Hollow Bastion

After Sora, Kirito and the gang left Twilight Town, Leafa and Recon went through the black portal that Namine created all the way to Hollow Bastion. When they got there, they walked straight into the doorsteps of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee. They entered in, and were introduced to Leon, Yuffie, Aerith, Cid and Merlin. When they told them they were friends of Sora, Kirito and Asuna, they accepted them...well, Leon still had to test Leafa's skills out, and she managed to pass their battle.

Merlin taught Leafa and Recon a few new spells, which were Stop, Cure, and through a troublesome challenge, upgraded their Aero to Aerora. These proved to be useful since there were an abundant of Heartless and Nobodies in the streets of Hollow Bastion. This sure gave the two something to work with over the next couple days. They helped wherever they could with the Restoration Committee. They were even given Membership cards. Once again, they were feeling welcomed to the people of this world, too. Throughout the town, they met a few other characters, but that will be explained later. Leafa even met one that had the same vibe as her brother.

On the second day since their arrival, Leon and Aerith were leading Leafa and Recon to the castle under construction. They had to deal with a bunch of Heartless, along with several Nobodies, but they found their way through. Aerith decided to go back as Leon led the two in.

"So, what is it were trying to find?" Leafa asked.

"Information that Ansem might have." Leon answered.

"Ansem?" echoed Recon.

"Someone we had to deal with a while back." Leon explained, "He use to be a brilliant man, but then he turned evil, and started controlling the Heartless. However, Sora and his friends defeated him."

"Wow, Sora did all that?" Leafa asked, "He must be strong. It's no wonder Kirito and Asuna hang out with him."

They found their way to Ansem's room. It was circular, with a table in the middle, bookshelves, papers and panels with data on them, and a large painting of Ansem on one side. It also looked battered and abandoned. "Look here." Leon told them, pointing to one part of the room. On the wall, there was what looked like a keyhole there. There were grooved edges along the wall that made it look like it was a door to somewhere.

"So? Can't you open it?" Recon asked, eyeing the keyhole.

"No." Leon answered, "But you probably can with your Keyblade." He looked to Leafa, who still had her Keyblade at hand after defeating the Heartless and Nobodies. She looked to her weapon, then to the lock. It looked too big to fit her Keyblade into. But then again, Namine did tell them that the Keyblade can unlock any lock. She never taught her how, though.

"Let me give it a try." said a voice from behind them. The team turned and saw someone in Organization XII clothes. He was short, had large round ears, and his face looked like a mouse.

"The King." Leon said, explaining who it was to Leafa and Recon. The two looked at Leon, then to the person in front of them, then cried in exasperation.

"Y-Y-You're the King?!" Leafa shouted. The King shushed them, and Leafa and Recon covered their mouths.

"Sorry." Leafa apologized.

"You must be the two people that Riku helped out before." the King said to them. Recon and Leafa nodded.

"I'm Leafa, and this is Recon." Leafa introduced themselves, "Namine sent us to this world to make sure things are safe."

"So, are you this king that Sora, Donald and Goofy are looking for?" Recon asked him.

"Call me Mickey." the King corrected them. He raised his hand, and Leafa and Recon shook with him.

"Mickey, you think you can open this?" Leon asked the king. Mickey nodded, and he conjured up a Keyblade. It was gold with a silver handle.

"You can use the Keyblade too?" Leafa asked him.

"Yep." Mickey answered, "Let me show you how to unlock things with it." Mickey pointed the tip of his Keyblade to the hole. His Keyblade lit up, and a beam of light shot to the keyhole. The hole lit up, and they heard the sound of a lock being undone. The keyhole disappeared afterwards.

"Woah..." Leafa gasped.

"First time seeing that, huh?" Leon asked, seeing the expression on her face.

"Wish I could do that." muttered Recon.

Leon stepped forward and pressed his hand on the spot the keyhole was at. It disappeared, and the grooves on the wall lit up brightly, revealing a corridor behind it. Leon and Mickey led the two through the door. Through there, they found themselves facing an immense room, the walls had, what looked like, capsules sticking out. "What is this place used for?!" gasped Leafa, running to the guard rail and looking around.

"Probably has to with something based on Ansem's research." Mickey answered, looking around.

The team saw a separate room, and in it, they saw a large computer, with unusual technology behind it. The back wall of the room looked like an eye was looking at them. "What is this room?" Recon asked, looking around.

"The room we've been looking for." Leon answered.

"Ansem's computer!" Mickey stated.

Sora, Kirito, Asuna, Donald, Goofy and Yui and all just come out of teleportation, arriving down in Hollow Bastion once more. They arrived at the same spot as the first time. As they were stepping forward, a bunch of Soldier Heartless were racing up the stairs, startling the crew. Just as they came up, they disappeared in a blink of an eye.

"What was that?" Asuna asked.

"Do you think..." Sora started as he and Asuna eyed each other.

"Looks like there's more Heartless now." Goofy examined. Just as he said that, a bunch of Dusks came flying up the stairs, then dive over the railing and disappear.

"Looks like more Nobodies are here, too." Yui stated. Donald moaned. "I hope Sugu and Recon are doing ok." Kirito muttered, worried for his sister.

"Let's go check in with everyone." Sora stated.

"I think they're at Merlin's." Goofy recalled. Kirito moved forward first, leading the team into the town. They went to the shops and bought more accessories, armor equipment and potions. Sora decided to get an Abas Chain. They went to the Moogle shop, gave all the materials and recipes they've gathered, and created an Elixir, a Blizzaga Armlet for Asuna, and a Midnight Anklet for Kirito.

As they continued to the stairs, Sora stopped as he saw someone leaning against the wall, his eyes closed. Kirito stopped as well, feeling a powerful strength coming from the guy. He was tall, with blond, spiky hair. He was dressed in a long black, zipped-up coat, complete with belts with silver buckles wrapped around his chest and waist. He wore a silver pendant on his cross straps, which looked like an animal. One arm was sleeveless while the other had a long sleeve with a shoulder pad. He had black gloves on. His pants were black, and were hid by a long piece of cloth that reached his ankles. His shoes were also black.

"Oh, Cloud!" Sora addressed him. Cloud looked up to Sora, then he closed his eyes again.

"Who's he?" Asuna whispered to Goofy.

"He's a friend of ours." Goofy answered.

"He gives off the same feeling as papa." Yui stated. Kirito couldn't deny that he felt a lot of similarities between him and this guy. In fact, he was actually liking the look.

"Whatcha doing?" Donald asked.

"I'll get him." Cloud muttered, "This time we settle it. Me, and the one who embodies all the darkness in me."

"Huh, I thought you looked different, Cloud." Donald stated, with Sora nodding in agreement.

"If I do, it's his fault." Cloud told them.

"Whose?" Sora asked.

"Sephiroth." Cloud answered, "Tell me if you see him." Sora looked to Donald and Goofy, who nodded. Sora definitely remembered fighting him in Olympus Coliseum a long time ago. He nearly got killed facing him, had he not give Sora the win in the end due to mistaken understandings.

"What's he look like?" Kirito asked, intrigued by Cloud and this new person.

Cloud looked to him, examining him, wondering if he should answer. Finally he said, "Silver hair. Carries a long sword."

"Gotcha." Kirito answered, "By the way, I'm Kirito. This is Asuna and Yui." The two girls nodded in acknowledgement.

"Well, be seeing you, Cloud." Sora said, turning away along with the others.

"Be careful." Cloud warned the group, "He messes with your head, makes you think darkness is the only way."

Kirito turned and smirked at him. "Don't worry." he answered, "As long as I have someone to fight for, I won't be drawn to the darkness. Make sure you have something like that, too." Cloud looked to him, and the two of them just stared at one another, already feeling the close bond they have with one another, even though they just met.

The others looked to each of them, really feeling the same vibe. Man, if I follow the belief that their is a double of you in every dimension, then I think I just found Kirito's. Asuna thought, seeing the two.

"Is something wrong?" a woman's voice asked. The group turned to see Aerith coming walking towards them. Cloud turned and walked away as Aerith followed him. Sora tried to explain, but he was having a hard time doing so.

Kirito watched as Cloud turned to Aerith as he approached the steps to down below. "It's nothing." he answered. Aerith leaned in to meet his downward gaze. "I don't want you involved." Cloud added.

Aerith looked closely at his face before leaning up and saying, "You mean, you don't want me there when you go away again?"

"I just-" Cloud started, then he caught himself, and said, "Listen, even if I go far away, I'll come back."

"Do you mean it?" Aerith asked.

Cloud looked away from her gaze as he quietly said, "Yeah."

"See? You don't look so sure." Aerith told him, then she paused before continuing, "Well, okay, I understand. Go. Get things settled." Cloud looked a bit confused at this. "No matter how far away you are, once you find your light, I'm sure it will lead you right back here again. Right?"

