(Author's Note: So, a query. If I want to include bits of Final Fantasy VII in the course of a Kingdom Hearts story-bits that were not present in the Kingdom Hearts game, do I need to label it cross over? Well, a bit. One character really)

Dear Diary,

No no no no! This cannot be happening!

Sora's memories aren't recovering. It's like they trickled out through some tunnel I didn't see. But how would that even make sense? His memories should be hard to reach, sealed behind the false ones, not impossible! Its not like memories and get up and walk away.

Course if they did I'd have a walking army of memories...Queen Namine...

Gah! Need to focus. I've told Diz and he's arranged a meeting. Not sure if he needed to since there's four of us. Couldn't he have just yelled down the hall? The private quarters are all on the same floor in the bottom of the basement.

Well, except mine. Diz thinks the closer I am to Sora the better it will go. So I'm on the highest floor. Where I was previously imprisoned.

Joy.

"What do you mean its not working?"

Riku stared across the table at Namine, not Diz who'd explained. It was one of the left over long tables, and Mickey had agreed with Diz while emotions were high keeping the two teenagers apart was probably smart. So it was a long way he was glaring.

"Let me explain." Namine exhaled. "This is how I created Sora's false memories. First, he forgot his abilities learned on the most recent adventure. They were fresh, easy to dismiss. Then with the opening created I didn't remove anything but planted the faintest memories of a me who never existed as a child. Once he grew more comfortable I'd put in more memories slowly-as not to alert his subconscious that there was an intruder. Finally he 'remember' my name. Once 'I' existed in his memory he was devoted to saving his childhood friend. A role similar to recent memories of Kairi when the Darkness captured her. So moved memories of 'me' over memories of 'her'. Once they were overlaying, I moved any memory he had of Kairi to the furthest part of his mind. His true memories were still there however, he just couldn't remember them because they were blocked out by the 'memories' I planted there. Once I'd made sure the 'memories' I'd created were stable enough to be erased, I reached for his memories of Kairi. I was going to start with when he first found her but..." Namine shook her head. "His real memories weren't there. None of them."

"Where could they have gone?" Mickey asked as Riku stared. Namine was trying to avoid his gaze as Diz answered.

"We don't know. It's a mystery. It's like they leaked out. But Namine would have detected any tunnels in his mind."

"So how do we fix him?" Riku exclaimed.

"I don't know. Without the original frame work from his mind..."

"But don't the memories he shared with other people still exist?" Mickey squeaked. All eyes fell on him for a moment.
"It's possible. I could replicate them if I went-"
"It's out of the question." Diz cut off Namine. She turned to protest before he spoke again. "It's too dangerous."
"But-"
"Diz, we need to talk."

Riku was up and before Mickey spoke. Despite his height, something in the King's voice scared him. Despite being a mouse, despite being extremely short, Riku knew Mickey could be intimidating. So when he spoke to Diz in that tone, Riku figured it was time to get out.
"Namine, we should go." Riku whispered as her reached her.
"But the meeting isn't over!"
"Our part is. Please don't be difficult about this." Riku glanced back. Mickey was glaring, as was Diz. This might end with broken limbs on Diz and anyone caught in the crossfire.
"I don't understand."

"No time." Riku stated before turning to her from behind her chair. Picking her up wasn't as bad as he was afraid-she was light.
"H-hey!" Namine protested as he tossed her over his shoulder. "I can walk!"
"No time." Riku repeated as he sped to the door. If Diz and Mickey hadn't been busy glaring at each other they might have made comment. By the time they left the room the voices were raised and yelling and Riku had put Namine down to shut the door. She flattened her dress and made sure it was down before speaking to him.

"How'd you know Mickey was about to lose it?" The Blonde asked.
"Before we came here The King and I worked together to escape Kingdom Hearts. We covered each other's butts a lot in there." Riku folded his arms. "The way he addressed Diz told me he was getting annoyed."

"It's stupid. Only I can retrieve the memories."
"Mickey knows that. That's why they're arguing."
"Riku?"
"Hm?" He turned to where the blonde girl had put on her most innocent face.
"Can you move from world to world on your own?"

Journal Entry X/X

Namine plays damn dirty. For such an innocent looking girl anyway.

Sora's memories have gotten away. Weird, huh?

Mickey suggested extracting them from the people who shared them.

Well that sounded like a good plan. Diz said know because Namine would have to leave the castle to do it.

Following that after we left the room to let the 'grown ups' talk, Namine asked if I could move from world to world without their help.

I get the feeling Namine and Diz's relationship isn't the same loyalty I have toward the king.

None the less, she's starting to grow on me. Kind of like a tumor.