A/N: Yay! 10 chapters! Wow, that was fast o_O.

So, firstly, special thanks thanks to Crimson for some (or most) of Vanny's lines! (Man, if he were real, he would kill me for calling him that.)

Secondly... unless you're like me, Angel, or maybe even Crimson that sorta likes seeing their favorite characters in distress, then you will especially hate me for this chapter... probably. XD

(P.S. Please vote on the poll on my page :D I really don't have a problem writing them, but would you rather me write out complete scenes that are exactly like BBS scenes, or kinda summarize them? Your choice! I would rather summarize them.)

Thanks for the help AngelOfLostLight(beta!) and CrimsonDarkness 0013(plot assistant!)!

Disclaimer: I only own the story people. And if there are any OC's, I guess I'll own them too....

Evil Rhymes with Potential

"Ha! Two against one and you still can't beat me! See Venny, your brothers are useless." Riku taunted. Ven laughed as Roxas and Sora angrily charged at Riku with their wooden blades. Roxas swung one of his blades straight forward so Riku would block and attempted to strike his side with his other.

He was about to finally get a hit, but Sora suddenly appeared from nowhere and was hit in the head by his blade. Roxas was stunned and failed to notice Riku separated his blade from the block and swung it into Roxas stomach. Sora fell to the ground grasping his head in pain and Roxas was rolling on the sand covered beach trying to regain his breath.

Riku sighed and looked over his shoulder to see Kairi and Naminé making a big sand shell. He turned back around to see Roxas yelling at Sora in obvious anger.

"You're so stupid! I told you! We NEVER beat Riku because of you!"

"I said I was sorry! I didn't see you swinging! I just saw the perfect chance to get Riku in his side!" Sora argued back. Roxas was already too upset to hear any of Sora's excuses. Because of him, they were beaten by Riku in front of their brother.

Roxas slowly stood up from the ground and walked over to his brother, who was still sitting on the sand. Sora looked up when he saw a looming shadow over him and began to scuttle backwards from the obviously very angry Roxas.

Roxas suddenly ran forward with a loud battle cry and Sora shielded his face and yelped just as loudly. Before Roxas was able to tackle Sora, Ven grabbed Roxas by the back of his shirt and lifted him up. Roxas kicked and struggled, but to no avail.

"Roxas, I know you're mad at Sora, but calm down, okay." Roxas humphed as he was set back on his feet. "And Sora, you should always look before you run head first into a battle." Ven instructed. Sora nodded reluctantly as Ven helped him to his feet. As if they were magnets, Roxas and Sora immediately migrated so that they were side by side. Ven smirked at the display.

Every couple of seconds, Roxas would send Sora a distinct glare, which was immediately followed by a flinch from Sora. Roxas was most likely still insulting Sora telepathically. There wasn't anything Ven could really do to stop him, so he frowned.

Like his mother said, making them go to school did do them some good. Sora, thankfully, was back to normal for the most part. They also seemed happier than usual. But, they were still like Siamese twins. Magnets that never walked, ate, or even slept too far apart. They also apparently had more conversations on the inside than the outside.

"Hey Venny, could you spar with me instead? I want to see how strong I am." Riku asked as he walked over to him. Ven looked thoughtful before nodding his head in agreement.

"Sure, why not. You seem to have gotten better since I've been gone." Ven praised as he picked up on of the wooden swords littered on the beach. "I warn you though: I'm way stronger than before." Riku smiled, then shrugged immediately after.

"Good, then don't hold back!" He shouted getting into fighting stance.

"That was so cool how you beat Riku like that!" Sora cheered.

"We finally got pay back!" Roxas added.

"You guys didn't get any payback! Your big brother fought him, not you." Kairi corrected. Naminé's head bobbed in agreement. Sora and Roxas were about to argue, but Ven slapped his hands over their mouths.

"Kairi is right. I beat him. Not you." Ven said with slight amusement. They gave their brother a half glare before trying to forcefully pull his hands off their mouths. Just to annoy them further, he grabbed their faces, making them unable to pull it away.

