Here we go!

Well, this is actually a really peaceful chapter, so enjoy.

EDIT*

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Viktor © to Blackheart the Dark Lord!

Adam © to Yamichaos27!

Other OCs © to me!

Chapter 1: Lazy Afternoons

Roxas rubbed his eyes as he sat at his desk. He didn't look up as his wife came up behind him, and kissed his cheek. "Hey, Xi."

"Paying the bills?"

"Yep." Roxas sealed an envelope and turned around. "How are the kids?"

Xion smiled. "Most of them went Viktor to the beach. I think only Eve and Raelyn are still here." She looked out the window at the old mansion grounds, now converted into an area safe for children to play in. "It's hard to believe that we're living our dream, giving homes to young Nobodies who have nowhere to go."(1)

"Yeah," Roxas stood up, wrapping his arms around his wife. "I am happy that our dream came true and we can be hope for these beautiful kids. Speaking of kids, where is ours?"

"With Max."

"Of course."

The couple went downstairs. The old mansion looked nothing like it did years before. Now it was clean and covered with toys. One room lay open and a teenage boy sat reading; he looked up, giving the couple the barest hint of a smile. "Hey. If you're looking for Eve, she's downstairs being a weirdo, as usual. Oh, and Adam is with her."

"Thanks, Raelyn, but I thought Adam went with the others."

"He did," Raelyn leaned back on his bed, continuing to read. "He came back to hang out with Eve though."

It was clear that the boy had no more interest in talking with them, so the couple went downstairs. A green-haired boy sat at a table with a little girl, who just drew on a piece of paper while talking to herself. "There's a land called Lillipoppi, and living there is lillipop. I'll go there soon with Mister Bubbles… Who watches over sleeping angels? I do, I do..."(2)

Roxas looked down at her drawing and saw the same thing she always drew, a giant creature with a drill arm and a bulbous head. "Eve, sweetie, why don't you play with Adam?"

"Yeah," the boy smiled, "Let's go play!"

"Let's go find the sleeping angels!" Eve slid out of her chair and skipped off with Adam in tow.

Xion shook her head. "What a strange child."

"No kidding."

Across Twilight Town, Roxas and Xion's son, Yuyake, sat on Sunset Hill. He looked down at the girl who leaned against him. "Hey, Max…"

"Hmm?" Maxine Reach looked up at him, smiling.

"After we graduate, we should get married here, on this hill."

"Yeah." The girl giggled. "That's if my dad doesn't kill you first."

Yuyake laughed before kissing her cheek, his raven hair falling over his eyes slightly. "That's true, and I'm absolutely terrified of your dad, but my love for you is stronger than my fear of him."

"That was super corny!"

They both laughed before sharing a deep kiss.

Terra nodded as the two young Keybearers in front of him clashed. "Good. Justin, watch your footing. Xally, don't be reckless."

"Yes, sir!" The young brown-haired boy leapt back, holding one Keyblade in his hand and levitating the other using the Force(3).

"Gotcha!" The girl twirled her double-sided Keyblade, blowing her short orange hair back. The two clashed again and again.

Terra smiled as his wife came into the room, carrying their youngest child. "Aqua, how's the little one?"

"Ignis is doing wonderfully." She grinned. "He managed to finally cast Cure by himself, as well as Pearl."

"Daddy! I'm gonna be just like you one day!" The four-year-old cheered, his blue eyes sparkling with admiration for his father.

Both parents smiled before Terra turned to their sparing students. "Ok, that's enough for now! Let's get some lunch, kids."

"Alright!" The two dismissed their Keyblades and jogged over. "What are we having?"

"I don't care," Justin shrugged, "As long as Xally isn't cooking(4)."

"Hey!"

"Your cooking sucks and you know it!"

"Jerkwad!"

Aqua held up a hand. "That's enough you two. And anyway, how does pizza sound for lunch?"

"Awesome!"

"Yeah!"

Both parents smiled as the two ran off to the kitchen; even little Ignis squirmed in his mother's arms to be let down so he could follow suit. She put him down and the little boy sprinted after his older siblings.

"We better get in there before a riot starts."

"Yeah, or Xally starts trying to make pizza herself." They both laughed and went after the kids.

Glacies, the eldest child of Terra and Aqua, stood on the balcony of her home in Hazy Hamlet(5). For almost a year she had served as this world's guardian, helping it change from a tyrannical place of slavery and suffering to a beautiful world of joy and peace.

She breathed in the fresh air, smelling the sweetness and moisture in the breeze. It would snow tonight. Looking down, she could see Terrance, her gardener, preparing the plants for the freeze; he was an elf from Tech Town, brought to this world as a slave. After freedom, he decided to stay and help rebuild the world.

