The Chasers: New World Locket

[Rikugurl]

Amber eyes narrowed as the floor his feet touched spread with a twilight glow and seemed towards the Dark Knight. He knew in his heart that killing this figure wouldn't do a thing... but one must get rid of a guardian before its master.

He rushed at the knight and slashed out, catching the other's blade and parried off. They continued like this until the knight pushed him away again.
Riku... or now.... Ansem jumped into the air and his keyblade disappeared. He promised himself that he would never change into this form again... but if he didn't... he would die and dying again was not an option.

He held his wrist together and a ball of Light with tips of Darkness gathered together, powerful enough to push his silver hair back. He suddenly shot it right down towards the figure.


Ven yelped as he was pulled. They landed in was seemed to be nothing but light. His eyes had to readjust again, making him squint. When they got use to it, he looked around. "Whoa...." It was just.... full of emptiness. There was another door far off and right in front of it was Xehanort.
"Stop right there!"
Aero Maxim appeared once more, but it brought him back, it's power much more stronger.

Fuu growled as her chakrams appeared and held her ground next to Aqua.

Xehanort stopped and looked back, seeing the group of five now. "My, my, your group keeps getting smaller and smaller, doesn't it? Who will be left?"
World's End appeared in his hands and pointed towards the group. A powerful energy started form at the tip and suddenly blasted towards the team. As it flew towards them, the blast behind it made the whole area black with thorns around, black coal with lava on the bottom and a black sky with red clouds above it.

[Reno]

The Dark Knight and riku continued to parry off against each other until the other jumped back, a blast appearing in his hands. The Knight tensed, seeing the energy shoot at him.

He sliced towards the energy with his keyblade, the energy exploding around him. the darkness part of it made him feel nothing, but the light burned at his clothes and skin. instead of cuts appearing though only darkness welled from the cuts, spreading like black venom.


Tsuami, Quicksand and Ultima followed as the five stood together, all getting into stances. The area was strange and... uninteresting - but Xehanort was about to give it a lot more color.

All of them tensed as the blast flew for them. But the strangest thing was it was WARPING the area. Thorns like Malificent was famous for... a dark sky like when they fought Riku... and lava like the fight back on Dragoon.

"Spread out!" Terra called and Aqua and Fuujin ran one way, Sora and Ventus the other. The land keyblader, however, didn;t move at all. Xehanort knew the aerts of ancient magic... but so did he. He took a deep breath, then blew out, black fire racing forward to meet the blast. The two energies collided and then exploded. Xehanorts blast seemed to disperse, falling upon the ground like black rainwater.

[Rikugurl]

Ansem landed gracefully and frowned as he saw the other's cuts pouring out Darkness. His keyblade appeared again but Darkness surrounded him once more. His own shadow started to become long and infected with Darkness... and suddenly grew some shape. In the matter of moments, a familiar beast appeared behind Ansem, floating like the shadow it was.

The beast had zigzag horns and a hole where its heart should of been. From the hole came bandages that wrapped around its body... and mouth as it bared its teeth at the Dark Knight.

The Guardian leaned over and suddenly smacked the knight away with its powerful hand, sending him flying into the wall.


The old man laughed as he watched the other spread out and the non-elemental fire tackling down his own blast. "Good!" He watched the five split and grin. "I don't like odd numbers... so let me get rid of one of you. One of you don't belong." He suddenly disappeared.
He reappeared behind Fuu and suddenly gabbed the back of her head, picking her up.

Ven stopped to a halt as he looked back in horror. "FUJIN!"

The silverette woman yelped as she felt crushing hands on the back of her skull and her feet flailed in the air.
"You are without keyblade and you aren't an original Chaser. I have no means to fight you." She suddenly disappeared in a cloud of Darkness and reappeared up high on a thorn. Dark clothes wrapped around her as a restraint. She was captured in a Portal of Darkness.

