Author's note: Sorry for the delay, but writers block and Christmas kept me busy. None the less, I'm back with a new chapter(and I pray that all of my stories and the rest of the stories on this amazing site-and the site itself-survive next month and many years to come after New Year's Day and the 12th of January 2016) for Chains By Days.
I have to admit, when I saw the Jump Festa trailers of the two upcoming Kingdom Hearts games, while the KH3's Mysterious Tower was absolutely beautiful(I like the new blue colours that replaced the orange colours in the previous games) I was a bit disappointed in how they changed King Mickey's look. I don't think Unreal Engine suits the KH games more than it suits the development of FFVII Remake so far.
I liked Mickey's FMV look in the ending of KH2, which was done beautifully. Scratch that, I loved it. It was definately a Disney and Final Fantasy crossover look to it.
Oops, too many words here. Let's continue on.
All rights belong to Disney, Square Enix, Toei(for the Sailor Moon world I set up and it's still the original anime. Don't like the new anime that much.) and Nintento/Pokemon Company(for the Pokemon world I set up here).
Chapter ten: Fugitives.
Continuing from the last chapter with the Sea-Salt trio...
Roxas, Axel and Xion could not believe what they were seeing. The living courters room was in complete mess and destruction. The furniture was shreded into several pieces, vases were broken and smashed, windows were severally damaged, and parts of the ceiling had fallen off and landed on the floor, some making craters, and the rest of the ceiling was threatening to come crushing down.
In short translation-the Castle that Never Was is destroyed.
"W-What happened?" Roxas stuttered, looking around, as he and his friends slowly stepped forward to try absorb the destruction of their home in their minds, but it was becoming more and more difficult as they stared on. He couldn't believe it. Something terrible happened and he knew it.
"I wish I knew." Axel muttered, just as shocked as his blonde-haired friend was. This is bad. This is very bad. 'What could've happened?' he thought.
Xion, in shock, placed her hands over her mouth, horrified at this, and speechless. While she wasn't here for long, she was mixed with unusual emotions that made her chest hurt, where a heart should be. She felt her eyes sting and water, and she tried to hold back a choke that was forming in her throat.
The trio continued to observe the ruins, until they heard a grunt of pain coming from the doorway that led to one of the halls, which, thankfully, wasn't caved in yet. Roxas, Axel and Xion looked up and their eyes widened, as Saix, battered and severally injured, slowly make his way. His coat was almost completely shreded, his body had sever wounds, and blood was slowly seeping down from his head.
Eventually, he collasped to the ground. Instantly, Axel rushed over, with Roxas and Xion, despite both of them disliking Saix, following their friend seconds later. The redhead carefully picked up and held the blue-haired man in his arms, while leaning on one knee.
Saix was weakly aware of Axel's pressence, and weakly looked up at his former friend, muttering, "...The...Organization...is no more." breathing with difficulty.
"Might wanna back up there, man." Axel told him. "What happened?" he wanted to know what happened, but at the same time, he had a strong suspision that he knew but hoped that he was wrong.
"...The...man...in the...red..."
"The guy in the red did this?" Roxas asked, shocked, his dislike at Saix aside for now. "Where is he?"
The second in command shook his head slowly, answering, "...I don't know. He...caught me by...surprise...he even...de-destroyed...Kingdom Hearts."
"You mean...!" Xion gasped, horrified. All of her and Roxas's hard work...all of their and the rest of the Organization's hopes in gaining hearts of their own...to complete Kingdom Hearts...is all for nothing!?
"Then that guy's more dangerous than we thought." Axel grimly concluded. He realised now that he was right. Oh Underworld, he was right, and he wished that he wasn't. It made sense. The man in red...he killed Xemnas and possibly Xigbar. Now he managed to destroy Kingdom Hearts and destroyed the Castle that Never Was, and severally wounded Saix. How can anyone stop him?
Saix then grunted and hissed in pain, as smoke of darkness began to seep from his body and into the air, and the three other Nobodies gasped at this. He was dying and slowly fading back into the darkness. Suddenly Axel had visions of himself lying in the Betwix and between, fading away into darkness like Saix is now. Axel suddenly found himself wanting to cling onto the Nobody of his childhood friend, memories of when Isa died in Lea's arms appeared in his mind before his own death.
"...All of you, must leave." Saix muttered again, snapping Axel back to reality, as he, Roxas and Xion gazed at him. "He is too powerful...It's over..."
