Chapter 1
Sora ran upon worn feet after the silly dog Pluto calling his name over and over again hoping to get the dog to atleast slow down so that he and his comrades could catch up. Barely keeping the yellow blot on the horizon in sight he brutally exerted his muscles beyond the point of exhaustion and with a spurt of speed he ran forward passing the emerald hills and sparse trees that grew upon the ALMOST flat land. The key word here being almost. The Keyblade began to thrum on his shoulder awarding him looks from both of his companions.
"What's going on?" He asked himself aloud though no one answered him back. No time now! Run faster!!!! His mind screamed this at him and his body obeyed, outdistancing Donald and Goofy by a few metres...
Ivory teeth grinding within his mouth he was catching up to Pluto, he realized this a milisecond before he toppled over something in the road sending him sprawling onto the rocky dirt packed path. Stars dancing before his cerulean eyes he shook his head trying to make out the the frames of his two friends who were standing over him.
"Sora! Sora are you okay!? Speak to me Sora!!" Goofy's strange voice had echoed in his head making it sound ten times louder, Sora rubbed his temples with calloused hands trying to make them stop as his vision finally began to clear slightly.
"Donald? Goofy? What happened?" He dazedly murmured; his vision coming back to him now as he stood shakily; leaning heavily upon the Keyblade as he looked to Donald and Goofy for an explanation.
Donald held up a heavy, worn, leatherbound book that had no title or identification in it at all. Sora thumbed through the pages his brow wrinkling in concentration as he read the chicken scratches on the page remembering when he, Kairi, Riku, Selphie, Tidus, and Wakka had been in elementary school...He remembered struggling to read and how Kairi had helped him and suddenly his heart twanged painfully with a longing he could barely supress. He looked up from the book as he closed it with a dusty snap to meet the concerned gazes of his buddies.
"I'm fine you guys...Just remembering. This is book is about the Heartless...I think it might have been written by Ansem...," He looked around seeing that Pluto was no where in sight. "But how could it have gotten here?"
Goofy shrugged and spoke into the troubled silence. "Hotdangit! I guess we'll just have ta keep followin' Pluto and mebbe we'll find out!"
"But we don't know where he went! We lost him when Sora fell over!" Donald through up his wings quacking in exasperation. "We'll never find that darn dog at this rate!"
"Aw come on Donald never say never! We'll just pick up the pace is all, don't worry we'll find him!" After that minor admonishment Sora began to jog forward with Donald and Goofy in tow.
Donald started muttering to himself about uppity people and how this road was killing his feet. Despite his grumbling he was elated and excited because following Pluto meant going to King Mickey which was where he was undoubtedly going. He contented himself with the thought that even if they were not led to King Mickey they would be going to someone who would know where he was and where this Door of Light was located as well.
Goofy was the first to spot the yellow blot off in the distance and he yelled to his other companions; though they were right next to him. "HEY GUYS! THERE'S OL' PLUTO!!"
Sora grinned and looked to Donald who rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah, yeah you were right and I was wrong, can we get a move on!?"
Sora nodded his head vigorously, mahogany locks blurring his vision before he wiped them away with the back of his hand sighing slightly as he knew in his heart this would go on all day if Pluto had a mind to torture them.
Sora ran upon worn feet after the silly dog Pluto calling his name over and over again hoping to get the dog to atleast slow down so that he and his comrades could catch up. Barely keeping the yellow blot on the horizon in sight he brutally exerted his muscles beyond the point of exhaustion and with a spurt of speed he ran forward passing the emerald hills and sparse trees that grew upon the ALMOST flat land. The key word here being almost. The Keyblade began to thrum on his shoulder awarding him looks from both of his companions.
"What's going on?" He asked himself aloud though no one answered him back. No time now! Run faster!!!! His mind screamed this at him and his body obeyed, outdistancing Donald and Goofy by a few metres...
Ivory teeth grinding within his mouth he was catching up to Pluto, he realized this a milisecond before he toppled over something in the road sending him sprawling onto the rocky dirt packed path. Stars dancing before his cerulean eyes he shook his head trying to make out the the frames of his two friends who were standing over him.
"Sora! Sora are you okay!? Speak to me Sora!!" Goofy's strange voice had echoed in his head making it sound ten times louder, Sora rubbed his temples with calloused hands trying to make them stop as his vision finally began to clear slightly.
"Donald? Goofy? What happened?" He dazedly murmured; his vision coming back to him now as he stood shakily; leaning heavily upon the Keyblade as he looked to Donald and Goofy for an explanation.
Donald held up a heavy, worn, leatherbound book that had no title or identification in it at all. Sora thumbed through the pages his brow wrinkling in concentration as he read the chicken scratches on the page remembering when he, Kairi, Riku, Selphie, Tidus, and Wakka had been in elementary school...He remembered struggling to read and how Kairi had helped him and suddenly his heart twanged painfully with a longing he could barely supress. He looked up from the book as he closed it with a dusty snap to meet the concerned gazes of his buddies.
"I'm fine you guys...Just remembering. This is book is about the Heartless...I think it might have been written by Ansem...," He looked around seeing that Pluto was no where in sight. "But how could it have gotten here?"
Goofy shrugged and spoke into the troubled silence. "Hotdangit! I guess we'll just have ta keep followin' Pluto and mebbe we'll find out!"
"But we don't know where he went! We lost him when Sora fell over!" Donald through up his wings quacking in exasperation. "We'll never find that darn dog at this rate!"
"Aw come on Donald never say never! We'll just pick up the pace is all, don't worry we'll find him!" After that minor admonishment Sora began to jog forward with Donald and Goofy in tow.
Donald started muttering to himself about uppity people and how this road was killing his feet. Despite his grumbling he was elated and excited because following Pluto meant going to King Mickey which was where he was undoubtedly going. He contented himself with the thought that even if they were not led to King Mickey they would be going to someone who would know where he was and where this Door of Light was located as well.
Goofy was the first to spot the yellow blot off in the distance and he yelled to his other companions; though they were right next to him. "HEY GUYS! THERE'S OL' PLUTO!!"
Sora grinned and looked to Donald who rolled his eyes and said, "Yeah, yeah you were right and I was wrong, can we get a move on!?"
Sora nodded his head vigorously, mahogany locks blurring his vision before he wiped them away with the back of his hand sighing slightly as he knew in his heart this would go on all day if Pluto had a mind to torture them.