DISCLAIMER: *Ahem* Through out this fanfic there will be many characters and items that are in video games, I do not own any one of them, the only thing I can ever take credit for is my original characters and other ideas put into this fanfic. All characters from games probably are owned and liscensed by Squaresoft or their own respective companies.

I do not get paid for the creation of this fanfic (wish I did though).

But:

I write this fanfic to amuse readers.

I write this fanfic to show the world how bad my spelling is.

I write this fanfic because it was the only other thing to do at 11:30 at night.

I write this fanfic becasue I have no other way to express my gratitude to all of the writers/animators of great games and animes.

(Note: Because of the fact that italic writing won't show up on Fanficiton.net I will be putting dreams and other special visions after this symbol *** )

Content Warning: (If any) In this 'fic there is mild use of foul language and some humor that would be considered innapropriate for younger children also, there might be so romance (still in progress with the deatails) but nothing is for certain...

~Have fun and don't sue!

Otherworld: The Begining

Chapter 3

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Cold and unfamiliar ground greeted Lia as she slowly awoke blinking her eyes rapidly. "Where in the heck am I?" she mumbled. The pointed end of her staff grinded cruelly into her back and made her fidget more. "Ouch!" she yelped as she pulled the wand out of its uncomfortable position. She held it in her hand for a moment, "I guess I wasn't dreaming after all..." Lia sighed. She stood up and brushed dust and gravel from herself and shivered, "Where are a pair of shoes when you need em'?" she swore silently.

Lia poked around for her sheild and sword which lay in in various places, the sword hanging from its scabbard on the side of a crate and the sheild inside of a shmushed box. She organized her equipment on her back still grasping the shrunken staff until everything became settled again. As far as she could see she was in an alley, a big alley by the looks of it. Her head tilted upward to the endless night sky and shivered again as a cool breeze passed over her.

"Now for this wand...I guess this is good until I have some important use for it. Travel sized!" she smiled thoughtfully. Lia cleared her throat, "Well, there no time like the present. Onward troops!" she marched her way to the edge of the alley where she looked around into an open courtyard of somekind. 'Not many people here.' Lia thought as her eyes wandered across paved ground and she guessed Old English architecture. She wondered over the style of houses when a group of four people in strange clothes stopped in the middle of the courtyard.

~*~

"I just wish Kairi was here." sighed Sora as he walked along side his companions Goofey, Donald and Leon. "Somehow I feel like all of this is my fault." he said as he waved the Wishing Star that he had just received from Geppetto for bringing Pinochio back.

"Don't beat yourself up about it Sora." said Leon as he gave a side glance at Sora who had dropped his head.

Goofy nooded his head vigorously, "That's right Sora, this wasn't your fault, your trying to save her." then ended with a loud K-yuk. Donald was about to nod his head and say his part when he noticed something poking out from the alleyway.

Donald walked a little faster until he caught up with the group, "Didn't you notice the something in the alley?" he whispered to them when he caught up. "Yeah, I saw something glitter then go black." said Leon in a suspicious voice. Sora and Goofy looked at them both questioningly, "Saw what?" asked Sora. Donald looked up at Sora "There was something watching us from the alleyway, it could be another Heartless!". Leon, Goofy, Donald and Sora nodded and stopped. "We need to look inconspicuous so we don't scare whatever it is away, then we can sneak from the back way of the alley and surprise it." whisper Leon, and they started walking again past the courtyard where they turned left into the back entrance of the alley.

~*~

'WHOA! Was that....Nah, couldn't be right?' thought Lia, this was impossible! The boy looked like Sora from Kingdom Hearts, but that was impossible, there is no way she could actually be in the world of Kingdom Hearts..."Wait, that would explain why this town looks so familiar, this has to be..."

~*~

Sora drew forth the Wishing Star and held the hilt with both hands. Goofy, Donald and Leon had all drawn their weapons and took a fighting stance. All four edged closer to the sides of the walls being carefull of the light.

Leon gripped his Gunblade tighter as he saw a haunched over creature, it was shadowed but it looked faintly like a Heartless. They couldn't take any chances. They moved around a tower of stacked crates and some flattened cardboard boxes and came closer to the alleged Heartless.

The creature stirred and looked as if it was going to turn around, Sora quickly raised his Keyblade and brought it down swiftly...

~*~

Lia shook herself from her thoughts and turned slightly to get up; her ear twitched, something was moving behind her. She pulled her arm around her head to grab her sword, 'Must be a Heartless... Please let this be like fighting in the game minus the buttons 'cause I know I can't kill anything bigger than an ant.' she thought pessimistically.

Something big cut through the air towards her, Lia's arm went up to block it almost automatically and the clang of metal against metal cut through the air. Suddenly the pressure of the object attacking her lifted and struck forth again at another angle. Somehow her arm moved and caught it again with her sword, two objects came at her at once and Lia manuvered her body so that one hit the hard stone beneath her while the other was blocked by her sword.

A bright flash of blue light came toward her that was to fast to counter and froze her while another rammed into her and sent her flying into the now dark courtyard. Lia's head hit the metal pole of a street lamp and she blacked out.