Saix then gazed at Roxas and Xion, saying, "...You both are...part of Sora." much to the two's confusions and Axel's dismay, until the blue-haired man gazed at the red-haired man, adding, "...Forgive me...Lea." calling Axel by his original name.
Axel shook his head, finding himself unable to breathe, unable to accept it. He felt his eyes sting, which was unusual, and he muttered, "Hey, don't you go say that and then just disappear, Isa." saying his former friend's original name as well. "Don't you dare...!"
But Saix only smiled, which wasn't a cruel smirk but...a sad smile, until his head fell limp in Axel's arms, and then he completely vanished from his arms all together. Saix was gone.
Axel couldn't believe it. No, this wasn't happening. Not again. As much as the two weren't on friendly terms for the past almost ten years, he couldn't lose his former friend again. But he just did. On top of that, all of the hard work in trying to complete Kingdom Hearts was for nothing. Now neither of them or Roxas, or Xion, or any other surviving members of the Organization will ever get their hearts back.
But then he quickly realised that this was not the time to breakdown-if he could if he had a heart-especially since the man in red was still on the loose and possibly...still within the castle itself. Standing up, Axel sighed and turned to Roxas and Xion who, despite that they never liked Saix, stood in horror that they just seen a co-worker and boss to die in front of them. Axel made a mental note to explain this and try and comfort them later. For now, they had to get outta here and to somewhere safe, somewhere where the dangerous enemy couldn't find them.
"Let's go." Axel said, snapping them back to reality as they looked at them, and somehow his chest hurt on how scared they looked. "We can't stay here, or we're next."
"But, where can we go?" Roxas asked, helpless as he had no idea what to do or what will happen.
The older nobody shrugged, "I don't know, but anywhere that's safe."
"What about the rest of the Organization?" Xion asked, "I mean, Demyx, I think he's somewhere safe too, but what about Luxord and Xaldin?"
"Perhaps we can answer that ourselves." Xaldin's voice answered before Axel could answer. The three of them turned to see Xaldin and Luxord standing there, with several Dusks along side them. "Traitors." Xaldin added to the trio who stared at him and Luxord in shock.
"Traitors?" Roxas asked, shocked. "What do you mean?"
"You know exactly what we mean, ." Luxord muttered, summoning his cards in the air around him, while Xaldin summoned his spears. "While I am still surprised how you three managed to overthrow Lord Xemnas, Xigbar and now Saix and bring this castle into ruins, I suppose it's the power of the Keyblades that made you this strong already."
"But we didn't do anything!" Xion protested. "It was the man in red! Saix said so before he disappeared!" she was starting to shake in fear, unable to think of why Luxord and Xaldin think she and her friends are traitors.
"Save your breath, No. XIV." Xaldin sneered dangerously. "There is no point in lying."
Axel rolled his eyes, pointing out, "Oh come on, Xaldin. Do you really think Roxas and Xion are capable of lying yet? The kids are telling the truth. When we got here, Demyx came passed us and we saw the place in ruins too. Besides, even I can't go up against Lord Xemnas, and do you really suspect Rox' and Xi' to defeat him?"
"It was your influence that made them like you, Axel." Luxord stated with a cruel smirk. "I knew you were not to be trusted. You were always the most unpredictable of the entire Organization. So now, we shall finish you all off. As the rules state; Traitors are to be eliminated. We shall revive the Organization with new members."
"We're not traitors!" Roxas shouted. But the Dusks were coming right at them and he and Xion gasped. Suddenly, the Dusks were blown back by fire, summoned by Axel who had summoned his Chakrams to protect his friends.
"They made up their minds, unfortunately. They ain't gonna listen to us." Axel told his friends, turning to them. "Let's get outta here, now!"
Hesitating, Roxas and Xion nodded, and they and Axel quickly disappeared into the darkness before their now former members could reach them. Xaldin and Luxord were left alone with the Dusks, inside the ruins of the Castle that Never Was.
Both of them stood in silence for a while.
"What's the plan now?" Luxord asked to his partner.
Xaldin walked a couple of steps forward, saying, "Considering how they escaped, clearly says that they are the ones who are dangerous. They destroyed Kingdom Hearts and ruined the Organization. They are the traitors and just became fugitives and must be stopped, while you and I rebuilt Organization XIII, and find a new way to regain our lost hearts."
He turned to the other Nobody and added, "They, Sora, Aqua, Riku, the King and his two companions must all be destroyed. They cannot get in our way."
"But first, we need to find a new base." Luxord stated.
