Planning Ahead
"Whew, we need to take another stop, Sora. Please?"
"Come on, Donald," Sora said, "we need to keep going. The faster we get going, the faster we can all get home."
"Alright, thanks." Donald sat on the ground in the soft grass, and laid back, looking up at the sky. He looked a few feet behind him, where Goofy had already fallen over from fatigue and was probably dozing. Sora turned back to them.
"Come on, guys!" He walked back to them, and looked down at the ground. "I know I dragged you into this mess, but.."
Goofy looked up, and wearily stood. "Aww, this isn't yor fault, Sora. The King sent us earlier to find you, so we had no choice but to be dragged into this."
"And besides," Donald added, "King Mickey got locked behind Kingdom Hearts, so we have to go get him out."
"And Riku, too. You left Kairi behind so you can go find Riku, and we followed you to go find the King."
Sora sighed, and fell straight back onto the grass, his eyes closed. "Don't tell me that I left Kairi behind, because I didn't.."
"Well, you kinda did leave her on the island back there, Sora," Goofy gaffawed.
"That's not what he meant, Goofy," Donald frowned.
Goofy bit his lip, then thought for a second. "Oh, real sorry, Sora. I didn't mean.."
"It's okay, Goofy," Sora said slowly, "I know you didn't mean anything by it." Sora sighed, trying to figure something out. "What I'm confused about is how we're going to get out of here. All the worlds have been disconnected because Kingdom Hearts closed, and so the Heartless can't come back into the worlds, right?"
Donald scratched his head. "I guess so."
"So, if the Heartless are gone, then the worlds are disconnected, but the worlds will become connected again if the Heartless enter our world."
"Or any world," Donald assured him. "If you're suggesting that we find a way for the Heartless to enter this world so the worlds will be connected and we return to our own worlds, than forget it," Donald said.
"Say," Goofy started, "if all the worlds are disconnected, than how do we get out of this one?"
Sora frowned. "I'm still trying to figure that out."
"What if Kingdom Hearts is opened again? That's how the worlds became disconnected in the first place because Ansem attempted to open it," Donald told him.
"I'm not sure how it would be opened.." Sora sighed again, depressed that he may never see Kairi again, but then he got an idea, and sat up quickly. "Wait a second! What if Riku and King Mickey find a way past the barrier? The door was sealed with Mickey's keyblade, but can't the keyblade open locks as well?"
Goofy stroked his chin. "Could be a possibility. Do you think it might work, Donald?"
"Well," Donald started, "I can usually find a hole in your theories, Sora, but this time, I can't really say if you're right or not."
Sora grinned, then stood. "So it might just work!"
"Well, we would have to wait for it to happen, so until it does happen, we're still stuck here."
Sora sat back down. "Thanks for ruining my excitment, Donald."
"Not trying to get you down or anything. I'm just saying what's true."
Sora yawned, then looked to the sky. "Getting rather dark out," he said.
Goofy, who had returned to lying on the ground, looked over at Sora. "Do we need to get going?"
Sora shook his head. "Nah, we can get up early tomorrow and set off. We've been on this road for a few hours, and it's bound to lead to something. If we continue tonight, it'll get too dark for us to see anything."
Goofy closed his eyes and chuckled. "That works for me."
"Tomorrow, then," Donald said, and turned over on the grass, using a patch of flowers as a pillow.
Sora couldn't help but laugh when Donald sneezed in his sleep from the flowers. He tried desperatly to get some sleep and ignore Goofy's snoring, but he couldn't help but keep watching the sky. By the time it got dark enough for the millions of stars to pour into the sky, Sora had drifted off into a deep sleep.
Millions of miles away, in the heavens above, over a course of a few hours, the stars in the sky began to blink out, one by one.
"Whew, we need to take another stop, Sora. Please?"
"Come on, Donald," Sora said, "we need to keep going. The faster we get going, the faster we can all get home."
"Alright, thanks." Donald sat on the ground in the soft grass, and laid back, looking up at the sky. He looked a few feet behind him, where Goofy had already fallen over from fatigue and was probably dozing. Sora turned back to them.
"Come on, guys!" He walked back to them, and looked down at the ground. "I know I dragged you into this mess, but.."
Goofy looked up, and wearily stood. "Aww, this isn't yor fault, Sora. The King sent us earlier to find you, so we had no choice but to be dragged into this."
"And besides," Donald added, "King Mickey got locked behind Kingdom Hearts, so we have to go get him out."
"And Riku, too. You left Kairi behind so you can go find Riku, and we followed you to go find the King."
Sora sighed, and fell straight back onto the grass, his eyes closed. "Don't tell me that I left Kairi behind, because I didn't.."
"Well, you kinda did leave her on the island back there, Sora," Goofy gaffawed.
"That's not what he meant, Goofy," Donald frowned.
Goofy bit his lip, then thought for a second. "Oh, real sorry, Sora. I didn't mean.."
"It's okay, Goofy," Sora said slowly, "I know you didn't mean anything by it." Sora sighed, trying to figure something out. "What I'm confused about is how we're going to get out of here. All the worlds have been disconnected because Kingdom Hearts closed, and so the Heartless can't come back into the worlds, right?"
Donald scratched his head. "I guess so."
"So, if the Heartless are gone, then the worlds are disconnected, but the worlds will become connected again if the Heartless enter our world."
"Or any world," Donald assured him. "If you're suggesting that we find a way for the Heartless to enter this world so the worlds will be connected and we return to our own worlds, than forget it," Donald said.
"Say," Goofy started, "if all the worlds are disconnected, than how do we get out of this one?"
Sora frowned. "I'm still trying to figure that out."
"What if Kingdom Hearts is opened again? That's how the worlds became disconnected in the first place because Ansem attempted to open it," Donald told him.
"I'm not sure how it would be opened.." Sora sighed again, depressed that he may never see Kairi again, but then he got an idea, and sat up quickly. "Wait a second! What if Riku and King Mickey find a way past the barrier? The door was sealed with Mickey's keyblade, but can't the keyblade open locks as well?"
Goofy stroked his chin. "Could be a possibility. Do you think it might work, Donald?"
"Well," Donald started, "I can usually find a hole in your theories, Sora, but this time, I can't really say if you're right or not."
Sora grinned, then stood. "So it might just work!"
"Well, we would have to wait for it to happen, so until it does happen, we're still stuck here."
Sora sat back down. "Thanks for ruining my excitment, Donald."
"Not trying to get you down or anything. I'm just saying what's true."
Sora yawned, then looked to the sky. "Getting rather dark out," he said.
Goofy, who had returned to lying on the ground, looked over at Sora. "Do we need to get going?"
Sora shook his head. "Nah, we can get up early tomorrow and set off. We've been on this road for a few hours, and it's bound to lead to something. If we continue tonight, it'll get too dark for us to see anything."
Goofy closed his eyes and chuckled. "That works for me."
"Tomorrow, then," Donald said, and turned over on the grass, using a patch of flowers as a pillow.
Sora couldn't help but laugh when Donald sneezed in his sleep from the flowers. He tried desperatly to get some sleep and ignore Goofy's snoring, but he couldn't help but keep watching the sky. By the time it got dark enough for the millions of stars to pour into the sky, Sora had drifted off into a deep sleep.
Millions of miles away, in the heavens above, over a course of a few hours, the stars in the sky began to blink out, one by one.