WHEE! Yay…I finally updated…after like a 2983875984357093847593847598743 ages. I had to listen to "True" by Ryan Cabrera and Passion (both of them…and the video) to get more inspiration…that's where it all started. Well, I hope you enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own anything (KH, Disney, FF, etc) but me.

Key's the same…except I'm taking out the ''s from the thoughts…

Chapter Twelve

One more blow and his heart would be released. Sora knew this was the end. He had failed to fulfill his task. But he was glad that he would die in honor.

He sat there, breathing in heavily. He waited for the moment to come.

"SORA!" A strange blonde got rid of the Heartless in his way and those around Sora. He stuck his massive sword into the ground and pulled out an Elixir. He poured it in Sora's mouth and Sora chugged it down.

Sora sat up and gasped for air. He was glad to be alive. "Thanks…Cloud."

They looked at each other for a few seconds and Cloud broke away. He lifted up the Buster Sword out of the ground and slashed the Heartless in his path.

"I wonder what's his problem," Sora pondered.

"Don't worry about him. He's always like that. You never know what's going on in his spikey head of his." Yuffie stood behind Sora, a shrunken in each hand. "Now come on Keyblade Master! You've got some work to do!"

"Yeah…" His thoughts were still on Cloud. He said he found what he was looking for…but did he loose it again? Or did he never find it? Or is it something else? He shook himself from the thoughts and focused on depleting the Heartless population.

Sora looked above the swarm of the Heartless and saw another person defending himself. Sora defeated the enemies in front of him and fought his way towards the person. "Leon?"

Surprised, Leon turned his head towards Sora. "Sora! - UGH!" The Shadow behind him scratched his jacket and gripped Leon's head. The Gunblade glowed blue and the Shadow let go. Leon whacked the head of the Shadow and it evaporated into the air.

"You okay there?" Sora asked.

"DAMMIT SORA!…Why'd you scare me like that?" Sora's face was blank. "Anyway, what's more important is that you're okay. You're the keybearer."

"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine." Sora looked at the ground. It seems like everyone's changing…I've never seen Leon this way. Only Cid.

Leon raised his eyebrow. "Are you sure? You look pretty beat up."

"I'm sure. I drank an Elixir." Sora looked past Leon and saw a mob of Heartless gathering. "We better get going. See ya." Without another word, Sora ran off to fight the Heartless.

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Camille finished off the cluster of Heartless around her area with a combo. She had been fighting non-stop since the battle began. She was beginning to reconsider what she was doing, fighting evil. It seemed like a lifetime career.

She already used up three Elixirs. There was only one left in her pack. Camille already received two severe cuts; one on her right arm and the other on her leg. The medication only mended the cuts and kept them from being infected. The pain still lingered.

The girl limped to a nearby rock where a lonely stream flowed by. Water…so refreshing…so soothing…so…peaceful… She saw a serene meadow with a cool breeze brushing through the air. All her friends were there, from her friends from long ago to the most recent ones. Camille could see them clearly and each one of them beckoning her to come over. She glided gracefully to her pack of friends. But something didn't seem right. …Their eyes…they're black…what's wrong with them?

"You're coming with me, missy," a strict voice ordered through her ear.

Camille finally snapped out of dream world and realized she was being captured. Before she could utter a single word out of her mouth, a blindfold covered her face, only leaving her nose exposed. She was jerked away from the eyes of others.

A chill went down Camille's spine. Cold air brushed against her skin. She knew something was wrong; she could sense the darkness.

"Don't be afraid…just stay calm…"

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"W-wh-why did you bring me here?"

"Me? Are you crazy, Roxas?" Naminé chuckled. She got out of her chair holding her sketchbook close to her chest. "What would make you think I'd summoned you here?"

BHK, or Roxas, replied, "For one thing, you're the only one here. And when I was in the clocktower, all these memories flashed through my mind."

"That could have been anyone."

"Well that's some useful information," Roxas said sarcastically.

Naminé walked over to Roxas and grabbed his hand. "Come on, I wanna show you something." Roxas followed Naminé out of the room.

The blonde led her guest through the corridors of the castle. The walls were glistening as if stars were sprinkled on them. They reflected everything crystal clear. It was a never-ending hall of mirrors.

The two turned right at the end of the hall. Naminé opened a door beside them and went inside. "Come on!" She dragged Roxas inside. "Now stay still."

"Like I'd run away when it's completely dark and I can't see the exit," Roxas muttered.

"Shh! I can't let anyone see me showing you this." Naminé walked against the wall looking for a switch.

"So you did bring me here…"

"I did not! And don't ask me any more questions. It's already hard enough to find the light switch."

All of a sudden, the lights went on. "You mean this?" Roxas smirked while Naminé gave him stop-being-a-smart-ass glare. "Oooookay…now what was it that you wanted to show me?"

"Over here." Naminé led Roxas to the center of the room where a large, clear ball stood. "Now this is-"

"Naminé!"

The two turned around to see a man with his face wrapped in peculiar bandages. Naminé studdered. "I – I - uh – um – s – s – sir -"

He held his hand up and signed for the girl to stop. "No need for explaining." He walked towards the boy and said, "Roxas, welcome to Castle Oblivion."

How did he know my name? Is he one of those psychos who know everything? "Um…thank you, er…"

"DiZ."

"DiZ," Roxas repeated. DiZ? What a strange name…yet so…familiar.

"Now, have you found your purpose of your presence here?"

Politely, Roxas replied, "No, sir. Do you?"

"Yes I do," said DiZ. "But you have to find it yourself…why don't you try looking for your answers through that?" He pointed at the ball Naminé showed Roxas earlier. "You can do that now." He walked casually to the door. Before he stepped outside of the room, he said, "Naminé, I think you should come with me and let Roxas be on his own." Naminé looked at Roxas one last time and scurried to DiZ's side. The door closed, leaving Roxas by himself to figure things out.

"Now…let's see…" Roxas paced around the orb thinking how to tap into its secrets. He didn't find any control system around it, so he looked around the room for one. Once again, he was unsuccessful. He scratched his head in confusion when his eyes landed on a sketchbook. Roxas picked it up and opened it to a blank page. He grasped for the pencil that was left beside it while in deep thought. Then he tried his best to draw the glass ball. After that, he drew himself, to the best of his ability for he was not the greatest drawer, inside the orb.

In a flash, the blonde haired kid was transported into the orb.

"SWEET!" Roxas face lit with wonder. "Okay. Stay on track…stay on track…" He looked around and saw nothing but himself inside the ball. I thought DiZ said that I would find it in here…but there's nothing but me… Confused, he looked down. There was nothing. "Greaaaaaaat…there's nothing here and I can't get – WHOA!" In a flash, Roxas dwindled down…down…down……down into the uncovered darkness.

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"I can't take it anymore!" Yuffie screamed. She released her rage on the overwhelming Heartless. "Why"-"do"-"they"-"have"-"to"-"be"-"never"-"ending?"

Leon chuckled. "You can't take a little challenge? Then I guess you're not the Great Ninja Yuffie anymore."

The gullible ninja fell into his trap. "…Yeah right. COME ON, HEARTLESS! GIMME ALL YOU'VE GOT!"

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okay I didn't wanna feel dead or anything, so here's my pitiful update. Updates will be reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeal slow now…D: I'm thinking of stopping this. I dunno…I just…don't have the gist of it anymore. And I want to write an original piece, so I need to save my ideas. sorry you guys, but there's a slight chance that I'll update.

…KHII TOMORROW!

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