I don't own Kingdom Hearts or Star Wars. They belong to LucusFilms, Disney, and Square Enix. Okay, here's my third attempt at writing a Star Wars/ Kingdom Hearts crossover. Hopefully this time, it'll stick. In case you haven't guessed this takes place six months after Return of the Jedi and Luke is beginning to restore the Jedi Order.

While, I did enjoy the sequel trilogy, despite its many flaws, this will be heavily based on the Legends series version. There are just so many characters that deserve to be in the cannon. So, without further ado, let's start with the opening and cue the opening Star Wars title crawl music...

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...

STAR

WARS

Episode VII

War for Kingdom Hearts

The Empire has fallen! Six months after the Battle of Endor, Rebellion emerged victorious! With the death of EMPEROR PALPATINE, his tyrannical reign on the galaxy is over!

However, with one evil gone, another rises. As the Rebellion begins the foundation of the NEW REPUBLIC, worlds on both sides of the war have been mysteriously vanishing! Darkness still looms everywhere!

Fearing the remnants of the GALACTIC EMPIRE may have constructed another Death Star, LEIA ORGANA turns to her brother, Jedi Knight, LUKE SKYWALKER, who is in the midst of starting the new Jedi Order...

Somewhere on the moon of Yavin, the last Jedi, stood in front of the rubble of once Rebel base, using the Force to clear of it the ruble of the last battle upon the world. A small blue astromech rolled up to him whistling over to him. Luke smiled, "You know why we're here, Artoo. I promised Master Yoda to pass on what I've learned. To rebuild the Jedi Order."

R2-D2 beeped again, wondering why this place, as the Jedi Knight, continued removing the rubble of the destroyed Rebel base. He answered, "I will admit, I have some fond memories here. Plus, this place has a strong presence in the Force. It's a good place to train the next generation of Jedi."

The droid beeped again, wondering where will they even find the students. Luke sighed, "I'll be honest with you, Artoo, I'm not sure yet. Back then, Jedi had many resources to find those strong with the Force. Thanks to the Sith, many of them were destroyed, and whatever surviving Jedi that are remaining are scattered across the galaxy." He then thought to himself, "If I could find an old Jedi Holocron or at least one student, it could get me a head start..."

He then grunted in pain, dropping the debris, as he clutched his head. The astromech rolled up to him in concern. He placed his gloved hand on him as he reassured him, "I'm fine, Artoo. It's just... felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened."

R2 whistled to him as Luke nodded, "You're right. That's the third time this week it happened. It cannot be a coincidence."

"Luke!" He turned to see his twin sister walking over to him, "Luke! You out here?!"

"Leia?" The Jedi Knight blinked, "What are you doing here?"

The last he had heard from her, she and the other senators were trying to re-establish the Republic. Just as he was trying to do the same with the Jedi Order. He certainly didn't expect to see her in person so soon. She approached him, "Luke. We could use your help. We think the remains of the Empire created another planet killer."

"Another Death Star?" Luke thought out loud, "What makes you think that?"

"Come back to the Falcon," She gestured to him, "We'll explain everything."

"Guess that means Han and Chewie's here too," Luke realized before admitting, "Better not keep them waiting." He quickly followed his sister before turning to the droid, "C'mon, Artoo."

R2 followed the children of Anakin Skywalker back to the ship of Han Solo the Millennium Falcon, which was right beside Luke's own X-Wing Fighter. Han smiled in greeting, "Hey, Luke."

Luke smiled as he gave the Captain of the ship that made the Kessel Run less than 12 parsecs a brotherly hug. It had been half a year since he and his sister started dating. In truth, Han was a good match for his sister, he felt happy for the two.

Just then, the co-pilot of the Falcon, Chewbacca the Wookiee, roared happily giving Luke a right hug. Luke winced in pain at the strength of the Wookiee but couldn't help but laugh, "It's good to see you too, Chewie."

Artoo rolled up to the golden protocol droid, C-3PO, and beeped in greetings. The droid nodded, "I hoped you haven't gotten yourself in trouble with Master Luke."

R2 beeped in response, as Luke smiled, "It's good to see everyone again." He then wondered, "Where's Lando?"

"He's with the rest of the fleet with Akbar," Han answered, "Everyone been keeping an eye out with all the worlds vanishing."

"Vanishing?" Luke's eyes widened in horror, "What happened while I was away?"

Han's expression turned sower, and Chewie moaned softly, "Chewie and I was checking old Imperial Bases for any leads on where the Empire was holding the Wookiee prisoners. We have found a whole lot of them and tried to return to Kashyyk... only there was no Kashyyk. It was all gone."

"After investigating further, we found out that was the only world that's gone missing," Leia continued placing a comforting hand on the Wookiee's shoulder, "Naboo and Lothal had vanished too. The civilians and troops on those worlds, both Rebel and Imperial are gone."

