Summary: Story takes place nearly 200 years after KH series. Everyone is reborn with no memories about their past lives or previous connections. The worlds are connected, but at peace, but will the heroes have to leave their new, simple lives and rise again to save the worlds from destruction?

By the way…I know the teams name sucks, but…well, living in as simple a place as I do, these names are quite common! Well, not counting the town names of course. Anyway, we'll have to see if I continue it, depending on what you all think!

Chapter 1:

Have you ever met someone that seemed so familiar, but you just know you've never met them before? Well, that's just how Roxas felt as he stared up into deep green eyes, currently framed by fiery red hair.

How had he come across this familiar man? It would be simple enough to explain, but let us be a bit more detailed than that, hmm? As most stories go, it all started that morning…

Roxas' POV

"Roxas! You're gonna make us late!" I groaned as Sora, my older brother by mere minutes, shook me awake. Reluctantly, I opened my eyes and turned to look at my alarm clock that I was positive hadn't gone off yet.

"Sora! Practice doesn't start until ten! It's seven!" A whine came from across the room, one which could easily be confused for my own. I snickered when the youngest of our trio, Ven, chucked a pillow at Sora's head, easily hitting his target. Such is the love between triplets, huh?

Maybe I should explain before you all get bored and click out? Well, today was our first baseball game against the famed Twilight Town Terrors. They have never lost a game; until today that is! My brothers and I were playing this year, and we would put an end to their winning streak!

We each have our own little talents to contribute, but when put together, we are unbeatable. We're naturals, per say. Ven's fast, simple as that. He could hit what should be a single and make it to third before you can blink. Believe it or not, I'm not exaggerating. It was purely unnatural.

Sora was great all around, but what really stood out was his batting. He was a strong hitter and had great aim when the ball came at him. From what I can remember, Sora's never missed.

I'm a good batter too, though; I'm not fast like Ven is. Actually, I'm the slowest. But as a pitcher, I can pitch left or right handed, which is useful when one of my arms are tired or when I just want to mess up the batter. I can also bat the same way I pitch; left or right. It's a great talent when I'm up against a pitcher who can only throw one way.

We were the three least likely to make the team, but now we were like heroes, making our rise to fame together. But anyway, back to where we were…

"Come on you two, this is Twilight Town we're talking about! We have to win! Everyone's counting on us!" Sora put his hands on his hips and puffed out his chest in a heroic manner, (Yes, a Zack Fair type thing!) which made Ven giggle. I smiled to myself, though I pulled the blanket over my head stubbornly. I loved my brothers. Sora's enthusiastic, hyper personality (adorable) and Ven's innocent, childish personality (also adorable) made dealing with them worthwhile.

"So what? That doesn't mean we have to get up two hours early!" I mumbled, groaning again when I felt the brunette jump on me.

"Well, I was thinking we could go have some breakfast, then go to the field early for our own, short practice." Once the mention of food came about, I could hear Ven up and digging through his drawers.

"Hurry up Roxas! We don't have long to eat!" I chuckled at the childish excitement that was purely Ven.

"Okay, okay!" I rolled my eyes and pulled the blanket off my head, feigning annoyance. "Honestly, we have until ten, Ven. You'll have plenty of time to eat and we'll have plenty of time for Sora's extra practice session."

"Hehe…ten and Ven rhyme." I raised a blond eyebrow at Sora's random discovery and shook my head. And to think, he was the oldest?

"Riiight. Anyway, let me get my shower and get dressed. Then we can go eat and practice and whatever else the two of you want to do before the game." The two reluctantly agreed and I set out to get shower, never expecting things to play out the way they were eventually going to.

* * *

We all sat in the dugout, readying ourselves for one of the coach's prep speeches. This would probably be the hardest game of our 'career' if it could even be called such. Twilight Town's team, much like our own, had three star players that our coach warned us about. There was their pitcher, a man by the name of Terra, who pitched hard, fast, and accurately. It was rare that a batter ever hit off of him. He was a power house batter too, that was for sure.

