Day 297
Contact

Sacred Moon (Kingdom Hearts II)

"The imposter has been spotted at Castle Oblivion." Saix told Axel.

"We're going with him." Xarina said.

Saix looked at Xarina and Roxas with a raised eyebrow. "I don't think that'd be a wise idea..."

"Oh quit being such a worry wart." Axel said. "I'll look after them."

Saix sighed. Why did he even bother? "Go." He said, as Axel nodded, opening up a portal as they walked in with Mew following them.

Castle Oblivion (Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories)

"So, this is Castle Oblivion..." Xarina said as they walked around.

"Looks pretty interesting." Roxas said and then suddenly, they both winced and held their heads in pain.

"Guys?!" Axel exclaimed as Mew flew right next to Xarina.

"We're...fine..." Xarina said. "My...head..."

Roxas didn't say anything, he was just crying out in pain. "Easy you guys! Let's retreat for now and-" Axel tried to say.

"No...we have to find...Xion." Roxas said...but they both collapsed on the ground.

"Ah geez..." Axel said, picking up Roxas as Mew transformed into Lucario and picked up Xarina as Axel made a portal as they walked right through it.

Giving up already? I thought you were stronger than that. Riku's voice echoed.

Lazy Afternoons (Kingdom Hearts II)

"RIKU!" Xarina yelled as she got up while Roxas just rubbed his head, they looked to see Axel and Mew looking very worried at them.

"Are you alright?" Axel asked.

"What...happened to us?" Roxas asked.

"You collapsed just as you entered the castle doors. Don't you remember?"

"I only remember going inside..." Xarina said.

"Just take it easy for now." Axel advised.

"We're fine. Let's go back to Castle Oblivion." Xarina said.

"Mew! Mew mew mew!" Mew protested.

"Mew's right...you shouldn't push yourself." Axel said, and noticed something in the corner of his eye. "Who's there?" He asked.

Tension Rising (Kingdom Hearts II)

What they saw in front of them was two hooded figures. One of them had part of their face showing while the other was just total darkness in there. "Xion?!" Roxas asked.

Xion looked at them, but just turned around and made a portal and walked in. "Xion, wait!" Xarina exclaimed as they both ran towards her, but the other figure just got in the way. "Out of the way!" She ordered, but the figure just casually walked away.

"HEY!" Roxas yelled as they chased after it.

"Guys, wait!" Axel exclaimed as he and Mew followed them.

Some chasing later...

The imposter casually walked to a dead end as Roxas and Xarina were gaining up on them, but when they got there...a portal closed as Axel and Mew caught up to them. "I thought the imposter was sighted in Castle Oblivion." Axel said.

Lazy Afternoons

"Xion..." It was all Roxas could say right now.

"No way that was Xion." Axel told him.

"The one who ran away first was Xion." Xarina said. "But...why run?"

A little far away, Xion was looking at them as the imposter was next to her, taking off the hood, revealing to be Riku. "You want to go back?" He asked.

Day 298
Fracture

Sacred Moon

"Xion has betrayed us." Saix said.

"What?! That can't be true!" Xarina exclaimed.

"What else is there to say? She's been with that imposter." Saix said as he just walked away. "Oh, and eliminate the imposter in Twilight Town...it has been spotted there."

Xarina clenched her fists in anger, glaring at Saix. "Damn you."

Roxas sighed and put his hand on her shoulder. "Come on..." He said, opening a portal.

"Yeah..." Xarina nodded and walked in with Roxas, Mew following. However, Axel just wasn't so sure about this as he was leaning on the window, having a worried look.

Lazy Afternoons

Once they walked out, Roxas sighed. "That was totally Xion we saw yesterday...right?"

"Yeah." Xarina nodded. "This doesn't make sense though..."

"Mew..." Mew said and then noticed a figure on a rooftop. "MEW!" It exclaimed, and then pointing on the rooftop.

Tension Rising

"Hey...that's..." Xarina said and then clenched her fists. "The imposter."

"Let's take him out." Roxas said.

Tons of running, Firagas, Blizzaga Pursuits and Flamethrowers from a Typhlosion later...

The figure reached a dead end after barely avoiding a Flamethrower as Roxas, Xarina and Typlosion caught up to her. "We have you now." Xarina said.

"Ty..." Typlosion said, ready to use Flamethrower again, but the figure took off the hood, revealing to be Xion.

"Xion?!" Xarina exclaimed in shock.

Lazy Afternoons

"Uh..." Roxas said but quickly snapped out of it. "Where have you been? We've been looking all over for you."