"People are beginning to suspect the creation of another Death Star," Han frowned, "And the Remnant of the Empire, are trying to take back the galaxy through fear but... honestly I don't think that's the case."

Luke turned to his best friend, "What makes you say that?"

"Remember back when we first met," The Captain of the Falcon reminded, "When Chewie and I took you, the droids, and old Ben to Alderaan?"

Luke could hardly forget that day. His training as Jedi began trying to bring the droids to Leia's homeworld, only to find out that the Empire destroyed it with the first Death Star. They went in, rescued Leia, Vader murdered Obi-Wan, and Luke, himself, destroyed the Death Star. Leia took that day hard since her family and people were wiped out as well. He couldn't help but ask, "What about it?"

"When we arrived there were just asteroids and dust left, leftovers from its destruction," Han reminded him, "But where Kashyyk should be, there was nothing left. Even the Death Star couldn't destroy every last piece of the planet without a trace that it was ever there."

"That's why we came to you, Luke," Leia answered, "You're one of the Last Jedi we know of. What are your thoughts about this?"

Luke hummed to himself, "Han may be on to something. For a while now, the Dark Side of the Force has grown stronger. With the Emperor dead and the Sith finally gone, there should have a balance in the Force."

"So, you don't think the Sith are behind this?" Leia assumed.

Luke nodded to his twin sister, "Or the Empire. I fear we may be dealing with a third party."

"Great," Han groaned, "You dismantle an evil Empire, and something else wants to take its place."

Chewie roared softly, as Leia wondered, "So if it's not the Empire, who else is behind this? I wanted the destruction of worlds to have ended with the first Death Star."

"I will need some time to meditate on this," Luke thought aloud, "If we're going to restore the Jedi Order and the Republic, we'll need to deal with this new threat first."

Everyone nodded as they let Luke take his time to establish a connection to the Force...

Hours had passed, as Luke sat on the ground with his legs crossed, trying to find a solution to the threat. Chewie had gone back inside the Falcon, to perform a system checkup with Artoo and Threepio. Leia and Han simply watched the young Jedi Knight meditate, the latter turned to his girlfriend, "So, how long he's going to be like that?"

"Hopefully soon," Leia admitted, "I don't want anyone else to lose their worlds like I lost Alderaan."

Han nodded in agreement before Luke's eyes finally opened. He stood up before turning to the couple. Han asked, "Well, kid. Any luck?"

"The dark side of the Force has grown unusually stronger but... I also sensed a great light," Luke answered, "Something that could turn back the darkness."

"Could it lead us to whatever's making our worlds vanish?" Leia wondered.

"Perhaps and even better, it may provide us a solution," Luke admitted, "It's on a world not far from this one..."

"Sounds like something worth checking out," Han nodded, "Alright, where is this planet?" He offered, "Mandalore? Felicia?" He then pleaded, "Please don't say Dathomir."

"None of those," The Jedi answered, "To be quite honest, I wasn't even aware this planet existed until now."

Han and Leia turned to each other in confusion, before the latter asked, "What world is it?"

"It'll be easier if I showed you," Luke admitted, "Prep the Falcon and follow my coordinates through hyperspace. I should be able to take us there."

Han nodded as he boarded the Falcon, "Chewie! Start her up! We're leaving!"

The twins could hear the Wookiee growling in response. Leia turned to Luke, "You really think we can find something that could lead us to stop whatever's happening on that planet."

"No," The Jedi shook his head, "Someone."

Moments later, Atroo joined Luke in his X-Wing Fighter while the Falcon flew beside him. Han spoke through the coms, "Luke, I received your coordinates but... Luke... there are no systems over there. If there were the whole galaxy would have discovered it long ago."

"I know what I sensed, Han," Luke replied, "I know it doesn't make any sense but there's a world with life over there. It's where we need to go. Trust me."

"Well, you never let me down before," Han admitted, "Oh, what the heck? Let's take a leap of faith. Alright, Chewie, prepare to make the jump to hyperspace."

Luke smiled as he reached for his own hyperdrive, "May the Force be with us."

With that, Luke activated his hyperdrive, and the ship's speed increased to lightspeed. The smuggler's ship followed him through hyperspace. It only took a few minutes before they exited hyperspace at the coordinates...

In the Falcon, everyone leaned into the cockpit window, Han blinked, "What the... where did that planet come from?"

Sure, enough, Luke was right. There really was an undiscovered system there. There was even a blue planet rotating around the sun, the protocol droid turned from the computer, "There are no databases of this system on any known charts."

Leia couldn't help but ask, "How did no one discover this world until now?"

Chewie grumbled something on the scan, as Han checked it, "You're right. There's lots of water but there's life on that world. Probably some islands. Civilization."

"I'll go check it out first," Luke told his friends as his ship entered the planet's atmosphere, "I see if there's any dry land where you can land the Falcon."

"You sure who we're looking for is here?" The general asked.

"I'm sure," The Jedi answered, "I'll see you soon."

