When Sora opened his eyes, he was surprised to see the sunlight of Destiny Island again. Sure he knew Kay would have been able to take him back in time, but part of him felt like it was too good to be true. Maybe it was nerves after all, his journey with his Aunt Serah was a lifetime ago, and things can change over time. He wasn't scared of the future, because time travel was as changeable as fate. It was just another thing that could be messed with leading to things getting better or worse.

But Sora hoped that with Kay by his side things would be better. He wanted to see what his future held, and what adventures his family would have, once Ansem and the Door to Darkness were stopped. However, he was just as curious as what his goddess of light was like. What were her intentions beyond helping him, and being friendly? The most he knew of Kay was basic things like how she was part of Kingdom Hearts, and that she had others like whom she called family. Sure that was interesting, but Sora needed to know more if this partnership was gonna last, he generally wanted to know more about his goddess, and if her sisters had a part in all of this or a part of his life.

Sora looked at the small rowboat that he had left by the small wooden dock, maybe the boat ride could help him understand the pretty blonde and dive deeper into her plan, maybe he could understand the multiverse a little. Just enough to make sense of the idea, and what other versions of him would have done or been like in the first place. Maybe Kay could also explain to him why his heart was beating faster than normal when he was around her, it couldn't be romantic feelings already, they had just met a few minutes ago.

"Sora, take off your shoes, and feel the sand! It feels so lovely, I can't believe how warm and soft this island could be." Kay told the teen, as he let out a smile, taking off his shoes, and letting the warm sand brush against his feet. Sora could only smile as he looked at Kay, seeing the goddess feel the warmth of the island, and the enjoyment it was bringing her made Sora's heart flutter. Oh, how he hoped to ask her out one day, once the universe was saved, and things were peaceful again. Sora wondered for a second why he

The sandy beaches felt peaceful as Kay could feel Sora gently picking her up in his arms. The Goddess of Light wanted to laugh at the pure bravery of her beloved knight. He was risking his life and pride to save her from the evil, beautiful sand that would dare ruin her dress, as it brushed the sand of the island.

"Oh, My hero already!" Kay whispered, gently planting her lips against Sora's cheek, watching the dust of red quickly appear on the teen's face. Kay looked at her dearly beloved, he was falling for her charms, and to be honest, Kay was feeling the same in her heart. She was falling for Sora, her Sora, she had to admit she was loving this time together. The universe was still on the half of the first day to go and that meant they had plenty of time to enjoy the first day and figure things out.

Kay was even happy to see the small rowboat, which meant she could have her first boat ride, maybe it would have a romantic moment like when one of her sisters told her of the time a Sora and his girlfriend shared their first family photo on a boat, or like the story where Sora and his mom were at the beach in Twilight town, having the time of their lives after the mothers's husband cheated on them.

But Kay knew they'd also have to talk about the future, and what to do with the other days. So Kay took a deep breath and sat down in the boat, as Sora grabbed the oars and slowly pushed the boat into the calm blue sea that surrounded them. It would take roughly twenty, maybe thirty minutes to arrive at the actual Destiny island with the boat of them on the tiny rowboat. So Kay took a deep breath of the salty air and prepared herself for what was bound to be an interesting conversation.

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"So Kay! Why did my universe end thirteen days into my journey, and how is this chance gonna be different? I mean you being here to help, and me knowing what's to come might help, maybe saving Mom, would be possible. But after today, we'll be at twelve days, and it feels like we won't have time to get enough people to stop Xehanort." Sora asked, looking at the goddess as he quickly rowed through the clear blue sea, watching Kay's arm gently brush against the water, causing Sora to feel his heart flutter a little more at the beautiful sight.

"Well, if we can save your Mom, from Ansem, and the heartless, then we can travel faster with her ship, rather than go through Traverse Town, and fight with Donald, and Goofy to get to the chosen places. Like don't get me wrong, I know the dog and duck probably meant a lot to you. But given how powerful this version of Ansem is, I am surprised that you were strong enough to fight him with the help and time given. But then again, you are my Prince of Light, and I know this time things will go better!" Kay said proudly, as she placed a hand on Sora's heart, feeling it's beat, still strong, and ready for anything. Maybe it would be possible to find a more romantic option with her prince, once everything was safe.

"You're right Kay, this time things will be better, and with Mom and Aunt Serah, but won't we need more people to help fight Ansem? He was even more powerful than Caisus, he was almost as powerful as Xehanort when Mom fought him. Did you have people in mind to help beat him, or give us a chance?" Sora wondered what the plan would be if they only had twelve days, and that wasn't enough time to find people and work on training him how to relearn the keyblade and the various spells it held.

"I had a few people in mind, granted I couldn't take the strongest people from this universe, and go to Ansem. It would probably be all of reality in the process, so I picked people who were either pure of heart or had enough powers and skills to help us get strong enough to beat Ansem, as a team." Kay said, listening to Sora as he took some deep breaths for a second Kay smiled seeing her beloved nerves feeling more relaxed, they didn't need this level of stress on the first day.

