After Spike, Sora, Donald and Goofy all cleared the business they had with Tarzan's world, they all headed back to Traverse Town to hopefully find Leon to know what there is to these strange Gummi pieces they've found. Spike was still concerned on that strange dark power he used to take down Clayton, it didn't feel like a good thing to use, it made him feel both fear and anger when he used it, and whatever it was, he wasn't sure how it would happen again.

But they did gain a new ability thanks to they're efforts in that world, a new healing spell Donald had called Cure, it'll heal one's wounds when they need it, and it'll be very helpful for future battles when they're facing a tough foe. Spike was glad that they're all growing more with each world they go it was important for them all, and he was glad the more they fight, the stronger they get.

After a while of flying through space again, everyone soon finally made they're way back to Traverse Town to find out more about the pieces they've found, nothing had changed all that much since they were last here, it still looked peaceful, calm, and the people around the place were trying to adapt to the place they were in now.
"Man, to think this is where someone would wake up when they're world is gone, I can't imagine what they must be going through.." Spike said with guilt for them as they walked through the First District again.

"Tell me about it, don't know what I would've done if I didn't find you guys, at least there are plenty of places for a person to stay at here." Sora said with some relief while they looked around for Leon.

"Yeah, that's a good thing at least. So where are we gonna find Leon and the others? Do you think Cid knows where they are?" Spike asked as they were looking at his shop to decide if it could be possible.

"Possibly, let's go in and see if he knows anything." Sora replied as they all opened up the door to see if he's still here.

Luckily, he still was, he was waiting for any customers wanting to check the place out for anything, and he soon noticed them come into the place again.
"Hey there Cid, good to see you again." Donald greeted while they went up to the counter.

"Eh, back from your little adventures are you? How was it?" Cid asked while Spike looked around the jewelry of this place with a smile, he really liked how nicely designed they were, it made him wish Rarity was here to see this.

"We had lots of fun! We actually came back here to ask if you knew where Leon is? There's something we were hoping to ask him." Goofy explained which got him interested.

"Well, if your looking for Leon, he and Aerith are likely in the underground cavern that's near the alleyway. it's near the back of the hotel, shouldn't be hard to miss." Cid instructed which they all understood.

"Sounds good, thanks Cid. Come on guys let's check it out." Spike advised as he and the others started to make they're way out of the store after getting news on where they needed to go.

There wasn't much to say about what's different after they came back here to notice anything different, as they made they're way to the Alleyway where the tunnel was, it all looked mostly the same, aside from a few Heartless in the other districts said to be still around, the town looked mostly the same since they were last here.

Spike just felt like this was an adventure he was meant to go to on his own, with his Keyblade's appearing in his hands, and ending up in this world, meeting Sora and his new friends, it felt like it was the start of something that will change his life forever.
"Man, I can only imagine what Twilight or the others would think of this world." Spike said with a smile as they made they're way into the alleyway.

"You know Spike, I gotta ask, how do you think they'd react to this kind of news anyway? With you being a Keyblade wielder like me and all that?" Sora asked while Spike summoned them again to get a good look at them, he didn't know how to respond to that honestly, it was a good question that had many answers.

"I honestly don't know, Twilight probably would be eager to learn more about what worlds they're are, and how they all can exist like this. The others would be wanting to see what they hold too probably, along with being ready to face any dangers they may see. But we don't know where my home is still, for all we know, it may not be able to be found till the end of our adventure." Spike replied as they could see the entrance to the Underground Cavern just ahead of them.

"We can't reveal to anyone that we're from another world Spike, even if your friends ever found out, we need to protect the world border to make sure nothing bad can happen from it." Donald advised which they all knew at this point.

"But haven't the Heartless already broken it by now? With them looming around other worlds and ready to drag them into darkness, it'll make the people of that world wonder where they're from right? And if they can't find where they're coming from on they're world, it may lead to them thinking there's more to things outside it then they ever could've thought." Spike asked back while trying to theorize how that could work.

"Spike's right Donald, even if we do find one of Spike's friends, trying not to let them know we're from another world may not be possible. Especially since Spike and I have find a way to stop them with you." Sora added which made Spike's theory a bit stronger.

"At least it would be one wild story when they hear about it right?" Goofy asked while trying to keep things calm between the group, and Donald just sighed hearing it knowing it may already be true.

"Even if your friends find out Spike, we can't let other people from other worlds know what we're doing, it's top secret, understand?" Donald asked sternly which he understood.

