DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING EXCEPT MY ORIGINAL CHARACTERS!

A/N: As the month of April is slowly coming to a close, this story is just coming to Light.

Before you read, there is one major thing I wanted to point out. Since I posted Chapter 3, there has been a steady DECLINE in the number of views. I certain hope this is not a result of the deletion of my other story, but it might be.

So, I'll just simply turn you loose - in a moment!
First, I wanted to specify on three major plot points from what has been shown in this story so far.

ONE - World Unto Dreams DOES follow a similar pattern to Dream, Drop Distance. I was already planning it out when KH 3D was first announced.

TWO - The characters appearing in Traverse Town are from the PBS-KIDS-GO TV Series, CYBERCHASE, which is meant to be a CROSSOVER.

THREE - The Angel of Dreams, Violet, is one of MY ORIGINAL CHARACTERS. She'll be playing a major role in the story to come.

With that all said and done, ENJOY YOUR TIME READING!

CHAPTER 4
The Reality of Illusion

After heading straight down the road that led away from the carnival, Sora continued to guide both Slider and Fluff down a lengthy street. To the two latters' astonishment, the side-street was merely shrouded by a wealth of shadows produced by the lighting illuminating from a building about a mile away. Sora abruptly halted in his footsteps. Slider was next in line with his skateboard in hand, while Fluff was panting a few yards behind them both. Upon catching his breath, Fluff asked, "What is it, Sora?"

The penguin got his reply when he saw Sora was sweeping his eyes across another square before them. On the other side of the plaza stood a large, seven-storied stone building with an entrance that resembled a resort hotel. A lush, green garden containing a gazebo surrounded by a small pond was situated to the left of the main building. Sora pointed at the wall just before calling, "Look!"

Slider and Fluff followed his finger and instantly were greatly surprised. As fate would have it, someone was carefully sliding their way down the side of the outer wall. Without warning, they lost their grip and started to plunge towards the ground. Seeing this, Sora exclaimed, "Oh no!"

Before the other two had a chance to react, Sora had already sprinted over to the side of the building, reached out his arms, and caught the victim. Sora set them down on the ground, when he noticed that the climber was a girl wearing a long-sleeved pink shirt with a yellow star on the front, teal shorts, a purple vest, and dark blue boots. On her face was a pair of square-shaped glasses. She gratefully smiled at him, saying, "Thank you! I'm Inez."

Sora nodded both in acknowledgment and realization. He had a feeling that Inez was acquainted with Matt and Jackie. Yet, all he said was, "Sure! No problem."

The Keyblade wielder was already showing a grin upon his face when Slider and Fluff approached them. The latter of the two said, "Inez! I'm so glad you're okay."

"Yeah," Slider agreed. "We looked for you everywhere."

Inez saw them and said, "Fluff? Slider! I thought you both had disappeared with everyone else."

"Don't worry," Fluff encouraged. "I'm sure they're here somewhere."

Inez nodded. "Have any of you seen Digit, Matt, or Jackie?"

While Slider and Fluff shook their heads, a spark lit up in Sora's head. Before he could stop himself, the Keyblader blurted, "I did!"

Everyone else looked at him in alarm. Inez asked, "Where?"

Sora paused before saying, "I'm not quite sure… "

All at once, a voice shouted, "Sora!"

The group briskly whirled their attention toward a group of individuals making their way into the square from another street. Sora was feeling either relieved or amazed when it occurred to him that Riku was among the group. As they grew closer, he saw Matt and Jackie as well. The only ones he failed to recognize were a purplish-colored bird-shaped robot and a girl, who seemed to be radiating a powerful Light. The entire group halted upon reaching Sora and the others.

Riku marched up to Sora and exclaimed, "Sora! Are you okay? Did anything happen to you?!"

"Whoa, slow down," Sora said, cutting his friend off. "One question at a time! Yes, I'm okay! Nothing happened to me, except I met these guys." He gestured toward Slider and Fluff; the two were busy speaking with Inez.