The X-Wing flew over the oceans from above, Artoo beeped, wondering if Luke knew where to go. Luke chuckled, "Not yet, but I know we're going the right way."

The astromech beeped as Luke smiled, "Yes, this time I'm sure it's perfectly safe for droids."

Luke flew slightly higher as it approached the main island, full of houses and buildings, he reported back to the Falcon, "We'll it looks like there is civilization here... but no landing pads."

"Great, then where are we supposed to land?" Han asked through the coms.

"I hate to say it but we might need to land in the water," Luke admitted before spotting a spot, "Wait, there's an empty spot on one of the beaches of the islands. It's near to a much smaller island, but we should be able to fit both of our ships. Just follow my ship's beacon."

"Well," Leia's voice spoke up, "It's better than losing our ships to the oceans."

"Alright, we'll see you soon, Luke," Han's voice added.

"Okay, but I might check out the other island first," The Jedi Knight told him as he prepared to land his X-Wing, "I sense the one we need is on that island."

With that, his ship, released the landing gear as it landed in the sandy beach...

At the same time, a young spiky fourteen-year-old teenage boy named Sora was currently speaking to one of his old friends. A girl named Selphie as she smiled at him, "Hey, Sora, have you heard about the legendary power of the paopu fruit?" She went on to explain, "They say if you share it with someone you really care for, it binds you together forever and ever! Through eternity!" She sighed deeply, "It's so romantic. I gotta try it sometime."

Of course, Sora knew of the legend of the paopu fruit. Everyone who lived on the island knew of the fruit. You'd practically have to be living under a rock or come from another world if you haven't heard of it. He sighed dramatically, "Yes, I know about the legend of the paopu fruit. Everyone knows about the legend of the paopu fruit. This isn't new. Why do you and Riku feel the need to remind me of it constantly?"

"Well, you've been looking at the fruit and Kairi for years and done nothing so," Sephie went on, "We're beginning to wonder if you're ever going to try to share one with her."

Sora's face instantly turned red at that. Nearly ten years ago, he and Riku were playing on the islands when Kairi first appeared. No one knew where she came from, not even she. The mayor at the time took her in and raised her, but the three of them have been inseparable ever since. However, the moment Sora first laid his eyes on her, she was the prettiest girl he had ever met. That hadn't changed ten years later, and people were beginning to take notice. Even his own mom, who constantly teased him about it. And she wasn't the only one, Riku just the other day had teased him about it too.

"W-What makes you say that?!" Sora turned away from her as he denied, "There's nothing going between me and Kairi!"

"Whatever you say," Sephie smirked, "If I were you, I make my move soon before Riku steals her away."

"Ugh!" Sora clutched his head, "Look! I don't have time for this... I need to help them finish the raft with them."

It was no mistake the three of them wanted to see what was beyond their island. If Kairi's home was out there and indeed from another world outside their own, they wanted to see it for themselves. Along with any other world out there. They planned to be the first who see them all. This raft was only the first step and at long last, it had been completed. He just needed to check in with Kairi to see what supplies they needed.

"Uh-huh!" She nodded with a smirk, "Just make sure you bring a poapu with you, I'm sure she would appreciate it."

Sora just groaned in frustration, as he hopped off the docks to the sandy beach. Wakka gave him a wave as he walked past him. He spotted from the bridge, watching Tidus practicing his swings. He called down from below, "I think you've gotten stronger, but odds are you're still no match for Riku."

Sora wasn't even going to deny it, their current score was 58-12 in Riku's favor for this month alone. His wins were mainly just in the races except he managed to win one by tripping him over their arena one time. He was going to get better one day, he would even the score one day in the sparing matches. Tidus went on as he continued his swings, "We took him on three-to-one last time and he whipped us all." As continued making his way to the other end of the island until Tidus added, "Well, I guess Kairi can always count on him."

Sora immediately stopped where he was as he turned to him from above, "What do you mean?!"

"Oh, you know," Tidus smirked as he swung his respective weapon, "Out of the two of you, he's the more dependable one. If Kairi's in a jam, she can also count on him to get him out."

"Kairi can count on me too!" Sora denied with a glare, "I can handle anything he can too!"

"Why don't you prove it," Tidus smirked as he twirled his weapon and went into his battle stance.

Sora quickly pulled out his own wooden sword as he smirked, "I'll take you all on!"

"Aw, yeah!" Tidus beamed as he bumped a fist, "Now, we're talking!"

Later, Luke began exploring the play island as R2 rolled beside him. He pulled out his comlink, "Han, how'd did the Falcon land?"

"There wasn't much room," Han replied, "But it just made it. From the looks of things, it doesn't even look like these people have discovered space travel yet. Or at the very least, never had someone who already did have."

