Right, so my poll is still up for those who haven't voted on it yet.

Thanks to:

TheBeginningsEnd - Why? Is it because she's like fourteen or something (is it sad that I can't remember what age I gave her and am too lazy to look it up?) lol I was hearing a lot worse than that when I was fourteen.

Mic Mov - Haha thanks for the review!

mysteriousguy898 - Yeah, well... the Stealth Sneak was never one of my favorite bosses. He actually kicked my ass quite a few times.

Chapter Twelve

Return to Traverse Town Pt. 1

Freya may have been happy with her new outfit, despite how short the skirt was, none of the warriors of light knew that at that very moment a meeting of the darkest of hearts was being held.

A meeting of dark villains.

A man shrouded in red and black robes, holding a staff with a snakes head, spoke first.

"What drew the Heartless to that world?" he questioned the rest of the table. Their leader, an evil woman, answered him.

"The hunter lured them there." The woman said, "It was his lust for power that was the bait…but it seems the bait was too tasty for his own good." She murmured, looking towards the group of other people. Across the table, the sack filled with bugs started to laugh.

"Yeah, he got chomped instead!" he howled. The first man, the one shrouded in red and black robes, frowned.

"A weak-hearted fool like him stood no chance against the Heartless. But the boy is a problem…as is the girl. He found one of the Keyholes and her protection is becoming an irritating factor." He mused with a frown on his face. The green skinned woman only smirked.

"Fear not. It will take him ages to find the rest." She calmly said, "And I am sure there is a way to take down the girl…or convince her to come to our side."

The evil woman waved her hand and an image of Sora and Freya appeared on top of the table that the evil beings were surrounding. The woman sneered down at them, obviously disgusted at the way the winged girl was hugging her brunette friend.

"Besides," the evil woman commented again, "he remains blissfully unaware of our other plans."

"Yes, the princesses...and that boy. The one we can't wake." The large sack filled with insects mused.

"The princesses are falling into our hands, one by one." The green skinned woman said as a small blonde girl, Alice, was shoved forward. She looked around with a confused and frightened expression.

"Speaking of which..." the evil woman said in a cold voice as she turned to the frightened girl.

Meanwhile, Sora and the others had made it back to the camp. They stood crowded into the tent that Jane owned.

"Well, guess we better get going." Sora commented with a slight blush. He hadn't gotten over the fact that he could see Freya's panties when she bent over. He tried not to look, but it was so compelling! And she seemed like she didn't know that he could see her panties, either.

"Yeah, I need to make sure that all my hats are gone." The winged girl said with a shudder. She much preferred the hairstyle she received with the Jungle King.

"Where is your ship, anyway?" Jane asked with a worried tone to her voice. She hadn't seen another ship arrive.

"Well, uh... Not too far." The magic using duck stammered, not exactly knowing where the Gummy Ship had landed. The group could teleport back to the ship, however, so everything was alright for the most part.

Sora was startled when Tarzan came up to the two of them. The brunette boy looked down at the wild man, a small smile on his face.

"Sora, Tarzan, friends. Freya, friends." He said in English. This caused the red headed girl to grin widely, tears sparkling in her eyes. Her chest still hurt a bit from her previous injury, but she wasn't going to tell anybody that.

After saying their final goodbyes, Donald teleported them to the Gummi Ship. The first thing Freya did was go search her closet. Instead of being filled with top hats, like she thought, the top shelf was filled with a multitude of flowers.

"Weird." She thought out loud.

"Definitely." Sora's voice came from behind her as he placed his chin on her shoulder. A large blush formed on Freya's face, but she wasn't about to turn around and show it to him. Suddenly, a flash of some sort of leather caught the winged girl's attention. Her top hat radar kicked in and she snatched it from its hiding place among the flowers.

"I KNEW IT!" she shrieked causing Sora to burst out into laughter. The winged girl abruptly turned around and headed for the kitchen, eyes blazing. After shuffling through several pots and pans, without finding anything big enough for her purpose, she reentered the room and made her way to the bathroom.

"This time…you are going to die." She hissed to the top hat. Sora watched her with a curious expression, chuckles still emitting from his mouth now and again. That is, they continued to escape his person until a flash of fire came from within the bathroom. A small explosion followed it and the brunette boy promptly fell from the bed with a bewildered expression on his face.

