Okay, before any of you try to write this off as an attempt by me to insert myself into Kingdom Hearts by making myself and friends characters, I have a reason. Because I know all of these character's "others" in real life I believe it will help me write their thoughts more efficiently. Yes, I made myself a character but in no way does that entail he is the most powerful, or the most "attractive" he is merely an emulationof my personal attitudes and features, mixed in with lore from my ancestry (think Transylvanianand you'll get the picture). I really hope you as the reader enjoy this story because I am literally pouring my heart and soul into this final venture. I am having a blast writing this, it's a real joy writing action sequences. But if it does not work out this time, I will not be writing any more stories in this category with this genre.

Happy Reading One and All,
Lt. Henry 08

Chapter 1: Beginning in Darkness

He took a deep breath and the tightness in his lungs returned once again. With an exhale the pent up air inside flew out and created a cloud of mist from the cold air. He shivered slightly and blew into his hands, desperately trying to warm them. This infernal weather was beginning to annoy him to the highest degree. No matter what the Superior said, he just couldn't find a reason for staying on this world for so long. Sure some of the newer recruits weren't ready for missions yet, but he yearned for them. He supposed it was the primal anger that grew inside of him everyday, a reminder of the destructive element that was bestowed upon him.

A warp pierced the serene background and he turned to greet the newcomer, a fellow Organization member.

"How long are you going to stand out here?" The member asked quietly.

He smiled underneath the cover of his hood. "As long as it takes to control the beast inside me."

"And what if you never control it?"

"Then the beast will control me." He stated. "I don't want that to happen so I'll keep trying."

The member walked closer towards the balcony and lowered the hood on their jacket.

"I won't let you get taken over either. I'll help you through the struggle."

He smiled again, and lowered his own hood. "Thank you, Ketax."

She shrugged her shoulders, "Don't mention it, Terxep. Just take care of yourself and don't stay out here too long, OK?"

He nodded and watched as she walked a little ways off from him. Then she turned and smiled again.

"Oh, before I forget, Boss wants you to meet him in the briefing room. Maybe it's a mission." She winked and warped off.

Terxep sighed, and warped off himself, hoping that it was in fact a mission that he would be getting.

Xelax stared straight ahead at the 13th member. It's not that he disliked the new recruit, he just didn't trust him as much as he should. No. 13's aura struck him as unusual the moment they met and since then he watched him. The new recruit patiently waited as they both waited for No. 5 to arrive. The aforementioned member soon after warped in with his hood up. He curtly nodded to both the Superior and No. 13.

"So," He started, "Did you call me to give a mission?"

The silver haired Superior nodded, "Yes. I am sending you and Xavirst on a scouting mission in Port Royal to assess the chances of gaining a Nobody from any of the people there. Terxep, you are also to train Xavirst in hand-to-hand combat until he can find his own weapon."

Terxep groaned as he realized the only reason he got this mission was because of the thick leather bands he wore around his hands and knuckles. They were his unique way of dispatching foes close range with brutal efficiency, as each knuckle held a sharp metal tip on it.

"You don't have a weapon yet, No. 13?" He asked.

The new member shook his head, causing the long black hair to shake all around. "I haven't gotten the opportunity to call on one yet."

Terxep slapped his head in frustration. All these new recruits take the Boss too seriously. "What makes you think I ever got the opportunity?"

The member shrugged his shoulders.

"Well I didn't like how No. 3 was treating me so I challenged him to a fight and as I was desperately trying to evade his slices I called on my bow."

"Please don't repeat the story again, No. 5." Xelax said, becoming frustrated himself.

"Fine, Superior. Any other information you would like to give me?"

Xelax nodded, "Do not, under any circumstances initiate a fight with any denizen of that world. I know what your temper is like, Terxep, so keep it in check. I want both of you out of this castle in another hour."

He handed some papers to Terxep who put them into a pocket on his cloak then each of the three warped off to separate locations.

"Boo."

The sudden intrusion by the Beast of the Nobodies caused Xavirst to jump slightly, before glaring at his superior. The man's brown hair was swept back off his face and gave it a feral look. His slightly pointed ears protruded from the sides of his head.

"C'mon newbie. I want to get on here as quickly as possible before Xelax starts getting on my ass." Terxep motioned with his hand for Xavirst to follow, then with another wave created a larger portal in which he stepped in reluctantly.

The cool air of the warp tunnel brushed against his exposed skin causing him to flinch involuntarily. Even after a month of practicing teleporting the sensation still unnerved him. Darkness called out to Xavirst, enveloping itself around his body pulling him in, until he was completely immersed in it. A curious sensation crept upon his skin as an unearthly light permeated the darkness, dispelling it completely and depositing him onto hard soil.

"What was that all about?" Terxep exclaimed on seeing Xavirst. "I've never seen someone warp like that before. It was like you were traveling in between light and darkness."

Xavirst shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know, that's never happened before. It felt like light was battling the darkness in dominance over my soul."

"Well whatever the case is, just don't do that around Xelax, he'd probably pitch a fit. In fact, just forget it happened, it's easier." Terxep said after contemplating the situation for a second. Then, after another moment snapped his fingers and was completely immersed in darkness.

Xavirst became worried for a moment, he believed No. 5 had abandoned him until the faint snapping noise was heard through the darkness. Terxepnow stood clothed in pirate-like fatigues, complete with a bandanna around his head, and a billowy shirt over leather knickers.

