Mysterious Tower.
Yen Sid had his eyes closed as he processed what King Mickey had just told him "A Keyblade Wielder from the Age of Fairy Tales, if I heard such a thing from anyone else I would be highly dubious of the claim"
Mickey nodded "Yeah, so were we. We tripled check what we were able to recover from the data, though a lot of it is still corrupt, we're sure about it. A Keyblade Wielder was sealed away in that book"
Yen Sid nodded as he stood up from his chair and went to look out the nearby windows, gazing up at the night sky Yen Sid spoke "There was an old, obscure, legend connected to the Keyblade War. I learned it long ago when I was but an apprentice myself. A Legend that spoke of Keyblade Wielder whose Heart was filled with so much darkness that they threatened The World itself"
"Huh, I never heard of it before" Mickey scratched his head "Do you think the Legend was talking about Haru?"
"That, I can't be certain" Yen Sid turned to Mickey "the Legend spoke of the Keyblade Wielder, who became known as the first Wielder of Darkness, as a force that couldn't be destroyed but rather sealed away. Given what you have shared with me I don't doubt that they may be connected, but, it raises the question of how accurate the legend is. Or, if it had been changed over the countless years?"
"The people and monsters that came out of the book seemed dedicated to keeping Haru safe at best they could, the one I fought seemed more focus on distracting me then actually defeating me" Mickey rubbed his right arm, lost in thought as he remembered the fight "Though, he didn't make the fight easy by any means"
Yen Sid gave Mickey a concerned look, noticing this Mickey smiled and flexed his arm to show he was fine.
Yen Sid nodded "Yes, it seems no lasting harm was caused, giving credence to the idea that if Haru is the first Wielder of Darkness then the legend became distorted over time. Though, the question remains, if it became distorted through time or through schemes of others. Regardless, it doesn't change the fact we will need to find them"
"Everyone is keeping an eye out while their searching for Sora. I'll give check and see if there has been any changes" Mickey checked his gummiphone and saw there was a message from Aqua.
"Aqua" The people from the book destroyed an Amusement Park and attacked the owners
Radiant Garden.
Ienzo was in the middle of helping Ansem The Wise analyzing the information Chip and Dale had sent over, trying to restore the code and uncover more information on the beings contained in the book and to see if there was any research data Xehanort had that would aid in finding Sora.
Xehanort's research was mostly compiled, but due to arrival of the Data Beings that project had it's team cut in half with one continuing work on Xehanort's work and the other dealing with the more immediate threat.
It was during this research Ansem and Ienzo heard a loud crashing noise outside, the two scientists jumped to their feet and cautiously approached the source of the crash ready to defend themselves. After the tragties brought about Xehanort they've learned that it was better to be prepared, entering the hallway the turned looked down the hall and found the source of the noise.
A teenage boy and teenage girl, both sharing a striking resemblance making it plain to see the two were twins. The girl was whispering something to her brother on the ground who, while rubbing his head, spotted Ansem the Wise and Ienzo looking at them.
It took the girl a moment to turn around to see what her brother was looking, once she saw the older men is awkwardly waved "Uh, hello"
"What are you two doing here?" Ienzo asked as he stepped forward, stepping between the twins and Ansem the Wise.
The girl bowed her head "I'm sorry, my brother wanted to look inside and we got lost"
"Hey!" The boy jumped to his feet "Don't play innocent, we wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you. Besides, you were the one begging the guards for a tour"
The girl turned to the boy "Only because you insisted on getting in like a little kid"
The two glared at each other with slight growls.
Ansem chuckled at the antics of the two "While curiosity is something to be encouraged, breaking and entering isn't"
"Hey, we didn't break anything. We just, sneaked in when no one was looking" the boy said weakly, defending himself and his sister from the accusation of breaking something.