Next we heard of a boy only a year older than us, who went by the name, Riku. He was the first baseman, notorious for never letting a runner get by him, so long as the ball was headed in his direction. He was fast, he was agile, and he was damn near perfect as a first baseman. Though, with Ven's speed and Sora's awesome hits, I had no doubt we would see little of him in terms of stopping our runners.

Lastly, there was the catcher. A man named…Axel. It was the strangest thing, when the name left the coach's mouth, I felt my heart speed up and my head throbbed dully. I swore I heard that name before. I took a deep breath and shrugged the strange feeling off; I'd probably read it in the newspaper, or heard it mentioned on the news. Moving on, Axel was just…an awesome catcher. He managed to catch every pitch thrown by Terra, no matter how hard or how off. With his arm, he could easily throw the ball to any position, including into the outfield, though there was really no reason they'd do that. His throws were accurate for the most part, but there were two reports of his throws hitting the runner in the head, effectively knocking them out despite the helmet they wore. Ironically enough, the two runners that had been hit had been taunting him earlier in the game while he was batting.

"Those three are the main backbone to their team, got it?" The coach crossed his arms and looked over Ven, Sora, and I. "We're gonna be counting on you boys. And Roxas," he looked at me seriously. "You have to be careful when you pitch. If you're too good for them to hit off of, the coach will play dirty and have his boys do whatever they can to get you off the field. When you bat, make sure you don't get hit. Got it?" I nodded quickly and scowled. To play like that was just…so low. "Sora, Ven that goes for the two of you too. They'll do whatever they can to win."

I saw Sora huff beside me. "These guys sound like a bunch of jerks! The ump lets them get away with it?" I nodded slowly in agreement. Maybe Twilight Town's coach paid the umps to call in his favor…? I glanced towards the ump that would be calling our game and smiled.

If that were the case, I knew we had nothing to worry about. The umpire for this game was a man by the name of Cloud Strife, a stoic man who rarely showed emotion. My brothers and I knew better though. He was a family friend, a truly caring man. Even then, he always called a fair game, siding with no team on the field.

"Don't worry about it. I'll run circles around them!" Ven grinned, raising his fist into the air, not seeming to mind when his fist collided with my head. The coach smirked and ruffled Ven's hair.

"I know ya will kid. Well, there they are." Our entire team stood and peeked through the dugout to watch as the Gummi Ship that brought the other team from their world landed in the lot nearby. It still amazed me how there were hundreds of worlds out there, all of which we could travel to.

Our opponents began to shuffle off the ship, some looking around curiously while others snickered cockily. Compared to Twilight Town, we were just a little island in the middle of nowhere, which is exactly what we were. It was still an awesome place though.

Under their coach's close watch they began to stretch in perfect unison. "They seem so disciplined. I wonder how their coach trains them to be like that?" I mumbled thoughtfully, stepping out of the dugout, followed soon by Sora and Ven.

Ven pointed towards a big, brown haired man who was warming up his arm to pitch. "T-That must be Terra," he murmured, clearing his throat to hide the stutter.

"Intimidated?" Sora teased, shoving Ven playfully. Ven scowled and crossed his arms. "And there's the infamous catcher. He seems kind of…scrawny to be a catcher."

I agreed. His body was thin, holding a girlish curve to it, and long, red hair poked out from the back of his face mask. I felt my stomach drop slightly when I realized I couldn't see his face. "They don't look that great," I lied. Anything to boost morale.

"Are you kidding?" Ven gripped my arm and shook me roughly, wincing at the loud "SNAP!" that echoed through the air when Terra's pitch hit Axel's glove. "Can you imagine how much damage that he could do if he hit someone with that ball? A bruise would be the least of your worries! He could probably snap a bone!"

"I could hit off him," Sora mumbled, lifting a bat from the rack nearby. He took a stance across from Terra, as if he were up to bat, and swung with perfect timing. I clapped mockingly as Sora mock bowed. "No problem!"

