Kingdom Hearts Adventure

Chapter 1: Traverse Town

'Ugh...my head...' I groaned as I slowly sat up. 'W...what happened?'

I looked around. I was in an unfamiliar town. There were flashing lights and fancy signs everywhere. However, there was no one in sight.

'Where are we...?' I rubbed my head. 'Lance, do you—?'

I turned to see no one there. Not even Lance. I was on my own.

'Lance?!' I started to panic. 'Where are you?'

I tried to calm myself and wandered around, I found myself at a small fountain with a beautiful mural behind it. I had approached it when I heard footsteps behind me, and I turned around.

'Lance?' I called out nervously. 'Is that you?'

There was no one there.

'I could have sworn I heard footsteps,' I thought aloud. 'Maybe it was just my imagination...'

Suddenly, a creature appeared out of nowhere. It was wearing navy blue clothing with a helmet. It had a shadowy face and beady, yellow eyes. I tried to run but more appeared, surrounding me. I reached for my bow.

'Huh?!' I felt around the empty space behind me. 'Where is it?!'

The creatures slowly began to close in on me. I had nowhere to run or no weapon to fight with. I squeezed my eyes shut and waited for my end. There was a loud sound then I heard footsteps coming towards me.

'Are you alright?' I heard someone say.

I opened my eyes. There was a man with dark brown hair and a leather jacket. He was carrying a large sword with the handle in the shape of what looked to be a gun.

'Y-yeah...' I mumbled. 'Thanks.'

'You're lucky I came when I did.' He sighed. 'Anyway, I'm Leon.'

'My n-name's Ai.' I stuttered.

'Ai, huh?' Leon tapped his blade on his shoulder. 'Have you seen anyone wielding a giant key anywhere?'

I shook my head.

'Tell me if you do.' He turned and began walking away.

'Wait!' I cried, making him stop and turn to me. 'Can I stay with you? At least until I have a weapon or something?'

'Fine...' Leon let out an annoyed sigh. 'Why are you by yourself anyway?'

'I...I don't know...' I fidgeted with my shirt. 'M-my home was attacked by those shadowy creatures, and I woke up here.'

'You too, huh?'

I looked at the ground, then back up at him.

'Have you seen my brother?' I asked eagerly. 'He has blonde hair, blue eyes and he's a little taller than me.'

'Nope.' Leon shook his head.

I let out a worried sigh, 'I hope he's okay...'

Leon led me into a hotel room. The walls and even the bedsheets were mostly green.

'Stay here and get some rest,' Leon said. 'You should be safe for now.'

'But—'

'No buts.' He cut me off. 'You'll just get in the way.'

I stared at the floor, 'Okay...'

'I'll be back soon,' Leon said, walking towards the door. 'Don't let anyone else in until then.'

I heard the door open and close as I sat on the bed with a sigh. As I lay down, I began to think of Lance.