Freya emerged from the bathroom looking victorious. She wiped her hands off before grinning at the brunette boy and pulling him from the room.

"What just happened?" Sora questioned her, but he only got silence in response. Just when he gave up on an answer, she twirled around and placed a peck on his cheek.

"Just don't worry about it, Sora, dear. The hat got what it deserved." She sighed and the two of them met up with Donald and Goofy in the control room. Sora sat in his seat and pulled Freya down with him, both of them finally getting used to sitting in the same seat.

"The gummi block that came out of that glowing hole... It's not like the others." The brunette boy mused, "Wonder what it's used for." He continued, scratching his head.

"I dunno." Donald replied with a simple shrug. Suddenly, Goofy came up with an idea for them. It was brilliant, really.

"Maybe Leon'll know." he said, staring at the other three with an intent expression. Sora and Freya looked at each other before shrugging.

"Hmm... He might. Back to Traverse Town, then?" Donald questioned, getting ready to sit at the controls. This was before Sora jumped up, consequently dumping his load to the ground. Freya looked up at him before getting up and marching out of the room and down to the Observation area.

"I wanna be pilot!" Sora argued like a child. He really did want to pilot, but his piloting skills were sorely lacking.

"Hey, stop it!" Donald exclaimed, throwing himself in front of the controls.

"Oh, come on! I'm the Keyblade master."

"I don't care who you are! No!" their argument was getting louder and louder.

"Here we go again..." the Knight sighed before going to his station, looking over the scanners and checking the weapons system. Eventually Donald relented and watched with a very wary eye to make sure that Sora somehow didn't blow the ship up while they were heading back to Traverse Town. The blue eyed boy did a very good job, if he could say so himself, and he would take the chance to brag about it to the others…if they could find them.

The four of them wandered around Traverse Town for the majority of three hours before they gave up next to the Waterway. Freya bent down, not noticing the red screaming on Sora's face or the fact that he turned away mighty quickly. She played with the water for a few minutes before noticing that something was red on the bottom of the Waterway.

As Donald and Sora argued, the winged girl called her staff. She recognized the shape and design of a trinity mark anywhere. The girl took in a deep breath before concentrating on the trinity mark. She twirled her staff around before shoving it into the loose bars of the Waterway, creating an entrance to what lied beyond it.

"Hey, guys! What if we tried in here?" she questioned, cocking her head to the side. Sora had to look at her after forcefully pushing the blush away from his face – due to the water, her dress was sticking to her skin. Her hair was a little limp because of the moisture, and there were water beads sticking to her skin as well.

Sora and the others follow her into the Secret Waterway and it was there that they found the mysterious Leon. Aerith was there as well.

"So, you found the Keyhole." Leon commented in his usual stoic voice. He raised an eyebrow at Freya's outfit, but otherwise said nothing about it.

"Yeah." Sora replied, "The Keyblade locked it automatically." The brunette commented with a smile.

"Good." Aerith said before sighing in relief. Freya nodded her head and looked around the room – it was actually a very pretty face.

"Every world among the stars has a Keyhole." Leon began in his normal deep voice, "And each one leads to the heart of that world. There must be one in this town as well." He said, catching the wandering attention of the winged girl. She came to stand behind Sora with a worried expression on her face.

"What do you mean?" she questioned, eyes worried.

"It was in Ansem's report." Aerith replied causing the red headed girl to sigh.

"No wonder. I've never read it." Freya commented, but Leon interjected his thought as if he never heard her.

"The Heartless enter through the Keyhole and do something to the world's core." He explained to Sora who was paying attention to something serious for once.

"What happens to the world?" he questioned, sparing Freya a glance. Perhaps something had happened to her world and that was why she had forgotten her memories.

"In the end, it disappears." The brunette woman replied sadly. This caused the four young members to gasp.

"What!" they exclaimed. Freya sported a horrific look on her face – if her world had, indeed, disappeared, then what happened to the other Guardian Angels?

"That's why your key is so important." Leon explained, drawing Freya from her thoughts once again.

