I don't own Kingdom Hearts or Star Wars. They belong to LucusFilms, Disney, and Square Enix. And we're back with the second chapter, where the journey truly begins. To see where Sora accepts Luke's offer or not...
Before we begin though, let's reply to some reviews...
Captain Imaginat: You do realize that what you're asking is the same thing as keeping Joker out of Batman franchise or not even mentioning the Green Goblin... Xehanort has always been the main antagonist for the Kingdom Hearts series and to even greater extent is the Master of Masters as they set all of this in motion. The whole plot! Maleficent and the other Disney villains are just those who want to take advantage of it for their own agendas, they didn't start it, they added into the flames but they didn't start the fire. Plus did you not realize his Heartless was in the last chapter. At the very least, Xehanort has to play a role in this as I already made plans to have him as the main villain. Also, no Organization XIII means no Roxas, Axel, Xion, or Naminè as well. I'm glad you like it so far but this is the direction I'm going with. And I'm sticking to it. Hope you understand.
Monkey D. Conan: Interesting ideas but you'll have to see what ideas are included and which are not. Glad you like the concept of it so far! I would love to see Leia as part of the New Seven in KH4 whenever that happens. :D
edboy4926: Again interesting ideas, have to see which ones stick. As for Thrawn, he doesn't have much of a role in this... at least not until the sequel.
Whoops! Spoilers... ;D
Bia1230: Indeed!
VaderSkywalker: I'm actually curious to hear why a green lightsaber fits him perfectly when most reviewers suggest going with blue due to his name. Why do you think green would work for Sora? As for the Legend characters... Maybe~ ;D
Kurei Scale: Glad you like the idea so far! As for Riku and Kairi, I'm only going to have Sora Jedi focus. Their role's won't divert too much from the cannon. It's a good question though.
Harold Godwinson: Thanks, hopefully, it'll go far in.
Zero: Right, now, I only have Sora to include the power of the Force, due to his unique connections to his friends everywhere he goes. Both Riku and Kairi will eventually become Keyblade Wielders though. That won't change. But I'm glad you like it so far.
Heart of Shepard: Well, let's just say one will take it better than the other. You can read the chapter and see what I mean.
tmp1114: Perhaps. Only time will tell for sure.
dark nightmere: ...wow! You have like a whole theory of the entire plot of the most of the entire series. Or at the very least KH1, 2, & Chain of Memories. Well, guess you can keep reading and you can always look back to see what you got right. Enjoy!
GuestWithIdeas: I see you why you call yourself the GuestWithIdeas. I see you have plenty. Can't say much with spoilers but I can confirm Sora will the only KH member to wield the Force with the potential to become a Jedi... maybe Roxas and Xion will inherit the Force in the long run of things but it's too early to tell at this point of time. But the Force will be exclusive to Sora to make him all the more special. Might include a Disney character later on as well but I don't want to go to deep with that and even then he or she would have access to the Force but not a Keyblade. So, you got the right idea for at least one. Kiddos to you, dude. You should see if any else come to play later.
the mysterious Mr.E: Oh, that I'm hoping for in KH4 or where ever Star Wars shows up in the cannon. (Come Disney/Square, make it a thing!) Sora gets to duel wield both as individual weapons in this story though. Maybe in another FanFiction though.
Tiger2014: Thank you! Please enjoy!
Guest0295: Totally get it. You gotta focus on your life. But glad you got time to read this. Please enjoy what's to come.
mlat: Will do! Enjoy the next chapter!
NaruSaku and SoKai fan in KY: Possibly, haven't quite the story of that world set to mind yet but I did decide that Disney and Star Wars aren't a thing. That's... that's a different story that I need to update once I get the next chapter all figured out. (Looks at Darkness in Kingdom Hesrts) In the meantime, please enjoy the chapter!
And with that out of the way, here's the next chapter! Setting the coordinates and punch it Chewie!
(Chewie growls as he uploads the next chapter)
Sora sat on the docks of the play island as he stared at the device Luke Skywalker gave him. He thought about what he said and what he offered. Was this the best way he would be able to see the other worlds? Becoming a Jedi Knight?
He never even heard of the term until today. Heck, he didn't really think he had any real power within him. The dreams he had said otherwise... but that's all they were right? Dreams?
However, Luke mentioned many moments of his life of how he connected with people. Even when they were from another world. Heck, he recalled when Kairi first came to the islands, he felt her distress and came to her aid, leaving everyone clueless how a four year old boy realized a girl the same age ended up on the shores on the island when no else did.
Luke said he was like him and he could teach him to master this power to defend himself and others. He also said that his friends would be offered a place to explore the worlds too but... he just didn't want to make the wrong decision.
"Hey, Sora," Riku called out to him. Sora turned around to see him as well as Kairi walk up to him, "We were beginning to think you were dazing off again."
