Yup. I know I'm supposed to be working on Trinity Limit – but this idea came to me after playing Final Fantasy X, plus the thought that I hadn't written a transformation fic in a while. So I'll keep progressing as much as I can, cause now I've got a lot of free time on my hands – summer holidays for "Down Unda'" are here. It's a bit rushed, too. I was half-asleep while writing this.

Thank you for reading! Contains references of FFX and a certain aeon. For those who have played FFX, try and guess who it is. Enjoy!

Sora stared upwards at the large lipped edges of the crater that currently surrounded him, his ocean blue eyes taking on a look of wonder and curiosity, as they probed each aspect of his current location. He observed the worn terrain, the cracks trickling down the rocky wall, as he took a step forward, his gaze never averting, not even to realize the presence of his two counterparts walking up behind him.

"Ya right there, Sora?"

The voice managed to snap the Keyblade Master out of his daze, and (though slightly annoyed) he spun around to face the royal mage of Disney Castle, Donald Duck, and the clumsy, yet easygoing captain of the royal knights, Goofy. It was the knight who had spoke, slight concern visible within his tone as he warily observed the area.

Sora gave a soft sigh. And why wouldn't he be? A world neighboring Traverse Town had been entirely eliminated, and some debris had landed around the area of the Third District. Whilst a majority was small, and harmless, some large ones had caused major damage to buildings. One rather large debris had created a deep, gaping crater, and sunk in to what seemed to be the very core of the world itself.

This had concerned the fighters of Traverse Town, drawing in the possibility that if Heartless had hitched a ride upon the chunk of debris, the refuge world would be instantaneously destroyed. To be sure that there was no presence of the fatal enemy, Leon had contacted the trio straight after Sora had sealed the Keyhole within Agrabah.

"We'd like to be sure. People were saying it was strangely coloured, or even glowing. Even if it isn't the Heartless, I'd like you guys to check it out. We've still got Heartless around our territory to worry about."

To Donald, it seemed almost as if the entire idea was nothing of significance to the gunblade-weilder, and he suggested moving on to another worlds, in order to find their King. However, both Sora and Goofy grew increasingly concerned about their friends in Traverse Town, leaving the stubborn mage to reluctantly steer the ship back to the threatened world.

They'd immediately begun investigation upon arriving upon the world, landing their ship in the midst of the Third District. The damage was quite serious, as several shops that formerly surrounded the area were not present, or reduced to piles of wood or concrete. Though there were barely any occupants within the area, it had struck deep concern within all who had heard about the sudden destruction.

At once, Sora had declared going down into the crater to investigate, which had actually left Goofy slightly wary. Only this time, he grew outvoted by the Keyblade Master and the mage, who had abruptly agreed to this decision. The knight was slightly taken aback by this action, though Sora did his best to reassure him.

It wasn't, the knight had told himself as the trio began to skid down the side of the crater, down into the pit where the foreign object had fallen, that he feared that there were any Heartless down there.

It was just…

"Just what?"

When met with this question, Goofy had no idea how to answer. Was it just a bad feeling? Was it simply that, despite his upbeat attitude, that he was in an uneasy mood today?

All thoughts had vanished from his mind, as the knight reached the bottom of the crater, before stopping to catch his breath and staring upwards at the skies of Traverse Town. Dawn was trickling into the navy blue, causing the stars to dim slightly, a slight tinge of orange managing to streak the skies.

Sora had seemed like the most enthusiastic one to explore the area, searching for the alien object, his Keyblade at the ready, whilst Donald kept a lazy eye out for the Heartless, resting his staff upon his shoulder. Though Goofy reluctantly agreed to join the Keyblade Master's search, he remained silent, as they pulled back one blackened rock after another.

It was Donald who had first noticed it, firstly dismissing at as a result of a lack of sleep. However, he began to believe what his very eyes showed him as he spotted the multicolored rock, eerily glowing in the presence of the darkness. Dwindling light consumed it, small… ("Fireflies?" The mage thought.) … levitated around it. Donald had notified everybody instantly about the unusual object. Sora had come dashing forth, boyish curiosity taking over his actions.

Goofy remembered the action quite well. The optimism, the carefree youth the Keyblade Master displayed seemed almost endless. There had barely been a time when he'd seen it absent, or forced.

