Kingdom Hearts: Re: Chain Of Days

Chapter 4: Number XIV

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts

Warning: Spoilers for Re: Chain of Memories, 358/2 Days and Birth by Sleep.

The past few days, the other Organization members have been showing me how to fight and do mission stuff. They also told me more about the Organization, and about myself. I still don't really get what a heart is. But apparently, it's a vital piece of who I am. So I've decided to cooperate. If I collect enough hearts, I can complete Kingdom Hearts. Then I'll be whole.

- Roxas

Day 14,

"Yo Roxas!' greeted Axel as the Roxas was walking into the lounge. Roxas turned his attention to the taller nobody. "It's you and me again today" he added.

"Okay" replied the boy, "Yeah, you know the drill check in with Saix and all that jazz; I don't know what they've got cooked up for us but let's get it done with style, huh?" said Axel.

"Right" Roxas nodding his head in agreement, "Oh, by the way Roxas today will be your actual first 'real' mission and that means you should defiantly prep your weapon beforehand." Axel said to him. Roxas only nodded his head once more.

Axel and Roxas found themselves in Twilight Town.

"Our seconded mission together."

"Yup"

"..."

"..."

Axel bringing a hand to his head and scratching it "...Talk my ear off why don't ya! You ready or what?" Axel spoke.

"What? Roxas wasn't paying attention, "Oh! ...oh yeah" he then said.

The mission was to defeat heartless and collect hearts.

We started in the Side Street. Proceed N to the Station Heights. From here go south and grabbed 'Potion' from a chest down here. Then went north and a barrier will appear, making us fight the Heartless here, which are Yellow Operas and Possessors. We took care of the Yellow Operas first, as their lightning bolts get annoying right away.

Afterwords, going north up the slope to get to the Station Plaza. Yellow Operas appear here, as well as a new Heartless, Scarlet Tangos. Eliminating the 3 first Yellow Operas that appeared, and then focusing on the Scarlet Tangos, one by one. We saw them charging up their Fire spell, backtracking, Roxas evade it using a Dodge Roll for this, Roxas wasn't even aware he knew that as it came easy to him.

Now the mission was complete, Grabbing 'Shining Shard' from the chest nearby, as well as a 'Potion' from a chest near the entrance of the area; So on returning to the Dark Corridor and thus returning to the castle.

"So got any plans?" Axel asked Roxas.

"I was just going to report to Saix and then head into my room until meal time, like I always do" he replied

Axel scratched his head again,"...go to your room" the redhead, dead-panned at the young boy. Axel shook his head side to side, "Oh Roxas," he said. Roxas raised an eyebrow at him. The two nobodies were distracted by an outside force.

They saw a kid about Roxas's height, dressed in a green wife beater with small light green vest over it and green army pants.

"Hayner, wait up" came a girl's voice as ran up to the dressed in green boy, the girl had dark brown hair wearing tan pants and an orange tank top with white flowers. "Pence, hurry up, man" said the one called Hayner.

"Come on, you guys!" said a boy with black hair that looked like a palm tree. He was bit on the chunky side; he wore blue jeans and a red jersey.

"Last one there was to buy the winner an ice cream!" said Hayner.

"Oh now, you tell us."

"No fair, Hayner!" Said the rounder boy, "Well you better be flyin' if you don't want to end up buyin'" said Hayner as he took off. "Hey!" the other screamed as they chased him, you could hear the trio of friends laughing.

"Who were they?" asked Roxas

"Ah, just some kids that live here, that's all"

"Really? They sure acted weird" said Roxas. This time it was Axel's turn to raise an eyebrow.

"How do you figure?" asked Axel

"Why did those last two seem to enjoy getting pushed around like that? They were even making those ha-ha noises" observed Roxas.

"You mean laughter? Sometimes people with hearts do that even if it doesn't make sense." Answered Axel.

"Oh...then I guess they are different then us" Roxas lowering his eyes to the floor.

"Come on; let's get some ice cream." said Axel as he headed off, "why?" Axel stopped and scratched his head, "whaddya mean, why? Because we're friends" he replied.

"So friends are people who have ice cream together."

"That or laugh at stupid stuff that doesn't make any sense" replied the taller nobody. "Like those kids we just saw, they were friends."

