PROLOGUE

FRESH START

A SINGLE PATH STRETCHED ON THROUGH THE GRASSY field as far as they could see.

“Well, now what do we do?” said Donald, looking back at Sora.

“We’ve gotta find Riku and King Mickey,” Sora replied.

Goofy sighed. “But, uh… Where do we start lookin’ for that door to the light?”

“I dunno, but…”

The three looked at one another and each heaved a sigh.

A brown dog crossed the path in front of them, wagging his tail.

“Pluto?!” Donald exclaimed.

It was the king’s dog, Pluto, who had been missing for a while—until now.

“Hey, Pluto, where’ve you been?” Goofy ran up to him.

Pluto stood there, tail wagging, and they saw there was a letter in his mouth.

“Is that…?”

“It’s the king’s seal!” Donald rushed to Pluto, too.

“Hey, wait!” Sora ran after Pluto. So did Donald and Goofy.

As they chased Pluto, their laughter rang out over the plains.

…A dream?

Sora woke up, relieved to see Donald and Goofy snoring softly beside him. So it was a dream that they were running across this grassy plain chasing Pluto.

A big round moon was looking down at him.

I wonder what Kairi and Riku are doing now…? Sora sat up and walked through the dewy grass.

Will we really be able to find Riku and King Mickey…?

He stood at the crossroads. They hadn’t been able to decide which way to take, so they had settled down to sleep right there.

If the paths just kept on going, they wouldn’t want to take the wrong one.

Which way could lead to Riku and King Mickey?

And where did these paths come from, and where could they lead?

Sora stood looking at each of the three other roads in turn.

“Along the road ahead lies something you need.”

The voice spoke suddenly. Sora turned—but no one was there. Only the grass rustling in the night breeze.

“Who’s there?!” Sora looked all around and then saw someone standing behind him. The man wore a black cloak with a hood hiding his face. Sora couldn’t see his expression.

“However…in order to claim it, you must lose something that is dear to you.”

Holding the Keyblade, Sora stared hard at the dark figure.

But the man vanished, as if he simply melted into the night.