A/N: Haha, sup my people?

The People: *Death Glares*

Oi, I guess I sort of deserve the angry looks ^-^; After all, I haven't updated since the beginning of the month, and that's an awfully long time for me to go without an update. I'M SORRY! I DIDN'T MEAN TO BE SUCH A LAZY AUTHORESS! As a way of saying sorry, I offer you lovely people this new chapter that may be sort of too…crappy and…well, not very smart, but whatever! My genius brain can only conjure up so many things at once. ENJOYYYY!

Axel frowned as he stood on the clock tower, staring out at the sun setting on Twilight Town. He was so concentrated on the horizon, he didn't even here the quiet sounds of footsteps approaching him. He jumped slightly when he felt arms wrap around his waist from behind, a form pressing into his back. The wind blew slightly, and he sighed softly as Hope held onto him.

"I'm sorry…" She did not reply, and he turned around to face her. She smiled slightly, before moving away, Axel grabbing her hand to stop her. "No…don't go." She didn't stop, and her hand slipped out of his. He made the move to run after her, only to find that he couldn't move his legs. "No! Come back! Hope!" He shouted after her, watching as she disappeared into the darkness, falling to his knees when Twilight Town became nothing but darkness. He held his head in his hands, shaking it over and over. "HOPE!"

"GAH!" Axel shot up, panting heavily. Beads of sweat covered his forehead as he breathed heavily, looking around to find that he was still in the hotel room he had rented for a night. He glanced over at the next bed, the form of another red-head sleeping soundly coming into his view. He sighed, putting his head in his hands, rubbing his temples. That dream had been awful, terrifying, and scarily realistic like. To lose the one person that was so very precious to him and everyone else…there were no words to even describe what it would be like.

"Hey, what're you doing? Hurry up!"

"Do you think that I'm strong enough to take on anything?"

"You need to cut back some on that ice-cream. It's making you too slow!"

"Axel! Let's go somewhere fun!"

"I'm bored! Do something with me!"

"Please? Pretty please with a cherry on top?"

"Axel…hold me."

"Promise me that no matter what happens, you and I will always be friends? Promise me?"

"Why did you do that?"

"Because! It was wrong!"

"Why can't you understand that yelling at him like that won't make things better!"

"Axel…I love you."

He fisted his hands into his hair, wishing he could just rip it out and scream to the high heavens. "Why can't I get you out of my head? Why, Hope? Why…"

If only she knew how she tortured him.

"So, let me get this straight: You're looking for Ansem's computer?"

"That's right!" Yuffie exclaimed.

"And you think that you can find it with my help?"

"Right again!"

Hope sighed as everyone except for Leon looked at her expectantly. Her stay here had been extended to a longer time, and she'd already been here for 2 days. Merlin had returned yesterday, and Sora had said that they were going to go check out something that were happening in Atlantica for awhile, figuring Hope would prefer to stay back in Hollow Bastion, though she really wasn't feeling so comfortable with that very idea after the whole "Leon Incident" several days earlier. They still weren't speaking to each other, even after Cloud had tried talking to Leon. Being in the same room at the same time was extremely awkward, the atmosphere always tense.

"To be honest with you, I'm not really even sure where it's at, really. I never saw it, and whenever I asked if I could help out, I was always denied the privilege. Either way, there's no telling where it's-"

"Momma? Momma?" Ienzo mumbled, tugging on Hope's duster. She bent down to his level.

"What is it, Ienzo?"

"I know where it's at."

Hope's eyes widened slightly, the same as everyone else. She frowned. "Ienzo, do you really remember where it's at? It's been years since you last went inside the castle, and-"

"But I remember where it's at, momma. Honest."

Hope smiled slightly. "I know, and I believe you. Would you be willing to take us-"

He stopped her and shook his head vigorously, a frown on his face. "Only you. Master Ansem told us that no one else that was outside of the castle was allowed at the computer."

Hope sighed, while the others groaned slightly. "Listen Kid, either you take us there, or we'll make you tell us." Cid threatened and Ienzo whimpered, hugging Hope's side.

She sent the gruff pilot an angry look. "We're not going to force anyone to tell us anything! I'll go with him for now. Ienzo, could you please wait outside for a moment? I need to talk grownup talk with the others."

He did as she said, and once he was gone, Cid spoke. "How do you expect the kid to let us go?"

"Come to the castle corridors in about an hour."

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"This way, mom, this way." Ienzo said, tugging on Hope's hand, causing her to laugh.

"Okay, okay, I'm coming." Hope said, allowing him to drag her through the underground corridors of the castle. Eventually, they stopped and stood in front of a familiar door. She sighed as she turned the knob of the door, letting it fly open to reveal an all too familiar room. She smiled sadly when she saw the familiar desk, wishing that Ansem was sitting behind it, smiling at them as they entered. But image was one that would never be seen again, except in a distant memory.

