Chapter 3

Train awoke to the sound of the security system going off outside. With lightning reflexes he threw open the window and leapt out with Hades drawn only to see that Yuffie was already out, wielding a shurikan as big as the length from her waist to her head. As he landed he noticed the three strangers standing in the courtyard. One was a young man with brown hair that stuck out in multiple directions; he was wearing black shorts and shirt that had streaks of red through them. Another looked like a massive duck with only a blue shirt on and an unusual hat on his head along with the staff that he carried. The last was the tallest of the three and had the face of a dog. He wore yellow pants, an orange shirt with a dark grey vest over it. Upon his head was an odd orange hat and he carried a shield with a three circle design that looked a little like a simple mouse drawing.

"Just in time Train. I'd like to introduce you to Sora, Donald, and Goofy." Yuffie said pointing to them in the order that he noticed them.

"Sora? So you are the Keyblade master that I've heard about." He yawned.

"It's nice to meet you Train." Sora said as they shook hands. Once the introductions were complete they went inside and Train explained his problem.

"So can you help me?" he asked "I'd really like to get back to my own world."

"Maybe. We usually don't know where we are going until we've been there." Sora shrugged.

"Besides, all of the paths that we used to take have closed off since we closed the door of light." Goofy said.

"Oh. Well I'll at least accompany you just in case you do find my home." He laughed as he leaned back in his chair.

"Your awful laid back for someone that was forced out of their home." Donald muttered suspiciously.

"I just go where ever life takes me. No point worrying about what can't be changed." Train smirked. Leon then walked in and asked Sora to follow him, to see something important he said. Train then listened to a summarized version of Sora, Donald, and Goofy's adventures.

"Wow. You sure do have a nice life. Going where ever you please, sounds like the life I live back home." He laughed. Then Train perked up as the sounds of distant battle caught his ears. Grabbing his gun he charged out the door and reached a portcullis that blocked him from entering the room where Sora and Leon were battling the heartless. Acting quickly he aimed carefully and used Saya's trademark move, the reflect shot, and began picking off the massive crowd of heartless. After multiple shots the heartless disappeared and the path opened up so that Train and the others could enter.

"You guys alright?" Goofy asked.

"Yeah. We're fine." Leon panted.

"The Keybalde…a truly marvelous weapon." A voice said. They quickly ran outside where it continued "Were it only in more…capable hands…" Then laughter emanated from nowhere.

"Show yourselves!" Sora yelled. Then from high on a rooftop 6 figures emerged from dark pools.

"Organization XIII!" Goofy yelled.

With a quick look between the 4 of them Sora proclaimed "Good! Now we can finish this!"

"What a shame. And here I thought that we could be friends." Said the one that had ridiculed Sora. They all started to laugh as they disappeared back into the darkness.

"Stop!" Donald yelled as he ran towards the path that would lead him to the enemy. Suddenly one of them appeared in front of Donald, blocking the path.

"What's the big idea?!" Donald demanded.

"Oopsey-daisy!" the cloaked man said.

"Move!" Sora ordered.

"Now do you think that's polite, shutting me down like that." He retorted.

"I said get out of the way!"

"As if. You can talk all you want, but that won't change a thing."

"Then we're gonna MAKE you move!" Donald proclaimed.

"That would work-if I were just any old dude. 'Cept I'm not. I'm with the Organization. Nothing "Any old" about me." He bragged.

"Ha! Tough talk for someone who stood on the sidelines while his nobody flunkies did all the fighting." Sora retorted.

"Oh dear. I think you got the wrong impression."

"You gonna cry?"

"As if! Why don't I remind you how tough the crowd you're dealing with really is?"

"Remind me?" Sora asked bewildered, then refocused on the fight giving his fiercest glare.

"Ha ha ha ha ha! That's RIGHT, he used to give me that same exact look." He laughed.

"I guess you think psych me out by saying really random stuff!"

"Gee. I just don't know" he growled as he took a battle stance.

After a few moments he stood down and said "Be a good boy now" as he disappeared into a portal of darkness.

"Well that was weird." Train laughed, trying to ease the tense mood. Train then walked over to the building where the six had been standing and examined the area.

"Nothing." He muttered "No technology usage, no evidence of tao. It's like they vanished into thin air."

"It's because they took the corridor of darkness." A cloaked man said.

"Who are you?" Train asked his hand already grasping Hades.

"A friend. I too oppose Organization XIII. However it is not yet time for us to speak to openly. Follow the Keybalde master, he will help lead you to what you need." He said as he turned and leapt off the building. Train quickly ran to where the man had leapt and saw that he had vanished.

"Hey Train!" Goofy called "We're about to leave, are you coming with?"

"Yeah! I'll be right there." He called back. With one last look at the city he ran down to meet up with Sora and the others and truly begin his adventure.