Later,

Upon the twilight town clock tower; where the two organization members ate their sea salt ice cream, "Hey Roxas" the boy turned to the taller man, "let's have ice cream after every mission" Roxas looked confused. "I mean, who wants to spend their days bouncing between work and the castle, right?"

Roxas actually started laughing before replying, "Not me...hey! I laughed...I guess we really are friends"

"Axel and I went on a mission to Twilight Town afterwards we went and had ice cream again up on the clock tower. He said friends do that together or laugh together, so does that I and he are friends."

- Roxas

Over the next three days I've had missions with Larxene, Marluxia and but then they had me go solo. The missions with Larxene and Marluxia I was to collect hearts. The mission where I was on my own, it was to test my endurance under a certain amount of time.

"How's work going?" asked Axel "Okay?"

"Yeah, I can't complain." Replied the shoulder shrugging Roxas as he ate his ice cream

"That's good."

The others members have been teaching me more on how to fight and stuff. It's going fine I guess. Every day after work, I've been meeting Axel at the clock tower to have sea salt ice cream. It is really salty but sweet too. How come it tastes so familiar?

Day 22,

Roxas was assigned another mission with Axel.

They exited the dark corridor into twilight town, in front of the clock tower.

"Okay let's get this done fast" Said Axel as he crossed his arms around his chest. "What was today's mission, a guardian?' he asked Roxas.

"Huh? Yeah I think so"

"Roxas! You are such a zombie! Want me to have all the fun while you're still figuring it out. Come on" said Axel.

From where we started, I grabbed the chest with 'Potion' from the northeast corner. Defeating the Yellow Operas that appear in middle of the area, as well as the Minute Bombs; These Heartless ignited themselves after some time. When this happened, an orange counter appears above them. Whenever it gets to 0, they explode. We made sure to run away from them. Roxas could also kill them with 1 Fire spell, as they exploded as soon as they're hit after the battle, Roxas grabbed the 'Potion' from the chest in the northwest corner also enter the northwestern Underground entrance. Following the path in here; grabbing another 'Potion' from the chest along the way. Going west from the chest, flipping the switch, the one that's glowing yellow and jump down into the little area to find 'Loaded Gear' in the lone chest.

Axel checking the west side of the room and flip the blue switch. Follow the path south, grab 'Blazing Shard' from the chest, return to the fork and go north, flip the purple switch and exit the area. Now we followed the path until you reach the Sandlot, when you get to the Sandlot, the Guardian appears, along with 4 Watchers. We used fire spells on the Watchers to kill them. When they are gone, Roxas focusing his power on the Guardian. When the Guardian faces the floor, Roxas moved to a side of it because it fired a large laser with a large range. This is basically its only attack.

Which had leaded the guardian to its own defeat "mission complete" said Axel. "I gotta say kid, you came a long way in just a handful of days." complemented Axel. "Come on; let's grab a sea salt before we head back." added the redhead.

Later at the clock tower,

"I'm gonna miss this ice cream thing we do" said Axel before he took another bite.

"Huh? Why, what do mean?" asked Roxas.

"Starting tomorrow, me and numbers, four, five, six, eleven and twelve are going away for a mission." Simply stated the fire wielder, "Oh" was all Roxas could say. "Well since you are my buddy and all, I guess I can fill you in; we're going to be in Castle Oblivion,"

"What's that?"

"It's another base for the organization, it's said to be in the world in between worlds." Explained Axel, "it's called Castle Oblivion, got it memorized. And no one seems to know much about this place so that's why where going." Further explained Axel,

"Remember the order, annihilate 'all' traitors" Axel heard Saix's words of a prior conversation, replaying in his head.

"Yeah, I wish people would tell me these things." Roxas said with a whine in his voice. "Well kid, I gotta get back and get ready, fun...fun...fun, you can take your time here" As Axel opened a dark corridor leaving Roxas to himself.

Roxas, stayed finishing his ice cream, he gasped when he read the word on the stick, "Winner"

Axel walked the halls of the castle that never was, Axel walking past the shell of his former friend Isa, now to be known as Saix. "Axel, I have a message from Lord Xemnas" he said to Axel. "We have reason to believe that one or more members of the organization assigned to oblivion are intending to betray us." Spoke Saix

"Hm and I take it, that's all from Lord Xemnas's mouth, huh?" as he walked away as Saix glared off into another direction.

