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Sora wandered around the pathways not knowing where he was going. His words he had said. They weren't completely his.

His darkness helped with the words, he didn't realize until after he had left. He had terrible thoughts running through his head as he spoke to Riku.

His thoughts were as close to as wanting to hurt him. He didn't seem to recall the the thoughts or what he exactly said until he had left.

Perhaps it was getting to him. He would never want to hurt Riku, would he?

He saw a world. He knew where. And he decided to go there.

The shock of Sora saying all that and leaving, Kairi was the most shocked out of everyone. Everyone in silence, until Lea exclaimed,

"What was that all about?"

Riku got to his feet and stared at the keyhole and answered,

"I have no clue."

Donald tried to find an explanation, "Maybe the poison got to his head."

Riku sighed, "We should go after-"

He was cut off

"You should leave him alone for a while."

It was Yen Sid. This was the first time anyone had ever seen him outside. He continued,

"He obviously doesn't want to be followed. I need to tell you something that may shed some light on the subject."

Riku growing slightly frustrated asked, "What is it?"

"Sora accepted Vanitas in his heart."

They all exclaimed, "What?"

Yen Sid continued, "I told him that I would tell you if the occasion called for it. That should be a start."

"Maybe Vanitas took over Sora again!" Donald suggested.

"No, it was Sora. And that wasn't pretend anger. That was real. He doesn't want to be found. But if it was an issue with Vanitas we could have helped him earlier if he told us."

Riku was getting frustrated, why didn't Sora just tell them?

Mickey finally spoke, "You have to remember Riku. Sora might be in a situation that he can't tell us."

Riku snorted trying to sound frustrated. Kairi understood and saw through his act. Riku was so worried about Sora. Riku was generally annoyed with Sora at that moment.

Not angry just annoyed. He didn't understand what Sora was doing.

Kairi would have wanted to be mad but she couldn't she knew that Sora wasn't himself. She couldn't help but think if it were connected to when she felt the strange feeling coming from Sora earlier.

"We have to follow him." Kairi announced. All unsure eyes fell on her. Yen Sid raised an eye brow at her.

She continued, "I can see right through him. He's trying to protect us."

Everyone came to this realization when Kairi said it. Riku nodded, he figured it out before and said,

"I know Kairi, but if he wants us to stay away. It would be for a good reason."

Kairi replied, "Would. Doesn't mean it is. If he is trying to protect us then he forgets we can defend ourselves. We should at least follow him without him knowing."

It was a sneaky idea and dangerous.

Riku looked unsure and turned his head to Yen Sid. He gave a small nod and Riku understood.

"Be prepared Kairi. If your right, we'll have to be on our guard."

Riku honestly wanted to leave Sora so he could come to his senses on his own, but Kairi was right. What about he was in danger. But what if they were truly in danger.

"I'm coming too." Lea smirked.

Riku rolled his eyes. "Let's go through the pathways. The Gummi Ship will be noticed too quickly."

Lea and Kairi nodded.

Donald and Goofy looked worried. Kairi whispered to them, "Don't worry. We'll make sure he's okay."

With that the three left. Kairi knew that Sora was trying to keep them from danger, but she would prefer to know what and why from Sora himself. The three knew that what they were doing was stupid, but what Sora was doing was also stupid.

"Where do you think he is?" Kairi asked as they saw glimpses of worlds.

"He obviously wants time to himself to think. I have a hunch."

It was strange having Lea suggest something about Sora. But they followed him.

He wandered around. It saddened his heart. The people were still stone. He made a mental note to make sure Kairi tried and release them.

Sora didn't know why but he was drawn to the clock tower above the station. He sat their alone and began to think about his whole mess and all his thoughts of the darkness. He couldn't figure out what to do.

He began to talk to himself,

"I should keep moving worlds. Their probably already on my trail."

He knew them too well. He figured that Kairi would be persistent and convince the others to follow. As he stood he saw a heartless running.