They struggled for a good minute before they both suddenly stopped. Ven suddenly felt a wet sensation on his palm. He quickly pulled away his hands to find they had been licking them.

"You guys, that is really gross!" Ven complained as he wiped their spit onto his pants. They both released fake girl giggles before running ahead laughing loudly. Ven sighed as he watched them run before turning to Kairi and Naminé. Both looked disgusted.

"Do you want to be walked home?" He asked the girls. They immediately shook their heads.

"We're five now! We can walk home by ourselves." Kairi said as she smiled brightly. Ven smiled back and waved as they walked toward the opposite direction.

He jogged a bit to catch up to his brothers, who were currently talking about their brilliant escape by licking his hand. They apparently didn't hear him coming from behind and continued talking about how amazing they were. So, he used it to his advantage.

Ven had already thought up the perfect plan to get revenge on them. He skillfully wet both his index fingers with a grin. He slowly positioned his fingers right by their ears. He waited a few seconds before jamming his wet fingers into their ears causing them to scream in disgust. Roxas and Sora pulled away from his fingers and turned around to face him.

"Mommy said not to do that anymore!" They shouted. They tried to clean the spit from their ears, causing Ven to laugh loudly.

"She also said not to lick people, didn't she?" Ven countered. Roxas and Sora growled at him and readied themselves to tackle him. Ven only smirked at their antics. They were just about to jump, but Ven was suddenly tackled from behind. He caught his balance and looked down to see Kairi and Naminé had each of his legs in a death grip.

"Uh.... what are you guys doing?" He asked the girls curiously. Kairi looked up at him with a desperate expression. Naminé kept her eyes squeezed tightly shut and her face against his leg.

"There are monsters chasing us!" She yelled. She gripped his leg tighter and looked in the direction she had come running from.

"Monster?" Ven asked skeptically as he too looked in the direction they had come running from. To his horror, there was an Unversed running down the street, no doubt the monster Kairi spoke of. Ven quickly unlatch the girls from his legs and moved them behind him together with Sora and Roxas.

The unversed was quickly approaching them. He summoned his Keyblade in haste and struck the unversed with all his strength. They all watched as it slowly dissipated. Ven turned his head to see Kairi and Naminé hiding behind Sora and Roxas, who were currently looking at him with awe and confusion.

"What an unlikely coincidence. Three pieces of the puzzle gathered in one place. It must be the work of fate." An amused voice spoke. Recognizing it, Ven turned his head to see the person who caused all his current problems. Master Xehanort was standing about ten feet away, a cocky grin spread across his face.

"What is wrong Ventus? You don't look like you are happy to see me." Master Xehanort said teasingly.

"What are you doing here?!" Ven shouted in anger. Why was he here? How did he even find him? Ven ground his teeth together in frustration. He knew they would probably battle, but he couldn't fight and protect the kids at the same time.

Xehanort grinned wickedly and began to walk forward slowly. Ven gripped his Keyblade tighter as he fought the urge to run. He had to protect his brothers and the girls. He couldn't be afraid; he had to be strong for them.

"I originally came here to collect you Ventus. But, be it my luck that I found the last two Princesses of Heart in the same place." Ven's eyes widened in surprise as he took a quick glance at the girls. The seven Princesses of Heart were said to have pure hearts of light and no darkness within them. Xehanort acted like he already had the others, even though they are supposedly hard to find. What would he need them for anyway? Master Xehanort stopped abruptly five feet away before outstretching his hand as if asking for candy.

"If you would be so kind as to hand them over?" He said in a polite voice.

"No way!" Ven immediately replied. He raised his Keyblade defensively and took a small step backwards. Xehanort frowned, but kept his arm extended.

"How rude, Ventus." He slowly shook his head, imitating disappointment. "And here I let you spend some time with your family and you won't even fulfill my simple request?" He lowered his hand and began slowly walking forward again.

"You know, it's truly a waste of potential." Xehanort continued. "If you just listen to me, you could be the most powerful being in all the worlds. Maybe, your brothers have the same potential. I'm sure they are more willing to listen." Xehanort slowly moved his gaze to look at the two young boys who stood behind Ven, but before he was able to get a good look at them, Ven moved to block his view.

