Hey, everyone! Although it's probably not a good idea to start this right now since I have four stories out right now, I was hit with a major brainblast today on the whole thing.

To any new readers, welcome, but you might want to read my Wanderer's Trilogy first before reading this.

To all returning readers, great to see you again! I'm glad you liked my stories enough to want more, and I hope you are pleased with this, my latest creation!

I own nothing to do with Kingdom Hearts. If I did, Square Enix wouldn't be going bankrupt right now because of stupid FF13 and 14. They would have remade Final Fantasy 4, 7, and 10 already, and KH3 would have been the greatest game ever! Sadly, I only own the Rikkison family and the villain of this story. Any other OCs owned by other authors I know(you know who you are), credit will be given to the owner when the character comes in.

That being said, welcome to a new era in the Wanderer's Series. I own Pierce, Jack, Mist, Rayne, Jason, and Marek. Griffin belongs to TheEighthLight. Ava belongs to AngelicWinds.

I think that's it! Alrighty, enjoy!

Prologue: The Legacy

"Woah….!" Pierce exclaimed, staring out of the window, his hand pressed against the glass.

"Beautiful, right?" Terra asked him. Pierce nodded as he continued to stare at the cosmos just a few feet away. Roaring waves of light swam past the gummi ship, disappearing in a fraction of a second. The stars seemed barely beyond his reach.

"Each of those stars is another world." Riku told him, sitting next to the boy and staring out at the worlds, too.

"There are so many. I would have never thought the universe was so big." Pierce replied in awe. Riku smiled at him.

"When you're out on your glider, you can feel the warmth of their light. It's so warm that you almost forget what you need to do. You just let it fill you, and bask in the moment." Ven told him from across the cockpit. Pierce looked back at him and smirked.

"I think that's the wisest thing you've ever said, Uncle Ven." he told him with a cheeky smile. Ven raised an eyebrow in amusement.

"Yep, you definitely got your dad's sarcasm, that's for sure." he said, smiling. Pierce shrugged his shoulders.

"He thinks I'm nothing like him." he replied, turning back to the window quietly. The air in the cockpit got tense and serious all of the sudden.

"Give him more credit than that, Pierce." Terra told him calmly, guiding the ship through an asteroid belt.

Terra, Riku, and Ven were all wearing the new Keyblade Master armor given to all of the new Keybladers. After the Final War had ended, Jason Rikkison had reinstated the active Keyblade wielders to a full organization, called the Light's Enforcers. Each member was given identical armor. Currently, the LE consisted of Terra, Riku, Ven, Lea, Roxas, and Mickey. Jack and Aqua had retired, and Xion had agreed to stay in Twilight Town with Namine and their friends. Marek was the new Wanderer. He appeared one day, and he was gone the next. No one ever could track him down. While Jason oversaw the LE, Eraqus had continued to train new apprentices, even in his elder years.

Currently, Terra, Riku, and Ven were all wearing black armor. The armor had a golden Kingdom Hearts symbol on the chest guard, gold stripes wrapped around the legs, arms, and torso, and their boots ended in silver tips.

Pierce didn't reply to Terra's comment. "You and Rayne are his whole world." Ven told him, walking over and sitting next to him.

"He's given you this chance to prove yourself. That means he trusts you, you know." Riku put in. Pierce shook his head.

"Why didn't my dad come back to active duty? When you asked him to come back because you needed him, he said no. He doesn't care about anything anymore, let alone his own family." he told them quietly. The three men shared a glance and a sigh.

"The reason he chose not to come back, Pierce, was because….." Terra began. At that moment, something hit the side of the ship.

"What is it? Heartless?" Ven asked their leader. Terra shook his head.

"I'm not sure." he told him. Riku summoned Way to the Dawn, now longer and more stylized.

"Just open the boarding hatch. Ven and I will deal with it." he told Terra. The brunette nodded and opened the hatch. Pierce left his seat to follow the two men, but Terra caught him.

"No, Pierce. You stay here." he told him firmly.

"But I can help! Let me…..!" the boy began to argue.

"No, you will stay in that seat until they come back. Understood?" Terra told him, narrowing his eyes in sincerity. Pierce held his ground for a few seconds, and then sighed.

"Understood…." he muttered. Terra nodded in appeasement and turned back to the controls. "Gramps." Pierce muttered under his breath.

"What was that?"

"Nothing! Nothing…."

LOADING BAY…

Ven and Riku looked at each other firmly and nodded. Simultaneously, black and silver helmets appeared on their heads in a flash of light. "We are agents of the Light's Enforcers! Declare yourself and your intent!" Riku called out to the empty Lanes Between. They waited for several moments and heard nothing. Just as they were turning to head back to the cockpit, they heard a loud noise. With a squeal of delight, a figure in pink armor on an equally pink Keyblade rider soared into the bay. Riku and Ven dove in opposite directions to avoid the crash landing. The rider crashed into the wall, and the driver fell onto her back. Riku and Ven stood back up and looked at her in annoyance, Ven in particular.

"What do you think you're doing?!" he asked her in irritation. The girl slowly stood to her feet and dismissed her armor, revealing pale skin, brown hair reaching her shoulders, and amber eyes. She was wearing a blue and white striped shirt with the sleeves reaching her elbows, denim shorts, knee-high black sneakers, a white headband, black wristbands, and a charm bracelet.

