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Chapter 24

"Demyx!" Ienzo called, moving quickly down the hall, and the Nobody turned.

"I didn't touch anything!" he denied, and Ienzo blinked.

"What?" he asked in confusion. "Never mind. Are you leaving?"

"Well, yeah? Not like you guys would want me here," Demyx shrugged, not making eye contact. The colour was jarring but it was still Demyx.

"Where will you go?" he asked.

"No clue, Vexen said to run once I made the delivery so I guess I'll be World hopping."

Ienzo winced slightly, then again Demyx was a reconnaissance expert so if anyone knew how to move through the Worlds without standing out, it was him. Still it would be lonely and leave him without backup if found. How long would it take someone to realise there was a missing Replica and that Demyx was gone? Treachery would not go unpunished.

"You could stay," he offered, and Demyx finally met his eyes, staring in shock. "I know Lea would like to see you."

"Lea?" Demyx asked, head tilted curiously.

"Ah, sorry, I forgot you didn't know his real name, Axel. He's training to use a Keyblade at the moment but we can get a message to him."

"You don't really want me here, someone will come for me eventually," Demyx shook his head. "You've all lost your powers, even I can sense that much."

"We have, yes, but Radiant Garden is not undefended." It was a big change, especially for him since he'd been a Nobody for the majority of his life, even Lea and Isa had been older than him when they were separated from their Hearts.

Adjusting to no longer having his Lexicon was not easy, that and the ability to use the Corridors were all he missed of his powers really…although he also missed the clarity of mind he'd had. He'd found himself loosing focus at times because of emotions he didn't quite know how to deal with. He'd adjust in time; he knew he would.

Demyx shook his head, look awkward, and Ienzo felt…sorry for him. He'd admitted it himself before, that he'd been talked into becoming a Nobody again, had it really been a choice or a join or die situation?

"Alright, but at least spend the night, with Sora coming here in the morning, the Garden is full of Keyblade wielders if anyone does track you down."

"Guess ya twisted my arm," Demyx grinned shyly, and Ienzo nodded.

Best to get a few meals into him before he was on the run. And he had a rush order to put in with the chipmunks at Disney Castle.

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Sora grinned as he spotted Harry and Riku coming down the stairs together, he'd spotted Mickey so he knew they'd made it. Now he really wanted to learn how to use the Glider form, looked like it was faster than the ship! Then again, he wouldn't be able to take Donald and Goofy with him on a glider. He wondered what they'd been doing upstairs while waiting, though Harry's hair looked a little damp so maybe they'd been taking the chance to freshen up. He remembered the Realm of Darkness feeling cold when they'd been stuck on that beach.

Then Merlin appeared with Kairi and Ax…Lea, he would get used to the new name at some point!

"Sora!" Kairi called, and he caught her, hugging her close. "What are you doing here?"

"Ienzo has a Replica ready for Roxas and then we're going to go and get Ventus' body," he explained, feeling her tense a little. "Kairi? Is something wrong?" he asked, pulling back a bit to look at her.

She glanced around at everyone, and Sora looked to Riku who nodded. He took her hand and headed for the other two teens, Harry stepping away to let them pass him, Riku leading them up to a bedroom.

"Need me?" Riku asked, looking between them, and Kairi hesitated. Riku moved inside and shut the door, sitting on one of the beds so Sora sat on the opposite one.

Kairi didn't sit though, she stood between them, but then began to pace.

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Riku was surprised when Kairi started pacing, something was really bothering her. She'd been fine….until Sora mentioned Roxas and Ventus being removed from his Heart. "Kairi, there'll be plenty of people who know what they're doing present for the procedure. Keyblade wielders, scientists, and wizards, they'll make sure everyone is fine. They won't let Sora be hurt," he assured her.

Honestly, he was worried for Sora too. Roxas was technically another part of Sora, he'd never been meant to exist, to be separated. Could they really live permanently apart without any negative effects? He wasn't worried about Ventus, he'd been asleep the whole time and was his own person.

"I know," she whispered, staring at the floor.

"Then what's wrong?" Sora asked, reaching for her hand.

