Corey Burton credited as playing...
Ansem the Wise • Captain Hook • Magic Mirror • Yen Sid • Dale • Grumpy
- [In the Realm of Darkness]
- Aqua: Who are you?
- Ansem the Wise: Why, hello. It's not often I get visitors.
- Aqua: Please, call me Aqua. Why are you sitting here all alone in the Realm of Darkness? How did you end up here?
- Ansem the Wise: Well, I can tell you this is my second time on these shores. But unfortunately, much like the first, I do not remember who I am or whence I came. Everything was washed away in whatever currents carried me here.
- Aqua: That's too bad. I know I've been here a long time, wandering through the endless hours, unable to escape.
- Ansem the Wise: You wish to return to your own world?
- Aqua: [Nods] It's my friends. I promised I'd be there for them.
- Ansem the Wise: Your friends? Somewhere in the scraps of memory I have left, you remind me of a boy I once knew. He is very much like you: true to his friends, and kind. This boy travels to many worlds and fights to keep the light safe.
- Aqua: Keep the light safe? I've been away too long. Did something happen out there? Are the worlds in danger?
- Ansem the Wise: Sad to say, they nearly fell to darkness more than once. But at every turn, that boy arrived with Keyblade in hand to save the day.
- Aqua: Huh? Wait a sec. Is his name Terra or Ven?
- Ansem the Wise: Neither of those, I'm afraid.
- Aqua: [sighs] Should've known.
- Ansem the Wise: How long has it been since I met him? At least a year now, perhaps more. Back then, my heart was clouded with vengeance. I did terrible things, both to him and his friends. I brought unhappiness to more lives than one. I felt something must be done. Was that why? A means of clearing my conscience? Or perhaps, out of a sort of scholarly instinct? While the boy slept his long sleep, I hid the results of my research inside him, transplanting the data to where it might best serve a purpose. In fact I would like to believe maybe he can set things right. A boy like him who touches so many hearts, he could open the right door, and save all those people whose lives I managed to ruin. So many are still waiting for their new beginning. Their Birth by Sleep. Even me, and even you.
- Aqua: What's this boy's name?
- Ansem the Wise: His name is...
- [Holding Tinkerbell in his hand and Mickey's Star Fragment in his hook]
- Captain Hook: [to Ven] A shooting star AND a Pixie. Must be me birthday.
- Ansem the Wise: [to Aqua] So many are still waiting for their new beginning. Their birth by sleep. Even me. And even you.