Me: (sighs happily) I'm failing math, have people making fun of me, tons of work to do and a pissed off mom.

Sora: Then why the hell are you so happy!

Me: I have hot chocolate! (slurps cocoa)

Digi: (sips hot cocoa from One Piece corner)

Kairi: Hot cocoa is the key to healing all pain (hands out mugs to everyone)

Me: That it is. Due to my happy mode, I shall be in the mood to type all this happy stuff. It will make you grin, I know it will (happy dance). Anyway, review answering time! And Digital-giving-out-stuff time!

Digi: (grumbles and crawls out of One Piece corner to deal with living people)

AngelicKitsuneVixen

Me: Wow. You really cried during some of them! Yay, my dream has been completed . Thanks for such a flattering review!

Digi: You get tissues. And…um….ah….a sobe. Yes.

Fire

Me: THOSE DAMN SPIES! (coughs) I'm glad you're back. And you want something tortureful? You'll regret those words (smirks). Thankies for review!

Digi: And you don't get anything because you went to Disney….I'm joking, you get hot cocoa.

Majora's spawn

Me:...Words cannot express my fear of you at the moment. But I am very glad that you love my fics. You still scare me (backs away slowly). To tell you the truth, I don't like the cuteness either. SORA WILL JOIN OUR QUEST FOR EVIL! (gets pegged by cocunut) Ow! Who threw that!

Digi: (hisses) No going along with the cliché-ness of other people's fics, baka! (gives Majora the axe)

Me: (glares) Well, I'm happy you like the fic. Thanks for your review.

MyNameIsMoe644

Me: Wow... how do you know the Canadian national anthem? And don't worry; you won't get visited by an axe-murderer now, unlike SOME people (stares pointedly at Cris). Thanks for your little song!

Digi: I am disturbed. You, my good sir or madam, have far too much time on your hands. You get popcorn, no more sugar for you.

TsunamiDragon

Me: Man, I love your penname (stares in wonder). Your review was short, but it's good you like it. Thanks for the compliment, see ya.

Digi: (sighs and hands Tsunami a Sobe tsunami drink) .

LadyBethany

Me: Now if I told you what was gonna happen, it would ruin the whole thing! Heeheehee. I like Riku's mouth; it's clean enough without the soap. Thank you for your review!

Digi: How would YOU know it's clean enough without soap, Wish? (gives Lady a Riku plushie)

Me:.. wouldn't YOU like to know? (shifty eyes)

DazedxConfused

Me: We can all relate to that. I thought it was funny too, thanks for saying so, though! Enjoy this chapter, not much humor but still pretty good.

Digi: Mweee. (Gives Dazed a random KH statue)

No Name

Me: Thanks Digi for the Sobe drink, not me, heeheehee. The kissing scene was okay? Should I not write them anymore? I'd like your opinion if you think it might have been written better. And being confused is half the fun . Ja ne.

Digi: (rolls eyes) Why is it whenever someone says something is "okay" people think it means they don't like it? . Oiiii….(gives No Name a rubber hammer)

ChaosSora

Me: (yanks him away from the fangirls) Now you've learned your lesson as to what happens when you hurt Sora-kun.

Sora: Yeah! (is cuddled by me)

Me: You know, you said nothing about my chapter in your review, heh. Sooo... I have nothing to say... (walks away in confusion)

Digi: (hands Chaos another Rave Master plushie) Be happy.

yuffiegal23

Me:... I updated.

Digi: The originality of your response burns, Wish. (Gives Yuffie cheese)

Heart of Dreams

Me: Yes, it was very funny. I bet Riku was pissed off, though. Thank you for the review and me love your story!

Digi: I wish –my- favorite authors would update. . (Gives Heart of Dreams a coke)

Me: Where the hell did that come from?

