"Sora? Riku?" Leon knocked on the door once and waited for a reply. He scowled and knocked again. "SORA! RIKU!" He yelled.

"What's wrong?" Yuffie asked coming up to Leon.

"The door's locked." He muttered twisting the knob to demonstrate.

"Ohhh… Here stand back." She said. Leon stepped back as Yuffie crouched down next to the door. She swung her leg back and kicked as hard as she could. The door flew into the room and smashed against the wall.

"There you go." She said walking away. Leon sighed and shook his head. "Memo to self, get new door." He muttered walking into the room.

"Why did you lock the do-" He stopped when he noticed he was preaching to an empty room. He felt his brow furrow in anger as he noted the window broken through.

"Can I leave him alone for three seconds?" He asked opening the door and tearing through the burough. He had a feeling he knew where they were.

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"This is what you wanted to show us?"

"Yeah, seriously Kairi. Everyone knows about that."

"Well I didn't." Kairi pouted. "And have you ever seen it… up close?" She asked the boys. Sora looked over at Riku. "Can't say I have."

"Well, I know a way."

Kairi had dragged the two to the bailey to stare out of the large window. The sight was hard to see but far off in the distance through about three miles of screaming rain… was an old dilapidated huge castle. It was decayed and the paint was peeling, it also had a really nasty vibe coming from it. "Well, I wouldn't go." Riku said shrugging and turning to walk back.

"Why not?" Kairi asked putting her hands on her hips.

"Because, remember those… white things that attacked us?"

"Yeah… so?"

"Well look there." Riku said crossing over the opening and pointing downwards. Sora and Kairi both squinted to see down. Below, they could make out two very faint white figures that moved through the mist and rain. They looked very much like the ones that had attacked Kairi.

"So? We can handle 'em" Sora said confidently. Riku arched an eyebrow. "Oh, yeah? Could we handle them last time?"

"Well… no but…" Sora said. "Aw come on Riku! Live a little!" Sora said.

"The puppy eyes don't work on me Sora."

"Puppy eyes? What puppy eyes?"

"Those puppy eyes."

"I don't know what you're talking about."

"Whatever, but I'm telling you they don't work."

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"I can't believe they worked." Riku moaned trudging through the rain. "What if those things show up?" He asked skeptically.

"You sound like Sensei." Sora snorted from the front. "Well, I'm preparing you for the lecture we're gonna get if we get caught." Riku said sighing. Sora snorted again.

"There it is!" Kairi said exuberantly. Indeed they had arrived at the large castle. The wind whipped through the walls causing the building to moan and creak. A large erie pendulum swung from side to side. Sora shiverd. "This place gives me the creeps." He said.

"Then why'd you want to come?" Riku asked. Sora blushed and wiped the rain off his face.

"I was just curious…" He said looking over at Kairi.

"Yeah," Riku scoffed "curious."

"Lets go in." Kairi said crossing over to the large doors and pulling on them. Sora nodded and went to help. Riku groaned and went over and yanked. The door's screeched open and the three fell inside in order to escape the pounding rain.

RIku whistled and looked at his surrounding. "Well, his place is… big." He said turning in circles at the huge castle that lay before him.

"Big?" Sora asked looking up from his sopping wet hair. He looked around panting. "Yeah… I'd say that pretty much sums it up." Kairi was turning in circles. "OOH! How exiting! Just think! We're probably the first people in here for… for centuries!" She yelled giggling. Sora nodded and leaned against the door. Riku did the same also panting.

"Acctually. We're here. But I suppose we don't count. Seeing as we aren't people like you." Said a voice. Sora shoved him self from the door in a reflex, but pushed to hard in doing so. He tripped over his own feet and fell face first onto the ground.

"Smooth." Riku said removing himself from the door coolly. Kairi was slightly more focused.

"Who's there?" She yelled up at the ceiling.

"Nobody." The voice answered.

"Yeah well if nobody's up there then who are we talking to?" Sora yelled up as his stood up. Riku rolled his eyes at his friends idiocy.

"I told you. Nobody." Just as no one said this, what looked like a giant thumb appeared out the ground. It was black with swirls of purple and blue and red. Out of it walked a man wearing a black hood. "Welcome Key bearer."

Sora blinked and looked over at Riku. "He talkin' to me?"

