AN: Okay now people this chapter is short compared to some previous ones because I am trying something new. Instead of making chapters 20 to 30 pages long they are getting cut way down to 7 or 10 pages. Doing so will, hopefully, decrease update intervals drastically allowing me to put up chapters more frequently. I know that not everyone likes long, extended chapters and hopefully this new arrangement will work out for the benefit of everyone. Of course while updates will be more frequent there may also be some undesired cliffhangers, but never fear, it won't take as long to find out what happens!

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Chapter 10: The Hunt Begins

Polaris was barely managing to keep her anger in check as the human in front of her sneered in arrogant contempt. He lifted his chin and crossed his arms as he stared down the woman, clearing relishing his "superior" position. With a negligent wave of his hand the man said, "Your efforts are in vain, that darkling may have eluded this detention center for the moment, but he will not escape us for long. And now thanks to your futile attempt he will be brought back and receive even worse treatment then before," he scoffed haughtily as two more guards stood back near the only, visible, door leading into the room.

With a roll of her eyes Polaris ignored him as she dangled her feet in the large pool that resided in the center of her room, her toes sending ripples out across the surface, "Keep your voice down would you Tarn? Your superior air is stifling," she shot back calmly as larger ripples began appearing on top of the water just under her feet. Polaris smiled slightly at the sight but gave an almost imperceptible shake of her head and the ripples disappeared as the creature that was swimming under the surface backed off.

The prison keeper's face twisted with anger as he dropped his arm and clenched his fists, "Laugh to yourself if you like Polaris, but we will drag that creature back and you will fully regret ever meeting him, much less helping him escape from here. He will die a slow and painful death instead of just rotting away in a jail cell all because of…" Tarn began but was cut off when the Dragon of Light laughed slightly to herself.

His face registered surprised before melting back into anger, "What is so funny?! Do you doubt my authority woman?" Tarn demanded angrily, the veins in his neck sticking out prominently and Polaris looked up at him with amused passivity as she raised an eyebrow at him, "Your authority? What do I have to fear from you? Lord of isolation, and Master of the rank and filthy prisoners that are sent to you?" she questioned with a mocking smile on her face.

Polaris eyes carefully dissected him as she added, "You were sent here because you were too stupid and ineffectual to do anything else. There may be high-level prisoners here, but that doesn't dismiss the fact that this place is your very last chance to prove yourself," she derided him as she flipped a lock of her hair back over her shoulder.

After a slight pause Polaris quipped, "In fact I'm surprised you haven't been kicked out of the Radiant Heart Society already," the tan skinned woman added as the detention center's director flushed red with anger at the mention of the organization he and all of the other traitorous light dwellers here belonged to. Snarling bitterly at those words Tarn grabbed her arm and yanked Polaris to her feet, "Look woman, the only reason I haven't done the same to you yet is because…" he began but the Dragon of Light snatched her arm out of his grip.

Eyes flashing coldly, Polaris glared coolly at the man in front of her, "…is because I would smash your heart and leave your comatose body on the floor for those dogs you call lackeys to clean up…and I still might if you don't lower your voice. I prefer to solve matters peacefully, but I can make an exception for a murderer like you," Polaris told him frostily, her icy tone giving him a clear warning as he eyes flashed angrily.

Polaris' watched for his reaction as Tarn bit back a sharp retort, his eyes registering a moment of fear before he puffed himself up and turned around to wave sharply to the two guards standing back behind him. They nodded and opened the ornate double doors as he turned back to the Dragon of Light with strained tolerance, his eyes clearly showed Tarn's malevolent thoughts towards her.

The tight, slightly apprehensive expression on the man's face, however, said that her warning was still clearly ringing around in his head, but that didn't stop him from speaking up, "Mock me if you like woman…but your little flea bitten puppy will be brought down by a REAL hunter. One that will bring that dark beast back here to his proper place…" Tarn paused as he smirked wickedly, "…and make sure that anyone who dares to interfere with his mission will never do so again," he remarked as he rubbed his chin smugly, rather pleased with his scheme as another light dweller entered the room.

The newcomer that walked in wore the same white coat as everyone else Polaris had seen and underneath the hood she could see his short spike fire-red hair, but it was his golden eyes that immediately caught her attention.