Bacon Boy USA

Me:... Riku wants to make out with Sora? Sorry, Bacon, not today. So you're a yaoi fan, huh? Heehee, Sora is right; HIS WINGS ROCK! (stares in wonder at Sora's wings)

Digi: I want wings and Zoro x Luffy action…(sniffles and gives Bacon a cheese stick)

Minxie Krueger

Me: Yay, good luck with your fic! As long as there are no Mary-sue's, I have no reason to send an axe-murderer after you. Although Digital may come anyway since you stole her threat of "rip out your bones and stab you with them." She uses that one on me everyday, yet she never does. Oh the irony. Well, I hope you enjoy the update. Bye!

Digi: (hisses) Don't you DARE steal my threat! That's MY threat! (growls and shoves a Riku plushie at Minxie) You get a Riku plushie, so long as you don't steal my threats.

End

Me: So many reviews, so little sanity (falls over, exhausted)

Digi: (crawls back to One Piece corner)

Cast: (pokes)

Me: Enjoy the chapter... yeah... (faints)

Disney Castle

"Sora, slow down," Kairi said worriedly as she watched him literally shove food into his face.

He muttered something incoherent through a thick mouthful of toast. Sputtering and taking a huge swallow, thumping his chest as he did so, he said, "We have to hurry!"

"Destiny Islands won't float away," Riku informed him as he calmly sipped his coffee. "We have plenty of time."

"Yeah, says the person who's been living there for the past three years!" Sora exclaimed. He chugged down the last of his chocolate milk (Me: He is such a kid) and stood up so fast he almost upended the table. "Alright, let's go!"

Riku yawned. "But Sora, we haven't even packed up yet."

Sora's face dropped a bit. "Oh yeah..." Like a lightbulb, it lit back up again. "Then go pack! Now! Right now!"

Riku rolled his eyes. "But I didn't finish my cof-"

He was cut off as the brunette grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and tugged him through the door. "Drink your nasty coffee later, you need to pack!"

Someone cleared their throat at the other end of the kitchen (it's a really big kitchen). Looking up they saw one of the Castle maids with her hands folded in front of her. "Your bags are already packed."

"Really!" Sora cried happily as Riku sighed; he had been hoping to trick Sora into doing the packing so he could finish his coffee.

"Yes, the other maids just finished," she said with a small curtsey. "And your clothes are packed as well, your young majesty. The luggage and King Mickey are waiting at the Launch Pad."

"Launch Pad!" Sora exclaimed. "We can leave now? Yes!" Turning to his two friends who were stepping towards him, he said, "Ready?"

Kairi smiled. "Of course!"

"Let's get outta here," Riku agreed. "It's too... cheerful for my liking." (Digi: My thoughts exactly)

"Show us the way," Kairi said as Sora darted out of the room.

"Sora, wait up!" Kairi and Riku cried in unison, laughing; so like Sora.

"Don't leave without us!" Riku called as he and Kairi ran out the door.

"Slow pokes!" Sora said; he had come to a stop and was waiting for them at the end of the hallway. Both Kairi and Riku were surprised to see a slight frown on the young man's face.

"Sora, what's wrong?" Kairi asked worriedly. True, she was used to his mood changes, but this wasn't like him at all.

"What's it like back there?" Sora whispered. "I mean... what are the others like? Do they... do they...?"

"Do they miss you?" Riku finished. Sora nodded his head. Chuckling, RIku said, "What kind of question is that?"

Sora looked up, pouting. "It's a good question. I just want to know... do they care anymore? I mean, I've been gone for three years, do you think they've sort of forgot about me?"

"No way!" Kairi said. "Sora, listen. Do you really think they would forget about you that easily?"

"Yeah," Riku said, nodding. "Even if they wanted to, they could never forget you."

Seeing no change in their friend's expression, Kairi lightly tilted his head back up with her hand. "Sora, there's no need to worry. They're your friends and you'll never be forgotten. Never."

Sora smiled lightly. "Thanks, guys."

"No problem," Riku scoffed. "Hey, where'd you suddenly get that idea from?"

