-1A/N: Woot! A review! Thanks to hanakitsunechan7 for being the first reviewer. Also thanks a ton for the questions…the majority of which will be answered here, although one or two may be put off until a later date(I will answer them all eventually). Now I have added some of my own thought up questions and quite a few are serious at that…hopefully I'll get the majority of the characters IC. Keep the questions coming, now without further ado. Most worlds will be done in pieces with Cairo, Daemon, and the director repeatedly returning to each place over periods of time, so if you don't get a question answered I may be saving it for the future. Also I still need questions and really you can ask any character, but they appear in a certain order. Still need questions for Xaldin.

Interviews at Beast's Castle I part one

We landed at Beast's Castle with a thump and a roar. The thump was do to our gummy ship crashing into a angry heard of dire wolves. Needless to say it was a big thump…the roar followed after.

The minute we landed the gummy ship fell to pieces, but thankfully we always have an alternate means of transport, currently we have about eight, we had eleven but the first three failed or backfired.

So there we were a new tape of film recently inserted into the video camera, Daemon nervously shooting footage of the dire wolves that were currently chasing us. Out of all of us, only the director had weapons; two extremely deadly pistols. I heard and nearly felt as one such bullet shot out of her gun with deadly accuracy. Unfortunately she only had three bullets left. There were still nine dire wolves.

For those of you who do not know, dire wolves are basically wolves with intelligence and a deep heated hatred for mankind, we barely escaped.

We were saved by an extremely random castle in the middle of nowhere. The director motioned for me to begin speaking.

"We have finally made it to the world where Beast's Castle is located. Upon entering however we were attacked by large ferocious wolves. And of course like the heroes we are, we ran like heck in the other direction. You don't want your heroes damaged do you?" I gave a wink to the camera. I saw the director roll her eyes.

"Anyway the chase has led us to this dark, creepy, isolated, and more than likely dangerous castle. Surrounded by woods and wolves, could this be the Beast's Castle?" I paused for effect, staring up into the sky. The clouds were dark but it seemed as if the clasp of thunder and the flash of lightning I was hoping for did not feel like cooperating.

"Well, whether it is or isn't, we do know one thing…we are close." I nodded knowingly. "How you might ask? Well the sign over there, albeit being horribly decorative." Why anyone would ever use so much glitter and glue I would never know, and was rather happy about that. The sign had been put up in a rush the small part that was legible said "Wear east. Trust pacers ill be ripped two sheds."

I blinked. What the hell? I had no idea what the sign meant, and by the look of Daemon and the director's faces they probably did not either. Therefore we ignored the sign. As well as the next one…and the next one…and the one after that. By the time we actually reached the doors, the gargoyles were staring at us making us feel stupid, and we had passed a total of nine signs with extremely odd sayings on them.

"Here we are folks about to walk through the doors of this unnamed and uninhabited castle. And from this sign right where the doorbell should be is the name of our location." I pointed to a sign with the words East's Assle. Then I lifted a finger and pointed below it, another sign was made albeit smaller. This one was much more legible and had a slightly feminine touch. "In regards to the sign above, he meant Beast's Castle…sorry for the confusion." The camera was currently on the signs, and strangely enough it seemed as if someone had wrote below it. "It makes sense! Finally!" and below actually on top of the first sign one could see that someone had written in large bold letters "Sora was here. Ha! I win Riku!"

"So we have made it to the Beast's Castle, what creatures and people will we meet in this dark and gloomy place?" I paused, nope the lightning and thunder were still being stubborn. "Where will we find this strange man Xaldin, the third member of the fabled Organization Thirteen?" Paused again, still nothing. "Now we shall enter the Beast's Cas-"

The three of us jumped back as the door in front of us slid open. We looked in, the inside was very fancy, very decorative, and the most amazing thing? No one had opened the door.

"What the hell?" Daemon said behind me, the camera was not pointing above my shoulder but rather towards the ground in front of me.

