I do not own To Love-Ru or Kingdom Hearts.

(12/31/19 Update: Some general updates and fixed a small error in my story that was created here. My B.)

(2/24/20 Update: Changed the Title of the Chapter to be more accurate. 'A Lost Master' implies something of grander scale in terms of Kingdom Hearts lore.


The Guidance of a Powerful Sorcerer & The Search for a Lost Guardian

Mysterious Tower - Courtyard

Momo looked up to the surreal tower as she stepped on the grass below her. The tower was gold-brown and crooked, yet despite that, was stable. The tower was topped with a blue cone shaped roof that was decorated with moons and stars. It also had a few 'mini towers' on it decorated in the same fashion, one on it's left that is big enough to be it's own chamber, two on it's front going right, and one jutting from the top. She also took notice of the dark blue sky and the many stars that gleamed throughout. The short-haired pinkette looked around herself to find that this tower rested on a single floating island with many bushy trees around the island.

"So here is where 'Yen Sid' lives?" she asked Sora, who was in front of her, facing the tower next to Donald and Goofy. She suddenly turned to her with a serious look and stayed staring for a few moments before...

"Master Yen Sid! Hehe!" The keyblader replied playfully while replacing his serious look with a cheeky grin.

"Ahyuck! Like Donald said before, Master Yen Sid was a Keyblade Master a while back." Goofy explained "He's also our king's teacher and helped Sora and Riku with their Mark of Mastery Exam."

"Yeah, He's an all-powerful sorcerer. I wouldn't forget to show him respect if I were you." Donald advised. "It's better that you're not like Sora." The duck shot the not so stealthy remark at the boy, who chuckled while picking at his cheek, both remembering his very casual 'Hey There' as his first greeting.

"C'mon, Let's go see him." Goofy walked towards the double doors of the Tower with Donald, Sora, and Momo following behind.


Mysterious Tower - Yen Sid's Study

Yen Sid sat at his desk, eyes closed as he continued to contemplate on the coming conflict and the state of the worlds. His study was circular in shape and at the walls were several shelves containing many books, with several of them being about King Mickey's own adventures. His desk was large and wooden and had a skull wax candle to his left that gave the room a warm light. Behind him and his desk were large star and moon windows, giving a view of the stars outside.

After three knocks on the door into his study, he heard Goofy's voice call out "We're back, Master Yen Sid." as the door opened. Stepping through was Goofy, Donald, and Sora. Though, he can sense the presence of one other...

"Ah...Sora, Donald, Goofy, it is good that you have returned. For we have matters to discuss." The old sorcerer wasn't blind to the fact that they left the door open as he cast his gaze at the trio that was standing in front of him.

Sora started to rub the back of his head with his right hand. "Yeah, you're tellin' me. We actually may have more problems on our hands."

"...I see. I assume it involves the other waiting just outside?"

The trio flinched simultaneously in surprise alongside Momo, who was outside the room. "Uh...yeah, actually." Sora confirmed

'That's an all-powerful sorcerer for you...' she thought.

Master Yen Sid's brows furrowed down and his eyes narrowed to a very stern expression "You three know that the World Order must be maintained, yet you bring someone else to the outside world? I hope you have a good reason for this." his voice matched that of a teacher getting ready to scold his students.

Momo felt a chill down her spine as Sora responded "O-Oh! Uh, don't worry Master Yen Sid!" his tone was rather panicked with Donald and Goofy audibly gulping "It may have something to do with Organization XIII!" Sora turned his body to the door "Come in and say hi!" he called out.

'Okay, remember your royal etiquette...' she took a breath to prepare herself and walked into the room, arms going down and in front of her, hands over one another. "Good evening, Master Yen Sid." she began as she walked to where her three companions were with her tail swishing. "My name is Momo Belia Deviluke. Third in line for the Deviluke Throne, third daughter of Gid Lucione Deviluke, it is a pleasure to make your acquaintance." She finished with a bow.

"Gawrsh..." Goofy marveled while Sora and Donald stared in awe at her professionalism.

