Aqua and the others were walking within the halls of Castle Oblivion until she steps inside a room which seems to be completely empty. After a quick look around Lea asks, "Aqua… I don't know what you are thinking, but this room has been the storage in the time the Organization had been using this place."

Riku looked around and asks, "If this was a storage, then where is everything?"

"After searching through this place down a dozen times, I was told to take each time I have to look around a few of the items we had here back to our headquarters," told Lea. "Because with the time we slowly gave up on finding the room. Still wonder how Xemnas knew there had to be such a room."

"Properly due to the fact that Xemnas is Xehanort's Nobody," assumes Kairi. "After all, normally Nobodies have the memories of their Somebodies."

"Except our dear Roxas here," chuckles Lea and Roxas shrugs. "Not my fault on this place."

"That's true," told Lea. "But now we should learn why you brought us here, Aqua."

Terra looked at Aqua. "I have to agree with him. The longer we wait here, the higher the risk that others might come, and Kuran cannot handle the whole Organization if they decide to show up here."

"And that assuming Kuran already defeated Maluz, but we know he could be still fighting him," told Sora and Riku told, "Or worse."

"Come on! What could be worse than fighting this guy right now?" asks Sora and Riku answered, "He could be dead now."

"I think Kuran is just fine," told Roxas. Aqua nods. "Let us believe in him! But you are right… we should move on."

Then she called the Master Seeker Keyblade and held it against a wall. A Keyhole appeared on the wall and as the beam of the Keyblade hit it, a door appears in bright light . Once the door fully materialized, Aqua proceeds to open the said door.

The room looks like the one they know from Radiant Garden, but with the difference of being white and having a completely different symbol on the walls. They looked at the throne and spot a boy with a face that reminds a lot of Roxas. Sora walked forward. "So… this is Ventus?"

"That's right!" told Lea. "I remember him clearly. Wonder how he would react if he learned what had been going on the last 10 years!"

Then he thought for a moment while they move into the room. "Now that I think of it… I kinda foreshadowed my future when we met."

"If I had known what will happen in the future way back, then I think I would have prevented that you ever had any contact with Roxas."

They turned around and spot Lea's former friend and the Somebody of the Nobody Saix: Isa!

The Keybearers called their Keyblades and from a different angle another voice told, "I wouldn't do that if I were you!"

They turns and spot Braig standing there, with his weapons pointed at them. As a matter of fact, the room began to fill with the members of the Organization, except for two… and one of them was Xehanort.

"Well well… thank you for guiding us here," told the voice of the old Keyblade Master while he stepped in, with Lemuria and Arlene on his sides.

"Xehanort!" called Sora and was about to storm at him, but Xehanort just waves his finger. "I wouldn't rush if I were you my boy. You are surrounded, and on a territory which holds countless secrets, secrets that even Master Aqua doesn't know."

Then he turns to her. "Though I would like to know… how did you get out of the Realm of Darkness? Because we would have noticed if any of the other Keybearers had traveled down to find you… or could it be that boy which holds so much darkness?"

"You know about Kuran?" asks Sora and Xehanort rubs his chin. "Kuran is his name? An interesting name for an interesting boy. However… we have more important things to apply. If he survives the storm that is coming, I might find myself to spend the time to study him."

"You sound like Even," Lea comments dryly.

"Even? Oh! Him! I nearly forgot him completely," told Xehannot and nods towards Xemnas. He nods and left the room. Once he returned he tossed the scientist at the others. Terra and Riku caught Even while the rest looked at Xehanort.

With a smirk on his lips he states, "Since he is done with the work I have for him, I return him alive to you, as my second gift. Now only one is left, but you will learn about it soon. First of all we are here to gather the seven Guardians of Light and the thirteen Seekers of Darkness"

"I won't join you!" told Sora with a glare. However, Xehanort just chuckles. "So you prefer that I use Roxas, your Nobody as my thirteenth vessel?"

