Me: Hello again, fellow readers. Today's chapter introduces…

Mason: Me!

Me: That's right Mason. You are one of the main characters of this story.

Mason: That's good to know, bro.

Me: You know it. Let's get on with the story.

The 7 Medallions

Chapter 1: The New Keyblader

It was nighttime in the Kingdom of Enchancia. Everything was very peaceful that night, but that was before a comet fell towards a nearby forest. It shined brightly and fell at breakneck speed. But just as it was about to crash, it slowed its descent so it would gently land. The light from the comet dimmed out and a figure was revealed.

It was a boy around 15 years old and he had short black hair. He wore a black unzipped hoodie over a red shirt with the Mortal Kombat dragon logo on it that read "Fatality!", blue jeans, army green fingerless gloves, and red and black Nike running shoes. He looked like he was either asleep or unconscious. That is until a few seconds later, he awoke.

"Huh? What happened? Where am I?" he said.

He looked around and saw nothing but trees, until he looked up and saw a tower in the distance. The exterior of the tower was white and the roof of it was purple.

"I must be in some kind of kingdom." the boy said "but why?" All of a sudden, he heard a scream from somewhere close to him.

"Sounds like someone's in trouble. Hang on! I'm coming!" he yelled as he ran through the forest to the source of the noise, avoiding obstacles as he progresses. He stopped at the edge of a cliff, where around 10 feet below him was a group of silver and purple, dragon-like lance-wielding enemies led by a man with black dreadlocks wearing a long, black leather coat, who was carrying over his shoulder a 7-year-old auburn-haired girl wearing a pearl-lined lavender dress and an amethyst amulet.

"Damn, someone's kidnapped a princess. But how do I save her?" the boy asked himself. Suddenly, a bright light floated right in front of him. When he took the light, it took the form of the Sleeping Lion Keyblade from Kingdom Hearts 2.

"What's this? A Keyblade?" the boy asked himself as he looked at the blade in his hand.

"Somebody please help me!" the girl yelled, struggling to break free.

"Save your breath, child." the man replied with a sinister laugh "There's no one around that can save you."

"Let her go!" the boy shouted as he leapt from the edge of the cliff. He gripped the Keyblade with both of his hands and swung it as he made his way towards the ground, sending one of the lance-wielding enemies towards a tree and the enemy disappeared upon contact. He landed on both his feet in front of the man, blocking his path.

"What the hell?" the man asked while still carrying the girl. He then looked at what he had in his hand, which surprised him. "A Keyblade!? But how!?"

"The way I see things, you have two choices: either drop the girl and leave this place, or stay and fight." the boy said as he readied himself for battle.

"Fine, then. Have it your way. Dragoons, attack!" the man ordered.

The dragon-like enemies, which the man called Dragoons, charged their weapons at the boy. However, the boy anticipated their assault. He swung his Keyblade, which made a Dragoon disappear. He swung again, making another disappear. Some of the Dragoons even attacked from the air, but the boy blocked the attacks and countered with his own, making the enemies disappear. After what seems to be a few minutes, all of the Dragoons have vanished, leaving the man in black all alone.

"So you defeated my Dragoons. Hmph, whatever." the man said as he dropped the girl and prepared for battle. "Guess I'll have to deal with you myself!" He then summoned six tornadoes around him, which formed into six lances, three of which he controlled with the wind and the other three he held in his hands.

"Bring it on." the boy said. Then the man charged at him.

The man swung one of his six lances at him, but the boy dodged it easily. He then used the wind to swing three at him, but the boy blocked it. He released a barrage of lance slashes, but the boy either blocked it or dodged it. Angered, the man then disappeared into thin air. Surprised by this, the boy kept his guard up. Then the man and his lances appeared right above the boy. He used the wind to launch his lances at him. Seeing this, the boy quickly evaded the sudden aerial ambush. However, the attack left the man vulnerable for a counterattack. The boy saw this and jumped into the air. He then hit him with a barrage of slashes and stabs. He then finished the man off with a downward slash. The boy landed safely on the ground, while the man crashed to the ground.

"Whoa. Who knew I had this much power?" the boy asked himself.

"You may have won this time, Keyblade wielder," the man said as he stood up and opened a dark corridor. "But remember, the next time we meet, you won't be so fortunate." The man walked through the corridor and it closes after he disappears.

"Yeah, you better run!" the boy shouted. He then turned to the girl, who was lying on the ground. He then kneeled down and held out his hand.

"Hey, are you okay?" he asked.

"Huh? Are…are they gone?" the girl asked.

"Yeah, but I have a good feeling that they'll be back. And in larger numbers, too." the boy answered as he helped her up.

"Thank you for saving me." the girl thanked with a smile. "I'm Sofia. What's your name?"

"My name is…ngh…err…" the boy seems to have a hard time remembering what his name was. "M...Mason. Mason…G-Gr…Gray. Yeah, that's it, that's my name. Mason Gray." he said as he bowed to Sofia, since he knows that she is royalty.

"Well, it's nice to meet you, Mason." Sofia said as she curtseyed, returning the gesture. "You don't sound like you're from here."

"Well, I don't either." Mason replied in agreement.

"Where are you from?" Sofia asked.

"Let's see…hmm…I…I can't remember." Mason answered "I must be having amnesia or something."

"Aww, how terrible." Sofia said "I hope I can help you with that."

"Nothing to worry about." Mason replied confidently. "I'm sure my memory will come back soon."

"Oh, that's good. I'm glad to see that you're not upset or anything." Sofia said "Hey, how about I show you around the kingdom tomorrow morning?"

"Hmm…sure." Mason answered, and then his Keyblade disappeared.

"What just happened to your sword thing?" Sofia asked curiously.

"Hmm, let me see if I can summon it again." Mason answered as he reached his right hand out. Then, his Keyblade reappeared. "Yeah, I can summon it back." He withdrew it again and began walking out of the forest with Sofia.

45 minutes later…

They made their way to a large kingdom south of the forest. They got inside Sofia's castle, where her parents, King Roland II and Queen Miranda, her stepbrother, Prince James, and her stepsister, Princess Amber awaited them in the throne room.

"Mom! Dad!" Sofia called out as she ran to her family.

"Oh, Sofia! We were so worried about you." Queen Miranda cried as she hugged her daughter.

"What happened out there?" King Roland asked.

"Well, one minute I was painting some lilies in the garden, and the next, some man in all black came out of nowhere and kidnapped me, but this boy came and rescued me." Sofia explained, recalling the encounter between the man in black and Mason.

"Boy?" Amber asked in confusion.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Sofia said "Everyone, this is Mason Gray. He's the one who saved me, but he's a bit of an amnesiac, so I decided to give him a place to rest until he recovers his memories."

"I don't know if we can trust him. What if he suddenly regains his memories and attacks us?" James asked.

"That won't be a problem, because I have this." Mason replied as he summoned his Keyblade, which surprises everyone, especially King Roland.

"Is that a Keyblade?" King Roland asked.

"Yeah. Why'd you ask?" Mason replied.

"I believe that man you fought wasn't just after Sofia." King Roland answered.

"What do you mean?" Mason asked.

"I'll bring you up to speed after Sofia shows you around the kingdom." King Roland answered. "In the meantime, you can use the guest room on the fourth floor."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Mason thanked.

"Oh, please. Call me Roland. Consider this stay here your reward for rescuing my daughter." King Roland replied as the young swordsman left the room.

Mason: This is an interesting chapter.

Me: I definitely agree with you on that. Please review. Peace!