Riku was shocked when she moved away, what was going on?! Sora flinched, the hurt as clear as day, and Riku reached for him. He was still his Dream Eater, even if he still didn't fully understand what that meant, but he knew now when Sora was hiding his emotions as long as they were on the same World. There seemed to be a distance limit on the bond between them, he hadn't felt Marluxia put Sora to sleep or anything. And he couldn't consciously enter Sora's dreams but he thought he had interfered a few times when Sora was having nightmares. He was kind of glad it wasn't stronger because there were some things he didn't need or want to know about his best friend and brother. Maybe it would get stronger with time, who knew. Yen Sid didn't seem to since Riku was unique.

Sora let him take his hand, Riku squeezing it gently. The younger teen even managed a small smile but it was fake and they both knew it.

"Kairi sit down and talk," Riku snapped at her, shocking her.

"Riku…" Sora stared at him with wide eyes.

"No Sora, she's hurting you. Too many people are doing that lately or ignoring you. Just because you guys are true love, doesn't mean you can get out of talking things through. It obviously has something to do with the others in your Heart and Kairi needs to calm down and explain what has her so agitated."

Kairi stared at him and he glared at her. She turned, looking at Sora, seeing the hurt and confusion in his expression. Thankfully, she moved to sit beside him on the bed and then tentatively reached for his free hand, Sora letting her take it. "Sora, I…I'm scared," she whispered.

Sora's own pain instantly vanished as he pulled his hand free of Riku's to wrap his arm around her. "I'll be okay, there's tons of people ready to help."

She shook her head and Riku frowned, trying to work out just what had her so upset. Wasn't it a good thing that at least two of the Hearts within his would soon be free? Poor Ventus had been with Sora for so long…oh. Was that it?

"I don't want to lose you," Kairi told Sora and that seemed to confirm what he'd just realised.

That wouldn't happen though…would it? Ventus had been asleep the whole time so how could he have influenced Sora's personality? He thought there was more a chance or Roxas' removal causing something to change…would it? they had technically existed as separate people after Sora was restored by Kairi after all. Had Sora been different during that time? He'd only had that brief time at the door and Sora had seemed himself then.

"You won't," Sora told her. "I'm not going anywhere, promise." He reached up to stroke her cheek, and Riku stayed quiet.

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Vanitas stared at his reflection in the glass of his helmet. Now he knew why he looked like he did, it was all because of Sora. He'd known since the Dream Worlds; he just hadn't truly believed Ventus' Heart was inside of his. Just because Sora had healed him when they'd been ripped apart didn't mean he'd be the one to shelter his brother for all those years.

But then who was that other boy? He'd called him brother, had known who he was, and…he'd felt familiar. Almost like dear Ventus but that was impossible. Master Xehanort couldn't have split him into three…could he? Well, he was with Sora so sooner or later he'd see him again and then he'd get his answers.

He put the helmet back on and leant back against the wall of the Castle, bored. Sooner or later, they would have to come for Ventus and when they did, he'd be waiting. He didn't dare go inside while the place was locked down though, he couldn't risk getting lost or worse. Still, he'd stayed in worse places, the Graveyard was freezing at night, here it was nice.

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Why was Kairi so worried about it? He would be fine, he didn't remember Ienzo and most of the others at the castle, but Riku did and he seemed to trust they knew what they were doing. His friends would be there too, giving them Keyblades and magic to help as well. He could feel Riku's concern but he didn't think it was over the procedure itself…wait…he could feel it! He knew Riku sometimes got stuff from him now when they were close, but he hadn't noticed anything before. He'd never sensed his Dream Eaters like that, maybe he hadn't been around them long enough? He shook it off to refocus on her.

"Even if something does go wrong, there'll be tons of people there to help, this is the safest way," he continued. "I'll be fine."

"But…will you still be you?" she asked, and Sora froze, what?

He looked to Riku, bewildered, what did she mean. Riku grimaced slightly, so apparently he'd worked out what she was worried about. "What?" he asked them both.

"Kairi," Riku said, looking at her, obviously telling her to just spit it out.

"Ventus has been with you for longer than I've known you…Roxas is literally part of you that was separated when you freed my Heart. What if…what if without them…you change?"

Sora froze, eyes wide….change? Was that…would he…he nearly jumped off the bed as someone knocked on the door.

"Yeah?" Riku called out and the door opened a bit to reveal Harry.

"Sorry to….is everything okay?" Harry asked, slipping inside.