Sora grinned. "I dunno, it just dawned on me I was really going back. I guess I never really thought about it, I don't know what to do when I get there."

"Try to survive all the hugging," Riku suggested and he saw his best friend shudder. Laughing, Riku said, "Do you think your mother will ever let us near you again? Or let you go back?"

"I wouldn't mind not going back," Sora admitted. His face darkened a tad bit.

Before either Kairi or Riku had the chance to ask what was wrong, Sora shouted "Race you to the Launch Pad!"

"But we don't even know where-"

"GO!" Sora shouted as he took off down the hall.

After exchanging a quick glance, Kairi and Riku bolted after him.

Just like old times.

(MaKa)

"Ha, I win," Riku said smugly as they slowed down to a halt as they reached a huge set of bronze doors.

Crossing his arms, Sora said, "You cheated!"

"And how am I the cheater when you were the one with the head start?" Riku asked, smirking.

Sora shrugged. "You're just really good, that's it."

Riku rolled his eyes as Kairi finally caught up to them. "Any more races?"

"Nah, I think we're done," Sora said, grinning.

"C'mon then," Riku chuckled. Raising his gloved hands he pushed the doors open and stepped inside.

Following Kairi, who went in after Riku, Sora gasped in awe. In front of them was the largest ship he's ever seen.

"Big, huh?" Kairi chirped cheerfully.

'Big' was the understatement of the year, Sora figured. The thing was around five times bigger then a normal gummi ship, most likely larger, and it resembled a jet. It was sleek and smooth, no blocks of gummi sticking out in awkward places. It was black and blue in color, the tip of the ship sharp enough to stab someone. Sora saw a window through which a cockpit could be seen and two other windows on either side. In the pack was a huge opening through which a plug (Me: Literally, a real plug. This is Disney, people, it's not a regular cord) was plugged in. The cord led into a wall in which it was receiving energy.

"This place is screwy," Riku murmured in disgust as he eyed the giant outlet.

Chuckling, Sora's eyes scanned the room. Their bags were being carried in through a door with a ramp leading up to it, and he couldn't wait to go inside of the thing. He saw workers with white smocks and oil stains running around with various tools; five were currently pulling out the plug while another pressed a button, closing the latch through which the plug could be seen.

"Ready in five!" one called to someone over the teenager's shoulders. looking behind them they say King Mickey beaming.

"So, Sora, what so ya think of the Spectra?" he asked.

Grinning from ear to ear, Sora said, "It looks awesome! But... can this thing really fly? It's so big!"

Chuckling, Mickey said, "Don't you worry, Sora, it'll fly. All you have ta do is get in!"

"Sora, wait!"

Sora was just walking towards the ship when he heard the call for him to wait. Turning around, he saw Donald and Goofy hurrying over to him.

"You two get on," Sora said to Riku and Kairi. "I'll just be a second."

Shrugging, his two friends walked onboard the opened ramp as Sora turned around to see Goofy and Donald.

"Hey, what's up?" Sora asked curiously.

"We have a gift for ya before ya leave," Goofy told him.

"Gift?" Sora asked, confused. "But I thought that was..."

"No, no," Donald said, shaking his head. "That was from everyone. This is just from us."

Sora held out his hand as Goofy held something out for him. The boy watched as a small chain fell into his hand.

"What the..." Sora murmured in amazement as he looked at it more closely. It was a keychain for the Keyblade. It was a simple white gold chain with a pendent on the bottom. The pendant was three hearts, entwined by a circle; the trinity symbol. One heart was blue, the other green, the other red.

"Is this..." Sora began, but Goofy cut him off.

"This is no ordinary keychain," Goofy informed him. "This is an Eclipser."

"Equipper!" Donald snapped.

"Right, what he said!" Goofy said. "You attach this on the chain of yer ordinary keychain, and looky what it does!"

