(A/N: This chapter was supposed to be uploaded back to back with the last chapter. But this is a good time frame right? Well anyways. I'm proud of this chapter, and I hope that you will love this chapter. This chapter switches from third person and first person, due to a backflash. I hope you enjoy this chapter thank you for all of the people who had favorited and followed this story. I remembered how bad the story turned out when I wrote it as a rough draft, and I had a peer-editor who would check it. But now I peer review it and check if I had completely finish it. Anyways, as always any and all reviews are welcomed, it doesn't matter if it is positive or negative.)

Sam

I was coming back from a long day. Today was a usual day as any other day, but it was a warm day, around 75 degrees (Fahrenheit) or so. Luckily, it's gotten to cool off as the day turn into afternoon, and afternoon turned into night. I finally got into bed as I started to reflect upon my past before I went to sleep.

As I laid there on my bed, my mind started to wonder off as I thought to myself.

(Man, life here is a little bit boring. Having all these abilities are great but, a lot of times I wish I could have a normal past. I mean, I wonder how long I can keep pretending to be "normal" after all that I've done.), I grunted under my pillow as I was not able to forgive myself for all of my sins that I have committed, (Is it really human nature to kill others so unmercifully? I truly wished that this world that I live in was a better one. I mean God created it, but why did we have to go and screw things up?)

Eventually, I fall asleep from all of the negative thinking.

I started to dream of the usual random dreams that, I guess, I usually get, until the dream just cuts off and a dark and cold voice starts to speak to me. The dream was nothing but pitch black darkness. I saw and heard nothing, but suddenly, I heard a dark, raspy voice and felt a shiver run up my spine.

"You would make a nice fine addition to the Organization, heh," the mysterious voice commented.

"Who are you?" I replied with a calm voice.

"You'll find out soon…," the voice had said before it faded away.

All of a sudden, I felt my whole body being squeezed until I nearly died, but I woke up from the dream with my eyes flying open and my heartbeat racing. I sat up in cold sweats as I looked at my alarm clock for the time.

(3:45 A.M.; well, this isn't something that usually happens to me. Me being afraid… What was that energy? It's like nothing I've ever felt before throughout my adventures through other universes.), I thought to myself analyzing what I had just experienced.

All of a sudden, my bed started to spew out a dark liquid substance, and my body started to sink through my bed as if a sticky substance was grabbing me and dragging me down through a bottomless pit of quicksand.

I let myself sink through the darkness as I was awaiting whom or whatever it was who dared to challenge me. As I let myself sink down though, I tried to use my Ki to try to push the Darkness away that grappled my body, but I couldn't focus and unleash my Ki. I thought that it was the Darkness that was overshadowing my abilities or something.

Eventually, the Darkness began to suffocate me. I couldn't breathe as if there was no air at all, and the Darkness tried to enter my body through my mouth as soon as I gasped for air that felt non-existent. I quickly sensed the Darkness and I immediately closed my mouth and took a direct hit to the face from the Darkness.

As I was knocked back from the hit the Darkness, I noticed that the whole place was pitched black and felt like an empty void. I couldn't breathe, it was cold, and I couldn't see anything; yep, the place was basically another created dimensional space in the fabric of space and time. It's as if I was being pulled into another portal into another dimension.

But suddenly, I heard the same voice that was inside of my dream.

"Heh, you have a deep overwhelming darkness inside of you. You are perfect for my Organization. I shall have you join my Seekers and we shall make the worlds a better place. What do you say?" the voice questioned to me.

The voice sounded like an old man's voice, but deep in pitch and has a creepy and raspy tone to it.

Suddenly, I was able to breathe as a rush of air filled my lungs. I coughed and wheezed as I felt dizzy from holding my air for too long.

"I shall give you a chance to answer my question," The voice said to me.

"Who the hell are you?" I asked in annoyed tone.

"That does not matter at this moment of time. All that matters is the answer you are going to give me, and then I shall reveal my identity to you," The voice replied to my question rather annoyed.

This guy pissed me off.

I lifted my right arm and reached over my right shoulder and the arm abruptly stopped in mid-motion as it grabbed and invisible handle behind my back. My Zanpakutō and Assassin's gear, suddenly, became visible as I dropped my active-camo illusion.

"How about, hell no?" I told him.

"Pity. I guess I'll have to take you by brute force like I did with Terra," the voice chuckled.

I was attacked by an invisible force of Darkness as it tried to overtake me, but I pushed it back own power.

The darkness suddenly retreated as I continued to fall as if it wanted me to fall in.

I don't know why, but I fainted on the way down through the portal.

"Fine, I'll test you; to see if you are worthy enough to become one of the seekers. I'll see you on the other side," the voice told me.

I woke up as I still felt like I was falling to my doom.

But suddenly, the inertia of my fall began to slow down as I landed in front of Aqua in the realm of Darkness.

I opened my eyes to see that she was surrounded by Heartless of all kind. I subconsciously called my Keyblade to me and we both took them all out. She was looking for her friends and a way out of the Realm of Darkness, so we traveled together through the Darkness. She explained herself and who she was, while I evaded explaining myself.