Kairi looked concerned, "You okay?" Then noticing the communication device, "What's that?"
"Oh, just something, Mr. Skywalker gave me," He revealed before placing back in his pocket.
"Skywalker?" Riku repeated as he was unfamiliar with that name, "You mean that guy from another world?"
"The Jedi gave that to you?" Kairi asked him curiously.
Riku turned to Kairi, "Jedi?"
"You know what a Jedi is?" Sora turned to her shocked.
"A little," She admitted, "From back home."
"You mean from your world?" Riku turned to her equally as shocked as Sora now, "I... We didn't think you remembered... well... anything from your home world."
"Neither did I," The teenage girl admitted.
The boys glanced to each other before back at Kairi as Sora asked, "What do you know about the Jedi?"
"Well," Kairi hummed to herself, "I know they're keepers of the peace..."
"So, they're a bunch of wusses," Riku half-joked.
"They're also very powerful and could fight off entire armies from what I've heard," Kairi added making Riku's eyes widened.
After starring at Kairi for another moment, he slowly nodded, "Okaaaaay... so maybe wusses is the wrong word then." He then turn to Sora, "So, why he gave you that thing anyway?"
Sora rubbed the back of his head, "Well, he said that... that I had a power very much like his."
"Really?" Kairi gasped in shock.
Riku crossed his arms to think. Sora never had any real power. Then again, there had been instances where he could feel someone in trouble and needed help, even before Kairi appeared on the islands. These Jedi had power like that too?
Sora nodded before revealing, "He wants to train me to become a Jedi Knight too."
"WHAT?!" His two best friends gasped in shock.
"You... what are you saying?!" Riku stared at him in disbelief, "What exactly does he expect you to do?! Drop everything you're doing and go with him?!"
Sora looked nervous, "Well... those weren't his exact... words..."
Riku face-palmed himself, as Kairi admitted, "Wow, Sora. That's a big opportunity. You get to see the other worlds and learn to become even stronger."
"Kairi... don't encourage this..." Riku told the teenage girl, before turning back to Sora, "You told him, 'no,' right? Right?!"
Sora admitted, "I said that I would think about it." He then gestured to the device in his pocket, "He said to use that thing to contact him when I made a decision."
"What is there to think about?!" Riku snapped, "It's always been the three of us! We worked hard on that raft so we could visit the other worlds together and you're thinking about just throwing that all away just because some warrior peace lover offers you a chance to explore the other worlds?!"
"Wha-?" Sora shook his head, "That's not what I was-"
Riku proceeded to walk off to his boat, "Don't talk to me unless you straight up reject that guy's offer! I need to sleep this off!"
"...I was going to say I wasn't going anywhere without the two of you," Sora frowned, "He said it'd be possible for you guys to come too."
Kairi sat down beside him, "I'm sure once he calms down, he'll realize that you wouldn't be even considering it if there was a chance we weren't there with you."
Sora sighed to himself as Kairi stated, "You know, Riku's changed."
"What do you mean," Sora asked, having not expected that statement at all.
"Well…" Kairi started to say, but in all honesty, she could not find the words to really describe what she was thinking in regards to her statement. There was just something about their friend lately that made her nervous for some reason.
"You okay," Sora asked in concern. He had honestly been enjoying this little moment that they were sharing and did not want it to be hurt by any ill feelings that Kairi may or may not have had at the time.
Sensing her friend's concern for her, Kairi quickly attempted to change the subject. "Sora, let's accept the Jedi's offer and go! Just then two of us!"
"Huh," Sora gasped in surprise while hoping the blush that was forming on his face at the thought was hidden well enough by the sunset.
A minute later, Kairi giggled a bit and said, "Just kidding."
"What's gotten into you? You're the one that's changed, Kairi," Sora chuckled in good humor, though he was a little disappointed to hear that her declaration had been a little joke.
"Maybe," Kairi mused quietly. Honestly, some small part of her did want to go out on the raft with only Sora, but she was not sure if she was ready to admit that to him just yet. She was just glad that he did not seem to notice anything that said otherwise, including the slight tinge of pink that had reached her cheeks when she realized what she said. "You know, I was a little afraid at first, but now I'm ready," Kairi then admitted in regards to their upcoming adventure. "No matter where I go or what I see, I know I can always come back here. Right?"
"Yeah, of course," Sora immediately nodded in confirmation, completely sure that such a thing was indeed true as well. But if he accepted Luke's offer, he might not be back for a while, but he knew she would be able to.
"That's good," Kairi smiled and nodded before wondering, "What do you think about Luke's offer?"
"Well I would be lying if I said I wasn't interested," Sora admitted before adding, "He also said there's something wrong with the worlds."
"What do you mean?" Kairi tilted her head in concern.