Energy was taken from her body and she cried out.
Xehanort only grinned as his body started to glow. "Ah... you have the rare majick of Pain." He looked up at her and grinned. "Where ever did you find it?" He looked back at the other and his golden eyes started to glow.

"Fuck..." Ventus growled, knowing exactly what was going to happen. He was going to cast Pain on them obviously. It was a rare majick that none of the Chasers ever heard about... but Seifer knew it as so did Leon.
They made sure not to acquaint Leon to Seifer though... since they both had the same scar across their face.
She never casted it on them obviously, only on keybladers who wouldn't surrender their blade... so now they would know what it felt like.

Suddenly his vision became blurry as he went under Darkness and his majick was being sucked away under Silence... and... finally a sharp pain made him wince. Poison.
He winced again as the pain kept coming but he quickly dashed at the old man.

[Reno]

The Knight went flying. It was disturbing as he hit the wall he uttered no noise of pain or even a gasp of air. but shadows didn;t need breath, so he was never winded or dazed.

The Dark Knight got to it;s feet once more, charging forward. electricity cracked in his free hand and he pointed it at Ansem, blue lighytning shooting out towards him.


"Fuu!" Aqua cried in terror as she saw her lover get picked up. Her eyes went wide as her lover disappeared. "NO!" She cried. Where...

a flash of silver caught her eye and she glanced over, seeing her suddenly in a cage. And then the cage sparked, stealing the silverette's energy. Aqua gave a cry as well, stumbling, cacthing herself on her hands before she fell.

Terra only had the chance to see Fuujin being taken before... before Xehanort called one of her own attacks. W-what...?

"Something like you..."

Terra grit his teeth suddenly. Had he been studying Atterian magic...? He was... doing exactly what Hatori could! The flash of magic fell over all of them. He grunted, stumbling a bit as silence and then poison was cast.

Aqua gave a cry as the magic fell over her, her limbs shaking. she grunted as the poison invaded her body. Shit... She looked up, eyes furious. She grabbed onto Tsuami and like ven started to charge despite the pain. she was also closer then Ven because she had been nearby to Fuujin. "BASTARD!" She raged, slicing down at him.

Sora grunted as the poison fell over him, "Cu-" but it was no use. silence had been cast as well. Sora blinked in a bit of panic. He, unlike the others, hadn't come prepared for the battle. He shook his head, even as the pain of the vemonous spell continued to drain at his energy and health.

[Rikugurl]

Ansem's eyes widened as he saw the Dark Knight get right back on his feet. He grit his teeth as the electric came sizzling at him but a black figure covered his view.
The Guardian roar as the lightning raced at it and a blackness from the hole in its chest started to glow, absorbing all the electric. When it was all sucked in, the Guardian roared once more and the lightning was pushed right back out, heading straight to the Dark Knight.

As the lightning raced towards the knight, dark power balls shot from Ansem and flew upwards then spiraled down towards the figure.


Xehanort grinned as Aqua came after him and quickly pushed her away with his keyblade.
Ven growled but stopped, remembering something. He reached down and grabbed a hand full of something. Remedy.
He suddenly tossed them into there air and felt the glowing around him. "TERRA! SORA! AQUA!" The remedy followed Ven's command and circled around them.

The blurriness went away as so did the pain. His majick powers came back and felt the strong pull of Aero Maxim once more. He growled and rushed after Xehanort, only to be met with a wall as the ground under him pushed up.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, the scenery started to change again and the room got much more bigger. The heightened land in front of him started to twist and bend into something.... haunting familiar. A volcano. Ice slicked down the sides and the sky filled with small blast of fire.

It was like they were back in Dart's region...

[Reno]

The Dark Knight dodged the lightning and jumping, spinning in a circle catching some of the bal and they exploded as they met his keyblade. But a few he missed and they smacked into him. He went flying into the ground but like ebfore got right back up. He charged at Ansem once more, meeting the gardian.