Sora summoned up his Keyblade; it was still the same one he got from the Realm of Trial. He un-clipped the Equipper and hooked it onto the already existing keychain's chain. In a flash of light, Sora saw the exact same Keyblade with only one difference. On the beam of the Keyblade were three hearts running down, connected by a golden line.

"Wow," Sora whispered. He felt stronger now. But it wasn't the strength from the blade, something told him.

"This Equipper doesn't exactly give the Keyblade more strength," Donald said. "It gathers the strength from your heart."

"My heart?" Sora repeated.

"Hyuk!" Goofy laughed. "Yup, it draws the power offa yer friends. The place where your friends are in your heart, that's what makes you stronger!"

"So basically..." Sora murmured, "the stronger my connection with my friends is, the stronger the Keyblade becomes?"

"That's right!" Donald said. "As long as you have the Equipper on!" He placed a hand on Sora' shoulder.

"Right he is!" Goofy said as he placed another hand on Sora's other shoulder. "We know this would come on handy. All the friends you have, you're sure to win anything! And even when we're not with ya, you can always have a piece of us to keep close to yer heart!"

"Thanks, guys," Sora said, grinning; it meant a lot to him. This wasn't some silly present; this was a well though out one. "How'd you get it?"

"It's a secret," Goofy said, winking.

"But for now..." Donald said.

Sora finished for him . "All for one, and one for all!"

Kairi and Riku watched from the windows inside the gummi ship as the three shared a friendly hug.

"It's weird, isn't it?" Kairi asked.

Riku looked up at her. "What is?"

"Sometimes..." she began, fiddling with a strand of hair, "you get jealous when you see the ones you love find happiness in others."

Riku nodded; it was the way he felt.

"But, it also makes you happy," she continued, looking him in the eye. "Seeing that person happy, even if it isn't with you, can still make you happy as well. That's the way I feel with Sora. Sometimes, I even get jealous of you," she admitted.

"Me?" Riku said, dumbstruck.

"Mmhmm," she said nodding. "You two are best friends and you share a special bond with him that I could never have. But then I remember how happy you two are, and I realize that it's best it's just between the two of you. It makes it all the more special, and that makes me happy. Just to see you guys happy."

Riku smiled at her. "Yeah, I feel the same way with you... and Donald and Goofy," he added, chuckling as he went back to staring out the window. Kairi had given him something to think about, and think about it he would.

"Just make sure you come back here!" Donald commanded as they broke apart.

Snorting, Sora said, "Of course I will. I have a feeling you two would come and drag me back if I refused."

"Darn right we would!" Goofy said, grinning.

"Actually, I'm shocked Stewlart isn't here," Sora admitted. "I thought he'd be here to give me some homework to take with."

"Oh, he wanted to," King Mickey said, who had come back after talking with an engineer; he had wanted to give them some privacy.

Sora blinked. "How'd you keep him away?"

"We locked him in a closet," Mickey said proudly.

Sora's jaw dropped. "You did?" he exclaimed, shocked; expecially at his King. "All three of you!"

"Yup!" Goofy said. "We wanna make sure ya take a nice break."

"Thanks!" Sora said happily, eyes shining.

"Hey Sora!" Riku called, peeking his head out the door. "Are we gonna leave you here or what?"

"I'm coming!" Sora cried, seriously thinking they would leave without him. "I guess I'll see you in two weeks, then," Sora said grinning.

"Don't let the time pass by too quickly!" King Mickey warned as Sora jogged up the ramp.

"I won't!" Sora cried with a wave of his hand. As soon as he was in, the ramp slid up and the door closed.

Walking in and looking around, he discovered the area was a lot smaller then he imagined. There was the pilot's seat with a bunch of controls in which a dog with a black uniform sat in, twisting and flicking a bunch of switchs that Sora had no idea were. Then there were four seats behind it coated in leather. But that was it, the walls circled closely around the chairs.

"Buckle up, please," the pilot said.

Sora sat in one of the chairs by the second window and Riku, who was sitting in front of him, looked around and said, "Get ready for this."