Gesturing to him who just glares as well while Xehanort keeps on. "Or… perhaps the boy who doesn't have heart right now"

They gasped and looked over to Ventus. They knew he doesn't have his heart right now since it sleeps within Sora's heart, but how did Xehanort know it?

"Oh… this is easy to explain if we think about HOW he could be survive with me being dead," told a figure and three of the Keybearers stiffen up, namely Aqua, Terra, and Mickey.

"This voice…" began Mickey, "Vanitas!"

One of the members of the Organization pulled his hood away to reveal his face. It confirms Mickey's suggestion that it is Vanitas, but the rest of the Keybearers gasped. "But… he looks like me," states Sora.

Vanitas shrugged and told, "Yup! No clue why we have the same looks. But it won't matter once I am done with you and this weakling Ventus."

"We beat you once!" told Aqua. "And we will do that again!"

"Oh… cocky right? Well how about you show it to me," told Vanitas and got into battle stance, his Keyblade ready.

"Hold it back, Vanitas," told Xemnas. "But I have to admit… since we know every of the lights, it would be only fair to introduce the members of Organization XIII. Most of us you know already… like myself from now and the past, Braig and Isa, and, of course, Xemnas and Ansem. Not to mention the Nobody of the dragon Retac, Xartec. Well… the being formed as I took Terra as my vessel is here as well, called Terranord… to differ him from me and my younger self."

Aqua clenches her Keyblade a bit more since she had to fight him once, in belief she could have saved Terra… which she probably could have if it had been possible for both of them to escape the grasp of darkness.

"Now to introduce the last two of the Organization…" began Xehanort and one of them lifts the hood, revealing a grey haired man with the same yellow eyes like most of the other Xehanort vessels. "I am Ordo… Order is my prime objective."

And the last lift his hood, but only states, "I'd rather we just skip the formalities."

"Luxord! Long time no see!" told Lea. "But… what are Arlene and Lemuria doing here then?"

The two looked at each other, realizing how many they actually are! Lemuria turns to Xehanort while getting his scythe out. "What is the meaning of this? We are already thirteen! So why still want to get one?"

"We are missing one member… you two just end the role I had in store for you," told Xehanort and Lemuria wanted to force Xehanort as he heard a gasp from Arlene. Turning around, he saw a sword sticking out of her stomach before being violently removed. As she was on her knees a voice told, "Payback from tossing me around."

Then she collapsed on the ground due to the wound. Behind her was the holder of a blood dripping Soul Eater and it's holder looked like Riku.

"You?" asked Riku and his counterpart asks, "Surprised to see me? Can't blame you since it really looked like I were to die as you defeated me way back."

"The Replica," cursed Lemuria and acted quick enough to avoid the Spear of Xartec. Swinging his scythe around he got to Arlene and disappeared with her in a dark portal.

"Does he really think she will survive this wound?" asks the Replica while stepping into the room.

"Their roles are done in this story," told Xehanort while calling his Keyblade. "And now! It is time that the 13 darkness is taken! Sora! It is your choice which of you three will be!"

The keyblade of Xehanort got ready to shoot his heart while the other organization members rushes and locked everybody in combat to prevent them from intercepting. Only Sora was left out in the combat, but the appearing Unversed made clear his only purpose is now to choose which of them would be the final darkness.

Disregarding the risk he got in battle stance and called, "You won't get any of us!"

"Then you made your choice, boy," told Xehanort and suddenly the Unversed jumped at him and held onto him to restrict his movements. Isa fought furiously with Lea to prevent any interference from him again.

The heart was shot and everybody could only stare helpless while the heart travels fast paced at the young Keybearer.

Sora closed his eyes and waits for the heart to impact into his body… but… nothing came!

Sora opened his eyes and saw a figure in front of him, going on their knees. Gasping loudly, he realized that it was Kuran!

"Interesting. The boy with darkness decides to side with the light, only to become a seeker," mused Xehanort and everybody only stares at what just happened.

The Keyblade master held his hand out. "Now my new vessel! Come and join us!"

