I'm baaaaacckk! You can tell that I've had too much caffeine. Yay! Yep, I'm on cloud 92. No, 93. No, 94! Cloud 99! WEEE! Speaking of nine, Chapter nine! Who knew? Cookies and keyblades for BlackDragonofdarknessflames, and moon eclipse shadows! Right, better keep going!

Selena laughed out loud for the first time in… since she came here. Sure she had laughed, but not whole heartedly. Not till now.

She created a whirlwind, and sent countless heartless packing. Those that weren't smart enough to run were obliterated.

She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear. Blade sat on her shoulder, taking everything in, with an intelligent look. Selena stroked his head with a smile. After taking a nap, Selena had woken up with enough energy to take on anything.

The more heartless she got rid of, the more energy she seemed to have. Sweat made her clothes stick to her. Her hair was in a loose pony-tail that a little past her shoulders. With a fierce look, she used her more tiring spells. When they failed to wear her out, she pulled up some water.

Carefully she shaped it into a Chinese style dragon. She then guided it towards a swarm of heartless. She sent it hurtling into the creatures, knocking them left, and right. She then did the same thing, only with fire. She burnt them all to a crisp.

"Yahoo!" She screamed at her victory. There wasn't a heartless to be found. Happy, and finally tired, Selena sat against the wall.

She grinned at Blade. "Was that fun, or what?" He just sat there.

"Wow, Selena…" She looked up to see Sora. She gave him a big grin.

"How's it going?" She asked cheerfully.

"Pretty good. You look like you're feeling better."

"Much, thank you."

"Good…" Sora said, softly. "So you ready to move out?" He asked.

"As ready as I'll ever be!" She said, getting up. "Let's go!" She said. Leading the way. Sora shook his head. It was if she was a whole new person. But he liked it. He had never seen her so happy before.

"Hey! You coming?" She called out from behind her.

"Yeah, I'm coming!" he called following her.

The Gummie ship ride was different. Instead of Selena sitting by the window, she sat with the rest of them. She told a few jokes, and stories. She even faced off against Sora at Halo. Blade seemed livelier as well. He'd run around and attack a string that was in the floor. It gave the rest of them lots of laughs.

"Maybe he isn't so bad after all…" Donald admitted. They all grinned at him. It felt more like a party, then a road trip. Selena's spirits were high, and she was having more fun than the others put together.

Seth sighed looking out the window. He was at a loss. Should he make sure that the others were safe? Or should he stop the whole mess before it got started?

Riku sighed as well. "You did the right thing Seth."

"Really? I'm still not sure…"

"If you had left them to burn in there, do you honestly think that Selena would listen to you?"

"No…But what about Corey's plan?" He asked.

"Selena's stronger than you think. I'm pretty sure of that. Plus Sora's with her. C'mon man, give it a rest. Moping won't help her now."

"True… I just hope she makes it out okay…"

Selena became serous as they stepped on the floating rock. Her lip curled at a smell.

"Gosh, what's wrong Selena?" Goofy asked.

"You guys don't smell that?" They shook there heads. Must be magic then.

Suddenly out of nowhere, a dark portal popped up. They all prepared to face the trio.

To there great surprise, only one figure emerged. He was a tall teen, with long silver hair, and aqua eyes. Selena was simply confused. Blade however wasn't.

"Riku!" He said in his whispery voice.

"Riku? What are you doing here?" Sora asked, with pure shock.

"I was going to ask you the same thing." He said. Then he looked at Selena.

"So you're what this whole mess is about? Gee, you're not even old enough to go somewhere with out an escort." Selena didn't reply. What was he trying to say? She was pretty sure that there was more. More than he was letting on.

"Where's my family?" She asked, with confidence. He studied her with a keen interest.

"How should I know? As for you Sora, thanks for delivering the keyblade." He said, as the keyblade appeared in his hands. Selena could see the hurt on Sora's face, as Riku started to leave.

"Sorry, Sora…C'mon Goofy!" Donald said, following Riku. Goofy gave one last look at them, and followed. Sora fell to his knees.

"Sora!" Selena said, rushing to his side. There was a single tear on his cheek as he sat there. Blade crawled off Selena's shoulder, and went after the others. She didn't call to him. She was more worried about Sora. Blade could handle himself.

"You okay?" She asked, knowing full well that he wasn't.

"Now I know…" He whispered. Selena hugged him tight.

"Don't give up on him Sora. If he's your friend, he'll come around." She whispered, trying not to cry.

"Just please don't cry…" She whispered, close to tears now. "Please, Sora…please…"

She closed her eyes and prayed that she wouldn't burst into tears too. She felt his hand on hers.

"Okay…But promise me that you won't cry either." He said, looking up at her with a small smile.

"It's a deal!" She said, rising to her feet.

