"Are you serious?"

Vexen nodded.

"It's an odd anomaly. But many of those seem to pop up around us." He muttered with a chuckle. Xemnas frowned.

"Two fathers…" He repeated Vexen's words.

"What are they, gay?" Xigbar joked.

"Hush, number two. This is no time for jokes." Lexaeus pleaded. Xigbar sighed.

"Two fathers…"

"Yes, two fathers, one mother, and born by darkness." Vexen recited.

"And related to Sephiroth?" Zexion asked with apprehension.

"What a bloodline. Yuna, lady of Spira, Sephiroth the One Winged Angel, and…" Xaldin began, naming off the boy's predecessors.

"Tidus." Vexen said. "That was the true father's name. He, well, in a sense, he died when Spira was freed of a terrifying monster named Sin. He was a living dream, and once Sin was destroyed, he faded away."

"Into darkness?" Zexion pondered.

"Had to of been. Otherwise, he'd never of come into contact with tall, dark, and malicious." Xigbar muttered, referring to Sephiroth.

Vexen nodded.

"And when he came into contact…" Xemnas began, standing to pace the room.

"Somehow, he… attached a piece of himself to Sephiroth. It was dormant, raw energy born of an unrealistic equation." Vexen explained. "The energy remained dormant, until, at some point, Sephiroth came into some sort of contact with Yuna."

"What, they had sex?" Xigbar implored. Xaldin smacked him.

"No", Vexen chuckled, rolling his eyes. "They could have simply been in the same vicinity, not even seeing each other, perhaps. But the raw energy reacted to Yuna, freed itself, and… well, in a way, it copied her. Her cell, and merged that with Tidus' energy."

"But…" Xemnas started.

"But because Sephiroth had been carrying the energy, the boy held his DNA. The boy didn't look like him at all, but once you get down to the bare factors…" Vexen sighed.

"Two fathers." Xigbar repeated.

"After that, the cell's energy and Tidus' energy reacted in the dark realm. The boy was born of darkness. That's were Tsuki found him." Lexaeus finished Vexen's tale.

Xemnas sat down with a sigh, letting all the information Vexen had learned from Sephiroth's blood and his own research sink in. "And so, Tidu was born."

(HA! YOU ALL THOUGHT RIKU WAS SEPHIROTH'S SON! HA, HAH! I TRICKED YOU! HA, HA! Ok, shutting up now.)

The truck smelt. It might have been a godsend to be picked up by the truck driver, but the fact the truck driver was a farmer with many, many pigs in the back didn't help much. That, and Leon had a sensitive nose.

Looking outside into the dark, Leon read a sign: LONDON, FIFTEEN MILES

Praise whoever created road signs. He breathed out a sigh, the fact they were almost there giving him hope that he'd survive the stench.

He was right; only a while later, the truck pulled to a halt at a rest stop and he leapt out, shutting the door with a slam that almost blocked out the oinking from his ears.

Leon sauntered over to a coke machine and emptied his pockets. A few pieces of lint, a misplaced piece of paper, a paper clip, and two dimes came into his hand. What a treasury. Rolling his eyes, Leon threw all of it in the nearby trashcan.

Leaving without a soda, Leon began walking down the road, deciding to find Hellsing on his own. He wasn't sure if it was a secret place or something the public knew about, but either way he figured it wouldn't be smart for him to advertise that he was looking for the place. He also wondered if Alucard would or wouldn't attack him when he first arrived. That was, if he decided to break in or not. Breaking in sounded like fun.

Twenty minutes later, in the heavy thick of night, Leon came out into the city, down town, with tall buildings surrounding him and cars driving past. None of it changed his look; determination barred by ice, never changing.

With a grunt, Leon kept walking down the road, searching for something. It wasn't like he was looking for a neon sign stating: HELLSING! OVER HERE! But he figured there had to be some sort of clue.

After two hours of searching, Leon gave up for the night and sat down on a bench. He'd gone without sleep for a day, but he still didn't give in to that yet. Taking out an electric handheld computer, he began typing.

Dear Hallow Bastion,

So far the journey is fruitless. No sign of Rinoa, though I have caught wind of her a time or two. According to my informants, she was injured by a vampire, and she and some other woman named "Sulhadahne" were taking in by a group called Hellsing.

If you remember Monde Race at all, then you'll remember that Hellsing was the group that worked with Sora in the race; Alucard, the insane vampire, Integra, the icy Brit, Seras, a woman turned vampire Alucard took under his wing, Pip, a mercenary, and Walter, Integra's faithful, if not somewhat odd, butler.

I'm hoping our past experience with them will make this easier, but I sort of doubt it. Best of luck to you all, and again I apologize for skipping out when Hallow Bastion needs help the most. Take care, Yuffie, Tifa, Cloud, Cid, Aerith, and our newest member, Vincent. Watch for danger.

