Terin: Here's part II! Enjoy!

The True Tales of Organization XIII

"Two, four, six, eight, the circus hates elephants," Roxas said unenthusiastically. "That doesn't even rhyme."

Xemnas stood behind a podium in front of the carnival entrance, the other Nobodies beside him. He held a megaphone and screamed out to the crowd of people. "This circus is a vile and corrupt prison for innocent animals!"

Around him, the other members of Organization XIII were carrying signs and chanting lame protest catchphrases. None of them were very enthusiastic.

"We will not stand idly by while innocent animals suffer at the hands of these disgusting slave drivers!" He screamed raising his fist above his head and pumping the air. "Free the animals from this tyranny!"

Axel leaned over to Roxas. "We are talking about Demyx, right?"

Roxas shrugged. "Ten munny says the carnival sends him back in a few days."

"He's working for churros, that's practically free. And he's pretty freaky. They'll keep him." Axel said.

"So we're on?"

"Make it twenty."

"Done." They shook hands.

"End this affront to liberty!" Xemnas shouted. The patrons weren't paying much attention to him, but he didn't seem to notice.

Vexen tugged on the Superior's sleeve. "I don't understand what this is supposed to accomplish aside from terrorizing the masses- which I'm all for, but how is this going to help us get Demyx back?"

"Patience, Number Four, the cavalry will arrive soon."

"We have horses?" Marluxia gushed. "I didn't know we had horses!"

"It's an expression."

"Well we should get horses. They're such-"

"Focus Number Eleven! We're on a mission; we can discuss your equestrian interests later! Free the animals! Close down your slaughter-house for the innocent! I demand it!" He screamed into the megaphone.

Hours later...

"Hey Superior, I don't think that cavalry is coming." Axel said, he'd gotten tired of holding his sign and was now using it to lean on.

"Impossible," Xemnas growled. "I refuse to believe they won't come, they always come! Never fail! Sticking their noses into things not their business is their business! I will not give up this crusade, we will rescue Demyx! Roxas, I require your skills!"

"Skills?" Roxas dropped his sign. "I'm not whipping my Keyblades out every time you have a problem."

"No boy! Your other skills!"

"You're going to have to be more specific, I have many skills."

Xemnas jumped from his podium and pointed at a group of teenage girls. "See those girls? We need their help. Teenagers love getting behind ridiculous protests like this. Convince them to join our cause."

Roxas sighed, "Yeah okay. Watch the master at work." Number Thirteen sauntered over to the group of teenage girls and worked his magic. Within minutes he had them believe he was a sensitive heart throb out to save all animals from the terror that was traveling carnivals. He let one of the girls touch his hair and she immediately pulled out her cellphone and called for more friends to join them.

When Roxas returned to take his spot by Axel, the girls followed him picked up a few spare signs and began chanting about the evils of the circus.

"Murder circus!" One girl shouted.

Xemnas clapped Roxas on the back. "Well done, Roxas!"

"How'd you do it?" Xigbar asked.

"The hair. Ladies can't resist the hair."

Xemnas watched in amazement as their small, ten Nobody operation grew into a huge protest—teens and animal-loving adults alike, came to support the cause. Little did the protesters know, Xemnas was just using them.

"Free the beasts! Free the beasts! Free the beasts!" Was the chant, along with "murder circus!" "Animal Haters!" and a number of other more inappropriate calls.

"These transgressions will not stand!" Xemnas cried. "We will see you brought to justice for your crimes, we will-" Someone tugged on his cloak.

"Hi, I'm Rikku with The World That Never Was News Broadcasting Network, are you the leader of this protest?"

"Yes."

"Would you consent to an interview?"

Xemnas smirked and laughed villainously, his plan was coming together. "I'd love to."

Meanwhile, in the Castle That Never Was...

Luxord sat at the coffee table with Ammy and Terin, they were catching up while playing a game of cards. Lexaeus was sitting in the Lazy-Boy flipping channels on the TV while Zexion read quietly on the sofa.

"So how's college been?" Luxord asked.

"Boring." Ammy answered. "It's like high school only with night classes."

"So I've heard. Got any threes?"

"Go fish."

"Oh, by the way, thank your mother for the lovely pudding ring, it was delightful."

Lexaeus suddenly stopped channel surfing and sat up. "Superior," He muttered, all eyes turned to the TV.

WTNWNBN was working on a developing story about a protest…a huge protest. They even had a chopper on sight getting aerial shots and shining spotlights on the crowd, there were police cars ensuring everything stayed peaceful, and there were hundreds of people.

"Is that PETA?" Terin asked as a bus pulled up on the scene. "I thought you guys were supposed to be evil, why is Xemnas protesting animal cruelty?"

Luxord scratched his head and looked at Zexion. "They're supposed to be looking for Demyx. I have no idea what this nonsense is about."

The mustache was getting itchy. Sora removed it and scratched his nose. He, Donald, and Goofy were sitting on top of the trailer surveying the protest. As Keyblade bearer, Sora had seen some weird things—like seriously freaking weird things—but this was taking the cake.

"Sora," Donald began. "This is getting out of hand."

"You're telling me?!"

Goofy chuckled. "You've got to give those fellas a hand for creativity, though."

Leon came up to the trailer. "Sora!" He called. "PETA's showed up, they're threatening lawsuits and trying to break through the gate!"

Sora groaned.

"Ahyuck, maybe we should just give Demyx back?" Goofy suggested.

Sora jumped off the trailer. "No way, this is still gonna work. We just need to find a way to get the crowd to leave."

