Back in Traverse Town, Donald and Goofy walk down the Alleyway in the Second District,
having no luck in their search. The dim light complements the empty atmosphere
Goofy: Gawrsh, there’s nobody here. Sure is spooky!
Donald: Aw, phooey. I’m not scared.
He feels a tap on his shoulder and screams, leaping into the air and hanging onto
Goofy’s back, shivering
??????: Excuse me. Did the king send you?
At the mention of the King, Donald stops shaking and the two of them turn to see a
young woman with flowing brown hair tied in a bow. She wears a long pink dress and brown
boots. She smiles at the two of them. Soon after, Sora is starting to wake up
Kairi: Come on, lazy bum. Wake up.
Sora shakes his head and opens his eyes. He looks up to see Kairi peering down at him
on the bed
Kairi: You okay?
Sora: I guess...
Kairi: Those creatures that attacked you are after the Keyblade. But
it’s your heart they really want, because you wield the Keyblade.
Sora: I’m so glad that you’re okay, Kairi.
Kairi: Kairi? Who are you talking about?
Kairi’s voice changes
??????: I’m the great ninja Yuffie.
Sora: Huh?
Sora’s world flashes and the dark-haired girl from earlier appears in Kairi’s place,
bending over him
Yuffie: I think you might’ve overdone it, Squall.
The tall man from before walks into the green room
Leon: That’s Leon.
Sora sees the Keyblade leaning against the wall
Sora: The Keyblade...
Yuffie: Yeah, we had to get it away from you to shake off those
creatures. It turns out that’s how they were tracking you.
Leon (crossing his arms): It was the only way to conceal
your heart from them. But it won’t work for long.
Sora sits on the bed, staring down at the floor
Leon: Still hard to believe that you of all people are the chosen
one.
Leon picks up the Keyblade and swings it in the air. It flashes out of his hand and
back into Sora’s. Leon walks over to him
Leon: Well, I suppose beggars can’t be choosers.
Sora: Why don’t you start making sense! What’s going on here?
At this point in time, Aerith has led Donald and Goofy to the adjacent red room
Aerith: Okay, you know there are many other worlds out there besides
your castle and this town, right?
Donald: Yeah.
Goofy: But they’re supposed to be a secret.
He covers his mouth
Aerith: They’ve been secret because they’ve never been connected.
Until now.
Her thoughts drift to nearly a decade earlier
Aerith: When the Heartless came, everything changed.
Sora: The Heartless?
Yuffie: The ones who attacked you, you remember?
Leon: Those without hearts.
Yuffie: The darkness in people’s hearts—that’s what attracts
them.
Leon: And there is darkness within every heart.
Yuffie looks toward Sora
Yuffie: Hey, have you heard of someone named Ansem?
Goofy: Ansem?
He places a hand to his chin
Aerith: He was studying the Heartless. He recorded all of his
findings in a very detailed report.
Donald crosses his arms and taps his foot on the wood floor
Goofy: Gawrsh, uh, can we see it?
Aerith (shaking her head): It’s pages are scattered everywhere.
Donald: Scattered?
Donald stops tapping
Aerith: To many worlds.
Goofy: Oh, then maybe the king went to find ‘em.
He slams a fist down into his hand and Donald nods
Aerith: Yes, those were my thoughts exactly.
Goofy: We’ve gotta find him quick!
Donald: Wait!
He looks over, and pulls the screen down towards him
Donald: First, we need that key!
Aerith: That’s right. The Keyblade.
Sora: So...this is the key?
Sora holds up the Keyblade
Yuffie (nodding): Exactly!
Leon: The Heartless have great fear of the Keyblade.
He walks over to the door
Leon: That’s why they’ll keep coming after you no matter what.
Sora: Well, I didn’t ask for this.
Yuffie: The Keyblade chooses its master. And it chose you.
Leon: So tough luck.
He leans against the door
Sora: How did all this happen? I remember being in my room...
He gasps sharply, standing up and looking to them frantically
Sora: Wait a minute! What happened to my home? My island? Riku!
Kairi!
Leon: You know what? I really don’t know.