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Nothing but darkness... I couldn't see or feel anything. I looked to the side of me when I heard a whimper. It sounded like a moan. A dark figure curled into the fetal position. Its golden eyes glowed through their closed lids and floated in the darkness a couple yards away from me. It's eyes were the only reason I could see it. There was a bright light that shined on the creature as it's cries for help could be heard. I cringed away from the light a little myself. At first it attempted to shield itself from the light, but then it embraced it. It reached it's hand towards the beam of light raining down on it. All of a sudden, the darkness that swelled around it melted away to reveal...me...

It was like I was watching a movie. I watched as a young version of myself in a dress playing with two chipmunks and a dog in a gigantic dog barked as I tagged him.

"C'mon,Pluto!You gotta catch one of us!" I said as I laughed, holding my dress by the skirt up so I wouldn't trip on it.

The two chipmunks and I ran away from the orange dog, laughing. I stopped when I heard someone clear their throat. When I turned around, a lady mouse in a dress with a crown was there tapping her foot with her hands at her waist.

"Uh-oh..." the younger me said.

"Uh-oh is right,young lady. What did I tell you about playing in the castle while you're supposed to be receiving lessons?" the lady mouse said.

I looked at the floor with my hands behind my back, swaying back and forth a little.

"That it's very bad because I won't learn anything about being a princess." I answered.

"That's right, now why would you do it if you know it's not good for you?" the lady mouse questioned.

Another mouse came from the doors behind the mouse in front of me. This one was a male.

"Oh, she's just a kid, let 'er play if she wants to. She can have her lessons later. That little brain of her's will absorb anything like a sponge." the other mouse said as he ruffled my hair.

I giggled.

"Can I, Minnie? Please?" I asked, my eyes glowing like stars.

The female mouse, Minnie, sighed and then smiled.

"Alright, go ahead." She answered.

"YAY!" I exclaimed.

"But only if you promise to come up for your lessons after you play." Minnie said.

"Okay!" I answered with a smile.

It was a fair trade. I watched as Minnie walked back into her quarters. Then I turned to the remaining mouse.

"Do you wanna play tag with us, Uncle Mickey?!" I asked the male mouse.

"Sorry, kiddo. I've got a lot of work to do in the office." He answered.

The two chipmunks beside me looked down in dismay.

"Can't you stop for five minutes?" I asked.

The mouse that I called "Uncle Mickey" laughed.

"I wish I could, kid. I wish I could. Unlike you, I can't put my work off until later. Now go, run along." He said, ruffling my hair again.

"Okay... Will you play with us later, Uncle Mickey?" I said, after reluctantly turning around.

"You can count on it." Mickey said with a wink.

flash

Now I was older. I watched as a boy with spikey blonde hair stood next to me.

I smiled at and him. Both of us were in long black trench coats. As I watched, I started to wonder. I was perplexed as to why the boy looked so familiar to me even though I was with him already. It was if he looked like someone else that I had known in the past...

"Xan... whatever happens, you know I'll still love you, right?" the boy said.

"Yeah... Roxas, I have to come with you!" I exclaimed, grabbing his hands.

"No, Xan...you can't. I'm doing this because I'm no-"

"I know you're not coming back! That's why I want to go with you! You don't expect me to just sit here, while you leave and die do you?!" I interrupted.

flash

All of a sudden, I was younger again. In the last segment, I was about sixteen or seventeen. Now I looked to be about thirteen.

I was on some sort of tropical island. I was on the beach, leaning over a boy with brown spikey hair who was sleeping on the sand. He opened his eyes shortly and yawned. He saw me when he laid down to go back to sleep and jumped up.

"Whoa!" He exclaimed

He got on his knees, facing me once he saw me. I laughed.

"Gimme a break, Zanna!" the boy said.

Zanna... is that what my name was? I wasn't sure of anything at the moment as I played spectator to the scene in front of me.

"Sora, you lazy bum. I knew that I'd find you snoozing down here." I said with my hands at my waist.

"No, this huge, black THING swallowed me up! I couldn't breathe. I couldn't-Ow!" Sora began.

He interrupted himself by clutching his head.

"Are you still dreaming?" I asked.

"It wasn't a dream... or was it? I don't was that place? So bizarre..." he began again.

"Yeah, sure..." I said as I walked towards the shore.

I thought it was another excuse just to sleep on the beach.

"Say Zanna, was your hometown like? You know,where you grew up?

"I told you before. I don't remember." I said, staring out at the crystal clear water that shined a brilliant turquoise.

"Nothing at all?" Sora asked.

"Nothing." I replied.

"You ever wanna go back?"

"Hm... Well, I'm happy here." I said.

"Really..." Sora said in disbelief.

"But, you know... I wouldn't mind going to see it." I answered.

"I'd like to see it, along with any other worlds out there. I wanna see 'em all!" Sora added.

"So what're we waiting for?!" I asked.

"Hey!" Someone called from behind us.

We turned around to see a boy with long silver hair, holding a log.

"Aren't you guys forgetting about me?" the boy asked.

"Hey, Riku." I said.

"So... I guess I'm the only one working on the raft." the boy, "Riku", said.