"I've spoken with some of the locals," Leia spoke up, "Thankfully, they speak basic but they seemed to be completely unaware of the Empire or the Rebellion. Or any other conflict for the matter, in a way, I'm a little jealous. They never had to witness the horrors of the wars over the eons." He could hear his sister's concern, "Are you sure about this Luke, if we bring them up to speed of what's been happening now it could very well bring whatever's left of the Empire here as well as any other future war."

"If we're going to stop what's been happening to the worlds," Luke answered, "The Force-Sensitive could be very well what we need to turn the tide against the dark side."

"Force-Sensitive?" Leia repeated in shock.

"Wait a minute," Han repeated, "You're saying we're looking for a Jedi? Like you?"

"No, Han," Luke shook his head, "We're looking for someone who has the potential to become a Jedi. Much like Leia, they have the connection to the Force but never truly expanded upon it, and yet... very different from any other Force-User than I ever felt. Jedi or Sith."

"Okay, Luke," Leia replied, "I hope we find who we need soon. We can't afford to lose any other worlds to whoever is responsible for all of this."

"Don't worry. This shouldn't take long..." Luke reassured her when all of a sudden, he spotted a group of children gathering. Feeling the presence he felt on Yavin among them, the Jedi Knight turned to the group...

Unaware of the new figure on the island, Sora readied his wooden sword while his friends prepared to spare with him. Selphie spun around her jump rope like a wipe while a confident grin appeared on her face. Tidus readied his own wooden staff with a eager grin on his face. Finally, Wakka twirled his blitzball with a cocky grin. As the three surrounded the spiky brunette fourteen-year-old boy, Tidus exclaimed, "Let's get him!"

The staff wielder charged in as Sora paired his strikes with his wooden weapon. Wakka threw his ball at Sora, causing him to pull back from Tidus to avoid the incoming projectile.

Selphie wiped her jump rope at Sora as he barely managed to step side the attack. She then proceeded with another strike, but this time Sora wiped his sword at the jump rope's end to redirect the attack which bumps her on the head.

Briefly stunning her, Sora turned to the other two opponents, he noticed Wakka had recovered his blitzball and was preparing to throw it. Sora's eyes narrowed with anticipation as he prepared to defend himself.

When the ball was thrown at him, he deflected the ball to Selphie knocking her on the ground and out of the fight. Wakka winced at that, "Sorry, Selphie!"

Sora took advantage at the defenseless blitzball player, and threw in several strikes at him before he yielded. Finally, it came down to Tidus, who changed in at Sora, who narrowly avoided his swings.

The two fought with their respective weapons as if they were expert swordsmen. They continued to clash their weapons until Sora managed to get the upper hand. And soon enough, with one final swing, Sora knocked Tidus's staff out of his hand. The latter raised his hands up in surrender as he stated in disbelief, "Man, you're unreal!"

Smiling with satisfaction, Sora lowered his weapon only to feel something strange. Something he never really felt before. He glanced behind him for a moment to see the new comer and some kind of robot. Sora glanced to his friends, "How long has this guy been standing there?"

"Huh?" Tidus glanced to the adult, "I don't know."

"Did he watch the entire fight?" Wakka wondered.

"I think so," Selphie nodded, "I don't recognize him from any of the main islands."

After another moment, Sora paid him no mind, "Anyways, I should probably help Riku and Kairi with the raft."

"Yeah," Tidus nodded, "Good luck."

As Sora ran off and his three friends went to something else together, the figure asked the group, "You're friend there. Has he always been this talented?"

They turned to the visitor, as Selphie asked him, "You mean Sora? Sure, I guess."

"Yeah," Wakka nodded, "Whenever he's not dazing off."

"Hey, he still managed to take us all on," Tidus pointed out, "He's probably only the second best fighter on the island next to Riku."

"Really?" The mysterious man glanced to the blue droid who whistled in response. He then asked, "What exactly had he been up to?"

"...No offense, sir," Tidus turned to the visitor, "We don't exactly know you, and I don't think we should tell you our friend's history behind his back."

The man merely chuckled, "I understand. You're good friends to stick up for him." He reassured them, "I have no intention on harming him or any of you in any way."

"Then what do you want with him?" Selphie wondered.

The man smiled fondly, "To offer him a choice."

Later on that day, Sora joined Riku and Kairi on the other side of the island where the former was waiting for him. Hey, Sora," Riku called out once he had entered the cove at the back of the island, causing Sora to stop for a minute, "Our raft still needs a name you know."

"Oh yeah, you're right," Sora nodded in agreement. It may have seemed silly to name a small raft that three kids had put together in just a few days, but everyone on Destiny Islands always had a tendency to name any seafaring vessel of any type before they set sail no matter what it was. "Do you have anything in mind?"

"Let's see…" Riku thought for a minute before a name finally came to him. "How about Highwind?"

"I don't know. That's kinda strange," Sora said.

"Well, what would you call it," Riku challenged.

"Me? Well…um," Sora hummed in response, having not really thought of anything himself. After thinking it over for a minute, Sora finally thought of something that he heard in the strange dream he had the previous day, and thinking that it was a better idea than what Riku came up with, immediately declared, "Ebon Hawk!"

