Chapter 2
The World of Dreams
My life changed that day, It wasn't until we got to The World of Dreams did I find out that Dad was a Lord, and owned a huge castle. I thought it was sweet that he gave it all up just to be with mom, it's just sad that it wasn't permanent. They welcomed us with open arms, maybe because of what happened a year after we came? apparently there were creatures that looked like living shadows called Heartless, the very same thing I encountered with Riku and Sora. and many of them attacked the mansion, I was so scared at the time, but then I remembered Riku's promise
"No matter how long it takes, I will find you." Riku's voice would echo through my head. I felt a warm light inside of me, and a voice in my head.
"don't be afraid," the voice said, "you hold the most powerful weapon of all," I remember at that time the heartless were slowly making their way towards us. "all you have to do is summon it." it said, summon what? and how was I going to summon this thing? "feel the light inside you and give it form within your hand," the voice said. I did just that and a large weapon in the shape of a key appeared in my hand. "Keyblade... Keyblade..." the voice said as Light filled the room and just like that the heartless were gone.
ever since that day father hired a bunch of scientists to do tests on me. they wanted to know why the Keyblade chose me and what are the strengths and weaknesses to having a Keyblade. Sometimes they would even have me fight heartless to find out what would happen. the only weapon that can destroy heartless, the Key blade. They ran so many tests that it became a routine, seven years have passed by since then. I grow tired of these tests, and I grow tired of this mansion. I wonder what Sora and Riku are up to?
"Alright Sara, were all done," one of the scientists told me. I jumped off the lab table and ran out of there as fast as I could hoping they wouldn't say, "We will see you same time tomorrow," but again there it was. After they finished their testing on me I would go say good morning to father in his office before having breakfast in the garden.
"Good morning father," I said closing his office door.
"Good morning Sara, how did it go today," He asked not even lifting his head form his work.
"Same as always," I said sarcastically, he never got mu humor, bus as always we would go through this exact same routine.
"Sara," he always said, "Have you said your oath?" He asked, yes I did say my oath this morning but no matter if I did or did not say my oath I would still have to recite it in front of him. ever since I got the Keyblade he has made me repeat this stupid oath every day. "Recite the oath!" he demanded. this happened every day, I summon my Keyblade and point it in the air. Father said the appearance on the Keyblade is called a Kingdom Key, I think it looks boring.
"I swear, on the light of the Keyblade, that I shall never be consumed by darkness." Why did I have to say that? was it to strengthen my resolve? I never understood why I was taught the fine line between light and darkness.
"and? what will you make sure will never happen?" He said
"I will make sure to never open the door to Kingdom Hearts." I was told that Kingdom Hearts was the heart of all worlds, and the door to darkness. I understand why being a wielder of a Keyblade of light was so serious when it came to the door to darkness.
"very good." he said standing up. I bowed my head and began to leave, "Sara, what are you wearing?" it took him long enough to notice that I made myself a personalized outfit. normally I would wear a simple light blue sun dress that came to my knees. I got tired of wearing something that made me look like a lab rat. So I made myself this outfit with cloths I found around the mansion. I wore plain black shoes with matching black baggy cargo Capri's strapped with bright yellow belts overlapping each other. and wore a red tank top with a sleeveless black belly hoodie which I embroidered the same symbol from my necklace on the back of the hoodie.
"Well I got tired of wearing that boring dress so I decided to make my own style." I said placing my hands on the back of my head and slightly leaning back. "Do you like it?" I asked as my dad began to laugh.
"It does suit your outgoing personality," he said with a smile, "just make sure you stay out of trouble." It annoyed me how he would say that, I've never gotten in trouble ever since we got here, it was as if he was trying to say something else.
"Is that all?" I asked and he nodded so I quickly took my leave. I sat and ate breakfast alone in the garden, as always. I wish I could see what were over these huge walls, I've never left the mansion, there was a ten foot wall surrounding the mansion and outside garden. remembering how trapped I truly was made me lose my appetite. "Sora, Riku, I wish I could see you." I said out loud looking up at the clouds.
"Did you say Sora?" I heard a voice say, I quickly look around to see who was talking but no one was there.
