Another Side, Another story.
Chapter1: Awakening
Roxas smashed the computer violently. His memories were finally coming back, Riku, Axel, the Organization. He was filled with rage, he couldn't stand it any longer. Roxas kept smashing the computer, he needed something to focus his anger onto. The computer started to buzz. Roxas jumped back slightly.
He saw something to his left, the machine they used to send him there, it started to shoot out a beam of light. Roxas stepped slowly towards it. He held out his hand.
"Roxas!" he heard a somewhat familiar voice behind him.
It was the same man in red bandages who had stopped him before when he confronted Axel. He was the one that stuffed Roxas into Twilight Town, his Twilight Town. Roxas tried remembering his name.
"You…. You're the reason why I'm here…"
"Don't you want to meet Sora?" he said calmly. He stepped forward slightly.
"I…" Roxas looked away.
"You should share some of that anger of yours with Sora; he's far too nice for his own good."
"MY HEART IS MY OWN!" Roxas rushed towards the man in red bandages, slicing through him with the Keyblade. It passed through him.
"Forgive me for not coming personally, this is merely a data projection," DiZ walked closer towards Roxas. "It is over Roxas, go meet Sora. That IS why you are here…"
"So… my summer vacation is at an end…?" Roxas had his eyes fixed at his feet.
DiZ smiled. He looked towards the door behind Roxas. It slid open on its own. He looked back towards Roxas. His eyes widened. Roxas dashed towards the beam of light.
A bit more…
Roxas passed through DiZ, his hand outstretched towards the light.
Inches away…
A cloaked figure appeared in front of him. He pushed Roxas away from the light. He made a blade appear.
"Ansem, finish him. He must not return to the outside world!" yelled DiZ.
Roxas jumped back slightly. 'Ansem' laughed. Roxas knew he had to go through Ansem to get out. Roxas charged at Ansem. Ansem, with his sword, the Soul Eater, blocked the attack. He recoiled back and thrust the Soul Eater towards Roxas. Roxas parried the attack. Ansem put his hand towards Roxas's torso.
"Dark Firaga!"
Roxas was knocked through the open door. Roxas blacked out for a moment. He felt like he was falling again. He felt the darkness trying to overwhelm him again. He waited, and hoped for Namine's hand, and then, pain.
Roxas woke up within a square room. Ansem looked down at him. He swung the Soul Eater as soon as he saw Roxas wake up, knocking him further away, into a wall. He walked closer towards Roxas.
"You… I thought your name was… Riku…" mumbled Roxas as he steadied himself.
"Riku…?" 'Ansem' got into his battle stance.
"Identicle… to Riku," 'Ansem' charged towards Roxas.
Roxas closed his eyes as he defended with his Keyblade. He expected the worst. He heard a loud clanging sound, but no force on his Keyblade. The loud clanging noise came again. Roxas slowly opened his right eye. A red-haired man stood between them, fending off Ansem.
"Axel?"
"You actually remember me this time? I'M SO FLATTERED!" Axel pushed Ansem away.
"Thanks…"
Roxas stood up and took his place next to Axel. He made his Keyblade appear, this time, two appeared. Oblivion in his right hand and Oathkeeper in his left.
Why do I have these…?
"Two? Tsch…" Axel rushed towards Ansem.
Roxas rushed 'Ansem' from the left, Axel did the same from the right. 'Ansem' rushed forward, dodging the two of them. Roxas threw Oathkeeper towards 'Ansem.' He parried the attack, deflecting the Keyblade towards Axel as he dashed towards Roxas. Axel blocked the Keyblade but was slightly dazed. By the time he regained his posture, Roxas and 'Ansem' were assaulting eachother, parrying each other's hits.
"So this is what happens when you give your heart to darkness?" mumbled Roxas as their blades clashed.
"Hmph," 'Ansem' pushed Roxas' Keyblade back.
Out of the blue, Roxas' Oathkeeper came spinning back towards him. Roxas caught it with ease. Axel positioned himself so that 'Ansem' was between them. He threw his Chakram, as did Roxas with his Keyblade. Ansem ducked underneath them. The two weapons headed for the opposite sides of the room. Roxas caught Axel's Chakram and Axel caught Roxas' Oathkeeper.
The two weapons, as if wanting to go back to its owner, pulled the two of them together, back to back. They still held each other's weapon.