The girl sighed "That's what breaking and entering is Lann, going somewhere we're not suppose to"
"Regardless, we'll need you two to leave" Ienzo stepped forward towards the twins "We have a number of sensitive research projects that mustn't be messed with and I can't take the risk of you two stumbling upon one" he paused as a smile came to his face "But, I suppose if you two stay on your best behavior while I'm taking you out and we come across our less sensitive projects, I would be willingly to give you both some quick explanations"
The twins looked excited at the idea and eagerly agreed, Ienzo began leading the two out, sharing a look with Ansem as they walked away.
As Ansem re-entered the room he was in, he saw a book opened that he was sure was closed.
Feeling something was off, Ansem ran to a nearby terminal and began punching in several lines of code. A window opened up with surveillance records of the entire building being stored, he pulled up the records that held the records of the room he was in and the hall outside.
Two inhuman silhouettes seemed to phase in and out of focus while he and Ienzo was speaking with the twins. He altered the picture to show the inhuman silhouettes seemed to be made from a single Heart that controlled green bodies made of 1s and 0s, they entered and left the room before Ienzo was finished speaking with the twins.
Twins that had Hearts and bodies of digital code.
Anserm activate a silent alarm system as he rushed to save Ienzo.
Ienzo was in the middle of to the twins, Lann and Reynn, what a specific computer system was for when Ienzo's watch began to subtle vibrate. He continued his explanation as he slowly moved away from twins, he pushed a hidden button on his watch to activate his hidden earpiece.
"The twins are the same beings that emerged from the book"
"Uh, Mr Ienzo, is everything alright? You looked worried" Lann asked the man, sliding his hand off the computer terminal as he did so.
Ienzo stepped backwards, as he put on a strained smile "No, nothing at all. Come along now, there's one last place I want to show you two"
Lann and Reynn shared a look "The jig is up, isn't?" Reynn asked
Lann looked at Ienzo and nodded "Yeah, I'd say so. Guess it's time to get jiggy with it!"
The twins made a run for the door but Aeleus and Dilan blocked their path, Lann summoned a gauntlet on his left arm as Reynn summoned a gauntlet on her right arm.
The twins fought the best they could but it was a battle they couldn't win, even with the powers of the Medals their were up against three individuals with plenty of battle experience behind them.
However, before the battle could continue an armoured figure flew into the room and stood between the twins and the castle's residents.
The figure was that of a woman in full armour hiding her appearance, with a feathered over her right arm, Lann and Reynn's mother Lusse. The armoured woman turned to look at Lann and Reynn, who nodded after a moment of looking at the knight, before running down the hall.
Dilan attempted to use his spear to halt their escape, however the twins suddenly struck as they ran beneath the spear and returned to their full size afterwards.
Lann and Reynn looked behind to the feathered knight with worry before forcing themselves to keep running. Eventually, they came to a sizable terminal with a man wearing a scarf and glasses was busy typing away.
Rorrik stepped away from the terminal a moment after Lann and Reynn entered the room, he looked them over and was relieved to see they weren't injured "Lann, Reynn, I need you both to take the World Essence back. I've opened a connection to our world through the systems here, Hauyn is waiting for you on the other side"
"What about you and mum, we can't leave you here!" Lann protested, refusing to leave his parents behind.
"We don't have much time left, Keyblade Wielders are approaching at this very moment so we have to hurry" Rorrik handed the World Essence to Reynn before he transformed in a swirl of 1s and 0s, taking the form of a being with large shoulders and golden mask with red eyes.
"Wait, what the honk!?"
Reynn lowered her head "We have to go now, Lann. Mum and dad won't be able to fight seriously if we're still here"
Rorrik put a hand on his son's shoulder "Don't worry, we'll be right behind you" even with the emotionless gold mask, Rorrik's comforted the twins and spurred them forward. They transformed into 1s and 0s and flew into the computer screen.
Rorrik ran off to join his wife and to ensure they were able to make an escape.
As for Lusse, she was holding well against the castle's defenders until a trio of Keyblade Wielders arrived.
