Author's note: You know you have bad writer's block when you can't even write fanfiction… this chapter is hell short…

Warned

"Tara, I don't see anyone."

"Exactly!" Tara hissed back at Riku. They were darting through what seemed like a bit of an underground pathway, although they looked off to the side and saw the outside. It was pretty much all closed in except for the sides, which were nonexistent in this area, letting in a cool breeze. "The Pike Place Market is always busy, Riku. That's now I know something's up here. There's no music, no hustle and bustle of the city…" she glanced at the abandoned and ruined fish stall as they passed. It reeked heavily of fish, the bodies of which were left along the floor. "No fish throwers…" she sighed, but then looked back to the path ahead of her.

"Do you know where we're going?"

"We're not going anywhere, we're searching." Aqua corrected Riku. Jamie, the blond girl who had been nicknamed Yuffie, nodded. She noticed that Tara stopped as they came to a small music shop.

"There's someone in there." Riku remarked. "No Organization, though." He tried to peer in through the window, but the blinds were closed tightly.

"Can we see who?" Tara asked.

"Let her go in." Terra told Riku. The silverette sighed and opened a portal.

"I'm coming, too." He muttered. Tara nodded. Sarah, Kyle and Adam followed her though the portal, and Riku followed them.

A brunette teenage boy, about Tara's age, darted out from behind the shelf with a fist raised, ready to punch them. Riku was going to stop him, but Adam darted forwards and grabbed his arm.

"Terra, let him go." Tara ordered, using her nickname for the six foot two teenager. She then looked over at the teen, and her eyes widened. "J-Jacob?"

"T-Tara?" He stuttered as Adam released his arm. "Holy… It's Tara!" He hugged her quickly. Tara returned the gesture. "Guys, it's Tara!" He called around the corner. A couple more teenagers emerged, one a boy with long, brownish hair that gave him a slight appearance of having Native American blood in him, a girl with short, bright, blond hair and a teenage boy with short brunette hair who seemed to be slightly older than the others. All were about Tara's age.

"Dalton? Sarah? Chase?" Tara was in complete shock, and then found herself tackled by the girl. She managed to keep her balance, however, returning the gesture.

"How long are you here for?" The first boy, who Tara had called 'Jacob', asked her as the girl released her.

"Not for long." Tara answered. "Just flushing out a few Nobodies."

"A few what?" The part Native American boy asked her.

"The people attacking Seattle." Tara explained.

"The terrorist group?"

"If that's what they've been dubbed, yes."

"Why're you guys handling it?"

"Because the army doesn't know what it's up against." She looked over at the second boy with brunette hair, who appeared to be slightly older than the others. "Chase?"

"We were told that you were dead." He told her. Tara's heart skipped a beat.

"Oh…"

The rather awkward silence was cut by Riku's radio.

"We've got company."

"Who is it?" Riku asked Ven.

"Blue hai- HEY!"

"It's Saїx." Axel answered for him, since the Keyblade Knight seemed ignorant of who Saїx was. Tara darted back through the portal, reaching into her pocket as she did.

"Tara!" Riku darted after her, Adam attempted to stop her, Kyle managed to grab onto her shirt, but his grip slipped. Sarah – the Aussie one – was off in her own little world. "FUCK. She's gunna get herself killed!" He swore as he darted through the portal. Adam and Kyle were close behind her.

"What'd I miss?" Sarah asked, snapping back into reality.

"Tara!" Riku slid to a stop. The girl was already standing a little ways down the hall, face-to-face with Saїx. The Keyblader of Darkness could barely see a barrier cutting them off from her and the Luna Diviner. "Goddamn it." He heard the four people left in the music shop show up from the portal.

Saїx raised an eyebrow at Tara, who seemed to be mouthing something, but he couldn't quite make it out. He called Lunatic to his hand, watching her carefully. He was sure he was overestimating her, but it was better than underestimating the Earth girl. The brunette girl eyed Lunatic nervously. He was definitely overestimating her power.

