Chapter 63: War on Hollow Bastion
(Hollow Bastion: Ansem's Study)
At the computer room the beam sends Ky, Noel, Sora, Donald, and Goofy back to the computer room and revert back to their normal forms and find the others and Leon.
"That's that!" Sora said.
"That's good to hear." Elena said.
"Look." Leon said showing the computer screen that have pixilated versions of Ky, Noel, Sora, Donald, and Goofy in it and there is a message that says 'Thank You!'.
"Tron…" Noel said.
"Hang in there." Ky said.
"Now, where to start?" Kiyo asked.
"I know! Let's access the DTD!" Sora said.
"Sounds good to me." Tails said.
Leon goes for the computer and starts accessing it.
"Um, where did Mickey go?" Ky asked.
"Yeah! Where's the King?" Donald asked.
"The King is checking the situation in town. He'll be back soon, so don't worry." Leon answered. "Hey. It's asking for a password." Leon said.
"That's easy, it's…" Goofy stops talking.
"Ky!" Ky said.
"Noel." Noel said.
"Sora!" Sora said.
"Donald!" Donald said.
"Goofy!" Goofy said.
Leon starts typing the names.
"That's…to the point." Leon said.
"So?" Bentley asked.
"That did it. We're in." Leon said as the computer screen shows many files. "Now, I have to go back to town. I need to see what the last shakeup did." Leon said.
"You're not gonna check out the data?" Ky asked.
"You know it wasn't easy to get!" Sora said.
"I'll be back. Hey, why don't you get started on loading the data and copying it down?" Leon said.
"Uh, us…?" Ky asked.
"You sure about that?" Sora asked.
"It's just a few keystrokes. Easy, right?" Leon said as he leaves.
"Don't worry. Bentley, and I can handle this." Tails said.
"Whew. That would be WAY better!" Ky said.
"We'll start now." Bentley said as he and Tails go for the computer.
Tails and Bentley start accessing the computer.
"Did it work?" Donald asked.
"Will you get off their backs?!" Sly asked.
"Besides, these things take time, okay?" Sora said.
"Will you guys be quiet? We're concentrating!" Tails said as he starts typing.
"It's doing something…" Noel said.
"I think it wants to know what we wanna know." Goofy said.
"So, what do you guys wanna know about?" Tails asked.
"See if it can find Riku and Kairi!" Sora said.
Tails and Bentley start typing on the computer but then the screen shows a message that says 'Data Error'.
"No way… Even Ansem's computer doesn't know…" Sora said.
"Sorry, Sora." Tails said.
"Well, what about Nex, Griff, and Pax?" Ky asked.
"Let's see." Bentley said as he and Tails start typing but the screen says 'Data Error' again.
"Damn…" Ky said.
"Is there anything else we can try and find out about?" Tails asked.
"Hey, Tails, Bentley, why do ya ask the computer if it knows anythin' about them Nobodies?" Goofy said.
"Okay." Tails said as he and Bentley start typing and the computer screen shows a Nobody symbol but says 'Data Error' again.
"The data is corrupt." The computer said.
"How about the Haviks?" Zuko asked.
Tails and Bentley start typing but the computer says 'Data Error' again.
"The data is corrupt." The computer said.
"How about the Organization?" Goofy asked.
Tails and Bentley start typing but the computer says 'Data Error' again.
"The data is corrupt." The computer said.
"What about the Brotherhood?" Shadow asked.
Tails and Bentley start typing but the computer says 'Data Error' again.
"The data is corrupt." The computer said.
"That's helpful." Zatch said.
"Stupid computer!" Sora yelled as he starts punching at the keyboards.
"Sora!" Noel yelled.
"Do you want to the MCP to be pissed off at us again?" Ky asked.
Just then the computer screen shows a picture of a man with blond hair and a blond beard and wearing a white coat.
"Who's this guy?" Sora asked.
"Some old fart." Ken said.
"Welp, I see ya got things workin'!" A voice said.
"Your Majesty!" Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Max said.
"Mickey!" Ky said but Mickey shushes them.
