We inch ever closer to Axel's demise...but will I kill him off? Or will I allow him to live...

Axel:...You're enjoying this, aren't you?

Me: You can't tell?

Roxas: 0.0; *points* You're evil!

Kyrie (c) Me

Kingdom Hearts (c) Square Enix

Kingdom Hearts

Bonded Soul

Chapter 67

"Hey! I think we're almost there!" Goofy exclaimed as the four walked through the train station in Twilight town. Sora and Donald turned to him, blinking in confusion.

"Huh?"

"Gawrsh, aren't we here because of the picture? Look, I'll show ya!" he asked as he pulled the photograph from his back pocket. Kyrie nodded as she wrote.

Yeah, remember guys? We talked about it over lunch, remember?

The two nodded as they examined the picture. "Yeah! They're right!" Donald agreed. Kyrie and Goofy smiled.

"C'mon, let's go find this mansion!" Goofy beckoned as he began walking ahead, Kyrie tagging along. Sora nodded as he and Donald ran after the two.

"Yeah!"

-Outside the Station-

"Huh? Nobodies?" Sora exclaimed as two Gamblers appeared before them. Kyrie gasped and summoned her keyblades, just barely avoiding a strike as one of them came at her. More seemed to appear, making the group growl as they fought them off.

"But why are there Nobodies here? Twilight town is normally free of them. Unless…" her eyes widened. "We're getting closer to the World that Never Was, and now they're desperate! But how could we get there from here? The only way I know how to get there is through a dark corridor…" her thoughts continued as she fought. Once they were cleared, the group looked at each other worriedly.

"Gawrsh, I hope everyone's all right." Goofy said gravely. Kyrie nodded, even though she didn't like some of the town's residents, she hoped that everyone was safe and okay. Sora nodded.

"Yeah. C'mon, we've gotta keep going." he urged. Goofy, Donald, and Kyrie nodded as they followed their fearless leader, taking out dozens of nobodies along the way. From Dusks and Creepers to Samurais and Gamblers, you name it, they fought it. Once they got to the forest though, Kyrie stopped. She felt a strange chill go down her spine, and she didn't like it one bit.

"It's almost time. Your friend's end is very near. What are you willing to do to save him?" a female voice spoke. Kyrie was silent as her eyes widened, she knew this voice.

"What? Who's end is near?" she thought in reply, scared to know the answer.

"What are you willing to do to save him? Do you love him enough to save him? Would you fulfill your destiny in exchange for his life?" the voice asked, ignoring her questions. But she shook her head.

"Who are you talking about? WHO'S end is near? Answer me!" she demanded. But the voice went silent, making her growl as she punched a nearby tree in frustration. After a moment, she shook her head and ran to catch up with the others.

"What did she mean? Who's life is going to end?" she thought as she ran. But those thoughts were quickly erased as they ran into the mansion courtyard, spotting Hayner, Pence, and Olette passed out on the ground. Gasping, Sora and Donald ran over to Hayner while Goofy and Kyrie ran over to Pence and Olette. Dropping by the girl's side, Kyrie eased her up and into her lap, trying to jar the girl awake.

"Hey, are you all right?" Sora asked Hayner as he helped the boy up. The three began to stir, Hayner sitting up as Sora looked him over. "What happened?" Hayner looked up at him before sitting back.

"We came here looking for Kairi. Then those white things attacked us…" he explained. Donald scowled. "Ya gotta be careful!"

"Yeah, you guys didn't have to go and do that." Sora agreed. But Hayner shook his head. At that point, Pence and Olette regained consciousness as well, and looked up at Goofy and Kyrie as the two helped them to their feet.

"Of course we did. Kairi's our friend too, ya know." Hayner snapped. Sora was silent for a moment as he thought it over.

"You're right…you know I never thought of it like that before." Sora explained as both boys got to their feet. Hayner nodded as the three turned to the mansion.

"Word is, this mansion gets a lot of really strange visitors." Hayner explained. Olette nodded.

"We thought this place might be the gateway to some kind of alternate Twilight town." she explained. Kyrie and Sora looked at her and blinked, confused.

"Alternate Twilight town? Could they be talking about…? …No, they can't be. They wouldn't know about the digital town inside the computers. The one where Roxas…disappeared…" she thought as she stared at the girl. Sora blinked at her.

"What do you mean, alternate Twilight town?" he asked. Olette was silent for a moment before she, Hayner, and Pence turned to them.

"Hey, Goofy, do you think we can see that crystal of yours?" Pence asked as he pointed to the dog's pockets. He nodded and dug into his pockets before removing a pouch, taking the crystal in one hand and holding the pouch in the other.

"I made that pouch myself, and I still have it. So there shouldn't be two of them here." Olette explained as she brought out her own pouch, showing it to them. Then Hayner walked over and grabbed the trophy, which had been leaned up against the brick wall of the gate.

"And this is the trophy Seifer gave you. You left it behind, remember?" Hayner explained as he held it in his hands. The group nodded as Pence elaborated.

"It's the only one of its kind. Same for the crystals-red, blue, yellow, green-only one of each color. But you've got your own!" he explained.

"So… where'd you get it?" Hayner asked suspiciously. Sora was silent as he thought for a moment. But Goofy answered before he could.