He looked up a wide smile crossing his blue-skinned features as he waved at the girl. "Glace, come down here! I want to show you something!"

"Be right there!" The girl brushed a few strands of brown and blue hair from her face as she went downstairs.

She felt honored that the government allocated her this nice house and even hired some people to assist her as servants, but she made certain they were paid well and treated fairly, not wanting to hurt anyone. Terrance was one of those servants, but he volunteered for his position.

Stepping out the back door, Glacies smiled at her friend who waved her over. "Look at this." He pointed down into the strawberry patch at his feet.

Peering through the branches, the two could see a small family of foxes hidden amongst the leaves. "Oh, they're beautiful."

"They've lived here for some time, and since they haven't harmed the plants, I let them stay." Terrance smiled. "By the way, would you care to join me for supper tonight?"

"You know, if my father finds out that you're courting me, he is going to be down here in minutes to terrify you."

The elf laughed. "Oh, I'm aware."

"But yes, I would love to join you for supper." She took his hand in her own as they both smiled.

"I look forward to it."

"As do it."

"This is really boring…" Ryô sat in the castle of Tech Town(6) with his parents. Now that they ruled this world, he had to study to be king, and it was not very interesting stuff to learn.

Ven smiled at his son's groaning. "Well, it's stuff you have to learn if you're going to be king someday. I remember learning it when I was your age."

Naminé giggled, laying her hands on her husband's shoulders. "Ven, remember, we have to go into the city, to that new school dedication."

"Yeah, I remember. Oh, the random duties of kingship." Ventus stood up, adjusting the cloak around his shoulders. "Ry, why don't you go hang out with Michael and Gabriel(7)? I saw them sparing in the courtyard, and I'm certain they'd love you to join them."

His son grinned. "Yeah! Anything's better than learning heraldry!"

As the boy ran out of the room, his mother called after him. "But remember, you have ballroom dancing lessons this afternoon."

"I won't forget!" The blond boy flew down the stairs to where his bodyguards sparred. "Gabe! Mike! Can I join you?"

"Of course, your Highness!" The two half-elf boys stepped aside, allowing their prince and charge to summon his Keyblade. Gabriel readied his longsword and Michael his morning star.

"Ready? Go!" The three leaped at one another, laughing as their weapons clashed.

Vanitas yawned as he made his way across the streets of Traverse Town. As much as he hated his job, it was a job nonetheless. But seriously, why was the only job available for him a job as a janitor? Normally, such things would be far beneath him, but he had a family to care for, so he couldn't be picky.

As he approached his house, he could see his wife Alya in the doorway. She'd taken to sewing clothes to earn a little extra money, and it was going well. She now stood handing a customer a brand new dress as the woman handed her a small bag of munny.

Alya grinned as she saw her husband. "Vanitas! I made another sale!"

"That's wonderful!" The two kissed and went inside. The man's expression fell the moment he saw the living room; Floods and Scrappers were everywhere. "Get out! You know you're not supposed to be in here in these numbers, and you're not supposed to get on the furniture!" The Unversed quickly vanished, all but one Flood wearing a collar.

"Oh, Akame was lonely," Alya picked him up, "So I said he could have some of the others come, but they did get a little out of hand."

Vanitas sighed. "I should've known."

The door behind them opened. "Papa!" Vanitas turned as his daughter leapt into his arms, her black wavy hair bouncing around her golden eyes that matched his own. "Guess what! Guess what!"

"What?"

"I got accepted into the school's photography club!"

Her parents smiled. "That's wonderful, Vanette!"

"Look!" She held up a small bag. "They gave me a camera too! I'm supposed to take ten photos this weekend of something! I'm gonna take photos of the Unversed!"

Vanitas smiled warmly. "Good for you, Nettie. I know the Unversed love attention." His daughter giggled and ran off to do her homework with Akame following behind. "She's growing up so fast."

"I know…" Alya leaned against her husband. "And she is so happy."

"Yeah, we all are."

The couple looked at each other, smiling before they kissed. For the first time since their marriage, they had a truly peaceful life, and they were truly happy. They loved their home, and they loved their life.

Hisako looked over at her roommate. "Going home again?"

"Yeah," Blaze grinned. "Mom and Dad asked me to." The daughter of Lea and Sera packed up a large suitcase. "Mom just wants to make sure I'm alright every once in a while."

"Yeah, but that means you have to miss out on the Mutant History test!"