"Seriously?" The silver haired boy scoffed, "Do you even know what the first word even means?!"

"No! But it sounds cool!" Sora defended his choice, "Way better than 'Highwind!'"The two were soon holding a small glare with each other for a few minutes, knowing that they would never be able to decide like this, until Sora finally asked the all important question. "The usual?"

"Let's do it," Riku smirked in reply. For these two, the usual meant that they would settle the argument with a race around the obstacle course in the cove, at least when they were actually in the cove, and unlike with their sparring matches, when it came to racing, the two were very evenly matched, having raced against each other practically since they were old enough to walk. In fact, the two had so many races up until now, that some people would occasionally say that it seemed like they had been racing even when they were only able to crawl.

Just then, the third in their trio ran up to them. It didn't take long for her to figure out what had happened, "You guys at it again?"Before either of the two could say anything in their defense, Kairi sighed in tired acceptance of the two's constant need to outdo each other somehow and declared, "All right, I'll be the judge." She then proceeded to remind them, "The usual rules apply. Take any route you want, and first one to tag the tree with the large star at the top and make it back here wins."

"Got it," both boys nodded, and they then moved into a starting position. Before they began though, Riku gained a small smirk and whispered to Sora, "Hey, Sora, care to up the stakes a little?"

Sora was a bit puzzled by this sudden suggestion, but he figured there would be no harm in it, so he just shrugged and said, "Sure. If I win, I'm captain! And if you win…"

"I get to share the paopu with Kairi," Riku interrupted.

"Huh," Sora exclaimed in shock.

Riku only smirked, knowing that he had Sora hooked from the moment that he had agreed to add some additional stakes, and then said, "Deal? The winner gets to share a paopu with Kairi."

"Wha… wait a minute," Sora feebly tried to protest. It was one thing to tease a guy about sharing a paopu fruit with the girl they had feelings for, but in Sora's opinion, this was basically saying that they were going to make Kairi into some kind of trophy, something that he was definitely not okay with.

The poor boy was instantly brought back to the matter at hand, when Kairi called out, "Okay, on my count: 3…2…1…GO!"

The minute Kairi shouted that, the two boys were off like lightning, with Riku taking an early lead due to Sora still being a bit caught off guard by the older boy's surprise stakes. Kairi watched as he two best friends race each other as she giggle to herself. Despite Riku changing, something's never seemed to change. Like Sora for instance.

Just then, the wooden door behind her opened, and R2 rolled up to her, whistling. Getting her attention, she turned in shock, before smiling, "Oh, hello... where did you come from?"

The astromech beeped once again as Luke joined them, "You might not believe us if we told you."

"Oh, are you new to the islands?" Kairi greeted the Jedi Knight.

"Just passing by actually," Luke admitted.

The islander girl then noticed the lightsaber hanging from Luke's belt, raising an eyebrow, "That device..." She turned to him curious, "You're... you're a Jedi, aren't you?"

Luke looked a bit surprised, but smiled, "I am." He then confessed, "I'm actually you're surprised you know about the Jedi."

Kairi hummed to herself, "Hmmm... I remember hearing it somewhere before but... I can't remember where..."

Luke couldn't help but ask her, "I don't suppose you've heard of the New Republic or the war against the Empire, have you?"

Kairi pondered that question for a moment before shaking her head, "Sorry..."

"It's alright," Luke reassured her, "I'm surprised that you even know what I am. There's not too many of us these days."

"So..." Kairi raised an eyebrow, "Who are you?"

"I'm Luke Skywalker," The Jedi Knight introduced himself before gesturing to the astromech, "And this is R2-D2."

Artoo whistled in greeting to her, Kairi gave the droid a pat before nodding to Luke, "I'm Kairi. Pleased to meet you."

She glanced back to the race to see Sora was trying to take the high ground to catch up with Riku. Luke turned to the race as well, "So, what caused this to happen?"

"Oh, they've always been like this," Kairi revealed to the Jedi, "Even before I came to the islands. They always competed with each other, so they could push themselves to grow stronger. It just now more than ever, they want to ensure that they're strong enough to handle anything the worlds throw at us."

"The worlds?" Luke raised an eyebrow.

"It's been a dream of ours since we were little," Kairi explained, "We wanted to see what's beyond our islands. We just need a few more supplies then we should be ready to shift off tomorrow."

"You know," Luke smiled fondly, "That actually sounds familiar."

He remembered before his journey began as a Jedi, he wanted nothing more to leave the sands of Tatooine. He could see where they were coming from. However, he knew they wouldn't get very far on a raft.

Just then, he spotted Riku running back with Sora right on his tail. The former smirked as it seemed like he was going to win the race until he noticed the Jedi. He slid to a stop shocked by the newcomer's presence. As Sora rushed past him determined to make it. Snapping out of his shock, he quickly ran after Sora only for Sora to make it back just before him. Kairi cheered for Sora as the winner pumped a fist, "YES! NOW THE SCORE IS 58-13!"