The Dragon of Light flashed Tarn a furious glare as she realized who, or more specifically what, this young man was. On the surface he looked just like every other human the Dragon of Light had seen before, but the dead giveaway that revealed his true nature and race were his piercing golden eyes. It wasn't so much the color as the unnatural, inhuman, animal look hovering behind them. Yes, she knew exactly what he was and had an idea of how he might have come to join the Radiant Heart Society in the first place.

Frowning at this sudden realization Polaris hands tightened slightly before she forced herself to relax, closing her eyes for a moment before opening them and glaring over at her 'keeper', "You're a horrible excuse of a man," the Dragon of Light spat as the young man stared at her intensely before quickly looking away when she shifted her gaze back to him.

Ignoring her ire, Tarn continued as if she hadn't spoken, "I don't know what you are talking about," he said with mock innocence as he lifted his hand, "This is Zanier and I have chosen him to take care of this problem. Despite his youth he is an expert hunter that will bring back your little puppy dog for his proper punishment," Tarn informed her, full of haughty, self-righteous assurance. He thought he was just so clever and he was doing everything he could to throw it back in her face.

Zanier once again looked over at Polaris with intense interest but when she tried to catch his gaze he would flinch slightly and look away, snatching glances at the older woman only when he thought she wasn't looking.

Not noticing, or choosing to ignore, their exchange, Tarn nodded to Zanier, "Bring him back by whatever methods necessary…and if anyone discovers your presence…well then I'm sure you know what to do," he said with a dark chuckle as Zanier nodded, his attention still fixated on Polaris before he managed to tear his attention away and leaned back with a cocky smirk.

Zanier stuck his hands in his pockets casually as he leaned back casually, "A werewolf? No problem boss. I'll sniff him out and have him back here in no time. No one escapes me and Arai for long," Zanier stated confidently, referring to his griffin partner as he flashed his white teeth in a self-assured grin. Satisfied Tarn turned back to Polaris who resisted the urge to roll her eyes at the both of them.

Leaning closer to her Tarn narrowed his eyes, "We'll see how amused you are when this all is said and done," he hissed at her before straightening up and waving his hand to Zanier who bowed respectfully, his eyes sliding back over to check out Polaris one more time before glowing briefly and disappearing in a flash of light.

When Zanier had left the room, the Dragon of Light turned back to Tarn with a mixture of anger and revolted, "Using someone like him…" she was so disgusted that she stopped and shook her head before continuing bitterly, her eyes flashing dangerously, "I've seen his kind before and I can't imagine that he would ever come to your organization willingly…but then again manipulation is nothing new for your sort, so I guess I really shouldn't be surprised," Polaris commented as she turned away from him and sat back down. She couldn't bear to look at his pinched, pock marked face any longer and if he didn't take her obvious gesture of dismissal as a hint then she really would consider smashing his heart, if only to shut him up. Of course she would eventually have to heal his heart again but a few hours of peace were starting to get pretty high on her wish list.

Still her sharp ears picked up Tarn's snort of derision, "You've a sharp enough tongue on you when you have to converse with those you like, don't you woman?" he questioned scathingly and from the corner of her vision Polaris could see him bow to her mockingly. "Well if that is your desire than I shall take my leave, your highness," he drawled out and Polaris' fingers twitched with restrained irritation. It would do no good to get upset at a do-nothing little bug like him.

Thankfully while Tarn grumbled at her dismissal of him, he did leave her alone and Polaris could he him stomping out like the self-absorbed child that he was. When she was sure that he was gone and the guards were standing outside she sighed slightly as the water in the pond in bubbled and a massive reptilian head appeared above the surface. The 45 foot long crocodile snorted and glared over at the door as it grunted in deep guttural tones. With a small laugh Polaris stretched her feet out and rubbed the creatures snout affectionately, "No you can't eat him!" she chastised, her laugh ruining her attempt at a serious tone of voice. With a disgruntled rumble it huffed at the restriction and sank a little lower as it rumbled again.

Still rubbing the crocodiles snout with her toes Polaris thought for a moment, "Yes if he speaks to me like that again I'll let you bare your fangs at him...just as long as you don't take an arm off or something," she warned and the reptile dropped its jaw in a smile at the thought. Apparently satisfied it closed its eyes and enjoyed the caress its master was giving it.

Polaris relaxed fully and hummed a song to herself as she considered the matter before her, I wonder how things will go when Zanier runs into the newest Dragon of Twilight, not to mention the Keyblade Master and Princess of Heart; they will not take such intrusion lying down. There IS also the chance that the new Dragon of Twilight will lose control of his powers…but I'm sure Kairi will be able to bring him back under control should such a thing happen. Her powers may still be in their infancy but with Namine there to help guide her I'm sure everything will work out just fine, she considered forcing herself to clear her mind and relax as she had been trying to do before Tarn had interrupted her ruminations.