Lusse was thrown back as Lea, Roxas and Xion stood between her and the castle's defenders as Isa checked their injuries.
"What are you people doing here?" Roxas asked as he pointed Oblivion at her.
Rorrik emerged from the shadows casting healing magic on his wife, ensuring she was reasonable aright before turning to the Keyblade Wielders "Merely seekers of knowledge, one's that are working on a very tight time frame. As such we needed the information here sooner rather than later"
"Alright, then explain why some colleagues of yours set an amusement park on fire and tormented the owners" Lea asked as he kept a close eye on the two escaped data beings in front of him, ready to act the second he saw one of them twitch.
"If you came across a group of men, who took wayward boys and through dark magic turn them into donkeys to be sold away. Never to see their homes again as they were forced to perform back breaking labor for the rest of their days" Lusse got to her feet and stared down the former Nobodies "What would you do then?"
The assembled group were at a lost of words at Lusse's question, seeing an opportunity Rorrik continued on from where his wife left off.
"Then again, as parents ourselves our words do hold some bias"
Ansem stood up, after ensuring his apprentices would be alright "Those children, were they yours?"
Rorrik sighed "They were suppose to stay home with their older sister, but they were able to sneak off after us"
"Wait, where are they?" Xion asked as she began looking around, keeping an eye out for possible sneak attacks.
"If your referring to the children that were rescued from slavery, our lower rank forces would have led them to their homes or places of safety. However, if your talking about our children then know that they are far away from-"
As Lusse was in the middle of her speak to buy themselves more time balls of light shot out behind them and landed between them and the gathering for former Nobodies.
From the light came four figures. Four, short, figures with large blocky heads.
Everyone looked at the four short block head figures with confusion, especially Roxas as one of them looked like him.
Lusse and Rorrik shared a look.
'The kids are getting a lecture on when to NOT use the power of Medals or using the Medals to summon Mirages'
Lusse and Rorrik disappeared within 1s and 0s as the others were distracted by Lann and Reynn's use of the Medals to summon Mirages.
Once they made their escape, Lusse and Rorrik were quick to reunite with their children, they were sure to scold their children on using untested methods on drawing on the powers of Medals.
The family jumped through a screen as a cloud of 1s and 0s, reforming as they landed on solid ground. They had arrived at a lab with dozens of screens with data being process and a handful of men and women in lab counts working at various computers, a woman wearing a lab coat and glasses with long dark purple hair approached the family "Well, seeing as your all back in one piece I'm guessing the mission was a success"
"Barely" Lusse reverted back to her human form "The castle had sensors we weren't aware of and Keyblade Wielders arrived shortly after, I'm just happy we got to safety without being followed"
Rorrik reverted back to his human form, rubbing his eyes as he do so to relieve them of their irritation "That being said, you need to close that pathway quickly Doctor Gale. If they had means to detect us we can't outrule the possibility that they have means to track the signal to us"
Doctor Gale smiled as she waved off Rorrik's concerns "No worry, even if they could track us here it would take them some time to reach us" Doctor Gale glanced at the gathered scientists in the room "And between you and me, after recent events there's talk of opening dialogue with the Keyblade Wielders to prevent further hostility. Since they know that we're gather the essence of various Worlds it's only a matter of time before they come to try and stop us"
"Speaking of them learning more about our secrets" Lusse said quietly, unsure what how to handle the information at the moment in time "They saw Lann and Reynn use the power of the Medals and, while they didn't them summon them, they saw Mirages born from the Medals"
Doctor Gale nodded with a concern look "I see, I'll speak with the higher ups. Had the World Essence to one of the scientists here and they'll place it in storage" Doctor Gale walked out of the lab, taking out a mobile phone as she did. Before she left everyone was able to hear the start of her conversation "Big Haru, it's Dorothy-"
After handing over the World Essence, the family of five returned home. Where Lan and Reynn were quick to receive a lecture from their mother, father and older sister about endangering themselves.