"Good goin'! The computer should tell us the things we need to know." Mickey said.
"Yeah, about that, we got nothing." T.J. said.
"The computer keeps sayin' the data inside's all ker-skuffled." Goofy said.
"Every time we try to ask the computer something, we keep getting a data error." Tails said.
"Now all we got is a picture of some guy we don't even know." Ky said.
Mickey looks at the picture and is shocked.
"Ansem the Wise!" Mickey exclaimed.
"What…?" Noel asked.
The group look at each other with confused looks.
"Uh, did you just call that guy 'Ansem'?" Ky asked.
"C'mon, Your Majesty, are you teasing us again?" Sora asked.
"Did you forget what Ansem looked like, Your Majesty?" Donald asked.
"Of course I do! This is him! I'm positive!" Mickey said.
"Excuse me, could you come this way please?" Sora asked as he grabs Mickey's arm and starts dragging him out of the computer room and everyone else follow.
The group are back at the study with Mickey and they look at the portrait of the silver haired man.
"Look, this is Ansem! You know, the one that Donald, Goofy, and I worked REALLY hard to defeat?" Sora said.
"Oh, that's right. I never finished explainin'." Mickey said.
"Huh?" Max asked.
"What're you talking about?" Ky asked.
"Well, the man in the picture is definitely the one, who tried to take over Kingdom Hearts. The man that you, Sora, Donald, and Goofy, defeated. But what you three actually fought was his Heartless. Ya see, he wasn't really Ansem, he just went around tellin' everybody that he was." Mickey explained as flashbacks of Ansem the Seeker of Darkness occur.
"…No way…" Elena said.
"You freakin' serious?" Ken asked.
"That's…shocking…" Max said.
"So, that's it…" Blaze said.
"So…what you're saying is that…?" Ky asked.
"WHAT?!" Sora, Donald, and Goofy asked at the same time shocked.
"You mean we went through all that trouble just to defeat an IMPOSTOR?" Sora asked.
"Yep. A fake. Still, he needed to be stopped." Mickey said.
"Aw, I can't believe it!" Donald said.
"So that means Zervik was allied with a man that claimed himself as Ansem…" Ky said.
"Rixla was associated with someone, who used Ansem's name…" Noel said.
"I'm kinda confused. If he's a fake, then what happened to the real Ansem?" Goofy asked.
"Welp, that's just what I'm tryin' to figure out. Ansem the Wise should know all about Organization XIII's plans, and what's been happenin' to the worlds. He should also know somethin' about the Brotherhood of Disharmony. I'm pretty sure he'll give us some help." Mickey said.
"So, he's still around, but where is he now?" Ky asked.
"Gosh, I'm not so sure. Ya know, I actually came close to finding him once…" Mickey said.
"Hmm…" Goofy starts thinking.
"Goofy, what is it?" Noel asked.
"Don't tell me there's more! I'm lost enough as it is!" Sora said.
"Well, let's see. Some feller named Ansem, who wasn't really Ansem, became a Heartless." Goofy said.
"That's right, and that means…" Tails stops talking.
"That means a Nobody got created when that happened too!" Elena said.
"Yep! And that Nobody is the leader of Organization XIII." Mickey said.
"What?!" Everyone asked shocked.
"I know I've met this fake Ansem before, and I've seen the leader of Organization XIII too. Kinda felt like bein' 'round the same fella." Mickey said.
"So, where did you meet this guy?" Sora asked.
"Gosh, I can't remember." Mickey answered. "Ansem the Wise…the real Ansem must know the impostor's true identity. That's why I've got to find him and ask him about it." Mickey said.
"You! You started all of this! Because of you, Riku and Kairi…" Sora stops talking. "Oh, right! Your Majesty, do you know where Riku is?" Sora asked.
"He's…I'm sorry. I can't help." Mickey said.
"Really, Your Majesty? Are you sure?" Sora asked.
"I'm sorry, Sora." Mickey said.
"Um, Mickey, what about Nex? Do you know where I can find him?" Ky asked.