~*~

Goofy gave a triumphant yell as he heard the resounding crash of the Heartless that he rammed. Sora looked back at Goofy who gave him a high- five and winked at Donald, Leon just swung his Gunblade around to let the flat of the blade rest against his shoulder.

Sora, Donald and Goofy all gave a yell and danced around a bit and Leon went to investigate the so called Heartless. As one foot fell against the paved courtyard he saw a shadow move lightning fast across the sky, he looked up cautiously and removed the Gunblade from his shoulder. He scanned the darkened area and moved closer to his prize.

He wandered for a moment until he heard the familiar thump of his knee against the edge of a table and gave a slight yelp. He slided for a moment and felt his hand hit one of the many metal lamp posts.

"You all right there Leon?" sounded Goofy from the shadows.

"Yeah, I'm alright!" he yelled back in a strained voice.

Leon felt his way across some of the lower parts of the polls until he heard the pang of a different metal. 'This must be the Heartless...' he thought, he looked up a the black sky and sighed 'This isn't going to make this easy.' Then it hit him, he pulled a small lighter from his pocket 'Gotta thank Yuffie for the little knick-knacks every Christmas.' He flicked the spinner a couple of times and gave a triumphant smirk when it lit. He shined it over the figure before him and drewback slightly.

"Guys, I don't think that was a Heartless."

~*~

*** Lia lifted herself from a damp cold rock she was apparently laying on and took in her surroundings. She was in a cave of some sorts, and by the looks of it nothing was there. A light fog hung over the area clouding Lia's vision though she could faintly see other rocks like the one she was on now.

She squinted through the fog, something was coming at her. Water around her sloshed lazily against the rock Lia was occuping and water dripped in the distance. Still the object drew closer. Everything became still, even the water had stopped.The figure drew closer and stopped.

"Come closer, for I cannot." it spoke.

Lia shook her head, "Whoa, I can do alot of things, but walking on water is a bit much don't ya' think?". The figure didn't move and Lia shuffled her feet nervously.

"If you beleive it, it will happen."

Lia laughed nervously, "Uh, right whatever you say." She edged closer to the water and tapped her foot on the surface making a large ripple appear. Lia shook her head, there was no way she could do this. She shut her eyes tightly and leaped.

Nothing. Lia shivered and opened her eyes, she was actually standing on water! Her feet made large ripples on the surface but nothing more. Excited, Lia skipped a bit in place and jumped resulting in a spray of water to hit her legs. She looked up and walked farther out to where the figure was. She could just barely see its body...***

~*~

Lia opened her eyes and one eye saw black, "What's going on?" she rasped. Her forehead stung and she raised her arm to it and felt cloth. 'Cloth?', Lia shot up from the place she was resting and knocked back some covers from her chest. Lia noticed she wasn't wearing her regular shirt and looked around quickly. She was in a bright green room with various furniture placed everywhere, a large rug covered the middle of the floor and from what she could see she was in a bed with green covers and an emerald green canopy. From somewhere in the room, soft music drifted and cradled Lia making her wish to fall asleep again. A knock was heard from the door and a girl with a pink dress and braided hair walked in carrying a basin of water.

"I'm glad to see your awake." she said in a polite manner.

She walked over to the bed Lia was laying on and place the basin on a nightstand next to her. She reached her hands over to one of Lia's arms that was still covered by a blanket and Lia flinched. "It's alright, I just need to change your bandages." she reached for Lia's arm again and pulled back the cover. From a pocket on her dress she pulled bandages and ointment and worked on unwrapping Lia's arm. Lia squinted one eye suspiciously at her, "Who are you? And why do I have bandages on me?" she asked in a quieted tone. The girl looked up and smiled, "My name is Aeris and I'm afraid that my friends mistook you for a Heartless." Lia nodded and remembered the sting in her forehead and layed back down.

~*~

"I can't beleive we attacked an innocent!" Donald fumed. Goofy paced about the side of the room and Sora was sitting in a chair with his headin his hands. Leon leaned against a wall one foot propped up with his arms folded on his chest, "Thanks for reminding me Donald." sighed Leon. Goofy stopped his pacing, "At least she's woke up, from what Aeris had told us when she went in." pointed out Goofy cheerfully.

"But we still attacked her, we didn't even think first." said Sora from between his hands.

Leon, Goofy and Donald all stopped and stared at Sora. "We didn't even think about what we were doing, she's probably in alot of pain right now too." sighed Goofy. All resumed again with their heads down until the went to bed later.

~*~

Lia opened one eye and rubbed lamely at her bandaged left arm, " Yep, this isn't a dream." she thought dryly.





A/N: Got the third chapter up! Yeah! Sorry that it took me so long to put it up, but I had to go to Miami for a family gathering. I promise to add the adventurous stuff in the next chapter and add the bit about the Mulan world too. As always, thanks to all of my reviewers for their encouragement and info. Flamers still welcome but be creative!

Anyone with an idea to spare? If you want something to happen in my story that you didn't see in the game, please share! I'd be more than happy to add a lil' bit of everyones into my story and you will get credit when it will appear in the chapter.

(P.S.: Again, sorry for any typing errors or bad use of punctuation.)

~Mandala (CaitSith11093@aol.com)

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