Chapter 3: Waiting. Listening. Feeling.

She let out a soft moan, as she awoke. Where was she? 'Boy isn't this familiar?' she thought to herself wryly. Mina opened her eyes slowly trying to adjust herself to the light. Her body protested as she sat up, and surveyed her surroundings. She winced as she pulled herself up, using a large gold stone statue. Her mind didn't fully register what she was seeing as she glanced at her hand. It was her right...she understood that, and that it looked different.

Then it hit her, like a car at 70 mile per hour. There were black markings all along her arm. She then looked down, and looked at her body. Her clothes were different. All black. A short tube top, on her upper body, and a knee length skirt, slits all the way up to her hips on the lower. she saw the markings were all over her body. And on later inspection, that there was a Black rose tatooed right where Ansem had placed his hand, above her breast.

She also noticed that the same mark was tatooed on her left hand. Her writing hand. What did that mean? She then heard a loud roar. She looked around, and saw two doors. she ran for the nearst one, and opened it. There standing in front of her was a man, that looked half goat, and half man. a Satyrcorn Most likely. He was yelling at a young man with large muscles, to set the man over his shoulder, down on the floor. she walked right past them, through another door, and into a a large stadium.

There was a gigantic three headed dog, attacking a three person party. And as she got closer, she saw that one of those three was her brother. It didn't hurt her anymore to see him get hurt. She walked forward, shoved him out of the way ultimatly knocking him out, and began to speak with Ceberus. 'Who is your master, and what is it you want with this boy?' she asked him mentally. He growled at her, and went to attack her.

She moved almost enstinctively, her left hand Shot straight out, and a black, what looked like a key, materialized into her outstretched hand. She plunged it into the ground, and twited it once to the left, then twice to the right. A large Black mass rose out of the ground, and took the form of a giant three headed dog. Ceberus attacked the replica of himself. As soon as his first Head Bit into The replicas shoulder, Ceberus's own shoulder was torn open.

He let out a howl of anger and pain. But he soon realized he was no match for himself and backed off, seating himself down on the ground across from Mina. 'What is it you want child?' His voice was blinding pain in her conscious, and her cry of pain echoed loudly off the stadium walls. 'Well?' He asked impatiently. She gasped, getting used to the pain, 'I wish to know who...Your master is, and what you want with the boy..' He glared down at her placidly. She then realized she was kneeling on the ground. She stood defiantly, proving she would not lose.

'That, girl is none of your concern. Why would I give you, a human, such information?' The pain was gone by now, only a slight twinge in the back of her mind. She heard herself growl. 'I will not stand for this!' She thought to herself before she thrust herself into his inner self. She saw everything from when he was a pup, to when he had tramped on cloud, who she know knew was working for hades, who was ceberus's master. And that Hades was working for someone who wanted Sora dead.

She gasped as she felt a large paw placed onto her chest. Returning back to her own conscious she realized that she was probably going to get her head bitten off. 'I will not die becuase of you!' Her mental cry was heard by all in the arena. Her body then disappeared into a puddle of darkness, reappearing To Ceberus's left. The Key that had appeared before, emerged again. She sliced at his leg, severing his achilles tendon.

Some Where in traverse town

"What now Maleficient? I've sent Ceberus to take care of Sora, and he will take care of him." Hades reported smugly. "I wouldn't be so sure of yourself Hades," Came Maleficient's reply, "Your pet is being beaten. And by a girl no less." She said, looking into her pool. "WHAT!" Hades practiclly flew over to the small pool, shoving Maleficient-her giving a small 'hmph' of contempt-out of the way. "Why that little...He has an ally." Hades muttered angrily.

"ARRGH! I'll kill her Myself, then I'll kill that little punk!" Hades went to leave, but was stopped By Ansem himself. "I wouldn't do that if I were you hades.." Ansem said mysteriously As he walked past Hades. "I need that girl, so I'm afraid you can't kill her...Yet." He added with a small smile. "Oh?" Hades cocked an eyebrow at this new information, "And why do you need her?"

"Go. Retrieve her for me." Ansem ordered avoiding the previous question. "And what should I tell her? You already know she won't come willingly correct?" Hades questioned skeptically. Ansem answered with an small evil smirk, "Tell her that Riku wishes to see her."

Back at The Coliseum

Ceberus was lying in the dirt, panting. She walked to him, and kneeled in front of him, while placing a firm hand on his muzzle. 'Why do you fight?' She asked sadly. He laughed, though it sounded more like a growl. 'I could ask you the same question Young one.' He rose from his laying postion. 'My Master is coming.' She nodded solemly. Waiting. Listening. Feeling.

A/N: Ok right now I'm still working on the fourth chapter, so I'll be looking for those reviews! All I want is Four max. maybe five if I'm lucky. then when I'm satisfied that I've made you wait long enough I'll give you the fourth, and maybe the fifth chapters! ok? Alright then we have an agreement!