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// Chapter two 
// Story: Kingdom Hearts: The Equestrian Chronicles 
// by ed2481 
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Chapter two


While Sora walked down the bright streets of Ponyville he couldn’t help but wonder how the ponies had made the place, he had already seen a shop made out of gingerbread and he had the sinking feeling that that wasn’t going to be the strangest building that he would see today. Overhead a small group of pegasi flew by chatting happily about something, while two unicorns traded jokes. It’s going to get ugly fast when the Heartless arrive, Sora thought to himself worriedly noting the complete lack of any real fighters among the ponies as they went about their daily business.


“Guys this is going to be rough” Sora whispered to Donald and Goofy quietly, they both nodded the same thought had been going through their heads as well. After ten minutes of walking they arrived at a large tree that had been fashioned into a library, Twilight invited them inside with a wave of her hoof. The walls of the tree were lined with countless books and there were several maps positioned in the few clear spaces, sitting in a chair against the back wall sat a small dragon who was hungrily eating a gemstone.


“Hey Twi, how was the forest?” The dragon asked around a mouthful of gemstone.


“Spike we have a big problem, take a letter.” Twilight then turned to Sora and asked “What did you call those things in the forest?”


“Heartless.” Sora supplied while he surveyed the room, looking for chests that might contain something useful. Twilight then turned back to Spike and began to dictate.


“Dear Princess Celestia upon investigating rumors that the Everfree forest was infested by odd creatures I went to investigate. I quickly found myself surrounded by odd black creatures and it was only through the intervention of three ponies, one of whom used a large key shaped sword, that I was able to make it out alive. The pony with the key sword is known as Sora, he calls the mysterious enemies Heartless. I plan on asking Sora more questions about the nature if these dark foes but thought it best to forward you this letter ahead of time, as always your faithful student Twilight Sparkle.” The Dragon finished the letter with a quick flourish before throwing into the air and breathing a small gout of green fire over it, causing it to vanish in a flash of light.


“So Sora what can you tell me about these Heartless?” Twilight asked Sora turning her full attention to him.


“They come from the darkness in pe…ponies’ hearts, as long as there is anger, haltered, or any other negative emotion in someponies heart they will form. Their purpose is to gather as many hearts as they can by stealing them from ponies, when they do that the pony will leave behind two things. One is a Heartless which you’ve already met, and the other is a Nobody which are like heartless but some of them gain enough intelligence to almost become ponies. They aren’t really people though because without a heart they can’t have emotions or any of the other things that makes somepony a real pony.” Sora told her like he was reciting a well used lecture, which he essentially was. “I’m the Keyblade Master, which means that it’s my job to keep the Heartless from obtaining too many hearts and to lock away the hearts of the worlds to prevent the destruction of Kingdom Hearts, which I’ll get to later.” Twilight had taken out a notepad and was furiously scribbling down what he said using energy from her horn to hold the pencil and notepad. “Did you get all of that?” Sora asked her.


“Did you say worlds?” Twilight asked uncertainly, Donald facehoofed, Sora always forgot about not telling people that part.


“Sora why do you always do that?” Donald asked him crossly, Sora smiled abashedly.


“I’m too honest to keep secrets Donald; you should know that by now.” Sora told his frowning friend.


“Wait so there are other worlds out there?” Twilight asked her face full of wonder, and questions.


“Oh here we go!” Donald sighed exasperatedly before turning to look for Goofy who was busily talking to Spike. Before Sora could explain further the door of the library was knocked open and a white unicorn galloped into the room.


“Darling come quick, some black monsters are attacking AJ’s farm!” the unicorn told Twilight panting trying to regain her breath, she had the oddest accent that Sora just couldn’t place. Pulling his Keyblade out of hamerspace Sora sighed and looked to Twilight for direction, it was her world after all.


“Thanks Rarity, let’s go!” Twilight told them and set off down the streets of Ponyville at a run with Sora, Donald, and Goofy following closely behind, Rarity brought up the rear still trying to get her breath back. “Do you happen to have any pointers for fighting these things?” Twilight asked Sora as they ran down the street past random ponies. 


“You should try to stay out of range of their claws and fire off spells, no offense but I doubt that you can hold your own in a physical fight.” Sora told her while his mind prepared for the oncoming engagement. 


“Sora I have another question, how do you manage to talk so well with that giant Keyblade in your mouth?” Twilight asked him uncertainly.


“Experience Twilight” Sora replied easily. Presently they came upon a large sign with the words Sweet Apple Acres written on it, Twilight led the way up the dirt path to a large red farmhouse that was currently being besieged by Heartless. Sora and Goofy sprinted ahead of the other three and plowed into the Heartless sending many flying into the air before they hit the ground and vanished.


“Who in tarnation are you?” asked an orange pony wearing a cowboy hat who was standing on her doorstep as she kicked a heartless into the air.


“We’re friends of Twilight, it sounded like you had a Heartless problem so we decided to come and help.” Sora replied as he smashed his Keyblade into a Heartless who was jumping towards the orange pony. Sora then angled the Keyblade so that it sliced another in half before bringing it down upon the head of another. Goofy smashed a Shadow to inky bits with shield before spinning and crushing another against the ground.


“Sora I’ve been wondering something. Why are there nothing but Shadows here?” Goofy asked Sora while he bashed his shield into one of the Heartless. Immediately after he asked a large group of Neoshadows detached themselves from pits of darkness and leapt towards Sora with outstretched claws. Acting quickly Sora deflected the first one dodged the second while driving his blade through the first, he then brought the Keyblade through the head of a third who was trying to flank him. Before the second one had a chance to make a move Donald dealt it a quick thunder spell sending it falling backwards in paralysis allowing Sora to finish it off cleanly with an expert downswing. Panting slightly from fending off the sudden attack Sora turned to Goofy and said.


“And that Goofy is why you don’t ask that kind of question!” Goofy however ignored him because he was being kept busy by the large amount of Shadows who had decided that he desperately needed a hug.


“What are these things?” the orange pony called as she bucked another shadow into oblivion.


“They’re called Heartless and I’ll explain more latter, for now focus on killing as many of them as you can.” The fighting carried on for several more minutes with Sora and Goofy dealing the most damage while Donald cast spells in all directions, including a heal spell after a Neoshadow managed to get through Sora’s guard and rake him across the chest with its claws causing several large bloody gashes to appear. But eventually the horde of Heartless drew back leaving the Keyblade bearer and the other ponies in peace. Eventually he noticed the orange pony looking at him sideways.


“What is it?” Sora asked her


“I’ve never seen a mane that spiky before, how do you keep it like that?” Sora shrugged, he didn’t really know his hair had always been spiky. Before the he could reply Twilight and Rarity walked in front of him.


“AJ are Granny smith and Applebloom alright?” Twilight asked in concern.


“Yeah Granny’s up in her room with the door bolted and Applebloom is at school so she should be fine.” AJ said immediately.


“And Big Mac?” Rarity asked


“Eeyup, I’m fine.” Said a very large stallion who had somehow walked up behind them without anyone seeing him. “I was in the orchard and when I heard the commotion I came a running, but it looks like it wasn’t needed.” He then strolled over to the barn without a backward glance.


“We need to get back to my house girls; hopefully Celestia will actually have answered in time to be helpful for once.” Twilight told her two friends, before turning to Sora and saying. “And you three are can come too of course.”  


AN
It's been years since I played the games so let me know if I screwed up with the Heartless and Nobody lore