Riku gave a smile and shook his head. He knew it was like Sora to make friends as quick as lightning. He looked in the direction of Inez. "Who are they?"

"Who's that?" Sora inquired, gesturing towards the robot-bird Riku was with. He did the same for the strange girl who had followed the Keyblader, too.

Noticing this, Matt spoke up, "I think we need to introduce each other."

A few minutes later, the introductions were finished. Now knowing who the others were, Riku could tell that Inez was another member of the Cybersquad team he had just heard Sora and the others discuss about. In fact, Digit, Matt, Jackie, and Inez were the core of the team, while the others were some of their friends who they had allied with on multiple occasions. For that matter, Slider and Fluff were each from different locations throughout Cyberspace. Yet, it sounded like one of their friends was still unaccounted for.

While Riku was trying to make sense of what the duo was being told, Sora was also absorbing every tidbit of information he could. He had just learned the robotic bird was a "cyboid" named Digit. He was friends with not just Matt, Jackie, and Inez, but with Slider and Fluff as well. In addition, it appeared one of their friends was still absent. Furthermore, he had also gotten to know the girl, whose name turned out to be Violet — the Angel of Dreams. After discovering this, the Keyblade wielder understood why she was radiating the power of Light. He also could make out the violet glow she was giving.

After comprehending as much of the information as possible, Sora finally said, "I think I finally get it."

Everyone was turning to him when Riku said, "I do, too."

Sora nodded in agreement before summarizing, "It looks like everyone, except Violet, is from another world beyond this one. They got trapped in here because of someone named Hacker. They were all scattered when they got here and me and Riku helped them out."

"Right," Riku agreed. "Even though it feels like someone is still missing… "

Sora looked at him in alarm. "I had the same feeling!"

He looked at the others. "Who's missing?!"

"Jules," Slider answered. "He should've been with Nezzie."

At the mention of this, Inez smirked a grin. It was short lived, however. Matt quickly exclaimed, "Nezzie?!"

"Don't call me Nezzie," Inez struck back. "Unless you want me to say Matthew."

"Hey," Matt scowled in return. "That was uncalled for!"

"Would you two please give it a rest," Digit complained.

Jackie added, "Guys, we still need to find Jules."

Everyone nodded as both Matt and Inez's anger soothed. Having just witnessed this unusual event, Sora shook his head; this felt just like how Donald would react around Goofy. Finally, he heard Fluff ask, "Inez, where's Jules?"

Inez began to ponder, standing on her head in the meantime. After a couple of minutes had passed, she flipped onto her feet. With a deep breath, she responded, "I just remembered — Jules was on the roof with me. When I decided we should climb down, he was hesitant about following me."

"What roof?" Matt questioned. His question received a rapid reply when Inez pointed up to the top of the resort building.

Seeing this, Digit began to feel uneasy. He said, "He's all the way up — there?"

Suddenly, a voice shouted from above, "Hello! Can anyone hear me?"

Jackie exclaimed, "It's Jules!"

"Man! How'd he get up there?" Matt wondered aloud.

Riku ran up to the wall and jumped onto it. He clambered up about halfway when Sora shouted, "Riku!"

Riku spun his attention away from the wall for a split second, only to spot a gigantic creature swooping right at him. He gasped and ducked his head as the monster flew directly past him — missing only by a matter of inches. It was still enough to make him lose his grip. Riku began to plunge down, down towards the square. When he was certain he was about to hit the ground, he felt his fall break. When he looked up, Riku was unable to believe his eyes. Violet had mysteriously sprouted what seemed to be clear, angel wings and flown up to snatch him. He smiled as she lowered him to the ground. When he was once again standing upon a solid surface, the Keyblader turned to Violet and said, "Thanks."

Violet nodded. "That was too close!"

