"We finally beat over half of the Organization, right?" Kairi asked. "So why aren't we celebrating?"

"You didn't hear Saix's tone?" Naminé replied. "The Organization WANTS us to fight them for some reason." She sighed. "What for, I can't even begin to imagine."

Kairi walked over to one of the cascading waterfalls and splashed some cold water over her face. "Isn't there some other way to get out of here? I mean, shouldn't there be at least a Save Point or something?"

"Kairi? This is the Organization we're talking about. They could just summon one of those corridors of darkness and teleport out of here," Naminé explained. "Unless you want to try to go through all those Nobodies again, I think it's best we just keep fighting."

Kairi shrugged. "Not like we have much of a choice, do we?" She started up the ramp for the umpteenth time. "So who's left exactly?"

Naminé thought for a moment. "If I remember correctly, the last six members of the Organization are DiZ's...I mean, Ansem the Wise's disciples."

"Disciples?" Kairi repeated. "Don't you mean apprentices?"

"Same thing," Naminé huffed impatiently. "Anyway, these guys aren't to be taken lightly."

Kairi grinned. "Come on, Naminé. You've been with me for how long? Have I ever taken it easy?" To the right of Axel's cove was the symbol that looked like a rounded block. Kairi took a deep breath. "Here we go again."

Before the light even finished fading, Kairi could hear the unmistakable sound of a storm howling around her. She took a quick look at her surroundings. "The rock," she groaned. "It had to be this stupid rock! This is the third time I've been here!"

"What are you talking about?" Naminé asked curiously. "We've only been here once and that was with Darkside."

Kairi pursed her lips together. "Oh yeah. You're right."

"Are you okay, Kairi?" Naminé voiced with concern. "You're not still freaked out about that dream, are you?"

Kairi's eyes widened in surprise. "How'd you..." Then she stopped herself. "Never mind." She stood silent for a few seconds. "You saw the entire thing?"

In the back of her mind, Naminé nodded. "Sorry, I know it was a violation of privacy. But you had me worried when your body just gave out."

Kairi shook her head. "Don't worry about it. It was just a stupid dream anyways."

Naminé giggled. "More like a fantasy. I'm surprised you and Sora were finally going to kiss!" Kairi blushed slightly. "Who knows? It might happen for real when we get out of this mess."

Kairi rolled her eyes. "Yeah, like that's going to happen. I'm going to end up dead at this rate."

Naminé laughed again. "Way to look on the bright side of things, Kairi."

The data streams sparked out of nowhere and began to take shape. Kairi tightened her grip on the Keyblade. "It's showtime," she muttered.

Before her stood a young looking man, his bluish-gray hair obscured one half of his face giving him a dark, shifty look.

Naminé gasped. Kairi immediately felt the shock and astonishment in her emotions. "Naminé, talk to me! Who is this guy?"

"Zexion! He's..." Naminé's voice stopped abruptly.

"Naminé?" Kairi searched her heart and mind, but it was as if something had built a wall between them. "Naminé!" She whipped her head toward Zexion. "What did you do with Naminé?!"

Zexion shrugged. "Beats me. Maybe she abandoned you."

Kairi's eyes narrowed. "You expect me to believe that?"

Zexion crossed his arms, placing his chin on his hand in thought. "Well, you don't have to. But realize this, princess. The way you've grown and evolved..." He chuckled. "There's no place for you in this world."

Kairi maintained her icy glare. "Sorry, riddles aren't exactly my forte. If you've got something to say, spit it out!"

The Cloaked Schemer laughed again. "How about I just show you?" He waved his hand and instantly darkness swept the field, enveloping Kairi's surroundings. The only thing visible was her own body. After a few seconds, the darkness lifted. Zexion had disappeared.

"Where'd he go?" Kairi turned her head one way then the other. There was no sign of him. Suddenly she heard some footsteps from behind her. She whirled around and saw...

"Sora? Riku?" She let out a sigh of relief. "Aren't you two a sight for sore eyes!" Kairi was taken completely off guard when Sora and Riku drew their weapons with cold indifference etched on their faces. "Uh, guys?"

