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Disclaimer: I still don't own Kingdom Hearts, but I own Corita. Even though there isn't much of her in this chapter...

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"Well, we found the Navi-Gummi. Let's get back to town." Donald said as he carefully steered the Gummi Ship among the large obstacles in space.

"Yeah, I'm sure Cid'll be happy to install it for us." Sora said as he flipped through the pages of "Mermaid Kick - Kick like a Mermaid!" without interest.

"Here Sora, look at this one!" Goofy said, handing him a third small booklet. This one had a deep green color with the words, "Glide - Glide through the air!" written on it in golden letters.

"Another instruction manual?" Sora asked curiously as he took it from Goofy. "Where'd you get it?"

"Peter Pan gave it to me before we left Neverland."

"Why didn't you mention it before?"

"I guess I just forgot about it. Lots of other things happened." Goofy said quietly.

Sora leaned back in his chair and began reading the instruction manual in silence. With a quick look at Goofy, Donald continued steering the Gummi Ship. Goofy sat in his chair, twiddling his thumbs.

Before Neverland, they'd never really realized how much Corita talked. Now that she was gone, no one was arguing with Donald. No one talked merrily with Sora, and no one laughed at Goofy's jokes. The whole ship was filled with an eerie quiet.

Finally, Donald broke the silence about a half hour later.

"We're here."

The three of them shuffled off the Gummi Ship and through the gates to Traverse Town. Walking along in pure reticence, they made their way to where Cid stood.

"Hey there, guys!" He called cheerfully towards them as they approached. "Wait a minute...aren't we missing one? Where's Corita?"

The three of them exchanged dark looks.

"She's...making sure the hotel is okay!" Donald said quickly. Cid stared at them for a moment.

"Okay...so, I imagine you need me to insall another gummi?"

"Yes, please." Sora said, holding it out to him.

"No problem. I'll get this hooked up in no time. Just wait here." Cid said as he walked towards the gate of the city.

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"Sora!" Donald cried as Sora stood in front of them, head hanging sadly.

"Now, just remember what Donald said to ya." Goofy said. "No frowning, so sad face. Okay?"

"How can you be so cheerful? There's still no sign of your king!" Sora said sadly. "Aren't you worried?"

"Aw, phooey." Donald said, clearly not keen to discuss the topic.

"The king told us to go out and find the key bearer, and we found you. So as long as we stick together, it'll all work out okay. Ya just gotta believe in yourself, that's all!" Goofy said cheerfully.

"Just believe..." Sora whispered to himself, closing his eyes. A soft, familiar voice rang in his ear, "I believe in you."

"Huh?" Sora said to himself, looking around wildly. However, Donald and Goofy were gone. He was floating in the air, surrounded by large bookcases and chairs. In front of him, an old lady sat near a tall, winding staircase.

"Where am I?" Sora thought to himself as a small, red-headed girl ran to the old lady. As Sora was puzzling this, the old lady began to speak to the little girl.

"Long ago, people lived in peace, bathed in the warmth of light. Everyone loved the light. Then people began to fight over it. They wanted to keep it for themselves. And darkness was born in their hearts. The darkness spread, swallowing the light and many people's hearts. It covered everything, and the world disappeared. But small fragments of light survived...in the hearts of children. With these fragments of light, children rebuilt the lost world. It's the world we live in now. But the true light sleeps, deep within the darkness. That's why the worlds are still scattered, divided from each other. But someday, a door to the innermost darkness will open. And the true light will return. So, listen, child. Even in the deepest darkness, there will always be a light to guide you. Believe in the light, and the darkness will never defeat you. Your heart will shine with its power and push the darkness away. Do you understand, Kairi?"

Sora, returning from the deep thought the story had provoked in him, came crashing back to reality with the word 'Kairi.'

"Kairi?!" He said, but his voice made no sound. He tried to reach for the little girl, but he was swallowed by another bright light.

"Sora!" came a familiar, bossy voice.

"Are you okay?" Goofy said as he poked Sora in the shoulder. "What happened?"

"N-nothing." Sora said. "Kairi...did you call me?"

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"Well, I installed that Navi-Gummi for ya." Cid said as he appoached them later. "But, I've gotta warn you guys. That place is swarming with Heartless. Don't say I didn't warn you."

Sora, Donald, and Goofy exchanged puzzled looks.

"You three ought to get to bed. I bet Corita's still down at the hotel."

"Yeah, she is. C'mon, guys, let's go." Donald said, dragging Sora and Goofy with him.

Hotel Corita seemed strangly empty. Not even the Heartless had invaded it in their absence. Lying down on their beds, not one of them could fall asleep.

"Well, at least I don't have to pay tonight, do I?" Donald said in a falsely cheery voice.

"Yeah, I guess not." Sora said glumly. He had his noise buried in "Glide - Glide through the air!" for the third time that night.

"Sora, don't you think you've gotten the gist of gliding yet?" Goofy said as he tugged the instruction manual out of the Key Bearer's hands.

"Yeah, I guess you're right." Sora said as he turned off his bedside lamp. Donald and Goofy did the same, and the room was quiet.

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"Hey, Sora." Riku said to his friend.

"Hmm?" Sora asked, turning away from the large wooden door in the Secret Place.

"When we grow up, let's get off this island. We'll go on real adventures, not this kid stuff!" Riku said boldly.

"Sure. But isn't their anything fun to do now?" Sora asked as they turned to leave.

"Well, we could always pick on Corita. That's always fun."

"Naw, that's gotten old. She throws coconuts back now when we throw them at her." Sora said simply.

"Hey, you know the girl at the mayor's house? She arrived on the night of the meteor shower!" He said as he continued out the door. Behind him, however, Riku had stopped. He was staring at something on the door. Something that glowed with an eerily bright light. Something that looked very familiar...

"SORA!! WAKE UP!" Donald cried, banging a pot and pan together. YOU'VE SLEPT FOR OVER 12 HOURS...UP UP UP!!!"

Sora sat up quickly, covering his ears while Donald yelled at him. If only he'd stayed asleep for a few more moments...

"C'mon, hurry up, sleepy head! We're going shopping!" Goofy said as he searched through his munny bag.

"We're running low on everything!" Donald said. "We've got to go soon! Who knows what'll happen if we don't?"

"We'll sleep some more." Sora said grumpily as he pulled the covers back over his head.

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"YAY!!! YOU'RE BACK!" Huey, Dewey and Louie said as Sora, Donald, and Goofy walked into their store. The three duckling hopped happily around the room, and then stood at their posts, trying to look dignified.

"Welcome to our store." Louie said in a powerful voice. "Today, we have specials on...wait. Where's Corita?"

Sora, Goofy, and Donald exchanged dark looks.

"She's still at the hotel." Sora said firmly, looking at a shelf of ethers.

After buying their supplies, the three of them hurried out of the store, the ducklings waving them off. "Good luck!"

"Don't die!"

"Say hi to Corita for us!"

"Great. Even my own family likes her more than me." Donald said, his arms bulging with ethers.

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---Sora53: Oh, poor Donald. No one likes him.

Fans: What's with Sora? He's having weird dreams and fantasies...maybe he'll finally get admitted into the crazy person home!

Sora53: Grr....

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Sora53: Can you guess what happens on June 7th? It's a big day!

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Sora53: I'll leave you hanging them :P ---