Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, Sora or any other characters. I do, however, own Ailey and any other original character that will show up in this story.

"Ailey, wake up!"

Ailey hummed, sitting up as she rubbed her eyes.

"What's up?"

"We're here." Sora smiled, offering his hand. "Come on."

Ailey gave him a small grin, taking his hand as she stood.

"Where exactly is here?" Ailey asked as she fixed her hair.

"I don't know, Donald was driving." Sora shrugged.

The teens followed Donald and Goofy as they exited the ship.

"Greece." Ailey gasped, clutching Sora's arm. "I'm in ancient Greece!"

Sora blinked, looking at the petite blonde in amusement. "What do you mean?"

"Greek Mythology! There's Zeus, Poseidon and Hades—Big three gods. There are other gods, and—" Ailey trailed off, gazing at Sora who was smiling softly at her. "I'm sorry."

"It's okay," Sora chuckled. "It's really nice to see you so excited."

Ailey smiled, pulling Sora after Donald and Goofy. "I wonder who we'll meet here."

I knew before, didn't I?

Ailey gulped, letting a gentle smile frame her face and Sora led them inside the coliseum.

Sora glanced at Ailey in confusion as she grinned at the stumpy man across the room.

"Ailey?"

"Hm?"

"Why does that man have donkey legs?" Sora asked scratching his head.

Ailey doubled over in laughter, sitting down. "Sora, he's a satyr. He has goat legs."

"Okay?" Sora replied, still confused as he slowly walked over.

Sora blinked over to Ailey as the satyr started barking orders.

"Move that pedestal for me? I have to spruce this place up for the games." The satyr pointed over to a giant stone block at the side.

Sora, still in perpetual confusion, walked over to Ailey. "So, the pedestal."

"Gotta move it." Ailey giggled, poking Sora's cheek.

Sora's eyes darted over to Ailey who was already making her way to the stone block. "You're so cute. Now, help me with this."

"Right." Sora smile, giving a firm nod as he helped move the pedestal—which didn't move.

"It's way too heavy." Sora complained.

"What?! Too heavy?!" The satyr screamed, turning. "Since when have you been such a little—"

He trailed off, gazing around to look for somebody tall.

"We're down here, buddy." Ailey quipped, leaning over as Sora swung his arm over her shoulders. "We're not that tall."

"Oh, wrong guy. What're you doing here?" The satyr replied arrogantly, pacing. "This here's the world-famous Coliseum, heroes only. I got my hands full preparing for the games, so run along pip-squeaks."

"Hey!" Ailey glared at the satyr, crossing her arms over her chest.

Sora frowned. "Look, it's like this. Heroes are coming from all over to fight ferocious monsters right here in the Coliseum."

"You got heroes standing right in front of you!" Donald huffed.

"I practically trained your hero." Ailey scoffed.

Where did that come from?

Sora stared at Ailey. "Huh?"

"What?" Ailey asked back.

"Kid seems familiar, I gotta say." Phil commented, pointing over at Ailey. "But still."

"Look, both her and him are real heroes chosen by the keyblade!" Goofy explained.

"We're heroes too!" Donald stated.

"Heroes? That runt? That punk?"

"Who are you calling a punk?" Ailey growled.

"What's so funny?" Sora asked in frustration as he glared at the laughing satyr. "I've fought a bunch of monsters!"

"Hey, If you can't even move this—" He started, pushing the pedestal to the side—but it still wasn't budging.

Sora and Ailey smirked at each other as the satyr huffed in anger, still trying to move the pedestal.

"—you can't call yourself—" The satyr wheezed. "—a hero!"

"Aren't you the guy?" Ailey scoffed, watching the satyr collapse. "Mr. Trainer of Heroes?"

"Okay, fine. It takes more than brawn." The satyr stood up. "Let's see what you can do."

Before Ailey walked over to the stands, Sora patted her head and called her "my own personal cheerleader".

Ailey hates to admit it, but her crush on Sora's getting more and more intense by the day.

Sora and Ailey meet back at the lobby of the arena, with Ailey continuously cheering by Sora's side.

"You were like 'woosh, woosh', 'screw you, heartless!' and you were movign so fast!" Ailey gaped.

Sora laughed. "You would have probably done well if you participated, too."

Ailey crossed her arms. "Not my thing. I could help you train."

