Unnumbered Files

A Kingdom Hearts Fanfiction

In that lonely place…the true world that never was, all thirteen of them remained. A Nobody had not the right to feel. A Nobody had not the right to remember. A Nobody hadn't even the right to be.

Yet there they remained. Alone. Together. They had failed in their quest to regain their old lives. Here, the Nobodies of Organization XIII remained. All but one.

This is where Nobodies were exiled. This is where they all ended up when slain with a Keyblade. This is where the infernal chosen one of the Keyblade had gotten them into.

And the question is: Whose fault is it?

Epilogue: Betrayal

A statement. The truth. "Heroes from the realm of light… I will not allow it to end this way—not yet. … If light and darkness are eternal, then surely we nothings must be the same—eternal."

A rebuttal. The belief. "You're right. Light and darkness are eternal. Nothing probably goes on forever, too. But guess what Xemnas?"

The reason. The denial of facts they wouldn't accept. "That doesn't mean YOU'RE eternal!"

A chuckle. They couldn't accept it. If I weren't a Nobody, I would feel the smallest sliver of pity for the immense ignorance they held. "No more eternal than that radiance of yours…"

Whispers all around.

"Dudes…they crossed the line."

"With the Superior down…nothing is okay."

"Kingdom Hearts has fallen."

"Roxas rejoined with Sora. Worse, he did so willingly. Ansem helped to destroy the Organization."

"It was doomed from the start."

"I don't think there's anything left to do, guys."

"If I get my hands on either the Keyblade's chosen one, or Ansem, I'll rip them apart!"

"Hey, is that the Superior over there?!"

He groaned and sat up, looking around. All around him was colorless mist, and he felt sand between his fingers. He looked up to come face-to-face with Xaldin, the third member of his team. The Whirlwind Lancer, as he was called, extended his hand.

"Superior," he said.

"Where are we?" Xemnas asked.

Xaldin looked to the other Organization members, who were standing in a semi-circle around Xemnas. "We're in the World That Never Was," Vexen explained.

"Or, should we say," Demyx corrected, in a voice not like his, "The World That Never Should Have Been."

"That's a mouthful," Axel said, crossing his arms.

"What happened to you all?" Xemnas demanded.

"Defeated by Sora," Xigbar said solemnly.

"Ditto," Xaldin said, pointing to Xigbar.

"Axel killed me," Vexen growled, glaring at Axel.

"Riku killed me!" Lexeaus yelled loudly.

"Taken out by the Riku Replica," Zexion said quietly.

"I was boldly defeated by the Keyblade's chosen one," Sïax muttered.

"Yes, I died," Axel said, turning to Xemnas. "I'm not so sure if I should tell you why."

"Sora was mean and tried to destroy my sitar," Demyx whined. "I was destroyed instead."

"The details were unclear at the moment," Luxord told him.

"I was defeated and sent here by Sora," Marluxia said in a monotone voice.

"Sora," Larxene spat.

Xemnas groaned and pinched the bridge of his nose.

Axel looked around to all the faces of the Organization; all were glaring at him but a few. "Yes," he finally said. "It's all true. But, more than anything, know that it's your fault." He pointed an accusing finger at Xemnas.

"Why?" Xemnas was growing angry.

"Because we were fighting a losing battle," Axel retorted. "All Nobodies ally with whoever is the strongest," he continued, unknowingly quoting Sïax. "Obviously that was the Organization at our prime. But, now, see what your plan has led us all to, Xemnas?" He said the name like it pained him to. He gestured around him. "The Nobody's World. A world that should have never existed, but it does because Xehanort's stupid Heartless went around, stealing the hearts of the worlds!"

"How dare you talk to your Superior like this!" Xemnas said, his face flushed.

"You're not my Superior," Axel shot back at him. "You formed the Organization by finding us all," he gestured to the eleven other Organization members, "and you only found us for a reason—like I said, Nobodies follow whoever is the strongest. At a time, that was you. But now it is in question. Are you the strongest, Xemnas…or is Sora? All the Nobodies we used to control are probably following Sora now, if he hasn't destroyed them!!"

"Axel, it would be wise to stop talking if you know what's good for you!" Xemnas said, but for the first time, his voice lacked confidence.

"I agree with Axel," a quiet voice said. Everyone turned to Lexeaus, who was quiet for once. "I, for one, am tired of following you like a lost sheep, Superior—I mean, Xemnas."

