"King Mickey? Can you hear me?" Sora asked, talking into a watch given to him by the king.
"Yes Sora. Have you found Riku?" the king asked.
"Riku…and a few others."
'Others…what do you mean?"
"Well…we found Leon and Yuffie and our friends Tidus and Selphie…you met them a few months ago."
"Yes…yes, I'll change the power setting…" Mickey stopped talking, and there was a click on the other end.
"Whenever you're ready." Mickey said.
"Well, we can't leave yet. We have to find Kairi." Sora replied.
"She's already here. Got back about 10, maybe 15, minutes ago." Mickey said.
"Alright then…" Sora replied jovially. "Were coming back." Sora pressed a button on his watch to end the conversation.
"What about us?" Lilo asked. She was standing next to Stitch and Sparky. Everyone looked down at her.
"You want us to take you back home?" Selphie asked.
"No…we want to come with you…we can help…with whatever it is you need help with…" Lilo replied.
"But what about Jumba? Your sister? The experiments?" Axel asked.
"Well, Nani will understand…she's all for the greater good…and Jumba is perfecting an experiment to catch experiments…so all is good."
"Puh-leasssssse!" Stitch exclaimed.
"Sparky come too?" Sparky asked.
"Alright…you three can come…man…I hope the king has room…" Riku said.
"King Mickey? We've got three more…passengers." Sora said.
"Power setting is increased…any more surprises?" Mickey asked with a laugh.
"No…nothing that we can think of." Sora replied.
"Alright. Then come on back." Sora turned off his watch again.
"Everybody…make sure you're connected to somebody whose in contact with me…or something like that.
They all managed to find a way to remain connected, and once Sora was sure everyone was intact, he aimed the Keyblade, and everyone was gone in a flash of brilliant light that Sora had to close his eyes to protect himself from.
When he opened his eyes, everyone was scattered, and were falling down a pit of light. Its walls were white, and smooth, and glowing…as opposed to the dark, dirt walls of regular pits. Sora turned his head to look at Riku who was cursing.
"Goddamned fucking pits! This is effing Yen Sid's fault!" Riku shouted. Then you had Yuffie and Selphie who were closer together, muttering 'we don't want to die!' and Leon and Tidus nearby shaking their heads with their arms crossed. Stitch, Sparky, and Lilo were laughing.
"It's surfing!" Stitch shouted. Then there was Donald and Goofy. Donald was crossing his arms and tapping his foot on thin air.
"They could at least give us an in flight movie…" Donald muttered. Goofy was playing cards with Axel, which defied the laws of gravity…and then there was him. Sora just sat there, thinking about getting back, and seeing Kairi…hoping that they would arri-
Sora's head his the ground and he sat up with his hand clasped on the back of his head. They were back in the living room of the castle.
"So I guess you'll all be needing rooms…and if we need help, we need to locate the rest of the Restoration Committee…oh dear." King Mickey said.
"Well…" Yuffie said. "Me and Leon will share a room."
"Me and Tidus too?" Selphie said. Mickey nodded.
"Donald, Goofy, Riku…you'll keep your rooms, I suspect. Axel, you as well. Lilo…you, Stitch, and Sparky may have the room down the hall."
"I uh…guess…I'll stay with Kairi?" Sora whispered to Mickey. Mickey nodded reluctantly.
"What about Firion? And the Turks? What about them?" Sora asked.
"They'll be gone for a while. I sent them both on errands to figure out what is wrong with the portal…there's a blockade and…" Mickey.
"Wait a second…what portal? Blockade?" Riku asked.
"I'll explain later when Merlin, Cid, Aerith, and Tifa get here…now, you need to rest. To your rooms. And all your stuff is here, so don't worry." the king replied.
"Where's Kairi?" Sora asked after everyone had left.
"She's in her room…well yours now too I suppose." Mickey replied. Sora nodded and walked off. He noticed something different about the king…something off, but he couldn't put his finger on it. In all of his thinking, he realized he made it to her door without flaw.
"Thinking…something I might have to look into…" Sora muttered. He opened the door quietly, and saw Kairi, she was sleeping, but not peacefully. She was tossing and turning. She looked distressed.
"Kairi…Kairi…wake up!" Sora exclaimed. He tried to shake her awake, but she wouldn't wake up. He didn't know what to do. He pulled up a chair, sat down, and held her hand. She settled down…stopped tossing…but she still had a distressed look on her face.
All he could do now…was wait.
"Ok…lets recap…You were a baby, and you were on a boat. You were being held by your mom…and your dad was there too…then there was a storm…your dad cot eaten by a squid…which was a Chaser…and your mom put you in a basket with a note, sent you out to sea…and hen the ship went under. THEN you woke up and found that you were having……my baby." Sora said. Kairi knew he'd be skeptical about it. She didn't even think that he would believe her. He just sat there looking confused like he normally did.
"Well?" Kairi asked.
"Well…I think that if you believe the dream was real…then I do too…" Sora said. "And that means that we…end up..."
"Yeah…I know." Kairi said. "but this also explains why I was living with my grandma back on the islands…and why I never knew my parents…only the woman that found me in that basket."
"Well…do you want to find out more?" Sora asked.
"Definitely!" Kairi said. "But how?"
