As Axel went off looking for the Shadows, his foot hit something. He reached down to pick it up, and discovered that it was a pack of cards. Axel decided then and there that he was going to teach the Shadows how to play cards. He resumed his search, and finally found a Shadow standing around. Axel smiled at the Shadow and asked, "Do you want to play cards?" The Shadow just blinked and stared at Axel. Axel looked at the Shadow, the Shadow looked back at him. He nodded, "I'll take that as a yes." Axel sat down in front of the Shadow, about two feet away from it. The Shadow continued to stare. Axel opened the box and got the cards out, beginning to shuffle them. As he shuffled, he decided to explain the rules of the game to the Shadow. "Ok... We are going to play Go Fish. I'll deal seven cards to each of us. You pick up your cards and look at them. If you have two cards with the same number, then you place them down. After that, we will take turns asking each other for cards with various numbers, trying to get a match to the cards in our hand. If you have a four, and you ask for it, I will either give you the four I have, or if I don't have a four, I'll tell you to Go Fish. If you are told to Go Fish, then you draw a card from a pile in the middle. You want to have the most pairs at the end of the game." He finished shuffling and looked at the Shadow, "Do you understand?" The Shadow just stared. "Ok, you apparently have no questions, so I guess we are ready!" Axel dealt out seven cards to himself and the Shadow, and he picked up his cards. The Shadow imitated Axel and picked up its cards as well. Axel looked at the Shadow, "Since it is your first time, I'll let you go first, what number are you looking for?" The Shadow said nothing and just stared at Axel. Axel nodded, "Ok, you want a zero..." He looked through his hand, "Drat these Roman Numerals...they are too hard to read... Oh, look! A Soldier Heartless is the Jack of the Heartless suit." The pack of cards Axel had picked up just happened to be the special Kingdom Hearts Final Mix card deck. He finished looking through his hand, "Nope, no zeros, Go Fish." The Shadow just stared at him. Axel looked at the Shadow, "You know, Go Fish, pick up a card." The Shadow blinked, and kept staring. Axel growled, then yelled, "Larxene!" After a few minutes, Larxene showed up. "Axel, what in the world do you want?" "This Shadow is a dolt, he won't Go Fish, even though I didn't have a zero card for him." Axel responded. Larxene pointed at the Shadow. "Go Fish." The Shadow obediently reached down and drew a card. Axel stared at the Shadow, "Wha? How?..." Larxene sighed, "Axel...first off, no playing card deck has a zero card, and secondly, the Shadows only listen to my commands. It thought that 'Go Fish' was a command." Axel frowned, "So, does that mean it won't play cards?" Larxene nodded, "Pretty much, yeah. It would only play cards correctly with me." Axel grumbled, and picked up all the cards, putting them back in the box, "I guess I'll just get Ted to play with me then..." and he walked back to the front of Monstro's mouth. He reached the front, and started looking for BHK (Ted). He found BHK (Ted) rummaging through the rubbish that was piled around. Axel saw him searching, and he said, "Are you looking for something?" BHK (Ted) nodded, "Yeah...I was thirsty, and thought maybe there was some bottles of Grape Juice floating around... That is the greatest stuff ever... Have you seen any?" Axel just glared with a look of pure hatred. "No and no." BHK (Ted) didn't turn around and see Axel's angry face. "No and no? I only asked one question..." Axel then said in a dangerous voice, "Grape juice is not the greatest thing ever. Cocoa Krispies is." BHK (Ted) whirled around, "What. Did. You. Just. Say?" Axel said coolly, "Cocoa Krispies owns Grape Juice any day of the week." BHK (Ted) coughed and sputtered, "What?" he then burst out in laughter, "You are so silly, I thought you just said that Cocoa Krispies were better than Grape Juice. You muct be joking." Axel crossed his arms, "No. No joke." BHK (Ted) looked at Axel, "You must be crazy, Grape Juice is so much better than Cocoa Krispies! The grapeyness, the coolness, it must not be denied!" Axel laughed, "Well...I deny it! Cocoa Krispies are what dreams are made out of. The fluffy chocolate bits are like a pure taste of heaven..." BHK (Ted) stared at Axel, a few tears coming out of his eyes, "That...that was beautiful..." He wiped his face on his sleeve, then continued speaking, "Too bad you are so wrong..." Axel growled and yelled, "You moron! Can't you see that Cocoa Krispies are the meaning of life!" BHK (Ted) said simply, "No." Axel growled, and was about to attack BHK (Ted), when Larxene showed up. "What in the world is the shouting about?" Axel pouted, "Ted says that Grape Juice is better than Cocoa Krispies!" Larxene sighed, "Axel, you are an idiot. Ted, you are right." Axel sputtered, "What? What did you just say!" Larxene looked at Axel, "I'm sick of always hearing about 'Cocoa Krispies this' and 'Cocoa Krispies that', that I'm glad to hear something else is good for a change." Axel pouted, "Well, I still think you are both wrong." Larxene sighed, "Well, that is your opinion, and it obviously isn't going to change. Why don't you and your opinion go sit off, away from Ted, while you cool down. Ted, don't mention Grape Juice again, if you can help it, ok?" Axel stormed off to the corner, and muttered to himself about the blindness of his comrades of the greatness of Cocoa Krispies. BHK (Ted) nodded, "Ok...Man...he sure does take such simple things seriously..." Larxene nodded, "Yeah...but he's worst about Cocoa Krispies..." BHK (Ted) nodded, "Obviously... Well, I'm going back to looking at this junk, maybe there is something useful in here somewhere..." Larxene nodded, "Good idea, maybe I could get the Shadows to help you..." BHK (Ted) shook his head, "Nah...I'll be fine for now." Larxene nodded, "Ok, suit yourself." BHK (Ted) then when about his merry way as he searched through the rubbish, humming the Twilight Town Battle music as he went.
