Fun Fact: The music I will be using throughout this story isn't necessarily all Kingdom Hearts related. Several animes and videogames have wonderful music that I want to use during certain points in the story. If you have a music piece that you think could fit in place of a Kingdom Hearts soundtrack, let me know in a review. There's no guarantee that I will use it, but there is 100% guarantee that I will give it a listen and consider it.

Disclaimer: The following chapter contains explicit characters and locations from Disney's Snow White. Please be aware that I do not own any of these characters or locations, and am only using them to make an entertaining story.

1. The Secret Whispers (Second Option)

2. Risky Romp (First Option)

The area between the realms wasn't all that much to be talked about. There was practically nothing there, just a few colors on the left, and the same few colors on the right. Didn't really matter much anyways, the transition lasted only a few seconds before the portal on the other side opened, allowing Solid to pass through as he did to get in.

(1)

The other side wasn't Daybreak Town. The vibrant colors of purple and white were gone. Instead, an array of green showered the ground beneath Solid's feet. Prickly edges that Solid would soon learn was called 'grass' stuck out of the ground, short and fresh. The vibrant amount of grass completely hid the brown mulch which rested the roots that brought the plants life.

To Solid's right was a path, though not one in similar color or building material. This path looked to be made completely out of dirt, compared to the stone walkways of Daybreak Town. The path led down a short ways in the direction Solid was facing before taking a left. To Solid's left, speaking of, was a river with water blue as the water of the fountain. The water was calmly moving along, down the stream towards an ocean yonder. A dark brown bridge seemed to be made of wood held above the gently flowing river, connecting the path from one side to the other. The other side of the river sported a clearing, one with more colors sprouting from the ground. Solid would one day learn that those exuberant colors were flowers.

Behind Solid was a large bush, which somehow was towering over the inexperienced keyblade wielder. Small blue berries were growing on many of the leaves. Curious, the boy picked a few of them from the bush.

"Careful now!"

Before Solid was able to make the rash decision of eating the berry, he was interrupted by Chirithy. The cat had popped completely from out of the blue, startling Solid enough to make him drop the berries and raise his keyblade in a sense of panic.

"Don't worry, don't worry!" Chirithy, without a sense of panic in his voice reassured. "I'm just warning you about berries. If you eat them straight from the bush, you might get sick. Sick being you don't feel very well, like the feeling you get when a Heartless scratches you, but worse."

Solid tossed around the word in his head a bit. Sick. The word alone sounded disturbing. "So don't eat them?"

Chirithy answered with a nod of his large head. "Correct!"

"Then what do we do with them?"

"W-Well..." Chirithy was a bit taken aback by Solid's curiosity. "We just...errrr, we just kinda let them grow. And when they get nice and big, the Heartless will feast on them. Then they'll get sick!"

Solid looked back at the berries again. "The Heartless eat food?"

"Yes, of course! Everything has to eat food!" Chirithy answered. He silently reminded to himself the ridiculous thought of it, then readdressed Solid again. "Come on, we've gotta find a few Heartless to kill around here. Sure hope you're ready."

"I already said yes, didn't I?"

Without waiting for a response, Solid had already taken off, down the dirt path and across the bridge to the clearing with the flowers. Beyond the clearing further, the only path that led anywhere continued down into a deep woods. They gave off a vibe of fearfulness, of evil itself. Sunlight couldn't surpass the tops of the trees if anything, the leaves were so unbelievably thick.

It was no wonder that this was called the Dwarf Woodlands.

(2)

Before Solid could even enter them however, he was already confronted. A small creatures that looked eerily similar to a Shadow. But this thing was wearing green just about all across its body except its face, feet, and hands. It was even wearing a green cap, the top drooping down to its neck. A red nose complimented the interesting color scheme, alongside a red mouth curled up into what looked like a frown.

"It looks like a combination of a Shadow and the grass." Solid mumbled, attempting to match the frown of the Heartless in front of him.

