Again, if you haven't read 'A light to show the way, then you REALLY need to read that first!

I don't own KH.

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Chapter Two

"Sora! Your highness! Don't go down there,"

The ten year old Sora didn't heed the warnings of the captain and wizard, running down a dark corridor, laughing loudly.

"Come and get me then!"

The angry cry of a maddened wizard following him made him laugh more as he stopped to see his father and his friend they were visiting, King Mickey.

"Halen…Are you sure Sora is ready for this…,"Asked the mouse, looking up at his friend, the spiky haired King of Hallow Bastion. The man's blue eyes smiled sadly at his friend as he kneeled to the smaller king.

"We have to know if it is him…if my son is really the chosen one of the Keyblade. We have found one of them…"

"One of them?"

"The one chosen by twilight…" Halen said, Sora tilting his head in wonder. Twilight? What was his father talking about?

"Daddy?"

The king turned his head towards Sora and offered a warm smile.

"Sora…what are you doing down here? Come…" Offering out a hand, Sora went to his father, properly bowing to the king before him. Mickey smiled softly at the boy and turned to the cornerstone before the three. His captain and wizard stood where the prince once was, looking at them with worried gaze.

"Sora?" The man felt the boy grab his hand, "Do you know what this is?"

The kings looked at Sora, who was staring at the cornerstone. The next thing he saw was a blinding white light…

Sora jerked awake, his partner looking over him with a worried gaze. Riku had a hand on his shoulder. He had fallen asleep on the gummi ship while Riku was preparing things with Leon and Cloud.

"Sora…?"

Sora pushed Riku's hand off. "I'm okay…Just a weird dream…memory…thing…"

"A dream-memory-thing?" Riku questioned, taking the seat in front of Sora, smiling at the king's description.

"Yeah, it was from the day…before…the attack…" Sora said quietly, "My dad and I had gone to visit with the King. I was playing with Donald and Goofy, you know, his court wizard and captain?"

"Yes, I vaguely remember you talking about them…" Riku said, waiting for him to continue.

"Well, I went down this hallway, and found my dad talking with King Mickey. They were in the hall of the cornerstone…"

"Cornerstone?"

"Yeah, the Cornerstone of Light. It's what protects Disney Castle from heartless. If it's ever affected in anyway, they would be completely overrun, I'd bet. But King Mickey is really powerful. He's the best protector for it." Sora explained.

"After that?" Riku asked, looking back towards him.

"I…don't remember…" Sora said, shaking his head. He stood up and straightened his outfit, which had changed from his usual fancy garb to something more simple…well, as simple as Sora could get. His outfit was solid black, with straps of yellow, blue and red with a crown pendant around his neck. Riku had on a similar simple oufit, consisting of blue pants, a black zip up vest and another sleeveless vest over that, yellow in color.

"Don't remember?"

"Nope…not a big deal though, it was just a memory…" Sora smiled at him, Riku looking up at him. Riku got up and they left the ship, walking out to see Kairi waiting patiently.

"Kairi!" Sora ran down the rest of the ramp and hugged his friend, who was breathless. Riku calmly looked onto them.

"What's up, Kairi?"

The girl looked at him and smiled, "Daddy wanted me to give you these, before you left…"

She held out her hands revealing two rings, simple silver bands. "They are special rings to help you on your journey," said Kairi, grabbing Sora's hand and placing it on his middle finger, "They will change your appearance to suit any adverse conditions in worlds…"

Riku let her place on his as well, raising a questioning eyebrow to her.

"What kind of 'adverse conditions'?" he asked.

"Oh," Kairi waved his worry off, "Dad wouldn't say…but he said that those rings will greatly help."

Sora smiled at it. "Tell Jada thanks! I'm sorry that we couldn't say more of a goodbye…"

Kairi smiled at him. "It's alright…," She held out her hand again to reveal a charm made of shells. Sora took it carefully.

"What's this?"

The red head giggled. "That's my lucky charm. I made it when I was younger. It's made of thassla shells from Destiny Islands. They are supposed to ensure a safe journey."