The raven haired man smirked cruely, "I have found a perfect spot for that."
Meanwhile, the corridor of light opened up on a strange floating island in a sea of stars, which was a beautiful sight. Sora stepped out first and onto the grass, pausing to gaze at a tall mysterious tower. Namine walked out next, and Donald and Goofy came out last, the latter two looking around. To them, this place seemed familiar.
Before Sora and Namine could join them, they looked back to find the Door to Light disappearing completely. Namine blinked nervously, while Sora chuckled nervously, before saying, "There goes our road." mentally cursing, now that he and his companions were stuck.
"I wonder where we are." Namine thought. "I've never seen anything like this place before."
Sora nodded in agreement. "Me neither." then he gazed at the tower again, and suggested, "Maybe there's somebody in this tower who can help us."
"Maybe you're right." Namine nodded, though she was still nervous. She was still getting used to being away from Castle Oblivion.
The two of them, Donald and Goofy then stepped up onto the stairs and pushed the door opening. Inside was a small room that had a set of spiral stairs leading up. Sora and his friends walked up, wondering who they would meet, as Donald and Goofy felt the deja vu becoming stronger to both of them. They had been here before, and so did King Mickey.
"It's kinda funny, but I feel like this is where the King came here before." Goofy pipped up, causing the others and himself to pause.
"Really? How come?" Sora asked.
Goofy tapped the side of his head, thinking deeply in, well, goofy style.
"Maybe I can help." Namine suggested, "I have the power to look into memories of Sora and those connected to his heart. Maybe that'll help, but it won't be easy."
"Sure. Why not?" Sora shrugged, "I trust you, Namine."
While nervous in being trusted, Namine nodded, and took a seat on one of the steps. She pulled out her notebook and colouring crayons, telling her new friends that these are her keys into looking into people's memories. She closed her eyes and concentrated. She then opened them and started drawing. While she was confused on how the memory she saw within Sora's heart could really be his when it wasn't, she eventually drew a picture of a boy with spiky blonde hair, with an armor pad on his shoulder, and looked a bit like Sora and Roxas.
"Who's that?" Sora asked.
"I don't know, but, this is what I discovered in the memories in your heart. It's a bit blurry, but I figured out this young boy was here." Namine told him and the others. "He's also met Donald and Goofy a long time ago."
Donald and Goofy took a closer look at the boy in the picture, and it wasn't until Goofy realised, "Hey, I think I remember him. It's Venquist, um, Venalite, uh, Veggie..." trying to say the boy's name, but found it difficult.
"It's just Ven!" Donald snapped. Suddenly memories returned to him, and he realised, "Hey, you're right! He met the King a long time ago! And it was...right here!" He looked around and cried out, "Yeah! This is Master Yen Sid's tower!" and without telling the others, he continued up the stairs, now running.
While Namine stood up after putting her things away, Sora blinked confused. Goofy then looked at his friends and explained to them, "Master Yen Sid is the King's teacher."
"Wow, sounds powerful!" Sora thought, amazed. Namine was amazed too, but also scared.
With that, they continued up the stairs to catch up with Donald and to meet King Mickey's teacher, Yen Sid.
Sora and Namine ended up entering a seemly magical study last, and looked around, while Donald and Goofy stood in attention, then both of them bowed respectively low, confusing the two teens, until they looked up and saw, sitting beind a desk and on a tall chair, was an elderly and wise man, with a gray beard, and wearing a blue robe and a pointy matching hat with stars and a cresent moon on it. He looked serious, which made Namine nervous.
"Master Yen Sid." Donald said in respect, "It's an honor."
Namine flinched, realising that this man was Yen Sid himself, and she then gave a curtsy to show her own respects, saying, "Pleased to meet you, Master Yen Sid."
Sora on the other hand, casually waved and said, "Hey there." much to his friends shock and Goofy's horror.
"Sora!" Donald scolded while smacking Sora on the arm, adding, "Show some respect!" only to be settled down by Yen Sid who waved his arms to calm him down, silently indicating that he didn't mind Sora's casual greeting. He was met with the similiar greeting when he first met Mickey ages ago.
"So, you are Sora." Yen Sid spoke to the young man, before gazing his eyes on Namine who looked scared but she tried to hold in her fear. "And you are Namine-Kairi's Nobody." he added.
Namine only nodded, not saying anything. What if she was going to disappear, if the Sorcerer knew she was a Nobody?
But apparently Yen Sid didn't mind that either. "Do not fear, child. You are unlike other Nobodies. Perhaps more human." he said. "You have gained Sora's trust, thus you are to be trusted." he added.