"What is that?" Xavirst asked, partially out of genuine curiosity, the other part out of sheer amusement.

"To fit in of course," Terxep replied impatiently, then called over his shoulder, "You might want to do the same. Your hair makes you stick out like a sore thumb."

The No. 13 had to admit, his hair wasn't exactly common. His black hair hung down in front of one eye with parts sticking up in the back. Xavirst quickly snapped his fingers in the same manner and was soon bathed in a gray like matter, so unlike Terxep's. When the matter dissipated, he found himself clothed in a white tunic with a black leather vest over top. He grimaced slightly at the discomfort of wearing black chaps, but shrugged it off as his boots were quite comfortable. He also found that his hair was pulled back into a tie and loose strands hung around his face.

After a few minutes of walking, they finally made into the town called Tortuga, the supposed Pirate town. None of the locals really gave a hoot they were there though. Most of them were too busy getting drunk or chasing prostitutes to even care that they were new. Terxep made a face in disgust, every single one of these humans to him were too weak to even make a lowly Soldier Heartless.

"None of these people are even worthy to serve beneath a Dusk. Let's go to another town." He whispered to his companion, who nodded in agreement.

"One problem though, No. 5."

"What's that, newbie?" The Beast asked quietly

"We don't know where any of the other towns are. We'll have to sail on a ship." Xavirst stated matter-of-factly.

"Then we'll just have to commandeer one then, eh?" Terxep said with a laugh and an adventurous glint in his eyes.

As they made their way to the wharf, they both realized that neither of the two had any money whatsoever. It was quite justified; however, examining the fact that both 'men' were Nobodies, whom have no need for money. They also realized that with their vast power they would easily be able to over power a vessel to take for themselves.

Xavirst jumped down from a crow's nest on the mast, the wind whipping across his cheeks. Terxep leaned over the helm and peered into the vast ocean. He thought he something towards the south west end, so he quickly turned the wheel over and made sail towards the glint of an object. A tremor rippled through the otherwise calm water and Xavirst made his way to the bow of the ship to try and spot anything under the water. Suddenly a large tentacle shot up out of the water and crashed in front of the ship, causing a wave to appear. Terxepquickly used his strength to steer the ship so it spearheaded the wave. Water splashed all around, engulfing the deck in ocean spray.

"Man the wheel Xavirst, I'm going to try to find the beastie." In a flash, No.5's face changed to a more wolf-like appearance as his face elongated and his hair stuck out in every direction. His trademark cestas, leather bound bands containing sharp ½ inch spikes, appeared on his knuckles. He gave a quick grin to Xavirst then jumped over board into the ocean disappearing among the frothy waters.

Dammit, where the hell did he go to?He thought wildly as the choppy waters threatened to overturn the ship. He struggled to keep the ship in line, but felt his strengthdwindling against the powerful ocean currents. Another tremor was felt beneaththe water as the tentacles from the creature surfaced again, this time with a drenched Terxep furiously clinging onto it. He let out a loud battle cry as he sunk his fangs into the meaty flesh of the tentacles.

"Don't worry about the ship now Xavirst! This suckers goin' down!" The half-beast man shouted over the roar of the waves. Suddenly another tentacle ripped out of the water, smacking Terxepfull on into the awaiting maw of the creature beneath.

Panic flooded Xavirst's senses as he rushed over to peer into the water. The black whirlpool offered no solace to his panicked state. Tentacles shot up again whirling back and forth with a bewildered Terxep in their midst. The Organization member had long since gave up his beast form, and his cestas were nowhere to be seen. It was clear he was fighting for his life, or whatever remained of it, now. Without thinking Xavirst jumped off the deck and plunged into the murky waters as another tentacle rained destruction down upon the ship.

Jnox blinked tiredly at the computer monitor that was now furiously displaying data that only his mind could read. It shocked him out of his reverie of sleep and awoke in him a sense of perverse joy as his goal was almost ready to be achieved. A picture of a key appeared with a sequence code next to it. He quickly punched in some numbers and a moment later was treated to a galaxy wide map pinpointing the locations of the known Keywielders. The world of Destiny Islands had three separate blips, one for Sora, another for Riku, and a third for the Princess of Heart, Kairi. He shifted his gaze to the Disney Castle, all was as it should be there as well. Only one blip was on screen, which was reserved for King Mickey. Jnox sighed, another false alarm at finding a new keyblade master. He was about to shut the map down when he spotted something from the corner of his eye.

A large blip appeared over Twilight Town, and another over Radiant Garden. While he couldn't be certain, this finding either indicated there were now two Keyblade wielders loose upon the world, or his computer could not simply pinpoint its location. In any case, he hastened to contact Xelax on his findings.

The intercom at Xelax'sroom buzzed withexcitement, alerting the Superior. He reached out with a gloved hand and flicked a switch on.

"Yes?" He questioned into the device, unsure who would be contacting him.

"It's Jnox. You had better come down to the Computer Lab. I think you'll find this interesting."

With no further delay Xelax set off for the Lab eager to know what knowledge Jnox had found.

It's not meant to be as a cliffhanger, the last part, just an introduction into the next chapter. Speaking of which, I hope to have that one out by the end of December.

Here's some pronunciations of these names, because I know their probably hard to pronounce
Terxep- Terr-zep
Ketax- Kay-tacks
Xelax- Zay-lacks
Xavirst- Zay-vurst
Jnox- think 'Knocks'