A similar process to the one Pit completed with Sora was being performed in a ANOTHER Leviathan ship. A little white...creature that resembled a cat is what he managed to yank out this time. It glowed like a firefly in the night with antennae coming out of its head and large pitch black eyes staring back at the angel.

"I'm sure you have many questions, Ori. But don't worry. I can explain."

Back on Moya, Kamina was arguing with Sora over how to take control of the ship.

"What the hell do you mean?! I don't understand! Not one bit!"

Kamina yelled at the boy for refusing to cooperate.

"I'm saying you can't just FORCE yourself into control of Moya! That's bad! Didn't you ever learn to respect women?!"

"Are you frickin kidding me?! This thing...this...woman - whatever you wanna call it - is just another Gunman to me. With this Core Drill of mine, I'll drill right through her and take control with manly spirit!"

Kamina proclaimed loudly as he pulled out a necklace with a tiny drill on it that blinked blue. Sora was too distracted by Kamina's word choice to pay attention to the knick knack.

"Agh! Why did you have to say it like that?!"

"Whatever! Outta the way, Sora! My drill is the drill that will ride the waves to Heaven!"

"At least ask for her permission first! Ya know...TRY to be a gentleman about it."

Sora was dead set on protecting Moya from violation and Kamina couldn't help but give in and yield to Sora's request out of respect for his commitment to his principles. He figured he'd humor Sora. After all; there was no way this thing could respond.

"Alright already. Uh...Moya? You wouldn't mind if took over for ya, right? If you're alright with me having my way here; SAY NOTHING..."

"..."

"Welp. There ya have it. Now step aside and let me-"

"NOT SO FAST, BOY!"

"What the hell?!"

Kamina jumped over the captain's chair by reflex as Sora seemed shocked as well, but to a lesser degree. It was clearly a woman's voice that just spoke to Kamina, but it didn't sound like it came from the ship itself. It sounded like it came from just outside the room. As Sora cautiously stepped towards the door to investigate, Kamina peeked up from behind one of the control consoles a little spooked.

"M-Moya? Was...was that you? I...I didn't mean to make you angry."

Sora opened the door and poked his head out as he looked up and down the hall. He caught the faintest glimpse of a figure passing behind the corner at the end of the hall.

"Kamina! I saw someone! Quick! Let's go after...uh..."

Sora trailed off as soon as he looked to find Kamina petting and kissing the console apologetically.

"...Or...ya know...you can stay here and...guard the bridge...I guess?"

Immediately leaving the awkward Kamina to "kiss and make up" with Moya; Sora gave chase to the individual he was sure he saw. The assailant caught wind that they were being followed and began to pick up the pace as they gave up on being sneaky. Sora could now clearly hear footsteps. It sounded like they were wearing high heels or something. This person was quick, but Sora had his athletic flow on his side. As he gained on them, the air began to get colder and colder; which seemed to have a negative effect on Moya. The light-based "blood" that Sora saw running through her veins on the walls looked to be slowing down, making her sluggish.

Cold...Chill...Freezing.

Stopping dead in his tracks; Sora considered the voice he just heard. It sounded like it came from everywhere and it reverberated throughout the whole ship. THAT was definitely Moya this time. The cold makes her frail; at least on the inside. In that moment, Sora a flash of inspiration.

"...Sorry, Moya."

Sora summoned his Keyblade and struck the freezing wall. It cracked and a vessel burst open; spewing out the strange liquid/light substance. The damage was also accompanied by a deep moan and growl. It hurt Sora almost as much as Moya but hopefully it was worth it. Without a moment's delay, Sora could hear the DRDs beeping blaring their sirens in the distance. Just as he thought; whenever Moya is in pain or distress, the DRDs come to alleviate her stress. As two little yellow oval-shaped robots came and sprayed a fluid that seemed to soothe Moya's damaged body, another one came from behind and zapped Sora in the back of the neck. He went out like a candle.

He awoke a little while later to Kamina looking over him as he lied on a medical table.

