Restoration: 95% COMPLETE

A mysterious train pulled into the Station at Twilight Town. Its only passenger exited the train, still equally as mysterious as the train itself. A short figure in a custom black coat made its way to the Station Plaza and into the Underground Trams where it met another similar figure.

"Your majesty."

The shorter figure let out a small laugh, "Riku, how many times do I have to ask you, just call me Mickey. We're friends after all."

Riku chuckle a bit, "Of course, Mickey. It must have slipped my mind."

That's when the King's face went serious, "So it's almost time huh."

The two began their walk through the sleepy town. Both safely hidden by the shadows cast by the ever-present sun. It was peaceful aside from the occasional heartless here and there, but nothing they couldn't handle.

Mickey looked around Twilight Town. "Is Sora-?"

"Sora will wake soon, but so will his Nobody and Replica."

Mickey frowned, "And they're both keyblade wielders, right? So that means the Organization will be hunting them down."

Riku shook his head, "So far they haven't noticed Xion's return if they had there would be Nobodies all over the town. So long as those stay out of the Organization's sight, they'll be fine."

"And Axel? Do you think we can trust him? He wasn't exactly friendly back at Castle Oblivion."

Riku remembered Axel very well. Two of the Organization's own found their end at Axel's hand. Had he not seen the man in Castle Oblivion, he would have never believed he was a ruthless killer. "Axel betrayed the Organization when he left with Roxas, Xemnas won't forget that level of treason."

Mickey could feel himself relax, "They'll wake up before Sora, right?"

"Yes, but Sora can't find out about them. I'm afraid of what he'll do if he found out he has a Nobody. Sora has a stupid history of self-sacrificing himself for the sake of others. Not to mention he's horrible at keeping secrets," There was a sense of fondness in his voice, "If the Organization sees Sora, they'll believe Roxas has returned to him. That should be enough to keep the Organization off their backs for now."

Mickey didn't want to admit it, but Riku had a point. Sora will most likely seek out Riku after his awakening, there's a good chance the Organization will go after Sora. If someone like Roxas was to be thrown in the equation, or worse Xion, the girl with Kairi's face. Sora wouldn't hesitate to give up his existence for theirs. The less he knew the better. This could work, this could actually work. All he had to was find the trio after they wake up and led them to Yen Sid's Tower. Then he'd have to return just in time for Sora's awakening and guide him to Yen Sid's as well. Hopefully his master could find a way to keep the two groups apart.

He took a deep breathe, yeah, he could do this, right?

Restoration: COMPLETE

Roxas opened his eyes and was immediately blinded by the pure white light. He groaned, he wanted to sleep a bit longer. There were voices on the distance than only got closer and closer. He tried to open his eyes again. There were two very distinct figures, or rather two distinct colors.

Red and black.

Axel

Xion.

Roxas snapped his eyes open only to fall into the red-head's arms as he fell from his pod.

"Woah, easy there bud. Though I have to admit, I've never seen you this energetic right after waking up."

It was them, they did it. "Axel, Xion-" The black-haired girl smiled and waved at him, "-are we?"

Axel laughed, "In the real world? Yep?"

Roxas looked down at his hands. He was still in his casual clothing, just as he was before he went to sleep. But something was different, he no longer felt tired or worn down. He looked up to see his friends smiling at him. They were free. No longer would they be forced to fight to each other, instead they'd fight for each other. Now Roxas had a purpose, one that was his own. Not one that was forced on to him. He flexed his hand out. He was free. And even he wasn't immune to the feeling of pure happiness.

Xion, however, couldn't believe she was still alive. The only two people that mattered to her were right there with her. Part of her was conflicted, especially with Roxas and Sora in the same room as her. But there Roxas was, with a smile that could outshine the sun. He didn't look week or pale as he did the weeks before her eventual demise. Now he looked healthy. And Axel, he looked younger almost.

She knew Axel was forced into making an impossible choice, her or Roxas. So she didn't let him pick. But now without all that pressure, he looked more like Axel and less like Xemnas's hound dog.

Then there was Sora. Without thinking her hands reach up to her own face. Who was she, was she still herself or...?