"Sora, Roxas, I want you to take the girls and run." Ven instructed quietly. He never took his eyes away from Xehanort.

"Who is he?" They asked in unison. They tried to see past Ven, but their movements were limited due to Kairi and Naminé clinging to them.

"It doesn't matter. You need to get far away from here and hide. Is that clear?" Ven replied.

"We don't want to run! We can help!" Sora argued. This time, Ven turned his eyes to them and gave them a half glare, causing them to cringe.

"Run." He said sternly. Ven turned around to Xehanort and got into fighting position. Sora was about to argue further, but stopped when his twin covered his mouth. Sora huffed in defeat. Roxas and Sora grabbed the girls and ran in the opposite direction of Xehanort.

"I really don't feel like playing another hide and seek game." Xehanort stated in a bored tone. A dark portal suddenly appeared in Sora and Roxas path, nearly causing them to fall. Vanitas calmly stepped out of the portal and looked down at them. Ven gasped and was about to run to them, but quickly turned back around to block Xehanort Keyblade from striking him. Quickly thinking, Roxas signaled Sora and the girls to run off to the side between the houses.

"Vanitas, capture the girls. I suppose you can do what you want with the boys." Xehanort instructed. Vanitas nodded silently before taking off after the kids.

"Wait!" Ven shouted.

"I don't think you have time to worry about them." Xehanort interrupted. He applied more pressure to his Keyblade, causing Ven to groan from the pressure as his feet began to slide backwards. "If you had just listened to me, none of this would have happened. Now, not only do I get the princesses regardless, I also get you. And Vanitas gets to have a little kill joy." Xehanort explained with an innocent tone.

They had been running for about ten minutes before they finally lost the strange man with the armor. The problem was, Sora and Roxas accidentally ran into a dead end fenced alley. They were all too short and weak to attempt to climb over the wooden fence, so Kairi suggested they just find a hole to crawl through. Hurriedly, they found the weakest part of the fence and attempted to kick it out. They weren't able to kick out the whole plank, but they kicked off a section big enough for them all to crawl through.

They rushed Kairi and Naminé ahead of them, constantly glancing behind them for any signs of the man's approach.

In a different situation, Roxas and Sora would have had a dispute over who gets to go through the hole first. But Roxas knew the situation was serious and quickly crawled in after Naminé, as not to cause any possible arguing. Sora took one last glance behind him before also crawled through the hole.

Sora was halfway through as he dug his fingers into the gritty dirt before he felt a set of burying fingers grab at his ankle. His voice clogged with paralyzing fear, he only had time to yelp as he was harshly dragged backwards; it greatly reminded him of a horror movie scene he had seen once before, but this time he couldn't tell himself 'It isn't real, it's only a movie', because it was happening to him that very moment as he heard a much excited voice dripping with evil "Heeeeeeere's Vanny!"

With that said, Vanitas brutally yanked Sora from the hole and threw him far from his escape path. Sora landed on his stomach and rolled to a painful stop about ten feet away from the fence with Vanitas slowly approaching him.

"I can't believe we have to go through so much trouble just to find a couple of wimps." He stopped in front of Sora and watched as he shakily tried to get up on his hands and knees. "Pitiful." He stated and promptly kicked Sora in his stomach, making him roll even further away from the fence.

If Sora were able, he would have cried in pain. Not only his body was hurting, but his heart too. He struggled to regain his breath as he gasped desperately. He was too weak to attempt to get back up again, so he lied on his back with his eyes squeezed shut.

'Sora!' Roxas called mentally. Sora opened his eyes just in time to see Vanitas roughly grab the front of his shirt and lift him high in the air. Unable to move, he hung limply in exhaustion.

'Roxas! Run away with Kairi and Naminé!' Sora announced. If Roxas came back now, the armored man would hurt him too. He watched on fearfully as Vanitas lifted his free hand that was already positioned into a fist ready to pummel him.

Ignoring his plea, Roxas desperately squeezed his way back through the hole. Sora was being held up in the air by the bad man and he looked hurt. Anger overrode Roxas's previous fear as he suddenly got to his feet and sprinted towards them.