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Riku offered Harry a slight smile, kind of relieved for the interruption. Harry….oh! Maybe he could answer Kairi's question. "Harry, I know it's not exactly the same but…Kairi's worried that Sora will be different once Roxas and then Ventus are gone from his Heart," he explained.

"Hmm," Harry walked over and sat beside him, facing the other two. "How old were you when Ventus joined you, Sora?"

"Uh, four?" Sora glanced at him, and Riku nodded.

Harry studied Sora intently. "When Ventus and Vanitas joined my Heart, my physical appearance changed. Riku, did Sora change a lot back then that you remember?"

"No, he looks like he always has, crazy brown spikes and bright blue eyes."

"And the blue's a different shade to Ven's," Harry assured them. "Could you stand up, call your Keyblade and stand like you're ready to fight please."

Sora gave him a confused look but stood and summoned the Keyblade.

Harry looked his stance over and nodded. "There's some similarity to Ven's stance, but unlike us, he uses a reverse grip."

"Reverse grip?" Riku asked, curious.

Harry stood and moved out of range, summoning his Keyblade to take a stance similar to Sora's but with the blade held one handed and extended behind him. "The grip on his Keyblade is different to suit that, it's hard with the normal style grip. But Sora's a similar build to Ven as well so it could just be that those kind of stances feel right. Even if Ven did influence your personality, it would have been when he first joined your Heart, and little kids are very…malleable. Any changes made back then would be fixed by now, so I doubt you'll be any different without him. If I'm understanding Nobodies right, then if someone will change you, it's Roxas. Even then, I doubt it'd be anything big," Harry offered.

It was good to have the opinion of someone else, someone who knew a lot more about magic and Keyblades, even if some of came from others. But Ventus had had a proper Master for his training, unlike them, so he would know more theory and history, wouldn't he?

Sora moved back to the bed and Kairi leant against him, an arm around his waist, and Sora mimicked her, holding her close. Riku bit back a laugh at seeing his best friends face go a little red. He caught the small smile on Harry's face at the sight of them together.

"Sorry for taking over your room," Riku murmured.

"Not really my room, I used it to change when I was given the new clothes, that's it. I wasn't here long because I wanted to get out and explore a bit before meeting anyone and there was a chance of running into someone if I stayed here. There's two beds in here, I assume you and Sora normally share anyway so that's fine."

"If you're sure," Riku didn't really care where he spent the night, he'd gotten used to sleeping anywhere, anytime, when travelling alone. "You came up for a reason?"

"Dinner's ready, Merlin sent me up to get you all."

"Thanks," Riku smiled at him and got the other two moving, the four of them heading down to eat.

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Harry followed everyone into the basement of the castle, looking around curiously at what was definitely a lab. It still seemed a little odd at times how well magic and technology got along, he'd never really thought about it since Ven and Vanitas had never spent a lot of time around it. He knew the teaching of magic and technology not mixing wasn't totally correct otherwise the Ministry, Diagon Alley, none of the magical spots in London would be able to be there since they would cause massive issues in the city. But magic on Earth did still interfere to some degree, that didn't seem to be the case with Keyblade magic though.

A young man, not much older than him, was waiting for them, looking surprised by their numbers. He blinked or winked (it was hard to tell due to his hairstyle), but then nodded to Sora. "It is good to meet you in person, Sora."

"You too Ienzo," Sora gave him a nervous grin. "Do you know everyone? Well, except Harry, he's new. Not new to the Keyblade, he's had his longer than us, but he's new around here."

Harry stepped forward to save Sora from babbling. "Harry Potter, nice to meet you," he greeted the scientist, who seemed surprised but shook his hand firmly.

He'd gotten the quick rundown on exactly who the people at the Castle were and how they were involved in events. Harry figured that so long as they were doing the right thing now that they had their Hearts back then what their Nobodies had done didn't matter. He didn't want to imagine what he would be like as a Nobody thanks to his past and Vanitas'. And Ienzo had just been a kid when it happened, Lea hadn't been too much older either, meaning they'd done a lot of their growing up without a Heart so they definitely couldn't be held accountable.

"A pleasure, I am Ienzo," he returned. He then looked at Lea and nodded to the redhead. There seemed to be something there…some tension…from their time with the Organisation probably. Lea grimaced slightly, making it obvious to Harry that it was something he felt guilty about. "Are we ready to begin?"

