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==Synopsis==
==Synopsis==
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[[Image:Siege mode bunker.jpg|left|200px|thumb|It is an avatar of apocalyptic prose, the herald... of overwrought narration!]]
As a meteor shower falls on a [[Destiny Islands|quiet island]], a voice recites of the [[Kairi's grandmother#The fairytale|legend of the light]], and a young boy finds a strange girl washed up on the shore.
Confronted by two menacing robots, the stunned Verity, Hunter and Jimmy can only stand and gawk as the ambulance driver disappears in a blaze of electricity. That blaze stuns one of the robots, sending it into the garage wall and scattering concrete everywhere. The ambulance itself transforms into a third giant robot, who shields the three humans from the rubble. As the white robot draws a weapon, the third robot deploys an ink spray, blinding his attacker, then transforms back into an ambulance once again and orders the three humans inside. As the ambulance peels out, Jimmy laments the destruction of his garage.


Back in the wilds of Arizona, a police detachment finds the dead body of the mustached businessman. He has no I.D., but one of the officers recognizes him and makes a phone call to a group of people in a boardroom to report the death. Behind them, the wall is adorned with [[Machination|a massive "M"]].
Suddenly, that boy, Sora, is woken from his dream when the girl, Kairi, shouts at the "lazy bum" to wake up and help with the raft. Another boy, Riku, walks up and scolds them for "always goofing around", insinuating that the two were off scarfing the romantic [[Paopu fruit]]. Sora temporarily bristles, but soon calms down and asks the others if the raft will really take them to another [[world]]. Riku reassures him that what will happen will happen, and thanks Kairi's appearance on the island for the idea to go exploring. In return, Kairi shows the boys the [[Thalassa shell]] lucky charm she is working on, and explains how it is used to pray for safe voyages, but Sora charges into surf with his pennant and guarantees the others that they will see the world.


Traveling on a crowded freeway, the ambulance is once again picked up by the blue jet fighter and narrowly avoids a pile-up caused by the jet's sonic boom. This allows the two sports cars—who identify themselves as Runamuck and Runabout—to catch up, partially transforming to deploy weapons. According to the ambulance, this is a very disturbing sign, as Decepticons never break cover, let alone in such a brazen fashion.  
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As the kids leave the area, Riku tosses Sora a paopu fruit, and asks if he will share the fruit before their departure, which would intertwine the fates of the two who share it. Sora completely misinterprets this as a romantic advance, and gets flustered and angry at Riku for the rest of the night.


In Oregon, Starscream and Blitzwing marvel at the ore that they have discovered. They anticipate refining more, and getting some kind of unfriendly response for breaking protocol.  
At Disney Castle, something very bad has happened. The court magician, Donald Duck, frantically rushes to the [[Disney Castle#Courtyard|Courtyard]], where he finds the royal knight, [[Goofy]], asleep at his post. So, obviously, he casts [[Fire]] on Goofy to wake him up. He warns Goofy that they can tell ''no one'' — just as [[Daisy]] and [[Minnie Mouse|Minnie]] walk up behind him. They take him to the [[Disney Castle#Library|Library]], where he reveals that the King has left after leaving a letter, that he is going to check on why stars have been disappearing.


Some more fancy driving allows the ambulance to shake Runamuck and Runabout. Verity, who on top of fleeing for her life has had reality turned upside down on her, screams for them to stop and jumps out.
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As they continue to read the letter, the children on Destiny Islands are in their rooms. Sora is lying on his bed, still frustrated over the Paopu fruit Riku had given him, Kairi is finishing the Thalassa charm, and Riku is watching the the playground island, where...


While Jimmy goes to calm her down, Hunter tries to pry more detail out of the ambulance—starting with its name, Ratchet—but before he can get far, the jet re-acquires them. With everyone back inside, Ratchet pours on a burst of speed. In the middle of the desert, three more cars with weapons that spring from hidden compartments appear in their path and shoot the plane down. These cars then transform, draw weapons, and the [[Prowl (G1)|leader]] informs Ratchet of the statutes of the Autobot [[Code of Interplanetary Conflict]] that he has violated. In his defense, Ratchet offers only two words: [[Siege Mode]]...
"The door is opening..."
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==Featured characters==
==Featured characters==

Revision as of 00:33, 28 August 2009

Kingdom Hearts Vol. 1 Episode 1 »
Publisher Tokyopop
First published 2005
Cover date 2005
Written by Shiro Amano
Letters by Adriana Rivera
Edits by Alexis Kirsch
Continuity Manga continuity
Chronology Kingdom Hearts

In which we meet our characters.

Synopsis

As a meteor shower falls on a quiet island, a voice recites of the legend of the light, and a young boy finds a strange girl washed up on the shore.

Suddenly, that boy, Sora, is woken from his dream when the girl, Kairi, shouts at the "lazy bum" to wake up and help with the raft. Another boy, Riku, walks up and scolds them for "always goofing around", insinuating that the two were off scarfing the romantic Paopu fruit. Sora temporarily bristles, but soon calms down and asks the others if the raft will really take them to another world. Riku reassures him that what will happen will happen, and thanks Kairi's appearance on the island for the idea to go exploring. In return, Kairi shows the boys the Thalassa shell lucky charm she is working on, and explains how it is used to pray for safe voyages, but Sora charges into surf with his pennant and guarantees the others that they will see the world.

As the kids leave the area, Riku tosses Sora a paopu fruit, and asks if he will share the fruit before their departure, which would intertwine the fates of the two who share it. Sora completely misinterprets this as a romantic advance, and gets flustered and angry at Riku for the rest of the night.

At Disney Castle, something very bad has happened. The court magician, Donald Duck, frantically rushes to the Courtyard, where he finds the royal knight, Goofy, asleep at his post. So, obviously, he casts Fire on Goofy to wake him up. He warns Goofy that they can tell no one — just as Daisy and Minnie walk up behind him. They take him to the Library, where he reveals that the King has left after leaving a letter, that he is going to check on why stars have been disappearing.

As they continue to read the letter, the children on Destiny Islands are in their rooms. Sora is lying on his bed, still frustrated over the Paopu fruit Riku had given him, Kairi is finishing the Thalassa charm, and Riku is watching the the playground island, where...

"The door is opening..."

Featured characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance.)

Entelechies
Destiny Islands
Disney Castle



Covers (2)

  • Front cover: A peaceful Destiny Islands scene, with the Kingdom Hearts logo.
  • Back cover: Jiminy Cricket plans what to write.

Errors

Continuity errors

  • None yet identified.

Artistic errors

  • None yet identified.

Items of note

Dubbing changes

Kingdom Hearts references

Real-world references

Miscellaneous trivia

Collections

"Episode 1: Calling" is only available within the manga collection.