Welcome Back to Traverse Town

Once walking through the door, a bright light came over them.

Sora, Donald and Goofy began to feel moved, as if their bodies were being sprung light years away from where they once stood. The illuminating brightness blinded them so they were not able to see. Moments passed, it felt like ages, but also seconds before all their senses returned to them and they were able to open their eyes once again. What they saw sent shockwaves into their very core. He blinked a few times to make sure that he wasn't dreaming as he saw a very familiar looking main street in his view point.

"No way." Sora gasped, blinking a few times to make sure he was seeing the right thing. "Traverse Town.

Traverse Town, it was definitely Traverse Town. The same wooden buildings that covered most of the main square still stood, all the same shops and stands that littered the streets, still stood. It was an amazing sight to behold once again. Sora took a few steps forward, his eyes widening as his smile grew.

The familiar sight sent a wave of Nostalgia through everyone. From the cafe, the mailbox in the plaza to the Moogle shop to all the lamps aligning the streets, so much of it hadn't changed at all. It has been a long time since they have seen this place. Already remembering just how calm and relaxing it could be. Happy to be laying on a familiar sight once again.

Already Sora wondered what was going on, he knew that Leon and the others had left just before he went to battle Xehanort during the final battle. Still the town had been a town where many of his friends had helped him. He wouldn't have gotten far without many of these friends.

"Wow," Goofy stood by Sora's side, his face filled with shock and awe. "Never thought I'd see this place ever again,"

Donald looked confused, "What's the big idea, why are we back to where we started."

"Yeah, maybe we went through a teleport," Sora suggested.

Donald shrugged, "Who nose"

"Weird to be back here though," Goofy said, "But nice, lot of memories"

"Yeah, a lot of memories," Sora took a deep breath and sighed. Again he closed his eyes and tried to remember the people he had met here. This time when the images appeared they were far more clear and concise and he could even remember names.

It's where he met the Pine's family, quite a wacky group. Also it's where he met others, some nice like Phineas and Ferb, and others not so nice like Honest John and the Weasels. Traverse Town was a place with weirdos but they were his kind of weirdo's. Nice people, who helped him at the start through the most difficult time of his life.

A small smile came over Sora's face as he remembered, even for a moment. All these people connected to his heart. He made a lot of friends here and they were all important to him.

"Yeah, this place sure makes me happy." Goofy beamed as he kept a few steps ahead of the group. "This is where we met you after all, probably one of the best days of life, apart from the day Max was born, that will always be number one."

Sora shook his head and nodded, "Yeah...I bet."

"You okay Sora?" Donald asked.

Sora shook his head and smiled, "Yeah, I'm fine, just a little woozy"

"Feeling sick?"

Sora shook his head, "Just worried, like, what if we're forgetting something"

"I doubt it. I remember the important stuff" Donald assured him.

"Yep, that's the important stuff" Goofy nodded smiling, "So long as we remember that will be okay...I hope"

Jiminy hoped behind Sora smiling. "That's right, you were told to find the fellow with the Keyblade. It's all right here in my memo."

"You have a memo?" Donald asked, Jiminy shocked

"Yes, don't you organize." Jiminy scolded him,

"No." Donald growled.

"Well you should, it helps keep things organized, otherwise I'd forget to put down the important things in my journal." Jiminy scolded him again, looking quite proud about the fact he had a memo

"Stupid journal always so neat and…." Donald muttering started to become untenable as it went on.

Sora ignored the bickering continuing to gasp in the town's radiance. Though he was still confused on just how they got there. He took a few steps forward, feeling the wood of the walls, seeing if it was real. He saw the dust clamor on his gloved hand as he just kept moving around, still in shock. It was just so good to be in a familiar place

"So we're here now." Sora pointed to the floor and turned back to the main gate. "But we were in a Castle."

"Maybe we went through a portal." Goofy suggested.

Donald tapped his beak. "I didn't sense any magic."

For a moment all three just stood there thinking back to when they first met. Sora remembers as clear as day how the two of them fell on top of him in the middle of fighting the Heartless. How he woke up in an alleyway near Dipper and Mabel being the first to interact with him. So far it seemed that the hooded figure threat about losing memories were false, all of them could remember.

"Hey, what smells good." Sora took a deep breath to inhale the sweet scent of something afar, causing his mouth to drool.

Donald groaned. "Come on take this seriously, we don't have time for lunch."

"No time for lunch!" Sora seemed insulted. "Donald, there is always time for lunch."