"Next time." Sora smiled, slinging an arm around Ailey as they met up with Donald, Goofy and the satyr.

"You ain't bad, kid."

"Looks like I'm headed for the games." Sora smirked, crossing his arms behind his head.

"Afraid not."

"What?" Sora, Donald, Goofy and Ailey asked in surprise. "Why not?"

"Two words: You guys ain't heroes."

"For a second there, I thought you were gonna say student-teacher ratio." Ailey shrugged. "Which wouldn't be a problem because I'm not gonna participate but dude that's four words."

"Student-Teacher Ratio is three." Sora pointed out.

"It's two." The satyr quipped before turning and crossing his arms.

In consolation, the satyr gave them the thunder spell.

"This sucks." Ailey huffed.

Ailey frowned, holding the entry pass in her hands.

The quartet just encountered hades, who taunted them before leaving an entry pass for the games.

"Ailey, lighten up!" Sora smiled. "I can play in the games!"

"Yeah, but maybe you shouldn't?" Ailey frowned, facing Sora. "I've got a bad feeling about this."

"Hey, I'll be okay." Sora smiled, taking her hand and squeezing it. "You sure you're not going to play?"

"I'm sure." Ailey smiled. "I'll cheer for you."

"Of course, you will." Sora smiled, taking the pass from Ailey. "You're my personal cheerleader after all."

Ailey smiled, kissing his cheek. "Good luck, you'll need it."

Ailey turned and left, her cheeks flaming red.

What she didn't know was that her cheeks matched the same exact shade that Sora's cheeks were sporting.

Ailey frowned at the side as a man, whose blonde hair was spikier than Sora's, started walking closer to the trio.

Sora faced the man, who stopped to look at Ailey with a sad frown.

"Who's this?" Ailey frowned, racking her brain for a name from the game she forgot.

She felt nauseous, her heart beating fast.

Ailey stood up and ran over, clutching the back of Sora's shirt as she peeked over his shoulder. "Sora, who's this?"

Sora frowned, following the mysterious man with curious eyes. "He's the guy we have to beat later, I think."

"He's got a big sword."

"I've got a keyblade." Sora frowned. "Go back to the stands, you might get hurt down here."

"Okay," Ailey replied after a few seconds, hesitatingly kissing Sora's cheek once more. "Just reigniting that good luck."

"Hey, you've kissed me twice now." Sora smirked over at Ailey. "Do you like me?"

"Who's counting?" Ailey quipped back, winking at Sora before walking back to the stands and taking a seat.

Ailey sat back, biting her nails every time Sora got too hurt that he had to heal himself.

Her eyes kept locking with the mysterious man's, her brain wracking for reasons why it was so familiar.

The man and Sora kept going and going, trying to best each other in the pavilion.

But, in the end, Sora had the final hit as the man collapsed.

Before any of them could do anything, the man's scarf fell off, revealing a familiar face.

There was a loud thump.

A three-headed dog busted out of the entrance.

"Sora!" Ailey screamed, running over to the brunette and inspecting his left-over injuries from the battle. "Are you okay?"

"I'm okay, Ailey."

"Heal!" Ailey cast, biting her lip as she watched Sora's wounds close up.

A loud roar sounded out, causing the pair to bring back their attention to the giant monster in the arena.

Ailey frowned as a man ran in and held the dog off.

"Herc!" The satyr called.

"Phil, get them out of here!" The man called.

As Sora dragged Ailey away, her eyes trailed back to "Herc" and the mysterious blonde man.

Why do they seem so familiar to me?

"That was Cerberus—"

"Guardian of the Underworld, we know. How'd he get out?" Ailey asked from beside Sora, crossing her arms over her chest.

Sora laid a hand on her shoulder, giving her a soft smile to ease her worries.

"Probably Hades, but it's alright." Phil shrugged. "Herc should be able to handle him."

"Are you sure?"

"Then again, maybe not." Phil corrected himself. "This does not look good."

"We're doomed." Ailey whispered to Sora, who only squeezed her shoulder.

Sora sighed before looking back at Ailey. "I have to go back."

"What? No!" Ailey said, frowning over at Sora. "That's a humongous three-headed dog! Please don't."

"I got it." Sora smiled. "I'll be okay, I got my lucky charm."

"What?"

"You kissed me, remember? That's why I kept winning." Sora smiled over at Ailey.

