I. Shaken Up

"I do not own Kingdom Hearts, it belongs to Square Enix and Disney."

Prologue

"Admirably done. I knew this was a journey you could make– over the unseen wall that divides darkness and light."

–Xehanort, Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep

[Nobody's P.O.V.]

"Ow…" Victoria mumbled as she stood up and looked around, finding herself in a place with blue rocks and a pink-hued sky with pipes and a set of steps leading to upstairs. "Is this... a dream?" She asked herself as she looked at her clothing. The brunette wore a sleeveless black zip-up hoodie with red accents which was unzipped, revealing a form-fitting dark blue turtleneck with short sleeves with the bottom sides of the sleeve and her sides colored black. On her lower body was a pair of black cargo pants with two zippers to two pockets on both thighs that were outlined in bright green with a pair of black sneakers with dark purple-grey and silver white accents. She also had black tight armbands with black fingerless gloves with a white "x" on the back outlined in silver.

Victoria examined herself before feeling an object around her neck and took it off and examined the object. The object was a necklace with a thin chain that had a small Wayfinder outlined in silver with the insides colored orange with a gold charm on the inside of it that oddly resembled a mix of a heart and cross. "It's a Wayfinder…" She quickly put the charm back on before looking up at the steps. "Then I better check if this is real or not." The brunette nodded to herself before running up the stairs. While she walked up the stairs, she was unaware of something training behind her.

[My P.O.V.]

"Ugh!" I groaned as I closed my eyes and opened them again. I swear, if this isn't a dream, I'm going to pinch myself to wake myself up if that's how it's going to be. "Okay, Vicki, once you get to the top… it'll all be a–" I stopped once I got to the top and saw the broken old castle with the canyon filled with Heartless surrounded by it. "–dream…" I fell into silence and shock as my hand fell down from trying to pinch myself to see if it was real. "It's all real…" I whispered as I looked up at the sky. "Kingdom Hearts… it's all real…" Then I heard something and I quickly spun around and saw three Shadow Heartless. If I recall from 358/2 Days, a Shadow Heartless is one of the many Pureblood Heartless.

"Oh no…" I muttered with wide eyes before breaking into a sprint. Even if I am tired from going up the steps and still unsure about this being all real, I wasn't risking the chance to become a Heartless. Then again, I could probably team up with Axel and– "GAH!" I screamed when I got scratched in the back and rolled down as I tripped on my feet and tried to get back up and laid myself against the blue brick wall. "D-damn it…" I panted as more Shadow Heartless appeared. "I guess… this is it." I closed my eyes as soon as suddenly a white light blinded my vision.

~Timeskip~

"Ow…" I groaned and opened my eyes and saw a faint light in the sky of pure black darkness. "No… I don't want to deal with this." I spoke as I stood up weakly and felt my back and it felt like nothing was there. Suddenly, three objects surrounded me, pointing in different directions as they were highlighted by the light from above. The first one was a sword, the next a shield, and the other a staff. Thinking about it, I walked towards the sword.

Looking at the blade seems to give you strength.

Is strength important?

"Well… I made my choices in the other games… so yes, strength is important because it gives you the heart to protect others." I spoke before grabbing the sword as it then vanished. The others disappeared as suddenly three orbs appeared in their places. The orb where the sword was at floated above a gold-bronze Greek pedestal column. It was colored a pale black, almost grey in color, with black and purple energy swirling around it and inside of it. Inside the orb was red-orange rock fragments that floated around. The next orb, where the staff was, floated on a silver-bronze Greek pedestal column was colored white with grey energy swirling inside and outside of it with a pale green tornado on the inside.

Although, the last orb, the shield, was the one that had my attention. The orb was colored a soft grey-blue, blue and white energy swirling with a ocean crashing around on the inside as the orb floated on a gold-silver pedestal. I walked towards the orb and heard the voice again as I touched it.

The ocean is a symbol of power, strength, life, mystery, hope and truth.

It gives you a desire to protect your love ones.

Are they important?

"My friends and family are important. Without them, what's the point in existing?" I spoke as the orb glowed and faded into a beam of light as I suddenly felt a rush of energy go through me like an ocean wave. A case of stained glass stairs then appeared, leading onto another Station as I sighed and walked up the stairs. Oddly, there was even handrails on the sides which were colored white with a tint of purple to it. Once I reached up to the end of the stairs, the Station was completely white as I walked around it and stopped in the middle of it.

You chose the sword for strength and water for desire.

Now awaken!

The white then shattered as I closed my eyes and covered them with my arms. Once I opened them to see the new image, all I could say was, "Wait… that's… me…?" The stain glass circle was mainly blue, the two outer rings being colored light blue and then a silver blue. The tokens were a pattern of silver Mark of Mastery symbols and the Kingdom Crown inside dark blue circles inside a crystal blue ring. Said ring circled around the picture which depicted a battlefield with black silhouettes of what I think were Keyblades of past Keyblade wielders. Then inside the circle of the battlefield on the top was the circle of people that apparently were the people I had my destiny tied to. Those people were seven people and they are Aqua, Ventus, Sora, Kairi, Riku, Axel, and the center being…

"... Terra?" Confusion decorated my face as it looked like Terra was sleeping, much like how Sora was on Roxas's Station. The picture of the person on the side was me, wearing the same clothing I currently am wearing but in my hand was Terra's Keyblade, Earthshaker, if I recall. Curiosity rose within me as I held my hand in front of me and concentrates before a swirl of blocks and a beam of light appear around my hand before forming Earthshaker. My shock made me almost drop it as did the weight of it. It was big and somewhat heavy, no wonder it was a fitting Keyblade for Terra.

I let out a little groan before lifting up Earthshaker and finally getting a good grip on it before placing it over my shoulder. I'll admit that I stumbled, but then again, this Keyblade was as tall as Ven which is about three inches above my waistline when compared to me. Suddenly, the Station shattered and made me let go of Earthshaker as I fell down with a scream.

~Timeskip~

I gasped loudly as my eyes opened and I quickly sat up and started to panic because I was in a unfamiliar room. "Hey, are you okay?" I heard someone ask as I turned around and jumped in surprise with a squeak. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." She said, giving me a soft smile as I soon calmed down. "It's okay…" I spoke, rubbing the back of my neck while looking down. "Do you know where I am?" I asked while looking back at her. "This is Hollow Bastion, to be specific, this is the house for the Restoration Committee." The woman then placed her hand out as if for me to shake it. "I'm Aerith."

"I'm… Victoria." I said, stopping myself before introducing myself as I then shook Aerith's hand. Now I had to do something, and that something was this– save Kingdom Hearts and find the Wayfinder Trio.

To Be Continued In...

II. Remembrance: Ray of Hope

Authoress's Notes

1. Timeline is around two months before the canon KHII storyline.

2. The outfit colors- red, dark blue, and bright green- represent the Wayfinder Trio- Terra(red), Aqua(dark blue), and Ventus(bright green).