AN: This one is a crossover chapter. Sorry in advance if you don't know the reference ) :

The Key

"…and what did you say your name was again?" Stanton asked dumbly as he stared at the three intruders who had somehow managed to sneak into Nefandus. To his side stood Serena, gaping openly in shock.

"Sora." Said the kid with spiky brown hair and an outfit that made him look like a pubescent bondage slave.

"And your…um…friends?" He pressed stupidly, looking at the large, talking dog carrying a shield and a rather foul-tempered little duck.

"Er, gawrsh, my name's Goofy," the big dog said amiably, extending out a hand for a shake. Stupidly, Serena offered her own hand, vaguely remembering that she had taught Wally this trick once.

"Donald Duck," the other grumbled in irritation, crossing his arms and tapping his foot impatiently.

"That's nice…" Stanton's eyebrows formed a V shape, "And you said you were here to…?"

Sora smiled, and with a flick of his wrist a large, key-shaped blade appeared in his hand, "I'm here to lock the doors to darkness and to stop the Heartless!"

Serena blushed, awkwardly shifting her weight from foot to foot, "I'm sorry, but I already did that."

Sora gaped at her in disbelief, "What?!"

"I'm a key too, and I already closed the portals," she elaborated with an impish grin.

The boy gave a huge groan, flicking his wrist so the keyblade disappeared, "Aw, man, you've got to be kidding me!" He said to the constantly dark sky. "Stupid Merlin!"

Serena and Stanton shared a nervous glance at each other. This kid was weird.

"If you'd like, you're welcome to stay in Nefandus…" Stanton offered blankly, obviously not too enthused about the idea.

The boy waved his hand dismissively, "No thanks, I've got to get going." He gave Serena a speculative look, "You're not a Princess of Heart by any chance, are you?"

"My dad's a financial advisor."

Sora sighed, looking sort of crestfallen, "Oh." His face brightened again, "You haven't happened to see a boy with silver hair named Riku have you? Or a girl named Kairi?"

"No, sorry." Stanton replied rather flippantly.

"Sora, let's get going!" Donald grumbled, already waddling off somewhere in a huff.

"Garwsh, Donald's right Sora." Goofy turned to the reigning monarchs of Nefandus, "It sure was nice to meet you though!" He said with a smile before following after the angry duck.

"Sorry," Serena apologized, although she wasn't sure what for.

The pout on Sora's face disappeared, "It's alright, this place is kind of…" he struggled to find a diplomatic word for Nefandus.

"We're remodeling," Stanton said dryly.

"Cool," Sora said noncommittally, "Well, got to go!" With that, he started jogging after Donald Duck and Goofy, the keyblade reappearing in his hand.

Serena turned to Stanton, "He seemed like a sweet kid."

Stanton snorted, "He seemed like a stupid kid."

Serena rolled her eyes, "Come visit anytime you like!" Serena called after the trio.

"Provided it's not very long!" Echoed Stanton.

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AN (II) The end of the book really seemed like Kingdom Hearts to me…er…yeah. Now I really want to write a Serena x Sora fic. Must…resist…. (although I think Riku and Stanton would get along fabulously!)