Tane's eyes squinted as they adjusted from the bright Agrabah sun to this… darkness. She knew where she'd rather be. As she turned to question Riku on what had happened, a small squeak erupted from her lips when it became clear he had already gone through the far door. No, he wasn't going to leave her in this dark room alone. She didn't even know where she was! Running across the room and to the door Riku had left through, she swung it open and went straight into the worst person possibly. Well, that was enough to make anyone scream. Backing up, Tane glanced behind herself in an attempt to find another door, but Maleficent was already advancing.

"Are you ever going to prove your worth and give into the darkness?" Tane's eyes widened slightly as she continued to back up. If she'd been asked several days ago it would've been an easy yes to get back at Riku, but now.. Shaking her head she squeaked again as her back hit the far wall. Unfortunately that didn't stop the green woman advancing and she was soon stood right infront of her. "If not then we really have no need for you" Well that was a threat if ever she heard one.

"She isn't going anywhere" In all of her life, Tane had never been so grateful to here Riku's voice. Though the low growl he was then giving off was slightly off putting. It made him sound like a dog or something. Whether it was the dog growl or not, Maleficent took a step back from the younger girl, letting her run to the other side of Riku slipping her hand into his and giving out a sigh of relief. Why the hell had he left her in the first place? "I've locked the princess in the room, my end of the bargain's done." Bargain for what? Riku was meant to be smart, why had he made a deal with her? But he'd told her earlier it had something to do with Kairi.. She wanted her sister back more than anything, but if that meant Riku possibly risking his life.. Luckily she wasn't allowed to ponder on the thoughts for very long as the older boy was leading her off through the same far door he'd gone out of before. She'd learnt better than to question what was going on, whether she wanted to or not, but part of her couldn't help one thing slipping out,

"What's happening?" Sure, it sounded naive, but what else was she meant to do. Wonder forever?

"It's fine, just stay quiet" Ok that wasn't really an answer.. But arguing with Riku wasn't something she liked doing and asking more questions would probably annoy him. Wow, a lot really had changed within a few days. As they followed Maleficent to god knows where, Tane kept her eyes on the floor not wishing to look around. She'd given up on trying to find her way around the 'house', and hopefully Riku wouldn't let her get lost. He wouldn't even let go of her hand as they entered another room, and after a few seconds she realised why. There had to be atleast 6 other people in there, and non of them looked friendly.

Everyone just seemed to observe each other at first, until a blue fire looking person spoke. What was it with everyone being strange colours in this place? "That smarmy vizier could've had 'em" He said before looking at Riku, "If someone had stuck around to give him a hand" Riku frowned slightly finally letting go of Tane's hand and crossing his arms over his chest defensively,

"Hey I did my part. I brought the princess, didn't I?" So, the girl was a princess. She kind of looked like one.. but what did these people need with a princess? Tane wasn't sure whether she was happy or not when Maleficent came to Riku's rescue,

"Jafar was beyond help, consumed by his own hatred." Ok, she was lost. Who was Jafar? "One should be aware of letting it burn too fiercely" Tane could've sworn the green woman was looking at Riku as she spoke.

"Woah, woah, woah. Lighten up. I'm as cool as they come, ok?" Considering that was coming from a person that looked like fire.. she doubted that immensely. "By the way, kid, have we got something special for you" That wasn't something she liked the sound of as it was directed at Riku. She didn't want anything 'special' for him from them, it couldn't be a good thing.

"We had a deal, yes? You help us, and we grant you your wish" The image of Kairi appearing on the table was enough to distract Tane from Maleficents voice. That picture was definitely of her sister, that meant they knew where she was, she was going to get her back! A smile spread over Tane's features as she advanced towards the table, as if trying to take the image for herself, but she was stopped as someone grabbed her arm.

"Kairi!" His voice echoed her thoughts, but as she'd been told to stay quiet.. well you get the picture.

"Go to her, your vessel is waiting" Said Maleficent, causing another man to enter the room. He wore a large red jacket, and had a hook instead of a hand. Could these people get any weirder?

"Just remember, this is no pleasure cruise. It wont be a pleasant voyage" The hooked person said, and Riku's next words once again echoed her own thoughts,

"Why are you doing all this for me? What's the catch?" Sure, he'd got the princess for them. But they didn't seem like trustworthy people. There had to be another catch.

"Catch? What's the catch?" Maleficent questioned herself, turning and walking over to Riku. He was still holding Tane's arm from her previous attempt to walk forwards, and as the green woman advanced Riku pushed the younger girl behind himself. "Silly boy. You're like a son to me. I only want you to be happy" She said, her hand coming out to stroke his face. A look of distaste spread over the redheads features, how dare she touch him, and she definitely doubted that Maleficent only wanted him to be happy. Thankfully Riku mirrored her emotions and knocked her hand away, taking a step backwards, closer to Tane.

"I seriously doubt that" That seemed to anger her.

"Believe what you wish. But lest we forget, I kept my end of the bargain." Riku didn't even bother answering, and instead turned around and exited the room, giving a light tug on the girls fingers within his to make sure she followed. He wouldn't leave her here with them.

A/N: New chapter, Thanks for reading and please review Z-Nugget xx (And I already replied to the person who commented about the ages being wrong but I'll put it on here too. Basically, I didn't do it by accident, I didn't want Tane to be 13 or younger, and if she were 14 along with Kairi's actual age they would have to be twins, which again I didn't want (Or for her to be older than Kairi). So I had to make the three main characters a year older than they were meant to. Hope that's ok and cleared up any problems) xx