Summary: What if everything had been a bad dream? The Heartless were never created and the Nobodies never existed. What if one apprentice woke up from that dream, only to relive every moment of it again? He would try to stop it of course.
Warning: This story is an Alternate Universe from the original Kingdom Hearts world(s). There may be slight Out of Character-ness and some parts of the original Kingdom Hearts plot-line may be changed. If you do not like fanfictions like this, please click the back button. Also SPOILER WARNING FOR BIRTH BY SLEEP!
Dislcaimer: I, KradsLover, do not own Kingdom Hearts.

Iezno gulped softly as he looked up at the two older Apprentices. It wasn't until now that he realized how small he was compared to them. Or how dangerous Braig's one gold eye seemed, and that Xehanort's normally blank amber eyes could look so cold. So deadly. But at the same time they were void of emotion, filled with nothing.

Braig crossed his arms against his chest, clicking his tongue against his teeth. "Tch... What a bad boy you are, running out like that," he said, a large smirk forming on his scarred face.

Ienzo nearly shuddered as he remember how Braig got those injuries. A man from another world fought him and released a terrible amount of dark energy. It ate away Braig's eye and scarred the once handsome face. They never saw that man after that, but Xehanort appeared soon after.

Ienzo stood his ground against the two. He would not show them he was afraid. "I refuse to take part in this experiment," he said, struggling to keep his voice calm. "You don't know what you're getting into!"

"And how would you know?" Xehanort ask, his orange eyes practically boring a hole into Ienzo's face with his burning gaze. "How do you know what will happen? It's not like you can see the future." both he and Braig laughed at the idea.

Ienzo bit his lower lip. He couldn't tell them about the dream. They wouldn't believe him. And if they did.. What if he was right about everything? That would only put him in even more danger.

"See?" once again Ienzo was being circled. Braig looked like an old cougar, ready to pounce. "He has no idea what he's talking about. He's just wanting attention."

Ienzo tried to back away. His dream ran through his mind, he was looking for bits of information that he could use. Something that would make them believe yet at the same time not. He stumbled over his tongue as he tried to find the words.

"You won't be able to control the darkness!" he said, looking up at them. "I know what you're up to." he glared.

Xehanort raised a thin white eyebrow, staring down at Ienzo. "you know nothing of darkness." he said softly, his demenour changing completely.

Braig took that moment to pick Ienzo up and sling him over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes. "He's going to ruin everything." he growled.

Ienzo shrieked and kicked and scratched at Braig, trying everything he could think of to make him put him down. Nothing was working.

"Lock him in the basement closet. It's never used anyway," Xehanort said, no concern in his voice. He followed as Braig did as he was told.

The more Ienzo struggled, the tighter Braig's grip got. He whimpered and screamed, Braig was hurting him! "Ow! Master Ansem!" he shouted. Though he knew it was no good. They were already under the first floor of the castle. It was sound proof from there and beyond.

"I don't know what you know or how you found out," Xehanort said slowly, walking behind Braig. He could look Ienzo right in the eyes. "But you should really concider changing your mind. We know what will happen." a smirk slowly made it's way on Xehanort's face. "The darkness will consume us, we can cast away the useless emotions that hold us back. Imagine the power you will gain."

Ienzo's eyes were wide in horror. They knew! They knew the horror that would befall all of them? "I'd rather die!" he spat. "Do you not understand! You're going to die! We all will! To get this power, you have to sacrifice everything!"

Braig hit Ienzo upside the head. "Shut up."

That seemed to shut him up. Ienzo let out a small whimper, his vision going dark for a moment.

(-)

When Ienzo came to he was in a small room. Dangerous apparatus were around him; knives, broken glass, bottled chemicals.

He quickly scrambled to his feet and ran to the door, trying to open it. It was locked. He screamed and pounded on the door with his small hands, scratching at the wood. Doing anything to make noise.

"HELP!" he yelled, tears running down his pale face.

He didn't notice the yellow eyes in the corner.

(-)

"Where is Ienzo?" Ansem asked, looking at Braig and Ienzo.

"He went to bed." Braig said, keeping a straight face. "He got so upset it tired him out. Poor lil' guy.."

Xehanort nodding, looking up at Ansem. "He said that he wanted nothing to with the experiment, but that shouldn't stop us," he said, his eyes still blank like always. "He's just a child."

Ansem's mouth pressed into a thin line. He didn't like how Xehanort talked about Ienzo. Ienzo was not just a child. He was a brilliant minded person. But then again, Ansem sometimes forgot that Ienzo was just a child. Maybe this was one experiment he should sit out on. This could be Ienzo's time to relax, to make friends his own age. He had noticed that the boy seemed way to old for his size.

"Alright," the older man said softly, orange eyes staring right at his apprentices. "Now, since you will be experimenting on an unknown creature, I want you to do it in the lower basement. I don't want any contamination near the other equipment. Even would not be pleased," he finished his sentence with a small wave, walking out of the room. It was very late.

He didn't see the smirks behind his back.

Author's Notes: Well here it is finally. I'm gonna start working on the next chapter right now. I have one more day left of high school before I graduate so it's hard to get into the mood of this, I'm just so happy! 8D

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