~~HELLO! Yes, I know this update is a little late than what I usually do, but this chapter is nice and long. Happy reading!~~

Disclaimer: I don't own Kingdom Hearts. I own Corita. WAHAHA!

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"Oh, boy." Sora grumbled. "Now what?"

Sora didn't know what to do. He was lost in a strange world, his sister and his best friends were gone, and there was no one to help him.

Looking up at the sign labeled "Accessory Shop", Sora walked in, hoping to find some help.

"May I help you? Oh, it's just a kid." The store owner said.

"I'm not a kid! And the name's Sora!" Sora growled, walking up to the front desk.

"Okay, okay. Simmer down. What's wrong, Sora? I haven't seen you around here before."

"I guess that would be because I've never been here before..." Sora mumbled.

"Huh?" said the store owner.

So Sora explained his situation to the store owner, and the puzzled man explained where they were.

"Traverse Town....so, is this really another world?" Sora asked.

"I guess so, I know it ain't your island." said the grumpy store owner.

"Go look for your sister and friends. If you can't find 'em, I'll help ya. By the way, the name's Cid." said the owner.

"Okay Cid, I'll do that."

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"Oh, boy." Corita grumbled. "Now what?"

Corita, much like her brother, was lost in a strange town. Looking around, she saw a small cafe, what appeared to be two huge doors, and a small shop. Not knowing what to do, she walked into the small item shop, and was greeted by 3 quacking ducklings.

"HI!!!" They cried.

"Um...hello!" Corita said nervously. "How are you today?"

"We're fine!" said the one in a red shirt.

"How are you?" said the one in a green shirt.

"I'm...okay, I guess." Corita said.

"What's wrong?" said the one in a blue shirt.

"Nothing...I'm just a little lost."

"WE'LL HELP YOU!" they yelled and jumped onto the counter. "Whatcha need?"

"Okay..." Corita said. "Where are we?"

"You don't know where we are?" The ducklings asked, confused.

"Nope. No clue."

The three looked at each other and nodded.

"Don't worry. This happens all the time now!" said the red one. "I'm Huey, by the way."

"I'm Dewey!" said the one in blue.

"I'm Louie!" the one in green stated.

"It's very nice to meet all of you." Corita said. "What do you mean, it happens all the time?"

"Ever since the Heartless came..." said Dewey sadly.

"The Heartless?" Corita asked.

"Well, we don't know much about them, but Leon does! Go ask him!" said Huey cheerfully.

"Okay. Thanks for your help!" Corita said.

As soon as she was about to leave, the three ducklings waddled over to her and stopped her.

"Wait! We have a present for you!" Louie said.

"Really?" Corita said.

Huey walked over to her, holding a bright blue staff. It was a brighty colored staff, with a tiny yellow bell on the top.

"Use it to kick some major Heartless behind!" the three ducklings said.

"Thank you so much!" Corita said. She gave the three a hug, and walked out.

"And if you find him, tell Donald we said hello!" Huey called.

"Don't forget to stop by for stuff like potions and weapons!" Dewey called.

"Make sure to wipe your shoes when you come in!" Louie called.

Corita chuckled. That was the first time she'd ever met talking ducks!

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"Where's everybody?" Sora wondered, wandering around the Second District. While the First District had been lively and exciting, the Second District seemed emptied of all life. He arrived at the front door again, and leaned against it.

"Maybe they're still on the island...?" Sora wondered outloud.

He had no time to ponder this, though. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, Sora saw something unbelieveable. In an instant, he saw a young man running from the hat shop, and fall to the ground. Suddenly, a dark creature appeared. Something shaped like a heart seemed to fly out of the man, but it didn't quite look like one. It was shiny and had a reddish glow to it. The heart flew over to the creature, who then dissapeared in a flash. The man seemed to dissapear as well.

Sora ran out to help him, but he was too late.. Instead, he was greeted by about 5 of the small bug like creatures that had invaded his home.

"It's those creatures from the island!" Sora cried.

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"It's those creatures from the island!" Corita cried.

Taking out her staff, Corita turned towards the 2 black creatures that were slowly making their way over to her. Looking at her staff, she did the only thing she could. She brought the staff down onto the creature's head. Dazed, the creature shook its head and continued in their pursuit.

Corita soon learned that it sometimes took more than one hit to kill them, but she soon fended them off. Running up the stairs of the First District, she ran into the Accessory Shop.

"Hey there Sora! How can I...you're not Sora, are you?" said Cid.

"You met Sora?" Corita asked.

