Shade walked up to Val, clutching his arm which was holding his Keyblade. Val looked down for a few seconds; she had been hurt a bit and was not thinking as fast as she usually would.

Val- "Oh, you're the one who is building up the airship"

Cid looked at Shade and noticed his Keyblade

Cid- "You must be Shade, and you must be Val. Yuffie told me about the two of you when she gave me the order for your gummi ship"

Shade- "Thank you for building it by the way"

Cid- "No problem kid, I do love my work"

Cid noticed that both Shade and Val were injured and realized why he was there in the first place.

Cid- "Sorry to keep you waiting like this, come on lets head back to my joint And we can get you both rested up"

Later on at Cid's warehouse where a half built gummi ship lie and a house rested next to, Shade and Val were sitting at a table a few meters away from the ship which Cid was fixing up.

Val (yelling out to Cid) - "So how long till the ship is finished up?"

Cid- "This rate. I'd say we could fly you two out of here in about 18 hours"

Shade- "Is that all?"

Cid- "Well you should know that building the ship is only one part of the deal here"

Val- "Yeah, I figured as much"

Shade- "What do you mean?"

Shade was getting frustrated. He still had no idea as to what had happened to Kuza when they were separated.

Cid- "Do you actually know how to pilot one of these babies?"

Shade- "Well, no"

Cid- "Well isn't much of a point in me giving you this here gummi ship unless you can fly it"

Shade was not too happy about the prospect of having to learn how to fly an airship, but he figured he would have to.

Val- "Don't even!"

Shade looked at her startled.

Shade- "What is it?"

Val- "I studied at an air academy for 3 years before going to study biology and ecology, I thin I should be the one to learn, not you"

Shade- "Your call. You are the oldest"

Val- "Darn Skippy"

Shade (to himself) - "Don't act like it though"

Val- "Say what!"

She quickly jerked her head towards Shade.

Shade- "Nothing!"

Val slowly turned her head back to Cid, and then quickly jerked it back to Shade. Then slowly brought it back to Cid again.

Cid- "…Okay then… Val, you can learn to pilot the gummi ship"

Val- "When do I start?"

Cid- "Now"

Val- "What, no prep time?"

Cid- "The sooner you start the sooner you leave"

Shade- "Well then if you two don't need me here anymore. I've rested well. Think I'll go see what Merlin wanted"

Cid- "You don't mind if you head back to the castle alone do you? I think it would be easier if Val bunked up here during her training course"

Shade felt relieved. He liked Val, but she did get under his skin easily, and having her gone would give Shade more of a chance to take things in.

Shade- "Got no problem with that"

Val- "I'll see you in a few then, and don't forget to visit"

Shade- "Kay, bye"

Shade went over to Merlin's house to see that Merlin wasn't home. But instead Van was sitting by an open fire eating a chicken leg and practicing levitating ashes from the fire. Van noticed Shade and walked up to him.

Van- "Oh it's you!"

Shade- "Hi Van. Merlin said he wanted me to come here"

Van- "Oh yes, here"

Van grabbed two boxes from a closet opposite the fireplace. One was a relatively small box witch looked like a piece of jewelry was inside. The other was quite large, though surprisingly lightweight. It looked like it had clothes inside it.

Van- "You can open the little one now; it's a gift from Merlin that he got a while back. It's apparently a relic from back when Sora was fighting the Heartless"

Shade had heard of Sora and his story, but had never thought he would get something that once belonged to him.

When he opened the package he found a black keychain, he then drew his Keyblade and noticed his had a keychain attached to it.

Van- "Put it on"

He attached the black keychain to his Keyblade. As he did so it shined a bright light, then he realized when the light faded that his Keyblade was now black and had a very distinct design.

Van- "Merlin said that this keychain is called Oblivion, and that you could find more of these as you journey thought the worlds"

Shade noticed how much lighter, yet more powerful this Keyblade felt. He also felt as though he had more energy than before just by simply wielding this Keyblade.

Shade- "I feel so strong"

Van- "Most key chains will have that effect; some however, are stronger than others"

Shade then remembered the second package.

Shade- "So what about this one?"

Van- "That one is from me. But it's for Val, so don't go opening it yet"

Shade- "You want me to go take it to her?"

Van- "No, it's better that she get it when you two leave, I don't want it getting ruined before you leave because I put a lot of work into it"

Shade- "What is it exactly?"

Van- "You'll find out when she opens it"

Shade- "Well if that's all. I'll be heading back, it's getting dark and I want to have to walk back in the dark"

Van- "You sure you can get back on your own? Cid told me you two got attacked by a man on your way down"

Shade- "This time I'll be on my guard. Plus I have this new Keyblade, it should at least get me past him"

Van- "Well then, I'll tell Merlin you dropped by"

Shade- "You do that. Be seeing you Van"

Van- "See you later Shade"

Shade left the house out the same way he went in. He left the village and walked up the path to the castle with his new Keyblade in his right hand and Van's gift in the other. He would occasionally stumble over the gift but he eventually made it to the castle gates.

Shade- "Well, that's another day done"

Shade opened the gates and went into the castle.