"You're still you, Xion." She looked up at Roxas. His remark caught her off guard.

Axel nodded in agreement and reached over to mess with her hair, "Yeah, you still look like yourself Xion. Black cowlick and everything... Glad to have you back kid." These were the moments Xion missed. "Now come on, let's blow this place."

The two keyblade wielders grinned at him. With that they gave one final look at Sora, before leaving the mansion.

Roxas took a deep breath as they entered the forest. The real forest felt like so rejuvenating, the air was fresher here compared to the virtual Twilight Town. He looked back at Axel and Xion who were walking behind him, if it weren't for their coats, he would have thought they were just regular civilians. Speaking of which, if he focused enough he could faintly hear the ringing of the clock tower. A new hour has begun. It seemed he wasn't the only that noticed, Axel and Xion also stopped a moment to hear the Clock Tower. Xion smiled and began to walk ahead of the other two.

"Hey Axel? Roxas?"

She blew them a raspberry and took off running. "Last one to the Tower buys ice cream!"

The two guys stood there for a moment as she ran out of sight. The two boys looked at each other in shock before sprinting after the youngest Nobody.

"Xion! Wait that's cheating!"/"Get back here you brat! If anyone is paying its Roxas!"

For a moment Roxas was reminded of the dreams he'd have of Sora's memories. Where Sora, Riku and Kairi would run on the beach just having fun and being kids. Or when he's see the Hayne, Pence and Olette do the same here. But this time out shun them all because this time they were his memories. As they all ran from the mansion to the tower, they failed to notice a tall figure watching them from one of the windows of the mansion.

"Those delusional Nobodies, do they really think they can escape their fate?" DiZ narrowed his eyes at them, a look of disgust covered his face. "No matter, the Organization will take care of them. Now about that witch..."

From the top of the Clock Tower sat three figures. Each of them held a distinctive blue ice cream in their hands. They laughed and made jokes. They sat and basked in the sunset. They've seen plenty of sunsets before, but this one was special. Because that sunset was the first sunset in their new lives.

Unbeknown to them small figure was hidden within the safety of the shadows, watching them.

Mickey knew he was short on time, but he also knew moments like these were rare. Especially for keyblade wielders. He didn't know what the future had in store for them, but if anything he wanted to give them one more good moment. From around the corner he could hear them laugh. It confused him, he thought Nobodies weren't capable of emotion? Yet their laughter sounded too genuine to be faked. Maybe it had to because two of them have such deep ties to Sora?

There was a faint memory of another group of keyblade wielders, and instantly his heart began to hurt. He was too weak to protect them, then pain of knowing he was the only one to survive the events of that fateful time was too much. He began to repress that memory just to make the pain again bearable before taking a deep breath.

'Nobodies or not, I will not fail them, not again.' he thought to himself.

Mickey turned the corner making his presence known and with that the sound of laughter died out. Immediately the small group reacted. The tall red-head stood in front with one back pushing the other two behind him and the other with a weapon in hand. The second figure, a blonde boy whose face looked so hauntingly familiar to Mickey had his keyblade out as he keep the third figure well behind him. Clearly talking to the two younger Nobodies was out of the question, so he turned his attention to the glaring guardian of the group, Axel.

"Who are you. And why the hell are you wearing that coat!" Axel growled.

Mickey pulled the hood away from his face. "Fellas, fellas. Relax, I'm Mickey, a friend of Riku and Sora's."

He heard the sound of the keyblade being dismissed. "Sora and Riku?" Muttered the blonde to himself.

Mickey nodded and extended his hand toward them, "That's right, Riku sent me to come guide you to a place where'll you be safely hidden away from the Organization. Even if it is temporary, but we must hurry. Sora will awaken soon, it's best he doesn't into you just yet. So, what do you say fellas, can you trust me?"

The older Nobody eyed him for a moment before dismissing his weapon. His face relaxed as he let of a sigh of relief. "So you're Riku's mystery friend. No offense, I kinda expected you to be taller." It was a good-natured joke, although the two Nobodies didn't find it all that funny.

"Axel that was just bad."/"That was rude Axel."

Mickey laughed, "That's alright fellas, now let's go. We have a train to catch."

