I just want to start off that I was unsure whether this should be in this section or the 2.8 section, but let's get started.

 

I would just like to thank the user, Connected, for this idea that grew from my mind. The user's thread can be found here:http://kh13.com/forum/topic/90633-02-birth-by-sleep-takes-place-until-after-re-coded-volume-2-theory/?do=findComment&comment=1722834.

 

Anyway, I thought to myself why Mickey after being in the Realm of Darkness, and knowing Aqua was there, why didn't he save her? In Blank Points in Birth By Sleep's ending, we saw Mickey in the Realm of Darkness under the title, '0.2' which is now know to be 'a fragmentary passage'. The image below shows Mickey in the Realm of Darkness.

 

 

From this it is pretty likely that he is to make an appearance in A Fragmentary Passage, whether it be in the RoD, or as an introduction in which he confesses his secrets to Sora.

 

This takes place after BBS and before Kingdom Hearts 1. So, why is Aqua still in the Realm of Darkness after having met Mickey there? Did they get separated or is this just poor story planning? The epilogue of Re:Coded makes it out to be that Terra is the only one missing since Mickey knows about Aqua's whereabouts, yet she is still in the Realm of Darkness. Obviously this is all speculation, and I'd like to see us users thoughts.

 

What do you think about this idea?

iI was watching the cutscenes of final mix yesterday and couldn't find king mickey there tho'

In this cutscene at 0:24, there's a tiny clip of Mickey in the Realm of Darkness.

 

I'm really hoping that it's not a matter of either Mickey or Aqua basically opting out of getting her back from the Realm of Darkness. If she could essentially leave anytime, than it means that any and all drama regarding Aqua's end story of being stuck in the Realm of Darkness is kind of negated.