well, I wanted to upload something, and I guess I should upload a chapter to Dead Inside itself. Maybe tomorrow.

Anyway, this is the first of something that I was going to have to start doing at some point. This is "extra" content: content that I had planned to put in but just didn't make it in. (couldn't make the conversation flow with it in, was a path I didn't want to go down, took too long, etc.)

Btw, CHECK OUT THE BLOG! I posted the long awaited "Meltdown Project" video there.

Update Feb 2014: The Meltdown Project can be found on my youtube channel. This chapter goes with like... ch98 or so of Dead Inside, which takes place in Beast's Castle, so this all may have been slightly self explanatory. Oh well.

~Beast's Castle content

Sora nodded. "Nice to meet you. I'm Sora." He had a feeling that Mickey already knew that, but he figured it would be best to introduce himself, anyway.

"So, Sora, what brings ya here to this World?" Mickey asked after a moment.

Sora shrugged. "Nothing really." He scratched his head.

(This next part was technically written in "chat" format, but fanfic says that's not allowed... so I edited it)

"I've been traveling the Worlds, sorta just killing random Heartless." He paused, and then laughed. "It's funny, though, that I haven't run into any other Organization 13 members, now that I think about it. That man that was just here, whoever he was, made it sound like they really needed me or something."

"Well, I came here because I had heard that there was an Organization 13 member causin' trouble, and I thought maybe I could help out," Mickey said, then laughed nervously. "Boy, I sure am glad I got here in time-"

"Yeah, or I would've been toast." Sora smiled.

(This next part didn't make it in because it made the conversation too complicated and completely killed the flow of the chapter)

"I mean, I suppose it makes sense." Sora said. "Being the only one of anything would be a huge weight for anyone to handle, wouldn't it?"

He sighed and summoned his own Keyblade. It looked rather plain in comparison to Mickey's, and there was still one rather large crack running down the length of it. He grimaced slightly at the sight.

Mickey's eyes widened in shock.

"How long has your Keyblade been like that?"

"Uhh…" Sora made a face. "Well… a while, I guess. I mean…" He paused, thinking about it. "About as long as I've had it? I… kinda remember there being a time before there was a crack in it, and then there was a time when it was worse…" he trailed off, uncertainly, and then frowned. "Why…? Is something wrong?"

Mickey frowned, too, and banished his own Keyblade. "May I?" he asked, holding his hand out.

"Yeah, sure," Sora said, handing his Keyblade over.

Almost immediately after Mickey had his hand around the hilt of the blade, the crack started mending itself. Mickey gasped and nearly dropped the Keyblade in shock. Sora took it back, and in the moment he had his hand around the hilt the blade cracked again. He stared at it for a second, turned it over in his hands, and then looked up at Mickey.

"You… saw that, right?" he said, slowly, a bit confused. "I didn't just imagine that?"

Mickey laughed.

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(OKay, so, I only meant to upload Beast's Castle stuff, but it was SOO little, so:)

~content that was planned to go somewhere during that conversation between Kairi and her dad while they were eating ice cream:

She dropped her spoon into her bowl and buried her face in her hands. "I don't know," she said, voice shaking. "Nothing's been alright ever since Namine left. I mean, I'm not mad at her for leaving. I know she wants to be where Riku is, and I'm okay with that, I just- I just don't know! I don't know anymore!" Her voice quickly rose to a shout, and she pounded a fist against the table. "I don't know what to do, I don't know what's happening, I don't know if I'm even sane!"

"Princess, of course you're-"

"I'm the only one who can remember him!" she shouted. "I mention him to anyone and all I get is blank stares back. Selphie kind of remembered him after some prompting, but only kind of, and even you had trouble remembering him! And- in school- it- it's like no one acts like he's there, but no one notices he's gone either! His seat's still empty in math class, even though we're allowed to sit wherever we want, Mr. Raines still calls his name for attendance, but doesn't say anything about the fact that no one answers-"

Her dad grabbed her by the arm, stopping her.

(I stopped there because I realized it was taking the conversation down a path that I just didn't want to bother with)