Disclaimer: I, the person who is writing under the name of Karin Starsen, am NOT stealing these characters. I am NOT stealing a story line, and I am most defiantly NOT stealing their creative worlds and creations. All of this does NOT belong to me… I am simply using there great creation to write my interpretation of a story. But I will NOT have anyone steal from ME either… thank you.

Authors note:

Okay, right. In answer to the thing about the mix up with Earth and Spira, I always think of Spira as more of a country… since I have a lot of different stories diverged into this one, they're all from earth, but their weird places are countries… With the exceptions of the different worlds in Kingdom hearts. Thank you! Oh yeah, and sorry that I haven't written in a long time and sorry that this is a short chapter. I'm still trying to work things out in my head. Thank you reviewers, please review some more! Enjoy!

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Riku's semi-transparent form stood and stretched in the morning light of the farplane. He yawned, and his silvery hair shook slightly as he did so. He looked to his desk where there was a white framed picture of Sora and Kairi. His Memboras. As long as the people in the picture were in color, they were still in the living world. Riku looked to the other pictures. His mom was doing well, along with his dad. The other kids of the island, except Tidis, were okay. Lastly he looked to the picture of his brother and sister. His brother's hair was just like his, silver… but there was something strange… The silver sheen seemed to be a little dulled… and his dark blue shirt… it was grey.

Grey.

His brother had come to join him in this world. Riku turned straight to his door and didn't waste time trying to be more real by opening it. He, instead, walked right through. He was only half dead… he was transparent in the living world. Every now and then, he felt the pull of the living world come at him. He was still stuck in kingdom hearts, and he knew that someday Sora would try to save him. But he wasn't sure he wanted to be saved… But I defiantly want to be part of the final battle, he thought with a smile. But now, I have to find Xander…

People in the street turned to see his silvery figure dash through the crowd. He had to find the entrance. The city was growing larger day by day, though they were never running out of room. Nobody really knew how the farplane worked, but they didn't care most of the time. They figured it was better not to know. Riku, on the other hand, thought about the odd world often. How did it all work? Normally, he would slowly walk down the street, pondering how new buildings were created in seconds everyday. He never figured it out. It was strange, one moment the bakery and the strange old ladies house were touching side to side, and the next moment there was a new house in-between them. His mind could never rest, in this world he was always asking why. Like now, Why is Xander here? He's only 19!

Riku felt a sudden shift in his cells. He felt like he was being torn into two.

"Agh!" He cried, falling to his knees. People rushed around him, gasping and asking what was wrong. He tried to answer, but found himself talking in the real world. His real world visions started to kick in. He saw a bright light…it started as a crack, then opened wider. And wider… A figure blocked the way, it was a large shadow demon. "No!" Riku yelled in kingdom hearts. His vision came back to the far plane.

"No!" Riku screamed. "How?"

Riku was staring into the face of a woman. She had black hair with braids coming down. Her bangs brushed roughly to one side of her face. Her lips were adorned with black lipstick and she wore a black dress held together with what looked like belts.

"Is there something I can help you with?" she asked in a tone that wasn't angry, but not all too pleasant either.

"I… I…"Riku stuttered, standing up. "I have to find my brother!"

"Well, if he is a new arrival he will be at the gate shortly," the woman said, crossing her arms.

"Thanks Miss," Riku said, turning around and pushing through the crowd that had gathered to find the gate.

"My name's Lulu!" she called after him. "And you're welcome Riku!"

How does she know my name? Riku wondered as he ran towards the gate. His silver and white tunic flapped in the breeze he created. He had on white shorts and a silver star tattooed to his transparent skin.

At the entrance Riku halted abruptly and searched his surroundings frantically for his brother's face. Where was he? Does he look just like the picture? How was he? Was Penny in danger?

"Riku?"

He whirled around to be staring straight at his brother. Xander was a bit taller than him, tanner with deep blue eyes like the ocean. His silver hair gleamed in the rainbowy sunlight of the glass dome. It matched that of the silver houses surrounding them. Riku gave is brother a hug, which Xander returned. They stopped.

"Riku… What's happened to you?" Xander asked in a deeper voice than Riku's.

"I should be asking the same question," Riku replied in his normal sing song voice with a coy smile. Then he frowned. "Is Penny okay?"

Xander didn't show much expression. "I…I really don't know. Let's say I had a long fall… but that isn't important right now. What happened to you?"

"It's a long story, Xander…brother… I don't have time right now. Let's just say, technically I'm not dead. I'll explain it all later after you tell me what has happened to Penny. Is she, or is she not alright?"

"That, dear brother," Xander said putting his hand on Riku's shoulder. "Is a long story. Lead me to where you live… I think I need to sit down."