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It was months ago that Kairi had first shown the bottled letter to Sora and Riku. The letter stated that being a "Princess of Heart" from Radiant Garden, Kairi had no choice but to return to her homeworld. Kairi's worried expression grew deeper as they read further. In order to become rightful ruler, she was required to (Riku smirked at this line) be married on her 16th birthday. Clueless as ever, Sora didn't understand anything except that Kairi had to go to Radiant Garden.

"Don't you get it, Sora?" Riku asked a few hours later as they relaxed on the horizontal palm tree. "She has to get married or else she'll forfeit her right to rule Radiant Garden." Sora sucked thoughtfully on his sea-salt ice cream bar. While they had been gone, Destiny Islands managed to start receiving shipments of sea-salt ice cream.

"But don't you think it's too soon? I mean, we're finally together again after two years and we haven't even gone out on a real date yet!" Riku let out a short laugh.

"Just be glad that she actually gets to choose who she marries."

Sora winced as the alternative scenario played through his mind. "Right, Kairi could've been forced to marry Cloud."

"And you're saying like that's a bad thing?" Kairi teased as she unexpectedly appeared behind them. "I don't know, Sora. The way his hair is spikier than yours can intrigue a girl's interest." Sora stammered for a response, but Kairi only giggled at the fact that she had just made Sora jealous.

They spent the first few months looking for a loophole, anything that would save Kairi from being mandatory ruler at 16 years old. With the limited time they had before the date of the wedding, they couldn't ask many of their friends for help. In short, they were royally screwed. And now after months of preparation, after weeks of teaching Kairi how to properly wield a Keyblade, the biggest day in the history of the kingdom was upon them. The biggest day for both Sora and Kairi.

Thanks to a combination of Cid's Gummi ship experience and Merlin's magic, Sora, Kairi and Riku's friends had left their worlds to attend the wedding. From Tarzan to Hercules and Ariel to Mulan, they all showed up carrying thin, oblong packages along with wrapped wedding gifts. Goofy was in charge of security, so nothing would get past him...

Yeah, right.

Of course, Riku was Best Man. Donald was Ring Bearer. Selphie was there as Maid of Honor and Aerith was Flower Girl, naturally.

And as Master of Ceremonies, who else could be better for the part but King Mickey?

The wedding march began to play and Sora stiffly stood in the suit Tidus lent him, desperately trying not to summon his Keyblade from pure adrenaline rush.

Aerith and Donald walked up the carpet; a mismatched pair, but a good one. Then a silence hushed over the crowd as they waited in suspenseful anticipation. Would the Princess actually go through with this?

The answer came as Princess Kairi, the beautiful bride in her long, flowing white gown was led by the crook of her arm by Riku. Sora's jaw dropped at the sight of his betrothed as Kairi came up the aisle, her veil barely concealing a shy smile.

The place was set. The bride and groom were present. Time to begin.

"Dearly beloved. We are gathered here today to join..." As the King went through the usual ceremonial speech, Sora and Kairi eyed each other with uncertainty.

Kairi felt slightly light-headed. "This is all happening too fast! We haven't even done anything as a couple yet! Oh my god, my heart's pounding! I can't believe this is happening! I'm getting married! I'm not even an adult yet! Why me?!"

"Calm down, girl," Naminé's voice whispered in a corner of her mind. "Just believe in yourself and you'll be fine."

"Easy for you to say," Kairi replied back. "You're not the one standing here."

Sora was having similar thoughts. "I love Kairi and all, but this is ridiculous! We're just teenagers! We shouldn't have to deal with this! But if this is for the sake of the worlds, we're going to have to let it play through."

"Hey, you think you have it tough?" Roxas' voice echoed in his head. "I'm getting married to Naminé! And I haven't seen her since we got to Destiny Islands!"

Riku stood slightly behind Sora, smirking. "Man, those two look like they're about to fall apart. I'm glad it's not me up there right now."

"Do you, Sora," Mickey continued shaking Sora out of his thoughts, "take Princess Kairi to be your lawfully wedded wife, in sickness and in health; so long as you both shall live?"

Sora looked at Kairi giving her a nervous smile. "I-I-I do," he stammered.

"And do you, Princess Kairi, take Sora to be your lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health; so long as you both shall live?"

Kairi looked at Sora with shaken confidence in her face. Her lips parted as she started to say the two words that would finally join them in holy matrimony.

"I..."

KABOOM!!! The ground burst wide open like an exposed scab of the earth and darkness seeped through the room, filling the entire wedding hall with corridors of darkness. Black and white entities appeared out of thin air, waving their appendages like insecticidal pests.

