The Sapphire Sorceress

Disclaimer: The rights to Kingdom Hearts belong to Disney and Square Enix.

Act 33: Crossing To Neverland

"You must really be close. And that's somethin' pretty special. You and Ventus...and Terra, was it? One day you should all come back!"

The World That Never Was: Computer Room ( Aqua's POV )

- Day 80 - Understanding

The black screen in front of my face was quickly being filled with my detailed report on my completed assignment in Halloween Town, the higher ups felt that a simple journal entry was not good enough to remember which means I'm trying to think of a fancy way of saying mission accomplished. The following was also explained: how the children planned to revive their master, the way I and my team had to stop the scheme, and why we took so long to finish our goal. In a way, all three of us were grateful the extra day allowed us to spend more time in Jack's world.

"To think a day meant to frighten people could make an entire village joyful and happy."

Dressing up in costumes didn't matter to the citizens of that world considering they were real monsters. The list of such civilians included: witches, werewolves, mummies, zombies, skeletons, and other creepy beings who...laughed and had fun with each other. Xion could not understand why they were so happy about frightening people, but Roxas believed they only wanted to put fear into others for a non-violent purpose.

"I can't understand somebodies..." Funny I once could figure out why people did such things, and now without a soul, the answers were escaping me. I suppose the time off wasn't all bad considering I finally got to spend some time with Xion and Roxas who seemingly got along with each other, and they also learned more about what I've been through at the other castle. They didn't have to go through seeing their own kind being wiped out because of lies, manipulation, and mercy killings...

Realizing that I just typed all of my thoughts onto the screen I wiped out the new lines suddenly feeling a sense of writer's block coming on. Saix likely just wanted the basic details however I had to add in my own feelings about how the end of our day went with the town people. I also accounted for the why we had to explore more worlds like this in order to learn about the history of these people once we have our hearts back.

"...Finished."

Reeling back in my chair I read the completed document now on the screen before saving the file like Saix requested, so I can leave now if I so wished, however, there was someone I wanted to check out. There were several different files about the many places across the universe, documents about the people this organization has learned about, and files about the keyblade itself.

While I knew about my own previous life as keybearer I wondered more about Sora and Roxas trying to understand how they both could wield the same weapon since they possibly were the same person, but then why does Roxas looked more like Ven than Sora...no Vanitas! The questions were still plaguing in my head, but I figured the database could help me figure something out.

"Enter password?" I had to blink my eyes when I saw the pop-up about needing a password for this information. Most of the files were easy to click on however I needed one for this stuff? There were not many things that my mind could think of to entering, so I went with obvious ones like Superior, Xemnas, and open-sesame which lead to no success.

"Perhaps Xigbar might know about this stuff." He was more aware of certain details than he was letting on, which explains his laid-back attitude compared to the Braig I knew so long ago.

'Yeah he would have an answer, but there is no way he would be honest with me after all we've been through!' He could also use that desire against me, the simple fact is once again the answers I want to find will not be found even if they're right in front of me...

"Why so glum, Master Aqua?!" Speaking of the devil's little apprentice his grinning face was now standing right next to me. What did he want today besides torturing me physically or messing with my head? His facial scars alone were disturbing when I first saw them during my past life, but something about that yellow eye color felt wrong to me.

"Don't break this computer Xigbar, the only thing I want to do right now is complete my report for Saix." He threw his head back when he was laughing at my statement, but then pointed his rifle at the very thing I wanted to keep functioning.

"Now what makes you think I can't break this fancy thing, and not get it replaced Aqua?"

"I don't think our leader would fill in for the bill on this one." To my surprise, he actually laughed again, which was silenced as he shot out a bullet in the wall near where the monitor was placed.

"See that's what I expected to hear from ya! Sure we've had our tumbles way back then, but now I think we can be pals right?"

"Oh sure, and I'll just forget the fact you conspired with Xehanort which lead to the destruction of my home, the loss of my friends along with my master, and now even my own soul." Always the schemer much like his own master. I pressed enter before he could actually break the computer screen ensuring my assignment was done, and I got up to make my leave until his arm got in my way. There was always some kind of catch with the "Freeshooter" nobody...

"I heard about what you did in Castle Oblivion, but don't think for a second this eye of mine won't be watching you Aqua...oh sorry Auxaq."

"Cute, the eye is directed towards me when it should be focused on everyone else. Besides, I've already shown my commitment to this organization many times, Braig!"

