Fanfiction ► Shades of Gray (if you read it, please comment)

[HeartOfTheHero]

Summary - After the end of KH2, one of the main characters becomes tempted by the possibilities that the door to Timeless River presents. They sneak through and begin to change the events of the past in their favor. This affects everyone at Disney Castle and their memories, so they don't realize what has happened. However, Sora and Riku realize what's going on, and try to stop it.
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Prologue
The door to the audience chamber in Disney Castle creaked open. It was pitch black, the middle of the night, and everyone had gone to bed. The flapping footsteps that had led up to the door continued quickly, yet hesitantly, across the room, until they reached the throne. A few moments of silent searching, and then...click. The throne slid off to the side to reveal a staircase leading down into the Hall of the Cornerstone. The footsteps resumed, down the stairs, and up to the large silver double-doors. They were pulled open with a groan, and several indistinguishable mutterings.

There were a few seconds of uncertainty, and second thoughts, but they were quickly pushed aside. The doors to Timeless River swung shut behind the individual, as they stepped back in time.

Chapter 1
Sora ran down to the beach just as Riku was tying his boat to the dock. Riku glanced up as Sora slid to a stop beside him.

"What is it, Sora?" he asked in an impatient tone.

"Riku, something doesn't feel right. I think something's happened at Disney Castle," Sora said, as he tried to catch his breath.

"So you felt it too?

"Yeah."

"Well, what are we going to do?"

"I'll send a message to Cid," Sora said as he turned around and started running back the way he had come, "he can send us a gummi ship, so we can go see what's going on."

Riku started walking back towards his house, trying to think of some explaination for why he and Sora had had the same feeling at practically the same time. Something was wrong at Disney Castle, and Riku was pretty sure that whatever it
was, it invovled the King.

"Cid's sending us a ship," Sora shouted as he ran back towards Riku. "It'll be here in about a half an hour."
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Comments, opinions, and anything of that sort are welcome!
I just wrote the prologue last night while watching Heroes, so I know it's not the best, but I don't feel like changing it right now.
(this is my first KH fanfic, so go easy on me, this is more of a practice than a serious story, but I'll try to make it good!)

 

[VenFan17]

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Ooooh, you're plot idea sounds very interesting! I like this so far ^^ It is good for your first KH story

 

[HeartOfTheHero]

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Thanks VenFan17!


Chapter 2
As Sora and Riku landed their gummi ship in Disney Castle, they glanced out the window and realized that the castle looked completely different.

"What's going on?" Sora asked as they walked through the courtyard and saw several brooms rushing past.

"Maybe they're redecorating" Riku suggested, as they strode up to the doors. Once they were inside, they were stunned to find that the whole inside of the castle had been redesigned. "Hey, Sora.... aren't blue and yellow Donald's colors?"

"Yeah."

"Then why is the whole castle done up in blue and yellow?"

"I don't know, let's go ask the King." Sora turned away from the picture that he had been looking at. On his last visit, there had been a painting of Queen Minnie there, but now it was a portrait of Daisy.

They wandered slowly down the hallway, examining all of the changes that had taken place. They spun around when they heard shouting coming from one of the rooms behind them.

"Get out of here! And don't let me catch you in tis castle again! Or you'll be sorry!"

"But, Queen Daisy -"

Sora turned to Riku, "That's Queen Minnie!" Sora started to run towards the door, but Riku held him back.

"Wait Sora! Queen Daisy? Since when was Daisy the queen?"

Sora hesitated, then jumped when he heard a crash like someone was throwing something. "That doesn't matter right now." he said with a wave of his hand, "the Queen's in trouble, we have to help her!" He turned and dashed into the room with Riku right behind him.

"How dare you try to steal those jewels!" Daisy shrieked as she stood in the center of the room, throwing things at Minnie, who was desperately trying to run out of the room.

"But Queen Daisy, I found it lying out in the hallway, I was only trying to put it back!" she cried as she ducked behind a table.

"Oh, so you're a liar too! Guards!" Daisy yelled as she continued throwing everything in her reach at Minnie. "Guards!"

"Hold on!" Sora said as he jumped between them. "What's going on?"

"Are you alright, Your Majesty?" Riku asked Minnie.

"Well of course I'm not all right!" Daisy wailed. "This little thief just tried to steal one of my bracelets!"

Sora and Riku took a stip back to look at Minnie and Daisy again. Daisy was wearing one of the most extravagant gowns that they had ever seen, while Minnie was dressed in little more than rags.

"I was only trying to return it." Minnie said in a tearful whisper.

