Okay, so this is my newest chapter. I hope you enjoy it! And maybe some of you will recognize a bit of this from Chain of Memories. I mixed around the words a bit 'cause there's no way I can memorize exactly what everyone says, but I hope you like it anyway!

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A few hours later Larxene returned to the rec room, her hair tousled and she looked like she'd come out of a tornado. Marluxia and Axel turned to her.

"Unsuccessful?" Axel asked with a smirk, "I knew it. That kid's harder than you think." Larxene glared at him.

"While you were in here lollygagging, I found out something that's worth knowing," Larxene said, scowling, "would you like to know?"

Axel leaned back against the wall, folding his arms across his chest and gazed at Larxene with an unreadable expression, "go on." Larxene cleared her throat and looked at Marluxia.

"It seems Vexen has been a double agent," she said, loud and clear. Axel's expression switched to an intrigued look, and Marluxia grinned, "I caught him helping Sora right before I fought him. He gave him far more information than he needed to know."

Marluxia nodded, "I knew somehow that he would turn against us. But for safety purposes, something needs to be done, or Sora will know far too much to be of any help to us. And I know just the solution." Grinning, he turned to Axel, "Axel, rid us of our traitor."

Axel smirked and pushed off the wall. Walking away, he called over his shoulder, "consider it done. No regretting the choice later."

"You're very strong," Vexen said quietly to Sora as they stood before the gate to the old mansion in Twilight Town, "this place is hidden deep within your memories. You remember..."

"Why should I believe you?" Sora retorted, "you're with Organization XIII!"

"Because Sora..." Vexen replied, "you are-" Suddenly a spike-tipped chakram flew out of nowhere and with excellent precision, slammed into Vexen's back. Grunting in pain, he fell to his knees as Axel appeared behind him, his eyes glinting evilly.

"Axel, you..." Vexen began.

"Silence, traitor," Axel said, then turned to Sora, "sorry to end it right when he was getting to the good part, but some things are just better left unsaid, got it memorized?"

"Axel!" Sora cried, "you're the one I met!"

"So touched you remember me," Axel said. He lifted his other chakram, intending to deal the deathblow to Vexen.

"No Axel," Vexen pleaded weakly, "I beg of you, I don't want to...go yet."

Axel scoffed, "you should feel lucky. As a nobody, you can't even feel. At least now you can be nothing instead of just nobody." Without another word, Axel quickly sliced his chakram deep across Vexen's back, blood spurting onto his cloak, as Vexen collapsed to the ground and his body disappeared, as was the death of all nobodies.

"Well, job done," Axel said, retrieving his chakrams and standing up, "so sorry to leave so soon. See you around." Axel vanished in a swirl of black shadow, leaving a very bewildered Sora standing alone.

Axel re-appeared in the rec room, where Marluxia and Larxene were waiting.

"Done," Axel said without a single expression, "there will be no more traitorous acts by Vexen."

"Well done," Marluxia acknowledged. Unbeknownst to the three inside, young Roxas and Falcon were eavesdropping outside the door and were very curious as to what they were talking about.

"Gee Axel," Larxene said, "I didn't think you had it in you to kill another member, I guess you proved me wrong. You're with the big leagues now." Axel didn't reply but went back to leaning against the wall.

Roxas and Falcon exchanged alarmed looks, Axel had killed someone? Of the Organization? They had always believed Axel wasn't one of the dark, betraying types, could they have been wrong?

"I'm going to tell Xemnas about the...unfortunate accident with Vexen," Marluxia said as he disappeared, "don't worry. I'll tell him Sora killed him." Larxene nodded.

"I'll be back in my room if it's all right," she said, "it's enough action for one day." With that, both transported away, leaving Axel alone in the room. Roxas and Falcon were about to barge in to ask what that was all about when they heard a bone-chilling laugh. Had Axel officially lost it? They had never heard him like this before. He was totally different from when he was around them. More dark, cunning, and malicious. He carried an aura of betrayal and his deep ulterior motives. Despite herself, Falcon found herself shivering with fright. Could her older brother be totally different from what he was letting on about himself?

"This is going to be good!" Axel cried to no one in particular, "all the pieces are in place. Sora, Riku, Marluxia, Larxene, it's about time you gave me one hell of a show!"

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I hope you all liked that! Stay tuned for the next installment! And R&R!!!