Sora & Kairi,

Since the battle against Xehanort's wills three months ago, Mr. Stark, Mr. Shinra and I have been working on a project to help you and the others on future journeys. Thankfully, with our heads put together, we managed to make you two as well as ones for the others so you can communicate without the use of your Keyblade Rider. We hope you enjoy it and we will see you soon lad!

~Merlin

Sora reread the note to himself twice before turned his gaze to the box that came with the letter. Before he left Destiny Islands right after the battle against Chaos and the lingering wills, Merlin had told him that he, Tony, and Rufus would be working on more projects to help them on their journeys, but he didn't think they would come up with something this fast.

"Kairi," Sora called her. For the past few days, Kairi had not been feeling her best, so, being the gentleman he is, Sora was taking care of her. So he was not even sure if she was wake yet, but when he looked at the time (10:30) he figured it was about time she woke up.

No response. Sighing to himself with a smile, Sora walked over to the place he had last left her, the couch in her living room, with the box from Merlin in hand. When the couch came into his view, he saw Kairi, still sleeping with a large, blue blanket draped over her. Sora smiled wider upon seeing her, sleeping like an angel on the puffiest cloud in the sky.

Bending down to her level, Sora nudged her shoulder. "Hey Kairi, wake up," he said, shaking her lightly. In a matter of seconds, her blue eyes fluttered open, still as blue as the sea. "Good morning."

"Morning…" She said with a yawn. She then sat up, stretching her arms out as she let out another yawn, leaving enough room for Sora to sit down next to her. Before she could say anything else, Sora tucked some of her hair (which had grown about two inches past her shoulders) which caused her to smile.

"How are you feeling?" He asked her. Shortly after the battle against Xehanort's wills something was… off with Kairi. At first he figured she was just the aftermath of what Xehanort did to her, but there was something in her eyes that told Sora that wasn't the case. It was weird, at first he thought he was just imagining things, but he swears that he could see the bright blue color becoming duller in her eyes, as if her energy was being weakened. She just acted so drained, and because of it Sora had been taking care of her for the past few days, which was when it really became noticeable.

"Still tired, but I'm fine," she replied. "You are making a big deal out of this, you know that right?"

"Hey, I'm your boyfriend, I am supposed to make a big deal out of things like this," Sora replied with a grin. Kairi smiled back at him before she glanced down at the box resting on Sora's lap.

"What's that?" She asked him, resting her head on his shoulder.

"I'm not sure, Merlin sent it," Sora told her. "He said it was something he, Tony, and Rufus had been working on for a while; apparently he made one for all of us."

"Well open it!" She said playfully. Laughing at her comment, Sora took his hands and pulled off the tape of the box, then opened it to reveal the contents. There were many packing peanuts, but when he pushed those out of the way he found to objects, both looking very much alike except that one was blue and the other was pink. It took some observing, but Sora finally realized it was a phone, with a touch screen. Curious, Sora touched the screen and immediately it came to life, with several names appearing on the cover. On the bottom of the touch screen, there was a semi-big, red button that red ALERT on it.

"Aw, how nice of them," Kairi said as she took the pink one out of Sora's hand and held it in her own. Sora then glanced back into the box, finding yet another note folded in half.

As Sora unfolded it, Kairi lifted her head off his shoulder. "What does it say?"

"Dear Romeo and Juliet," Sora began, the two of them immediately knowing who this note was from just from that. "Hope you enjoy some of the finest state-of-the-art-Stark-Industries-technology we—and by we I mean I have made in a while. The uses are simple, just tap the screen and a bunch of names show up, then tap on the one you want to contact so you can talk to them. I went through the liberty of making sure there are all the people you would need to call and or text are in there. Not much to do besides that, but some future updates I have planned are sure to make Wayne Enterprises' products look like a flip phone.

"Oh, and sorry about that hideous ALERT button on there. Merlin insisted it. Just in case of an emergency, press the button and it will 'alert' all your buddies so they can come help you. I don't understand why it needed to be a button when the touch screen is right there… But Gandalf was giving me such a hard time that I ended up listening to the blue hatted fellow. Anyway, hope you enjoy it besides that."