"Hey Ienzo, I'm…uh…" a new voice came from behind them and Harry turned to see another man, this one blond with a haircut that on Earth would look appropriate for about the 80's, dressed in a black coat, and his eyes had Harry tensing a bit even as Sora summoned his Keyblade, Riku, and Kairi following. The newcomer threw his hands up in surrender, backing away in panic.

"Wait!" Ienzo called. "It's alright, he's the one who brought the Replica for Roxas. Demyx isn't our enemy."

"Indeed, Ienzo is correct," another new voice spoke and a man walked towards them, causing Mickey to gasp.

"Ansem the Wise!" the king looked shocked to see the man who was also wearing a lab coat.

"My old friend, it is good to see you again."

"But how?" Riku asked, also appearing surprised.

"I was trapped in the Realm of Darkness with another, although I see her here with you," he nodded at Aqua who smiled at him. "Xehanort's Heartless found us and took me to Twilight Town where three young teens helped in my escape," he chuckled, glancing at Sora who frowned before his eyes widened, he obviously knew who he meant. "The other involved, was Vexen but he would have been missed if gone for too long and so he called on Demyx to provide me a way home, along with the Replica for young Roxas."

Harry really wanted the whole story on events at some point but doubted he'd get it, technically a lot of it was probably personal and none of his business, so he'd never ask; he'd been on the other end far too often and had his whole life plastered in the news. If others wanted to stay quiet then he would respect that. They hadn't pushed for more on Earth and the fighting after all.

"Well, I was just going to let you guys know I'm leaving so…" Demyx was still backed against the wall.

"Wait a second please," Ienzo picked up a box and walked over to him. "Here, there are instructions in the box. Use it Demyx, please." his saying please seemed to shock a few people, including Demyx, but the blond took the box and opened it, revealing a phone that looked like the ones he'd seen the others with. "Ah, and another was delivered with it for the King?" Ienzo picked up a separate box.

"Thanks Ienzo," Mickey took it and then held it out to Harry. "Here ya go, it's a Gummi phone, we all have them so we can keep in contact."

Harry took it and opened the box, seeing the largish phone within. It looked a lot fancier than the ones back on Earth which didn't surprise him. "Thank you."

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Lea kept an eye on Demyx, following him when he slipped away. "Demyx," he called and the blond watched him warily. "Thanks, for helping with the Replica."

He shrugged. "I liked Roxas."

Lea nodded. "If you need any help, you can call, got it memorised?" he asked with a smirk, and Demyx blinked in surprise before grinning.

"See ya!" and with that he vanished into a Corridor.

Lea shook his head and headed back into the lab, seeing the sheet covered lump on a table. He walked over while the others talked, looking down at it, wondering what he'd see if he pulled the sheet back.

"You can look Lea, we have already programmed the body using the data from the digital Twilight Town," Ienzo nearly made him jump, he hadn't heard him approaching. "All we need is his Heart to complete him."

Lea nodded, hesitating, but then he pulled the sheet down to see Roxas as he remembered him last, dressed in the clothes he'd worn in that fake town. "He's not breathing," he looked to Ienzo in alarm.

"It is a Replica body, it won't be alive until his Heart is within it," he explained. "Once that is done, it will be indistinguishable from a normal human. Although from the tests we've run, it seems Vexen was improving on things, likely due to Nobodies being more durable than humans. The body will function much how Roxas will expect it too, though he will need to eat and sleep regularly, unlike before."

Lea nodded, relieved Roxas wouldn't have to make too many adjustments, he didn't have memories of being human to fall back on after all. He knew he missed the extra strength and ability to take more hits in a fight. He glanced over at where everyone else was still with Master Ansem…and wasn't seeing him a shock. Obviously, they'd been lied to about his fate back then. It had all happened so quickly though, he and Isa had been Apprentices for barely a week before Master Ansem vanished and Xehanort took over, three weeks later they were all Nobodies. Isa…he just knew he was in the same place as Vexen, which meant Saïx, not Isa. Xehanort would get sick pleasure making sure they faced each other when the time came, but the thought of fighting his oldest friend, even with how they'd grown apart towards the end…that's what happened when you didn't have a Heart.

