"Your Majesty, what are you doing here?" Sora is standing with the others in front of the little mouse as we approach. Roxas runs up to stand next to Namine, but I hang back a little.

"I wish I could say I just came to visit ya, but I'm afraid there's trouble brewing again." He looks at everyone, but stops when he sees Namine and Roxas. "It's good to finally meet you two." Then he cranes his neck to look around them to where I'm trying to hide. "And you too, Dexlin."

I'm shocked. "How do you know my name?" This makes me very uncomfortable. How does this Mouse King know who I am when I've never met or heard of him before?

"Yeah, your Majesty, how do you know about Dexlin?"

"I've kept track of ya ever since I returned to Disney Castle. I wanted to make sure that you were all okay. I've known about everything that's happened, including you and your Nobodies separating. And Dexlin's arrival on the island. You can never be too careful, ya know, especially these days."

"Why? What's going on?" Riku steps forward a little. He already has a determined look on his face. That's one thing I've noticed about him the last few weeks, he's always ready to take on a fight.

"It seems Maleficent is back in action. She's trying to take control over the Heartless again. She's trying to gain more power to take over Kingdom Hearts."

"But she doesn't have enough power to control them. At least, she didn't when we left her in The World the Never Was. I didn't think she was going to be able to take on all of the Heartless that invaded the Organization's stronghold." Sora has a worried look on his face.

"She was trying to use Xemnas's former castle as base of operations to start a new army of Heartless but…"

"She left." Everyone stares at me with confused looks.

"Yes, she did."

"How did you know that, Dexlin?" Roxas stands right in front of me, awaiting an answer. I can't really tell, but I think it might be angry with me.

I swallow what feels like a baseball. "When I was looking for you, I saw her. I didn't know who she was, but it must have been this…Maleficent. She looked like she was leaving the castle for good. She said something about the Heartless being too hard to control there. But I didn't see any Heartless anywhere."

"She was right. That castle is too close to the darkness for her to have any kind of control over the Heartless."

"But, King Mickey, does Maleficent have enough power to try and capture Kingdom Hearts? After she came back from Sora beating her, she didn't seem as powerful as before. And she also doesn't have any helpers this time, like Jafar or Ursula."

"You're right, Kairi, she wasn't. She had to use the last bit of her power to bring herself back to life. But as time goes on, she gains strength. And she doesn't need her helpers anymore. She was only using them in the first place. With enough power of her own, she can take over Kingdom Hearts by herself."

"What exactly would that do?" I'm the only one here who doesn't have any real knowledge of Kingdom Hearts. Everyone else at least has some memory of all of this.

"If she can obtain the power of Kingdom Hearts, then she could control the darkness that lives within the heart of all worlds. With that she could cover everything in darkness. And then it would devour everything in the worlds."

"But she can't open the door to without the seven princesses." Sora looks over at Kairi who looks extremely nervous.

"If she gets enough power, she will most likely try to kidnap them all again. You will have to keep a close eye on Kairi now."

Silence falls over everyone. I'm still not completely sure what is going on. They really should have filled me in on everything. I only know bits and pieces of what happened to them. But it's obvious that there is a lot missing from what they've told me. And whatever it is scares me.

"Where is Maleficent now?" Riku asks the question that is on everyone's mind.

"According to the latest reports, she's headed towards Twilight Town. She may be after Yen Sid. She's always thought that she could gain power by turning him into a Heartless, but he's a lot stronger than her. But she is determined."

"So we're going to Twilight Town. Maybe we can get there before she does and stop her."

Back to Twilight Town. That's something that scares me more. It used to be all I wanted, as long as Roxas was by my side, but now it's not. I have a home here and friends. Going back is something that I haven't thought about since Sora told me I could stay. I don't have any desire to go back to that place where I never belonged and see those people that never really liked me.

"I'd like to go back. I haven't seen that place since Xemnas kidnapped me. I miss all my friends there." How long ago was it that Roxas disappeared from my room? It feels like an eternity now.

"Then, ya all better get some things together. Ya can use my Gummi ship to get there. I won't be needing it anymore."

"You aren't coming with us, your Majesty?" It always surprises me how soft Namine's voice is.

"I'm afraid not. There're some things that I have to look into first. I will join you as soon as I can."

Roxas turns back to me. He's got a really excited look on his face. "Come on, let's go pack."

"Roxas, I don't know if I'm going to go with you. I don't think I'm ready to go back to that place. You might have really like it there, but I didn't. That place wasn't so nice to me."

"I know how you feel about that place. But this isn't just about that. You're a Keyblade wielder now. We have to stop Maleficent. And if she's in Twilight Town then that's where we have to go."

I guess he's right. And maybe it won't be so bad. Roxas will be there with me. I just have to face my fear of that place.

"Roxas, I would like to speak with Dexlin for a minute alone, if you don't mind." King Mickey is standing next to us. What could he possibly have to talk to me about?

"Sure, I'll head on over with the others. I'll pack some things for you, Dex."

Everyone else heads over to where the boats are docked, leaving me standing with the Mouse King. "I'm sure this is all very confusing to you."

"A little bit. I really don't know that much about what happened before I came along. I've picked up a thing here and there, but not enough to get a full picture. There's a lot of things that I don't know, even about myself."

"Well, I've known about ya for a while now. Aerith told me about ya on one of my visits to Traverse Town. She said ya couldn't remember anything about where you came from."

"No, I can't. They told me the Heartless destroyed my world, but I don't even know the name of it."

King Mickey looks down at the sand. He won't even look at me. "There are answers out there for ya. And I will help ya find them, but for right now, I need your help. You must help them stop Maleficent. With the help of your Keyblade, they can win this fight. And that is very important right now. Kingdom Hearts must be protected."

"I'll do whatever I can…your Majesty."

"Thank you." He pauses. "Dexlin, there is something ya should know. You have a great light inside of you. You being a Keyblade wielder is proof enough of that. That light will be a great protection for you."

A great light? Inside me? If he's trying to confuse me more, then it's really working. "I should probably get home and help with the packing." I turn my back to the king and start walking away. I can't shake the feeling that he knows more than he's telling me. Why else would he want to talk to me privately? He's got to know something more about me, like where I came from.

I turn back around. "Your…" He's gone. The area we were just standing is empty. Where'd he go? "…Majesty?"