Sephiroth: Why is it that you aren't keeping me in character and that my song isn't timed correctly, Xejicka? (his masamune is pointing at Xejicka's neck and she can't back up anymore from the underside of her desk)

Xejicka: The music part was my band director's fault and the OoCness is because of Thalkxene. Don't kill me!

Thalkxene: Hi there, Sephy, how are you? You're hot.

Sephiroth: ... You're related to Fate aren't you?

Thalkxene: Yes.

Sephiroth: Oh s. (white portal appears behind Sephiroth and out comes Fate, she looks pissed)

Fate: Sephiroth, I told you not to meddle in certain situations. You disobeyed my orders, you know my temper! Xejicka, do the damn disclaimer and don't forget to warn the readers!

Xejicka: Yes, yes, ma'am!

Disclaimer: Xejicka does not own the Kingdom Hearts series, the Final Fantasy Series, or anything related to it.

Xejicka: I'm getting too obsessed with OoC and I'll stop. I need to stop this nonsense. This chapter does have some swearing in it. Fate, have a good day and please prevent me from wetting myself from what just happened.

Thalkxene: Bye Sephy! (Fate drags Sephiroth into portal, then disappears.)

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Chapter 9: Ambush, Anger and Love?

"Vincent?"

"No."

"Johnathan?"

"No."

"Apollo?"

"Do I look like a Greek god of sunshine to you?"

"Well...," Kathleen was having trouble finding a name for the Riku replica. Every suggestion she gave, he turned down. It was hard to find him a name, he was way too picky. Kathleen, the replica and Reno were walking to the more urban area of Hollow Bastion.

"Tell me again why we are at Hollow Bastion?" Reno asked.

"Sephiroth sent us to find a house to live in while he had some business to attend to. He even gave us some munny," Kathleen responded.

"We should have at least asked for a map," the replica said.

""Or who to ask for about housing," kathleen said with regret, looking around. They were in a stony ravine. They couldn't see any sign of life for miles.

"Dammit! We're lost!" Reno shouted. His voice seemed to echo. A small rustling sound stopped the trio. All of a sudden Reno fell to the ground.

"Reno!" kathleen shouted as she grabbed his limp body. She examined what would be the cause of his falling. A dart stuck straight out of his neck. Kathleen pulled it out and stared at it for a second, then she glanced bach at Reno. His eyes were wide open and his tongue was sticking out of his mouth. "Reno?" she asked as she pulled on his tongue. Out of nowhere, the pain of several needles shot into Kathleen's back and she fell on top of Reno. The replica followed suit as darts started to hit him. They were surprised attacked.

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A misty white portal appeared right behind the smiling DiZ. A woman clad in purple stepped out of it, smiling at Matt. "It's nice to know that you acknowledge my existance, Matt," she said as she extended her right hand to him. He shook it reluctantly, like a gentleman nonetheless and Fate's smile widened even more. "I love it when people actually have good manners. DiZ, if you don't mind, would you and the moogles please excuse Matt, Sara and I? We really need to talk alone," DiZ nodded amd left the conference room with the moogles.

Fate seatedherself at one of the many chairs around the table. "Matt, I know that you and Sara wish Jackie wasn't stabbed. I'msorry about that. I know very well that you and Sara ahve a goal of finding all of your frineds and family. How unfortunate that most of them disappeared nito the darkness. So many have come to other worlds, which is why I came."

"Yeah, so...," Matt responded.

"I have a proposition. I'll give you a gummi ship and a guranteed chance of survival for Jackie in return gor your destiny and a heart sacrifice from one of your comrades. Are you interested?" Matt pondered for a moment or two. Sara had a worried and angry expression on her face. She didn't want Matt to say no, but she didn't want him to say yes either.

"No, I don't need to sacrifice any more people," Matt finally answered. Fate's lips curled into an even larger smile as she leaned bach some in her chair. How her smile could even widen anymore was beyind any human's understanding.

"Thank God. I was really hoping that you wouldn't say yes. Now that that's over with... You need to set out with the army to Hollow Bastion."

"Army?" asked Matt.

"Hollow Bastion?" asked Sara.

"Yes, you are the leaders of the army of survivors. Hollow Bastion would make a better base than this place. Everyone will be safer there and it will be the perfect place for training. There's a special portal that will lead you there. Look, I have a very busy schedule and I have to go. Say hi to Jassica for me, she will help get to the portal in three... two... one...," Fate disappeared and almost instantly the door exploded. Bits of debris scattered everywhere with dust rising. A feminine figure walked out of the newly made entrance.

"Where the Hell is the goddamn bastard that killed Jacquelyn?!" she shouted. Matt and Sara stood with eyes and mouths wide open. They were locked in place by shock and fear, disbelief was consuming their souls on how this could possibly be Jackie's older sister.

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A bright white flash that covered the darkness, flowed around Jackie. No longer in the endless abyss, but on a luminous mosaic platform. The platform had the image of a huge battle taking place, all the fighters were the ones she had seen before on the other platform. Jackie's eyes shifted from the floor to a being that mysteriously appeared across from her.