"Whose there!" I demanded as I summon the Keyblade and sand ready to fight
"and you have a Keyblade," the voice echoed all around me, "interesting." Suddenly a black mass appears from the ground growing into what looks like a oval shaped door of, darkness? A tall woman walks out completely cloaked in black, with pale skin and holding a staff. her hair or hat was shaped in the form of horns. her appearance scared me, But what did she know about Sora and the Keyblade?
"Who are you?" I asked pointing the Keyblade at her.
"my name is Maleficent, and I have come here to free you from this prison," she said, Prison? I never thought of this place as a prison, but I never called it my home either. "I have been watching you for a long time waiting for the opportune moment to show myself. " I lower my Keyblade.
"why?" I asked, there is nothing special about me. I'm just a daughter of a lord, who can wield one of the most powerful weapons out there.
"Because," she sat down at the table I was eating at, "you reminded me of a boy I know." I felt no ill intentions coming from her so I sat back down at the table next to her, putting away my Keyblade in the process.
"Tell me Sara, are you related to Sora?" she asked, my face brightened up by the sound of his name.
"Yes!" I said with a smile, "I'm his twin sister," It made me fill up with joy to talk about Sora out loud, father never let me talk about him.
"And why are you not with him?" she asked, she knew exactly how to add salt to a girls wound. It felt as if someone was stabbing me in the chest.
"That's because our parents separated us eight years ago." I explained, "How are Sora, and Riku? If you know anything about them please tell me." I begged.
"My dear, I will help in any way I can," she said patting my head, "Sora just woke up from a long slumber, and began another journey to find Riku, I do not know his whereabouts." She said, I wonder why Sora was sleeping in the first place, but I was concerned about Riku.
"Why was Sora sleeping?"
"I don't know, but it's strange," She began to say, "Sora never mentioned having a twin. but Riku, when I spent a lot of time with him was looking for you far and wide." my face became flushed, I felt embarrassed that Riku never let go of his promise, or the fact that I wasn't forgotten.
"That's why I'm here," Maleficent began to explain. "To help Riku find you," wait I'm confused, why is Riku not able to find me?
"I don't understand." I said
"let me explain, There is a force field preventing people from sensing your presence, I happened to come here by chance But if I didn't come here you would of never of been found." she explained.
"Buy why, why would my father be hiding me from the outside world?" I asked
"Because your father wants to keep you trapped here forever," she said.
"Sara!" I heard my father yell from a distance. I stand up and turn around to see him running at us with a bunch of solders. "Get away from her you creature of darkness." Maleficent stood up and lifted her hands in the air. A wall of flames surrounded me and Maleficent.
"I'm not done with mu conversation, you can wait your turn!" she said putting her hands on my shoulders. "Sara, you have a decision to make," she said pointing to the door of darkness she first came through. "that is called a Corridor of darkness, it will take you to where you want to go. Will you choose to look for Sora and Riku? or will you stay trapped in these walls, forever." she said turning me around to look straight at her. "neither of us can make this decision for you, all I can do is open the portal but you will be the one who decides where it will take you, quickly! the flames will not keep your father back for long."
"Sara, don't listen to her, you made an oath to never be consumed by darkness," there he goes giving me orders again, like I'm some puppet. Never did I speak out of term, or misbehave but he still treated me with such cold eyes, I had made my decision.
"No! I'm done taking orders, I'm done being your lab rat, and I am done being trapped like a bird in a cage!" I screamed, "You kept me away from those I love long enough!" I said turning away from him.
"No Sara!" He yelled
"Tell me what to do Maleficent," I said ignoring my father, she gave a slight grin.
"all you have to do is enter, concentrate on the place you want to go most." she said and I had just one place in mind.
"what about the darkness?" I asked, "is there a chance I will be consumed by it?"
"as long as you wield the Keyblade, darkness will never consume you," she said. I took in a deep breath and thought about the one place I missed most, Destiny Islands. I exhaled and ran into the corridor of darkness,
"Here goes nothing!" I yell when I had completely entered and the path behind me shut, I could see nothing until everything in my mind went black.