Hey, Sulhadahne here.

I have many crack ideas to put in, but since I haven't the space for them, I'm going to put below the different quotes and actions that my friends have said/done that have inspired me. They might not show up yet, but they will show up. I always have to have crack, but I always make sure it fits the plot, so it might take a while.

1) (Person A is stroking a Banana) (Person B shakes her head at Person A)

"Person A, that is so emo."

2) (Person Omega talking to me) "Hey, Sulhadahne, who would win in a fight: Xemnas… or Oprah?"

3) (Person C, my cousin, walks up holding his jacket shut. He then opens his jacket to my other cousin.) Person C: "Wanna Corona?"

4) (Person D thinks she is a soda, and is looking for her lid) Person D: "Hey! Maybe my finger opens me!"

5) (Person Omega finishes talking about Oprah versus Mansex and becomes even stupider.) "Hey! I know! Puss in Boots versus AURON! YEAH! SERIOUSLY!"

6) (Yes, I said this, I'm stupid) "Dude, his sword is so long; he could stand like, a bagillion miles away and tickle somebody. Like, he could stand in China, and tickle somebody in America." (Me, hyper, talking about Sephiroth)

Yes, all of those stupid things happened. And they have inspired crack that will show up later. And now, for the story!

Outside, it was storming. As the final hours of sun ended, the clouds grew frighteningly dark and black. Thunder cracked, and Larxene and Demyx looked to each other, grinning. Xaldin just groaned.

Now, huddled in Merlin's study, the group tried to keep warm with the power off. Donald and Merlin and other magic users were helping with fire spells.

"Perfect time for Axel to be gone, eh?" Xigbar complained. Luxord groaned in response, wrapping his blanket around him tighter.

Because the power was off, the computer was off, so Dream-Catcher would not be able to reach them. Also, Auron hadn't been seen inside the city before the storm began, so the mission meeting had been postponed. Sora, Riku, Kairi, and many others had begun a game of truth or dare to pass the time.

"I dare you…" Riku thought hard on something good. I mean, what dare would make Xigbar freak? It would have to be something harsh…

Xigbar was smirking widely, smug and content. This little boy wasn't gonna scare him. Riku looked pretty pleased with himself, so at least he was trying; but the poor boy would never come up with a dare Xigbar would back away from.

Riku had a very evil grin.

"I dare you to make out… for three minutes… with someone in this circle.

'Oh shit,' Xigbar's inner face fell, but he remained smug on the outside.

Xigbar began analizing the situation. Larxene, Namine, Kairi, Yuffie, Tifa, Aerith, Yuna, Paine, and Rikku were the only girls in the circle. It seemed that Yuna and her friends had the ability to change from small to large at will, and were now human sized.

If Xigbar choose Larxene, he would die. So much for that choice.

If he choose Kairi or Namine, he would be killed by Sora, Riku, Roxas, and many others. So that wasn't an option.

Yuffie would kill him mid-kiss, which was not a beautiful prospect.

Tifa would slam him through the wall. Not fun.

Aerith wasn't a good choice either. Man, that quiet smiling girl was intimidating in her own weird way. Besides, Cloud would shove that huge sword of his somewhere unpleasant if Xigbar so much as looked at her.

So that left Yuna, Rikku, and Paine.

He didn't know much about the trio, so he'd have to leave it to luck and his own taste. Rikku was certainly not his taste. Yuna, well… she was a pretty girl, but perhaps not for him.

That left Paine.

From the sound of her name, bad things would happen as soon as he touched her. But what choice did he have? Xigbar never backed down from a dare.

"So? Made a decision?" Riku asked, grinning.

Xigbar looked around. All the conversations in the room had stopped. Many, many, big strong scary men were glaring at Xigbar, just daring him to touch their girl. Hopefully, Paine didn't have a big scary man protecting her.

And so, without saying anything, as to not give anyone warning, Xigbar swooped down on Paine's lips.

"Holy crap." Sora muttered, in awe of the older man's slick style. In seconds, Paine was kissing him back.