"Well that's because its a Nosy Mole." Chirithy replied, hardly out of breath from catching up to his wielder despite being half his size. "They match the environment around here well by blending into its surroundings and then striking with its claws like a Shadow does."

"But I saw it so easily though."

Chirithy shrugged. "It came to you. Anyways, your Thundaga spell should be pretty effective against it. Or if you want, you could just hit it a few times. It has a little more resilience than the normal Shadow, but I think you can take it out before it does anything long term to you."

The Mole, its frown unchanging, lunged in for a strike. Solid correspondingly parried away the Heartless. It collapsed to the ground, only to jump back up. The keyblade wielder waited a second, trying to gauge what the Heartless would do next. When it did the same thing as before, Solid parried once again. This time, he blasted it away with a Thundaga while it was down, removing it from existence.

Chirithy clapped. "Nice work. But next time, don't try and focus on what your enemy is going to do." From his pouch, the little cat pulled out a small notebook. "Rather, you should just focus on your enemy. Wait for them to expose a weak spot, which usually shows up when they're down, and then strike with a strong attack."

"But." Solid turned back to Chirithy. "What happens if a weak spot appears when the enemy is attacking?"

"Did the Heartless show a weak spot in that fight just now?" Chirithy asked. "Compare to when it was attacking you to when it was down."

Solid thought for a moment. "It was the same thing. In both cases, I got a hit off."

"Exactly. In this particular fight, you didn't have to worry about a weak spot. It's when you face tougher enemies that you have to focus on that sort of thing. But it all comes with experience." Chirithy placed his notebook away. "And of course, a good teacher to help you out."

From the shadows, four more Heartless appeared. They were all of the Shadow species, and they had formed surrounding both Solid and Chirithy. With a small 'eep', Chirithy whisked himself away.

This was the first time Solid had fought more than one Heartless at once. He was nervous, what if they all jumped on top of him at once? Without waiting to find out, Solid jumped into the air, slicing a single Shadow that was in front of him. It fell backwards and rolled a few feet away. The other three instinctively jumped together. Sensing their closeness, Solid fired a Thundaga at the creatures in front of him, shocking all three at once and instantly killing them all. Then all it took was another hit to the head from the first target to finish off the last of the four.

That wasn't so bad. I beat four Heartless at once without doing much more than swinging this giant keyblade in a few choice directions. What...what more is there to becoming stronger?

"Your friends will become your power."

That's what she said to me. But I still don't understand what that means. Power is strength, right? What do the two mean when they're together?

"Why, why, who are you?"

(1)

Solid wasn't expecting someone to speak to him so suddenly, and from behind him no less. He turned around, keyblade in hand ready to strike. He instinctively looked downwards once facing the other direction, expecting to see a Heartless. Instead, it was a small man, skin light as day. Well, for a second. Solid's instinctive battle pose was enough to make the poor guy go pale.

"Uh, hi."

"G-G-Good golly! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to speak up on you like that! I-I mean, I didn't mean to sneak up on you like that!"

Despite his short size, he looked to be middle aged, if not older. His snow white beard and glasses that hung on his large pink nose below his eyes exemplified the man's added years in comparison to Solid. He was also wearing a small red coat with golden buttons. All in all, it looked like he was dressed for winter.

"I'm not going to hurt you mister." The young keyblade wielder answered in response to the old dwarf's fear. After a few moments, the guy calmed down with a deep sigh of relief and a relaxing breath of fresh air to start his next sentence.

"Y'see, I was just walking through the forest, minding my own business, and then I saw you use that key of yours to get rid of those teachers."

"Teachers?"

"Errr-creatures. So, I came over here because...well, they've been nothing but grains...err, pains in our backsides since they first showed up."

It made sense to Solid. He was here because Chirithy said the Heartless were in this world, taking away the light that flourished. How Chirithy knew didn't make much sense to him, but to Solid, he figured it wasn't his place to question further to his teacher.

