Rainbow Dash couldn’t believe what had just happened. It happened too quickly. One moment her friends were all hanging out at Twilight’s castle in Canterlot, trying to go over the current state of Equestria one year after she took over for Celestia and Luna. The next, however, some strange dark creatures had appeared around them and were trying to do them harm.

They all did their best in order to fight off the creatures. However, it eventually became clear that they were fighting a losing battle.

“What are these varmits?” Applejack wanted to know as she punched one of them, the creature disappearing in a puff of smoke.

“I don’t know, but I doubt that they’re here for anything good,” Rarity responded as she blasted one with magic from her horn.

“I wanted to think they wanted to relax, but they aren’t. Otherwise they wouldn’t be trying to scratch us,” Pinkie Pie commented.

“W-Where do you think that they came from?” Fluttershy asked, curious as to where these dark creatures originated from.

“I don’t know and I don’t care. All I know is that we need to stop them before they harm any innocent creatures,” Rainbow said as she kicked a dark creature.

“Rainbow, we need to focus more on stopping them. That much is accurate. However, I don’t think we’ll stand much of a chance. They just keep on coming!” Twilight yelled, running out of hope.

“Twilight’s right. We may want to evacuate the city and flee while we still can,” Spike suggested.

Unfortunately, before the group could act on that idea, the castle began to be torn apart by a dark tornado that started to suck up all that it could. The group of seven tried to avoid being sucked in, but in the end they were unable to escape the tornado and were forcibly trapped in the tornado, falling unconscious as they sucked in.
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On a bright sandy beach, the sun shines warmly on the same spiky-haired boy, who opens his sleepy eyes and sits up. He yawns, starting to lay back down again, when suddenly a girl’s face appears in his line of sight.

“Whoa!” The boy jumps back up and turns around, kneeling in the sand. The girl giggles, hovering over him. “Gimme a break, Kairi.”

“Sora, you lazy bum. I knew that I'd find you snoozing down here,” Kairi teasingly commented.

“No! This huge, black THING swallowed me up! I couldn't breathe! I couldn't--,” Before Sora could continue, Kairi proceeded to smack him. “Ow!”

“Are you still dreaming?” Kairi jokingly asked.

“It wasn't a dream! Or was it? I don't know,” Sora was uncertainly pondering. He looks off toward the ocean, seeing the clouds billow in the sky. “What was that place? So bizarre…”

“Yeah, sure,” Kairi sarcastically jokes as she walks past him toward the water.

“Say, Kairi, what was your hometown like? You know, where you grew up,” Sora asked out of curiosity as Kairi stared out into the sea.

“I've told you before, I don't remember.”

“Nothing at all?”

“Nothing.”

“You ever want to go back?”

Kairi thinks for a second before responding, “Hmm. Well, I'm happy here.”

“Really…”

“But you know... I wouldn't mind going to see it.”

“I'd like to see it too. Along with any other worlds out there. I wanna see 'em all!”

Kairi faces Sora as she asks, “So what're we waiting for?”

“Hey!” They turn to see a silver-haired boy wearing a blue and yellow outfit named Riku, carrying a log. “Aren't you guys forgetting about me? So, I guess I'm the only one working on the raft.” He tosses the log to Sora, who falls over with a yelp, and walks over to Kairi. “And you're just as lazy as he is!”

“So you noticed. Okay, we'll finish it together,” Kairi decides with a giggle. She jumps up and down as Riku sits down next to Sora. “I'll race you!”

“Huh?” Sora is confused.

Riku replies, “What, are you kidding?” Riku knows that his friend Kairi isn’t the fastest. After all, she hasn’t spent time trying to get stronger like Sora and especially himself. However, he does like proving his strength to Sora, so he decided to agree to race.
Kairi giggles, “Ready? Go!”

Sora and Riku glance at each other before leaping up and racing across
the beach. They smile at each other as Kairi follows them, still giggling, even as she is a fair distance behind the two.