SL

(People who have no clue what Hellsing is:

You'll meet the ones I mentioned in here soon enough, since Alucard and Integra are the only ones that have formally been introduced. Don't worry! It'll make more sense soon!)

Pressing send, the message was sent off into cyberspace, and towards Hallow Bastion. It was a complex system that would take the letter through the universe to the castle, but it was one Mickey and he had worked diligently with Twilight Town to correct and build. Now, many worlds could converse with the click of a button.

"Good evening. Or is it morning?" Leon chuckled sleepily, turning to the newcomer.

"It is morning, I believe." Vincent stood in the park, a dark portal fizzing away behind him.

"What brings you here?" Leon asked, getting to the point.

Vincent smirked. "Well, Sora keeps insisting I'm a vampire…" he joked. Leon shook his head. "In truth, Xemnas sent me."

"Hmm?" Leon became serious.

And so, the discussion concerning Tidu began…

"Five?" Donald asked.

"Go fish." Hinode smirked. Grumbling, Donald complied.

"So, uh, Ansem, do you really not remember anything?" Goofy asked the man sitting at the end of the table silently watching the card game. He didn't respond.

Tsuki sighed. "He hasn't said anything out loud."

"Out loud?" Donald asked. Tsuki nodded and touched her head.

"We're having a nice old conversation up here. Ansem thinks Donald should refrain from playing card games." She giggled, insulting the duck gently. Donald simmered, as the others laughed. Ansem just watched silently, trying to put anything together in his mind.

He was wearing a white shirt that was much too big for him, and tight black slacks. He was barefoot since the castle didn't have shoes that could fit him. It suited him, Tsuki thought.

Tsuki?

The woman tugged at the weak mental connection.

Lexaeus?

Where's Sulhadahne? She won't answer me.

We don't know. As far as we know, Rinoa is taking care of her. At the moment, we're stranded at Disney castle. The gummi needs a LOT of repair.

I can't leave here, either. A strange… anomaly… has come up. I hope Rinoa can take care of her until we get there.

And Leon's going after her. Sulhadahne will be safe with him.

Yes. Sigh… I want to believe we have nothing to worry about.

Calm down, you two. Those guys will be fine. Trust me; we need to spend our time worrying about our new buddy.

What buddy, Hinode?

Nothing, don't listen to my sister, its nothing!

Silence.

What have I gotten myself into?

"So, Ansem, how do you feel?" Tsuki began, talking aloud to him for the first time. He looked a bit surprised. Searching around, he struggled for the words.

"S - … S - … Th - …" He couldn't say a word, but he tried. Tsuki and Goofy sighed simultaneously.

"At least he can understand us." Hinode grumbled.

"So, what exactly happened to you girls anyway?" Donald implored. Tsuki looked to Hinode with a pained, sheepish expression.

"Well…"

"You see, there's this girl…"

Goofy, Donald, Hinode, and Tsuki were walking down the hall, Ansem silently in tow, all listening to Hinode as she began the story. Tsuki was reluctant, but let her sister speak.

"We went to sleep, and when we woke up, we were somewhere else." Hinode told them.

"It was the same 'somewhere else' me, and Xehanort were originally from, but I couldn't really remember that until I saw it." Tsuki added.

"Those two had once lived there, when they were normal; before Xehanort lost his memory and before Tsuki was Tsuki or Diluviare."

"What's your birth name then?" Goofy asked. Tsuki smiled.

"I'm not telling." Goofy sighed contently.

"Anyway, the girl was there when we woke up. She said she'd had dreams about us. You see, we now know that the girl, Sulhadahne, as she's named herself, has this special ability. When she was around nine, she came through the Door to Sunrise and arrived 'somewhere else'. That's when her power began, and every night she dreamt about the worlds outside of the Door."

"Worlds like Radiant Garden, and the Destiny Islands." Tsuki smiled.

"The dreams usually concerned heroes and villains, and those involved with the Heartless. Recently, we'd been in her dreams, and so, she went through the door and took us. She met with Namine out there."

"She did?" Donald exclaimed.

"Sora!" Namine called down the hall. The brunette turned, waving Riku and Tidu on ahead. Namine began to tell Sora what had happened to her.

"I met someone, and she said we'd meet again…"

"Sulhadahne, or Victoria, doesn't really like the world she lives in. She wants to live in the 'Outside' as she calls it, but she's afraid. She says someone is waiting for her to leave. So she doesn't much. But recently a group of bullies attacked her, and Rinoa saved her, and took her outside. We're afraid whoever's looking for her is going to go after her."

"Gawrsh. Sounds complicated." Goofy muttered apprehensively.

