Jade had past out shortly after seeing Cid and the others run to safety, while leaving her behind. She soon woke up, finding herself in some sort of lab. She stumbled a bit as she got up. Was this what was in the depths of hollow bastion? Everything was so... Different. The machine before her bore a mark similar to the one she saw on the creature that had captured her. The machine was filled with some kind of pulsating black fluid. Was this thing what was creating the monsters? She had to stop it, some how. But being a six year old kid, she didn't know where to start. So she did what any other kid would do. She gave it a good kick.

Kicking it, unfortuneately, was not a good idea. She grabbed her toe as it seered in pain. "Owie owie owiee!" She fell back onto her hind quarters and massaged her hurt foot. She didn't get up until a low voice penitrated her ears.

"So, you were the one the heartless captured"

Jade spun around to face a cloaked man who had his face hidden behind a hood. She stepped back, her handsthrown up at him, just daring him to give her a reason to cast a spell. But the man just stopped in his tracks.

"Please Jade, I don't want to hurt you. On the contrary, I am here to help you." he said soothingly.

Jade put her hands down. He wanted to help... Her? But wasn't he the one who was creating the creatures-the heartless as man called them-that attacked them all? Jade was confused, and suspicious. She had to say something.
"How do you know my name? Why would you want to help me? What do you want"
The man simply laughed quietly in amusement. He had only expected such a reaction from a young girl. But he would get what he wanted, and he wanted Jade.

"Please young child. I hate seeing my people suffer. I only wish to help you get away from your so called friends"
Jade stepped back. 'His people'... But he couldn't be... He had been missing even longer than Kairi. How could he be here? This man couldn't be.

"Ansem? You're Ansem, Ruler of Hollow Bastion?" Jade questioned, and Ansem nodded. Jade was now in awe. He was rumored to have been killed when he tried to leave Hollow Bastion. But he was alive. For a young girl like Jade, he looked like a hero. "But, They are my friends... Why do you speak like they are not"

Ansem shook his head, as if ridiculing the ideas of a small child. "Jade, they never considered you their friend. They only used you for their own games." Ansem began pacing the room, while Jade listened quite reluctantly. "Didn't they always make you 'it' for every single game?" Jade nodded, "Didn't they always make you go into hidden places first, just so they wouldn't have to?" Jade nodded again, looking as if she were about to cry. "Didn't Sephiroth dare you to go down the secret corridor alone?" Tears were dropping down the side of Jade's cheeks as she once again nodded. "Didn't they just abandon you at Rising Falls, without even trying to save you from the Heartless"

"Y-yes... They did... They, They never really were my friends... Your right, all they did was use me. How could they..." Jade was now on her knees, crying. The truth was hard to take, especially for this young girl.

Ansem knelt down beside Jade and placed his hands on her shoulder. "Now now young Jade. You don't have to take it sitting down. You can act on them. Show them that you are more than just a pawn in their chess game. Take revenge on them. Make them pay for everything that they did to you. Make them pay... With their lives"

Jade took everything in. He was right. He was the only one she could trust now. He was her only true friend. She nodded. She wasn't crying anymore. Now, she was focused on getting revenge on those who used her. She would kill them. "Give me something to fight with. I will not let them trample on me. I am not their door mat"

Ansem laughed silently to himself. All was going well. Jade had taken the bait and the darkness in her heart was spreading. It was only a matter of time until he could fully use her rage to his own advantage. She wanted a weapon, and he would give her one. He raised his hand for a few seconds and a Katana materialized, and fell to the floor with a loud 'clank'. "Use it well. There are heartless you can practise on in the chapel"

Jade nodded, picked up the katana with minor difficulty and turned towards the exit, but Ansem stopped her. "You can use a portal to get there." Jade cocked her head sideways as Ansem waved his hand a few times. A swirl of black and purple smoke was then manifested before them. She nodded again jumped through the portal, towards the chapel.