"Oh silly me!" The old man chuckled. "Where are my banners-errr, manners? I've forgotten to introduce myself! My name is Doc."

"Doc." Solid repeated the name to himself. Three letters. Easier to remember than Chirithy at least. "My name is Solid."

"Well its an honor to meet you Solid!" Doc smiled. "Me and my friends, we live around here. Every day, we smirk in the twine. Errr, work in the mine."

The speech impediment that Doc seemed to have wasn't that much of a concern to Solid. He just figured that it was something everyone in this world had. What was more concerning to him was what a 'mine' was.

"Today was just a plain old day." Doc continued. He seemed to have quite the trouble for the keyblade wielder. "When all of the sudden, those-those monsters sprung up outta nowhere! We all ran to chase 'em away, but no one's come back home yet."

"They all just...disappeared?"

What did Chirithy say happened to people that were struck one too many times by a Heartless? Did they turn into a Heartless? Fade away like a Heartless does when its killed? Did he ever say at all?

Solid extended a hand. "I'm willing to help find your friends for you. And while I'm at it, I can kill some of the Heartless in the forest."

"You'd really help a sore guy-errr, poor guy like me? Oh thank you!" Doc had practically jumped off the ground to grab Solid's hand. Solid was quite alarmed by this gesture, he wasn't expecting to have his arm brought up and down as rapidly as Doc was doing. Perhaps this was a sign of a bond? He wasn't sure.

"Here, let me show you to the mines!" Doc exclaimed with glee, pivoting his foot so that he'd spin into the other direction. "Perhaps on the way, we'll run into one of my men!"

With utmost confidence, Doc began a full blown dash into the forest, leaving the unprepared Solid in his wake.

"W-Wait up!"

Keyblade still in hand, Solid began running after the short man into the entrance of the forest. It didn't take long for Solid to catch up to Doc. The added amount of leg Solid had was enough for him to catch up to the Dwarf before they even reached the first turn.

Compared to the outer fields, the forest was much more gloomy. The lighter colors from before were no more, as the sun and sky could no longer be seen to permeate the area with light. Instead, the colors were dark. Green, brown, grey, blue, and black. Light was nonexistent in this forest.

Along the path, Solid and Doc ran into quite a few Nosy Moles, which were handled pretty easily thanks to a few Thundaga blasts and a few smacks to the face. Though Solid couldn't help but note the similar appearances between Doc and the Moles. But he decided to ignore them. After all, it didn't seem that the Heartless were capable of communicating with others, while Doc was.

In due time, the duo came across a small cottage within a small clearing of the forest that let light in. Doc proclaimed it as the establishment of himself and his friends. To Doc's confusion, Solid began asking unusual questions, such as what an establishment was. Pretty soon, Solid was inside the house, looking at all of the antiques in detail. The question was always 'what is this' or 'what does this do'. The dwarf was actually happy with teaching Solid all there was of his house, like he was showing it off for sale.

In the span of an hour, Solid had learned so much. Wood, furniture, heating and cooling, and Doc even said there was more than that!

But they were back on the road after that. "The mines aren't much further from here." Doc stated with glee. Its as if he was impervious to the danger around him, or perhaps he was just so excited that he had help to get his friends back.

Which would in turn make him not afraid of Heartless?

Along the way, Shadows and Moles kept jumping from the darkness of the forest towards the duo. And each one was held back by Solid and his trusty weapon. To the wielder however, it did feel as if his keyblade was getting stronger with each fight. As if it was learning as well.

Chirithy's master said it was called Starlight. Is it alive?

"Up there! Beyond the mill-errr, hill!"

Doc was pointing in a direction in front of them. Solid glanced over at the dwarf to get an idea as to where he was pointing, then turned his head and looked up. In front of him was a giant rock slab that seemed to go up for an eternity. But there was an entrance in this giant rock that would let anyone go inside like walking through a door.

