Alright, totally a rookie question here but definitely in the right thread... why did they go out onto the raft anyway? Weren't they just supposed to be on the island at the time the world fell to darkness? Why did they need to be on the high seas? How did Ansem know they were going to be sailing out that way? How did he know they'd ever be going to the sleeping realm at all? Sorry... but the more info we get about chi and III the more I forget if DDD makes sense...
The fact that Ursula showed up makes even less sense to me apart from them wanting a water villain for that scene. She's alive in KH2 for a bit, was that Maleficent's doing? Are we agreeing that she was truly a phantom in DDD's opening? If so, who could have summoned her there? Does anyone else but Maleficent have the ability to revive villains, that we know of? I didn't think that was in the skillsets of Young Xehanort or Ansem or anyone but Maleficent... but then 'he' would have to be Pete and how in the heck would they know?
DDD: still hurting my brain after all these years....