Chapter 1: The Legend Begins
Selena held the controller so tightly, that her hands were trembling. "You're going down!" She yelled, finishing off her opponent in KH: Battle Coliseum.
"How'd you win!" The nerd asked.
"Easy! I leveled up my character!" The pint of that game was to level up your character against Heartless between battles, and then play 2 player with other people.
"Selena wins the championship!" The announcer cried. "She wins the Special Addition Platinum Kingdom Hearts game!" He handed her the box. "Enjoy the game!"
Selena nodded and went over to her mom.
"This should be fun! I wore out my old copy last week." She put the game in and hit 'New Game.'
"Yeah!" Rachel, her KH obsessed friend grinned.
"Whatever." Her older brother Mike sighed. He wasn't into Kingdom Hearts at all.
The old Start Screen came on. Sora was falling through water, the usual. Selena loved the theme though. Every time she played, something different seemed top happen. All of a sudden, something she never thought would've happened did! "Impossible!" She yelled, jumping back. From the clouds, a girl with blonde hair fell, Selena herself! She should've hit her bed when she fell back, but she didn't. She was falling through the air, where Sora should have been! She looked to where Kairi should be, but saw Rachel and Mike trying to grab her. "Selena!" Rachel yelled.
"What the heck is going on!" Mike shouted.
Selena was in water. She flipped over to land on a platform. "Great... Now I'm Sora in this game. How'd that happen though...?"
"So much to do, so little time... Take you're time. The door is still shut. Now step forward, can you do it?" Selena then realized that the infamous random voice was a GIRL!
Selena shrugged. "Never thought it was a girl talking, but whatever." She walked over to the middle.
"Power sleeps within you, if you give it form, it will protect you. Choose well."
Selena had said everything at the exact same time as the voice. She then realized something was different. A crystal sword was an option. Curious, she went to check it out.
"The power of an angel, inner light, a sword of pure-hearted tears. Is this the path you choose?"
Selena eyes widened. "Yeah..." She whispered.
"You're path is set. Now, which will you give up in exchange?"
Selena walked over to the sword. "I wanna get rid of this!" She called to what was probably the sky.
The pillars fell into the ground. The platform started to shatter. Selena braced herself for the fall, and landed onto another platform.
"You have gained the power to fight."
Selena swung the crystal sword in an attack. It felt as light as a feather, even though it was made of something harder than diamonds. "That good?"
"Alright! You've got it! Use this power to protect yourself and others." Selena turned to where the Shadows would appear. "There are times when you'll have to fight. Keep your light burning strong."
Selena easily slashed through the Heartless. One disappeared and pulled her into a dark pool. Selena held her breath and plunged in, knowing what would happen next. She walked over to a door that was see-through. "I can't open it... Do I have to go through this too?" She turned and saw a treasure chest. "Yup..." She did the useless tasks the voice gave her and walked through the now solid entrance.
"Hold on! The door won't open yet! Now tell me a little more about yourself."
"Wait random disembodied voice! Who, and what, are you!"
There was no response, so she walked over to her 'friends' in the game.
"What are you afraid of?" Tidus asked.
"My friends getting hurt." She replied without much thought. She'd always wanted to say that in the game, and now she could.
"Is that really so scary?"
Selena walked over to Selphie. "What's most important to you?" She asked.
"My friends, of course!" Selena went over to Wakka.
"What do you want outta life?" He asked.
"True love." Selena said coolly.
"You're journey begins at midday. Keep a steady pace, and you'll come through just fine. The day you open the door is both far off and very near."
Selena was now on another stage. She fought the Heartless off quickly and looked around. "No save point!" She said in shock. She ran up the stained glass path and toward the light.
"The closer to the light you get, the greater your shadow becomes..."
Selena turned to see her shadow coming to life. She just stood there with her weapon out.
"But don't be afraid-" the voice said, "And don't forget-"
Selena quickly beat off the Darkside and smiled. "Easy!" Her weapon disappeared and she jumped back to dodge a direct blow from Darkside. She fell backward and landed in a black portal.
"So don't be afraid. You hold the mightiest weapon of all..." The voice said quietly. "And don't forget: You are the one who will open the door."
Selena woke up on Destiny Island. She yawned and stood up. 'Now where's Kairi?'
Rachel ran up to her. "Selena! What's going on! We saw you on the screen, and next thing I know, I'm here!"
"That's weird... Now where's...?" She trailed off as Riku walked up to them.
"Hey! Looks like I'm the only one working on the raft. You see Mike anywhere?" Riku asked.
"Um... No... We haven't." Selena smiled. 'If Riku's still here, than it can't be that bad.'
"Ooo... Look at the 2 lovebirds!" Selphie laughed.
Riku smiled. "Just 'cause you can't get a boyfriend doesn't mean you should take it out on me and Selena."
Selena blushed. 'Wait, we're boyfriend and girlfriend?'
Riku kissed her right on the lips. "What's with the blushing?" He asked, slightly confused.
Selena just stood there, heart pounding against her ribs. "Um... Er... I mean..." She glanced at Rachel for help, but she was just as speechless.
Tidus laughed. "Looks like someone still isn't used to the idea!"
A boy with dark hair and green eyes walked up to them. "I found Mike! He's fighting that idiot Wakka again." He said in a salty voice.
"Really? Thanks Kuro!" Riku smiled at Selena and followed the boy.
"Kuro?" Selena eyed Rachel.
"No idea. You know this game better than me." She replied.
They tagged along with Riku. Mike was jumping up and down like a nutcase, dodging all of Wakka's blitzballs. In the end, he hit Wakka so forcefully, that the shark-haired idiot passed out. "I win!" Mike said, getting sand out of his brown hair. His blue eyes went on Kuro. "What?"
"Mike! We need to finish the raft!" Kuro hissed. He looked like a snake about to strike.
"Whatever." He put his wooden sword in a leather covering. "What do we need?"
Kuro listed what each of them had to grab. "Selena, you get some rope. Riku, you get some logs. Same with you Mike, and Rachel, you get cloth."
"What are you getting?" Selena inquired.
"I'm gonna put it all together. Once you get you're stuff, you'll help."
They each went and got their assigned materials. Then, they made the raft. After they were finished, the group sat on the Paupu tree. "So...Our home's out there somewhere, right Riku?" Kuro asked.
"Could be. We won't know by sitting around here." Riku sighed.
"But... How far will a raft take us?" Selena asked. 'What did he mean by "Our World?"'
"Who knows. If we have to, we'll think of something else."
"Suppose you get to another world... What would you do there?" Rachel smiled.
"Well... I haven't really thought about it. It's just... I wonder why we're here, on this island. If there are other worlds out there... Why did we end up on this one." Riku looked at the sunset. "And suppose there are other worlds out there... Then this island is just a piece of something much greater."
"Pathetic." Mike said, jumping down. "I just wanna know if there are monsters! That way, I'll actually have a challenge!"
Riku smiled. "I guess we all have our own reasons."
They all started walking to the docks. "Selena!" Riku threw something to her.
"A Paupu Fruit..." Selena looked up. "If 2 people share one, their destinies become intertwined... Why give me this?"
"Give to your brother. I've seen him eying Rachel."
Selena stared. "He hates her guts. He only deals with her because she's my friend."
Riku smiled and walked past. "Whatever."
"Hey! Wait up!" Selena ran after him.
That's it for the first chapter! What do you think so far? Click the little go button by 'Review' and leave a message. No flamers please. I'm doing the best I can, and personally, I think this is pretty good. Anywho, later!