(DISCLAIMER: I don't own Kingdom Hearts, or any of that jazz, if I did, I most certainly wouldn't be spending all my time writing this stuff.)
(Author's Note: This is my first crack at a real fanfiction guys, so go easy on me. It should get better, I hope. Anyhow, enjoy!)
Chapter 1: A Discovery
Things were going smoothly, such a rare occurence in the Castle that Never Was. It had been a mere number of days since the 14th member, Xion, had been officialy brought into the fold, and Xemnas called yet another meeting. As all thirteen members sat around in their marble thrones, and the newest member stood, beneath the group in the central podium. As the others waited for their superior, they glanced around, almost seeming nervous at the time he was taking.
"What's keeping the boss?"
Xigbar asked, resting his feet on the arm of his throne, and moving a toothpick about between his fingers.
"Hey, puppy, you know?"
He glanced at Saix, smirking.
"Be quiet, fool."
The Luna Diviner merely glared back at the more senior Nobody, in his characteristic cold, empty way.
"Lighten up Saix, yeesh."
He threw the toothpick at Saix, stopping it dead still in the air a few inches away from his face. The blue haired man flicked it out of the air, an angry look in his eyes.
Before he could speak, a corridor of darkness tore itself open on the highest throne, and Xemnas appeared from within. The room went dead silent, all of the members looking up to their leader, who opened his arms, in a grand gesture.
"My brothers and sisters, I have called you all here for one reason, one of grave importance."
"Which is?"
Axel spoke up, leaning back in his chair, still slightly tense, due to the sheer overwhelming presence of the first Nobody.
"A new presence. Power, the likes of which we cannot afford to ignore."
"Could they be a threat?"
Vexen tilted his head, as he asked, ever curious about potential points of study.
"Unlikely. It is a Nobody, one of us potentially. Now it holds a relatively small amount of power, but its potential..."
"Is simply immense."
Luxord smiled, shuffling his deck of cards.
"Indeed. I must thank number ten for his aid, in predicting the outcome of this situation."
"So then what are we to do about it? Do we recruit them?"
Zexion asked, an almost nervous tone in his voice.
"You see...therein we have a problem. Tracking this stray is going to prove...difficult. They seem to have already gained comprehension of how to open and traverse corridors of darkness."
"Without protection? That's suicide, kid'll be dead before you know it."
Larxene giggled, the idea amusing to her as she said it.
"The Superior said that he has done it multiple times, Larxene. That means he must have at least SOME means of protecting himself."
Xaldin rolled his eyes. His disdain for the newer members of the Organisation was public knowledge, and he glared down at his junior.
"Silence, all of you."
Xemnas' booming voice resonated through the room, and the Nobodies shut up instantly. No one was willing to cross him, not even the most powerful members.
"I have a plan. Simply search the worlds. If we are to split up, carry on missions as normal, and check the worlds we perform them in for our mysterious new Nobody, we may find them. Whomsoever finds them, will, if they wish, have the honour of training them. If not, I shall assign one of you that duty. Are we understood?"
The Nobodies all nodded, as Xemnas left through a corridor of darkness. They burst into conversation as soon as he had left, Axel and Roxas hopping down from their thrones to talk with Xion.
"So, what do you think they'll be like Axel?"
Roxas asked, quizzically.
"You reckon they could be our friend?"
"Heh, you never know. It's a possibility."
He ran his hand through his hair, looking up.
"...what if they don't want to?"
Xion was quiet, but was at the point now where she was at least speaking.
"Then we don't lose anything per se, we still have each other, right?"
Axel laughed.
"Relax Xion, it'll be fine."
"If you say so..."
She nodded, still keeping her hood up, her face concealed. Axel snickered, pulling the drawstrings on her coat, tightening the hood up, covering her face completely.
"Lighten up, we probably won't even find them, odds are it'll be someone like Demyx, or someone equally hopeless."
Axel smiled, as she awkwardly bumbled to sort out her hood.
"Hey, if Demyx finds them, he'll probably forget to bring them back too."
Roxas laughed, as the trio started to walk.
"But what if it's Vexen?"
Axel asked, jokingly.
"Then we pray Axel, then we pray."
"Or Larxene?"
"How good are you at digging graves?"
Xion giggled softly at their joking, quietly joining in.
"But what if it's Marluxia?"
She asked, a smile on her face beneath the hood. Roxas was first to reply.
"Well now, that depends entirely on their gender. If it's female, not much of a problem, just a bit of decoration. But if it's a guy..."
"Better hope he's got iron padded undies." Axel snickered.
As the three walked on, heading off to their missions, most of the Organisation got to work. Xemnas simply walked down to the castle's basement, in which was held a suit of blue armour. He sat down on a chair, and sighed.
"What do you think I should do?"
There was no response.
"Is there a chance it could be you? Or Ven?...no, that would mean you two lost your hearts. You're much too strong for that."
Still dead silence, but Xemnas chuckled, as if the armour was speaking to him.
"I know, I know. Regardless, they could be useful, an extra pair of hands will do wonders, I may find where you hid him yet, and then..."
The tan skinned Nobody put a hand on the shoulder of the suit of armour, an almost indiscernable twinge of sadness hitting his face.
"Well, we will have to see where that goes."