"You say you were a baby? 6 months old, about?" Sora asked. Kairi nodded. And…you're 16 now…" Kairi was stunned in her mind. After everything that went down, he remembered her birthday…this made her feel even worse about the whole prison situation.
"That means we need to go back to Destiny Islands…15 and ½ years ago…" Sora finished.
"You know you're breaking so many rules with that stupid Timeline?" Kairi asked.
"Yeah…I know." Sora replied. Kairi glanced down at a corner of her room. She noticed a few bags of stuff that belonged to Sora.
"How'd your stuff get in here?" Kairi asked.
"I moved it. We found some friends where we went, and brought them back. We needed some space, so the king rearranged some stuff and…I'm in here now." Sora said.
"Oh…" Kairi replied.
"I can set up a place on the floor if you…"
"No…it's…it's ok." Kairi replied. Sora nodded.
"I'm going to the kitchen to get a snack…you want anything?" Sora asked.
"Erm…bring me a glass of water?" Kairi replied. Sora nodded. "And…Sora…could we talk some more about the dream and all when you get back?"
"Sure…" Sora said, reassuringly, and he walked out of the room. Kairi watched Sora exit the room. She stood up, walked into the bathroom, and washed her face with cold water.
"This…is too weird." Kairi thought. She stared down into the sink and looked back up into the mirror. Behind her was the most gruesome thing you could ever see. There was blood smeared all over the walls and the floor , and dust was flying everywhere. The toilet behind her was crushed...and then there was something that made her gasp. She saw Sora. He was laying on the floor, covered in blood…his chest ripped open and his organs strewn about the outside of his body. He was just laying there. Kairi turned around to try and get away from the devastation…but everything was back to normal. She sunk down to the ground and began to cry.
"Kairi? Kairi? Where are you?" It was Sora.
"The bathroom…she replied shakily. She heard the sound of two glasses of water being set down on a table, and then Sora walked in.
"Kairi? What are you doing in…what's wrong?"
"Nothing." Kairi replied.
"Kairi…you're crying…" Sora said.
"No…I'm not…" She quickly wiped her eyes.
"Kairi…you can tell me…"
"NOTHING IS WRONG…OK? DROP IT!" Kairi shouted. Sora looked taken aback. "I'm sorry…I just…need to be alone…please…" Sora nodded slowly, picked up his things and exited the room, taking one last look at Kairi before he left.
Once he had closed the door, she sat down on the side of her bed and stared at the wall. Then she held out her hands and looked down at them. They were covered in blood and she was holding the crown chain he wore.
"No…she muttered. She threw the chain across the room and closed her eyes.
"NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!" She shouted. She opened her eyes again. The chain wasn't where she threw it and the blood was gone.
"Why…why is this happening to me…what's going on…?" she muttered to herself. She got under the covers of her bed and lay there, tears streaming down her cheeks…and she realized…she wasn't going to get much sleep tonight.
Riku sat down at the dining table that morning. He was sitting next to Sora.
"You don't look too good…" Riku stated.
"Huh? Oh…no…I'm ok…" Sora replied blandly. Riku looked over at Kairi who was sitting quite a few seats away from them.
"Is it Kairi?" Riku asked. He had now dropped all grudges against Sora…he was worried now…something was wrong.
"It's nothing…just leave it, ok?" Sora replied.
"Yeah…ok." Riku looked over at Kairi who had pushed her breakfast away, and had put her head on the table. She looked like she didn't sleep…and Sora looked the same. Kairi stood up and walked towards Sora and Riku. Sora perked up, but Kairi walked right by.
"Riku…what's happening? I…we were so happy…and then she snaps at me and doesn't talk to me…what am I doing wrong?" Sora asked.
"I don't know man…all you can do is talk to her." Riku replied.
"Yeah. I'll do that." Sora said. He stood up and followed Kairi out the door.
"Whoa there fella! Shouldn't be in such a hurry!" a voice said. It was Cid.
"Sorry…" Sora said sadly and he walked off.
"It's like he doesn't care anymore." Tifa said.
"What's wrong with him?" Aerith asked.
"I say…It's the younger generation…no manners…" Merlin replied.
"Well, now that everyone is here, I…" Mickey began.
"I do hope it's alright I brought my house with me. I just need space on the gardens, and I should be fine.
"It's ok. Now to begin…wait…where are Sora and Kairi…they need to hear this."
"I'll go find them." Riku said. He stood up and walk towards the door.
"Cloud gotten back yet?" Riku heard Leon ask. The answer was unknown to him as the door shut behind him. He walked down the hallway, taking a few wrong turns, but finally making it to Kairi's room. The door was cracked open, and Riku looked into the room. He heard Sora and Kairi talking.
"We'll go now…just you and me." Sora said. He heard Sora swing his Keyblade.
"But…what about..." Kairi asked hesitantly.
"I don't believe it for a second…your dreams are one thing, but you aren't going to kill me." Sora replied.
"How…how do you know?" Kairi asked.
"Because I do…now, are we going?" Sora asked.
"Yeah…" Kairi replied. Riku saw a flash erupt from the room. He pushed the door open, but they were gone…they had gone back...to somewhere unknown…and he had to report back to the king about it.