Star woke up in a daze. As she looked around, she saw people everywhere in a bustling little town with brown brick buildings and even brick roads. She got up off the ground and rubbed her head. She felt around, but there were no bumps under her soft brownish-black hair. Good. At least she wasn't hurt. As she looked at everyone in the city, she almost felt…inadequate. With her short stature and pale skin, she could easily be told apart from the tall, tan people living here. She didn't care about that much, though. She just wanted to know what was going on. She walked up to one of the people, a strange person with white hair and tannish-white skin.

"Hi. My name's Star, and some weird stuff's been happening to me lately…could you tell me just where the heck I am?"

The person laughed. "Why, this is Tempest Town, little one! And judging from your looks you've never even been this world! Where are you from?"

"I'm from Firenta town, in the Kanto region. Tell me, what region is this?"

"Region? This isn't a region. It's a world! I'm guessing that Kanto is a region of another world. Kiddo, you're far from home, now."

"Another world? Like, another country? That's cool!"

The stranger laughed. "I'm not talking about another country, kid. I'm talking about another world entirely. Another planet. Somehow, you broke the barriers between worlds."

"Well, weird stuff was happening lately…"

The stranger suddenly became serious. He leaned in closely. "What kind of weird stuff?"

"Well, first, these shadow creatures started popping up out of the ground, and then this HUUUUGE one popped up and I was having my Pokemon attack it and then suddenly this sword…key…thing just appeared in my hands…"

She held out her hand, and the sword rematerialized. "…Like that."

The stranger's eyes widened. "Put that away! We can't discuss this here. We need to go somewhere safer."

Star followed him to an inn. The inn seemed empty, except for the shopkeeps, a fairly short man with wild brown hair, and a woman with orange-red hair and a huge smile. The stranger sat down with Star. "Star, was it?"

"Yes, that's my name."

"Okay. Star, that 'sword key thing', as you so quaintly put it, is the Keyblade. It has the power to open people's hearts…and to seal keyholes. It is a powerful weapon that chooses a master in times of darkness, and it seems to have chosen you."

"What? I don't understand…why would it choose me?"

"Because your heart is pure. The Keyblade chooses one of a pure heart to wield it. Only one with a pure heart can truly defeat the Heartless."

"The Heartless? What are Heartless?"

"The Heartless are evil creatures, creatures that have long since given their hearts to darkness. Now, they seek out other hearts…hearts to appease the darkness. They won't stop until all hearts belong to darkness."

"So…those little things…and that giant monster?"

"They were all Heartless. They were seeking something on your world. Something that is very valuable to them."

"Then what happened?"

"Well, considering that you're here now, they must have destroyed your world."

"WHAT!?" Star screamed loudly.

"Yes. Obviously, they didn't find what they were looking for, and destroyed your world."

"Why would they do that?"

"They're the Heartless. They don't care about the safety of other beings. They only care about taking hearts into the darkness and finding the door."

"The door?"

"Yes. The door that they believe leads to the ultimate darkness. The door they plan to open to remove all light from the world…forever."

The male shopkeep walked up behind Star and put his hand on her shoulder. "So, Riku, is this the new chosen one?"

"Yes, Sora, I believe it is."

"Well…perhaps we should train her."

"Yes, Sora. Perhaps we should." He smiled mysteriously.