Hello everybody, how are you all doing? Those who are still reading, thank you! I'm close to a thousand views this month! Also my next review will be number twenty-five! Thank you to all who are reading, and/or reviewing. My first story only got four reviews... And now story three twenty-four reviews in the same number of chapters. Wow! Thank you!

BelieverofManyThings: Good guess, Your partly right in that the boy (whoever he is) is being forced.

TheOtherGuest: Good guess as well. As for the Sultan, I needed something dramatic but I didn't want to kill a Keyblade wielder, originally I was going to kill Braig... I think I made the right choice though.

Cherucha: Donald is going to appear in this chapter, Mickey and Goofy will appear in the next one as well!

This chapter is a little shorter than usual, sorry. But I'll make it up to you with chapter 12.

Chapter 11: The Growing Darkness...

Present day

'Roxas' ran to the back alley, the Discipline Committee not far behind, all had their bats in hand, when they arrived they saw a Keyblade wielding Sora, losing against Leon, as they ran to assist, Leon jumped back and threw a small orb. The orb flew through the air, midway opening up before hitting the ground in front of 'Roxas' and spraying a black powder into the air. Within moments, 'Roxas' and the whole committee were covering their eyes unable to see, unable to fight. They were so preoccupied with their own pain that when hours later they opened their eyes all that remained were some flies, a few spots of dried blood and a couple of shell casings from the gunblade. Sora, Kairi and Leon were nowhere to be found.

Riku looked at the subs pilot, "Umm, Donald is it? If you're a duck, couldn't you have flown here?"

The duck sounded angry, "Yeah, but, what's it to yuh?"

"Uhh nothing, nothing at all. So where are we going?"

"We were going to attack the fleet near Atlantica but... with what happened I need new orders, we're heading home, to Disney Castle."

Above the ship a small patrol boat sped, following the sub far below to its destination, the castle of light, Disney Castle.

Neku and Beat walked into 104, and found, Joshua standing alone with a smirk on his face, "Hello Neku, how long the days without you have felt, and Daisukenojo Bito how good to see you-"

"Bwahh! Don't use my name yo, call me Beat!"

Joshua laughed, "Okay, 'Beat' anyways, I need your help."

Neku spoke, "What is it, Joshua?"

"I need you to play a game for me... a game that will decide Shibuya's fate... In three months a contest will be held, the winner gets Shibuya and you my dear, dear friends are my proxies..."

"No way yo! No way! I ain't playin' this game again!"

Neku chimed in, "I have to agree with Beat. I'm not playing, find somebody else Joshua."

Joshua snapped his fingers and in his hands a pair of dolls, one that looked like Shiki, the other Rhyme, "I suppose if you don't want to play, I can always force you, with your entry fee... "

Both yelled, "No! We'll play! Just let them go!" (Beat added an extra "yo" to the end of his sentence).

For a moment, Joshua actually looked remorseful, "So, so sorry Neku but, I will do what I have to. When you win, you get these two back... Get practicing, Neku, you have three months." in a flash of light, both beat and Neku clutched their hands as a timer appeared "90:00:00:00" it read. Joshua disappeared leaving Neku and Beat alone with their thoughts.

Three months later

The boy leaned against a railing, looking out upon the ever-expanding outer garden at night, for a second he forgot whom he was, what he was, a traitor, to his beliefs to the blade... Then he remembered and he felt his heart break, however he had a reason for what he was doing, something important, but was it worth it?

Another man, likewise in black, walked forward and stood next to the boy, "Hey" the man said, "Your the new kid right?" the boy merely nodded, "I'm here to tell you we have a mission, the name's Lea, got it memorized?"

"Lea got it."

"Good, now let's go, can't keep the boss waiting, can we."

Present

Even walked back to the main lab area to find Ienzo searching, "Ienzo, what are you looking for?"

"The prisoners, where are they?"

"I already checked Jasmine is gone."

"I have to tell Braig."

"He already knows. Now, now Ienzo we have experiments to work on, the initiative is nearly ready/"

"Right, the initiative. How is the initiative coming?"

"Better now, the data from the last tests are coming along well. Soon we will be ready for the next stage, perhaps in the next three months, the final stage." Even smiled as he spoke, his life's work was coming to its conclusion. Well Ienzo faked a smile, inside he felt horrified at what was happening.

Sora awoke, his body sitting up from the lying down form he was unconscious. The moments before he fell into unconsciousness flooded his mind, as pain from his left shoulder flooded his body. He heard a door open, looking around he was in an all white hospital room, outside his window the gleaming spires of Hollow Bastion's capitol castle stood tall. "I'm in Radiant Garden."

"Good, you're awake, how are you, Sora?" the owner of the voice stood in the shadows, the door open.

"I'm fine, who are you?"

The owner of the voice laughed, "Just call me your friend. I have news for you."

"I don't want to hear it, let me go!"

"I think you will want to hear this, and if you wish to leave the door will remain open."

Sora started yelling, "Fine! What is it?"

"Your friend, Kairi was it? Well she is dead." He tossed an object shaped like a star, "Here, she wanted you to have this, her last words too." the owner of the voice left, Sora grabbed hold of the star and wept, "Kairi, gone... No, no, no! I will make them pay!"

The owner of the voice stood just outside the door, hearing the tears fall before shutting it, he turned and saw Leon, "Is it done?"

"Yes, my lord. It is done. Will he escape?"

"No, no, he is to wrapped up in his own pain to let that happen. I guarantee it.," the owner of the voice laughed again before departing.

Far away, so far that the spires of the castle of Hollow Bastion were merely a memory, a young women ran, a newly found cloak over her head, she ran and ran far away, heading north, Disney Castle and to freedom, for a moment she turned, putting down the hood of her cloak letting her red hair flow. Kairi, had a bittersweet smile, "Sora, I'll find you." she turned and ran, returning her trip north.

End of chapter 11