"Gid...Deviluke...?" The retired master repeated the name of her father with an air of...uncertain familiarity.

Momo's face lit up as Sora looked to Mickey's teacher "You know about her family, Master?" From the way he wistfully sounded, it seemed to be the case.

Yen Sid looked down while stroking his beard "I cannot say I know from my own experiences. Yet...the name 'Deviluke' rings familiar, somehow." he continued to stroke his beard, searching his memories. After a few moments he spoke "Trying to recall where I have heard it has yielded no results at the moment. Can you tell us more, Miss Momo? Where is your father now?"

Momo continued to speak "Oh, yes. My father actually went to investigate the disappearance of the worlds, and in his letter we were instructed to search for the 'Key'; the Keyblade I presume, for it was our way of averting the destruction of worlds. As for where he's gone specifically we...actually don't know..."

"...A-And by we, she means her other two friends." Sora chose this moment to chime in. "But when we ran into her at Olympus, she was by herself after they went through...a portal, right?"

"Yes, it was caused by an invention made by my eldest sister. We went through one after the other, but when I got to Olympus, I was on my own before Goofy saved me from the Heartless that were there."

"Hmm..." Yen Sid pondered out-loud as his piercing eyes slightly narrowed "So you three set out to other worlds without a means to go back? Rather reckless, wouldn't you say?"

Momo slightly faltered, shaken by the tone of his voice, but she continued "R-Rest assured Master, one of my allies has our means of return. I just didn't expect us to be separated."

'We probably should've held hands' She thought to herself.

Goofy decided to interject "She also knows Organization XIII, too. But..." the toon dog turned his head to the girl "You never told us how you know them, Momo."

"Oh!...Oh..." her expression shifted from one of attention to one of sadness "Yes, I've never told you three our other reason for venturing to the outside worlds."

"Hmm?" Sora took notice of the sadness in her tone and on her face, there was a slight pause before she went on.

"We believe that another friend of ours may have been taken by those you call 'Organization XIII'..."

Another moment of silence washed over all in the room before Sora spoke "T-Taken?!"

"Yes..." The pinkette was looking at the ground as she began to tell her story "There is another dear friend; a boy, who suddenly went missing over two earth weeks ago. We tried searching all over for him, but no matter where we looked, or who we asked, he was nowhere to be seen."

She looked up directly to Master Yen Sid "But then, Yami-san; who is one of my allies, was attacked by strange creatures in white."

'Creatures in white...Nobodies...' Sora thought echoed in his head before Momo continued.

"Not too long after she defeated them, a man in a black hood appeared; telling her of The Greater World, and that by reaching out, she can claim something or someone important back." she brought a closed hand to her chest "Between that chain of events, the letter my father left, and the worlds disappearing, we would like to believe they're all connected to each other in some fashion."

Yen Sid's expression eased after hearing the girl's tale "Hmm, I see."

Sora was looking at the girl "Momo, what was your friend's name, the one who was kidnapped?"

Momo went silent, thinking of how to say the name 'Sora, Donald, and Goofy seem to be given names. So...'

"...Rito Yuuki" she decided to do given name first.

"But why would they even take him in the first place?" Donald asked, very confused.

Momo shook her head "I'm not sure, I do know that the hooded man mentioned an old man before he made himself known to her."

"...Master Xehanort..." Yen Sid gravely gave the name of their foe.

Momo's face twitched slightly "Master...Xehanort?"

Yen Sid nodded "The leader of Organization XIII; our adversaries. He is a devious Keyblade Master, one who is attempting to assemble The Thirteen Seekers of Darkness."

Momo blinked "...Eh?"

The retired Master continued "This may take some time to explain..." he raised his left hand up and waved it. Not a moment later, a comfortable looking burgundy chair poofed in from white smoke behind Momo, making her lightly jump in response. "Feel free to have a seat, young miss..."


A few hours later, the Third Princess of Deviluke was sitting in the chair, hair obscuring her eyes and hands down on her lap as her mind was trying to make sense of everything she had learned...

The Realm of Light...A plane of existence in which her 'World' exists alongside others.

