So the three companions walked around the spooky swamp for some time.
Riku: I don't hear any music. This is stupid.
Axel: Well, how else are we supposed to find him?
Sora: Hey, Axel, are you familiar with any of the following people: Aqua, Terra, Ventus, or Ansem the Wise?
Axel: Hmm… Ventus sounds kind of familiar, but… I don't know. I haven't seen anyone around here anyway.
Sora: Oh, ok.
Riku: This is ridiculous…
Axel: You know, if we can't find Demyx, it doesn't really matter, as long as I get to be saved….
Sora: WAIT! I hear something…
The others stop to listen. The melodious sounds of the sitar are heard coming from the distance. The followed the sound until they came across a clearing. They recognize Demyx sitting there playing his sitar. His back is facing them.
Sora: Hey!
Demyx also jumps up in surprise. He holds his sitar in front of him.
Demyx: What do you want?
Sora: We're here to save you!
Demyx: What?
Axel: Yup, it's true. And you better thank me because they wouldn't be here if I hadn't put in a good word for you.
Demyx: Seriously? People actually… care about me?
Axel: I wouldn't say that but…
Sora: Oh, sorry for killing you by the way.
Demyx: It's ok, Arpeggio and I forgive you.
Sora: Um… ok.
Riku: Can we go now?
Sora: Oh, Demyx, this is Riku, my bestest friend ever. Riku, this is Demyx…
Demyx: Hi, this is Arpeggio, MY bestest friend ever.
Riku: …
Axel: Oh boy…
Sora: So Demyx, do you know anyone named Aqua, Terra, or Ventus?
Demyx: Nopppeee, never heard of um.
Sora: How about Ansem the Wise?
Demyx: Oh, I've heard of him, but… I don't know him.
Sora: Hmm, ok then. I guess we'll just have to look around for them.
Riku: Fun.
Demyx: Ooh, this is so exciting, I have friends!
Axel: Hey, just because we're saving you doesn't mean we're all friends…
Sora: Why can't we all be friends? I think we can.
Demyx: That's the spirit!
Riku and Axel: …
So the four companions continued on their quest. They walked for some hours until they became tired. They decided to retire for the evening and made a campsite. They sat around the campfire and Demyx played his sitar.
Sora: Soo, what do you guys, like, eat?
Axel: Well, since we are Nobodies, we don't really HAVE to eat…
Demyx: Yeah, there's no food around here.
Sora: Oh…
Riku: Well that sucks…
Sora: We'll just have to finish this fast so we can get out of here…
So with empty stomachs, they went to sleep.
The next morning they set out again. They came to the beach.
Riku: Hey Sora, remember this place?
Sora: Yup. This is where we had our bromance moment…
Riku: Our what?
Sora: Good times…
So walked down the beach for some time, until spotting two figures in the distance. They made their way over to them.
Riku: I really hope this is someone on the list and not some random person…
Demyx: There's a list?
Sora: Hey! Hey you!
Ansem: Sora? Riku? What's going on here?
Sora: Ansem the Wise?
Aqua: Is this, is this the boy you spoke of?
Sora: Hi, who are you?
Aqua: My name is Aqua, I've heard a lot about you.
Sora: Aqua? Really? Awsome!
Aqua: Awesome?
Sora: Yeah, you're on the list!
Ansem: The list?
Sora: That's right, the king sent us here to save people.
Ansem: Well, I'll be… But what are these two doing here?
Sora: Oh, Axel and Demyx? We're saving them too.
Ansem: Oh, I see…
Sora: Ok, everybody, let's introduce each other! I'm Sora, this is my bestest friend ever, Riku, this is Axel, he saved my life before, this is Demyx, he is not as mean as some other people, this is Ansem the Wise, he started all this crap….
Ansem: Sad but true…
Aqua: Yes, he's been telling me about his work, and about you Sora. A very impressive resume I must say.
Sora: I don't know what a "resume" is, but thank you. So, Aqua, do you know anyone named Terra or Ventus? They're the only ones left on the list…
Aqua: Yes! I do! Those are my friends!
Sora: Ok, cool. Do you know where we can find them?
Aqua: No… I've been wandering in the land of darkness for a long time, and… I've never seen them here.
Sora: Oh… hmm.
Ansem: Those two are damaged in a different way than the rest of us… perhaps their souls are somewhere else…
Riku: Does it say anything about it in the instructions Sora?
Sora removes the instruction sheet from one of his pockets and reads over it.
Sora: Well, what do you know… It does…
Riku: You probably should have read ahead earlier…
Sora: Shh! I didn't know there was a backside. It says, "I suspect that Terra and Ventus will be found in another level of the darkness…"
Demyx: There's other levels?!
Sora: "You will have to exit this location and go into another. There may be another door to open."
Riku: Oh great…
Aqua: What else does it say?
Sora: That's it…
Ansem: So, I guess we have to find a door….