"That's the mine?" Solid asked.

"That's the mine!" Doc answered. The dwarf then took in a large breath of air and began marching in. Then he began shouting loudly, but in an unusual manner that Solid didn't quite understand.

"Heigh ho! Heigh ho! Its off to work I go!"

Then he started making a sound with his lips. Whatever it was, it sounded weird to Solid. He would later learn that was Doc was doing was called 'singing' and 'whistling'.

The mines had no grass. In fact, the only thing that paved the floor and walls was pure grey rock. There were some odd objects that Solid would soon learn were called 'tools' lying around. They were clumsily placed everywhere, and most of them were usually pickaxes. To what reason they were used for, Solid wasn't sure, but he was sure he'd learn before long. He'd already learn so much already.

Not only were there tools here, but there were also Heartless. Shadows, Moles, and even Soldiers weren't even bothering to hide. They were walking around, minding their own business. But the moment they saw Solid and Doc, they sprung into action. And so did the keyblade wielder.

"Hmmmm." Doc had finished his whistling, his face now filled with sadness. "Usually, the others would have responded in long-errr, song by now. And the sound can echo really far into the caves. But no response."

Batting off a Soldier, Solid turned back to the depressed dwarf. "Lets at least look around. You know?"

"You're right!" Doc suddenly exclaimed, his energy back up again from out of nowhere. "I can't just sit around feeling mad-err, sad without knowing for sure that my friends are ok! Surely they must be here, they probably just didn't hear me! Come on Solid, I know these caves like my own home!"

With the rejuvenated Doc back on the move in greater spirits than ever, Solid couldn't help but wonder what he did to get the dwarf back into action again. He took a second to think about what he had said.

All I said was to keep looking around. That was enough to get him back. How?

...was it?

Was it because it was his friends that were in danger? Did me saying that remind him of them?

...my friends will become my power...

While Doc continued to sing away, Solid continued to beat down on the Heartless that had made the mines their home. Each one was no different from the last, each one was getting easier and easier to kill.

Chirithy was right. It does take experience to understand beating a Heartless easier.

"Heigh ho!"

The sound didn't come from Doc. The duo glanced at each other carefully, making sure that they were aware that they weren't crazy. Then Doc turned back in the direction he was previously facing.

"Heigh ho!"

"Heigh ho!" The voice again. Doc began running in the direction of the voice, Solid trailing behind. The sound was getting louder and louder with each passing step, they were definetely getting closer.

Then Solid saw it. Doc didn't though, he ended up running right into it, and in turn bounced off its large belly. He rolled onto the ground by Solid's feat. What Solid saw was a Heartless bigger and wider than he was. Now it wasn't Darkside sized, but it was taller than him no doubt.

That's a Large Body.

From somewhere nearby, Solid could hear Chirithy's voice reaching out to him. Chirithy was definetely talking about the Heartless in front of him. While indeed large, it was also sporting a helmet similar to that of a Soldier. But just like the Moles, it had a strange heart symbol on its chest.

These guys are pretty annoying. Their large bellies absorb hits. But if you can hit it from behind, I'm sure it'll go down easier. Hey, why don't you try using the spell Firaga on it? All you have to do is point your keyblade forward and believe in strength in your heart, like you would when casting Thundaga. Try it out! Get behind it and cast Firaga.

While it sounded cool, Solid wasn't sure how he was going to get behind the large Heartless. Fortunately however, the big guy made it easy for him. The Large Body lunged into the air, attempting to smash the duo with its weight alone. Solid and Doc jumped out of the way in separate directions as the Heartless collided with the stone ground. As asked by his teacher, Solid aimed Starlight directly at the Large Body. All of the sudden, a large orange ball burst out of the tip of the keyblade. The orange ball collided with the back of the Heartless, sending the Large Body away in a small explosion of orange.

Nice job, you got that one down pretty easily!

