Kingdom Hearts

Ch. 21

The Mouse

The next morning, Sora got up but didn't know the time. His eyes were groggy, his arm was stiff from sleeping on his side. After a few moments, he looked down to notice that he slept in his clothes. He rolled his eyes remarking to himself, "Not again." His mouth was dry giving him the urge for a drink of water. He hopped out of bed and took off his shoes. He looked over to see Donald and Goofy asleep in their beds. Sora slowly walked out quietly and went to the bathroom. He got a quick drink tossing the liquid from a cup into his mouth and wandered back to the bedroom.

Upon reentering his bed he couldn't fall asleep. "This happens every time," thought Sora severely annoyed. When he takes an early nap and tries to go sleep later, he gets the worst insomnia.

He got up and began wondering around the ship. He made his way to the cockpit and looked up at the stars. "2 days 1 hours and 23 seconds till arrival at the next world." Sora sat in the captains seat and watched the stars thinking to himself for hours.

Later, the rest of the gang woke up and got dressed. Donald checked the ships engines while Goofy finished breakfast. "Breakfast is ready," called Goofy.

Everyone all made their way to the kitchen. Sora came in last with his hood over his head. They all sat down and began to eat. Goofy presented them with waffles. He handed out syrup and butter to top the meal. Everyone began to cut their food and eat it. Donald spoke out softly with a little food still in his mouth. "So what do you think the next world will be like?"

Sora remained silent.

Jiminy replied, "I can't say. After that world we were just at. Really opens up the realm of possibilities."

"It certainly was a strange one. Nothing that I have ever been too or any world the King's described," said Goofy before sitting down with rest of them.

Sora lifted his head a bit and asked, "Who is your King, what's he like?"

Donald and Goofy turned to each other and laughed. "Who is he? Why he's our ruler and dear friend. We've known King Mickey for years even before he succeeded the crown," proclaimed Goofy proudly.

"Really what was he?" Sora asked again interested in the story. "Is he a lion or a"

"A mouse," interrupted Donald.

Sora looked a bit surprised "A mouse?"

They laughed again and began to explain. "Yep a mouse, Mickey Mouse. That's his name. He was named successor by the man he called "Father." But that was over 40 years ago," they replied recounting their memories together.

"Wait 40 years ago. How old are you two?" asked Sora.

Donald spoke, "I'm 82 while Goofy here is two years older at 84."

"Wow seriously?" Sora immediately took off his hood in curios fashion.

"But were not as old as the King," proclaimed Goofy. "He's 88."

"Don't forget about me," said Jiminy. "I'm 76 year's old."

"What! But you're a bug? They have incredibly short lifespans," said Sora.

"What I have a good 200 years left in me before my time," said Jiminy resting his fist on his chest.

"He's right Sora. Back on our world and others as well smart animals have a long life expectancy," explained before taking another bite out his waffles.

"But that means," replied before being interrupted.

"Oh don't worry about that for now. Just enjoy our time together." Donald said before digging into his food.

The friends began eating again. "Um this King Mickey of yours. Is he strong?"

Donald finished swallowing before he answered. "He's the most powerful person we've ever known. He's a lot like you. Always looking at the bright side. Always moving forward. We have been on many adventures together back in the old days. But that was years ago."

The gang finished their breakfast, and all went their separate ways. Sora was the only one left in the kitchen thinking to himself, "Keep moving forward."

2 Days Later

15 minutes till landing

After the long journey, the gang finally made their way to the next destination. Donald and Goofy walked into the cockpit to get a good look at it. Sora came in after them. Jiminy was already in the room when they were called. Everyone stared at the new world through the glass dome.

Goofy turned to Donald, "Well what do you think?"

"It's a level three world," he replied. The world was covered in yellow and green pastures. There were many white cities with buildings made of marble. But the most revealing feature was the clouds. They were ginormous and even could fit cities on top of them.

Sora and the gang tried to make out the formations, but it seemed like something was blocking their sight. Jiminy scratched his head. "Strange cloud formations, huh."

"Yeah they are quite incredible. It looks like someone constructed these clouds by hand," said Goofy analyzing the worlds surface.

Sora folded his arms and remarked, "Well let's go take a look. Maybe we can find more clues about the King here." Everyone else nodded, Donald hit the engines full throttle towards this new land.