Within Darkness

A/N: I'm trying to put some humor in this chapter. But, I'm not good with that stuff. Oh, well… Just read and leave the review

Chapter II: The Truth about Puppet and The Death of The Chilly Academic: The Ice Breaker

~Inside Round Room~

A ray of darkness appear on the one of the chair and in the next second The Luna Diviner appear.

"Xion is no more." Saix give a inform to the Sup erior of the In-Between. "Hm… As I thought. She is nothing, just a useless puppet…" Xemnas look bored. "But, who was the one eliminate Xion?" Saix ask to the Superior. "We will know it soon… My dear, Second-In-Command. Now, we need to gather everyone to tell the Xion is just a puppet and she no longer exist." Xemnas give the command to the Luna Diviner. Just a second, a dark ray appear again and Saix disappear.

~Gray Area~

Xigbar, Xaldin and Luxord is playing poker, Lexaeus only sit on the couch. Zexion reading his book and Demyx is playing his Sitar. Vexen in his lab, in his room, Larxene is practicing with her Knives, Axel and Roxas in their room, Marluxia watering his flower in his little garden at the corner.

"Hah! I won again, Xigbar! Eat that!" Luxord said as he won in all round. "Damn, how did you always win!" Xigbar asked in frustration. "I am a Gambler. I can't lose on my own games. Remember that!" Luxord give him an answer with a grin.

"LARXENE! YOU NEARLY KILL ME!" Demyx screaming as one of Larxene's Knive only one inch beside him. "Damn, I hope it's true." Larxene answer Demyx. "WHAT DID YOU SAY, LARXENE!" Demyx screaming again.

"Can I have everyone attention…" Saix appear in Gray Area. "What happened, Saix?" Zexion ask as he reading his Lexicon. "I want everyone in the Gray Area. We have a meeting." Saix said as he looking them one by one. "Where Number Four, Eight and Thirteen?" He ask as he realize they not in the Gray Area.

"Vexen in his secret lab, Axel and Roxas in their room. I believe." Zexion answer still reading his Lexicon. "What happening, Saix. Is something terrible happening." Demyx ask as he play his Sitar. "It's about Number Fourteen, Xion." Saix answer Demyx. "What happens to the poppet?" Xigbar ask, stop playing the poker. "The rest will be tell in the Gray Area. Xigbar tell the Number Thirteenth, Demyx tell the Number Eight, and Zexion can you tell Number Fourth, tell them to come to the Round Room." Saix give them a order.

"Okay, okay… I tell kiddo." Xigbar opened the Dark Corridor and go into it. "Okay, Saix." Demyx opened the Dark Corridor and go into it. "I dunno Saix. You know, if Vexen in his experiment. He will forget anything and everything. But, I will try…" Zexion answer and opened the Dark Corridor and go into it.

~Roxas's Room~

Roxas reading a book in his room. Reading is one of his new hobby, when he ask Zexion why he always reading. And, he answered him "Reading is make you have more knowledge about anything. And reading is some kind of fun." That time when he started reading and started to become one of his new hobby.

Roxas hear the knock from the door. When he opened it, he see Xigbar standing before him. "What are you doing here, Xigbar?" He ask with annoyed voice. "Saix order me to tell you to come to Gray Area, he said we have meeting, kiddo." Xigbar answer the blond. "What is that about?" The Key of Destiny ask the Freeshooter. "He said something about the Poppet, Xion." He answer him. "About Xion? I see…" The Key of Destiny let the smirk out on his lip.

"Kiddo? Do you know what is this about?" The Freeshooter give him a glare. "Know? What do you hope me to tell you, Xigbar? I don't know anything about it…" Roxas give the Freeshooter fake smile. "Do you want me to believe you, kiddo? As if!" Xigbar answer him. "Whatever, I will coming in few minutes. Give me time to prepare, okay?" Roxas close the door with harsh. Xigbar can only wonder what happens to tiger.

"Hehehe…They know nothing, huh?" The voice come inside Roxas's mind. "You right! I will hunt all of them down, one by one." Roxas said to the voice quietly, so Xigbar can't hear him. "Don't worry. You only act like nothing happens, they are stupid, they don't know if you are the one who in charge." The voice said to him. "You right! I won't let anyone eliminate my existence. No one except!" Roxas said to the voice. "Okay…okay. The guy name Xigbar waiting you. You don't want to him to get suspicious, don't you?" The voice tell him. "Right." He answer.

