Sorry for the late update, I'm in a summer college now and I have to do so much work because my instructors are...not the best. So I will probably be updating late often, depending on how much writing I can get done. This chapter was going to be longer but I didn't have the time to write. So sorry about that. And thank you to v.t.7. for the lovely review, you are amazing. And thank you to everyone who is reading this. You all make my day!
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Riku slept soundly for the rest of the day, so Sora decided to head out to meet Kairi.

Sora sat heavy on a park bench, while Riku slept soundly, he had a hard time sleeping last night. That creature plagued his dreams. Whatever that was, it came from Riku. There was no other way to explain why whenever Sora struck it, Riku would scream, as if Sora was the one hitting him.

Someone sat beside him.
"I thought you said Riku was the one that had a bad night."

Sora smiled softly, good old Kairi. She would always make him feel better.

"I didn't think I looked that bad. But I guess I was wrong." Sora said, leaning back against the bench. Sora was getting tired of being wrong about things.

He looked at Kairi, she didn't look much better than he did. Looks like none of them had a good night.

Kairi pulled something out of her pocket.

"This is what the King sent me…"

Kairi handed Sora the small note. Sora could tell it was written in a hurry. Instead of the King's perfect handwriting, this was slightly sloppy and uneven.

The note read;

I will be arriving during the afternoon, get ready to leave in a moments notice. I will check Riku over when I get there. Meet me at the beach.

-Mickey

Sora quickly checked the time, 10:58. The King would be arriving shortly. He rubbed his face, this was getting serious. And if they had to leave again, what would he tell his family, what would he tell Riku's parents?

Kairi put a comforting hand on his shoulder. She knew what he was thinking.

"Lets just see what the King has to say before we think about leaving. Maybe he can do something for Riku here and you guys wouldn't have to leave again."

Sora looked at her and nodded. He smiled and stood up from the bench and stood in front of Kairi.

"Well then Princess, I think we have a King to greet. And I don't think we want to be late and make him upset."

Sora offered his arm to Kairi.

Kairi laughed but nodded and stood.

"I believe you are right, my knight." She said, taking his arm. "Lead the way for your Princess!"

Sora laughed and together they headed to the beach and waited for their King.

Sora and Kairi were talking when a bright light flashed in front of them. A Corridor of Light formed in front of them. The two stared in awe of what they saw. They knew about the Dark Corridors but neither thought that a Light Corridor could be made.

Out stepped Mickey.

"Well hiya guys!" He said smiling, the Corridor of Light fading behind him.

"Mickey! It's wonderful to see you again!" Sora said going over to him. Kairi followed.

"And you too Sora! It's also nice to see you again Princess!" Mickey replied.

Mickey looked around the area.

"Where is Riku? I thought he would also be here. You three haven't had a falling out would you?"

Sora and Kairi shook their heads. So far they had been able to mend the rifts between them.

"Sora told me that Riku was still sleeping when he left, and we thought he could use a few more hours of sleep." Kairi said.

Mickey nodded.

"Understandable, but I do believe that time is of the essence in his case."

"Well let's get going, I think it is time for me to visit Riku and see how he is." Mickey said, and the three hurried to Riku's house.

Sora opened the door for Mickey and Kairi and shut it behind them.

"Riku's parents went out on a couples getaway for the week. So we won't have to worry about them coming back for a while." Sora said, leading them to Riku's room.

"Riku will be so happy to see you Mickey, and to know that you could help him,"

Sora moved to open Riku's bedroom door when Micky stopped him.

"What is is? Is something wrong?"

Kairi looked at Mickey with a knowing look.

"There's a chance that you can't help him, isn't there."

Mickey nodded, his shoulder sagged, as if the weight of the world was suddenly put on them.

"I'm going to be honest with you guys...people like Riku, they have a chance of not getting better." Mickey confessed. His voice lost of the cheer and happiness it always held.

"What do you mean? I thought-" Sora began. He thought the King was able to help them.

"What do you mean 'people like Riku'?" Kairi asked, effectively cutting off Sora. "Has there been others like Riku."

Mickey smirked at Kairi, she was always so observant.

"You are really a sharp one Kairi. But yes, I have seen others like him and they need to be willing to get help for anything to work."