"Leave Sora alone!" He shouted. Roxas latched onto his leg in attempt to make him fall, but Vanitas didn't even budge. Annoyed, Vanitas heedlessly struck Roxas on his face, causing him to scream out and fall to the floor clutching his cheek whimpering loudly.

"Pathetic." He said in disgust. "You aren't even worth my time!" He kicked Roxas and sent him flying into the fence he once escaped from. Roxas let out a pained groan, but didn't get back up.

Vanitas turned back to Sora. He had regained a little of his strength and fiercely clawed at the hand that held his shirt. Vanitas laughed humorously and threw Sora back to the ground, making him cry out in pain.

"I finally realize how much more fun it is to torment little kids rather than those three...mainly Aqua. And you know who else? Venny...poor helpless Venny who won't come to the cries of his little sibling." He taunted.

He picked Sora up again by the front of his shirt and instead of throwing him back to the ground once more, he threw him against the concrete wall that lined the alley with all his strength. Sora hit the wall with an audible fleshy smack and slid down the wall as his eyes slowly closed shut. After a moment, Vanitas huffed in acute boredom and approached the unconscious Sora.

"Well, I've had my fun. You no longer entertain me if you can no longer scream in terror and pain." He summoned his devilish dark Keyblade and raised it slowly in preparation to strike. "Sweet dreams." He said with a sickly sweet tone.

"NO!" Roxas suddenly yelled from his side just as Vanitas began to swing. His movement suddenly stopped and he found the Keyblade wouldn't move from its position. Seeing what he thought was hesitation, Roxas scrambled hurriedly to Sora and shielded over him.

With a grunt, Vanitas forcefully tried to bring down his Keyblade to impale them. After a moment, he released his hold and examined it with ire. The only explanation he could think of that would prevent him from striking with it would be a stop spell. But he knew neither of the boys could have possibly cast one, let alone one strong enough to stop him. He also realized the Keyblade wasn't under a spell at all. It was simply as if someone pressed the pause button on it.

Though the situation peaked his interest, he didn't feel like wasting time exploring the possibilities. He easily un-summoned his blade and began to conjure a dark sphere in his hand, much to Roxas's horror. It was almost like the one that killed the man in their dream. Roxas squeezed his eyes shut and held Sora's motionless form tightly.

"I must say, it has been a very enjoyable experience pulverizing you. But, I'm afraid all good things must come to an end." He proclaimed, as if truly disappointed. The sphere grew bigger by the moment and soon was the size of a basketball. Vanitas prepared to throw it at them, but stopped abruptly when he noticed Sora begin to glow.

Seeing the bright light, Roxas squinted open his eyes. Sora was glowing brightly and getting brighter by the second.

'Sora?' Roxas asked in worry. He didn't get any response, but soon after Sora's brightness began to flicker spastically. 'Sora?!' Roxas yelled internally. In one final flicker, the whole area was suddenly engulfed in Sora's light.

Sensing the danger, Vanitas quickly summoned a dark portal and retreated.

Master Xehanort and Ven halted their one-sided battle when light suddenly engulfed half the island. The light explosion wasn't big enough to reach their location, but it was so bright, Ven had to shield his eyes.

As the light faded, Ven's worry for his siblings grew. Ven had never seen anything like that before; what if Vanitas did something to them? Ven frowned and turned his anger towards Master Xehanort, but was surprised to see a frown was also settled on his features.

"Well Ventus, it seems not everything always goes as planned." He announced with a grin slowly creeping onto his lips. "Maybe, you'll be more willing to come with me if I give you more time to spend with your brothers?" He said in a questioning tone.

"I'll never go with you!" Ven shouted with the last of his breath. Though he was extremely exhausted, he readied himself in battle position once again, causing Xehanort to laugh.

"How stubborn you are. I suppose that is a good thing. It's a sign of a strong heart." He replied as he opened a dark portal behind him and began walking backwards. "We wouldn't want your heart to grow weak, now would we?" He took one final step into the portal and it slowly dissipated.