He feinted a slash towards the black creature, and when it tried to slash back, the knight spun on his heels doing a quick twirl so he was at Ansem's side and slashed at his leg.


Aqua yelped as she was easily pushed back. She grunted as she hit the ground, and stumbled a bit as she got to her feed, the pain making her vision blur...

and then suddenly it was gone. A remedy...

And then, even more suddenly the ground under her shifted. she gave a loud yelp. She grunted as the ground did stop moving her body still flying up before she landed hard on the ledge once more. She shook her head, looking around and gasped at the new scene. Dart's region... She looked up, seeing she was closer to the top of the volcano. Oh just her luck. She got to her feet, glancing over the side. she saw Xehanort a ways down and began descending the ledges towards him.

Sora's eyes widened as the volcano just APPEARED in front of them. Covered in ledges that acted like stepping stones and ice that proved to make those stepping stones real dangerous, it was going to be hell if they tried to get up there...

Well actually Ven could do it rather easily with his wind powers... and Aqua too since water and ice were her elements. It was him and Terra that were gonna have the issue.

Ven was at the base of the volcano, already running up the mountain... and Aqua was up on one of the higher ledges coming down them

And smack-dab in the middle, standing on a ledge and looking triumphant... was Xehanort.

Sora blinked suddenly as the solution came to him. "Terra!"

Terra, who had just been wondering the same thing - how WAS he going t climb up there? the ice had slowed him down last time... - when he suddenly heard Sora's call. He glanced back, only to see a flash of brown hair and a hand reached out for him. He instively took it and yelped as he was lifted off his feet. "Sora!"

The brunette grinned. "Trust me!" The two glanced at each other, sharing a grin suddenly and red energy poured between the two, sharing their energy... much like a limit.

Just as Sora reached close to the base, he calleed, "Ready?!"

"Yeah!" Terra called and suddenly he was thrown veritcally in the air. His weight quickly brought him down though. He landed on something though and glanced down seeing Sora's keyblade under his feet, a bright smile flashing between the metal work. Oh boy...

It was just like when they took on Hatchel... except now it was his turn to fly up.

Sora spun in midair, gaining momentum and then, "HA!" He sliced, sending Terra flying upwards. the land keyblader was shoot upwards.

He continued to fly upwards until he came to the ledge where Xehanort was. His blue eyes flashed at the other angrily and he rasied quicksand up high, the blade suddenly flashing golden.

Sora seemed to faze from where he was and was behind Xehanort in an instant, Ultima glowing red as he yanked it back. Both struck for Xehanort at the same time. "HIGEKI!" The two cried together.

[Rikugurl]

The Guardian roared as its attempts were stopped and watched the Dark Knight flip through the air. It's eyes glowed as he watched the knight get pushed down... but got right back up. It twisted in the air and Ansem suddenly winced, black blood drawing from his leg.
Twilight Requiem was slashed back but caught nothing but air. Damnit... this guy was good.

A few more swipes from the Guardian didn't touch the Dark Knight until his keyblade came down on one of the claws, making the Guardian roar. Since it too was a shadow, it couldn't feel pain.

Ansem panted as he once again slashed for the Dark Knight even with his wounded leg. It was quickly healed though by the Darkness. Again and again their keyblades met until Ansem was pushed off once more.
He panted more and growled. Damnit... there was no way he could defeat a shadow. He would just have to... stay alive until Xehanort was finished... or... if Xehanort finished the rest.


Ven quickly raced up the volcano with easy, his wind powers allowing him to glide off the ice and bounce from ledge to ledge. He continued upward but blinked as... Terra flew pass him......... WAIT! Terra couldn't fly!
Ven stopped and looked up in shock as Quicksand started to glow gold and Terra glowed red. His blonde spikes blew from the power as it was unleashed and looked away.

Xehanort watched as Terra flew above him, both his hands calmly behind his back. He didn't flinch when Quicksand grew gold and the man's body red.
"HIGEKI"
The call echoed over the volcano and suddenly the keyblade was slashed down, and one behind him.