"I suppose." Cloud answered.

"So I'll stay here, and I'll cheer for you." Aerith stated, "Okay, Cloud?"

"Okay." Cloud answered plainly, and he turned and head down the stairs.

Sora, Kirito and Asuna walked up to Aerith as they saw Cloud depart. "Wonder if he'll be okay." Aerith thought out loud.

"He'll be fine." Sora answered.

"Yeah, that guy's got a light buried inside him." Kirito said, watching Cloud disappear from view, "He's just gotta take some time finding it. After all, it took a while for me to find mine." Kirito looked to Asuna, who looked to him and smiled, seeing that he was talking about her.

"You're right." Aerith agreed.

Aerith led the group down to the borough below. There, they met a bunch of Heartless, including new ones called Bookmasters, which were immune to magic attacks. Aerith parted ways with them as the heroes went to Merlin's house. Inside, Cid was typing away at the keyboard while Yuffie watched him. They turned when they heard them come in.

"Hey, fellas, you're just in time." Cid greeted them.

"How's my sister doing?" Kirito asked, walking forward.

"You mean Leafa?" Yuffie asked, "She and Recon are doing great!" Kirito sighed in relief.

"Got some good news for ya folks." Cid told them, "So get yerselves over to Leon's. Leafa and Recon are with him."

"What kind of news?" Asuna asked.

"We found the computer Ansem was using!" Yuffie answered excitedly. Kirito, Asuna and Yui all learned about Ansem from Sora during their travels.

"Oh boy!" cheered Donald.

"Yep. Should be able to get all kinds of info on the Heartless and the Organization." Cid stated.

"And maybe something on the dark realm, too?" added Sora, "It looks like that's where Riku and Kairi are."

"And the King." included Donald. "Maybe even some stuff on DiZ and possible ways of getting home." Asuna suggested, Kirito nodded in agreement. They were gonna finish things here, but that didn't mean that they were totally giving up a way to get back home.

"Go see for yourselves!" Cid told them.

"It can't hurt!" Yuffie added.

"What do you mean?" Sora asked.

"Nothin'." Cid answered, "Just get to the computer room through the castle postern. Watch your step!" The heroes nodded in acknowledged. Sora left the two torn pages of Pooh's storybook they gathered so far, and they left Merlin's house, heading towards the castle.

They left the house and dashed towards the bailey at full speed. They were dealing with several Heartless along the way, but it was no problem for the team.

As they walked through the bailey, someone asked, "Excuse me, are you with the Restoration Committee?" The team turned, but they didn't see anyone. They looked from side to side, but the one who spoke to them flew into view.

It was a trio of girls that were about Yui's size. The head girl had brown hair with a long strand that went down her back, with a light color clothes of blue, white and pink. The second had long blond hair and blue headband, red scarf, and a yellow and orange color-coordinated clothes. The final girl had grey hair, black wings, and black clothing with a red belt around her waist. Yui popped out of Kirito's pocket, intrigued by the new girls.

"What's Leon's gang up to?" asked the blue fairy.

"They've got stuff to do over by the castle postern." Sora answered. The blue fairy turned to her friends.

"Scoop!" cheered the blond fairy.

"Let's report." the black fairy said to them.

"To who?" Asuna asked suspiciously.

"Our leader, of course!" the blue fairy answered, turning back to them.

"Yeah, you know, Male-" started the blond fairy, but the black fairy dived to her, covering her mouth to stop her from saying anything. The heroes looked at them suspiciously.

"Don't mind her." the black fairy told them, "I assure you, we come in peace." The muffled blond fairy nodded.

"You're kidding..." sighed the blue fairy.

"Problem?" asked the black fairy, throwing the blond fairy aside and glaring at her, "Okay, fine. You do the talking." and with that, she disappeared in a speck of light.

The blue fairy turned to the group and bowed deeply. "So sorry about this!" she said apologetically, and she vanished, too. The blond fairy looked to them, waved, and vanished as well.

The team looked to one another, confused and disorientated as to what just happened. "Well, those guys aren't suspicious." Kirito muttered sarcastically.

"I wonder who their leader is?" Yui asked. Sora shrugged in response.

"We should probably get going." Asuna stated, "We need to get to the castle postern." The team nodded, and they continued onward.

They went out of the bailey, and down the stairs and through the restoration site as they continued to the castle. There were an abundant of Heartless everywhere, including two new kinds; Armored Knights, which were easy to deal with, and Morning Stars, which were the opposite.

"Time I try this power out." Kirito muttered as they were dealing with a troublesome group of Heartless, "Limit!" His attire changed to his SAO uniform, and he went into action. He performed his Sonic Leap Sword Skill into a Morning Star, slashing it down into a couple of Shadows. He landed right next to it and went to work while Asuna pulled the guys back. It was as if he was reliving the days in Sword Art Online again. Kirito was slash and tearing up the group of Heartless like nobody's business. The Morning Star got up and started spinning at him, but Kirito dodged it and slashed it from all four sides, performing his Horizontal Square Sword Skill. The attack took it out.

"Kirito, switch!" Asuna shouted, and Kirito saw her dashing in, also in Limit Form, ready to take on a couple of Bookmasters that were heading his way. Kirito smiled and leapt back as Asuna charged in. At one Heartless, she performed her Flashing Penetrator Rapier Skill, piercing right through it and taking it out in one hit. She then turned and performed her specialty; the 8-hit Star Splash Rapier Skill, jabbing it four times in the front before swerving behind it and hitting four more times, taking it out.

Then the two noticed one last Morning Star coming their way, and they simultaneously charged from both sides. They got close to it, and with one, blinding-speed attack, they crossed-slashed right through it. They skidded to a halt, whipped their Keyblades to one side, and the Heartless vanished. The path was clear.

Sora, Donald and Goofy all stared, open-mouthed as Kirito and Asuna stood there. "Woah!" Donald gasped.

"Gawrsh, those two are..." Goofy started.

"...Really good." finished Sora.

Kirito and Asuna looked to each other. "At least we haven't lost our touch." Asuna stated.

"Great to have the feeling back." smirked Kirito, "Now if only I had my Dual Wield skill..."

"You're powers will come back in time the more you fight in this form, papa." Yui explained. Kirito nodded, and the two reverted back to normal. They waved to the other three to progress forward, and the team moved on.

They finally made it to the Castle Gate. The group stared all around, seeing if anyone was there. "Leon!" Sora called out.

"Sugu!" shouted Kirito.

"Over here!" Leafa's voice answered. They turned to see Leafa, Recon and Aerith walking up to the group. "I thought I heard my brother's battle cries in the passageway." Leafa said amusingly. Kirito smirked at her.

"You guys found Ansem's computer?" Sora asked.

"Uh-huh. The King is very interested in it." Aerith answered.

"The King?" echoed Donald, both he and Goofy were surprised.

"Yeah, he's with Leon right now." Recon told them.

"We get to see the King!" cheered Donald.

"Hooray!" whooped Goofy.

"Shh, not so loud!" quieted Recon.

As Leafa and Asuna giggled at their friends enjoyment, Sora turned to Aerith and asked, "Is Riku with them?" Aerith shook her head, causing Sora to look down sorrowfully, then he looked up again as he stated, "Well, at least I can ask the King about him. And that computer might be able to tell us something."

"Good idea!" Aerith agreed.

"Worth a shot." Kirito seconded.

Leafa walked up to them and pointed towards the entrance to the castle. "They're right through there." she told them, and she led the group to the entrance.

"So, how's life in Hollow Bastion?" Kirito asked his sister.

"Never a dull day." Leafa answered as they walked, "Heartless, Nobodies, and all the company here. I've got a few new spells here thanks to Merlin, too."

Kirito did notice that she had some armor pieces attached to her. He could see a Champion Belt across her waist, along with a Fira Bangle and a Platinum Ring. Recon was equipped with a Fira Bangle too, along with a Divine Bandana around his neck and an Aquamarine Ring. Kirito wondered why they had fire resistance attire until he remembered them speaking about Axel.

"There's plenty of people to get along with here." Leafa told him.

"Yeah, apart from the Restoration Committee, there are plenty of new people we just met today." Asuna explained, "So far, we met a guy named Cloud, and three fairy-like girls who said were working for a master."

"Oh, you guys met Cloud?" Leafa asked amusingly, "He's definitely got similarities to you, brother. The black clothing, the lazy tone. And when I decided to spar with him, he had the same anger-induced battle style." Kirito wondered if he should try sparing with Cloud sometime. "As for those fairies, those are the Gullwings." Leafa continued as they neared the entrance, "Their names are Yuna, Rikku and Paine. They're a nice trio, and we do get along when we meet, but they prefer working for people when they are getting paid."

"And their master?" Asuna asked. Leafa shook her head, not sure either.

They went through the entrance and into the corridors. "Careful guys." Recon told them, "This place is a bit of a maze." The team looked around at the place. It looked like it had seen better days.

