A/N:  At the end of the game, I think that everyone's memory of the existence of other Worlds and Heartless was erased. That's not what's happening here. People still have memories of the other Worlds, so just keep that in mind.

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Chapter 4 – Kidnapped

Destiny Islands/Beach

Kairi and Sora were at the beach, just chilling out. They were sitting next to each other on the dock.

"Kairi, I want to show you all the Worlds I've been to!" Sora exclaimed.

"I don't know…I mean this World Transporter thing is just too weird." Kairi said, looking nervous.

Sora held her hand in his. "I'll protect you. I got rid of the Heartless, so there's no real danger, anyway. Plus, I know a lot of people from those worlds. I've got friends all over the place and I'm sure they'd love to meet you."

"Promise you'll protect me? From anyone or anything?" Kairi asked as she gazed into Sora's eyes.

Sora leaned in and kissed her on the cheek. "Always. I promise."

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Riku was at the Secret Place standing in front of the World Transporter. He wanted to go through it so badly. He wanted to run away, to be free to explore the Universe.

All of a sudden, a blue flash of light appeared from the Transporter. When it subsided, Ansem appeared. "Ah! We meet again, young Riku. It appears my rotten body is too weak to walk through the Universe. I will have to take over yours."

Riku pulled out a pocket knife and got into attacking stance. "Not if I can help it, loser!"

Ansem rushed at Riku. Riku tried to stab him, but Ansem was too fast. "You're mine, boy."

The knife flew out of Riku's hands and Ansem took control.

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Sora and Kairi were walking along the beach, holding hands.

"Sora? I have to tell you something…"

"What is it, Kairi?"

"I…"

A red blast of light appeared right before them with a loud BOOM! - interrupting their conversation.

It was Riku. Or rather, 'possessed by Ansem' Riku. "Hey Kairi. Wanna go for a ride?" He asked.

Kairi stared at Riku with an annoyed expression. "No, Riku. Can't you see I'm with Sora? And besides, you're only fifteen, you can't drive. And what's with the effects?"

Riku's eyes started glowing a violent bright red color. A disgusting odor emitted from his body. Kairi gave out a shriek of horror as he shape-shifted into a hideous beast.

"Oh, my dear…I'm much older than fifteen, and when I said 'ride' I did not mean 'drive'." The beast looked at Sora and grinned evilly. He transformed himself into his real form, "Sora, remember me? I'm back for revenge. You've stolen my life once before, so I'll steal your love and make you suffer. And you should thank dear old Merlin for bringing me back from the dead."

Ansem grabbed Kairi and hit Sora with a laser beam that shot out from his out-spread hand. Sora flew ten feet backwards and got knocked unconscious from the blast.

Ansem put Kairi to sleep with his power, she fell limply into his arms…and they vanished into thin air.

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Sora woke up in his bed. "Huh? Was it all just a dream?" He looked down at himself and lifted his shirt.

No. There was a bruise on his chest as if someone had hit him with a powerful force.

He was angry. "Why? Why couldn't I protect her? I promised that I would protect her!" He buried his face into his pillow.

"I'll save her. There's got to be a way…" He sat up on his bed and started thinking. Something in the corner of his bedroom suddenly caught his eye – a soft glow was coming from under a pale yellow blanket in that corner. The gleaming object seemed to be emitting a gentle, but powerful force.

Curious, he walked over and yanked the sheet off. And there it was. The answer to his problem. The solution.

The Keyblade.

He's beaten Ansem with it before; there was no doubt in his mind that he could do it again.

But not without seeking help from his two animal-like companions first, of course…

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TBC – Three guesses as to who Sora's gonna look for in the next chapter…^.~

Oh, and Kairi won't be the 'damsel in distress' throughout the entire fic…actually, she gets a really interesting role later on.

Next up: Final Fantasy characters join the team. The adventure's just about to get started. Please review.