"What if the world is ending."

"ESPECIALLY, if the world is ending."

Sora looked up to see a local cafe with a wide goofy smile forming on his face. The lights were on and their food was definitely cooking inside. His stomach gurgled as the lust for food started to overtake him. He hadn't eaten anything in awhile, he could use some freshly cooked food. Though nothing so far ever beat the freshly cooked meals that his mother used to make for him back home, and nothing would.

"You know what they say when an army marches to the beat of their stomach." Sora marched on over to the cafe.

"Who says that?" Goofy asked, sounding confused.

Sora shrugged. "I don't know, but I'm hungry and I wanna eat."

So they ate so bad there wasn't any food.

All of them sat down hoping a waiter would come with a nice tiny candle glitter in the middle of the tabel.

Sora leaned back in the chair and twiddled his thumbs impatiently. He could hear his stomach rumbling every other second, growing louder and louder as time passed. His mind thought of all the delicious food he had been missing out on by not being in a world that had any sense of civilization for the last few days.

They looked through the menu though their options were limited to rice balls and sushi. Sora wished he could be home right now, smelling his mother's cooking of freshly cut toast, egg, and Granted he could eat pretty much anything if he put his mind to it. Though he had been known to choke on his food from time to time. Riku needed to perform the heimlich maneuver on occasion.

"Anyone thirsty? I could go for a nice cup of hot tea" Sora asked looking for a waiter, seeing no one on sight. "Gee, this place is dead."

"I could go for something sweet...like a nice glass of orange juice, or maybe something warm like milk or..." Jiminy stopped for no one was listening. "Of course, no that's okay just ignore me I'm just conscious after all."

"I'll just take a water." Goofy said, putting him down his menu.

Sora continued to look at his eyes, delicious yet also with disappointment. "They sure don't serve much here." he muttered, wishing for something a bit more filling.

Suddenly a cold wind came over them causing their candle to go out. Everything got darker than normal now.

Donald and Goofy looked nervous as Sora darted his eyes, keeping a big smile.

"Heh heh...M-Maybe there gonna jump out from behind us and yell surprised." He chuckled nervously.

Behind him, several beedy yellow eyes began to grow from the darkness that started to surround him now. Sora jumped up and summoned his Keyblade as two his shock and horror the Heartless emerged jumping right at him. He wanted to dodge, barrel roll and use all his energy to strike them down in one fell swoop, however all he could engage was a few swings managing to take down a few, leaving the rest to Donald and Goofy to try and take down. Landing on his feet, the Keybear stumbled as he tried to think of what to do next

"I can't move like I want." Sora tried to twist his body.

His mind knew the names of the move he had been taught by people like Phil, Leon and Yuffie yet he couldn't seem to enact him. His body did not want to perform the actions of his mind. As if he had forgotten how.

To find is to lose and to lose is to find.

"Ugh- stupid cloaked person." Sora muttered paying attention. "Why can't I move properly, come on, don't do this to me now!"

He would have thought over these words longer but he had Heartless to fight.

Holding his Keyblade firm Sora charged forward and began striking at Heartless one by one now. He may not have been able to move like he was used to but that didn't stop him from taking down the Heartless. They continued to swarm and swirl around him but he wasn't going to let that deter him. They continued to fight the Heartless until all had vanished leaving them tired and exhausted though. Without their abilities, the fight was harder and longer than they had started to become used too.

"Oh man!" Sora got his knees panting heavily. "I forgot how hard that used to be."

"Yeah," Goofy sat down in a chair. "I felt like a cadet back at the academy."

"Same." Donald muttered falling on his back, "Training with all the weird magic, and setting my tail on fire"

"Yeah, that was funny"

"Guys, Nostalgia later, fight now" Sora swung his Keyblade again. Wave after wave of Heartless coming at him. He leaped forward and swinging and slashing all the tiny shadow creatures as best he could. It was just like old times in many ways. The thrill of fighting came back to him, but also, the exhaustion.

"I think…" Sora panted trying to regain his breath, "There gone!"

Not true. Another round of Heartless came oozing out from the shadows, The began to swarm together forming a massive horde and struck Sora, Donald and Goofy. Their claws going at them as they tried to deflect the attacks. Sora did his best but he was becoming overwhelmed, all of it becoming too much. Till suddenly he saw a tall figure emerge behind the veneer of heartless carrying something large in his hand.