"Hey! Welcome back to the land of the living...oh wait..."

"Kamina? What happened?"

Sora rubbed his neck around the burn mark left from the zap.

"The DRDs took you out. Those little bastards have got some serious fighting spirit. Guess they didn't like you hurting Moya like that. I thought you said we should respect women more."

Sora gave him an irritated glare along with a corresponding groan. But he shook his head and moved on to the more pressing concern.

"What about the guy I was chasing? He was making Moya cold and adding to her discomfort so the DRDs-"

"They gottem! They let you off easy. Probably because Moya likes you. But the girl? Not so much."

"Girl?"

"Well..."

Kamina leads Sora to the ship's brig where the DRDs imprisoned Sora's target. Kamina finishes his thought as Sora already begins to understand what it was.

"The term GIRL doesn't seem appropriate, does it?"

A woman sat behind bars and wrapped in a complex weave of restraints. She had long blue hair that probably reached down to her knees with matching eyes and even eyelashes. Her outfit was reminiscent of a WWII German officer, but with a miniskirt and thigh high boots as well as excessive amount of cleavage. She WAS carrying a rapier sword with her but that was confiscated by the DRDs. However, her appearance wasn't what made them uneasy...well maybe for Kamina it was. But Sora could feel something about this woman. An aura; sadistic and sinister in nature. As if her sheer presence had a physical form of its own and was trying to strangle him...but not kill him...not right away.

"Do I intimidate you boys?"

Sora felt a chill crawl up his spine and latch onto it like a parasite. He couldn't get his thoughts in order; he was feeling a mixture of fear and awe. Like he was standing before a blizzard...from hell. Although Kamina had plenty of grit to parade his backbone around with pride.

"Like hell you do! I've met a girl who's got meat that's WAY more impressive than yours!"

"I see...so only ONE of you is smart enough to know what I was talking about. Well, I suppose there's room for improvement with BOTH of you. Not that I don't enjoy this form of punishment; but we really MUST get to work. Release me. NOW."

"HA! And you called ME stupid?! Why the hell would we do that?!"

She smiles in a most malicious manner as she lifts her head to reveal that just underneath her V-shaped tattoo, she has another mark. Sora's crown. Sora looked at her in shock and disbelief as she whispers tauntingly.

"Because you shouldn't treat your Familia like this."

After a long moment of silence, Kamina begrudgingly agreed and directed the DRDs to open the door. Sora was nearly floored by Kamina's acceptance.

"Whoa! Excuse me?! Kamina, what the hyuk are you doing?!"

"She's part of our team. ...Whether we like it or not. Angel boy told me if you don't accept your Familia members WHOLEHEARTEDLY...then he'll take 'em to a Familia that would and you won't get a replacement. Meaning if we accept her, we have to learn to live with her. But if we reject her, then we gotta FIGHT her. Is that what you want?"

Sora looked back at her. Her presence, her aura, her tone, her...smell. The smell of blood. Everything about her was WRONG. She was raising every red flag in existence right now. But he didn't have a choice. It's victory or oblivion. Rejecting her meant fighting her alongside a whole Familia while his Familia would be at a permanent disadvantage state. Plus, despite her terrifying nature; she seemed to extremely proficient leadership, tactics and of course combat. As he hates to admit it, she may even be able to...teach him some things. Hopefully nothing that would scar him forever or turn him into a psychopath.

"...Fine. But you're gonna have to work really hard to prove yourself trustworthy. Got it!"

He uses his Keyblade to release her from the restraints as she stands up and approaches him face-to-face. He felt like she loomed over him like a cat playing with it's prey as she leaned down to him with a slightly more reserved smile.

"Hmm. So stubborn. But I WILL do my best to show you the true value of my strength."

She lightly caresses his cheek with her cold hands but Sora quickly slaps it away and tries to change the subject as soon as possible.

"A-anyway! We never got your name..."

"...It's Esdeath. General Esdeath."