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Sora glared at the figure and was shocked when the figure summoned his keyblade.

Sora then realised it was the same person from the keyblade graveyard. Except the colour around his dark suit wasn't a white but red.

Vanitas ran at him but Sora was quick to react and used his keyblade to block. They were both in a tight lock.

Sora saw that his opponets legs were far apart. So Sora swiftly lifted up his foot and leaned back. The pressure of their keyblades being suddenly released pushed Sora through under his legs.

Sora quickly tried to strike him from the back but Vanitas cartwheeled forward before it hit him.

Vanitas was surprised how strong Sora was, he might actually defeat. But that was exactly what he was hoping for.

They all took off from Radiant Garden in a rush. Riku was at the wheel with Kairi standing next to his and Goofy were at the other controls keeping themselves busy.

Kairi noticed something to the far left that Riku was about to drive past.

"Riku wait go left I think I saw something." Riku listened to Kairi without a word. Riku seemed to be lost in thought half the time. Riku turned the gummi ship left and saw a world. It felt oddly familar to Donald, Goofy and Riku.

"The keyhole iss open here." Riku stated with the highest suspicion.

"Sora's here." Kairi blurted out. They all stared at her as she continued, "I can feel it. You can feel it to if you just focus on Sora."

They all focused on Sora for a moment. Though Riku got more than he bargined for. He shut his eyes and when he re-opened them he was somewhere different and transprant. He was witnessing a fight. He saw a masked figure and Sora.

"Sora!" Riku called out. But he was not heard. It looked like they were fighting for hours. Riku could hear the both heavily panting.

The figure tried to strike Sora but he backflipped back.

The figure spoke to Sora, "You can keep wasting your energy, you're not leaving here anyway."

Sora defensively barked back, "What are you talking about?"

The figure laughed as darkness began to engulf him, "I'll be back Sora."

He then completely disappeared. Sora let his keyblade vanish in light as he caught his breath. He was glad the figure was gone. He put up some fight.

Riku witnessing this tried to call out to Sora again, "Sora!"

Sora flinched, he looked around and asked, "Riku?"

Riku ran over to Sora even though Sora couldn't see him. But he could hear him at least.

Sora still looked around searching and shouted out, "Riku where are you?"

Riku may have been transparant but it didn't mean he was deaf. Sora had yelled right in his face.

"Sora I'm right infront of you." Riku answered back plainly rubbing his ears.

"Oh sorry, but how are you here?"

Riku didn't know himself and replied back, "I don't know. But Kairi said to focus on you and I appear here."

Sora scratched his head, this was ran short as Riku began to vanish from his feet it was slowly clawing its way up.

He quickly blurted out, "Sora it looks like my times run out, I'm vanishing."

Sora frowned and said, "Protect Kairi, Riku. Promise me."

Riku knew that Sora was worried about Kairi. But the protection part meant, 'protect Kairi from me.'

Almost angry Riku argued, "Only if you promise to never to stop fighting. You're stronger than he is. Keep fighting Sora we'll be there soon."

With these words Riku completely vanished. Sora looked up in determination, he had to keep fighting.

"But how long can you fight the darkness?"

The figure had returned. Sora summoned his keyblade.

The figure laughed, "Yep your exactly like Ventus."

The name of this person was on the tip of Sora's tongue. And Sora knew that this was the second time someone mentioned a person named Ventus.

Sora felt pain. Not the hurting pain but one of sadness and anger. But it began to make him wonder.

But it didn't stop him from defending himself. Their keyblades were yet again in a collision. The fighting yet again resumed with Riku's words repeating in his mind.

Riku's eyes snapped open he saw Donald, Goofy and Kairi looking at him with worried eyes.

"Are you okay? You just collasped." Kairi mentioned as Riku sat up.

"You alright there Riku?" Goofy asked. Riku let everything sink in for a moment. He than barked out of the blue, "Sora! I saw him!"

"What! Where?" Donald squawked. Riku told them quickly what he had wittnessed and commanded that they look for him before it was to late. But they didn't need any encouragement. They left with weapons in hand out of the Gummi Ship.

Donald and Goofy gazed at the castle it was somewhat familar. Riku glared at it. This had been where everything was ruined by Organization XIII. Kairi looked forward with a fiery determination. This time she would save Sora.

She wasn't going to be the damsel in distress. She gripped her keyblade tightly as they entered through the doors. Not knowing they were all being watched from a far.

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