"Sora! Sora, you're alive!" said a mysterious voice.
The boy felt himself suddenly being hugged. In front of him was still the blinding light and a figure, but the figure bent down and the boy saw that there was a lamp behind him.
"Where have you been? Hello? Sora? Talk to me!"
The boy backed away and released himself from the person's grip. He was gazing upon a duck in blue clothing. And behind him was some sort of dog, in clothing.
"Who are you?" asked the boy.
"How can you not recognize us, Sora? Has it really been that long?" said the duck.
"Sora? Do you mean my grandpa? Doesn't everyone call him 'Master' Sora now?" said the boy in reply.
"We are your friends, and we won't call you 'Master!'" the duck said angrily.
"Gawrsh Donald, I don't think that's Sora. I mean, we went to the funeral. So, how can that be him?" said the dog to the duck
"Miracles happen every day, Goofy!" said Donald (the duck) to the dog (Goofy).
"Uh, look guys, I'm Rai. The grandchild of Sora." said the boy (Rai).
"There's defiantly a family resemblance." said Goofy with a smile.
"B-but..." stuttered Donald.
"Com'on. Let's stop arguing and just shake and be friends." said Rai, holding out his hand.
Donald hesitated, but Goofy grasped Rai's hand immediately, "Name's Goofy, former Captain of the Royal Guards."
"I'm Rai. Grandchild of Sora, who you seemed to know." said Rai, shaking Goofy's hand.
Donald just stood there surveying Rai. Goofy lightly kicked him, "I'm Donald Duck, Court Wizard at Disney Castle."
Donald still hadn't shaken Rai's hand.
"Sooo, uh, what're you doing here anyways?" asked Rai.
"I could ask you the same question. But, well, I'm just here to look around. I mean," Rai sniffed, "I am the new 'Master Keyblade' master. I have a right to explore."
"Master Keyblade?" said Donald and Goofy together.
"You mean the one Sora used? That's what it's called now?" said Donald.
"Yeah, I guess so. That's what everyone calls it. Anyways, uh, what were those things you saved me from?" said Rai, referring to the creatures that had attacked him earlier.
"They looked like Heartless to me." said Donald absent-mindedly.
The three just stood there, and then their eyes got wide, and they all said, "Heartless!?"
"But if they're back," said Donald worriedly.
"Then that means," said Goofy, also worried.
"There's a new evil dude for me to fight!" Rai exclaimed excitedly.
Donald and Goofy just stand there with a, what-the-heck expression on their faces.
Rai ran off down the street.
"He's really worked up about this, isn't he?" Said Donald.
"Gawrsh." Goofy said, pointer finger to his lip.
They start running off after Rai. But unbeknownst to them, a dark figure appeared from the ground behind them. It was a regular Shadow, round, black, featureless face, with two glowing yellow eyes, and two twitching antennae. Its whole body was black, and it was only three feet high, but there was only one.
"What are those? Maybe they can help it find it's purpose, and why it feel this emptiness inside. It'll follow them and find out." thought the Shadow.
The Heartless stomped off after them, hiding in the shadows, it's yellow eyes glowing bright.