Disclaimer- I do not own Kingdom Hearts or any of the Disney worlds in this story or anything except my characters, monsters, some Keyblades, and this plot. They belong to their respected owners and I respect their works. Also this is my first fanfic, so please take it easy on me. Also I have not yet played KH3.

You guys ready to reeeeeeeeead! I hope so, because this is chapter 3.

Chapter 3: The Calm Before the Storm

(Castle of Light/ Land of Celestial Light)

The two boys got dressed and then meet in the hallway (their room are right across from each other).

"Morning Balin. Did you have a strange dream last night?", said Alanine.

"Morning Alanine. Yes, I did and judging from from your question you had the same dream. I think I know what we need to do now.", replied Balin.

"Follow the voice?", asked Alanine.

"Follow the voice.", answered Balin.

"Then I guess it it time for us to head to breakfast so we can tell dad and Uncle Sora about our dreams.", said Alanine (note: Alanine calls Sora his uncle even though he is not. Balin also calls Riku his uncle).

Then the two boys ran down the hall on their way to breakfast. As they arrived, they saw that Sora and Riku were already chowing down on today's breakfast (which was pancakes with maple syrup).

"Morning dad. Morning Uncle.", said Balin and Alanine at the same time (which was not unusual for the two).

"Morning boys. Care to join us?", replied Riku as Sora's mouth had food in it.

Balin and Alanine sat down.

"So, where is mom and Aunt Xion?", asked Balin, trying to make to mood as light as he could before telling them about their dream.

"They went to work already.", answered Sora after swallowing the bite in his mouth.

Kairi worked as the ruler of Radiant Garden, since she was the rightful heir to the throne and Xion ran a magic school alongside Donald at Disney Castle.

"So, how did you two sleep last night?", asked Riku.

"Actually, that is something we need to talk to you two about.", replied Alanine.

"We had a dream that we need to talk to you about.", said Balin.

Alanine and Balin then told them about their dream. They stayed silent as their sons told the story. The first big reaction was when they said the name the Keyblade Graveyard. Sora and Riku shivered slightly at the memories of that world when they heard the name.

"What's wrong?", asked Balin.

"That place has bad memories attached to it. That name is that of the world where the last Keyblade War was fought. A lot of our friends got hurt and almost died in that place.", answered Sora in a very serious tone.

"If we must go to that dreadful place, I can only think of one reason way. That reason is for you two to obtain Keyblades of your own.", said Riku.

Balin and Alanine looked at each other as big grins formed on their faces. The day they had been dreaming of for many years was finally upon them. They had grown up hearing the tales of the older keyblade wielders and always wanted to follow in their footsteps.

"There are some things that must be done before the Test of the Tempered Heart can be done so you two have today to prepare in anyway you two see fit and tomorrow we will all go to that world and do the test.", said Sora.

"We will be back late tonight, so we will most likely see you two tomorrow.", said Riku.

Balin and Alanine hugged them both as they said goodbye to them. Then Sora and Riku went into a corridor of light to get things ready for tomorrow.

"So what do you want to do to get ready first?", asked Alanine.

"How about a quick duel? Just you and me.", answered Balin.

"Alright, just be ready to lose.", said Alanine in a joking manner.

"You are so going down. Race you to the practice area.", responded Balin right before he took off running.

"Oh, it's on now.", yelled Alanine as he ran to keep up with him.

The two boys skidded to a stop when they reached the practice area. Then they both grabbed their wooden Keyblades to use for the duel. Balin's was a copy of Sora's Kingdom Key and Alanine's was a copy of Riku's Way to the Dawn. They stood at opposite sides of the area and then ran at each other at full force. They clashed in the center of the area. They then jumped high into the air and unleashed fast pace combos that the other deflected with their own attack. This clashing continued for several hours with neither side landing a blow before they were both panting to try to get their breath back.

"So, ready to give up?", asked Alanine.

"A hero never surrenders.", answered Balin. Then they looked at each other and laughed, knowing that they had tied yet again.

"So what now?", asked Balin right before their stomachs grumbled.

"Lunch.", said both of them at the same time.

They then made their own lunch (Ramen noodles with bits of ham) and started talking about what tomorrow may bring.

"So what do you think our Keyblades will look like?", asked Balin.

"Well, we know that the Keyblade takes shape by what is in the welder's heart or the welder in a nutshell. So your's will probably show your courage, powerful light, and the connections you have to people. Mine will show the darkness and light in my heart, my loyalty to my friends, and my will to defend those I care about.", replied Alanine.

"Wow, that's really deep. So, what do you want to do now?", said Balin.

"How about some Grandstand in Twilight Town? You know, give one last swing at that record.", (the record is currently held at 100,000 swings by Sora and Roxas) answered Alanine.

They then opened a corridor of light and headed to Twilight Town.

(Twilight Town)

The trip to the world was uneventful as they appeared in the Sandlot. They then got the Grandstand ball and began the long workout. They each did a combo that passed it to the other who comboed it back. A crowd formed and watched with excitement, counting how many times they hit it. It was hours before the ball dropped for it's third time ending the Grandstand. The crowd cheered as they were told that they had hit it 100,020 times, breaking the record.

"We did it Alanine. We actually did it.", exclaimed Balin.

"You know what that means.", replied Alanine.

"Icing on the cake?", asked Balin.

"Icing on the cake. It's is about that time anyway.", (they always ate Sea-salt icecream at sunset) answered Alanine.

They went to the clock tower and bought two bars of Sea-salt icecream and then opened a corridor of light to go to their favorite place to eat and watch the sun set, the Paopu fruit tree on the Destiny Islands.

(Destiny Islands)

They arrived next to the Paopu fruit tree and sat on the bend in it and ate their ice cream and watched the sun set.

"Hey Balin, do you remember why the sun sets red?", asked Alanine.

"Well Lea says that it is because light is made of a lot of different colors and of all those colors, red is the the one that goes the farthest.", answered Balin.

"It seems that someone has it memorized.", said Alanine in an impersonation of Lea and putting his finger to his head. The two laughed at this for a moment.

"It's getting late. We should probably head back now.", said Balin.

"Ok, but there is something I want to do before we go back.", responded Alanine.

"What is it Alanine?", asked Balin.

"I want us to share a Paopu fruit. You know, so our destinies will be intertwined and nothing will be able to separate us.", answered Alanine.

"Sure. I'll do it. I don't think it is really needed, but if you feel we need to, I will.", answered Balin.

"Thank you Balin.", said Alanine.

They then climbed up the tree and grabbed on of the fruit. They then broke the fruit in half and ate a half of it. After they finished they had dinner with the rest of the Keyblade wielders and their families, but Sora and Riku were not back yet. After dinner they said good night and then headed to bed. Not Knowing that the storms of darkness where growing.

So that is chapter 3. I hope you enjoyed it. I must thank xKeybladeWielderx with his Kingdom Hearts World Conquest for inspiring me to write this, so thanks. As always I'd love to hear from you guys so please shoot me a comment. See you next time for chapter 4.