Was all of this just another one of his games in trying to piss me off or something? I was already tired of playing around with this man when he knows that I'm trying very hard not to sock him in the face.

"As if! You're not above us in rank and power darling. The reality is just this you follow instructions like a good girl, and maybe you can have what you need to really have a friendship. Right now you're just using our keybearer because you lack your true power, and that's also why you're been hanging out with the little poppet." That is not the reason...I really do want their trust and possible friendship.

"Speaking of the kiddo and poppet you're gonna be leading them on a few more assignments. Apparently, Xemnas thinks you worked pretty well with them in spookyville, so now he wants you to visit Neverland for some big game." Big game? Does he mean there is a special heartless Xemnas wants Roxas to hunt down? That must mean Axel will be left out again...

"I'm sure Axel will throw one of his tantrums yet I think that "Famesilocks" could use some time away from the new kids. I'm sure you feel right at home, taking the role of a leader during a certain mission, and fighting against evil like a keyblade master." Just twist that knife further, so see what happens when you push my buttons for too long Xigbar. I just put my hood on trying to drown out his taunts in order to focus on the next assignment. Reaching the door I could see his scarred face formed a smirk to finish his teasing with me.

"I wonder how Terra and Ven would feel knowing you're going to replace them. Oh, what am I saying, the both of them likely would hate to see what you've become Auxaq! Teenage love so sweet yet oh so stupid..." I gulped down my venom-filled words simply heading off to begin my duty with Roxas and Xion again at my side. Hopefully, Axel would hold something against me for spending more time with his pals, but I can't deny my own selfish desire to make them my friends as well.

"Just remember darling, the both of us are in the same boat." Turning around Xigbar left the room after that statement, but I was unsure if he meant us being without a heart or something else...

Neverland: Captain Hook's Ship

Once more I would be in charge of overlooking Roxas and Xion both of whom were questioning what's going with Axel, which I didn't know myself considering they have not explained what's been going on with him lately. For now, I would continue supporting the only thing that can give me hope in this hollow life of mine feeding Kingdom Hearts. Our destination looked much different from the Neverland I saw during my keybearer days.

"This looks like a ship of some kind..." I had to agree with Roxas as we all looked at the floor, walls, and size of the area we made our entrance in. While I knew we only needed to locate a certain heartless in order to find it the first order of business would be knowing exactly where were are right now.

"Where do you think this heartless could be?" Xion had a good point about finding it, but I figured that could tie into learning about this place, and who owned this ship we were inside of, so I began to look around for a cabin to find someone to speak with about that. The lurking creatures of darkness quickly made themselves known to us forcing my team into fighting them. The pirate themed heartless were no push-overs however Roxas was the keyblade's chosen for a good reason.

I was being less aggressive during the fight knowing Xion was still inexperienced in fighting or that's what I believed was the case. Suddenly there was a keyblade in her hand, the weapon bearing an exact image of the one Roxas was using to slay the other heartless around us.

"I've gotten much stronger since we've last seen each other, Auxaq. In a strange way, my inspiration of finding strength came from your history as a Keyblade Master." Before I could speak she was also ripping through sword-wielding heartless with no trouble. There was not much I could really do besides offer support in my element abilities, however, the wave of shadows quickly vanished, and Roxas along with Xion seemed to work like a perfect pair of heartless hunters.

The small souls drifted away into the air, the destination for those hearts would be to join together back home. I am still unable to stop these creatures without my own keyblade. Always standing back when these keybearers would enter the fray. I should be feeling envious about this! Roxas and Xion are my allies and comrades, not rivals or enemies...

"Someone must be controlling these heartless that attack was too quick to happen like that."

"Don't heartless usually act on instinct? Perhaps they were seeking out the first thing they saw." Xion had learned well if she could deduce that behavior from these creatures of darkness. Roxas didn't look like he believed that however I just wanted to find anyone who might know something about this place. The creaky sound coming from the floor suggested the place wasn't newly made. So our investigation began as I learned my lesson from last time, the three of us would stick together for this assignment.

I decided to look around a few of the rooms trying to see anything that could help while Roxas and Xion covered my back, the cabins were pretty much empty with nothing or no one around. There were a few more pirate heartless around the place however they didn't put up much of a fight against Roxas and Xion who were becoming a fearsome duo. Unlike their work being put in I was feeling more like a simple monitor for the keybearer nobodies. With the second wave dispatched I began to hear a faint voice off in the distance, the sounds were muffled almost like it was coming through something.

