No one knew what happened so many years ago. How the Organization Member called Gaux came into being, the rising of someone thought to be dead, or even the sudden creation of an Organization member with a Heart. No one knew.

What they did know was three journals of a long vanished scientist who strived to restore order to his Organization

Journal exert 1 date unknown

Finding and creating a copy of the once keyblade master has proven to be more trouble than it is worth. It is amazing I am even writing tonight.. That boy Riku, he could do the organization great harm…. I must try to see if this cloning will actually work…

Journal exert 2 date unknown

The Riku replica was a success…. Perhaps it will show us what kind of power the darkness wields when it is put to it's full extent… perhaps it will even prove to be even of a greater use to us if it is successful

Journal exert 3 date unknown

Impossible! The real Riku managed to defeat the replica.. But fortunately it's still intact… but that does not get rid of the fact that I am now laughed at by my own fellow members… perhaps… if I can find a better way to analyze the darkness by combining a Riku replica with even greater dark powers.. but how?

Perhaps one day, someone will remember the tale...

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Vexen walked along the hallway until he reached the foot of the stairs. Looking up at the closed-door thoughts ran through his head. What if this plan failed too? What if the experiment ran rampant and attacked them? Would the experiment even work?

He shook his head and cast aside the thoughts. Science is all about making mistakes he told himself. He might fail again but one day it would be him at the top instead of that megalo-maniac Marluxia. He was about to open the door when something raced through his mind.

Someone was in the room with him.

Turning around he was face to face with one of his least favorite people

"Oh… hello Larxene"

The loud mouth of the organization folded her arms and scowled.

"Axel and I would like to know what you've been doing lately," she said coldly, "you've been dabbling in experiments ever since you make that hokey Riku and frankly both of us think you need a life."

Vexen held back the insults he wanted to throw at her and merely shrugged

"It's my work, that's all I can say…."

He walked over to his fellow member and started to circle around her, his eyes resembling dark portals

"And tell Axel to shove it."

The look on Larxene's face did not improve, in fact, it worsened.

"You old fart, get lost in your work then if that's what you want!"

She turned to leave when she felt Vexen's hand on her shoulder.

"…. What do you want?"

Vexen grinned as he came to the side of her.

"Nothing, it's just… that you have lovely hair…"

Larxene's eyes bulged at the statement and hollered in profanities. Vexen merely backed away.

"Now if you excuse me, I have work to do…"

He opened the doors to the "memory" of Hollow Bastion and walked inside. Leaving a still fuming Larxene out in the hallway.

When he fell into his surroundings Vexen only grinned. He held a fine blonde hair in his hand.

"One down, one to go"

Soon, the ultimate experiment would be complete