"Of course, what do you think we've been trying to do?" Spike asked back as they kept moving forward again.

Everyone soon made they're way to the path that led to the Underground cavern, but it was blocked off by metal bars for some reason which made things a bit more complicated.
"Blocked, how do we get these things out of the way guys?" Sora asked the others who tried thinking of something to do, and that's when Goofy got an idea that could work.

"I got something that may help, you guys stand behind Donald , once he goes, we all go too." Goofy suggested which confused them a bit.

"Why do I have to be in front?" Donald asked as he went in front of the group.

"Don't worry Donald, I know what I'm doing, ready?" Goofy asked as all of them got ready to go, Spike was right behind Donald, while Sora was behind him, and Goofy was the one in the back.

"Now!" Spike shouted as Donald charged in front of the bars and slammed against them, Spike soon did the same and ran right into him, followed by Sora and Goofy, and they're combined strength was somehow able to burst the bars down which lead deeper into the place.

"Wow! That was surprisingly affective!" Spike said with surprise while Goofy chuckled to himself a bit.

"I know a good idea when I put my mind to it!" Goofy said proudly while Donald was recovering from being slammed into a ton.

"Ugh.. let's just keep going forward..." Donald said weakly as all of them made they're way into the cavern to hopefully find Leon there.

The water soon got deep enough that they all had to swim through it, it wasn't much of a problem for them given Spike's experience, the place was really dark, and there were tons of rocks all over the place, illuminated by green lights deeper into the place, and right at the end of the tunnel, they could see Leon and Aerith at the end, Leon was swinging his sword around for training while Aerith was watching him, and they all felt glad to see him there knowing it was true.

"Leon! We're back!" Spike announced as he and everyone got out of the water to talk with them.

"Sora, Spike, Donald and Goofy, it's good to see you guys again." Aerith said with a smile while Leon stopped his training to talk with them too.

"I take it things have been going well with the worlds you've been going to?" Leon asked hopefully as he put his sword away for now.

"Yeah, things have been really cool, but even with all the stuff we've seen. The Heartless are spreading to them, we've managed to put them down when we found the leader, but what's been strange, is that whenever we defeat one of them, we find a strange Keyhole in a very secure place." Sora explained which fascinated him.

"So, you and your friends have found the Keyhole." Leon said with surprise while everyone was interested in what that meant for a moment.

"Yeah, our weapons locked it instantly, do you know what they do?" Spike asked the two of them with a hopeful look.

"Every world among the stars has a Keyhole. Each one leads to the heart of this world, they're must be one in this town as well. " Leon explained which got the group to think over how that could be.

"And that must mean Equestria has one too..." Spike said with worry, because if there is one out there in his home.. and if the Heartless find it..

"How did you find out about this?" Sora asked again which Aerith answered next.

"It was in Ansem's report, it was something he did deep research into." Aerith answered while Leon continued explaining things.

"The Heartless enter the Keyhole and do something to the worlds core." Leon said with a serious look which made the group worried with where this is going.

"Then.. what happens to the world?" Sora asked with worry while Aerith had a look of guilt knowing it herself.

"In the end... it disappears..." Aerith revealed which really scared the whole group.

"What?!" Everyone shouted with shock at once to hear that, and if the Heartless find Equestria's Keyhole.. it means his could disappear too.. and.. where would his friends go? Would they end up here too? Or somewhere else?

"That's why your Keyblade's are so important, Sora, Spike. It's critical to the worlds safety." Leon continued on while Spike looked at his weapon with worry knowing it.

"Please lock the Keyholes, any you see will be important to the worlds survival. You two are the only ones who can do it." Aerith begged which made Sora nervous on how to do it.

"I.. don't know.." Sora said nervously while Spike was trying to process what they've just learned here.

"Searching other worlds will do you two well, it'll help you grow strong enough to face what threat comes next." Leon advised which Donald and Goofy agreed with.

"Yeah!" Donald replied with a confident look while they turned to Sora.

"We gotta find your friends, and King Mickey! " Goofy reminded while Sora was nervous on how to do this.

"I guess I have to.. we both have to.." Sora said with concern while Spike started to feel determined knowing this.

"We'll find out where it is, but I have another question to ask, do you know what these Gummi pieces are? They aren't like the others we've found?" Spike asked as he showed Leon the pieces they've found, and Leon only stayed silent since he didn't know what they were.