But it was here when the knight suddenly panicked, as the carefree curiosity pushed too far. As Sora slowly began to reach out towards the mysterious object. As his finger caressed the trail of one of the "fireflies" As his face suddenly fell, as a whisper fell straight through the minds of the Trinity. Though it was at that moment, as soon as that voice had spoken… that it happened.

"Don't cry."

Sora rose abruptly, eyes wide, as he stumbled back, facing the glowing stone. He traded gazes with his two friends, equally as alarmed, both bringing up their weapons into a defensive position. As the Keyblade Master focused upon the object, he began to realize that it was glowing far brighter than it had since he'd previously laid eyes upon the stone. The "fireflies" were seemingly moaning, encircling the object at a faster rate, far tenser.

Donald pointed his staff at it, preparing a Firaga spell to launch at the seemingly hostile force, though far too slow to stop a sudden surge of energy bursting forth from the stone, the fireflies howling, lunging towards the young Keyblade Master. Sora only managed a panicked cry and a sudden stumble back before the mass of energy plunged directly into his chest.

A hot rush of energy flooded throughout his body and he let out a pained gasp, as the multicolored mass of light that formerly consumed the stone covered him entirely. Dizziness followed the hot rush, and he collapsed to his knees, wrapping his arms around him. His eyes were shut, tightly, his head throbbing.

Goofy caught sight of his friend cringing in pain and he abruptly rushed forth in panic, only to be repelled back by the energy mass, lashing out at the knight and throwing him a good few meters back. The same whisper from earlier rushed throughout his mind.

"Help him, will you?"

The knight shook the voice out of his head and rose, only now realizing something terrifying happening to his young friend. Donald rapidly blasted fireballs at the energy mass encasing the boy in panic, catching sight of the occurrences upon the pained Sora's body.

Patterns were developing upon his skin, glowing as they progressed up his arms. The Keyblade Master caught sight of them, letting out a small cry of surprise, though pain quickly mixed in as he felt his bones and muscles strain, as if they were lengthening. The light was increasingly brightening, the boy becoming blind to his surroundings. He cringed greatly as something burst out of his back, causing him to choke back his tears, as the whisper once again fell through his mind.

"Don't cry."

Sora croaked out a "Who - ?" before the dizziness returned, now stronger than ever and he struggled to rise. Though blind to his surroundings, he could still hear Donald and Goofy yelling out to him. He tried to reply, but all that emerged was a small croak. The dizziness and pain were so great; his very voice had been robbed from him.

He tried to stumble forward, only to find himself tripping over his feet. It was a shock for the Keyblade Master – they seemed far too big from what he was used to. He let out a surprised cry, and collapsed once again upon the blackened rock, flinging an arm out to try and steady himself. His mind was numb, as well as his body, but he felt so strange. He'd never felt like this before… His body seemed so alien to him, in a way. His arms seemed to be steadily growing weaker…

A wave of heat overtook him, and the energy disintegrated around him. Though the light had vanished, Sora's eyesight was still quite poor. His body felt so frail, he couldn't stand up at all, though he managed to slowly put the pieces together. That last wave of heat was obviously a Firaga attack. Donald must have broken through the energy, though the Keyblade Master's status never seemed to improve.

He choked out a soft, "What's… happening…?" as he felt the darkness begin to overtake him. Trying to shake away the drowsiness, he again tried to stand. But his unusually large feet caused him to stumble, slightly, before his frail legs caused his knees to collapse. He kept shaking his head, softly croaking out "You guys… what's going on…?"before his eyes finally slid closed, his mind sinking into the depths of unconsciousness.

Goofy rushed forward to catch his friend from falling, though was horrified of what the light had revealed as soon as Donald had caused it to subside. Reddish, purple feathery patterns were visible all over Sora's body, talons had torn through his yellow shoes, and they had seemingly melted into his now-scaly feet. Two jagged wings had burst from his back, and as soon as the Keyblade Master had fallen forward, his arms had melted into them. The tips of his hair were staining red, the brown fading away. And the sides of Sora's face had hardened like stone, taking on a whitish, grayish color, whilst jagged, yellow patterns were beginning to adorn his face.