The next day, Roxas was running to the lounge room of the castle, "Axel" he shouted looking for his friend, but only Xion and Demyx were in the room. "Axel, already left" came in Saix's voice from behind Roxas, "but this ice cream stick has Winner on it, I wanted to ask him, what it is that I won." Roxas mumbled to himself.

Today, Roxas is going to be partnered with, number fourteen, Xion.

"Today will mark your first mission with number fourteen. You two will be expected to search for certain type of heartless, Roxas you're in charge. " Said number seven as he gave the younger members a strange look.

"Me? Uh...okay" Roxas a little surprised. The dark corridor opened, Roxas turned and had a gaze on Xion, who remained hooded, Roxas wondered if she kept that hood on at all times.

'Oh-No, there's that feeling again." Said the Ven like voice.

So, numbers thirteen and fourteen walked into the corridor.

The two found themselves, in the sandlot of Twilight Town.

"Let's go" said Roxas, Xion didn't say anything as she looked around Twilight town. "Yeah, I'm in charge" Roxas mumbled under his breath,

The mission was to track down a poison plant.

Roxas and Xion moved west and went to the Side Street. Destroying the Heartless here and there, before they went northeast into the Underground Passage. Going to the middle of the room and grabbing 'Potion' from the chest laying there. Now go all the way to the N exit which was blocked to find a really lone chest with 'Potion' in it. After it was done, they exit through the S exit. The Poison Plant appeared in this area. This Heartless were really easy. Roxas used, Dodge Roll as the heartless was spiting at Xion and Roxas; they two couldn't really block them like with the dire plants. Xion casted fire spells to deal some serious damage. So this battle will end really quickly.

After the Poison Plant was killed, Return to castle was authorized, so we return to the Sandlot, killing the Dire Plants that appeared on our way back and there were three Dire Plants blocking the Dark Corridor, so we disposed of them as well and left Twilight Town.

"I've got someplace to be. You go ahead and return to the castle without me." Roxas said to Xion was they stopped in front if the portal and again Xion said nothing, as she simply looked at Roxas. Xion then walking into the dark corridor as Roxas walked off to indulge him on his ice cream routine.

"Axel left before I woke up this morning, so I couldn't get to ask him about the ice cream stick. I was partnered with, number XIV, Xion. Wore a hood the whole time and didn't even speak at me, but then again neither did I. after the mission I went and had ice cream by myself." – Roxas

On Day 24, Roxas walked into the lounge, finding Xion, Demyx and Xigbar together as a chatting group, where Demyx was doing most of the talking. "This place is like a hundred times better, without all the bossy coworkers. Am I right?" spoke Demyx.

Xion and Xigbar merely looked at Demyx; "Bossy coworkers?" question Roxas as he went towards the group. "Yeah the dream team that got shipped off to castle oblivion, dreamy for me because they're gone!" exclaimed Demyx.

"Too bad, you and poppet didn't get to spend more time with them" said Xigbar with a grin on his face.

"Poppet? Who's that?' asked Roxas. Xigbar laughed at Roxas, "Xion of course, who else kiddo?"

"My names not kiddo" replied Roxas,

"that eye patch, it couldn't be, could it?"

"Roxas get to work!" shouted Saix as he entered the room.

Roxas sighed,

And yet again Roxas and Xion were assigned to Twilight Town.

However the mission was short, it was only a mission to collect hearts, soon enough they back at the portal they entered.

"I've got someplace to be again, so go on ahead without me." Roxas said to Xion, staring to walk off.

"R...Ro...Roxas" came a soft female voice.

"Wow, she speaks!"

Roxas stopped mid walk, "huh? What did you say?" Roxas turned around to look at Xion.

"Your name it's ...Roxas, isn't?" said Xion. Roxas nodding his head, "Yeah, that's right, Xion." He said.

Images flashed, throughout his head. As Roxas remembered the first time he met Xemnas, and has been given his name.

"Was my name the first thing, Xion has ever spoken?" Roxas asked himself aloud as the boy sat on the clock tower.

"I teamed up with number XIV again today. We finally talked; a little Xion even said my name for the first time. Afterwards, I had an ice cream by myself again. Oh and I finally found out about the winner stick. The lady at the shop said I can trade the 'Winner' stick for an extra bar but I can't eat more the one". - Roxas

Day 25,

"Moring, Xion" greeted Roxas, Xion didn't say anything, "Um, is something the matter?" Roxas then asked her.

