Then I was flying downwards towards the ocean and a blue light was surrounding me. I looked like a comet. I looked around to the best of my ability and managed to spot Sora, Riku, Axel, and Demyx in the same situation I was in. I looked to my left to see Destiny Islands. "So I narrowly escaped death", I thought to myself.

Happiness shot through me at this discovery. We then landed in the ocean and everyone surfaced. Everyone noticed I was alive and Axel and Demyx swam to me and hugged me. "Sora! Riku!" Kairi's voice shouted in the distance.

We looked towards shore to see Kairi waving at us. Sora cheered and we all swam to shore. Then Goofy and Donald came out of nowhere. They jumped on Sora and knocked him down while group hugging him. King Mickey came over and hugged Riku too. Axel and Demyx hugged me at the same time and were both saying things about not knowing what to do without me and other corny stuff similar to that too. Sora showed Kairi the good luck charm she gave him a year ago and said, "W-We're back!"

Kairi helped Sora up and we all grouped up. Axel, Demyx, Sora, and Riku filled us in on what happened exactly while I was a monster during the Xemnas battle. Then I told them about the whole "agreement" with Xemnas and why I acted the way I did. Everyone except Riku understood how I acted and didn't hold it against me. I asked, "So what now?"

Mickey replied, "Well Donald, Goofy, and I need to go back home. I would invite you, Axel, and Demyx to come stay with me but I'm afraid the Cornerstone of Light that protects our castle will destroy you guys, since you guys are dark beings."

I replied, "I completely understand and that's what I thought too."

Sora cut in, "You can stay here on Destiny Islands! Then we can –"

Riku cut him off, "No, they can't stay."

Sora frowned, "Why not, Riku?"

"I am not letting Nobodies and someone who is capable of mass destruction near my home. How do I know she's not going to attack us? Look at what she did to Anthony!" Riku shouted while pointing his Keyblade at me.

I could smell Riku's hostility and I wasn't surprised by this at all, but the thought of the murder I committed stung greatly. Some tears welt up in my eyes, but I wiped them quickly before anyone noticed. "Riku! What's gotten into you? Ever since Natalee woke up, you've been so mean to her! Stop it right now!" Sora shouted angrily.

Riku was about to reply but I cut in, "Sora, it's okay –"

Sora cut me off, "No, it's not okay! I'm not going to –"

I cut him off, "No, Sora. It's okay. I understand. Riku and I have been enemies for a long time. While you were asleep, I was always sent to snoop around to check on your progress and to try to find a way to get Roxas back. Some days I succeeded in getting Intel, but others I would end up fighting Riku. He thought I was trying to harm you and halt your progress, which I'll admit, was sort of my mission. So he saw me as a threat to his friend's survival. So I understand why he is acting this way. I know one place we can go to and plus, I need to go to him to ask some questions anyways."

Kairi asked, "Where are you gonna go?"

"To Master Yen Sid. I know I'll be safe with him," I replied.

King Mickey nodded in agreement. We then all said our goodbyes and Axel opened a portal to Master Yen Sid's tower. We walked in the portal and saw Master Yen Sid at his desk. Our eyes met and the portal closed and he asked, "One of you is missing, tell me what happened?"

We told him every single detail that went on during the past few hours. After finishing our story; Master Yen Sid commented, "Your loss is tragic. I give you my condolences. Now as of your experience back in the dark realm, I know why you were dying. You were giving up and letting darkness eat away at your body. Natalee, never give up on yourself and the darkness will be your ally. Now, how much of the future do you know as of now?"

I replied, "As of now, nothing. I have my hunches, but nothing is for sure. My main hunch is that Master Xehanort might come back somehow. How? I have no clue, to me it seems impossible but yet very possible. I have mixed feelings about it."

He then asked, "So what of the brace?"

I looked at Axel and Demyx for an answer. Demyx answered, "We left it back in the dark realm, I think. It all happened so fast and we weren't sure if Natalee was all right. She lost quite a bit of blood after all of the metal wires that came out of her from the brace."

"We have to go back and get it. Before he gets it," Master Yen Sid said.

"Before WHO gets it?" Axel questioned.

