Disclaimer: Unfortunately I don't own Kingdom Hearts or any of the characters shown in the game. And I ain't getting any money from writing this I'm doing so simply for the fun of it.


Darkness.

Complete, suffocating, overwhelming darkness. None of them knew how long they'd been banished to this place. Time didn't exist here. All five senses were numbed into a state of almost non-existence. It was impossible to tell right from left, to know if you were walking on a solid surface or if you would fall even deeper down. So far as they knew they were completely alone.

The Superior. The Freeshooter. The Whirlwind Lancer. The Chilly Academic. The Silent Hero. The Cloaked Schemer. The Lunar Diviner. The Flurry of Dancing Flames. The Melodious Nocturne. The Gambler of Fate. The Graceful Assassin. And the Savage Nymph. At least that is what they were known as… once. They could not see each other, nor sense the presence of anyone other than themselves… even then it was hard to tell if it was real or not. So, in their minds, they truly were alone.

Then was the noise. At first only faint; like a distant, almost non-existing memory. But steadily getting louder until it sounded like the sea in the middle of a hurricane. It was deafening. Still the volume kept increasing.

And it suddenly stopped, only to be replaced, instantly, by a bright, blindingly white light.

As slowly as the ear-splitting noise had come, so faded the intense light. When it finally dissipated two figures lay sprawled out on the moist grass.

Immediately after the blinding light was gone, the smaller of the two gasped audibly his eyes snapping open as he jerked up into a sitting position. "Aw man… what happened?" he wondered out loud his eyes widened with slight nervousness as he looked around, attempting to take in his surroundings. The place was definitely familiar although Demyx could not quite put a name to it at the moment.

Hearing a loud groan somewhere nearby, Demyx's head swung in the direction he'd heard the sound. His body (which had tensed instinctively just in case the person who'd created the noise was going to try and hurt him) relaxed and a grin of recognition spread across his face as he spotted the tall muscular form.

"Lexaeus!" he called out, scrambling to his feet and running over to the other Nobody.

Lexaeus, who until now hadn't noticed the younger man's presence there, looked over as he sat up removing the hand which had been massaging his aching forehead. The Neophyte stopped a couple of feet from his superior. "How're you here? Xemnas told us that everyone except Axel was destroyed at Castle Oblivion." he asked, clearly confused as to how the larger man was there in front of him.

He shook his head. "To tell you the truth Number Nine, I'm not too sure myself." he said motioning for the younger Nobody to sit by him. At first Demyx seemed a little hesitant, as if he doubted his superior's intentions. "I'm not going to bite you." the older man assured him patiently, once again motioning for him to sit down.

Visibly relaxing, Demyx approached Lexaeus and did as he was told. Lexaeus couldn't really blame him. It was a well-known fact that the Melodious Nocturne had gotten a hard time from the other members about his reluctance to fight. Because of being extremely busy (being the strongest physically of all the Nobodies, Xemnas just about always had some kind of mission for the man leaving him hardly any time for socializing) Lexaeus had never really spoken to the Neophyte.

"Tell me exactly what's been going on since Castle Oblivion." he said calmly, his voice taking on a patient and encouraging tone. Despite not having talked or even been around the boy much, Lexaeus knew that the more comfortable he was the more likely he was going to get an understandable explanation. Xemnas was forever getting frustrated at the poor boy for his stammering when he got nervous. And right now Lexaeus had a headache that he didn't want worsened.

"Well… everything was okay for a while I guess. Xaldin was a little extra moody and Xigbar actually had moments where he was serious. Then everything went pretty much back to normal… until Roxas left us." Demyx glanced over to see Lexaeus' reaction before continuing. "The Superior was furious, not only with Roxas but with Axel too. Wanted to know why he'd just let Roxas leave. Actually that's what all of us wanted to know. Everything started going downhill from there."

It took around another ten, possibly fifteen, minutes for Demyx to explain everything he remembered. "I don't even know how I got here... the last thing I remember is getting beaten by Sora." he finished meekly. Lexaeus sat there for a moment, allowing all of this information to sink in before turning to face the apprehensive Nocturne.

"Come, we'll see if we can find any of the others. Perhaps some of them may still be alive." he said as he slowly rose to his feet.

Quickly Demyx got up as well, not wanting to be left alone. He really hoped that at least some members of the Organization were left apart from him and Lexaeus. Not that he minded the giant's presence. It's just that over the years, despite the constant put-downs, the Organization had become like a family to him. A very dysfunctional family. But a family all the same.

"Yeah, and who knows, maybe Xemnas managed to complete Kingdom Hearts and the others weren't destroyed." said the musician brightly, attempting to appear optimistic. Though in his mind he doubted what he had just said almost as much as it was possible to.

Lexaeus gave a brief nod before walking in the direction of the town which was not too far away. Hastily Demyx hurried to walk beside the larger Nobody, not wanting to be left behind. He was having to adjust his normal pace quite a bit just to keep up with the man's long precise strides. But he didn't voice his complaints. While Lexaeus was definitely patient, more so than most of the other members of the Organization, Demyx didn't want to push the situation too much just in case.

As they walked, Demyx was trying to think of the name to go with this place. He knew what it was. It was even on the tip of his tongue! But he just couldn't get it out.

"Is something troubling you Number Nine?" Lexaeus' eyes glanced down at him as he asked the question.

At first Demyx hesitated, he didn't want to look like an idiot in front of his superior. But there was something about Number Five's gentle nature which relaxed him enough to voice his thoughts in front of the other. "It's just that I know this place Lexaeus. The frustrating thing is, I know I should remember its name. But it keeps escaping me." the frustration showed through in the boy's voice.

