A/N: *Spoiler Alert!* Before you guys tell me, 'Sora disappeared at the end of KH3!' Calm your jets ok. First, I plan this story way before KH3 came out, and we all know how long it took for that game to come out. Second, Sora isn't gone for good since there's a strong possibility he'll be back, plus it's Kingdom Hearts! Nobody dies! Third, this story is suppose to take place years after the original series so it's safe to assume that Sora was rescued and everyone lived happily ever after. And lastly, I haven't played KH3 yet but I've herd mixed reviews of it as well as ReMind. So I'm looking forward to playing it when I have the chance.

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts!

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Long ago, all of the worlds were in peace until the darkness started to plunge over them. This was caused by the people who fought over the light, a realm which held the purest light known as Kingdom Hearts. The darkness began to take over people's hearts, then it engulfed the worlds, until a spark of light shine through that darkness, the light that still remains in the hearts of children. The worlds were then scattered across the universe.

A man named Xehanort desired an ultimate weapon known as the X-blade. He wanted to start a new Keyblade War in order to forge it once more. Until a boy named Sora who was unexpectedly chosen by the Keyblade halted his ambition. He traveled to various worlds and made connections with people along the way. Though he was just a boy, he had great courage and a strong heart. And with it, he managed to bring peace back to the worlds and brought back the hearts of those who were once lost.

This is not his story.

Yume was floating in an endless abyss of water. It felt like she was in a dream. Was she dreaming? Was this real? She couldn't tell if this was all in her head or not. It all felt too real. She felt her blond hair flowing through the water like it was made of thin air. Her body floated as if she was paper. She slowly opened her blue eyes as she gasped for air.

She was fourteen-years-old. She had light blond hair that went down to her shoulders, and spiky bangs that drop down her eyes. She wore a sleeveless white tank top with a zipper, and a red skirt that went above her knees. Her waist was wrapped around with a blue belt. She had a pink long-sleeved jacket with a black hoodie, and a necklace with a pink heart around her neck. The back of her jacket went down to her ankles like a coat. She wore a pair of fingerless red gloves, and wore red gym shoes and medium length socks that went a bit over her ankles.

Her eyes were blue like the sky, and her skin was pale with a pink tone same for her lips. Her face was as delicate as a doll's face, her cheeks were well-rounded and smooth as if they still had some baby fat in them.

"Something about today…doesn't feel the same as yesterday.

I feel different from how I was before.

Will I ever be the same as how I was, or will I be someone else?"

Yume said those words as she slowly began to drift back to sleep. Bubbles escaped from her mouth as she continued to fall deeper into the abyss of the eternal ocean. She then awoken into a different place. She looked through her surroundings to see that she was on a small island. The one her and her friends would go to hang out.

She shielded her eyes from the sun as its light hit her face. Then she looked up to notice that a boy with light brown spiked hair was standing in the middle of the ocean. She began to walk up to him, only to be halted by the strong shore, she just remembered she wasn't a good swimmer.

She noticed a big wave was heading towards the boy. He turned around to face her, and reached out his hand with a smirk on his face. Before she could question his actions, she immediately ran to him, hoping she could save him. Only to be proven wrong as the wave engulfed both of them. She was pushed back by the strong currents, being a further distance from her friend. He was still reaching out to her. She used all her strength to reach him but failed as the currents pushed her away.

She got back up from the water and noticed it was sunset. She saw her other friend waving at her by the shore. She was a girl with long raven black hair that went down her shoulders with a blue flower hair clip. She waved back and ran up to her.

As she made it to her friend's presence she noticed that she was talking to her, but couldn't make out what she was saying. Nonetheless, she was just happy to see her.

The raven haired girl giggled until she saw something suspicious in the sky. Yume looked up to see what it was. It seems to be someone falling from the sky. She squinted her eyes to get a good glimpse at the person. The person...was her?!

In shock, Yume fell back to the ground as it turned into the sky. She reached out to her friend, only to watch her disappear by ripple water drops. She continued to fall yet again and fell back to sleep, she soon awoken as she got closer to the ground. She landed on an unseen platform in the middle of nowhere, it was nothing but pitch black darkness. She took a step forward and a bunch of doves appeared out of nowhere from the floor that revealed to be a purple platform that had a princess in the center. She had beautiful golden blond hair that was very long. She wore a long purple dress with thin sleeves that went up to her forearms.