Sora and the others quickly ran up; Sora was sprinting. Upon reaching his friend, Sora exclaimed, "Are you alright, Riku?!"

Riku nodded. "I'm fine, Sora." He looked up at the building. "Where'd that creature come from?"

Everyone shrugged in confusion. Riku could tell they had no clue what was going on. He watched as Sora turned to Violet and said, "Do you think you could get their friend down?"

Violet nodded as she said, "I could try."

"Hold it," Digit announced as he marched over. "I can fly! I just… don't like heights."

Riku and Violet nodded when Digit opened the compartment on his chest and reached in. "But I know someone else who can help," Digit explained before pulling out a smaller cyboid who looked like a miniature form of himself, except the hat, tail feathers, and bowtie were not screwed on properly. Sora took a close look at the tinier robotic bird. "Meet Widget," Digit introduced. "He's the pal who's closest to my heart."

"Can he fly?" Riku questioned.

To everyone's surprise, Widget turned to Digit and spoke in an even more quack-y voice, "Do you want to tell them, or… "

"Don't tell me you still haven't taught him how to fly!" Matt jumped in with a hint of surprise.

A slight pinkish color formed upon Digit's beak as he replied, "Well… maybe I… uh… "

"We don't have time for this," Slider broke in. "We need to rescue Jules — now!"

Sora thought for a complete minute before saying, "Violet, take Widget with you. I'll follow by climbing up."

Everyone looked at him as though he had just told them something tragic. Riku said, "You want to climb there?"

"Of course!" Sora affirmed.

"You can't make it," Violet interrupted. "That creature might still be around. It's too dangerous for climbing."

Despite these protests, Sora ran up to the building, jumped, and clambered onto the wall. He climbed up as quickly as he could. In the meantime, Violet followed along via her wings. Widget was clinging onto her shoulder as the pair reached the roof moments after Sora had. The Keyblader waited while Violet and Widget rapidly caught up. When the two landed, Sora smirked, "And you were concerned about a monster… "

Feeling a lack of amusement, Violet simply crossed her arms. Widget hopped off her shoulder and landed onto the roof. He glanced around what turned out to be a large, thick-windowed rooftop with a stoned outline surrounding it in the shape of a framework. He started to walk across the glass when a voice called out, "Who's there?"

Violet and Sora turned their eyes to focus on the source of the voice — a tall, thin young man with brown hair. He was wearing a forest-green park ranger uniform with a nametag that read JULES, while his feet were covered in brown hiking boots. On his face was a pair of round eyeglasses with blue lenses. He scampered over to the trio before pausing to catch his breath. With a look of concern he asked, "Who are you?"

Sora answered, "I'm Sora. This is Violet and Widget."

Upon hearing the last name, the young man looked down at Widget. The latter nodded, allowing the former to let out a relieved sigh. The relief could still be seen in his eyes as he said, "Thank goodness! My name is Jules. I was wondering if Inez would find help."

Sora nodded before asking, "Why didn't you follow her?"

Jules hesitantly said, "I don't like heights. I used to be scared of the dark too, but Matt, Jackie, Inez, and Digit helped me overcome that."

Violet nodded before inquiring, "If you are terrified of heights, how did you even clamber up here?"

Almost like he had rehearsed, Jules quickly explained, "That guy in the black coat kidnapped me and Inez. We had ended up in a carnival after getting separated from everyone else. He just appeared and created a giant monster that took us here before we could run away."

Baffled, Sora looked at Jules like the latter had witnessed a ghost story. He already knew that ghost stories could be true; he had seen it during his last journey in Port Royal. The story about a curse upon Aztec gold didn't make sense to him until he met the pirate named [Captain] Jack Sparrow. If Pete hadn't been assisting Barbossa, the story would have ended much sooner. The idea of a ghost story being true still bothered the Keyblade wielder when Jules added, "He might still be nearby."