"Do you think that's the voice of the captain?" Heading up to the source of the voices I wondered if Roxas was correct on the assumption. Xion went over to the pipe hole listening in about the conversation taking place.

"Ohh that blasted witch had to go and end up getting lost in the darkness! Now it's harder than ever to control the heartless crew!"

"Calm down, cap'n! We still managed to recapture that girl Tinkerbell."

"That's supposed to make me calm down, Smee! I doubt we'll ever find that blasted Peter Pan, and regain my rightful revenge against him along with that brat who used the keyblade!"

Sora? That means he's been here with this Peter Pan character but then who is speaking...

"Cap'n Hook, do you think we should watch out for those strange white creatures roaming around the ship?"

"They can wait just as long as they are not related to that...dreadful crocodile! I suppose we need to step up our efforts to draw that bothersome child here. Prepare to send out the crew to collect another of Peter's friends, and get that certain heartless ready for combat!"

"Are you sure that's wise Cap'n? The other heartless are having trouble keeping it locked in the Freezer and-"

"I don't care Smee! If that heartless can take down Peter Pan for good then it will be worth the effort!" Their informative talk was over, but at least we had a clue about where our target was on this ship. Of course, the matter of finding that freezer would not be that easy.

"Perhaps someone from here might know about that place like that Tinkerbell who got captured by these pirates." Xion's idea was good considering this captive girl would know certain things about this ships which belong to this Captain Hook.

"What about Peter Pan? If this guy dealt with Captain Hook before then he might know about stopping him again."

"Roxas, I don't think we're meant to help continue their feud merely to remove the heartless that is being held captive." I was shocked by that outburst made by the keyblade warrior.

"So, just because we're nobodies doesn't mean we can't help others in trouble, and it sounds like Peter could be in trouble..."

"We don't even know where Peter could be let alone how to find him." While I could sympathize with his desire to do something good I knew it could interfere with this operation.

"Perhaps that girl Tinkerbell might know about Peter Pan." Xion once again had made a good point, which meant both of our goals could be achieved if we can find her on this ship. For the moment we all had one objective in mind finding that prisoner. The rooms still didn't contain any sign of life besides the crew of heartless which had small bat-like wings letting them fly around us, and their arms began to extend out and tried hitting our faces.

"How much of these heartless does this pirate his under his power?" Much like with Oogie there are certain people who can manipulate these creatures with the darkness residing in their hearts, the lure that draws them in could also prove fatal for those with a weak will. I'm studied a lot about such people who can control these monsters, and it would only make sense that they were quite inhuman in their actions as well. The followers of Maleficent didn't their about plunging all worlds into darkness, the fact many would lose their homes and hearts; on top of it all they likely would have ended up forgotten in the grander goal of "Ansem" once the plan was completed.

"It doesn't matter the number Xion, the power of the keyblade was made to eliminate all forms of darkness." Even if the wielder himself was drenched in such darkness the fabled weapon can still operate as it was designed to do for the bearer. I realized that we should break apart to cover more ground, but this could lead to one of us getting caught in trouble. Since I knew that I was the oldest member here one of the two should pair up with me instead of all of us looking around by ourselves.

"Roxas, do you mind investigating here on your own? I know you seem to have some kind of issue with me currently, and perhaps we could use a few minutes apart from one another."

"Why? Do you think I'm getting in the way of your time with Xion?"

"That's not it at all. I simply wish to complete our duty here and return home."

"That does not mean we can't explore and find out more things about this place Auxaq."

"Despite the fact, there are heartless crawling all around the ship?" Xion was looking at us with a frightened expression, the poor girl must have felt like she was stuck in the middle of this argument. This likely could be due to him being without Axel lately, but there was not much I could do about that decision besides convincing Saix or Xemnas to let Roxas go back on missions with him. We had no time to deal with these personal matters, so I decided to pull rank in order to him to end this conversation before we were discovered.

"You better watch her..."

"Meanwhile you should remember that I'm the oldest nobody here, and you should listen to your elders Roxas!" With that both of us went separate ways in order to find Tinkerbell as I brought Xion with me. She was still nervous about what just happened which was perfectly understandable.

"Do you think that was wise? I know Roxas really wants to be around his friend Axel, but he could get into trouble again..."

