Chapter 3

"Okay now Sora," Han said. "It is time to get some answers. Tell me who you are exactly and what you are doing." After the medics had arrived, Sora, Han, 3PO, Goofy, and Donald were brought to the Coruscant medical center. Goofy and Donald, though not seriously injured, were healed and were brought back to their happy selves, also gazing at the wonder of their new surroundings as Sora did. As Han was talking, a Two-One Bee droid went by to Sora, Donald, and Goofy just to make sure they were back to normal health.

"Well, like I said before," started Sora, "My name is Sora, and these two are my friends Donald and Goofy."

"Hello," Donald quacked.

"Pleased to meet ya," Goofy said.

"And I am most pleased to meet you as well, Masters Donald and Goofy." Said Threepio, always glad to be at the center of attention.

"Charmed, I'm sure." Said Han sarcastically. "Continue, Sora."

Sora smiled. "Anyway, the three of us come from a place very far away from here, and we only met recently. We are on a journey, going to different places and fighting creatures called Heartless.

"What are Heartless?" Han asked very perplexed.

"Heartless," answered Sora, "are creatures without hearts. They feed off the darkness of peoples' hearts and become Heartless themselves. The goal of the Heartless is to transform entire worlds into Heartless, and the only way to do that is to corrupt the heart of that world. Every world has a heart, even if you can't see it, and in each heart there is darkness."

Sora stopped a moment to see if Han or 3PO had any questions. When they didn't seem to, he continued.

"We have been to many different places so far, and stopped the Heartless many times, but there doesn't seem to be any end to them." All three of them, Sora, Donald, and Goofy, seemed very depressed after Sora mentioned this.

"Well, I have never heard of "Heartless" before, but I believe what you say. But," Han asked, trying to change the topic, "What is with that ship of yours? I've never seen anything like it before."

"Well, actually," Sora said, "the ship is not actually mine. It's Donald and Goofy's. They could probably explain it better than I could."

"I'll be glad to." Donald said.

"Great," Han remarked dryly, "I'm going to be explained about something by a guy who talks even more annoyingly than 3PO. Well, at least I can understand Threepio better."

"Hey!" Donald shouted angrily.

"Calm down Donald," Sora said. "He's only joking."

"Yeah," said Han. "So tell me about this ship of yours."

"Well," Donald began. "It is called a Gummi ship, made out of Gummi parts. Our workers back at our castle built it so we could travel to different places.

"And just now," Sora said once Donald had finished. "As we were leaving the place we just were, a huge swarm of Heartless ships attacked us and sent us crashing down here."

"And that's when we met you," Goofy said. "And you asked us who we are and where we come from and we said we're fighting Heartless and Sora said-"

"Goofy! You're just repeating what we just said!" Shouted Donald.

"Gawrsh, sorry." Goofy apologized.

"It's okay," Han remarked, and could not help but smile. There was something very entertaining about this pair, Donald and Goofy, something that his kids would have enjoyed when they were younger. "I just have one more question. What is with that giant key?" Han indicated to the Keyblade Sora had around his belt.

"Oh, this is the Keyblade." Sora said, holding the weapon up. "It is the only weapon that can kill the Heartless. Wherever it is, they follow." Sora looked worried for a second. "Han, tell me, have you had any meteor showers lately?"

Han looked puzzled. "No, why?"

"It's not important right now." Sora said. "Okay, now maybe you can answer some of my questions."

"Sure, shoot."

"First of all, where are we?"

"Well," Han said. "That's no easy question. I guess I better just start from the beginning."

"Oh, Master Solo," 3P0 interrupted, "I am very good a telling stories. If I may?"

"You may not," Han answered. "Anyway, it all began one day when I was on a planet called Tatooine in a place called Mos Eisely Spaceport."

Han told Sora everything. About Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Leia Organa, now Leia Organa Solo, Darth Vader, the Empire, the New Republic. Everything Sora could have ever wanted to know. At the end of it, Sora, Donald, and Goofy were amazed.

"And so finally after more than twenty years we have finally achieved peace in the New Republic." Han finished.

"Wow," Sora, Doanld, and Goofy said together. "That's amazing."

"Yeah, I guess it is." Han remarked quite pleased with himself.

"Hmmph," Threepio fussed. "I could have told it better."

"Wow, Jedi," Sora said again. "They sure sound cool. I want to meet this Luke Skywalker."

"Well, you will soon, kid." Han said. "I put in a call to him right after we got here and he should be here soon. And my wife as well."

"Great." Sora smiled, and at that moment he heard light footsteps approaching.

"Oh, that sounds like Leia." Han said. "She'll definitely like to meet you."

"Good." Exclaimed Sora.

"Oh, Han, I got your message," Leia said as she entered the room. "Is everyone all-"

She never finished her sentence. Leia just took one look at Sora, and fainted.