Chapter Three: A Heart for an Ally... or is it Enemy?

"…Ugh… What happened?"

Brendan sat up, his head throbbing with pain, before he recalled the memories. "Oh. Jeez. I was beaten up by three idiots." Clutching his head, he groaned, falling backwards again. The door creaked open.

"Are you okay? Sorry about the fight."

He rolled over to face his visitors and saw the three he had fought with a few hours ago. "You!" he screeched, pointing at them. "You won't kill me without a fight!" he yelled, before silencing himself from the excess pain he felt because of his outburst. The female of the group sighed.

"We're not here to kill you. In fact…" She explained the entire story about the Eternity Gate. To their surprise, he was not taken aback by it. In fact, he seemed rather calm about it. Then, as though realizing that he wasn't being astonished, began acting stunned. "Now you understand? You started the fight anyway."

"Psh," muttered Brendan. "I couldn't care less. Besides, you're the one who got knocked out in the very beginning," he pointed out, smirking. She smirked right back at him, mocking a haughty voice.

"Ahem, but psh, I'm the one who knocked you out at the end," she retorted just as cockily. Brendan gritted his teeth.

"Shut up," he hissed at them, summoning his Keyblade in a flash of light. Then he was stricken by what felt like a gummi ship block. It was really hard. He yelled out in pain, and glared in the direction of where it came from.

"Brendan! Don't you dare attack those children!" scolded his mother, who glowered back just as hard. He slumped backwards in defeat, glaring at them all. "Now, introduce yourselves and have fun!" she smirked, and walked back out, shutting the door behind her.

"I'm Brendan," said Brendan coldly, crossing his arms. The three other Keyblade bearers introduced themselves as well. "How come my mom isn't killing you since you wrecked her gummi ship shop?"

"Because," replied Riku icily, knowing that he and that boy just didn't get along, "we explained that you were the one who initiated the fight."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah," muttered Brendan, getting out of the bed, hissing in pain as he did, but didn't bother to try to heal himself. Being nice, Kairi cast a Curaga and healed him. She scowled when he didn't even thank her. "About this "Oblivion"… you want me to help? Fine."

They breathed out in relief. Good. He agreed to come with them.

"Let's get going. You've been healed, haven't you?" asked Sora. Brendan nodded. Judging by the look in his eyes, it seemed like he was forcing himself to be nice and polite. "'Kay. Let's go." He turned, and began walking towards the door again, the others following. They exited both room and building, striding through the dimly lit streets.

They were confronted by the heartless, again.

The black, ant-like creatures were easy to kill with Brendan's help, but another problem came along in the shape of short, winged bat-like creatures, sharp fangs poking out of their mouths. Bound around where their eyes should have been was a black blindfold, red eyes glowing from behind them. Mostly, the bat-like creatures were a dull gray color. Their claws and talons were brandished rather sinisterly.

"Lessers," breathed Sora knowingly. "Sent here by command of the Greaters, probably to take you, or us." The last part was directed at Brendan, mainly. The boy gnawed at his bottom lip.

"They won't take any of us!" he shouted, and lunged forward in a swinging frenzy, striking many of the creatures simultaneously. To his distaste, none of them died yet. It took more than that just to kill any of them.

Brendan sighed, and directed his focus onto all of the Lessers surrounding the group and tapped into his telekinesis. All of them went flying in different directions, smacking into random objects. "Thundaga Onslaught!" He fought so quickly that his figure was blurred as he struck the Lessers, slowly realizing that they weren't as strong as everyone believed them to be.

"Well, if that's the case," he muttered. "We should kill them quickly."

He resumed fighting.

"We still have to find the other keys to the Eternity Gate, correct? We have located two of the keys and the key leading to the Land of Promise. How goes for the capture of Oblivion?"

"Did you already forget, you fool? Our plan was to send our little friend after her. He'll take something very precious from her… the Keyblade bearers, even after they find her and get her to absorb the portions!"

"Whatever. At least we have one of the keys on our side. He's the one to go after Oblivion, remember? You're the imbecile. So shut up."

"Silence. Ivy has already sent some of the Lessers to go after Oblivion."

"No. The Lessers failed. Someone found out and set up some kind of shield around the girl that repels the Lessers. They cannot approach her."

"…That sucks."

"Talk about it, Sherlock."

"VIPER!"

"Heh. Idiot."

"Where's Sin?"

"He's currently out doing something."

"Checking on Kingdom Hearts, I presume? You know, it barely even matters if we hold onto Kingdom Hearts. That thing, even if it falls into the hands of someone else… they'll never surpass our power."

"Agreed."

"Wrong. Overconfidence is your downfall. Do not let your guard down."

"Whatever. Our little friend… he's located Light, Dark, and the key to the Land of Promise, right? Along with Oblivion?"

"Yes. It's only a matter of time before the plan will be put to work."

"Excellent."

"In you and I, there's a new land…"

There was a pause as they listened before their expression changed to that of a smile.

"Angels in flight…"

"Maybe…"

"My sanctuary, my sanctuary, yeah…"

"Maybe…"

"Where fears and lies melt away…"

"Maybe it's time to leave…"

"Music in time…"

"I'll go and seek my own destiny. Fate won't control who I am. I'll leave this sanctuary… I'll leave the Land of Promise and seek assistance from the Keyblade bearers. I WON'T BE CONTROLLED!"

The music was gone.

It was silent as she suddenly burst into action. White wings burst from her back, and she was gone in a flurry of feathers.

Kira was gone.

Panting, Brendan sighed with relief as he finished the last of the Lessers. Near him were Sora, Riku, and Kairi, all breathing heavily as well. "C'mon! We have to go before more come!" cried Sora, taking the lead. He ran after the others, slowing reaching a gigantic pair of doors.

Brendan frowned. The Lessers were surrounding them. Using telekinesis yet again, he made them all fly backwards, away from them while the others pulled the door open. Sora cried out his name. He turned around, and ran out the open doors just in time.

They slammed shut behind him.

Staring with interest around at the strange place he was in, Brendan couldn't help but feel strange. Had he traveled in one of these before? Huffing, he plopped down on a nearby chair, gently closing his eyes to take a little rest. Some crazy chipmunks were busy navigating in the front. He suddenly remembered something.

"Oh, yeah. The mission. Well, nice job, Brendan. You're the best actor in the universes." Brendan gave himself a mental pat on the back. "I have their trust now."

Telepathy this time. He used it to tell, by minds, who everyone was without looking at them. Then he found who he was looking for. Smirking, Brendan used a little bit of mind control power he learned a while ago. He implanted a command in the silver-haired boy's mind.

Go to the room outside the cockpit.

It worked. Moments later, Brendan heard someone coming (Sora and Kairi were still in the cockpit). Hiding his smirk, he grinned when the boy opened the door, and entered. He summoned his Keyblade, and taking Riku by surprise, knocked the other boy against the wall.

"What are you doing?" shouted Riku icily, struggling. Brendan held him in place with his telekinesis.

"I came for this," said Brendan, smirking.

He plunged his hand into Riku's chest and pulled out a fragment of a heart.

Oooh, the suspense… what will happen next? Such a big twist, isn't it? –Nods to fellow readers- Review, and I shall review what Brendan is doing and why he is doing it!