A Familiar Face
The sun rose early into the swirled sky of many colors of mixing pinks, magentas, and blues. It was very early, the sun had not yet dawned completely into the sky.
Sora sat up, and looked around him. It was still a little dark out, but he wanted to get going as quickly as possible. He had also been awakened by a noise, but he couldn't identify what it was. He looked to the side, and noticed Goofy and Donald were still pleasantly sleeping. He dared not disturb them, especially Donald.
He stood slowly, and looked again to the familiar, almost limitless road ahead. Nothing had seemed to change. All there had been for, what seemed like miles, was flat, grassy plains.
But he looked down the road again. Something seemed changed, this time. He spotted a figure ahead that might have resembled a tree, had there been any trees around, but it seemed to be moving.
It stopped, then started moving again, then it quickly faded, like it had fallen over. Was there someone else here?
Sora, taking his keyblade in hand, moved toward it slowly at first, then, when at a considerable distance from Donald and Goofy, he started running toward it. It jumped up quickly, but he still couldn't make it out, so drew his keyblade, fearing it might have been a heartless. It stepped back.
"Please, don't hurt me!" It squeeled this. It was a female voice. Who had been out here besides them?
Sora lowered his keyblade. "You're not a heartless?"
"A heartless? Why would I be a heartless?"
He still couldn't see her face. He was then reminded of Aerith and Yuffie. It didn't sound like either of them, but then she still sounded familiar somehow.
All he could see was what appeared to be a shadow of her. Only darkness, no physical features. "Didn't mean to scare you, miss."
"Well, I was probably the one who scared you," she told him. "I didn't think there was anyone out here. I've been traveling forever."
"Why are you here?" Sora asked, noting the sound of despair in her voice.
"I got lost from my home," she told him. "I've been to many worlds before, and ever since this last incident with the heartless, I tried to find my old home, but it, too, was overrun by the heartless, so I dared not enter there. I didn't want them taking my heart." She sighed, sounding disappointed. "I'm afraid I can't get out of this world without the key, though."
Sora gasped. "Are you telling me that the keyblade can unlock doors to different worlds?"
She seemed suprised. "You've heard of the keyblade? I didn't think you had." She nodded. "Yes, the keyblade can seal locks to different worlds, but also has the power of destruction. It can unlock worlds as well, just as it can unlock hearts."
"I didn't know the keyblade was capable of any type of evil," Sora told her.
"Well, people with dark hearts can use it for evil. If you plan to use it for some type of good, then it's in good hands. Only people with a strong heart can obtain the keyblade, so it wouldn't fall into evil hands. It can only be stolen by them."
Sora smirked, and held up the keyblade. "You mean this?"
She gasped. "You're the Keyblade Wielder?"
He nodded. "Yes, and if what you're telling me is true, then I can go to other worlds, connect them all again?"
By this time, the sun was beginning to rise higher into the sky. Sora was starting to get a glimpse of what the girl looked like, but not a concrete one.
"Yes, but there's always a catch. If you unlock a door to a world and connect them all again, the heartless will pour back into the worlds. You have to be willing to seal them."
"I'll be willing to do it, and I'll seal them off again.." Sora had his head hung down. "I've sealed Kingdom Hearts before, and that's where I'm going. I have to get back to my friends."
"You're looking for someone, too?"
"You mean you're looking for someone?"
"I'm looking for my home, but I'm also looking for--"
The sun broke the cloud barrier, and rose highly into the sky. Sora now saw what she looked like; he knew she sounded all too familiar. It was Kairi? How did she get here? She seemed different somehow. Her wardrobe consisted of dark, baggy jeans and a zipper tank-top, and it seemed to oppose Kairi's style. She maintained the same red hair, but her eyes were a glowing emerald.
"Kairi?"
She gasped. "How did you know?"
Sora leaned forward, and grabbed her shoulders. "Kairi, I can't believe it's you! It's really you!"
The girl frowned, and shook off his grip. "You must be mistaken. Kairi is my twin sister."
Sora scratched his head. "You have a sister? Kairi has a sister? Why didn't she ever tell me?"
"You knew her?"
"Yeah, we were from the same island."
"Well," she began, "we got separated from Hollow Bastion at the age of seven. The worlds had been temporarily connected then, and Kingdom Hearts was first opened. Every world then obtained a door where people could wander into different worlds. One day, Kairi found a door she never noticed before. She wandered into it, but never came back." The girl lowered her head. "I thought she didn't come back because she was mad at me. We had had a fued, and didn't settle it.. but when she didn't come back within a few days, I knew something bad had happened."
"So you want to see her, and tell her you're sorry?"
She frowned. "No, she started it, but I still wanna see her. She's my sister. She's been gone for eight years."
"Well, I'm looking for her, too, and once I find my friend, Riku, I'll take you to her."
The girl held out a hand. "Name's Aleisa."
He shook her hand. "And I'm Sora."
Donald and Goofy had ran down the road to them, and caught them when they shook hands. "You're gonna make Kairi jealous when she finds out." He hadn't even noticed the girl's face until a moment later. "Whoa, she IS Kairi!"
"Not quite. Her sister, actually."
"Talk about a co-inc-e-dink!" Goofy laughed.
Sora smiled, then dropped his hand. "I think I figured out a way to get us out of here, guys."
"We've all been walking for a while, and the door to this world should be near," Aleisa said, "so let's keep following this road, and maybe we'll find it."
So they continued the road in an upbeat mood and eager to get to the door. The closer they got, the closer to home they came.