"Ky, he's beyond saving. He's steeped too long in darkness. There's no chance for him to be found or saved." Mickey said.
"I have to at least try!" Ky said.
"I'm sorry, Ky." Mickey said.
"Well, what about Pax? I heard he's alive. You know him, right?" Ky asked.
"I'm sorry, Ky, but I don't know anyone named Pax." Mickey said.
"Well, what about Kairi? Organization XIII might've kidnapped her!" Sora said.
"Same thing for another friend of mine. His name is Griff!" Ky said.
"Oh, no! Sora, Donald, Goofy, Ky, Noel, everyone. I was plannin' to go get help from Ansem the Wise, but now I know I forgot the most important thing: Helpin' others should always come first before askin' others for help. We're safe and sound, and free to choose! There's no reason we shouldn't choose to help our friends! Let's look for Riku, Kairi, Griff, and Pax!" Mickey said and just then a shaking occurs.
"What the hell?" Ken asked.
"It's coming from outside!" Murray said.
"Sounds like we gotta start by helpin' out here!" Mickey said as he leaves the study.
"Let's go after him!" Ky said and everyone nods and they leave the study.
(Battle Theme: Scherzo Di Notte)
Outside the castle and at the bailey many Heartless which are Armored Knight Heartless and Surveillance Robot Heartless make their way from the bailey and go for the castle.
(Hollow Bastion: Corridors)
At the corridors of the castle the Armored Knight Heartless are fighting Dusk Nobodies who are destroying the Heartless and Maleficent and Pete are watching the fight.
"Hear me, my Heartless! Attack the white husks! Sweep them away!" Maleficent commanded.
"What're you, nuts?! We're never gonna win! I dunno 'bout you, but I'm outta here, sister!" Pete said as he runs away.
"You pathetic coward!" Maleficent said.
Just then Maleficent sees the group arriving at the corridors and she vanishes in green and black flames.
"Heartless! Leave the white ones! Turn your attention to Sora, Ky, Noel, and their friends!" Maleficent commanded as the Heartless go for the group and so do the Dusk Nobodies.
"Uh-oh!" Goofy said.
"Just what we need…" Sly said.
"Guess we'll have to fight our way through!" Lucas said.
"Let's go!" Sora said.
(Information: Defeat all of the enemies!)
The Armored Knight Heartless attack the group with their swords while the Dusk Nobodies slither around and attack with their arms but Ky enters his Limit form and slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by Strike Raid while Noel enters her Limit form and her clothes change to her yellow top and dark orange skirt and triple slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by Blitz while Sora enters his new Master form and his clothes change to yellow and black and slashes with both Kingdom Key and Oathkeeper followed by a double flipping slash but the Armored Knight Heartless dive attack with their swords while the Dusk Nobodies attack with their heads but Donald casts Stop to freeze them allowing Goofy to use Goofy Turbo but the Dusk Nobodies attack with their arms from the air while the Armored Knight Heartless attack with their swords but Elena shoots magic concussive blasts followed by casting Earth while Ken unleashes magic music fists and sends them to strike but the Dusk Nobodies slither and attack with their heads while the Armored Heartless dive attack with their swords but Max uses Shield Boomerang while Lucas uses PK Flash but the Armored Knight Heartless slash with their swords while the Dusk Nobodies attack with their arms but Tails shoots lasers from his blaster while Blaze uses Fire Tornado while Shadow uses Chaos Rift but the Dusk Nobodies attack with their arms from the air while the Armored Knight Heartless dive attack with their swords but Storm uses Volt Tackle while Grace uses Tackle but the Armored Knight Heartless slash with their swords while the Dusk Nobodies slither around and attack with their arms but Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker while Lucky uses Egg Roll but the Dusk Nobodies attack with their heads while the Armored Knight Heartless dive attack with their swords but T.J. uses Knife Throw while Zuko unleashes a barrage of fireballs but the Armored Knight Heartless slash with their swords while the Dusk Nobodies attack with their arms but Sly uses Cane Spin while Bentley shoots electric darts while Murray uses Tornado Punch but the Armored Knight Heartless dive attack with their swords while the Dusk Nobodies attack with their arms but Ky, Noel, and Sora slash with their Keyblades and the group defeat the Heartless and the Nobodies.