Sora, Kairi, and Riku crouched down next to the creature hesitantly. The only one who didn't seem as worried was Riku who was was down on one knee next to the wolf-like being, his hand carefully fingering the metal, crystal-studded collar around its neck.

Frowning slightly the Keyblade Master looked over at Kairi who shrugged helplessly before turning back to Riku who wore and intense look of concentration. The Princess of Heart wrinkled her nose at the smell; putting a hand over her nose she tried to breathe only through her mouth, "What is it?" she questioned curious nonetheless. Sora nodded as he opened and then closed his hand, "Whoever it is they must be from the dark. I can feel the power of the keyblade reacting to their presence," he revealed as they both stared at Riku.

As the silence stretched on he finally noticed both of their stares and looked up.

"What?" Riku asked raising an eyebrow.

Rubbing his neck Sora gave a crooked grin, "Sorry, I guess we just expected you to..." he paused and the older teen finished his sentence, "...have some idea of what was going on?" Riku concluded as the young warrior cleared his throat and leaned closer to the strange creature to cover his chagrin.

Letting out a breath that was not quite a sigh Riku shook his head as he scratched his hair, "Sorry, this...person, may be from the dark, but other than that I'm as clueless as you two are,' he commented narrowing his eyes as he lifted the wolf's arm to examine it more closely. Kairi saw what he was looking at and hummed in surprise.

"It looks like sunburn but..." Kairi paused and looked up at the sky; it was still early spring and the sun was still setting early. Looking back down she said, "...but that doesn't really make sense, not with all that...hair anyway," she observed parting the dirty gray fur to examine the burn.

Riku nodded in agreement, "What about those things stuck in the collar?" he said delicately as if he were hesitant to give his own opinion just yet. Really she couldn't blame him if he had a few reservations. Still Kairi leaned forward and placed her right hand on one of the glowing crystals. Immediately she could feel a distinct pull and all of the crystals grew slightly brighter as they drew in the light energy that flowed throughout her body.

Kairi pulled her hand back and rubbed her fingers together, it hadn't hurt, but it was a strange feeling. Looked up she commented on her finding, "Whatever these things are they're absorbing the light, you can feel it when you touch them," she commented motioning for the boys to give it a try. Encouraged by her words Sora put his hand on the glowing crystals and nodded his assent.

"Your right I can feel it. But I wonder why they were put there like that? I mean someone from the dark shouldn't even be here in the light, much less on Destiny Islands which is closest to Kingdom Hearts," Sora observed curiously as Riku leaned forward, his fingers lightly brushing the ends of the crystals. Immediately the colors shifted and pulsed ever so slightly as they glowed brightly, now emitting light instead of absorbing it. Scowling at that Riku grunted and pulled his hand back, the crystals returning to normal when he did so.

Unable to resist Kairi giggled at that action and Sora grinned as well as Riku glared at the both of them.

"That is not funny," the lanky teen grumbled at them before Sora snorted and then coughed in order to hide his amusement at what had just happened.

Wearing an expression of angelic innocence Kairi just couldn't resist teasing her best friend, "Sorry Riku, but it looks like your body has more darkness than light in it. I guess whatever those crystals are they either absorb or put out light energy. At the very least it would seem like they don't care for the darkness much," she commented, her voice bubbling with mirth as Sora for his part cleared his throat.

With a disgruntled growl Riku stood up, "Yeah, yeah, laugh it up," he grunted out as he looked over in the direction of his house. He then took a deep breath, his chest swelling as his lungs expanded to full capacity. Kairi knew what was coming and managed to slap her hands over her ears just in time.

Sticking two fingers in his mouth Riku let out an ear piercing seaman's whistle loud enough to burst a person's eardrums. Sora squawked indignantly as he grimaced from the sound and rubbed his ears as he flashed his friend a vengeful look. Wearing a satisfied look Riku smirked at that as he cocked his head slightly, listening for something.

Eyes flashing angrily Sora continued rubbing his ears, "What was that for? You could have at least given us some kind of warning!" he snapped as Kairi rolled her eyes at their bickering.

