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Each world that was recreated following the Keyblade War has its own time flow, <ref>'''''Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance''''', '''Riku:''' "Their world would be running on its own time axis."</ref> but as a result, their rebooting is left at random paces. During the reboot, Heartless run rampant and have to be slain by Keyblade wielder to prepare the world for the inhabitants' return.{{Storylink|Kingdom Hearts Dark Road}}

Pieces of [[Gummi]] known as "[[Star Shard]]s", or the [[Gummi Ship]]s built from them, are able to travel the Ocean Between. Using Gummi Ships is much easier, as single Star Shards will cause random jumps if their handler isn't skilled in their use.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''''', '''Yen Sid:''' "He left with an object whose power he does not understand nor know how to control. Mickey imagines my Star Shard will be of help in his current quest."</ref> Although the closely-guarded lanes between already allowed some limited travel between worlds, the gummi routes were made ubiquitous when the Heartless first began destroying the walls between worlds,<ref>{{storylink|Ansem's Report 11}}: "Opening the door to a world's heart causes its walls to crumble. These fragments are seen as shooting stars. This explains why these "gummi blocks" can travel freely to other worlds."</ref> leaving enormous holes that made it possible to travel for anyone who could get their hands on Gummi.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''''', '''Goofy''': "He's Donald's uncle—a business typhoon! Before the Heartless showed up, he traveled the worlds on a Gummi Ship with the King. He was helpin' to set up a traffic system."</ref> The holes also made it possible for anyone to travel without the assistance of Keyblade wielders.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''''', '''Goofy''': "He's Donald's uncle—a business typhoon! Before the Heartless showed up, he traveled the worlds on a Gummi Ship with the King. He was helpin' to set up a traffic system."</ref>

However, when the walls between the worlds were restored with the destruction of [[End of the World]], Gummi Ships became all but useless.<ref>'''''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}''''', '''Yuffie''': "Before all this, you didn't know about the other worlds, right?" / '''Aerith''': "Because every world was isolated. Impassable walls divided them." / '''Yuffie''': "The Heartless destroyed those walls. But if the worlds return, so will the walls." / '''Leon''': "Which means gummi ships will be useless."</ref> In response, the worlds themselves prepared the {{nihongo|'''Gates'''|ゲート|Gēto}} as new pathways, or "highways", for Sora and his friends to travel. The Gates allow their users to travel between worlds despite the presence of the otherwise impassable walls between them, making them similar to the {{h|lanes between}}. The first Gate known to be used, leading to the [[Land of Departure]], was opened by the [[Wayward Wind]] after Aqua rescued Ventus's comatose body.{{storylink|Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep}} As Yen Sid informs him, Sora is able to unlock them when his Keyblade reacts to a specific object significant to its world, opening a new Gummi route.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''''', '''Yen Sid''': "Because of your previous endeavors, the worlds have returned to their original states. That means the pathways between them have disappeared." / '''Donald Duck''': "How do we get around?" / '''Yen Sid''': "Do not fear. If what the King suspected proves true, the worlds have prepared new pathways along which you may travel. These pathways may be utilized by unlocking special gates. How these gates are opened, I'm afraid I do not know... However, the Keyblade will serve as your guide. When a beam of light radiates from the Keyblade, return to the Gummi Ship. Though the worlds may seem far apart and out of reach, they nonetheless remain connected by invisible ties. As do our hearts."</ref> Though after ''Kingdom Hearts II'', these new paths sealed themselves. <ref>"'''''[[2.9 - The First Volume]]'''", '''Goofy:''' ''Looks like all the old highways are closed.''</ref>