"Dude." Riku groaned. "No way." Luxord sighed sadly.

"He always gets the chicks."

(Sulhadahne here. XigbarPaine? Eh? Eh? And I don't care about age, really, Nobodies are "immortal" and Paine acts kinda old. So there. Besides, almost all the girls are young!)

Suddenly, the door behind them slammed open. It bounced against the wall as wind blew in, and almost flew shut again until a hand held it open. With a click click, a man in boots strode into the room, wiping the water from his eyes.

"Sorry I'm late." Auron's voice came as he shut the door behind him with a slam. Riku and Yuna, who were sitting near the door, scooted away as he walked by, into the room dripping wet.

"Your second task." He took his soaking jacket off and threw it across the room and onto an empty chair. "It begins today."

Sora leapt up.

"Today?" He shouted. Auron nodded, turning to him.

"Today. The task will begin today. Now, the people who will participate in the next task." The room's air became full of apprehension.

"Saix." The blue haired man nodded emotionlessly, but he was smirking inside.

"Sora." The boy groaned sadly.

"Demyx." The mullet kid perked up, curious.

"Marluxia." The pinked haired man grinned, but Saix sighed sadly.

"Tifa." The strong girl punched her open palm.

"Yuna." A poof of smoke, and a faerie sized Yuna was fluttering around Auron's face. She saluted him and flew over to her group.

"What's our task?" Yuna asked impatiently. Auron chuckled.

"You're task is quite simple. Once I have finished the explanation, you will have to begin immediately."

"Your task is to make your way through the storm, past the Great Maw, and into Castle Hallow Bastion. Once there, you will simply have to make your way back with proof that you've been inside the castle. Understand?" Sora looked to his comrades, and then nodded.

"We understand." Demyx sighed.

"Can't we wait till the storm is over?" He asked. Auron laughed.

"The storm will not end until the task is complete." Demyx's move went agape.

"So that means that this 'Dream Catcher' started the storm, right?" Leon asked. Auron nodded.

In a flash, Yuffie was breathing down Demyx's neck with a lethal look in his eyes.

"If you don't get your ass out there and end this storm, I swear…" She began. Demyx trembled under her deadly gaze. Sora shook his head. Off to the side, Roxas muttered.

"Does no one notice that Xigbar and Paine didn't hear a word of that conversation?" That was Roxas's subtle way of saying that the two were still lip-locked.

No one really heard him.

Sora began packing a medicine pack full of food and water, along with potions and such. Once he had finished, he slung it over his shoulder. Walking towards the door, his friends wished him and the others luck.

"Go for it, Sora!" Goofy cheered. It seemed Donald was glaring at him, thinking on the same lines as Yuffie.

"Good luck, everyone." Aerith smiled, waving.

Xemnas locked eyes with Sora. With a curt nod, Sora turned away.

"Well", He began as the six came to the door. He stood before, hand sitting on the handle. "Here goes nothing."

And so the six charged out into the storm.

I AM SORRY THIS ONE IS SHORT! I wanted to finish this one with the explanation, and start the action next time, but it turned out the explanation didn't take so long… Sorry! But, to be nice, I will give you a wonderful little treat. Remember the riddle from the first task that led to the treasure? Even though Sora and the gang haven't earned the riddle yet, I'll tell it to you. That'll give you something to chew on next time.

Also, to celebrate the boundary of FIFTEEN chapters, the next chapter will be extra fun, extra action, and extra yummy. Something life changing will happen! Someone will tell the truth! Lies will be uncovered, enemies will appear, and another not so Axel-must-be-saved mystery will come out. Sounds appetizing.

So, here's the riddle: (p.s. it's a song)

Welcome to my little home,

It rests between the dead and dawn.

Only seen by the alone,

It rests between the here and gone.

And if you come to this little heaven,

You will find a secret place.

With all of us, we seven,

You will find the last of our race.

Welcome to my little home,

It rests between the dead and dawn.

Where the lonely cease to roam,

That road of Twilight zone.