Riku merely smirked, "Man, lighten up. It's just a name. Besides, I let you win that." Sora merely glared at his friend, he knew full well that wasn't the complete reason why they raced. Riku then turned to Luke, "So, I'm guessing you're from another world too."

"As a matter of fact, I am," Luke didn't deny it.

"Really?" Sora blinked in shock.

Riku glanced at Sora and Kairi, before clearing his throat, "As interesting as it is, we do have lots of work to get working on. Don't we need supplies still?"

"Oh, right," Kairi recalled before handing Sora a list, "Sora, you mind gathering our food supplies?"

"I've got this," Sora nodded before running off past Luke to get what was on the list.

Kairi turned to the Jedi Knight, "It was nice meeting you." She then glanced to Artoo, "Both of you."

Artoo beeped as she returned to the raft, leaving the visitors alone with Riku. After a moment of silence, Riku spoke up, "You know... you're not the first visitor to come to our world."

"Really?" Luke was slightly interested, especially since this planet was unknown to both the New Republic and the Remnants of the Empire, as addition as most on this world were unsure there was life beyond this one. He asked, "Did he have a name?"

"He didn't share it," Riku admitted, "But he had strong built, long brown hair, and armor on his left arm. You know him?"

"Can't say I do," The Jedi shook his head, "I'm sorry."

"Figures," Riku turned away.

Luke then proceeded to ask, "Did he say why he came to your world."

Riku shook his head, "Can't tell ya. It's a secret."

"I understand," Luke nodded before feeling something off about Riku. Like he was interested in something within the Dark Side. He wasn't corrupted by it. Not yet. Still, it was a bit concerning. He'd have to check in on that later. He then asked, "So, you're finally going to see what's out there?"

"Kairi told you?" Riku turned back to him assumed. Luke confirmed with a nod. Riku nodded, "Yes. Finally."

"A raft will only take you so far," Luke pointed out.

"Perhaps your right," The fifteen-year-old admitted, "But if we have to, we'll think of something else."

"Can't say I didn't feel the same of wanting to get off my home planet when I was younger," Luke replied before advising, "But just be careful not to let this dream of yours lead you on a dark path. Trust me, I've seen what happens when someone's dream becomes an obsession."

Luke thought of what happened to his father before he was able to bring him back from the Dark Side. Riku merely reassured him, "I can take care of myself. So, mind your own business."

Riku then ran off to make final preparations, Artoo whimpered as Luke reassured him, "No, he's not lost. Not yet. We may be able to stir him back. Especially, if we show him that his dream can become a reality on the right path." Artoo beeped, "I will admit, he does have talents and there's a power there too. Kairi also possesses a strong light. But I'm more interested in the other boy, Sora. The Force is strong with that one."

All of a sudden, his head looked back as he felt something else. Someone powerful, and evil. He hadn't felt since... Not even bothering to explain the situation to Artoo, he ran back with his hand instantly reaching for his lightsaber, leaving the poor confused astromech rolling after him...

Meanwhile, Sora entered a hidden cave hidden behind the island's waterfall and that he and his friends had affectionately called the Secret Place since they found out what was back there when he and Riku were still just kids. He did figure he could find at least one mushroom inside the cave of course, but his reasons for going in there right now went a little beyond that. Upon entering the cave, Sora looked around and started running his hands along the walls as he looked over the various chalk drawings that he and his two best friends had made in there ever since they found out what was really in here, not really paying much mind to the weird door that had been inside for as long as he could remember, until he came upon one pair of drawings in particular.

The two drawings in question were self portraits that he and Kairi had made of each other when they were little kids. He still remembered that day like it had just been yesterday; he had brought Kairi in the Secret Place a few days after meeting her to show off all the drawings that he and Riku had already made, and upon seeing a blank space near the weird door, Kairi instantly insisted that they try to draw each other. Sora had tried to refuse, saying that he was not really that great and believing that he would not be able to do a very good job at drawing her, but even back then, Kairi had been very persistent, and so the boy ended up agreeing. Even now, after all these years, he still thought that the drawing that Kairi made of him as a child was much better than the one he made of her, but Kairi would always say that he did a good job. Looking at the drawings now though, something inside of Sora made him feel like there was something missing.

He was not sure how long he sat there thinking this, but it must have been long enough to make him feel like it could not be left alone for very long, because a minute later, he had grabbed a nearby rock and started adding on to the drawing. Once he was finished, Sora sat back and smiled a little, revealing that he had drawn himself giving a paopu fruit to Kairi. He had in fact long since admitted to himself that Kairi was the prettiest girl he had ever met and that he wanted to share a paopu fruit with her, but that did not mean he was ready to admit such a thing out loud for the whole world to know, let alone to the girl herself; he was just too shy to do so. Still, the boy could not help but dream that he would be able to work up the courage to do so one day, like he was doing right now as he looked over his handiwork, until he felt that he was not alone. Someone was in there with him. Someone... dark...