"Sure is." Tsuki sighed.

Twilight Town looked beautiful in the sunset. On Sunset Hill, two children sat happily.

"Tidu", Mari began with a note of forlorn. "Do you miss momma?"

Tidu was silent, watching the sun. Hinode…

"Yeah. I miss Tsuki. But… nowadays I've kinda come to think of Yuna as momma." Mari's eyes lit up.

"Me, too. But I still wish we could see Tsuki." She sighed, leaning back to look at the sky.

Tidu, leaning on his elbows, examined the red blood sky. "Mari… am I odd?"

The girl sat up. "Sometimes. But not in a bad way. Why?"

Tidu looked down, sad and a bit confused. "Well, I… feel different. Like, I dunno…" He sighed and dropped the subject.

Mari kindly set a hand on the boy's shoulder. Tidu looked to her. "You're different… not in a bad way. I think… you're going to be important someday!"

Tidu grinned. "Thanks."

In the shadows, they were watched…

Roxas sauntered up the hill towards the train station, watching others play around him. Children, innocently laughing, teens, running mail back and forth…

Marluxia and Demyx had left that morning after a shopping venture, and Roxas had tagged along. The two were fun, but it was nice to have quiet back once they returned to their ship. Tonight, though Yuna had invited him to dinner, Roxas was going to spend the evening at home.

Up the hill, Roxas heard a grunt, and some heavy motion. Running, he turned the bend to see a few people having trouble with a large load. With determination, Roxas ran forward, grabbing the side of the cart and pushing it up the hill.

"Thanks, boy!" A man grunted as they pushed. "Thank you to all you kids!"

"No problem."

Roxas' eyes went wide.

On the other side of the cart, helping them push was Hayner. Why hadn't Roxas noticed that? If he had, he would've run the other way.

It was too late now; finally they pushed the load into the garage. Roxas turned tail silently and began down the hill, trying to leave as vaguely as possible.

"Thanks again!" The man called. Hayner, and two others he didn't know, were all crowded around the man. Roxas tried to slip away.

Hayner, with a grin, left the small group to see the fourth helper trying to walk away unnoticed. He looked like a newcomer in town.

"Hey!"

Roxas grimaced, but kept walking. Maybe he'd leave. But then, if Hayner was anything like the simulation Roxas had known, then he wouldn't leave till he got what he wanted.

"Hey, you!"

Hayner came up behind Roxas, patting his shoulder. "You new in town?"

"Yeah." Roxas nodded, continuing to walk. Hayner followed.

"I'm Hayner." Hayner grinned, stepping in front of Roxas and pointing his thumb to his chest.

Roxas stumbled, stuttered, and then finally, let it go. "Roxas."

Hayner blinked. That name was kind of familiar… and this boy looked a lot like…

"Hey, do you know a guy named Sora?" Hayner asked. Roxas grinned sheepishly, laughing.

"Yeah, he's my… brother." Hayner's eyes lit up.

"Roxas, welcome to Twilight Town! Why don't you come meet my friends tomorrow?" He began, turning to run off. Roxas was about to protest. "We'll be at the Usual Spot! See you then!"

Hayner disappeared down the hill. Roxas sighed. How did he get himself into these messes?

Crive sneered.

"Is it coming smoothly?"

The snake like fiend behind him was a scientist by the name Hojo. Crive hated working with garbage, but only garbage was willing to work with him on such an inane project.

"Yes, Crive, it is working fine. Positively fine." Hojo drawled. Crive rolled his eyes, stepping up to the platform to look it over himself.

It looked like it was coming along.

"Should it be ready in time?" Crive's deep voice demanded.

Hojo nodded profusely. "One year, no problem." His mousy grin was sickening. Crive sneered; it was his favorite pastime.

"No more screw ups." He commanded before leaving and slamming the laboratory door behind him.

Ariel walked through the castle hallways, looking for her husband. He had to be here somewhere.

Noises were coming from the lab he was always drowning. Shaking her head, Ariel knocked on the door.

"I'm working!" Vexen shouted over the noise.

"It's me!" Ariel retorted. The noise ended. But no Vexen; all was silent.

With a pained looked, Ariel sighed, beginning to walk away. Then, with a grimace, she turned back and kicked the steel door. With another grimace, she leaned against the wall, clutching her foot.

"I hope we come up with a plan, quick, Yuffie." Ariel sighed. "I think I'm losing him."

Far away, in another world…

Two children were running around Sunset Terrace.

"They say that people's doppelgangers show up around here!" One child told the other as they ran down the street.

"Yeah right! No way!" The other protested as they headed home.

Far behind them was a waterfall.

Shadows curled up under the water, dying to escape, and rumbling beneath the water. But, they calmed, dying down, waiting for the right moment to strike.