Disclaimer: Kingdom Hearts and everything else belongs to Walt Disney and Square-Enix.

The OCs and their alter-ego that appear in this story belong to their respective authors.

::KINGDOM HEARTS III Online HD::

-Intermission-

It has been countless days since the lives of our heroes changed forever.

It all started when the video game Kingdom Hearts III Online HD got released to the public of Midlight City, Florida. The game got gamers all across the country into the action. But the action soon turned real for teen gaming champion, Rian Rivers, when he got a run-in with a heartless and Keyblade Knight Terra.

Terra revealed to him the true nature of the game. It was a trap, set by the Blackheart Dominion-a league of Keyblade Champions who have succumbed to Darkness-whose ruthless plan is to steal Rian's heart of Pure Bravery, along with twelve other Hearts of Pure Bravery belonging to twelve other KH Players like him. It is then revealed to Rian that his heart of Pure Bravery is very much the same heart as the heart belonging to his Kingdom Hearts game avatar, Johnny Thunder. So in order for Rian to save his own heart and those belonging to the twelve other KH Players, the teen had to join force with these KH players all over Midlight City and forge an alliance strong enough to defeat the Dominion. And to do that he must assume his avatar role's as Keybearer and obtain his Keyblade powers.

Rian eventually managed to find eleven of these Players/Keybearers on the ultimate mission: some alliance was unexpected, like Rian's high school rival Talen; some were expected like his best friend Taylor and her boyfriend Matt; and some came from out of the blue or as a big surprise, like the introverted Kami and the celebrity Jean-Michel. The mission was running smoothly until a sudden twist of events changed everything.

At the Homecoming, Blackheart member Phantamis, the Illusion came in and tried to erase Rian. But instead he erased Talen, as Talen had jumped in at the last minute to save his rival's life. Phantamis's action to erase Rian was a plot concocted by Blackheart member Alistare who plotted to betray the Dominion's initial plan to capture the hearts of Pure Bravery so that he can pursue his own true desire: the capture of Kingdom Hearts.

As for Talen. He at least did not get erased, but instead he was captured by the Blackhearts... until a mysterious figure came to his rescue.

So, the leader of the Dominion, Maurchel, was furious at Alistare for his betrayal once he learned what he tried to do to Rian. But that did not stop Alistare to revolt and kill Maurchel right in front of the Blackheart members. With the Dominion having a new leader, their focus changed and so did the heroes.

Rian ended up in a legendary land where he met King Mickey and finally his twin: his KH avatar Johnny Thunder. Thunder, as he calls himself, reveals himself to be a Keyblade Rider. And the twelve KH players's avatars also carry the title Keyblade Riders. Determined to find his comrades and taking advantage of the twin resemblance, Thunder decided to take over Rian's life and help out his friend, while Rian must stay with Mickey and continue on their quest in finding the remaining Keyblade Riders. But there was one condition: Thunder was to assume Rian's role and Rian must stay away from the Dominion, so that they can still make them believe that Thunder and the remaining Keyblade Riders were still dead. But because they had to do that, their friends the KH players had to be kept in the dark with that secret; for it could endanger them as well. And so Thunder, posing as Rian, joins force with the remaining 13 Keybearers to resume their quest to save Talen and defeat the Blackhearts Dominion, now under the command of Alistare.

Meanwhile, on his search for the missing Keyblade Riders, Rian eventually had a vision of someone in trouble and ended up rescuing a Keybearer stuffed inside a sarcophagus at the Keyblade Graveyard: A young Keybearer named Ruin, or rather the Heart of the Keyblade Rider Ruin. Following his rescue, Rian learn of the legend behind Ruin and how he unintentionally betrayed his friends with his heart and its connection to their own hearts of Pure Bravery, by Merlin's witch rival Vivian. Rian decide to help Ruin get back to his alter-ego, Kami's brother Tenshu, who is currently sleeping in a hospital.

How far will Rian and Thunder go to keep their twin secret from the Dominion and their KH player friends? Will they ever be successful at it? Or will a vengeful hero, a villain with a change of heart, or someone else, find out about it and expose them?

It has been 3 months since the events that have gone down in Midlight City and the Realm of Light...

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