And so, the trio began to look for pieces to build their raft. Kairi began by looking for logs on the smaller island that could be accessed by a wooden bridge. She found a few logs, but she also saw a strange blue pony with wings and and a rainbow lightning bolt mark on her flank. Concerned for the strange creature, Kairi shook the pony to try and wake her up. After a minute of shaking, she heard the pony mutter, “Five more minutes.” Kairi was surprised to hear the pony talk, but she didn’t have time to think about that as the pony woke up. “Man. I just had the strangest dream, Tank. Some dark creatures showed up and attacked me and my friends before a dark tornado sucked us all up.” The pony then turned her head and noticed Kairi and was left surprised to see her. “Who in the world are you?” However, after a moment of thinking, Rainbow had an idea what Kairi was. “Oh, you must be one of those humans that Twilight was talking about. The name’s Rainbow Dash. What’s yours?”

“My name is Kairi,” Kairi responded. “I must say, I haven’t seen anything like you before. Are you a horse?”

Rainbow grew a little irritated at this remark. “Hey! I’m not a horse! I’m a pony! A pegasus to be specific!”

“Oh, sorry. I’ve read about some strange creatures before but I haven’t seen everything yet. So, what kind of world did you come from?” Kairi asked curiously.

“What world? There is more than just two? Well, I come from the land of Equestria. There are many different creatures that live where I am from, but the main species of Equestria are ponies like me,” Rainbow Dash explained. “So, what about here? Where did I end up?”

“You’re in the Destiny Islands. It’s a pretty nice place to live. However, me and my friends are trying to find a way to visit new worlds like the world I came from. Anyway, I have to get going. I have to help finish our raft,” Kairi said as she turned to leave.

“Wait! Will this raft be able to help me find my friends?” Rainbow Dash asked.

“Maybe. Why? Did you want to help us and join in our quest? Because if so I’m pretty sure that Riku and Sora would say yes. They would be happy to meet someone from another world,” Kairi agreed.

“Well, what are we waiting for? Let’s go!” Rainbow cheered as she flew up into the air, following after Kairi.

As it turned out, both Riku and Sora were indeed happy to meet Rainbow Dash. They weren’t able to do much talking at first because everyone was busy working on the raft. However, soon when everyone was able to get more work done on the raft to the point that it was pretty much finished apart from obtaining the food and water for the trip, everyone met up on the small island across the bridge and stared at the ocean. Sora and Kairi sit on the paopu tree as Riku leans against it, his arms folded. Rainbow, meanwhile, flew in the air right across from them.

“Whoa! So you’re really from another world?” Riku asked Rainbow, amazed upon seeing the foreign creature. “So, Rainbow Dash was it? How are things like…”

“What types of creatures are there in your world?” Sora bluntly asked Rainbow.

“Sora…,” Riku scolded, wanting to have asked his question.

“Well, there are a variety of different creatures. Aside from the ponies that inhabit Equestria, there are also dragons, yaks, griffons, changelings, hippogriffs, and various other creatures back home. You’d have to ask Twilight for a bigger list,” Rainbow Dash explained.

“Interesting. Maybe we can visit your world on our raft,” Riku said.

“Maybe. I need to get back soon. When I left, our world was under attack by some strange dark creatures. I can’t just abandon my home. Equestria needs me and my friends,” Rainbow Dash explained.

“Are you a hero where you and your friends come from?” Kairi and Sora curiously asked.

