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There is chapter 16! I had a lapse of writer's block for a little bit, so I'm still working on chapter 20 right now. School's been hectic with all sorts of writing projects and stuff, so my mind's been straying somewhat.

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"How are we supposed to get them out?" Aerith asked frantically. Leon had notified the others, and so Aerith and Yuffie were both there alongside himself and Vilixa.

"I really don't know," he answered, his fingers flying wildly over the keyboard. "I can see...something here. They've been turned into data, but I think that they're okay."

Vilixa bit her lip nervously. "Can they get out, though?"

"We'll have to try and open the portal again," Leon said. "But don't worry. We'll figure out something."

Aerith placed a hand on Vilixa's shaking shoulder. "Don't worry," she said calmly. "We've got it under control. Why don't you go get some fresh air?"

Vilixa didn't want to go. "But..."

"It'll do you good," Yuffie stated. "Go on. We've got it all under control!"

Reluctantly, she agreed. She left the building and found herself in the Postern. She looked over the edge of the raised platform that overlooked the restoration site and sighed, taking in long, deep breaths of fresh air.

Her zen moment was interrupted by a huge ball of energy hitting the center of the platform, causing the entire thing to shake violently. She looked and saw a man with long, silver hair and a black wing protruding from his right shoulder turn to her with a strange grin on his face.

"Sephiroth..." she gasped. "You're the darkness in Cloud's heart!"

"Did Cloud tell you that?" he mused. "Then he must understand..."

"Just what are you going to do to him?" she asked, summoning her Keyblade and gripping it tightly.

Sephiroth smirked. "Nothing. Cloud is the one who hungers for darkness."

"He says he's got a score to settle with you."

"So we wants to meet me," he said. "Hm. Then I should give him what he wants." He started to walk away. his one wing extending, beating in he air. "That last bit of light is always the hardest to snuff out."

Then he rose into the air and disappeared into the darkness.

Vilixa stared at the spot where he had just been in both wonder and fear. She had to find Cloud and tell him about Sephiroth.

She ran as fast as her small legs could take her back to the marketplace, where she assumed that Cloud would be. He was leaned up against the cold, stone wall just as she thought, and she skidded to a stop, gasping for breath.

"Are you okay?" he asked, an eyebrow raised.

She held up a finger, signalling for him to wait as she attempted to catch her breath. "I saw Sephiroth."

Cloud's expression darkened. "Where?"

"In the Postern," she managed. "But he disappeared. He told me that he wants to meet with you."

Cloud frowned deeply, his arms folded over his chest. He lowered his head, deep in thought. "I knew he would."

"Are you going to fight him?" she asked. "I can sense the darkness inside his heart...are you sure you can defeat it?"

He let out a sigh. "Honestly...I don't know." He pushed himself off the wall and started to walk away. "Thanks for the heads up," he called to her as he made his way out of the marketplace.

Vilixa's eyes followed Cloud as he slowly faded into the distance. Sighing to herself, she combed her fingers through her vibrant hair and made the long journey back to Ansem's study. She had just made it back to the restoration site when a familiar face nearly barrelled into her.

"Sora?" she asked, baffled. "You're back? When?"

"About thirty seconds ago," he replied cheekily. "Come on! We're onto something!" He grabbed her wrist and practically dragged her back into Ansem's study. The giant portrait of the silver-haired man was placed on the floor by the bookshelves and it revealed a carving in the wall that looked like a heart.

"Wait, I don't understand, how did you get back?" Vilixa kept asking as Sora was frantically trying to avert her attention to the wall. "You were sucked into the computer!"

"Oh, turns out there's a whole other world in the computer network," Sora explained in a rushed tone. "It's run by the MCP, and there's a guy named Tron in there, and he needs our help to access the DTD. He helped us get back by opening a terminal and stuff."

"DTD?" Vilixa repeated. "Is that English?"