Ven waited a couple of seconds after the portal vanished before he took off in the direction the kids ran not even fifteen minutes before. He looked down every space between the houses and down every path, but they were no where in sight. His worry became almost unbearable.

About five minutes into his search, he heard crying as he passed a fenced alley. He stopped abruptly and quickly ran towards the noise. To his relief, he spotted Naminé and Kairi crying over unconscious Roxas and Sora.

The girls heard him coming and jerked their heads up in fear, but their fear dissolved into obvious comfort. Kairi stood up from her knees just as Ven stopped in front of them.

"Are you guys okay?" He asked softly as he bent down and patted her head. Kairi and Naminé shook their heads negatively before responding.

"T-they won't wake up. And S-sora is bleeding." Kairi explained with a shaky voice. Ven turned his attention to the boys. Roxas was shielding protectively over Sora, much like he had the night of their nightmare. His cheek seemed to be swelling and old tears stained his face.

Sora was sitting with his back against the wall and had many bruises on his arms and legs. They were only barely noticeable, but Ven still worried they would darken later on. He also had a pretty bad nosebleed that stained his face and the front of his shirt crimson red.

Ven moved Kairi back a bit so he could scoot closer to the boys. He softly grabbed Roxas under his arms and laid him to the side in a more comfortable position. Ven looked over him once more for any other injuries. Finding nothing but a few scratches, he turned his attention to Sora.

Ven didn't have anything on him to wipe some of the blood from his face, so he tried using the bottom of his shirt, but Sora's nose was still bleeding heavily. Every time he wiped some away from his face, it was only replaced by fresh blood. He gave up trying to wipe it from his face and gently pulled Sora off the wall. Sora was oddly limp and began to fall sideways. Ven quickly caught his head, but instantly met with warm liquid. Startled, he shifted Sora so he could see his hand; it was covered in blood.

Ven sucked in air and willed himself not to panic. Sora was not only bleeding from his nose, but also his head. Those were usually signs of a severe concussion. Ven swiftly sat down on the ground and slowly pulled Sora into his lap so he could hold him still.

"Kairi. I need you and Naminé to do exactly what I tell you, okay?" He said hurriedly, not taking his eyes off of Sora's still form. "You need to go into the street and tell the nearest person that someone down here needs emergency medical attention." He urged. They nodded before running back down the alley.

Sora sat there calmly. He was in the barren field again, but this time, no one was fighting. In fact, no one was there at all. Thousands of Keyblades littered the ground forming a crossroad with Sora sitting in the center. If one were far away, they would assume it was a massive graveyard.

Normally, Sora would be scared out of his wits end, but he was too memorized by the perfect heart shaped moon that filled him with warmth just by looking at it. It felt so close and comforting; it felt many times better than when their mother held him.

But even with its warmth, the moon didn't fill Sora's loneliness. He was happy the armored people weren't fighting anymore, but now, he was all alone in a barren wasteland. There were only whispers. They all whispered his name. Who were they anyway? Some were sad, some were happy, and there were some he didn't want to hear; they were too scary.

Out of all the voices, he could hear Roxas the best. It was like he was talking right next to him, calling his name, but when Sora looked, he was still all alone. Tears welled in his eyes as he continued to stare at the moon positioned in the sky.

'Roxas.'

Ven wondered why all of this was happening. He came to celebrate his brothers' birthday and everything turned to poop.

He was sitting in a lounge chair next to Sora's hospital bed with Roxas still sleeping in his lap. The girls were afraid to go home and wanted to stay with the boys, so they slept on a couch located near the door.

Ven gently played with Roxas hair. Roxas didn't obtain any major injuries, only a few scratches here and there. He cheek was a bit swollen, so the doctor put a big bandage on it so Roxas wouldn't irritate it when he touched it.

Ven's gaze shifted to the still unconscious Sora. Surprisingly, the bruises on his skin didn't get as bad as he thought they would, but the many bandages that were wrapped neatly around Sora's head reminded him that bruises were the least of his worries. Their mom was currently talking to a doctor outside of the room about Sora's condition. He was sure it would be pretty bad; Sora had bled so much that he might even have some anemia. Ven leaned a little further into his chair just as their mother opened the door.

