Fipp: When I type the credits for this story I'll use a song, but not Simple and Clean, or Sanctuary. Could you guys suggest songs, three at most, that I could use when I get there, my sisters suggested Move Along, by The All American Regets, and How to Save A Life, by The Fray. I'll need three more that would be appropiate, and when I have all five, I'll hold a vote! First to reach 15 wins! Will start after three more are given, one vote per person, no anno. reviews please.

-1Chapter 7: Journey's Start

Dream. . .

Tanith, or X as she was know then, sat on the metal table.

The man, Ienzo took her arm in one hand, and used a syringe to extract some blood.

"It would seem that everything is your system is well." Ienzo said to the five year old as the red blood in the vial darkened.

"Um, Mr. Ienzo," Tanith said. At five years of age, she wore a simple black dress "is it okay if I go somewhere outside the lab?" the apprentice looked down t her.

"You know you are forbidden to leave the lab. If you were, Ansem would see you and all our progress would be for nothing. Is that what you would like? Your birth to mean nothing?" Tanith looked down and away from him. Ienzo then pulled her off the table and placed her on the ground. "Now, I will run this to the lab, you are to wait here for your father."

"He's NOT my father." she said sternly.

"You do have the same genetics correct? But I can understand why you think that. Your birth, is unconventional at best."

Ienzo then left the room. After a few minutes, Xehanort came in.

"Come X, it is time for you to go back to your room." he said.

"Yes. . .father." she said in disgust. Xehanort then led the girl to her room in the hidden lab that Ansem the Wise knew nothing about.

End of Dream. . .

Tanith opened her eyes.

She saw that she was in a room. She got up and rubbed her eyes. Then she remembered that she lost to Riku.

"Your awake." she turned around and saw a small mouse. Tanith jumped up and called Unlocking of Hearts. "I'm not going to fight you," Mickey said.

"Oh?" She dismissed her Keyblade. "Just who are you?" she asked "And where am I?" she looked around.

"My name is Mickey Mouse. And your on a Gummi Ship."

"Why did you kidnap me rat!" Mickey took offence to being called a rat.

"It wasn't supposed to go like that. You put up a fight when they were trying to ask you to come and meet with me." Tanith looked around. She had no idea where she was and though it would be best to play it safe. She sat.

"Fine, tell me the details."

"Well first," he summoned his Keyblade. "You have one of these from what I saw. We Tanith are called Keyblade Masters. It's our job to use the Keyblades to protect the worlds. And right now we are they are in danger and require us to help. What I'm asking you is to help us fight." Tanith though of this.

"Will it be dangerous?"

"Yes."

"Okay I'm in!" she stood up and patted Mickey on the head. "What do I do now?"

"Well, I'll inform the others that you decided to help, oh, and by the way this will be your room. Now please follow me so you can meet the rest." Mickey then led her to the den.

Sora and co. . .

This ship was HUGE!

It had over two dozen bedrooms, five bathrooms! A swimming pool! And a training simulator!

"Why are there so many room?" Sora asked looking around the room. There were many books lining the wall, and a nice fireplace with a lit flame.

"Incase more people come along." Donald said as he read a book in a comfy chair.

"What do you mean more?" Roxas asked, he and Tom were playing pool.

"Well ya see sometimes the Keybladers bring a friend or two to help." Goofy said as he played darts with Kairi and Namine. He threw and it hit Tom in the rear.

"OW!"

"Sorry Tom." If Goofy hadn't raised his shield, he would've gotten a dart in the eye.

"Like when we got Cloud," Donald said. "he brought Tifa, this guy named Barrett with him."

"And when we were in Radiant Garden last time these two guys named Reno and Rude volunteered to help."

"Reno and Rude?" Tom asked. "I know those guys!"

It was then at that moment Mickey opened the door and walked in.

"I have good news everyone," said the monarch "Tanith has decided to help us."

It was then she walked in. She spotted Tom.

"Tom," she said sourly.

"Tanith," Tom said "I would love to say it's nice to see you, but I 'ate to lie." she scolded him. She then turned her attention to Riku, who was leaning against the wall, then back to Mickey.

"How many of these people can wield Keyblades?"

"Well, that'd be Sora, Riku, Kairi, Roxas, Namine, Tom and King Mickey." Goofy said as he pointed to each one.

"What about you two?" she asked Donald and Goofy. They shook their heads. "Oh."