Snapping her fingers loudly Kairi caught their attention and they turned to her questioningly, "You both have to constantly one up each other don't you?" she questioned sternly and Riku gave that cocky smirk that all the girls loved.

"Me? Nah...besides everyone knows I'm better than Sora anyway," Riku replied with easy confidence.

"What? In your dreams! I could whip your butt any day! And if we didn't have this wolf-thing to take care of I would do so right now," the Keyblade Master shot back competitively and with just as much confidence as his best friend.

Those two will be old men and still be fighting like two-year-olds, Kairi considered as she heard the distinct sound of something crashing through the forest and she straightened up in surprise as she realized what was coming their way. Turning to Riku she fixed him with a chastising gaze, "Riku!" she objected as Sora noticed the sound too and frowned slightly.

Smugly Riku shrugged off her objections, "We have to get this dark being out of here somehow right? And preferably before one of the other town's people stumbles along here. We're not that far off from the beach after all," he reminded her with slight chastisement in his voice, as if she had somehow gotten them off topic.

Sora scrambled out of the way just as an animal burst out from between the bushes, snorting at the young teen to get out of the way.

"Jeez! I'm moving! I'm moving!" Sora grumbled loudly as he moved away from the large black horse.

Knight, Riku's stallion lifted his head proudly as he trotted up to his rider wearing an unquestionably smug look on his equine features. Riku had impudently taught his horse to jump the pasture fences whenever he whistled for him and know the equine was an expert at it.

Fixing one last look on Riku, Kairi commented, "One day he's going to hurt himself jumping those pasture fences and then your going to be upset," she warned as Knight sniffed the air and instinctively shied away from the wolf-like being. The stallion flattened his ears and backed up nearly kicking out at Sora in the process as he rumbled aggressively at the perceived predator.

Quickly stepping over to his horse Riku grabbed the halter that was still on Knight's head and gave it a sharp tug to catch the stallion's attention, "Hey! That's enough," he said sharply and the equine quit his nervous fidgeting and stood still in response to the order, but continued glaring at the rather foul smelling creature with obvious discontent. Satisfied Riku motioned Sora over, "Hold Knight's halter while I wrestle this...thing up on his back," he ordered as the Keyblade Master walked over and hesitantly grabbed the cheek strap in one hand the the bottom band with the other. Immediately Knight turned to him and stared at the teen through narrowed eyes, as tight lines appeared around his lips.

"Umm...Riku? Why is he staring at me like that?" Sora questioned leaning as far away from Knight as possible without actually letting him go. Sora didn't mind horses, but having an angry half-ton or so equine glaring at you from less than a foot away was an entirely different matter.

By now Riku had crouched down and with Kairi's assistance was trying to wrestle the dark dweller up and into a position that would make it easier to drape the wolf across Knight's back. Looking up Riku eyed him in disgust and shook his head, "No, no! With authority, if you don't act like your the master and deserve to be in charge then he's going to bite you, or worse kick you in some rather unpleasant places. He's a stallion, meaning its in his nature to be in charge and boss others around. Plus he's a full blooded Arabian so he's more high strung. Hold him tighter and let him know your the one in charge around here. The last thing we need is him deciding to leave us to our crazy machinations and running back home alone," he stated in warning as Knight snapped his tail with enough force to draw blood.

Sora managed to to hold Knight long enough for Riku to wrestle the dark being up on the stallion's back, its arms and legs draped over the sides as the horse snorted and turned his head back to give his master a, "you had better know what your doing" look. With a rough shoulder push Riku moved Sora out of the way and Knight seemed to calm down slightly at that action. Trusting that his rider wouldn't let anything happen to him.

"Wait! We should put something over him. Even the sunlight is probably dangerous," Kairi commented suddenly and Sora nodded in agreement. Unzipping his jacket he shrugged out of it and draped it over the wolf creatures head, shoulders, and upper back. Riku took off his yellow outer vest as well and put it over the dark beings lower back.

Stepping back he ran a hand through his hair, "That will have to do for now. We'll just have to keep to the shadows and hope for the best," Riku added as Knight dipped his head and swished his tail impatiently.

Satisfied with the animal's obedience Riku carefully looked around, "We need to hurry up and get out of here before someone sees us. I know a hiking trail we can use that will get us back to my house faster," he offered and Sora pursed his lips at that.

