Creative Writing: Empire Island

Sora leaned back on the side of the Mysterious Tower, an enigmatic building reaching so high, it scraped the bottom of clouds. A thought swirled in his head as his eyes rested on the cream orange sky. 'I wonder if those are okay, Aqua and Terra.' He suddenly sat up. "Terra and Aqua...why did I think of them just now?"

"...SORA!" Yelled an unpleasant voice strained from irritation. Sora turned his head around and saw Donald running from around the tower's base, looking only a little more ticked off than usual.

"Whaaat do you want?" Sora muttered.

"What do I want?!" Donald shot back, he crossed and his webbed foot impatiently tapped on the grass. "Did you already forget why we came here in the first place?!"

"'Course not! But...I guess that means Yen

Got it! Any new enemies to look out for?"

"Other than the heartless, there is not as of now. However I must warn you, according to reports I've gotten from the King, the worlds you'll be visiting are much more dangerous and life-threatening than you're used. Have the upmost caution in your travels."

"Uh...yeah..." Sora snuck a pleading glance at Donald and Goofy who were both equally as worried.

"The first world you'll be headed to is the industrious country of 'Amestris', just a little ways from Twilight Town. After that, where you go next is of your choosing." Yen Sid eased back into his chair and stroked his beard in contemplation. "You are now dismissed."

Sora, Donald, and Goofy saluted to Yen Sid before leaving his study and trudging back down the spiral case.

"I mean...it seems like any other mission, but Yen Sid made it sound like it's gonna be one of our toughest challenges yet," Sora said.

"Don't worry, whatever comes our way, we'll stomp right through it!" Goofy proclaimed.

"If you say so..." Donald sighed in his usual doubtful demeanor.

Stepping out of the tower and into the Gummi ship, they set course for a world they knew only by its name;