"Sora, get serious. I was flirting." Ailey hissed, hitting his arm. "That's really a monster out to kill you."

"You were what?" Sora asked, wide-eyed.

"Kid, you're not seriously thinking about going back in there, are you?" Phil asked, approachig the two teens. "This ain't just some match, this is for real!"

Ailey frowned as Sora conversed with Phil, gazing back inside the arena.

"I have to go in."

Sora stopped to face Ailey. "What?"

"Let's go, I'll help you." Ailey sighed.

"But it's dangerous."

"I got my lucky charm with me." Ailey smiled at him, kissing his cheek before grasping his hand and looking over at Phil. "You can decide if we're hero material or not."

The pair ran in, followed by Goofy and Donald, as Phil's warning rang through their heads.

"Thus, I do hereby dub thee junior heroes and confer upon thee full rights and privileges to join the games. Further—"

"Junior?" Ailey chuckled, shaking her head.

"What do you mean junior heroes?" Donald huffed in anger.

"You rookies still don't understand what it takes to be a true hero!" Phil explained.

"Okay." Ailey shook her head while laughing, then looked over at Hercules.

The man was squinting, tilting his head to the side. "Have we met?"

"Not that I know of."

"What does it take to be a hero?" Goofy asked, snapping Hercules out of his daze.

"Well, that's just something you have to find out for yourselves." Hercules shrugged. "Just the way that I did."

"No problem, we'll start by proving ourselves in the games." Sora nodded to himself.

"No more games, Sora. None." Ailey huffed, amusing Sora.

"Besides, there ain't gonna be any games for a while." Phil explained, pointing over to the closed sign on the arena's entrance. "Gotta clean up that mess from the last battle first."

"Okay, we'll be back." Sora laughed, pulling Ailey along as they walked out.

"Sora, I said no more games!"

"But, I want to!"

Ailey pouted as Sora chuckled at the girl, squeezing her hand.

"Maybe you can play with me." Sora commented. "Next time, we can be partners!"

Ailey laughed. "Sure."

As they reached the entrance steps, Ailey stopped and pointed over to the blonde sitting by the steps.

Greece sure has great skies.

Ailey frowned as she heard the voice.

She shook her head, huffing as she pulled Sora over.

"Hey."

The man looked up, his eyes observing her. "Hello."

"I'm Ailey."

"Sure."

"Hey, are you alright?" Sora cut into the conversation, pulling Ailey back a little.

"Yeah."

"So, why did you go along with him anyway?" Sora asked him, tilting his head.

"I'm looking for someone," He answered, his eyes darting over to Ailey. "Hades promised to help."

Ailey frowned. "Did you find them?"

"I tried to explore the power of darkness, but it backfired." He answered cryptically. "I fell into darkness and I couldn't find the light."

"You'll find it." Sora told him. "I'm searching, too. We're searching."

"For your lights?"

"You could say that." Ailey smiled.

The man smiled, nodding.

He passed an orb to Sora before walking past the quartet. "Don't lose sight of it."

Sora smiled over at Ailey before looking back at the man. "How about a rematch sometime! Fair and square, no dark powers involved."

He stopped and looked back. "I think I'll pass, the other kid won't be too happy."

Ailey smiled.

Cloud. His name is Cloud.

Ailey smiled up at the man.

"Cloud."

He turned, his eyes gazing into her.

"That's you, right?"

"Right."

"Hm, Aerith's looking for you, then." Ailey nodded.

Cloud smiled in curiosity, nodding. "Thanks for the tip, and good luck."

With one last glance at the girl, Cloud left.

"How'd you know him?" Sora frowned, glaring at Ailey.

"I don't know." Ailey smiled at the exit Cloud just walked through. "I just do."

"That's weird, you know." Sora frowned.

"Are you jealous?" Ailey quipped, turning over and smirking at the brunette.

"What?" Sora asked. "Me? Jealous? Him? You? When? How?"

"Yeah, come on." Ailey shook her head, dragging him back to the gummi ship as Donald and Goofy's laughs echoed behind them.

"I'm not jealous!"

A/N:

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hahahaha I'll start this over because I have the Kingdom Hearts 3 hangover.

I would also like to add that Kairi has no contribution or advantage all in Kingdom Hearts and I like calling her a nusiance character wHo0pS.

That being said, I still love my spiky haired bois.

Look forward to further updates uwu

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