"Ven?" the new guy, Harry asked, staring at Roxas' body in shock.

"Roxas," he told him.

Harry frowned and then shook his head. "So Vanitas looks like Sora because Sora touched Ven's Heart when they were split…which means somehow Roxas' appearance comes from Ventus' Heart being within Sora's?"

Huh, he hadn't thought of that but he guessed it made as much sense as anything. Could be interesting once Ventus was awake and around.

"Sora, are you ready?" Ienzo asked him, and Lea glanced over to see him leading Sora to a reclining chair opposite the bed.

Sora met his eyes and grinned at him, Lea managing a smirk in return. He got comfortable on the chair, letting Ienzo and Master Ansem attach leads and monitors, preparing their equipment. Lea saw the slight nervous shift and then Kairi and Riku were beside him, Riku whispering something and Kairi holding his hand tightly.

Riku then straightened and looked at him. "I'll wait outside, I'm probably the last person Roxas wants to see."

"What exactly happened when you two met?" he asked, worried, and Riku winced.

"We fought; he was determined to go off on a suicide mission to stop Xemnas. He almost won," Riku admitted. "I needed him alive so I was fighting with a handicap," he shrugged. "In the end, the only way to beat him was to give in to the Darkness in my Heart, that was when I took his form."

"Yeah, that wasn't at all creepy," Lea muttered. Riku hadn't removed his hood the few times they'd run into each other, but he'd recognised the voice. Only the fact that his actions and words were so different had convince Lea that it wasn't 'Ansem' or Xemnas.

"Between that and what we did to him after, even if he doesn't realise it was me there…it's best he wakes up without me here."

"Riku," Sora murmured, looking sleepy.

"I'll be just outside," Riku promised, "Kairi's with you."

"I'll go with you," Harry offered and the two teens left.

Lea looked to find Sora was asleep in the chair, hand limp in Kairi's, her expression tight, but Lea could see some fear in it. with how often Sora was put to sleep and how badly it tended to go, he didn't blame her but…he trusted Ienzo. The scientist would not take unnecessary risks and with Master Ansem now there as well, it had to work. It had to.

Riku had left to not upset Roxas…but would Roxas be happy to see him after everything? He'd seemed sad at the end when he'd won the fight and Axel had left, but was that because he'd been worried he'd killed him? He'd wanted to meet in the next life…this was their next life.

"Talk to him Lea," Master Ansem told him.

Lea took a deep breath and moved to stand closer to where the Replica was lying. "Hey Roxas," he really didn't know what to sway. "Come on, time to wake up. I don't know if you've been aware of anything while with Sora but you're," he paused as an orb of bright light appeared over the body before sinking into it. "Roxas?" he whispered, watching in awe as the chest began to move up and down with deep breaths. "Come on Roxas, open your eyes, please."

To his relief and amazement, Roxas' eyelids moved, trying to open, and then they did. Familiar bright blue eyes slowly blinked open and Lea cautiously touched his shoulder, Roxas turning his head in his direction, looking dazed and confused.

"Roxas?" had something gone wrong? What…what if by giving him the physical data from the virtual world…he had those memories instead of his real ones?

"Axel," Roxas answered, and Lea felt utterly relieved at being recognised. "Wha…where?" he began pushing himself up but Lea gently stopped him.

"Easy, don't rush," he told him, worried he'd do something to hurt himself. Lea looked up as Ienzo joined them, feeling Roxas tense.

"Axel?" Roxas looked at him and then back to Ienzo…who as far as Roxas knew was dead. His eyes darted around, taking in what he could see of the lab from the table, obviously starting to panic a bit.

"Roxas it's okay, you're safe. Ienzo just needs to make sure you're healthy." He didn't know how to tell him that he was in a Replica.

"Ienzo?" Roxas frowned, confused. "What…what's going on? Where am I?"

A soft groan sounded and Lea looked across the room to see Sora stirring in the chair, Kairi holding his hand and stroking his cheek with her other hand. Roxas sat up enough to see and then he was scrambling back, eyes wide.

"Please," Roxas whispered, and Lea moved to block his view of Sora.

"No Roxas. It's okay," he promised. Roxas obviously thought they were going to make him go back to Sora. "Come on, look at me," he urged, and Roxas hesitantly looked at him, eyes wary. "Sora's just waking up from the procedure to remove your Heart from his."

