Brothers

Two Become One, Then Two Again

Greetings, prospective readers, and welcome my latest creation, a reboot of my old Kingdom Hearts project, entitled "Brothers." You see, I posted this endeavor over on fanfiction some time ago, but when I caught wind of certain developments, plus the impending release of KHIII, I decided to hold back and see where, as Luxord would likely put it, the dice fell after they were cast.

All right, here's the game plan. Naturally, this follows the Final Mix version of Kingdom Hearts II, so that means Sora, Roxas, Donald, and Goofy will be going toe-to-toe with the Absent Silhouettes, Terra aka the Lingering Sentiment or Lingering Will or whatever you want to call it. However, we will not be doing the Data Battles, the battle with Sephiroth, Mushroom XIII, or the Cavern of Remembrance, although I may end up doing those in a sort of "bonus feature" type set of one-shots. Additionally, I have plans to incorporate certain portions of the Kingdom Hearts II manga. Yes, that is a thing and you can get all four volumes of it from the Google Play store (not certain about iTunes or Amazon) for like, $30. Money well spent, and it makes Kairi look a bit less like the damsel in distress the games make her out to be, like how she actually TRIED to escape Organization XIII's clutches by tricking the Dusks guarding her cell into opening it. Granted, Dusks aren't the sharpest tools in the shed, but dammit, at least she TRIED to escape, that's what matters. Plus, unlike in the Kingdom Hearts canon, both Roxas and Sora will finally get to, as the song goes, kiss da girl. Although, I'm just gonna go ahead and confirm that Sora and Kairi are already very much an official couple, and have actually locked lips during the events of KH1.

Speaking of Atlantica... I very much plan to do that world. However, rest assured, it will NOT be what I call "Kingdom Hearts: The Musical." It will follow the story of that world from the game, yes, but it will be a proper world with kicking names and taking ass, or something like that. Similarly, I plan on giving Sora, Donald, and Goofy modified versions of their KHIII Caribbean outfits when they get to that world, because why the Hell not? I will also be having Donald and Goofy take on human forms in the Land of Dragons and Port Royal, as those two worlds don't really seem like the kind of place where you'd see anthropomorphic ducks and dogs, things like Mushu and the Cursed Pirates notwithstanding.

Now, before I forget, let me just go ahead and confirm a couple of things, right here, right now. First off, Roxas won't be getting any Drive Forms, mainly because Yen Sid and the Good Fairies didn't know that Roxas would be turning up, although he, Naminé, and Kairi will get them in later installments based on the games. Also, I very much plan on still having that fight from Final Mix that was supposed to be against Roxas for control of Sora's body... but, since Roxas is a separate entity again, that battle will instead take place against a certain Replica that starts with an X.

Now then, without further ado, let us start the game!

Chapter I

Two Become One, Then Two Again

"Sora!" warbled a very scratchy sounding male voice.

"Sora, wake up!" called a second male voice that seemed to belong to somebody who wasn't exactly the sharpest tool in the shed.

Donald Duck and Goofy looked on nervously, thinking that there was something wrong when the pod containing one of their dearest friends did not do anything in response to their calls, when suddenly, they heard machinery coming to life. Seconds later, the pod flashed for an instant, and then opened up like a flower setting into bloom, until it revealed a drowsy young man of around fourteen wearing a much too small red, blue, and white outfit with large yellow shoes rubbing the last fringes of sleep from his eyes before stretching with a yawn. When his eyes came to rest on some of the people in front of him, he immediately jumped out of the pod, stumbling into Donald and Goofy's arms when he landed, clearly not quite used to movement after sleeping for so long, and smiled brightly as he hugged the two who caught him.