He lashed forwards, and Tara stepped back quickly. She then darted around him and kicked him in the back. It didn't affect him much, he simply used the momentum to spin around and swing his claymore at her. She ducked under it and kicked at his feet. He easily stepped back. She scrambled to her feet as she darted towards him, and punched his shoulder. He stabbed his claymore into her stomach, and she was sent flying back. She clutched her stomach, grunting as she forced herself to her feet. She shot forwards again, this time slipping into a baseball slide at his feet. Her foot collided with his shin and he stepped backwards, surprised. Tara quickly rolled away and stood up.

"She's not dead yet?" Riku muttered in surprise. It was a good thing, but he really didn't expect Tara to last a second against Saїx. It just didn't seem logical that she would be physically able to do so, even with an adrenaline rush – and he was certain she was under the influence of one. No person in their sane mind would go and fight Saїx unarmed.

"Look at her ears." Sarah instructed. The Keyblader did so… was that a headphone? "She's like Demyx – her mind's not on the fight, it's on the beat of the music."

"How's that supposed to help her?"

Sarah shrugged.

Tara jumped back as Saїx lunged the Lunatic at her feet. The girl still seemed to be mouthing something, but he couldn't figure out what.

Riku's nose suddenly filled with a smell worse than that of the dead fish; Darkness. Terra, Aqua and Ven shuddered as they felt the air change. The Keyblader of Darkness looked at the shadows. They were contorting and… moving? They began circling Tara, who was standing still, still mouthing something. The darkness began spiraling up her legs, then around her midsection…

Saїx starred at the girl in front of him in shock as she crouched down, yellow eyes glowing brightly as her head twitched. Never mind. He had never been overestimating her. He'd been underestimating the girl the entire time.

The Earthling had an Antiform.

Riku stared at Tara, eyes wide. Sarah looked at her in surprise, laughing in shock. To the Keybladers, however, this was no laughing matter.

What if she can't revert? Terra wondered.

What if she can't cope? Aqua asked herself.

What if she isn't in control? Ven thought.

What if the Darkness destroys her heart? Riku would rather not lose an ally – no matter how useless or useful they were, it meant another Heartless and possibly a Nobody to kill.

Tara found that she had complete control, this surprised her, but she also heard the music she had been listening to this entire time. But the song had changed. She listened for the lyrics…

Well it's midnight – damn right – we're wound up too tight.

A-hah.

Saїx swore he saw a smirk on the Antiform's face as it shot forwards on all fours. It charged an orb of Darkness in front of it, which exploded when Tara was right in front of the Luna Diviner. He stumbled back, his face and neck burned by the darkness, the rest of him protected by his cloak. The girl was nowhere to be seen. The darkness began to seep together and reform into Tara's Antiform.

"It seems I have majorly underestimated you. This will call for a change of plans." Saїx remarked as he vanished into a portal. Riku stiffened as the barrier fell, only to relax when the darkness seeped from Tara's skin and faded into nothingness. She found herself pinned to the wall. Riku ripped the headphones from her ears.

"What the FUCK was that?" He demanded. Tara stuttered a response. "Not only bolting out there, when the hell were you planning on telling us that you have an ANTIFORM?"

"I didn't know! I didn't know I had an Antiform! I didn't even know I could fight!" Tara replied desperately. Riku stared her in the eyes. She stared back. He stepped back, releasing her. She slumped against the wall.

"Could you control it?"

"Somewhat." Tara answered.

"Be careful using it. The Darkness erodes the heart."

"I know." She lowered her head, then picked up her Ipod, turning it off and putting it in her pocket. She looked over at the teens they found in the music store. They all stepped back. Tara sighed, and stared at the floor again. "Let's get out of here."

"Aki?" Jamie asked, placing a hand on her. "Aki okay?"

"I'll be fine, Yuffie." Tara answered, shaking her head. She looked over at the teens. "Who are you guys with?"

"School." The blond girl answered, rather curtly.

"Let's get you guys back, then." Terra nodded. "We'll worry about it, Riku."

"How will you get back?" The silverette asked.

"I'll go with them." Axel told him.

"Be careful. You never know where the Organization might be lurking." He opened a portal. Tara quickly darted into it, wanting nothing more than to disappear. Adam, Kyle and Jamie followed. Riku followed them.