Ok, since I have nothing to say, on with the show!

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The next day, Xedrin did not arrive at school, and Roxas and company began to worry.

"He's not one to miss a school day. Where the hell is he?"

Even Naminé was worried, even though she knew why he was gone.

He must be hiding, or off somewhere saving someone else.

Her thoughts went to the kiss she gave him the night before.

Why did I do that? Surely, I don't love him, do I?

She looked around the lunchroom one more time before returning to her drawing.

C'mon, Xedrin, where are you?

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Xedrin, Axel, Demyx, and Zexion were all grouped inside the police station at the Destiny Islands' mainland, receiving their pay, and then they were briefed on their next bounty.

"His name is Setzer, one of Seifer's gang's members," the police officer explained, "So far, five homicides, three robberies, and six probations for defacing public property. The government has decided that he is too dangerous to live. Therefore, you four have been assigned to eliminate him."

"Where can we find him and the rest of this gang?"

The officer pointed to an area on a map of Destiny Island.

"Somewhere around the local high school. But be careful, after you guys took out Seifer, they found out who one of you guys was, and who your friends were. They're hunting you guys actively now, so watch your backs."
Axel nodded.

"You got it. Let's go guys. The dead wait for us to seek their vengeance. We shouldn't keep them waiting."

With that, the group disappeared through their respective portals.

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The remainder of the school day was as hectic as ever for Naminé. When school finally ended, she darted out the door in hopes of seeing Xedrin again. But when she got outside, there were only the regular students walking home or driving off in their flashy cars. Roxas, Sora, and Kairi ran out the door after her.

"What's up, Naminé? Who're you looking for?"

She turned around to face them, and gave them a fake smile.

"Just someone I met the other day, no one important."

Two large figures cast their shadow over her. She turned around to face a tall man with long blue hair, and had scars all over his face. The second man was tall and muscular, and had a goatee to boot.

"Looking for someone, Miss?"

Naminé slowly backed away from them.

"Yes, not that it's any of your business."

"Oh, I think it is. We know where to find him, too. We can take you to him, all of you."

Roxas, Sora, and Kairi began to back away as well.

"Who are you talking about?"

The man laughed.

"Why, your little friend, Xedrin, of course. We can take you to him."

Then, two cloaked men appeared behind them, knocked Roxas and Sora out, and dragged them away. Then, the two large men knocked out Naminé and Kairi, and dragged them away as well.

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Xedrin looked up from the map he was reading, and stared straight ahead. The four of them were in Axel's Mustang convertible, heading to get their bounty on Setzer.

Axel was driving, Xedrin was in the passenger seat, and Demyx and Zexion were in the back seat. Axel glanced at him.

"What's up, Xed? Something happen?"

Xedrin turned his head to face Axel.

"Don't call me that. And yes, something has happened," he quickly glanced to their right, and snapped his fingers twice. All four of them quickly put their hoods up, in order to hide their identities as they passed the school, "I sense that my friends are in danger."

He then saw a man heaving a girl that looked like Kairi into the back seat of his car, and then he saw his face.

"Axel, I found him!" he pointed at the man, "There he is! That's Setzer, that's our guy!"

Axel looked in the direction Xedrin was pointing, and gasped.

"You're right, that's him! Let's get him!"

"Wait, he has hostages, we can't just jump in and attack! Let's follow him. Put the roof up."

Axel reached over and pressed a button on the dashboard, and the car roof unfolded and placed itself on top of the car. Then, Axel slowed down in order to let Setzer pull out, and then he slowly followed the gang and his group, driving casually in order to keep suspicion at a low. After following the gang for an hour, they came upon a small, worn out shack, not really useful for anything anymore, except for a hideout.

"You guys ready?"

Axel, Demyx, and Zexion nodded a "yes" to their partner, and then they each used a portal to warp inside of the hideout.

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Naminé slowly came to, and observed her surroundings. She was in a room of some sort, but she didn't know what. Tools lined the many shelves and walls the room had, indicating it was some kind of tool shed. Then, she saw the man who kidnapped her. He grinned evilly at her.

"It's about time you woke up, little girl. I was beginning to worry about you."

She glared at him.

"What do you want?"

"I want revenge for what your friend did to Seifer. He was a brother to me, and now he's dead!"

"Seifer got what he deserved, nothing less!"

Setzer growled and brought his hand back to strike her, when someone behind him caught his hand and swung him into a wall. He looked up and saw four men in black cloaks standing in the room. The one on his near right, the man who stopped him, wagged his left hand finger at him.

(A.N.- Okay, it's an unusually LARGE worn out shed. Happy now?)

"Now, now, Setzer, is that any way to treat a lady?"

Naminé recognized that voice.

"Xedrin? Is that you?"

The hooded man turned his head to face Naminé, who was still tied up on the floor. He nodded slightly before returning his attention to Setzer, who was joined by Raijin and Fuujin. Axel grinned underneath his hood.

"Whaddya say we take this outside? There doesn't seem to be enough room in here for a fight between the seven of us."

Setzer grinned back.

"Sure, why not? Wouldn't want your friends to get hurt."

