(Smells the air) Aaahhhh, the smell of a new chappie.

Ness: (floating in the air) I agree. (Begins doing aerial flips)

Med: I've updated my profile for those who want the dirt on me. (checks clock) Oh yes, time for...

Ness: Author Answers Reviewers' Questions!

(Reviewers and Robo start clapping)

Med: Alrighty, let's start this!

Q 1. Why isn't Zelda dead?

A 1. Well I wouldn't have a fic if she was!
Q 2. Is this a crossover with Zelda and KH?

A 2. Yep. (winks)
Q 3. Where are Sora and the gang?!

A 3. Well actually I am not going to have Donald, Goofy, or Kairi in this fic. But I will have Riku, guys don't worry! (Fends off the Riku Fan Club) The crossover-ing will begin in a couple of chapters, rest assured!

Q 4. Will any other characters join the group?

A 4. Maybe... (evil grin)

Note: In this chapter, it'll show a bit of Kari's past so pay attention! It's also a little angsty. This is my longest chapter yet!

The Legend of Kingdom Hearts

Chapter 4 Hard Past and Visions

At the Castle's hospital...

Voices were echoing in her head. Yet again, Princess Zelda was lost in her sub-conscious mind.

"Zelda..."

What had happened? Why now?

"Zelda..."

What was going on? Why me?

"Zelda..."

Where am I?

"ZELDA!"

Zelda woke up to someone's shouting. She saw a white ceiling above her. Sitting up from her bed, she looked around the tiny room; the only people in there were the doctor, nurse, and...

"You're alive!!"

A scream ensued before Zelda's vision was obscured by auburn and strawberry blonde hair; Link and Kari had thrown themselves upon her. Both were overjoyed to see their friend alive after such a shock.

"You're alive," Link repeated after Zelda finally managed to get them off her bed.

"Yep," Zelda replied happily. Kari was beaming at her. It didn't last long, though.

Zelda remembered something all of a sudden. Her face showed it as it changed to being serious. There was a small pause between the three acquaintances.

"Kari, please get back to your room," Zelda said suddenly.

Kari was confused by her reaction. "Huh?" Zelda turned to her.

"We need to talk about something. It doesn't concern you," she added as Kari began to open her mouth angrily. "I really need you to go back to your room. I'll send a servant there later, okay?"

Kari grumbled slightly as she began leaving. She, the doctor, and the nurse left Link and Zelda alone in the room. Link winced slightly as she slammed the door behind her.

"'We need to talk about something'? What the hell do they mean?!" Kari shouted angrily as she slammed her fists in to the wall. She stared at it bitterly. Kari had heard that sentence only once in her life time. And she didn't like it one bit.

Flashback

"Mommy? Mommy, is daddy going back to the war?" six year old Hikari asked her mother.

Her mother looked at her sadly. Tears were in her eyes as she brushed her red hair away.

"Yes, my dear Hikari, daddy is going."

"Your danm right I am!" a voice said behind them. Both turned around to see Hikari's dad in a blue uniform, staggering slightly. A cigar was in his mouth, a beer bottle was in his right hand, and a cigar holder in his right as he spoke. He made a motion to light the cigar, but her mother stopped him.

"I thought we said not to smoke in front of Hikari, Charles!" she shouted.

"Crap, Lydia, I can smoke when I want to!" he gruffly shouted back. Lydia smacked him hard.

"I've had enough of this, Charles A. Brandling!"

The two began fighting brutally, cursing as they went. They didn't even notice their scared child running away to her room, crying as she clutched her doll. When she reached her room, she flung herself on her bed and continued sobbing.

After about an hour but what seemed like eternity, Hikari didn't hear any noises from her door. Thinking that her parents had made up, she made her way to the living room quietly. What she found was a disaster.

The room seemed to have made contact with a tornado. Pictures were unturned, the fire place was up to the top with glass and ash, and the floor itself was contaminated with blood. Kari wasn't looking at the scenery, though; she was looking at her parents.

Charles had a purple eye and what looked like a busted lip. His uniform was tattered and ragged, showing cuts upon bruises upon scars everywhere. And Hikari could tell that if he smiled, half of his teeth would be out.

Lydia wasn't any better. She was moving gingerly, broken ribs probably. She had two black eyes and a long bleeding cut upon her forehead. Her lip was still trickling blood from the fight. Her clothes were stained with it, maybe permanently.

"Hikari, we need to talk about something," her dad said.

"And what's that?" Hikari asked cautiously. When her dad said something like that, she knew something was bad.

"Divorce."

End Flashback

Kari hated her father from then on. After the divorce, her father was sent to the army. One week later, a letter was sent to them stating that Charles was dead. Her mother grieved over him. Kari had to endure five days of torture. She thought it couldn't get worse.

At least until Lydia committed suicide. Kari had become a broken person afterwards.

But that's all in the past now she thought as she shook her head. Remembering Zelda's request she began walking down the hall. Link's voice stopped her, though.

"WHAT!?"

Kari ran back to the door and pressed her ear to it. She had extremely good hearing, so she had no problem listening to them.

"You heard me, Link. We have to leave Hyrule," came the voice of Zelda.

"How are we going to do that? And what about Kari?" Link interrogated.

Zelda sighed. "We're going to have to leave her here. She shouldn't be involved in other universes. As for travel, you remember the King of Red Lions, right?"

Kari heard Link pace for a moment.

"Where are we going?" he asked.

"Some place called Traverse Town."

"Who's going to be waiting for us?"

"A man by the name of Leon. He and his group, the Solo Survivors, will wait for us in an alleyway."

"Alrighty, let's shove off!" Link said.

Uh oh. Better get out of here!

Kari ran as fast as she could to the nearest staircase, hoping Link didn't see her.

Leave me behind, why doncha'. You watch, I'll be going with you two whether you like it or not! she thought as she went down.

Well, if that wasn't long enough for you, I'll shoot my self. R&R guys! And I need to know: Does this fanfic need to be changed to PG-13 because this chapter?