"Wh-Who's there," Sora called out, turning to a stranger with a brown cloak.

"I have come to see the door to this world," The figure answered with a deeper and older voice.

"Huh," Sora asked with his head titled a little in confusion.

"This world has been connected," the stranger explained.

"Wh-what're you talking about," Sora asked, not understanding what the man meant, but it did not seem like his question even registered with the stranger, as he just continued on with what he was saying.

"Tied to the darkness…soon to be completely eclipsed."

"Well, whoever you are, stop freaking me out like this," Sora warned in an attempt to sound brave and tough. That was when he realized something that he had not thought about before. "Wh-where did you come from?"

The reason for Sora's question went beyond the fact that he had not even heard the stranger enter the cave, because he had not ever seen anyone dressed like him anywhere on the islands, or even heard anyone with a voice like his before in his life. Like Riku had said just last night, Destiny Islands was a small world, and just about everyone knew each other no matter where they lived in reference to another person, so the fact that Sora did not recognize this person was more than enough reason for him to ask such a question. Did he come with that guy in black and his blue and white robot? The stranger did not grant Sora a proper answer though, but instead said, "You do not yet know what lies beyond the door."

"So, you're from another world too," Sora realized. Although he was unsure if he came with the other visitors.

The stranger did not give any direct confirmation to this, but Sora could have sworn that he saw the man's hood move just enough to indicate that he was nodding. "There is so very much to learn. You understand so little."

That made Sora bristle a little, and he immediately retorted, "Oh, yeah? Well, you'll see; I'm gonna get out and learn what's out there!"

"A meaningless effort," the stranger rebuked. "One who knows nothing can understand nothing."

When he saw the cloaked stranger seem to turn towards the mysterious door, Sora found his gaze moving in the same direction as well. At that point, something about what the stranger had said started bringing some old questions back up to the front of Sora's mind, and they all were in regard to this door. Just why was it here in this old cave? What did it lead to? And why did it not seem to have any kind of lock or handle? These were all things that Sora and his friends had wondered ever since the first time they had seen it, and part of Sora was tempted to ask if this strange person might know the answer. Of course, another part of him made Sora really nervous and wary of this strange person, but in the end, his curiosity won out and led the boy to turn and face the mystery man once again. When he did though, Sora's eyes widened in surprise when he saw that the man had vanished without any indication of ever being there.

Just then, he heard footsteps running toward him, he turned to see the man from another world enter the cave, his gloved hand carrying a sliver hilt. He asked him, "Are you alright?"

"That guy..." Sora slowly asked, "Was he with you?"

"No, he's not," The visitor shook his head before realizing Sora was alone. Placing the hilt on his belt, he gestured outside the Secret Place, "I suggest we leave before he comes back."

Sora nodded as he followed the man outside the cave, glancing back at him, "Who was that guy?"

"I'm not sure," Luke admitted, "But that darkness... I haven't felt anything like it since..." He trailed off before wondering, "I really hope I'm wrong about him."

Just then, the robot rolled up to the two of them, whistling in concern, the man reassured him, "We're fine, Artoo. But something tells me there's more going on than we thought."

"Was... he the reason why you came to my world?" Sora turned between the two visitors.

"Sora, is it?" The man assumed, to which Sora responded with a nod, before revealing, "Actually, I came to this world for you."

"Me?!" Sora gestured to himself in shock before wondering, "Who are you?"

"I'm Luke Skywalker, Jedi Knight," Luke introduced himself before gesturing to Artoo, "And this is R2-D2." The astromech beeped greeting him before the Jedi continued, "I've been watching you. You're very gifted."

"Really?" Sora blinked in shock before shaking his head, "Listen, I'm flattered but Riku is way more gifted than I am." He turned away from Luke, "Whatever your looking for, you've got the wrong guy."

"Yes, your friend is skilled too but there is one thing you have which he doesn't," Luke admitted before asking, "Tell me, when you look upon the stars at night, have you ever felt someone else in pain, despite being worlds away..." Sora slowly came to a stop, "You also sensed my presence as well as the stranger's didn't you? And you've experienced other moments like this growing up but never truly understood why?"

Sora turned back to him, "How do you know this?"

Luke smiled, proving his theory true, "I'm like you. We both have a strong connection to the Force."

The islander tilted his head, "The Force?"

Luke recalled the same moment when he asked Obi-Wan that question, "The Force is what gives us our power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together. And it's strong with you." Sora looked at himself completely stunned, "It's what lead me to your world."

The spiky hair teenager looked up at him, "What do you want with me?"

The Jedi turned away and looked to the blue sky, "The duty of a Jedi Knight is to serve and protect others. Fight for peace and freedom. You must have always known that there are worlds outside your own. And right now, they're in trouble."

"Really?! How?!" Sora asked in concern.