Just then, they heard some scuttling. While Sora, Donald and Goofy looked behind them, Kirito, Asuna and Yui looked from above, and could've sworn they saw something fast and blue crawl along the ceiling and disappear through the corner.

"What was that?" Asuna asked.

"Stitch." Leafa said in a irritable way, "A bit of a pest if he's not fighting Heartless."

Leafa and Recon led the team through the winding corridors, dealing with a bunch of Heartless along the way, including new ones called Surveillance Robots. Leafa and Recon's skills have improved quite a bit since their last meeting, what with their swordplay and their magic. Their Aerora spells were just as useful as the Fira spell that Asuna and Sora were trying out. They eventually made it to the door to Ansem's study.

The team looked around, checking the place out. Sora noticed the large picture of a man on the wall. "Ansem..." he gasped, seeing the face.

"Gawrsh, I guess this must be his room." Goofy assumed.

"You got that right." Leafa told them.

"Where's the King?" Donald asked.

"Oh, that's easy." Recon answered, "He and Leon are right through..." But he stopped by the sound of footsteps.

"Hey, you!" said a woman's voice. The team turned to see a beautiful woman standing there. She looked tough, despite her good figure, with long brown hair. She wore a black tank top which had a zipper, and a white tank top underneath it. She wore a black skort with the back that reached the floor. She was also equipped with black gloves, two black ribbons around her legs, and black and white shoes. Asuna couldn't help but think she might look like a female Kirito what with all the black clothing.

She looked around the room, "I'm looking for somebody." She told them, "Have any of you seen a guy with spiky hair?" The group all looked to Sora, who was pulling his own spiky hair. "Spikier." she giggled. Everyone shook their heads. "I'll just take a look around." the woman stated, and she started looking around the room.

"Sorry, but are you part of the Restoration Committee?" Leafa asked her, "I think I've seen you wandering the streets before."

"Nah." she answered, examining the bookshelves, "I'm just here looking for somebody I know is here." She raised her head to look at Leafa and guessed, "You're probably wondering who I am."

"Well, introductions are something you should work on." Leafa answered in a casual tone. "I'm Leafa. And you are?"

"Tifa." the woman answered, turning towards the walls and knocking on them, trying to hear something. Tifa examined all corners of the room, from the table to the shelves and to the walls. Finally, after examining the wall which, to Leafa and Recon's knowledge, held the secret entrance, Tifa stood straight up and delivered a kick to the wall. Kirito and Asuna could tell she was pretty strong as the whole room shook from her kick. "Sorry to bother you." Tifa waved to them.

"No bother, ma'am!" All but Leafa answered, not intending to mess with her.

"I hope you find who you're looking for." Leafa told her as she walked passed her. She waved to Leafa as she exited the room back into the corridors, and closed the door behind her. Sora, Donald, Goofy and Recon all sighed in relief.

"I wonder who she's looking for?" Asuna asked. Kirito and Yui shrugged, not sure.

"So you made it." Leon's voice came from behind, they turned and saw Leon leaning against the wall Tifa kicked. He stood up and nodded to them. "Had any trouble getting here?" he asked Leafa.

"What, you're starting to worry about me a bit?" she retorted, smirking a bit, "It was no problem." Leon grinned a bit at Leafa's tough attitude.

"Isn't the King with you?" Sora asked him.

Leon shushed him, then said, "You'll see him soon enough."

"Hey!" squawked Donald.

"Don't worry, you'll see him." Recon assured him.

"Here, this ought to tide you over." Leon said to them, and he turned and pressed a panel on the wall, revealing the hidden entrance.

"Ansem's computer room." Leafa explained to them, and she led the crew in.

Leafa, Leon and Recon led the group to the immense room, where they gasped at all that was there. Then they led them into the computer room, which Sora and Yui dashed to the keyboard first. "This is it!" Sora stated, looking at the screen.

"Hmm, something about this room seems a bit off." Yui said, looking to the screen to the technology behind them.

"Where's Kairi? Where's Riku?" Sora asked, tapping away at the computer as the team gathered to him, while Leon stood at the door. Sora was getting frustrated with not getting his answers, and started hammering the Keyboard with his hands.

"Easy..." Yui told him, "Don't damage the computer. It's a delicate object."

"Oh, sorry." Sora replied, "Guess I got a little carried away."

Suddenly, Goofy gave a yell as he looked up, and everyone looked at the spot he was looking at. A blue, koala-like creature was hanging from the ceiling. It saw that the team saw him, slipped and fell onto the keyboard, surprising everyone. "Stitch!" yelled Leafa, "How many times are you gonna be a pain?!"

"Get offa there!" shouted Donald, and he leapt onto the keyboard as Stitch giggled and jumped off.

Leafa and Recon chased him passed Leon as Donald was stomping on the keyboard. He kept pressing buttons as he turned around, and suddenly an alarm went off. Everyone stopped and looked all around. "Attention current user." said a deep male voice, "This is a warning. Further misuse of this terminal will result in immediate defensive action."

"Who's there?" Sora asked as everyone looked around the room.

"I believe that's the computer speaking." Yui answered, diving right onto Kirito's shoulder.

"I am the Master Control Program." the voice answered, "I oversee this system."

"Where are you?" Sora asked.

"I don't know, and I don't care." Kirito answered, thinking about the Cardinal system back home, "Let's just get going. Donald, whatever you do, don't..." But it was too late. Donald took one more step onto the keyboard. "Donald!" everyone shouted.

"I'm sorry..." moaned Donald.

"Decision gate reached. You are now under arrest." the MCP told them.

"Arrest?!" Sora and Asuna said in unison. They were wondering what was gonna happen to them as Leon, Leafa and Recon walked to them. Then suddenly, the three noticed the red eye from behind start to power up.

"Kirito..." Leafa muttered fearfully, seeing the machine power up.

"Run!" Leon shouted to them, but it was too late.

Goofy lifted Donald off the keyboard, and the six heroes looked at the glowing eye as it shot out four lasers at them, hitting Sora, Donald with Goofy, Asuna, and Kirito with Yui. When they were hit, their bodies started to digitize on them. The three people not hit by it gasped as they watched them disappear before their eyes. Finally the eye absorbed their digitized bodies, and they vanished. "KIRITO!" shouted Leafa.

For a while, they were all unconscious as they went through data streams. Finally, Sora, Kirito, Asuna and Yui all woke up, standing on a green platform, surrounded by a cyber world. "Wha-what happened?" Sora asked, looking about.

"I'm not sure." Asuna answered, "But I think we might be inside the computer. Your clothes have changed because of it." Sora looked down himself. She was right. His attire became robotic, grey and dark blue with glowing cyan circuitry, and he had a helmet on. His skin became grey too.

Asuna and Kirito on the other hand didn't have as big of a change as Sora. Their uniforms looked pretty much the same, but now the lining was cyan just like Sora's, and their skin was grey, and their hair was added a grayish tint to it.

"Why don't we look like Sora, too?" Kirito asked, seeing the minor differences.

"It's because you were already data before." Yui answered.

The group turned and gasped. Yui stood there, human-sized, wearing her simple white dress. Her skin wasn't affected by the atmosphere. "Yui, you're back to normal again!" Asuna said, smiling broadly.

"I'm able to be this because we are inside this cyberspace." Yui explained, "Unfortunately, not all my programs are functioning at their fullest potential."

Asuna dove over and hugged her tightly. "It doesn't matter." Asuna said into her ear, "I'm just glad to hug you like this." Kirito walked over, and wrapped his arms around the two of them. It felt joyous to be reunited in such a way.

"Sora! Kirito! Asuna!" shouted Donald's voice. The four of them turned as they saw Donald and Goofy, now in their own cyber forms, being walked forward by new, machine-like Heartless, with their arms raised.

"Yui, can you still turn small?" Kirito whispered as he saw them coming. Yui nodded, and in a flash, she turned to pixie form and flew into his pocket.

"Go on, show 'em who's boss!" Sora told them.

"Why aren't you fighting back?" Asuna asked. The trio were about to step forward when someone digitized right next to them. He was a man, or at least a figure of a man, with a grey body with red circuitry around his body.

"Who're you?" Kirito asked, suspicious of this new guy.

"I am Commander Sark." he answered him.

"A Heartless commander?" Sora asked amusingly.

"Observe." Sark told them, and he pointed a finger at Donald and Goofy, and their bodies were being shocked by him, their circuitry flashing yellow and red as they were in pain.

"Stop it!" shouted Asuna, seeing his friends paralyzed in pain.

"Okay, you're the boss! I get it." Sora said hastily, admitting defeat. Sark stopped his attack, and he smirked at them.

"This program's powerful." Yui whispered to Kirito and Asuna, "Let's just follow him for the time being." Kirito and Asuna nodded in agreement.

