Chapter Four:: Won't Back Down

When the worlds crashing down
When I fall and hit the ground
I will turn myself around
Don't you try to stop me

.thud. The sound of my boots hitting the white marble floors sent an echoing sound down the empty halls. The white hallways of Castle Oblivion seemed long, and identical to eachother. Within minutes of being in the castle, I managed to get lost. I shouldn't have split up from Roxas, I thought, as I let out a sigh of frustration. Roxas and I had finished up our missions early, and managed to sneak off to Castle Oblivion unnoticed, however once we stepped inside the main hallway, we decided to split up in hopes of finding Axel and what was happening at the castle sooner rather than later. However the hallways all looked the same, as did every floor-it was like a maze. I couldn't help but stop occasionally and think about how Xemnas even found the Castle. As I sped up down the hallway, I passed doors, and I eventually found more stairs. After giving it some thought, I headed down the stairs to see if I couldn't reunite with Roxas. As I headed back down on to the main floor, I saw a hooded figure passed out on the ground, as I rushed over to see who it was, I couldn't help but gasp when I recognized the face. "Roxas!" I said, as I quickly grabbed him and formed a Dark Cloud. I then took him through it, taking him back to the The World That Never Was.

I'm freaking out

where am I now?

Upside down and it can't stop me now

I can't stop me now

"Roxas, wake up," I said, as the rain poured down on the two of us. I didn't want to take Roxas back to the Castle, so instead I took us to a small alley in town. I was hoping I could get him awake and speaking before others found us. "Roxas," I said, as I poked him in the side a few times before I finally saw his eyes blink rapidly. "Roxas, what happened?" I asked, as Roxas slowly sat up, wiping the rain off his face. "I, I don't know. We decided to split up and the next thing I knew you were gone and I was falling to the floor, it was like something sucked the life out of me," Roxas said, as I nodded. "I'm sorry Roxas," I said, as he shrugged. "So when are we going back?" Roxas asked as I shook me head. "Not we, me. You're staying here this time," I said, as Roxas got ready to object. "But-" he started, as I shook my head. "No, there is something up with you and that Castle. I'm going alone. I'l meet you at Twilight's View, I'll see what I can't find out, okay?" I said, as Roxas reluctantly nodded. "But Xion, be careful okay? There's something not right with that place, I don't know what it is, but it's bad," Roxas said, as I nodded. "I will, try and make sure SaÏx doesn't send anyone to look for me," I said, as Roxas smiled. "You've got it," he said, before he stood up and took off running towards the Castle. After Roxas left, I stood in the alleyway thinking. What was it about that place that made Roxas faint? Will I even be able to find Axel, or will the same thing happen to me at some point? The thought of me fainting and being alone in the Castle was almost enough to make me want to turn around and not go back, but I knew what I needed to do, and I knew I needed answers. So I took a deep breath, opened a dark cloud, and headed back to Castle Oblivion.

I played the game

but I can't stay

i've got my head on straight

and i'm not gonna change

.thud. The sound of my boots once again echoed throughout the empty halls, this time though in a quickened pace. I wanted to find Axel and get out of there-before anything bad happened. As I rounded the corner and rushed up some stairs, I could hear the sound of more shoes, so I quickly ducked into a dark spot and stood silently-listening in on the two people. "I can't believe the big guy sent Axel here to spy on us," "Yeah, making sure we work hard-ha! This place is for research, not missions," "I can't believe the little ones don't know," "Hehe, I would say what they don't know won't kill them but hey, i've been wrong before" The two voices soon became distant, and I began to worry. "Little Ones? Roxas and I are the 'Little Ones'-what they don't know won't kill them, but i've been wrong before-Roxas was right, something itsn't right," I whispered to myself before I quickly took off running in the opposite direction. I went to the Castle to get anwsers and to find Axel, but now I just wanted out. I figured i'd meet up with Roxas at Twilight's View and i'd go over what I heard, from there we'd come up with a game plan. As I rushed into the main entrance, I saw him. "Axel?" I asked,as the fiery red head turned and faced me. "Xion? What are you doing here? Does SaÏx know you're here?" he asked, as I frowned. "No, he doesn't, I came here with Roxas but he fainted and I took him back to the Castle That Never Was. Axel, what is this place? What are you guys doing here? Can it really kill Roxas and me?" I asked, as Axel shook his head. "Come on, i'm sneaking away, you, me and Roxas have to talk," he said, as he opened a dark cloud. Somehow, I got the sense that Axel was a little annoyed at Roxas and me for snooping.

No action, just like a sponge

you take it till you've made the final plunge

so sad that you've lost your spine

I hurt for you like this whole mess is mine

"I can't tell you about what i'm doing there or why it's important, I just can't so please don't ask me. I can only tell you that Xemnas found Castle Oblivion. It used to be called The Land Of Departure, but before the Keyblade Wars, it was destroyed and a Keyblade Master, Aqua, locked it away and turned it into a new world. A place only she would know, all others would be lost in oblivion-got it memorized?" Axel said, as the three of us sat ontop of the clock tower looking out over Twilight Town. Axel and I had went back to the Castle That Never Was and snatched Roxas, we all then got our Sea-Salt ice-cream and went to the tower. It was different being back there with everyone. As we listened to Axel talk to us about the Castle, I realized that the best thing to do would be to try and forget about the things I overheard at Castle Oblivion, and instead go back to doing the missions and just focusing on them. I knew eventually everything would come crashing down on itself, from the sound of it, things were not as organized as we were all lead to believe. I just hoped everything would go quickly-and the missions could finally die down some.

In the dark,

in the darkness you will find

dirty little secrets we all hide

Waking up the next day to do missions was more than a bother, it was dreadful. I was exhausted, due to not sleeping well thanks to all the prior events. But I knew I had to just continue, so I woke up and dragged myself to the Grey Area to find out what my mission was...and who it would be with. "Xion, you're pair with me today," Demyx said, as I smiled. "Great, so I have to pull a double huh?" I said as Demyx faked a frown. "Harsh, and no, since you look like death today, and since our task is easy, i'll actually help," he said, as I looked up at him confused. "What's our mission?" I asked, as he smiled. "Recon at a new world," he said, as I smiled. "No more Beast's Castle? Or Twilight Town?" I asked, as Demyx smiled. "Nope, we're going to..."

A/N:: I feel SOOO bad this took me so long. I got my new laptop and half my stories vanished or got messed up. So i redid this one and decided to just post it. not my best chapter :/ but i've already started Chapter Five and i'm loving it. So as long as school [mostly my Sociology class] doesn't get too bad, i should have more chapters coming soon! :D