“You bet! Me and my friends stopped many threats from taking over Equestria and beyond. In fact, our most recent victory was over some long time threats we’ve faced before. But, we prevailed all the same. We’re awesome like that! Still, I hope that on our trip we can find my friends. You’d like them,” Rainbow informed the trio.
“I hope we do. So, Kairi's home is out there somewhere, right? Just like Rainbow’s?” Sora asked as looks over at Riku. Kairi places her hands on her knees.
“Could be. We'll never know by staying here,” Riku answered.
“But how far could a raft take us?” Sora wondered.
“I don’t know. Hopefully it will take us back to Equestria somehow or at least back to Canterlot High,” Rainbow Dash hoped.
“Maybe. Even if it doesn’t, we'll think of something else if we have to,” Riku said.
“So, suppose we get to another world,” Kairi began to ask as she giggled. “What would you do there?”
“Well, I haven't really thought about it,” Riku admitted. Sora rocks back and forth on the trunk of the tree.
“Wait, you haven’t? And you’re still trying to head off to other worlds? I love a good journey as much as the next pony, er, creature but that sounds a bit reckless and believe me that it means something coming from me,” Rainbow pointed out.
“I know. I know. Maybe I am being reckless. It's just... I've always wondered why we're here on this island. If there are any other worlds out there, which I guess is the case considering Rainbow Dash here, why did we end up on this one? And suppose there are other worlds... Then ours is just a little piece of something much greater. So we could've just as easily ended up somewhere else, right?” Riku revealed his reasoning to the trio.
“I don't know,” Sora said.
“Exactly. That's why we need to go out there and find out. Just
sitting here won't change a thing. It's the same old stuff. So let's go,” Riku told his friends.
“So that is why you are wanting to go to another world. Well, one way or another you’ll be sure to find your answer while we’re on the open sea,” Rainbow Dash said supportively.
“Thanks,” Riku accepted the thumbs up from Rainbow Dash.
“You've been thinking a lot lately, haven't you?” Kairi asked Riku.
“Thanks to you. If you hadn't come here, I probably would've never
thought of any of this. Kairi, thanks,” Riku thanked Kairi.
“You're welcome,” Kairi accepted the thanks.
“Wait. Kairi is from another world too? That sounds awesome,” Rainbow was amazed.
“Well, it’s getting late. We should head on back home. Rainbow Dash, you can sleep somewhere here on this island, right?” Kairi asked. “I’d like to invite you back home, but I’d rather not risk any big trouble happening if everyone back home reacts poorly to you.”
“Hey, I can sleep like a filly just about anywhere. I can get a good night’s sleep with ease,” Rainbow said, proving herself right away by landing on the paopu fruit tree and falling asleep on the tree.
“Well, see you guys later,” Sora said goodbye. The trio starts walking back to the dock. Kairi leads the way.
“Sora,” Riku called to his friend. Sora turns around and catches a star-shaped fruit that Riku threw to him. “You wanted one, didn't you?”
“A paopu fruit…,” Sora realized.
“If two people share one, their destinies become intertwined. They'll
remain a part of each other's lives no matter what,” Riku reminded Sora of the legend as he walks past Sora. “C'mon, I know you want to try it.”
“What are you talking--,” Sora asked as Riku laughs and Sora tosses the fruit away. They all run back to the dock and head for home.
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Meanwhile, in another world known as Disney Castle, Donald Duck the court wizard walks proudly through the Colonnade of Disney Castle, looking for the king’s throne room and passing a group of brooms carrying buckets. Donald stops in front of two enormous double doors that lead to the throne room. He clears his throat and knocks on the doors three times. A smaller door just his
size opens and he walks through. “Good morning, Your Majesty,” Donald greets King Mickey. He walks down the long red carpet of the Audience Chamber toward a golden throne. “It's nice to see you this morn--.” Finally, Donald sees that the throne is empty. “What!”
All of a sudden, Pluto walks out from behind the throne, carrying an envelope in his mouth. Donald opens it and reads the letter. He blinks for a second, then suddenly speeds back out into the Colonnade. He races across the courtyard to where Goofy, Captain of the Royal Knights, is sleeping.
“Wake up, Goofy, wake up! This is serious!!” Donald yells, only for Goofy to not respond. Goofy continues to snore and Donald’s temper gets the better of him. He points his finger into the air, yelling, and summons a lightning bolt,
which swoops down and strikes Goofy in the side, jolting him awake. He sits
up sleepily and looks around.
“Hey there, Donald. G'morning,” Goofy goodnaturedly greets his friend.
“We've got a problem, Goofy! But don't tell anyone…,” Donald warned.
“Queen Minnie?” Goofy asked, seemingly in response to Donald.
“Not even the queen,” Donald confirmed.
“Daisy?” Goofy asked, once again seemingly in response to Donald.
“No, it's top secret!” Donald yelled, shaking his head furiously.
“G'morning, ladies,” Goofy called over Donald’s shoulder.
“What?” Donald turns to see a cross Daisy, hands on her hips, and Queen Minnie. Daisy clears her throat and Donald laughs sheepishly.
“We were just looking for you two. We found a purple dragon unconscious just outside the castle,” Queen Minnie explained as she moved a little to show that
Spike was with the duo. “He doesn’t know how he got here, but from what he could remember it seems like he went through a lot.”
“Trust me, I did. I don’t know where Twilight or the others ended up. I just hope that they are all okay. And Equestria as well,” Spike said.
“Anyways, what is it that you wanted us to be left in the dark about, Donald
?” Daisy demanded from her special someone.
“Um, well…” Donald began.
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Rainbow Dash was sleeping like a filly on the paopu tree when suddenly she heard a voice.

