A/N: Chapter 8! Yay! Almost 10! XD Anyway, enjoy this lovely chapter in Ventus's P.O.V.

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Master Eraqus and I used the final wind combo and the giant Dusk Nobody fell, disappearing, and it was gone before it hit the ground. "It's gone." I breathed. "Indeed it is." says Eraqus, smiling at me, "You've grown in strength, Ventus, I am very proud of you." I smile brightly, "Thanks, Master. It means a lot that you are proud of me. It's really great to fight along side you, you should come with us, help us defeat Xehanort once and for all!"

"Ventus, that isn't something I can do. I'm glad you want me to fight along side you, I really am, but defeating Xehanort is your destinies, not mine, you and your friends have come a long way, I have no need but to help you get a little farther. How you work things out is up to you and your friends. I must stay here and protect this world, you must go and help your friends." says Eraqus.

"Oh." I mutter. Eraqus smiles and places a hand on my shoulder gently. "Ventus," he says, "Don't be sad. There is nothing else I can teach you. You and Terra and Aqua have all come a long way. You have experience that even I do not. So be a good young man, and help those who truly need it." I nod, now determined to find and help my friends finally defeat Xehanort. But first, they should be at the Mysterious Tower by now, so that's where I have to go.

"So, you know what to do now?" asks my old master. "Indeed I do, Master." I said, smiling lightly, "The others should be at the Mysterious Tower with Master Yen Sid and King Micky." "Then you should meet them there, yes?" asks Master Eraqus. "Yep." I laugh. He suddenly hugs me and I hugs him back. "Be careful out there, Ventus, I don't want to lose you and the others again." he says. I nod and pull away from the old man who was once my master, "I will be, I promise."

He nods and I summon my armor and Keyblade Rider and I jump on it, quickly zooming away from my home world, making my way to my friends at the Mysterious Tower. After a few minutes of flying through the Between Space, I finally came to the Mysterious Tower. I landed and desummoned my Rider and deactivated my armor and knocked on the front door.

The doors open immedietly and Yen Sid's voice says, "Come in, Ventus." I walk int and up some stairs until I get to Yen Sid's office. Micky ins't here now, but I'm sure he will be sooner or later. I looked around, realizing I am alone in here with Yen Sid. Before I even get the chance to speak, he interrupts me by saying, "The others haven't made it here yet."

"They're not here? Why not?" I asked in confusion. "They were on their way here, but some unknown force pulled them all into a different world." says Yen Sid. "An unknown force? Why didn't you stop it? Help them?" I asked, suddenly getting angry. "It is not my place to interfere in the affairs of other worlds, or interfere with their enemies unless they show up here." he answers.

"Ugh, what world were they sucked into?" I asked, getting slightly annoyed. "In the Keyblade Graveyard." he answers. "What?" I gasped, "Vanitas lives there doesn't he?" "No, but close, Vanitas was there though, as was Xehanort." he answers. "What? I-is everyone okay?" I asked. "Be calm, Ventus, everyone was all right. Except for Sora." he says. "Sora?" I asked, "What happened to Sora?"

"Sora was taken by Xehanort." he answers. I gasp and he looks at me. "Wh-what is he planning to do with Sora?" I asked, "Sora's going to be okay right?" "Xehanort is planning to release Sora's inner Darkness, thus turning him into the Thirteenth Darkness." says Yen Sid. I gasped again, but now I'm angry. How dare he do such a terrible thing to Sora! I have to stop him, the others won't be able to fight against Sora, I know they won't.

"Do you know where Xehanort took Sora?" I asked. "That, I am afraid, I do not." says Yen Sid. I nod and make my way out of the Mysterious Tower and I activate my armor, summon my Keyblade, turn it into my Rider and I jumped on it, zooming away toward the Keyblade Graveyard. After a few minutes I am finally in the atmosphere of the Keyblade Graveyard, and soon I can see the others, they are all looking up at me, Roxas is pointing at me, well, he was a second ago.

I land and instantly I'm "attacked" by Aqua. She hugs me very tightly and I can't help but to hug her back. "Ven!" she says happily, "How did everything go?" "It was fine, I would have been back earlier but Eraqus and I were attacked by a giant Dusk Nobody but we finished it off quickly. So I went to the Mysterious Tower, thinking you guys were there, but no one but Yen Sid was there when I got there. Yen Sid also told me that Vanitas and Xehanort attacked you guys, taking Sora." I answered.

"So you know, well at least we don't have to explain it." says Riku, rolling his eyes. "But that's not all he told me." I said. "What else has he told you?" asks Terra, actually interested. Come to think of it, everyone looks interested. "He told me that Xehanort plans to release Sora's inner Darkness and make him the Thirteenth Darkness." I answered, "We have to stop him, there's no way any of us can stand to hurt Sora."

"None of us." says Kairi, "So what do we do when he shows up? We know they are going to send him after us." "You're right." I said, "But the only thing I can come up with is to get him to remember everything, bring his Light back." I answered. "How can we do that?" asks Aqua. "I don't know." I said, shaking my head. "We'll think of something, so don't worry too much about it." says Riku.

