6H:YEAH! I'M BACK IN THE USA, WHERE JOSHUA SETH, CHEESECAKE, AND FANFICTION RULE! HA HA HA! Man, I had the WORST anime withdrawal EVER! I had set up Inuyasha, Gundam Seed, Wolf's Rain, the new .hack, and Cyborg 009 all up to tape.

Anaretsu: The next part is my favorite!

6H: there was a POWER OUT while we were gone, so now I only have an episode of Digimon! WAH! If anyone can tell me what happened in any of the ones I missed I would be ENTURNLY GRATEFUL to you! PLEASE, BEFORE I DIE!

Anaretsu: No one will help you, baka.

6H:If I die, you guys can't read the rest of the fic.

Anaretsu: (in a sarcastic way) Oh how EVER will we survive!

6H:How do you think I surived when the only anime Europe has is the bad english dub of Yugioh and

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Anaretsu: Pokemon?

6H: IT BURNS! MY EYES, THEY BLEED! Ahem...anyway, I was looking around for the UK version of KH, unfourtnatly, I didn't find it. But I'm glad to back in my right country...unless I really belong in Japan.

Anaretsu: I think you belong in a-

6H:It's time for the next chapter!

Anaretsu: Boo.

6H:Would you stop being so mean?

Anaretsu: Let me think...no.

6H:Baka yami!

Anaretsu: Let's not start that again.

6H: I got so many reveiws when I was gone, that I want to list you all!

Jack of Spades: Yeah! I totaly missed you, Jack. I thought of the breadblade and the popcorn dance. But the breadblade might've been because we ate alot of rolls. Thank's for the awsome reveiw! And you forgot to vote, you silly!

lizslittlesis: Yeah! That's awsome you like my fic. I'll work on that for you. Did liz ever succeed in drawing my characters? Heh heh.

Collen: I will love you forever my RPing friend. Let's RP again sometime. Are you doing good in your new house? I hope you are, and I missed you too when I went across the atlantic. I know! To show my appriciation, I'm going to bombard you with so many neomails, you won't know what to do with them all. HA HA HA!

Dragon and Sword Master: You have been my most faithful reveiwer. I never thought a guy would like any of my stuff, but you do and it's so touching. Whoa, I'm getting a little emotional here! Heh, well, keep on reading and enjoying this story. And you may be surprised who Aru ends up with...PLOT TWISTS!

Kenastar101-Nice. Thanks for reveiwing. I felt so bad when I thought I had stolen your idea. But keep working with your story. PIZAZZ!

Fairykittybell- You better give me some sugar! Heh, I'm glad you love it. We'll have lots of sugar in this story someday, and you and I can make Anaretsu eat it all! Cometo think of it, that mightbe funny.And what ever DID happen to FF9 characters? We'll have to solve the myster together!

Sokari-Thanks for reading.

takusi- Thankies!

SoraLover1-Don't hurt yourself! That's okay, I'm glad you're okay after slapping yourself.

And to my reveiwers on Wind-Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you sooooooooooooooooooo much. Espically Outlawgirl and The Shadow of Sora. If you guys keep making me feel guilty, maybe I'll get inspired to do the next chapter! Ha ha!

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Kingdom Hearts-Shattered Fragments

Fragment 15-The Broken Dragon

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"Well kid, you've brought me some fine peice of work." Cid said, examining the sword that had been layed before him as it lay in two peices. "Looks like an ironseig core done with blizzaga, then a layer of protera metal done under thundaga-"

"Thundra." Ryu corrected.

"Right, sorry...then two layers of silver with firaga. Hmm..."

"Can you fix it, Cid?" Cedeile asked.

"Well, the ironseig itself it gonna cost a fourtune. And protera metal...well, you can forget that. That stuff's in such high demand these days it's nearly impossible to get the crude stuff. Silver wouldn't be a problem, but it's reattaching the two parts without making it a weak spot...and I can't do any magic, let alone blacksmith magic."

"So you can't fix it?" Ryu yelled, beginning to painc.

"Well, maybe Aru can help. She's good at magic." Cedeile suggested, but Aru shook her head.

"Cedeile, regualr magic and blacksmith magic are two different things. The spells might have the same names, but blacksmith magic is very controled and constant, not just one blast to kill enemies." Ryu banged his head on the counter in agony.

"My father will be furious, not to mention I won't have a sword."

"Well, get another one, then."

"Cedeile! You don't get it, do you? A warrior bonds with his sword! You can't just replace it!" he yelled.

"Okay, calm down..." she said. Cid thought for a mintue while they argued.

"I think I know someone who can fix your sword, Ryu." he said.

"Who?"

"His name's Silver Eye. From what I hear, he's gone up ta McFuzz Town."

"What kind of a name is that?"

"Don't let it fool you-that place is creepy. The people all wear masks and don't even know what they themselves look like, because taking off the mask means death and mirrors are phohibited. Plus, they don't believe in hearts, and the word is forbidden."

"Forbidden? These people are strange."

"Saying the word gets you executed. So be careful around there, if you go."

"So we can't say 'heartblade' or 'heartless?'" Cedeile asked.

"Exactly." Cid said. "I would stay away from there if I was you kids."

"I don't have a choice. I gotta get my sword fixed." Ryu said, putting the broken sword in the scabbard. "We'll go to McFuzz Town and I'll find this Silver Eye!" Cedeile and Aru nodded, agreeing with him.

"Let's head out!" Aru said.

"Hey you three, watch out for Leon. Cedeile, he's really got it on for you. He's mad you up and left like that."

"Tell him," Cedeile began, "that he can forget me doing what he says. I'm sticking with these guys!" And she followed the two out of the shop. Cid shook his head.

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They flew through space, their destination-McFuzz Town.

"Why don't they just call it 'Mask Town?' Or something?" Cedeile asked. Ryu shrugged.

"We'll find out when we get there." Aru said.

"Do you really think Silver Eye can fix your sword, Ryu?"

"If Cid said he could, then I'll believe him. I just hope Cid's information is right."

"I wouldn't worry too much." Aru said, folding her hands gently. "I'm sure we'll find a way to fix your sword." Their small gummi ship soared through the galaxy until a strange looking world came into veiw. On top of it was the buildings of a city, but below it, the world wore masks.

"I guess this is it. Even the world wears masks. Creepy." Cedeile said, shivering. Ryu brought the ship to a stop.

"We'll need masks if we want to get in." Aru said. Her hands began to glow as she summonded three masks for them. Cedeile's was a fox, Ryu's a dragon, and Aru's a rabbit. "There. Now we can pass through the streets without stirring up anything."

"Thanks, Aru."Cedeile said, putting hers on.

"Be careful guys. Like Cid said, these people are weird." Ryu said, landing the ship.

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6H: Just a short chapter. This will be some adventure! Hey, I own this world and all it's people too! This is awsome!

Anaretsu: I'm sure it is. If I owned a world, it would be a world of pain! HA HA HA!

6H: (backs away) Yeah...heh...um, see you in the next chapter!