Harbor
ladeedaaa; Courtney (comments and backstory)

Kairi;

So, about Waters, this was my hope for Kairi. If you noticed, the last italicized lines were indicators of the future of each character. So she never returned to the islands again; I suppose she found adventure. If Sora ever found her again, well, that’s your decision as the reader.

Mickey;

Mickey, well, I hated to do that to Mickey, but as you’ve noticed… Harbor wasn’t a happy-ending story. I needed to bring something real to Mickey as a king, and confusion with God seemed perfectly reasonable. I’m taking an Old Testament class right now and I am confused sometimes, but it’s better to openly face the questions. Mickey did that, but then realized that he had no right to judge God. His ending, the little allusion, was that he either died or his sanity left him–you can decide.

Naminé;

The funny thing about Naminé is that she never had a happy-ending, so all I could think to do with her is to punctuate that through Kairi’s happiness. Naminé never had the right to be happy and she understands that, but, more importantly, so does Kairi.

Riku;

Riku’s is bittersweet and more of angst than tragedy. He lost one of his dearest friends and is now left to fit life back together, and he has buried many friends. He, if you didn’t get it in the allusion-section at the very end, is Mickey’s heir (by Mickey’s decision) and will take care of Disney Kingdom.

Riku’s Mother;

This is… kind of… connected with Riku’s chapter. Riku never did return to the islands and his mother never stopped waiting.

Goofy;

All I have to say for Goofy is that he was called away again, but Max always understood.

Olette;

Olette went insane a little, but moreover she was desperate to find Roxas. He was a part of her life and whether the others regained memories of him, she was well aware he existed at some point and was somewhere in Sora. So when she goes to Destiny Islands to find Sora only to discover that he died in the war, she is angry at Sora for not caring enough to keep Roxas alive. She still searches till this day.

Donalds;

I’ll summarize all of Donald here: Donald lost his uncle, his father almost. Because the only established family Donald has in the Disney genre is Scrooge and his nephews, and in Daisy, I like to think of Scrooge as his father-figure. So when Scrooge died, in an ambush and he was a casualty for he could not fight and such, Donald at first turned strong. As I said in Donald’s first chapter, he was Scrooge’s heir. If you say Disney’s A Christmas Carol starring Scrooge back in the day, Scrooge was much like Donald in his day. He was young and in love with a girl like Daisy, but ended up being corrupted by money. I let the same thing happen to Donald. Like Scrooge, Donald lost his love–but I kept Daisy loyal all the same. And in the last chapter, Daisy has died. It is that night, Christmas Eve night, which Donald is visited by three spirits. The same happened to Scrooge, and, in fact, Donald’s ending was much the same. Donald had been through enough and he eventually reconnects with his nephews.

If you read the very bottoms of each of the Donald chapters, you’ll realize that Donald was able to enjoy spring one last time.

Cinderella;

Cinderella’s heart was taken again and it was never returned.

Cloud;

This is another chapter in which I used the main character to depict Sora. I did this with Mickey also. Cloud recounts (from Crisis Core) the death of Zack Fair and how Riku’s death has done the same to Sora as it did to him. At that point, Sora is diseased and dying also. He bids Cloud farewell and rejoins the war.

Sora’s Parents

Sora never came home to his parents–this matches up with Riku, Kanga and Olette’s chapters. They gave up hope in the end.

Kanga;

Kanga’s chapter was inspired by this book in my University library called the “Wish Book”–it’s this inoffensive white binder by the circulation desk that has to do with rules and instructions. However, I pass it every day and was greatly inspired to do something more creative with it. And Roo has lost his heart–forever.

Sora;

If you didn’t notice, yes Sora is blind. This was not an intention of mine, but it came about during the writing of the chapter. Whoops! It was inspired by the book Graceling in which a character dependent on fighting goes blind and must cope with his bitterness. Sora will need to, and does in fact, learn to do the same.

Canon?;

Here is a key for all the chapters that connect. If you noticed, sometimes Sora is dead, sometimes not. Sometimes Mickey is dead and sometimes not–they’re not all in canon with another. Some are, though.

Waters is mainly a standalone chapter.

Surrender and Safe are loosely connected.

Secret and Sea are also loosely connected.

King, Authoress, Roxas, Hero, Stranger and Swing are all connected.

Surrender, Atlas and Sea are all connected.

All the Donald chapters are connected but independent of the other chapters.

And, I have a message of thanks to all my reviewers. They kept me going, even if my bits are this small. Your support really inspired me, thank you all so much! I only ever planned on fifteen chapters, because they’re real downers, aren’t they? I hope you liked them. I have plans for another drabble series of brighter outlooks and aspects. Look for it!

And by the way, Harbor, the name that is, is because of happiness sailing away. The harbor is each character.

Thank you for your awesome support!

- Courtney. Questions? Ask!

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