'How much time have we got Yerrsef?' Riku asked the hooded man as they zoomed across the ocean,

'Not much time. If I'm correct Sora and Kairi are very close to reaching the end of the clues I left for Kairi. And if we don't get there before them there's no telling what might happen.'

'Huh?'

'They're travelling to a spot where I should be remember Riku. A spot predestined by fate. If I'm not there when the portal opens then we could have a problem. The organization is constantly looking for a way in here to capture Kairi. They would no about a portal as soon as it opened.'

'So… not much time then?'

'No not much time at all. Even less if you look up ahead.' Yerrsef pointed to the horizon. A small island lay in the distance when a storm brewing over it, quite similar to the one that had occurred over Destiny Islands only a few days earlier. Heartless- the little black shadows were swimming underneath the two towards the island,

'That storm…' Riku began,

'Yes, it signals a portal opening. The same happened when I arrived.'

'Hang on,' Riku began, 'why didn't the organization know about your portal?'

'They couldn't Riku. I didn't exactly come through one. I'm only half here- you are what keeps me in this world. You opened your heart to me in that cave remember? It bought me through. Anyway we need to get to that island and soon.'

Sora held Kairi by the hand as the strong, damp winds blew them backwards across the sand,

'We need to find shelter!' Sora screamed to the girl,

'Sora! Don't let go!' Kairi cried back,

'Come on!' he lead her away from the beach and into the small jungle in the island centre. Huge thick leaves flew past their heads as Sora pulled Kairi towards the middle of the island. Clods of dirt were ripped from the ground, crashing into the creaking trees around them. It was as if the island was about to fall apart!

Then Sora spotted their saviour- a small log cabin seemingly inconspicuously placed in a jungle.

'There!' he pointed and the two teens made their way up the steps and across the balcony to the door. Sora tugged it open and they entered…

Axel stormed down an alley way fuming like nothing else. He had been tricked, betrayed and made a fool of by the very man he had idolised for years.

'I'll show him!' he said marching on with a new purpose. He had a plan- the forbidden one had been right all along! And Axel was on his way search the man's deserted house for clues on how to get revenge.

Revenge- it was burning up Axel's mind now and he had no other purpose. He WOULD kill Marluxia if it was the last thing he did.

Soon he arrived outside the empty little house. It resembled something of a cottage, Axel kicked down the door and stepped in. He immediately noticed something wrong. The place was a mess inside, papers were strewn across the ground and furniture was tossed on its side,

'What the hell?' Axel muttered. He walked forward and noticed a locked door lying on its side. He followed its path with his eyes and was confronted with a hidden doorway leading down into the cellar.

He walked down the stairs and flipped the lights.

'Wow.' Axel gasped at what the light revealed. The floor it was a huge clock face, but this clock he noticed was wrong- almost as if it was counting down to something…

Kairi and Sora sat huddled together cold and wet inside the cabin. It was fully furnished with sheepskin rugs and a crackling fire that did nothing to warm their chilled bones,

'You okay?' Sora asked

'Yep.' Kairi shivered, 'Hey!' she noticed something on the wall that made her jump,

'What? …Oh!' Sora saw them too. The walls were covered with framed photos. Photos of Kairi when she was little, Photos of Kairi with… her parents. The adult's faces for some reason had been scratched out however for some reason.

"I think we're close to finding your family Kairi…' he whispered,

'Yes! And look at this!' Kairi held out the Gold Pocket Watch they had found. It immediately shot up in the air trying to pull Kairi to the fireplace,

'What do you suppose it means?' Sora asked.

'Let's try something Sora.' Kairi said pulling out the thin Gold ring and the key on her necklace as well. She crawled over to the fire and put the ring on her finger. Then as if she knew exactly what she was doing Kairi placed the ringed finger into the flames,

'Kairi! What are you doing?' Sora yelled and tried to pull her away. But Kairi was having none of it and stayed with her finger in the fire. Suddenly the flames disappeared leaving only ashes behind. Kairi's finger was completely normal, but the ring was gone,

'Okay…' Sora muttered confused, 'Now what?'

Kairi pulled out the key and began to fumble around at the back of the fireplace. She discovered a keyhole which it fitted into perfectly. She turned the key and the fireplace gave a groan. This time Kairi did back off as the whole wall slid upwards to reveal a secret wall behind it. In the walls centre was a round recess that seemed to Sora to be the perfect shape for a little Gold pocket watch to fit in. Kairi had the same idea and she placed the watch in the hole. It clicked into place and began to glow a bright yellow.

'Now this is getting weird Kairi- Be careful I had a strange dream last night…' but Kairi seemed to be in some sort of a trance. She stood there watching and waiting.