It was a blue-haired woman in armor, the cape she wore was like a nice breeze was blowing through, she held a an odd helmet in her right arm. She stared at Jackie with a kind smile on her face. "You look familiar," Jackie commented.

"I am aware of that. You were the one that chose my form, or at least your heart did, after all. After such a long time, we finally meet, face to face."

"Who are you?" Jackie asked.

"Your humanity," the blue-haired woman answered. She started to walk slowly toward the berserker. "Your heart chose this form because it saw strength in this female that I resemble. Apparently you don't remember, even your heart is sheilding you from certain 'forgotten' memories. Have you checked your hand lately?" Jackie glanced at her hand. The letters were still glowing as bright as ever, they hadn't changed. She looked up to find Humanity's face inches away from her own.

"You need to accept the light if you want to live," she strongly said so she could ahve the shocked Jackie's full attention.

"But I'm not ready to be its host. There's no way I am," Jackie objucted. "I'm supposed to be dead."

"I didn't say be the light's host, I said accept it. You are alive, but barely. Your heart and its will is what is keeping you alive. Accept the light and trust it and you will wake, healed."

"Then let me have the light. I accept it because I need it."

"There is one catch. The light is to be shared with others. When there are those that need light, you will share yours. That light is a permanent part of your heart and it will be shared as well. Do you still accept the light?"

"Yes," Jackie replied with confidence in her voice. Humanity grabbed her hand and looked of into the distance. A bright light shot across the emptiness like a shooting star. It spiraled around the platform until it seemed dangerously close. It crashed into the center with a bright white flash the engulfed Jackie and Humanity.

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"Help me save this girl! Her heart's still beatong," The moogle pleaded to the man that was none other than Demyx. He looked at Jackie's body. The gach in her side was so large with so much blood pouring out of it. No creature, heartless or whole, would, could, or should survive an injury like that. The torso and the waist almost looked barely connected. Yet her heart was still beating. Demyx felt this as he sat on the ground to the left of Jackie, her head and shoulders were in his lap. Impossible.

The Chilly Academic charged into the room. He stopped in front of the bleeding body. "What happened here?" he asked Demyx with a surprised voice. Demyx was never a truly violent nobody, so Vexen didn't suspect him of being the cause.

"I saw her get stabbed, her heart's still beating. Can you help her?" the moogle pleaded.

"You turned her into a berserker right?" Demyx asked.

"I only gave her a pill. The main effects have already worn off. Unless she was bitten by a real berserker, she will die in a matter of minutes,"

"But what if Saix-"

"He won't help, why should he? Why should you even care? Whether she lives or dies should not have an effect on any of us,"

"I don't know..," the Melodious Nocturine replied as he looked at the body. Why did he want her to live? There was connection, maybe even a bond, but that wouldn't motivate a nobody to save someone. What was it? Demyx was too lost in his thoughts to notice light seeping out of the wound.

It creeped to the area of the floor ehere moonlight was cast. The bright light grew, absorbing the moonlight. It grew, forming a human shape, then stopped. It let out a wail, grabbing the attention of everyone in the room, except for Jackie's as it flew through the doorway. Immeadiately a montrous wail from the hallway was heard. A rumbling soud that steadily grew followed.

"Saix, in full berserker form, broke through the door way. "Run! Run away!" Demyx screamed as Saix charged through the room. Vexen summoned his sheild and backed away from Saix's path, the moogle quickly flew to a height that made her out of the way of the berserker's reach. Poor Demyx was locked inot place by the light that creeped out of Jackie's wound. It wound rounf his left arm and took control of it. His left hand reached out and gripped Jackie's right hand. Demyx screamed as he couldn't control his arm.

The scream became evn louder when Saix dived down and clamped his teeth hard into Jackie's shoulder. Her eyes shot open, completely turning yellow. Her woung started to close up, leaving a large and noticable scar behind. She screamed a monstous roar as blood started to pour out of Saix's mouth. Light started to swirl around the blood around Jackie.

By an unknown force, Saix was thrown back and off of Jackie. The mystic white form crawled out of his now unconsious , taking the berserker form with it. It dived into Jackie's heart. All of the wounds completely closed as light started to swirl into her. Her eyes reverted to their almost hazel hue and then there was only the sound of breathing. Demyx still held her hand, it felt warm. There was a special warnth that filled him, a feeling ling forgotten.

Out of no where, Jackie wrapped her arm around Demyx and kissed him with a long passionate kiss. Neither of them backed away from each other this time. There was a light that shined around them. Jackie fell back with a smile on her face as she fell into the glory of sleep.

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Xejicka: Awwwww...

Thalkxene: What the?

Xejicka: Do you really think I would kill off a main character that easily?

Thalkxene: But you acted like Jackie really died.

Xejicka: I acted. I needed to get the readers riled up for when Jackie lived. There's more to come. I love the romance and I wish I was Jackie or Kathleen in this story, for now at least. I'm very surprised that Fate hasn'y obliterated our memories because of the site of Sephiroth.

Thalkxene: Beleive me, she will. If not now, then later. Read and Reveiw people, it's not that hard.