She helped him to his feet, and they took another look around. Not much had really changed. They were still standing on a large mass of land that had been ripped up from its original place, and was now floating in the air. However one thing was different. There was a large figure in the distance. It was too far out to make out any details.

"Sora, Look." She said, pointing in the general direction. He nodded, and they were off.

When they got closer, they realized that he wasn't human. He was a beast, taller than any human, with a fierce look on his face. Sora wasn't the least bit frightened; Selena on the other hand, wasn't feeling so brave.

"Hi, are you looking for something?" Sora asked.

"Yes…I'm here for Belle. Those things took her. I will find her, and I won't leave without her. I came to fight for her." He said.

"Us too. Let's go together." Sora said. Beast merely nodded.

Then he frowned. "Neither of you have weapons."

At that moment, Blade came running up. He was carrying a wooden sword, that was too big for him. Beast crouched, ready to attack.

"Wait!" Selena cried. "He's not like the others! He has fought alongside me for the longest time it seems…Please don't hurt him." She pleaded. The beast nodded.

Blade ran right up to Sora, and handed him the sword. It was about the right size for him, even though the keyblade was a better fit. He smiled at the little creature as he climbed up on Selena's shoulder.

"Thanks Blade. I owe you one." Blade flicked his claws in a strange gesture.

"Well, we better get going." Selena said running towards the castle.

"Wait!" Donald called out to Riku. "I said Wait!"

"I didn't ask you to follow me. You're ones who need the keybearer. Besides, you probably should leave." He said, walking up a flight of stairs.

"No way!" Donald said, exasperated. "Though I must say, it was easier to follow Sora. And to think he thought so much of you."

"I didn't ask for your opinion either. Now shut up!" He said, walking even faster.

Megan and Pat were going over new plans for escape. They were even more scared now. Izzy had been burnt by some unnatural fire. Izzy was resting in the corner, while they tried to dig a tunnel.

Suddenly there was noise outside the door. Quickly, Pat and Megan sat on the hole, and tools. In walked a young man with long silver hair. That wasn't the weird part. The weird part was that he had the keyblade.

"Took me forever to loose those goons." He muttered. "Get going. Donald and Goofy are somewhere in the castle. Don't tell them that I let you go. Get going, now." He said, pushing them out the door.

They didn't hesitate. They scrambled away, and had just gotten to the stairs, when Megan squealed.

"Corey! I'm so happy to see you!" She said, running over to him. He looked at her with contempt. She drew back, as if a snake had bit her.

"Get back in the dungeon. Now!" He said, his eyes flashing with a strange anger. Megan was too scared to disobey, same as Pat and Izzy.

He glared at Riku. "As for you, it's time to put the plan into motion. Bring me Seth." Riku nodded anger in his eyes.

Selena stopped, uneasy. The beast kept moving. Sora noticed she had stopped, and turned to her.

"What's wrong?" Sora asked. Selena said nothing. Fear gripped her stomach. She thought that she was going to throw up. She simply couldn't speak. Sora seemed to understand. He walked next to her, and put a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey, no matter what's ahead, we can handle it. I won't let you fall. And I know that you won't let me. We can do it. Together." He said, smiling at her.

She nodded. "Let's go…Sora?"

"Hmm?"

"I'm pretty sure Corey's here."

"What? Are you sure!"

"Yeah, call it a sense. My sixth sense…Who knew I had one. But trust me, he's here. Seth too. I couldn't be surer."

"We'll have to on our guard."

"Yeah…Let's go."

As they walked through the castle, they lost the beast. Selena could hear this song. Not really a song, more like a whisper. Blade heard it too. His grip tightened slightly. Coming up to the grand ball room, Selena and Sora were shocked at what they saw.

There stood three figures. The first was Corey. He was in a black cloak, all his features were darkened, and his eyes were a red color that mad Selena shiver. On either side were Seth and Riku. They too wore black cloaks, although there features were the same. Riku looked angry, Seth looked sad, and Corey looked creepy.

"Selena, you finally made it. The keybearer, you have my thanks for bringing my sister here safely. We've been worried to death about you Selena. We knew that you were in good hands, but we couldn't help it." He said smiling.

Blade hissed. Selena didn't believe Corey either. When he was truly happy, his dimples showed. Right now, it was as if he didn't have any.

"When did you become schizophrenic? As far as I can tell, Seth and Riku seem to disagree. You aren't happy." She accused. "So what do you really want?"

"You misunderstand me. They are merely upset about what happened to Megan, Pat, and Izzy."

"What happened to them?" Selena said, worried. Sure she had been mean to Megan, but that was because she had been hurt. She regretted lashing out. All out of pain and fear. Fear that she had lost her sister.

"Oh, there was a small accident. But don't worry, they're fine." He sounded so causal. She stared at him with anger, and confusion. Blade jumped on Sora's shoulder. Sora looked at her. She looked at him and nodded.