"Out of one online world and into another." muttered Kirito as he along with everyone else were led somewhere.

They arrived at their prison cell, and the door closed up from behind them. As soon as they had privacy, Yui reverted back to her human form again. Donald and Goofy looked out the window and saw the vast land of data and circuitry. "Man, what kind of world is this, anyway?" grumbled Sora.

"This isn't like programs back home, that's for sure." Kirito said, look through the window too.

"You're inside a mainframe computer system." a male voice answered. The group turned to one corner and saw another person with them, sitting back against a terminal. He was like Sark, only a different figure with blue circuitry like the others.

"You mean we really ended up inside the computer?" Asuna asked the person. He nodded.

"This system is a copy of one created by a corporation called ENCOM. The original program was destroyed."

He stood up and walked to them as he continued, "But this copy was acquired by another User. The new User updated and customized the programs, renaming the system 'Hollow Bastion OS'. He used the system for town maintenance, and to advance his private research."

"I get it." Yui said, "So the defense mechanisms outside were programed by this system. This also includes most other computer-based technology that is used out there as well." She looked at the man in front of her, observing him. "Based on the circuitry and data I am able to establish from you, I take it you are a security program, or rather use to be a security program."

The program looked surprised at how much she new. However, he looked at Yui closely, then realized, "You must be an AI program of some kind. However, I have never seen a program with such high quality data."

Yui smiled as she said, "I'm Yui. I'm a Mental Health Counseling Program from a different online gaming world called 'Sword Art Online'."

"My name is Tron." the program greeted him, "And it is as you said, I am a security program. But now I'm under arrest, same as you."

"Did you guys get any of that?" Sora asked the others. Donald and Goofy shook their heads, but Kirito and Asuna fully understood.

"Gawrsh..." Goofy said, "You know, maybe we should just introduce ourselves."

"I'm Sora." Sora said.

"And I'm Donald." Donald squawked.

"Nice to meet'cha, Tron. I'm Goofy." Goofy greeted him.

"I'm Kirito." Kirito introduced himself.

"And I'm Asuna." Asuna added.

"With that configuration, you must be Users." Tron said, looking to each of them, then looking to Kirito and Asuna, "You're bodies seem to be made up of the same high-quality data as Yui. Yet you don't seem to be AI programs like her. How is that?"

"To put is simply, in the world we are from, their minds have been digitized into SAO thanks to a special machine called a NerveGear." Yui explained, "However, a special program re-digitized our data, causing us to be sent through a digital wormhole, and come out in a real life form into an alternate dimension."

"I see." Tron answered, "So you three are from a completely different program yourself, yet you were made real. Quite a fascinating program." Sora, Donald and Goofy were the only ones who did know what the heck they were talking about, having utter lack of technology understanding. Sora's brain even started to look like it was frying.

He then turned to each of the heroes and said, "You better get out of here quickly. Who knows what the MCP will do to you?"

"MCP?" echoed Sora.

"The Master Control Program." Tron explained.

"You mean the thing that brought us all here?" Kirito asked.

Tron nodded. "It controls the whole system. If you idle here, you will be de-rezzed."

"De-rezzed?!" repeated Donald.

"I can tell that it's basically a game over, just like in SAO during those two years." Asuna assumed nervously, "We die here, we die in the real world."

"So, how do we get outta here?!" Sora asked desperately.

Tron thought for a second, then walked to the terminal behind him. "This terminal could've gotten you back to the User world." he explained, "But the MCP cut the power 50 microcycles ago." All of them moaned in shame. "If we could bring the energy core in the canyon online, we could power it back up."

"That sounds simple enough." Kirito stated.

"The problem is; we're stuck in this cell." Tron said, pointed to the barrier that sealed the door, "We're not going anywhere unless we unlock the energy fields."

The team thought for a second as Yui approached the door and touched it. "It looks like we need to freeze the data in order to unlock it." she told them, "But we need to extract some of the data in order to do so."

The team continued to think, then Sora came up with an idea. He produced his Keyblade, and with a few whacks of it's magical powers, he gathered up some cluster of data, and he used it at the keyhole, and he froze the data, removing the barrier.

Sora put away his Keyblade as Tron walked up to him. "Remarkable." he said in an amazed voice, "It seems you have some unique functions." Sora looked a bit smug at this.

"Mama and Papa also have the same functions as Sora, too." Yui explained to Tron.

"Mama? Papa?" Tron asked.

"She means us." Asuna answered as she and Kirito walked up next to Yui. Tron seemed a bit puzzled at this, but after thinking a bit, he guessed that maybe the two were the ones who created her, thus being her 'parents'. He didn't bother asking, though.

"I'll go with you to the canyon." Tron told them, "You'll need someone who can interface with the energy core, right?"

"If you say so..." Sora answered, not sure about what Tron was talking about.

"I get it." Kirito assured him, "Thanks, Tron. Now let's go." The team all walked out of the cell, and towards a diagonal elevator that led to the canyon above them.

"So what is this place?" Sora asked as they walked around the canyon.

"In your terms, this is a junkyard." Tron answered, leading them to a machine in the middle of a room, "This is the energy core. We need to find parts in the junk in order to reboot the core again."

"On it!" Kirito answered, "Yui, do you think you can help us find the right part?"

"I can try." Yui answered.

The team searched every part of the room, searching through the junk piles. Yui looked at the energy core, and was able to figure out what part was needed in order to fix it. She looked all around the room, seeing everyone looking for the part. She concentrated, and finally was able to figure out what part would do. "Over here, papa!" Yui said, pointing to one pile off on the side of the room. Kirito rushed over, and Yui pointed out where the part was. Using the power of the Keyblade, Kirito levitated the part up into the air, and placed it into the missing slot. It fit perfectly, and the machine started to light up once again. Then the machine started to spin as it sunk into the ground. Once the top of the machine leveled with the floor, the circuits on the ground started to light up as the power was restored once again.

"Mission accomplished?" Sora asked.

"Yes." Yui answered, cupping her hands over her ears, "The power has been restored to the system. The terminal should be functional again."

"That's my daughter!" Asuna cheered, hugging her, "You helped us a great bunch." Yui accepted Asuna's embrace with a grin.

"Now...will you do something for me?" Tron asked the group.

"You got it!" Sora answered without care.

Tron was surprised. "Don't you want to hear what it is first?" he asked him.

"You helped us!" acknowledged Donald, "Now it's our turn."

Tron looked at the group, still perplexed by their reaction. "You guys really are Users." he said, "Your actions are totally illogical." Sora, Donald, Goofy all looked to one another, amused at Tron's disbelief.

"Yui, do you find what we do at times 'illogical', too?" Kirito asked her.

Yui looked up at him, then smiled a bit. "There are many occasions where I find people's actions to be irrational at times." she answered, "But after being with you and mama, along with Sora, Donald and Goofy, I realize that sometimes irrational motives can lead to better results." Kirito found her answer quite true. Asuna smiled, glad that Yui understood them.

"Let's hurry back to the pit cell." Tron told the group.

"Roger!" Sora answered, with the others nodding in agreement.

As they walked back, Tron came up to Kirito and handed him something. "Here." he said, "I found this in the junk. I don't know what it is, but maybe you can tell." It was another Summon charm, one with an arcade console on it.

"That's the Arcade Charm!" chimed Yui, "With it, you can summon someone named 'Ralph' to aid you."

"Keep it, Kirito." Asuna told him, "You're the only one who hasn't gotten a charm yet." Kirito decided to keep it, just in case.

They walked back to the cell, where they saw the terminal operational. Tron walked up to it, and started typing away at the keyboard, setting it up to send the team back home. "So what did you want us to do?" Sora asked as he watched Tron.

Tron stood up and looked at them. "Find my User." he answered, "He'll give you the password to access the DTD."

"You bet!" Donald answered.

"So, uh..." Kirito started, but Tron seemingly knew what he was gonna ask.

"DTD is the name my User gave to the dataspace." he explained, "Copies of all the original system programs are stored there, along with anything that's sensitive or restricted."

"Is there stuff about the Heartless, or Organization XIII?" Goofy asked.

"Hmm...Most likely." Tron answered, turning back to them and working the terminal again, "A number of my functions were appropriated when I last took on the MCP. That's why I need the password."

He stood up again as he continued, "If I can get inside the DTD, I can access my original backup program and restore all my functions. Then, I'll be able to put this system back the way it was before the MCP got control and changed everything. The way it was supposed to be; a free system for you, the Users."

"Maybe the DTD could hold other things that Yui can add into her memory bank." Kirito added, "Special programs, possible info on how to get back home, stuff like that."

"There's always a chance." Yui agreed, "Already, I'm starting to understand how to connect with this world, so I can probably function things here, too."

Goofy was in thought for a while, then he asked, "Gee, Tron, ain't the MCP one of those programs, too? Do ya know who it was who made it?"