Sora squared off his shoulders, he knew Riku wanted to get help. There was nothing they had to worry about.

"Well Riku does want help, he isn't like the others. You'll see." He confidently, before opened the door.

Riku didn't wake up as they all moved into the room. Even from a distance Mickey could see how much Riku has changed. He could feel Riku's darkness from across the room.

Sora went to Riku and gently shook him.

"Hey Riku," He said softly. "I have a surprise for you."

Slowly Riku came out of his sleep and opened his eye's. He was still so tired, but for Sora, he'd push through it. Riku rubbed his eye's.
"What is it Sora, I would really like to go back to sleep."

Sora was blocking the others from view.

"You can, but I think someone wants to see you."

Riku stared at him for a moment before looking around Sora. The King smiled at him. Riku looked back at Sora.

"Why is he here?" Riku whispered harshly.

Sora was stunned by Riku's response. He thought Riku would be happy to see the King again.

"H-he's here to help Riku. We asked him to come and help you."

Riku fell back onto the bed with a heavy sigh. So the King came when the others asked, but not when he did.

"Riku?" Sora asked.

Riku nodded and pushed himself into a sitting position, swinging his legs off his bed. He knew he didn't look the best, but that was the others fault for not letting him know that the King was coming.

Sora nodded to the King and stepped out of the way as the King approached.

Mickey was silent as he looked over Riku, studying him.

A tense air filled the room. Sora and Kairi looked at each other, this wasn't at all how they thought it would go.

"You've changed, my boy." Mickey said, after a few tense moments.

Riku nodded.
"I know."

Mickey shook his head.
"Your darkness has grown to a dangerous level Riku. I thought you had it under control."

The silvernet shrugged. Maybe if the King had answered his previous letter he wouldn't have gotten this bad.

"I am here to help you, if you will let me." Mickey offered. He knew better than to push someone who was in this state.

Riku looked over at Sora who was silently pleading with him to listen to the King. He gave into Sora's stare and nodded.

The King smiled and took a few steps back.

"Now, I want you to make a Dark Corridor."

"I-I don't think that would be a good idea Mickey…" Sora said hesitantly. He really didn't want to see that...thing...again.

"Everything will be fine Sora, I understand you concern but the Corridor will not be open for long." Mickey said, nodding to Riku. "Go ahead, Riku."

Riku didn't want to do this, oh he really didn't want to do this. He knew want Mickey was trying to prove or disprove. Riku held his hand out and looked away.

He could feel the Corridor forming, he could feel the darkness bending to his will. It wasn't long before it was fully formed.

Mickey walked over to it, and checked it over. Nodding every so often. He even stuck his head into at one point.

"Alright you can close it. I've seen all I need to see."

Mickey said, stepping away from the portal.

With a nod, Riku closed the portal.

"Well it looks like a fully formed Corridor, but it isn't a fully complete Corridor." Mickey said, looking more relaxed than he did a few minutes ago.

"How do you know that it isn't fully complete?" Kairi asked.

Mickey put his arms behind his back and begun to pace.

"My only experience is from the Corridors of Light. But when one makes a Corridor of Light, even if they have no destination in mind, the Corridor will open somewhere."

Mickey said, looking at the three.

"When Riku opened the Corridor there was no other opening. No other world opened to him, which is good."

"Then where did that thing come from? If it didn't come from another world, then where did it come from?" Riku asked.

Mickey sighed and frowned. That part is what was bothering him. There were two theories he had, and he hoped it was the first one.

"It must have come from the darkness itself, like the Heartless. None of us have looked into the Darkness since you both returned, so there could be a new form of Heartless."

Sora shook his head, it couldn't be a new form. It didn't feel like a Heartless.

"I don't think it was a Heartless. With all of the Heartless I have fought, none of them looked like a human."

"But if it is a new form we don't know what they could or couldn't look like, Sora." Kairi spoke up.

Once more Sora shook his head.

"Alright it's going to sound odd but, Heartless have a certain feel to them. Like little balls of darkness, but not that thing."

Sora paused, trying to find the right words.

"Whatever that was, it felt worse then the Heartless. It felt like pure evil."