"I know, but we don't know when Sora'll show up to fight us." I said, looking at him, "We need a plan and we need a plan now." "Ventus is right." says Xion, "We don't know how strong Sora will be in the Darkness, but we know we can't bring ourselves to kill him, so we need a plan, because he'll be brainwashed to kill us." "That's right. Whatever we choose to do, we're going to need a plan, Riku." says Axel.

"I know that!" snaps Riku, "I told you I'll think of something so just lay off!" "Riku, please calm down." says Namine softly. Riku sighs and looks at the special Nobody. "Right, sorry, things are just overwhelming me right now." he sighs. "that's all right, Riku. Things are overwhelming all of us." says Aqua, laying a hand on Riku's shoulder to calm him down.

He shakes his head and pushes her hand away and goes back into leader mode as I call it. Basically it's when his eyes go hard and he shows neutral emotions. Which he tends to do a lot. "You're all right." he says, "We need a plan and we need one now." "So, have you come up with one?" asks Namine. He smiles lightly, "Infact, I have, Namine."

"You do?" asks Roxas, seeming interested. "What have you come up with?" asks Kairi. "Namine?" asks Riku, looking at the blond Nobody. "Yes?" she asks, looking right back at him. "Can you still control the Chains of Memory?" asks Riku. Chains of Memory? Namine can control them? Why didn't anyone tell me this? "Yes, why? You don't want me to-" she says, Riku cutting her off by saying, "Yes, I do."

What does he want her to do? "But the last time I did that he didn't wake up for two years!" she cries. He puts a hand on her shoulder. "Namine, calm down, I don't want you to change his memories, just find where they have been stored, and bring them back to where they belong. Can you do that?" he asks. "Oh, um.. I think so, it shouldn't be too hard, since they weren't replaced like before, they are probably just broken. Which I can fix quite easily, but he has to be near me." she answers thoughtfully.

"Great. When he shows up, start working on it, I'll keep him busy so he can't hurt you, just stay far enough away to not get hurt, but close enough that you can fix the chains, okay?" asks Riku. Namine nods and looks to be lost in thought. Roxas looks around. Has he noticed something? "Roxas?" I ask, looking at him in confusion, "Is something wrong?"

"I feel..." he mutters, still looking around. "What is it, Roxas?" asks Axel, looking slightly worried, and very confused. Everyone is looking at him now. What is it he's feeling... Oh...that's what he's feeling. I'm feeling it too now, this feeling of dread, it's centered here, but where here? This is what Roxas has been looking for... "I feel it too." I said, keeping my eyes on Roxas. "What do you feel?' asks Terra. "Dread." I answer plainly.

"Dread?" asks Aqua in confusion, and slightly fear? "Yeah. It's strange, but I feel an entity of dread sinking into this world." I answered. "I feel it too." says Roxas, no longer looking for the source of the dread. "I feel it too.." mutters Kairi. "What?' asks Riku, looking at the violet haired teen. "I feel the sense of dread to." "Hmm, so Roxas, Ven, and Kairi feel it but we don't?" asks Terra.

"His heart." mutters Riku. "What?" asks Aqua. "His heart, Sora's heart. Roxas was inside Sora's heart, just as Ventus, and Kairi was when the Darkness took our Islands the first time, when he saw her in the cave, her heart went inside him. They feel this, because they are linked to Sora. Which means, Sora's on his way here." explains Riku.

"We know we have the plan for Namine to bring his memories back, but how can we keep him from killing us?" asks Axel. "We'll stall him by fighting, keep on him, wear him down, but don't injure him too badly, we'll need to fight back, but don't hurt him very much. Keep in mind Sora's our friend, not our enemy." answers Riku in his leader ship voice.

"Sounds like a plan then." says Terra. "If anyone gets hurt too badly, I'll heal them quickly so they don't have to waste their magic on themselves while fighting." says Aqua. "Great idea!" I said, smiling. She smiles and nods. "Okay, everyone else fight with me, Kairi, stay behind with Namine, make sure she can get the job done." instructs Riku. "But I want to help wear him down!" she objects.

"Kairi, I know for a fact that you are the only one of us who will never be able to raise a finger against Sora! Let us do it, you help Namine." says Riku sternly. Kairi huffs but doesn't say anything else. She walks over to Namine and stands there, looking slightly hurt and mostly angry. I smile softly and shake my head. She just wants to be useful.

Suddenly the feeling of dread is overwhelming and I almost fall down, as does Kairi and Roxas, but Axel and Xion catch Roxas, Namine and Riku catch Kairi and Aqua and Terra catch me. I straighten myself up, shaking my head to clear it, and as I look behind me, causing everyone else to turn and look behind as well, there's Vanitas in his armor, and Sora, also in his armor. Vanitas disappears, and Sora instantly runs right at Riku! Looks like now's the time to get to work!