Disclaimer: I own nothing, because it is all owned by Square, Disney and whatever other company who owns the characters I put in, who won't want to sue me cauz they are so very nice.

.and they wouldn't get jack.

.not to mention that under the Fair Use Rule of the United States Copyright Act of 1976, they can't touch me! Ha ha ha!

So, on with the story! __________________

Though the heartless had been gone for nearly a year, Sora had not seen hide nor hair of Kairi, Riku, or the others. Goofy and Donald had left, to serve King Mickey, who had turned up about a month ago. That led him to believe that Riku was out there somewhere, but since he had looked for so long, he had all but given up hope. He was now living in Traverse Town, being the only world that wasn't surrounded by a barrier. He possessed a small gummi ship, which he used to help the people he was living with exchange goods with King Mickey. In return he got free room and board. Wasn't the best living, but it was all he could get at 15.

He was walking to the store, as instructed by the woman he lived with, when he noticed a small, pitch-black creature that seemed to pop outta nowhere. Stumbling backwards, he got up and looked around. He didn't see anything, excluding the three men across the street chatting about whatever they were chatting about.

"Must be seeing things," he mumbled.

Starting off toward the marketplace again, he pulled out his list.

"Let's see here. eggs, milk, and, as always, nothing good."

He didn't even notice the boy in front of him till he ran headlong into him.

"Hey! Watch were your going, you. you." He blinked a couple of times, and then, "Riku? Riku, is that you?"

"Sora get up, we hafta get outta here!"

"Riku? Wha-"

"There's no time! Get your Keyblade and meet me at the gummi docks!"

"But-"

"GO!"

With that, Riku pulled Sora up and push him back the way he came. Riku yelled at him as he ran.

"You've got about ten minutes!"