"You have? Sorry."

"Let's go home." Xarina said. "If you come back voluntarily, Saix will let all of this drop, he has to." She said. Unknown to them, Axel was leaning on a wall, listening to everything.

Xion looked down to the ground. "We don't care what he said to you... we'll be there. We'll make sure-" Xion took a step back, much to their confusion.

"I really can't." Xion said.

"Why not?" Roxas asked. "Come on!" He reached for her.

Xion tried to run off. "Wait!" Xarina exclaimed and grabbed her arm...but a few seconds later, she summoned her Keyblade as Xarina's eyes widened as she backed up, Xion pointing her Keyblade at them.

"Ty..." Typhlosion said, confused from all of this.

Suddenly, a chakram came roaring straight for Xion, but she quickly blocked it. "Well hello there, Xion."

"Axel?" Xarina asked.

Face It! (Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories)

Xion ran straight for Axel and slashed him, but he ducked and summoned his chakram and they started to fight each other.

Roxas, Xarina and Typhlosion were just watching the two, trying to stop them from fighting...but it wasn't any good. "STOP!" Xarina screamed as Xion turned to her, and then Axel karate chopped the back of her neck, knocking her out as he picked her up and going in a portal while looking at the three of them.

"What just...happened?" Roxas asked.

Day 299
Sora and Sabrina

Organization XIII (Kingdom Hearts II)

"You're sure things are better this way?" Axel asked.

"I never expected you to question it." Saix replied. "If you could save one of them...why would you choose the puppet?" Axel tried to say something, but he couldn't. "Or put it this way. Which would you rather suffer the loss of: some make-believe friendship, or a real one?"

Axel still didn't say anything, he just growled under his breath. "Things are finally right again. Of course we're better off this way. Xemnas is exasperated from all the fixing we've had to do." He looked at Axel. "We have to set things right. There is simply too much on the line...Lea."

Meanwhile...

Roxas (Kingdom Hearts II)

At Where Nothing Gathers, Roxas and Xarina were looking at Xemnas. "We need to know." Xarina said.

"About what?" Xemnas asked.

"Xion. Tell us what happened to her." Roxas replied.

"Xion is a valued member of the Organization, but she needs her rest. So worry not." Roxas and Xarina gasped, flashing back to where Xarina and Roxas were talking with Xemnas in the Corridor of Darkness. "Sora." He told Roxas and looked at Xarina. "Sabrina." He said to Xarina and then walked away from them.

"Sora..." Roxas said.

"Sabrina..." Xarina said.

"Heh..." Xemnas smirked.

"Who's Sora and Sabrina?" Roxas asked.

"The connection." He replied.

"Connection?" Xarina asked.

"They are what makes you two and Xion a part of each other's lives." Xemnas replied. "And the reason I placed Xion among our number. If you want her to stay that way, I must insist you get your mind off of these needless distractions. I will have Xion return to her duties tomorrow. Today, you must focus on yours."

"Understood." Xarina nodded as both of them sighed and walked out of Where Nothing Gathers, as Axel walked by.

"Hey, you two." He waved, but they didn't wave back, they just walked away without saying a word to him. "Huh...that was weird."

When they got to the Gray Room, they looked at their mission. "Ugh...Shadow Globs at Mobius." Xarina muttered as they walked in the portal with Roxas and Mew.

Saix looked at them walking in, and then making a portal for Where Nothing Gathers.

Organization XIII

"Are you certain we've taken suitable measures with Xion, Roxas and Xarina?" Saix asked.

"I will admit, Xion has strayed from our original designs. However, we are also seeing an interesting side effect." Xemnas replied.

"Really?"

"The Keys. Xion was affected by Roxas and Xarina, just as we had anticipated. This was indeed what we had hoped to achieve... but then, through the both of them, Sora and Sabrina themselves began to shape 'it' into 'her', giving Xion a sense of identity. Our plan seemed like a failure at this point...but then it occurred to me. Xion is keeping Sora's and Sabrina's memories trapped by claiming them as her own."

He continued. "Keeping her close to Roxas and Xarina will ultimately prevent Sora and Sabrina from ever waking."

"I see, and what of the imposter?"

"See that he stays away from Roxas and Xarina. He is merely an impurity that would make Xion's existence incomplete."

"Then we shall return to our original plan." Saix smirked.

Meanwhile, Riku was on top of Memory Skyscraper, folding his arms and looking at The Castle That Never Was.

In Xion's room, she was in a fetal position and sighing. "What am I supposed to do, Riku?" She wondered.
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