"Sorry Corey, I need more than that."

"There's nothing, honest. Now let's give the keybearer his party. Selena, I need you to come with me. I'll take you to see Megan." Her heart leaped. She wanted to apologize to her, but she was scared of what Corey was really planning. Oh Sora, I wish that you could hear me.

"Sora! As Nat share. Wat da ya thank? Shad I? Lak far yar frands. As handle Corey. Ya ga and fand Kairi." Selena said, hoping the others wouldn't understand what she was saying. True to her prediction, no one understood a word she was saying. Sora, Corey, Seth, or Riku. Blade's antennas perked up.

He nodded, and said in his odd tone. "As andarstand. Ya Stap Corey. A'll halp Sora."

"Gaad. Ga." She said, walking over to Corey.

"Well, let's go." She said impatiently. Sora stared at her gaping at her.

"As ba acky. Ask Blade." She said, following Corey up a flight of stairs. "Good luck…" She whispered as both Blade, and Sora disappeared behind her. I hope I make it out alive…

Sora watched her go, feeling leery of the other two. He was angry that she had left, with no explanation. Blade knew what was going on, but he didn't. Not to mention that Riku had the keyblade. Suddenly He saw the sorrow in Riku's eyes.

"Get going. Get out of this castle, before it's too late."

"No. I'm not leaving without Selena, Kairi, Donald, and Goofy."

"What can you do? Without the keyblade, you're nothing."

"Don't you see Riku? I don't need the keyblade. My friends are my power."

"Your friends who dumped you?"

"They had things to do. I know. Call it my sixth sense. I'll fight with my heart, for them!" As he said it, the keyblade appeared in his hand. Just then, Donald and Goofy came running up.

There was an unspoken trust, and happiness at being together again.

"Your heart? What can that weak thing do?" Riku asked.

"I get it!" Seth said, speaking for the first time. They all turned to him.

"Look, no fighting. We're all on the same side. None of us want the darkness to come to the worlds, right?" Seth asked. Slowly they nodded.

"Good. Selena has a big role in it. Trust me. Corey wouldn't tell us exactly what that was, but I'm positive that she's a big part of it. He's trying to isolate her. Then, she'll crack from loneliness." Seth said, shaking his head.

"We have to help her!" Sora said.

"But first we have to find Patrick, Megan, and Isabel. He's locked them dungeon. They'll join us to help Selena. Let's go." They nodded.

To Sora's surprise, Seth wasn't a bad swordsman. He had been learning from Riku, and was now quite good with a sword. They made there way to the dungeon, killing heartless as they went.

When they opened the door, they found three scared kids. Sora saw there pitiful condition, and felt sorry for them. No one deserved this. Megan was the bravest. She walked over to Seth, and hugged him hard, crying.

"Please tell me that you're not with Corey. Please."

"Don't worry, I'm not. But we need to help Selena. Corey's got her." Megan nodded.

"We'll help. We've done enough wrong. It's time to start doing things right. Sora, Donald, and Goofy. Can you forgive us? We did you wrong, and attacked you."

"It's cool. Just, don't do it again. Now I wanna figure out what Selena and Blade were saying. Any idea as to what she was saying?" They all sat there, and thought about it.

"Maybe Blade could tell us." Riku suggested. The little creature hopped off Sora's shoulder, wrote in the dirt what she had said. Then began to change the letters out. Seth got it instantly.

"Oh, I get it! She simply used an "a" sound in the place of "e", "i", "o", and "u", except with names. To baffle a curious listener. Wonder where she learned that…Guess it doesn't matter. So what she said was: Sora. I'm not sure. What do you think? Should I? Look for your friends. I'll Handle Corey. You go find Kairi."

"To which Blade replied: I understand. You stop Corey. I'll help Sora." Riku continued catching on.

"Good. Go." Megan finished. It made perfect sense now. Selena planned to stop Corey, while they rescued Kairi.

"Let's hurry up and get Selena. Kairi shouldn't be too far from Corey." Pat suggested.

"Right! Move out!"

Selena shivered. She could sense the evil here. But also something else. A beautiful light, fighting against the darkness. Corey led her to a balcony that showed all of hallow Bastion.

"Look at this! You could rule all of that!" Corey said, waving his hand dramatically.

"Excuse me, but this world is dead. Drained by the darkness. And this is what will happen if you try to harness the darkness." She turned to him. "Corey…You've changed…"

"I've gained more power over my life. And over others as well." He flashed a cruel smile.

"You have too. Look at you Selena; you've got magical powers, a good life, and the keybearer dangling at your fingertips. I can give you even more. Selena, meet Kairi." He said, as two neo-shadows carried, a girl about her own age. She had short red hair and blue eyes. She wore a short black sleeveless under-shirt, with a white tank top on top. She also wore a purple mini-skirt with shorts underneath. Her eyes were glazed over.