"Oh, the horror!" The redhead grinned. "I'm sure I'll survive missing one of Beast's horribly hard tests." She hugged the other girl. "See you soon!"

"Bye!"

Blaze stepped into the hallway, looking around at the beautiful building that was the Xavier mansion. Since she, like her mother, had the x-gene, she spent most of her time here, studying with Professor Xavier, Logan, Scott, and the others. It was a fun life, living among those with powers, learning to use her abilities properly.

"Leaving already?"

"I'm sure you already know the answer, Professor." She turned grinning at the bald man in the wheelchair.

Professor Xavier smiled. "Yes, I do. Take care on your way home."

"I will!" The girl ran out of the mansion, waving at everyone as they went past. "Bye everyone!"

"Bye Blaze!"

"Bye Fira!"

The girl gave one final wave before taking her star shard out of her bag. "Later everyone!" She vanished in a brilliant flash of light, leaving the world of Mutant Manor behind.

Lea groaned, stretching his limbs. "I hate long nights at the office."

"Oh, you're fine." Sera took her husband's arm. "You've stayed up later than that before."

"Yeah, but that doesn't mean I have to like it."

The couple smiled, but it ended when Lea saw a familiar blonde woman walking their way. "Oh boy… Hey, Arlene(8). How are you?"

"Oh, fine, fine… except for the fact that your son is driving me nuts!" The woman hissed. "I know Railaum(9) doesn't mind, but I do. He needs to stop coming around our home to see Rose!"

"I'll talk to him…"

"Good." The woman turned on her heel and stormed off.

Sera shook her head. "She has never mellowed out like her husband."

"Yeah," Lea sighed. "Let's go find our son."

"Yes."

It did not take long to find the boy sitting on a ledge with Ivan Leonheart and Vladimir Fair(10), eating sea salt ice cream. "Brim!"

"Yeah?" Brimstone looked up. "What is it? What did I do?"

Sera smiled at their eldest. "Son, Mrs. Dareka complained about you going around their house to see Rose. She wants you to stop."

"Fine… I'll stop." The boy groaned. "I don't know why she even complained. I haven't been by in weeks. I was only there today because I was walking past to meet these two."

Vladimir nodded. "He's right. We're waiting on Blaze to get back."

"Yeah," Ivan added. "We met right down the street from the Dareka house."

"Well, you know how Arlene is, so don't give her a reason to freak out again." Lea huffed. "I had enough trouble dealing with her in the Organization, and I would rather not deal with her now."

"Got it, Dad."

Riku adjusted his glasses as he stepped out of the library onto the walkway near the gardens. After being named king of Disney Town, he spent more time in the library than anywhere else. It was a nice, quiet place to work.

Mickey sat in the gardens watching Donald and Goofy work with their apprentices. Now that the former king stepped down, his magician and captain were ready for their retirement, but they had to have suitable replacements. So, Goofy was training his son, Max, to take over for him, and Donald was training a friend of the family, Webby Vanderquack, to take his place.

"Darling," a woman with curly black hair and chocolate brown skin came over, taking his arm. "You need to relax more. I know you have responsibilities as king, but you are stressing yourself out."

The man smiled. "I know, Hara. I'm actually taking the rest of the day to spend with the family… if we can find Hikari that is."

"I'm almost certain she went off with P.J. and Goslyn."

"Should've known. And Kuro is with Chip and Dale?"

"Yep," Hara smiled. "He's taken quite a shine to those chipmunks. And they've taken him under their wings… well, as much as they can. He's only two after all." She kissed her husband's cheek. "I'll go get him while you find Kari. We'll meet you at the square."

"Sounds good." Riku walked out towards the front gates. He went out, looking over the town. It still felt unreal… he was king of all this.

It did not take him long to find his adopted daughter. He spotted the blonde and pink hair halfway down the street from him. The girl stood beside Pete Jr. and Goslyn Mallard, all decked out in rollerblades, pads, and helmets. The three held hockey sticks in their hands while facing off against Huey, Dewey, and Louie.

"You losers are going down!" Goslyn taunted.

Louie grinned. "You wish!"

As Riku approached, he saw Goslyn's adopted father nearby. "Drake, hello."

"Oh," the duck blinked. "Hello, your Majesty. Come to watch the kids play?"

"Actually, I came to get Kari, but I'll let her play one round." He sat beside the duck. "You and Launchpad have been busy, I hear."

"Uhh, I-I don't know what you're talking about."

The king gave Drake a deadpan stare. "I'm not an idiot Drake, or should I say Darkwing Duck."

"Shh!" the duck hushed him. "Don't say it so loud."

Riku rolled his eyes, leaning back to watch his daughter and friends play.

