Chapter 4

Kadaj walked closer to the group with his arms crossed and a grin on his face.

"Kadaj!" Leon pointed his gunblade at the foe.

"Squall, right?" Kadaj pointed at him.

"Leon." Leon gritted his teeth.

"You're totally outnumbered, Kadaj!" Yuffie yelled.

"That's what you think." Kadaj smiled. "Now, where is my brother?"

"Your br-brother?" Leon looked at him oddly.

"Don't play games with me." Kadaj rolled his eyes. "If you're not going to tell me, then I have no use for you all."

Kadaj turned and walked out but as he did he put his hand into the air as five Shadow heartless appeared and he disappeared into the darkness. Sora summoned the keyblade and held it at the ready as the Shadows approached them.

"Heartless!" Sora turned to Leon.

"I didn't know Kadaj had the Heartless." Leon growled shooting one of them, destroying it in a puff of black fog.


"You didn't take the keyblade?" Loz asked Kadaj as they all were in the streets of Radiant Gardens.

"Not yet." Kadaj replied. "You see, brothers," he said, "The keyblade may be the only way to get Mother and have our reunion, yet, we don't know how to use it."

"What?" Yazoo looked at him oddly.

"The keyblade won't work for anyone." Kadaj said. "So the master must open the door for us."


Sora slashed two of the heartless, then Leon blasted the other two, finishing them off.

"We have to be careful," Leon said, "Kadaj will send more heartless at us and they'll be more powerful, I know it."

"We have to find Cloud!" Yuffie jumped up.

"Calm down!" Cid rolled his eyes at Yuffie. "Don't get your panties in a knot."

"Why you!" Yuffie growling pounding the top of Cid's head.

"Ouch!" Cid turned to her and glared.

"Where did Cloud go?" Sora turned to Leon and asked unpatiently.

"Calm yourself, Sora." Leon sighed. "We have time. We're not in a hurry."

"Not in a hurry?" Sora yelled. "Of course we're-"

"Sora," Kairi whispered. "Please stop yelling."


"What do you plan to do, Brother?" Yazoo tilted his head to the side as Kadaj popped his knuckles.

"Oh, I have something special planned." Kadaj grinned turning to Yazoo and Loz.

"What is it?" Loz asked crossing his arms.

"In order to unlock the door to our Reunion, the Keyblade Master must do it for us. How do you catch your prey?" Kadaj smiled evilly. "Use bait."

"And that bait is?" Yazoo shrugged.

"Her." Kairi went into Kadaj's mind.


"But, I-" Sora finally calmed down. "Okay . . . what's the plan, Leon?"

"Sora, Riku, Yuffie, and I will go look for Cloud at the mansion." Leon announced resting his blade on his shoulder.

"The mansion?" Riku asked. "What mansion?"

"There's this old mansion," Leon explained, "Cloud goes there sometimes. Says he sees Sephiroth there. Vincent was there too."

"It's where Sephiroth-" Yuffie started to say but stopped. "Nevermind."

"Let's just go." Leon led Sora, Riku, and Yuffie out the door leaving Cid and Kairi alone.

"So..." Cid put his hands behind his back. "Uh..."

Kairi crossed her arms and began swaying back and forth looking at the ground. "Um..."

"Hmm..." Cid shrugged.

"Well, I'm gonna go into town now." Kairi walked out.

"Yep." Cid turned back to the computer.


Leon, Sora, Riku, and Yuffie all walked out of town towards a mansion and the three brothers watched them go.

"They're gone now." Loz grinned.

"Time to bait our line." Kadaj turned and saw Kairi walking back towards the center of town. The three brothers walked towards her and she noticed the footsteps. She turned and saw them coming then screamed and began running.

"Why does she make it so hard?" Yazoo sighed.

"Leave her alone!"

Loz turned around just in time to duck from Cid's spear. "What an idiot." Loz grinned as Cid swung the spear again but Loz grabbed it right before it hit his face. He jerked it out of Cid's hand then kicked him in the face, knocking him out.

"Too easy." Yazoo chuckled as he withdrew his gunblade. He pointed it at Kairi but Kadaj put his hand on the gun and pushed it down.

"We want her alive." Kadaj growled.

"Trust me, Brother." Yazoo smiled and pointed the gun at Kairi. He pulled the trigger as a dart shot out and shot into Kairi's back. She stopped, felt dizzy for a moment, then fainted. "Hmm, hmm."

"Hm." Kadaj smiled as he and his brothers walked over to Kairi's unconscious body. "Now then, let's give our friends a call."