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Pulling out our matching keyblades, Roxas and I opened the gate that led to the mansion. We didn't bother to look back as we ran up to the door. It took both of us to open the huge door. Both of us went in and saw two staircases that connected at the top. We looked at each other and nodded knowing we were about to split up. Roxas took the left side while I went right. Shadows popped up every now and then, but like Riku said, they were easy and it looked like Roxas could easily take them on as well.
There was a door on my right and I walked through the door, ready for whatever was on the other side. I looked in and saw that it was a library. Something caught my eyes and I saw that there was a passageway in the back of the room under the ground. It looked like something that appeared in Star Trek or something.
I walked down a short set of stairs and went through a door that slid open quietly. There were two people standing in front of a series of computers. One was dressed in nothing but red and there was Riku next to him. I lifted an eyebrow as I listened to their conversation.
"Riku, I still have not found a cure. Why did you come here? If Roxas somehow found out about the other Twilight Town, this could end bad. He has already figured out how to wield a keyblade. I am doing all I can to protect him from the truth."
Riku turned towards the guy in red. His eyes were shielded by a blindfold tied around his head.
"Time is running out, Diz. A few days ago, I did something I will never forgive myself for. I Changed someone dear to me. He was dying and I didn't know what else to do. There was no way I was about to let him die. Now Xemnas will use us for his own personal business. He knows how to hurt me mentally now."
I had to sneeze and it wasn't planning on stopping either. I noticed it when it was too late to get away from there. I looked around attempting to see anything I could do. Unfortunately, I was trapped like a rat. The sneeze came out and both of them turned towards me. All I could do was give them an innocent smile and wave.
Since Riku was blindfolded it took him a minute to realize who it was.
"Sora! What the hell are you doing here? I told you to stay in that alley!" he yelled at me.
He was furious and I do mean furious. I sighed and told them what had happened. They listened intently and Diz looked towards Riku when I was done.
"Is this the boy you Changed?"
Riku nodded and said a quiet yes.
"He knows who the Roxas in this world is. What am I going to do? He's in this mansion right now! I told you not to come and what do you do? You not only came, but you brought your friend as well!"
Riku gritted his teeth together and "glared" at the guy in red. "It's not my fault, Diz! Xemnas sent me along with him to hunt you down! What am I going to do, now?!"
I just stood there and realized what Riku had just said.
"You mean that this is the guy we were sent to hunt!?"
Riku turned his head over to me and nodded.
"This is him, but there's a problem. He's also a friend who I have been helping in return for something. I am hoping he will be able to find a way to release the vampirism in me and make me a human again. So far, he's come up with nothing."
I froze when I heard footsteps heading towards us.
"Roxas is coming!" I said.
Riku made a portal and grabbed me as he stepped into it. "See you later, Diz."
The next thing I knew, we were in the back alley again. Riku turned his head towards me and bit his lips.
"If you tell anyone, we are both dead. Say nothing to no one."
"Okay. When are you planning to take that thing off?"
He moved his fingers over the blindfold. "Whenever this mission is over. Xemnas will know I'm lying for sure if he can see my eyes. With this on, it covers the truth behind my eyes and therefore it's easier to lie. Our mission is to take down Diz. I refuse to do that, since he may be able to make me a human again."
Just as I was about to speak, we could hear people coming at us. I looked over at the gate and saw Hayner, Pence, and Olette walking towards us.
"Hey Sora! Who's your friend?" Olette asked as she waved her hand at me.
Riku bent down and whispered in my ear. "Remember, Sora. I am blind."
I looked at the other three and said, "This is my friend, Riku."
They came over and looked Riku over.
Hayner stopped in front of him and waved his hands in Riku's face.
My eyes widened in fear of Riku swinging a punch at him, but he somehow refrained.
"Riku, is, ummm, blind. That's why he wears a blindfold. It's so people don't look at his eyes."
Hayner shrugged and looked at me. "Have you seen Roxas?"
I shrugged and shook my head. "The last time I saw him, he was heading for a crack in the wall."
Pence looked towards a path leading out of the alley. "Looks like he's headed for that mansion again. Come on guys. Let's go get him."
The other to nodded and walked away without another word.
Riku released a big sigh and calmly said, "This is going to be a long mission."
I nodded in agreement and said, "No kidding," as I could see the bright sun resting on the horizon. It was going to be a very long mission. We found the guy we are supposed to kill, but we can't kill him because he is trying to discover a cure for vampires that will make them a human. What a day this was turning out to be.