"Actually..." Tron started, then he paused before answering, "I don't know."

"Okay, we'll just have to find your user and ask him." Sora summed up, "What's his name?"

"You mean you don't know?" Tron asked in a surprised tone, "My User is the user of this system: Ansem the Wise."

"Ansem?!" the heroes echoed in shock. They looked to each other, somewhat worried.

Suddenly, the terminal screen started to buzz as it was flicking a bit. Tron turned to it and started typing away. "Looks like the MCP's on to us." he grimaced, "I'll keep this terminal up and running. You better exit the system, now!"

"Sure..." Sora answered hesitantly, "But Tron...Ansem is..."

"We'll get ya the password!" Donald shouted abruptly. Kirito understood Donald's motives not to tell Tron that Ansem's an enemy.

"Okay. You're good to go." Tron stated, standing up again, "Hurry!" He stepped to one side as the group stepped to the terminal, and they logged out of the system.

Back at Ansem's computer outside the cyberspace, Leon was hurriedly typing away at the computer, with a worried Leafa and Recon at his side. "Come on, Leon!" Leafa begged him, "You gotta find my brother and the others again!"

"I'm trying." he answered, "I just don't see how to. The system is locking me out. I can't find a way to get around it."

"Kazuto..." Leafa muttered, her eyes flickering, about to cry. Suddenly, the machine behind them started to light up, and a data stream came out of it. The trio at the computer were shocked to see it acting up. They watched it as Sora, Donald, Goofy, Kirito, Asuna, and Yui, now a fairy again, rematerialized in front of them. The trio were shocked at first, then Leafa beamed and shouted, "Kazuto!" as she dove into his arms, tears falling down her cheeks.

"We did it!" cheered Donald.

"I was afraid I wouldn't see you again, brother!" sobbed Leafa.

"Hey, don't worry." Kirito reassured her, "I'm a lot tougher than I look. Besides, I've spent a good part of my life in a computer. This was nothing."

"Where have you guys been?" Recon asked them.

"Well, uh..." Sora started, trying to think of a way to explain what just happened.

"We were in a world that was inside this computer, where these programs live..." Yui cut in, and she started to explain what just happened inside the computer, about Tron, the world, all the way up to what he asked them to do.

"So in other words, Ansem's research data is off-limits unless we know the password." Leon summed up after hearing Yui.

"That about sums it up." Asuna responded.

"But you've already defeated Ansem..." Leon stated to Sora, Donald and Goofy.

"Gawrsh, maybe we'll never find the password." said Goofy.

"That means, this is all a wild goose chase." Leon moaned. The group all looked in shame at one another.

"You're chasing what, now?" said a voice. The group turned to the door to the room to see Tifa standing there.

"What are you doing back here?!" Leafa asked, surprised to see her return.

"Got curious, and came back to check again." Tifa answered, examining the room, "Well, well! A hidden room! Guess I'd better take another look around." She turned and walked away. Sora and the others looked to one another, then with Leafa and Recon in tow, they followed Tifa out back into Ansem's room again, where they saw her tearing up the place, searching.

"She just won't give up..." Kirito and Sora sighed.

"And neither will we!" Donald declared.

"Yeah, there's bound to be a hard copy of the password somewhere." Asuna assumed, "If he was smart, he would leave one behind just in case."

"C'mon, we've gotta look for that password!" Goofy said to the others.

"Let's do it before she destroys this place." Recon added, seeing Tifa searching.

"Right. We made a promise to Tron." Sora stated. The team started to search the bookshelves, the table, everywhere. They searched tirelessly for the password, but to no luck. Finally, the only thing in the room untouched was the large painting of Ansem.

The group gathered in front of it, with Tifa out front. "Excuse me." she said, walking up to the portrait. She took one corner and, with surprising strength, lifted the heavy painting with ease, and placing it to one side.

I wonder where she got so much freakin' strength? Kirito wondered, thinking about Leafa and Asuna if they had this kind of strength too.

When Tifa removed the painting from it's spot, it revealed more writing, drawings, data that Ansem probably wrote down. Tifa looked at all the info, then punched the wall, frustrated that she couldn't find what she was looking for. She turned to them, sighed, and walked out of the room.

The team stepped forward and looked at the data. "What's this doodle?" Sora asked as Yui flew up to look at it more closely.

"Hollow...Main..." Donald said carefully, seeing all the faded words, "Security...Tron...Door To..."

"Looks like a diagram or somethin'." Goofy guessed.

"It's a blueprint analysis on the world inside Ansem's computer." Yui answered.

"So this is his description on that world?" Recon asked.

"Door...To...Darkness?" Donald questioned, reading one part.

"Oh!" Sora and Asuna gasped, surprising the others. The two then pointed out the first letters of the name, forming 'DTD'.

"We found it!" cheered Leafa, then she shouted, "Hey Leon, get over here!"

Leon came out of the secret door. "What's up?" he asked.

"Look at this!" Sora pointed out, "This must be the dataspace!"

"It's the DTD. See?" Leafa stated as Leon walked over, "The Door to Darkness!"

"What do you know." Leon muttered, "But...that still leaves the password."

"Oh...right." Kirito sighed. Although they knew what the phrase DTD meant, that didn't mean that they knew what the password was. They were still back at square one.

"Say, fellas, did somebody mention the Door to Darkness?" asked a voice from the doorway. The team turned to see King Mickey standing there, still wearing that organization cloak and hood.

"Your Majesty!" shouted Sora, Donald and Goofy. Kirito, Asuna and Yui looked surprised. They hadn't seen the king since Twilight Town. Mickey shushed them, looked behind to check the corridor behind him, and hurriedly closed the door behind him. Just as he removed his hood, Donald pounced on him, giving him a big hug. Goofy grabbed the both of them, squeezing them tight. The SAO crew couldn't help but feel happy at their reunion.

"Long time no see!" Sora stated, eager to see him again.

Mickey once again shushed Sora. "The Organization might be listening!" Sora realized and nodded in response. Goofy put Mickey and Donald down, and Mickey shrugged of Donald and looked around, making sure that they were the only ones there.

"You mentioned the Door to Darkness?" he asked them.

"Uh, yes sir!" Goofy answered as he and Donald as they stood in authority, "Ya see, we're lookin' for the secret password."

"Password?" Mickey said, confused. This caused Sora, Donald and Goofy to sigh at Mickey cluelessness. "Oh, I guess you mean like a code!" Mickey stated. Kirito, Asuna and Leafa looked to one another. This guy really isn't the sharpest tool in the shed. Yui, Recon and Leon shook their heads in shame.

"Well, the Door To Darkness can only be opened by the seven princesses." Mickey explained, "There's Snow White, Jasmine, and Belle..."

"Of course..." Leon realized, then he walked back to Ansem's computer again. Leafa turned to Kirito, and signaled that she and Recon will follow Leon, and they left for the room, too.

Mickey looked to the trio of SAO characters there. "We haven't met before, have we?" Mickey asked them.

"Not since you saved us at Twilight Town." Asuna recalled.

"It's nice to meet you, sir." Kirito said, "I'm Kirito. This is Asuna and Yui."

"I know." Mickey replied, surprising the two, "I've seen you helping out Sora. I've gotta say, DiZ may have forced you here, but he certainly was right to say you were a big help."

"You know DiZ?" Kirito asked, surprised.

Mickey nodded, then replied, "But that can wait for later." He then addressed to the entire team as he asked, "What're you tryin' to do?"

"With that password, we can get access to Ansem's research data." Yui answered.

"So that means you might be able to find out where he is!" Mickey stated excitedly.

"Stop jokin' around, Your Majesty." Sora giggled, "We already defeated Ansem. You know that."

Mickey stared at the group, and realized they didn't know some things. "Looks like I've got a lot of explainin' to do." he said to them.

"We're listening, Your Majesty!" declared Donald.

"Okay...but first, I've got a question..." Sora stated.

"Yeah, me too." added Kirito.

"Hey, isn't Tron waiting for you guys?" Leon asked as he stood at the secret door, drawing their attention.

"Come on, he's waiting for you." Leafa told them, standing right next to Leon. The heroes looked to them, then to Mickey, then back.

"Don't worry, I'm not goin' anywhere." Mickey assured them, "If those Heartless attack, I'll stand and fight with everybody here."

"Same goes for us!" cheered Recon as he stepped from between Leafa and Leon, pulling out his dagger and raising it high.

"Yeah, we will, too." Sora added, Kirito smirked in agreement as Asuna nodded.

"Then let's talk more later." Mickey told them.

"That's a promise!" Donald squawked.

"I'll see ya when you get back." Mickey stated, then he remembered, "Oh! One more thing. Let me give your clothes some new powers, you four." He meant Sora, Kirito, Asuna and Leafa.

"Really?!" Sora asked excitedly.

"You don't mind?" Asuna asked.