Chirithy's congratulations were satisfying to Solid's ears. It felt good to know that he did something right.

Amiss the smoke clearing, Doc pulled himself off of the ground and continued forward. Worried for his safety, Solid hurried after the dwarf, only to find someone who looked eerily similar to Doc beyond where the Large Body had positioned itself.

"Well there you are Happy!" Doc exclaimed.

Doc's friend was equally short in stature, had an equally sized white beard, and had an equal looking hat. The only difference, besides the way the two were dressed, was that this new Dwarf was smiling. It looked like he was in no fear at all.

"Why if it ain't Doc!" Happy gleamed. "What's wrong? You sure look frazzled."

"Well of course!" The dwarf cried out. "I hadn't a clue where you'd gone!"

Happy tilted his head to the side. "That's all? Gosh, all that happened was that the mine car broke down, and there ain't no other way of getting back. Its not that big a deal Doc!"

Solid couldn't help but wonder if he should be confused as to why Happy was being overly...happy, or if he should ask what a mine car was. Doc fortunately continued the conversation on his behalf. "Well...I'm just bad-errr, glad you're okay. But, where are the others? Are they not with you Happy?"

"Huh?" Happy tilted his head to the other side. "I thought for sure they'd be with you. Gee, I wonder where they could be then?"

"Maybe if we looked deeper in the fines-errr, mines." Doc pondered. He then turned back towards Solid. "Thank you so much for all of your help Solid. I don't think I could've ever found Happy if it wasn't for you!"

"No problem Doc." Solid smiled. "I'm happy that I could help."

"Gee, you sure are a nice person for helping Doc out like that!" Happy gleamed. "The two of us can take it from here though."

"I'm sure we'll be just fine." Doc smiled back. "Good muck-errr, luck with everything Solid!"

With a satisfied look, Solid watched the two dwarfs disappeared deeper into the mines. As they left, Chirithy suddenly popped out from nowhere once again. It alarmed Solid for a moment, but only for a moment. Even Chirithy was smiling. Solid had done good it seemed.

"Two questions." The keyblade wielder piped up, catching Chirithy's attention. "Firstly, that Large Body was an example of what you were saying about finding an enemies weak point, right?"

"That's correct!" Chirithy answered proudly. "Not all Heartless are as simple as hitting them head on. There's always a definite strategy to handling one the best. I figured I'd let you know for this case, which is why I spoke to you in your head."

Solid raised an eyebrow. "That actually leads into my next question. Why did you talk to me in my head? Why not face to face?"

"Because." Chirithy nodded his head up and down. "I don't want people from other worlds knowing I exist. To keep it simple, lets just say its complicated. Alright?"

While not a very good answer, it was enough for now. Solid nodded to say he understood.

"Great! And since you've done so well with this world, I've got a surprise for you." Chirithy smiled, bounding over to Solid. "Raise your keyblade like you did before. Back when you traveled from Daybreak Town to here."

Unsure of what Chirithy was getting at, Solid did so. From his keyblade, a beam of light shot forward, creating an opening of dimensions much like before.

"Ta da! You did such a good job here, I think you're ready to go check out another world!"

"Already?" Solid questioned.

"Why not? The day isn't over yet, not until the sun goes away and the night sky fills the atmosphere. And before you ask, I'll tell you later. You are up for another world, right?"

Solid took a moment to consider. This world didn't take too much out of him was the thing, and he felt satisfied helping another person in this world. If that was all the worlds were, then this keyblade wielder madness wouldn't be that hard to cooperate with at all. In fact, it was borderline on easy.

"Yeah. Lets do it."

Without waiting for Chirithy, Solid took a few steps across the stone ground and stepped into the portal, en route towards the next world.

Filler is something that will be consistent in this story. For those that don't know what filler is, it is essentially a term used to describe a section of story that holds no relevance to the actually plot. Disney worlds are filled with them, and believe me when I say that they are the worst part of this story. Bear with me, please.

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