"I can't say for certain but I think there's people out there in trouble," Sora admitted before turning to her, "If I accept Mr. Skywalker's offer, maybe I can do something help them."
Kairi smiled at him before stating, "If you believe that, then accept the offer. You've always wanted to help people and if you believe this is the best way, then Riku and I have your back."
"Thanks," He really needed to her that.
"Sora..." Kairi paused for a moment, "...don't ever change."
"Huh," Sora asked in surprise.
"I just can't wait," She stood up back up on the dock, "Once we see what's out there, it'll be great."
Sora looked back to the sunset before back to the com... guess he needed to speak with his parents...
"Donald, Sorry to rush off without sayin' goodbye, but there's big trouble brewin'. I thought things would be easier with the Emperor's death and the Empire's been falling apart, but the stars have been blinkin' out, one by one. And that means disaster can't be far behind and I don't know why this is happenin'. I hate to leave you all but I've gotta go check into it. There's someone with a "key"—the key to our survival. So I need you and Goofy to find him, and stick with him. Got it? We need that key or we're doomed! So go to Traverse Town and find Leon. He'll point you in the right direction."
"P.S. Would ya apologize to Minnie for me? Thanks, pal."
After being discovered by both his sweetheart and the Queen, he revealed the King's letter to them in the castle's library as well as Goofy. Everyone was stunned by this new information as Daisy gasped, "Oh, dear! What could this mean?!"
"It means..." Minnie frowned that her husband left without saying a word but trusted his judgment, "...we'll just have to trust the king."
"Gwarsh, I sure hope he's all right," Goofy became deeply concerned for King Mickey.
Donald stepped forward towards the queen, "Your Highness. Don't worry. We'll find the king and this 'key.'"
Queen Minnie gave a small smile in apperception, "Thank you." She then turned to the knight, "Both of you."
The royal magician then asked, "Daisy, can you take care of the—"
He didn't even to finish the sentence for Daisy to realize what he was asking, "Of course. You be careful, now, both of you."
"Oh, and to chronicle your travels," She then gestured to a table nearby, "...he will accompany you."
Donald didn't see anyone there at first, but when he squinted his eyes, he spotted a small well-dressed cricket hopping to get his attention, "Over here!" Removing his hat, he greeted him with a respectful bow, "Cricket's the name. Jiminy Cricket at your service."
"We hope for your safe return." Minnie said taking her eyes off Jiminy and back to Donald and Goofy. "Please help the king. And may the Force be with you all."
Donald pledged once more before he noticed Goofy standing beside Minnie and Daisy. He saluted to Donald as if seeing him off.
"You're coming too!" Donald yelled grabbing Goofy and dragging him off...
On their way to the Hanger Bay where the GummiShip was, where Jiminy explained how he got to Disney Castle. Goofy gasped in shock, "Gawrsh, Jiminy, your world disappeared, too?"
"It was terrible. We were scattered," Jiminy explained the Captian of the King's royal knights, "And as far as I can see, I'm the only one who made it to this castle."
Donald spoke up, "Goofy?"
Donald mentally hoped the number one rule that they had to follow and ensure the bearer of the key would know too. He really hoped Goofy remember so he wouldn't screw it up. Goofy then realized what Donald was reminding him, "Oh, right..." He then looked up back to Jiminy, "I gotcha. Ya mean, while we're in other worlds, we can't let on where we're from. We've gotta protect the world border."
Donald corrected him, "Order!"
"Right! World order," Goofy chuckled as Donald sighed. It was probably as close as he was going to get with him. Goofy then looked down to their current clothes, "I guess we'll need new duds when we get there."
They eventually arrived at the hanger with the GummiShip was waiting for them. The room was all mechanical, white gloved hands helping things run, gadgets and levers everyone. All run by two little chipmunks. In the center of it was a little red and yellow ship.
Finally Donald approached a horn and spoke into it. "Hello up there? Donald Duck to launch crew! Anytime you're ready!"
One Chipmunk by the name of Chip saluted while the another by the name of Dale ran behind him and pulled down a lever. Smoke blew and the mechanical hand came down, depositing both Goofy and Donald into the ship... upside down much to the latter's annoyance.
Pluto quickly ran towards the ship before hopping inside along with the King's best friends. The Mickey Mouse shaped doors opened as the ship prepared to launch. Minnie and Daisy watched in silence. Donald, turned back to Daisy, he gave her a thumbs up and a wink.
The engine's started as Donald and Goofy we ready to face the great unknown to find the 'key' and the King. The former pointed a charging finger at their destination, "BLAST OFF!"
However, and arrow pointed down began to glow causing the Gummiship to fall into the abyss below causing a small panic for those inside the ship.
"WWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKKKKKKKKKK!"
