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Donald opened an icy blue eye, where was he? The panicked though hit him at once, then slowly everything came back to him. He was in the small containment unit Naminé had put them in to restore their memories. But wasn't he supposed to be asleep? He closed his eye again and took a deep breath trying to gather his thoughts. He still remembered Castle Oblivion, yet he still remembered everything else as well. There were footsteps outside his unit that drew him from his thoughts. At once his eyes shot open, looking around him frantically, but it was difficult to see. "Well, well, well, look at the great heroes now." a voice laughed to herself. Donald recognized it at once as Naminé, but he did not like the way she had just spoken to him. "At once you three were the most feared names in all of Kingdom Hearts. Now look at you." She laughed lightly and Donald heard her footsteps draw nearer to his unit. At once he closed his eyes pretending to be asleep. "But you…" Naminé trailed off making Donald's heart beat faster. Had she realized he was not really asleep? "You Donald, are much more trouble then you're worth, in my opinion at least." Donald hardly dared to breathe, he was so close to discovery, yet Naminé appeared to be clueless of his awakening. "It takes so much magic to keep you asleep, your stupid magic always interfering with my spells." He heard her move away from him, probably towards Goofy or Sora. Donald relaxed slightly; the worst of the danger had passed, though it was best to still move as little as possible. "But what damage can you do now? I mean just look at you. The magic had such a strange effect…" Naminé laughed. Donald paused. What exactly did she mean by that? He slowly moved his arm to look at it, at once his heart stopped. Instead on his beautiful glossy white feathers there was…. Skin! He twisted around frantically looking at himself. He was human! He tugged on his baggy blue pants experimentally, this was real alright. He stopped suddenly as Naminé spoke again. "What was that noise?" she asked angrily. Donald froze and fell limp trying to pretend he was still asleep. He had to remember that Naminé could hear him if he moved. He held his breath as she walked over examining him once again, but this time more carefully. "It must have been my imagination." She said laughing to herself nervously. "But just to make sure I better increase the strength of the spell." Donald felt his pulse rush; no way was he going to be stuck asleep again! "No!" Naminé muttered angrily to herself. "I'm too low on magic, I better wait till tomorrow." She turned and as her footsteps died away Donald let out a sigh of relief. That was much too close for comfort. Donald reached into one of his many pockets and removed his staff. The Save the Queen staff glimmered pleasantly before him. At least he still had a way out of here. He mouthed to words to a spell and at once the staff lit up and a fireball struck the glass before him breaking it. The spell holding him in place broke along with the glass, allowing Donald to move freely. He stumbled out of his hiding place, trying his best not to cut himself on the shards of glass. It was difficult with his new feet. He paused looking trying to see if the noise had brought Naminé back, luckily for him it had not. Donald turned to the unit in front of him. The boy in there had black hair and a strange hat with flaps that hung like dog ears beside his head. Donald saw the all too familiar shield strapped on the boy's back. This was Goofy! Donald looked at himself once again. Short snow white hair fell into his sharp blue eyes. He was considerably shorter then Goofy, and appeared to be no older then Sora. Other then the baggy pants that hid his shoes from view, and the actual shoes themselves, his outfit, like Goofy's had remained the same.

"Fiagra!" Donald yelled, but not loud enough to reach the ears of Naminé. A fire ball burst from the end of his staff and collided with the unit holding Goofy. The glass shattered causing Donald to jump back a few steps to avoid being scraped. Goofy fell from the unit though he was still asleep. Donald ran out and caught him before he collided with the sharp shards of glass littering the floor. "Goofy! Goofy! Wake up!" Donald urged shaking his fried trying to rouse him from his magic induced sleep. "Wait a second, is that my voice?" Donald asked surprised. He hadn't noticed the change earlier but his voice was hard to recognize.

"Aw, c'mon Donald." Goofy groaned bringing up his arm to block out the bright lights of the castle. "Just five more minuets please?" Goofy also did not sound much like himself. Donald was tempted to drop Goofy right there but resisted the urge.

"No Goofy wake up now!" Donald ordered not really in the mood to play games. He had gotten lucky twice now. Naminé still hadn't heard the glass shattering. But he wasn't sure how long his luck would last. "Or I'll call down lightning to wake you up like I did before." He threatened; Goofy moaned again.