"You should ask Cid about them, he should know." Aerith answered for him which made the group sigh knowing they missed out on asking him about it sooner.

"Great, more backtracking. Thanks Aerith, we'll be sure to ask him later." Spike said gratefully as they were about to leave, but Leon had stopped them one more time to let them know something.

"Hold on, , before you go, take this, it could help you in battle's." Leon announced as he handed Sora and Spike a strange stone which looked like there couldn't be much from it right now.

"What is this thing?" Spike asked with a confused look while Leo walked back to his spot.

"It'll help you out in battle's in the future, but.. even I don't know how to use it, it's something you'll have to figure out for yourselves." Leon explained which meant they needed to use this stone later to find out how to restore it.

"Thanks for this Leon, we'll make sure the Keyhole's are safe, where do you think this town's Keyhole could be?" Spike asked again which made Aerith think over it. While they can talk to Cid about the pieces later, they should see if there's any clues into finding where the next Keyhole in this world is.

"I remember there being a sealed door with a fire symbol in the Third District, maybe it'll give you a hint on where it is." Aerith suggested which sounded good to them.

"We'll check it out, thanks a ton of the info guys, it means a lot." Spike said gratefully while he and the others started to leave to check it out.

"Be careful out there Spike, we don't know what will be guarding it, be on your guard." Leon warned which they took to heart.

"Don't worry about it Leon, we've come this far, how hard could it get from here?" Sora asked casually which they all didn't like to hear.

"Oh we'll see, I can only imagine how hard it will get.." Spike said with concern as they headed out of the cavern to head to the Third District.

After getting more advise on where they need to go next, the group started heading to the Third District like they were told to before, if there was a Keyhole in this world that needed to be locked, they had to find it. Spike was concerned about this knowing that every world has a Keyhole, and this most likely means Equestria does too. But that made him just wonder where it is, was it near the Tree of Harmony? Somewhere in Twilight's castle? He just hoped that if he finds it soon, they can find the Keyhole that can save his world.

After a while of making it through the town again, everyone made they're way back to the Third District like before, it looked mostly the same like usual again, and as Spike and the others turned another corner into a small alley, they could see the door that they were told about earlier.
"This looks like the one. Looks like she was right." Spike said proudly as they walked up to the door and looked closely at it.

"How do we get it to open?" Donald asked while Sora looked at the symbol, and he got an idea on what it could use.

"Spike, you think you can shoot a fire blast at it to open it?" Sora suggested which may work.

"Let me try, stand back please." Spike instructed as he went in front of the group while they stood back a little, Spike took a deep breath before he shot a green stream of fire at the door which flew into it magically, that unlocked the door like they thought it was, and Sora laughed proudly knowing it did.

"I knew it! Great work team!" Sora said proudly while Spike opened the door while still chuckling a bit.

"Glad we're all handling this well, come on, let's see what's inside." Spike said eagerly as they all went through the door to see what's in it.

But they had soon walked into a dark looking cave that looked abandoned mostly, while they could see where they needed to go, there was a strange looking house at the end of a path where floating stones led to it.
"Do you think there's something there that can help us?" Goofy asked as they started hopping over them to see if there is.

"I think we should just check it out, we need to find that Keyhole." Sora replied which the others could understand. They quickly hopped they're way over the floating stones to reach the house, it wasn't anything too hard since they could see, Spike felt something strange the closer they got to it, while it may not be where the Keyhole is, maybe there's something to help them.

Everyone soon hopped across the stones and finally made it to the strange house in front of them, but the entrance was blocked off again, and it didn't look like it could be broken down or opened.
"Great, another dead end, what to we do now guys?" Donald asked with annoyance while Spike looked around another corner, and he soon saw a way inside with an opening in the wall.

"Guys, there's a way inside through here!" Spike announced which the others were surprised at, they quickly ran over to where Spike was and saw he was right, and were glad to know they could see if there is anything to it.

"Great work Spike, let's go." Sora said proudly while all of them crawled inside the house while hoping there may be something for them there.

Everyone soon was able to make they're way inside the strange house, but just as it looked like from the outside, it looked abandoned from the looks of it, there wasn't anything here aside from a spot in the center of the room while everything was dark, and mostly cramped.
"Man.. looks like no one's been here for years.." Spike told the others who agreed to that.

"It looks like there's nothing for us here..." Goofy said with an interested look while Sora looked around for anything that could help, but as he tried figuring out what more there is to this place, a familiar voice began to speak to him while he saw a familiar figure around him.