"YAAAH-HOO-HOO-HOO-HOOEY!"
Little did they know, the ship would fall out of the other side of the planet before finally blasting off into space before it went into light speed...
Meanwhile, back on the islands, the sun finally set upon the world. The Millennium Falcon was once again near Luke's X-Wing. However, due to this being the first spacecraft craft ever to land upon this world, there wasn't much room but they were able to manage.
While, Luke tracked down their Force-User with Artoo, everyone else explored the islands. While the inhabitants did get some strange looks at first, mostly at Chewbacca and C-3PO, they still welcomed them with open arms.
They eventually reunited at the ships, as Han stared at the bizarre star-shaped fruit on the trees, "That's an interesting shaped fruit."
"Oh, it was a most interesting tale, Master Han," Threepio spoke up, "According to legend, if two people share one, their destinies become intertwined. They'll become a part of each other's lives no matter what."
Han merely chuckled, "Okay, now that's the most ridiculous legend I ever heard."
"I think it's rather sweet," Leia smiled at the fruit.
"Um... exactly what I was thinking..." Han cleared his throat, he turned to his co-pilot, "Chewie... could you get some of those Star fruits with us." The Wookiee howled in response, as Han replied, "I know what I said. Just... do it for me."
He then glanced to Leia before the Wookiee nodded in acknowledgment as he went to pick off some paopu fruits. Just then, Luke and Artoo returned to the ships. The latter rolled up to Threepio, "Artoo, I trusted you behave yourself for once."
Artoo merely beeped in response as Han walked up to Luke, "So, you find your Force-user then?"
"I have," Luke confirmed, "He's a teenage boy named Sora."
"Teenager?" Han raised an eyebrow, "How old we talking about here? Like practically adult like when we all met or..."
"If I had to guess," The Jedi Knight admitted, "I'd say fourteen."
Han whistled, before asking, "And you're absolutely certain that we need him to figure out what's been happening...?
"...and stop it. I'm certain," Luke confirmed, "The boy has a strong connection to the Force, and has some talent with a blade. Not to mention, he's kind to others and is a loyal to his friends. With the proper training, I foresee that he could be a great Jedi."
"Then where is he?" Leia asked her brother, "If he's this important, why isn't he here now?"
"Back on Tatooine, Obi-Wan gave me a choice to become a Jedi," Luke revealed, "It's only fair I offer Sora a choice to become a Jedi." He then glanced to his sister, "I also may of expanded that offer for his friends to join the New Republic. It's been their dream of theirs to leave this one to explore others."
"Well, it's only a matter of time before the rest of the galaxy discover this system as well," Leia sighed and smiled, "I suppose I could speak with this world's mayor and contact the other senators. We can open an academy here." She then turned to Luke, "If Sora's that important, we could say his friends were exclusively picked to be the first."
Luke smiled in apperception before frowning, as his sister turned to him in concern, "What is it?"
"Sora's not the only one I discovered here. Not to mention, we're not the first to visit this world and I sensed his presence," The Jedi Knight confessed, "Whoever he was, is strong with the dark side, I haven't felt anything like him since the Emperor."
Leia froze at that before Han shook his head, "Wait a minute, you said Vader killed him when saving you! How is that possible?!"
"I never said it was the Emperor, and I don't believe it's a Sith," Luke tried to reassure them as the Wookiee returned with the star shaped fruits, "But I'm not saying he's not the same amount of a threat as the Emperor was, either."
"So we could be dealing with a whole new enemy that could already be on the Emperor's level," Leia gasped.
Threepio muttered, "Oh, dear..."
"All the more reason why we need the Jedi," Luke admitted, "To confront this darkness before it has chance to get a hold of the galaxy again."
Leia then glanced around, before asking, "This boy of yours, does he have spiky hair, big shows, and clothes have lots of pockets and zippers."
"That would be an accurate description," The Jedi admitted.
The former smuggler turned to the Princess, "Wait, can you... sense him?"
"No, he's right there," Leia gestured behind the others.
Luke smiled, who did sense the boy's presence, turned to see Sora stare in awe at the spacecrafts, "Wow..."
The protocol droid turned to Sora, "Oh, hello. I am C-3PO: Human Cyborg Relations..."
"Woah! Another robot!" Sora jaw dropped in awe.
Artoo beeped in amusement while Threepio seemed offended, "I beg your pardon? I am C-3PO : Human Cyborg Relations. I am no mere robot as you so simply put it. I am a highly sophisticated protocol droid. And I- wait! What are you doing!?" Sora started knocking on his golden plating. "Stop that! I insist that you desist!"
"You really are a robot," Sora breathed.
"I am not a simple robot! I am C-3PO: Human Cyborg Relations."
"Cut the kid some slack," Han called out to the golden droid, "They never had droids in general on the planet before."