Roxas opened the door. "Sorry, make you waiting so long… Let's go." Roxas said to his superior. "Kiddo, you making me waiting forever, y'know. Oh, I think I hear you talking with someone, don't you?" Xigbar said to him. "Someone? Do you believe I'm talking with someone, Xigbar? You see, there's no someone even something suspicious in my room. Doesn't it?" Roxas said with annoying voice. "As if! Now, we go to the Gray Area." Xigbar said to the Key of Destiny.

~Where Nothing Gather~

Xemnas already in there. Six Rays appear, they are Xaldin, Lexaeus, Saix, Luxord, Marluxia and Larxene. After a several minutes, the six rays another appear, they are Xigbar, Vexen, Zexion, Axel, Demyx and Roxas.

"What happened Xemnas? Is something wrong? You said you have a little talk about Xion." Demyx ask while he playing his Sitar. "STOP PLAYING THAT LAME SITAR, DEMYX! OR I WILL MAKE YOU STOP!" Larxene yelled to Demyx. "Damn you, Bitch!" Demyx curse her with very low voice.

"Larxene, can you stop fighting with Demyx? I'm beside you, it make my ears hurt hearing you always fighting and yelling to Demyx." Roxas said to Larxene.

"Why do you care? It's non of your bussinies!" Larxene spat to him with and use aggressive voice. "Okay, okay, okay… I know Larxene. But, please stop yelling." Roxas said to him.

"Everyone, silence!" Xemnas said to everyone. Everyone turn to silence. "Okay, now. About the meeting, our member Xion is dead." Demyx gasp, "Xion is death? Who is the one who killed her?" Demyx ask with loud voice. "We don't know and we don't care… We are Nobodies, we have no feeling of sad even mourn." Xemnas said to him. "And, one more thing. Xion is a puppet, the puppet reflecting the Keyblade Master Nobody, Number Thirteen…" Xemnas said and look to Number Thirteen. "A puppet that reflecting me…? How dare you!" Roxas said pretending to be angry. "Silence, Number Thirteen!" Saix said to Roxas. From the hood covered his face, Roxas let the cynical smirk out from his lip. Fortunaly, no one see it. He maybe will be in very dangerous position if they see it.

"Xion is a replica? I knew it, If she isn't normal!" Larxene said with loud voice. "So, Superior… Is that all you wanted to say?" Marluxia ask The Superior of the In-Between. "Yeah, but be careful. We still don't know who was kill Xion. Maybe, the killer will do a same action to one of us." The Superior said. "Hah! I will killed the killer if I found it! I can take care of myself!" Larxene said. Roxas look to her with cruel stares. "Are you sure? I mean, we still don't know who is the person was. We don't know their strength and you wanted to killed it. You sure you can do it with still alive?" Roxas said in mocking tone. "Hey, little brat! Are you taunt me?" Larxene said with angry. "No, of couse not… Why do you think I'm taunt you, Larxene? What I'm just trying to say is, everything could be happens." Roxas spoke her name in a pressed sneered tone. "Why you should care me? I don't need you to care me, you fucking!" Larxene speak in a harsh to him. "Damn you, Bitch! I will make sure your death will be more than pain!" He curse her in his mind. "Okay, okay! You two, stop it! Now, the meeting is end. Go, do the mission!" Saix tell to them. One by one the dark ray appear and the members disappear.

~Gray Area~

Roxas walk to Saix to report the mission that give to him before. "Saix, I'm report about my mission before. I found the man or boy, I am not sure. When I fought him, he disappear… Maybe he's the one who killed Xion or what you called her 'puppet'." Roxas spoke the girl name with a harsh sort of contempt.

"Why don't you report to me earlier, Number Thirteen?" Saix said to him with his monotone voice. "I am trying to find you! But, you nowhere to find! So, I'm decide to went to my room, got it?" Roxas answer him.

"Okay, I'm going to send you to new mission, the mission is defeat the powerful emblem heartless in Halloween Town. You will be pairing with Vexen." Saix pointed the man with long dirty blond hair.

"It's look like he will be the next to absorb, This will be more than easy." Roxas said to himself. "Okay, Saix." He looked to the Chilly Academic. "Vexen! Come on, I don't want to waste my precious time, okay?" The Chilly Academic let the bit of groan before he make the Dark Portal and both of them disappear into it.