"I know however there are times you need to grow stronger on your own. There will be times when he must rely on himself, and I've been through such an experience in my past life." It was a sad truth about life which had to be learned before you grow up to become an adult, the fact we were empty beings was no excuse for any of us. Roxas will learn to get valuable experience from this and other missions where he must rely on his instincts, but I had my own duties to worry about now. Xion began to run off somewhere which I didn't expect.

'Damn it is she's trying to rebel against me as well?' Running after the girl I hoped there was a reason she was trying to get away from me like this, but then I heard some banging sounds echo through my ears. Then I was looking at Xion burst down a door which revealed the image causing the new noise I just heard, which was a small cage banging around the room. The light in the cage actually showed the silhouette of a girl stuck in the box, and I figured this might be that girl referenced by the pirates.

"That's Tinkerbell?" I was expecting someone much bigger, taller, and from the flutter around her a girl who didn't have wings on her back. Xion never saw something like before and it took me some time to piece together this suddenly felt like a person I've seen before. When my partner let the fairy out I finally realized who this girl was along with the fact I've met her before along with Peter Pan!

'Why couldn't I piece this together sooner, the names alone should have rung a bell in my head...'

This was Neverland or rather some ship that is part of this world. This must mean Captain Hook was the one in charge here, and that also means he wants to get his revenge on Peter Pan for what happened before I left this world. I also remember being considered the "mother" of Peter and the Lost Boys as we got along well with each other.

"Do you think she can help us find what we're looking for?"

Xion questioned me while helping free the fairy out of the cage holding her. The bright light helped us see her in the room despite her small size compared to us, Tinkerbell the fairy who could empower one with the ability to fly around which could make you believe that gravity was just an illusion. The issue was you needed to really believe that you could float into the air otherwise it wouldn't work.

"That and so much more Xion, but we need to believe in her first..." The fairy knew what I meant and nodded her head in agreement, she and I began to explain how we could be given the gift of flight along with how to find the strongest heartless in this place.

Neverland: Main Deck ( With Roxas )

Meanwhile, Roxas was clearing out more of the enemy pirates he could find taking out his anger on anything he could hit using his keyblade, with the weapon being swung around in a more violent manner than usual. Moments earlier, he was not even attacking the heartless in his violent rage; an idea popped into his mind about Auxaq lying to him about why Axel was not being allowed to visit or Xemnas trying to split the both of them apart. His false emotions got the better of him as he was destroying parts of the ship forgetting the whole reason he was here in the first place.

"Why am I feeling this way? She might not mean to hurt me like this, and she does seem honest about being friendly with me, Xion and Axel." The nobody keybearer was feeling very conflicted about himself, the younger member of Organization XIII walked out in the open part of the ship not caring about who might see him. There was also something else bothering the XIII member, the recent visions coming into his mind showing him worlds and people he's never seen before in his existence.

'Why am I seeing this boy in red using my own keyblade? Who is this person who looks just like me...and why is Auxaq there with him?' Could it just be some dream he's been having, a glimpse into a life he once had, and or someone else's past experience? He didn't tell anyone just yet, however, the vivid dreams continued plaguing his mind, but he wanted to wait to find the answers on his own without anyone's help. In a way he was taking Auxaq's words to his heart...if he had one about getting stronger, relying on yourself, and overcoming certain challenges.

"Where is that fairy? I want to draw out that brat so I need that girl here now, Smee!"

"The heartless should be bringing her up now cap'n but..."

"Don't tell me they are fighting back again! That witch told me I could manipulate them with treasures like hearts, but they still refuse to give me any respect!" The lone captain felt like he should be treated like a real pirate by his inhuman crew despite the fact he's been defeated several times in the past. He deserved to have all the respect from everyone; the value of honor could have a greater worth than any kind of sunken treasure in the sea. Well, Hook might be reconsidering that point he just thought about. Roxas decided to take matters into his own hands, and the other keyblade wielder figured that he can deal with this person on his own without Xion or Auxaq's help.

"Hold it right there!" Hook and his sidekick nearly jumped out of their clothing as they suddenly were looking at a keyblade pointed in their direction. There was no fear or hesitation in his blue eyes, his hand was keeping his blade steady as he was ready to fight the captain of this ship by himself.

"That weapon! Don't tell me you're buddies with that other brat Sora!" Roxas was not expecting to hear that name or the fact he's met him. While he did know certain details about this person he never thought much about him besides seeing images of the keyblade's chosen warrior in his dreams. He also wondered why he bore the very same name as that person only with the letters rearranged and one new letter x being put into the middle of his name.