After the battle the three small flying females from before arrive.
"You three again." Ky said.
"Where's Maleficent?" The first female named Yuna asked.
"Looks like she ran away." Sora answered.
"Well, that was PRET-ty lame of her." The second female named Rikku said.
"I guess we picked the wrong side." The third female named Paine said.
The three then start talking among themselves leaving the group confused.
"Um, hey…if you're looking to pick sides, why not choose Leon's?" Sora suggested.
"I'm sure he and the others could use some help." Noel said.
"Does this Leon have any treasure?" Yuna asked.
"Yeah! Lots of stuff!" Donald said.
"Yep! They even got a priceless gem!" Ken said.
"Perfect!" Rikku said.
"C'mon." Paine said.
"Um, just who're you three anyway?" Ky asked.
"Oh, we're nothing worth mentioning." Yuna said.
"Just three treasure fanatics." Paine said.
"Later, taters!" Rikku said as the three females vanish.
"Did Leon even have any treasure?" Sly asked.
"That I have no idea." Sora said.
Ken and Donald then snicker at each other and leave.
"You…IDIOTS!" Elena shouted as she runs after them and the others follow.
(Hollow Bastion: Postern)
The group are back outside the castle and try to find Leon but then Dusk Nobodies appear.
"We don't have time for you!" Sora said.
"Piss off!" Ky yelled.
The group attack and defeat the Nobodies and keep going through the postern but just then a bright light appears in front of the group and it reveals to be a man with long silver hair, wearing a black and red outfit with black wings at the bottom of each side, and a big black angel wing is on the right side of his back and the man turns to face the group.
"Who're you supposed to be?" Ky asked.
"Wait a minute…silver hair… No…! That's…" Tails stops talking.
"It's Sephiroth!" Donald said.
"So, that's Sephiroth…" Noel said.
"Ain't Sephiroth the one, who's supposed to be the dark part of Cloud's heart?" Goofy asked.
"Hmph. Did Cloud tell you that? Then he must understand now." Sephiroth said.
"Just what're you gonna do to him?" Sora asked.
"Nothing. Cloud is the one, who hungers for darkness." Sephiroth said.
"He's looking for you, and he said he wants to settle his score with you." Ky said.
"I see… He wants to meet me again. Then, I should give him what he wants. That last bit of light is always the hardest to snuff out." Sephiroth said as he levitates in the air and then disappears in an orb of darkness.
Just then the group see the small flying females leaving.
"Huh?" Zatch asked.
"Hey! They just came from that hole!" Max said pointing at a hole on the castle wall.
"I don't remember it being here." Sora said.
"We came here earlier, and there was no hole." Elena said.
"But where does it lead?" Murray asked.
"We'll have to look into it later. We should focus on finding Leon and King Mickey." Noel said.
"She's right! Let's go!" Sora said.
The group leave the postern and hurry through.
(Hollow Bastion: Restoration Site)
The group arrive at the restoration site and they find Leon and Aerith who are dealing with Heartless.
"We'll help!" Sora said.
Aerith then turns to see the group.
"Everyone, behind you!" Aerith said.
The group turn and see Nobodies who appear more colorful appear.
(Information: Defeat the Nobodies!)
