Author's note: Sorry it took so long to get this one up. I have been really busy lately. Anyway, enjoy!

Kingdom Hearts: Return of the Heartless

Chap. 7 Home Sweet Home?

"This sure doesn't look like home," Goofy said when they made it to the castle.

"Well, we can't get inside," Riku told them, "It's locked."

Donald looked inside a window but saw nothing, "That's weird..."

They heard a voice in the distance, "Hurry, get out of here! The heartless are coming!" Someone was running in their direction. She had a terrified look on her face.

"Who's she?" Sora wondered.

The girl stopped, trying to catch her breath.

"What's the matter?" Kairi was concerned, "Are you ok?"

"They...tried to attack me...I ran away...screaming for help."

Donald thought, "Looks like the heartless are multiplying. They are now much bigger in numbers."

"But I thought the worlds were locked," Sora remembered.

"Yeah..." Kairi thought a while, "Maybe there are more worlds that haven't been discovered yet."

"But how could they get to our world, and this one, if Sora already locked them?" asked Riku.

"Uh...guys..."

"Goofy, not now. We're trying to figure this out," Donald told him.

"But..."

"Goofy! Stop!"

"Look!" the girl shouted, "They're here!"

Heartless were closing in from every direction.

"That's what I saw, Donald!" Goofy explained.

"Well, why didn't you say so?" he questioned.

"Stop arguing already! What do we do now?" Sora wondered.

"We need to get inside!" knew Riku.

"Uh, Sora..." Kairi remembered something, "Can't you use magic with your keyblade?"

"Yeah...But why don't we just break a window?"

"Good point...they'll still be able to come in."

"I just need to cover it with an ice shield. It'll be easy..."

Later, when Sora had blocked the window, everyone ran to the basement and shut the door.

"That should keep them out," said Sora.

Just then they heard breaking glass and many shrieking and shrilling noises.

"...or not..."

"Well, guys," Kairi gulped, "It's been nice noin' ya..."

"C'mon, Kairi. Don't be a wimp," Riku laughed.

"Besides, don't you think we could beat these guys?" Goofy wondered.

"Of, course!" Donald felt confident.

They opened the door and ran up the stairs.

As they ran through the hall toward the main room, Sora told them, "This will be a piece of.....cake..." he had frozen in his tracks.

Before them stood a seven-story dragon heartless.

"I spoke too soon."

Author's note: Hope you liked it. My next chap. will come really soon because I already started writing it. Until then, have a great day!