Chapter 21

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Together Again

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Sorry for the last one being so strange and all. Hopefully it will all pan out. Without further adieu I bring you the next chapter to this crazy story.

Warning: Blood scene in chapter.

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Sora's POV

I took my blade out from Sifth's back. Sifth fell to the ground and changed back to the human form with his cloak on. A puddle of blood is what Sifth was lying in on the old wooden floor. Sifth was gasping for breath trying to sit up managing to get to his hands and knees. Saliva dripping from his mouth, he gasped for breath. I looked at him pointing my keyblade toward his face. The end of the keyblade dripping in blood.

"Now…" I began. "Tell us how to get to Beki."

Sifth still gasped for breath. For a moment he said nothing, just heard heavy breathing and coughing.

"Answer me..." I put the keyblade closer to his face now making him move back a bit.

"The only way to get to her is through the portal up the stairs. She is there…her and the kids." Sifth coughed and held his stomach as if he were terribly sick.

I noticed adri gasped, "Wait…she has kids!"

I looked at Adri then back at Sifth, "Kids!"

"Are you both deaf or something?" Sifth said looking up at me. "You heard me right…kids."

"But how? She didn't do anything before to have kids." Adri said looking as if she were thinking a bit.

"Well thank you Sifth for telling us where she is." I said lowering my keyblade and turning to Adri. "Let's get going. We can find the details later."

"Wait.." Sifth said coughing a bit, "I…want to come as well."

Adri turned to Sifth staring angrily, "No WAY!"

"Wait a sec.." I said. "What if he can help us to the portal? He could be of some use to us."

"Do you really trust he will lead us to it Sora?", Donald asked as he walked up to Sora.

"We don't have many choices, Donald." I said as I looked down at Sifth looking up to me. "Besides…He did keep his promise."

"How do you know he is telling the truth? He could be lying." Adri stated.

"Believe what you want…I know that what I say is what I know ." Sifth looked down and turned to his side trying to keep what strength he had left to keep himself alive.

"Gwarsh maybe he is telling the truth." Goofy blurted out.

Adri looked around for a moment like she was looking for someone or something.

"What ya looking for?" I asked.

"I thought she was with us.."

"Who?"

"That girl you were with…think her name was Kairi. I was wondering where she went to."

I frantically looked around the room. Adri was right. Kairi wasn't there.

"KAIIIIRRRIIIII!" I screamed out.

"She isn't here.." Sifth said. "She is in a time warp too."

"Are you the one creating the portals?" Donald asked.

"I can create them…yes" Sifth said sneering a bit.

I ran up to Sifth and took him by the collar and held him up. "WHAT DID YOU DO TO KAIRI!"

Sifth grinned, "I can't say really she just is in a different time zone…or could have been transported to another world."

"GRRRR.." I let go of his collar. Sifth was still grinning.

"So you really love Kairi?" Sifth said with an evil grin as he sat up.

"Well…I….uhh…heh…" I felt my face begin to blush as I looked down trying to hide it.

"I knew it…you are in love with Kairi."

What was I to say? I really didn't want to admit I loved Kairi. I knew in my heart that she was the one for me. I got all happy when she was around a lot. Just then I felt some pain from my broken ribs. I placed my hand there like the bones moved out of place.

"Sora…what's wrong?" adri came up to me noticing me in a bit of pain.

"Nothing…", I said though I knew I wanted to tell her. But who would tell someone the pain inside when you had a bad feeling about the whole situation.

"Tell me, Sora."

"I…" looking down a bit feeling my ribs hurting more. "can't say…"

Donald came up to me like he knew what was wrong, He placed his wing on my right hand that was on my rib cage. "Sora…don't worry about the pain."

"But it hurts a lot right now…"

"What's all the fuss about?" Sifth asked. "Old war wound?"

"You could say that.." I blurted out rubbing my ribs lightly so as not to push them in any. "I must get Kairi back."