World's End caught Quicksand and a power ball caught Ultima. Golden eyes narrowed but a large grin ran over the old man's face as he looked up at Terra through the red blast. Suddenly the red started to darken as it started to swirl into World's End. The keyblade was absorbing the power itself.

The power ball that was holding Ultima finally blasted out, sending Sora into the iced mountain. Black steam sizzled over Sora's skin from the ice, catching his skin.

Ven watched in horror as the limit was easily overpowered. His eyes narrowed and gripped onto Aero Maxim. He suddenly pointed it at the old man and held it with both hands. Like Sora when he opened the gateways, a bright light came from below him, blowing up power that pushed his blonde spikes. He closed his eyes as a glowing sign on Wind appeared at his feet. Two lines and a broke one.

A string of light shot up towards the ledge. "FERAL ZEPHYR!"
The ledge suddenly split into two as if an invisible blade cut it. It made Xehanort jumped back but every time he jumped, another slash would follow like a blade made out of wind. Xehanort continued to jump up the volcano, rocks of it crumbling down from the slashes in the rock.

[Reno]

The Dark Knight continued to dance around Ansem and his guardian, slashing again and again at him and even as he got parired, he could see the other slowly weakening, the energy of the swings and spells causing him to falter a little more.

That was another advanateg for him. He never got tired.

The Dark knight rushed suddenly jumping high. the guardian, ever protective, got in front of the twilight keyblader once again and reached out, clapping both hands onto his keyblade. the Dark Knight flipped over the shadow;s head, foot connecting with Ansem's face.

A blast of black and red energy appeared in his hands and he shot it down straight for the other.


Terra's eyes went wide as he was... suspended by the conenction of their keyblades. And... the energy he and sora shared began to get sucked from him. the brunette jerked, giving a yell. Because he was higher he also saw the blast from Xehanort's hand catch Ultima, the force strong enough to send the brunette spiraling backwards.

At the same time, Xehanort slashed up, sending him of balance. The brunette gave a ry of terror, knowing nothing was under him. The keyblade struck for him again and Terra held his blade in a defense position, the strike sending him spiraling downwards. "Ah!" He twisted, reaching out and caught the edge of a ledge, his body dangling. He coughed, shaking a bit from the loss of power, before pulling himself up and over the ledge. He looked up... and watched Ven as he began to tear up the ledges and the rocks fell down. he grunted as they fell around him and slowly got to his feet. He jumped, and as the ledges fell began to jump onto the falling rocks, jumping higher each time one came near.

Sora blinked as their limit was STOPPED. He'd never seen anyone stop his limit before ever and now - Sora gave a sudden cry as the ball exploded sending him backwards. He wasn;t able to catch himself and gruntied as his body hit the ice. He blinked dazed...

and then he felt his skin... his whole back and his arms... sizzling and burning like acid had been thrown on them. The brunette gave a scream of pain as he violently pulled stumbling some and landing on his hands and knees, gasping. "C-Cure..." he murmured, the spell wafting across his body.

He barely even heard the cry from Ventus, but he did notice the ledge getting cut in half. He yelped as the whole ledge slipped, the rock under him falling and he jumped to a lower ledge, stumbling and hitting the ground. He continued to hear booms and cracks above as Ven continued with his violent attack.

Aqua meanwhile had frozen when she had seen Terra and Sora;s limit... and watched as it got countered. But Ventus was no longer happy. And it was a good thing she was still up high.

But nothing of Ven's was hitting... She pointed her blade down, and it began to glow blue, swirls of water forming around it. "REGOLE'S JUDGEMENT!" The water shoot downwards, more and more of it joining the attack and suddenly formed that of a water serpant - of regole. It's teeth gleamed like ice. And as Xehanort landed on another ledge the dragon spiraled and crashed right into him the jaws clamping down for him, just as Ven;s attack came from beneath.