"I didn't invite the Heartless to this part of town."

"I know that voice. "Sora muttered.

In a quick SLASH the Heartless vanished in a single instant there horrid shadow evaporating in thin air. Sora was still in shock expecting to be attacked only to stand there in the empty silence. They slashes continued as the Heartless began to vanish one by one until all of them were nothing.

Once all the Heartless had vanished and Sora, Donald and Goofy were safe they finally saw who their rescuer was. Tall, long spiky brown hair, with a black leather jacket and massive sword, the most defining feature was the scar on his nose. Leon, or Squall as others called him, leader of Traverse Town stood before them.

Sora's eyes widened as he beamed. "Leon! Thanks for saving us back there." Quickly he rushed to him to wrap him in a big hug. "I didn't think we'd ever see you again. Why aren't you back at Hollow Bastion"

"Hollow what?" Leon looked down at him confused, feeling his tight squeeze. "Hey let go of me."

"Huh?" Sora lifted his head confused. " Leon come on it's me, it's Sora?"

"I don't know Sora." Leon gently pushed Sora off him, dusting his shirt off.

Sora chuckled nervously ."What? Heh heh, don't play around Leon."

"You'd better leave before you get attacked again."

Goofy leaned over towards Donald. "Think his got asma."

"Amnesia." Donald corrected. "And I'm not sure."

Sora looked heartbroken, how could Leon, one of the first people who helped him on his quest forge him. It was him after all who aided him with the help of the rest of the Anti-Heartless resistance to go up against Maleficent and her forces. He led the others into battle at Hollow Bastion. How can all of that be suddenly forgotten. Perhaps this was the strangers doing.

"Did I guy in a cloak do this to you?" Sora barked.

"What?"

"Guy in black, hood covering his face, weird soft voice." Sora ranted. "Something happened! You said, you said we'd never forget each other!"

Leon rolled his eyes. "Look kid you got the wrong guy okay I-"

"Leon come on!" Sora yelled now desperation in his eyes. "Stop kidding around, don't you remember me, what about Hollow Bastion all the time we fought together the time you…"

"Sora enough!"

At that moment Leon put his hand over his mouth, Donald and Goofy gasped and Sora seemed taken aback by the outburst.

"So you do know his name." Goofy said.

Leon scoffed. "What no I uh-Uh….I-I don't know why I said that. I shouldn't know your name I just said it….Uh…."

Sora could tell Leon was having trouble, he kept rubbing his head and trying to make sense of things. Something odd was going on, and he couldn't tell. Again Sora wondered if it had to do with the man in the coat.

"So let me get this straight." Came a voice from across the road. "You now the kids name but you don't know the kid...That's, that's just weird."

Soar turned around to see walking up to them in her green top and yellow scarf with a metal headband on her black hair. The great Ninja Yuffie herself walked over to both of them arms folded giving Leon a snickering look.

"Hey Leon," Yuffie waved. "So I guess these three were the thing Aerith was sensing. Man, the girl has a great six sense, yet can't get her to give me a good lottery ticket to save my life."

"Yuffie!" Sora waved, excitement all over his face.

Yuffie turned and beamed. "Hey, I can do it Leon, okay...So spiky boy is Sora...Dog is Goofy, Duck is Donald...oh and I see the one no one remembers Jiminy."

Jiminy seemed on the verge of tears. "Someone remembers me! I'm so honored."

"Wait, you don't remember us but know our names." Sora felt like his head was about to explode. "What is going on here."

"Yeah this is kinda weird." Yuffie said scratching her head. "Maybe uh, maybe you guys should come along with us. Have a little talk."

Leon sighed. "Probably right, come on guys, I'll take you to my apartment. Cid's making dinner."

"Food!" Sora beamed.

"I'm getting some Deja voodoo here." Goofy commented.

Donald rolled his eyes. "That's deja vu."

"Right."

Sora, Donald, Goofy and Jiminy decided at the end that perhaps it was best to follow Leon and Yuffie back to his house. Or at least this version of Leon and Yuffie. It was hard to tell if this was the real version or not. For one minute they were in the castle and the next they were back in Traverse Town. All the sights sounds and smells were all similar yet still something was out of place, something felt off.

-000-

Being at Cid's place was definitely a sight for sore eyes. The calming nature of the place from the cosey space to the dining table in the middle of the room, and living couch by the fireplace. The windows had a nice view of the city, even though there was nothing much to see because of how empty it was.