The Nobodies known as Dancers start attacking the group with dance like attacks but Ky enters his new Master form and his clothes change into azure and white and starts slashing with both Dawn of Hope and Holy Friendship and then places both his Keyblades on his feet and delivers a spinning kick slash with both Dawn of Hope and Holy Friendship while Noel also enters her new Master form and her clothes change to crimson and white and starts slashing with both Radiant Salvation and Peacekeeper and places her hand on the ground while placing her Keyblades on her feet and then delivers a handstand spinning slash kick with both Radiant Salvation and Peacekeeper while Sora enters his Limit form and slashes with Kingdom Key followed by delivering an energy sphere attack but the Dancer Nobodies skate around and spin attack with their dance moves but Donald casts Blizzard while Goofy uses Goofy Tornado but the Dancer Nobodies keep dancing around and attack but Elena uses her telekinetic magic to lift the Nobodies and then casts Thunder while Ken casts Fire but the Dancer Nobodies keep dancing around and deliver spin attacks but Max uses Shield Surf while Lucas uses PK Freeze but the Dancer Nobodies skate around and attack with their dance moves but Tails throws ring bombs while Blaze delivers ballet style kicks while Shadow throws Chaos Arrows but the Dancer Nobodies try to go for the group but Storm calls down lightning while Grace uses Growl but the Dancer Nobodies keep skating around and attack with dance moves but Kiyo has Zatch shoot several lightning bolts while Lucky uses Ground Pound but the Dancer Nobodies spin attack with their dance moves but T.J. multi slashes with his knife while Zuko slashes with flame daggers but the Dancer Nobodies keep skating around and attack but Sly attacks with his cane while Bentley uses his RC Chopper to shoot missile while Murray uses Thunder Flop and the group defeat the Nobodies.
After the battle the group see Leon leaving.
"The King is over at the bailey. You'd better head over there." Leon said.
"Got it!" Sora said.
"On our way!" Ky said.
The group make their way through the restoration site and they later leave.
(Hollow Bastion: Bailey)
The group arrive at the bailey and they see that everything is destroyed and they see a view of a wasteland from afar.
"Whoa!" Sora said.
"Unbelievable…" Ky said.
"Everyone… I hope they're okay…" Noel said.
Meanwhile at the wastelands an army of Armored Knight Heartless come storming from the evil castle and make their way for the town of Hollow Bastion.
Yuffie throws her shuriken at the Heartless army but is now tired but then Aerith heals Yuffie who recovers and the two run into the fray.
The blue creature named Stitch starts shooting at the Armored Knight Heartless with his blasters while laughing manically.
Paine is running from an Armored Knight Heartless and then she leaps over it and Yuna and Rikku deliver a combined kick and send the Armored Knight Heartless off the cliff and the three fly away as more Armored Knight Heartless approach.
Leon and Cloud are standing side-by-side and Leon is carrying his Gunblade while Cloud is holding a blade that has bandages and the two are surrounded by Armored Knight Heartless.
"Think you can handle this many?" Leon asked.
"Well… Might be tough if one more shows up." Cloud said.
"Then that'll have to be the one I take care of." Leon said.
"What? You're fighting too?" Cloud asked.
Leon and Cloud then start delivering slashes with their swords at the Heartless destroying every last one.
Cloud is fighting against the Heartless but then someone destroys them and it's Sephiroth who is carrying a long sword.
"Sephiroth!" Cloud yelled.
"I understand you have been looking for me." Sephiroth said.
"Yeah. Once I get rid of you, the darkness will go away." Cloud said.
"Can you do it? That darkness comes from your own dark memories. Do you really think you can erase your past?" Sephiroth asked.
"Shut up!" Cloud yelled.
"Face it…you turn your back on the present and live in the past. Because the light of the present is too much!" Sephiroth said.
"You don't know me!" Cloud said.
"Cloud!" A voice called.
"I know. Because, I am you." Sephiroth said as he disappears while leaving behind black feathers.
Cloud starts running and searches for Sephiroth said.
"Cloud! Wait!" Someone said and it's the woman but the Heartless surround her but she delivers strong punches and kicks.
Back at the bailey the group are watching the fight happening.
"Leon, everybody…hang in there!" Sora said.
"We're NOT abandoning you guys!" Ky said.
"We're on our way… We'll put an end to this." Noel said.
The group start to move but then Mickey comes down in front.
"Okay, fellas! You gotta go find Riku, Kairi, Griff, and Pax!" Mickey said.
"But Leon and the others are friends too!" Sora said.
"We can't just leave them to fend for themselves!" Ky said.