"T-thank you, sir." Namine muttered.
The wise old man nodded, then turned to the three travellers, and began, "Now then, I trust you are in search for the King."
"Yes we are, Master." Goofy nodded, "But we can't figure out how to find him."
"Yes, Mickey has been busy at late. However, I can tell you that he is no longer in the Realm of Darkness." Yen Sid told them, then looked at Sora and added, "Nor is Riku. Both of them had somehow returned to the Realm of Light, along with another; I trust you two are familiar with Master Aqua."
"Uh...I remember someone saving the King, and I think that was Master Aqua." Donald vaguely remembered.
"But uh, I thought she disappeared." Goofy added.
Sora and Namine glanced at each other in confusion at who this Aqua was, but at the mention of Riku and King Mickey escaping the Realm of Darkness, Sora couldn't help but say, "You mean Riku and the King are back? That means they're okay!" relief filled up his heart.
"Yes, they are perfectly fine." Yen Sid nodded, "However, the dangers are now more troubling than ever. Therefore, the task in instructing you four falls upon my shoulders. You have a perilous journey ahead of you. You must be well prepared."
Sora's face dropped at this. "You mean, we have to go on another quest?" he sighed, "I was looking forward in finding Riku, so he and I can go back to the islands, and I want to help Namine too."
"Yes, I know." Yen Sid said, understanding the boy's wishes. He then continued, "However, everything in your journey, Sora, is connected. Whether you will find your way home to the islands... Whether you will return alone or with your friend... And, whether or not the islands will still be there. And the key that connects them all is you, Sora."
The teenager's eyes widen in disbelief at the information. He had a Nobody somewhere out there, he was secondly chosen by the Keyblade that was originally Riku's but because of the latter's darkness, the Keyblade chose him instead. But still..."I'm...the key?" Sora asked, stunned.
"Chosen wielder of the Keyblade." Yen Sid confirmed. "You are the key that will open the door to light. In fact, you had done so earlier that led you and your friends to me."
It made sense, Sora thought. He nodded, understanding. He then asked, "But wait a sec-how come the Heartless are still running around?"
"Your past endeavors did prevent an immense effusion of Heartless from the great darkness; make no mistake about that." Yen Sid agreed, then he explained, "However, the Heartless are darkness made real-and darkness lingers yet in every heart. The Heartless are fewer. But while darkness exists in a single heart, it will be difficult to eliminate them."
Sora, Donald and Goofy slumped in disappointed at this, while Namine looked worried. Goofy then realised and pipped up, "Gawrsh, that must mean...if everybody's heart was full of light, them Heartless'd go away!" and his friends realised he was right and nodded in agreement.
The sorcerer also nodded in agreement, then told them about the enemies they would encounter. He summoned an illusion image of Donald which it turned into a Heartless, much to Donald's shock. Yen Sid then continued, "If one such as you, Donald, yields to the darkness in their heart, they too will become a Heartless. But you know this."
The others nodded, and allowed the sorcerer to continue, "The Heartless are always lurking and ever seeking to capture new hearts. Never let your guard down! Now then..."
He used magic again and an image of a Dusk Nobody appeared, and Namine cringed away, terrified as she saw a fellow nobody that, unlike her, wasn't in human form. "Despite that Namine is a Nobody, she is a special one. She was born from Kairi who lacked darkness. However, she was born at the same time as your Nobody was born, Sora, as you both released Kairi's heart and sacrificed herself before she returned you to human form."
"I remember that." Sora muttered.
"And because of this, your Nobody is also special, because he and you co-exist, which is very unusual, but that is not the problem." Yen Sid continued, "For you see, at times, like you and Kairi, if someone with a strong heart and will-be they evil or good-becomes a Heartless, the empty shell they leave behind begins to act with a will of its own. An empty vessel whose heart has been stolen away... A spirit that goes on even as its body fades from existence-for you see, Nobodies do not truly exist at all. You know this from Namine."
"That's right..." Namine muttered, "We Nobodies do not exist, and we shouldn't feel any emotions. We were meant to return to darkness and disappear."
Yen Sid grimly nodded, but he did say, "I can sense that they are few exceptions; you and Sora's Nobody are the example, and perhaps it can effect another Nobody. Some are capable of regaining emotions at times, but you must not be deceived. It depends on the original's heart."
"Some Nobodies..." Sora trailled off, unable to think of what else to say. Suddenly he and his companions are startled as more images appear behind them, and more Dusks appear.