Sora was intoxicated by the smell of food, his stomach growling with envy. As he sat down he just began to go over everyone that was missing from Traverse. All the other friends beyond Leon and his gang. It seemed very real and alive, but also very empty without everyone else of those who once made up the famed Anti-Heartless Resistance.

"So how's Phineas and Ferb?" Sora asked as if expecting the two boys to enter any time now.

"Who." Leon asked.

Sora grimace. "Dipper and Mabel? Or are they back home. Is Stan up to his old tricks...Do you know?"

"I have never heard those names in my life."

Yuffie giggled. "Who names a kid Dipper, does his parents hate him or something hate him or something."

"But-uh-"

Sora stopped, realizing that he was making no progress with them. They really didn't remember any of it. He continued to ponder this as they headed over to Leon's apartment. Already he could smell freshly cooked food. Cid had apparently made some of his world famous soup and rice. Something Sora would be more than happy to devour, even if he wasn't sure it was real or not.

"Eat up everyone, I put everything in this." Cid boasted.

Yuffie opened up the fridge to get a drink. "Hey where's my cheesecake."

"Like I said, everything."

"I was going to have that for the desert!"

"It's the key to the entire dish!" Cid yelled back.

Goofy noodles. "Give it an extra kick, I think."

"This is still very confusing." Sora thought to himself, scoffing down his noodles watching the bickering in the background. "But I guess really, who cares, nothing changed, still friends, still together."

Despite not remembering Sora and his friends were greeted warmly by Leon and his gang, just like last time. Everyone was here, Cid, Aerith, Yuffie, Leon, all of them sitting together some bickering going on. Just the way Sora remembered and liked it.

The dinner was going well, everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, all sitting around in Leon's one room apartment on the ground around a tiny table, the smell of noodles penetrating the air, it wasn't until several minutes past that Aerith put her fork down a sad expression dawning upon her.

"My heart is racing." She said.

"Your heart?" Sora asked.

"Yes, you told us how you know us but we don't know you...Yet you have memories of us that are connected to your heart. Those memories resonate in are heart too whether we know it or not. His memories are very powerful. Maybe they are telling us things we don't know..."

"Like why someone puts CHEESE CAKE in a soup!" Yuffie grumbled. "Seriously, who does that!"

Cid rolled his eyes. "Again it's the key to the dish, it's what cements the whole thing together. You know how hard it is to get a whole soup to come together naturally. It takes a lot of work, you have to get the brother just right and then the veggies and the noodles and don't get me started on the noodles and also …."

"Okay, okay-" Leon stopped them both. "So you're saying Sora's memories are affecting ours."

"Perhaps." Aerith said.

Sora continued to eat as all of this was being explained. Yet it still didn't make that much sense to him. Memories connected to one another. He supposed that everyone shared experiences with one another and he had shared many experiences with his friends. Such as fighting the Heartless, defeating Maleficent and Xehanort. Liberating Hollow Bastion. Suddenly a thought occurred to him.

"Hey I just thought of this…" Sora said. "What if, what if you guys are all just figments of my imagination. I might be knocked out in that castle right now, and you guys are just my mind playing tricks on me."

"It's possible." Aerith said, taking a sip of tea. "That castle you described is strange."

Yuffie nodded. "Especially all that to find is to lose and to lose is to find mumbo jumbo….I mean what does that even mean?"

Goofy shrugged.

"Sora do you have something on your mind?" Aerith asked.

Sora coughed swallowing his soup a bit too quickly. "Oh um….Yeah kinda."

"What's up kid?" Cid asked, leaning back on his chair.

"It's just…" Finally Sora snapped and his mind couldn't take it anymore. "We were in a castle and now we're here and you guys can't remember me and I'm looking for Riku and the King and I'm very, very confused about everything!"

"Well what do this King and Riku look like?" Yuffie asked

Sora looked around the table and took a nearby napkin. "Anyone got a pen?"

"I do." Cid said, pulling out a pen.

Quickly Sora began to draw a little doodle of Riku of the King. It was crude but it had some of their features from Riku long hair to King Mickey's big ears.

"He looks like a mouse." Yuffie said.

"That's cuz he is a mouse." Goofy pointed out. "King Mickey Mouse."

"Okay-" Leon said, not wanting to dwell on it too much. "Look kid, I wanna help, but you're just a kid, and really we don't know you, and I got…."

Suddenly the ground began to shake as a loud BOOM rang outside the sound of explosions coming from the distance as everything returned to normal.