Roxas didn't look like he believed him, looking around more as he sat up, seeing everyone who had come to support them.

The blue eyes locked across the room.

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Aqua set the book aside, part of her wishing she had gone up to the castle but the group was big enough. They also had several people who were good at healing magic if it was needed. She was having trouble focusing though, despite the incredible library Merlin had. Everything was just…almost too much after so long in the Realm of Darkness. And on top of that, she was eager to go get Ven and wake him. She hoped he wasn't aware of how long it had been after she'd promised to be back soon. Then again, if he was at all aware, and Sora seemed to think he was at times, then he'd know she was missing.

She'd spoken with Mickey last night, knew that despite everything she'd done, Terra was still possessed by Master Xehanort. The thought of him trapped for so long, forced to do things he would never want to, becoming a Heartless and Nobody…it made her feel sick. They would save him, they had to.

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Roxas felt so confused, everything jumbled. Axel was there, hovering, protective but there was something…they'd fought? He remembered the strange man who had said he had to go back…to Sora…who was across the room. No, he was him! He didn't want to… Axel said they had removed him from Sora? He looked around, seeing a lot of strangers. How was Zexion there, he was dead, wasn't he?

And then his eyes locked with Sora's, he was scared and angry and…then Sora smiled at him.

"Hello Roxas," Sora pushed up, the redhead girl beside him steadying him when he swayed.

"Sora?" she asked in alarm.

"I'm okay," he told her. "Just a little tired."

"The sedation may take a while longer to fully wear off," Zexion told them.

Roxas stayed where he was, frozen in place, as Sora walked towards him. Once beside the table, Sora held his hand out towards him, still smiling.

"I'm glad to finally get to really meet you," Sora told him and he looked like he really meant it.

"Why?"

Sora shifted and Lea grabbed his other side.

"Let's get you sitting before you fall," Lea told him, and someone pushed a stool over.

"Guys seriously, I'm fine," Sora complained, shaking his head. He looked at Roxas again and grinned at him. "Why what?"

"Why would you want to meet me? I'm nothing," he scowled, and Sora shook his head, shocking him by grabbing his hand.

"You're you, Roxas. Don't you remember when we talked in the Dream Worlds?"

He frowned, where? He'd seen Sora…in that pod thing.

"It may take time for his memories to settle as he integrates with the Replica body."

Wait, what?!

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Riku leant against the wall, wanting to be there when Sora woke up but knowing it was better if he stayed away until everything was explained to Roxas. Harry was leaning next to him, keeping him company and he was grateful for that. "Harry?"

"Yeah?"

"Are you worried about how Ventus will react to you?"

Harry turned his head to look at him. "Honestly? Yeah, I am. I've had their memories for as long as I can remember and despite them being a part of me…it's been easy to see them as my older brothers. But to them I'm a stranger. My having their memories…well it wouldn't surprise me if they both find that upsetting. At least Ventus' reaction to finding that out is very unlikely to be violent. Sora saved Ven, sheltered him while he healed, he didn't take on his memories, so their meeting will probably go a lot better; unless Ven mistakes him for Vanitas."

"They look that much alike?" Riku grimaced, that could be awkward.

"Vanitas' appearance is based on Sora's, but his hair is my colour and his eyes are gold. At first he looked different, he caught a glimpse of himself before Sora and Ventus' Hearts touched, but it's not a really clear memory for me. I know his voice is different to Sora's which will help too."

Riku nodded, relieved there were such obvious differences between the two. He knew he wouldn't confuse them even if they were identical, he was Sora's Dream Eater, not Vanitas'. But he wouldn't have put it past Xehanort to have Vanitas try and trick some of them or infiltrate the group if they had been identical. He doubted Kairi would have been fooled either due to being a Princess of Heart and in love with Sora. He hoped her fears had been sufficiently dealt with last night when it came to removing the other Hearts from Sora's…though they still didn't know who the third was.

The volume level went up in the lab, Roxas must be awake then and…yeah, that was Sora's voice he could vaguely hear. He was awake too and okay, that was a relief. Harry grinned at him and Riku grinned back. He still had to be re-introduced to Roxas which might not go so well, but he hoped with time they could bury the hatchet.

TBC…