Sora squinted his eyes. "And at the bottom, he sighed Tony Stark with a little stick figure saying 'OMG Iron Man's autograph!'" He laughed.

"What's Wayne Enterprises?" Kairi asked.

"I have no idea," he replied. "It was nice of them though, now we don't need to use our keyblade rider or letters to contact the others."

"Yeah, it was," she sighed before she slid her new phone into her pocket, with Sora doing the same. Then, adjusting the blanket over her, she reached for the remote of the TV and turned it on.

"You don't want to go to the island today?" Sora asked her.

She paused. "Oh, well, maybe we can go in a little bit," she replied. Now this very comment scared Sora; she always wanted to go to the island, even if it was raining. Was she that tired and sick that she really didn't feel like going?

Sora however, did not comment on it and instead nodded to his girlfriend. He then sat back in the couch with Kairi as they watched the first thing that popped up on the television, the Worlds' News.

"Three weeks ago, our crew left for Midgar. However, the group's whereabouts' still remain unknown. What really happened down there?"

"Midgar… That's right by where Cloud and the others live," Sora whispered, with Kairi nodding in agreement before they continued listening.

"Tonight, for the first time, we give you the final transmission that was received before all contact was lost."

The anchorman's faces were soon covered by a video that expanded from the corner of the screen which showed a young broadcaster and several men in heavy work uniforms at the front of a large building.

"For the past three years, this door has remained sealed," she said. "However, those seals are about to be broken. There are no records of this place located deep within the Shinra Building, another of the companies' secret's revealed recently. According to an investigator's reports, there is evidence that people were once transported here."

"Thank Cosmos Shinra is now on our side," Kairi muttered. "Do you think he might have been called in about that?"

Sora shrugged. "Beats me, but I beat with all the money he and Stark's new company is making that he bought his way out of it, if he was called about it."

"If rumors of the Shinra Company conducting human experiments are true, then this may be where those nefarious deeds were carried out. To bring you this exclusive footage, Channel Seven news has teamed up with volunteer Organization…"

"I don't know if Shinra could buy himself the human experiments thing," Kairi commented as the footage continued to roll.

"True, but I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't have to deal with it," Sora replied. "I think with the darkness energy weapons he is creating proves enough that he has redeemed himself though. You know how many worlds he and Tony had helped by creating those?"

"I know," she continued. "Ever since they made those weapons, the heartless population has gone down, in term the nobodies as well in every world they have been used in."

Sora was about to continue the conversation, but the loud music on the TV stopped him. When they turned their heads back to look at the TV, they saw Breaking News on the screen.

"Breaking News," the anchorman repeated. "The town of Kalm has just been invaded by people in grey uniforms in large ships. As of right now, who they are is unknown, but sources say that many dead bodies have been found as well as large families going missing…"

"Kalm?" Sora said shocked as he stood up, sliding his phone into his pocket as he did so. "Isn't that where Vincent said he was going to go before he left here?"

"You're right," Kairi said, joining her boyfriend as she stood up. "Do you think he is alright?"

Before Sora could reply, the footage on the TV changed to a low quality video of some of these people in uniforms, with their weapons raised high. "I don't know, but by the looks of it, it doesn't seem like anyone else from Edge is trying to stop it."

"Maybe they are calling in the W.L.A," she suggested. "They did join their world army's together right? They are probably just waiting for more back-up forces before they go charging into battle. By the looks of it, these people invading Kalm seem like dangerous enemies, going into battle with limited numbers wouldn't be smart."

Sora paused for a moment, thinking with a pensive look on his face. "Or maybe, they need our help." He placed his finger on his chin. "We did say we would help them before, and while I am sure the W.L.A is enough, better to have more back-up then none."

"So… You really think we should go there?" Kairi questioned him. "Even without saying anything?"

"Kairi, do you really think that they would be mad at us for going there without warning?" He said. "Look at what's happening there! They need help." He looked down. "But, if you still aren't feeling well…"

"Sora," Kairi stopped him. "I said you were making a big deal out of it, didn't I? I agree, they need help, I am not going to let some minor sickness from stopping my friends."