I don't know how much time had passed by, but all of a sudden a whole world was being slowly teleported to where we were, and, with the world, in came both Riku and Mr. Mouse.

Master Yen Sid interrupted him, "His name is Mickey; and I should inform you that he is a king."

Sam froze up as his body shivered in fear, (Oh god, I'm dead.)

Sam looks at Mickey with a cold sweat and a nervous smile, "Heh. Hi."

"Aww, shucks! It's alright! Now go on with your explanation," The King told him.

"Thank you, your Highness," Sam responded with a kneeling bow.

(Huh, a talking mouse. Now I've seen everything…), Sam thought to himself as if he was crazy.

He brought himself back up and continued, "As I was saying…"

Both Mickey and Riku saved Aqua from the realm of darkness, but I was left behind to fend off the Heartless that wanted to stop her as the three of them made their escape from the Realm of Darkness.

As soon as they left successfully, the Heartless vanished as a man in a black coat had appeared.

He looks at me and asks me with a young man's voice, "So will you join us?"

I calmly responded, "Hell no."

The man in the coat responded with a disappointed huff, and turned around as he started to leave a portal, "When you change your mind, you'll know where to find us."

As soon as the man in the hooded coat left, the Heartless immediately began to spawn in. They tried to overtake me but gratefully my Keyblade guided the way. It was as if I naturally knew what to do at the spur of the moment.

As soon as I eliminated the Heartless that opposed me, I started to walk by myself through the dark abyss; unafraid of the horrors that I would encounter in my travel. I fought against many different Heartless as I continued to walk through the Realm in search of an exit.

I eventually ended up at an area of the Realm that resembled like a beachside. I sat down on the sand fatigued from all of the fights that I had encountered, or so I thought. After a little bit of time, I continued my tread through the unknown as I was more fatigued than before. Eventually, my body gave way as I fainted from I don't know what. And before I knew it, I woke up in the scorching sands of Agrabah.

I walked through the miles of desert, lost and deprived, trying to find civilization.

"And eventually, I ran into Lea and a badly beaten Riku, and here we are right now," Sam finally concluded.

"Interesting," the Master was absorbing the new information as he was stroking his long white beard with his eyes closed.

In a matter of seconds, the Master opened his eyes and looked at Sam, "Why don't you join us? Since you have a Keyblade it wouldn't hurt for you to be trained in the art of the Keyblade. I imagine that you don't want to get too involved in our affairs, but since you have a Keyblade, I suggest that you get trained to become a Keyblade Master."

Sam thought of this long and hard, (It would be nice to be trained in something unique…)

"If I may ask, what are your current affairs right now?" Sam asked.

Master Yen Sid had brought him up to speed.

"You are right. I do not want to mess in this dimension's business; it sounds way too messy," Sam agreed with Master Yen Sid, "But, I would be graciously interested in the lessons if you would provide them."

"Then it is settled. Roxas you will be training with Sam under Merlin to better yourself in the art of the Keyblade," Master Yen Sid commanded.

"Alright, finally," Roxas replied with a gratified grin as he walks towards Sam.

"Nice to meet you, I'm Roxas," He greeted Sam.

Sam extended his right arm out for a handshake, "As I said, my name's Sam."

Roxas was confused at what he was doing and Sam saw his face.

"Oh, sorry. This is a form of greeting in my world. This is a handshake. Your hand is supposed to meet with mine," Sam grabs Roxas' right wrist, "Like this."

They both exchanged a handshake and Roxas' confused face changed into a glad smile as Sam returned a grin in return.

Sam felt a mysterious rush of what felt like goosebumps run through his arm, and Sam stayed quiet and calm like nothing happened.

Sam let go of Roxas' hand as his attention returned to the Master.

"Greetings aside, I shall teleport you to Merlin's house," Master Yen Sid announced, "I suggest you both say your farewells."

Sam went towards Mickey first and knelt on one knee, "It was an honor to meet you your Majesty."

Mickey blushed a little, "Aww, shucks! I appreciate your kind gesture, but I prefer you to treat me as a friend than a king. So stand up."

Sam did exactly as Mickey said and extended his arm and grinned, "Of course Mickey. Hopefully, we will meet again."

They both shook hands and Sam turned towards to Aqua as she gave him a gratifying hug.

"Thanks for helping me there," Aqua thanked him.

"Of course! It was my pleasure," Sam replied.

Sam went towards Lea, "Thanks for saving my butt back there, Lea."

"Heh. No problem kid; it was a thanks for saving Riku," Lea replied.

"Hey, what else was I supposed to do?" Sam asked.

"You could've left us to die," Lea replied.

"Nah, that doesn't sound like me," Sam replied with a small amount of aloofness in his tone of voice.

"Heh, anyways maybe we will see you again. And I hope you keep us memorized," Lea replied.

Sam points at this brain with a grin, "Yep. Got it memorized."

Sam finally goes towards a teen that looks like Roxas.

"So… Uh, we've never met before. Sorry for properly just meeting right now as I have to go," Sam told the teen.

"Nah, it's cool. My name is Ventus," Ventus told him as he shook Sam's hand.

