Nick: Yes boredom has taken it's slimy hold on me again and this time I think I will write Kingdom Hearts Stuff. i don't know if it'll be a one shot or what it'll be. All I know is that it will be about Kingdom Hearts. It will possess an OC. It will be rated T for Teen. And last but not least, it will be awesome enough for you to leave reviews! So leave reviews!

"The nightmares are from filtered memories. She's not getting the whole memory. Just bits and pieces of it and it's confusing her to the point that it's frightening her." Merlin informed my family as we all sat downstairs at the table. Cloud grunted as Leon patted my head with a kind smile. Aerith didn't seem convinced and her face was downcasted by a frown.

"But the shadows she mentioned..." She began before Merlin's smile cut her off.

"The shadows represent unknown parts of her memory. The reason they seem frightening is because they are quite overwhelming. I can see why she might be frightened of them. " Merlin answered with a chuckle as I glowered at the tea in front of me.

"But...there is a dark side, I'm afraid." Merlin started but looked to me to finish. I continued to stare at the cup in front of me with a frown before he sighed and began to tell it himself.

"The reason her memories are resurfacing now, in such a frightening manner, is because..."

"The darkness is trying to corrupt me." I finished with a grumble and I heard several gasps.

"But Rista, you're..."

"A Light, I know. That's why it's wants me out so badly. I'd say Malificent was behind this." I mumbled darkly as Sora stood up.

"She knew Riku!" He exclaimed and Merlin chuckled.

"Yes, she did. She apparently fell out of a tree on top of him." He answered as everyone turned to stare at me in shock. I growled and everyone began to laugh.

"You fell?!" Yuffie asked as she held onto her sides.

"On Riku?" Sora continued as he laughed and I slammed my fists down on the table.

"It's not funny!" I shouted as everyone stared at me. Their laughter died and I sank back, my eyes staring at the ground.

"Rista..." I slammed away from the table and disappeared up the stairs as their looks of sympathy followed me.

"She used to be happy..." Leon muttered lowly as Sora turned to him.

"What's a Light?" He asked curiously as Merlin chuckled.

"A Light is person whose essence is so pure, so innocent, they are too bright to be overcome with darkness. They can still be corrupted but not very often. Arista has been the Light of Hollow Bastion since she got here." Merlin informed the youth as Donald scoffed.

"Disney Castle used to have a Light before she was taken by the darkness." Donald mumbled as Goofy nodded.

"Gwarsh, I almost forgot about the Princess!" Goofy exclaimed as everyone turned to them.

"I didn't know Disney Castle had a princess." Sora mentioned as Donald shook his head.

"It doesn't matter. She's gone!" He grumbled and Goofy nodded, saddened by the memory.

"I have an idea!" Yuffie exclaimed suddenly as everyone turned to her.

"What?" Leon asked, almost regretting it.

"Maybe Sora can talk to Rista and she can go with him! I mean, she's not from Hollow Bastion or Traverse! Maybe one of the other worlds has a connection to her that could solve this whole memory thing!" She suggested as everyone stared at her.

"That's not a bad idea, Yuf!" Cid replied as Aerith smiled and nodded. Leon looked to Sora as he smiled.

"Sure! I mean it'd be fun! Right guys?" Sora directed his question to his two companions. One nodded enthusiastically and the other shook his head.

"No!" Donald argued as Goofy frowned.

"Gwarsh, why not Donald?" Goofy asked as Sora nodded, curious as well.

"She'll slow us down!" Donald supplied as he crossed his arms across his chest. Sora laughed as he placed his hand upon the duck's head and meant down so they were face to face.

"She'll keep up." He said as Leon stepped forward.

"She's one of the fastest kids around here. She also trained to fight and she's really quite brilliant." Leon offered as Sora smiled at the still reluctant Donald.

"See? She'd be a good addition!" He spoke cheerfully as Yuffie raised her hand to offer more.

"She's also really good at magic!" Yuffie praised as Donald groaned before giving up.