"Momma, why are you crying?" Ienzo asked, staring up at Hope, a small little frown on his precious little face.

Hope frowned to, reaching her finger tips to her cheeks, feeling tears on them. She wiped her eyes and grinned. "I just got a little dust in my eyes. This room has collected a lot of it over the years." Hope stated, running a finger along a bookshelf, sticking her tongue out in disgust when she saw the dust on it, immediately wiping it on her pants.

"Over here." Ienzo said, standing in front of a wall, pointing up at it slightly. "There's a pad here in the wall that identifies handprints. Master Ansem made it to where it would only read our handprints and his." Ienzo explained. "I can't reach it."

Hope smiled at him, lifting him up with ease, watching as he pressed his hand to the wall, a glow emanating from it before it opened it up, revealing a small pathway. "I never would've imagined that this was here."

Ienzo led the way in, and Hope stared around. There were technology items everywhere, and Hope sighed. To think that she had lived in this castle for so many years, and yet not once did she ever know of such a room that had vast amounts of technology. She noticed up in the top corner of the room, there was a security camera that had been blown to bits. Curiosity getting the better of her, she walked over to it and took it down, noticing the tape inside had not been damaged, unlike the camera. She took it out and held it in her hand. While Ienzo was busy making sure the computer was working correctly, Hope moved over to a small little TV monitor in the room, turning it on and popping the tape in, pressing play. The camera had been moving around, apparently, before it stopped, landing on a hooded figure, causing Hope to gasp. The words "unknown" began to flash in red, a small warning beep going off in the background before the tape went off, the hooded figure seeming to have destroyed the camera when it had landed on him. She shut the monitor off, and turned to Ienzo.

"Ienzo, I need to know who all had access to this room."

The child continued pressing buttons on the keyboard of the computer. "Just me, and the other apprentices, and Master Ansem. There actually used to be another room down stairs through that hall over there. Well, actually, it used to be a lab room, but Master Ansem shut it off from all of us after Xehanort came to live with us, but we built something down in it after Xehanort banished the Master. I think it was a chamber."

"Are you sure that no one has been in here since then?"

The boy stopped, frowning slightly. "Xigbar told me that he followed Xemnas one day, and it led him here. He also said that he heard Xemnas talking to someone, and that someone was talking back to him."

Hope knelt down in front of him and grabbed his shoulders gently. "I need you to tell me where that room is, Ienzo. Even if you can't completely remember, any little detail will help."

Ienzo frowned, walking back into the office, the sound of shuffling and things being moved around loud enough for Hope to hear. Ienzo came back, a black and white disk in his hands. He handed it to her. "Here."

"Thank you, sweetie." Hope thanked, popping the disk into the cd drive of the computer. The words 'now loading appeared', before the computer asked for a password. Hope frowned, glancing down at the keyboard and at the keys that had been used the most, the lettering almost gone. It was easy to depict what the first password was. "Another…" Hope pressed enter, and 6 more blank boxes appeared. "If the apprentices are the ones that made this room, then it's pretty obvious to tell what these passwords are, too." She counted the blanks in each box, the first box being Xehanort, the second box being Even, the third box being Braig, the fourth box being Dilan, the fifth box being Aeleus, and the sixth and final box being Ienzo. Hope pressed enter, and the words 'System start' appeared.

The computer popped the disk out, and Hope took it, placing it away safely in her pocket. She glanced down at Ienzo. "Now, where's that room at?" He took her hand and led the way, walking down several stairs with her until they stopped in front of the glowing floor. Hope smiled reassuringly at Ienzo before she walked them onto the platform, Hope nearly jumping in surprise as a light lit the floor, and the floor opened up, revealing several stairs. Hope looked at Ienzo. "I'm pretty sure the others are coming soon, so you'll be okay." He frowned at her slightly and she ruffled his hair. "They need to know, too, Ienzo. Grandpa wouldn't mind them knowing. Trust me." Hope said, pressing a kiss to her forehead. "I'll be back, okay? Go back to the computer."

With that said, she began her descent down the stairs.

A/N: Sorry it was short, but I'm tired today, and I'll write what happens later, okay? Hope you enjoyed! Leave a review! Also, I'm thinking about giving Hope another theme, though luck charms will still be her main theme, though unless you think I should change it to one of the following: Wings of Hope, or Lost Wings. Wings of Hope will be another theme for her later on, but Lost wings is beautiful and I feel like making it her main theme. Tell me what you guys think: Here are the links for them on youtube! Wings of /watch?v=8iE3fRXn5tc Lost Wings- youtube.com/watch?v=_gYloYinfE8 . Check them out and let me know what you guys think! LATER TATERS!