The seven of them walked out of the shack, and stood facing each other. Xedrin, Axel, Demyx, and Zexion removed their hoods, and both Rai and Fuu glared at Xedrin.

"YOU!" They both said in unison.

Xedrin smirked at them.

"Yes, me. That's the exact same thing Seifer said before he died."

Axel summoned his chakrams, Demyx summoned his sitar, Zexion summoned his dagger, and Xedrin summoned two key-shaped weapons. The one in his right hand was black, and seemed to be made purely of darkness, while the one in his left hand was the exact opposite, shorter, and shined a pure white.

(A.N.- Yes, Zexion's weapon in Chain of Memories was a dagger, to respect the "cloak and dagger" thing. And the weapons Xedrin is wielding now are Oblivion and Oathkeeper.)

Setzer drew his katana, Rai grabbed a halberd, Fuu pulled out her shuriken, and a hooded man who appeared with them, who removed his hood, summoned a gun in each hand, with more of a crossbow style than a modern gun.

Xedrin singled out Setzer to attack. Then, with careful precision, he lunged, and stabbed at him with Oblivion. Setzer dodged the attack, and swiped at him. Xedrin easily blocked the attack with Oathkeeper, and then he swung into the locked swords with Oblivion, crossing the keyblades into an X.

Meanwhile, Axel was fighting Rai, and not having too much trouble. Rai jabbed at him with the halberd, and he was barely able to dodge it. Axel returned by throwing a flaming chakram at Rai, who blocked it, and it was caught by Axel. Then, Axel spun both chakrams in his hands, turning them into disks of flame, and threw them at Rai. He blocked the first one, but the second one cut through his halberd and sliced through him.

Zexion was having a little trouble fighting Fuu, as her shuriken made it difficult for him to get close enough to attack with his dagger. She threw the shuriken at him again, but this time he caught it and threw it back at her, striking her arm. She cried out in pain, giving Zexion enough time to close in and stab her in the heart. She cried out in pain, and fell to her knees, clutching the wound. Then, she took a look at her wound, and then fell to the ground, never to rise again.

Demyx, on the other hand, was having a great deal of trouble. He was stuck fighting Xigbar, and he couldn't even get near him and not get shot. Most of the time, he was either dodging or blocking arrows that were being fired at him from Xigbar's guns. He jumped to his right to dodge another shot, but Xigbar was one step ahead of him, and fired at where Demyx was going to be. The shot hit Demyx in the leg, but he refused to cry out, not wanting to give his opponent the satisfaction of his pain. Xigbar smirked and took careful aim.

"Looks like it's the end of the road for you, kid."

He fired a single shot, only to have it deflected into his gut. Demyx gave him a death glare.

"I'm not a kid."

He then launched himself at Xigbar, hitting him several times with the large end of his sitar. As his last attack, Demyx used his power over water to drown Xigbar in a solid cube of water.

Xedrin wasn't having a very tough time against Setzer, but he knew that if he didn't end it soon, Setzer would be able to find a weak point, and he didn't want that. Setzer, on the other hand, was having a hard time breaking through Xedrin's defenses. The fighting style that Xedrin adopted was self-taught, and is unique. He would occasionally jump over Setzer and try to break through his defenses, but Setzer would quickly turn around and block the attack. Eventually, Xedrin went to block one of Setzer's attacks, and Oathkeeper was knocked out of his hand. As Setzer went to strike, he blocked the attack with the only Keyblade he had left. Xedrin halted his assault and went on the defensive. Setzer laughed at this turn of events.

"Where's that 'awesome power' you were so eager to show us? I can't believe Seifer was killed by a wimp like you!"

Xedrin blocked another attack and shoved his hand at Setzer, stopping inches away from his chest. A telekinetic blast threw Setzer several yards away, landing him on a pile of bricks. Xedrin took this chance to show off another one of his unique abilities. He allowed the rage he had always felt to build up inside him, until his eyes went blank and dark energy surrounded him, his rage fueling his strength. Setzer stared at him in awe.

"What the hell are you!"

Xedrin launched himself at the still dazed Setzer at incredible speeds. The force of the impact sent them both flying into a concrete wall. When the dust cleared, Xedrin stood a few feet away from Setzer, who was barely managing to remain conscious. Xedrin used his mind to lift Setzer several feet in the air, until his arm was fully extended. Xedrin looked up at the dying man with no pity or sorrow.

"When you get to the other side, tell my parents that their son will have his vengeance."

"No… please… don't," was all that Setzer could reply as he felt his throat begin to collapse. In one swift motion, Xedrin yanked back his outstretched hand, and out from Setzer came a sickening 'snap!', and the body then fell limp in the telekinetic grasp. Xedrin dropped his hand, letting the corpse of Setzer fall, and he turned back to his comrades.

"Release my friends, and then let us leave this place. It's time we found out who's in charge of this gang."

I'm sorry it took so long, but I've got school and a life, so don't expect there to be many updates. I know, some of the fighting scenes are a little corny, but hey, I'm working on it.

R&R, for all the good it'll do me.