“Well, well, well. What have we here? Looks like we’ve gotten one of the heroes of Equestria sleeping soundly on a tree on a foreign little island,” The cheerful voice said, making his appearance unknown to the pegasus.

“Huh? Who are you and what do you want?” Rainbow asked as she opened her eyes, annoyed at having been woken up. However, for some reason that she couldn’t explain, the area around here was muted gray with no color in anything around her. “Wait! Why is everything gray?! How do you know about Equestria?!”

“First off, I’d rather stay in the dark right now, so I’ll leave who I am up to your imagination. Second, it’s very simple, Skittles. With me, just about everything is common knowledge. As for the greyness, I can only appear in someone’s dreams like that Luna princess used to do. So, how else to show that you aren’t awake?” The voice explained.

“I’m… asleep still? Wait, Skittles?”

“Correctamundo, Rainbow Dash. It’s a nickname for someone as awesome as you.”

“Um, thanks? Hold on a second. What are you doing here, and what do you want with me?”

“Isn’t it obvious, Skittles? I want to help you get back home and protect your home. How’s about you let me help you, huh? I only ask for a small favor in return,” The voice offered, his voice darkening and deepening for a brief moment as he said favor.

“You’d really be able to do that?” Rainbow Dash asked the voice.

“Sure! And, as a show of good faith I’ll even give you a gift. Here, have some fish scales.” In an instant, some scales were plucked off of the fish swimming in the water and placed in Rainbow Dash’s hoof.

“What the?! What is wrong with you?!” Rainbow Dash demanded the voice.

“Isn’t that the question of this century,” The voice responded. “So, go ahead and tell me yes already. I have things to do and people to see.”

“Look, I appreciate the offer, but I’d rather go and find help with Kairi, Sora, and Riku. Together, we’ll find my friends,” Rainbow said.

“You really are loyal, aren’t you?”

“To the bitter end.”

“Well, fine. Have it your way. However, if you ever change your mind or want help with something else I’ll be here for you, Skittles,” The voice said before the grayness disappeared and the color returned to the island. It was now daytime and Rainbow could see Sora, Riku, and Kairi rowing over to the island. She considered telling them about her strange dream, but decided against it. After all, it wasn’t that important to let them in on this encounter, at least not yet.

Author's Note

Wonder who the voice belongs to? Well, you'll find out soon enough. Anyways, I wanted to write a Kingdom Hearts story starring the MLP cast that explores the main series so I decided to make this. By the way, I will be taking both from the Disney movies and from Disney shows for this story. Anyways, enjoy