Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Organization XIII. As a matter of fact, every character mentioned in this fic (Besides the main character and her 'other') are property of SQUAREENIX. This is just a side story I made to add more to the organization…especially Axel. (My favorite member)

Also…

I didn't play Chain of Memories, so I know little about Marluxia's rebellion plan. So things like facts and possibly names are going to be different…KAY? 3

Author's Note: Sorry this chapter's so short...and hehe I feel sorta bad for Zell X3

CHAPTER FOUR

It only took a few minutes to reach the training area.

Zell stopped in amazement as a shadow heartless wiggled past him into some brush.

"Woah! What was that!" he shouted.

"…a heartless…"

"I'm telling' ya, those weren't here before!"

"Then we're probably close." I walked ahead of him, not caring if he was going to follow or not. I followed the scent of the heartless to the back of the arena, eliminating strange plant monsters that tried to attack me. The heartless was just ahead. I stepped up to it, but was thrown back by a massive, powerful force. I caught myself and looked up.

"T-Rexaur!" Zell shouted from behind me, "B-But…what happened to it!"

A giant, black T-Rex stood before us. It snarled and stomped, eyeing out it's new prey. Around it's body were husks of smoke, and a heartless symbol lye on it's chest that gave off what it truly was.

"Shadows couldn't have done this alone." I said to myself. My attention was shot towards a robed figure leaving through one of the organization's black holes, with the first heartless in hand. "The organization? HEY! WAIT!" I ran towards the member, only to be stopped in my tracks by the shadow rex's massive tail. "Can you fight?" I shouted at Zell.

Zell raised his fists and swung a few times bouncing from one foot to the other, "Sure can!"

"Good." I opened up a black portal.

"HEY! Where are YOU going!"

"I don't have time to fool around."

"You can't just…How can I…? Aw man! Why am I always the one that gets screwed over!"

I turned from him and entered the portal back to the World that Never Was. The figure was just reaching the main tower. I rushed inside.

"Who's interfering?" I shouted.

"Well, well, well. Back so soon 'ey? That was a quick run." Axel appeared from the shadows.

"Axel…someone…did you see…? No. Never mind." I calmed myself down, "Where's Diz? Someone's messing with my mission."

"Hmm…wasn't expecting this turn of event. Things are starting to get out of control around here, oi."

"What do you mean."

"Diz turned traitor on us and disappeared. Marluxia's been acting weird lately, and even Roxas wants to leave. Though…I won't let him."

"Roxas wants to leave?"

"Psh! Some rumor gets thrown around about his 'other' and he jumps all over it! It's a bad idea, can't let him leave! If only there was a way to-"

"AXEL!" Xigbar appeared on the ledge of a balcony that overlooked us, "Dude! Xemnas is callin' a meetin'! Get yer ass moving. Woah! What's SHE doing back, man?" He shrugged, "Well, whatever. You come too." he turned and disappeared.

"Let's get going." Axel said, "Better see what Xemnas wants."

We arrived in a white room aligned with fourteen chairs all raised high up. I noticed most chairs were empty, but Xemnas, Roxas, Xigbar, Xaldin, Saï x, Demyx and Luxord were here. Axel and I took our seats. I looked over at Roxas who sat next to me. He sat staring at nothing, as if he wasn't really there.

Xemnas smiled and began, "Members, we have been graced with a hoard of traitors, and an intruder as well. Axel."

"Hm?"

"I want you to find out what Marluxia is planning, and stop him for defying the Organization! Kill anyone that gets in your way!"

Axel hopped down and pulled out his chakrams, then left. Xemnas then turned to the rest of us, "Axel alone should be enough to stop those fools. Anyone that's foolish enough to interfere with our plans for Kingdom Hearts must be eliminated." Xemnas waited a moment, then caught my eye, "Didn't I send you on a mission?"

"Sir…someone interfered. It was a member."

"Who?"

"I don't know…but they took the heartless I was after and released more heartless into the world I went to."

Xemnas considered what I had said, "But there were never orders for heartless to roam that world…Obviously one of the traitors. You'll have to deal with it on your own. I have enough matters to tend to."

The meeting was over and I left the room. Roxas confronted me.

"It was Larxene."

"Huh?"

"Larxene interfered. She wanted to see you fail." He turned and started to walk away.

"Roxas. You know something…something I don't. Don't you?"

"You should go help Axel…if you want to get the heartless back. It holds your power."

"You're leaving…aren't you?"

"…"

"Axel doesn't want you to leave."

"I need to find him!"

"…who?"

"…Sora…"

"What happens when you do find him?"

"…Not entirely sure…" he walked away.