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A/N: Well, I got no reviews on the last chapters :(, so I'm going to assume that no one cared about what happened in number five, so I'm skipping to six. You guys need to let me know if you want to see something changed, otherwise nothing will. Anyway, this chapter builds up to what I think will be one of the pre-climax, climaxes. There is a lot of foreshadowing in this chapter, so make sure you pay attention :)! Well, I guess that's it, sorry for taking so long to update. Please, please, please, please, please review! Thanks!

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Part XVII Memories of the Past; Glimpses of the Future

"That was uneventful," Terra's glider ascends to be with the rest of us.

"Hey we still got the artifact and Maleficent didn't," I look back to see Ven's smile. We went to where the Statue of Zeus used to be. Somewhere near Olympia...if this was less of an urgent thing, I would've stopped and seen where they had the first Olympics. Wasn't really the right time though.

"You know that means she's planning something."

"Kill joy," Roxas doesn't turn to Vanitas.

"I'm just saying...I've been on the other side. When we were leaving you alone, it meant we were planning something for you," Vanitas raises his hands like he's defending himself. They told me about his past, but I guess it's a sore spot still.

"He's probably right. Maleficent and Xehanort are masters at planning and waiting," Terra's the one that answers, which is kinda surprising.

"But we have something they need. So we stand a chance," Aqua must be talking about the two artifacts we have. Maleficent has three, so if we get this last one, we'll have an even score.

"Changing from this gloomy topic, where are we headed?" Roxas slides over toward me.

"Well, we went to Olympia because it was easier to find, so that means we have the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus."

"Where is this Mausoleum then?" Sora joins our conversation.

"Well, do you remember where the Temple of Artemis and Rhodes were?" They all nod, "Right between them," I offer an apologetic smile.

"So we flew right over it?!"

"Sorry! But Sora if you'd like to read all the maps, by all means," I hold out my phone as if I'm going to give it to him.

"That's okay. At least we're getting to them all," that's what I thought he'd say. I give him a smug smile.

"Okay, so all joking aside, how far away is it?" Ven asks from behind me.

"I can't tell for sure, but I gues-timate about half an hour away from here."

"So once we find this one, it's just..."

"The Gardens of Babylon, yeah..." Sora answers Terra's statement...er..question thing.

"That means...it's almost time to fight Xehanort...again," Ven lowers his head.

"And Maleficent too," Sora sounds disappointed. He should've known this has been coming. I've been think about it a lot lately. She's not happy about the whole thing, so I bet she's looking to get back at us. Plus there was that last time when stole the artifact right out from under her. We haven't really been making friends lately.

"So what do we know about this Mausoleum?" I've gotten better at hearing the shouts, this one from Terra, up here.

"It's a pretty big site, so we'll be able to find it pretty easily. Um...it was a tomb, so there may be a series of catacombs or tunnels or something underneath it. My guess is that it'll be like the other Wonders with a Temple underneath with the artifact."

"That seems to be the best guess right now."

We stay silent for a couple of minutes, just watching the water pass underneath us, watching as life continues without any knowledge of what might just be around the corner.

"It's so weird to see them all continuing life as if nothing's gone wrong," Aqua must be talking about the couple of boats and cruise ships that we've flown over.

"I know. Other than that first night, I haven't heard much about the Heartless attacking any of the people around here," I remember that broadcast Ven's talking about. I haven't heard anything either.

"I wonder if it had something to do with how far we are from home," Sora cocks his brow.

"That would make sense. Maybe she can only call so many, and she's using them more to fight us than make more Heartless of these people," Roxas shrugs.

"They're acting like life is fine, but they don't even know what could be coming," I sigh long and loud. I think again about my parents, enjoying vacation in the Caribbean sun, on the beaches, under the water. They're completely unaware of where I am or what's been happening. It's not their fault or anything, but I just wish I could tell them or talk to them. They called from the airport before they went to the resort. That was the last time I heard them. They're going to call when they get ready to get on the plane...tomorrow...I think or maybe that was today. Agh...really hope it wasn't today. I've lost track of the days that we've been here. I think it's Monday, so they should...yep...the phone says so. It's Monday...here at least, maybe it's still Sunday back home. I don't know how far ahead we are. What are they going to do when they walk through the door? What about Grandma and Tommy? I called her the other day and told her that we couldn't get together, but I won't be able to wiggle out of this one. I want to see them really bad. I wish I could even hear their voices.

"Logan? Are you okay?"

"Wha...huh...sorry what?"

"Is everything okay? You've been spacing out a lot lately..." I guess they, or at least Ven, have noticed.

"I don't know. I've been thinking about my family...my parents are supposed to come back today."

"Come back? Where did they go?" I haven't told anyone but Sora, so I guess I should tell them.

"They were off on their anniversary vacation, so I didn't even tell them that I was going anywhere. I left a little note on the island in the kitchen, but they won't get that until they walk in the house. Even then, they won't be able to say anything to me. I'm not sure how it's going to go over with them."

"They'll probably be worried,"

"You know Terra, the right answer would've been something along the lines of it'll be okay," I hang my head.

"Sorry, I just thought you'd like the truth."

"I know, thanks. I'm just...I don't know..." I sigh, "Sorry...I really miss them is all. I honestly wasn't thinking it would be this big journey when we started."

"Well just think, we're almost done. And then we can all go home!"

"Thanks Roxas."

"Speaking of...Logan are you going to come back with us?"

"I don't know Ven...most of my life is...oh this it!" Whew...just in time. I don't have a good answer for that question. "See that outcropping of stone? That's it." We drop toward the surface, the stone getting larger and...hmm...there's a bunch of people. That's going to make this more difficult.

"Land beyond. We'll be less noticed by the people," Vanitas points further in the distance. I nod and continue on for a couple hundred yards beyond the site. There aren't any roads, so we can hopefully avoid any more attention.

"Do we have a plan?" Sora jumps down, with the rest of us right behind him.

"Best guess is it's underneath this site here," I put away my Keyblade and walk out of the patch of brush that we landed in. With a nod Sora and Roxas lead us back.

"20 a piece...what is this little symbol here mean?" Sora trues examining the admission board.

"It's the symbol for Euros, it's the money here."

"It costs munny to get to this one?!" Roxas leans forward in a stance that seems defeated.

"This is how most people get to see things like this. Don't worry, it's not that big a deal," I walk into the ticket line. There's a lot of people here for a Monday. Not too bad though. I'm at the front of the line a few minutes.

"Γεια σας, πώς μπορώ να σας βοηθήσω," oh crap...

"Um...I need seven adult tickets," I hold up seven fingers. I really hope she at least understands some English.

"Okay, 140€ please," the woman smiles.

"Thank you!"

"Not a problem," sometimes I really love that English is a universal language. With tickets in hand, I head back.

"Here we go..." I hand out our tickets, "Over this way," I point toward the ruins.

Stepping down we enter the remnants of the stone structure. There's not all that much above ground; mostly rock ledges and chunks organized into steps. What's interesting, to me at least, it looks like there are tunnels that go deeper under the ground. I go near one, not sure what it will do for us or where it'll get us. Still there are a lot of people are around us, so we're going to have to be careful, but we need to get in there.

"Hey Sora," I make sure to keep my voice quiet.

"What's up?" I'm glad he's whispering and not drawing attention to himself. Wordlessly, I point over to the tunnel. He looks over. "You think?" I offer a shrug. I don't know what's beyond that shadow, "Worth a shot."