"That's what my friends and I are trying to find out," Luke admitted, "The problem is, a conflict with our ancient enemy nearly pushed us to the brink of extinction." He turned to Sora, "That's where you come in. I would like to train you in the ways of the Force. Become a Jedi Knight."

"I... I would be able to explore the other worlds?" Sora asked him.

"Yes," Luke confirmed, "There is so much for you to learn but that would also mean you won't be coming home for a while."

"Until we figure out what's been happening... and I complete my training," The spiky hair teenager realized.

"That's correct," The Jedi Knight told him, "It's only fair to warn you that training a Jedi won't be an easy challenge and even if you succeed it'll be a hard life. But the choice must be yours."

Sora thought about it for a moment. He never knew he had such a power. But if this guy could teach him, he could probably become stronger. Strong enough to keep up with Riku. Impress Kairi. And the fact that he would be living his dream. He knew that it probably wasn't going to be easy. However, he wanted to give it a try... however... "What about Riku and Kairi?" Sora asked the Jedi Knight, "Would they be able to come?"

Luke smiled, "Truth be told, Sora, I probably wouldn't have gotten as far as I have without my friends either." He reassured him, "I will speak with them. I'm certain we can find a way to find purpose in restoring the New Republic." Sora tilted his head in confusion, Luke reassured, "I'll fill you in on the details later. So, what do you think?"

"I..." Sora crossed his arms before stating, "I have to talk to my friends about it. Not to mention, my parents."

Luke nodded in understanding, "You must do what feels right, of course." He then handed him a device, "Contact me with this when you made your decision."

After staring at the device for a moment, he placed it in one of his many pockets, "I will."

Luke smiled before turning to his droid, "Come on, Artoo. We better rejoin the others." Artoo beeped as they turned away as Sora when to go find his friends, before Luke called out to him, "Sora." The spiky-haired boy again turned to the Jedi as he told him, "May the Force be with you."

Sora nodded to him as he went back to rejoin his friends...

Meanwhile, on a planet far away from the world of the Destiny Islands, Donald Duck, Disney's Castle's Royal Magician and one of the best friends of the King, walked his way to the Throne Room to greet the King. Walking past the Broom guards, he finally reached the massive doors to the Throne Room. Clearing his throat, the magician knocked on the left door where a much smaller door opened on that side allowing Donald to enter the room. Walking towards the throne, he called out to the King, "Good morning, your Majesty."

"It's nice to see you this morn-" Donald continued until seeing that there was no one on the throne. The King wasn't there causing the duck's jaw to drop, "WAK?!"

Just then, from behind the throne, the King's dog, Pluto peaked his head behind the throne with a letter in his mouth. Seeing that it bore the King's seal, Donald took the envelope, opened it, and proceeded to read. Donald skimmed through the entire message before blinking in shock. Realizing what was at stake, he ran of the room screaming, looking for the the Captian of the King's Royal Knights.

He eventually found him, sleeping in the middle of the Royal Garden, near the GummiShip hanger. Donald shook him in an attempt to wake up the other best friend of both him and the King, "Wake up, Goofy! Wake up! This serious!"

Goofy merely continued snoring, irritating Donald. It was days like these, he often questioned why he became the Captian of the Guard in the first place. Knowing they couldn't afford to waste any more time, Donald raised a finger in the air and struck Goofy with lightning causing him to yelp. Finally awake, he turned to Donald and gave him a friendly smile, "Hey there, Donald! Good morning!"

"We've got a problem, Goofy!" Donald exclaimed before whispering to him, "But don't tell anyone..."

The knight tilted his head, "Queen Minnie?"

Donald shook his head, "Not even the Queen!"

"Daisy?"

"NOOOO!" The magician snapped, "It's top secret!"

Goofy then turned behind Donald, "G'morning, Ladies!"

Donald blinked in confusion, "What..."

He slowly turned behind him to see both Queen Minnie, alongside his sweetheart, Dasiy Duck, there. Standing behind him. And heard everything he didn't want them to find out. Daisy narrowed her eyes as she crossed her arms, "Donald... What are you hiding from us this time..."

Donald merely smiled sheepishly as he laughed nervously...

So, what do you think? Like the idea of Luke taking Sora under his wing and our main trilogy heroes participating in the KH series? And don't worry, this time, Donald and Goofy will be tagging along this time. And who knows who else might join our crew? And what worlds we might see? Will Sora use the Force? Weild a lightsaber in one hand and Keyblade in another? If so, what color would it be?

Any suggestions? Please leave the reviews below.

Now to the preview, as Sora decides whether to accept Luke's offer, he discusses it with his best friends which leads a big impact on both of them. However, as our heroes from the islands and the New Republic figure out their next move. Dark forces come into play as the Heartless make their move. Will Luke be able to prevent the Destiny Islands' fate to fall into darkness? Does the King know about Luke? Will the Empire come into play at all in this? Stay tuned!

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