Sora was trying to understand how the guy in black could be a figment, yet real. Riku had assumed the guy was a fake, but everyone around town seemed to believe otherwise. Out of the blue, Violet hollered, "Look over there!"

She pointed to the center of the rooftop where a section of the stone frame was situated. Sora and Widget were stunned silent. Jules blurted, "It's him!"

Sora was speechless. Standing less than fifty feet away was the figure dressed in the black-hooded coat, black gloves, and black shoes. He summoned his Keyblade with a yell of, "He's real!"

He glared at the figure as it stepped closer to the group. All at once, the figure charged straight for them. Sora placed his weapon in desperation to block when the figure stopped a few feet short of them. In turn, Sora exclaimed, "Huh?! Just who are you?!"

Although it would seem highly ironic, the figure reached for his hood and pulled it down to reveal a sight that made Sora feel very perplexed. The figure was a young man with mildly tanned skin, golden eyes, and silver hair which fell slightly past his shoulders. Having never seen anyone like this guy before, Sora once again questioned, "Who are you?"

Rather than answer, the man raised his arms into the air. In the blink of an eye, an enormous creature swooped over to a point just above him. It resembled a flying dinosaur with a red head and beak, yellow wings, and orange body and tail. The man gave a smirked smile before a plume of dark power formed. He stepped into the corridor before disappearing from sight. Sora was going to run over when the portal vanished. Alarmed and awestruck, the Keyblade wielder turned his attention back to the creature. He yelled, "Violet, take Widget and Jules back to the others! I'll take care of this guy!"

Violet nodded and grabbed Widget and Jules before flapping her way down below. Sora continued to glare at the creature the whole time. He charged at it, only to swipe his Keyblade at the right wing. The creature spun around and was about to charge at him when the Keyblader slashed his way through the monster's tail. Stunned, the creature took a few moments to get back into focus. Fortunately, that was all the time Sora needed. He jumped and swiftly struck his weapon into the head of the monster. Severely injured by the attack, the creature began to fall with Sora still upon it. As the plaza below came into view, he called out, "Look out below!"

The second he heard a shout from above, Riku knew something terrible was about to happen. After Sora had gone with Violet and Widget to rescue Jules, he began to wonder what was happening. While Inez and Jackie were chatting with Slider, and Fluff and Digit were discussing whatever, Riku could do nothing but worry when Violet came back down with Jules and Widget. The first thing Riku had asked was, "Where's Sora?"

Violet had told him the man in black had been up there and left a large creature to attack them. Riku was shocked and discouraged. Although he was safe, Riku hated it when Sora left him out of any adventures they were on together.

When he thought he had heard Sora's voice, Riku looked up to spot Sora aboard the same gigantic dinosaur-like enemy he had seen before. Not mention, it was also the one that had almost hit him on the side of the resort's building. Now, it was heading straight for him. Digit yelled, "Watch out!"

Everyone rushed out of harm's way moments before the creature crash-landed into the plaza and disappeared from sight with a flurry of bubbles floating everywhere. Sora had landed safely onto the square, allowing Riku to let out a breath he never had realized he was holding. Sora's Keyblade disappeared as everyone else walked over to him. The former flexed his right arm, which resulted in Riku just shaking his head. Violet walked up and said, "At least nothing occurred to anyone."

Sora nodded. "Yeah," he added. "Everyone's safe."

"For now," Jules spoke up. "We still need to stop Hacker."

Riku turned to the others and asked, "Who is he, anyway?"

"The meanest cyborg you'd ever meet," Digit explained. "He loves to cause chaos galore! Taking over Cyberspace is his ultimate goal."

Matt added, "That's why we — the Cybersquad — always have to stop him. Usually his plans fall apart from the beginning."

"Still, our job is to prevent disaster," Slider agreed. "It's the only choice we have."

"If Hacker wins, there'd be no hope left," Inez affirmed. "Cyberspace would be doomed!"

Jackie elaborated, "Until Mother B.'s fixed, we'll do what we have to."