"Kairi?" Selena whispered, in shock. Then she ran over to her.

"Kairi, what's wrong?" Selena shook her a little. Although she had never met the girl, Selena felt that they had something in common. Whatever that was, Selena didn't know. Maybe it didn't even matter.

"She's lost her heart…What a pity…" Corey murmured.

"Lost it…Or was stolen?" She asked, turning to her older brother.

"It's true. But I didn't steal it. Sora did."

"Right… Cut to the chase." She said, impatiently.

"Join me. Seth has."

"No. Way. Never!" Selena screamed, grabbing Kairi, and making a mad dash for the balcony. She flung herself over the edge, taking Kairi with her.

"Selena!" Corey yelled after her.

As Selena fell, she grabbed Kairi. She was enjoying the fall. Whispering to the wind, Selena waited for it to shoot her up. Five seconds latter, she was shooting up. It then caught her just before she fell again. The wind continued to push her up until reached one of the side towers.

The moment she hit the ground, she ran down the stairs. She had flung Kairi on her shoulder, and was running for all she was worth. Her heart hurt, but she chose to ignore it.

Selena had just made it down the stairs when Corey and a heap load of heartless came running towards her. She stood her ground. Selena pulled a spell from her head, and sent a fire dragon at Corey. He put his hand right trough it, making it disappears.

Selena sent an army of dragons at him, all failed to hit there mark. She then used the basic magic methods to set him off balance. He fell on the floor.

Corey got up, laughing. Selena's eyes grew wider.

"It is I, Ansem, seeker of darkness." He said, as Corey's body disappeared, and a man with long white hair, tan skin, red eyes, and an evil smile, took his place. He looked up as Sora, Donald, Goofy, Seth, Riku, Pat, Izzy, and Megan all came running up. Ansem smile grew even larger.

"Ah…The keybearer."

"Look, whoever you are, give Corey his heart back!" Selena said.

"First give the princess her heart back."

"What…"

"Don't you see? Kairi's heart lies in you."

"Kairi's in me? There's no way you're taking Kairi's heart!" Sora said, summoning the keyblade.

"Sora! You need to seal the keyhole first!" Seth yelled.

"Not that that will do you any good. The keyhole isn't complete…Not with Kairi's heart. However, if you do nothing it will erupt out of control. Your only remaining option is to free her." He said, summoning his own keyblade.

"Go on." He encouraged. "Place this into your chest, and free her."

"Release her." Sora gripped the keyblade.

"Sora? Don't!" Donald and Goofy yelled.

"Yeah man, don't do it!" Pat added.

"What good are you dead?" Megan asked.

"Yeah!" Izzy said her eyes big and round.

"Sora… please don't…" Selena whispered.

"You guys can handle the rest." Sora smiled, as the keyblade appeared in Selena's hands.

"No!" Sora put it right trough his heart. Selena ran as his body fell.

"Sora!" Selena screamed. She held her hands out to catch him. The instance he touched her, he disappeared. She fell to her knees, and let out a sob.

"No…" She whispered. She felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up to see Kairi. Her eyes were filled with sorrow also.

"So you've awakened at last princess. The key hole is now complete. You have served your purpose. But now it's over."

"No!" Corey's voice came. "I won't go along with this! I won't hurt them! Selena, Kairi, run!"

"Bu..." Selena started, as Donald and Goofy pulled the girls away.

When they had reached a safer point, they stopped.

"Let's get on the Gummie ship." Donald said.

"No. We have to seal the keyhole." Kairi said.

Selena turned to see a small heartless. Blade walked up to it, and sat there. Selena's head was confused, but her heart knew.

"Sora?" All heads turned in her direction.

"What?" Donald asked.

"That can't be him!" Megan said, in confusion.

Selena didn't even listen. She walked over to the heartless.

"Sora…Please come back…" She whispered, hugging him. Suddenly, she felt two arms hugging her back.

"What!" She heard Seth yell.

"Thanks Selena…" Sora whispered. She let go of him.

"You're welcome. But don't EVER scare me like that again!" She said.

He laughed. "Aww…Your no fun! C'mon." Sora said, leading the way.

When they reached the keyhole, they could hear Belle say: "The keybearer is no longer…"

"No longer what?" Sora interrupted. They all walked up. Sora was in the front, Selena and Kairi on either side. Same for Donald and Goofy, one on either side. Then came the threesome, followed by Seth and Riku, who brought up the rear.

"I'm right here. And I'm the only one who can stop it."

There you have it folks! In my opinion, this wasn't as good. However, I hoped that you liked it. oh, and I DO realize that I have no rulers, but it messed up on me. Stupid thing. Anywho. I give cookies to reviewers. I need reviews! I take ideas, but you have to review! Kay? Got it memorized? (Sorry…I've been waiting to use this for a while. ) so if read this, REVIEW!

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