"Oh fine!" He shouted before he stomped out of the house. Sora smiled before bounding up the stairs where he knocked on my door excitedly.

"Arista?" His voice filtered through the door and I sighed before opening it to see his smiling face.

"Do you wanna talk? I mean, I know Riku so I might be able to..."

"I don't think you can help me Sora." I answered quickly before he could officially offer to help. I was not so desperate as to request help from a complete stranger yet. He nodded his head, like he understood.

"It can be hard. Not knowing, I mean." He said softly as I stared at him.

"I mean, when I first found out about the Heartless and this whole Keything, I'll admit that I was scared. But I had people depending on me like the king and Donald and Goofy and Riku and Kairi. Not to mention all of those worlds Maleficent was trying to take over..." He didn't finish as tears ran down my face, again.

"How can I be happy if I know my past is as dark as it is?" I asked as he suddenly hugged me.

"Well you don't have to look at the dark past, you could look toward the future as a light, you know? I mean, your future's what you make it, right?" He laughed as I pulled away, thinking of what he had said. Suddenly the tears stopped and I smiled.

"Yeah. I never cared much for my past anyway!"

"So you will go with us?" He asked, smiling. I nodded and his smile widened.

"You'll love it, I promise."

"This is weird..." I mumbled as I twirled around to look at myself. It was kinda freaky. I looked like a deformed fish. Of course I was a mermaid now because we were in Atlantica, but was it to much to ask for a shirt? Sora was perfectly fine being half naked as was Ariel, but I was self conscious! A bra was not exactly the type of clothing I wore publicly.

"Aww, you'll get used to it, Rista!" Sora encouraged as I glared at him. I did however feel a little better when I saw Donald and Goofy's Atlantican forms. A turtle and a fish were not exactly how I'd want to face anyone seriously.

"Well, come on, mon!" A crab ushered us toward the palace as Sora kept laughing at my attempts to cover myself before I faced the KING of Atlantica. Again, a bra is not something you wore to address royalty.

"Sora! Welcome!" A rough booming voice welcomed us into the throne room as I stared at the King. His long white hair and beard floated effortlessly in the water and in his hand he held a golden triton. He looked jolly enough, though I could already tell he was apprehensive about strangers. Something told me he had learned his lesson with the heartless.

"You've brought a new friend..." He pointed to me and Sora smiled.

"This is Arista! She's helpin' me find my friends!" Sora pulled me forward and I felt heat rise to my cheeks.

"Well it's very nice to meet you, Arista. That's a very lovely name!" That apprehension he had held now disappeared as I shook his hand and I scooted to the back of our group, failing miserably to cover up my exposed abdomen. If my nakedness wasn't enough, my hair floated into my face over and over again. I was beginning to think I wouldn't make a very good merperson. Not with all these complications.

"Arista, come on!" Sora smiled at me as I lagged behind, again, unable to work the mechanisms of my bottom half. This was torture.

"Sora! I don't like this world! Can't I go wait in the Gummi Ship or something?!" I whined as he pulled me forward, since he simply took everything in stride.

"We gotta help Ariel feel better!"

"How do you plan we do that, eh?" I asked and he turned to me with a smile.

"Singing, of course!" And with that he dragged me to a cove where a pretty red head mermaid sat with a frown upon her face. And I assumed she was Ariel. I dreaded the moment when Sora would expect me to sing to help his friend, who I barely knew. But once he started, I soon found myself wanting to join in.

"You dream about going up there, but that is a big mistake!"

"Just at the world around you, right here on the ocean floor. Such wonderful things surround you, what more is you lookin' for?" I sang and Sora smiled as Donald and Goofy stared at. I didn't sound too bad, but not as good as Sora or the others, especially Ariel, well at least I thought so.

"That was great!" Sora exclaimed when we were alone and I shrugged. I wasn't a vain person.

"No really! You were fantastic! I didn't know you could sing like that! Sebastian said you were almost better than Ariel! Isn't that great?"

Was it great?

I smiled.

"Thanks."