Hi-ya! pockyglutton here with the first installment of Kingdom Hearts: The 3rd Darkness!

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts. It belongs to Squeenix and Disney. Otherwise Re: coded would already be out in the US and KH 3D will be on the DS not the 3DS so I won't have to use more of my non-existent money to buy one.

In the Mysterious Tower…

"Enter."

A certain big-eared mouse walks into the study of the powerful sorcerer. "Yen Sid, sir!" Mickey greeted the imposing man. "It looks like we finally know where Ven's heart is," he continued.

"Is that so… so now the only one left is Terra," the sorcerer replied as he stroked his long gray beard.

"Yes. We'll help them out for sure!" Mickey said. He looked up at Yen Sid with a determined, hopeful look. Yen Sid continued to stroke his beard.

"Then next, I wonder what Xehanort is doing," he said as he set both of his hands on his desk.

"Xehanort? I'm sure Sora defeated the Heartless, Ansem, and the Nobody, Xemnas (A/N Mansex!), that he split into," Mickey said confidently.

"Yes, those two have certainly disappeared," Yen Sid confirmed. "But for those two to have disappeared, it means that the true form, Xehanort, has been restored."

"Huh?"

"If one frees the heart that was taken by the Heartless, and annihilates the flash which had become the Nobody, the two will become one once more," the sorcerer clarified. "Which means… the return of Master Xehanort."

"So he's taking some kind of action?" Mickey asked.

"Xehanort is a man of many schemes."

"But even if a crisis comes again, Sora, Riku and me are here," the mouse said assuredly. Yen Sid resumed stroking his beard.

"They are certainly strong. But we only have one Master. If… Xehanort was not alone…"

"Heh? What do you mean?" Mickey was very alarmed.

"Very well. Call Sora here to me, and Riku too." Yen Sid stood up while looking up towards space.

"What on earth…"

"We will hold a Mark of Mastery exam."

And… done! This scene was taken from the secret ending of Re: coded.