"Huh?" Sora asked, raising an eyebrow.

The flight for the Spectra Ship is different," the pilot informed him. "You'll get used to the feeling after a while, and be ready for some jolts."

"Umm, okay..." Sora said nervously.

The dog pulled down a lever and hit three red switchs above him. Talking through a speaker he said, "Chip, Dale, we're ready."

There was a loud humming noise and the ship began to shake and tremble.

"Whoa," Sora said, but his voice was lost in the noise of the loud roaring that currently exploded form behind them.

"Hang tight!" the pilot called.

Sora was slammed into the back of his seat as they jolted forward. Not only was this ship bigger then normal, it was also a hell of a lot faster.

"It needs to go this fast to pick up enough speed to go through the barriers!" the pilot called from up front.

There was a loud popping noise as they jolted out of the runway and into the void of color of space.

"Ahh!" Sora exclaimed. A funny feeling just went through his body, like what happens when you get a shiver down your spine, only this went through the entire body. "What was that?"

"That was a barrier," Riku explained from the front, not seeming to be affected at all by the weird sensation. "They're laced all over the place, so get ready.

"Wha..." another tingle cut Sora off. He continued, "I thought that the barriers were only around the worlds!"

"They are," Kairi said calmly, "but they also go through the entire area of space. It's like a bunch of spider webs, the strands of barrier are everywhere."

"Oh," Sora muttered as he shivered again, the third barrier. After another six or seven jolts, Sora began to get used to the feeling and he started to relax. Looking out the window he watched as rocks and boulders were blasted out of the way. "Hey Riku, you said there were Heartless ships? Well, I don't see any."

Riku looked behind him slightly to also look out the window. "You're right, but they were definitely there before."

"Maybe you were just imagining things," Sora offered. "It could have been some funny colored or shaped rocks."

"No, they were Heartless ships," Kairi told him. "They were firing at us and everything."

"Maybe they were just strays," Sora said. "There sure aren't any now."

"Yeah..." Riku muttered, staring out the window for a few more moments before returning to his original position.

Sora yawned slightly and shifted his position so his head lie on the back of the seat. He felt his eyes close slowly, and knew he was tired. Ah well, might as well take a nap. The trip would last several hours.

And with that, Sora drifted off.

Dream (You saw it coming, didn't you?)

Sora blinked and looked around. His hair made a slight swishing noise in the air, sending light waves of sound through the dark air. He wasn't positive air could be dark, but that's the way it seemed.

He took a few steps and heard his footsteps make more hollow noises, as if he were in a tunnel. It was dark, yet he could see a shape coming towards him. Narrowing his eyes, he saw it was a figure in a black cloak. Sora had no idea how he could see the man when he was donned in black attire and all his surroundings were black, but he could still see him.

"You have arrived," the man whispered, making his way towards him.

Sora rolled his eyes. "You know how cliché this is? It's just a dream where some random person walks up to me with a threat. I don't know what you're thinking, but it doesn't matter. This is just a dream."

"Oh is it?" the ma sneered. He raised a hand and gently brought it to his wings. Sora shivered; just being near the man made him cold. But it was just a dream, how could he feel so cold? Yet he still could not move, feet glued to the ground and limbs frozen in place.

"Yes, this is old, isn't it?" the man said quietly, lightly grasping a feather. "But you have over-looked something. In a dream, you may suffer emotional pain. And unfortunately for you, I can cause so much more then that."

In a split of a second, Sora let out a cry of pain as the man ripped out a white feather, a pinpoint of blood forming on his dream.

"That hurt," Sora gasped. "Wait... that hurt..."

"Yes..." Sora whipped around and now saw the man standing behind him. He held out a hand and Sora saw his feather perfectly balanced on the mans palm, sticking straight up. "This is so much more then a dream, young man. This is a vision."

"A... a vision?" Sora asked.

