Here's Chapter 9! Hope you enjoy it!

Chapter 9 – The Truth

"She's been spotted in Twilight Town" said the slightly higher unknown voice. "Wielding a Keyblade, and wearing one of the Organization's coats. It would seem that she's come into some of her powers in the short amount of time she's been here".

"What do we do?" asked the deeper unknown voice. "If they're letting her out of the castle, then we may have a chance to get her back".

"Yes, but we must be careful" said the higher voice. "They can't know that we're watching, or else we may lose our chance. Be ready in Twilight Town for when she appears again, but ensure that you aren't spotted. They can't know we're here".

"Understood".

I arrived at the common area at what seemed like on time this morning. There was no one waiting at my door, and there were still people around. Saïx was standing near the window at the back of the room as usual. His eye contact told me that I was going on a mission again today. I saw Zexion standing beside him.

Walking up to him, his cold, unfeeling gaze met mine, and he gave his usual ramble.

"Megan, today you will be on-mission with Zexion" he said. I felt like saluting and saying 'Yes, sir!', but decided against it. Didn't want to cause any unnecessary tensions. I looked at Zexion, who tried to look friendly, but seemed to be engrossed in his book. I hadn't seen him since he had given me the coat. I wondered what he was studying?

Just as that thought passed my mind, he closed what he was reading, and looked me in the eye.

"Ready?" he said. I nodded. He turned, opened a portal, and we walked through. We came out in Twilight Town, near the underground entrance. Zexion turned to me and said "I'm sure you're used to this by now, but your job on this mission is to take out every Heartless and Nobody we come across". I nodded.

We entered the underground area of Twilight Town. Moving through the tunnels, there were a few Nobodies scattered amongst some Heartless. They were small-fry; I took them out without a problem. We came to a large square room. Zexion walked to the other end, and just as I was about to follow, a whole hoard of Nobodies sprung up out of the ground around me. They were small, but there were a lot of them.

"Fire!" I yelled aiming my Keyblade at one. It disappeared, but there were so many that it was quickly replaced. I looked around at the number of them surrounding me. A few were wiped from existence. I looked at Zexion; he had his book open, and was casting his magic, using it to take out some of the lessor Nobodies.

Now there was a single circle around me. I hadn't cast anything other than the Fire spell before, but thought Thunder was more appropriate in this instance, so figured I'd give it a shot. I raised my Keyblade above my head, and with conviction yelled "Thunder!". Bright yellow lightning bolts appeared all around me, attacking and vanquishing the lessor Nobodies. I saw the last one disappear just as I brought my Keyblade back to my side.

"You've got some serious power there, Megan" Zexion said, walking over to me. I looked at him, trying to determine what I should say in response.

"Uh, thanks" I said. "It just kinda came to me". I didn't know what else to say. Was that spell more powerful than normal? I didn't know. Before we could continue the conversation though, I heard a portal open behind me, and without warning, a hand pushed me in the back, and I fell into another portal that appeared to my left.

I came out the other side, taking a few heavy steps, trying to keep my balance before stopping myself from running into a wall. Why when I get pushed or pulled through a portal by some unknown force, did I come out with such inertia? When I walked through on missions with members of the Organization, we came through walking, but every time I got pulled or pushed through, it was like I had been breaking the speed limit in there! It didn't make sense.

I turned around so my back faced the wall. Just as I did, a figure in an Organization coat with their hood up appeared through the same darkness portal. They looked exactly like the person who had attacked me in my dream.

"You!" I exclaimed. The portal closed behind them, and they walked to the right, seemingly unfazed by my outburst. I followed their path with my eyes, and was surprised to see someone I recognized. Off to the right of where I was standing was a computer with many monitors. Sitting at the desk was a figure wrapped entirely in red cloth.

"DiZ?" I asked incredulously. The man turned his seat around, the other in the Organization coat now standing to his left.

"Yes Megan. I am DiZ. And I suppose you also know my true identity as well" he said. I went to answer him, but he put his hand up indicating that I not. After a moment, I started a different trail of conversation. "If you're DiZ, then…". I looked at the hooded figure. "You must be Riku!".

I paused a moment. "But that doesn't make sense!" I began. "All of the Organization members are at the Castle That Never Was. The two of you didn't team up until after Castle Oblivion, when a number of them faded…".

"There is much that you do not know" began DiZ. "The story from your world isn't exactly the reality. Many things are the same, but not all. The Organization members that Sora defeated at Castle Oblivion did not fade, so they are still part of the Organization. As well, Xion never existed, so Roxas never left the Organization".

"Wait, does that mean that Sora is still asleep?" I asked.

"No, Sora is awake and continuing his quest" said DiZ. "Naminé was able to reconstruct his memories without Roxas". I took a second to process this. Based on what DiZ was saying, it sounded like I was somewhere in the Kingdom Hearts 2 storyline, but with all the Organization members still around. But I couldn't take that at face value. This version of the Kingdom Hearts universe was different than the games, which meant that things might not follow the events I knew exactly.

Wait a minute. If DiZ knew about my world and the version of the story there, then…

"Were you the one's protecting me from the Organization?" I asked.

"Yes," DiZ stated. "We have been watching over you for some time. However, the Organization was relentless. They got to you without us even realizing".

"What do they want from me?" I asked. "Saïx said they captured me because I know things about them that no one else does, and that I would stay at the castle so that I couldn't tell anyone their plans. Anyone who's played the games on my world would have that knowledge!".

"That's partly true" said DiZ. "But they didn't tell you the whole story. You are the only one with knowledge of them that has the ability to use it against them". I took a step back, confused. DiZ continued. "I take it you've noticed powers you didn't know you had come to light". I looked at my Keyblade hand. "You have the power of the Keyblade for instance, as well as many other abilities that have yet to reveal themselves".

"So, what do they want with me?" I asked.

"They want to use your power for their own ends" said DiZ. "They've already got you collecting hearts for them, haven't they?". I had figured that part out already. "Xemnas knows you have power, but he doesn't know the full extent of it". I didn't know the full extent of it either. "Your power will continue to manifest itself in new ways".

"But what about –" I began, but before I could finish, there was the sound of commotion outside the door to the room we were in.

"They've found us!" Riku said, but it was Ansem's voice.

"We must leave at once!" said DiZ. "They must have a way of tracking her". Riku opened a portal near the back of the room, and him and DiZ moved to stand in front of it. "Megan," DiZ said. I turned and looked at him. "Do not let them use your power for their own ends. We will get you out of there, but it will take time. Keep fighting until then".

The door to the room burst open. The darkness portal had just disappeared, and I turned around to see Zexion, Demyx, Axel and Saïx walk in.

"Megan, what happened?". It was Zexion who spoke. I couldn't tell them what I had learned. I had to play dumb for now.

"I don't know" I said. "I lost consciousness when I went through the portal, and just woke up a few minutes ago". Zexion and Demyx bought it, but I could see in his eyes that Saïx didn't. He didn't give any indication of this to the others. I couldn't tell what Axel was thinking.

"How did you find me?" I asked no one in particular.

"I had Vexen place a tracking chip in you the day we brought you to the castle" Saïx replied. "Did you really think we would let you roam around freely without such a precaution?". I looked at him, not sure how to respond. It was clearly a rhetorical question.

While still focusing his gaze on me, Saïx took control of the situation.

"Zexion, she was your responsibility today" he said with an iciness to his voice. "Take her back to the castle". Zexion walked toward me, took me by the upper arm, and opened a portal, walking me through. Saïx indicated for Demyx to go through after us.

"You don't buy it" said Axel carefully.

"She's hiding something" said Saïx. "Find out what it is".

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