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(By the way, MASSIVE BIRTH BY SLEEP SPOILERS AHEAD, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!)

Sora could only look on as more and more blue creatures fell from the hole in the sky. In the distance he could hear the sounds of the Islanders' panic. Without a second thought he turned to Kairi, "Kairi, find Riku and meet us at the Secret Place! We won't be able to do this without his help!"

Kairi nodded solemnly and ran off in the direction of the docks. Sora then faced Axiri, "We have to help the Islanders!"

Axiri sighed, "I guess I don't have much of a choice do I?"

They both ran in the direction of the nearest cries for help. Upon reaching the main structure on the play island the pair saw a boy with red hair and a boy with dirty blonde hair. They were both putting up a valiant effort in an attempt to ward of the invading blue creatures, but to no avail. The red haired boy was trying to take the creatures out with a ball of some sort and the other boy was using a lead pipe. Both of them were sent flying at the same time and they landed right at Sora and Axiri's feet. The red haired one looked up, "Ya wouldn't mind givin' us a hand would ya now Sora?"

The blonde spoke up too, "C'mon Wakka! We can take these things, I mean after all we are the third and fourth strongest people on Destiny Islands!"

Sora brandished his Keyblade, "You guys need to get out of here, we can handle this!"

The other two looked at each other and then smiled, "Sorry Sora, but we can't just ditch our friend like that!" "Ya man, you'd do the same for us so we're not goin' anywhere!"

Sora could only smile at his friends' loyalty and bravery, "Alright, let's take these things apart!"

Axiri figured that it would be best if he held back and stuck to protecting Sora's friends from the creatures. He wielded no weapon and instead relied on a form of martial arts that involved crushing strikes and a fast chaining of moves. Axiri did his best to clear away as many of the creatures as he could before they could get to Wakka and Tidus while at the same time staying out of Sora's way. Sora was using his Keyblade to great effect by slicing through any and all of the creatures that got too close to him. He hadn't lost his touch since his battle against Xemnas that was for sure. Within a matter of minutes all of the blue creatures had been taken out, Sora and Axiri told Wakka and Tidus to go help any Islanders they came across while evacuating and after making sure that Wakka and Tidus reached the docks safely, Sora and Axiri headed over to the Secret Place.

Upon arriving they saw a person standing at the entrance, the person in question was wearing an Organization XIII coat. Sora summoned his Keyblade in an instant and without thinking he lunged at the figure. With a shower of sparks Sora's Keyblade was met with another as the figure parried his blow with a Keyblade of their own. Sora was pushed back by the mysterious figure, "Who are you?"

The figure paused as if in thought before responding, "Someone from the dark,"

Sora felt a strange sense of déjà vu at those words, but he shook the feeling off. "What are you doing here? Are you with those things from before?"

The figure chuckled, "Things? If you mean the Unversed then yes, I was the one who brought them here to the Islands."

Sora's hand clenched around his Keyblade, "Why are you doing this?"

Once again the figure laughed, "Must I have a reason of my own? I was sent here in order to retrieve something my Master needs and I plan to take it by force."

This time it was Axiri who stepped forwards, "You're after him aren't you? The one whose heart contains the remains of Xehanort's essence."

The figure turned to Axiri, "You seem to be well informed, but I'm afraid that it won't help you much."

"Sora!" With a cry Riku came flying through the air, striking at the hooded figure only to be blocked and pushed away. "Riku!"

Finally the hooded figure took on a proper battle stance, "It looks like the star of the show has finally decided to show his face!"

Riku's face was filled with confusion, "What do you want with me?"

The figure held up his Keyblade and the trio could see that it bore no Keychain. "I've come to reclaim something that you hold inside of you. Will you come quietly or are you going to make this hard on yourself?"

Riku smirked, "I think I'll go with the third option, take you out and protect my home!"

Sora, Axiri, and Riku all raised their guards to prepare for the upcoming fight. The cloaked figure could only laugh at their resolve. "You know nothing, therefore you can understand nothing. I will break you all!"

As the four fighters clashed the hole in the sky began to grow larger, as if something enormous on the other side was trying to force its way through…..