"Ooooooh." Came Zelos' groggy voice, he opened up his eyes & focused on a kid with white hair wearing a yellow sleeveless shirt. The kid turned to Zelos' left.
"Hey, Kratos!" He shouted. "He's awake." Zelos slowly sat up & turned to his left to see Kratos approaching him. Kratos knelt down & examined Zelos.
"How are you feeling?" Kratos asked.
"Pretty drowsy." He Zelos responded. Then he noticed he was in a huge open field, & he was on a path with Kratos, a white-haired kid who wore blue pants, & a small anthro mouse wearing a black robe. "Who are these?" He asked pointing to said strangers. Kratos opened his hand towards them.
"Zelos, these are Riku & Mickey." Kratos said. "The boy is Riku, & yes, the mouse is Mickey."
"Hey, Zelos." Riku said.
"Pleased to make your aqquaintance, Zelos." Mickey replied.
"Uh, right." Zelos replied. "Anyway, where are we?" Kratos frowned a little.
"I don't know, Zelos." Kratos responded. Zelos looked at the seraphim, wide-eyed.
"WHAT?" Zelos shouted.
"I do not feel anything similar to Symphonia, Zelos." Kratos explained. "I think we're in another dimension."
"Another dimension?" Zelos replied. "How the hell could a storm send us through dimensions?"
"I know how, Zelos." Mickey responded. Zelos & Kratos looked at Mickey.
"Well? How?" Zelos asked.
"The heartless." Riku replied. Everybody looked at him.
"The... heartless?" Kratos asked.
"They're beinge without hearts." Mickey explained. "They are the anti-everything. They gain power by destroying worlds, & will not stop until every single world is dead." Both Zelos & Kratos were shocked.
"But why?" Kratos asked.
"All the heartless know is darkness & destruction." Riku said, solemnly. "I should know. I fell under their influence once before." Zelos & Kratos looked at Riku.
"You did?" Kratos asked. Riku nodded.
"Woah. heavy." Zelos responded.
"I know it's terrible." Riku responded. "I feel terrible for what I did for those creatures. They took everything away from me."
"They did?" Kratos asked.
"Yes, Kratos." Riku responded. "I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't miss me. After all, I tried to kill my friend, Sora. I don't deserve forgiveness."
"That's not true, Riku." Zelos responded. Riku looked at Zelos, with tear marks on his face.
"Really, Zelos?" Riku asked.
"You bet." Zelos responded, standing up. "It wasn't your fault. Those heartless tricked you. You didn't know better." Riku felt slightly better at this.
"Thanks, Zelos." Riku said. "That helps." Kratos looks over at Zelos with an impressed look on his face.
"I must say, Zelos." Kratos said. "I'm impressed." Zelos smiled.
"Yeah, well." Zelos said. "The kid needed it."
"Well, now that that's out of the way, I suggest that we get going." Mickey said. Everybody looked at him.
"Where were you headed?" Zelos asked.
"To a place called Traverse Town." Riku replied. "I think that's where my friend, Sora, is."
"Right then." Zelos said. "Off to Traverse Town!" & with that, all 4 people walked down the path that supposedly lead to Traverse Town, unaware of the unknown watching them from a distance.
(A/N:I believe the unknowns were figures in black hooded robes.)