Axel didn't care anymore; he followed Riku without a word, not even caring as to where they were going. He just couldn't get over everything that had just happened, what he had just found out about everything. He wanted to cry, but he wouldn't, not when Riku was there, no, not when Exsor was gone, he wouldn't cry. It seemed like it was eons ago that he had found his heart, that day when he had first held Exsor, when he had first realized he loved her. And now she was gone, both mentally and physically, she was gone, and Axel couldn't get over the feeling that he would never see her again.

Thinking back on the past few days Axel felt ashamed of himself, he had been so stupid, he had been the damsel in distress, and Exsor had been the hero to save him. He thought back on the first conversation he had with Riku, the night he had been brought back to the castle. Riku had told him everything, about how Axel did have a heart, because he had felt love. He had been told that the only reason Nobodies didn't have hearts was because they wouldn't let themselves. Xemnas was going at it all wrong, the main emotion in the heart was love, and it was the strongest and the most needed. All Nobodies had a heart, it was just dormant, and all it took was love to bring it back out. Did Exsor still have a heart? That day at the mansion told Axel she had one, but now… he didn't know, too many things had gone unsaid, to many things had changed. And to top it all of, Demyx, one of his best buddies, was dead… Who was behind it all? Exsor had mentioned someone, she had said "If I hadn't of done what he said…" Was it someone in the Organization? Riku had said things weren't good in the Organization, but Axel didn't need to be told that, he could tell, it was obvious.Who ever had done all this would pay with their life, Axel clinched his fists to his side. It was only when Riku stopped that Axel looked up to see where they were.

They were just inside Deep Dive city, Castle Oblivion just behind them. It was night and rain was falling ever so slightly.

"What's up?" Axel asked, rubbing his head, there was a dull ache in the back of it.

"Someone's ahead." Riku muttered, motioning for Axel to keep it down.

Axel strained his eyes ahead, but he couldn't see anything, then he looked at Riku's blindfolded face, and with a frown, he closed his eyes as well, maybe there was something to what Xemnas had always talked about. And almost instantly after Axel had cleared his mind, which took some time, he sensed the presence of four people, headed this way.

"You sense em?" Riku asked.

Opening his eyes he saw that Riku was looking at him. Axel nodded. "Who do you think?"

Riku shrugged. "I only have a feeling…" But Riku didn't have time to tell Axel what his feeling was, because just then the four people were on top of them.

Axel quickly drew forth his chakrams, holding them up and preparing to attack.

"Wait, they aren't enemies." Riku put up his own weapon that he had drawn and stood still, waiting for the four to come up to him.

Axel lowered his chakrams but still kept them out. In front of him were the key blade bearer, Donald, Goofy, and… a mouse…? Sora lowered his key blade when he saw Riku, a strange look crossed over his face.

"R…Riku?" Sora walked forward and looked closely at Riku, tears started to form in his eyes. "Riku! It really is you!" Sora grabbed Riku's hands and fell down to his knees. "I looked everywhere for you!"

Riku was looking down at Sora, an emotionless look on his face. "Sora…"

Sora looked up at Riku. "I looked everywhere for you!"

The mouse walked forward toward Riku. "It's good to see you back to yourself, Riku."

Riku nodded at the mouse. "Sora, your Majesty, we need to get away from here…"

Sora stood up and shook his head. "Not without Kairi!"

"Kairi's not in there Sora."

"But, she said to come here if I wanted answers…" Sora looked like he was about to break down.

"Who did?" Riku asked, looking over his shoulder cautiously.

Sora shrugged sadly. "I don't know, she never said her name. She was from the Organization… We found her at Olympus Coliseum, she was all bent out of shape about her friend dying, said she was going to kill some guy if it was the last thing she did."

"Exsor." Axel muttered. "Did she say any name?" Axel took a step forward so that he was noticed.

Sora thought for a moment. "Xaldiv?"

"Xaldin…" Axel shook his head, so that was the person behind it all, Xaldin. He turned to Riku. "I have to go find her, she won't win that battle."

Riku shook his head. "Who knows where she is by now."

"But I have to find her!" Axel practically yelled.

"We can look together." Sora said, looking at Axel. "I'm searching for someone too."

Axel thought for a second then nodded. "I'll help you if you help me."

Sora nodded and held out his hand. Axel took his hand and they shook on the deal.

"Now can we please get out of here?" Riku begged, once again looking over his shoulder.

Mickey looked at Riku for a second then spoke. "I think we better do as Riku says guys."

Sora nodded and quickly followed behind Riku as he hurried down the street, the rain falling a bit heavier now. Axel looked up at the sky, letting the rain fall into his face, it was always raining in Deep Dive City, why, he had no clue, probably because Xemnas had created it. He walked after Riku last, hoping that he found Exsor before she found Xaldin.

They had barely taken ten steps before all hell broke lose.