Along with a man with brown hair and a beard, a green chameleon, and a white horse.

Yume watched the doves fly away, until they disappeared. Now, it was just her standing alone on top of the glass stain floor of the long haired princess.

"So much to do, so little time..." a mysterious voice said.

She looked around to see who was the owner of the mysterious voice, but there was no one around. Was she just hearing things? Was it just her imagination?

"Take your time." they said. "Don't be afraid."

There it goes again. What did this voice want from her? Was this the voice that brought her here? But why though?

"The door is still door shut."

Door? What door? From the looks of this empty place, there appears to be no door around.

"First you must take a step forward." The voice told her. "Can you do it?"

(Move the left stick to move. Tilt it lightly to walk, and all the way to run.)

Yume did what the voice told and moved forward. She walked up to the center of the platform. Suddenly, three pedestals rose from the ground. The first one had a sword, the second one had a magic staff, and the third one had a shield with a mouse symbol on it.

"Power sleeps within you."

"If you give it form…"

"It will give you strength."

Power? What power could she possibly possess? She was just an ordinary girl. It's not like she was some super powered hero, or something like that.

"Choose well."

(Press the O button to jump)

Yumé looked at each weapon carefully. She placed a hand on her chin and took some thought into it. This was a difficult choice. Then again, the sword did look promising. It reminded her of those great warriors who fought in ancient times, like the ones from the books her dad would read to her. So, why not?

She got up on the pedestal with the sword and picked it up. It looks so cool. She couldn't believe she was actually holding a real sword. She saw her reflection on the blade staring back at her.

"The power of the warrior."

"Invisible courage."

"A sword of terrible destruction."

"Is this the power you seek?"

Yume nodded. The sword disappeared from her hands in a spark of light.

"Your path is set."

"Now what will you give up in exchange?"

Yume got off from the pedestal and looked at the other two that had the staff and shield. Great, another tough choice. She should've known it wasn't going to be that easy. But now that she thought about it, magic wasn't much of her thing. In fact, combat without magic can actually be a good challenge. She went up to the pedestal with the staff and picked it up.

"The power of the mystic."

"Inner strength."

"A staff of wonder and ruins."

"You give up this power?"

Yume nodded to the voice. The staff disappeared from her hands in a spark of light just like the sword did.

"You've chosen the power of the warrior."

"You've given up the power of the mystic."

"Is this the form you chose?"

This was Yume's final decision. There was no turning back after this. She had to think carefully. So far, everything was exactly how she wanted it. She wouldn't have it any other way. She gave her final nod. Yume felt the pedestal rumble below her. She lost her balance as it sunk to the ground along with the other pedestals. She jumped off from it before she could get sunk too.

The glass floor shook as it shattered into pieces. Yume stood in the center of the platform, hoping she wouldn't fall to her doom. Unfortunately, the entire floor dissolved until there was nothing self, she automatically fell off once the ground below her feet was completely shattered.

She slowly fell to another platform, but this time it was a dark-skin princess with a green dress holding a frog. She wore a tiara and had her hair tied to a bun. Yume's feet gently landed on the green platform.

"You've gained the power to fight." The anonymous voice said.

A spark of light appeared in Yume's hand, and out came was the sword she picked earlier. She gave it a good swing before she took a grasp with both hands on the handle.

(Press the X button to attack)

Yume slash her sword in the air, as if she was fighting with an invisible enemy. This felt good to her, being able to use a real weapon for the first time. The only sword she ever used was the wooden sword she'd play sword fight with her friends, but that wasn't a real sword, it was more like a toy if anything.

"All right! You've got it." The voice praised Yume.

"Use this power to protect yourself and others."

Yume sense a negative aura that made her feel ill all of a sudden. She put her hand on her head as it began to hurt. Where was this feeling coming from? Before she could even think, a group of black creatures with yellow eyes came sprouting from the ground.

"There will be times you have to fight."

Yume took a step back in fear of the black creatures. Their claws were razor sharp, giving the impression of wanting to rip off human flesh. What were these things?

"Keep your light burning strong."

She didn't understand what the voice was saying. But she didn't have time to think. Right now she needed to focus on the mysterious creatures. One of them came at her with its claw out ready to slice her like butter. She quickly dodge it and slash her sword across the torso as it fades away in a black mist.

