A/N: Thanks for the umm... review? 0o grins I shall continue the story! is glomped by a Sora Plushie

Chapter Two - Battlegrounds.

He leapt into the air, slicing downwards in a deadly arc, the Heartless giant dispersing into a million empty pieces. Breathing raggedly, he glance about as several shadows emerged and pounced at him, screeching.

Swinging with the Keyblade, Sora's eyebrows furrowed as he concentrated on his task. As more creatures of darkness emerged, he could help but wonder what was behind the sudden outburst of Heartless...

Something is different this time...

"Sora! Behind you!"

Turning and swinging haphazardly, the teen growled with frustration, knocking several of the creatures back. Turning towards the voice, he gave a thumbs up to another teen with long silver hair who nodded in response before striking down the hordes of Heartless as they tried to storm the darkened chamber. Charging towards the doorway, Sora pushed the creatures back as the other teen managed to slam the heavy metal door shut, locking it.

"Whew!" breathed Sora leaning on his ornate weapon resembling a giant key - the Keyblade. "That was a close one."

"Yeah." nodded the other teen wiping his brow, his eyes narrowing. "Their attacks seem be more than coincidence this time though."

"Thanks Riku."

"No problem. We'll always get eachother backs." Smiling, Riku appoached a dirtied window, pressing his right hand upon the glass's surface.

"We got to find a way out of this mess..." Groaned Sora as he began searching about the room, his breathing still somewhat labored. As he appoached a tall, ornate mirrior, he glanced at it, staring briefly at his reflection, then continuing onward.

"Sora..." a young woman's voice called out to him. Jumping, Sora glanced about then finally sighing uneasily when he saw no one except for Riku staring out the window.

"Sora!" It called out again.

"Did you hear that, Riku?"

"Hear what?" sighed Riku, as he blinked slowly turning towards Sora for a moment then turning his gaze back to the window.

"Over here...!"

Turning, the keybearer's gaze rested on the mirrior once more as he slowly appoached it, his relfection fading to darkness as a girl appoached, her red hair fell across her forehead, framing her soft features.

"Kairi!" He said, startled. "What-"

"Shhh..." The girl held a finger to her lips as she reached out from the mirrior towards Sora, her eyes watching, searching for something. "Take my hand..."

Glancing at Riku, Sora slowly nodded, extending his hand towards hers.

Riku, upon hearing Sora speaking to what appeared himself, frowned turning. His emerald eyes widened as he watched what appeared to be a Neo-shadow-ish creature beckoning to the brown haired teen through the mirrior.

"Sora, no!" He shouted, charging, his keyblade extended.

Turning, Sora glanced at Riku then back at what appeared to him as Kairi.

"Sora... grab my hand..."

Nodding firmly, Sora reached out a gloved hand, gripping Kairi's hand tightly. "It's just Kairi-" He began before he began to feel his body fading.

"NOOOOO!" Yelled Riku as he tried to tackle him instead sailing through as Sora's body faded into nothingness, and into the wall. As he regained his composure, he cursed silently, studying the mirrior. "What the hell just happened?"

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All she felt was pain as she began to come to, her body felt like a million shattered pieces that had been stapled together to make her whole. Slowly blinking, Kairi scrunched up her face withering from the pain.

"Finally comming to, eh?" spoke a voice beside her. Trying to move, Kairi struggled until she realized she was practically strapped down to a hospital bed. As her eyes focused, the voice spoke again.

"Kairi, the seventh princess, right?" Glancing to the side of her bed in a room that was very sterile and white, Kairi watched as a cloaked man appoached, his eyes burned with a fierce coldness that seemed to devour her soul.

"Where am I?" She asked, glancing around.

"Where you are is of no importance, princess." The man growled, as he watched several technicians wheel in another bed, its patient strapped down in the same fashion as Kairi. Her heart leapt as she watched in horror as brown spiky hair emerged at the top of the bed, its occupant's eyes closed as if he struggled in some nightmare.

"Sora!" She gasped, struggling.

The man laughed as a girl stepped into the room, her features enshrouded in darkness, a simple sillulette of voidness.

"A heartless!" Kairi gasped, watching the girl appoach both her and Sora, its eyes glowing a pale yellow. The girl stared blankly at her for a second before her eyes rested on Sora, who winced as if he was struggling in some dream.

"Quite interesting, Pathagor." The mysterious girl spoke, her eyes still studying Sora. "This was easier than I had thought. The boy was quite willing to believe my guise."

"Leave Sora alone!" Demanded Kairi, angered.

The girl turned, her gaze now tranfixed on her. Flustered, Kairi glared as the cloaked man chuckled. "We can now proceed with the experiments, Raie." He spoke, his voice rather calm. "Soon, our results will yield a revolution that will shake the foundations of the history of this pathetic universe."

"I said-" stammered Kairi.

"How long til we dispose of her?" demanded Raei, her dull yellow eyes distorting as she stared at Kairi.

"The Princess?" The man asked as Raie nodded intently. "Once we gain absolute control over the Keyblade Master, then I will give you the pleasure of destroying her."

"WHAT?" Screeched Kairi, as she struggled once more without much in the way for results.

The man chuckled again as Raie turned to Sora, her dark, cold hand touching his forehead gently, caressing. Wincing, Sora scrunched up his face again, then relaxed, drifting off again.

Soon you will be mine...

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Riku frowned, as he stared at the mirrior intently.

"Dammit!" He cursed, frowning. "If only I could create a way to get out of here!"

"Can't create vortexes anymore, eh?" Spoke a voice behind him, dressed in a black cloak - Organization XIII style.

"I thought Sora killed you all off!" stammered Riku, drawing his blade.

"Except for one." Breathed the mysterious figure, as he summoned two keyBlades.

"Lucky number 13, eh?" Growled Riku as the figure pulled off his hood, revealing bright azure eyes and light brown hair. "Roxas..."

The nobody nodded, lowering his KeyBlades, forcing a slight smile. "So we meet again, Riku."

"I thought you-"

"Joined Sora's soul? Yeah, I did a while back, but something's changed." Glancing at the door, where the violent thuds of multiple heartless trying to get in still continued. "Something's developed while I've been dormant, Riku. Something that is defiently not for the better of things."

"Such as?" Frowning before finally lowering his blade, the silver haired teen sighed.

"Such as Sora's now in the hands of something more dangerous than anything Org-XIII ever did." Watching Riku, Roxas continued. "They got Kairi too."

"Kairi?" Glaring at the floor, the older teen slammed his blade into the floor. "Dammit!"

"Don't worry much about Kairi for now atleast." Roxas appoached the door, his mouth twitching slightly as he concentrated. "Sora's the one we got to worry about."

"Sora can take care of himself." Said Riku, following. "It not like he's gonna go postal or something. I meant he worst he could do-"

"Is turn on everyone and do things if he was blackmailed by any threat of Kairi getting harmed? That's the least that will happen." Watching Riku, he continued, "There's a new group out there, Riku. One that will use the greater good for their own evil intents. Surely you knew of this when you became one with the darkness?"

"You mean a group that's worse than the organization?"

Roxas nodded, sighing. "We always downplayed the threat of the Heartless, Riku. We always assumed they would act on their instincts and not even begin to think or plan. The Organization was wrong."

Holding out his hand, Roxas watched as a dark vortex opened up before them. "We better get somewhere safe where we can talk."

(A/N: Now review, darn it!My readers are my light!)