"Umm, why don't we...go talk to the King. I'm sure this is just a big misunderstanding" Sora said as he looked back and forth between the two of them.

"Good idea, Sora" Riku said just loud enough for him to hear, "maybe the King can tell us what's going on here." Sora nodded, then gestured for Daisy and Minnie to follow him.

"C'mon. The King's probably in the library."

"Why would he be there?" Daisy asked. "He's in the audience chamber"

"Oh, okay..." Sora said with an uneasy glance at Riku. "to the audience chamber"

Riku pulled open the door to the audience chamber, then let Daisy and Minnie go in before him. As soon as he and Sora stepped into the room and saw who was sitting on the throne, they both froze.

"No way..."

"You have got to be kidding me..."
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Questions, comments, suggestions?
I felt like I was a little bit too repetitive in the chapter, what do you all think?

 

[VenFan17]

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lol can't wait for more this is good! =D

 

[HeartOfTheHero]

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lol can't wait for more this is good! =D

thanks! I have to finish Chapter 3. I'm having a little trouble coming up with ideas on how to get started. any suggestions are welcome, but i'll probably be able to come up with something by next week

 

[Roxas-XIII]

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wow - im glad i decided to read this - you have really good ideas for this - its awesome

 

[HeartOfTheHero]

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wow - im glad i decided to read this - you have really good ideas for this - its awesome

thanks!

if anyone has an ideas/suggestions of things that they think should happen, let me know! i'm always open to suggestions

 

[Dawning Twilight]

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hmm intriguing. i'd go ahead and critique it but you've got me in lazy mode. Lol. maybe another time.

 

[HeartOfTheHero]

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Chapter 3
Donald Duck sat on his throne in the audience chamber, thinking about the past few weeks of his life. He was so deep in thought, that he didn't notice the four people standing in front of him.

"Donald!" Daisy called.

He shook his haed as he snapped out of his daze. "oh, Daisy, what is it?" he glanced at the other three, and was shocked to find Sora and Riku standing alongside Minnie. "What are you doing here?" he said in a panicked voice.

"We should be asking you the same question!" Sora said.

"how dare you adress the King that way!" Daisy yelled.

"the King?" Sora and Riku both cried in astonishment.

"Wait a minute, you're just filling in for King Mickey, right?" Sora asked, "He probably had to leave for a little while, and he asked you to watch everything for him, right?"

"Um, Sora...." Riku said quietly, "I think we need to get out of here," he gestured at the guards who had started to encircle them, "maybe we should come back later..."

"But Riku!"

"Trust me sora." Riku turned and glared at Donald.

Donald glared back and said, "Mickey isn't the King! I am! and I'm ordering you to leave the castle, right now!"

"Of course. So sorry about the inconveniece, Your Majesty!" Riku said sarcastically, and with a slight bow. "C'mon Sora"

"But Riku!"

"Not now Sora," Riku whispered. "We'll find our own way out," he added over his shoulder to Donald and the others as he pulled Sora with him out the door.

Once they were a little ways away from the audience chamber, Sora turned to Riku.

"We're not really leaving everything like this, are we?"

"Of course not!" Riku exclaimed, "But we can't do much with all of those guards around. If you had kept your big mouth shut, we might have been able to figure out what's going on. But since you didn't, we're just going to have to find the
King." Seeing Sora's slightly bewildered expression, "The real King"

"Didn't you see the way Donald was looking at us? He'll probably have guards all over the castle by now." Sora said dismally.

"Well, I don't know about you, but I've been missind a good challenge." Riku said as he took off running through the castle.

"Hey! no fair!" Sora said as he sprinted after Riku.

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"Donald! Donald are you listening to me?" Daisy demanded as she stood before him.

"Wah?" he shook his head and looked at her, "What is it Daisy?"

"You weren't listening! What's gotten into you lately? You forget about the big dinner I had planned a few nights ago, and you've been acting strangely!"

"Ah....it's nothing. Don't worry about it." he said as he turned away from her. Oooh! why did Sora have to turn up? and now that I had everything starting to work, too! he thought bitterly.

"Donald, are you hiding something from me!?" Daisy said as she pushed her way past one of the guards that had decided to stand in front of her.

"Of course not, Daisy!" he said as he stood and walked out into the hallway. This was not going the way he had planned.​

 

[VenFan17]

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OMG i love riku in this chapter!

