All was quite in the halls of the ruined castle a select few called home. Every so often a snore or mummer could be heard but for the most part it was quite…. the perfect time to go.
A lone figure silently slipped from their bed and trekked slowly towards the only window in the ruined room. The figure straddled the sill and cast a quick glance behind them at the other occupants in the room…..still sound asleep.
Without another moment of hesitation, the figure slipped out of the room and landed safely on the rocks below. Still being as quite as they could be, the figure conjured up a portal of darkness and hurried inside….vanishing from the spot they previously occupied.
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The Castle was abuzz with chatter as the many servants rushed back and forth from various stations to see the all too familiar guest that arrived earlier that day. She had appeared just before daybreak and was discovered by the King himself. Few people of the castle saw the girl but they all knew she was there….there always was a particular feeling in the air whenever she decided to pay the castle a visit.
Only two residents of the castle appeared to be taking the news of the girl's arrival in a calm manner….however, everyone in the castle knew that it was only a façade. The form of a duck and dog trotted impatiently outside the doors leading into a room known as the Audience Chamber.
"What do you think it's about Donald?" the dog asked. The Captain of the Guard paced alongside his long time friend, chewing nervously on his lip. The dog had large black eyes and a set of large buck teeth. He wore a simple orange hat over his floppy black ears making three stray strands of hair stick up annoyingly from beneath the hat. He also wore a long sleeved sweater under a black vest. His rather large hands were covered by white gloves and he wore yellow pants that stopped short of his large, brown shoes.
"I don't know Goofy," the duck, Donald, admitted, "but it has to be serious if she had to sneak away when everyone was sleeping!" The small duck didn't like the current circumstances and was just as nervous as Goofy…but he wouldn't admit that to the dog any time soon. Donald had large black eyes same as his friend and a large yellow bill. On top of his head he wore a blue cap. The magician also wore a blue long sleeved shirt decorated with zippers.
"Well I hope everything's alright!" Goofy said. He glanced worriedly towards the door, unconsciously stopping his pacing. His sudden stop caused Donald, who was not paying attention to where he was going, to run smack into him causing the two to tumble to the ground in a messy heap.
"Goofy!" Donald quacked loudly.
"Gwarsh, Donald, I'm sorry!" Goofy apologized.
The white duck struggled intensely under the crushing weight of Goofy. "Get off of me Goofy!"
"Donald!" a sharp, feminine voice snapped, ceasing all struggles from the angry duck.
Donald cringed and reluctantly looked up towards the voice. Who he saw in front of him was no surprise.
He chuckled nervously, "Good morning Daisy!" Donald attempted to smile at the furious female in front of him but his gesture fell flat.
The woman known as Daisy had the same exact feather coloring as the magician at which she was yelling at as well as the exact same yellow bill. She had large black eyes that were trained on the nervous duck before her and on her head was place a simple crown with a blue gem in the middle. She wore an elegant dress that had various shades of purple on it and brushed the floor when she walked.
"Don't you 'Good morning Daisy' me Donald!" the lady in waiting snapped. "What are you and Goofy doing outside of the Audience Chamber when there is work to be done around the castle?' The impatient duck tapped one foot impatiently as she waited for one of the two to answer her.
"Well you see Daisy, Azami's got here early this morning and -"
"I'm well aware of Azami's arrival as is the rest of the castle," Daisy interrupted Goofy, "but at least everybody else is getting some work done instead of eavesdropping in on the King and his private conversation!" She pinned Donald with a look that made the duck squeak in fear.
Donald opened his mouth to defend himself but was cut off by the sounds of doors opening behind him. Almost too eagerly did he and Goofy turn to look at the now open door. However, the figure who stepped out of the room wasn't at all who they expected.
The enthusiastic yellow dog known to the residents of the castle as Pluto trotted from the room with something in his mouth.
"What you got there, Pluto?" Goofy asked. The Captain of the Guards wrestled the something from the dog's jaws and wiped the slobber off on Donald's clothes (much to the duck's distaste).
"It's a letter from the King!" Donald announced, recognizing the royal seal on the letter. He snatched the parchment from Goofy's hands and began to quickly read it. Once he was finished he let out a quack of surprise and rushed into the Audience Chamber.
Goofy looked after his weird-behaving friend and scooped up the piece of paper that fell on the floor when Donald dropped it in his rush. He slowly read it over before jumping in surprise and rushing after Donald who was currently frantically searching the Audience Chamber, the letter floating into the hands of a confused Daisy.
The lady in waiting calmly read the letter before gasping in disbelief. "Oh, no! We must keep this from Queen Minnie!" Biting her nails worriedly she rushed off to make sure that Queen Minnie was far away on the other side of the castle. The last thing Daisy wanted was for the Queen to start to worry. Although in her rush, she dropped the letter which fell open before an excited Pluto.
Cocking his head to the side, Pluto quickly read the letter, unsure of what was making the others so worried.
Dear Donald and Goofy,
Azami and I have taken off for Destiny Island to find Sora and Riku. I can't go into details but I can tell you that trouble is starting up again and I fear that we're going to need help from the Keyblade Master once more. The darkness is gathering once again and I don't know if we're already too late to stop it. Be careful until then and keep the castle safe….I fear that our enemy has access to our world. I'll be in touch soon.
The King O O
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Barking loudly at the note the black eyed messenger dog picked the letter up in his mouth and trotted down the hallway in search of the Queen. If anyone needed to know about the current situation it was the Queen!
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"It's a Heartless, King!" Sora defended.
"Why are you holding us back?" Riku snapped. His heated eyes were trained on the stock still figure.
"Because she's not a Heartless!" the King snapped. He moved in between the two boys and the figure, arms out to block both sides from attacking the other without going through him.
"She?" Sora asked, his weapon dropping to his side.