It was there that I saw it. Standing at roughly 2 feet in height, although possibly a bit smaller…the light(none) was making it look bigger, was the one who had opened the door. A walking clock with hands of which do not tell time, but rather form a mustache, and whose arms are actually golden ornaments at the clock's sides glared angrily back up at us. I could see a swinging pendulum through its glass-fronted stomach.

"Who goes there? Who are you? What business do you have being at this castle? Leave now. Out, out I say." The clock attempted to slowly walk back inside, but out of instinct I grabbed him. Daemon seeing what I did got the video camera in position.

"Look here folks, it looks like we have discovered an entirely new species. A walking, talking, and rather ornery clock! Which reminds me… Do you ever feel that you have a need to change something that went wrong. Something that you cold make better? Well now you can. It may not be a stopwatch, but it's the very best next thing." I paused as the clock attempted to bite me, I ignored it. I had to get this out before the opportunity was lost. "That's right, for this limited time offer E. Brown is selling his specialty designed time machine. And it gets better folks, it's in the form of a car. All your past mistakes can be fixed with a flip of a switch, and step on the gas. Simply visit Hill Valley at The Clock Tower." I managed to get the last bit out before the director gave Daemon to cut me off.

"Unhand me, you insolent child!" The clock screamed, I had totally forgotten he was still in my hands. Still struggling against me.

"Child! I'll have you know, I am an adult."

"A dolt is right, now let me go!" I growled at his words, I was tempted to throw him against the nearby wall, apparently he saw my thoughts as well, because he shut up pretty quickly.

"Listen, shut up alright?" I didn't wait for a response. "Look my name is Cairo and these two are my gofers." I ignored the glares shot from my companions. It was all in fun. Really! "I am the host for the television show Interviews!, we didn't mean to bother you, but we did. Terribly sorry."

"Yes, well, you should be. Interrupting the business of one such as I! Why I have important duties that the Master wishes to see done. It's not good to upset the Master." He whispered conspiratorially.

"Err, right." I intended to say more, but the clock beat me to it.

"My name's Cogsworth by way. You wouldn't happen to be with the other three that came here?"

"Other three?"

"Yeah, a duck, a dog thing, and a kid with a key." My eyes lit up, it was the Keyblade bearer…or at least one of them.

"You mean Sora, Donald, and Goofy?" I asked excitedly.

"Ah yes, that was them. They left quite a while ago. Helped solve a problem the Master was having." My excitement died, guess the interview with a Keyblade bearer would have to wait. On the other hand, I did have someone right in front of me, who I could interview. Maybe I could get out of him where Xaldin was, or better yet Sora or Xemnas. Suddenly the name of the clock clicked in my mind.

"Wait a minute. Did you say Cogsworth?" Ironically enough the lightning and thunder worked this time, although it was unneeded and unwanted.

"Err, yes I did. Why?"

"It's nothing. I just realized where I had heard your name before. Apparently you have some fans on our show. We've gotten requests to interview you from quite a few people. The name never clicked though until now. I'm sure I have some letters from your fans somewhere…"

"What? I mean… I'd be simply delighted. Come let's talk outside." Just like that his entire attitude turned a bit more happy. I was lying through my teeth. I had heard of him, the letters we had were genuine. I just didn't know how or why he turned into a clock. Or for that matter why we had letters requesting we do an interview for him, I was also extremely good at improvisation, so could make quite a few questions on the fly. Out of all the worlds this was one of the three I had never visited before. It didn't mean our loyal fans hadn't though.

I mentioned for Daemon to get the camera ready, he nodded. The director just looked at me questioningly. I winked back at her and she huffed and turned to talk something with Daemon. We got the clock ready, and had found the few genuine letters(as well as some not so genuine), then we let the camera roll.

"Welcome it looks like we have our first interviewer of the season with us today. Today from the Beast's very own castle is his manservant, the walking, talking clock, Cogsworth!" The camera switched to the little clock, who waved his stump-like arms in the air as if he was actually on TV…poor sod. "Welcome Cogsworth, glad you could be here with us."

