HotXbun: Guys, we just hit 100 reviews!

And to celebrate, I have posted a new Kingdom Hearts story! It is a collection of One Shots called 'Our Stories' and it ties in with this story, so go check it out when you're done! And thank you to everybody who reviewed!

Also a heads up, this chapter is probably going to be very confusing if you haven't played or watched cutscenes from Back Cover or Union X. Feel free to ask me about anything that is confusing you. Or correct me if I'm wrong.

Yurosoku: With this series...probably.

thecesar09: Yes. The question is...how? And why?

PrincessKairi20: We'll see.

Truself: The truth is that I haven't even thought that far yet.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts or Avatar The Last Airbender.

...Chapter 26 Who Was I?

Ven's POV [Kingdom Hearts Extra: This is the first time the story's in Ven's POV.]

We were all sitting in Ansem the Wise's mansion.

The king wanted to tell us something.

"Good", he said. "You're all here. I need to show you guys something."

With that the king put a giant book on the table.

"Donald", he started. "Could you hit the lights please?"

"I've got it your majesty", Goofy said.

Then...he hit the lights with his shield!

Everybody jumped back in fear.

"Um...Goofy", Mickey started. "I meant turn the lights off."

"Oh", Goofy said sheepishly. "Sorry your majesty."

"It's okay Goofy", Mickey stated.

Donald then made the room dark with his magic.

"Mickey", Aqua started. "Don't we need light to read a book?"

With that the king just smiled.

"Not this book aqua."

With that the king opened the book...and glowing images started floating out of it!

"Wow", I said in awe. "It's like a magic picture book."

"Indeed it is", the king agreed. "Now, on with the story. Once upon a time, in the time of fairytales, lived a man called the Master of Masters. The master had a Keyblade that could see the future, and with it...he saw a great war. In order to prepare for the war, he gave each of his six apprentices different roles. To one of them, he gave his Keyblade, and...a black box."

"As in the black box we were tasked to find", Even asked.

"I doubt there are two very important black boxes out there", the king stated.

"Does the book say what was in the black box", Ienzo asked.

"No", the king replied. "The apprentice was tasked with hiding the box, but was told never to open it."

"What's the point of having a box if you're never supposed to open it", Kairi asked.

"Maybe there was something dangerous in it", Naminé suggested.

"The higher ups and the Organization simply said that the box contained hope", Even revealed. "But their idea of hope is very different to ours."

"Yes", the king said. "Anyway. Back to the story. While the one apprentice left to hide the box, the other apprentices were tasked with creating their own groups, or 'unions' of Keyblade wielders to prepare for the war."

And for some reason...when I heard the word 'union'...my head started hurting.

"You okay Ven", Terra asked.

"Yeah", I replied. "Just a little headache. That's all."

I then went back to listening to the king's story.

"The apprentices were also given each a copy of a book called 'The Book of Prophecies.' The Master of Masters had written down his predictions in it so his apprentices would know what they were supposed to do when he wasn't around. And as fate would have it, he disappeared not long after giving his apprentices their roles."

"Where did he go", Kairi asked.

"It doesn't say", the king revealed. "None of the less, the apprentices continued on as told, but one day, a dark Chirithy was found in the apprentices' home."

"A Chirithy", I asked before holding onto my one.

"Yes", the king said. "And they only fall to darkness if their master's heart does. Because of this, the leader of the apprentices believed that there was a traitor in the group, and this caused great tension."

"What happened", I asked.

"Well", the king started. "One thing led to another, and well...the apprentices...they caused the war."

With that...we all looked at the king in shock.

"Mickey", Riku started. "What does any of this have to do with what's going on now?"

"Do you want to know the name of the apprentices", Mickey asked. "They were called...the Foretellers. They're leader...was named Ira, and he wore a unicorn mask.

Upon hearing this...we all looked at the king in shock.

And my headache got bigger.

"Wait", Kairi said in shock. "How is that possible? The Keyblade War happened years ago!"

"And did you say the Foretellers", Ienzo asked. "Demyx said that was the name of the group of people working with Xigbar!"

"Yes", the king replied. "And you know how Demyx said that the Foretellers call Xigbar 'Luxu?' Guess what the name of the apprentice that was tasked with hiding the black box was."

"You've got to be kidding me", Lea said. "Xigbar is actually one of the apprentices?!"

The pain in my head got worst and worst.

Eventually...I screamed in pain!

"Ven!"

...

"A secret talk for five.

When everything is over, wait in his domain.

Four other than you shall appear. There will be five."

I thought about these words as I walked through the Keyblade Graveyard.