[Rikugurl]

The Guardian roar as Ansem started to slow down. It suddenly saw the knight point down and reached up for the keyblade, only to grasp it... and it's claws ripped, black smoke coming from it.
Amber eyes widened as he was hit and winced, leaning over and suddenly... a blast was sent down.

A huge explosion sent up dust and pieces of flooring. When it cleared, steam came from the large hole in the basement floor and the Twilight power in the room faded.
However, Darkness started to pour from the wall instead and headed towards the hole.

Suddenly, enormous bone claws reached out and grabbed the ledge of the hole. A large bone beak came out as so did a large skull it was attached to. Empty, black sockets held floating amber eyes as they peered down at the Dark Knight. A laugh roar shook the whole castle, making the ceiling begin to fall. It's large horns ripped at the ceiling, making it crumble more.

The dragon watched the Dark Knight started to flew up to the next level but more and more of the dragon came out of the hole, chasing right after it. As Requiem chased after the Dark Knight, more and more of the basement crumbled making them race from level to level within second. Large jaws snapped at the black figure but missed every time.
It suddenly stopped before they reached the first floor and opened it's large jaws wide. A sudden Light ball of power started to form in it's throat and grew bigger and bigger, more powerful each second.

It was about to be blown up at the Dark Knight when suddenly it went out. The bones started to fall apart and fall back down into the broken basements, disappearing before they could hit anything.


Xehanort looked up, hearing the water roar down and seeing the water serpent. He grinned as he continued to dodge the violent wind blade. As the serpent sent it's ice jaws at him, World's End slashed into them, making the ice shatter like breaking the serpent's teeth. He suddenly jumped up so that the serpent engulfed him.
The wind blade started to slash into the serpent and cut it up like a butcher. Before the blade could slash where Xehanort was, a powerful blast from within made the water explode and splash everywhere.

The water caught the blade and pushed it down, making it vanish. The wet old man landed on a ledge above them all calmly and looked down, his golden eyes gleaming as his smirk became more and more evil.
He raised his hand as a power ball started to appear in it. The ice from the mountain started to steam black and reach out for the others for a frost bitten sting.

Ven watched in horror but quickly looked up, seeing Terra watching as well. He quickly jumped to his side and growled, gripping onto Aero Maxim more.

A shock of lightning hit the sky and the clouds started to part. Slowly the volcano started to rumble and it felt like it was about to erupt... but instead of lava... it erupted keyblades.
Ven's eyes widened more as the phantom Kingdom Hearts shined down on them and the keyblade started to swirl to it like a tornado. It was.... all the keyblades he had stole... that day.
"NOOOOOOO!!"

Ven grabbed Terra's arm and suddenly dashed up towards the top of the volcano, but the minute they reached Aqua, they stopped. He gave a glance at both his teammates and nodded.
They seemed to understand.
All three suddenly raised their keyblades and touched the tips of them together. Quicksand started to glow gold, Tsunami started to glow blue and Aero Maxim started to glow silver. A large light pushed pass Xehanort and towards the phantom Kingdom Hearts.

"NIHILITY BELT!"

The three called together and their Chaser symbols started to glow. The strand of power that hit the phantom Kingdom Hearts unlocked it, making a vortex that sucked in the keyblade.
Each keyblade was suddenly engulfed by earth and then a splash of water made it into mud. Wind came and hardened in, entrapping the keyblade in an unbreakable element.

The keyblades suddenly disappeared one by one and only the Chasers knew where they were going.
The vortex however pulled at them and Xehanort, since he was at the top was suddenly pulled in.

Blue eyes looked down at his brother and nodded. "SORA! YOUR HEART!" He looked back up at the vortex and nodded. A spare hand reached down for Sora's and when they met, Ven suddenly threw his brother up into the vortex. "CALL ON IT AND THEY WILL COME!"