"If you had kept your big mouth shut, we might have been able to figure out what's going on"

XD

 

[HeartOfTheHero]

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haha, yeah, i realized I hadn't given him any sarcasic/rude lines yet, so i figured him yelling at Sora would be a good start :lol:

 

[Venexts]

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This is really good. You are such an amazing writer. You really captured the personalities of the characters through the dialog. I can not wait to read the rest.

As far as suggestions go...Perhaps you could have a villain find out that Donald is running the Castle and decide to attack it, seeing it as a good opportunity since Mickey does not seem to be around. But hey keep doing what you're doing, because it is really good!
=]

 

[HeartOfTheHero]

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This is really good. You are such an amazing writer. You really captured the personalities of the characters through the dialog. I can not wait to read the rest.

As far as suggestions go...Perhaps you could have a villain find out that Donald is running the Castle and decide to attack it, seeing it as a good opportunity since Mickey does not seem to be around. But hey keep doing what you're doing, because it is really good!
=]

thanks! you know i always listen to your advice, and that's a good idea....hmm, yes that gives me a few ideas, haha.

 

[HeartOfTheHero]

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Chapter 4
Riku glanced around the corner. He and Sora had agreed that it would be better if they split up and met back at the gummi ship later. Sora was searching the east half of the casle, and Riku the west. They hadn't realize it at the time, but the east half of the castle was mostly the over-extravagant, fancy, and over-decorated side, while the west side was almost all servants' quarters, and the southern most part was actually the dungeon, where Riku was currently located.

As Riku swept his gaze over the room, he realized that there were twice as many guards than there needed to be, standing around the door to one of the little cramped cells in the dungeon. There was only one reason that he could tink of for 'King' Donald to guard someone that closely. Riku leaned back against the wall, took a deep breath, summoned his keyblade, and jumped around the corner.

In less than 30 seconds, all 10 guards were in a heap on the floor, unconscious.

"Too easy," he said with a smirk, as he walked up to the cell door and looked in. In the darkest corner, he was able to make out a very familiar pair of large, round ears. "Are you alright?" he said. He figured it would be best to avoid saying 'your majesty' and 'king Mickey' until he was sure of what was going on.

The King looked up at him. "Who are you?"

Riku sighed. Things had just gotten much more complicated if Mickey honestly didn't know who he was. "My name is Riku, and I'm here to help you." As he said this he used his keyblade to unlock the door. It swung open slowly, making a lot of noise in the process. "We need to leave right now, someone had to have heard that," he said as he started back towards the gummi ship.

Mickey followed him warily, after looking around the room to make sure Riku was the only one there. They dashed around the pile of guards, and ran down the hallway.

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A little while later, Sora dashed into the gummi ship and closed the door behind him.

"What, can't handle a few guards, Sora?" Riku asked as he leaned against the wall.

"There were a lot more than a few! And it wasn't just guards, there were magicians, too!" Sora complained as he slumped against the door. "Did you find the King?" he asked as he looked at the floor.

"Yeah. Now let's get out of here before they tear the ship apart," Riku yelled over the sudden bangs and crashes coming from the exterior of the ship. He jumped into the pilot's chair and put the ship into orbit around the castle. while he was doing this, Sora realized that Mickey had been standing off to the side of the door ever since he had been on the ship. "Now I think it's time we figured out what's going on here." Riku said as he turned his chair around to face them.

 

[VenFan17]

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ooooh! i wanna know what had happened keep going! ^__^

oh and "too easy" XD i can only imagine how sora would've reacted if he was there. probably thinking to himself..."man...what a bragger" lol

 

[HeartOfTheHero]

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As soon as I get Chap 5 done, I'll post it, but I've been really busy and haven't had time to finish it stupid homework.

 

[HeartOfTheHero]

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Ok, Chapter 5 is finally done!

Chapter 5
"so basically, what you're saying is that a few weeks ago, King Donald came and ordered the guards to lock you in the dungeon for treason?" Riku asked a quarter of an hour later.

"Uh-huh" Mickey said as he sat against the wall.

"Wait," Sora looked really confused, "what were you doing before Donald had you locked in the dungeon?"

"I was training to be a court magician, but when I wasn't doing that I was one of the main servants" Mickey said.

"Oh. Well, were's Goofy?" Sora asked.

"Goofy? You mean the castle chef?"

"He made Goofy the chef?!!" Sora asked in shock.

"Well, it makes sense, doesn't it?" Riku asked as he leaned on the back of the pilot's chair, "Donald would want to keep the two people that could stop him away from him," he ignored Mickey's confused expression as he continued to talk to Sora. "What I want to know is, how did he change everyone's memories?"