The Heartless...creatures of darkness born when 'The Darkness' or A Heartless itself, consumes a beings heart; the body losing it in the process, and transforming that heart into one. Even being able to consume the hearts of entire worlds (Which would explain the disappearance of stars)...

The Nobodies...The body and soul left behind that gains a sentience of it's own via strong-hearted willpower when the associated heart is turned into a Heartless...

Organization XIII...The Thirteen Seekers of Darkness.

Master Xehanort...a Keyblade Master gone rouge and the leader of Organization XIII.

His desire to start a second Keyblade War; a war that very nearly destroyed all worlds once before...

The X-Blade, a legendary weapon and the end goal of Master Xehanort...

Keyblade Wielders that Xehanort has clashed with in the past and are also missing...

Xehanort nearly body-snatching Sora to add him to his ranks. This happened during the end of their Mark of Mastery exam...

Xehanort utilizing TIME TRAVEL to gather members...

All of this doesn't even begin to cover the finer details. A part of her was hoping; even wishing, that she would wake up and realize it was all some sort of dream, but alas; it was not...

It was like a RPG all right...with the stakes being VERY real and NOT a game at all...

"...And to assemble our Seven Guardians of Light. We need the help of those individuals we spoke of." Yen Sid finished off.

Terra, Aqua, and Ventus. Aqua in particular was being searched for by one of Sora's friends currently...

Sora rubbed back of his neck "And that's how we got here, I guess. Sorry to front-load it all like that..."

"No, it's okay Sora...But..." Momo closed her hands into fists "...If only we'd known all this was happening beforehand...we should have been more prepared..." she berated herself and looked up to Sora and his team, uncertainty very obviously on her face "Now I'm worried...about everything. What if Rito-san was made into one of those 'Xehanorts'? What if my friends run into the heartless? They're strong; Yami-san in particular is very strong, but if the Keyblade is the only way to truly destroy them, will they be OK?" panic started to settle in to the poor girl.

Panic that Sora was very familiar with "...Trust me when I say...I know exactly how you feel..." Sora told her with understanding as he, Donald, and Goofy were empathically looking at Momo. "I was in a similar situation before."

Momo's eyes widened a bit "You were?"

The teenage boy nodded "Yeah. Like we said before, there was a time where the heartless broke the barriers between worlds, and swallowed many worlds into the darkness. That...happened to my world at the time too."

Momo clapsed a hand over her mouth while letting out a small breath as Sora continued to speak "After my world was consumed I found myself in Traverse Town, A world that appears to those who need shelter after their world is lost." He paused for a moment before he summoned Kingdom Key to his right hand to gaze upon "I was on my own with The Keyblade; which I knew nothing about at the time, and I was scared of what had happened to my home...my island...and my friends...Riku and Kairi..."

She stayed silent before she removed her hands from her mouth "...So what did you do?" she asked.

Sora suddenly smiled "Luckily, Donald and Goofy showed up. They were asked by their King to look for the Key-bearer; which was me at the time, so we can save the worlds from the heartless. All the while looking for our missing friends who we believed might have been on a different world."

"...Our?"

"Yeah, our king; King Mickey, went ahead to investigate; like your king's doin'" Goofy informed "He just disappeared and left us a note."

'Hmm...now that I think of it, they did speak of something like that before...' Momo thought of her time in Olympus, "So did you ever succeed?"

Sora laughed as he de-summoned Kingdom Key "You bet we did! It wasn't easy, and it took a while. But eventually we were all together again and The Worlds were saved." he was back to his bright happy self.

Donald let out his usual small duck laugh "You and the rest of the worlds wouldn't be here if we failed."

"So my point is that as long as you keep each other in your thoughts, and you never give up on one another, your hearts will always be connected, and you'll definitely find each other again. I'm sure of it." Sora finished with support, putting his hands behind his head.

The pinkette was looking at Sora, feeling absolutely moved and inspired by his story and encouragement. This Sora, he wasn't just a nice Keyblade Wielder. He along with his companions were the savior of all worlds, including her own. "Yes...your right..." a smile returned to her lips, feeling her heart fill with hope.