Sifth got up slowly to his feet sort of looking as if he were dizzy as he did. "I can show you the way…"

"But your hurt too…you should rest a bit"

"I am fine…"

"no really.." I began. "Donald can help heal that wound."

"I can?" Donald looked at me for a minute not knowing what I spoke of.

I went over and nudged him in the shoulder. I whispered, "Remember…you know the spell heal."

"Ohh..right." Donald said getting his wand. The wand started glowing a shade of green. The glow went on the wound that Sifth had on his back and immediately it began healing.

"Thank..you" Sifth said smiling a bit.

I still didn't think this was a good plan. Sifth could do anything to us in the meantime. Was I right in letting him lead us to Kairi?

"Show us where Kairi is…." I said looking at him seriously now.

"Very well…", Sifth said as he got up and smiled evilly as he started chanting something. He brought his hands together and light shown from his hands as he let his hands go apart creating a bluish purplish portal appeared.

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Beki's POV

I handed Sephiroth one of the boys gently. I watched his face as he held the young boy with his arms smiling lovingly. I never saw him look that way before. He looked like he cared more than the world. The sun was setting as he stood near the window to get a better look.

"I was thinking love…." I blurted out a bit blushing.

"What is it darling?" he asked looking at me and then back at the baby cradling him softly.

"What should we name the boys?" I asked getting one of the other boys to hold and letting him grab my right pointer finger with his hand. I smiled looking at the newborn with his eyes closed shut squirming as I held him.

"Hrmm…" Sephiroth said as he looked as if he was thinking it out. He kept looking at the baby smiling and cradling him.

"I…was thinking…" I began. "Maybe Haji, Roku, and Peter?"

"No no..doesn't sound right." Sephiroth said shaking his head in disbelief.

I looked down at the silverfish haired little boy. The soft hair glistened in the light as I put my hand through his hair.

"Kadaj…" I said as I smiled down at the young one.

"That actually sounds like a good name." Sephiroth grinned.

"hmm…what about the other two?" I said looking at the other newborn lying next to me sleeping soundly.

"Well…hrm…" Sephiroth looked at the baby he was holding. "Judas is already taken…since no son of mine will have that name."

He looked at him thinking for a bit once more. The baby squirming once more in his arms. "Yazoo…sounds like a good name for you."

Just when I thought of the last name, The baby boy that was sleeping soundly started crying.

"I am calling you Loz." I said smiling. I picked up him holding both Kadaj in one arm and Loz in the other. "shhh..Loz don't cry now." I said cradling him the best I could with one arm. He still kept crying almost making Kadaj cry.

"Let me hold Loz.." Sephiroth said grinning at me. "Maybe I can calm him."

I was a bit hesitant as I let Sephiroth take him from my arms. Sephiroth noticed this as he looked at me with a cold look yet confused a bit.

"What's the matter…?" He said looking at me.

"Well…I feel a bit strange about all of this."

"Hmm…I suppose it is a bit strange for this to all happen after dreaming it."

I looked down at Kadaj sort of sadly. "What if the rest comes true?"

I looked up and saw Sephiroth looking sort of sad himself down at Loz. Loz calmed down and fell asleep in his arms so innocent looking. "I hope it never happens.."

"I should have asked this before.." I began. "I wanted to…well…do things right for our family."

Sephiroth looked up with a more confused look in his eye. "What would that be?"

"well…Sephiroth…" I blushed a bit as I smiled. "Would you consider being my husband?"

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Adri's POV

"No..", I said looking down. "I don't think it is wise to go with Sifth…after he killed our friend, Dale."

I gripped the keyblade tightly as I felt tears fall down my face as L looked down. I turned to where Dale was lying there. The wheelchair was covered in blood and pieces everywhere. Dale's corpse lied there with a grin on his face like he was waiting for this moment of when he was to die. Blood all over his ripped clothes and torn skin. Some bones showing through the ripped clothes. I couldn't go with following someone that killed a friend.

