A Hearty Christmas.

"Merry Christmas Sora!!!"

Sora's eyes jerked open as the words penetrated his ears. It can't be Christmas, Sora thought to himself. But as he gathered the will to push himself out of his bed on the Gummi Ship he saw that it was indeed Christmas.
Donald and Goofy, Sora's two quirky sidekicks, were knee deep in wrapping paper.
"Come quickly Sora, there are presents to be opened!" Donald yelled as he put his new blue hat on his beak.
Goofy scratched his head. "Gosh Donald, I don't think it's a beak warmer."
"Aw phooey."

Sora pulled his jacket over his arms, forcing a smile onto his face. "Anything for me?"
Donald and Goofy looked at each other, and then started digging through the piles of wrapping paper, eager to please their spiky haired friend.
"Gosh, I'm sorry Sora," Donald quacked, "I can't find anything."
Sora leaned towards Donald. "What's this on your hat?"
Sora lifts off a thin envelope off Donald's head. He held it up to the light.
"Is that for you Sora?" Goofy questioned.
Sora gave a cheeky smile as he ripped the envelope open.

A small piece of paper slowly floated its way into the palm of Sora's hand.
"Well, what does it say?" Donald waddled up to Sora, eager to see the information the paper concealed.
"It says; 'The path to your true Christmas starts with a smile.' My true Christmas….?"
Donald pulled on Sora's ear. "What would you like for Christmas?"
"Hmmm…" Sora thought for a while then a smile formed on his face. "I guess it would be to see Riku and Kairi again."
"Sora!" Goofy yelped. Darkness started to creep slowly out of the Gummi Ship floor. Its long arms grasped onto the edges of the ship.

A dark corridor emerged upon the ship. Enticed by its appearance, Donald slowly walked towards it, staff in hand. A hand popped out of the darkness, fixated towards Sora.
"What!? Me?" Curious, Sora walked towards the dark corridor. As Donald moved backwards out of Sora's way, Goofy put his fingers to his mouth, worrying about his friend.
A dark, mysterious voice beamed through the ship.
"Follow me for your true Christmas."
Sora nodded. "Guys, I have to do this."
"Then we're coming with you." Donald announced as he and Goofy rushed through the portal to the unknown. Summoning his Keyblade, Sora followed.


"What's this!?"
"What's this!?"
"It's completely new!"
Sora, Donald and Goofy stared out in amazement with the new world they found themselves in. A candy-cane carousel was perched in the middle of the Winter Wonderland. Snow drifted through the eaves of the Gingerbread houses. Marshmallow clouds rose out of the chimneys and into the dark starry night. A whistle sounded from a factory, signifying it was the end of the work day.
"What is this place?" Donald lifted himself off the ground, his eyes travelling from destination to destination.
"Gawsh, I don't know Donald, but I think we should stay close to Sora."

"WAAAAAAKKKKKK!"
A man in a black coat swagged down the stairs to the factory. As he walked across the cold, white ground, Sora, Donald, and Goofy summoned their weapons, ready to attack.
The man threw his arm up in the air, pointing towards the dark blue sky. A jet of light launched out of his hand and up to the heavens. A few seconds pass, then the jet stopped curling its way to the worlds above. The man lowered his arm and walked towards Sora.
"I am not one of the 13th Order. I am here to help you, on this night of joy and cheer. Step inside the building, Sora, and face your true Christmas."
Sora was furious, "Stop with this nonsense. What do you mean by true Christmas. Tell me!"
The man simply looked at Sora before opening a dark corridor and leaving.

"Sora…" Donald bowed his head.
Goofy lowered his weapon. "Maybe we should investigate. After all, it is Christmas, A-yuck.  And this place looks almost like Christmas to me."
"You're right Goofy."
The three of them walked towards the factory, ready to face their fate.


"Heeelllllooooo? Anyone in here?"  Sora popped his head around the gingerbread door.
A roaring fire was crackling in the fireplace, casting shadows on the pictures that hung on the wall. A smooth wooden table rested delicately in the middle of the living room.
Sora, Donald, and Goofy closed the door behind them.
"Why did he tell us to come here?" Sora pondered, "It's really empty."
"Sora what's that over there?" Goofy pointed towards a half open door. A bright light shone through the door.
"Aaaahhh." Donald waddled towards it. He pulled to door fully open, falling over in the process. "Sora, come see this!"
Sora hurried over and looked through the door.

Riku, Kairi, Max and Daisy were sitting underneath a tree in the middle of the factory walkway. A huge banner was sprawled across the wall.
"MERRY CHRISTMAS SORA, DONALD, GOOFY." They all chanted those words towards the three stunned creatures.
"Wah… how!?" Sora was baffled.
Kairi stood up. "It was weird. A beam of light hit every one of us and the next thing we knew we were here. Once we saw the tree and the banner, we knew it must be for you three."
"It was me, actually." Riku approached Sora. "I knew that what you really wanted was for everyone to be reunited, so I put on my Organization cloak and brought you here. I knew you would follow."
"Donald, how come you never came back for our date?" Daisy inquired.
Everyone laughed.
Donald and Goofy were with the ones they loved. Sora got his real present of being reunited with his friends. It was a merry Christmas for everyone.