"That was very well spoken, Sora." Yen Sid complimented from behind his desk.

"Thank you, but Master, why are the worlds disappearing again?" Sora asked Yen Sid.

"The heartless have begun to act restless as of late, consuming the hearts of worlds as their instinct commands them." he started to explain "With what we know, we can only presume it is due the incarnations of Xehanort coming to this time."

"What do you mean?"

The old sorcerer slowly clasped his hands together on top of his desk "You must remember Sora, Xehanort is a powerful wielder of the darkness. To him, it is a force that can only be channeled. With the incarnations of himself; including his own heartless, crossing over the flow of time, that strong channel of darkness has caused a change in it, making the flow of darkness stronger and unsteady, very much like an agitated river."

"Hmm..." Goofy voiced "So your saying once we beat Master Xehanort and the Organization, the Heartless will settle down?"

Yen Sid nodded "Yes...I believe they will."

"Okay, so we need to not only find Terra, Aqua, and Ventus, but find Momo's friends too." Sora brought his right arm to a flex pose "Time to put our training to use, right guys?"

"Yeah!" Goofy agreed.

The retired master stared at Sora, feeling unsure of his current capabilities "I can feel you have gained some strength since we've last met. However..." his eyes narrowed "Of all the abilities you have, you will be needing the Power of Waking the most, have you regained it?"

"Oh, right!" Sora remembered something he wanted to bring up "Master, while I was at Olympus I somehow summoned a Merry-Go-Round that I used to fight the Titans. Was that it?" he asked in excitement.

Yen Sid seemed ever so slightly taken aback "How unusual..." he remarked "While Keyblade Wielders of the past were able to use their powers to summon objects before, I've never heard of the ability being done on such a scale." he admitted "The Keyblade's power comes from ones own heart. Therefore, you must have been able to summon such a thing because of your light-hearted nature that loves to have fun, Sora." he concluded with a dignified smile "A power unique to you it would seem."

Sora's excitement took a slow dip "So...that wasn't the Power of Waking then?" he sulked "Aw man..."

"Don't worry, maybe something'll trigger it real soon." Goofy remained hopeful.

"Like, what exactly?" Sora asked him.

Donald had an idea "I know! How about a bonk on the head?" a bit not a very nice one.

"Hey!"

Sora and Donald glared each other down as Yen Sid spoke "Perhaps it can something as simple as that."

"Wait, you think so too?" Sora was in disbelief.

"Whenever you are in need, magic happens. That is your greatest strength, Sora." The old sorcerer replied with a smile.

The boy slumped over "You make it sound like an accident." Donald and Goofy laughed while Sora continued to sulk.

Momo giggled to herself in the chair, amused at the playful griefing "He'll figure it out someway, I'm sure."

"Indeed...he must focus on regaining the Power of Waking while aiding the worlds that are in danger." Yen Sid told the girl "I would ask you to stay here where it's safe while they look for your friends in the process. But I have the distinct feeling that after hearing Sora's tale, you would rather not do that."

"...You'd be right." she started to talk with conviction laced in her voice "I do appreciate the offer Master, but I would like to continue traveling with Sora, Donald, and Goofy if I may. Two of my allies are still on some other world, my father is out there investigating somewhere as well, and Rito-san...may be with Organization XIII. The Organization being the root of all this makes them our problem too." she got up from the chair she was sitting in as Sora stopped sulking to listen "I can't stay here like some princess in a tower waiting to be found. I want to look for them myself, just as Sora once did for his friends. So while I'm not very versed in hearts compared to yourselves..." she bowed to the trio of Sora, Donald, and Goofy "Please continue to take me to other worlds, I can't find them or fight the Heartless without your help."

Sora grinned "C'mon, as if we were gonna say no."