Luke approached the boy, who pulled out the device, "I would have contacted you... if I knew how to work this thing."
"That's alright," Luke reassured him, "I probably should have given you a quick tutorial."
Sora rubbed the back of his head, "Listen, I never really heard of the Jedi before, expect you and Kairi mentioned me today. But if the worlds are in trouble, I want to do my part to help, I know Riku and Kairi want to help too."
Leia glanced to Han, "I like this kid."
"You would," The General nodded.
"So, you're mind is set then," Luke asked him.
"If being a Jedi means I can help others," The teenager spoke up, "Then yes."
Luke smiled as he patted Sora on the shoulder, "Well then, both your journey to becoming a Jedi begins tomorrow." He then gestured to the others, "In the meantime, let me introduce you to my friends."
He gestured to the Princess of Alderaan, "This is my twin sister, Leia." She gave the boy a kind smile, before he gestured to the former smuggler, "The Captain of the Millennium Falcon, Han Solo."
"Hey, kid," Han nodded.
He gestured to the droids, "You've already met, Threepio and Artoo."
Just then, then the Wookiee exited the Falcon as Sora stared in awe, "Whoa! You're huge! You must be really strong!"
Chewie howled as he ruffled Sora's hair as Han commented, "Hmmm... Chewie likes you. He tried kill me when we first met."
Sora chuckled before frowning, "Oh, boy... what am I going to tell my parents."
"Don't worry," Leia approached him, "We'll speak to them. Along with your friends' parents as well. We'll get you all caught up on our technology and the current state of the galaxy."
Sora smiled in apperception when all of a sudden Luke grunted. Everyone turned to him in concern as Chewie murmured in concern. Luke revealed to the others, "I sense a disturbance in the Force. I fear something terrible just happened."
Suddenly they could hear a thunder rumbling as Leia looked up to the sudden cloudy sky, "Where did that storm come from?"
Han couldn't help but state, "I have a bad feeling about this."
"Oh no!" Sora gasped in horror, "The raft! Riku and Kairi might still be on the island to keep it safe!"
Sora quickly ran back to his boat despite Luke's protests, "Wait, Sora! It's too dangerous!" However, to boy didn't slow down, Luke sighed as he turned to the others, "Prep the ships! We might need a quick exit!"
As Artoo beeped as Threepio gasped, "Oh my! Artoo's sensors say the planet's core has gone unstable! If we don't leave soon, the planet will implode!"
Leia's eyes widened in horror, "No... not again..."
"Chewie start the ship, we getting anyone we can onto the Falcon and getting off!" Han exclaimed as he and Leia rushed off to help the people of this world.
Threepio turned to the astromech, "I don't understand, Artoo! What could have happened?"
Artoo whimpered in response...
Once he had reached the dock on said island and managed to tie his boat to said dock as quickly as possible, Sora jumped out of his boat and onto the dock so he could run over to the cove, only to stop and look up when another thunder bolt boomed overhead. When he did though, he found himself pausing in shock at what he saw.
"What's that," Sora gasped, for there in the sky was not a storm cloud, but what looked to be a massive orb of swirling, dark energies, which was slowly growing in size with each thunder clap and streak of lightning that erupted from it. Sora did not need to be a genius to know that whatever that was, it was probably responsible for what was going on and he probably did not want to be near it, so he decided to quickly check on the raft and then row back to the main island as fast as possible. At least, that was his plan until something else in the water next to the dock caught his eyes. "Riku's boat. And Kairi's!"
The minute he noted the presence of the previously mentioned boats, Sora knew that his friends were definitely somewhere on the island right now, and he could not just leave them behind with something like this going on. He was about to take off running to look for his two friends when he ended up taking a step back in fright at what he saw blocking his path forward. There on the shore before him, was a slowly growing horde of the same, black creatures he had fought in the weird dream he had just the other day, and it did not take any of them long to start heading straight towards him. Sora's first instinct upon seeing them coming towards him was to whip out his wooden sword and take a hard swing at the closest one of them, but to his surprise, the toy just passed right through the monster like it was made of nothing but air. Sora made another attempt at attacking the strange creatures but his attempt only yielded the exact same results, along with each of the attempts that had followed after.
"What's going on here? I was able to get rid of these things easily in that dream I had the other day," Sora muttered to himself.
Unfortunately, as he was thinking this to himself, one managed to caught him off guard. Five surrounded him and prepared to pounce at him. All at once the jumped at the boy, Sora raised his wooden sword weakly as a final attempted to block the blow...
...but it never came. Puzzled, Sora looked back up at his would be attackers, to see they were being held back by some kind on invisible force. Sora glanced around and spotted Luke back on the docks as his rented boat floated on the water. Even more shockingly, his gloved hand was stretched out at the monsters. That's when it occurred to Sora... he was using his power to hold them back.
