After their battle jitters dispersed the group stood in silence for a couple of minutes. Until Jack suggested they look for the piece of the door. They split into two different groups so they could cover more ground. Katie and John went with Riku, and Natalie went with Sora and Jack. John felt cold hood of emotion sweep over him so that he didn't feel like being near Sora. When John said he would go with Riku he was surprised that Sora didn't react. That's when the hood fell over him.

John wanted to talk to Sora, but he knew this wasn't the time he had an objective to do. That is if Sora would even talk to him.

Katie was still bubbling like a shaken soda that was opened from her interaction with Xigbar. She wasn't even looking for the door fragment as she walked around the small bunny village.

In the end Riku's group found the door piece, since Riku developed a method to finding hidden things. John asked what that was, but Riku said he couldn't reveal his secrets. John thought that was an extremely cheesy line, but just went with it.

Jack told them he was grateful for their help of ridding his world of the Nobodies and helping him find a door piece and that he could handle the rest of the door pieces since John and Katie unlocked the other towns' doors.

"Are you sure? We could help you," Sora offered as a friendly gesture.

"Oh no, it's fine I can handle the rest you guys need to get to other worlds and help," Jack said cackling in a lighthearted tone.

Sora nodded and looked back at John and Katie standing behind him, "Well, you guys are going to do your thing?"

John nodded and Katie smiled. They connected hands and did what they did before. This process now to them was second nature. In their heads they heard the click signifying that world was connected.

"Done," Katie stated smiling widely.

"Okay can we get out of this town it's totally creeping me out," John asked a shiver running through him.

Jack led the group back to Halloween Town. It was a silent trip back, and the group was wary observing their surroundings on the lookout for bad guys.

Once back in Halloween Town they parted ways with Jack and headed to the town square to board the Gummi ship. Once aboard Riku started the engine once everyone had taken their seats. John sat as far away from Sora as possible. He didn't want to be anywhere near that guy afraid he was still mad.

The only thing or person that separated John from Sora was Katie. Sora was on the opposite side of her of where she was sitting. John was confused, was Sora still mad because he didn't ask why John didn't sit next to him?

'Aqua you there?' John thought silently pulling on the blue thread in his mind that connected him to her.

Suddenly John felt her presence in his mind as she spoke, 'Yes I'm here John.'

'I faced an Organization member,' John thought.

'I know Xigbar, glad to see you and Katie are all right,' she said sounding relieved.

John laughed softly. 'So how is our bond coming along?'

'It's moving along, but at a slow pace, it might be a while wait out a couple more worlds,' Aqua replied.

'Damn it.'

'Be patient the bond will come, don't worry.'

'Hey Aqua, you're not bored in there are you?'

'No I'm good enjoying your adventure as you live it,' Aqua replied.

John felt a bubbly feeling wash over him. He knew Aqua was smiling. He too smiled. He then stood up and went over to Riku and looked over his shoulder down at the virtual map of the worlds. Halloween Town, Repo!, and Twilight Town had a radiance coming from them.

"You guys did that," Riku said looking over his shoulder up at John.

"Yes, we did, I'm proud of myself," John said softly.

"So where to next?" Riku asked.

"Wait! You're asking me?" John asked. Riku nodded. John looked back at the map. He contemplated and then smiled as he decided. "The Moulin Rouge," John said pointing at it on the map.

"Okay, here we go then," Riku said.

John returned back to his seat. Katie wasn't there, he looked over his shoulder to see her talking with Natalie. Sora was sitting silently in his chair. His chin was resting on his hand and he was staring straight ahead. John took Katie's seat next to him. John noticed Sora's eyes glance over at him as he sat down.

"Sora…" no response, "Sora?" John continued softly. Sora looked at him wearing the look that said 'what'. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine, why are you so worried?" Sora replied in a blank tone.

John felt as if he was slapped, "As of when did you become an asshole?"

He didn't give Sora anytime to reply. He stood up and sauntered off to where Riku was. John took a seat on Riku's right. John sat down with a loud 'hmph', arms crossed and a glare that could scare the hair off of a cat.

"What's wrong?" Riku asked not removing his eyes from the screen.

"Nothing," John growled.

"You're lying obviously," Riku said giving John a sidelong glance then returning his eyes back to the screen.

"Your asshole friend is what's wrong," John said sharply.

Riku nodded but didn't know what to say. He was not one for consoling people. That was Sora's thing. He didn't even know what to say to John about Sora's attitude. "Honestly, I have no idea what you want me to say, but Sora's probably still a little angry about our confrontation with Xigbar," Riku said as he steered the ship expertly without even looking at John.

"You're probably right Riku," John said with a sigh.

Riku pressed a blue button and the ship began to slow as it entered the world's atmosphere. He then turned and looked at John. "He'll be fine give him time," Riku said smiling as he saw John smile.

"Thanks Riku."