"Good...morning...Roxas" she finally replied. Saix came into the lounge and headed toward the younger members, "prepare your selves today your tracking, a darkside" he said, as he gave out everyone's orders.

Xion and Roxas were once again, in Twilight Town. Roxas noticed they were in an area that was close to the clock tower.

"Roxas" Xion said to the boy, before he walked off. He turned to Xion, Roxas watched as Xion's hands went to the hood pulling it down. Revealing her face to Roxas, he gasps as he mentally took in her appearance, not excepting this of Xion.

Xion had short black hair, light skin and blue eyes. "Good luck today, Roxas" she said to him.

"Uh yeah, you two" he managed to spit out.

In Station Heights, we went all the way to the southern part of the area to find a chest with a 'Blazing Shard' then moving all the way to the northern part of the area to find a 'Potion' inside the chest at the top of the path. Just before Roxas and Xion moved on to the Station Plaza.

"What is that?" Roxas shouted to Xion as the large darkside began to rise from the ground, Roxas summoned the keyblade as Xion prepared herself to use whatever magic she could.

"Our target!" she replied as she took a fighting stance alongside Roxas.

"You ready for this Xion?"

"Yeah"

Darkside sticks its hand in the ground and summons some Shadows. This is one of the best opportunities to attack it. And were Xion and Roxas were trying. Despite the size of the heartless, it moved to fast for the young organization members.

It slams the floor with its punch, creating a shockwave that travels almost all the area. Roxas, jumped over this attack. It sticks its hand into the ground and some energy balls come out of the sky to attacking Xion and Roxas. They watched out for the shadows and avoid them.

Darkside stands on its knees and fires some energy balls that follow you. They blocked these to repel them and attack Darkside.

Darkside moved its large hand. Knocking the keyblade out of Roxas's hand and knocking the boy down on to the ground, hitting his head, knocking him out cold.

"Roxas!" Xion called out to her comrade.

"Roxas...Roxas, Wake up! He isn't waking up, I've got to do something...maybe just maybe I could take over for a little bit." Ventus wondered as he quickly began to concentration on the Kingdom Key.

The keyblade disappeared, and reappeared into Xion's hand, "What the?" the girl nobody questioned.

"Hey, get the heartless!" Ven shouted to Xion, "What did I do, wrong?" he wondered.

"Right" she said to herself, Xion head-on attacked Darkside, using the keyblade to hit the heartless in one hit. Darkside was falling down to the ground. Roxas began to wake up, the first thing his eyes saw, was Xion using his keyblade. The keyblade was dismissed. "Whoa! Xion I didn't know you could use the keyblade." said Roxas as he was rubbing his head. "Neither did I" replied Xion.

"Yeah and you did great, in fact I think you deserve a little something extra" Roxas said to her, "something extra?" Xion said as Roxas began to walk off, "Yeah, it's called the icing on the cake! Come on, there's this place. " responded Roxas.

Afterwards upon the clock tower sat Roxas and Xion, "Here ya go" Roxas handing Xion an ice cream; she took it. "How'd you find such a great place?" Xion asked him, as Xion was taking in the beautiful view that was Twilight Town.

"It's Sea Salt Ice-cream. Well go on, try it." Roxas told Xion; she raised a brow at the sweet and salty treat before bringing it to her mouth. "It's sweet but kind of salty too" said Xion, after getting her first taste. It's really good; Axel and I always get ice-cream after work." Said Roxas, "Sea salt is Axel's favorite." He added.

"Heh" Xion letting out a small laugh "Sounds like it's yours too!"

"Yeah, I guess you're right. I don't remember it too well but Axel said that he took me here on my first day in the organization and then after my first mission, he bought me ice cream, said it was the icing on the cake." as he told Xion his memory.

"A little something extra" Xion gesturing to the ice cream, "exactly"

"You guys must be close" said Xion, "I guess, I mean, he's my first friend in the organization."

"Your...friend?" spoke Xion, as if she couldn't understand the concept. "...Roxas, do you think I could be a friend?" Xion asked him, clearly surprising him.

"Well when Axel comes back, we'll ask him and the we all can have ice cream together."

"Okay" she said with a tiny smile.

"Could it be that I really am stuck in two forces?"

End Chapter,

Chapter five: Day 26 and Castle Oblivion from that point on. When it returns to days, it'll take place after here.