"We joined the Organization because we all had one common goal—to become whole again, to regain our hearts," Xigbar said, crossing his arms and nodding. "You're plan was to get our hearts back, Xemnas, using Kingdom Hearts. Even I thought your plan was pretty great…until now. This is what's become of us all. And it's all thanks to you, Xemnas."

"It was a lost cause," Marluxia said. "Right from the start."

"Long story short," Axel announced, "I'm not taking orders from you anymore, Xemnas." Here he paused, grinning as flames began to spin around his fingers, his chakrams forming. Only then did Xemnas notice that the mist that was obscuring everyone finally lifted, revealing their bodies.

Axel wasn't wearing the ominous black cloak of the regular Organization members. He was wearing an outfit that formed to his body, instead of a loose cloak. It was dark red, mostly, with lighter red lines tracing along his arms and legs. The cuffs of his sleeves and the ends of his pants were the only loose-fitting part of the whole outfit, cut on two sides. His boots and gloves were bright red. But, more than anything, Xemnas noticed the design on his chest.

It was an amalgamation of the symbol on every artificially-made Heartless and the symbol on every Nobody.

He turned to look at everyone else. He could now see that Demyx, Xigbar, Luxord, Lexeaus, Marluxia and Larxene were wearing the same type of outfit as Axel, only in colors more fitting for each person. And behind Xemnas, there was Xaldin, Vexen, Zexion and Sïax, wearing the long black cloaks. He wondered whose side they were on now.

"What compelled you all to betray me?" Xemnas wondered.

"Simple," Xigbar said, spreading his arms grandly. "Kingdom Hearts still exists. Our hearts are still there."

"As such," Luxord said, "we are commandeering the reputation of Organization XIII. Which, as you may now understand, no longer exists."

"We're going to take back what's ours," Demyx said, throwing a fist into the air.

"At any cost," Lexeaus finished.

Xemnas started laughing. It was more jovial than his normal flat laugh, as Axel just glared at him. "You expect me to believe that you could ever accomplish what I never could have done? Is that it? Then why did you agree to join Organization XIII? What could you Nobodies ever accomplish?"

"All we had to do to get out of here was wait for you, Xemnas," Axel told him. "You're going to let us out of here."

At that, Xemnas began to laugh again, but it was more of a chuckle this time. "You want me to let you back into the true realms?"

Axel nodded.

"And what if I say no?"

"Demyx," Axel said, turning to the water-controlling Nobody, ignoring Xemnas's query. "Remember that awesome song you made before you faced Sora? What did you call it?"

Demyx understood completely and held out a hand, water dripping from his fingers as his sitar formed in his hand. As Demyx lifted it up to begin playing, Xemnas saw that the instrument was more broken up than he remembered.

Demyx bowed over his sitar, and said in a small voice, "I call this song, 'Overcoming'."

He began to play slowly, and Xemnas noticed in alarm that everyone took a few steps back to that the closest Nobody to Demyx was Xemnas. Xemnas tried to take a step back, but as the music change from slow to fast, he found himself unable to move. Xemnas's hand lifted against his will, and he felt the power that was under his control surge without his consent. A portal appeared in front of him, and as Demyx stopped playing, Xemnas was shoved to the ground as the magic of the Melodious Nocturne released him.

"Nice job Demyx!" Xigbar said, giving him a thumbs up.

Demyx gave an exaggerated bow. "Thank you, thank you very much."

Axel walked up to the portal and turned back to Xemnas, saying, "You're welcome to join our new Organization, if you wish."

With that, he stepped through the portal, with Luxord, Demyx, Xigbar, Lexeaus, Marluxia and Larxene in tow.

Xaldin, Vexen, Zexion and Sïax approached Xemnas and helped him up. Larxene and Marluxia stood behind them. "We are still loyal to you, Superior," Sïax said simply. The four bowed.

"Where are they going?" Xemnas asked.

"Probably to take Kingdom Hearts by force," Zexion admonished. "But knowing Axel, there's one other person he needs to find…"

"Roxas," all five said together.

"So, what do we do, Superior?" Sïax turned to Xemnas.

"We stop them," Xemnas said with authority. "If anyone's taking Kingdom Hearts, it's going to be us."

Xemnas held a hand up and opened another portal, with some difficulty, as it seemed opening even one actually drained him if all his power in this world.

"I failed the Organization once," he said. "This time, I will not fail again."

Xemnas, stop making promised you can't keep! He never learns, does he?

Poor Xemnas, he's getting surprises from every which way.

Please let me know if any facts are wrong. This is my first KH fanfiction, so no flames.

By the way, I'm a Demyx fan. GO DEMY!