Chapter 1 (KHFM)

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**Calling** (呼び出す *Yobidasu*) is the first chapter of Shiro Amano's adaptation of *Kingdom Hearts*. It covers the prologue section of *Kingdom Hearts*.

## Summary

Fourteen-year-old Sora and his childhood friends, Kairi and Riku, ready themselves to go exploring worlds beyond Destiny Islands. Sora feels ready to embark on an adventure with nothing holding him and his friends back.

Meanwhile, Donald finds out that the King is missing and Minnie discovers that many worlds are falling to darkness. It is also known that the only one who can save all worlds from total destruction is someone wielding a weapon called the Keyblade.

## Synopsis

A voice recalls a legend where all worlds were connected to each other. The people residing within the realm embraced the worlds' light but however, darkness was born into their hearts. As a result, many were corrupted into succumbing to their darkness and the paths between worlds collapsed.

Despite this, inside the hearts of children, there was a small spark of light. By gathering the remnants of the remaining light, the world was soon rebuilt into many small pieces. This was due to the fact the true light was still slumbering in darkness. Many years later, during the night of a meteor shower on a quiet island, a strange girl is washed up on the island's shores. She is then approached by a boy, who questions her identity and where she came from.

Suddenly, Sora wakes up from his dream when the girl, Kairi, shouts at the "lazy bum" for slacking off despite the former's claims he wasn't. Kairi asks Sora to help her finish the raft they were building a few minutes ago. Sora gets up and wonders if the voice that called him was all part of a dream. Another boy, Riku, walks up and scolds them for slacking off as usual. Riku then questions if the two actually shared the paopu fruit as a sign of romance. Sora blushes temporarily, to which Riku admits he was just joking and teases Sora for his short temper.

Once Sora calms down, the trio completes their raft and rests on the shores. Sora asks the others if the raft will really take them to another world. Riku replies that it'll happen once they arrive there, and thanks Kairi's appearance on the island for giving them the idea to go exploring. In return, Kairi shows the boys her Thalassa Shell lucky charm she worked on and explains how it's commonly used for praying safe journeys. Once she finishes speaking, Sora quickly pulls out his pennant and guarantees the others they'll see more worlds beyond theirs.

The sun sets down and the kids leave the area. Sora walks back to his boat, but Riku tosses him a paopu fruit and questions if he'll try it out before leaving. He adds that sharing a paopu fruit will intertwine the fates of two people, allowing them to remain a part of their lives no matter what. Interpreting it as some romantic advance, Sora gets angry and pouty at Riku for trying to tease him again with his feelings towards Kairi. Kairi calls them both to hurry up and the three leave for home.

At Disney Castle, Donald frantically races to the gardens holding a wrapped up letter. He loudly exclaims that the King has disappeared for unknown reasons. He then wakes up a sleeping Captain Goofy and loudly informs him of the king's disappearance.
Unfortunately for him, Donald is overheard by Queen Minnie and Daisy, who both question him what's happening. A few minutes later, Minnie opens up the letter Donald was holding and discovers that the king had recently left the castle to save other worlds from falling into darkness.

The king also notes that he wants Donald and Goofy to go find one who holds a key that can resolve this problem. They also must find a man named Leon in a world named Traverse Town to find the keybearer. Daisy notes that this means they will have to go to worlds beyond theirs, shocking everyone in the castle.

Back at the islands, Sora is in his bedroom, thinking about what Riku told him about the paopu fruit. Blushing at thought of sharing it with someone special, Sora throws his paopu fruit aside and falls asleep. Kairi, on the other hand, threads together the finishing touches of her lucky charm she intends to give Sora tomorrow. As for Riku, he ominously stands outside of his home with a hollow expression on his face. He blankly mumbles something about the door finally opening while staring into the abyss.

## Chapter Notes/References

* Sora, Kairi, and Riku finish building their raft meant for sailing to other worlds beyond theirs.
	+ A flashback of how Sora met Kairi is shown, different from the game version where it has both Sora and Riku finding her ashore during a meteor shower.
* The King is reported to have gone missing, with Donald being the first to notify the others of this incident.
* Donald and Goofy are requested by the king to go search for the one who holds the key with help from Squall Leonhart of Traverse Town.
* Riku ominously mumbles something about a door opening, foreshadowing the Heartless invading Destiny Islands and his future corruption.

## Characters In Order of Appearance

* Kairi
* Sora
* Riku
* Donald Duck
* The King (mentioned)
* Goofy
* Minnie
* Daisy Duck
* Pluto
* Leon (mentioned)