"I'd like to see you actually hit off of him." We turned to meet their coach, a large man with short black hair. He. Was. Huge. He towered high above us and I could hear Ven swallow nervously at the sight of him. His brown eyes examined us before he snorted. "You three don't stand a chance. You're all so small."

"We'll see if you think so once we win." I was notorious for having a temper and cocky when it came to things like this. If there was one thing I could say I truly hated, it was being underestimated due to size.

"No badgering the other players." Cloud narrowed his eyes at the other coach and I smirked. That was as close to choosing sides as he'd get. The other coach scowled, but moved back to the opposite dugout. I felt Cloud's fingers lightly ruffle my hair.

"Be good Roxas. We don't need any incidents, okay?" I smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of my head.

"Okay Cloud. So, can we get this game started?

* * *

I panted quietly and wiped the sweat off my brow. It was the last inning, one to zero. We were…losing. But this set up was perfect! We only had one out, Sora was on third, I had hit the ball just far enough to insure I made it to first, and Ven was up to bat. All he had to do was hit the ball into the outfield, and at the very least Sora could make it to home which would tie us up.

I could see Terra rub his shoulder lightly, wincing lightly, but he began to wind up anyway. Sora had accidentally clipped him when he hit the ball last which had visibly slowed down the older pitcher's pitches. It was a discreet blessing for us, but we weren't done yet.

The ball hit Axel's glove with a loud snap; Cloud called a ball. Ven stepped back from the plate and glanced between Sora and I. He was visibly nervous, his hands gripping the bat tighter than usual and his face slightly pale. I gave him a reassuring smile while Sora flashed him a thumbs up.

"The three of you are close, huh?" I glanced at the first baseman, Riku, if I remembered. He was crouched low, watching Terra and Ven closely.

"Uh, yeah," I mumbled, looking at him suspiciously. If he was trying to distract me, I wouldn't let it work! But instead of continuing the conversation, he only nodded. Well, I guess not everyone on this team was a complete jerk.

Terra sighed to relax himself and rolled the ball in his hand. Everything had gotten so quiet, I noticed. The brunette wound up once more, but as he went to throw the ball, a loud bang resounded, startling us all. Terra's arm slipped and the ball went off its course. My eyes widened as the ball make its familiar snap, but this time, it was followed by a crack; Ven went down, dropping the bat and throwing his hands over his nose.

"Time out!" Cloud called, kneeling next to Ven. Sora and I looked at each other worriedly and ran to our youngest brother's side.

"Let me see it Ven," I cooed soothingly, moving Ven's hands from his nose, wincing at the blood that seeped towards his open lips. "Okay…um, here." I snatched the cloth that Cloud handed me and began to lightly dab the blood away.

"What was that noise anyway?" Sora placed a hand on Ven's shoulder. "That wasn't normal…"

As if to prove his point, screams split through the air; it was chaos! I could see players from both teams running away from the field, staring up at the sky in terror. I followed their gazes and my eyes widened. I saw a black, clawed hand reaching towards us, glowing yellow eyes peering down at us emotionlessly.(1)

"W-What…is THAT!?" I heard Sora cry out and cling to both Ven and I nervously. I could hear Cloud's voice, yelling for us to move, but…

Suddenly, I hit the ground hard, wincing as a weight settled over top of me. I could faintly hear Sora and Ven cry out indignantly, but the sound of my heart pounding in my ears drowned them out. My eyes opened slowly and I stared up, meeting deep green that made my breath hitch in my throat.

And that's where we started. Those green eyes looking into mine worriedly, hands slowly pulling me up so that we could get away from the dark beast that stared after us, but didn't bother giving chase. I tore my gaze away from his to look around, relieved when I saw Sora and Ven already with the group of quaking people, safe from the monster behind us.

Even as we watched as the creature disappeared into a wisp of shadows, all I could think about were those familiar, green eyes…

(1) It was the Darkside Heartless!

No, I don't see them playing baseball or anything, but they're supposed to be living 'normal' lives, up until now. Let them all have some fun! But if you liked it, tell me and I'll continue it!