"So, Riku, where is this new keyblade wielder that you spoke of?" Axel asked. "You gave my message to the wielder. I didn't expect you to be so thorough, though."
"I wasn't so thorough," Riku quipped. "I didn't know who was gonna be the new wielder. I wasn't helping him along. Besides, you also told him that there was going to be another."
"Fool, you don't understand, do you? You made it more specific that there was danger. You came right out and said that you were of the Unknowns. The Darkness. Now he knows his destiny."
"Is one not supposed to search for his destiny?" Riku asked.
"Why are you helping that boy?"
"He's an old friend."
"You have no friends, Riku," Axel shouted. "You belong to the Unknowns. You have completely turned your heart over to the Darkness."
"And if I haven't?" Riku asked, closing his eyes.
"You know the consequences," Axel said with a snarl. "One can only be of pure Darkness or be craving Darkness. If you are in between like the fools that Maleficent hired, your heart will be in danger to the Heartless. You must be of pure evil to control the Heartless."
"I don't want to harm him, I'm wanting to see how far he goes."
"And then retrieve the girl?" Axel asked.
"Well, we need Kairi's assistance either way, do we not?" He pushed himself away from the wall and opened his eyes. "As well as Sora's. We need to open the door to Kingdom Hearts."
"Has it already not been opened?"
"Well, sure, but Kingdom Hearts would be no more. There would be no doors, that is. Nothing to hold back the Darkness. Then the Tyranny would begin. That's your plan, isn't it?"
"Exactly. I was checking you on your knowledge."
Riku rolled his eyes. They stood on the tall roof on the Accessory Shop, concealed behind the shadows of the roaring chimney and smoke that it bellowed. Riku heard the doors open and watched Sora, Goofy, Aleisa, Donald, and Leon head for the World Doors. "What about the Newcomer?"
"That blonde boy? The keyblade wielder?"
"I've watched him," Riku admitted. "He worries me. He has a lot of lust towards Kairi."
"That's how his heart is darkened. We hold Kairi for hostage and he'll work with us."
Riku's eyebrows raised. "Kairi wouldn't be in any danger, would she?"
"Was she in danger when the door was opened in Hollow Bastion?"
"No, not that I know of. The Seven Princesses of Heart opened the final door to the end of the Galaxy, but it won't work that way for Kingdom Hearts."
"I know. Why do you think the doors are called 'Kingdom Hearts'?"
Riku did not respond as he watched Sora close the World Doors after him. "Will Sora be in danger?"
"Not if he cooperates."
Riku laughed. "You're acting as though he will."
"I know he's going to struggle. It's his call. He wouldn't put Kairi in danger, would he?"
Riku was silent for a moment. "You had better not put Kairi in danger."
Axel shrugged. "We'll see." He disappeared into a dark void, and Riku followed closely behind.
Kairi opened her eyes, her head spinning, and her vision fuzzy at first. She had collapsed on a set of stairs, it seemed, and when in view, she saw many shelves of books scattered among the room. A tall chandelier towered above her head and radiated in the sunlight that poured in through the stained-glass windows scattered along the walls.
"Hollow Bastion..?" she asked standing. She regained her balance and ascended the staircase to gaze around at the slightly familiar room.
"Grandma," she whispered. "She used to tell stories to me here. She told me about the Abyss. Where the people of Darkness lived," she recalled. "I wonder if she was right?" she asked herself. Suddenly, she felt a strange aura. An aura of danger near.
She panicked and ran for the door. Before reaching the handles, the doors flew open. She covered her face, then opened her eyes to an apparition that floated above her. He wore a sinister grin and had bright, red hair.
"Kairi, I assume?" he asked.
She wore a blank stare and stood there frightened. Out of fear, she fainted. Axel caught her before she fell to the ground.
"Now I have half of the problem in my hands. Time for phase two."
(Sorry this is rather short. I'm coming across a brain fart or Writer's Block or something.)