"What are you talking about?" she asked him, brushing the dirt off of her clothes. Ven sighed and smacked his forehead.

"Ava, how many times have I told you not use your rider until you can control it?" he asked her, covering his eyes in embarrassment.

"But I can control it!" she argued, her voice rising a few notches.

"Don't even yell at me! If you were in control, then why did you almost hit me and Riku? And how do you explain that?" he asked her, gesturing toward her rider, crashed on the floor against the wall. She laughed nervously, quickly dismissing her Keyblade.

"I didn't hit you, did I? I didn't think so. There's your proof I was in control." she told him, raising her eyebrows in victory. Ven sighed.

"Some days, Ava, you make me loath being your master….." he muttered, turning to the cockpit. She smiled at him, until he turned away. Then she stuck her tongue at him. Riku saw this and shook his head.

"What?" she asked him, laughing.

"Be glad you're not my student….." he told her simply, walking back into the cockpit, leaving her alone.

COCKPIT….

"What was it?" Terra asked as they walked back into the room. Pierce was pouting in his chair.

"Ava." Ven said simply. Terra nodded, as if that was all the answer he needed, and turned back to the controls.

"We should be there in under an hour." Terra announced as Riku took the copilot seat. Pierce glared at the adults, but quickly dropped his pouting face when Ava walked into the room. She looked right at him and smiled.

"Hi." she greeted, walking over to him. "I'm Ava, Ven's apprentice." she introduced, holding out her hand. He took her hand, sharing her smile.

"Pierce." he told her. Her eyes widened in realization.

"Oh, you're Jack's son! We've been waiting for you for a while!" she told him happily. He smiled, but inside he was angry.

"Is that how it's gonna be everywhere I go? Everyone will just know me as 'Jack's son?" he thought angrily.

"Who's 'we?" he asked her casually.

"Oh, me, Master Eraqus and the other apprentice." she told him simply.

"There's only one more?" he asked her in confusion. She nodded.

"Yep! It's just you, me, and Griffin!" she told him.

"Ava, come here for a second." Ven told her. She sighed, rolling her eyes.

"Gotta go." she whispered to Pierce, before standing up and walking over to Ven. With a slight smile, Pierce looked back out the window.

"I have a feeling that I'm gonna like this a lot more than I thought." he muttered happily.

SIX MONTHS LATER…..

"Block left, Pierce! Steady, now! Hit! Again! Not quick enough! Again!" Master Eraqus barked. Pierce was completely out of breath. Eraqus had had him training all morning, and he was exhausted.

"How did Dad keep up with this old codger?!" he muttered in exasperation.

"I heard that!" Eraqus told him. "Come, again!" With a final urge, Pierce finished the drill and collapsed. Eraqus beamed at him. "Well done, Pierce. You are improving vastly and quickly. You are one of the best students I've ever taught. Alright, Griffin, your turn!" he said, turning to the youngest apprentice.

Each of the three had an active master. Ava had Ven, Griffin had Terra, and Pierce had Riku, but Eraqus handled most of their training and homecare since the three were normally out on patrols and such.

Griffin stepped into the ring. He was a younger lad, only about twelve years old, but he was often underestimated. His spiky red hair shining bright in the sun, he curled his fists calmly, his blue fingerless gloves glowing with magic. He had a blue zip-up jacket, jeans, and black shoes. Despite being Lea's son, he was more of a mage than a pyro. His specialty was in shape-shifting and creating illusions. He was such a good acrobat that he finished the exercise in ten minutes what had taken Pierce almost an hour.

It had only been a few days when the young Rikkison had learned that he was at a sore disadvantage from his fellows. His training had started late. Ava had been training for three years already, since she was Griffin's age. The younger boy had been training for a year already.

After Griffin and Ava completed the final exercise, Eraqus called them all to stop. "Griffin, Ava, you two have the rest of the day off. Pierce and I have something to talk about." he told them. Griffin walked away without a word, waiting for Ava at the door to the castle. She looked at Pierce for a minute, but he smiled at her and nodded. She smiled back and walked inside with Griffin.

"What's up, Master?" Pierce asked Eraqus as he fell in line next to him.

"We are going to the summit." he announced.

"Can I ask for what?" the boy asked. Eraqus chuckled.

"Better to wait and see." he replied.

They walked in silence for several minutes until they neared the summit. "It is my understanding that today…..is a very special day." Eraqus told Pierce amusingly.

"It's nothing important." Pierce replied, his face growing red.

"Nonsense. Today is your birthday, and that is a very special event, when a young man turns 16. It calls for more than just a celebration between master and apprentice." Eraqus continued as they walked into the clearing. It took Pierce less than a minute to figure out that they weren't alone.

Across the clearing, looking as healthy as ever, were Jack and Mist.

A TerraKH production...

The story reborn through the eyes of the next generation...

All you know will be questioned...

As even the motives of Jack Rikkison are revealed to be questionable...

The dark truths behind the Rikkison lineage shall be revealed...

Pierce will not stand alone...

For one's friends will always be there to guide the way...

So how did you like the first chapter? AW, I hope I did Ava how you wanted. TheEighthLight, I promise Griffin well get more character next chapter! I hope you enjoyed and please review!