Disclaimer: I wish I owned Kingdom Hearts, but unfortunately, I don't. Just this story. :P This 50 Drabble Challenge belongs to Terra ForceXIII.

A/N: Ah! I'm so sorry for missing updates! I'll get a move on once I finish all my exams (my last one is on Wednesday)! DX Okay! I'm going to hope I don't fail on what I'm trying to do, but we'll see. :3 I'll understand if you guys get confused; I'll explain everything soon! xD Oh! And Terra's going to be using a command style; can you guess which one? ;D

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~ Empty Tides ~

The Unversed twitched on top of the brick fence before jumping on the next one after Vanitas threw a rock at it. The raven-haired teen scoffed; Ventus glaring at him. "Stop that. You'll just make it run away again!"

"Then what's your brilliant plan?" Vanitas retorted, hating how the Unversed was suddenly paying attention to their bickering. That was another reason why Vanitas was throwing rocks at it: he was hoping that just maybe the Unversed could get concussions. If they did, Vanitas was going to give it one hell of a concussion before tearing it to shreds for making him run around like an idiot. "Stupid thing…I should just summon a bunch more to kill it."

Ventus's eyes widened. "You can't do that! You wanna summon a horde when you can't even control one?"

Vanitas—out of irritation—grabbed the blond by the collar and Ventus grabbed Vanitas's collar in return. They both leered at each other angrily, but neither of them were willing to pull away; probably out of stubbornness. He wouldn't admit it, but the raven-haired teen was impressed with Ventus's spunk. "You sound like a self-help booklet. What do you suggest we do then? Throw it a cookie and hope it crawls back into my shadow?"

Glaring once before breaking free of Vanitas's hold, the blond put distance between them—throwing nervous glances at the unmoving Unversed. "Look, it was negative emotions in the first place that called upon the Unversed. If either of us act any more aggressive, we'll just call more…"

"…What?"

"Don't you think," Ventus pointed out, "that it's reacting to something?"

Stealing a look at the Unversed himself, Vanitas couldn't help but agree. The Unversed was twitchy as always, but it was swerving its head in every which direction. Why was it looking for something? Suddenly, the Unversed perked up and started moving again at a hasty speed.

The boys immediately chased after it, Ventus questioning, "Where is it going?"

Around the corner, they heard someone speak, "I'm actually on my way to Naminé's house right now."

Vanitas's eyes widened in horror, No…! Picking up his pace, the raven-haired teen quickly rounded the corner and smacked right into Xion. She let out a yelp, dropping her phone on the pavement while Vanitas gripped her upper arm. "Blackbird!"

"You?" Xion hissed with a sneer. Pulling her arm away, she snapped. "What are you doing here?"

"Xion!" Ventus interrupted out of breath. "You weren't attacked were you?"

"By what?" she asked in frustration. Backing away, Xion huffed in annoyance. "What's going on? Why are you guys together?" As Ventus tried to explain the situation, Vanitas frantically looked around and gritted his teeth. That Unversed had to be here somewhere… Was it looking for Xion? Like hell he would let it anywhere near her! Xion gasped. "What is that?"

Snapping to attention, Vanitas glared at the Unversed only to receive a surprise. The blond growled. "The Unversed!"

Vanitas coldly added, "Yeah…with a new color scheme."

- 26 -
.: Booklet :.

~ Windy Skies ~

How is it changing color? Ventus nervously eyed the Unversed as it shifted colors from blue to a dark purple. The trio of teenagers moved back cautiously as the Unversed began to act up. I wish Aqua gave us a booklet on these things…

Suddenly the Unversed charged forward, causing all three teenagers to react. Xion let out a small yelp when Vanitas grabbed her around the waist and jumped to the side. They rolled on the pavement; Vanitas hovering on top of her. "…I like this position a lot."

"…Get off me!" Xion shoved the raven-haired male away and hastily sat up. "What's happening? What is that thing?" The Unversed sank into the ground and aimed for Vanitas and Xion. When it came out of the ground to attack the raven-haired girl, Vanitas knocked it away with a nearby stick.

The blond let out a sigh of relief before quickly reviewing, What's going on? Why is it trying to attack Xion?

"Vanitas, watch out!" Xion gasped.

"Tch!" Vanitas attempted to attack again only to fail. He ended up on the ground; the Unversed sitting on top of him. He struggled under the Unversed. "Take Xion and run!"

But…!

The blond was torn. He wanted to help Vanitas, but the raven-haired male was right; Xion was being targeted! Tightening a fist, Ventus quickly grabbed Xion's wrist and fled. The raven-haired female resisted after they rounded down another block. "Ven, Vanitas—!"

"He'll be fine—"

"No!" Xion ripped her wrist away and Ventus watched her surprise as she stepped away. Was Xion…crying over Vanitas? "He's an idiot! He won't stop until he's banged up!"

Xion… Ventus felt for her; he really did, but she had to get to safety. Wouldn't Vanitas like to know that she still cared for him. He placed a comforting hand on her shoulder and reassured, "I know, Xion, but Vanitas is doing this to protect you—"

"And that's what scares me!" Xion covered her face just as Ventus noticed her shadow elongating. "Even after everything I said, why do so much for me?"

She's summoning…Unversed! Ventus froze when the creatures jumped out of the shadows. "Xion!"

"Huh?" She slowly turned around as the horde of Unversed charged.

The blond stumbled towards her, but was stopped when a hand gripped his arm. In a mixture of panic and confusion, Ventus looked over his shoulder and met wine-colored orbs. "Fuu?" Her face never broke out of its stoic expression as her eyes darted to where Xion stood. Ventus quickly followed her line of vision and gawked. "Terra!"

The newly summoned Unversed disintegrated like dust; Terra with his weapon in hand while standing protectively in front of Xion. Ventus quickly approached them—Fuu on his heels—and blurted, "Terra! I-It's Vanitas, he—"

"I know." Terra gave Ventus a tired smile before heading in Vanitas's direction. "Take care of the girls, Ven!"

"Wait!" As much as he trusted the brunet…why was his left arm engulfed in black tendrils?