Mickey looked over Riku as Sora spoke. He was tense, almost fidgety. Something wasn't being told about the creature that came through the Corridor.

"Sora, since you were the one to attack that creature, and you say that it felt different, did it do anything that a normal heartless wouldn't do?" Mickey asked.

Sora glanced over at Riku, he didn't know all of what Riku remembered from yesterday.

"W-well...when I attacked it with my keyblade, it screamed.."

Mickey nodded, that was certainly odd, but if it was a higher form, things like this could happen.

"But so did Riku...it was like when I hurt it, I was hurting Riku."

Riku felt his stomach drop, he didn't remember that. He didn't remember any of that.

"That is very concerning. With that new information Sora, I do believe that you are right." Mickey said. "That thing was not a new form of Heartless."

"Then what was it?" Riku said after some silence had passed.

"I don't know, but I want you all to come back to Disney Castle with me."

Things after that moved in a flurry of activity. Plans about what to tell their parents had been made. What would happen when they would get to Disney Castle. What would be expected of them when they got there.

But it all passed Riku by. His body felt as heavy as lead, all this new information beared down on his mind. Whatever that creature was had to have come from him. There was no other way to explain the connection the two shared. That thing was a manifestation of his darkness.

"You know Riku, you'll have to change your clothes eventually. I don't think you want to wear the same clothes you wore last night."

Kairi said as she stood in front of him. She gave him a reassuring smiling.

"You will get better Riku, you are in the best hands as possible. And you will have your friends with you during the entire process."

Riku nodded, "Yeah...I know."

Kairi grabbed his hand, but pulled away when sparks flew. Riku pulled his hands his chest.

"I'm so sorry Riku! I forgot that…" Kairi started, and reached for him again, but pulled her hands back. She didn't know how to comfort him.

Riku shook his head and gave her a small smile.

"It's okay Kairi, really. It's just something we will have to get used to."

Kairi nodded, but she was still upset that she had hurt Riku.

Riku sighed and stood up.
"Kairi, I'm not hurt. See." He said holding his hands up. No marks could be seen on his hands.

"Now go and get ready, I don't think Mickey will want to wait."

"Alright Riku." Kairi said, she moved to hug him but stopped. "Right, that would hurt. Well...um...I'll see you on the beach!"

And with a small wave she was out of his room, leaving him alone.

Riku looked around his room. He had a sinking feeling that he wouldn't see it for some time.

About an hour after everyone left Riku's house, they were all standing at the beach, luggage packed and families informed.

Mickey stood in front of the three.

"Now we will travel through the Light Corridor and will appear on Disney Castle."

He shifted his gaze to Riku.
"I know that this might be painful for you, so we will all need to move quickly. We don't know how that much light will affect you. Do you understand?"

Riku responded with a small nod.

"If you need to, Riku, grab onto one of us and we will help you through." Mickey finished.

With Riku's nod of confirmation he turned and held out his hand. The Corridor of Light shined into existence.

Riku's body immediately started to react, his breathing got short, and he broke out into a cold sweat. Something inside him was telling him to run. Yet he kept his problems to himself. There was no way he was getting out of this now.

Mickey glance back at the group.

"Alright everyone, let's go!" Mickey walked into the Corridor and disappeared. Kairi followed behind him, and Sora behind her. Riku braced himself and stepped into the light.

Immediately after he stepped into the Light, Riku's body seized up. He couldn't take another step. Pain wracked his body, and he could see the others getting farther away from him.

Sora turned back and saw Riku in pain and hurried back to him.
"Let me help you Riku." He said before putting Riku's arm around his shoulder, sharing Riku's weight.

The two were about halfway through when even holding onto Sora was too painful.

"I think I can walk the rest of the way…" Riku said through gritted teeth.

Sora hesitantly let go of Riku. He wasn't sure that Riku could handle the rest of the walk, but he trusted him.

The others waited for them as they walked out of the Corridor.

The trio was greeted by the glorious Disney Castle. It towered above them in all it's glory, with all of it's towers and halls. Its garden and lawns were a green as green could be. The gardens were well maintain, keeping the flowers beautiful which scented the air.

From somewhere in the distance, music could be heard.

"Welcome to Disney Castle everyone!" Mickey said, a wide smile set on his face

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