"Ok, ok," Goofy grumbled. He stood up shaking his head. He looked around in surprised. "Hey where did Donald go?" He asked himself. He looked down noticing his new human form for the first time. "Better yet, what happened to me!"

"No time to explain, but whatever it was, it got me too." Donald said. "But we need to find Sora and get out of here!" Goofy nodded, one good thing about him is he could easily accept the fact that he and Donald had turned human seemingly over night. But that brought his attention to another fact. He had no idea how long they had been in those units. But that wasn't important at the moment. What was, was the fact that they needed to find Sora. Donald ran up to the last unit. "Fiagra!" he yelled again. The glass shattered as it had done each time before. But Sora awoke before he hit the ground. He spread out his arms and glided to safety.

"Excuse me kid!" Sora said spotting Donald. He ran over looking around him at the other two broken units. "Thanks for getting us out of there but Naminé would have done so eventually." Sora said with a grin. "Hey the other two you freed, where did they go?" Donald sighed; of course Sora didn't recognize them. He was looking for a duck and a dog.

"Sora you lunkhead we are Donald and Goofy!" Donald said mildly aggravated. Sora stared at them a bit with piercing ocean blue eyes. It wasn't long before recognition began to sink in. Sora backed up looking around the room then at his two, now teenage human friends.

"Donald! Goofy! What happened you guys?" He asked surprised. But he closed his eyes breathing deeply. He opened them again having calmed himself down slightly. "Ok, now can either of you tell me what's going on around here?" Goofy shrugged but Donald nodded thoughtfully.

"Yes but not now, we need to get out of here." He announced. Sora nodded taking out his Keyblade and Goofy removed his shield. Donald ran towards the door they had to get out of Oblivion before they were discovered. Right now, the explanation was the least of there worries.


"Jade down here!" her friends called. Jade ran over to her bedroom window. Looking below her she spotted Collin and Sean. Sean looked up at her his emerald eyes gleamed mischievously; it was he who had been calling her. "Come on down here if you want to learn some real magic!" Glinda was right, Sean wasn't half witch, he was all Wizard. Collin on the other hand was just an Emerald City citizen, dressed in all green with green tinted glasses that slid down his nose. Jade grinned excitedly, opening her window and climbing out onto the roof. Her mom had put her on the second story in hopes to stop her from sneaking out like this but it hadn't slowed her down at all. She walked carefully across the neatly tiled roof, reaching part of the perfect white fenced wall of their garden. She climbed down the fencing and ran out to greet her friends.

"I wish you wouldn't sneak out like this." Collin grumbled not looking at her. It figured he would act like this, he always did. Collin liked to go by the rules, and to set a good example. He was a straight A student who never got in trouble at school or out of it. Jade rolled her eyes and began to walk through the neighborhood.

"Relax four eyes," Sean said cheerfully. He put an arm on top of Collin's head using him as an armrest. Collin pulled away and followed Jade. Much unlike Collin, Sean was one of the biggest trouble makers in the universe. But he could never get in trouble; he was the Wizard's personal assistant. Sean followed last walking along as if this were an everyday event of breaking Glinda's rules, and in actuality, it was. "Hey race you!" he challenged running ahead of Jade. It was just like him to start a competition, after all Sean never passed up a chance to be the best.

"You're on!" Jade called running after him. She heard Collin sigh from behind her and run off after them. Jade loved the feel of the wind on her face as she ran through the identical streets after Sean. It felt so good to be out of the house for once. Finally she caught up with Sean at the finish line which happened to be the end of the neighborhood. Collin came in last as always. "You know one day I'm going to beat you." Jade said leaning against the side of a spotless white house trying to catch her breath. She looked around her at the endless green grass and not too far off, the swirling form of the yellow brick road. The sun had almost fully set and the fields of green were bathed in shadow. "It's not fair that you always win." Sean cupped his hands; green light pulsed from within them.

"Here," he said opening them. Inside was a small trophy composed completely of emerald flame. It floated in his palm with a cheerful glow. "For our lovely second place winner!" Sean said snapping his fingers. The flamed swirled again forming the shape of a heart. Jade looked at it with longing, Sean had the amazing ability to control his powers. He often claims the Wizard is no help when it comes to magic, but he had to have done something to allow Sean amazing control like this. A chain sprouted from the heart, composed of the same emerald colored flame. Jade walked closer amazed by the constantly changing flame in Sean's hand. "You see it's all mind over matter." Sean said as-a-matter-of-factly. The heart flew toward her and the chain closed around her wrist. As soon as it wrapped completely around the flame died down and it turned a normal color. "I hope you like it." Sean said with a grin. "It has no clasp; I haven't mastered that part yet."