"There's something about this musty place..." The voice suddenly announced which surprised Sora, and to his shock, it looked like it was his missing friend.. Kairi.

"It reminds me of the secret place back home, where we used to scribble on the walls. Remember?" Kairi asked as she looked at him directly, and Sora actually thought she was here.

"Kairi?" Sora asked with a hopeful look, but the sound of the others soon brought him back to reality after hearing that.

"Sora?" Goofy asked again which made Sora look back at him, Spike and Donald for a moment, before he looked back and suddenly saw Kairi was gone, and it just left him confused if it was real or not.

"Are you alright Sora?" Spike asked with concern while he went up to him who was still shocked on what he saw.

"Y.. yeah I'm fine, just still thinking about the Keyhole's Leon told about, and.. I thought I saw my friend in front of me.." Sora admitted which concerned the group hearing it.

"Well, it is a lot to handle, knowing every single world out there has a Keyhole that needs to be locked by us, it's something to process for sure. I'm sure that when we find my own world, we'll need to find out where it's Keyhole is too." Spike replied with worry as he couldn't stop thinking about this too.

"You think Celestia or Luna may know about it? Or they have some history on it with what you've told us about?" Sora asked hopefully which Spike hoped was true.

"Maybe, the both of them are thousands of years old, and I'm sure Celestia may know something about the Keyhole, but not where ours is, but I'm sure if we find it soon, we'll be one step closer to stopping the Heartless." Spike said hopefully which the others could agree with.

"I hope so too, but where could this world's Keyhole be?" Sora asked again which got everyone thinking once more.

But before any of them could come to an answer, a new voice suddenly greeted them which shook them out of it.
"Well well, you've arrived sooner then I expected." A new figure greeted as he had just came into the room, he looked like a wizard of sorts, he had a blue robe and hat with a long white beard, and a large bag full of stuff that he could carry.

"What? You mean you knew we were coming?" Sora asked with surprise while they all walked up to him.

"How did you know that?" Spike asked with surprise while the wizard chuckled a bit.

"I'm an alley that was sent here to aid you, my name is Merlin. And as you can see, I'm a sorcerer." Merlin introduced which fascinated the group hearing it.

"I spend much of my time traveling across worlds, and it's good to be home. Your king had requested my help." Merlin explained which got showed them they could trust this guy.

"King Mickey?" Donald asked hopefully which was pretty obvious by now.

"Yes indeed, Donald and Goofy, and who may you two be? I've not seen a dragon for some time, at least your a real one." Merlin said with surprise while he looked at Spike who looked at Sora for a moment.

"I'm Sora, this is Spike. We're the ones who need to stop the Heartless with the Keyblades." Sora introduced while they summoned theirs to show things to him.

"Ah! So you have found the keys! It's fascinating knowing one can duel wield them, especially at a young age!" Merlin said with surprise while the group was still confused with what he needs to do to help.

"What did the King request you to do?" Donald asked while Merlin went to the top of the stone in the middle and put his bag down.

"One moment please.... presto!" Merlin announced as he waved his wand around which opened the bag magically, and to everyone's surprise, he used his magic to raise dozens of shrunken down books, tables, and pieces of furniture that was all stored in the bag.

"Wow.. he kept all of that stored in there? I'm sure Twilight would be amazed by this.." Spike said with surprise as all the books and shelves flew around the place while growing larger, and in a flash of light, the once dark and dim room that looked abandoned, looked like a fully comfy and livable home, there were hundreds of books lying around the place, and some furniture and lighting in the room to help make this place feel more lively.

"There now. Back to the topic, your king had requested me to help train you in the arts of magic, while you both already have ways of fighting with magic, I can help give you advise on how to use it, and what could work best for certain situations." Merlin explained which made them really eager to know more.

"Really?" Spike asked with hope as he always wanted to learn spells like Twilight could.

"Of course, and if you need answers from another person..." Merlin said as he motioned over to a strange small carriage in the corner of the room, but the thing soon faded away with light, and to everyone's surprise, a strange old figure with a cloak had formed from it, and she looked like she was someone who could help too.

"Hello, I'm the Fairy Godmother, the king had requested my help too." She introduced while Spike was really amazed with how much magic there was around them right now.

"I don't know if there's much I can do to help, but feel free to come by anytime to ask." Merlin advised which made Spike remember the stone Leon gave them.

