(AN: So sorry about the delay everyone! I'm still super busy, but I will hopefully be getting back into the swing of things soon! Enjoy!)

Kairi was walking home alone today from school. She had told her parents that she would be late coming home today, she wanted to go to the beach and look out at the other island. Every time she had looked out at it recently, she felt something strange. She wanted to go back again, to see if she could figure out why.

Her friends had been worried ever since this feeling had begun. They had noticed her change in demeanor and the far off look that she had nowadays. She approached the beach, and sat down. Closing her eyes, she sat aside her bag, concentrating on the sound of the waves. Footsteps slowly approached. Kari ignored them. She knew that the person came near, and sat down. She opened her eyes.

The newcomer was a girl her age, with similar eyes, but longer hair that was blonde. She wore a long black coat that had a hood. The girl spoke, breaking the silence between them. "Beautiful, isn't it?" She said.

"Yeah." Kairi said. "This is my favorite spot here. It helps me relax." She said smiling. "I've never seen you around though. What's your name? Mine's Kairi.

The girl bowed her head. "My name is Namine. I'm glad to finally meet you, Kairi. I've heard quite a lot about you."

Kairi looked a little confused. "You already know about me? Well, I suppose I should be flattered. I hope that they were all good things." Looking closer at Namine, a silent tear had begun falling down her face. "Hey. What's wrong?"

"It's nothing." Namine said, wiping it away. "I… Kairi. I need your help. An old friend of yours is in trouble."

"An old friend? You mean Riku? I haven't seen him in a while. What happened to him?" Kairi asked.

"Not Riku. I mean Sora."

"Sora? Who is Sora?"

"I can show you." Namine offered, holding out her hand, as she stood up. Kairi considered it for a moment.

"Alright." Kairi said, accepting Namine's hand. Namine pulled her up, and gestured to the side of her, where a swirling dark mass appeared.

"Trust me. You'll be safe." Namine said. Kairi hesitated for a moment, but continued forward. She walked into the pulsating darkness with Namine.

******************LOCATION UNKNOWN************

Demyx woke up to find himself bound to a wall, and his head pounding as if someone had whacked it as hard as they possibly could. He couldn't quite focus enough to use magic right now. His head hurt too much. He couldn't even summon Arpeggio. He turned to to his right. No one was there. An empty set of chains awaited there. To his left, was someone familiar. The green skinned alien who was clearly not from this world, who wasn't conscious yet. In front of him was the big headed kid who had been harassing him since he had arrived in this world.

The kid was leaning back in a chair, mindlessly playing with a Rubik's Cube. He looked up as Demyx groaned in pain. He jumped up, smiling. "So at last you're awake!"

"What the hell?" Demyx growled. "Why am I tied up here?" Demyx demanded.

"Isn't it obvious? I've watched you. You have mysterious powers, and I want to see what makes you tick. Just like Zim! Neither of your evil plans will succeed!" The kid said.

"I have no evil plans! I came here looking for someone who I could sense. I thought it might have been you or Zim, but it's not. Whoever it is, they're nearby." Demyx spat.

"Ha! So you want to kidnap one of us to experiment on! You can't pull one over on the awesome defender of humanity, DIB!" Dib yelled.

"Whatever I tell you, I'm just going to guess you won't actually listen. I suppose I should have known." Demyx sighed. Dib's shout had finally seemed to pull Zim from unconsciousness.

"Grrr…. WHO HAS DEFILED THE AWESOMENESS OF ZIM?!" Zim screeched loudly. Demyx winced, but for once agreed with him.

"You're both right where I want you!" Dib cried gleefully. "Finally, I can expose Zim! We'll find out what makes him tick! And you, Demyx, will be tested to see what you can do! They won't call me crazy anymore! They'll all see!" Dib monologued. As he did so, Demyx noticed a familiar aura surround him. One of a soul corrupted by darkness. Demyx had an idea slowly enter his throbbing head.

"Oh yeah? And what will they do when they discover the army of creatures that follow your command?" Demyx sneered.

"What? I don't have an army of creatures." Dib said, confused.

"HA! As if anyone would follow you, Dib-human! YOUR STINKY HEAD OF PUPPIES IS TOO REVOLTING!" Zim yelled. Demyx hoped Zim had figured out his plan, and was helping.

"MY HEAD'S NOT BIG!" Dib yelled back, then sighed. Demyx opened his mouth to say something else, but was distracted by what sounded like an explosion and something large and heavy hitting the floor far above with a tremendous crash. "What the-" The three heads looked up, then at each other in confusion. "Uh-" but before Dib could say anything, the elevator came crashing down to the floor.

When they slid open, Demyx immediately felt the presence of the one whom he had come here for. It was a young girl, younger than Dib that he had seen before from far away. She had pink hair that was modeled like a jaw, a skull necklace, black dress, and black and white leggings. Her eyes were often scrunched tightly closed, but now they were open and literally were black pits of flame. "DIB!" The girl screamed in anger, which Demyx could somehow feel. Zim's eyes widened, and fear entered his eyes.

"Be quiet, and let her rage, hopefully not at us." Zim whispered, and Demyx nodded. The girl walked forward, and picked Dib up by the neck.

"H-hey, G-Gaz…" Dib stuttered out. Gaz only seemed to get angrier.

"Don't just act like nothing happened, Dib. You used my preordered Game Slave 3 for parts for your STUPID toys."