"How about we address the fact that we don't have any animals here?" Leon suggested.

"Oh, that's right! Simba had to go home, Mushu too!" He rubbed his hands together, formulating a plan. "Leon, get Gina." He put his fake mustache on and donned a fake English accent. "We're going to let PETA tour the carnival."

The police escorted Tom, Dick, Harry, and Gina over to Xemnas and the president of the World That Never Was PETA chapter.

"What do you want?" Xemnas asked.

"PETA doesn't negotiate when lives are on the line." The president said, looking the three carnival men up and down.

"We're not here to negotiate; we're here to prove to you that we aren't animal killers." Tom said in an accent caught between French and Australian.

"Absurd! We won't let you trick us," Xemnas growled.

But the PETA president shrugged. "I'll hear you out. Mister?"

"Call me Dick."

Xemnas watched them go.

Within thirty minutes the president came back, he glared at Xemnas and called the PETA protesters back to the buses. Upon seeing them leave, the WTNWNBN left, and when the teens saw that the protest was fizzling, they decided to leave too, leaving only Organization XIII in the dark dirt lot.

Tom, Dick, or Harry, laughed. "Looks like your righteous quest to save the 'animals' has gone extinct!"

"Haha, don't think this is over," Xemnas said. "I'll chain myself to that gate if I have too."

"For Demyx?" Larxene muttered.

"This is private property," said Gina. "Clear out, or we'll have a confrontation on our hands." She cracked her knuckles.

Saix tapped Xemnas on the shoulder. "Superior, I know that this is a matter of personal honor, but this is…not working. We need to try a different approach."

"Perhaps you're right, Number Seven?" He turned to face the carnival owners. "You've won this battle, Tom, Dick, and Harry, but you have not won the war! We shall return!"

But when the Organization returned the next day, the carnival was gone. They went home, disappointed (well, not Larxene, who thought five years without Demyx was a pretty sweet deal).

Xemnas obsessed over the defeat, even vowing he wouldn't take Kingdom Hearts without the plucky, energetic Number Nine at his side. Axel and Roxas missed their buddy.

But it was Aqua who took it the worst. She spent most of the time crying her puppy dog eyes out. Her mom, Number Fourteen and her sister, Kingdom Hearts, tried to comfort her. Lucy and Rex brought her kibble, Chrysanthemum brought her flowers, but nothing worked. She wanted her Daddy, her silly, hyper active, water-loving Daddy.

Xemnas patted Aqua on the head and took a bit of trix, the fruity spheres turned to ash in his mouth. "I miss him too, girl."

The doorbell rang.

"Yo, doorbell rang!" Axel shouted from the den.

"Roxas, answer the door!" Marluxia screamed.

"Busy!" Roxas shouted as he walked down the hall and passed Number Four. "Go get it Vexen."

Vexen came into the kitchen. "Why should I-"

"Oh for Kingdom Hearts sake, I'll get it." Xemnas said as he set his half eaten bowl of cereal into the sink. The bell rang again as the Superior came down the hall. "Cool your jets, I'm coming!"

He opened the door. "Hi Superior! I'm back!" Demyx squealed with glee and shoved a fruit basket into Xemnas' hands. "Hello, I'm home!" He shouted.

Aqua came running down the hall. Demyx kneeled. "Aqua! I missed you!" Aqua licked his face and barked cheerfully.

Axel popped his head out of the den. "Demyx?"

"Hey Axel!"

"Eh! Roxas, Demyx is back!"

Roxas came running, remembering his earlier bet with the red-headed pyromaniac. Oh, and he was happy Demyx was back too, he just didn't show it. Most of the other Nobodies were completely unphased by Demyx's absence and couldn't care less about his return, Larxene was disappointed.

"What's the fruit basket for?" Axel asked.

"Oh, it's a gift from Tom, Dick, and Harry. They left a card." Demyx pulled the card off the basket and placed it into Roxas' outstretched hand.

"Dear Organization XIII, no hard feelings about tricking Demyx into joining the circus, right? Please accept this delicious fruit basket as a token of our good will. Sincerely, Tom, Dick, and Harry. P.S. We understand why you're evil now." Roxas placed the card back. "What the hell happened to you?"

"Oh well, it's an interesting story, actually,"

Flashback...

"Eating a chuuuuuroooo and sitting in the caaaaaaaar, siiiiiinging about traaaaavelin', and hangin' with my freak shoooooooow buuuuudies-"

"Oh my God!" Tom shouted, "Shut up, for God's sake, shut up! You've been singing the same song for HOURS! Do you ever stop?!"

End Flashback...

"And so they bought this basket and dropped me off here," Demyx finished.

Roxas chuckled and looked at Axel. "That'll be twenty munny."

Axel pulled the munny out of his cloak and shoved it into Roxas's hand. "Shut up."

Demyx turned to Xemnas. "Dick told me about the protest, Superior. That was cool of you to try to protest me free."

Xemnas regained his composure, which had been lost at the sudden reappearance of Number Nine. "Y-yes, of course. As long as you promise not to sell yourself to the circus again. Not for churros, or cotton candy-"

"What about-"

"Not for anything, Number Nine!"

So basically everyone was happy Demyx was back (except for Larxene), but that quickly ran its course by the next day. As it turns out, no one had really missed the constant singing, random water gun fights, or the water balloons dropped on their heads. But everything was right once more in the World That Never Was, as normal as normal could be in a place that technically wasn't supposed to exist.

The End.

Ammy: Man, am I glad to be back. That was crazy right? Who knew Sora had it in him to kidnap poor Demyx? Anyway, until next time!

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