"DTD," Sora repeated, pointing his fingers excitedly at the carving on the wall. "Look, that's what I've been trying to show you. The Door To Darkness. It turns out that the guy that we defeated last time was really some guy named Xehanort's Heartless, and that he took Ansem's name. Apparently he was the real Ansem's assistant."

This was not new information for Vilixa, but she nodded anyway. "I'm trusting that you know what you're doing, right, Sora?"

"Yep," Sora nodded proudly. "Donald, Goofy and I are going back in. Wanna come with? You'll like Tron. He's a great guy!"

Vilixa just stared at him.

"Okay, okay," he mused. "I'll catch you later."

She watched as Sora scurried into the computer room and took in a deep breath. If she had let on that she had already known about Xehanort and Ansem, then she was afraid that she would let information about Riku slip as well.

She stared down at the portrait of Xehanort, looking into his piercing, evil yellow eyes. She furrowed her brow and was about to grab the painting as slice a hole right through the center when a gentle hand placed itself on her wrist.

Vilixa looked down and saw King Mickey staring up at her, a small smile on his face. "Hello, Vilixa," he said. "It's good to see ya!"

"Your Majesty," she said, returning the smile and bowing slightly. "What are you doing here?" She looked over to make sure that Sora didn't see or hear her. He was gone, so she assumed that he had been transported back into the computer. "How's Riku?"

"Aw, he's fine," he told her. "He misses ya."

She smiled. "I miss him, too." She paused for a second. "Does Sora know you're here?"

"Yeah," he answered.

"Does he know about Riku?"

Mickey shook his head. "I made a promise just like you did. We can't tell Sora about him and what happened. I don't think he'd be able to handle it. He'll just have to figure it out on his own." Vilixa nodded and Mickey tugged on her hand. "Come on. Let's go see what Leon's up to."

She and the King walked into the computer room where Leon stood beside Yuffie and Aerith, arms crossed over his chest in his usual style, staring down at the computer.

"He's in, right?" Mickey asked him.

"Yeah," Leon replied. "Let's hope the password works."

Vilixa looked up at Leon. "Password? What for?"

"We needed a password to get access to the MCP," Leon explained. "Turns out that the password is the names of all the Princesses of Heart. Jasmine, Belle, Snow White, Cinderella, Alice, Aurora, and--"

"--And Kairi," she finished. "Yeah...I got it."

Leon nodded. "Shouldn't be much longer now."

"I'll be back," Mickey said. "I have to go check on the town. I'll see ya soon." Everyone nodded and he left.

They all stood there before the computer, staring at the screen with burning eyes. Vilixa let out a small yawn, but controlled herself from falling asleep while standing entirely. After what seemed like forever, the computer started to buzz.

A beam of light spat out of the portal against the wall and Sora, Donald and Goofy materialized out of nowhere.

"Well, that's that," Sora said, walking over as if nothing had happened.

Leon chuckled and pointed to the computer. "Look." The screen was glowing orange with the pixelated images of the three of them, with the words 'Thank you!' typed in white underneath.

"Tron..." Sora mumbled. "Hang in there."

"What now?" Vilixa asked.

Sora pondered. "I know! Let's access the DTD!"

"It's asking for a password," Leon stated.

"That's easy!" Goofy grinned. Sora, Donald and Goofy stated their names and Leon typed them into the computer. After a few minutes, Sora approached the computer and started fiddling with the keyboard.

"Whoa," he said. "It's doing something!"

"I think it wants to know what we wanna know," Goofy said.

Immediately, Sora said, "Riku and Kairi!" His fingers flew over the keyboard as he typed in their names. Then two words popped up on the screen that left the brunette dejected. Data Error. "No way," he sighed. "Even Ansem's computer doesn't know."

Vilixa remained leaned up against the wall, biting her lip nervously. I know where Riku is, she thought to herself. I'm sorry, Sora. I wish I could tell you, but I made a promise. And I always keep my promises.

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[EDIT] Thanks to NinjaSheik for pointing out my boo-boo! All fixed! xD [/EDIT]