Summary: Part 2 of the series Enigmatic Fate. Told in Sora's POV, and semi-Axel-centric. Sora is out of Castle Oblivion and is making his way back home. On the way, he meets a certain red enigma who knows many of his secrets.

Disclaimer: I don't own KH. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…

Warnings: I dunno.

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Chapter 1: Enigma

Sora lay down on the grass, watching the clouds go by. He was pretty bored, so he had nothing else to do. Donald and Goofy were lying down beside him. They were outside of a really big and weird castle.

"Where are we?" asked Donald. "I don't remember that castle over there. I think we might have done something important in there. Does anyone remember?"

Goofy and Sora shook their heads. They also had no idea where they were and what the heck they were doing. Suddenly they heard a noise behind them. Sora jumped up and looked behind himself.

"Hello? Is anyone there?" he asked.

Donald and Goofy got up and stood behind him. A yellowish paw stepped out from behind a bush. An envelope flopped out right next to it. The envelope had King Mickey's seal on it.

"Pluto!" yelled Donald. "We meet again!"

The dog steeped all the way out from behind the bush. This time he didn't run away with the letter. He picked it up with his teeth and carried it over to Goofy. When he took it from Pluto's mouth, it was all wet and slobbery.

"Gawrsh this is nasty!" he said.

"Oh c'mon," said Sora. "Just open it up already."

Goofy made a look of disgust as he tore open the envelope. He took out the letter and, of course, it was soggy as well.

"The drool has smeared some of the words," said Goofy.

"Just read it as best as you can, you knuckleheadmcspazatron!" yelled Donald.

"Huh?" asked Sora and Goofy together.

"Oh, never mind," said Donald. "Just read it."

"Here it goes," said Goofy. "Hyuck. It reads:"

'Dear Donald and Goofy,

I don't have a lot of time to write this so I'll just tell you the important stuff. First of all I want you to keep Pluto with you. He will guide you to the Door of Light. He may sometimes have to pick up messages for me. Secondly, I don't want you to go looking for Riku and Kairi. Riku is fighting alongside me and Kairi is following your footsteps. Be warned, though. She looks different, so don't think she is an enemy. Last but not least, I don't want you guys to worry about me. I can still reach you from far places, and even though I'm trapped in a dark and endless abyss with Heartless multiplying by the very nanosecond, I'm feeling fit as a fiddle. I've never seen so much action in my life! Say hi to Sora for me.

Signed your pal,

King Mickey.'

"So that's why Pluto didn't run away this time," said Sora. "He knew that his master wanted him with us. Smart dog."

He patted Pluto on the head.

"Well, duh," said Donald. "He's the king's dog. The royal dog can't be as dumb as a doorknob."

Pluto started growling.

"Hey, I didn't mean it in a bad way, alright? I was just telling the truth."

Pluto barked in approval. Then he ran away as if he wanted them to follow him.

"Let's go!" shouted Sora.

They ran ahead like chickens with their heads cut off. They ran for what seemed like miles and miles until they reached a small pool of water.

"Man, am I thirsty," said Donald.

He ran over to the pool. Just as he was going to take a drink the water turned into bubbling hot lava. He ran away as fast as he could right when the grass near the pool caught on fire.

"Gawrsh, that was close," said Goofy. "Maybe even too close."

"Bravo, boys. Bravo," said a voice behind them.

Sora, Donald, and Goofy turned around at once. Pluto was nowhere in sight. In front of them there was a man looking about 30 years old. He was wearing black robes, had spiky blood red hair, and had little green tattoos under his eyes.

"Who are you?" asked Sora. "Oh wait. I think I've seen you before, but I can't remember your name. It's on the tip of my tongue…"

"Can't remember?" asked the stranger. "Let me remind you!"

He shot a huge firaga ball at Sora.

"Sora!" yelled Goofy.

"Hey…I-I remember you n-now," stuttered Sora through the huge firaga ball that was pressing down on him. "Y-your name's Axel, r-right? I-I thought I killed you."

"You didn't kill me," said Axel. "No one can kill me. I came here to thank you for all you've done for me. I guess I can spare your life."

The firaga ball disappeared and Sora got up.

"What do you mean, "I came here to thank you for all you've done for me?" asked Sora.

"Well, you defeated all of the people that were in my way," answered Axel. "Now my big plan is complete. I can't thank you enough."

"I would never help a butthead like you!" shouted Sora angrily.

"Hey, hey, hey. I would pay attention to who you call names to. You may get in big trouble."

He threw up his hands and a giant circle of flame surrounded everybody.

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That's the first chapter. I know it's kinda short, but it was the only really good place to stop. It gets better, though. I'm a big Axel fan, so if you're a big Sora fan I might offend you in later chapters. I believe the next chapter is called Torture, just to give you a clue.

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