"Yeah, he was in here a little while ago."

"Where did he go?" Corita cried.

"Calm down there, kiddo. He went to look for his friends, and his sister." Cid said.

"Oh, boy." Corita said.

"Don't worry. He'll be back soon."

"Still..." Corita said. "Thank's for your help, um...what's your name?"

"Cid. And you are?"

"Corita."

"Good luck finding your brother, Corita." Cid said.

Corita ran out of the Accessory Shop. Looking around, she decided to try her luck in the Second District. Running up the stairs, more of the black creatures appeared before her eyes.

"Not again..." Corita groaned, but took out her staff anyway, and fought the creatures fiercly. Continuing along, she ran into the First District, and all the way to the Gizmo Shop.

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Sora ran from the Item's Shop, where the ducklings said they had aided his sister, back to the Accessory Shop.

"Hello Corita? Find your...you aren't Corita, are you, Sora?"

"She's been here, too?" Sora moaned.

"Yep, she was in here about 5 minutes ago. Maybe she'll come back! Take a break!" Cid offered.

"No, I've got to find her!"

"Well, good luck. I hope you find her before the Heartless get her."

"Heartless?"

"Well, I don't know much about them, but Leon does! Go ask him!" Cid said.

Sora groaned, and walked out of the shop.

"They'll come at you out of nowhere." a man's voice said. Sora whirled around.

"Who are you?" he asked.

"And they'll keep coming at you, as long as you continue to wield the Keyblade." Stepping into view was a young man.

"But why?" he continued. "Why would it choose a kid like you?"

"What's that supposed to mean?" Sora asked.

"Never mind. Now, let's see that Keyblade."

"WHAT?" Sora cried, taking out the Keyblade. "There's no way you're getting this!"

"Alright, have it your way." The man said, taking out his gunblade.

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Corita ran into the Gizmo Shop and looked around. All of the machienes were turned off. There was an eerie silence to the room.

"Hey, kiddo!" a voice called.

Corita whirled around and took out her staff, ready to fight. What she saw was a young woman approaching her.

"You okay?" she said.

"I'm fine." Corita said grumpily.

"You sure? You seem a little tense."

"Tense? Me? I'm not tense! What makes you think that?"

"Um, you're pointing your staff directly at my face."

"Okay, maybe I am tense!" Corita said, taking down her staff.

"You know, you look kinda familiar. Why don't you come with me?" she said.

"Why?"

"Because I know of someone who you may want to meet up with."

"Well, okay. I guess I have nothing to lose." Corita shrugged.

"I'm Yuffie, by the way."

"I'm Corita."

The two walked out of the Gizmo Shop and into the Hotel nearby. Yuffie led Corita to the Green Room of the hotel.

"SORA!" Corita cried. Corita ran over to her brother, who was laying on the bed.

"Shh, he's resting. He just got beaten badly." said another voice. Turning around, Corita saw a mysterious man leaning against the wall of the Green Room.

"Uh?" Sora groaned. He slowly started to sit up. Yuffie walked over to him.

"You okay?" she asked. Sora nodded his head.

"Those creatures who attacked you are after the Keyblade, but it's your heart they really want, because you wield the Keyblade."

"Uh?" Sora said. "Kairi? Is that you?"

"Kairi? Who are you talking about? I'm the great ninja Yuffie!" Yuffie said.

"I think you may have overdone it, Squall!" Yuffie called over to the man.

"That's Leon." he said grumpily.

"SORA!" Corita said happily, running over to him. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, Corita. What about you?" Sora said.

"I'm great! Don't worry about me, I'm supposed to worry about you, little brother!"

"You're his older sister?" Leon asked Corita.

"By about 7 minutes." Corita said proudly.

"Let's not talk about age right now." Yuffie said.

"Yes, we have more important things to discuss." Leon said. "Like this." Leon picked up the Keyblade, which had been leaning against the wall.

"It's hard to believe, that you, of all people are the Chosen One." Leon said, and suddenly, the Keyblade dissapeared in a twist of light and reappeared in Sora's hands.

"Well, I guess beggars can't be choosers." Leon said, approaching the bed.

"Why don't you start telling us information we can understand?" Corita said.

"Yeah, what's going on?" Sora said.

Yuffie took in a long breath. "Well, you know that there are many different worlds, right?"

"I guess so." Sora said.

"Well, the worlds use to be isolated, never connected." Leon said. "Before the Heartless came."

"The Heartless...the ducklings in the item shop mentioned them!" Corita said.