Pulling his arm back, the Jedi Knight thrusted forward as if it push them which caused the monsters sent flying back crashing into the shack or the land destroying them. More monsters cautiously approached their new opponent, as he simply removed his black cloak and unhooked the silver hilt from his belt. Holding the device in both hands, Sora watched as a finger push a trigger.
*PSSSSHHHHHEEEWWW!*
Much to Sora's awe, a bright green glowing rod extended out of the top and giving out quite the loud hum noise. Luke's eyes narrowed at his opponents as the stalked the Jedi Knight...
Luke had no idea what these creatures were or where they came from. From observation, they were not native to this planet, nor any other. In fact, he felt great darkness with these creatures, as if they were born from the darkness itself.
However, he knew they were the cause of many worlds destruction and they were threatened his Padawan, who was likely their only hope in stopping what's coming, and he couldn't let these creatures take him. Luke went into his preferred Jedi stance, Form V as he glanced to his opponents ready to attack him and his first student.
The creatures charged at the Jedi Knight, which immediately brought them a swift end through as single strike from his lightsaber. He proceeded to cut through the creatures in two before they faded away.
When he spotted another group prepared to attack the boy, Luke force jumped to his side and defended him from his would-be attackers. With quick movements he cut two down before kicking a third away. He then Force Pushed them all away to give them some breathing from. Sora stared in awe, "Whoa!"
Luke glanced to his new Padawan before offering him a hand, "Are you alright?"
"Y-yeah," Sora took the hand as Luke helped him up, "Where'd you learn to do that?"
"I'm afraid those lessons they will have to wait once we leave," The Jedi Knight told the boy, "We need to find your friends and get back to the ships."
"Riku's and Kairi's boats were at the docks," Sora exclaimed, "They must be here!"
"I sense them nearby as well," Luke told the boy as the Heartless began to return with reinforcements, "Get behind me, I'll clear a path to Riku."
Sora nodded and followed his new mentor's instructions, as they raced to the bridge to the smaller island, the Jedi Knight cut down all the monsters in their path.
If they made it out of here in one piece, if the spiky hair boy could learn even an inch of knowledge of what this man could do, he might finally be even the score when it came to swords play. Sora then glanced to the shack up head, "There! We can take the stairs to get to the bridge!"
"No time!" The Jedi Knight called back as he sliced a monster in two before it vanished as well, "We'll take short cut!"
"What short cu-WHOA!" Before Sora could finish his question, he was lifted off the ground and was thrown to the bridge where he stumbled the landing on his feet where Luke easy jumped up there beside him, "Okay, you're teaching me that when this is over."
As more Heartless approached them, Luke turned to Sora, "I'll hold them off, you get Riku."
Nodding Sora ran two the island where Riku was standing next to the paopu tree, seemingly unaware of the danger they were in. The minute that the spiky haired boy had reached his older friend, he immediately called out, "Riku where's Kairi?! I thought she was with you!"
Riku did not say anything for a minute, but when he did speak, he said something that Sora was not expecting to hear at all. "The door has opened…"
"What," Sora asked.
"The door has opened, Sora," Riku repeated as he turned to face his friend. "Now we can go to the outside world!"
"What're you talking about? We've gotta find Kairi," Sora protested, while some small part of him started thinking that his friend had gone crazy.
"Kairi's coming with us," Riku immediately reassured him, making Sora freeze in surprise. The silver haired boy then looked up to the dark orb in the sky, and revealed, "Once we step through, we might not be able to come back. We may never see our parents again. There's no turning back, but this may be our only chance. We can't let fear stop us! I'm not afraid of the darkness!"
At this point, that small part of Sora that was thinking Riku had gone crazy instantly became much bigger and much more pronounced, and that only grew when Riku extended a hand to him, beckoning him to come with him even as a pit of darkness suddenly sprang up beneath his feet and began to engulf him from the ground up. Before Sora could react to this sudden surprise, another pit had opened up beneath his feet and started dragging him in as well, and he instantly reached out towards Riku, hoping to pull him out from whatever this was.
As Luke finished off the next wave of Heartless, he turned back to the teenage boys, his eyes widened, "Wait! Sora pull back! Don't let the darkness take you!"
As Riku vanished from his sight, Sora pulled away but the darkness began to cloud his sight even as Luke ran to him. Just when it seemed like the shadows would end up taking him, a small light suddenly flashed before his eyes and then began to glow brighter and brighter until the darkness around Sora disappeared completely.
After taking a minute to catch his breath, Sora looked around for Riku, only to find that his friend had indeed vanished, much to his dismay, but then, he noticed that there was something in his hand that had not been there before, drawing his attention to the object in question. When he laid eyes on said object, Sora's eyes widen in awe, for there in his hands, was a large, key-shaped sword...
