Prelude

The Letter

On a small tropical islet one day was two boys, both in their mid-teens. The younger boy had spiky brown hair and blue eyes. He wore a black jacket with gold and red bands on the seams, black shorts with red pouches covered by gold bands, big yellow shoes, and a silver chain necklace with a crown pendant. His eyes showed a mastery of sword fighting and amazing adventures full of laughter and new friendships. The Keyblade's chosen one, Sora.

His best friend stood next to him. He had long silver hair that spiked down to the middle of his back and turquoise eyes that showed a dark past of betrayal and redemption for his wrong doings. He wore a white and yellow vest over a black shirt that showed a little bit of his abdominal muscles and navy blue pants. Riku, the Keyblade's first choice.

They were standing on a small platform on the islet that had a fruit tree on it. The base of the tree grew vertically, but gradually grew horizontally and vertical once more. The fruits on the tree were in the shape of stars with yellow skin.

"Nothings changed, has it?" Riku asked his friend.

"Nothing ever will." Sora answered staring out to sea.

"What a small world."

"But part of one that's much bigger!" He suddenly had a confused look on his face. "Hey Riku… What do you think it was… the door to the light?" Riku turned to his friend and pointed at his chest.

"This." He answered.

"My heart?" Sora knew his heart was strong. Being the Keyblade master, he was told he would be the one to open the door to the light. But his heart being the door?

"It's always closer than you think." Riku could tell his friend was still confused, but Sora just grinned at him.

"Sora! Riku!" a young female voice yelled out to them. A girl came running out of a shack and stopped to catch her breath when she reached the boys. She had velvety red hair and beautiful indigo eyes. She wore a short pink dress that zipped up like a vest over a white tank top. A small notebook was strapped to the left side of the dress. Around her neck was a necklace with a moonstone pendant on it. She was their friend since they could remember. Kairi, a Princess of Heart.

"Hey Kairi!" Sora greeted.

"What's up?" Riku wondered. Kairi panted and showed them a glass bottle with a piece of paper inside of it. Sora looked closely at the slip and noticed a seal on it. It was green and seemed like three circle in an upside down pyramid formation. He then realized something.

"A letter from the King?" Sora grabbed the bottle from her and dumped the letter out. He unfolded it and started to read it. Riku and Kairi looked over his shoulders. The letter read…

Sora, Riku, and Kairi;

How've ya been? Anyways, there's trouble brewing again. Maleficent is trying to take over all the worlds. The only ones I know who have joined to help her are Pete and Hades. I've heard rumors of another sorceress helping her as well and possibly Captain Hook. The worlds are depending on us. Donald and Goofy will come in six days to pick you up. Be careful of the Heartless. I don't want your home destroyed again.

M.M.

P.S.

Sorry for having to ask for your help so soon after defeating the Organization.

"Does that hag ever give up?" Riku asked. He hated Maleficent for using him to try and reveal the Door to Darkness, Kingdom Hearts. But the one truly hated most was Xehanort, an apprentice to the great king and scientist, Ansem the Wise. Xehanort's Nobody, Xemnas, also tried to bring all worlds into darkness.

"I guess she doesn't." Sora replied. He turned to Kairi. "Kairi? Are sure you're up this?" He asked her in a worried voice.

"Like I told you before you fought Xemnas; 'Where ever one of us goes, the other follows.' Right?" Sora nodded and grinned.

"Right! Beside, you now have a Keyblade." He remembered seeing her fight off Heartless with Riku in the Organization's hideout in the Realm of Darkness.

"Yeah, but… Could you and Riku teach me a few things? Just in case." Sora and Riku looked at each other and grinned.

"Okay," Riku answered. "But…"

"Don't expect it to be easy and fun." Sora warned her. The three of them practiced for hours and eventually left the islet.

When they reached the main island, Kairi looked at the two boys.

"Hey, what are you staring at?" Sora became a little annoyed.

"I'm just wondering how you two will look in your school uniforms tomorrow! Bye!" She headed towards her house. Sora and Riku just stood there.

"School…uniforms?" Sora stuttered and threw his arms down in grief.

"I dunno Sora. I might like wearing a school uniform." Riku told him.

"You're freaking me out Riku! I'll see you tomorrow!"

"See ya!" They both went their separate ways for the night. Sora worried about school and hoping he could remember everything he learned in the past.