Leon got up to open a window, already he saw an explosion in the distance. Sora ran to his side, heart pounding. Memories of the last time he had seen such chaos ravage Traverse Town. Maleficent and her army had attacked, looking for him. However this time, the panic was diminished because of one tiny missing element…

"Hey Leon?" Sora asked.

"What?"

"Where are the people."

Leon looked down at the streets seeing them completely empty. "Um, well uh…."

"I-I never thought of that." Yuffie scratched her head. "Ok, this kid is making things

"Come on, I think I know what's going on. Donald! Goofy! With me!"

Sora summoned his Keyblade, Donald and Goofy right behind him as they rushed out of the house. Leon took his sword, Yuffie, Cid and Aerith following right behind all of them.

They headed all the way to Traverse Town's main plaza on the second district. The large opening was well enough for everyone to maneuver. From the sky six large objects fell onto the ground in the middle of the plaza. Loud clanging of metal, as they began to form an all too familiar foe. With enough room all of them managed to avoid impact as they started to form together.

"No way." Sora's eyes widened in shock.

Guard Armor had returned.

The old Heartless nemesis, the first massive Heartless that Sora felt after his journey began. Also was the first time he, Donald and Goofy ever met one another. This time though, he had his friends by his side. It wouldn't take long to fight like a team. With friends by his side the young Keyblade Master could overcome anything.

"What is that!" Leon asked.

"Guard Armor!"

Sora turned to face the others. "Look, all we need to do is take out the different boy parts one at a time. Take them out and we can go for the body!"

"How do you know that!" Leon asked.

Sora jumped dodging an attack from the Heartless iron first. "Just trust me."

Getting up Sora got up and charged straight towards the armed Heartless avoiding it's pounding feet and sliding between its legs. He uses his Keyblade to pierce it's foot, Donald and Goofy proving a distraction. The pain manages to cause the Heartless to stumble but not be deterred. Leon and the others begin to surround it now causing it confusion.

The creature swipes and and smashes his fists at the others.

They scatter like rats being chased by a cat, keeping their distance, while trying to find an opening to strike.

Donald uses his magic to distract it while Goofy tosses his shield.

Despite the struggle, Sora remembered the first time he fought this monstrosity and used that to his advantage. He might be losing some things but right now he remembered. This allowed him to be more tactical even without his abilities and skills that he had learned back in his journey. He tried to keep a swift place, striking at the creature. Hitting its body parts one at a time.

"Thunder!" Donald shouted, yet nothing happened. "Aw phooey!"

Goofy used his shield to block the Heartless fist. "Least my shield works."

"Good for you." Donald moaned.

"Dang this thing is huge." Cid muttered.

"Less talking, more running." Aerith said.

Yuffie used Ninja stars to get the Heartless off balance causing it to fall.

"Oh yeah!"

"Charge!" Leon shouted.

The gang got around the Heartless while it was down wacking at it's armor as the pieces went one by one. It began to weaken and shriek. Jumping in the air Sora took the final plunge striking it straight at the chest and causing it to vanish in a burst of light just like before. A few moments passed to let everyone calm themselves after a heavy battle. Only minimal damage was done to the Third Districts plaza.

Sora got to his knees trying to rest.

"Tough, just like last time…." Sora muttered, breathing heavily, before standing straight. "Thanks everyone."

"No problem." Yuffie snickered. "It's what we do."

"So what next?" Cid asked.

Sora sighed becoming sad. "Guess we keep looking, not that I'm not used to that."

"He could be in town?" Yuffie suggested.

"Nah, he's probably somewhere in the Castle?"

"Castle?" Cid asked. "You keep bringing up this Castle, what is the whole town inside the castle."

"Um...Yes." Sora blushed.

"Ha! That's a rich kid, oh that's a good one."

Aerith put a hand on Cid's shoulder giving him a stern look. "He's probably right though Cid, I think Sora here knows things that we don't. Something bigger going on."

"Your kidding right?"

"No I'm not."

"I wish." Sora chuckles with a hint of sarcasm in his tone. "Believe me if I knew all this, my life would be way easier right now."

Leon just smiles. "You'll be okay Sora, no matter what shape reality takes. I can see kid, your a tough nut to crack."

Cid seemed confused.

"Eh I don't get but you know what, I've seen enough weird stuff to not question stuff."

"Bye Sora." Leon waved. "Good luck."

Sora nodded.