"Hold on, do you know if there's anything we can do with this stone?" Spike asked as he took the thing out of they're bag and he showed it to Merlin who examined it closely.

"I think the Fairy Godmother would have a better idea of what that is." Merlin answered which made the group turn to her who was waiting to hear what they need.

"Do you think you can tell us what this is please?" Sora asked politely as he showed her the stone.

"Oh my, the poor thing! He's turned into a summon gem." She said with worry while she examined it closely which confused them a bit.

"A summon gem?" Sora asked with a confused look hearing this.

"The little creature had lived in a world that was consumed by darkness. When a world vanishes, so does it's inhabitants. But this one had such a strong heart, he turned into a gem instead of vanishing with his world." She explained which worried the group knowing it.

"Can you restore him in anyway?" Spike asked as he hoped he won't stay like this until his world can come back.

"Yes, but only his spirit, he can help you when you call for his aid. Now watch! Bibbity babbity boo!" Fairy Godmother announced while she waved her wand around while it's magic flew into the gem, and it suddenly glowed very brightly, and they could feel a very strong power coming from it now, like something dormant had awakened in it.

"There, Simba should be able to help you now, whenever you call for him, he will aid you. If you find any more of these, please bring them to me." Fairy Godmother requested which they were glad to accept.

"Thanks so much for this, we'll use it wisely. I think that's all we have for here right now, come on guys, let's go find Cid again." Spike advised as they were all heading out of the room to find him.

"Be careful out there young lads!" Merlin encouraged as all of them had left the house to continue with this task.

Everyone soon made they're way out of the house and were in the dark cave from before, there wasn't much left for them here now after they met Merlin and the Godmother, so they just decided it would be best to leave for now. They all swam they're way back to the entrance of the place thinking over it, and were now making it back into the Third District to figure out what to do.

"So do you guys think Cid really knows about these pieces we've found recently?" Spike asked hopefully as they didn't really have enough experience with these parts here.

"I hope so, still wish we asked him about these earlier then this though." Donald replied with an annoyed look which they all could agree with.

But just as they were continuing to talk, more Heartless had finally appeared in front of them after a while of no fighting, and everyone quickly summoned they're weapons to get ready to fight. But to everyone's surprise, a new figure had suddenly landed down in front of them with a similar looking weapon, he took out all the Heartless in an instant, and looked really skilled with what he just did.

"Whoa, who are you?" Spike asked with surprise as the figure turned around, and to Sora's shock, it was his missing friend, Riku.

"There you are, what's going on?" Riku greeted while Sora felt extremely relieved knowing his friends okay.

"Riku!" Sora said with joy as he went over and moved his mouth around to make sure he was real, and Riku quickly brushed him off to stop it.

"Hey, cut it out!" Riku dismissed while he pushed his hand away a bit.

"I'm not dreaming this time, right?" Sora asked hopefully as it looked like Riku was really in front of them.

"I hope not, it took forever to find you." Riku replied while he moved his hair around which proved he really was here.

"Riku!" Sora said with relief while Spike went up to see what this is about.

"So this is one of your missing friends Sora?" Spike asked as he looked at Riku, and he was surprised seeing a real dragon in front of him.

"Yeah, this is Riku, and Riku, this is one of my new friends, Spike." Sora introduced while he went up to Riku.

"Nice to meet you, I'm just glad to you Sora's friend is alright." Spike said with relief while Riku examined him closely.

"So your a real dragon? I've heard people talk about it around town, but to see one in front of me, it's so strange.. especially with how little you are." Riku teased while he rubbed his head a bit which made him back off a bit.

"Yeah, I'm a real dragon, ended up here not too long before I met Sora. Did you end up in this world too?" Spike asked with an interested look which made Riku think of an answer.

"Let's just say I have my ways when searching for my friends, but while it's nice to meet you Spike, I was hoping if you guys knew where our other friend is?" Riku asked in response which made Sora a bit surprised.

"Wait, you mean you don't know where she is?" Sora asked with worry which concerned Riku too.

"You mean she's not with you either?" Riku asked with worry, and Sora only looked down with silence knowing they haven't found anything on her yet.

"Well.. don't worry Sora, I'm sure she made it off the island too. But we're finally free at least." Riku said with relief as he took in this world and appreciated how much bigger it was then they're own, but he hadn't noticed some Heartless were forming right behind him.

"Who knows, she could be looking for us now. We'll be together again soon, I know it. Just leave everything to me, I know this..." Riku couldn't finish his sentence as he heard a loud slash right behind him, and as he turned around, he saw Sora and Spike had taken down a few more Heartless with they're Keyblades.

