[A/N: Before I get started I just want to say this is the same story as Oblivion I just changed the title. I could have had this chapter up sooner, but I had some other more pressing matters to attend to today (homework and such), but here it is. As for the chapter length I suspect that most of the chapters will be about this length with a few exceptions. And I know I didn't say this in the last note for Dearly Beloved, but I would just like to say thank you for all the support I got while I was writing Dearly Beloved and would like to apologize for the months long hiatuses that I would take, but that's enough from me. Reviews are appreciated. Enjoy the chapter!]

Some time passed before any of them were seen again. The sun was shining brightly on the Destiny Islands as a young boy wearing red shorts and yellow shoes made his way down the beach. He was completely unaware that he was being watched.

Juliet was standing off in a corner behind a group of palm trees when she felt a hand tap her shoulder. She looked back to see Antonia and Puck behind her. "What do you want?" Her voice had changed from a soft alto to a strange altered echoing version of her voice.

Antonia pointed over at a cave that was near a waterfall. "You're the smallest and you've got a Keyblade therefore you're the one who's going to be going through that little hole."

"Don't mess up." Were Puck's words of encouragement.

Making sure neither the brown haired boy nor the red haired girl spotted her Juliet made her way over to the cave and squeezed through. She didn't remember that she'd been there before with two people who weren't Puck and Antonia, but what surprised her was that someone was already in the cave.

Riku had been standing the cave staring mesmerized at the door when he heard footsteps behind him. "What are you doing back here?" He remembered Juliet from the time she'd been there previously, but was a little taken aback by her change in appearance. "Weren't your eyes green?"

Maybe she could work this in her favor. She took a few steps closer to Riku standing at his side in front of the door. "You're interested in the darkness aren't you?"

"Why are you talking about darkness? I thought you were fighting against it."

"I've had a literal change of heart." She turned to face him. "I could show you the darkness. We could show this world darkness together."

Riku wasn't exactly sure he liked where this was going. "I don't want anything to do with the darkness. I just want to see other worlds."

"And you think a raft will get you other places? Don't make me laugh."

Riku was frowning at her now. "So, what do you suggest we do?"

"There's no we in this. Only you. If you want to go see other worlds you'll need to follow someone."

"Who? You?"

Juliet shook her head. "No, not me. Just someone else."

"And you're telling me the darkness can take me to other worlds?"

"Yes. Would you like me to show you how?"

What was there to lose? "Yes, show me."

Juliet summoned her Keyblade and pointed it at Riku's heart. "Open your heart."

It didn't look like there was any noticeable change in Riku after Juliet had done this. "I don't feel any different."

"You will. Now get out of here I have something I need to do." Juliet waited until Riku had left the cave before turning back to the door. She watched a keyhole materialize in the front of the door before sliding her Keyblade into the hole. Juliet turned it in the lock and heard a clicking noise. "Mission accomplished." She heard deep laughter behind her. "Who's there?"

"I'm only a friend of your masters, child. There's no need to be afraid."

Juliet turned to see a hooded figure in front of her. "I'm not afraid of you."

"You would be if you knew who I was."

She raised her Keyblade and pointed it at the hooded figure. "I could take you on no problem."

"So that's the confidence that Erik is always talking about. I was wondering what he saw in you."

At the mention of her master Juliet lowered her Keyblade. "What do you know about him?"

"More then you know. You know I used to be his master."

This was only getting Juliet more and more curious. "But what do you know about him?" Ever since Juliet could remember Erik had been a complete mystery to her.

"I'll tell you if you can defeat me."

Juliet raised her Keyblade to attack the hooded figure when she was knocked backwards against the wall of the cave. It took her a minute to recover from this and rolled back onto her knees before getting to her feet. When she looked up the hooded figure had disappeared. "Strange….I wonder how he can just disappear like that?"

The hooded figure had reappeared in a dark oddly luminescent world that looked like it was completely devoid of life. He made his way up towards a small cusp that was sticking out by itself. "Erik, my old protégé are you here?"

Erik was not completely unaware of who had appeared in his private section of the world. His lip curled when he saw the hooded figure. "Xehanort….or should I call you Ansem now?"

"You will address me as master like you always have. I saw your pet Keyblade wielder in the Destiny Islands just now."

"And what pray tell were you doing in the Destiny Islands?"

"I might ask you the same thing."

"I'm only doing as you instructed me. Taking the hearts of the worlds for Kingdom Hearts." Erik took a step back as the hooded figure began to advance on him. "I think you're close enough."

"If it weren't for me you would have no control over the darkness in your heart, Erik. Need I remind you that it was I who taught you how to use it?"