"You mean I can have a new form too?!" Leafa asked surprised, dashing to Kirito's side.

"You bet!" Mickey answered, "You've done so much; just consider these as thank you presents."

Using his powers, he produced four yellow Drive Orbs to the trio. They absorbed them, and for a split second, Asuna and Leafa felt something, deep within their very beings. From Asuna's perspective, it felt like something down below was suddenly channeling their energy up to her. From Leafa's perspective, she felt something sleeping deep within her heart ignite, sharing its energy with her. All four Keyblade wielder's clothes lit up and bursted with the new energy. All of their clothing became yellow colored and lined, with black and white crosses as their symbol. Each of them also gained a second Keyblade, too. "These are your Master forms." Mickey explained, "Think of them as a combination of your Valor forms and your Wisdom forms."

"A magical and physical form? This will work out quite nicely." Asuna stated, looking at her new attire.

"Wow, so I get a powerful form like this!" Leafa gasped, seeing her new look.

"You will be able to perform secondary jumps in midair." Yui explained, "The more you use this form, the better the secondary jump."

"And our Keyblades?" Kirito asked, seeing his secondary weapon. Each of them was given a new Keyblade.

Yui started to explain that. "Sora's new Keyblade is called 'Violet Leopard'. It is very strong, and enhances his electric attacks." Sora eyed his new Keyblade, which was purple, and looked sharp like forks of lightning, including it's teeth, and had a blue and silver keychain with a purple star with a red eye on the end.

"Leafa, your Keyblade is called the 'Pixie Petal'. It is short, but great for magic, and it can easily land strong hits." Leafa looked at the short Keyblade, which had a flower stem for a shaft, flower bulbs for teeth, and it had leaves and flower like patterns on it, and it had a red feather on the end of it's chain, like her 'Fairy Harp'.

"Mama, your Keyblade is called the 'Brightcrest'. It is long, and it contains strong magic prowess. Just like the 'Pixie Petal', it can land critical hits easier, too." Asuna looked admiringly at her new blade, which looked like cresting waves of clear water with a blue star at the top of the shaft, which also was the emblem on the end of her ivory keychain.

"Papa, yours is the 'Metal Chocobo'. It may decrease your magic slightly, but it makes up for it's powerful physical prowess and reach." Kirito looked at his new Keyblade, which looked simple, a metal shaft and teeth, with three small holes at the end, a red handle, brown guard, and a yellow bird at the end of his keychain.

The quartet of Keyblade wielders reverted back to their normal form and turned to Mickey. "Thank you so much, Your Majesty." Asuna thanked him.

"We're heading off to see Tron now, so wait here for us, okay?" Sora asked Mickey.

"I will, Sora." Mickey answered, "And remember; be careful!"

"Leafa, can you..." started Kirito, but Leafa put a hand to his face.

"You don't need to say anything, Kazuto." she told him, "I know; Recon and I should stay here with Mickey until you come back." She smiled at Kirito, reassuring him that she didn't mind. Kirito was surprised on how well she took it, but felt grateful, never the less.

As Leafa lead the team to the computer room, they saw Stitch crawl on the wall beside them. "What is it, Stitch?" Leafa asked suspiciously as everyone looked to him. Stitch looked to Leafa, and held out something to her.

"Hey, that's a Summon Charm!" Goofy stated, seeing it.

Sure enough, it was a charm, with a guitar-like instrument picture on it. "That's the Ukulele Charm." Yui explained, "With it, you can summon Stitch to your side anytime."

"I think it wants you to take the charm, Leafa." Kirito assumed, seeing Stitch holding it to Leafa.

She was taken aback at this, but took it and looked closely at it. "Gee, I didn't know you cared." Leafa said, grinning at Stitch before he ran away.

"Must be for that meal you gave him the other day." Recon said, seeing him round the corner and disappear.

They walked into the computer room, where they saw Leon and Tifa talking to one another. They didn't bother listening, but Recon walked to the keyboard and started typing away. "I figured out how to activate this thing again for you guys." he said, "Now you better come back in one piece, ok?" The team nodded, and with a few pushes of the keyboard, he activated the machine behind them, which turned the heroes into data and sent them in once more.

Leafa and Recon stood there, watching the crew as they disappeared. "Come back safely, guys." Leafa muttered. The team would have never expected what was gonna happen next.

The team once again found themselves in the Pit Cell, and Yui reverted back into her human-sized form. The team looked around as Goofy went back to the terminal. Tron was nowhere to be seen.

"Gawrsh, I wonder where Tron is." Goofy thought out loud.

"I'm not detecting his signature right now." Yui stated, walking next to Goofy and looking up at the screen.

"Don't do anything reckless, you two." Kirito warned them, "The last thing we need is for the MCP to catch onto us."

Suddenly, the screen on the terminal started to fritz again, surprising Goofy and Yui. "Goofy!" shouted Sora.

"Yui, w-what did you do?!" Asuna asked. Suddenly, Sora, Donald, Asuna and Kirito were teleported away.

Goofy and Yui turned and saw them disappeared. "Mama! Papa!" cried Yui.

"I didn't do it!" Goofy defended himself, then the two disappeared as well.

The six heroes were teleported into a large, open room. "I didn't touch nothin'!" Goofy said to them.

"No, it was the MCP!" Yui stated, looking around along with the others, "He detected our presence when we arrived!"

"Welcome to the game grid." Sark's voice echoed out of nowhere, surprising everyone.

"Game grid?" echoed Sora.

"That's right, you've been chosen to play a few games." Sark's voice explained, "Lose, and you will be subject to immediate de-resolution. Win? Well..." he chuckled before continuing, "...no one wins."

"We're not gonna play your games!" Donald squawked.

"You have no choice." Sark retorted.

"Well then, get on with it!" Sora declared.

"Yui, get into my pocket. Try to find a way out of this place." Kirito whispered. Yui nodded, and she turned into a fairy and dove in.

"I hope we can make it through this." Asuna said, somewhat nervous but serious.

Suddenly, three motorcycle-like vehicles appeared in front of them. Sora and Goofy hopped on one, Asuna and Donald hopped on the other, leaving Kirito and Yui to take the last one. "These are your Light Cycles." Sark's voice told them, "You will have to face a variety of opponents while avoiding obstacles."

He left it at that, and they saw a group of data-like Heartless coming at them. "Magnum Loaders!" shouted Yui, and the crew started up their cycles and they took off. The moment they started, walls appeared around them as they raced through the place. This was to keep them from leaving the place.

"Let's get rid of these Heartless!" Sora shouted, and as one got to his side, he flung his Keyblade at it in a Strike Raid, and caused major damage to it until it disappeared. Kirito got two on either side of him, and he popped a wheelie, knocking them against the walls and causing them to fall back. Asuna had one about to attack her, but she figured out a way to put up a barrier around her cycle, blocking it's attack, and knocking the Heartless back. They were easily taking out the Heartless while riding their vehicles. They got off their cycles just as a new, cannon-like Heartless came out of nowhere, and attempted to shoot the team from a distance. They dodged it, but the blast shot at the wall at the far side, and it cracked opened a hole for them.

"All right!" cheered Sora, "It looks like we can escape through there!"

"Then let's get moving!" Asuna shouted, getting onto her cycle again. Everyone else did the same and they started them up.

They were charging at the hole in the wall, but the lanes started to block them from going straight forward, and they had to steer away along the path. To add to their troubles, more Magnum Loaders followed them, attempting to attack them.

"How do we get out?!" Donald shouted as Asuna popped a wheelie onto the Heartless.

"Yui! Help us!" Kirito shouted, and Yui came out of Kirito's pocket, and reverted to human form, clinging onto him on the back of the bike.

"I think I can guide you guys so that you can get to the exit quicker." Yui suggested, "I'll find a way for us to get through this."

As Yui concentrated to find the exit, the team had no choice but to ride their way through the sudden twists and turns in the maze, while dealing with the Heartless. The team saw a fork in the road, only they didn't all go the same way. Sora and Asuna took the right path while Kirito took the left.

"Kirito!" shouted Asuna, seeing Kirito go the wrong way.

"I'll catch up with you!" Kirito shouted back, seeing two Heartless close in on him. He attacked them with his Keyblade just as he was dodging a pillar in the road. Sora and Asuna's team were dealing with just as much troubles as Kirito.

After a while, Yui opened her eyes again. "Got it!" she told Kirito. She raised her hand out in front, and concentrated. The lane walls that was blocking Kirito before disintegrated, revealing the open space out in front. Kirito revved his cycle as he charged forward, and he saw Sora and Asuna's cycles from a distance.

"There's the exit!" Goofy pointed out, seeing the hole in the wall. There were still obstacles that were in front of them, and Heartless beside and behind them. They charged their cycles as fast as they could at the hole in the wall. On either side of the wall, more of the new cannon Heartless stood, and they started firing at them. They put their guards up, reflecting the attacks off, causing them to hit the Heartless that pursued them. They charged through the hole, and suddenly, they disappeared off their cycles as they were teleported away.

