This chapter isn't that great, but I needed to get them off the islands somehow.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, Disney, Square Enix, or anything else I may use. Just the plot and O.C.s.

Chapter 3: The Beginning

Sora and Kairi had been alone for only five minutes, before something appeared in the sky. It didn't appear to be anything other than another star out of thousands appearing in the early sunset. But when it started moving and becoming visibly larger, anyone knowledgable would have realized what it was.

Kairi was first to notice it. Her eyes widened a bit, and she eased up from her position by Sora. He was only confused for a moment, and then saw the rapidly approaching light decending toward their world.

"Riku!" he called up the beach, where his friend was climbing a tree. "Our ride's here!"

As he came sprinting toward the two, Sora pointed out the speck in the sky. The three friends summoned their Keyblades to their hands, and pointed them into the sky. They all began to glow brightly. This was the signal that they had agreed on ahead of time. If the ship couldn't see them, then they'd have to bring it to them.

Apparently, it had worked. It appeared to change course slightly, though it was still dificult to tell from it's hieght. They held the Keyblades high until they could make out a shape.

The Gummi ship coming toward them was roughly triangular in shape, and was painted with shades of red and yellow. Sora knew that ship all too well.

He had used it for several months.

"It's the Highwind!"he cried.

"The Highwind!?" Riku said, incredulous. "You stole my name!"

"I swear, it's a total coincidence." Sora said. "Donald had already given it the name when I met him."

Sora wondered if it was Donald or Goofy in the ship. The question was answered a few seconds later, when the ship landed lightly on the beach, kicking up a small cloud of sand. The bubble window of the cockpit opened up, revealing the beaming Donald and Goofy.

"Sora!" they both cried out enthusiastically. They lept out of the cockpit and embraced their old friend. They laughed for no apparent reason for several moments, before they gave Kairi and Riku a similar treatment.

"It great to see you guys again!" Sora said once the hugging had ended.

"What've you been up to lately?" Kairi asked.

"Well," Goofy said "We've been going to different worlds lately to see some old friends."

"The King says we'll need all the help we can get if we want to throw back the darkness." Donald added.

"But wouldn't that be 'meddling'?" Sora asked. They had been forced to keep many aspects of their travels secret from the inhabitants of the worlds. Some had offered to come with them (like Aladdin), but they had had to turn them down.

"Well, we're just warning them of the danger they might be in, and making sure they have help if they're put in danger." Goofy explained

"A few of them have come along with us though." Donald said, "You'll meet them when we arrive."

"Huh." Sora said "Sounds like it'll be fun."

"Then we'd better get the 'fun' started!" Riku said. Sora could hear the excitement in his voice. "Let's take off!"

"I call pilot!" Sora exclaimed childishly, and scrambled into the cockpit.

"Oh no you don't!" Donald shouted, and dove in after him. Kairi just laughed.

Unnoticed by anyone else, Goofy nudged Riku in the side and whispered into his ear. "Uh, Riku? Did Sora and Kairi ever...?"

"Oh yeah." Riku said. As if to reinforce his point, Sora reached down to pull Kairi up into the ship. She kissed him on the cheek. "So you might want to brace yourself for some more of that."

Goofy just "hyucked", and said, "Well, good for them!"

Apparently, Donald had won the "fight", leaving Sora in a back seat. Once all of them were in the cockpit, Sora couldn't help noticing that Kairi seemed a little fidgity. He reached over to her seat next ot his, and gave her hand a gentle squeeze. She smiled gratefully at him.

"This is only your second time in a Gummi ship isn't it?" He whispered to her. She nodded. "Don't worry, you'll love it."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the Gummi started to leave the ground. It floated a few feet above the ground for a moment, and Kairi gripped Sora's hand tighter (she was beginning to cut off the circulation).

"Prepare for lift-off!" Donald cried dramatically (though ruining the effect somewhat with his scratchy voice). The ship began to vibrate, and a faint rumbling came from the light-speed engines at the rear of the ship.

By this point, Kairi was on the verge of breaking Sora's hand. The ship floated a little higher, and it wasn't long before the ship was hovering fifty feet above the island.

"Take a good look fellas..." Goofy said, in a tone that nobody had heard him use before, "I reckon this journey's gonna be a long one."

The three looked out the window and down to the islands below, it was a bit of a bittersweet moment. They had to leave yet again.

Can we never just leave our world for a vacation? Not to go off after a bunch of bad guys?

"We're not going to lose this place again." Riku said, and there was a bitter edge to his voice. "We're not."

Sora found that he could only nod his head. Kairi was silent.

"Take off in five...four...three...two...ONE!"

The ship jerked, and the stars ahead of them turned into silver lines. They outstreaked light, and suddenly, the ship was thousands of miles away from the Destiny islands.

It had begun.

Boring... It'll get better soon.

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