"No I'm not Sora and I don't know him. Roxas, that's my name and I'm going to take you down!" Without any plan, he ran at the captain ready to take him out, but he was suddenly knocked back into a huge wooden pillar by a cannonball. A few ships being piloted by heartless were now aiming their firepower at the target while Hook's lips grinned, which came at the pleasure of seeing how quickly fortune changed for him.

"Ignorant boy! You are merely one person fighting against a mighty crew of pillaging, plundering, and terrible pirates. I'll teach you about that ignorance by making you walk the plank!" Roxas had no time to react before more rounds of cannonballs shot out of the floating ships forcing him to stay on the defensive. While he was talented in swordsmanship he could not do much against a flying opponent let alone several of them. Roxas knew he might be in over his head now, but he was willing to gamble against such odds like Luxord would say in this situation.

"Fire! Fire! Fire!" Hook ordered nearly falling over when the first shot was made.

Series of cannonballs were launched at the keybearer who could only run or attempt to knock them away with his weapon, the young nobody clad in black knew he could not hold up forever, the loud noises might be enough to draw attention to his location. Things got more complicated once sword brandishing heartless arrived joining the fray as well.

"Perfect, and at this rate perhaps I can take that sword for my own."

"That's not going to happen! This weapon is only for the chosen like me not a monster like you!"

"Monster?! I'm Captain Hook, the greatest pirate in the world, and I'm nothing like these greedy heartless."

"You're no different from a greedy heartless besides the skin on your face."

The bearded captain threw up his hook hand demanding his crew to beat him down but not destroy him. No, he wanted to feed this interloper to the sea's deadly predator. Only then can he get ready for the real star of the show to arrive...

"Roxas!"

A Few Moments Ago ( Aqua's POV )

From what I could remember Peter Pan would usually show up whenever Captain Hook was starting trouble, but he also can be off in his own world at times far away from the land of fantasy. In a way, he was living two different lives or perhaps another way of looking at it that persona allowed him to become a hero. For such a legend, Peter was only human under the mask. Yet it was due to the faith of believing in this world that he could do something impossible like floating around the sky or never growing old.

'Hmm never being able to change...He has something in common with me just like with Jack.' Xion was looking at the pixie staring her right in the face, and I could help but smile as the little fairy lightly bumped into her face making her fall over in a cute manner.

"W-hy did she do that?"

"Well you were staring her in the face she might have thought that was rude." Tinkerbell looked at my direction suddenly floating around my body as if she was observing me for some reason. Suddenly she was bouncing up and down on my head making a loud ringing sound. While it didn't hurt much it was still a weird sensation.

"How about that gesture then, Auxaq?"

"I...cannot really say Xion." Suddenly the fairy moved over to a wooden table with a single sheet of paper and pen on the object. Was she trying to communicate with me with that? Walking over I held out the pen upward which Tinkerbell managed to grasp despite the size of the item compared to her frame, which let her began to form a letter with the black ink on the white paper. Sure enough, the fairy was able to form a word that I could understand on the paper.

"Aqua."

She only knew me as that former Keyblade Master, and completely unaware of the person who is really standing in this room. I suppose it would be a long story to tell about what happened to the person she and Peter met in the past. Would she even understand that fact I've lost what could make me believe in the magic of this world, the idea of flying around, and the wonders of watching something like Peter Pan with a genuine smile of happiness?

"Yes it is me, but I'm not the same from when we last met. Do you know where Peter is, Tinkerbell?" Considering all this was happening because of him I would like it if he could help us out in dealing with Hook. The fairy began to flutter up and down which could mean she was saying yes, but then she began to write something else down on the paper.

"He's with Wendy. I hope he comes back to Neverland." At least he won't need to worry about this mess however we are the only ones who can stop Hook's revenge plot. Everything began to shake around us suddenly which caught me off-guard, the noise sounding like a bunch of cannons going off. Xion took a look out of a window trying to see if she could find the source of this noise.

"I think the fire is coming from outside. Tinkerbell do you know where the main deck is?" The fairy moved up and down floating out of the door, and she provided us a pathway to the outside of this ship. There were a few more rounds of ammunition breaking through the ship; just as we managed to find the doorway to the where this series of blasts was coming from, and likely where Hook could be as well. The door was broken apart as the black ball came right through the wood nearly hitting me, but Xion was able to deflect the ball away from my chest. The smell of gunpowder entered my nose, and I could see Roxas fighting off the ships trying to harm him with their cannons.