"Err…"

"Right. Anyway Cogsworth here are the questions…

(once the questions are asked descriptions are rather irrelevant, unless specifically noted….goes quicker)

1. How big is Beast's Castle?

Right, well. As a clock it's quite a bit bigger than an average castle.

2. Have you seen my Hopso petpet? (He seems to have taken a stroll while I wasn't looking.)

Now why would you be so irresponsible and lose your pet? No I haven't seen it, but perhaps the Master has, I'll go ask him.(a growl is heard in the distance) On second thought…

3. Where's your CD collection?

Do you really believe this glass case is just for show?

4. How many times do you have to wind yourself up in a day?

……(he stops to wind himself up) Oh I'm sorry did you say something?

5. How many mice have run up you? (reference to nursery rhyme)

Mice! You wouldn't believe how many times those rodents crawl up me! As if I am merely an ornament! (to prove his point a mouse scurries up him and begins chewing on his mustache) See! See! This is what I have to live with!

6. Do you have a hammer space?(often seen in anime)

Yes.

7. What do you keep in it?

Extra hands. You would not believe the amount of times the Beast has torn off my mustache in a fit of rage…or Lumiere has "accidentally" set it on fire.

8. Would you like a crescent roll I saved from the Cake N' Bacon?

How old is it?

9. What is your actual job?

What exactly do you mean by that?

10. Do you know what time it is?

…………

11. Who does the Beast like more, you or Lumiere?

Hopefully Lumiere, if I'm his favorite and he treats me the way he does……

12. Who does Belle like more?

Why that is no contest. Me, of course.

13. Have you ever had a girlfriend?

Actually me and Lumiere have always fought over Mrs. Potts… Can you edit that out in the final cut?

14. What do you think of Sora?

That he enjoys letting me fall…and he has very big shoes.

15. Who would you say is more villainous; a cheese man or a gingerbread man?

Cheese. It would attract more mice.(shudders).

16. Do you believe in extraterrestrials?

No. There is no feasible way that any species other than our own exist. They are simply a made up fantasy created by idealists.

17. Which is why you're currently a talking clock?

………

18. Have you seen the heartless?

Beasts or shadows?

19. You do know you just insulted your master, right?

Oh dear…

20. Have you ever seen a man in a black cloak?

You see many men in black cloaks in my profession.

21. I mean any spectacularly evil one?

Well, there was this one guy, who really made the Master angry.

22. What happened to him?

He left after his pet heartless was destroyed.

23. There's no way he could still be here?

I sincerely hope not.

24. What did this guy say his name was?

I believe it was Xaldin

25. One last question. Do you have anything to say to your fans?

Yes. Don't let the Master get you down. He does have a heart. Deep inside him. Very deep inside…Somewhere.

(such ends the questions for Cogsworth).

"Thank you Cogsworth for that marvelous interview. We sure have learned a lot. Who knew the life of a walking clock was so hard?" I nearly gagged. But at least the interview was over, I finished thanking him and watched as he went inside. I gave the signal to Daemon to scrap the tape.

"Well, that was a waste of time. But it looks like Xaldin was here…" I trailed off. I saw something on the bridge between the castle and the gates, a man was angrily cursing at a statue, a large spear had been jabbed inside it and it looked as if he couldn't get it out. I grinned. He would be a good person to interview. That I knew. The large black cloak and pointy ears gave him away. It was Xaldin. Maybe the trip wasn't such a waste after all.

A/N: Next chapter is the interview with Xaldin, one of them anyway. For those of you who do not know, this takes place right after Sora and the gang left the world the first time. Not next chapter but the chapter after the group is actually going to see Sora, although no interviews with any of them yet. The next interviews(after Xaldin) will be from two of this group. (Hercules, Phil, Auron, Hades, or Demyx) So make questions for all of them(or any). More questions for Xaldin would be good. Special thanks to hanakitsunechan7 for questions 1-8.