"Now then...the being you see before you is known as a Dusk. They are the most common form of Nobody. But there are others-some larger, some with frightening and unique powers. And some, like Namine and your Nobody, Sora, whom is called Roxas, take on human forms. But still, be vigilant!" Yen Sid cautioned.
The group nodded, and Yen Sid continued, "On your journey, you will meet an alarming number of Dusks. They will all attempt to do you harm." as the images disappear. "Still, they are nothing but empty shells, destined to return to the darkness. But-"
At the wave of his hand, images of figures in black coats appeared, and this time, Namine whimpered. "It's the Organization." she muttered. Even Sora, Donald and Goofy looked wary.
"Yes." Yen Sid agreed, "The beings you see before you now are different. These powerful Nobodies have formed a group called Organization XIII. It commands the lesser Nobodies."
"Organization XIII." Sora muttered.
"They're the ones who kept me in Castle Oblivion for a long time." Namine said. "But...something happened. I don't know why, but, someone freed me from the man in the red cloak."
"I sensed something was amiss." Yen Sid agreed, as the images disappeared. "While Heartless act on instinct, Nobodies function in a higher manner. They can think and plan. They were working on a goal. What that goal is, we do not know. The King sensed the danger, and journeyed forth to fight it. He found the dark realm's Keyblade, and with it, closed the door. Now with Riku and Aqua, he travels world to world."
He paused, then continued, "However, Organization XIII has been shattered, by the one who attempted to eliminate Namine. Who this new enemy is, I do not know, but he is dangerous, as he even destroyed the Organization's leader and possesses such terrible darkness that is interfering with my magic, so I cannot even see who he is."
Namine gasped, then she asked, "What about the rest of the Organization?"
"Some of them have been returned to darkness. The rest of them, we do not know yet. Still, they could be followers of their leader, or have agendas of their own. They could even be after you, Namine. You must be careful." Yen Sid cautioned again.
The blond-haired girl nodded. She may be a Nobody, but she couldn't let anymore dangers effect the worlds.
"Then I guess we better go find the King first!" Sora concluded.
Donald looked worried, considering how he and Goofy had known Mickey for pretty much since they were all infants, not to mention that he still wanted to find him, and he asked, "But where could he be?"
"Well, we don't know until we look." Goofy stated.
"And this Aqua person is with him." Namine added.
Sora nodded in agreement, "Yeah, and Riku's with them too, 'cause he and the King were together in the realm of darkness when we closed the door. You know, after defeating Ansem."
Yen Sid nodded, before stating to Sora, "So, before you go, perhaps you would gather new travelling clothes." adding as he gazed at Sora's current outfit, "Those are starting to look a bit too small for you." to which Sora noticed and looked rather embarrassed.
The sorcerer then continued, "Through there, you'll find three good fairies. If you ask, they'll create for you appropriate garments for you to wear when the time is right." while smiling and forcing himself not to laugh, as he didn't want to embarass the poor boy.
Donald and Namine both giggled, while Goofy stated to the spiky-haired boy, "Gawrsh, Sora, you sure are growing fast."
"Uh, I guess." Sora replied, laughing nervously. He didn't think of packing or buying extra clothing. He forgot that detail, but then again, he didn't think that he and Riku would be away from home for almost a year.
Back with Riku, Mickey and Aqua in Neo Tokyo world, they followed the Sailor Scouts up to a cherry hill temple, where the five girls discarded their powers and turned into five ordinary teenagers, each wearing a school uniform. Sailor Moon is Serena, Sailor Mars is Raye, Sailor Mercury is Amy, Sailor Venus is Mina, and Sailor Jupiter is Lita.
They met in Raye's room and sat around the table, where two cats, one black with orange eyes and is a female, and the other, a white cat with blue eyes, the male, are waiting. Both of them have Cresent Moon marks on their foreheads.
Seeing the cats, Mickey went to them and smiled. "Hello there." he greeted and patted them friendly, which, despite the black cat named Luna, and the white cat named Artemis's supicions, they both found this humanriod mouse very friendly.
"I definately like Mickey." Serena thought, smiling. "He's way nicer than that little pink-haired brat named Rini."
"Serena, please!" Amy scolded.
"Who's Rini?" Aqua asked, curiously.