Lexaeus looked at him for a moment longer and smiled slightly. "You should know it. This is Hollow Bastion." he told the younger Nobody evenly.

Demyx seemed a little dumb-struck for a moment as he let this situation sink in. Then his cheeks flushed slightly in embarassment as he grinned sheepishly, rubbing the back of his neck.

The larger man clapped his companion's shoulder gently, assuring him not to get worked up or anything over it. Understanding this Demyx nodded. "Uhm I think we should get rid of our coats though... it'll only create a fuss if people see us in our full Organization uniforms." he said as the thought suddenly came to him.

"Yes. That sounds like a good idea." agreed Lexaeus with a nod of his head.

With that the two Nobodies unzipped their coats and hid them amongst some of the glowing crystal formations which now surrounded them instead of the grassy field from earlier. They kept on the standard leather trousers and boots, mainly because there was nothing else to put on instead of those. Lexaeus wore a plain white tank top which showed off his muscular chest and also kept on his gloves. Wheras Demyx had on a baggy blue t-shirt that had a dolphin on the back as well as a white sweat-band on his left wrist. The Nocturne had also left his gloves with his coat.

"Will anyone here recognize you, Demyx?" Lexaeus asked the Nocturne before they continued on their way. But the younger Nobody just shook his head with a bright smile.

"Nah. Sora, Donald and Goofy were the only ones who saw me here." he said confidently.

"Then let's go." replied Lexaeus, a smile tugging at his lips towards the smaller man.


Two figures standing atop one of the cliffs had been watching the progress of the two Nobodies with particular interest. The first rays of daylight shone behind them from the horizon. Neither spoke they just watched. Every aspect of their bodies and features were concealed within red and black robes, resembling those that monks would have worn, with a small amount of armour on one shoulder.

"Follow them from the skies. Be sure not to be seen until the two of them are completely alone. If physical conflict can be avoided then do so. Bring them back to the base without fail." said the taller of the two, his voice deep with an ever-present animalistic growl.

His companion nodded. "Understood. The mistress will be most pleased with us." was the reply. He wrapped an arm around the shoulders of his slightly shorter companion in an almost affectionate manner.

"Indeed she will."

With that he vanished, leaving his female companion alone. She stood there a few moments longer, allowing the two Nobodies to get a little bit further, before her body was shrouded in shadows only to be replaced by that of a proud-looking eagle. Spreading her wings and flexing them experimentally at first she soon took to the air, keeping silent as she followed the two men. To keep the noise level to a bare minimum she opted to mainly lide using the air currents rather than keep flapping her feathered wings. Preferring to do that only if she started to lag behind the ones she was now stalking.


Demyx felt a sudden chill run up his spine, causing him to shiver slightly. It wasn't cold, in fact it was pleasently warm. He looked discreetly towards Lexaeus to see if he too felt uneasy. But he could tell nothing from the larger man's calm exterior.

Giving up on trying to read his companion, Demyx occupied himself with taking in the appearance of the town itself. At first glance it was pretty much the same as it had been when he was last here. Although here and there were some signs that some progress towards the restoration of the town had been made. But they seemed to be, at the very least, ten years old. Almost as if the work had been abruptly abandoned for some unknown reason.

Woah... what happened here? the boy thought. From the corners of his eyes he could see faint outlines of, who knew how many, Heartless. Thankfully they were mere shadows and the occasional soldier. Nothing either of them couldn't handle.

Lexaeus, on the other hand, appeared restless. The blonde Nobody had been too lost in his own thoughts to notice that his companion had tensed, a frown on his strong features. Finally he spoke. "Demyx." although his voice kept it's normal volume and calm tone, the sudden noise had made his companion jump. He looked up questioningly. "Is this how Hollow Bastion was when you fought Sora?" there was noone around apart from them and the countless numbers of Heartless, which appeared content which merely watching them for the moment. It wasn't as if they had hearts to peak the interest of the loathsome creatures.

His frown deepened when the blonde beside him shook his head. "No, last time even at this time of day we'd normally have run into someone. And the buildings are in a much worse state." he told Lexaeus, seemingly as confused and curious about it as the larger man felt.

"I don't sense any of the others..." Lexaeus muttered under his breath. "We should get out of here Number Nine." he added, his voice taking a tone that clearly said that he didn't want to argue on the matter.

Demyx, however, had other ideas. Either he hadn't quite understood his superior's tone or he was determined about something. "But what if we can find ou anything about what's been going on since we've been... wherever it was we were?" he questioned, looking up at the bigger male.

"The others are not here Demyx." Lexaeus' voice was patient and calm as usual but held a tone of firmness that few apart from Xemnas and the original six could ignore.

Demyx gulped. "Still! We can at least try and find out!" he pleaded. "I mean someone might just know something. We can at least give it a try." the blonde added hopefully.

The larger man raised a hand to his forehead, massaging it between his thumb and forefinger. "Listen--" but before he could finish his reprimand the two of them were surrounded. As soon as Demyx felt cold steel against his back he let out a panicked, almost frightened, noise and scrambled over so that he was right beside Lexaeus.

"Who are you? And what exactly is your buisness here?!"


A/N: Okay well there's chapter one. Originally I was going to have three of the organization's members as the main characters. But I couldn't decide on a third one so it's just Lexaeus and Demyx. Demyx cos he's just awesome. And Lexaeus because he's a great character that doesn't get nearly enough attention or credit. Well all forms of reviews are appreciated. And in any story I write, the disclaimer will only appear in the first chapter (or the prologue if the story has one).