"I'm surprised you remember that since you stole what's his names body."

"Oh yes….Terra was his name. Poor lad, but I was in need of a new body. It had to be done I'm afraid. Be glad I didn't steal yours."

Erik felt a shiver go up his spine. "Is that a threat?"

"Perhaps it is. Now I just have one thing I'm going to tell you."

"What's that?"

"Keep your pet away from me."

Back on the Destiny Islands Juliet was still in the cave looking at the spot where the hooded figure had been. I wonder who that man was. I guess I could ask Puck or Antonia where ever they went. I should just call them they'll come running. "Puck, Antonia come out I want to talk to you."

Puck was the first one to come out. "What now?"

"Did you see a hooded man around here?"

"No."

"Of course you didn't. Never mind. So what now? Do we just stay in here until it comes out?"

"Yeah, that's the plan."

Juliet sat down on the ground bringing her knees up to her chest staring at one particular drawing on the wall. "Who do you think those kids are?" She was pointing over at a drawing of two kids; one boy and one girl, but the boy was passing something to the girl.

Puck sat down next to her. "If you would have been paying any attention to the people living in this world you would know that the boy is Sora and the girl is Kairi."

There was something oddly familiar about both those names. Even the boy with the silver hair she'd seen earlier seemed familiar. "Who's the boy with the silver hair?"

"Riku. Why are you so curious all of a sudden? I thought you were a mindless drone at this point."

"I'm just curious."

Antonia had just arrived as well. "So sorry to keep you two waiting, but I was on a date."

Puck rolled his eyes. "With who? Carissa again?"

"Yes, Carissa." Antonia sat down on Juliet's other side. "This is some boring mission isn't it? All we're doing is sitting in this cave doing nothing." She looked over at Juliet with a coy smile on her face. "Want to go cause some trouble, Juliet?"

"What kind of trouble?"

"Letting some wraiths out onto the island."

"No."

"No?"

"Didn't you hear Erik? He said the wraiths are done with. It's time for the heartless now."

"So, let's go play with some heartless instead."

"No."

"What's your problem? I thought you liked doing things like this."

"Erik said we stay in this cave until it comes out."

Antonia sighed and popped her back. "And here I thought you weren't such a goody two shoes anymore. Erik has got you wrapped around his finger."

Juliet didn't respond to this and continued to stare at the wall.

After they'd been sitting in the cave for a while Juliet heard slow footsteps coming towards them. She was about to summon one of the dark portals when she felt Puck's hand on her wrist.

"Don't worry about it. She won't see us."

The source of the footsteps was Kairi who was stumbling about with one of her arms outstretched; her eyes glazed over. She went up to the door and stood there staring at it completely ignoring the three other bodies in the cave.

Now there was the frantic sound of more feet coming into the cave. Sora had followed Kairi into the cave. "Kairi…."

Kairi looked back at him; her eyes still glazed over. "Sora…."

There was a sudden gust that knocked Kairi forward, but instead of falling into Sora's arms she went through him.

Antonia hopped up from the ground. "Come on you two its here so we leave." She led the way out of the cave.

What surprised Juliet was that the island looked like it was only in tiny fragments now. "What happened?"

Puck gestured to the chaos around them. "You did all this. When you unlocked that door in the cave you got rid of the heart of this world and without a heart the world will cease to exist."

I did all this. I didn't know I was capable of something like this. Her dark gaze went over the spits of land that were still there before she zeroed in on the hooded figure. "I have something I need to do. You two can leave if you want."

Antonia grabbed her shoulder and pulled her back. "We can't go back without you. Erik won't like it."

"Then stay out of my way." Juliet hopped from the little island they were on to its neighbor then onto the next one getting closer to the hooded figure. "I have a bone to pick with you."

The hooded figure turned his head in Juliet's direction. "I spoke with your master about you, Keyblade wielder and we both decided that you need to stay away from me."

"Why?"

"Because your key could bring about my destruction."

Juliet looked down at the Keyblade then back at him. "I don't want to fight you anymore I just have questions."

"Now is not the time for questions. Can't you see that the world around us is being destroyed?" He gestured over at the monstrous heartless that was in the center of where the spits of land were.

She was about to interject further when she felt Puck pull her back.

"So sorry about her. She usually isn't this chatty or obstinate. Come on Juliet its time to go."

Juliet tried to pull herself free, but felt Puck's grip tighten painfully on her shoulder.

"I said its time to go."

There was a sharp pain in her shoulder that stung through her arm. "Fine, fine I'll go this time, but next time I see you I expect some answers." She turned and followed Puck through a dark portal leaving the destroyed Destiny Islands behind.