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| - One day, all of the stars start slowly disappearing from the sky. Mickey Mouse leaves a letter on his throne, then sneaks out in the middle of the night to see if he can't figure out what is going on. This puts everyone in Mickey's castle in a dizzy, and Donald and Goofy set out to find him. Meanwhile, on Destiny Island, Sora, Riku, and Kairi set off on another day. Riku, tired of being stuck on the same island doing the same thing day after day, decides that the trio should build a raft and explore new lands. Things start off relatively well, but the island os soon attacked, and the three sucked into a wormhole. Sora winds up alone in Traverse Town, but he soon discovers a couple of other characters who are looking for their lost friend as well... Thus, Kingdom Hearts, the surprisingly good joint effort between Square and Disney, begins. Sora plays the main character, and though he is young, he has a heart of gold and will stop at nothing to do what he feels is right. He even winds up happily joining in a quest to seal the demonic Heartless away from being able to destroy any more worlds. Kingdom Hearts is a rare crossover title that combines characters from both Square and Disney into a single world, and surprisingly, everything works out rather well. Granted, most people play the game for the cameo appearences, but the point is that they've played the game nonetheless. Kingdom Hearts must have done something right. It sold 4 million copies in just over a year and was the direct reason why Cloud, Sephiroth, and Squall were so amazing in the Summer 2003 Contest. Maybe not Sora quite so much, but given the recent Chain of Memories and an upcoming Kingdom Hearts 2, Sora has no where to go but up. "I've been having these weird thoughts lately. Like is any of this for real? Or not?" - Sora
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