"Your house? Are you sure your parent's are going to be okay with that? We can always take him...it...to back to my house instead," Sora offered hesitantly and Riku paused for a moment as his eyes grew distant with thought. Knight snorted and stamped a foot as he sensed his master's distraction. Distractedly Riku rubbed the stallion's neck to settle him down as considered the matter. Finally he shook his head, "No. Your parent's may be content to leave our whole adventure on the back burner...but my mother and father need and deserve proof. I've put them through a lot of worry and stress and this dark dweller will be more than enough proof for them," Riku decided turning down Sora's offer.

The dark warrior gave his friend a grateful smile and turned to Kairi who smiled in return, "Don't worry about a thing. If your parent's don't believe this then they won't believe anything," she said trying to be reassuring, but Sora rolled his eyes at that.

"Gee, I'm sure that makes him feel a lot better," the Keyblade Master retorted cynically and Kairi glared at him and all but threw his backpack at him. The bags had been resting at her feet while he and Riku examined the dark being and she had picked it up to hand it too him, now though the Princess of Heart wasn't feeling quite so charitable. Sora barely managed to catch it and grunted from the sudden weight as she stuck her tongue out at him childishly. Riku lips picked up in a slight smile as he rolled his eyes.

"Now, now children," he commented in a placating tone of voice as he tugged on Knight's halter and began walking away and the look Kairi flashed at him as well said that he had better walk a little faster.

"Che, I'm coming, I'm coming," Sora muttered as he slung his bag over his shoulder and scurried after his friend and away from Kairi's reproving stare.

Kairi picked up her bag and followed after them as they kept to the shadows the trees were casting all through the forest. Knight flicking ears and sudden attention alerted them a couple times to bicycle riders coming towards them and hikers coming from behind them. Thanks to the horse's superior senses they avoided being seen and dodged off the trail and headed the back way to Riku's home.

The other horses looked up and stared after them curiously, some sniffing the air as they caught the strange smell of the dark inhabitant and others shying away towards the far end of their enclosures or pastures as they sensed possible danger.

Knight for his part picked up his legs and lifted his head with an unmistakable swagger now that he was being watched. Riku smirked and patted his stallion on the neck upon seeing that, "The arrogant king aren't you? Like you weren't ready to peel him apart with your teeth yourself just 15 minutes ago," he chastised lightheartedly as Knight's ears flicked over to catch the sound of his owner's voice, but the proud animal just lifted his chin even higher as he walked proudly in front of the other horses who were watching curiously. Knight was the defacto leader of all the horses and he couldn't look like he was actually scared could he?

Sora smirked as he leaned closer to Kairi, "Arrogant hunh? Well they do say that animals take after their owners don't they?" he commented cheekily and Kairi gave him a strong elbow to the side for his statement, but she still couldn't help but smile at the implication. Looking over his shoulder Riku flashed them a smug "and I'm proud of it too" look, not the least bit bothered by their observations.

They were almost in the stable and Sora opened his mouth to say something else when the sound of approaching hoof beats quickly approaching distracted them from their bickering. They turned around and saw Claret on her pregnant mare Sunstone trotting up to them, "Hey big brother! What is...?" she began but was cut off when the massive mare stopped dead in her tracts and arched her neck in alarm as her nostrils flared, sucking in the smell of, what to her was, an obvious predator.

Upon seeing that Knight snorted and whinnied at Sunstone commandingly for her to settle down. The draft horse didn't panic but calmly refused to come closer.

Leaning closer Claret frowned as she eyed the creature draped across the stallion's back, "What in the world is that thing? Did somebody's pet wolf escape or something? It's so BIG!" she said curiously as she ordered Sunstone to back up. The equine did so willingly and blew out a breath of relief in the process.

Sora winced slightly but Riku looked more thoughtful, "Claret can you do me a big favor?" he questioned and she immediately nodded, more than willing to be of assistance to him.

Waving his hand towards the riding trails Riku said, "Dad takes a tour out pretty much every afternoon and I know that Alexa went with him today. I need you to go find him and bring him back here. They should all be on their way back now, but even if they aren't then make them turn around understand?" he said motioning for Sora to help him drag the dark being off of Knight's back. Quickly the Keyblade Master let his backpack fall from his shoulders to the floor of the stable and pulled off his jacket and Riku's vest as the taller teenager grunted from the creature's weight. Knight snorted a "good riddance" and sidled several feet away.

