Chapter 4


Roxas walked into the Grey Room that morning and yawned. He had slept pretty good last night, but it still seemed too early to get up for missions. He looked around, seeing some members lounging around. Axel was lying on the couch being lazy on his day off, while Demyx was playing his sitar in a chair, and the new member that he couldn't remember his name was writing something in a notebook.

The boy didn't even look up as he walked by, just continued doing his business. The blonde sat down next to Axel and the two sat in a comfortable silence until Saïx approached. "Number Thirteen," the blue haired man started. "You have a mission in Wonderland that should be done immediately," he handed Roxas a mission slip and left. With a sigh The Key of Destiny accepted it, and read through the summary.

—MISSION—

Explore the world and eliminate the newest heartless, the breaker.

It sounded easy enough, "Enjoy your day off," he told his friend bitterly

Axel smirked smugly, and waved as Neox walked over. "Are you ready?" the child asked.

This surprised Roxas, "Um..." he still couldn't remember his name, "What do you mean?"

"You gotta be kidding?" the child said rolling his eyes. "I was told to help you, despite my protests to work today. I mean I worked yesterday, this is child labor making me work two days in a row."

"There's nothing we can do about it, you got to do what they say or get turned into a dusk." Roxas sighed then looked at the paper again, "It doesn't say anything about you joining me."

The boy snatched the paper out of the blondes hand and held it up to Roxas's face, "Did you remember to read the part that was under your hand genius?"

Roxas blushed as he read the part of the paper that said 'Number fifteen will be joining you.' He shook his head, "Well I don't need your help, since you don't seem to want to go than don't. I'll be fine."

"Don't you think I brought that up? They're forcing me to go," he replied.

Roxas grabbed his arm and pulled him out into the hall, "Ok no ones around just go to your room and I'll go by myself."

"With pleasure!" the kid said smiling as he went to leave. Roxas created a dark portal and walked through it.


Several hours later Neox laid down in his bed reading a game magazine he got from Demyx. He made a mental note to thank Roxas for letting him stay behind. This was the life, sitting on his bed reading, relaxing. Suddenly Axel walked in and instantly looked relieved, "Oh you guys are back, why didn't you say anything the Superior's going crazy.

The boy shot upright completely clueless to what the pyro was talking about, "huh?" he asked clueless.

"Why didn't you or Roxas RCT correctly, we thought something happened to you. The mission was supposed to be over hours ago," Axel repeated.

The silver haired Childs eyes grew wide as he stood up, "Roxas isn't back yet?" he asked.

"What do you mean, you were with him?" Axel was starting to get a bad feeling.

"I need to use the bathroom," Neox suddenly announced stammering some "Leave."

"Wait wha-" Axel asked as he was pushed out of the boys room and the door was slammed in his face. Now he knew that something was terribly wrong. So he quickly opened a portal to get to Roxas's room faster. He knocked on the blondes door and anxiously waited a few seconds. When the boy didn't answer he opened it, "Roxas?" he called softly only to be greeted by an empty room.

The pyro stood there horrified, his fears had been confirmed. He quickly ran to find Saïx, and found his old friend in the gray area at usual, "Saïx!" he cried, and startling the blue haired man "We have a problem…"


Meanwhile in Wonderland, Roxas was hiding in a crevice being cornered by the heartless, and cradling his left arm in a way that that clearly said it was hurt. The heartless advanced on him with a leap. Roxas closed his eyes, awaiting the pain. But it never came. After a few moments he slowly opened his eyes, and his mouth dropped open at the sight he saw. Axel and Neox were fighting the heartless that was about to kill him.

It died after a few minutes, and then they both turned to look at him. Neox's face was blank as usual. Axel on the other hand looked completely pissed, he stood there glaring at the blonde with his arms crossed over his chest. "I thought you could handle it!" Neox said.

"I thought I could also."

"Well the fact is you couldn't!" Axel snapped, "That's why two of you were needed!"

"I'm sorry," Roxas said softly, his eyes misting over with tears.

"Sorry! Roxas you almost got killed!" Axel yelled, making the blonde looked away ashamed. "And you Neox," the red head turned to the younger nobody. "You needed to be helping also"

"Me? Why are you getting mad at me?" Neox shouted, "Roxas should have made me go!"

"Neox" Axel said, his voice deathly calm. "Don't yell at me." The boy was silent instantly, "Lets RTC."

Axel motioned for them to go ahead of him, his eyes softened as he eyed the way Roxas was cradling his arm. "What happened to your arm Roxas?" he asked as the two younger members walked passed him.

"I think it got dislocated," Roxas whimpered softly, "that or its broken?"

Neox turned his head to Roxas and stared at his arm for a moment. "Broken," he said simply making the other two stare at him.

"How would you know?" Axel asked.

"I can see through his arm," the boy replied as if it should have been obvious.

"Since when can you see through arms?" Roxas asked.

"The first time Xion showed me how to skateboard she fell," the boy explained. "I saw through her arm when she thought it was broken."

"Ok well it doesn't matter now, lets get Roxas back to the castle," Axel broke the conversation and started shuffling the two younger members forward.

The both continued on until Neox suddenly stopped, "I can fix it if you want me to."

"Um..." Roxas was hesitant, "can you?"

"Sure I can," Neox replied in a sweet as honey voice.

"Um... ok," the keyblade wielder reluctantly agreed. Neox walked over, inspecting Roxas's arm before jerking his arm straight. A resounding cry of pain resonated throughout Wonderland.


Roxas was sitting on the exam table in Vexen's Laboratory, while the scientist wrapped his injured arm in a cast. "At least fifteen straightened the arm, or this would take awhile."

"If I could use both my arms then I'd kill him," Roxas said angrily.

"Your vulnerable right now, so I'd watch what you say," Neox said grinning at the blonde. Roxas just glared at him. Neox simply waved as he left with Axel Xion and Demyx. "Have fun, Roxas," he called while closing the door.


Here's chapter 4, sorry it took so long to get up. Kittie Reviewer was slow :P Its kind of a short chapter hopefully next one will be longer. Please read and review ;)