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Aqua was busy training the remaining members of the seven of light besides Terra there was Xion, who used her blade while fighting Lee. While Aqua trains Stevile, Mickey watches the four fight in his head he just thinks of who else is there to fight 'cause Ven had his own batter to deal with in the end he guesses that he'll just figure it out when they get to that point.

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Camsley kept the object a secret as he walked to check on Kairi. She was in her cell trying to think of a way to get out. Camsley came with dinner. "Hello Princess I hope you're hungry."

Kairi just sighed, and ate the food quietly 'cause from the last time she refused to eat it was almost too late before she begged for food. Camsley smiles, "Hey Kairi do you know what I did today?"

Silence...

"I took down Yan Sid, and made his precious tower fall to darkness."

Kairi went wide eyed as he gave the only proof he had which was that hat, and robes that he had been wearing that had some blood, and grey hair. Camsley smirked at her expression. "Well I better go feed your feisty little friend now. I hope he doesn't try to escape again this time."

Camsley leaves, and Kairi just sat there on her knees in shock.

Riku had tried, and tried to get free for days now, but still couldn't. Xahenort somehow had blocked the darkness within him. So he couldn't make dark portals, and portals of light only attract the monsters, and without his keyblade that's bad since he can't use his darkness. So that meant that no fire balls of darkness, or the other abilities he had by using the darkness. He was left too weak, if he tried to use his other magic abilities like when he fought Xemnas with Sora with all the dusks he will die from it.

He growled, and thought of the day that Sora had payed him a visit, and how different his love looked. Poor Sora was filled with darkness now, and will be one of the members of Xahnort's clones just like Roxas. Which was horrible enough to make Riku cry, and struggle even harder

"Hey I came with your food, don't even try to struggled again today, or I have to give you nothing but crumbs to eat." says Camsley as he walks into the cell.

Riku glared at him, and ate his food before trying to punch Camsley which he had doged. "You know what the news is today Riku?"

"No has Sora finally broke from your boss's cluches?"

"Nope that's not it, I took out the big tough sorior Yan Sid today, and made his tower fall to darkness."

"No not true."

"I did." Camsley gleefully took out the robe, and hat that he had shone Kairi, and Riku gasped, and grew so angry that his darkness had someone returned to him, and he blasted Camsley right in the face. He had doged, and hit Riku square in the back, and brung Riku down to his knees before Riku finally escaped, and took his chance to get Sora, and Roxas to stop this crazy shit.

Sora, and Roxas were being trained by Vanitas. When Sora had re-met Vanitas he sort of remembered that Vanitas was suppost to be younger, but the explation of some spell just made his head hurt.

Vanitas sighs from how tired he was, and was a bit meaner than usal as he trains Sora, and Roxas to use their dark powers.

Riku watched in hiding as he sees how different his lover was as Sora fights with a hood on as his darkness takes him, and silently fights as if being that way made him unable to talk.

Vanitas leans on the wall, and felt the darkness that had a hint of light mixed in which was no other than Riku. Vanitas just let Riku watch his love in action.

Sora takes a deep breath after pulling his hood off when they finished, and looks around feeling something that reminded him of someone. "Vanitas I feel a different darkness other than yours, or Roxas."

"Hmm must be a member you have yet to meet Sora." Vanitas lied, and Sora looks up to Vanitas with this look when Vanitas complements his skills.

Riku glared in as he fumed standing there in hiding.

He than remembers it's only the fact that Sora probally forgot about him, so he calms down with those thoughts in mind. 'C'mon leave already I have to get Sora's head straight, and fast.' was another thought as he watches Sora try to hug Vanitas, and falls on his face as the other had teleported away from that spot.

"You spikey haired idiot I don't like you that way now focus!" Vanitas shouts, and Sora looked hurt which made Riku lose it, and fired a ball of light from his hand, and hits Vanitas, or it was aimed for him.

Vanitas had teleported to avoid the light blast, and ends up behind Riku to kick him hard enough to fall to the floor.

Sora went epp, and pushes Roxas out of way as his nobody was too off in a daze to see what had happened. His nobody seems to act like a zombie even if he had his own heart now. Guess this is how Roxas is now they're 'reborn' pretty much, and that explains Sora's lack of memory.

Sora sees the silver haired tanned boy, and wonders who that is.

