His dreams carried him to the water the current was bounding him to the ocean. In a sudden flash he was no longer in the dampen prison he was on the shore, the dazzling sun blinding him. Rikku was standing in the water a massive wave behind him. He held out his hand to Sora. He ran to him the colossal wave crashed stopping Sora from reaching his friend. Rikku wasn't worried or scared he simply extended his hand to Sora, Sora struggled against the current. An invisible force denied Sora from getting to Rikku instead pushing back the sandy shore. His eyes were greeted with beauty Kiari waved to him and giggled. Her gaze was stolen by something drawing her to the orange sky. Sora looked up he watched himself falling as his move began to move from under him. The ocean was pulling him down a ripple appeared erasing Kiari. He was taken down the bottom of the ocean it was dark and desolate. As he stepped forward seagulls arose and began to fly away from the water. Where they once laid was a bright stained glass platform it was a picture of a woman holding an apple seven men surrounded her. A voice met him but was not followed by a face.

"So little time, take your time don't be afraid."

"Mom is that-"

"The door is still shut Sora. Now step forward." Sora looking around stepped forward in the middle of the platform. The platform began to shake three short stone podiums ascended from the ground each podium had a weapon floating above it. The first a sword, followed by a shield and finally a staff.

"Within you Sora power rests pleading to be awakened. If you give it form it will guide you and give you strength choose well." Sora walked towards the sword he held out his hand to grab it.

"The power of the warrior, the invisible courage a sword of terrible destruction, do you seek this power?" He looked down at the sword before answering.

"I do."

"Very well. In life Sora sometimes a sacrifice must be made. Which weapon will you give up? The power of mystic? Your inner strength? A staff of wonder and ruin or do you give up the power of the guardian? A kindness to aid friends a shield to repel all?"

"I sacrifice the power of mystic." The surface of the platform shattered Sora fell. Creatures arose from the ground they were black with eerie yellow glowing eyes. They had sharp claws that were extended they surrounded Sora. One snuck behind Sora and attacked him. His shield appeared.

"There will be times you have to fight keep your light burning fiercely." With blood dripping from his wound he attacked the creatures and defeated them. He knelt to the floor in pain.

"Heal yourself Sora use the lifestream."

"The what? How?"

"You are a Cetra Sora one of the last of a healing breed. Inside lies the power to heal you can summon the lifestream." Sora put his left hand on his cut a green energy surrounded his hand the stinging faded the skin was healed. The glowing energy vanished darkness began to swallow the platform. He awoke on another platform a door appeared curiosity took Sora he opened the door a luminous light greeted him. He was standing in the tree house on his island he went outside.

"Shortly your journey will begin you will leave Destiny Island, your home, your family. Keep a steady pace and you'll come through fine." He closed his eyes when they reopened he was on another platform.

"The day you will open the door is both far and very near." A light shone down revealing a glass staircase. Sora ran up the stairs following the light to another platform. As he stood in the spot the light was fixated he gazed down at his shadow.

"The closer you are to the light the grater your shadow becomes." Sora's shadow came to life moving from its place. The shadow became prodigious towering over Sora. He tried to run from it nearly falling off the platform.

"Don't be afraid Sora fight it." The shadow was enormous but slow its legs fixed on the ground it stood on. His hand tried to strike Sora but missed Sora attacked him. The shadows hand became a fist he stuck the floor. Darkness encircled his hand the creature with glowing hand tried to attack Sora. After successfully defeating the creature his attention was fully on the shadow a hole lay in the middle of his chest in the shape of a heart. He struck the creature several more times until he was pulled from the fight. Sora jumped up seeing Kiari's face.

"Wake up you lazy bum." She said giggling.

"Have anymore of those 'dreams' Sora?"

"It wasn't a dream it was real. I was there Roxas." A log was thrown in Sora's direction.

"So I'm the only one working on the raft." They ground slightly shuck.

"What was that?"

"Don't change the subject and for the record you're both as lazy as he is."

"So you noticed okay we'll finish it together. Me and Rikku get the items for the raft Sora and Roxas will get the provisions for our trip. First group back get's to name the raft." Rikku's mind became blank he saw the face of a man in his head.

'Rikku.' He whispered to him.

Aerith was sitting on the floor playing with Sakura. She was the spinning image of Cloud the female version. Beautiful blonde hair long like her mother beautiful green eyes like her but the rare charming smile like Cloud use to seldom show. Cloud entered the room when he felt the tremor he looked at Aerith.

"He's here." The One winged angel of hell had returned.