A/N: Hiya! You guys all rock. Thanks for the reviews, and keep them coming!!!
Disclaimer: Don't own it. We all know I don't. I wasn't joking about making them fix Scar's voice though. If I could make them, I would.
Bad News
The next morning, Sora awoke to a rather annoying rapping on his window.
"Go away, Riku," Sora groaned as he opened the window to face his best friend. "It's 8:00 on a Saturday, and I'm sleeping in." Not to mention he had been with Kairi until 12:30, but he wasn't about to tell Riku that!
"Sora, we have a problem. You need to come."
"What kind of problem?" Sora yawned. Riku gave him a withering look in response. "Oh. That kind of problem. Give me a few minutes to get ready."
Eight minutes later, the two boys reached the beach.
"So, what's wrong, Riku?"
"That," Riku pointed out across the water to the island that they always hung out on. Squinting, Sora could just make out a foreign shape sitting on the beach.
"The Gummi ship!"
Riku nodded.
"I found it earlier. It came with this," he handed Sora a letter with the King's seal on it. Without hesitating, Sora grabbed the letter, and broke the seal, reading it out loud.
Dear Sora,
I'm sorry to spring this on you, but we really need to talk. Something's come up. The Gummi ship's auto-pilot is set to bring you directly to Disney Castle. Please hurry. We don't have time to waste. I'd say more, but I'd rather talk about it face to face. Bring Riku and Kairi too.
King Mickey
"What do you think happened?" Sora asked, worried.
"I don't know, but the King wouldn't have summoned us like this if it wasn't important."
Sora nodded, studying the letter again.
"We should probably leave right now. Go get Kairi." He said "I'll go get the Gummi ready."
Riku nodded and walked away, marveling at how his usually passive friend could take charge so naturally.
Sora watched his friend disappear between the buildings, before getting into his boat and paddling out to the island. If King Mickey needed their help, then, of course, they would give it, but Sora couldn't help but feel slightly put out. He had planned on giving Kairi a paopu fruit today, but evidently, that would have to wait.
~*~
"I see it!" Kairi exclaimed, pressing her nose against the window. Disney Castle loomed through the darkness of interspace. She had been sitting there for almost an hour, hoping to catch her first glimpse of King Mickey's world.
"We'll be landing in a few minutes," Sora smiled, looking back at her. He was sitting sideways in the driver's seat, letting the auto-pilot do it's work. The ride had been peaceful, with no Heartless attacks, and the friends had spent the first few hours goofing and running around, before crashing in the exact same spots they were in now. Riku leaned against the wall, looking at his friends thoughtfully. It was about time that they had finally started acknowledging how they felt about each other.
"We're here!"
~*~
"Sora!"
"Donald, Goofy!" Sora cried as he was hit by two speeding objects. The force of the blow knocked them over, and the three friends landed in a heap on the floor. Kairi and Riku laughed as limbs tried to detangle themselves from each other.
"I'm glad you could make it." King Mickey said from behind them. "We've got a lot we need to talk about."
Sora looked up, worried. The letter had sounded urgent, but something in the King's voice made the situation seem so much more serious, and Sora didn't even know what the situation was.
"We're ready when you are."
~*~
"That's one heck of a door!" Kairi muttered as the group approached the throne room.
"Just wait." Sora whispered back. "It gets better."
Donald approached the massive doors, and pushed, revealing the smaller door hidden within. Suddenly, the hall filled with laughter. Kairi was laughing because of the door, and Sora was laughing because of Kairi. It only intensified when Riku had to duck to get through the little door.
Mickey looked at Riku, noticing the boy's strange expression.
"What's wrong, Riku?"
"I wish I could be like them." the reply came, somewhat sadly. "No matter what the circumstances, they always manage to find something to laugh about."
Mickey looked down, unsure of how to comfort his friend. Riku had been through a lot. Everyone had.
By this point, they had reached the throne and all other thoughts were pushed from their heads as Queen Minnie and Lady Daisy approached.
"Have you told them yet, dear?" Minnie asked. Mickey shook his head.
"I wanted to wait until we were in here. No use worryin'' the others."
"Your Majesty, what's wrong?" Sora asked. But it was the Queen who spoke first.
"Since you and Riku defeated Xemnas, the amount of Heartless, and Nobody attacks dwindled massively. It's been about two months since any attacks have been reported at all," she said.
"But then, overnight, the numbers sky rocketed." Mickey continued. "Numerous worlds have been attacked. Heartless in Agrabah, Nobodies in Port Royal. It's the same everywhere. All within 24 hours."
"But why now? Riku asked. "What could cause such a jump in attacks?"
"That's what we wondered." Goofy replied. "It's almost like something's spurrin' them on."
"But what?" Sora murmured. "Your Majesty, if you need our help, we'll give it. How can we help."
"We attack!" Donald quacked. "It only makes sense."
Behind them, the door opened.
"Your Majesty!" Chip squeaked.
"We've got a problem!" Dale continued as the two chipmunks ran across the throne room.
"What's wrong?" Kairi asked.
"Heartless ships, and lots of them!"
"Heading right for us!"
The friends looked at each other.
"We have the Cornerstone." Daisy said. "It will protect us."
"From ground attacks." Riku replied. "But Heartless ships have lasers."
There was a silence as the truth sank in.
"Well then," Sora said as the Keyblade appeared in his hand. "I guess the fight came to us."
A/N: Well, there's chapter two. If you were hoping for Axel, don't worry. He's coming. Muahahaha!!! By the way, fun fact, Kairi's reaction to the throne room door is my reaction...every time. XD I love that door. It just rocks!
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