Riku sees he had caught his love's attention. "Sora it's me Riku you have to remember. This isn't who you are."

Sora looks to Riku, "I'm not who I am? Riku? I don't know a Riku."

"Yes you do try to remember before it's too late! You, and Roxas are being us-" Vanitas cuts Riku off by kicking him in the mouth, and makes Riku fall through a black portal.

Vanitas gets up, and walks over to Sora, who looked confused. "It's nothing Sora, you are you a being of darkness. He didn't know what he was talking about." Vanitas blasts a black ray at Sora's chest.

"Ah! .. oh.." Sora groans as he got to his knees, and his eyes closed grabbing his chest. "Who's all I have?"

"Roxas, and me. We all have a boss in this orgization."

"Who's that?"

"Master Xahenort."

"Right Xahinort.." Sora was back under the control of darkness, and Vanitas was saved from another thrashing punishment. "C'mon Sora let's get some food I'm hungry." says Roxas who finally came back to reality, and had missed what had just happened. "You both are dismissed."

"Vanitas don't you want to eat some ice cream with us?" says Roxas hopefully.

"Not now I got things to do." Vanitas sent the two off by opening a portal for them as the two stepped through Vanitas closes the portal, and teleports to report what had happened.

Meanwhile poor Riku had lost his one chance of getting Sora back, he just didn't have enough energy to get back from the cell he had escaped from. He looks around to see he was in a different cell. "Riku you ok?" says Kairi, who was now his cell mate.

Riku looks to Kairi, and nods. "Yeah just a little weak that's all." Riku sees that some of Kairi's food is left. "You mind if I eat the rest of that? They give you way more than I get."

Kairi gasped at that, and gives him the plate to eat. "Here eat every bite, don't worry I just finished."

Riku nodded, and happily ate the food as best as he could.

Kairi was so furious at their situation, she was so glad he had fallen into her cell. Riku had told her about what had happened as he ate. "What no way Sora would never."

"I saw it Kairi they brain washed them both, and I tried, but I can't get to him either. Dam it, if I havn't knew Sora had forgotten me I would had hit him getting all tinkled eyed over that freak Vanitas."

"Sora didn't forget us, he n-"

"He only did 'cause of fall to darkness Kairi. He was forced, he's brand new once again."

"Is that what he thinks?"

"yes, and apparently that's what exactly happened, Sora's reborn as a being of darkness. I know it's hard to believe Kairi, but I saw it. Sora wouldn't had been like that to that freak if he remembered me."

Kairi sees the proof, and sighs, "I guess you're right. Sora cares deeply for you after all." She says with a sad, lonely soft voice.

Riku finishes the food, and looks to Kairi, "Hey, so what's with you, and Stevle huh?"

"Huh?.." She sniffled as she looked to him. "What do you mean?"

"You seemed closer to him right?"

Kairi just blushed, and Riku got his answer. "Ok than. ... Man if I had just enough strength I could try again, but go after Roxas."

"Why Roxas?"

"Roxas, and Sora are a team, if I can get through at least one of them the other can-"

"Oh I see, or we can try something else."

Riku looks at Kairi quizzally, "Like what?"

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Ven woke up again feeling way much better, and gets up. The three good fairies were busy with their daily work, so Ven fed himself, and works out his body as he took a run to the castle, and back. The blue fairy caught Ven, and looks up at him, "Hey what are you doing out of bed, and running about the town?"

"Working out a little, I feel much better, and I ate while you all were busy."

The blue fairy sighed, "Ok, but don't do that again."

"I sort of need to get going actually, I got someone I need to meet in another place."

The red fairy than replied behind Ven's back, "I guess we can't stop you than."

Ven looks to see her, and smiles.

"Please be careful Ven." says the green fairy.

"Take out who ever is responsible for the mess that was caused." says the blue fairy.

"I will be careful, thanks for everything, bye." With that Ven takes off through a portal of light to the coliseum.

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During that time with Ven, Stevile was training, but couldn't take it anymore. He had gotten orders that Disney Castle was where they were going to go next once they were ready. Which was very soon. Aqua had gotten a letter from Riku, and Kairi happy to hear they were alright. STevile wasn't told where Kairi was, but it sure made the fire in his heart burn.

Stevile plan to take off when the time was right, but that' wasn't now.