"It's beautiful." Jade said examining it. It fit perfectly around her wrist, but Sean was right. She would have serious trouble if she wanted to get it off. The bracelet had no clasp. "How do you do it? Whenever I try something like that it always backfires."

"It could be a number of things." Collin said. He always got left out in these magic conversations. "The fact that your half and he's whole, the fact that he can be trained legally and you can't, it could be that you have a temper problem-" But Jade cut him off.

"I do NOT have a temper problem!" she snapped angrily. The wind around them began to swirl in a menacing fashion and dark clouds swirled over head. Sean looked up nervously and Collin followed his gaze.

"All right just calm down, stop using your powers." Collin said quietly. Not that there was really anyone around to hear him, but he was not a big fan of magic period, it always made him uncomfortable to talk about it. Even if there was no one around to hear.

"That isn't me…" Jade announced worriedly. She had calmed down enough so that if she had been causing it, it would have dissipated by now. But instead the storm still brewed stronger then ever. She looked around her fear almost visible on her face. The black ground was not colored the way it was only because of the night… black creatures pulled them from the ground. Creatures with black skin and piercing yellow eyes, the likes of which the three had only seen in their history books. "The Heartless!" Jade yelled.

"If anyone hasn't noticed this is bad!" Collin yelled jumping to his feet. "The definition of bad, for those of you who don't know, is not good! And in special cases like this, we're going to die." Collin announced. His words were absolutely not necessary for everything he said, Jade and Sean already knew.

"Thanks for the lesson, but it was highly unnecessary." Jade replied looking around at the Heartless. They were taller then most Shadows and their eyes were not round but slanted. They walked almost completely erect, and their claw-like hands were perfect for stealing hearts. "Sean! Collin! You two go to Emerald City! We have to warn the Wizard!"

"Wait!" Collin called running over to her as Sean used his magic to clear a path for them to run. "What about you Jade?" He grabbed her by the hand, not letting go until he knew for sure that she was not planning to take the Heartless on by herself.

"I'm going to warn the others, now RUN!" Jade yelled. Collin nodded running after Sean. Jade on the other hand fled back into the neighborhood. She fought past the wind which was blowing violently against her. She had to reach the center of town; there was an alarm system there, if she could only reach it… She ran faster finally seeing the high watcher platform on which the alarm was located. She climbed up the rickety wooden ladder as fast as the wind would allow. She slipped several times but at last she made it to the top. She ran across the platform to the crank. Grasping it tightly in her hands she began to turn the handle. The faster she turned the louder the alarm wailed. People began to evacuate their houses running outside to see why the alarm was sounding. Finally it seemed as if Jade had gotten everyone outside. She scrambled down the ladder and stood before the crowd. "Citizens of Oz! The Heartless have arrived!" There was a low murmur through the crowed and someone began to push their way forward.

"Jayden!" her mother's voice broke through the murmur as Glinda pushed her way forward through the dense mass of people. "Jayden, what's going on? What do you mean the Heartless?" Jade looked at her mother unsure if she believed her. Glinda seemed slightly taken aback by the serious look on her daughter's face. "They're here." Glinda whispered. "Where are Collin and Sean?" Glinda asked quickly.

"They went to warn the Wizard. Mom the Heartless have finally arrived we've got to do something!" Jade said her voice shaking with fear. It was hard to believe the day they had always dreaded had finally dawned. The Awakening had finally come to Oz.

"Go with them Jade." Glinda ordered. "You'll be safe with the Wizard. His magic can protect you against anything the Heartless try. Quickly, go to the Emerald City!" Glinda began to push her daughter in the direction Jade had sent Collin and Sean.

"Mom, I can take care of myself!" Jade begged. It was hard to hear without yelling for the wind was growing stronger by the second. Glinda wasn't at all convinced by her daughter's statement. "Let me stay with you, if we use our powers-" Jade began, but her mother cut her off.