Riku rolled his eyes, "No, he's talking to the other one of us who carries a giant key around as a weapon!"

Sora stuck his tongue out and turned back to the man. "How'd you know that I…"

"Carried the keyblade as a weapon? You aren't exactly discreet about it."

"Keyblade? What you named my sword for me?" Sora asked scoffing. The man before him chuckled slightly and turned to walk away. Sora looked over and Riku and Kairi and rolled his eyes. He turned back to the man with an exasperated expression on his face. "So you've been stalking me?" He asked. The man chuckled again and raised his hand. "Hardly." He then snapped his fingers. About seven dark circles appeared on the ground around the trio. Out of them sprung the large silver clad figures that the three heros had encountered before. "AH! These things?" Riku exclaimed brandishing his sword. Sora did the same.

"Yeah… Riku, for your children's sake… I'll just stay out of this." Kairi said hiding behind Sora. Riku let out a laugh.

"Aw man Sora! I'm starting to like her more and more."

"Good for you!" Sora said crouching into a fighting position.

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"The Keyblade bearer is here, superior."

"Oh? And?"

"Saix has…apprehended them."

"Apprehended? Is that your big word for the day?"

"Quiet Axel!"

"Actually it was. I was surprised I got to use it correctly in a sentence!"

"Demyx? You worry me."

"Sorry."

"Do you even know what apprehended means?"

"Its like… to arrest some one?"

"Wow! So that head isn't empty!"

"I was right? I was right! Did ya hear that Larxene? I was right!"

"Good for you Demyx. Good for you."

"So tell me Demyx, what was with that seriousness at the beginning?"

"I thought it would… you know, sound cool."

"Well it really doesn't suit you."

"Sorry, I'll stop."

"Will you both shut up?"

"OH! Sorry Superior."

"Good. Now what to do with the keybearer…."

"Uh…. Besides the obvious?"

"The obvious being?"

"Turn them all into heartless."

"They tried that already, Marluxia. They got out."

"How?"

"They climbed."

"They climbed? Are you serious?"

"Unfortunatly."

"SILENCE! I need to think!"

"Ok. As long as you don't bring them here and then reveal your big master plan through a giant monologue."

"Oh please Number 11. Why on earth would I be so stupid? But now that you mention it… We could manipulate him into…"

"Into what? Working for us? You've got to be kidding me."

"I'm not. Tell Saix to bring them here!"

"Who?"

"You, number 9."

"Why is it always me? Why?"

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Riku flung himself at one of the giant creatures with a battle cry. His sword was easily deflected and Riku was thrown back into Kairi, who squealed.

"Oh my gosh! Are you ok?" She asked bending down. Riku grunted and nodded and grunted again as Sora was thrown on top off him.

"Ok… So? What's the plan?" Sora asked trying to stand up. Riku stood up along side him and wiped away a strand of blood that was leaking from his mouth. "Beat these guys up and run like no one's watching." He said. Sora readied his blade. "Sounds good."

Sora cocked his head to one side. He watched another portal open beside the man in the black hood. Another man in yet another black hood appeared next to him they began to talk. The first man nodded once and snapped his fingers. In an instant Sora felt two hands be placed under his arms. He was then hoisted off the ground. He craned his head backwards to see Riku and Kairi in a similar position. Sora began to kick wildly and the creatures hauled him off further into the castle.

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"So…."

"This is… fun."

"Hmmm hmmm."

"Superior! Cant we do something while we wait?"

"NO!"

"Please?"

"My answer won't change."

"But I'm sooooo bored."

"Complain to Number 8."

"Ok. Axxxxeeeeellllll! I'm bored! …Axel? Are you dead?"

"Yes Demyx I'm dead."

"Oh. SUPERIOR! AXEL IS DEAD!"

"I don't care!"

"Ugh. I wish they'd hurry up."

"We all do, little dude."

"Silence! All of you!"

"…"

"…"

"…"

"Psst! Hey Axel! Wanna play Rock, paper, scissors?"

"I SAID SILENCE!"

"Oh sorry!"

"…"

"…"

"…"

"HA! PAPER BEAKS ROCK!"

"Number 9…."

"Eeep! Sorry, Superior."

"I don't get it! How can something as wimpy as paper beat something like a rock?"

"I am seriously considering mass genocide over here."

"Shutting up."

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