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Camsley was smiling over his treasure thinking as he gloved over it. Finally after a long time I finally have it this that will grant me enough power. All I need now is that x-blade, and what that blade grants me. He puts the object away, and smiles evilily with a cheery face.

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Ven gets to the Colisium, and looks around to see where they were suppost to meet up. He sees a Unversed, and follows it to the grand re-opening of the games, and Ven sees the Unversed disappeared to go hide. "I guess I do a warm up before I see him. Ok I can live with that." Ven says to himself.

Ven goes into the Lobby, and Phil was busy getting things set up. "Um Phil?"

"Hey there you are this is no time to play hooky with your gal today is the day I reopen these games, if you hadn't forgotten." As usal Phil had his back turned, and mistaken Ven for someone else.

Ven sort of felt a sense of de ja boo as he looks at Phil. "Um Phil what girl are you talking about I just got here."

"What you broke up with Meg already?"

"Phil I'm not Herc!"

Phil finally looks, and sees a complete stranger that knows him. "Who in Hades are you, and why do you look familiar?"

"It's me Ventus Phil. I finally grew up."

"What the Ven! You sight for sore eyes!" Phil, and Ven hugged, and Ven smiled seeing his old friend through his eyes.

"Where have you been Ven, you here for the games?"

"I sure am is there any room for me?"

"Yeah there sure is, I got two spots left."

Ven smiled, and after signing up Phil looks so amazed at Ven, "Man I wouldn't believe it if I wasn't seeing it you look strong, but you look like you could use a bit of work before competing. You up for a bit of training?"

Ven nods, "Sure am Phil, let's get started."

When Ven finishes his training Herc shows up with Meg. "Hey Phil I'm here do you still need to do anything?"

"Well look who finally decides to show up, yes I still need your help you slacker now c'mon there's a lot of stuff I need done around here." Phil, and Herc go off, and Ven sighs as he rests sitting down on the staires.

Meg looks at Ven, and feels a strange sense they had met before, but how that can be? She only had met Sora, and his friends along with Aqua. "Hey you look strong are you entering in the games once the nanny goat gets them ready?"

"Huh? Yeah I am. Am I really that strong here?" The older Ven gesters to his heart, and Meg nods. "Yes." She pauses for a moment. "Say you seem to knew what I was talking about, have you been here before?"

"Yeah I have, but I was way younger when I did ten years ago I think."

Meg's eyes went wide, "What's your name mystery man?"

"I'm Ventus, but you can call me Ven."

Meg looked at him astonished this was who Aqua was looking for? The way she describe him was a boy not a man, what happened? "I.. I'm Meg to my friends. Say you know a lady named Aqua?"

"Yeah I knew here."

"Well she's looking for you, but the way she described you was different."

"Yeah that's a secret I plan to keep 'til I see her." Ven watches Phil practally treat Herc like a slave driver. "I see Herc still is bossed around to that guy huh?"

"Yeah, but he doesn't mind his nanny goat doing that to him. He says it keeps his muscles with him, so I havn't yelled at the goat for it yet."

"I see, so tell me what has been going on with Herc, how has my old friend been the whole time I've been gone?"

Meg looks at Ven, and gives him this look. "I'll only tell you, if you tell me what's up with that body, and Aqua's description."

Ven sighed, "For a long time I've been asleep after something bad happened to me. Aqua had put a spell on me, and now it broke, so I'm how I am on the outside same as my brain I guess."

"Hm, so you're body was young, but inside you were who you are now on the outside?"

"Yeah that sums it up better how I explained it. Now it's your turn Meg."

"Alright I guess you that can be your prize." Meg starts explaining what had happened with Herc during the years after they had met to how Sora had twice helped them out.

Ven listened as Phil was shouting in the background, and Herc was saying. "Ok Phil, and Is this good phil?" With Phil answering back. The story Meg was telling Ven was a bit long, good thing for Ven he had plenty of time... he thinks.

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Riku looks at Kairi like she was nuts when he heard the plan, but they were going to try it now that Vanitas was gone according to Riku sensing his darkness within the whole castle. Riku makes a portal to wherever they eat their food, and Kairi shouts through the portal. "Sora, Roxas."

The two look around wondering what was up. "Who's there? Show yourself." Says Roxas. Kairi shot a blast of light at Roxas's chest first, and Roxas had collapsed on the floor for a moment.