"Adri's right.", Goofy said. "Why should we believe this Sifth fellah anyway?"

"Look…" Sifth began looking down at his feet. "I feel I should show you what happen to your friends. I just want to help a bit. I am sorry about your friend. If I could help I would."

"Why did you kill Dale?" I asked.

"I…well had that feeling controlling me. When I was a wolf…I felt something inside me just clock and turned into a werewolf. I am sorry."

"Well should we go or not?" Donald asked.

I thought for a minute. Sifth seems nice but what if he turns on us and kills us too. I didn't feel like risking my life for this unsure creature that kills others.

"Come on Adri…He might help us." Sora said smiling at me. Now I knew why Kairi liked Sora. He looked so kindhearted. Not the type I liked but he was nice to be around in this spooky run down hotel.

"Very well..." I said looking at Sifth. "You better not say anymore jokes or try to kill anyone."

"I promise I won't..if I feel that feeling I will warn you somehow."

"Ok…good." I said smiling a bit. "Take us to where you wanted to go."

Sifth stood in front of the purple portal. It glowed very brightly. Like an iridescent glow type way. It made the room brighter and it made me feel excited. 'What will it be like when I go through it?' I wondered to myself.

"I will go first." Sora said bravely and confident. He walked up to the portal turned and smiled. "Cya on the other side."

Sora walked through and disappeared, but the portal still glowed brightly.

"Who will be next?" Sifth asked.

"I will go…" I said a bit nervious as I walked over to it. The light was sort of dimming but I felt that it might lead to the wrong place. I turned around and looked at Sifth, Donald, and Goofy.

"Hope this works." I blurted out as I turned back to the portal and walked through. It seemed to be like a warp. Things flew past me fast and a moment later found myself in a really ritzy looking hotel. 'Was this the place we were just at?' I thought. This had to be the lobby for the place was busy with ppl coming in and out of the hotel. Bellhops helped with luggage, people checking in and out of the hotel, and elevators going and coming. I looked around for Sora and Kairi. So many people it was hard to find them. I then noticed Sora near the couches chatting with some people sitting around. I went over to them.

"Have you seen a girl named Kairi. She looks a little shorter than me and has long reddish hair." Sora said to someone wearing some clothes a doctor would wear.

"No I haven't…" The man said looking at Sora.

"Have you seen Beki anywhere?" I blurted out to the man.

"Oh you mean the woman that was pregnant?"

"Yeah..her"

"Sure have…" The man said smiling confidently. "I was the person who helped deliver the kids."

"Where can I find her?"

"Room 1313 I believe is where they are. I can take you there if you want."

Just then Donald, Goofy, and Sifth came through the portal and it vanished. Sifth came over to us and listened in.

"Well…ok." I said to the man.

The man got up and walked towards the elevator. I followed by his side while Sora and the others were close behind me. Sifth seemed to disappear though like he was planning something. We stepped into the elevator and when everyone was in. The elevator doors closed and began to move up slowly. After a few moments of silence, we got to the 13th floor. It stopped as the doors opened. Everyone got out and the man walked out and walked till we got to room 1313.

"They are right here miss." Said the man.

"Thanks sir," I said kindly as he walked off tp the elevator.

I knocked on the door without much hesitation. It was quiet for a moment then I could hear footsteps and some man's voice behind the door saying "Who is it?"

"It's us.." I said. "Sora, Adri, Goofy, and Donald."

It was silent for another moment. Then the lock could be heard being unlocked and a figure I saw from somewhere came to the door. Sora was shocked to see him here.

"But…you're…SEPHIROTH!" Sora said with a very surprised and shocked face.

"Yes I am Sephiroth..", the tall man with long silvery hair said. "Now what do you want?"

"Is Beki here?" I asked.

"Yes she is…Also with our three kids."

Sora, me, Donald, and Goofy all looked in shock and said, "THREE!"

"Yes Three.." Sephiroth said looking a bit annoyed. "Now quit yelling. You all will wake the kids."