"Right," Fluff added. "Motherboard's counting on us."

Sora and Riku both thought for a moment about all this. Sora finished, "In that case, me and Riku will help anyway we can."

"We will?" Riku asked in alarm. He wasn't expecting Sora to jump in so rapidly.

Sora nodded at him. "Yeah! They need our help."

Riku thought for a moment, placing his hand upon his chin. When that moment ended, he stopped and said, "Okay, I'll help."

"That's the spirit!" Sora cheered.

Riku smiled at Sora's cheerfulness. To Sora's point of view, it looked like Riku's grin was illuminating a light. All of a sudden, Digit exclaimed, "Whoa! What is that?!"

"It's some kind of keyhole!" Matt acknowledged.

Hearing these reactions, both Sora and Riku turned their attention towards the source of the Light. A glowing keyhole-shape was hovering directly over the resort's entranceway. Violet noticed it and said, "It is a 'Sleeping Keyhole!'"

Now knowing what was before them, Sora and Riku summoned their Keyblades. They pointed the tips of the blades at the keyhole. They turned back to see Violet, Matt, Jackie, Inez, Digit, Widget, Slider, Jules, and Fluff all looking at them. With a smile, Sora said, "We have to say goodbye for a while."

Riku added, "We'll be back."

Violet stepped forwards and declared, "You may need my guidance to complete your journey. It is not a very friendly place out in the Realm of Sleep. I am going with you. Do not attempting to talk me out of it. I always end up winning."

Sora and Riku looked at one another before nodding. They looked back at the angel as Sora said, "Yeah! You can come."

"We could use all the help we can get," Riku affirmed.

"Then it is settled!" Violet agreed, stepping over to the pair.

Sora and Riku pointed the tips of their Keyblades at the keyhole. Two beams of Light shone out toward it. They fused one yard from the keyhole and struck it directly in the center. As a tunnel of brilliant Light formed, the trio waved to their friends. The entire Cybersquad waved back as Sora, Riku, and Violet all leaped into the tunnel. The two formers were glad, knowing that they had freed Traverse Town of its everlasting slumber.

Nobody saw the vulture gliding through the sky overhead…

As Sora and Riku watched Master Yen Sid with anticipation to find out what their examination would be, the latter began, "If we are ever to strike down Master Xehanort, we'll need the assistance of the ones King Mickey spoke of in his letter. To that end, seven Sleeping Keyholes must be found and unlocked; a great power will need to be retrieved."

Sora and Riku's eyes grew larger with anxiety as Yen Sid pressed on, "Therefore we must decide upon which world you will begin your journey. I will send you both back to the time when the Destiny Islands was lost to the Darkness, and thus fell into sleep. From there, let the Dreams guide you to the Sleeping Keyholes at the heart of each of the Sleeping Worlds."

Yen Sid paused before finishing, "If you both can complete all this and make it back here, I will declare you both the title of a True KEYBLADE MASTER."

A/N: ...AND THUS DID THE TRUE STORY BEGIN!

I know what you're probably thinking. Sorry, but I just HAD to say it!

For the record, the completion of Traverse Town [(shown here)] means that the first of the Disney-based worlds is just around the corner! Seeing as I have fallen [slightly] behind schedule (don't know why), Chapter 5 may have a slight delay.

Hey! That rhymes! (May & Delay)

Starting from this point, I'll be giving a HINT at the end of each world's storyline, which will be referring to the next world ahead!
Here's the first one.

HINT: "WHAT FAIRY-TALE INVOLVES 'A TOWER FULL OF HAIR'"?
IF you believe you know what the next world is, please post your answers in the REVIEWS section for this particular Chapter.

This is not just meant for the newcomers, PLEASE DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT REVIEWING! THE FATE OF THIS STORY DEPENDS ON IT!

This is SoraLego278 saying, "See Ya Later, Keybladers!"