Sora smiled at it and was about to hand it back to her when a finger was in his face. He backed up into Riku as Kairi fussed.

"You better bring it back to me, alright?" she nagged, a smile on her lips, "I want this lucky charm back…"

Sora and Riku looked at each other, smiled, and turned back to Kairi.

"We'll be back, promise…"

Sora hugged his friend, who hugged him tightly back. When she pulled back, she wiped her face and gave Riku a hug as well.

"Please be careful…"

Sora nodded, grinning. The boy went back to the ramp, to the waiting Cloud and Leon.

"Everything will be okay, Kairi! No worries!"

Sora turned to Leon, who was looking down at him with blue-grey eyes. Sora's smile widened.

"You'll be okay with running everything till I get back, right?"

"Yes, sir…"

"Enough of that 'sir' stuff…If you have any questions, I will have a communication link on me, just call for me…"

"Yes, sir…"

Sora gave him an eye roll, "Enough…that's an order…"

"Yes…"

Cloud had a smile on his face, looking at Sora. Leon suddenly grasped the king in a hug, surprising him.

"Please…be careful…"

Sora relaxed in his arms. "I will, Leon…no worries…"

Leon pulled him back and smiled. "You always say that…and when you do…I always feel like things will be just fine." Sora's grin returned.

"Of course they will! Let's go Riku!"

After bidding everyone goodbye, they waved to them and boarded the ship. It wasn't until they were outside of the docking area did Sora cry into Riku's shoulder.


Darkness shrouded the otherwise brightly lit room of the Hall of the Cornerstone. From the darkness walked a woman in a black robe, the hood pulled up over her face. She stopped at the cornerstone, looking into the depths to see the light within.

"Disrupt the cornerstone and he will come running…" she said, as if she was repeating the words of someone else. A smile crept upon pale lips.

"Disruptting is the easy part…"

The room around her became dark.


Sora stepped onto the docking area of Disney Castle; smiling at the whirring noises around him He inhaled a deep breath as Riku stepped up beside him, a strange look on his face.

"Come on Riku!" Sora was about to run up the stairs to see his friends, but Riku placed an arm on his shoulder. Riku was looking around wearily, his eyes focused.

"Something isn't right…Sora…." Riku said calmly, walking before him, "Stay close and Stay on guard…"

The two boys drew their respective weapons and walked up the stairs, breathes held. Once reaching the top of the spiraling staircase Riku tentatively looked into the hall. He quickly drew his head back and leaned up against the wall.

"Heartless…" he mouthed and Sora looked over quietly. Sora took in a sharp breath when he saw what seemed like thousands of heartless in the corridor.

"The cornerstone…" Sora whispered, looking at the throne room door. It was encased in a protective light, something Sora was sure the queen had administered the moment the heartless appeared.

Riku looked over, and then looked back to Sora.

"Can you take them?" He mouthed, gaining a confident grin.

"Yea," Sora whispered, "Let's just hope you can keep up…"

The boys jumped away from the wall and ran head long into the heartless, easily destroying them as they ran down the corridor. Sora sliced through the last one, smiling at Riku as he easily evaded a small shadow, a look of boredom on his face. Soon, the hall was clear and a head was poking out of the library. It was a duck and a dog. The minute they saw Sora, they immediately ran out.

"Sora!"

The two tackled the boy as he laughed, smiling at them. After hugs and greetings were exchanged, the three saw the king stop before them.

"Sora…" he said, formally bowing. Sora stood quickly and bowed as his father had years before.

"Your Majesty…I thank you for having us…"

"My pleasure, I thank you for destroying the heartless…Apparently, the cornerstone…"

Sora nodded and straightened up. "Yes sir, would you like us too…" The king smiled at him.

"Welp, Sora, I'm gonna help. I couldn't help your father so many years ago…but I can help you and Riku now…Donald and Goofy will aid us as well."

The duck and the dog bravely held up their weapons and faced the throne room. The group nodded, Sora looking at Riku.

"Looks like things never change…" Riku said, smirking.

"Nope, they never will…"


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