The darkness was encroaching again, and there was nothing he could do.

King Mickey could only stand by helplessly as he watched some of the other worlds slip into the shadows. Magic Kingdom was locked in a way that he couldn't open, no matter what he tried, so he couldn't get to those worlds and help. And he knew that something terrible had happened to Sora; otherwise, the worlds wouldn't be falling into darkness again, because if he were able, Sora would have gone already and locked the worlds again to keep them safe.

There was only one more thing he could try. There was a single doorway that remained open to him, and he could sense hearts on the other side that could handle the power of a Keyblade. He would have to awaken a new Keybearer.

Elsewhere, Summer was tossing and turning in the wee hours of the morning, trying to fight off a nightmare. She sat up with a gasp, reaching over to turn on the light and looking around. The light chased away the shadows of pre-dawn, but it didn't help the creeping feeling that she had that there was something still out there in the darkness.