Author's Disclaimer: I do not own "Kingdom Hearts". It is property of Square Enix and Disney. I do not own anything of it from characters to items and places. All I own is Star. So... NO STEALING STAR! :) Enjoy~!

Dedication: This is dedicated to my beloved readers and my best writing pal, Megumi. Your writing inspired this!

Author's Note: This takes place a few months after "Kingdom Hearts II". Now, I'm a little rusty in the KH universe because I haven't played it in over a year, so please let me know if I make any mistake or such. But please tell me kindly. Constructive criticism is appreciated as well as feedback.

It All Begins With A Letter

-Destiny Islands

Sora and Riku smiled at each other when they realized that the door of light was indeed inside themselves. They both chuckled.

"Sora! Riku!"

The boys turned around to see Kairi running towards him.

"What's up?" Sora said.

The red-haired girl stopped to catch her breath. Still breathing hard, "Look!" She held up a glass bottle and a rolled up paper inside, bearing an all too familiar mouse seal.

"From the king?!" The two boys' eyes bulged.

Kairi contained her laughter. Sora hastily discard the cork and pulled the letter out. He unrolled it and held it up so the three could read. Their bodies tense from the very beginning of the letter.

Dear Sora, Riku, and Kairi

I know its been a little while since we've seen each other and I hope you'll all living life peacefully. But I have some bad news.. Someone has taken control of the heartless and nobodies and released them to every world. Each world stands on the verge of destruction because hearts are now being stolen. A few worlds have disappeared already because the world itself lost its heart. I've recruited our allies and ask you three to assist us. I know you all just reunited and returned home, but I fear that you may not be together long or in your home if the Heartless and Nobodies are roaming free. If you decide to join us, Goofy and Donald should be at Destiny Islands within three days. That should give you time to think and to prepare if necessary. We could really use your help, buts it's your choice.

King Mickey

The three friends were quiet for only five seconds because they each mentally made the decision at hand.

"We gotta get supplies first." Kairi said.

"And train a little," Riku put in.

"So its settled." Sora rolled up the letter. "We're going to help."

"Well lets hurry," Riku told them. "Three days isn't enough for training or gathering supplies."

"Right!" Sora jumped on the branch he and Riku were leaning against moments ago. Unfortunately, he ended up falling on the ground ungracefully. "Whoa!" He groaned and looked up to his friends with a painful smile.

"And it looks like we got to work on your footing there." Kairi giggled.

Riku helped his best friend up. "Take baby steps, doofus."

"Yes, sir!" The keyblade master grinned.

They all laughed heartily.

The next two days were spent training and gathering supplies. Kairi was put in charge of supplies since she thought of everything. She would always find things to add in their bags every day. The boys did help her out, like getting some fruit and stuff around the island. When there weren't any supplies to pack, the three would challenge each other in battles. Kairi hadn't done much battling on the journey, but for a beginner she was pretty good. Of course, though compared to Riku and Sora, she needed more training. But like best friends, they all helped one another and, once in a while, cheated with a spell. Usually Sora was the victim.

When the third day came, the three friends stood on the shore with their things, waiting for their friends. They began to grow worried with the sunset.

"Are you sure he wrote three days?" Kairi asked the boys.

"I wouldn't worry too much," Riku said.

Sora nodded. "Goofy and Donald like to make an entrance."

"Oh!" Kairi smiled.

By now, the three decided to sit on the sand. Riku and Sora laid down and stared up at the sky while Kairi gazed out to the ocean waves. Sora squinted his eyes when he saw something high in the sky. At first, he thought it was a bird or something but as it began to come closer, his face brightened and then it fell when he realized it was spinning out of control.

"WATCH OUT!"

The friends gasped as the spinning object came hurling down to them like a comet. They grabbed whatever they could and ran for cover. Fortunately, the object crashed into the water so all they got was wet.

Sora shook his head and looked up to the crashing object. His face brightened with a grin. The Gummi Ship was just as he remembered. Riku and Kairi came out from their hiding places.

"Guess they do like to make an entrance," Riku chuckled dryly.

As if on cue, Goofy and Donald jumped out of the ship with glee. They ran to the three friends who met them halfway. Sora was the first to be hugged. He laughed when he heard the familiar quack and goofy laugh. Kairi embraced them next, then it was Riku's turn.

"We thought you guys weren't coming." Kairi told them after the greetings.

"Well, we would've been here earlier if somebody -" Donald threw a glare at Goofy. "Knew where we were going!"

"Gosh, Donald, I was just following my instincts." Goofy told him. "And they were right. We did end up on Destiny Islands!"

Donald was speechless as he slowly realized that his companion was right. He gave one of his angry quacks. Everyone laughed.

"So," Kairi said. "Are we going to sit here all day or are we going to save the world?"

Goofy and Donald smiled when they realized that the three friends would come with them and aid their battle once more.

"Let's go then!" Donald said.

"Yeah, lets go!" Sora punched the sky.

They all took their supplies and Sora picked up his Keyblade. He stared down at it and briefly remembered the first time he held it. He smiled. It seems we still got a few adventures ahead of us.

"Come on, lazy bum!" Kairi called out.

"Coming!" Sora lifted his blade and ran after his friends towards the Gummi ship. He looked at his friends as they boarded and prepared for take off.

We've been through a lot since the heartless first appeared on Destiny Islands. And even though we've had a lot of trouble, we all pull through. And we're gonna pull through for whatever lies ahead, as long as we're true to our hearts and we stand hand-in-hand, I know we can beat whatever is coming our way.

"Ready? Blast off!"

The Gummi ship shot out from the waters and into the sky, towards the stars.

Chapter Note: Alright, now first off I want to say is that the whole reading letter thing takes place a few months after KHII ending in THIS story. I realize that it may have been less than a week in the original game but hey, who's keeping track of the time when the scene after the credits occur? *lol* I found it wasn't that hard to write about Sora, Riku, and Kairi. It was a lot easier than I thought, but that doesn't mean anything if I didn't keep them in character. So I need you all to let me know please. I had fun writing about Donald and Goofy, I sort of though what my friends would do. As for the letter, I do not know what Square Enix and Disney thoughts were concerning that and it bugged the hell out of me that the letter's contents were not revealed. Soooooooooooooo, I made it up. Heh heh! Well, until next time, stay tuned with our heroes and heroines! (P.S. Feedback appreciated!)

Org13: I'm glad that you'll keep up with the story. I'm so interested now in writing this, the Kingdom Hearts universe as well as Star has captured my writing mind. *lol*

NinjaSheik: Thank you very much for the encouragement and the little IM thing we did, I'm still thinking about a way. Hmm.......

7/20: Chapter edited. ^^ Yays!