Tanith walked around the room. This would be the place where she would live for awhile.

"Well," Mickey said "I'll check with Disney Castle and see if what worlds we'll have to go to next." Mickey then left the room. Tanith then looked at the room of her new teammates.

"Hi there!" she waved happily. Tom gave her an evil eye, but nodded non the less and teleported away. The others approached her.

"Hi, I'm-"

"I know, your Sora, the dog here pointed it out." She gestured to Goofy. "Don't know your names though."

"Well, I'm Donald Duck and this is Goofy." Tanith nodded and went to sit down in a chair.

She tried to relax when the silver hair boy came to her.

"Why do you smell like him?" Riku asked.

"Who?" Tanith knew who he was talking about.

"Xehanort. You smell just like him."

"Xehanort, I've heard that name. I heard he did pretty terrible things." Riku took the seat next to hers. "Well I can assure you, I've never met him."

"Then why do we smell the same?"

"What?" she was going to slap him for insisting she stunk.

"Sora says we smell alike. I know why I smell like him, but you?"

Tanith was now intrigued.

"Why do you smell like this Xehanort?" Riku sighed.

"Well, you see, a few years ago Xehanort, his Heartless actually, came to my home. He preyed on the weakness in my heart and persuaded me to open the door that would swallow the islands. After that he slowly seeped into my heart, controlling me." Riku looked away "He made me attack my best friends. But Sora saved me. Then after a few things, I was forced to take on his shape. That left an imprint on me." Riku was silent.

"Sounds horrible," she said softly.

"Xehanort caused a lot of damage to the worlds. His Heartless, his Nobody Xemnas, and my Heartless, who was partly Xehanort."

"It doesn't sound like you care for him much."

"No, I hate him. I don't care what shape he comes in, I hate them all." Tanith looked down sadly at this statement and fell back into her chair.

"From what you tell me, you have a right to be."

Riku looked back at the girl. Namine had given him a theory on why she looked Xehanort: When Ansem the Wise first met Xehanort, he had no memory of anything. So it is possible that Xehanort had a family, but didn't remember, and that she could be a niece or sister or something.

"Tanith," she looked up at him "if your to be part of this crew you can't kill me."

"What!? Why?"

"Because we're the good guys, and they don't kill each other."

"But I don't want to be a good guy! I'd rather be a villain," she slumped in her seat. "Can I at least be a bad guy on the good side?" she asked hopefully.

"Fine," Riku sighed. He then turned to walk away.

"Um, Riku?" she asked. Riku turned around.

"Does this mean we're friends?"

"Depends, are you going to kill me?"

"Does it matter?"

"Yeah, you see, friends don't try and kill friends." Tanith looked confused.

"They don't?" she asked raising an eyebrow, as though she never head such nonsense in her life. Riku shook his head and turned around.

But after a second Tanith jumped on his back and wrapped her legs around his waist and arms around his neck.

"What are you doing?" Riku asked as he regained balance lost from the sudden assault.

"We're friends now, right?"

"Yeah,"

"Good, now mush and take me to my room," she pulled on his hair.

"OW! I'm not a sled dog!"

"But you have the same hair color as them,"

"Get off me!" he then pushed her off and she fell to the ground.

"OW! First you break my glasses! Then you try and break me with that shadow-thingy! Now your trying to break me my throwing me to the floor!" she got up. "Now," she said calmly "I think I'll try and find a way to break you." she smiled and left the room.

Riku looked back and saw everyone had their eyes on him.

"This looks like it's going to be fun." Sora said.

"She seems nice," Roxas said.

"She seems insane to me,"Riku said just then a ball of dark energy flew and hit him in the head, knocking him down.

"Take that and see how you like being broken!" Tanith then laughed, ran up to Riku and jumped on his back, pumping her fist in the air in victory.

"Perhaps I'll 'ave to rethink my disposition on 'er." Tom said "I like the way she thinks."

Riku then pulled his head up, but Tanith jumped down, sitting on his back, getting a loud groan out of Riku, and flicked him in the back of his head.

"Real fun." he said.

Tanith

A chosen Keyblader and wielder of Darkness. Tanith was first met in Radiant Garden when she attacked Riku. After Riku lost to her, he, Sora and Roxas went to recruit her into helping their cause. She bares a strong resemblance to Xehanort, but says she knows nothing of him. She also has appeared to have forged a bound with Riku.

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