The second one made a sneak attack and slash her leg, gushing out blood. She winced in agony as she took a step back from her attacker. It was hard for her to even stand with an injured leg. The yellow eyed creatures came all at once, ready to clobber her. She tried to attack them but the pain on her leg overtook her and made her fall on her butt.

She let out her arm in a 'stop' position while looking away, even though it wouldn't do any good. Only to feel a warmth glow sprout from her hand. It blasted the entire area and obliterated all the creatures that were about to eliminate her.

She looked at her hand while raising a brow. Did she just do that? Where did that blast of light come from? Did it come from her? So many questions were swirling in her head like a bunch of flies.

"You possess a strong power," the mysterious voice informed.

"A power that can vanquish the creatures of darkness."

Creatures of darkness? Did it mean those things that tried to kill her?

"Behind you!" The voice yelled.

Yume turned around to see what was behind her. It was one of those yellowed eyed creatures! Without a second thought, Yume quickly swung her blade at it before it could even attack her. She wasn't gonna take another wound from those little pests. The rest of them sunk into the ground, creating a pool of darkness that spread across the glass floor.

Yume felt a sense of panic in her chest as the entire floor was covered in pure black. Her feet began to sink, she tried to break free as she made an attempt to pull her legs out, but the gash on her leg stung so bad it made it impossible to get herself loose. Her body completely got sucked into the abyss.

It was pitch-black, there was nothing at all. She squirm around in fear of the darkness. She couldn't see a thing, it was scary. Then she felt herself laying on a floor that appeared out of nowhere. She got up to see this new floor, this time it was pink and decorative with hearts.

Yume noticed a strange door that appeared in the middle. She was able to see through it like a ghost. It was obviously transparent. She crossed her arms, thinking how she could possibly open it. She looked to see if there was anything she could use to open the door. Then she saw a red treasure chest on the floor. She went up to it and gave it a few taps with her sword. Much to her surprise it opened, inside it was a blue bottle.

"This is a potion," the voice explained. "It will heal all your wounds. Give it a try."

At first, Yume was hesitant to drink the potion. What if it tastes bad? Will it give her side effects? She wasn't sure whether to trust the voice or not, but from the looks of it, she didn't really have a choice. She took the bottle and chugged it down, luckily it wasn't so bad.

Yume felt the gash on her leg fade away from existence. She looked down to see that it was gone, as if it was never there. She checked the door again and saw that it went from transparent to solid. She went up and grabbed the handles, only for it to open automatically.

She quickly took a step back as the door opened wide, letting out a bright light. She shields her eyes as they were too delicate for the brightness, then the light engulfed her completely.

She found herself back on her island with her friends. A boy with white hair and green eyes, who wore an orange short sleeved zipper jacket, and green scarf wrapped around his neck. He had black gloves, gray pants, and beige shoes.

A girl with pink drills, pierced silver hoop earrings, and a pink halter top that went up to her torso to reveal her stomach. She wore an orange skirt and a fur pelt wrap around her waist. She had three beaded necklaces and numerous bracelets. And a pair of beige boots.

And a tall young man with shoulder-length brown hair. He wore a black short-sleeved shirt, and blue trousers with a brown belt and a blue cloth on his waist. He had a leather bracer on his left arm, and wrapped cord on his right arm.

"Hold on." The voice said.

"The door won't open just yet."

"First tell me more about yourself."

Yume raised a brow at the voice's last statement. Now this anonymous person wanted to know more about her? Weird. But at least she was back at the island with her friends. Hope, Vanillle, and Noel. Even though, it was strange that that door led her back to her homeland all of sudden.

She first went up to Hope and talked to him.

"What are you so afraid of?" he asked.

"Being different."

Then, she went up to Vanille and talked to her.

"What's most important to you?" she asked.

"Friendship."

Lastly, she went up to Noel and talked to him.

"What do you want out of life?" he asked.

"To see rare sites."

"You want friendship."

"You're afraid of being different."

"You want to see rare sites."

"The day you will open the door both far off and very near."

Next thing Yume knew, she was back in the dream, only this time the glass floor had two princesses. One with pale blonde hair in a side braid on her left shoulder, she wore a long dress blue with see-through sleeves.

The other had brown hair in twin braids and wore a winter dress with a magenta bonnet and mittens. Both princesses were holding hands while sleeping. They looked like close sisters.