They came out of teleportation again, back in the Pit Cell again. They sighed in relief, then Sora noticed someone sprawled on the ground near them. "Tron!" shouted Sora, and he along with Yui, Kirito and Asuna charged over as he got up again.

"I don't understand." Tron groaned confusingly, "Why are you here?"

"We came to give you the password." Sora answered.

"Why didn't you just transmit the data?" Tron asked, rubbing his head.

"Transmit?" Donald echoed. Yui suddenly realized that they could've done that. Kirito face-palmed himself, forgetting about that.

Tron was having a hard time standing, and he collapsed onto Sora's shoulder. "Hey, are you okay?" Sora asked him.

"I'll be all right...once we access the DTD." Tron responded, trying to stand up straight again, "We need to get to the dataspace in order to access the DTD. The red wall is the clue." They understood, and the team raced back to the canyon once again. They had to deal with a ton of Heartless that intruded their path.

Yui wasn't battle ready for situations such as this except that she was an immortal object, so she had to step back as the others knocked away all the Heartless, including new ones called Strafer. She was, however, able to take advantage of her immortal object capability of producing a shield to protect the team from attacks when they needed it. They eventually made their way to the Dataspace.

The room had a yellow tinge to it as the team saw the massive computer in front of them, and Tron got to it first, accessing it. "All right, what's the password?" Tron asked them.

"Well, Snow White, Aurora..." Donald started.

"Alice, Cinderella..." Goofy added.

"Belle, Jasmine..." Asuna remembered the two.

The group turned to Sora, who told the final princess. "Kairi." Sora ended. Kirito remembered Sora mentioning that his friend was a Princess of Heart, but it was still surprising.

"Kairi, got it." Tron confirmed, plugging in the last name. The room shook a bit, then the room went from yellow to green as it confirmed the passwords. "That did it!" Tron cheered.

Suddenly, there was more buzzing, and a voice sounded. "Now switching DTD over from hibernation to active mode. This process will take some time. Please enjoy a game while the process is running."

"Oh no!" cried Tron.

"Not another game!" Sora moaned.

"Please let this one be nice and fun for once." pleaded Asuna.

"No, it's the DTD's final security routine." Tron explained, "This isn't a game. Stay focused!" Out of nowhere, three large Heartless symbols appeared on the monitors around them, along with a group of Strafer appeared around them.

Yui looked at the place around them, figuring out the situation. "Everyone!" she shouted to them, reverting into her fairy form as she came to Kirito's side, "We need to collect the data clusters from the Heartless. If we gather enough, we can freeze the monitors. But there's a time limit, so hurry!"

"Roger!" Sora answered, and the team dispersed, taking out the numerous amount of Heartless. Sora, Donald and Goofy took one side while Kirito, Asuna and Tron took the other. Yui dove back into Kirito's pocket for protection. The team started to defeat the Heartless left and right, gathering up data clusters. Surprisingly, Sora's side gathered enough first, and they shot a data stream at the Heartless symbol, freezing the monitor at one side. Kirito's team was not to far behind, and Kirito shot a data stream at the other, freezing it. One more monitor to go; the computer monitor.

The team charged in, but Asuna was the first to attack the Heartless. With her combination of jabs and magic skills, she took out the Heartless easily, and used her Keyblade to freeze up the last monitor, ending the so-called 'game'. Tron accessed the computer once more as Yui popped out again into her human form. Tron placed a hand onto the palm-scanner, and a stream of data surged into his body. He removed his hand, and felt all the energy coming back to him again.

"I'm as good as new!" Tron said eagerly as he turned to the crew, "All my functions have been restored!"

"Oh boy!" cheered Donald.

"Congratulations, Tron!" Yui said happily.

Suddenly, the alarm signaled again, and they heard static for a short moment. Then a beam shot out of the sky, blasting back Sora, Donald, Goofy, Kirito and Asuna away from the computer, Yui and Tron were the only ones who avoided it. "Finally." came the MCP's voice, "I have full access to the DTD. My takeover of the system is now complete. I might have anticipated such a simple password."

"Oh no! We allowed the MCP to gain access to the computer!" Yui moaned, looking all around the room.

"What's this?" questioned the MCP, "An emergency destruct program for the town. Let's see how it performs."

"No!" Tron and Yui shouted. They turned to the computer, and Tron placed a palm to the scanner, sending a surge of data into the computer again. He then typed away, with Yui helping beside him.

"Programs! You changed the password!" the MCP shouted, his voice still monotonous. Yui sighed in relief.

"There, that should buy us some time." Tron told the five others as they stood up again.

"Tron! Yui! Tell us what's going on!" Sora demanded.

"The MCP's loading a hostile program into the I/O tower." Tron explained.

"If we don't do something quick, it will materialize into Hollow Bastion, and destroy the place!" Yui warned them.

"Leafa..." gasped Kirito.

"What do we do?" Donald asked.

"We've got to protect the User town." Tron told them, "Let's head to the tower!" they nodded in agreement, and they ran back to get to the I/O tower before the hostile program did.

They ran back to the canyon, and towards a new elevator that Tron unlocked for them. They rode it to the I/O tower. They ran through the hallway, and took a right to the communications room, dealing with with several Heartless, including the new cannon ones that tried to stop them before, for which Yui described as Devastators. Their names definitely fit the profile and attack. They arrived at the I/O communications room, where they saw the surge of data, now blackened, shooting out to the top of the tower. "It must be total chaos outside." Tron guessed.

"I think there' gonna be trouble INSIDE, too..." muttered Donald. They looked to where Donald was looking at, and they saw what he meant. A terminal was there, and there was a map, which was scanning a numerous amount of Heartless coming their way.

"Hurry! Let's take them out in the other room!" Kirito declared, and they charged back into the room before. As they were about to head out, Kirito noticed a large treasure chest near them, and he used his Keyblade to open it up, revealing a belt. Yui said it was a Gaia Belt, and it improved defense, thunder and dark resistance. Kirito decided to wear it. Then he joined the other in the other room.

When they came back, they saw something come down from the ceiling above them. A weird machine was coming down, ready to attack. "That's the hostile program!" Yui pointed out. Tron looked somewhat nerve-racked.

"I'm disappointed in you, Program." the MCP's voice called out, "Why do you insist on allying with these selfish Users?"

"Because I want to help them." Tron answered, "Something written into my code commands me to do what is right."

"Really?" questioned the MCP, "And what command would that be?"

"I can't really say for sure." Tron responded.

"Friends and family; They help each other, that's all." Yui answered, stepping next to Tron, "I use to be the same way; I was given programs to feel emotions, but I was still confused on the human lifestyle, and I felt I had no control over my choices. That is, until I met mama and papa." She turned to Kirito and Asuna. "They helped me realize that I have command of my own life, and that I want to do what is right for them, and for everyone else, and for me to choose what path to take." Everyone looked admiringly at Yui. Despite her look of a young child, she acted a lot older than that.

"Uh-oh! Look out!" Sora shouted, seeing the hostile program fire beams at the walls. The beams formed barriers around the room, blocking the path to the hallway and to the communications room. It flew down to their level, and the team prepared to fight it. Yui, although not able to fight, wanted to support her friends and family, so she stayed out. The battle was on as they charged at the program. Kirito wasted no time entering his SAO Limit Form, and he started to attack at him. He struck the program hard with a Rage Spike, but it didn't flinch. It dropped some data bits as it started to move around the outer edge of the room. It started shooting energy orbs, which zig-zagged around the room, hitting anyone that got to close to one. It struck Kirito and Goofy, but Asuna evasive skills proved to be too much for them, and she started waylaying the program with her combo of magic and jabs. The program retaliated by attempting to fire a laser machine gun at Asuna, but Sora dove in with a Reflect magic, repelling some of the attack back at the program. It moved away and started circling again, firing more energy orbs at them.

"We need to slow it down somehow." Asuna growled as she tried chasing after it.

"I've got an idea!" Yui shouted, and they saw Yui gathering up the data clusters the program was dropping, "I can temporarily freeze it with this data, but you need to act fast everyone."

"That's our Yui!" cheered Kirito.

Yui gathered enough data and, creating a skill using the data around her, froze the hostile program. "Now!" shouted Yui.

"Master!" Sora shouted, and he went into his Master Form, and he delivered a barrage of super powerful attacks. Kirito unleashed his Horizontal Square attack on it. Asuna led Donald into a Blizzard assault. Goofy and Tron threw their shield and disc at it from afar.