"Roxas what the crud is going on with you get up." Sora looks at Roxas as he bends down looking at Roxas's face in worry. Roxas soon opens his eyes, and says. "Sora we've been tricked xahenort wants to use us."

"What? That's crazy." Than Sora sees a picture fall from no where, and looks at it after picking it up. "Who?... Who are these people."

"C'mon Sora you should remember your real friends, and boyfriend." says Riku.

"Huh? It's that voice again." Before Kairi could use her magic on him as well the portal was closed, and Roxas was shot with darkness as for Sora he was knocked out, and carried to their room.

"No dam it that guy really screw it, we had one of them now we got none of them again." says Riku.

"I guess we can't keep you locked up together." Isa appeared with Xahenort, and Isa takes care of Riku, and makes him watch as Kairi's heart was taken from her body, and soon Riku, and kairi were sent back to Radiate Garden.

"It's time to prepare for the war that will be upon us very soon."

This is al Riku heard before he lands in someone's arms, and sees zack, and Cloud. "Hey it isn't nice to return falling from the sky. What happened to you two?"

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Ven decides to walk around the town, and sees the Unversed again. He rushes after it, and ends up going inot the big pond with the statues of those ladies. He sees Vanitas without his helmet on, and Ven goes over to the stone bench. "Hey it will be a bit before they start." Ven waited for Vanitas to pat the seat, and Ven sits down by him. "Time grows near Venny." Ven nods, "Yeah it feels like it to me too. It feels so strange."

"You don't have to bother explaining how you feel Venny."

"Yeah I know, but it feels better talking about it."

"Being inside of Sora's heart made everything difficult for you. You feel like you've been everywhere once, or twice, but your body is behind your heart's experience."

"...Yeah the past really blew it for my life, and yours too right?"

"More or less. Venny this tournament is going to test you, you know what will happen at the end of the games correct?"

"Yeah I think so, I hope we don't hurt anyone in the process when we fight even if it's just a test of strength."

"Hah same old Venny always the caring type."

"Well one of us has to right? You know you've changed a lot. You're caring too even if it's just to me Vani."

Vanitas smirked, and pushed Ven off the bench, and Ven caught himself not getting mad at all. "I care about you, but that won't stop me from doing what I must do. You failed that test in Port Royal."

Ven sighs knowing now it was more than a test of strength. "I think I'm ready for that part of the test as well."

"You sure? Push me off of this bench."

Ven looked at Vanitas, and closed his eyes before he kicked him off the bench, and heard Vanitas teleport. He jumped out of the way, and Vanitas was going to fall in the water. Ven grabbed his hand, and puled him to make his weight shift. Vanitas lands on top of him on the ground. "You failed again, you need to fix that before the test."

Ven sighs, "After the test, and I pass what happens after that?" As they get up, and sit back on the bench. "The end will come at the last place we've both been to in our past."

"Oh I see." Ven sighs, and Vanitas hugs, and kisses his cheek before he teleported away.

Ven looked at the water, "The war is almost here guys I hope everyone back in Radiate garden is ready for it espesally you Aqua."

Ven feels felt his body lay down on its own, and his eyes closed on him almost without knowing it. His face expressing his sleepiness, and thought he heard a voice, and than another shushing the first. He wondered who the voices were, but his body was already shutting down, and giving way to the strings of sleep. Before Ven knew it the world was soon black, and his brain had went far off from reality, and into the depths of dreams.

The lady statues were all talking wondering what was going on, but soon grew silent as Vanitas came looking for Ven much later to wake him up. "Hey Ven c'mon wake up the games will be starting soon."

Ven opens his eyes, "Vani?" He than rubs his eyes, and sees Vanitas more clearly. "What happened, did I fall asleep here?"

"Yeah you did now c'mon already the games will start soon." Ven got up from the bench still wondering what ere the voices he had heard, and the two go off together to start the games.

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Aqua was shocked to hear what had happened to Kairi as Riku explained their almost successful plan. Aqua looks up in shock as someone was falling from the sky, and shouted once she saw who it was. "Axel catch him that's Terra!" The Red head nobody made a portal just in time, and got the injured body safely to the ground.

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Back at the coliseum Ven, and Vanitas finally are about to face off. "Watch out with this guy Ven, he's."