Sora looked at it curiously and he quickly got down and began to follow it. It ran through the area of trees until it lead him to the abandoned mansion.

He had a minor flashback from when he woke up in the pod and began to venture with Donald and Goofy.

Back then everything seemed easier. Everything was a mess now, more than back then.

He stared at the mansion, he would have to go in sooner or later.

Just as Sora ran out of the station area, Kairi, Lea and Riku just arrived outside the station. They just missed him.

"Are you sure he'll be here?" Kairi asked.

"Sort of." He answered back with an unsure expression. The whole time they had left, Riku had been really quiet. He hadn't said a word.

They made their way to to the sandlot. Stone figures stood around.

"Maybe..." Kairi thought out loud. She summoned her keyblade and pointed her keyblade towards a random stone person and tried to release them.

But it failed.

"Why didn't work?" Kairi asked.

Riku finally spoke up, "Maybe we need to defeat Xehanort for them to be released."

"But she got you out." Lea pointed out.

Riku nodded, "But I wasn't a stone for long. Maybe there's a time limit on how long light can destroy the shell."

The theory was correct and they all understood. Kairi frowned at not being able to help them.

Suddenly like a dog, Riku could smell something in the air.

"Darkness."

Riku bolted but was closely followed by Kairi and Lea. When Riku paused they watched him stare at a mansion.

"Riku?" Kairi asked.

He had flashbacks from when he helped Ansem return Sora's memories by keeping Roxas in the other Twilight Town.

"It's in there. Keep your guard up."

As Sora entered he took a few steps and suddenly heartless popped from the shadows. He took them out like nothing.

Suddenly some sort of force pinned Sora to the wall on the left.

A figure stepped from the shadows. It wasn't Xehanort.

"Why what do we have here?"

It was Braig.

"How did you find me?" Sora choked trying to fight back the force.

"You're on our radar now kid. There is no escape."

Sora struggled and spat, "When I find Xehanort. I will destroy you and him."

Braig smirked, "Oooo That was a little dark even for you. So I'm going to ask you nicely once. Come with me or I'll hurt your friends."

Sora thought he had the upper hand, "They're not here."

"Oh really?" Braig laughed and just then the three ran in.

"Sora!"

Sora could barely turn his head, Kairi, Riku and Lea had come. The only thought he had was, "No!"

Braig raised his hand and loads of heartless appeared and began to attack them.

"Nice isn't it. Maleficent taught me a few tricks."

Braig enjoyed watching the three fight them and he summoned more and more heartless. Sooner or later it was going to overwhelm them.

They finished off their fifth round of heartless. But they all got dog piled and couldn't move.

"Another round?" Braig laughed.

"Leave them alone!" Sora yelled still stuck to the wall.

"Time to choose." Braig snapped his fingers and more heartless began to dog pile them and some other heartless were preparing to rip out their hearts.

Sora couldn't do anything in a few more minutes they could be gone. He wanted to yell at them for following but he would have done the same. He was too weak. He felt nothing more than a burden.

"Wait, maybe I'll do the princess myself."

"Don't touch her!" Lea and Riku yelled in unison.

He was getting closer, he reached out his hand to touch her.

"Leave her alone." Sora managed to whisper out, but no one heard.

He felt something within him rising and building. Voices repeated in his head, "Give in,Give in, Give in, Give in, Give in!"

He tried to hold it back but the cage he tried pushing it back in burst. And he snapped.

"I said leave her alone!" This time it sounded frightening. Like it wasn't Sora. But someone more sinister.

Before Braig could turn, Sora lifted his hand and Braig went flying back.

Sora then raised his hand to the heartless and they shriveled to nothing.

Riku, Kairi and Lea got up as soon as the heartless disappeared.

"Sora?" Kairi asked from a distance.

Sora stood in dead silence. His hair covered his eyes.

The three gasped as darkness began to leak out of him.

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