"The pouch is from the King. When he gave us munny for the train ride, he gave us the crystal too." Goofy explained. Pence placed a hand against his chin.

"But then…where did the KING get it?" he asked. Hayner smirked. "See? There's gotta be another town out there like this one. That would explain how the King got that pouch and crystal. Everything makes sense." but the boys and Kyrie looked at each other, confused.

"It…does?" Sora asked. Pence nodded. "The other town must be where whatever's missing from here went!"

"Like Kairi." Olette added. Sora smiled and nodded.

"I get it!" he smiled. But Kyrie was silent before she reached out, grabbing Sora's shoulder. When the boy turned to her, she pulled out her notebook and began to write.

Guys, I think I know which town you're talking about. See, there's this computer inside the mansion's basement. THAT leads to the other Twilight town. And maybe… Organization XIII's base.

The group gasped before leaning in.

"So that means you know where it is? Can you lead us to Kairi?" Sora asked. She nodded. But suddenly, out of nowhere, something flew at her and slashed her side, making her gasp in pain as she fell back, collapsing in the grass. They gasped.

"Kyrie!" they cried as she coughed, before they looked to see what had attacked her. It was a dusk as it stood there, before being joined by another. Before either one could attack, a golden keyblade slashed through them, revealing the King as he stood a few feet away.

"Watch out!" he warned. With that, more nobodies showed up, mostly Dusks, Creepers, and Samurais. As Sora, Donald, Goofy, and the King fought them off, Hayner, Pence, and Olette rushed to the wounded girl's side. Kneeling down beside her, Olette looked her over.

"Kyrie, are you okay?" she asked as she looked the girl over. But she shook her head as she breathed heavily, the blood pooling from her wound as she clutched weakly at it.

"Dammit…it ambushed me." her thoughts growled. Glancing behind them, her eyes widened when she spotted a few dusks heading their way. She pointed, making them turn and gasp in alarm as they lunged.

"Dance water, dance!" a voice cried, before water geysers erupted from the ground, destroying them instantly. Kyrie smiled weakly.

"Demyx!" she thought happily as she stared. Indeed it was the melodious nocturne as he joined in the fray, helping Sora, Donald, Goofy, and the King destroy the nobodies with his water clones and geysers. But once they were all gone, the group turned on him, brandishing their weapons.

"Ah, it's you!" Sora exclaimed as he pointed the keyblade at him. But the man banished his sitar immediately, holding his hands up in defense. "Hold it, hold it! I'm on your side!" he exclaimed. But they narrowed their eyes, they didn't believe him.

"Oh yeah? Prove it!" Donald taunted. Demyx shrank back before pointing to Hayner and the others.

"Hey, I just saved their butts, didn't I?" he asked as he pointed. Sora, Donald, and Goofy looked at each other reluctantly before nodding. "Yeah…" but before another word could be said, Olette gasped.

"Kyrie!" turning their attention to the group, they paled when they spotted the white-haired girl, bleeding onto the grass as she held her wound weakly. Demyx and Donald were the first to go to her aid, each preparing a cure spell as they did so. But the second both of them realized that the other was preparing a spell, they paused and glared at each other, getting into each other's face as they did so.

"What do you think you're doing?"

"No, what do you think YOU'RE doing?"

"I'm going to heal Kyrie!"

"No, I'M going to heal her!"

"No, I'm-"

"Uh, guys?" Olette spoke, making the two glare at her.

"What?"

"Her wound's getting worse." she pointed out. The two stared at each other before grumbling, both using cure to heal her wound. After a few minutes, the girl's wound was healed as Olette helped her to her feet. The group sighed in relief.

"Everyone's okay now." Sora sighed in relief. Kyrie smiled and nodded, before the group turned their attention to Demyx. After a few moments, Sora sighed.

"Okay…I guess we should thank you for helping Kyrie. But that doesn't mean we're going to believe you! You're still apart of the organization!" he said stubbornly, crossing his arms as he and Donald glared at the young man. But Demyx shook his head.

"No, you've gotta believe me! I'm a traitor to the org. now because of what happened back in Hollow Bastion!" he explained. Sora and Donald were silent before Kyrie stepped between them, looking at them pleadingly. She quickly wrote in her notebook before handing it to them.

It's true, he is considered a traitor now. Please, he doesn't mean any harm. Can't he come along with us?

"Well…" but she quickly wrote more and handed it back.

Besides, he knows more about the place we want to go than I do. It'll be a lot easier to find Kairi. C'mon, please?

The group was silent for a moment, before sighing.

"Oh…okay…" Sora and Donald sighed. Kyrie and Demyx smiled brightly while the King and Goofy laughed, before the King gasped.

"I got somethin' to tell ya. I found out where Ansem is- Ansem the Wise! The real Ansem! He snuck into Organization XIII's stronghold." Kyrie gasped at this while Sora nodded.

"And we've figured out where Kairi is! I'm pretty sure we're right." he explained. The King cocked his head to the side.

"But why'd you all come here?"

...This doesn't count as a cliffhanger, I don't think. You need suspense for that.

And man! That Dusk attacking Kyrie is like something out of a movie. Well, this type of scene happen tons of times in movies, animes, games, ect. You all know what I'm talking about, right? No? Maybe?

Ah, screw it. Just review and tell me what you think!