Besides them was a snowman, a reindeer with huge antlers, and a man with blond hair and snow hat.

A new road appeared next to the current platform that led to another. Yume followed the path to the next floor. This one was a different type of princess. She looked like an islander like her. Her hair was thick and wavy, and she wore a red crop top with a red hip skirt that was made of tapa. She had a necklace with a green stone on it. Unlike the other princesses she was barefooted. She was holding an ore with an adventurous posture.

Aside her, was a large man with long wavy hair like hers, a pig with black spots, and a large eyed chicken.

"The stronger your light becomes, The closer the darkness will be."

Yume felt a strong sensation from behind that made her feel uneasy yet again. She turned around to see a giant glomp of dark purple and black rising from the glass stain floor. It was turning into a giant monster with snake-like hair that covered most of its face. It's eyes were glowing yellow, and bat-like sprouted from it's back. It was horrifying to look at.

The horrific creature gave Yume a shiver in her spine. She wanted to run away from it. She was scared.

"But don't be afraid."

As much as she wanted to believe the voice. Her fears were too much to bare. She couldn't take it anymore, she ran as fast as she could from the monster, only to be halted by the edge of the glass platform as she almost fell.

"And don't forget…"

Looks like there was no turning back. Yume needed to fight against this thing. The sword appeared in her hands again, telling her that it was time to defend herself. She took a good grip on the sword as if her life depended on it. It was now or never.

The monster took the first attack and tried to punch her with its gigantic fist. Yume quickly dodge it as she rolled across her left. This led to the monster's fist being stuck on to the floor as a black and purple mist swirled around it's wrists, and created a mini pool of darkness.

She noticed a couple of the little creatures that attacked her earlier were coming from the dark pool. This wasn't good. One thing's for sure, she needed to focus on the giant one. The little ones weren't that big of a deal.

Yume decided to get it's hands to stop it from creating more minions. She swung her sword at it's knuckles, only to be knocked back by excessive force. It's hands were as hard as a bolder. There has to be some sort of weak spot. It's hands were far too strong to take a slash from the sword, especially when it's twenty times smaller compared to size, and it's whole body was just as strong. Not even a stab to the torso would work.

Maybe just maybe, the face could be it's sensitive spot. It was wide open, she just needed to get it right in the eyes, since most of its face was covered in it's hair.

She tightened her grip on her sword and charged at the giant monster, she made a high jump to the face and did a swift attack across the eyes. It covered its eyes in agony. With a wound like that, it's possible she made it go blind.

The monster glared at Yume and was ready to punch her. She tried to raise her sword in defense but it disappeared out of her reach. Now she was no longer in possession of a weapon, she was defenseless. She felt the urge to panic, and quickly dodge the fatal blow. Or did she?

The yellow-eyed giant created another large pool of darkness that spread across the glass floor. Yume tried to run away, but somehow she was too exhausted to continue fighting. Her legs grew heavy and her head began to hurt again. The negative sensation got the best of her. She fell back on her butt and let the giant dark monster do whatever to her. What was the point? She couldn't fight back or escape, it was hopeless.

"But don't be afraid."

She felt her body being consumed by the darkness, every inch was covered in swirls of black. It made her body jolt in pain. There was no air. She couldn't breath

"You hold the mightiest weapon of all."

No, not like this! She can't go out like this!

There has to be a way out from it's clutches. Yume made an attempt to flee, but it was too late.

"So don't forget,"

Her efforts were meaningless, as her body was too weak to even move. The darkness consumes her entire body as she loses her breath. She completely passed out from the impact. This was it. The darkness got her.

"You are the one who will open the door."

A/N: This an rewrite of an old fanfic I've written a long time ago, but it was awful since It was my first fic and I wasn't that experience into writing like I am now. Plus, I didn't really know where to go with the story at the time. But now that I've plan out the story, I know exactly where to take it. I had this story in my head for a long time and now I finally get to share it! Hooray!

In chase your wondering Yume is Japanese for 'dream'. I thought it was fitting for Sora and Kairi's daughter considering their names means 'sky' and 'ocean with them combine they looks like a dream-like state especially with that scene in Re:Mind where Sora went to save Kairi the place they were in had a sky and an ocean. I see what you did there Square!

Anyways hope you enjoyed it!