Welcome to Castle Oblivion/Into Traverse Town

Ryan and his friends are walking down a dirt road surrounded by grass, and Ryan sees Spike the Dog up ahead, who's carrying a letter from Optimus in his mouth. Ryan and the gang proceed to chase Spike down the road. Later on at night, They are asleep in the grass. Ryan wakes up and walks a short distance down the path. He then comes to a crossroads of four paths and stares into the sky. A man's voice is heard

????????: Along the road ahead lies something you need.

(A figure wearing a black-hooded coat is seen behind Ryan. Ryan turns around but the man disappears. Ryan looks around for him, and the man reappears behind him. Ryan turns around and faces him)

????????: However---in order to claim it you must lose something that is dear to you.

(The man turns around and disappears. Ryan walks ahead towards him but he is gone. The scene switches to a girl in a white room drawing on her sketchbook. There is a doll of her inside a cage hanging in the corner. The girl's drawing is seen as a colorful castle as she puts her sketchbook down. The scene switches to a similar-looking castle in the distance on a single path. Ryan stands overlooking the castle. Ryan and the other then walk toward the castle. Sci-Ryan and Crash say something to each other that is not heard. Ryan looks up at the castle and gasps slightly, wondering what's inside. He continues toward it

Crash: Huh?

They all continue into the castle. Ryan opens the door and looks inside. The team then walks in

Sonata: Hey, ya think it's OK to barge in?

Sci-Ryan: But we gotta do it, if we're gonna find the Optimus...

Sonata: Optimus!? (She is surprised and looks around the room) Optimus is here?

Sci-Ryan: Something just told me she'd be here, OK?

Crash: Really? 'Cause now that ya mention it, I was kinda thinkin' the same thing.

Ryan: Seriously? Me too! One look at this castle, and I just knew: Our friends---they're here.

Evil Ryan: Guess great minds think alike.

Spikewave: Wait, hey, hold on! It can't be just a coincidence!

Crash: Oh, no, Spikewave. Ya don't mean that---

Spikewave: Yep, I had it too, mm-hmm! I had the exact same feeling.

Evil Anna: Whoa! maybe it's contagious.

Crash: No, no. Something's screwy. We gotta go take a look.

Ryan: All right.

Ryan starts to walk toward the door at the end of the hall

Crash: What! Where are you going?!

Ryan: That way. To the door. (Snickers) Are ya scared?

Crash: Aw, don't be ridiculous! Come on, let's go, everyone!

Matau: Hey, guys, shouldn't we shut the door behind us before we go? (Turns around) Ryan!

The hooded man appears in front of the entrance and the doors close

Ryan: That's it! Who are you?

Ryan grunts and summons his Keyblade. The others prepare for battle. The hooded man walks toward them

Sci-Ryan: Whoa! Heartless! Oh yeah? I'll try some magic!

Donald waves his wand and yells

Sci-Ryan: THUNDER!

No magic comes out

Sci-Ryan: Come on. THUNDER! THUNDER!!

Nothing happens

Sci-Ryan: Come on... Blizzard? FIRE!

Nothing happens. The hooded man reaches them

Sci-Ryan: Why isn't it working? (He slumps)

????????: I should think it's obvious. The moment you set foot in this castle, you forgot every spell and every ability you ever knew. In this place, to find is to lose, and to lose is to find. That is the way in Castle Oblivion.

Ryan: Castle Oblivion?

The mystery man disappears in an aura of darkness, and reappears behind Ryan

????????: Here you will meet people that you have known in the past. And you will meet people you miss.

Ryan: I miss? Cody! You mean Cody's here?!

????????: If what you want...is to find him...

The man holds out his hand and gusts of wind and flower petals appear and are blasted at Ryan. ryan tries to block them with his Keyblade. The man then becomes transparent and flies through Ryan. Ryan then runs at the man, jumps, and slashes him, but the man disappears, leaving flower petals behind

Ryan: Huh?

The man reappears at the doorway at the end of the hall. Ryan's group runs toward him

Ryan: What'd you do?!

????????: I merely sampled your memories. And from them, I made this.

The man holds out a card in this hand. It depicts Traverse Town

????????: To reunite with those you hold dear---

He tosses the card to Ryan

Sora: What's this, a card?

????????: It is a promise for the reunion you seek. Hold the card to open the door. And beyond it, a new world. Proceed, Ryan. To lose and claim anew, or to claim anew only to lose...

The man disappeared and they gasp, everyone watch Ryan who stares at the card

Ryan: C'mon---let's go.

Ryan walks up to the door and holds up the card to open it. Ryan walks through the door and he's in Traverse Town