History Fanfic / RunawayWind

** When Ven, Naminé, and Yuffie encounter Maleficent and Pete in the Dwarf Woodlands trying to use the Magic Mirror to find out information about the χ-Blade, Ven yells at the Mirror "[[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} Don't tell her anything!]]"

For ten years, Ventus slumbered in Sora's heart. When Sora sacrifices himself in Hollow Bastion to save Kairi, Ventus finally has the chance to awaken. [[ButterflyOfDoom And thus many things begin to change.]] The first of which being the rescue of Naminé from Castle Oblivion. Together, the two of them travel though worlds to both hide from Organization XIII, as well as trying to uncover what happened to Terra and Aqua.

For ten years, Ventus slumbered in Sora's heart. When Sora sacrifices himself in Hollow Bastion to save Kairi, Ventus finally has the chance to awaken. [[ForWantOfANail And thus many things begin to change.]] The first of which being the rescue of Naminé from Castle Oblivion. Together, the two of them travel though worlds to both hide from Organization XIII, as well as trying to uncover what happened to Terra and Aqua.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: According to Vexen, the original Ansem is Kairi's father. Nothing in the two's interactions in the actual games has suggested this, but she is a Princess of Heart and he was the ruler of Radiant Garden. [[spoiler:Chapter 43 has Mickey confirm this, with a flashback to meeting with Ansem and Kairi shortly before the fall of Radiant Garden and learning that she could already summon a Keyblade.]]

* ForWantOfANail: When Ventus wakes up in Castle Oblivion, he escapes with Naminé, throwing a SpannerInTheWorks for Marluxia and Larxene's plan for Sora and causing other complications for the Organization, including Roxas becoming suspicious of them much earlier than in ''358/2 Days'', and the introduction of Number XIV, Erxart, a replica with Terra's heart who believes himself to be a Nobody. Elsewhere, Kairi earns her keyblade much earlier than in canon, to the point of making it to Castle Oblivion at the same time as Riku and Sora.

* InternalReveal: In Chapter 45, [[spoiler:Sora's party arrives at Yen Sid's tower, and are filled in on the Organization and Nobodies, including Naminé's existence]].

* InadvertentEntranceCue: In Chapter 45: [[spoiler:Yen Sid starts to fill Sora in on Ventus's story. "However, to explain what happened in detail, you must learn about his friends. Terra, and…" At this point he's interrupted by four strangers entering the room in black cloaks, one of whom is a woman with blue hair. "Master Aqua? Is that you?"

* InadvertantEntranceCue: In Chapter 45: [[spoiler:Yen Sid starts to fill Sora in on Ventus's story. "However, to explain what happened in detail, you must learn about his friends. Terra, and…" At this point he's interrupted by four strangers entering the room in black cloaks, one of whom is a woman with blue hair. "Master Aqua? Is that you?"

For 10 Years, Ventus slumbered in Sora's heart. When Sora sacrifices himself in Hollow Bastion to save Kairi, Ventus finally has the chance to awaken. [[ForWantOfANail And thus many things begin to change.]] The first of which being the rescue of Naminé from Castle Oblivion. Together, the two of them travel though worlds to both hide from Organization XIII, as well as trying to uncover what happened to Terra and Aqua.

* ShoutOut: When Ven, Naminé, and Yuffie encounter Maleficent and Pete in the Dwarf Woodlands trying to use the Magic Mirror to find out information about the χ-Blade, Ven yells at the Mirror "[[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} Don't tell her anything!]]"

** In Chapter 29, the Fairy Godmother laments Cinderella's step-family's fall into Darkness, commenting that she had hoped at least one of them might be able to turn away from the dark path they were walking, referencing Anastasia's TookALevelInKindness in the DirectToVideo [[WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIDreamsComeTrue seq]][[WesternAnimation/CinderellaIIIATwistInTime quels]].

* MythologyGag: In Chapter 2, it's mentioned that the first card Naminé made from Sora's memory was based on [[WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}} Deep Jungle]], the one world from the original game that was left out of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'' due to rights issues.