Hikari looked up at her dad, smiling. "Guys, I'll play one match, but then I gotta go."

"Aw!"

"Fine…"

The princess giggled, readying her hockey stick. "Goslyn, PJ, let's get them!"

"Yeah!"

"Patria," Sora rubbed his forehead, "I told you to dress nicely. A crop top and short-shorts are not 'nice'. This is a semi-formal event, so please dress appropriately."

"I don't see what the big deal is. We're going to be in the dark mostly." The girl flipped her red hair back behind her ear.

Kairi handed her husband his nice jacket. "Tria, this is something your brother has been dreaming of for years. We need to look nice when we go support him."

"Fine…" The girl stomped upstairs and changed clothes.

As she fixed her hair in the mirror, a dark voice entered her mind. "What a perfect show for you, and how ironic that your brother is playing the villain when that is your role in real life."

"Shut. Up." Patria clenched her fists. The darkness inside her laughed but said no more. The girl went downstairs; together, she and her parents walked across town to the theatre.

Tonight they would see "The Phantom of the Opera" starring Pith Kumo as the Phantom.

As Sora and Kairi found their seats, Patria snuck to the back. A burly teenager guarded the door to the backstage. He glared at her. "Get lost, Kumo!"

"Hi." She kicked the boy in the shin and grabbed his collar. "I'm going back to see my brother. Got a problem with that?"

"N-no ma'am!"

"Good." Patria opened the door and went backstage. She'd been back here enough bringing her brother snacks before rehearsal that she knew where his dressing room was. Sneaking along, she came to the door and slipped inside.

Her twin brother jumped. His facial expression would have been priceless if not for the white mask that covered half his face. "Tria!?"

"Hey, bro!"

"You're not supposed to be back here!"

She laughed. "I know, but does it look like I care?"

The boy huffed, putting on his black coat and cape. "This is a dressing room, sis. What if I had been in my underwear?"

"Pith, we literally grew up side-by-side since we were in diapers. I have already seen you in your underwear before." The girl leaned against the wall. "Look, I just wanted to check on you and wish you good luck."

Pith looked over at her, a soft smile crossing his features. "Well, thanks. How are you doing? Did you get any sleep last night?"

"Barely any…"

"Well, if it gets too bad we can tell Dad."

"Nope." Patria let out a sigh. "Not doing that. And if you tell him, I'll beat you black and blue. Now, I'm gonna head to my seat before Mom and Dad get antsy. So, break a leg, bro."

"Thanks!" The boy smiled as his twin slipped out the door. It felt good to know that she cared.

Patria slipped back out, straightened her clothes and hair before joining her parents in the audience. Sora raised an eyebrow as she sat down. "Is everything alright? You took a while getting here."

"Dad, everything is absolutely perfect." She leaned back in her chair as the lights dimmed, and the show began.

Well, here's a nice peaceful chapter to reintroduce everyone!

There will be quite a few footnotes and VAs down below, so just be aware.

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Footnotes:

(1) The information on this can be found in the Mukxo epilogue of KH4.

(2) If you've played the game series this is from, her homeworld is obvious.

(3)If you're new here, these two are former Jedi apprentices.

(4) Nintendoman01 and I toyed with the idea that Xally sucked at cooking, and I decided to implement it.

(5) Finally picked background music for this world too "Ancient Stones" from Skyrim.

(6) I finally picked background music for this world! "Rays of Light" from Nier: Automata.

(7) I named these two after the angels Michael and Gabriel mentioned in the Bible.

(8) Yes, Larxene's Somebody.

(9) Marluxia's Somebody, and yes I know we found out his name is Lauriam, but I already made his name this in my cannon, so for continuity's sake, I can't change it.

(10) Son of Rinoa and Squall Leonheart and the son of Aerith and Zack Fair.

VAs: (in order of appearance)

Raelyn- George Rainsford (Luceus)

Eve- Jodelle Ferland (Little Sister, Aggie)

Adam- Robert McCollum (Red Eye, Reiner Braun, Jellal Fernandes, Sweden)

Yuyake Mukxo- Newton Pittman (Gray Fullbuster, Magra, Yutaka "Panties" Itazu)

Maxine Reach- Cherami Leigh (Sailor Venus, Asuna Yuuki, Lucy Heartfilia, A2)

Justin Chapel-Petra- Jason Ritter (Dipper Pines, Mr. Fisk, Skipper)

Xally Chapel-Petra- Kristen Schaal (Mabel Pines, Trixie, Louise Belcher, Jake Jr.)