"Can I see them?" I asked.

"Sure come in…" Sephiroth said as he opened the door a bit and began to walk inside. It was a small room with the lights on. Beki was sitting in bed watching tv as two little babies slept beside her. The other one she held in her arms and was rocking it back and forth. She smiled down on the baby as it looked up at her wide eyed and staring. I smiled and ran up to Beki.

"Hey there." I said.

"Hi there Adri." Beki said smiling. The baby looked over at me and stared. "Hi there little one.."

The baby looked cute with his bluish greenish eyes and little bit of silver hair on it's head. I smiled widely and put my finger by the babies hand. It grabbed my finger slowly. Beki smiled.

"This is Loz." She said to me. "He was crying earlier and Sephiroth calmed him. He was about to fall asleep with me when you guys came."

Sora chuckled a bit, "Well it is good to see you are ok."

"Donald looked at the other two babies lying next to Beki. "So what are all their names?"

"Oh..sorry for not introducing the boys." Beki said as she pointed to one. "This one is Yazoo, and the other is Kadaj."

Sora smiled at Kadaj. "He is soo cute."

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Judas POV

Sneering I looked at Reina. "Finally…I won a Chess game!"

"Will everyone be ok?" She asked looking at me sort of scared. "You mentioned earlier that if the pieces got taken off they would die."

"I said they may either meet sometime and a few other things. One possibility could be death." I said as I put my hand on her shoulder. I felt for once a bit happy with Reina. Though I was unsure what I should do. Should I…wait no I couldn't do that. It would ruin my evil reputation. Am I really going soft for this girl? Well I will see where this will go from here.

"You know…" I said putting my other hand on her other shoulder and leaning toward her face. "I…really like you."

I saw her look at me and move away slowly from me.

"Please…don't be scared. Really I think I…uh…" I froze up a bit. Could I tell her now? I felt myself blush as I sat my chair next to hers. What has come over me? I keep messing up everything.

"What is it?" She asked looking still scared and suspicious at me.

I felt myself move in closer to her face puckering my lips like I was going to kiss her. I closed my eyes as I got closer to her lips or so I thought. After a moment of silence I felt my cheek get slapped really hard knocking me over with the chair.

"How DARE YOU TRY TO KISS ME WITHOUT MY PERMISSION!" She yelled at me.

"I..I am sorry.." I said rubbing my right cheek that was slapped by Reina. What was I thinking? It is like I can't control myself. I looked down at my feet blushing profusely. I can't believe what I was doing. I got up and walked over to the door.

"If that is how you feel…guess you can be alone longer." I said as I looked down. "Plus I need to do a lot more before thinking about…love."

I closed the door behind me feeling I should have stayed. I knew though I needed to do something. I walked over to the dark corner where Vercham was.

"Vercham…let's go." I said as I looked down thinking. Vercham awoke with his glowing red eyes.

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Mickey's POV

"Wait Riku!" I yelled out as he went running past me towards the Underminer. "Don't go yet!"

It was too late though. He flew past me like a missle heading straight toward the creature. All the heartless in his path disappeared rapidly as he held his blade out in front of him as he flew by.

"I think we should go help now." Mr. Incredible said heroically.

I nodded, "Very well. I will help you too."

We all ran after where Riku as. Riku got to where The Underminer was. He was on top of the machine and was trying to open the hatch. Riku jammed his keyblade in-between where it opened trying to pry the door open. Elasta girl went over and tried to help Sora. She got the latch to open and Riku jumped in to attack. More heartless came towards us. It seemed they would overtake the town. I stopped.

"I think I will try to get rid of the rest of our guests. Want to help me?" I said turning to Mr. Incredible.

"Ok…let's get them." Mr. Incredible said as he stopped and turned to the heartless as they jumped at us.