"A train?" It was the last and finally Nobody, or more technically, Sora's replica. They emerged from behind the blond boy, Mickey squinted a bit. Something was different about them, according to Riku this person was suppose to change their appearance depending who looked at them. But all Mickey saw was a hooded figure, nothing like Riku's replica back at Castle Oblivion. Mickey wondered what they truly looked like underneath their hood.

"Yep, my Master is a wise mage who lives in a tower hidden away from the rest of Twilight Town. However, the only way to reach it by a magical train. So we must hurry to reach it before Sora awakens."

The two younger Nobodies perked up at the idea of a magically train ride. They both immediately turned to their guardian. The older man did his best not to look at them, but the kids just leaned in closer. He let out a sigh of defeat, "Fine, we can go on the magic train. Jeeze, you both don't have to gang up on me like that." He turned to Mickey, "Lead the way."

The trio were amazed to find out the "Magic Train" just so happened to be waiting for them at the Station, they barely had to travel to find it. They were even more blown away when the train pulled away from the station onto mysterious green tracks that weren't there prior. Axel calmly sat on the train's seat while the other two stared excitedly out the window. Mickey was relieved, they made it this far without any issues. He'd just drop them off outside the tower and go back for Sora. Simple.

Until he felt a tap on his shoulder, it was the hooded figure. They shifted nervously with their hands clasped together. "Mister Mickey, sir."

"Hm?"

"I just wanted to say thank you for helping us." They said.

Mickey blinked once, then twice. He rubbed his eyes just to make sure. He couldn't believe what he was seeing, it was comical. He began to laugh a bit. The third Nobody gave him a weird look. "Gawsh, when Riku told me you were Sora's replica, I didn't know what to expect. But now that I can actually see you... well, you look just like a normal girl."

Her blue eyes opened wide in surprise. "You... you can see me?"

Mickey nodded, "Yep, you look kinda like Kairi but your hair is black instead of red."

She smiled at him, he could tell that just being able to see her true face meant a lot to her. The train whistle signaled the end of their journey. He waved the other two Nobodies over, "Come on fellas, I'll walk you all to the Tower."

Xion happily followed behind the oversized mouse. He saw her. He barely knew her and yet he could see her face. Perhaps, maybe now she could be more than just a Replica.

Once outside the train she could be starry sky, much different from the sky back home- no, not home, back in the Castle that Never Was. The sky here was friendlier, brighter, and not to mention the number of stars in the sky. She was so amazed by the sight that she failed to notice when she began to fall behind the rest of the group. The stars were beautiful, the way they swirled in the sky. Xion began to feel lightheaded. It wasn't the sky, it was her. Something was wrong with her. Xion began to panic, the world around just kept getting blurrier and blurrier. She wanted to call out for help, but her body just kept shutting down until she fell to ground with a thud.

The boys turned around immediately at the sound of her body hitting the ground.

"Xion!" Roxas tried to reach her but his legs suddenly felt heavy. He watched as Mickey and Axel took off after her but for some reason he couldn't move. He felt just has he did when Xion drained him of his strength, weak and vulnerable. There was a strange ringing in his ear that just kept getting unbearably louder and louder. It felt like gravity just increased tenfold around him. He dragged his feet a couple steps towards Xion before he just collapsed.

The last thing he saw was Axel and Mickey huddled around Xion's unconscious body as the world around him went dark.

A/N: This chapter was way longer than I expected. Enough waiting, the real plot begins next chapter. That being said, I seem to have bitten off more than I can chew. I was so hyped up on KH3 that I completely forgot about KH2 transformations like those in The Pride Land and Atlantica. Now I have to figure out how our trio will look. But we'll get there when we get there. As always feel free to leave a comment. I love to read what you guys have to say. Until next time.

Update: This is just self-promo, but on my Ao3 I have a new KH AU out. It's a princess and the pauper KH AU ft Kairi and Xion as our main protagonist! Its mostly a test run to see if I can keep up with a fantasy setting, for even bigger AU that I've been planning for a while. The main reason it's on Ao3 is bc of the tagging system but if it does well I'll post it here too. It's 90% done, so that one will be regularly updated every Friday.