"Keyblade... Keyblade..."
Sora stared at it in shock, wondering where it came from. Luke was equally as perplexed of it as he muttered to himself, "Interesting..."
Sora looked around, "What happened to Riku? What was that?"
"He's no longer on the islands," Luke revealed, "And thankfully you pulled out when you did or the darkness would have taken you as well." Sora looked like he had a million questions going through his head, "Questions will have to wait... you still have another that needs our help."
"Kairi..." Sora whispered in concern.
Suddenly, monsters surrounded the two, making them stand back to back in their battle stances. Heartless leaped at them as Luke cut three down while Sora swing his newly acquired weapon...
...and struck one down as well. Sora beamed, "I got one... I got one!"
"Great, Sora," Luke nodded, "But don't get cocky!"
Sora nodded as the two sprung into action as Luke lead the way. Cutting down each and every creature in their path, this would be the first time in many years where Master and Padawan would fight side by side against uncountable forces of darkness.
They soon jumped back on to the beach, cutting down more of the dark creatures, before arriving at the Secret Place, where a large white door blocked their path. Sora stared in confusion, "This... this wasn't here before..."
"It'll be alright," The Jedi Knight reassured the boy before outstretched his free hand, "Trust in the Force..."
After a moment, the doors opened at Luke's command, he then turned to his new Padawan, "Quickly, before more arrive."
Master and Padawan quickly rushed inside the cave in hopes to reach the girl as the former deactivated his lightsaber.
*Ssshhhhhhhhp!*
Once they was through the entrance to the cave, Sora and Luke quickly sprinted further in, until the two had finally reached the innermost point of the cave where all the drawings he and his had made were, and there, standing just in front of the strange door, was the very person they had been looking for. Sora called out to her, "Kairi!"
Shockingly, Kairi did not react in the way they had expected. Both had honestly thought she would have spun around and run over to Sora in relief that one of her friends had found her and was alright, but instead, she just slowly turned around and faced them with a look that one normally saw a person who was not entirely awake.
"Sora," Kairi softly called out in a drowsy sort of voice while slowly raising a hand towards Sora, confusing them even more.
To Luke, something didn't feel right with Kairi. Did she hit? If so, they might need a medical droid once they get back to the New Republic to check her out. However, before either could do anything, the door behind Kairi burst open, releasing a powerful gust of wind that pushed the girl directly towards Sora. There was no need for him to even think, as Sora just spread his arms wide, fully intending to catch her before she fell flat on her face. Just when Kairi finally reached him and before he could so much as brush his arms against her, both were shocked when Kairi seemed to phase right through the spiky hair boy like a ghost and then disappear.
Then wind picked up even further, pushing both Sora and Luke out of the cave. The former looked like he was on the verge of passing out, and it's likely Luke would have to if not for his Jedi training. Seeing the planet was ripping apart, he knew had to act quickly if Falcon was going to reaching in time. He managed to flip himself onto the remains of a tree before using the Force to grab onto Sora.
He then spotted a chunk of the planet with with some gravitational force still at play, he carried Sora over to it. Once he was safe, he used his agility to leap from debris to debris to reach the same land his Padawan was on. Sora backed away from the ledge in shock, "Whoa!"
Luke reached his coms, "Han! Leia! Please tell me you were able get the Falcon to take off!"
"Luke! Thank the Force your alright!" He heard his sister's voice sigh in relief, "Where are you? The planet is falling apart as we speak!"
"Still on what's left on it," Luke replied, "I was able to get to Sora in time! But we're going to need a ride! Quickly!"
"Don't worry, Artoo's guiding us through the storm using your comlink," Han's voice spoke up, "But you're going to need to hold out as long as you can. This isn't exactly as easily as navigating through and asteroid belt. Just keep your heads down until then?"
Just then, something began rising from the ground, getting both Sora and Luke's attention. It was another monster, but it was a lot bigger than the other ones. Giant sized in fact. Sora recalled the monster from his dream, and he failed to stop it then. Luke quickly reactivated his lightsaber.
*PSSSSHHHHHEEEWWW!*
"You might want to pick up the pace," The Jedi told them as he twirled his weapon into his battle stance as Sora did the same with his Keyblade.
The giant reared its first back as it was charging up something before slamming into the ground. Creating a small dark portal more of the smaller ones appeared. Luke instructed Sora, "You take take the little ones, I handle the bigger one."
Sora nodded as he faced the smaller creatures as Luke jumped and ran up the giant's arm. Once on its shoulder, the Jedi plunged his weapon into the giants head, which would have killed most creatures. However, it looked like it only made it angry much to Luke's shock. Guess, it didn't need a brain to function, whatever it was.