"Leave it to who?" Sora asked again while he put his weapon on his back.

"Sora, wait.. what did you two just..." Riku asked with shock while he noticed Spike's duel Keyblades which he found interesting.

"We've been looking for you, and Kairi too. With they're help." Sora explained while he motioned to Donald and Goofy.

"Who are they?" Riku asked with concern as he didn't feel right with being around them right now.

"People who've been helping us try to find you, you don't know how worried Sora's been looking for you, we didn't want him to go without help." Spike answered as he tried helping Riku know what's been going on.

"And we've been to so many different worlds, looking for you too." Sora continued which made Riku raise an eyebrow.

"Really? Well what do you know, I never would've guessed." Riku replied while Goofy went right behind Sora and Spike.

"And guess what? Sora and Spike are the Keyblade masters!" Goofy announced proudly while Donald crossed his arms.

"Who would've thought it?" Donald asked with an annoyed look which confused the two.

"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" Sora asked with an annoyed look while Spike was upset knowing that.

"Haven't we shown you we're more then capable by Donald? Seriously it's like you didn't learn a thing in the last world we went to." Spike told himself with an annoyed look while he slapped his face.

"So.. this is called a Keyblade?" Riku asked as he suddenly had Sora's Keyblade in his hand.

"Hey, give that back!" Sora complained as he tried getting it back from him.

"Sora, remember we can just.. you know?" Spike reminded as he held out his hand and called his Fire Keyblade to his hand again.

"Oh.. right." Sora said with an embarrassed look before he raised his hand in the air and called it back to his which surprised Riku again, and he was pretty surprised seeing Spike can use two of them somehow.

"How come you can use them too? I don't recall anyone being able to use Keyblades like that before?" Riku asked while looking at Spike who didn't really know why either.

"Don't know honestly, they came into my hands when I needed them most, I don't know why, but I feel a strange connection to them, like they tie into something that I need to know in the future." Spike replied which interested him hearing it.

"Strange..." Riku replied with an interested look, he hasn't felt something like that with his own weapon yet.

"So.. your gonna come with us right? We've got this.. awesome rocket! Wait till you see it!" Sora said with an eager look as he hoped Riku wouldn't have to stay here.

"No, he can't come!" Donald refused with an upset look.

"What? Why not he's my friend!" Sora argued back while Donald didn't listen to this.

"I don't care!" Donald said in response which made Spike slap Donald's head in frustration.

"He looks perfectly capable of handling the Heartless with us! You saw him take them down just a few minutes ago didn't you? Why would the world order matter if he knows about them?" Spike asked with an upset look from Donald's rude attitude.

"Spike's right Donald, Riku would be a big help with finding Kairi, right?" Sora asked hopefully as he looked back to get an answer, but to everyone's surprise, Riku had suddenly vanished without a trace, and he was gone somehow because of it.

"Where'd he go?" Goofy asked with surprise while Spike and Sora tried looking around for him anywhere.

"Nice going, at least he's alright." Sora said with relief while Spike sighed after this whole argument they had.

"That was really uncalled for Donald, even if he couldn't come with us, you didn't have to respond the way you did." Spike said with an annoyed look while Donald just looked away in response.

"Hey, it's alright Spike, as long as we know he's okay, it's good enough for me. And who knows, maybe we'll run into Kairi soon too." Sora said with a hopeful look which Spike hoped was true.

"Maybe, but we won't know if we stay here, let's just get back to Cid's place." Spike insisted as they started to leave the place after finding this out.

"Sounds good, let's go guys." Sora told the others as they started heading back to Cid's again, even if they were upset with Donald here still, it was good to know Riku was okay at least, but something felt off about him to Spike, he didn't know what, but something tells him they'll find out more very soon..

Author's Note

Hey guys thanks for reading this! I know there may not have been much action at all in this chapter, but I wanted to have this one be able to help flesh out Spike's dynamic with the others a bit more, especially since how close they all get in the later games, I wanted to try and do more with it in this one, and I also wanted to help set up a bit of how Spike and Riku will interact in this chapter too.

I'll get to the next Keyhole within Traverse town in the next chapter, because there's still some more stuff they need to be told about before heading to Agrabah, which will be a chapter fully on the world itself, but I just wanted this one to help more with Spike's interactions with everyone else, so I hope you don't mind it.