The sun rose early into the swirled sky of many colors of mixing pinks, magentas, and blues. It was very early, the sun had not yet dawned completely into the sky.
Sora sat up, and looked around him. It was still a little dark out, but he wanted to get going as quickly as possible. He had also been awakened by a noise, but he couldn't identify what it was. He looked to the side, and noticed Goofy and Donald were still pleasantly sleeping. He dared not disturb them, especially Donald.
He stood slowly, and looked again to the familiar, almost limitless road ahead. Nothing had seemed to change. All there had been for, what seemed like miles, was flat, grassy plains.
But he looked down the road again. Something seemed changed, this time. He spotted a figure ahead that might have resembled a tree, had there been any trees around, but it seemed to be moving.
It stopped, then started moving again, then it quickly faded, like it had fallen over. Was there someone else here?
Sora, taking his keyblade in hand, moved toward it slowly at first, then, when at a considerable distance from Donald and Goofy, he started running toward it. It jumped up quickly, but he still couldn't make it out, so drew his keyblade, fearing it might have been a heartless. It stepped back.
"Please, don't hurt me!" It squeeled this. It was a female voice. Who had been out here besides them?
Sora lowered his keyblade. "You're not a heartless?"
"A heartless? Why would I be a heartless?"
He still couldn't see her face. He was then reminded of Aerith and Yuffie. It didn't sound like either of them, but then she still sounded familiar somehow.
All he could see was what appeared to be a shadow of her. Only darkness, no physical features. "Didn't mean to scare you, miss."
"Well, I was probably the one who scared you," she told him. "I didn't think there was anyone out here. I've been traveling forever."
"Why are you here?" Sora asked, noting the sound of despair in her voice.
"I got lost from my home," she told him. "I've been to many worlds before, and ever since this last incident with the heartless, I tried to find my old home, but it, too, was overrun by the heartless, so I dared not enter there. I didn't want them taking my heart." She sighed, sounding disappointed. "I'm afraid I can't get out of this world without the key, though."
Sora gasped. "Are you telling me that the keyblade can unlock doors to different worlds?"
She seemed suprised. "You've heard of the keyblade? I didn't think you had." She nodded. "Yes, the keyblade can seal locks to different worlds, but also has the power of destruction. It can unlock worlds as well, just as it can unlock hearts."
"I didn't know the keyblade was capable of any type of evil," Sora told her.
"Well, people with dark hearts can use it for evil. If you plan to use it for some type of good, then it's in good hands. Only people with a strong heart can obtain the keyblade, so it wouldn't fall into evil hands. It can only be stolen by them."
Sora smirked, and held up the keyblade. "You mean this?"
She gasped. "You're the Keyblade Wielder?"
He nodded. "Yes, and if what you're telling me is true, then I can go to other worlds, connect them all again?"
By this time, the sun was beginning to rise higher into the sky. Sora was starting to get a glimpse of what the girl looked like, but not a concrete one.
"Yes, but there's always a catch. If you unlock a door to a world and connect them all again, the heartless will pour back into the worlds. You have to be willing to seal them."
"I'll be willing to do it, and I'll seal them off again.." Sora had his head hung down. "I've sealed Kingdom Hearts before, and that's where I'm going. I have to get back to my friends."
"You're looking for someone, too?"
"You mean you're looking for someone?"
"I'm looking for my home, but I'm also looking for--"
The sun broke the cloud barrier, and rose highly into the sky. Sora now saw what she looked like; he knew she sounded all too familiar. It was Kairi? How did she get here? She seemed different somehow. Her wardrobe consisted of dark, baggy jeans and a zipper tank-top, and it seemed to oppose Kairi's style. She maintained the same red hair, but her eyes were a glowing emerald.
"Kairi?"
She gasped. "How did you know?"
Sora leaned forward, and grabbed her shoulders. "Kairi, I can't believe it's you! It's really you!"
The girl frowned, and shook off his grip. "You must be mistaken. Kairi is my twin sister."
Sora scratched his head. "You have a sister? Kairi has a sister? Why didn't she ever tell me?"
"You knew her?"
"Yeah, we were from the same island."
"Well," she began, "we got separated from Hollow Bastion at the age of seven. The worlds had been temporarily connected then, and Kingdom Hearts was first opened. Every world then obtained a door where people could wander into different worlds. One day, Kairi found a door she never noticed before. She wandered into it, but never came back." The girl lowered her head. "I thought she didn't come back because she was mad at me. We had had a fued, and didn't settle it.. but when she didn't come back within a few days, I knew something bad had happened."
"So you want to see her, and tell her you're sorry?"
She frowned. "No, she started it, but I still wanna see her. She's my sister. She's been gone for eight years."
"Well, I'm looking for her, too, and once I find my friend, Riku, I'll take you to her."
The girl held out a hand. "Name's Aleisa."
He shook her hand. "And I'm Sora."
Donald and Goofy had ran down the road to them, and caught them when they shook hands. "You're gonna make Kairi jealous when she finds out." He hadn't even noticed the girl's face until a moment later. "Whoa, she IS Kairi!"
"Not quite. Her sister, actually."
"Talk about a co-inc-e-dink!" Goofy laughed.
Sora smiled, then dropped his hand. "I think I figured out a way to get us out of here, guys."
"We've all been walking for a while, and the door to this world should be near," Aleisa said, "so let's keep following this road, and maybe we'll find it."
So they continued the road in an upbeat mood and eager to get to the door. The closer they got, the closer to home they came.