The data freeze stopped, and the program started to feel the barrage of attacks, but it still stood strong afterwards. It started shooting a barrage of energy orbs at the team, and due to their homing skills at close range, the team was dispersing all around the room. Sora and Kirito recovered, got close to the program, and dealt a fair amount of damage at it before it started moving away again. Yui gathered up the loose data clusters as the program got close to Goofy, Asuna and Tron. Goofy did his Tornado skill, damaging it and loosening more data. Yui dashed to the spot and gathered enough data to perform another freeze. She activated it, and Asuna and Tron looked to each other, and decided to use a Limit Break.

Tron called forth several streams of data code around his hands, after which Asuna flung her Keyblade upwards, damaging the program. They stared to call a field of rotating geometric shaped data around them and sending out a wave of data at the program. Finally, Tron called forth a circle of data in front of Asuna, signaling her to slam her hand into a button, creating several data drones which flew around the air rapidly, and they damaged the program brutally. As they ended, so did the freeze on the program. However, this didn't defeat it. In fact, it started to attack more ferociously. It converted it's arms to the side of his body, and he started rocketing around the room, making it impossible to attack it, and when they tried, they got flung back. It then landed, and started shooting laser beams from it's arms, and he shot them all around the room, hitting anyone who got close.

"This thing is tough!" Asuna cried, ducking under a laser as it kept shooting it's laser beams at a fast pace. Everyone was getting damaged by the program, except for Yui, who was reading the program's patterns faster than anyone else.

"Everyone, I need more clusters to freeze it!" Yui shouted, evading it's attacks. Kirito complied, having already used up his Limit Form. He got to his feet and charged at the program. He got hit by a beam, but he kept pursuing forward until he got right beneath it. He used an uppercut slash onto it, and started to do an aerial assault onto it. Data clusters fell to the floor, and Yui, with Sora in tow, dashed in as he joined the battle with Kirito. Asuna quickly got up onto her feet and dashed to join them.

The trio of Keyblade wielders took turns dealing damage onto it, removing more data from it. Yui gathered plenty enough from their continuous attack. "Okay, I'm ready!" she shouted, and she froze the program again.

"Together!" Sora, Kirito and Asuna shouted in unison.

Kirito came in and, using all the new strength he was given by using the Limit form, performed a Sonic Leap in his normal form. He slammed it down to the ground. Asuna came in, and performed a Fira attack up close to it, then unleashing a barrage of jabs before leaping back. Sora finished it off by performing a sword combo, followed by a powerful finisher, which was called Explosion.

The team gathered together and stepped back as the freeze on the program stopped. It started to move again, and it hovered in the air before them. "Aw, come on already!" moaned Sora.

"Wait, hold on!" Yui told him, and she eyed the program. It's arms fell to the ground as it started to vibrate. Suddenly, it too fell to the ground, and stayed still. It started to light up brightly, to the point where everyone had to shield their eyes, and it self-destructed, its' scattered data dispersed into thin air. It was defeated.

"You saved us there, Yui." Kirito said as he and Asuna both hugged their daughter. She eagerly smiled, happy to be of some use to them.

"Yui, you're the best!" cheered Sora as Donald and Goofy leapt for joy.

Tron wiped his forehead, then looked to Yui. "You know, your standard program wouldn't have let you done that." he told her.

"I told you, I choose my way of helping my friends and family." Yui answered, and Kirito lifted her up onto his back, and he carried her back to the communications room once more.

They returned to see the burst of light that was darkened before now bright again. It seemed like the chaos was over for the time being. Tron walked over to the terminal near them, and started typing away, getting things ready for them. The team all watched him work. "I really owe you one." he told the team, "With all my functions up and running, I think I've got a chance of getting system control away from the MCP. Now I'd better get to work. It's what my User would want."

Sora, Kirito and Asuna looked a bit hesitant at this. They forgotten to tell Tron about Ansem. "What Ansem would want..." muttered Sora. Yui came up from beside Sora, and grabbed his hand. He looked down to Yui, who nodded that they should tell him. He looked back to Donald and Goofy, who nodded as well. Sora then looked to Asuna, then to Kirito, and finally decided to tell Tron the truth.

"Listen, Tron." Sora started as Tron kept working, "We didn't get the password from Ansem. We just sort of found it, back in the User world. By accident." He took a calming breath before continuing, "And one more thing...Ansem, he was our enemy. I mean, he still is...I guess."

Tron got back to his feet again, not acting surprised nor upset. He seemed sort of neutral at what Sora was telling him. "Well, actually..." Tron replied, "he's my enemy, too."

Everyone was surprised at his words. "What do you mean?" Asuna asked him

"Ansem took ENCOM's original system and customized it for his own use." Tron explained, turning to them, "I was part of the original system, and Ansem modified me, too. So that makes him my User." The team nodded in agreement. "But Ansem is also the one who brought back the MCP." Tron continued, "The Ansem I first knew wouldn't do that. I'm sorry I didn't tell you."

"That's okay, but now I REALLY don't get it." Sora stated.

"I don't... understand it either." Tron agreed, "But I think Users, like you, are going to be the ones who will finally figure it out. The same goes for you, Yui." Yui looked somewhat confused at what he meant. "You have the ability to take illogical routes and still arrive at the answers you seek." Everyone looked to each other, understanding what Tron meant. "Now go, before the MCP starts acting up again!" Tron told them. They nodded in agreement.

As they were getting prepared, Yui walked up to Tron. "Tron, I hope you protect this world, and we'll make sure to come back to help you again." she told him.

"Thank you, Yui." Tron answered, "By the way, I was wondering who your User is? And why do you consider Kirito and Asuna your parents?"

Yui thought for a second, then she answered, "A long time ago, I was part of the main system of a game called 'Sword Art Online'. I was part of a program that is much like the MCP, called Cardinal. A man by the name Akihiko Kayaba was my creator, and I was suppose to take care of the psychological mindset of the people inside the system. If people's psyche was in danger, I was suppose to come to their aid in order to put them at ease. However, during the opening of SAO, Cardinal banned me not to go to them. Little by little, errors kept adding up into my program as I saw negative feelings from the characters, and I was unable to come to anyone's aid. For a long time, it was like this, until..."

Yui turned to Kirito and Asuna, "I started to see two players who were much different from everyone. There was joy, peace, and love. I found a way to get near them, but due to the trauma of watching so much negative emotions, I suffered to what humans would call 'amnesia'. They found me, cared for me, and protected me. I called them mama and papa, and they excepted me as their daughter. In return, they taught me to think for myself, that I couldn't be controlled by the system. I started to show more emotions than what I thought I had in my program. I was happy to be with them."

She turned back to Tron as she continued, "Then one day, when mama and papa were in danger, I started to remember myself again, and I saved them. However, I violated the Cardinal's rules, and I was going to be deleted by it." She paused, thinking back on that, then she smiled, "But papa saved me. He altered my data just in time, turning me into a game item, and storing my program into his NerveGear. After a while, papa found himself in another game, with another Cardinal system. His saved data from SAO transferred over, and so did I. He revived me again, and I reunited with him, and eventually mama. So... since papa reprogrammed me in that way, he can also be counted as my current User. But I consider him, along with mama, as my family."

Kirito and Asuna walked to her side, and hugged her. Asuna started to show tears in her eyes. She was so glad that Yui cared for them that way. Kirito felt the same way. Sora, Donald and Goofy, who never heard Yui's story, felt happy to hear her explanation and was glad that she was with them. Tron looked at her, puzzled, but he got the answer he needed.

"Yui, we'll always be together, okay?" Kirito promised her, "We care for you a lot."

Yui smiled as tears of happiness fell down her cheeks, glad to hear that. "And I care for you a lot, too." Yui answered, removing herself from her parent's grasp, "Mama, papa, Sora, Donald, Goofy. I will do whatever it takes to make sure that we get home safely, and to stop anything from separating us. After all, I'm suppose to make people happy, right?"

Sora grinned eagerly as Asuna answered, "Just having you with us already makes us happy."

They had their moment, then Kirito stood up and looked at Tron. "So what about the DTD?" he asked him as Sora walked over, "Can we no longer access it?"

"Any data you need from the DTD can be accessed directly through my User's terminal." Tron answered, "I'll keep a dedicated access channel open for you. I changed the password, so you won't have to worry about the MCP for a while."

"Access channel?" questioned Sora.

"I'd knew you ask." chuckled Tron, "It's a very important link between our worlds. It's how we stay connected." The team gathered up in front of the terminal in front of Tron. "Here, this might come in handy." Tron told them, and he handed Sora a Keyblade keychain, the token being Tron's Identity Disk.

"That's the Photon Debugger." Yui explained, "Like the Violet Leopard, it increases your thunder attacks." Sora decided to keep it.

"So, what's the new password?" Kirito asked as Tron activated the terminal to send them back to the real world.

"You, my friends, are the new password." The team looked to each other as they felt themselves going back home. Tron consider them friends. It made them really happy.

"Thanks Tron! Take care!" Sora called out.

"You too!" Tron replied, "And give my best to the Users!" And with that the team teleported back to the real world.