"Where'd all these Heartless and Nobodies come from?!" Riku yelled. As if they were expecting this fight, the wedding guests drew their weapons from their hiding places, preparing themselves for battle.

"Uh, Goofy?" Donald began. "I thought you were in charge of security."

"Yup!" Goofy thrust his chest out proudly. "I'm Captain of the Royal Knights!"

"Then how did all the wedding guests bring their weapons inside with them?"

Goofy shrugged. "Gawrsh, I dunno. All of 'em were carrying long, thin boxes for the weddin'. I thought they were the presents."

Donald crossed his arms and started tapping his webbed foot impatiently. "Were they wrapped?"

"Hmm..." Goofy took off his helmet and scratched his head. "Now that you mention it, I don't believe so." Donald smacked his forehead in disbelief.

All of Sora's friends that had ever fought alongside him charged at the rapidly increasing number of uninvited wedding guests. Despite the good guys' combined power, the Heartless and Nobodies managed to summon their giant allies to the field.

"Darksides and Twilight Thorns?" Riku cried. "There's going to be no end to this!"

"Together we can take them," Sora said in his usual confident show of bravado. Riku just smiled. Shafts of light burst out of their hands as they summoned their Keyblades for battle. But before Sora and Riku could make a move, a pink and white blur zipped past them. Kairi's Keyblade was already halfway in making contact with a Heartless as she soared through the sky.

"How dare you ruin my wedding! You foul, loathsome..."

Sora and Riku stood frozen in place. Neither of them had seen Kairi lose it before. But there she was, her red hair flying against her white wedding gown, screaming like an amazon. Her Keyblade hacked and slashed through Heartless and Nobodies alike.

"This was supposed to be the happiest..." she grunted as she delivered bone-crunching blows with each word, "day...of...my...life!"

The boys could only continue to stare in stunned disbelief. "Hey, Riku? You think we should help her?"

Riku raised an eyebrow. "She's your wife-to-be. You tell me."

Sora shrugged. "I guess the wedding's off then, huh?" And with that, Sora and Riku ran into the fray.

With the wedding ruined (much to the relief of both bride and groom), and Princess Kairi owning the enemy with her Keyblade, the prologue of Kingdom Hearts III begins...

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It was months ago that Kairi had first shown the bottled letter to Sora and Riku. The letter stated that being a "Princess of Heart" from Radiant Garden, Kairi had no choice but to return to her homeworld. Kairi's worried expression grew deeper as they read further. In order to become rightful ruler, she was required to (Riku smirked at this line) be married on her 16th birthday. Clueless as ever, Sora didn't understand anything except that Kairi had to go to Radiant Garden.

"Don't you get it, Sora?" Riku asked a few hours later as they relaxed on the horizontal palm tree. "She has to get married or else she'll forfeit her right to rule Radiant Garden." Sora sucked thoughtfully on his sea-salt ice cream bar. While they had been gone, Destiny Islands managed to start receiving shipments of sea-salt ice cream.

"But don't you think it's too soon? I mean, we're finally together again after two years and we haven't even gone out on a real date yet!" Riku let out a short laugh.

"Just be glad that she actually gets to choose who she marries."

Sora winced as the alternative scenario played through his mind. "Right, Kairi could've been forced to marry Cloud."

"And you're saying like that's a bad thing?" Kairi teased as she unexpectedly appeared behind them. "I don't know, Sora. The way his hair is spikier than yours can intrigue a girl's interest." Sora stammered for a response, but Kairi only giggled at the fact that she had just made Sora jealous.

They spent the first few months looking for a loophole, anything that would save Kairi from being mandatory ruler at 16 years old. With the limited time they had before the date of the wedding, they couldn't ask many of their friends for help. In short, they were royally screwed. And now after months of preparation, after weeks of teaching Kairi how to properly wield a Keyblade, the biggest day in the history of the kingdom was upon them. The biggest day for both Sora and Kairi.

Thanks to a combination of Cid's Gummi ship experience and Merlin's magic, Sora, Kairi and Riku's friends had left their worlds to attend the wedding. From Tarzan to Hercules and Ariel to Mulan, they all showed up carrying thin, oblong packages along with wrapped wedding gifts. Goofy was in charge of security, so nothing would get past him...

Yeah, right.

Of course, Riku was Best Man. Donald was Ring Bearer. Selphie was there as Maid of Honor and Aerith was Flower Girl, naturally.

And as Master of Ceremonies, who else could be better for the part but King Mickey?