"Cool nice to meet you Ventus. Um… are you Roxas' twin brother," Sam questioned him.

"Yep!" Ventus said proudly as he widely grinned.

Out of the corner of Sam's ear, he heard Roxas say out loud, "He is not my twin!"

"But we could be!" Ventus replied back.

Sam laughed at the goofiness of Ventus.

"Well, anyways, it was great to meet you Ventus," Sam told him.

"Back at you! But it's cool to just call me Ven," Ventus told Sam.

"Sure thing, Ven!" Sam replied with a grin.

Sam began to move back to the front of the Master's desk, but before he was ready to leave he felt Naminé's gaze upon him. Sam did nothing but just simply grin with his eyes closed as he waved back her as a farewell.

Sam's attention was brought back to the Master as he made eye contact with him; with a confident smile and tone of voice he told the Master, "I think we're ready to leave."

Roxas's agreed with a confident smile, "Yeah."

Master Yen Sid could see the confidence from the both of them and closed his eyes and smiled in satisfaction, "Very well, I shall now teleport you to Merlin's home in Radiant Garden. Although, you two will be training together; I will send Keyblade masters during your training in order to teach you more upon the art of Keyblade wielding."

Both Roxas and Sam nod their heads.

"There is one more case in the matter, if should anything bad ever happen," the Master held his palm out as he summoned a little button device, "then use this device. I had Cid and Merlin create this device using technology and magic. Where ever you are, the device should be able to teleport you back you my castle."

Sam grabbed the button from the Master, "Thank you, Master. We appreciate what you are doing for us."

"You are most certainly welcome. Now, train hard and make sure that you are never tainted by the darkness," the Master looked at Sam and Roxas with a smile, "Farewell."

With a snap of Master Yen Sid's fingers, the two guys vanished in a bright light as they were teleported to the house of Merlin at Radiant Garden.

Both Roxas and Sam were teleported into a rectangular room that looked like a bedroom, except bigger.

Roxas looked around the whole place as there was a bed in the corner with a small drawer next to it, a chalkboard with a bunch of stacked books on the floor and around the board, a computer and a globe on the same side as the bed but on the opposite corner, on the opposite side of the whole room were little knickknacks that a wizard might have, but in the middle, there was a heightened circular floor that was a little off from the center of the room. The floor was higher than the rest so at the circumference of the floor there were steps, which were covered in books, to walk on so you can get onto the same level as the raised floor. On the floor, there was a table and a few chairs on there and a tea set.

Sam had a quick glance as he was busy with the conversation that was going on from within.

(Hey, Sam.), Michael called out to Sam.

(What up?), Sam replied slangly but politely.

(How come you didn't tell the whole truth to the whole group?), Michael asked with a disappointed tone.

(To be honest, I'm not completely sure. I naturally keep my reasons to myself and I don't share any information and mission objectives towards anyone. I just naturally just adjusted my story, so that I didn't have to say everything that happened and feel a guilt of responsibility if anything should ever happen. Besides it's best to keep quiet upon the matter because I'm not sure if he has gotten himself involved in any way.), Sam explained.

(Are you talking about yo-), Michael began to ask but was cut off by Sam.

(Besides, I don't think now is the best time to be talking about this. Especially in front of our little intruder from earlier.), Sam announced from within, waiting for someone to answer.

(Hehe. Hello.), replied a feminine voice from within Sam's mind.

(You don't seem very benevolent. So, who are you ma'am?), Sam asked politely.

(My name is Kairi. It's nice to meet you and thank you for saving Riku's life, Sam. He is a really close friend of mine.), Kairi replied.

(It's no problem of mine.), Sam replied in a gracious tone.

(Besides that, who exactly are you looking for.), Kairi tried to interrogate Sam.

(Sorry but I can't that question just yet. I need to assure things first.), Sam replied.

Out of nowhere, Roxas calls out to him, "Hey, Sam."

(Sorry, got to go.), Sam dismissed the conversation.

Sam jogged towards Roxas who was in front of a broken computer, "What's wr—"

Sam looked at the computer that was smashed at the keyboard and the monitor was cracked.

"I remember that this computer was for the defense system that Cid had installed for Hollow Bastion; in order to keep the Heartless from completely overrunning the whole town," Roxas explained to Sam.

Sam inspected the computer. The monitor had a bloodied crater in the center and looked like it had a skull bashed into it as it had a smear of dried up blood on it, and the monitor looked smashed up and repeatedly stabbed by a blade and that I would no longer function in its current condition.

Sam suddenly got nasty goosebumps running up his spine as he sense a dread feeling of Darkness and despair in the atmosphere, along with the smell of smoke.

Suddenly, Kairi asks Sam, (Do you feel that?)

Sam replies with fear in his tone, (Yeah. I hope this isn't what I think it is.)

"Come on," Sam tells Roxas as they started to run for the exit.

Sam opens the door and was blinded by a bright, red, hot light.

Hollow Bastion had been attacked. Homes and buildings were on fire, Heartless were running amuck, and men, women, and children were laid dead on the floor, cold and lifeless.

"Oh no…," Sam said under his breath.

His fears had realized.

(A/N: Hint: Destruction and choas...)