Thunder.

I sat up quickly from my deep slumber drenched in sweat. Panting. That nightmare was horrible. I dreamt that Riku and Kairi left me. I twisted around in my blankets and looked through the window. At first all I saw was rain dripping down my window and wet darkness. Then my vision focused on the pier. I glanced at my dinghy at the dock. Then saw how wildly it was thrown about on the water. The raft! I lifted up the pane and started to climb out. Wait. I scurried into the bathroom and snatched up a few items. Just in case we leave tonight. Then I climbed out my window, not bothering to shut it behind me. I might come back tonight. As I leaped off the roof and ran to the pier, my curtains whipped out at me in a forlorn goodbye. I leaped off the slippery pier into my dinghy, snatching the rope off it's hook as I went. I have to get to the secret island, where we always meet. And where the raft is. With great difficulty, I rowed to the island through the choppy water. Their boats! They're here! My eyes widened in shock. We weren't supposed to leave till dawn! I can't believe they tried to leave without me! I tied my boat up and ran up the beach where I saw a sillohette on the adjoining island. Scenery whipped by me as I sprinted wih all my might. I skidded to a stop, spraying water everywhere. Shadows flitted along the fringe of my vision. I collapsed onto my knees, my face in my hands. I cried. I cried for losing my best and only friends. I cried with allmy heart. I can't believe they left me! With cold, wet, numb fingers, I fumbled with my pants pocket and pulled out some small bottles. There's nothing else for me. I dumped all the pills out of each bottle into my hand. Then quickly took them one at a time. (A/N: Originally Sora had grabbed these meds in case of a real emergency. Like someone needed them and they couldn't get any. Like a real illness or something. He didn't plan ahead on overdosing...) I couldn't tell you what or how much I took. I didn't look, and I didn't care. I jus wanted the pain to go away. After I took the last one, I walked out to the small adjoining island for one last look at the Pao pao tree. The shadows came closer and took shape as monsters. Grasping, pulling at me, trying to make me surrender to the darkness. Whos that? I squinted through thhaze. "Riku." I whispered. Riku started to fade, to fade away into nithingness. "No! Riku! Don't leave!"

I ran towards him, but my movements were slowed by darkness gripping me, holding me. I reached towards Riku's outstretched hand. But I couldn't reach it. the shadows were holding me back. Me mind was numb. The darkness swallowed Riku, then my vision blacked out. I woke lying eagle spread on the hard unforgiving ground. I unsteadily stood up and looked towards the stormy sky. Then I was blown into oblivion.

I sat up, and groaned. I felt horrible. Not to mention I was all salty nd gritty. I put a hand up to my forehead. When my fingers touched my scalp, I felt them there. But my hand felt detached, like it wasn't a part of me. Where am I?

I painfully stood up and saw a dog. When it saw me, it rapidly moved away. "Wait!" I called. "Wait for me!" I ran after it and soon after found myself in a quaint town.

I went into the first shop I saw and looked around curiously. The man at the counter spoke as I walked in.

"Hello, how may I help you..." He looked down, "Oh, You're just a kid. You looking for something?"

"I," I started. Then looked down at my feet. "I don't kow. I think I'm looking for my friends." I looked up again. "One has silver hair, and the other red."

"Haven't seen 'em kid." He looked at me curiously. "You don't look like you're from around here. Where're you from? Oh, by the way, my name's Sid."

"I don't know."

"You don't know?

I shook my head. "I don't remember much at all." I feel kinda dizzy. And my limbs sill have that weird detached feeling going on...

"Well, if you ever need anything, go ahead and stop by and I'll give you some help."

I walked out of the shop and through the streets of this unfamiliar town. Sid said that this was Traverse town. And that most of the people living here have lost their homes. Like me.

I walked into a different district, and staggered to a halt. Darkness fringed my vision, then formed into the same monsters as before. I ran. I ran and ran. Trying to get away from these nightmares. But since they were of my own creation, I could not be rid of them. I ran into another district, and saw a figure ahead of me.

I tried to push the creatures away, but they eluded my grasp and kept tugging at me.

The figure looked at me and said "Hmph." I saw through my haze him lifting something and pointing it at me, then everything went dark.