Ignis Petra- Terri Doty (Young Jellal Fernandes, Young Ayato Kirishima)

Glacies Petra- Kira Buckland (2B, Zushi, Honoka, Kuroyukihime, Izumo Kamiki)

Terrance Garner- Kyle McCarley (Helbram, 9S, Alm, Aoba Kuronuma, Leohart)

Ryô Caelum- Taron Egerton (Jonny)

Gabriel Angelo- Vic Mignogna (Edward Elric, Eld Jinn, Mard Geer, Tamaki Suoh)

Michael Angelus- J Michael Tatum (Shiro, Sebastian Michaelis, Simon, Kyoya Otori)

Alya Ater- Monica Rial (Kaede Kayano, Bulma, Mirajane Strauss, Tashigi)

Vanette Ater- Leah Clark (Yukiko Kanzaki, Mavis Vermillion, Matilda, Mayu Otsuka)

Blaze Fahrenheit- Meg Ryan [singing voice- Liz Callaway] (Anastasia, Dr. Blight)

Brimstone Fahrenheit- Eric Vale (Future Trunks, Loke, Phoenix Wright, America)

Ivan Leonheart- Ray Chase (Howzer, Tien Shinhan, Eve)

Vladimir Fair- Robbie Daymond (Spider-Man, Gilthunder, Kurasame Susaya, Prompto)

Hara Tsuchi- Danielle Nicolet (Storm, Karui, Jacqui Briggs, Shaundi)

Hikari Tsuchi- Cristine Marie Cabanos (Silica, Mew, Shiemi Moriyama, Sailor Saturn)

Patria Kumo- Jamie Marchi (Cana, Rinka Hayami, Mt. Lady, Rebecca Catalina)

Pith Kumo- Grant Gustin (The Flash/Barry Allen)

Reasons Why

I've done this devo before, but this is a new story, so this is for all the new readers who do not know this.

Some of you may wonder why I'm doing and why I have done this little devos at the bottom of my stories. Or, you may have wondered why I am a Christian.

Before I really start the deovs, I'm going to take this one to tell you why I believe what I believe.

If you have read the Narnia series, you would know a character named Puddleglum. This character, after taking a class on C.S. Lewis, helped me really understood why I believe what I do.

In one moment of the book, he and the others are put under a spell by a witch and she makes them believe that everything outside of her realm is but a dream. Puddleglum undoes the spell and gives a speech to the witch:

"One word, Ma'am," he said, coming back from the fire; limping, because of the pain. "One word. All you've been saying is quite right, I shouldn't wonder. I'm a chap who always liked to know the worst and then put the best face I can on it. So I won't deny any of what you said. But there's one more thing to be said, even so. Suppose we have only dreamed, or made up, all those things-trees and grass and sun and moon and stars and Aslan himself. Suppose we have. Then all I can say is that, in that case, the made-up things seem a good deal more important than the real ones. Suppose this black pit of a kingdom of yours is the only world. Well, it strikes me as a pretty poor one. And that's a funny thing, when you come to think of it. We're just babies making up a game, if you're right. But four babies playing a game can make a play-world which licks your real world hollow. That's why I'm going to stand by the play world. I'm on Aslan's side even if there isn't any Aslan to lead it. I'm going to live as like a Narnian as I can even if there isn't any Narnia. So, thanking you kindly for our supper, if these two gentlemen and the young lady are ready, we're leaving your court at once and setting out in the dark to spend our lives looking for Overland. Not that our lives will be very long, I should think; but that's a small loss if the world's as dull a place as you say."

This basically says what I believe.

I choose to believe in God and what He says, because why would I want to believe in anything else?

The world says we evolved and came into being by accident; we are nothing more than cells with no real purpose in life. God says that we were made in his image, crafted by his hands, made on purpose and that we each have a purpose in our lives.

The world looks at illness and pain, some of which is fatal and says there's nothing they can do. God says that we are healed. The lame can walk, the blind can see, the deaf can hear, those with cancer can be made whole, those with incurable diseases can be healed.

The world looks at death as the end; when we die, that's it, that's all there is. God says, that if we believe and accept him, we get to live forever in Heaven, where the streets are made of gold and there is a mansion waiting for us.

The world looks at people and says that they are alone; people turn their backs on each other all the time, and we all feel alone sometimes, and many people feel like no one could ever love them. God looks down and sees us as we are, no matter what mistakes we've made, no matter if we believe in him or not, and he loves us all regardless.

Why would I want to believe what the world says? The world talks of darkness and that there is no hope, no purpose.

But God is the light in the darkness, the hope for the hopeless, and He has a purpose for each of us.

This is why I believe what I believe.