Sora and Riku charged at Kairi, their Keyblades flashing through the air. She leapt back a few feet. "What's wrong with you two? Don't you recognize me?"

"Of course we do," Riku said as he and Sora trained their weapons on her. "You're the one responsible for destroying our home."

"What?" Kairi raised an eyebrow. "What are you talking about?"

Sora and Riku glanced at each other. "Can't believe someone as bright and cheerful as you is stupid and blind to the truth," Sora sneered. "I think it's better if we had never met you!"

Kairi's arms dropped. "I..."

"Do we have to spell it out for you?" Sora shouted impatiently. "If it weren't for you, our home might never have been destroyed in the first place!"

The Keyblade masters started forward causing Kairi to back up even further. "They're only drawn to the strongest of hearts, Kairi!" Riku roared. "And whose heart is more powerful than a Princess of Heart?"

Kairi's eyes widened. "You don't mean..."

"The Heartless invaded Destiny Islands because of you!" Sora shouted accusingly.

"But the worlds were restored!" Kairi stammered. "There wasn't any..."

"Shut up!" Riku snapped. "If you had stayed on the islands like you were supposed to, then I wouldn't have had to come to your rescue."

Kairi was about to say something, but she couldn't think of a single counter-argument. Riku gave her a sick grin. "Haven't you realized yet? If you hadn't leapt blindly into the darkness, I wouldn't have had to waste my time babysitting you!"

"But, Riku..." She felt the heel of her boot make contact with empty air. Kairi glanced behind her and was stunned to find that she had been cornered to the edge of the platform.

"And to think I could ever love you!" Sora shouted. "Do you honestly believe that I stayed with you because I loved you?" He let out an evil laugh. "I only hung around because I felt sorry for you! Sorry for you being a pathetic, helpless and weak girl who only got in our way!"

Despite her instincts, Kairi's eyes started to tear up. "Sora..." It hurt her heart to hear those words coming from Sora's mouth.

"I mean, look at you! No matter how much training you do, no matter how much you want to be one of us, you're always going to be some scared, little girl who always needs to be looked after!" Sora shook his head in disgust. "And you look like you've ballooned a few pounds!" As far as she was concerned, that last comment was WAY below the belt. It was like being slammed with a sledgehammer across the face.

Kairi's eyes were reddened with tears, her weapon hung loosely by her side. "Sora..." Her bottom lip was quivering. The words had struck deep sorrow within her heart. Sora and Riku were now standing on both sides of her, weapons at the ready.

"And this stupid charm of yours?" Sora reached into his pocket and pulled out Kairi's lucky charm. "I don't even know why I took this lousy piece of junk in the first place!" He hurled the star off the edge which was swallowed up by the darkness.

Kairi stood silent for a moment. She looked at Sora as if it were her first time laying eyes on him. Then a big smirk appeared on her lips. "That's all I needed to know." She slammed her Keyblade into Sora's stomach. "You're definitely not Sora!"

She could hear Riku's footsteps echoing behind her. Kairi whirled around, grabbed Riku's outstretched arm and flipped him straight into Sora. Clouds of darkness smoked over their fallen forms, leaving a wounded and injured Zexion on his knees. "How? How could you see through my illusion like that?"

Kairi shook her head in amusement. "The lucky charm thing was a big mistake." She reached for her belt and revealed the star that was attached to it. "Sora gave it back to me when he came back home." She wiped the tear streaks off her face. "I am SO going to make you pay for that fat comment!"

Zexion stood up, shaking off the pain. "There's no Naminé to help you this time, princess." A block of light appeared in his hand transforming itself into his weapon: a lexicon.

"Whatever, goth boy," Kairi snaps getting into her fighting stance. "Maybe you and Cloud should get together sometime." She grinned at the thought. "Create an "Emo's Anonymous" club or something."

Rikku had wasted no time in telling Yuna and Paine about Riku's orders. Now the three fairies had split up again on their different ways attempting to make ends finally meet.