She looked extremely exhausted. Dark circles and bags under her eyes plagued her features. Her mouth seemed to be in a permanent half frown and her eyebrows stuck in a worried knit. She carefully pulled up the other armchair in the room next to Ven and sat down with her coffee. They sat in comfortable silence.

"So... how much sugar is in that coffee?" Ven asked softly. He really just wanted to get straight to Sora's condition, but he wasn't sure how emotionally stable she was. She was quiet for a moment before she turned her eyes on Ven with a smile.

"I'd say enough to last an eternity. I'll die of from a sugar rush before I get the opportunity to sleep." She joked. There was a pregnant pause before she sighed. "The doctor said Sora only has a moderate concussion. Usually they wouldn't lose consciousness, but because Sora is so young, the damage could be considered severe." She continued. "Lucky, he got some medical attention before it was able to become severe, but it was cutting pretty close. He assured me that he would completely recover in about six months or less.

"He said he could probably wake up today, but it's not likely. If not today he will probably stay asleep for a couple of days. And he will probably have head aches and tinnitus and some other things to watch for." She finished. Ven nodded solemnly as she wiped away some tears that threatened to fall from her eyes.

"I sent an emergency message to Land of Departure. Some help should arrive soon. We won't be so unprepared if they decide to come back." He reassured. "And if it gets too serious... we'll take the girls to Land of Departure. Maybe Sora and Roxas too because he knows who they are now." He explained quietly. He watched guiltily as she put her face in her hand, no doubt to hide more tears. He didn't like to see her so worried and sad.

"Mom, maybe you should go home and rest. You haven't gotten any good rest for a while. I know you're worried, but if you continue on like this, you'll get sick." She was quiet before she suddenly stood up and wiped her face with her arm.

"I guess you're right." Her voice cracked. She smiled softly and leaned down to kiss Ven on his forehead. "I love you." She whispered sadly.

"I love you too mom." He replied. She quietly walked to the door and grabbed the knob.

"Thank you, Ven." She said as she left the room. The door shut quietly and Ven sighed softly.

He looked back at Sora who was still and quiet on the bed. He wondered if he was beginning to get used to having quiet little brothers. Both were usually so energetic and carefree, but something beyond their understanding was wrecking the peaceful life they once knew.

"...Sora." Roxas whispered. Ven looked down at Roxas who had a look of concentration painted on his face. He wasn't awake, but he whispered Sora's name every now and then. Ven assumed he must be trying and failing to use their newly found telepathic abilities. Ven unwillingly closed his eyes and slept uneasily.

"-en." A voice called. He squeezed his eyes tighter and hoped the voice would go away. Unfortunately, the voice was now slapping his face. "Ven!" No matter how hard he struggled to stay in the blissful unconsciousness, it wasn't meant to be.

"What?" He drawled in a sleepy tone. He still didn't open his eyes. The voice huffed and then another deeper voice was heard laughing softy.

"And here I thought you'd be happy we came back. Maybe we should just leave." The voice replied. Ven hesitantly opened his eyes to meet the displeased expression on Aqua's face. He almost sprung up in happiness and relief, but quickly reminded himself that Roxas still slept in his lap. He sighed sadly and moved some of Roxas hair from his face before looking back up at Terra and Aqua.

"I didn't think they were going to send you two back." He replied. Aqua took a seat on the couch next to the sleeping girls while Terra just leaned back into the wall.

"The whole mission was basically a bust." Terra explained. "We were assigned to assist the world called Radiant Gardens from a possibly large force of Unversed."

"But when we got there, the whole town was destroyed and there wasn't a person in sight." Aqua continued. "Luckily, we got information that the survivors were able to escape to Traverse Town."

"But enough about that. Tell us what happened? You didn't put much in the message other than there was an emergency. Didn't your mom tell you about your letters?" Terra half joked. Ven smiled sadly.

"Well... Master Xehanort and Vanitas came here." Aqua inhaled sharply and the room became quiet.

"It was all a trap." Terra said quietly after a long silence. "He attacked Radiant Gardens on purpose so that we would be called away and you would be left alone!" He snapped. After his declaration, the room was quiet again before Aqua spoke up.