Serena sighed and grumbled, "That's what I want to know. Yesterday, I was with my friend Darien," she was stumbling a bit at the mention of her boyfriend, not wanting to reveal her relationship to anyone just yet, "All of the sudden, some five year old kid who looks like me, dresses as me and even worse, wants something that I have and I have no idea how she knew, appeared outta nowhere, and then disappears, and then the next thing I know, she appeared at my house when I came home and trashed my room which I thought my brother did, and my family thinks she's my cousin, which I definately know she's not."
"That doesn't make sense." Riku said. "How can someone appear out of nowhere look just like you want something you have and at the same time, convinced your family that she's your cousin?"
"Good question." Serena continued, "She even disturbed me twice during the night, and the second time was at bedtime!"
"Gosh, that's not very nice to say about a five year old girl." Mickey thought. "I mean, normally kids don't ask anybody for something they should've know."
"That's what I said earlier, but she insisted on meeting up here after school today, and that's when I sensed that you three were coming." Raye agreed.
"How is it that you three appeared?" Luna suddenly spoke, which caused Artemis to scold her, "Luna!"
This surprised Mickey, Riku and Aqua who said, "Those cats talked!" causing the two cats to sweatdrop at their mistake.
Then deciding to treat the cats like everyday people, Mickey then replied, "Well, uh, it's a long story, but we're not here to cause any trouble, I promise. You see, me and my friends here are looking for friends of ours, and, well, somethin's happening to the worlds and there's a fella in red that's causing so many problems and he's very dangerous."
"A guy in red?" Lita asked, blinking. "What did this guy do?"
Aqua sighed, willing herself to explain and she continued for Mickey, "He tried to kill us, and he has the most dangerous and evil darkness inside him, he even took away one of my best friends. As long as this man in red exists, all of the worlds are in grave danger."
Serena sweatdropped at this and grumbled, "Oh great, that means the Universe is in trouble, and I bet that's who that kid's working for."
"Serena, first you said that girl's from the Negaverse and now you're saying she's working for a new enemy?" Luna asked, skeptically.
"Well, if this guy's as bad as Aqua, Mickey and Riku said," Serena began, "Then he's gotta be from the Negaverse. Where else could bad guys come from?" before adding sarcastically, "An Alternate Universe like in the movies?" which caused her four best friends and the two cats to fall to the ground(anime style) at her choice of words.
Mickey thought about this, then admitted, "Hmm...Never heard of the Negaverse before. I thought it was because of the Realm of Darkness."
"Guess that means the situation is worse than we thought." Riku thought, frowning.
"Well, the only way to figure this out is to learn about this in Raye's great Fire." Artemis concluded, which confused the travelling worldly trio.
Seeing the confusion, Raye explained to them, "As well as being a Sailor Scout, I'm also a pristress of the temple which is run by my grandpa. I have the ability to read fire and have pyshic abilites to sense people's auras and the evil forces."
"That's why you were able to sense us." Aqua thought, amazed. "You can sense Light and Darkness."
"Well, what're we waiting for?" Serena said. "Let's get to it!"
Everyone sighed at Serena's comment. Despite her being the leader of the Sailor Scouts as well as being a Princess...she was rather clumsy.
It seemed that the new threat was only just beginning, and DiZ had made his move rather too quickly, and none of the three groups in different situations knew what was to become of the worlds just yet or the more dangers that lie ahead of them or many others in all of the Realm of Light.
Little did the group know, that the five year old girl, Rini, had noticed people walking up to the Temple and she, being supicious that she was being against, headed up the stairs as well, along with her floating cat-head ball Luna-P.
However, even she was unaware that she was spied on by a man in a black coat, which was none other than Xigbar who managed to escape and found his way here.
He was hiding behind the side of the path, and then gazed at the spot where the girl was. "Now, a girl, no older than five years old, is normally out here all by herself like everybody else? Pfft! As if!" he said to himself, smirking. "That kid's got somethin' on her mind and I can tell...she's like a Princess of Heart. She could be useful to my new plans, now that Xehanort's plans are busted since he's gone."
Chuckling to himself, Xigbar teleported into the darkness to wait for his time to strike. For now, he was to observe Rini's movements.
A/N: Sorry that it's short, but I will try to make it up in the next chapter which will most likely be next year now that we only have three days left of 2015. Man, it came and went like a blink of an eye! What a year and I have a feeling it's one of those years I'll never forget. I hardly remember 2014!
While we wait for the next chapter to see what happens next to the three groups, please continue your reviews, fellow readers, and I'll see you next time.
If you don't see me post another chapter to another story during this week before Friday(the first day of 2016 this time), then, I'll see you all next year.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!