Meanwhile, Jack Skellington and Jack Sparrow still found themselves lost without a clue. Sparrow bent over gasping for breath. "We've been at this for hours now! Don't you have any idea where we're going?"

The Pumpkin King scratched his head. "Sorry, I didn't realize this world was so big!"

Captain Sparrow grabbed onto Skellington's arm for support. "Maybe I should start leading. A captain always has an internal sense of direction after all. Savvy?"

And that's when Aladdin's group appeared around the corner.

"You!" Aladdin and Jack Sparrow shouted in unison. They stared into each other's eyes, unflinching. Without warning, the former street-rat and the devious pirate drew swords and started swiping at each other. Skellington and Mulan looked at one another, confused.

After a few minutes, Jack Skellington calmly grabbed both of their heads in each hand and lifted them off the ground, separating the two of them at arms length. "Please, friends! If there's a problem, you should be talking it out, not attacking each other!"

Sparrow struggled to free himself but to no avail. He pointed his sword at Aladdin. "That little bugger stole my compass!"

"Like you should talk!" Aladdin shot back, his legs flailing in the air. "You tried to swipe my wallet!"

Both Jack and Aladdin kept arguing until Simba finally had enough. He let out a mighty earth-shattering roar that silenced the bickering duo.

"That's enough!" Simba growled. "In case you two hadn't noticed, we're all on the same side!"

Mulan nodded in agreement. "He's right. We're wasting time!" She brushed some stray strands of hair out of her battle-weary face. "For all we know, the enemy might have already won." With the fighting stopped, Jack Skellington finally released his grip on the two swordsmen and set them down gently.

"Well, what do you suggest, lass?" Jack Sparrow asked, crossing his arms. "Do you have any idea where we're supposed to go?"

The words had just left his mouth when Paine popped out of the air in a shower of stardust. "There you guys are."

The Captain blinked and massaged his forehead. "First a talking cat and now pixies. Where's all the rum gone?"

The others ignored him. "Any news?" Mulan asked.

Paine nodded. "I've been told to tell you guys that everyone's supposed to regroup at the mineshaft."

Mulan bowed in gratitude. "Thank you." Paine nodded again and disappeared without another word. Mulan turned to the others. "Well, does that answer your question, Mr. Sparrow?"

The pirate's eyes narrowed. "That's CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow! And no, it didn't answer my question."

"What do you mean?"

Aladdin smiled grimly. "Do you know where the mineshaft is?" Everyone looked at each other, hoping that one of them would know the answer.

Jack Sparrow shook his head in disbelief. "So it's back to the original plan, eh? Run around and hope for the best?"

Mulan stared at him sternly. "If you have a better plan, we're all ears."

Captain Sparrow grinned. "As a matter of fact, if ol' Laddie here would kindly give back the compass he stole from me..."

Aladdin raised an eyebrow. "Only if you return the rubies you swiped from me first." There was another awkward tension hanging in the air.

Mulan rolled her eyes. "Will you boys just give each other the other person's property back already?!"

After Aladdin and Jack Sparrow (cautiously) returned their belongings to their rightful owners, Sparrow kissed his compass. "Thank ye, Laddie. Now as I was saying..." He flipped open the cover, revealing the compass needle spinning crazily.

"How exactly are you supposed to use that, Sparrow?" Aladdin asked. "I couldn't make any sense of what it was pointing at!"

"That's because you weren't handling her right, Laddie. This compass points toward whatever the holder most desires." The arrow finally stopped spinning and pointed north-east. "Well, it's pointing that way!"

"Alright!" Jack Skellington shouted enthusiastically. "Mulan, Aladdin, Simba, Captain Sparrow..." He pointed outward in dramatic fashion. "We're off!" Jack Skellington started forward with Aladdin and Simba trailing behind.

"Off to get some rum, that is," Jack Sparrow chuckled to himself.

Mulan overheard him muttering. "What was that?"

Sparrow waved off the question dismissively. "Oh, nothing. Just said we're off to run and all that." Mulan gave him a suspicious look, but said nothing as she ran after the others. "Note to self," Jack Sparrow murmured, "Learn to control output of first-person narration."