Donald approached the knight's side, his heart thudding as he laid his eyes upon the horrific scene. Despite the oddities already present upon the teenager's body, more were appearing, or at least developing. Sora's facial features were lengthening, hardening as they did so, whilst something somewhat like a feathery tail was emerging from the Keyblade Master's lower spine. Through all of this, his clothes seemed to be melting into his skin, the teenager cringing in his sleep as the transformation progressed.

Goofy slowly lay the half-changed boy onto his side, withdrawing from Sora reluctantly, his eyes tracing the damage that had already been done, whispering a soft "Gawrsh…" as the boy's features grew more inhuman. Donald sat by his side, watching the entire spectacle, fury and concern bubbling within the mage's mind, before it melted into resignation, and he looked over at the solemn knight.

"What do we do, now?" He whispered, his gaze switching back to the boy, feeling quite helpless about the whole situation. Goofy's reply only enforced that feeling, and the mage's head hung, his eyes closing.

"We wait… and hope it'll turn out okay…"

Throughout all of dawn, the duo watched over their suffering friend, until the transformation was complete.

A soft moan emerged from Sora's mouth, as he finally felt the dizziness subside from his body, releasing him from the depths of unconsciousness. His eyes reopened, his vision sore and blurred, blinking a few times to clear. The first thing he saw were Donald and Goofy, lying beside him, sprawled out and snoring, seemingly exhausted.

The Keyblade Master's gaze softened and he began his attempt in standing up, once again. But although the dizziness and pain had left him, Sora realized several aspects of his body that suddenly seemed foreign to him. He had used his arm – or what he thought was his arm – to steady himself upwards, but upon realizing that his eyesight, once it had cleared, seemed far different… a tinge of yellow layered over his usual vision.

But also, he felt new features upon him, things entirely alien to the boy. For one, his "arm" not only did feel quite strange, but there were new nerves among him. He couldn't feel his clothes, though some form of warmth seemed to cover his body.

His heart was thudding rapidly, now, in panic. Swallowing, he tried to gather his thoughts, his memories. The pain, the inhuman characteristics that had been hurled upon him the previous night resurfaced within his mind. He was afraid to look down at what he had previously assumed was his arm.

He was afraid to see what he had become.

Sora closed his eyes, and took in a deep breath, before finally gaining the courage to glance downwards. No. No arm. A wing. A lightly feathered, tan-colored wing, with a largely-linked, golden chain lowering down from his shoulder to its tip.

At least three seconds passed with the former boy taking in the sight, his panic rising. Then, he let out a loud screech of fright, immediately waking his two friends from their troubled slumber. Goofy recovered first, standing up to see the Keyblade Master fully transformed. Sora had turned into what seemed like some sort of phoenix, its face plated in a smooth style, originating from the very tip of his beak, to where his hair was situated. Or what seemed like his hair. It was far more feathery, and now a bright red. The jagged patterns still remained upon the former boy's shocked face, though upon it were a pair of brightly glowing yellow eyes.

The jagged wings were still present from the night before, though one thing was clear, Sora had grown to nearly twice his size through the transformation. He slightly towered over Donald and Goofy, though only now, he didn't seem to use this fact for his advantage. Instead, he grew extremely panicked, stumbling back, straight into the wall of the crater, crying out.

"What happened! What's going on!"

The knight bit his lip, taking a step forward, trying to motion the highly uneasy Keyblade Master to calm down, though he seemed far too deep within the chaos of his mind to take in any sort of advice. Sora just kept screeching, like a bird of prey, though his normal, yet panicked voice was layered over it.

"How did this happen! How am I gonna seal the Keyholes! You guys, what happened!"

"Sora! Cut it out! Just, calm down!" Donald yelled over to him, the mage's irritation rising abruptly after listening to the former boy's panicked cries, and he wasn't about to listen to a fit straight after the spectacle. Goofy was growing more concerned by the second, trying to yell some sense into the young Keyblade master, who refused to listen, flapping his wings in panic, and even slightly levitating off the ground by the force of them.