"W-well, it has some valuable materials…" Dib mumbled.

"Not only that, you ate the last of my cereal, snuck into my room to destroy the evidence, AND you went and OVERWROTE MY TIMER FOR THE VAMPIRE PIGGY HUNTER MOVIE! WORST OF ALL YOU MADE ME MISS BLOATY'S NEW PIZZA!"

Gaz's rage was literally radiating. Demyx remembered why he was afraid of girls now. "Remember the last time I sent you into a nightmare realm of no awakening?" Gaz growled, her voice now dangerously calm. Dib only shook in fear as his sister approached. "Well that was your best, most happy dream you could ever have." A portal appeared in the room, and a horrifying scream filled the room.

***************************** ON THE DESTINY ISLANDS***********************

Kairi exited the dark portal. Inside was a bit frightening, but with Namine holding her hand, things were easier to handle. She focused her eyes to see that they were on the other island. They were by the palm tree that she and Riku had always talked by, planning to build that raft before the heartless had come.

Namine sat on it, where… had someone sat there with them? No… Namine sat beside her on the tree. At first, Namine didn't speak. "Sora… he… he is the one who rescued you. From the darkness." Namine said.

"But if that's true, then why can't I remember him? How could I possibly forget someone like that?" Kairi asked, a desperation in her voice. Namine sighed, refusing to meet her gaze.

"You can't remember because of me." Namine said. "I am you, but I am not you, Kairi. You and Sora share a special bond, which I never had with him. But he was always in my dreams, along with you and Riku. I drew all three of you, and others. I didn't know at first, but I was told by an old friend that I have power over Sora's memories."

"Power over his memories? But… how? And why?" Kairi was confused now.

"I don't know why I have this power… but a person's memories also affect those they are connected to. If you change memories to remember something different, something must be given up to put it there." Namine explained.

"Did Sora give up his memories? Did he forget… me? And that's why I don't remember him? Just a sort of… feeling?" Kairi wondered.

"Yes. By entering Castle Oblivion looking for Riku, he gave it up without knowing. I slowly manipulated his memories to have me replace you. Slowly, he remembered me, and forgot you. By the time he ascended the castle, he couldn't remember you." Namine said, tears coming down her face.

"I… Kairi, when I say I'm you, I mean it. When your heart was kept in Sora's when the islands fell, that shelless part of you became me. I… I am your nobody. I… I was alone, and only after a while did I find friends, but I wanted Sora. So I guided him to the castle from afar. I changed his memories in hope we could be together… but when he thought of you, just once, that was enough to give him the strength to beat the one who wanted to use him. It was for a just cause, but it still was manipulation." Namine sobbed.

"Why are you telling me all this?" Kairi asked. She was sad, but also angry at Namine. This whole mess was because of her selfishness?

"I… I put Sora into a deep sleep. To reconstruct his memories. But there's a problem. Some of his memories have… been taken. Found a new home…"

"Well what do you mean by that? Can I help?" Kairi asked.

"Yes. That's why I've come. I… I have only the faintest connection to them. I can sense that they are still alive, but that's it. The memories I've been reconstructing have likely left them incapacitated, but I would need to find them to finish the job." Namine explained.

"They… who are… they?" Kairi asked, but something told her she already knew.

"Sora's nobody, Roxas, and his companion. A puppet named Xion, who is like a girl similar to us. She was created from memories of you." Namine replied.

"But how can I find them? Are they in another world?"

"Yes, most certainly. I'd need to try and look, inside your heart. To try and find the strings that lead to them, or at least their memories. There is a chance that I can take them from afar if I just have the connection to do so." Namine said.

"Couldn't you just do it yourself, without my permission?" Kairi asked bitterly. "Just invade my heart like you did Sora's?"

"I suppose I could. But I don't want to do that, unless it's absolutely necessary. Besides, he's your friend, not mine." Namine pointed out.

"But you erased me! You replaced me with yourself!" Kairi shouted. "Why give him back? What's the real reason you want to give him back?!" Kairi never shouted, so Namine was taken aback.

"Well… it's because I felt guilty. And, there is a group that is dangerous. Sora is likely the only one who can defeat them. Their leader, we believe, holds them all in check through a series of manipulation and fear. If he goes down, the others will rejoin our ranks." Namine said.

"Ranks? What are you, some sort of organization?" Kairi demanded.

"Yes. Organization 13. We want our hearts, so we can be complete again. Our own persons. The rebel leader was once our tactician. Sora's nobody, and a few others are a part of it too. But they're likely recruiting, just like us." Namine said.

"So… if I help you, and help get Sora's memories back… then I'll remember him?" Namine nodded at this. "And… when Sora wakes up. What will he do then?"

"Well… he must make a choice. He must either fight with the organization… or against it, with the rebels. What he will choose, I do not know." Namine said.

Kairi was silent for a few minutes, staring out at the sunset. "Alright. I'll help you. Even though I can't remember him, every time you say his name, or I do, I feel something spark inside me. I want Sora back."

"Good." Namine said, smiling. "Then we should get started as soon as we can."

"What should I do?"

"Just relax, and focus on what you feel when you think of Sora, and I'll try and find the connections I need…" Namine said. So Kairi closed her eyes, breathing deeply.

(AN: Sorry to be brief, but in short on time tonight. Please R&R, and I'll see you all next time!)