He tossed the log to Sora, who was still sitting down as he walked over to me. I laughed.

"And you're just as lazy as he is!" he said to me.

I giggled.

"So you noticed. Okay, we'll finish it together! I'll race you." I said as Riku sat down beside Sora.

"Huh?" Sora said.

It sounded like he was a little upset that he had to get up.

"What, are you kidding?" Riku said.

"Ready, GO!" I said.

Sora and Riku glanced at each other and then jolted up, running. I dashed to catch up to them, so the three of us were head to head.

flash

It was the same setting as before, the island. I watched as my thirteen year old self was with Sora and Riku on a bent tree on a small island, connected to the bigger one.

The tree was weird and bore star shaped fruit. Riku was standing with his arms crossed on his chest and his back leaning against the tree trunk while me and Sora sat down on it. The three of us were watching the sunset.
"So, Zanna's home is out there somewhere, right?" Sora asked, his eyes still locked on the sunset.
"Could be. We'll never know by staying here." Riku answered.
"But, how far could a raft take us?" Sora questioned.
"Who knows? If we have to, we'll think of something else." Riku replied.
"So... suppose you get to another world. What would you do there?" I asked.
"Hm... Well, I really haven't thought about it. It's just... I've always wondered why we're here, on this island. If there are any other worlds out there, why did we end up on this one? And suppose there are other worlds... Then ours is just a little piece of something much greater. So, we could've just as easily ended up somewhere else, right?" Riku said. I was intrigued by his thoughts, though Sora didn't seem to be very interested.
"I don't know." Sora said as he layed back on the tree with his arms behind his head.
"That's why we need to go out there and find out. Just sitting here won't change a thing. It's the same old stuff. So let's go." Riku said. I looked at him. He had walked to the edge of the small island and was staring at the setting sun.
"You've been thinking a lot lately, haven't you?" I asked. He turned around and looked back at me.
"Thanks to you. If you hadn't come here, I probably never would've thought of any of this... Zanna, thanks." he said.
I laughed a little. "Your welcome." I replied.

flash

I guess it was the next day. I was still watching myself with the two other boys on the island.

Sora and I were sitting on the dock, watching the sunset.
"You know, Riku has changed." I said.
"What do you mean?" Sora asked.
"Well..." I started. I stopped myself, pausing to gather my thoughts. I was thinking of whether or not I should tell Sora what I thought.
"You okay?" he asked after I didn't answer for a while.
"Sora, let's take the raft and go -just the two of us!" I exclaimed.
"Huh?!" Sora said, confused. I laughed.
"Just kidding!" I said.
"What's gotten into you? You're the one that's changed, Zanna." Sora replied.
"Maybe... You know, I was a little scared at first, but now I'm ready. No matter where I go, or what I see, I know I can always come back here. Right?" I said.
"Yeah, of course." Sora said without a second thought.
"That's good... Sora, don't ever change."
"Huh?"
I stood up. "I just can't wait... Once we set sail, it'll be great." I said.

flash

Still on the island. The other segments that I had seen were just mere flashes. Why was this one so long? Was this segment really that important to see?

I was in the Secret Place... behind me was a man. I couldn't see what he looked like because a hood covered his face.

"Who are you?! Why are you here?!" I asked, now in an alarmed state.

"You... You are the key..." the man said.

"What are you talking about?!" I yelled.

"The Princess... the heart of all hearts... You are the chosen one of the Soul Caliber and the one who has the heart of all of all of them, yours is the most important." he continued.

"What are you-" I stopped talking.

All of a sudden the man disappeared into a black hole that appeared below his same hole appeared in front of me, but before I could get anywhere, he reappeared and grabbed my wrist.

"Let go of me!" I yelled as I struggled to get away from him. It was no use.

"Your heart is the key to the door... without it, all the worlds will stay separated." he said.

flash

I was still in the Secret Place... It felt like I had lost my emotions and I was extremely extremely tired. The man who I saw in the cave was no longer there. I turned around and saw a strange looking door. I gazed at a while until I heard someone call for me. It was Sora.

"Zanna!" He shouted.

I turned around and looked at him. My vision was blurry, and it took a lot of strength to do things.

"Sora..." I said, barely above a whisper.

I reached out to him and the strange door opened, blowing a huge gust of wind that swept me off my feet. I flew towards Sora, and he extended his arms out to catch me, but I went right through him, disappearing...

flash

This time the flash was longer... Now it was just like static on a television. There was a voice that could be heard in the background. It sounded like a computer.

"Restoration at 6%" it said.

DiZ stoood in front of the computer with the hooded man behind him.

"NAMINE! COME HERE!" he shouted.

A girl with long blonde hair in a white dress walked inside of the room.

"Yes?" she asked.

"Why did she have that memory!? I told you to only restore her memories of Sora and the ones I selected of the King!" he yelled, outraged.

"I'm sorry, I don't know what-" Namine began. She was interrupted by DiZ once again.

"She cannot know of what she did in the organization!" he said.

"I don't know what happened. It just forced itself into the dream!I-"

DiZ sighed. "Don't let anymore unwanted memories through..." he said.