Sora smiled at his girlfriend's determination. "Then should we head out?"

Before she replied, Kairi glanced back at the TV, seeing the low quality footage now was showing people being pinned down by the soldiers in the grey uniforms.

"The sooner we leave the better." She said.

And with that, Sora nodded and the two went outside, summoned their keyblade riders, and flew off into the sky, steering course for their friend's world.

…

"Are you ready?" Xion asked Riku with a smile. The two were currently sitting on the couch in their home in Twilight Town, but as far apart as the arms of the couch would let them. They both sat cross-legged and Xion had a bowl of grapes on her lap.

Riku nodded. "Shoot," he said, studying Xion closely. Smiling, Xion pulled out a grape from the bowl, put her hand behind her head, and threw it at her boyfriend. Hardly moving, Riku opened his mouth to catch the grape, grinning as he chewed and swallowed the grape. They continued to do this for several more moments, each throw getting more difficult than the last. Eventually, Xion got bored with this and threw a grape hard directly at Riku's forehead.

"Hey!" He yelled as he jumped from his seat to move over to her. Xion laughed as she shot up, running to the other side of the couch to try and protect herself. But, before their fun could continue, Riku suddenly heard his phone (which they had received from Merlin as well just over an hour ago) ring with the ringtone Xion picked out for him.

"Utada Hikaru?" He questioned, only just hearing the ringtone she picked out for him now.

"Hey, she is amazing," Xion smiled.

Riku grinned back at his girlfriend before he answered his phone. "Hello?"

Riku had to take the phone away from his ear because the person on the other line was talking so loud. When he heard the voice calm, he placed the phone back on his ear. "Woah, slow down," he said. "Wait, how did you get my number so quick? I just got this phone an hour ago…"

Xion could tell by the look on Riku's face that the person on the other line ignored his question. However, directly after that, Riku's face turned to one filled with horror and confusion, which scared Xion just by looking at his face. "Well are all of you alright?" He asked.

"What happened?" Xion whispered. Riku did not reply yet and only continued to listen to the person on the other phone.

"Did you call Sora and Kairi?" He continued. He was silent for several minutes as he continued to listen to the other person on the phone. "Alright, we'll come as soon as we can."

"What happened?" Xion repeated as soon as she saw Riku hang up the phone.

"Where did Roxas say he and the Turks were going last time you talked with him?" Riku asked, avoiding Xion's first question.

"I think he said some world called Ivalice?" She spoke. "He told me all three of them were going there after a large heartless sighting."

Riku looked away. "Then we better get there too," he said.

"Why?" She asked before she repeated for the third time: "What happened?"

Riku inhaled. "That was Yuffie," he began. "Edge was just attacked, and hundreds were found dead or kidnapped."

Thanks for all the great reviews so far! You guys don't know how much it means to me :)

Hehe, this chapter was so funny in my opinion XD all those references to other fandoms, hints to future events, and real life stuff XXDD

So, what are your predictions so far for the story? What is up with Kairi? Is everyone on Edge alright? And who are these people in grey uniforms? You will have to keep reading to find out!

Hey, are any of you guys having trouble on FF lately? After I got three reviews on this story, I tried to check my reads and it said no one read it... I mean, there should have been at least three readers if there where three reviews! It seems to be kind of fixed now, but still!

After this chapter, we should be arriving in Edge! Now, I have finished the Dirge of Cerberus walkthrough and pretty much know where I want to go with this story, just need to come up with a solid ending fight scene. That is really the only thing I am having trouble on, since the final scene in the game really can only be up to Vincent and I don't feel like the others can interfere with that. I am going to have to come up with something else the others can fight or something, but I will come up with something!

However, upon watching all the cut scenes, I am just going to tell you that the secret ending to Divinity is going to be very different from what is really going to appear in this story. I mean, I wrote that secret ending before I even decided I was going to write Divinity II so I guess it should be much of a surprise... But it will be different, but I am still going to try and make it awesome!

So please R&R and look out for the next chapter!

SHADOWS ASSEMBLE!