Chapter 1
'Who knew space could be so exciting?' I thought to myself. 'I always figured it was just a big black open… well, space.' I was thoroughly enjoying this trip to see the King. My only complaint: "This ship is way to small!" I said aloud to my dad for about twentieth time. Every time his answer was the same. He would say something like, "When I was your age, I had to share a gummi ship this size with three people. As it stands, I only count two." Then he would turn his attention back to flying the ship.
Let me try and give you a picture of how small this ship is. Let's see… if your legs are tired and you want to stretch. Forget it. You can't even raise your hand without bumping into something or someone. Seating for two? What-EVER!!! The designers must have made this ship for chipmunks! I'm practically sitting on my dad's lap! Oh, and one more thing: There's no bathroom! This isn't exactly a short trip either.
So here I am. Flying through space, which is still amazing by the way, in a too-small ship with no bathroom. I was upset, but I tried not to show it. I'm pretty good at that when I want to be. My dad turned to me as if he were going to say something and then turned his attention back to driving. "You know Axel," My dad began, "This trip to see the King isn't a pleasure trip. You will be introduced to the king and then you will be put through a series of trials to see if you can handle yourself against the Heartless." Just because I listened intently doesn't mean that you have to, but if you must know, I'll summarize it for you.
Apparently, there was no room for error whenever the trials came. My dad informed me that the trials weren't easy, but they also weren't hard and that I should be able to pass them with flying colors. After the trials were done, there would be some sort of ceremony where I was awarded a seat in the C.o.K.'s chamber where they discussed all of their moves. Where to send people and stuff, I guess.
By the time my dad had finished informing me of the trials ahead, we had arrived at the castle. We were met by two familiar faces: Donald and Goofy. Dad jumped out of the ship and ran over to greet them. "It's been to long, my old friends." I heard him say. After catching up with them, my dad turned the attention to me. The two man welcoming committee came over to me to welcome me. They kept going on about how much I looked like my dad, also commenting on how I had my mother's hair. I guess I kind of did. It was kind of a redish-brown color. I usually wore it spiked straight up, just like Roxas, or so my dad tells me. I'm about the same height as my dad was when he was fifteen and I ended up with the same toothpick muscle build. At least I've got a better fashion sense than he did. Black jeans, combat boots, and a dark grey shirt underneath a black jacket. That's what I call fashion.
After finishing their comments on my appearance, Donald and Goofy escorted me through the town towards the castle. The town seemed huge! There were people selling good all over, kind of like a marketplace. All of the houses looked like something out of a fairytale, almost like miniature castles themselves. Of course, that could be why they call this world Disney Castle. The town wasn't overly packed with people, but there were enough people who lived there to make it not seem like a ghost town.
After a tour of the town, we made our way to the castle gates. The gardens outside of the castle were amazing to behold. The hedge bushes were trimmed into the shapes of the leaders from the different world. Behind each hedge there were gardens with plants from the leader's world. There were plants from anywhere between grass from the savannah and sea anemones.
Upon approaching the castle, dad saw King Mickey who came hurrying towards him. Mickey held out his hand and my dad shook it. After talking with my dad for a bit, he turned to me and I bowed to him. "Are you ready for the trials?" the King asked me. I nodded and he proceeded to show me to the training grounds. I wore a broad smile on my face. If this was anything like I expected, then it was going to be fun.