History Recap / KingdomHeartsBBSMission00Prelude

-->'''''VideoGame/KingdomHearts1'', Ansem:''' "Take a look at this tiny place. To the heart seeking freedom this island is a prison surrounded by water. And so this boy sought out to escape from his prison. He sought a way to cross over into other worlds. And he opened his heart to darkness."\\
'''''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', Young Xehanort:''' "This world... is just too small."

!!!At this point (or if the player skipped the tutorial), the player can choose their character in a Dive to the Heart. The official order to play the first three storylines, as per WordOfGod from Nomura, is the following: first Terra, then Ventus, and finally Aqua.

And so, [[Recap/KingdomHeartsBBSMissionT01EnchantedDominion the three Keyblade]] [[Recap/KingdomHeartsBBSMissionV01DwarfWoodlands apprentices set off]] [[Recap/KingdomHeartsBBSMissionA01CastleOfDreams on their own quests...]]

!!!At this point, the player enters a Dive to the Heart, where they can choose their player character. WordOfGod from Nomura recommends the following: Terra, then Ventus, and finally Aqua.

And so, the three Keyblade apprentices set off on their own quests...

''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' begins on Destiny Islands, where a young Xehanort watches over the sunset. He muses that this world is just too small.

Decades later, the now-elderly Xehanort returns to the islands with a blond-haired boy in a white bundle. Xehanort intends for the boy to live out his final moments. Meanwhile, the boy's heart comes in contact with that of a newborn, who senses that his heart is broken and offers to bond with it. As the two accept, back in the waking world, the boy summons a Keyblade, much to Xehanort's surprise.

The next day is the Mark of Mastery exam. Administering the exam are Keyblade Masters Eraqus and Xehanort, the former being the apprentices' master. As Ven watches from the sidelines, Eraqus begins Terra and Aqua's exam by challenging them with orbs of light. Xehanort slyly imbues the orbs with darkness, forcing Ven to join in, but the exam comes to pass. Up next is a duel between Aqua and Terra. As they fight, Terra briefly taps into the darkness, which results in him failing the exam while Aqua passes.

Xehanort leaves the room and enters a secret corridor where his apprentice Vanitas waits. Vanitas believes that Ventus is too weak and needs incentive to leave the Land of Departure.

Meanwhile, in his room, Ventus is confronted by Vanitas, who warns Ven to hurry lest Terra will be gone forever. Though Ven asserts that Terra is his friend, Vanitas mocks him.
->'''Vanitas:''' Oh, grow up. Is that what you call friendship? You'll never know the truth unless you go out and look for it yourself. Come on, what could you possibly know when you're stuck here, looking at nothing but what's in your tiny world?

As Terra prepares to leave on his mission, Ven catches up to him and attempts to warn him, but Terra soon leaves, forcing Ven to pursue Terra. Eraqus, shocked at Ven's departure, orders Aqua to follow Ven and keep an eye on Terra.

It's twilight on Destiny Islands, and Xehanort, a silver-haired youth, watches over the sunset. He muses that this world is just too small.

Decades later, Xehanort returns to the islands as an elderly man carrying a blond-haired boy in a white bundle. Xehanort intends for the boy to live out his final moments. Meanwhile, the boy's heart comes in contact with that of a newborn, who senses that his heart is broken and offers to bond with it. As the two accept, back in the waking world, the boy summons a Keyblade, much to Xehanort's surprise.

The next day is the day of the exam. As Ven watches from the sidelines, their master Eraqus, joined by his fellow master Xehanort, commences Terra and Aqua's exam, which consists of challenging them with orbs of light. Xehanort slyly imbues the orbs with darkness, forcing Ven to join in, but the exam comes to pass. Up next is a duel between Aqua and Terra. As they fight, Terra briefly taps into the darkness, which results in him failing the exam while Aqua passes.

Master Xehanort leaves the room and enters a secret corridor where his apprentice Vanitas waits. Vanitas believes that Ventus is too weak and needs incentive to leave the Land of Departure.

Eraqus soon calls an emergency meeting with Aqua and Terra. The two apprentices are assigned to venture out into the worlds to subdue the Unversed, negative emotions taken form as monsters, and to search for Master Xehanort. Terra takes it as a chance to prove himself worthy of the Mark of Mastery.

-->'''Vanitas:''' Oh, grow up. Is that what you call friendship? You'll never know the truth unless you go out and look for it yourself. Come on, what could you possibly know when you're stuck here, looking at nothing but what's in your tiny world?

It's twilight on Destiny Islands, and Xehanort, a silver-haired youth, watches over the sunset. As he does, he muses that this world is just too small.

Leaving the room, Master Xehanort enters a secret corridor where his apprentice Vanitas waits. Vanitas believes that Ventus is too weak and needs incentive to leave the Land of Departure.

Decades later, now an old man, Xehanort returns to the islands with a blond-haired boy in a white bundle. Xehanort intends for the boy to live out his final moments. Meanwhile, the boy's heart comes in contact with that of a newborn, who senses that his heart is broken and offers to bond with it. As the two accept, back in the waking world, the boy summons a Keyblade, much to Xehanort's surprise.

Four years later, the boy, a Keyblade apprentice named Ventus, awakens to a meteor shower. He rushes out of his room to a cliff on the side, doing some training in the process, but nods to sleep shortly after. However, he is roused by his friends Aqua and Terra, fellow Keyblade apprentices who are about to have their Mark of Mastery exam the next day. After a brief sparring match, Aqua offers her friends Wayfinders, good-luck charms fashioned after paopu fruits from the Destiny Islands with magic imbued.

The next day is the day of the exam. As Ven watches from the sidelines, their master Eraqus, joined by his fellow master Xehanort, commences Terra and Aqua's exam, which consists of challenging them with orbs of light. Xehanort slyly imbues the orbs with darkness, forcing Ven to join in, but the exam comes to pass. Up next is a duel between Aqua and Terra. As they fight, Terra briefly taps into the darkness, which costs him the exam as only Aqua passes.

Leaving the room, Xehanort enters a secret corridor where his apprentice Vanitas waits. Vanitas believes that Ventus is too weak and needs incentive to leave the Land of Departure.

Eraqus soon calls an emergency meeting with Aqua and Terra. The two apprentices learn of a threat comprised of the Unversed, negative emotions personified, and it is up to them to subdue them. Xehanort has gone missing, so the two are also tasked to find him. Terra takes it as a chance to prove himself worthy of the Mark of Mastery.