"I didn't want to say this now because I didn't want to stress you three out now, but Natalee's hunches are correct. Now that both the Heartless and Nobody halves of Xehanort are destroyed, they will come together and bring back Master Xehanort. By the information that Natalee told us about his plans to use her for the χ-blade, we can't let him get ahold of the brace. I am not saying his comeback will be overnight, it will take some time and during that time I will teach Natalee how to control her growing darkness so she can eventually go back into the dark realm and get it." Master Yen Sid said grimly.

"So I can't go back to Earth?" I asked.

"No, you can't go back. You've stepped too far into darkness and you keep stepping in farther and farther. Your darkness is so powerful that by the time Master Xehanort comes back, your power will almost the equivalent of his. Now that you are what you are and that Anthony is dead, both of your existences have been wiped off the face of the Earth and we won't get a Heartless and/or Nobody out of him since his system was never acclimated to our dimension," Master Yen Sid replied.

I sighed. "Also, if you could go back, I wouldn't let you because Master Xehanort will go there and bring you back anyways. You three can stay here with me and meanwhile, I will teach Natalee to control her darkness and how to use it effectively. Also, she will be safe here because Master Xehanort doesn't know of this tower and probably wouldn't look here anyways," Master Yen Sid replied.

We thanked him and Axel asked, "But why only Natalee? Why can't Demyx and I go into the dark realm and get the brace?"

I replied, "The brace will now only show itself to me and Master Xehanort. It's a safety feature so that no one can find it and find out Master Xehanort's plans. Well, that's what Xemnas told me during Sora's slumber."

"Wow, he really must want that χ-blade really badly," Demyx chuckled.

I replied seriously, "Demyx, it's no laughing matter. The χ-blade can wreak havoc among the worlds and spread darkness everywhere."

Master Yen Sid agreed, "Yes, you are correct Natalee. This is not something to take lightly. Now you all must be mentally, physically, and Natalee should be emotionally exhausted. I'll have the three good fairies show you to your rooms."

We thanked him and he called the three good fairies to help us get settled. I had a small white room to myself with a small bed of black cherry wood and that was almost floor level and that had purple sheets. There was a matching black cherry wood dresser on the opposite side of the room. In between the dresser and the bed, there was a giant window that had a little ledge you can sit on that overlooked a beautiful courtyard that was behind the tower. Axel and Demyx's room was next to mine and their room was double the size of mine and almost had the same format. While they got settled into their new environment, I sat by my window and stared at the stars mentally healing from the events that happened during the past few hours. Wow, I can't believe all of that happened just hours ago. I wanted to cry so badly, but I forced myself to hold back the tears. Right now is the time when I have to be strong and I can't allow myself to let the darkness get at me ever again. I can't let myself get so caught up in past events. I had to let him go no matter how guilty I felt for just brushing him off right after I murdered him. I closed my eyes. I cleared my mind and breathed slowly. After clearing my mind somewhat, I leaned against the side of my window and felt my back burn. I stood up and ran into Demyx's and Axel's room. They looked at me weirdly and Demyx asked, "You look as if you've seen a ghost. What's wrong?"

I threw off my cloak and turned my back towards them. I said urgently, "I started to lean my back against my window and I felt my back burning! The burning was in the area of my tattoo! What's going on back there?"

My heart raced as they jumped to their feet and scanned my back. I could hear them mumbling. "What's going on back there?" I asked in a scared tone.

Axel said, "Your previous tattoo is gone, but a new one has formed. It just shows "χ". It's small. Maybe about three-four inches long?"

"And it's in the same kind of ink as before too!" Demyx replied.

My eyes widened as my fate started to appear before me. "We need to show this to Master Yen Sid!" I shouted.

We ran back to Master Yen Sid's study and showed/told him of our discovery. Master Yen Sid replied, "As your back is reminding you, Master Xehanort wants to use you for the rebirth of the χ-blade. But don't worry about that now. You guys had a long day today and need your rest. Good night."

We all went back into Demyx's and Axel's room and I put my cloak back on. I sat on the white carpet floor as they sat about two or three feet across from me. We all started talking but about a few minutes through the conversation, I stared at the stars once more thinking of the events that will come in the next few days.

EDIT: I reworded some things. For those of you who read this chapter when it first came out, there have been MAJOR changes. There some details that I forgot to address and I have now addressed everything that I am willing to disclose so far.