I got my keyblade out and started attacking them swinging it right and left making clouds of black dust. Mr. Incredible was hitting the heartless with all his strength. It seemed like it was impossible to kill all the heartless. Hundreds of thousands seem to come at us. More and more at the minute. I put my blade up and started using spells. I shot a few fire spells but it only made two disappear and more came around me and Mr. Incredible. We were Surrounded.

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Reina's POV

When the door closed I was stunned and a bit scared. I hated being alone. Living by myself gave me the creeps. It was like my phobia or something I always hated to be with. I looked around at the quiet room The bed being not too far from me. Maybe I should sleep a bit. That game did make me a bit tired out, but no I can't sleep when I am alone. I picked up the Chess Piece with me on it. Then I saw the piece with Beki carved from it. I looked at both pieces and thought of the good old times with me and Beki being friends. I knew the friendship between us will never end. I thought about Beki and how brave and courageous she was back then. With Leon, Yuffie, me, and Cloud. Back then it felt like things would never go wrong. I leaned back in the chair thinking and looking at the light that shown from above. I closed my eyes seeing the memories of when Beki and me use to work as a team to help fight heartless when Hollow Bastion was overrun by them. What Beki always said to me, made me feel a bit of confort as I smiled.

'Always remember…I will always be your friend no matter what.' She use to tell me. I always believed her word to be true. I would always be her friend too. Then to break the silence there was a knock at the door. It startled me a bit as I sat back upright in my chair.

"Wh..who is it?" I was shaking and scared a bit. No one answered when I asked but the doorknob started to move. Now I was scared stiff. I was afraid it might be Judas coming after me with Vercham or something. The door slowly creaked open as a man dressed in a black cloak was standing there.

"W..w..who are you?" I asked trying to be a bit brave. "If you came to steal my heart..I don't want relationships right now."

"No I didn't come for anything of that sort." The person said in a weird voice. "I came to rescue you from Judas."

"Why don't you answer my question though?" I asked now not too worried as I was before but more curious. The person walked in, his dark rain cloak covered most of his body and the hood went over his head and covered his face and hair. He wore also black gloves and boots. Two hood strings hung from their and they were a grey color. He walked closer to me I felt myself try to inch away from him as he got closer to me.

"ANSWER ME!" I said almost out of my chair.

"Very well…" he began. He took off his hood revealing his spiky red hair and his smiling face.

"I might know you from somewhere… Have I seen you somewhere before?"

"You might have, Reina."

I gasped as I got up from my chair and walked backwards toward the bed. "How…do you know my name?"

"I know a lot about you Reina." The man said. "I watched you and all the others from afar for quite awhile."

He walked closer to me as I kept walking backward. I felt myself stop as I was against the bedpost.

"If you know my name…then please tell me yours." I said feeling my hands sweat a bit as I moved past the bedpost and kept walking backwards toward a wall.

"You really want to know who I am huh?" He said chuckling a bit.

I looked at him feeling really frightened. "Why don't I want to not know your name?"

"Hmm…" He said thinking. "Not sure…but you should know my name."

That got me to think. 'Did I know him?' I stared at him for a moment a bit puzzled. I tried to recognize him. I knew a lot of people from a long time ago. Though I think I have seen him before. The hair seemed familiar. Then suddenly I thought of his name. I gasped. "It can't be….Axel!"

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Kairi's POV

I fell in a trance or was it real? Sora is that you? Come to save me from the darkness like you usually do. Sora appeared from behind some trees. I think this was Destiny Island. The sand beneath my feet, I could hear the waves of the ocean. The breeze was perfect and very light and cool. I ran over to Sora as he went behind the big palm tree. I looked around the corner expecting to se him there, but he was gone.

"Sora…where are you?" I said. Then I felt a tap on the shoulder and turned to see Sora there smiling.

"Gotcha Kairi." Sora said giggling.

I giggled a bit.

"I wanna show you something Kairi." Sora said as he took me by the hand. I blushed a bit as he did that. Sora walked me to the edge of the water, leading me into the ocean. As he got to a deeper spot he started changing. His legs began changing color and started looking like a shark. His feet became fins and he grew a dorsal fin where his lower back is.

