A/N: I know Cloud is supposed to not be with Hades after Sora fights him the first time but I had to tweak it a bit. Sorry, but enjoy. BTW go to you tube and search kingdom hearts Piano Melody, it'll be by GermanSeabass. It's amazing.

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Hades had gone down in the Underworld to check on something. He seemed pretty excited because he was smiling and saying things about Wonder Breath's end. I had taken off my shoes and socks and Cloud was checking my ankle. It was swollen, purple, black and blue. I winced when he touched it his fingers were oddly cool.

"This is broken," He said, feeling the bones. I just squinted my eyes shut.

"I figured."

"Well I suppose we could find a healer to fix it," He muttered, looking around. "EXC-" he started to yell.

"That won't be necessary." My eyes snapped open at the familiar voice. Maleficent was standing before us. "I shall heal your ankle dear child." She leaned forward to inspect the damage." Cloud stared at her. "I would have fixed it before you left Hallow Bastion, but everyone was in such a rush."

"Yeah sure," I mumbled under my breath. She touched her freezing hands to my ankle and once again I could feel an odd coolness leave her body and enter mine.

"How did you like the darkness?" she asked.

"What?"

"You used it to fight in the tournament. Those heartless, though made of darkness, could not stand up the strength of your power, and you have but only a taste." I shrugged. She stood up, my ankle was no longer bruised. "I expect when Hades is finished with you here, he'll bring you back to Hallow Bastion so that you may meet with Riku and finish our plans."

"What plans are those?" I asked.

"His friend Sora will be moving into the Captain's course in two days time. He plans to intercept them," She explained.

"Why would I want to help with that?"

"Your friends are with him." She started to walk away and in only a moment she had disappeared into a portal.

"I loath her." I growled. Cloud was still sitting on the wall, just looking at me. Hades had returned.

"So have I got news for you kid!" He exclaimed, putting a huge blue hand on my shoulder. I looked up at him. "It seems the brat and his friends beat the Pegasus Cup while you were knocked out at Hollow Bastion."

"How is that a good thing?" I asked.

"Well its not, not really," He said, still not loosing his upbeat attitude, "But Jerkules's cup is tomorrow! So that means Cloud's already entered and since you can't have more than one person from a sponsor you, Short Stuff, are going to do everything in your power to upset that little twerp and whoever his friends are."

"Okay…" I said, unsure about it.

"Just remember, you don't do what you're told and…" He didn't have to finish. I would get tossed in that Underworld and any chance of me finding my friends and getting out of here was caput…. Not to mention the power Maleficent offered, it would be gone.