"Please lock the Keyholes. You're the only one who can." The woman in the pink dress pleaded with them.

"I don't know..." Sora began, feeling highly intimidated with the daunting task that Leon had requested of him. What if he failed? What would happen to Freya then? Would she return to nothingness?

"Seeing other worlds would probably serve you well." The older man tried to convince Sora that it was a good idea.

"Yeah!" Donald exclaimed, thinking of finding his King.

"We gotta find your friends! And King Mickey!" Goofy put in his two cents. Now, Sora turned his bright blue eyes to Freya. He asked her opinion with his gaze. The winged girl blushed and looked down, bringing her hand up to rub at the back of her neck.

"I…want to go." She said looking up with him. She bit her lip, looking very cute in the brunette's opinion.

"I would like…to see if we could find Trey in our travels." She continued, "Besides, I promised to help you find your friends, didn't I?" she questioned with a smile.

"I guess you're right... Okay!" and with that he grinned at her, giving her a quick hug before turning back to talk to Leon again.

"Hey, Leon. This gummi block's different from the others. Do you know what it's for?" the brunette boy questioned, holding out the block in question.

"..." was the only response that the boy would get as the older man pondered the answer. Aerith, however, told the group to go find Cid.

"Ask Cid. He should know." the woman in pink said with a smile. The two young humanoids thanked her and the four went to exit the Secret Waterway. Before they could reach the water, however, Leon called them back.

"Wait, Sora. Take this with you." The older man called, walking up to the brunette boy and handing him a shiny stone.

"Ooh, pretty." Freya breathed, wings flaring out to balance her as she leaned over Sora's shoulder.

"This stone holds some mysterious power. I've been carrying it for luck. I want you to hold onto it." Leon said. Sora looked at the stone in his hand – it was pretty, but he had no idea what it was used for.

"How do you use it?" he questioned Leon, but apparently he had stumped the older man again. They were left with no answer. After a few minutes the four of them left, making their way to the Accessory Shop to visit with Cid. He brightened up when he saw the four of them, grinning widely.

"What've you got there?" he questioned as Sora produced the block, "Hey! Well, if it ain't a gummi block."

"Yup." Donald replied, stating the obvious.

"What's this one for?" the Knight asked, scratching his head in confusion. Cid stared blankly at the four of them for a few moments before blowing up.

"You're kiddin' me! You're flyin' a gummi ship and you don't know nothin' about navigation gummis? Bunch of pinheads. Interspace ain't no playground." He lectured them. Freya shrank back in surprise, hiding behind Sora. He stepped in front of the winged girl and frowned, getting ready to yell right back.

"There's a lot we don't know. So what!" he exclaimed, angry that Cid had upset his friend, "We have to use the gummi ship to go to other worlds. We don't have a choice." He stated with finality. The older man was surprised at the tone that Sora used, leaning away from him and scratching his head.

"Whoa, easy. I didn't know." the blond man grumbled, "No hard feelings, all right? Well, I guess could lend y'all a hand, then." He gave in, being drawn into the cute expression Freya was giving him from over Sora's shoulder.

"Thanks." The brunette boy grinned, mood suddenly switching from one extreme to the other.

"Basically, with navigation gummis, you can go to new places. You want one on your ship, right?" the engineer questioned, grunting after Donald and Goofy nodded, "I'll install it for you. But I got this thing I gotta go deliver first." He said as he scratched his head. Sora cocked his head to the side and leaned forward, causing Freya to lean forward with him.

"What do you need to deliver?" Sora questioned curiously.

"Just this book." Cid said as he held up an old book, "It's real old. When the guy brought it in, it was practically falling apart. Too beat up to restore it to the way it was." He continued as he chewed on the toothpick in his mouth.

"But overall, I did a decent job puttin' it back together. Anyway, you mind deliverin' it for me? It's the old house past the Third District. Look for a big fire sign." Cid requested of the group. Sora and Freya looked at each other.

"Do you mind?" Sora questioned the winged girl. Freya only shook her head and smiled.

"It's fine with me." she said, "Let's go!" and with that she grabbed his hand and they rushed from the shop.

It was fortunate that Sora had grabbed onto the book before they left.