"Don't worry. There's already lotsa help here. We'll take care of this fight." Mickey said.
"But…I promised Leon…" Sora said.
"No…I hate leaving my friends behind…" Ky said.
"This…isn't right…" Noel said.
"Donald! Goofy! Max! Take Sora, Ky, and Noel, and get goin'!" Mickey said.
"Riku…Kairi…give me a little more time, okay?" Sora said.
"Griff…Nex…Pax…I'm NOT going anywhere until I end this fight!" Ky said.
"Luke…Ruby…please wait for me until I end things here." Noel said.
The others see how the three want to fight alongside Leon.
"What can we do. You three have to follow orders…" Elena said.
Donald, Goofy, and Max look at each other and nod.
"Your Majesty!" Donald said.
"We understand! We'll go look for Riku, Kairi, Griff, and Pax!" Goofy said.
"Yep! We'll leave the rest to you!" Max said.
"Right! Watch for danger!" Mickey said.
"You be careful too!" Donald said.
"Hey, c'mon, guys!" Sora said.
"What're you doing?" Ky asked.
"We can't just…" Noel stops talking.
"Sora, Ky, Noel, do as you're told!" Donald said.
"You're comin' with us whether ya want to or not!" Goofy said.
"C'mon, guys! You gotta be good!" Donald said as he winks.
"Gotcha!" Sora said.
"Now, I get you." Ky said.
"Okay. I'll comply." Noel said.
"Well then, skedaddle!" Goofy said.
"Thank you!" Sora mouthed.
"Guys?" Ky asked and everyone nods.
"Let's get going." Noel said.
The group start running and go past Mickey shocking him and they jump down to the lower part of the area and Mickey looks down.
"We're sorry, Your Majesty!" Sora said.
"I never abandon my friends! I wanna help first!" Ky said.
"Please, I hope you'll forgive us later." Noel said.
"We're sorry too, Your Majesty!" Max said.
"Please forgive us!" Goofy said.
The group jump down and leave and Mickey sighs but then smiles.
Meanwhile at the computer room a hooded black cloaked figure comes walking in but then a monitor is watching the hooded black cloaked figure who unleashes energy at the monitor destroying it and then the hooded black cloaked figure accesses the computer and starts typing 'Another' and then starts typing six passwords and then the screen says 'System Start' and then a disk is ejected and the hooded black cloaked figure takes it and then starts walking to a different room and later the floor starts to open revealing a spiral staircase and so the hooded black cloaked figure walks down the spiral stairs.
"Master Ansem, regarding the experiment I presented the other day… With your permission, I'd like to proceed…" A voice said.
"I forbid it! Forget this talk of doors and the heart of all worlds! That place must not be defiled!" Another voice said.
"But Master Ansem, I've been thinking…" The first voice was cut off.
"Xehanort, those thoughts are best forgotten." The second voice said.
The hooded black cloaked figure finally reaches the bottom floor and opens a door revealing a hallway with many doors and later the figure reaches the end of the hallway and opens the door showing a white room with many symbols and chains and then sits on a chair lighting chains and the symbols and in front of the hooded black cloaked figure is what looks like some armor and what looks like a Keyblade.
"It has been far too long, 'friend'." The hooded black cloaked figure said.
Meanwhile in what looks like a fortress someone is walking up the stairs and it's a young man with dark violet hair with a big bang covering his right eye and wearing a black cloak with a silver zipper in the middle, silver pullstrings, silver braid, black gloves, black pants, and black boots.
"Zexion! Zexion!" A voice called and it's another man with semi-long blond hair, green eyes, wearing the same black cloak with a silver zipper in the middle, silver pullstrings, silver braid, black gloves, black pants, and black boots rushing down the stairs.
"Right here, Vexen. What is it?" Zexion asked.
"Where is Lord Xemnas?" Vexen asked.
"His usual spot." Zexion answered.
"The Chamber of Repose?" Vexen asked.
"Yes, go and see for yourself." Zexion said.
"That isn't funny! What of Xusmal?" Vexen asked.
