost darkness will open and the true light will return.

So, listen, child. Even in the deepest darkness, there will always be a light to guide you.

Believe in the light, and the darkness will never defeat you.

Your heart will shine with its power and push the darkness away.

Do you understand..Taiyo?"

'Taiyo?!" Kioku shouted mentally.

The girl was left standing in front of the empty chair, looking around for her grandmother. Kioku reached out to little Taiyo, but it felt like he couldn't reach far enough. Soon, little Taiyo had faded away and a bright light overtook Kioku.

Kioku opened his eyes and he found himself back in front of Jimmy's shop, with Spongebob and Patrick standing in front of him. "What's the matter?" Patrick asked.

"Uh..nothing.." Kioku said, shaking his head. "I just zoned out,"

"Taiyo..did you call me?" Kioku muttered to himself. Jimmy came out of the shop and wiped sweat from his forehead. "Hey fellas, I installed your Navi Gummi for you."

The boy then gave the three a worried look, "But y'know, that place is crawling with Heartless. Please, be careful."

"Thanks, Jimmy." Kioku nodded. He turned to Spongebob and Patrick. "Well, let's get going." He nodded.

The three then rushed out to the Gummi Ship and got ready to set sail to Hollow Bastion, the once peaceful world turned into a nesting ground for the Heartless. And not to mention, where the villains who harassed Kioku along the way reside.

-Winslow's Journal-

*Little Bear: a small, curious grizzly cub who lives in the forest with his family and friends. He likes to go on adventures around the forest and play games. He was an adventurous bear in "Little Bear (1995)".

*Duck: A playful duck who lives in the forest. Slow and smart at the same time, Duck is one who gets herself into comical situations. She was Little Bear's friend in "Little Bear (1995)".

*Owl: A pompous, yet very wise owl. He lives in a treehouse, and can be quite serious at times. He enjoys fun games, he will only participate if the gameplay is sensible. He was one of Little Bear's wise friends in "Little Bear (1995)".

*Cat: a laidback, slothful cat who enjoys prowling at night, playing tricks on passersby, and eating. He loved taking shortcuts in "Little Bear (1995)".

*Hen: A fussy, feisty chicken who lives in a large chicken coop. She is classy, sophisticated and enjoys cleanliness. She never turned down the opportunity for fun in "Little Bear (1995)".

*Emily: A girl who lives in the forest with her grandmother. She is the only human in Little Bear's circle of friends. Emily carries around a doll named Lucy everywhere she goes and is very attached to her. She was the only human in "Little Bear (1995)".