"Not… yet!" growls Kuran and punches the ground, creating several corridors of darkness under the feet of the Organization and let them fall.

They Keybearers rushed over to Kuran, but he blocks them. "No! You have to grab Ventus and leave!"

"But Kuran!" began Sora, but Kuran stops him while groaning, "I… cannot resist his heart for long! It's… it's too strong!"

His eyes began to turn yellow and his hair switched to grey, also continues, "They… won't… be away… for long!"

"Better we leave," told Terra. "We cannot help him anymore for now!"

Kuran groans and made one more Dark Portal. "Brings you… to exit."

They nod and began to walk through it, but Kuran asks for Sora to stay a bit longer. Nodding, he walks over to him and Kuran removed something from his side and hands it to Sora. Recognizing what it is, he nods and left, even though it hurts his heart to leave somebody he already considered a friend behind.

But then Kuran felt somebody on his side and saw Roxas, "Told you… to leave!"

"I won't lose one more of my friends! Not again!" countered the Nobody even though he doesn't know to who he is referring right now.

Kuran's hands pressed at Roxas's chest, forcing him to get through the Dark Portal and close it. Just in time as 12 Portals of Darkness opened and the Organization came out.

"Buying time for your friends with a trick like this… very entertaining," told Xehanort. Kuran raised and told, "The boy cannot hear you anymore."

He turns around and states, "His heart submitted to ours."

"While you weren't the one I originally wanted, I welcome you to the Organization," smirks Xehanort. "The Keyblade war can begin now!"

The Keybearers just left the castle with the Gummi Ship and had a sour mood. Even Even's feelings were down since Kuran was such a good research object for him.

Back in the Tower they reported everything to Yen Sid and after stroking his beard he states, "It saddens me that the recovering of Ventus cost us a Keybearer with potential and filled the last of Xehanort 13 seats."

"Yeah! So much for our plan to go with him on ice cream," told Lea and then he glances to Ventus. "But at least we got Ventus back and have still Sora…"

"I feel bad," told Sora. "If… it hadn't been me, Kuran wouldn't have made this sacrifice…"

"He did that on his own terms, Sora," began Roxas. "He probably knew what is going to happen if he interferes, but thought you are more important than him."

"However, by some of the members, I am confused why they joined up with Xehanort," told Terra. "What are they gaining from this?"

"I guess we are going to learn this in the coming war," thought Aqua aloud. "We better prepare for the worst and wake Ven up."

Riku nods and got his Keyblade out. "I think this is the best we could do. We cannot just stop now."

"Kuran's body and heart still exist," began Lea. "As long we kick Xehanort's heart out of his body, we can get Kuran back! And this is only working if we get our war preparations done!"

Roxas turns to his friend and the red haired Keybearer told, "Promises to keep. I'll always be there to get my friends back."

"Alright!" told Roxas. "Let's wake Ven up."

Riku nods and got his Keyblade ready to open a road to the dream world, to separate the hearts of Ven and Sora and return Ven's to his body.

In a dark place are two beings meeting. One of them states, "You cannot be here… your presence will hurt him."

"I didn't know what I would find here… now I know it. I wish I could leave," told the other. "But why are you here?"

"My presence outside of here will only hurt him and others," told the first and the second asks, "Why?"

A sigh could be heard. "Because I require something from others which would harm them if I would take it… this place is the only place I can be without hurting others."

"I understand," told the second. "But I cannot leave since I require something that is out of reach, and nobody knows when the chance of returning there will be given."

"But your stay will hurt him," told the first and the second agreed. "You are right as you stated it before. But I can't… only if you could offer me what I need."

"But… I need to be here because…" the first hesitated, but the second interrupts. "Let us help each other… you give me what I need, you get something to hold back the need you have from others. I will lend you my power to leave this place with me. We will be one until we find a way to return me to my original place and hold you out of this place here without harming others."

The first being was silent for a while and then nods. "For his sake and the sake of others, I agree."

"What is your name?" asked the second and the first told, "My name is…"