I stopped when I saw two people, a boy and a girl that looked like they were my age.

"Oh", the girl said when she saw me. "Somebody's here!"

She then walked closer to me.

"You're the third", she said. "I'm Skuld. Nice to meet you."

"Um...", I started. "Yeah. Nice to meet you too."

"Did you hear from Lady Ava too", the boy asked.

"Yeah", I replied. "She said when everything is over, she wanted me to come here, and be one of the five."

"Okay", the boy said happily.

He then walked closer to me and held out his hand.

"I'm Ephemera", he revealed.

I then grabbed onto his hand.

"My name's Ventus. But you can call me Ven."

...

"Ven! Ven! Ven!"

I opened my eyes...and saw Aqua and Terra, who both sighed in relief.

"Thank goodness", the former said. "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine", I replied.

I then sat up and looked around.

I was in the bedroom Terra and I had been staying in ever since we came to Twilight Town.

"What happened", I asked.

"You tell us", Terra said. "You screamed then passed out!"

I thought about what had happened...and my headache started coming back!

Aqua held onto me in concern.

"Ven", she started. "What happened?"

"I...don't know", I replied. "I was just listening to the king's story, when all of the sudden I got a headache. It wasn't that bad at first so I just ignored it, but then...it just kept getting worse and worse, to the point where it felt like someone was bashing into my skull!"

"Ven", Terra started. "This has happened before. Remember? When we first met. I asked you about your past, and the exact same thing that happened now happened."

"Yeah", I said. "Which means only one thing. The king's story is somehow linked to my past."

"Huh", Aqua said in shock. "But how? What happened in the king's story happened forever ago!"

"If only I knew."

That Night

Sora's POV

I was sitting on a beach near Ava's house.

Bad news. Xigbar took my phone. So my friends couldn't use the tracker Chip and Dale put in it to find me. Nobody in the village has a phone either. And without my Keyblade I can't make a portal or anything like that to go home.

So basically, I'm stuck here until further notice.

Good news. Ava and Otto said I could stay with them for as long as I need to.

I looked into the water, and smiled when I saw something.

It was a message in a bottle.

Even without reading it, I knew who the message was from.

Then...I got an idea.

Kairi's POV

I ran into a room where everybody was.

In my hand was...a message in a bottle.

"Guys", I yelled happily. "Look!"

With that I held up the bottle.

"What's that", Riku asked.

"It's a letter", I revealed. "From Sora!"

When I said this...everybody looked at me in shock.

"Are you serious", Roxas asked.

I just nodded excitedly.

"Then what are you waiting for", Axel asked. "Read it!"

"Okay", I said before taking out the letter.

Dear Kairi

It's me, Sora. I'm so sorry I'm only replying now, but Xigbar didn't give me a pen.

Speaking of which, he no longer has me as a prisoner. Demyx helped me escape. Sadly we got separated while I was escaping, so I don't know what happened to him.

I ended up having to jump into a river to escape. I woke up in this very nice family's house and they're letting me stay with them for as long as I need to.

For now all I can do is wait, but that's okay, because you're gonna find me Kairi.

Forever yours (and I mean that)

Sora

When I was done reading the letter, everybody 'awed.'

Goofy was even crying.

"It's just so beautiful", he stated.

"Who knew Sora was such a romantic", Donald asked.

I just blushed and held the letter close to me.

"Well", Axel started. "I think this calls for a celebration."

Demyx's POV

So...long story short. I got put in the cage Xigbar was keeping Sora in!

At least he let me keep my Sitar, which I was currently playing on my bed.

"I'm stuck in a cage, da da da da", I sang. "Because of Xiggy's rage, da da da da. Um...something that rhymes with rage?"

"Mage?"

With that I turned my head...and saw a woman who looked about my age.

She had waist length, navy blue hair with bangs that covered her forehead that was straight and loose; pale skin and dark brown eyes.

She was wearing a navy blue, sleeveless zip up top with a black hoodie with silver stars on the rim; black shorts; black, knee socks; silver sneakers; black, elbow length, fingerless gloves; a silver bracelet and a thin, silver chain with a star shaped pendant on it.

"Who are you", I asked. "Another one of Xigbar's lackeys?"

"I guess", the woman replied. "My name's Alexa."

HotXbun: Interesting.

Now in case you're a bit confused let me do a bit of explaining.

That dream Ven had was actually a scene from Union X. That game revealed that Ven is actually from that timeline, but since the app's story isn't finished yet, we don't know how he ended up in the main timeline.

Challenge: Tell me how you think Ven has made it to this timeline.

My Answer: I don't know! And who knows how many games we'll have to wait until I do?!