Yen Sid gave his approval "Very well. I leave the princess in your capable hands Sora, Donald, and Goofy." The trio straighten themselves into 'A-ten-hut' postures as they heard their names called. "Before you go, I have new clothes for you Sora." he waved his right hand over his desk and a large black suitcase with small white symbols of Crowns, Keyblades, Hearts, and Hidden Mickeys all over it appeared on the desk from a poof of smoke. Sora couldn't contain his excitement and rushed over to the desk like a child on Christmas Day. "Those are no ordinary garments, Sora..." he went on as Sora picked up the suitcase from the sides "Like before, they have very special powers, so it took extra time to prepare them. In addition, there is a gift from Chip and Dale inside."

Sora was still somewhat in his own world of happiness as he examined the case in his hands "Cool, Okay! Thanks!" he cheerfully exclaimed as he slugged the suitcase over his shoulder.

'Chip and Dale?' Momo questioned in her head.

"Hey, wait! Don't forget about me!" a voice called out. Just then a small creature on two legs jumped up onto the table and ran to the front. It had olive skin, thin black eyebrows, four-fingered hands, and white gloves on those hands. It was wearing a royal blue top hat with an orange band going around the hat near the base, a red vest with a pink button on the front, a yellow ascot at his neck, and a black blazer with a white high-collar. It was also wearing tan pants, light brown shoes with black tips and it's eyes had toon black marble-like pupils and white sclera.

"Jiminy!" Sora, Donald, and Goofy shouted the name of the creature; a cricket; in delight. Momo eyes became attentive to the small creature, not expecting someone so small to be the owner of the voice.

"Every journey worth goin' on needs a cricket to keep track of it." he said while tipping his hat. He turned his attention to Momo "Jiminy Cricket's the name, pleasure to make your acquaintance young madame." he introduced himself formally as he took off his hat and bowed.

The girl smiled and bowed back "Pleasure to meet you as well. Thank you for helping me."

"Good. Now, to mark the beginning of a new journey, I wish for you to have this as well, Sora." Yen Sid waved his right hand out in front of him at Sora, and from a puff of smoke came out a charm of sorts that Sora easily caught. It was outlined with silver, had six corners, and was bending inward at the sides. The top of the charm flowed into a Fleur-de-lis and had an amethyst at the top of it. The inside of the trinket was purple with a crystal texture; like the amethyst, and had the symbol of the Dream Eaters at the center.

"Okay?" Sora voiced with uncertainty, which Yen Sid went on to ease.

"That is a Heartbinder. Think of it as a good luck charm made just for you." he elaborated further "You have a gift, Sora; for connecting with others, and this charm makes that gift stronger." he took a pause as Sora put it away. "One more thing. For you, Princess Momo." Yen Sid curled his hand, then pointed his index and middle finger at the pinkette. Her clothes suddenly glowed with a warm light for a bit before the light died down.

Momo observed her clothes to see if anything had changed "Was that a magic spell?" she asked

"Indeed, I used a spell to make your clothes have a resistance to the darkness. To aid you in your quest as well..." he explained. "I would give you newer clothes, but we are short on time. Now, you are all ready to proceed." he finished.

Everyone across from Yen Sid bowed to the old master, thanking him for his help and hospitality. Just then, they heard a very quiet sentence from him under his breath.

"...May your hearts be your guiding key..."

Goofy leaned into Sora and Donald "See." he whispered, referencing back to when they left for Olympus.

'What a wonderful phrase...' Momo thought with a soft smile.

With that they took their leave out of Yen Sid's study one by one. All by himself, Yen Sid closed his eyes as his mind retreated back into his past, in an attempt to remember where he had heard the name "Deviluke"...

"Hmm...perhaps..." he said to himself in his search. He then opened his eyes and wondered...

"Was it you...Master Eraqus?"


Dark World - Realm of Darkness

Darkness...Darkness as far as the eye can see. The only sources of light being glowing blue fissures running across and through the dark bedrock of this realm. The Realm of Darkness stands opposite of the Realm of Light and is home to the heartless. Almost anyone who has set foot in this realm has never returned to the Realm of Light. In fact, two exceptions have intentionally come here. Now why would ANYONE come to a realm like this willingly?

For them, it was to find a lost Guardian of Light...