"What happened? How did Sora end up so injured?" Ven took a slow breath before speaking again.

"Master Xehanort showed up and said he came for me, but luckily, he happened to find two of the Princesses of Heart as well." He paused and let his gaze fall to Kairi and Naminé while he let the information take hold. Aqua's wide eyes slowly traveled to the sleeping girls.

"While I was fighting Master Xehanort, Sora and Roxas were able to run away, but Vanitas went after them." He continued. "Kairi and Naminé told me they lost him and were escaping through a fence. But Sora was somehow caught. Then Roxas went to help, but they heard some screaming. They peaked back through the hole and saw Vanitas about to hit them with the Keyblade, but they said it looked like the Keyblade was stuck in the air.

"Then she said he just let it go and it was still stuck." He said in a confused tone. "Anyways, she said it suddenly disappeared and a dark ball started appearing in his hand." Terra and Aqua could sense the anger that slid into his tone. "But before he could hit them with it, Sora started to glow and flicker... then he exploded." Ven finished bewildered. "Even I saw the light from where I was fighting. Then Master Xehanort left, saying 'things don't always go as planned'."

"Are you sure it was Sora that gave off that light?" Terra asked. Why would a five year old be exploding with light that even made Master Xehanort seem nervous?

"Well... I think there's something special about them." Ven explained. A small smile started to spread across Terra's face, much to Ven's annoyance. "And no, I don't have a younger brother complex; I seriously mean I think there's something special about them." He added quickly. Aqua snorted quietly in laughter anyway.

"Just listen." Ven sighed. "I finally got them to tell me what was wrong. They were having nightmares about people fighting with Keyblades." He continued.

"That's impossible! They didn't even know about the Keyblade while all that was going on..." Aqua denied.

"I know. They were having nightmares about people fighting and killing each other with them, but the weirdest thing is they were IN the SAME dream." Terra looked at him skeptically. "I'm serious! I didn't believe it either. But I know it's true. Both of them were in the same dream, together. And apparently, they can communicate with each other in their minds. If you watch them for even five minutes, you'll understand. They're always having their own conversation unheard to anyone but them." There was a pregnant pause before he continued.

"Lastly... they can both wield a Keyblade." Terra's eyes widened in surprise. "I didn't want them to be scared of people who had Keyblades, so I showed them mine. They wanted to hold it and voila, they can hold it by themselves." Just as he finished, Aqua stood from the couch and slowly walked across the room toward the sleeping Sora.

"Hey Ven, do you mind in I check their hearts? I really don't know how all this stuff is possible... but the heart is the first place to start." She questioned. Ven immediately nodded his head and Aqua put her palm softly over Sora's heart.

Ven and Terra waited patiently for her assessment, but grew worried when a look of confusion settled on her features. She closed her eyes and was quiet for another moment before she opened her eyes wide in amazement.

"...Terra, come check this for me." She said quietly. Terra glanced at Ven before he removed himself from the wall and stood by her side as he placed his hand over Sora's heart. Another minute passed and Terra's expression also turned into confusion.

"What wrong?" Ven asked tensely.

"...Nothing is 'wrong' per say... but something is strange." Aqua answered.

"Sora's heart is at least one hundred times larger than an average person." Terra replied. Ven gasped in surprise. Normally hearts were only 'brighter' not 'bigger'. To put it simply, it should be absolutely impossible. But, Ven's heart was slightly bigger than normal, much to Master Eraqus's bewilderment. Thanks to that, he was always kept under a watchful eye, but apparently, not watchful enough.

"... Are you sure?" He asked. Troubled, Aqua nodded.

"Can we check Roxas too?" She asked. Again, Ven approved instantly. She calmly approached Roxas who was obliviously still sleeping. She bent forward before she gently placed a hand on his chest. Again, she looked awed and stood up straight.

"Roxas's heart is very large too. Not as big as Sora's though. Still... your heart doesn't even raise a flag against theirs." Aqua reported. It was then that Terra realized something no one else seemed to have noticed.

