Luna POV

So the Lord has been taken, there's really not much we can do at this point but wait. However, if Lord Xemnas has faith in our abilities to find more allies and to grow the Organization, then so be it. We will find you, once we gather the necessary allies and grow our strength, we will find you, that I promise.

Looking down to see Mash fast asleep in my arms, poor child. She had been through so much already and done so much for Velvet and me. Velvet was still fast asleep as well, lying right next to me. We had all been through a lot, it was astonishing that any of us had been able to make it this far. That just meant we would need to get stronger, faster, smarter and greater, no matter the odds.

Seeing the other two sleeping so soundly made me want to close my eyes and let the sweet temptation of rest sweep me away. The last thing I remembered before I passed out was the sound of Mash's soft breathing and her heartbeat. My heartbeat and breathing slowing down to match hers as I fell into a deep sleep. Wishing and hoping that things could go back to the way they were before.

Velvet POV

I guess I'm the first to arrive, when I awoke, Luna and Mash were still fast asleep. I really wasn't sure what happened or where Xemnas was, which was part of the reason I was here in the meeting room. Thirteen empty chairs with only ten left to fill, I would have never thought that I would even have this opportunity. Much less being without a heart, it has its pros and cons, I guess.

The castle felt so empty without Xemnas, not that I was keen on following a leader, but he did save me after all, Luna too. Wrapped up in yet another crazy adventure with a group of people that I barely knew. Though what I still couldn't understand was why Xemnas willingly let himself be captured. Unless he was just trying to protect us, he must have known something that we didn't. But if Xemnas did, he didn't tell any of us.

A swirling pool of darkness gathered to the chair to the right of Luna's chair, Number IV Mash Kyrielight appeared, donning the black coat that all members were required to wear. "You must be Mash, my name is Velvet Crowe, Number III and one of two Vice Leaders in the Organization." To think that this small child had such resilience and strength, not only was she able to hold the dragon back, Mash even carried us all the way back to the Castle.

"I'm pleased to meet you Velvet, the Master and I have already met in the past, but he thought it would be better to recruit me later." Well, even Xemnas has his secrets I suppose, that would explain why she was in the area.

"So then you already know what has happened to you, I guess?" She must be aware of what she is and why it happened.

"Yes, I was actually awake for a while before I met Master, I felt alone and empty. Then I happened to run into him one day and Master explained everything to me." Leave it to Xemnas to be out in the field, though he never struck me as a hands-on kind of guy. He was definitely different, when he showed up at the last battle, it was almost embarrassing. I felt like I was severely inferior to him in every way. However, despite all that, Xemnas seemed pretty intent on protecting us. Even to the point of following us, at first, I thought it was because he didn't trust us, but then I realized that he was just trying to ensure our safety.

"Well, I have to say I'm impressed, then again he personally sought me out and saved me. Brought me here, and I've been here ever since." Even though it felt like it was just the other day, Xemnas had explained to us that time does not affect us like it does others. We are essentially eternal unless we are killed in battle. We don't require food or water, but rest is still a necessity.

"Sorry, I'm late!" Shifting my gaze to the seat next to Mash, I saw darkness starting to form as Luna emerged from the darkness, sounding flustered. "Some Vice Leader I am, I'm supposed to be the pillar that holds us together when Lord Xemnas…" Her voice faltering, but we understood. Luna was taking it harder than all of us.

"It's okay Master, we'll find him," Luna was trying to put on a brave face for us, but we knew better, all we could know was to continue Xemnas's plan until we could find him.

"Well, I think we should look for more allies, it will give us a chance to look for Xemnas as well. The more people we have on our side, the better." Mash and Luna simply nodded in agreement, glad to see we were all on the same page. After all, we were all going to have to work together on this.

"For the Master, who gave us a new purpose!" Mash smiled as Luna looked up, who couldn't help but grin.

"Yeah! For Lord Xemnas, we'll continue to work hard to make him proud." That's the Luna we all knew and loved or as close to as we could.

"Good to see you're back to your old self, Luna, we have a lot of work ahead of us." A lot of work, but we owed it to Xemnas. "I've detected a powerful energy coming from Halloween Town?" A world that I was not familiar with, so I believed the best course of action was for all of us to depart. Especially after the dragon incident, we couldn't afford another mishap like that again.

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A/N: Another chapter done, hope you have enjoyed the story so far