"I don't understand," Mickey said, "Donald has been the King ever since he finished his apprenticeship under Master Yen Sid. Everyone has always known he would be the King. Why do the two of you act like he isn't the real king?"

"Because he's not the king. Some how he managed to change everything." Riku said as he turned to look out the window. "I can't think of anyway he could have done it"

"Wait a minute...are we sure that he changed their memories?" Sora exclaimed as he jumped up and turned to Riku.

"What do you mean?" Riku asked as he turned back to Sora.

"Maybe he didn't change their memories. Maybe he changed what actually happened." Sora said in slight disbelief.

"Sora, that's impossible. He can't change time."

"He wouldn't have to. He'd just have to use the door to Timeless River."

"You mean the door that Merlin made to send you back in time?"

"Yeah. Now that I think about it, it has to be. He wanted to change something when we were there the first time, but we stopped him. But I doubt he wanted to change it this much."

"He must've changed his mind about what he really wanted," Riku said as he looked out the window, down at Disney Castle. "Okay, so we know how he did it. And I bet we can probably guess why he did it. So the only question left is how do we fix it?"

"We have to get to Timeless River, and stop whatever it was that he did there," Sora said as he went to stand beside Riku.

"Yeah, but how do we get to Timeless River? Donald's got guards all over the castle." Riku said as he pointed down at the increasing amount of guards at various points throughout the visible areas of the castle.

"Merlin could get us in there." Sora said matter-of-factly.

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Questions? Comments? Ideas/Suggestions?

 

[Keeper of Memory]

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wow this is really really good just like everything you write. too bad you have homework so do i now that we actually have an alg teacher now

 

[HeartOfTheHero]

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wow this is really really good just like everything you write. too bad you have homework so do i now that we actually have an alg teacher now

haha, yeah, now you have my geometry teacher for your algebra teacher :lol: but i've actually managed to write a lot earlier today, i just ignored all of the teachers, especially in geometry (maybe that's why i have a lower grade in that class....)
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Chapter 6
"Hey!" Cid said as he jumped out of the way of a bolt of lightning, which hit the chair where he had just been sitting. Merlin turned around and sent another spell under his breath, then sent a strand of fire after Cid.

"So, do you still think magic is worthless compared to your version of science?" Merlin shouted in rage. Just as he was about to use blizzara to freeze Cid's computer, Sora and Riku came through the door. "Stay out of the way, boys!"

Sora looked around the room quickly, then back at Cid and Merlin. "Merlin, we don't have time for this!" he said impatiently. "We need your help!"

Merlin turned to them, "Good heavens! Things haven't gotten that bad at the castle, have they?" Cid dashed out the door while Merlin wasn't paying attention.

"well, you see-"

"Donald used the Door to Timeless River to make himself king." Riku said as he pushed Sora off to the side. "No one is who they're supposed to be. We need you to get us to the Door so we can fix everything. Donald has guards all over the castle looking for us, so we can't get in by ourselves without making a mess." riku crossed his arms, and leaned back against the wall, as he waited for Merlin's reaction.

"Well, that is a problem! Are you sure that that's what happened?" Merlin asked.

"It's the only thing that makes sense," Sora said as he glared at Riku, who looked like he was about to interrupt him again. "At first we thought he had changed everyone's memories, but then I remembered how Donald had tried to change some things when we first went to Timeless River."

"Yes, that's right, I remember," Merlin said thoughtfully, "alright, boys, I'll get you to the door. But first, why don't that two of you wait here, while I go see just how bad everything's become. And it would probably be best if we kept this little issue to ourselves, hmm?" He turned and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"Now what do we do?" Riku said as he walked over towards the table and picked up one of the books scattered acrost it.

"Well, i don't know about you, but I'm going to see how everyone's doing," Sora said over his shoulder as he dashed out the door.

Riku sighed as he dropped the book back on the table. He knew that sora wouldn't mind if he went with him, but he didn't really feel like it. As he stood in the middle of the room, trying to decide what to do, he thought about everything that had happened over the past few days, and he smiled. It felt good to be back in the middle of the action, even if this way nothing compared to his past adventure. He had enjoyed the time at home, but he had been itching to get back to the excitement.

Merlin reappeared by the door and looked around the room. "Well, it's worse than I thought."

"Can you get us in?" Riku asked.

"That shouldn't be a problem, but there are a few things that you need to know. Why don't you go find Sora, and then I'll explain. You see, things are worse than I thought."

 

[Keeper of Memory]

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oooo i want to know whats worst then you thought i really liked the part with merlin and cid arguing that was really funny