"He's off somewhere as well. That, I do not know." Zexion said.
"Just perfect! I suppose I have no choice but to wait. The clock is ticking! Time is running out. What to do?" Vexen asked as he walks away. "Why are they never around when I need them? It's almost as if they know I'm looking for them!" Vexen said to himself.
Zexion continues his way up the fortress.
"Ya know, I don't like that place either." A voice said and Zexion looks up to see a hooded black cloaked figure sitting at a railing. "What about you, Zexion? What do you think?" The hooded black cloaked figure asked.
"I think eavesdropping if intrusive. Why are you here? You and Xaldin were tasked to recruit new members. Have you forgotten or were you procrastinating?" Zexion asked.
"As if! I'm doing my job. I'll have you know, I found one just yesterday. 'Mar' something. That puts the Organization's count at 11, and of course, we only got three special ranks of the Organization. Since I've been working so hard, I had Lexaeus take my place for the day. I want to rest up for tomorrow, so I can wake up feeling nice and refreshed." The hooded black cloaked figure said.
"Is that so? Well then, I will leave to it. I have work to catch up on. Good day." Zexion said as he leaves.
"Oh, don't be like that. C'mon, stay and talk. Isn't it about time you told me about Xemnas' and Xusmal's secrets? How long ago was it? When a bunch of warriors wielding keyshaped swords appeared and unleashed a spectacular battle. When it was all over, all that was left were two things. A man lying unconscious without his memories, and a creature of immense darkness, taking a boy away for whatever he wanted. That man without the memories was Xemnas…er, I mean Xehanort was found by Ansem right around then, wasn't he?" The hooded black cloaked figure asked.
"Your point?" Zexion asked.
"The Chamber of Repose. If you recall, that's where we spent our time researching the darkness that resides within people's hearts. It's a graveyard that was sealed by order of Ansem the Wise. The first thing Xemnas did once he got rid of him was to undo the seal and build a room in the back, and Xusmal, or I guess Malus is his name, helped Xemnas do just that. Ever since then, Xemnas holes himself up in that room when he can, and he talks to someone. But who? For all I know, he's the only one in that room." The hooded black cloaked figure said.
"Need I repeat myself about eavesdropping?" Zexion asked.
"Not eavesdropping. Couldn't hear what they were saying. Dying to find out what it was though. You wouldn't know anything about that, wouldn't you?" The hooded black cloaked figure asked.
"I know I would very much like to focus on my own duties. As you should with yours. For we need to prepare the new facilities immediately, but there are only 11 of us in organization, without counting the special ranks. We're going to need a few more hands on deck." Zexion said.
"What new facilities? Oh, you mean Castle Oblivion and Tower of Remembrance. What do Xemnas and Xusmal plan on doing with those places anyway?" The hooded black cloaked figure asked.
"Xemnas has already shared the intentions with us." Zexion said.
"But did you know there's something he DIDN'T share?" The hooded black cloaked figure asked making Zexion stop. "The Chamber of Repose is part of the pair. The Chamber of Waking is another. Another graveyard, if you wanna call it that. Then there's the Chamber of Seal. It's another graveyard. Those places were constructed by people other than Xemnas himself. That's where he'll find the Chamber of Waking, while Xusmal will find the Chamber of Seal. That's where Xemnas will find his other 'friend'. As for Xusmal, I'm sure the Chamber of Seal is where he will find someone he has not seen ages ago. His you could call it 'friend'." The hooded black cloaked figure said.
There you go! New chapter done! I hope you enjoyed this! Oh, my GOD! More and more chapters! I hope this was worth it for you guys. Next time, Ky, Noel, Sora, Donald, Goofy, Elena, Ken, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Zuko, Sly, Bentley, Murray, and Lucas fight their way through the Heartless to help their friends, but problems appear in their way, but fight as many Heartless as possible, but they encounter one of their most dangerous enemies yet, and learn a shocking truth about Organization XIII. I'll see you all in the next chapter! Take care, and goodbye for now! Don't forget to favorite, follow, and review! Bye!