"Lets end this, Axel."
Roxas and Axel instinctively threw the chakrams towards their left. They began to spiral around them, changing direction every few seconds. 'Ansem' was being flung around like a rag doll. Roxas moved closer towards 'Ansem' but dragged Axel along as well. It seems like the Keyblades wouldn't part.
"Come here, I'll make this quick!" yelled Axel.
He and Roxas were momentarily engulfed in flame. In a split second, they reappeared, surrounding 'Ansem.' They began randomly slashing at him. Roxas was obviously better at that point. Axel seemed to fumble slightly. Ansem wasn't putting up much of a fight as he had been dazed by the fire attacks. Axel tossed the Keyblade back to Roxas. His chakrams reappeared.
Roxas used Axel's back as a launching pad and jumped up into the air. Axel spun around once, his Chakrams floating around him. They began to spiral upwards, faster and faster. Fire trailed behind the chakrams, engulfing both Axel and Roxas in flames. Roxas spun around within the fire. The fire pillar exploded, heavily damaging anyone close enough, in this case 'Ansem.' Roxas landed and his feet.
"Twilight!" yelled Roxas.
"GOT IT MEMORIZED?" continued Axel. They looked at Ansem. He had fallen to his knees, parts of his cloak burnt off.
"Sora… I'm sorry," 'Ansem' disappeared, jumping into a portal of darkness.
"Riku…" muttered Roxas as 'Ansem' jumped into the portal. He looked at Axel. "So, Xemnas must be pretty angry now, eh?"
"You don't know the half of… you really remember us now?" asked Axel.
"Yeah… everything, and I found out what I was looking for…"
"Why you have those keys?"
"Yeah…" Roxas turned back to the computer room. He walked over to the strange machine that brought him there. His eyes looked from left to right.
The ray of light was still there. The light had an eerie feel to it. Roxas extended his hand. Before he could touch it, Axel held him back. He looked at Axel, confused.
"DiZ probably has the place ready for attack on the other side… Its safer if we head straight back home…"
"But… Hayner, Pence and Olette are there…" Axel shook his head.
"Come on Roxas, DiZ may be sending his data nobodies here…" he scratched his head.
Roxas reluctantly followed Axel back to the scene of the fight. He kept away his Keyblades and walked through the portal. Axel did the same. Roxas closed his eyes as he went through. On the other side, he opened his eyes. Over a hundred Dusks were there, ready to strike. Roxas materialized his Keyblades. They charged, taking Roxas' actions as a challenge.
"STOP!" the nobodies froze in place, no longer moving about as they usually did. Roxas looked over his shoulder to find Axel with his hand outstretched, as if halting the oncoming nobodies.
Roxas stepped forward. Three Samurai stepped forward from the crowd of nobodies.
"My liege…" they bowed. Roxas was somewhat startled towards their reaction.
The nobodies cleared a path for Roxas and Axel to move. Roxas looked back at the nobodies. He had forgotten how many Nobodies there were, or was it because more Heartless were appearing. Axel smiled as he walked through the portal. Roxas took one final look at the nobodies.
Roxas reappeared in The World That Never Was. The dark skies were illuminated by a strange fragment of the moon. It didn't really have a shape, yet it glowed brightly. The Nobodies' castle floated above the ground far away. Three portals of darkness appeared in front of Roxas. Three hooded figures walked out from them.
"Roxas!" one of them spoke. He sounded like quite the joker. He removed his hood. A rather thin man with a strange hairstyle stood before Roxas.
"Demyx... ," Roxas turned to the ones left of Demyx, "Luxord, Xaldin," they too removed their hoods.
"Welcome back," said Luxord as he snapped his finger.
"Hmph,"
"Roxas," a rather deep voice called his name.
"Xemnas. Sorry for… you know, running off."
"I knew you would go searching for Sora. With his awakening, we could become whole," muttered Xemnas as he appeared between Xaldin and Luxord.
"Is that all I am? A pawn? Why would you need Sora anyway…? Its not like he'd help you, of all people, with anything," said Roxas calmly.
"His key…"
"Ah, the true Keyblade of light. Mine, its Nobody… but why can't I…"
"True, you can defeat Heartless, but only Sora's Keyblade can set the Hearts free… and into our grasp."
"Let me guess, you want me to do something…" muttered Roxas as he folded his arms. Xemnas smiled.