"Roxas!" I quickly rushed to his air with Xion following my lead despite the amount of heartless on the deck. Hook glanced over at me clearly not sure if he was looking at the same girl he saw from a better time of my life. I doubt he would remember me, but it didn't really matter since he was small time compared to what I've been through lately. The pirate captain was harping about sending us all on the plank to some guy's locker, however, there was a huge quake shaking everything including the heartless.

"Oh no don't tell me that beast got set free. Smee, I need you now!" That must mean Wavecrest is on the loose, and that was a good thing for our mission. The only issue remaining would be stopping it. Captain Hook suddenly was wobbling over to the edge of the ship, his hands were clinging onto a small board that kept him from entering the water.

"Someone save me please I'm just an innocent man!" Sure and I'm betting that greedy heart of yours would make a good snake for your own flunkies, the creatures seemed to be having that thought as they were all moving towards him ignoring the nobodies in front of them.

"Wait a minute! I'm your captain you can't perform a mutiny against me, the great Captain Hook!" His avarice was only making his soul more palatable to the hungry beings of darkness and I could not find enough empathy to care for his impending doom. Our guide suddenly flew over to Roxas tapping him on the shoulder a few times, but I was more focused on the ships trying to blow us into pieces.

"...Sora?" My eyes blinked as I heard that name get spoke while more projectiles were coming to our direction forcing me to cast a barrier as a defensive maneuver. We have to remove those ships before they take down this place, then worry about the bigger heartless now free, and hope we can take it down by ourselves.

"...I see, the power needed to fly into the air is simply believing in one's self. If this Sora can do it then I will as well!"

Roxas...is he floating above the ground? Before I knew it our first keyblade user was actually flying around the sky taking down the enemy ships with no trouble, the very fact he could do this with Tinkerbell's aid was almost impossible to believe. This also meant Xion and I can remove the remaining heartless on the deck, so I charged in dodging the swords while Xion cut the remaining pirates in half. The power of the keyblade never ceased to amaze me, but I was wondering what Sora had to do with Roxas' being able to float around like this. That question can wait since...

"Ohhh someone pick me up I'm gonna fall off!" The ship began to shake once more as Hook fell into the air, which resulted in a green creature beginning to chase him around the water; the smaller fish was gone however the bigger one was likely about to make itself known to us. The floor below us suddenly caved in as there was a giant heartless breaking free out of the ship it was held in, and the blue flying heartless flapped the wings on its body to float in the air.

"Xion, we can take this Emblem Heartless down together, but only if you can believe in the power of this world."

"I can't...there is no way that I'm like..."

"Just think about floating in the air, and Tinkerbell will support you along with Auxaq. I know that I've been acting kind of rude lately, but right now we have to work together to defeat this thing." The little fairy suddenly flew on my other partner's shoulder, which lead to Tinkerbell bounding up and down again. Before she could reply a huge burst of water flew down near us forcing me to grab her narrowly avoiding the attack.

"Roxas, I think you'll have to do this on your own."

"No, if she can believe just like me then..."

"That won't work in enough time. I don't know how you did it, but Xion is not you Roxas!" My other partner didn't reply as he was thinking about those words, but the target had no care about our conversation as it simply charged near Roxas instead. He was able to send it back with a strike to its horn giving him time to offer instructions.

"Alright, you two just stay out of the way. I think I can take him down on my own...no I will!" His voice sounded much more determined than before which made me smile knowing he had undergone some change after all. Xion, however, looked more frightened and scared than ever.

"I should have believed just like he did, but now he has to fight him all by himself..."

"No, we're supporting him along with Axel. We might not physically be able to do much however our faith in him is empowering him to fight on." That is the true power of belief and perhaps even friendship. Despite nobodies having no hearts or souls to really have something like that we could still pretend that was the case here and now. The both of us observed Roxas battling the huge heartless in the sky while I wondered more about Sora...could he truly is like Roxas?

[ I've been neglecting Kairi for a while since I've been wanting to get the ball rolling with Xion's part in this story, but I will not ignore her for a long while just until certain things develop in the next few chapters. Also yeah missions are being done out of the official order that is another effect of Aqua's involvement in the plot. FYI I didn't make the new image for this story askmasteraqua from Tumblr did that, but it was the only real image of Aqua in a black coat online so hope you all like it. ]