The wedding march began to play and Sora stiffly stood in the suit Tidus lent him, desperately trying not to summon his Keyblade from pure adrenaline rush.

Aerith and Donald walked up the carpet; a mismatched pair, but a good one. Then a silence hushed over the crowd as they waited in suspenseful anticipation. Would the Princess actually go through with this?

The answer came as Princess Kairi, the beautiful bride in her long, flowing white gown was led by the crook of her arm by Riku. Sora's jaw dropped at the sight of his betrothed as Kairi came up the aisle, her veil barely concealing a shy smile.

The place was set. The bride and groom were present. Time to begin.

"Dearly beloved. We are gathered here today to join..." As the King went through the usual ceremonial speech, Sora and Kairi eyed each other with uncertainty.

Kairi felt slightly light-headed. "This is all happening too fast! We haven't even done anything as a couple yet! Oh my god, my heart's pounding! I can't believe this is happening! I'm getting married! I'm not even an adult yet! Why me?!"

"Calm down, girl," Naminé's voice whispered in a corner of her mind. "Just believe in yourself and you'll be fine."

"Easy for you to say," Kairi replied back. "You're not the one standing here."

Sora was having similar thoughts. "I love Kairi and all, but this is ridiculous! We're just teenagers! We shouldn't have to deal with this! But if this is for the sake of the worlds, we're going to have to let it play through."

"Hey, you think you have it tough?" Roxas' voice echoed in his head. "I'm getting married to Naminé! And I haven't seen her since we got to Destiny Islands!"

Riku stood slightly behind Sora, smirking. "Man, those two look like they're about to fall apart. I'm glad it's not me up there right now."

"Do you, Sora," Mickey continued shaking Sora out of his thoughts, "take Princess Kairi to be your lawfully wedded wife, in sickness and in health; so long as you both shall live?"

Sora looked at Kairi giving her a nervous smile. "I-I-I do," he stammered.

"And do you, Princess Kairi, take Sora to be your lawfully wedded husband, in sickness and in health; so long as you both shall live?"

Kairi looked at Sora with shaken confidence in her face. Her lips parted as she started to say the two words that would finally join them in holy matrimony.

"I..."

KABOOM!!! The ground burst wide open like an exposed scab of the earth and darkness seeped through the room, filling the entire wedding hall with corridors of darkness. Black and white entities appeared out of thin air, waving their appendages like insecticidal pests.

"Where'd all these Heartless and Nobodies come from?!" Riku yelled. As if they were expecting this fight, the wedding guests drew their weapons from their hiding places, preparing themselves for battle.

"Uh, Goofy?" Donald began. "I thought you were in charge of security."

"Yup!" Goofy thrust his chest out proudly. "I'm Captain of the Royal Knights!"

"Then how did all the wedding guests bring their weapons inside with them?"

Goofy shrugged. "Gawrsh, I dunno. All of 'em were carrying long, thin boxes for the weddin'. I thought they were the presents."

Donald crossed his arms and started tapping his webbed foot impatiently. "Were they wrapped?"

"Hmm..." Goofy took off his helmet and scratched his head. "Now that you mention it, I don't believe so." Donald smacked his forehead in disbelief.

All of Sora's friends that had ever fought alongside him charged at the rapidly increasing number of uninvited wedding guests. Despite the good guys' combined power, the Heartless and Nobodies managed to summon their giant allies to the field.

"Darksides and Twilight Thorns?" Riku cried. "There's going to be no end to this!"

"Together we can take them," Sora said in his usual confident show of bravado. Riku just smiled. Shafts of light burst out of their hands as they summoned their Keyblades for battle. But before Sora and Riku could make a move, a pink and white blur zipped past them. Kairi's Keyblade was already halfway in making contact with a Heartless as she soared through the sky.

"How dare you ruin my wedding! You foul, loathsome..."

Sora and Riku stood frozen in place. Neither of them had seen Kairi lose it before. But there she was, her red hair flying against her white wedding gown, screaming like an amazon. Her Keyblade hacked and slashed through Heartless and Nobodies alike.

"This was supposed to be the happiest..." she grunted as she delivered bone-crunching blows with each word, "day...of...my...life!"

The boys could only continue to stare in stunned disbelief. "Hey, Riku? You think we should help her?"

Riku raised an eyebrow. "She's your wife-to-be. You tell me."

Sora shrugged. "I guess the wedding's off then, huh?" And with that, Sora and Riku ran into the fray.

With the wedding ruined (much to the relief of both bride and groom), and Princess Kairi owning the enemy with her Keyblade, the prologue of Kingdom Hearts III begins...