Ashes to Ashes

Disclaimers: All Kingdom Hearts characters are owned by Disney and Square Enix and are all copied without permission. I have made this story for fun and not profit.

Writer's Note: This idea is another RP with one of my friends.. I have several friends that I do RPs with and I had wanted to make this RP into a story.. I apologize if the idea may seem unusual, but I still hope you enjoy it. (Rated for suspense)

Prologue

As they entered the main room of the Mysterious Tower, Sora and his friends readied themselves for whatever mission was in store for them.

The elderly man in a blue robe with a pointed hat adorning his head sat before them. His ancient eyes gazed upon those who had recently saved the worlds from Xehanort's mad scheme.

"Sora. Kairi. Riku. Lea." he greeted after a moment. "I appreciate you all coming on such short notice...especially considering recent events."

"We're here to help in any way we can," Sora smiled. "If we work together, I'm sure we can accomplish anything."

"What he said." Axel chimed in, stretching his slender arms out from behind his back. "'Sides, not like there's been much happening since the old coot passed on, so I could always use a little exercise to keep me in form."

Riku merely nodded with a slight hum on agreement.

"I am happy to hear that you are so willing to provide your aid despite previous circumstances." Yen Sid replied in gratitude. "I wish I did not need to call upon you so soon, but...a situation has arose."

"We will do what we can to help." Kairi assured, taking a step forward.

Sora nodded in agreement.

"As you are aware, ever since Xehanort and his machinations have been put to a halt, the world's have been at relative peace." The wizard began, his fingers stroking at his king beard. "However, worlds still remain that wane dangerously close to falling into darkness, and there are those who would happily exploit that darkness for their own gain...those such as Maleficent, and her cohort, Pete."

Riku's face slightly grimaced at the mention of the enchantress who had so easily led him astray and turned him against his friends. How blind he had been back then...

Kairi took noticed of this and gently placed a hand on his shoulder.

Riku visibly relaxed as Kairi placed a hand on his shoulder, turning and giving her a ghost of a smile. Sora soon took a step forward.

"Master Yen Sid, is there something we can do?"

Yen Sid nodded and once again began to speak.

"A world has recently revealed itself..." Yen Sid's began to explain, his eyes narrowing slightly. "One that's dangerously close to falling into darkness. Not much is currently known of this realm...but what is known that if left to its own devices, it will most certainly give the forces of evil a powerful advantage."

"Well, whatever this world throws at us," Sora started. "As long as we stick together, we can accomplish ANYTHING."

Everyone else soon nodded in agreement.

"Then, all that remains is your destination." The wizard replied.

He soon pushed a small Gummi block toward them on his desk.

"This Gummi will reveal the pathway to this world once installed into your ship. Now go; make haste before the worst comes to fruition."

Soda nodded as he took the block carefully, before turning to his friends.

"Alright then, let's go!"

Riku nodded with a slight smile, Axel doing the same and giving a thumbs up.

Everyone soon hurried off to the Gummi Ship and Sora moved over to the main control panel. Almost instantly, the panel lit up around the new Gummi piece and a light shot from the front of the ship, creating a massive portal that seemed to be emitting a strange type of fog or smoke.

Axel let out a short whistle at the strange abyss which opened up before then.

"Man, really looks like we're heading into the lion's den here, huh?" he commented.

Sora stared into the swirls of fog and smoke, feeling something wasn't right as he continued staring into the open gateway.

"Sora?"

Kairi's voice snapped Sora out of his thoughts.

"Huh?"

"Everything alright?" Kairi asked.

"I.. Yeah.." Sora muttered.

He turned to look back at the gateway.

Riku moved beside Sora, firmly clasping his friend's shoulder.

"Whatever's waiting for us on the other side, we'll face it and we'll win." He then summoned his Braveheart Keyblade, pointing it in the direction of the hole they were facing. "Together."

Sora looked up at him and soon smiled and nodded.

"Yeah."

He soon turned toward the gateway again and took hold of the controls.

"Let's go!"

He soon started working with the controls and soon they were ready to enter the gate. With the press of a button, the four friends took off into the portal before them.

Time seemed to fly by as they made their way to their destination. However, as they touched down at their destination, they were shocked to find the entire world around them was shrouded in a thick smoke or fog. They could barely see past a few feet in front of them.

All they could see, was a large, dilapidated white sign with a green border, with green lettering that read: Welcome to Copperwood Harbor.

Author's Note: I know this may seem different than my other stories, but this is what had come to mind.. I will try to get more up soon..