"The Heartless are beings without hearts." Leon said.

"Well, that's creative!" Corita said. Leon shot a dark glance at her.

"The Heartless have great fear of the Keyblade. They also seek the heart of the one who wields it. That's why they're going to keep coming after you, no matter what." Leon said.

"Well, I didn't ask for this!" Sora cried.

"The Keyblade chooses its master. And it chose you!" Yuffie said.

"So, tough luck." Leon said.

"This is really confusing..." Sora grumbled.

"Don't worry. Soon, you'll get used to the fact that you're the Keyblade Master!" Yuffie said.

"Hey, wait a minute. What about our Island, Sora?" Corita asked.

"You know what? I don't know." Leon said.

Yuffie looked at Sora. "I've heard the Keyblade can open just about anything. Try it out sometime!"

"I will." Sora said.

Sora walked over to Leon. "So...can we go look for our friends now?"

"Not yet. It's still too dangerous for you." Leon said. "Your sister, too."

"Corita? Why her?" Sora looked over at his sister.

"Because, you two are twins."

"Observant, aren't we?" Corita mumbled. "I'm not the one who's being stalked by Heartless things!"

"You two pretty much share a heart. I'm not talking an organ here, the spirit of a person. The Heartless will be after you, too." Leon said to Corita. "After all, you two share everything from appearance to a heart."

"Great. Now I'm being stalked by Heartless things, too. Thanks, Sora." Corita grumbled.

"Hey, I didn't want this!" Sora said.

"Hey, calm down, you too! Leon, let them out!" Yuffie said.

Leon sighed.

"Fine. Aerith should be ready now, anyway." He relectantly started to open the door.

"LEON!" Yuffie cried, and pointed to the center of the room, where a dark orb was forming. Suddenly, a different type of Heartless appeared. This one looked rather comical, almost like a clown. It seemed to have an odd hat thing on, and it had long, piercing claws, almost as piercing as it's eyes. It also had a heart on its chest with a cross in it.

"Yuffie, go!" he cried. Leon instantly whipped out his gunblade and rammed it at the creature, tossing it out of the hotel window.

"C'mon, you two, let's go!" Leon cried, jumping out of the window after the creature.

Seeing Leon leap out of the window, Sora and Corita had second thoughts.

"Let's use the door." Corita said.

"Good idea." Sora said.

Running through the halls of the hotel, the twins were stopped by a few of the dark orbs appearing. "So, these are the Heartless..." Sora muttered as the creatures took shape. He took out his Keyblade, and next to him, Corita took out her staff.

"Where'd you get that?" Sora asked.

"The ducklings in the Item Shop gave it to me." Corita answered.

The siblings soon learned that this type of Heartless was quite different from the other type. This type attacked quick and often.

"C'mon, we've got to find Leon!" Sora said as soon as they'd defeated the Heartless.

They ran out into the Second District and ran down the stairs. They were stopped by what seemed to be a cloud of the dark orbs appearing in the sky.

"AH!" they cried, knowing they were outnumbered. About 15 of the Heartless had just appeared, along with several of the bug like creatures.

"C'mon Sora!" Corita said bravely, holding up her staff. They charged at the Heartless, but didn't quite need to attack. Suddenly, Leon swooped out of the air with his Gunblade, wiping out at least half of the Heartless. The twins fended off the others, and walked over to Leon, breathing hard.

"How often...do you...do this?" Corita asked.

Leon looked at her. "Let's just say I've lived here for about 10 years."

"Oh boy." Sora groaned.

"Like I said, tough luck." Leon said.

"Anyway, looks like it's another Heartless Invasion. They happen every so often." Leon turned to them. "If you guys don't want to become Heartless too, I suggest you try to find the leader of the invasion, and fast." With that, Leon ran off, into the alleyway.

Sora turned to his sister. "C'mon Corita, let's go!"

"Okay. If we couldn't save the island, we can at least save a world we've never heard of." Corita said.

"Let's look in the Third District. I don't know about you, but I haven't been there yet."

"I haven't, either. Let's go!"

Sora started dragging Corita along in the path of the Third District.

"Sora...I can walk, you know."

"Oh, sorry Corita. I guess I just want to..."

"...find Kairi, right?"

Sora turned to his sister. "No! Not that! I'm just...worried about our friends.

"Sora, I'm a girl. I know this stuff."

Sora blushed, and started running towards the Third District. Corita followed him, and they ran into the Third District.

~~That's all for now! *Creepy ending music plays* O_O Uh, please review!~~