"Sora…your…a ..merman!"

Sora chuckled, "Well…sorta. Donald used some magic on me and he taught me how to do it on my own. I wanted to show you Atlantica."

"Atlan..ta..what?" I asked a bit confused.

"Here…let me use my magic to help you be like me." Sora said with a grin as he brought his keyblade out. It began to glow and he aimed it towards me. My legs began to feel weird. I looked down and I felt myself turning…my legs became a blue green color and fish scales were growing on them instead of having skin. My feet became a tail that was like of a beautiful tropical fish and I also noticed I had only a bra made of seaweed and white seashells on. My tail was dark blue with the color changing to a gold color. My scales simmered in the sunlight. I looked behind me to see if I had a dorsal fin as well, but I didn't.

"You look so beautiful, Kairi." Sora said smiling and swimming up to me. He put his arms around me and kissed me on the cheek. I felt so happy and put my right hand on his left cheek as we kissed. I then felt my other hand go to his bare chest. I broke from his kiss and smiled at him.

"I think you look handsome as a Merman." I said blushing a bit.

"Thanks Kairi." Sora said. "Now..I have to show you Atlantica. It is such a beautiful place. Thought you might like to see it for yourself."

"Ok. I would love for you to show me." I said smiling and put my head on his chest. Even in the water I could hear his heart beat loudly. Sora smiled as he put his hand through my flowing hair.

"Come on Kairi. I wanna show you."

I looked up at him. "Alright…Sora."

He took me by the hand and lead me lower into the ocean. It got darker a bit, but then as we swam through a underwater cave there was a bright light. There I saw the most beautiful underwater palace I have ever seen. It was greenish blue and was really brightly glowing.

"It's beautiful." I said as I stopped swimming for a moment just staring at it.

"This is Atlantica. Where King Triton lives." Sora said smiling.

"I am glad you brought me here Sora."

Just then some fish swam by and one of them looked at Sora and smiled as he swam up to him.

"Hi Sora. Long time no see." The fish said to Sora.

"Well hi there Flounder." Sora said smiling at the yellow and blue striped fish. "Kairi…this is my friend Flounder."

"Hi there Kairi. Nice to meet you." The fish looked at me smiling.

"Nice to meet you too Flounder." I said smiling and petting him like if he were a cat.

"Flounder, Where's Ariel?" Sora asked Flounder.

"She is in her treasure cave. Thinking how wonderful it must be to be human."

"Oh. I see. Well would she mind if I bring Kairi to meet her?"

"She wouldn't mind I bet." Flounder said smiling.

"Come on Kairi…lets go see Ariel." Sora said looking back at me.

I wanted to go, but then I saw Sora fade a bit. Along with everything else.

"SOOOORRRRAAA!" I yelled out. Everything became black.

I awoke to find myself in a bed. The room seemed to be dimly lit, but I could see what was in the room. There was a window to the right and the curtains were covering it from what looked like the sunlight outside. The room looked like some child's bedroom. It had stuffed animals, toys, and such all in a toy box under the window. The bed seemed to have some sheets with a Space Ranger named Buzz Lightyear. There was a desk in the room with a lamp, and some of the binocular wind up thing. I looked up and saw there were shelves with toys and books in the corner of the room. There was another bookshelf on the left of the bed with kid's books galore in it. It seemed to me to be a boy's room.

I heard some noise out the window and got out of the bed. I went to the window and moved the curtain. I saw outside the window the city in the distance looking as if there was mayhem or something. Clouds of smoke and such in the distance. Then I saw something coming this way. Some giant robot thing came and noticed me. I quickly got away from the window and hid. It was too late I metal claw came crashing through the window and grabbed me. I screamed as loud as I could.

"HEEEEEELLLLPPPPP!"

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I am suu evil! I leave you all in suspense. HEHEHEHEEE! Well R&R….you will find out next time what happens.