"Guys... what if Master Xehanort wants Ven because his heart is a little bigger than normal? Other than being a Keyblade wielder, Ven isn't all that great." Terra finished, ignoring the glare he was receiving from Ven. Ven quickly sobered when he became aware of certain dangers.

"What if Master Xehanort finds out about them? If that's true, then he won't hesitate to take them. I wasn't even able to protect them last time." Ven drew Roxas closer to him and lifted his gaze worriedly to Sora. Aqua sighed and softly rubbed his head.

"You won't need to worry about that Ven. That's what we're here for." Terra reassured. "Last time, they caught you unprepared and alone. If he decides to pay a visit this time, we'll be ready."

"... I also think we should take them all to Land of Departure. It's safer there." Aqua suggested. Ven smiled and agreed.

"Mind telling me how you could have possibly messed up catching a couple of little girls?" Xehanort asked in a falsely calm voice.

"Like I said, there wasn't anything I could do about it. One of those boys somehow rendered my Keyblade useless without a spell and the other decided to explode in my face before I was able to do anything." Vanitas replied. Xehanort gave him a warning glance before walking to stand in front of the large window that revealed a dark forest with very tall trees.

"So, that Sora boy is the one who gave off that light?" Xehanort asked, intrigued.

"Didn't I just say that?" Vanitas answered.

"And you say the other , Roxas, somehow stopped you from using your Keyblade without even the slightest spell." Xehanort continued. He reached out to the glass window and slowly traced an invisible heart. "They seem more interesting than I originally thought. Maybe I should give them a closer look." He finished. After all, he only needed a moments glance to analyze their hearts.

Ehehe? Oops. Looks like they already caught MX's attention....

Before Rewinding, Please flip the tape to side B

Sooo.... yeah! Please don't kill me! Yes, Sora and Roxas got their butts handed to them. And before you accuse me of anything, Sora and Roxas just happen to be 2 of my fav characters! D: I just happen to like seeing them in pai- I mean, distress.

-As for analyzing the heart thing, it's just something Terra and Aqua learned in their training to become masters, but Ven hasn't gotten there yet. (He hasn't gotten to a lot of things has he?) To do it, they must at least touch the person, or be EXTREMELY close. But touching right over the heart is easier and better over all.

-But MX is so experienced and stuff, he just needs to look to analyze. If he wanted to do a thorough job though, then he would touch them.

-Something you're probably wondering: WHY DIDN"T VENNY JUST HEAL HIM WITH CURE OR SOMETHING. Well, you must understand in my AU (possibly even canon, I don't know) 'Cure' only cures wounds to the heart. Not physical injuries which is what Sora got. So unversed, heartless, nobodies, all of them only affect your heart, not your body. Okay?

Things to think over!:

1. Why did Sora give off that light?

2. Why did Vanny's keyblade freeze up like that? (Actually question 'what' or 'who' made Vanny's keyblade stop like that.)

3. Depressed Mommy :( (Not really anything to think over but... I just wanted to point that out. Nothing special. I just kinda like her character.)

4. Why did Sora's heart start hurting when he was thrown away from 'everyone'? (hint hint: was it 'everyone'?)

Also! Remember to check out these stories! I promise they are LOADS better than my beginner fic. XD

Rogue of the Fallen by: CrimsonDarkness 0013

Part 1 of Shards of Fate trilogy. Sora is once again ready to set off for another adventure, ready to 'reconnect' the mysteries of the past, but from that past a hidden entity lurks that plans to eliminate the existence of the Keyblade.

The Guardian: Key of Destruction by: AngelOfLostLight

Prt. II of III. When an ancient darkness returns and threatens the peace between light and dark; Sora, Riku, and Kairi must put a stop to it, but it seems they want Sora for something...

And a C2 I highly recommend looking at! (just add this at the end of fanfiction . net)

/community/No_Escape/75183/3/0/1/

--This C2 is a collection of stories where our beloved Sora, Riku, or Roxas is portrayed as the "damsel in distress".

And there are more recommendations on my page! ^_^

Thank you for all the alerts, favorites, reviews, heck thanks for everything! You don't realize how happy I get reading reviews. XD Coming next week: Ven's Prelude!