~Halloween Town~

Roxas and Vexen appear in the Graveyard, Halloween Town. "Vexen…" The Key of Destiny call his superior. "What, Number Thirteen?" Vexen ask. "Can we have a little talk after the mission?" He answer. "I dunno. Maybe…" He replied him. "I know your little secret about the Replica. You made them, don't you?" Roxas used teasing tone to the Chilly Academic.

"Who the hell is tell it to you, Number Thirteen!" The shock written on the Chilly Academic face. "If you want to know, I will tell you after mission. How about it?" Roxas replied him. "Huff, okay. You win Number Thirteen. But you promise tell me, okay?" Vexen let the sigh out, defeated. "Don't worry, I will tell you everything I'm know. But, don't be surprise okay? And, for the information. I want something for return." He tell the Chilly Academic with a cruel grin. "It's no way to speak with me, Number Thirteen! Know your place! I'm your Superior!" He use loud voice to replied him. The younger Nobody know The Chilly Academic always use his rank to show his pride, but after all, everything he had is nothing, even his presence."Yeah, yeah, yeah… Whatever you please." The Key of Destiny talk to him, bored writing on his face.

The two of them find the powerful Heartless they looking for. After several minutes. The Heartless die, leaving the red shiny heart to the sky. Before it disappear, Roxas catch the heart with his Oblivion.

"Now, Vexen. Our mission is complete. How about the little talk about it, don't you say you want to know?" The Key of Destiny ask to him. "Okay. Now tell me! Where did you hear that I'm the creator of Xion or another replica?" Vexen said to the golden blonde. "I wonder where and why I know that. Maybe, someone told me about that. And for the special information. I'm the one who erase the existence of your little puppet, Vexen." He press the tone when he called the scientist name.

"YOU WHAT!" The Chill Academic scream when he hear the truth. "Y-you not to get out from this! I will telling the Superior! You will turn to a Dusk!" The Chilly Academic said harsh to him. "Try it if you can. But, you will never be able to." The Key of Destiny replied the scientist with a cruel grin, in his eyes there's a sight of intention of kill. "W-wh-what d-do you me-mean?" The scientist started to shivering because of the Terrified that around him. His terrified increasing as he look into the younger Nobody. His eyes are cold and ruthless, being reverse from the original.

"Now, now, Vexen. Being a good person, okay. Don't worry, if you not resist. It won't be long and painful." He took the step to getting closer.

The Chilly Academic call his Shield, the Frozen Pride. "G-get off from me! D-don't come near!" He cried to the blonde Nobody as he shoot him with massive ice.

The Keyblade Wielder only smirk to him, he parry all of the ice which are intended for him. "Y-you crazy!" He yelled to him, fear. "Indeed!"

~Vexen, The Chilly Academic POV~

What the hell in Kingdom Hearts was wrong with him? Why all of sudden he change. If he already completely lost his mind? He said he killed Xion! And why the hell he know I'm the one who made those Replica including Xion? No one knows about that, except Xemnas and Saix. And what's with those eyes? They are scary, they are almost like to looking at Xemnas's eyes, even more terrifying!

It's about few inch he standing before me. I'm tried all I can do to stop him. But, it's seems all of my attack not affecting him. There was he standing before me, grabbing my neck and pulling from the ground! He choked me very strong! When he got this strength? What I know, he is really weak especially at physical strength! Suddenly I feel like my powers being drained from me! Slowly I'm feeling my body is fading to darkness. No! I don't want to die! At least not now! I must stay alive and continue my experiment!

~End of Vexen POV~

The Chilly Academic body is fading to darkness along with his arrogance and pride. The younger Nobody only smirk to see his Superior body is fading away. When the Chilly Academic is completely fading, The Key of Destiny body surrounded by the strong aura of ice. He know, now he can use the Chilly Academic ability like control ice and other thing. He summon the pack of shadow. He froze all of them and shatter them to the pieces of ice.

He chukle as he see the all pieces of ice. He know it's about a time to his back to the Castle. He opened the Dark Corridor leaving the Halloween Town, leaving the place where The Chilly Academic death. Then he wonder, who will be the next target to absorb?

To be Continue...

It's hard to me to make scene. I'm only writing what appear in my head. I'm know, I am is not good writer. But, I will try my best to make the next chapter. See you in my next Chapter.