"Not now Jayden!" Glinda snapped, acting a bit harshly out of worry. She turned back to the pale faced citizens of Oz. They were looking around frantically unsure about the truth in Jade's warning. "Leave Jayden I'll handle things here." Glinda ordered. Jade was about to object but Glinda would not hear it. "Now!" Glinda yelled. Jade ran off hearing her mother address the frightened citizens. "People of Oz, what we have feared has finally become reality. The Awakening is upon us! The Heartless have arrived! Arm yourselves, the elderly, sick, and the children should head for the city at once…" her mother's voice faded out as she ran. She looked over her shoulder until the small white cluster of houses was out of sight. Then she looked before her toward the giant city which was rising rapidly into view. Heartless were pooping up all around her, she jumped to the side to avoid one as it spun around to strike her down. She turned around blasting down one of the Heartless with a ball of emerald green energy. Another sprang toward her. Jade levitated a large nearby rock and the Heartless collided with it. But Jade could feel the control over her powers slipping away. Rocks began to zoom around at random, she was still unable to control her power, even in a time when she needed to most. She turned to run tripping over one of her own rocks. The Heartless advanced, their sharp yellow eyes gleaming mercilessly against the night sky. One leaped for the kill but their path was blocked by an emerald shield.

"Sean!" Jade called. She scrambled attempting to get to her feet. The wind felt as if it were strong enough to be a hurricane, and still the force continued to increase. Jade spotted her black haired friend behind her, at once he ran over helping her to her feet.

"C'mon!" he yelled running towards the city gates which were now only a few yards away. Collin already went in! I wanted to wait for you, to make sure you got here ok." Jade nodded following Sean to the door. Sean stopped just as he was about to enter. "Come on, we can leave Oz!" he said suddenly. "It's easy now; all we have to do is leave. No one can stop us, we'll be free Jade. Free to use magic as we please!"

"Are you mad?" Jade asked almost frightened by the look in her friend's eyes. Sean laughed calmly as if this were all some big joke. He extended his hand towards Jade. Jade took a step away from it; she did not at all like this.

"Come on Jade, we can go, just you and I. I'm not afraid of the Darkness!" Sean shouted to the sky as if he no longer cared what might happen or where he was going. Jade looked at him all of this was happening to fast for her. "Come on Jade, your strong enough to follow me. We can go together; we must learn to put our faith in the Darkness. Look around us, there is nothing for us here any longer. C'mon Jade, I'm not afraid of the Darkness. Are you?"

"Sean this isn't like you!" Jade begged. "Stop it! Please!" She looked at him then turned her gaze to the ground no longer able top look him in the eyes. "Sean!" She yelled jumping backward for his feet were already engulfed in dark shadow and it was swirling around him growing higher by the second. The doors to Emerald City opened slowly and just enough so that Jade could slide in.

"You can't run forever Jade!" Sean yelled as she slipped through the doors. "They'll find you! You can not escape the Darkness!" He may have said more but at that point Jade shut the doors blocking out his voice, and hopefully the Heartless as well.

"Hello?" She yelled but the city seemed to be empty, this was defiantly not a good sign. Her voice echoed off the walls adding to the already eerie surroundings. She looked around the only light came from the dim glow of the emeralds. She spotted Collin outside the door to the Wizard's room. His eyes were grayish in color no longer a brilliant blue. "Collin!" Jade yelled running toward him.

"Jade?" he asked weakly. He looked up at her over the rims of his glasses. "Is that you?' he asked again. He sounded so weak… Collin fell over unable to stand any longer. Jade ran to him but he simply fell right through the ground as if he had never really been there to begin with. The door to the Wizard's room creaked slowly open. Jade walked towards it but found her feet were held tightly to the ground. Darkness swirled up from under her just like it had done to Sean.

"This world has been connected." A voice muttered it seemed to come from all around her. "Tied to the Darkness, soon to be completely eclipsed." Jade tried to block out the voice, trying to break free of Darkness's hold. It was up to her waist now. "There is so very much to learn." the voice continued. It sounded so smooth and strong, obviously belonging to a guy, but there was no one in sight and it certainly wasn't the Wizard's voice. "And you understand so little." Jade felt the Darkness completely. She felt as if she were floating. Then suddenly she lost consciousness unable to hold out any longer in the overwhelming Darkness.


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