Pulling out the saber, he say his weapon was still doing some damage to it so he tried slicing it a few times before returning to the ground just as Sora finished off the smaller monsters. The two stood side by side as they prepared to face the giant.
Before the creature could make its move something zoomed through the storm...
*PEW! PEW! PEW! PEW!*
Red blazing laser bolts struck the creature pushing back and zooming passed it was Luke's X-Wing. Artoo beeped in the Luke's coms, as the Jedi smiled, "Nice shot, Artoo!"
The Falcon flew towards Sora and Luke as the ram opened and Leia ran out with a blaster in hand, "Quickly, the planet doesn't much time left!"
"Get in there! We'll see each other on safer grounds," Luke instructed to his first student.
Both Sora and Luke sped off to the ships, while the giant monster summoned more of the little ones to chase after the boy. However, Leia provided Sora with cover fire, blasting any of them that were too close to the boy.
Luke hopped in his X-Wing as Leia helped Sora board the Falcon. The Princess blasted a few more monsters as she slowly backed her way into the ship before closing the cargo doors. She called out, "We've got 'em!"
"Punch it, Chewie!" She heard Han shout. She turned to the painting Sora observing the weapon in his hand.
She checked on Sora, "Are you alright?"
"I think..." The boy nodded.
"Sora?"
Sora turned to see many people he knew from the islands, including Tidus, Wakka, and Selphie. Shocked they were here, he turned to Leia who explained, "While you went back to the other island, we help evacuate anyone we could..."
Sora turned to her, "And my parents?"
He didn't see them among the other people. She looked to him with sympathy as she admitted, "I don't know..."
Sora frowned at that before the ship shook a little, startling everyone else, she instructed, "Strap yourselves in!" She then turned to Sora, "Follow me."
He followed Luke's sister into the cockpit, and saw Han and Chewie piloting the Falcon out of the collapsing planet. Leia asked, "What hit us?"
"Whatever these pest are," Han's eyes narrowed, "They can look and act like enemy fighters too."
They saw several purple ships with symbols of a corrupted heart flying past them as the shot at them. Chewie roared in annoyance, Han nodded, "I see them!"
Threepio exclaimed, "Sir, the probability of successfully navigating a collapsing planet was bad before but successfully navigating a collapsing planet when enemy ships are trying to destroy is precisely 500,200,600 to one!"
"I told you once and I'll tell ya again," Han's eyes narrowed as he took evasive action, "Never tell me the odds!"
The Falcon dodged the incoming enemy ships along with debris from the planet and speeds unfamiliar to Sora. Before a lucky enemy could hit them, it was blasted away from Luke's X-Wing, "Focus on getting the survivors out of here! I'll deal with the fighters!"
"What about you?!" Leia asked.
"It's alright! I'll be right behind you," Luke voice spoke again as he blasted more monster ships away from the others.
Soon enough, they successful exited the collapsing atmosphere as Leia asked, "Where are we going?!"
"Honestly, New Republic or independent, I don't care!" Han replied, "Anywhere's better than here! We can report to the others once we make it out of this!"
Chewie howled as Han turned to him, "I'll take it!" He then reached for the coms, "Luke meet us at these coordinates!"
"Alright, I'll see you there," Luke replied as destroyed the remaining enemy ships.
Leia helped Sora to a set and fastened him in before going into her own, as Han activated the hyperdrive, "Alright, hold on!"
Then the Falcon seem to go still before they seem to fly past the stars much to Sora's awe as they began traveling at light speed...
Once Luke saw that the Falcon was out of danger, he activated his own hyperdrive and went into hyperspace as the world of the Destiny Islands met its end.
However, from a lone chunk of debris where Sora and Luke battled the mega size Heartless, the brown cloaked figure watched the events unfold as he muttered to himself, "You and your friends should have stayed out of this conflict... Jedi... now you and everything you hold dear will suffer..."
He turned to see the future vessel approaching him as he smirked under his hood...
And that will conclude the start of Sora's journey as Luke's Padawan. And he hasn't even learned the word Padawan yet. But hey, at least our SW OG crew saved more people from the islands before they fell.
I'm sure those of you are wondering, why didn't they call the New Republic to help with the evacuation? The answer, even if they did get the time to send a transmission and send them where the islands were, by the time they got there, it'd likely already be too late. Otherwise, I'm certain Leia would have tried.
At least Sora and Leia has something they can relate to... yeah, I know... still too soon.
Anyways, onto the preview, while Donald and Goofy end up with some problems with the Gummiship, our heroes discover the world of Traverse Town as they try to figure out what happened. Luke makes contact with his Jedi Masters and Father for guidance and ends up realizing that the situation with Sora was a tad bit higher than he expected. Not to mention, what happens when Leon shows up? How will our heroes change their first meeting? Stay tuned.
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