The first day was meant to be easy for them, Sora and his Mom were the first of the possible thirteen on her list of people to beat Ansem. They were the first on her list, for the reason that one was the Prince of Light, and the other was not just a princess of Heart, but Light was Etro's Champion and a god of death. So she would be strong enough to help with any issues, but if Kay was being honest with herself. She liked the tales her sisters would mention of Mom's relationship with Sora going above and beyond to save him from harm, and it sounded too good wanting at least one mom of Sora's. Despite her list containing about two or three of them.

The hard part of the day was getting Lightning on board, and then being able to accept Night of Fate happening, letting the world fall to darkness, letting Kairi get taken, and Riku starting his journey to the darkness. Kay knew this was the hardest part of the day, it wasn't the monsters or villains that worried her, it was Sora's mom and what she would say to her about all of this.

"Hey Kay, what are the others like? Other versions of me that is." Sora let out, shaking the goddess out of her worrisome thoughts, as she quickly placed a hand on her chin. This caused Sora to smile for a second, knowing Kay was probably nervous about meeting his mom, so Sora decided to see if she would open up about any other versions of him. Help keep Kay relaxed enough to where he can help her talk to Mom.

"Well, what versions would you like to know about, some are Merfolk, some are girls, and some are more different in their approach to helping others. I guess it depends on what you wanna know. But I'd be happy to talk about every one of them if you'd like!" Kay said, grinning at Sora, causing the teen to be speechless at the sight of her smile, it was like the sun had exploded in his face, and he had found the perfect sight to have a final moment.

"I guess, starting with one of the mer ones, I think that would be interesting to hear about. Were they like Ariel or something much different?" Sora said, wondering how differently a life as a mermaid would have changed him, or her. But were they human first or did they start life under the sea?

"It's funny actually, only three versions of you are merfolks. One was born a princess of the sea, a friend of yours Ariel. She was the daughter of one of the redhead's sisters. Sadly my sister hasn't followed her life as of yet, so I don't know much about her compared to the other two. You see, my sister who handles their universe is a romantic. She loves seeing romance and loves talking about it. Treating the two universes like they are the best, so let's just say her versions of Sora are heavily into romance." Kay said knowing that her Sora thankfully wasn't as crazy for love as the mermaids, or the one that was so love-crazy for Rikku.

"So some of me are from other worlds or other times! That sounds a little crazy, but I guess anything is possible. So what other crazy versions are out there, do I have any kids or crazy things like superpowers besides the keyblade? I wanna know Kay, what are some of the weirder or darker versions of me, or the kids?" Sora said, rubbing his hands, as the sight of the Destiny Island town was getting closer, meaning they were probably a conversation or two from arriving at his house.

"I guess it can't be helped. I know a few that would mentally destroy you, but before we start diving into the darker tales. Know that I was gonna wait for your mom, so you both know what the risk of not only this failing, but how you losing your mom, would cause untold dangers for this universe. But Sora, are you ready to learn of the versions of you that had kids, and powers, so I won't stop your curiosity." Kay whispered watching her knight nod, as she took a moment to think which kid or universe was the best to ease Sora into all of this information.

"I'll only tell you of a little of one kid, the one my sisters have dubbed as the Darkest one. A girl born from an unholy experiment by Ansem, the seeker of Darkness! Liliana Darkbloom, to be frank, the darkest, and most violent of your kids, from her birth to the first time I met her, roughly an hour before her assault on her Ansem. Liliana was cruel to those who fought her if they weren't her friends or someone she could understand. She'd kill them without mercy, or compassion, once she got angry enough to face them." Kay whispered knowing the seventh sister wouldn't be happy, Sora knowing of Liliana this early could be dangerous if things got to the point. Kay hoped her sisters had faith in her and Sora to not send their warriors, the chaos would be more monstrous than even Ansem.

"I'm guessing, she's not one to mess with! So what happened to her parents, I'm guessing I must have been gone, or something bad happened to make her so violent." Sora said looking at Kay with worried eyes, he didn't know why, but he hoped Liliana was ok, and that things weren't too bad in her universe. As the boat gently hit the sandy beach of Destiny Island, the boat ride was over, but Sora knew this conversation would return with Mom and Kay.

"Well, we're here! Don't worry Sora, I'll make sure to go slow, and work our way up through the plans, and stories. But finish talking about Liliana, her parents were used in an experiment to create her. She's the reason as to one of the people needed to stop this version of Ansem. I wanted to save this part for after meeting your mom, but our second world is the home of one, Donna Beneveinto, and her doll." Kay declared, gently grabbing Sora's hand, as the teen walked up to his beachside house, giving the door a few knocks, as the door flew open as a flash of pink hair was in front of the teen's face.

"Hi, Mom! I'm home early, and I think we need to talk!" Sora let out, watching his mom's smile, quickly becoming more stern, and serious, her pale blue eyes looking at her son, and the being known as Kingdom Hearts. Claire quickly moved away from the door, moving the deadbolt from the door, allowing the kids to enter, she would have to put the kettle on. Claire knew this day would be bound to happen, it had been ten years since she had aided Aqua and her friends against Xehanort. Everything was too peaceful, even with no sight or mention of the keyblade teens.

"Come on in, I'm guessing if you brought Kingdom Hearts to our doorstep, time travel must have happened, so once I get us some tea, we'll talk about what's going to happen." Claire told the teens as she headed for the kitchen, tonight was gonna be an interesting night, to say the least.