Chapter One: Departing Oblivion

"He burned my lab," Vexen stated angrily. "He had the audacity to kill both my clones and destroy my lab. Why did I join the Organization anyway?"

Zexion silently watched as Vexen ranted about Axel. Both of the senior Organization members had escaped by the skin of their teeth. The only reason they had escaped was that Vexen, having made a breakthrough with cloning Riku, had produced a clone of himself as well as a clone of Zexion. Lexeaus had downright refused to be cloned, and there had been a snowball's chance in hell that Vexen would have cloned any neophyte. They had sent the clones into the battles, to test them out. They worked perfectly, acting just like they would have, and were able to pull off the charade that the clones were the real deal. The only real problem was that the clones were slightly weaker than the originals. And the fact they were now both dead. But Vexen had decided he would deal with that the next time he tried.

"What are we going to do?" Zexion asked. "We can not stay here forever, and we can not return to The World that Never Was. We would be killed. We did not just escape death to walk right into its open maw."

Vexen paused in his ranting, his eyes sliding over the smoking ruins of his laboratory. "True, true. The Organization is no safe haven. We should leave and study the darkness by ourselves. We will certainly receive more respect."

"Where should we start then? After we grab some spare clothes. Unless Axel burned those too," Zexion said sullenly. Axel had burned most of the library as well. Zexion hadn't managed to save most of his books. He was very mad about that. Well, he would be if he could feel.

"Where it all started. Hollow Bastion," Vexen replied. "Go get some clothes and meet me in the Entrance Hall in ten minutes." Zexion sighed and opened a dark portal to his room.

10 Minutes later...

Zexion was already waiting in the Entrance Hall when Vexen entered via a portal. "Ready?" he asked. Zexion nodded affirmatively. They took one last look around the place. Marluxia's flower ornamentation still hung from the walls, gathering dust. The place was quickly being abandoned. It had already acquired a tragic undertone with all the deaths that had occurred in its walls, some from even before the Organization had occupied it.

"I am never coming back here," Vexen said, opening a portal and walking through it. Zexion followed after.

Hollow Bastion...

"It has changed much," Vexen whispered, staring at his other's home.

The restoration committee had started rebuilding, but it still looked downcast and abandoned. People had come to help rebuild, but it was still in its infant stages. Zexion and Vexen stood upon one of the city walls that overlooked the rebuilding. Zexion stared for a moment, before turning and heading towards the bailey.

"Come on. We need to get to the lab." Vexen looked once more at the town that was slowly being rebuilt, before following Zexion to the Postern.

From the postern, they headed towards the old lab, the heartless avoiding them since they lacked the hearts the heartless craved. They silently entered their old master's room, the room where they had committed the final atrocity against their master and shoved him into the Dark Realm. Not a word was spoken between the two nobodies as they passed through this room. Zexion opened the passage to the old lab and both quickly entered, wanting desperately to get away from that study that smelled of guilt and was laced with betrayal. Neither relaxed until they entered the Computer area.

Vexen quickly approached the computer. He started typing an algorithm into the system, so he could access the files they needed. At least until a mechanical voice stated, "Attention current user. This is a warning. The continuation of the usage of this system will result in defensive action." Vexen looked at Zexion and shrugged. Zexion moved forward, as Vexen continued typing. A few warning beeps occurred before the mechanical voice said, "Defense mechanism activated." A beam shot out of the machine on the back wall and digitized the two surprised nobodies.

Disclaimer: I own NOTHING! Thus I own the nobodies!!! Just Kidding!(very bad Zatch Bell reference) Anyway Square and Disney owns it all. Sadly.

A/n: My first KH fanfic. I will tell you this straight out. I love Vexen. he is my favorite Organization member. I would like to thank you for reading and I hope you will continue to do so.

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