Riku and Mickey walked through the realm of darkness together in their new clothing. Riku was a tall light-skinned muscular older teen with blue-green eyes and silver hair that spiked outward at the back. He wore a black hooded unzipped jacket with short sleeves, gold buttons, and a black, white, and grey plaid pattern at the lower hems. Underneath the jacket was a white V-Neck undershirt and on his jacket were black pouches on each side that were closed with gold buttons. His hands and forearms were covered with two long, black, finger-less gloves. On his lower body were blue cropped trousers that are hemmed with the same plaid pattern as the jacket at the bottom. There were also three small black belts going around each thigh of his pants along with a black pouch. Completing his outfit were black high-top boots with grey laces and a small black strap going around the ankles.

"What's wrong, Riku?" Mickey asked the newest appointed Keyblade Master as he turned around. "Do you need a break? We can stop." he offered. Mickey was a short anthropomorphic toon mouse with black fur, two large round ears of the same color, and a thin, long, black tail. His face was not covered in fur and was light-skinned with a muzzle that went outward and had a small black oval-like nose at the end. His eyes were similar to that of his fellow 'toons' with black marble-like pupils. His clothes were almost exactly like Rikus except he had a dark grey V-Neck undershirt instead of white, large white gloves over his hands, red pants instead of blue, and wore completely different shoes. The shoes were large and mainly yellow, but had a grey cloth over the back potions that were being held together by a knot and a black strap.

Riku shook his head "No, just..." he began "I've been here, I should know this place. But that all seems like another life." he noticed.

Mickey walked towards him "Well, gee. Think of all you've seen! All the feelings you've felt." he stopped in front of Riku. "Why, you've done years of growin' in almost no time at all." he praised Riku for all the trials he's overcome.

"I remember my first time here. I was so scared." he exhaled while putting his arm forward to contemplate. "But now, my doubts and fears are gone. If anything, I feel exhilarated. And it's not because there's darkness in me; I know too well what that rush is like." he brought the open palm he was staring at to his chest "This is different...and it's not adrenaline either. I know Aqua needs us...but I'm ready. I'm in control now." he concluded with firm belief while bringing his arm to his side "Maybe it's because you're with me this time." he assumed to Mickey.

The mouse shook his head "It's not me. I think it's because you've finally found inside you that special strength to protect what matters."

"What?"

The King of Disney Castle went on to clarify "Sometimes you care so much for somebody that other feelings disappear, And then there's no room for fear or doubt."

"Heh...is that it?" Riku raised his open right palm and focused on a memory from his youth. The day his younger self completed what was known as the Keyblade Inheritance Ceremony with a dark-brown haired man.

Then to his present self and a recent private conversation...with another Nobody...

"Strength to protect what matters..." he repeated the words of his younger self "It reminds me of a promise I made."

Mickey tilted his head "To who?"

"Just someone I once met. Sorry, can't tell." Riku admitted with a very subtle aura of teasing.

"Gosh, that sounds like a good memory."

Riku gave a small smile "Yeah." He decided to get back on track "While we're reminiscing; Mickey, does any of this look familiar?" he asked.

"Sort of, but the Realm of Darkness has changed since I was here with Aqua." Mickey looked around himself, prompting Riku to do the same to find that Mickey was right.

"Yeah, it's different from what I remember, too." the boy noticed the layout of this dark cavern-like place was indeed different.

"Usually, I'd just follow my heart and Aqua would show me the way." Mickey explained the process of finding Aqua "But now, the closer I get, the hazier our connection feels." he turned around from Riku and walked forward.

Riku let out a small breath "You don't think that means...?"

"...Maybe, but we can't give up hope." Mickey spoke with resolution, not wanting to give up on his long-time friend who had been waiting for so long.

"Right." Riku agreed.

The two re-started their trek through the Realm of Darkness in hopes of finding Aqua...

For she was the key...to the other lost wielders.


Hope you enjoyed the small Disney references, I have plans for more later.

My "Canon", explanation for why Sora is able to summon the Attractions is a pretty popular one that made some form of sense given his personality.

Interesting note about this chapter, it was actually gonna be MUCH longer. But in order to get a chapter out before the new year, I cut it in half.

The other half will be next, until then!