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: According to Vexen, [[spoiler:the original Ansem is Kairi's father. Nothing in the two's interactions in the actual games has suggested this, but she is a Princess of Heart and he was the ruler of Radiant Garden]].

* ForWantOfANail: When Ventus wakes up in Castle Oblivion, he escapes with Naminé, throwing a SpannerInTheWorks for Marluxia and Larxene's plan for Sora and causing other complications for the Organization, including Roxas becoming suspicious of them much earlier than in ''358/2 Days'', and the introduction of Number XIV, Erxart, a replica with Terra's heart who believes himself to be a Nobody. Elsewhere, Kairi earns her keyblade much earlier than in canon, [[spoiler:to the point of making it to Castle Oblivion at the same time as Riku and Sora]].

* NoPronunciationGuide: The confusion between "χ-blade" and "keyblade" is brought up, with the characters agreeing to just call it the "X-blade" to avoid this.

** Exon works under a similar principle, being one of Vexen's earlier Replica experiments, his name is simply "One" with an x added to it.

* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: Ventus and Naminé both have this simultaneous reaction when Yuffie teases them about planning some time to fly together on his glider and describes it as "your date". Justified in that neither of them have considered each other as romantic partners, just friends. [[spoiler: A little more teasing has them both realize that they ''are'' falling in love with each other. And when Ven does take her flying during a mission in Chapter 40, he has to clarify, "Just for the record. This isn't our date."]]

But while the two of them are trying to find answers, there are others holding keyblades that will shape the future. Sora, Donald, and Goofy are soon searching for Riku and the King, while Kairi's heart begins to wonder if waiting is good enough. Roxas is trying to understand his role in the Oganization and his life, while getting to know his comrades, such as the new Organization recruit Erxart with a keyblade of his own. Aqua desperately wanders the darkness, tormented with visions of lost friends as she tries to survive. Of course, Organization XIII isn't taking any of this lying down. And Xehanort's influence isn't as gone as Ventus might hope.

** [[spoiler:Zexion becomes one of Xehanort's vessels this time around, directly overseeing the plans at Castle Oblivion and take control away from Marluxia.]]

* ItsPersonal: When Xigbar reveals that [[spoiler:there are several reasons Xemnas has ordered Erxart to be killed, he just wants revenge against Terra for giving Braig his eyepatch.]]

** Chapter 38: [[spoiler:Marluxia, Larxene and Erxart capture Ventus, Naminé, Yuffie, and Leon; in Hollow Bastion, bringing them along as they explore Ansem's lab, discovering Terra's wayfinder and Aqua's keyblade and armor. Saix and Xigbar intervene to put an end to their coup. Xemnas shows up soon afterward, greeting Ventus as "My apprentice."]]

** Chapter 38: [[spoiler:Marluxia, Larxene and Erxart capture Ventus, Namin&eacute, Yuffie, and Leon; in Hollow Bastion, bringing them along as they explore Ansem's lab, discovering Terra's wayfinder and Aqua's keyblade and armor. Saix and Xigbar intervene to put an end to their coup. Xemnas shows up soon afterward, greeting Ventus as "My apprentice."]]

** Chapter 38: [[spoiler:Marluxia, Larxene and Erxart capture Ventus and Naminé in Hollow Bastion, bringing them along as they explore Ansem's lab, discovering Terra's wayfinder and Aqua's keyblade and armor. Saix and Xigbar intervene to put an end to their coup. Xemnas shows up soon afterward, greeting Ventus as "My apprentice."]]

** As Ansem's computer is found earlier by Chapter 36, while Organization XIII is still at their peak and Sora is still in Castle Oblivion, [[Film/{{Tron}} the Master Control Program, and by extension Tron and Sark]], also appear far earlier than in ''KH II'', the MCP trapping Ven, Namine, Yuffie, and Leon inside the Grid where the four then encounter Sark and work with Tron.