The man smirked, but Sora could not see it. "You are growing weaker and weaker. You let your foolish dreams get ahead of reality. You think nothing is wrong, you refuse to accept it. Everything that's happened to you, you just want to forget it, don't you?"

Sora watched as the man idly twirled the feather around with his fingers before standing it right back up again. "The truth is, Sora, you are special. You have potential. Yet, you know this, deep inside of you. You just overlook the pain that goes with it."

Sora's eyes grew wide as the feather suddenly burst into flame. He watched as the pure white charred and boiled, slight bits turning red, then black, and some parts falling off to the ground.

"This is you," the man said as the flame ceased, showing the feather charred black. "Just like this feather, so pure and white, you cannot stop the flames of darkness that await you. You cannot escape the agony of failure, the pain of defeat."

An unseen wind blew the feather from the man's palm and drifting to the front of Sora's feet. "No..." Sora whispered fearfully. "No, go away! Just leave me alone!"

"Foolish boy," the man said. "You cannot escape Fate, no one can! Because you are Fate! Fate is you! You cannot escape it's wrath!"

Sora gasped as all of a sudden, a small flame erupted from the ends of each of his feathers. "NO!" Sora cried in alarm. Not thinking, Sora tried to brush away the flame that instantly enveloped his skin.

"AHHH!" Sora cried in pain. His wings were on fire, literally, charring the flesh and feather into black. Like wildfire, it caught onto the rest of Sora. He felt his skin begin to melt as he screamed and writhed in pain. He couldn't move, he was trapped emotionally and physically. The flames reached into his skin, peeling it and setting the flesh on fire. Scream after scream erupted form his throat as he heard the roar of the flames, the smell of burnt skin, the pain of being burned.

He flapped his wings, trying to rid of the flame. Feather after feather floated off, drawing out blood that burned like magma.

He finally felt the fire reach his throat and before he died, he took one last glance at the man. But he was gone, and all he was left with was the flame that now encircled his neck. Throwing his head back, he used up his last breath in a soul shattering scream, tears streaming down his face and boiling in the flames. And then everything went blank.

Done Dream

"Sora!" Kairi cried, shaking the boys shoulder for the third time. The pilot was in the back, doing a check up on the engine.

"AHH!" Sora screamed, eyes popping open.

"Are you okay?" RIku asked.

Panting heavily, Sora shakily undid his seatbelt. Looking up, he saw his friends giving him worried looks. "I'm fine," he murmured, shaking his head. "Just... a nightmare."

"Well, we're here," RIku said grinning. Seeing Sora's troubled expression, Riku repeated, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I'm fine!" Sora said, pulling back on his grin. "We're here... already!"

Kairi giggled, relieved Sora was okay. "Yeah, you've been sleeping for nearly six hours!"

"Heh, sorry," Sora said sheepishly, standing up and stretching. "Let's go!"

"C'mon, the pilot brought out our luggage," RIku said, exiting the ship. With one last glance at Sora, Kairi followed.

Sora made to follow, but stopped. It was just a dream, Sora ensured himself. Just a dream, nothing's wrong. But the little voice in the back of his head, the annoying little voice that never shut up, said then why did it feel so real?

He walked towards the exit but stopped immediately once more, something black catching his eye. He looked at his right wing and looked at the pure white feathers, but one wasn't right. The place where the man had plucked a feather in his dream, in the place of it was a single black, charred feather.

End

Me: Oooohh, that's not good.

Sora: No, I'll tell you what's not good. What's not good is that you just left them hanging off of a cliffhanger.

Digi: Not really, she just left them with an ominous air, not a cliffhanger.

Me: Oh, yeah. What she said. Heeheehee. But this chapter made up for that, I'm actually pretty proud of it.

All: (rolls eyes)

Riku: They're still gonna kill you, ya know.

Me: (sighs) I know. Ah well, I hope you enjoyed it anyway!

Readers: (nods)

Me: (happy dance) Please review! They make me very happy.