Ven cuts him off, "I know this guy, and me go super back Phil, but thanks."

"Ok than kid, still though be careful out there."

"Right, but there is something though Phil, Herc."

The two look at him questionally. "If things get very ugly evacuate the crows our fights get pretty explosive." Phil was worried, but Herc stops him. "Right we'll make sure to get everyone out I na blink of an eye. Now quit making this match wait I want to see you two in action."

"I want you guys to split as well Herc can't have my buddies hurt." Ven walks off before they can answer, and Phil was held back before he could say anything. "No need Phil I think he prepped himself before this match." Phil watches with the moment of nail biting. Herc, and Meg along with their pet winged horse watch the match about to convince prepared for anything to happen.

Meanwhile...

Vanitas was ready to test Ven ignoring all his calls from Xahenort to keep his consitration.

Finally when Ven was walking to the platform Vanitas answered the old man telling him to shut up the test is in progress, and they were both warmed up.

The old man hadn't responded, and Vantias didn't care if the old gezzer was displeased at him, or not this was it as Ven stood in front of him with his armor on. Vanitas as usal had his armor on, he smiled behind his helmet from how Ven was showing his respect to him as a foe just like he was at the moment.

They both said noting knowing what would occur if they did. The two summoned their keyblades, and lunged for each other in their more than just a match test for what would soon come, if Ven passes.

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Ven, and Vanitas clash blades, and a massive shock wave came foveryone screamed when the force of wind carried out. The two showed their battle faces. Vanitas liked the feeling the clash had, and Ven knew it when he felt what their clash had made, he knew Vanitas was stronger than years before.

Phil, and the others were shocked, and impressed. "Ven wasn't kidding, did you felt that?" says Phil.

The two broke, and Vanitas does a combo, and Ven blocks every strike, and does some of his own with the same result. Vanitas teleports, and Ven was ready for anything as the whole area was soon covered in black, and Ven tightened his grip on his keyblade instead of gasping. Vanitas hid as the clone took the battle soon Ven blocked every attack the clone threw at him at a very fast pace the clone too was stronger than from the past. Ven continue to block, and jumped when he had a chance, and blast a gust of wind that threw off the clone, and the invasion of flying keyblades that were doubled form the real, and clone mixed together. Ven watches the keyblades spile in all directions, but they acted like boomerangs, and were all coming back at Ven. ven jumped quickly, and made that wind attack that was gentle, but it takes out his enemies. The wind is different compared to enimies to Vanitas, and his clone they felt the strong wind, and Vanitas screamed, and the blackness covered around them was blown away to the crowds, and his friends on the sidelines they felt a gentle breze, but were amazed on how the black barrier on the platform that had blocked their view had dispersed like that as they watched.

Vanitas laid on the ground on the platform flat on his back, Ven knew better, and kept his guard up as the body lied there still like. "Hey get up!" Vanitas laughed, "You done it Ventus, you truly done it, you passed." Vanitas gets up when Phil declared the match was over.

Phil shouts as the two stand there, "Hey what's with you two the match's over why are you two still standing there like that?"

Vanitas shouts, "Can it you walking goat I got one more thing to say to Ventus."

The goatman almost took a step forward before Ven shouts, "No Phil let him talk I need to hear this."

"you sure Ven?"

"Yes now stay off the platform." Ven looks at Vanitas with his armor still on knowing exactly what is to come now that he passed. Vanitas smiled behind his helmet, and jumped back make a gust of wind of his own that tore everything up, and the people with his friends all disappeared from Ven's view not worrying aobut them knowing they were fine, he hopes.

Soon the two alone, and Ven looks at Vanitas with that same look as Vanitas looks at Ven.

After a long moment of silence, "Go Ventus your friends will be there to soon die!" Ven closes his eyes as they both threw a gust of wind that threw them out of the world floating far from both sides of the planet as they were both far away, and there was no sign of either of them in their sights.

"Ventus..."

"Vanitas!"

Vanitas portals, and Ven growled out, and shouts into space again. "Don't even touch a hair on my friends!" Ven activates his glider, and takes off at full speed to the planet that was now showing that had dust radiating from it that seemed to be at the ends of the space that now was glowing brightly as it guided, and called.

End of Chapter 26 The War is Upon Us Part 1