Leon and his gang parted ways, Sora, Donald and Goofy watched for a few moments waving goodbye as they stood in the plaza. For a brief moment all Sora wanted to do was just stay there, somewhere familiar and safe yet knew he would need to go and soon.

"Go on ahead, I'll catch up." Sora said

Donald and Goofy nodded as they left Sora standing their, his eyes closed just to take it all in one more time before having to move forward.

"Sora."

Opening his eyes he saw Aerith standing in front of him now.

"Oh hey what's up?" He asked.

Aerith sighed. "I don't have all the answers but I do have to tell you something. You're memories created this town right? If that's true then this town is just a figment of your mind and so are we?"

"I KNEW IT!" Sora slammed his fists together

Aerith calmed him.

"I know, just, just be careful, memories are a powerful thing, sometimes, sometimes even really powerful false illusions can be real. Remember even though I'm not real."

Sora frowned. "Don't say that, it's depressing."

"But it's true and well ...Just be careful Sora, please."

With those last ominous words Aerith left leaving Sora just standing there for a few moments to ponder over what she said. So if this place was just a figment, would he go to other figments, were all the memories just be his. This Castle was definitely far more dangerous than he imagined. Behind him Donald and Goofy emerged making sure he was okay.

"Sora!" Donald called out. "Come on!"

Sora opened his eyes and saw Aerith was gone. It was now definitely time for him to go. One had to wonder though, just what was going on with the actual Leon and company right now. Though also, what exactly was this place...This...Castle Oblivion.

Who controlled it.

How did they have the power of memories?

-000-

Sora, Donald and Goofy exited through the main door and found themselves back in a white room. It was like they had never left the castle in the first place. The whole trip made fim feel both hopeful and empty at the same time. Seeing his friends but none of them knowing who he was, it was a blow.

"Ugh, my head" Sora clutched himself.

"You okay Sora?" Goofy asked, looking concerned.

"Y-Yeah, I'm fine" Sora nodded, "Go on ahead, I'll catch up"

His companions seemed unsure but nodded. Sora didn't know why he said that but something told him he needed to be alone right now. Then as soon they left, the answer to why came clear as the room started to go grey, as if he left the normal room. Soon he saw a shadow behind him and turned around. Bill Cipher was back, floating behind him.

"Quite a castle isn't it kid"

Sora jumped, "Bill! Your back"

"Yeah...Said I'd be watching you" Bill chuckled, "Think of me as your guardian demon"

"That sounds...weird"

"Thank you"

Sora blinked, he really didn't understand anything that this demon was trying to prove at the moment. All he knew was that he was here for a reason and part of him really wanted to know what it was. Though, something in the back of his mind was trying to remember why he was so familiar. He had never met this person before, though he must know him from somewhere.

"Okay...So why are you even here" Sora asked directly now, his voice a bit irritated, "I mean you showed up and now I'm here...Why?"

"Coincidence?" Bill shrugged, "But it's a good thing I am, see kid, I'm a bit of a master of the mind, I know the in's and out, and by the looks of things it seems like your mind is slowly going"

Sora grimaced.

"I mean you come to this castle and how easy it was to take away your memories, I mean come on...That's not good kid….That's not good"

"What am I going to do?" Sora took a deep breath.

"Make a deal with me" Bill outstretched a hand, "Let me in your mind and I'll protect it"

Sora looked at his hand for a moment and for a brief moment almost took it, but then held back, "No!" he said, "I-I don't know you, and don't trust you enough to make that deal...I can figure this out myself"

"You sure kid? Bill raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah!" Sora said standing tall now, "I'm the Keyblade Master after all, I saved the universe, I think I can handle a creepy castle"

"Confidence, I like it, it's annoying for me but I like it" Bill gave him a thumbs up, "Fine, for now I'll wait, but the deal stands, and I'll be checking in from time to time...Because I wanna help, after all...Like you said. You are the Keyblade Master" Bill snapped his fingers and a card appeared in his hand, "If you need me for something...Take this, and say the words. I'll be watching you kid, I'll be watching you!"

With that Bill vanished leaving Sora standing there confident. He looked in his hand to see the card only to quickly put it in his pocket.

"Hey Sora!" Goofy yelled from the stairs, "Come on...Stop goofing...heh...heh...goofin"

"Yeah Sora!" Donald yelled.

Sora nodded and ran off, he was the Keyblade Master and he could handle a scary Castle, no matter what.