Finally, the mage could stand it no longer. He took a step forward and raised his staff, issuing a Graviga spell. Sora was slammed down upon the blackened ground with a loud cry, cringing in mild pain. The bright yellow from his eyes vanished, revealing the normal ocean blue. He inhaled slightly, as if attempting to calm himself, his eyes sliding closed as he tried to regain a hold of himself. Something had stirred within him. That panic. It… wasn't himself. It didn't come from him…

But… the creature?

"Quit screamin' like that, Sora! You're givin' me a friggin' headache!" Donald yelled at him. "What the heck came over ya! You almost blew away, kid!"

The Keyblade Master shakily rose, the blue orbs rising up to face the duo. Looking into them, both the mage and the knight caught sight of the human qualities that their friend had had even previously. The same bright blue orbs, filled with emotion, rather than a blind rage, like before. Basically, it was the only characteristic that seemed to remain of Sora's humanity, though if they focused harder, his crown pendant still remained upon his chest, fastened to the chain necklace.

"I'm sorry…" He whispered shakily. "I don't know what happened…" The teenager had grown calm, though he seemed deeply uneasy, as he finally managed to stand for the first time since his transformation. He swayed a little, unsteady, but he regained his footing and stared down at his two friends.

"Least you've still got your voice." Donald said, rubbing his ear in irritation, crossing his arms soon after. "Time out – what the heck happened to ya!"

Sora slowly shook his head, before perking up and spinning around, his gaze searching for the rock. But the mysterious glow was absent, the moans of the fireflies no longer droning through his ears as they formerly had. He gave a soft sigh, which sounded slightly like a faded whistle, his gaze remaining upon the area where the strange energy had previously been situated. Goofy must had thought along those lines, because he let out a groan upon looking at the site.

"It's gone…"

Donald stared downwards, his stubborn expression melting into concern.

"What the heck was that thing? Sure wasn't a Heartless…" He added, recalling the immense amount of energy from earlier. "… but what could pull off somethin' like this? I mean, this is a full-blown transformation we're talkin' about! And Sora's still gotta seal off the Keyholes!"

Goofy inhaled, trying to bring himself together, before asking the other two.

"Lessee… how did this happen? I mean, right after Sora touched the stone; there was this voice, right? Ahyuck, you guys heard it?"

"It kept coming back to me." The former human said, softly, stumbling as he lost his balance, briefly. "Every time the changes hurt real bad, so bad that I wanted to break down, that voice… just kept telling me the same thing, over and over."

Goofy blinked. "Told ya what?"

Sora looked down, as if slightly embarrassed of speaking up.

"Told me… not to cry. It was the strangest thing. It kept telling me, every time I felt like bursting into tears, when it hurt so badly. And what really scared me… was that I listened. I didn't cry. But I kinda felt like…that I could actually trust that voice. Before, when I first touched the stone, I was scared of that voice. But while I was transforming, I began to trust it, more and more. It kept speaking, and I kept listening. I didn't know what was going on… until it asked me a weird question. It just told me to leave with it. Leave you guys. That's what made me snap out of it. It's what made me wake up."

Sora shook his head, the chain swaying back and forth as he did so.

"My mind's gone…strange. I mean, I think I've changed… Like when I reacted, back then. I don't think it was me."

"It might be because you're like this." Donald muttered. "First off, we gotta find out what, and how this all happened, plus, what the heck you are." The mage added, studying the Keyblade Master's new form.

Goofy scratched his head; deep in thought, when he looked up at the sides of the crater they were currently situated. Sora followed his gaze, staring upwards, his ocean blue eyes filling with curiosity and wonder. He observed the worn terrain, the cracks trickling down the rocky wall, as he took a step forward, his gaze never averting, not even to realize the presence the knight turning to the Keyblade Master.

"Sora?"

The former human jerked out of his trance, snapping out of his gaze to face Goofy, who seemed slightly taken aback by the action, though a warm smile suddenly overtook his features.

Sora blinked. "What?"

The knight's smile burst out into a friendly laugh, as Donald suggested heading over to Merlin's house to seek advice. What the Keyblade Master heard from Goofy made him burst out into relieved laughter.

"Naw, Sora! Ya haven't changed a bit!"

Strange intro, but I like it. For those who've never played FFX, type in "Valefor" in the images section of Google, okay? That's what he looks like, only with blue eyes.

I will try updating both these stories as soon as possible!

Thank you for reading!

NettikGirl