"We'll put him..." Riku paused and nodded for Kairi to slid open the door to one of the large box stalls meant for pregnant mares, "...over there in that stall until dad and Alexa get back. I'll go inside and..." Riku paused as Kairi opened the door and Sora came back over and lifted the wolf's other arm around his shoulder. "...and tell mom what's going on," he finished as Sora wrinkled his nose in disgust at the foul smell as they walked/dragged the dark dweller over and laid him down in the straw.

Straightening up Riku stepped back out and nodded to Sora, "You stay here just in case this big fellow wakes up," he more or less ordered and Sora nodded and gave him a salute, "Sir, yes, sir!" he replied willingly, ducking away and moving to close the door.

Turning back to his little sister Riku motioned for her to get down from Sunstone and Claret frowned in confusion as he wrapped an arm around her waist and helped her climb down from the draft horse's back. Looking up she tilted her head curiously, "Big brother?" Claret asked hesitantly at his serious face. Riku ignored her comment and turned to look at Kairi, "Could you lead Sunstone over to the empty pasture? Just leave the riding gear by the back door okay?" he asked and the Princess of Heart smiled reassuringly at him. As she placed a hand on his arm.

"No problem," Kairi said as she walked over and rubbed the mare affectionately, "Come on girl I'll take good care of you," she said kindly and Sunstone pricked her ears curiously as she allowed herself to be led out of the stable.

"Riku?" Claret questioned with obvious worry in her eyes as Sunstone rounded the corner. Crouching down Riku stared his sister in the eyes as he spoke, "Sunstone has had enough and deserves her rest for the day. Besides I need dad to know about this NOW and she can't be running in her condition," he said as his eyes slid over to Knight who looked up as he sensed their attention on him. Claret's brows knitted together in confusion as she followed his gaze. She stared for a moment before her eyes widened and her head snapped back, "But...but I can't! He doesn't listen to anyone but you!" she objected stridently as her body tensed nervously as her eyes about popped out of her head.

Riku gave her a gentle smile, "Knight will listen to whoever I tell him too. He'll get you there the fastest and if dad sees you riding him he'll know that I'm serious," he explained before giving a whistle. Knight pricked his ears curiously and walked over. Standing up Riku helped lift Claret up onto the stallion's back as the horse turned to stare at them curiously. He didn't have a saddle on but Riku trusted his animal enough to know that he wouldn't let his sister get hurt.

Claret quickly grabbed a handful of Knight's mane as she fidgeted nervously. The stallion sensed the girl's fear and flattened his ears before Riku stepped in front of him and grabbed his face, looking into the equine's pale blue eyes. The horse snorted and waited for his master to give him an order.

"Keep her safe understand?" Riku ordered as Knight's ears flicked forward as he listened intently. The tall horse stared at his rider for a moment before giving a small nicker and tossing his head as if he had understood every word. Riku backed up and Claret hesitantly gave Knight the order to turn around. The horse did do fluidly and stepped out in a smooth gait as she rode him out of the yard.

Sora watched the pair until they rounded the corner. Turning back to his friend he asked, "Do you really think Knight understood what your intentions were?" he questioned tactfully knowing how much Riku really did care for his animal. Slowly the lanky teen nodded, "Horses are smarter than people give them credit for. He may not have understood what I said, but Knight understood enough to know that he has to listen to Claret the same way he would listen to me," Riku replied with level-headed confidence as he checked his watch.

Noticing the action Sora waved him off, "Go on inside. I'll let out a blood curdling scream should anything dangerous happen here," he said with a dramatic sigh and Riku smiled slightly at that, "Might want to send off a Thunder attack as well just in case," he added and the Keyblade Master grinned as he put his hands behind his head.

Taking a deep breath Riku headed towards the house, Well they DID want proof, he thought with a slight sigh as he prepared to deliver the news. Hopefully the heart attack his mother had wouldn't be too bad.

AN: And there goes the chapter. I'm hoping that I'll be able to update within two weeks instead of taking a month or so like I have been doing lately.

Zanier is back and yes like everyone else he is hiding a secret, he'll be sticking around for a long time so make sure to keep a close eye on him. He'll be tracking down Howler our werewolf friend and coming into contact with Sora, Riku, and Kairi. Those three meanwhile have a LOT of explaining to do as all of their parents convene together to discuss whats going on. Riku's dad Vince though is not going to be very happy at first, but you'll see all of that later.

Polaris has quite a temper when she feels that someone is being mistreated or slighted. As for Tarn...well don't get too used to him is all I'll say. XD

Thanks for reading and please review! I'll update sooner this time, I promise!!!!