[Reno]

The Dark Knight was baffled as the DRAGON suddenly erupted from the ground. his mind had barely any knowledge of this. Xehanort had not known much about it either.

The shadow keyblader quickly began to jump away, slashing threw cieling to get to the next level, hearing them crumble as the dragon shot through them as well. higher and higher they went, level by level they continued upwards - until their was no where to go. the Dark Knight knew fgravity would bring him down.

He stared as the dragon;s mouth opened, light centered at it;s mouth. If it hit him... that would be the end of him. Pure light was his weakness...

But... then the dragon just disappeared. The Dark Knight landed on the ruined floor, looking dowen confusedly. And then suddenly he dispersed into nothing as well - going to join his master once again.


Aqua gave a growl as their combined attack was countered. How... was it possible? She yelped as the black ice snapped at her and she backed away.

Terra glanced at Ven as he came beside them, but they both looked up. He also gave a cry of horror as the keyblades flew from the volcano. Not again!

He yelped as he was suddenly yanked forward until they met Aqua on another side. Ven gave them a meanful look and instantly the other two understood. they had a limit attack too.

The keyblades tapped together, energy combined between the three powerful wielders as they yelled out the limit. "NIHILITY BELT!"

The keyblades were then trapped down by the spell... and each transported to their unlockable vault. Never to be seen again.

Sora grunted as the vortex began to push and pull at him histhin body beging pulled upwards suddenly. he dug his keyblade into the mountain side to slow the descent, but then he heard Ven;s cry. He looked up seeing his brother reaching out a hand. He understood the words. He reached out, taking it and nodded determinedly. Sora yanked out Ultima and allowed himself to be thrown upwards.

The three Chasers watched as Sora began to fly upwards. But it wasn;t a scene that lasted long. "Uh Guys!" Aqua yelped as her feet came lose, the same happening to Ven.

Terra grunted, wrapped an arm around each of them both and tugged them down in a crocuhing position. Sand wrapped around all of their legs and held them in place. Each shared a smile, before looking up again. Sora;s body had gone rigid, feet pulled together as if he was gliding...


Sora flew higher and higher, the vortex above reminded him of Destiny Islands and the first attack... remembering how scared he had been at the tender age of 13. But now... two decades later he was stronger... wiser... and knew exactly what needed to be done. He drew his body taunt together, feeling each connection in his heart getting pulled and tightened.

But his own light alone, even if he used it ALL would never be enough to conquer this darkness.

Everyone... Sora thought, his voice going into each heart he had ever made friends with. Each heart he had ever connected too. I need your help. Please give me what you can. Together we can win!

Each heartstring was tugged.


Roxas gasped as he sat up in bed, feeling Sora suddenly closer then he had in years. Then he heard the voice of his brother, ringing in his ears and his heart tugged back. the glow was surronding him... and in his mind;s eye he could see it. See the battlefield, wrecked and similar to Dart's world but he knew it was Hingdom Hearts. He could see the brunette flying through the air...

He heard Axel murmur beside him, also sitting up and Xio was tipping. both of them were glowing too... and then lights shot from them, into the sky and to where Sora needed it. "Good lucky brother..."

A beep from his phone drew his attention and he glanced sideways. He reached out picking it up. "From Ven...?" How had he slept through Riot?!


Rufus glanced out the window silently, glancing towards Reno. Both of them also glowing. "Knew he would come back to haunt us." The twin lights shot out.


Tidus raced out to the balcony, seeing Kairi leaning against it,a content smile on her face even as she glowed. He paused next to her and looked out. "It's Sora!" She only nodded, already knowing.

He looked out, seeing lights from all of Destiny shot out and into the sky - kids, friends, family. All of them that Sora was friends with. From the distance he could even see Bryna standing out on the porch, looking out at the sky, proud smile on her face. He could hear Invidia barking.


Back on the Chaser ship... Lucina gave a cry of happiness even as the energy left her. It wasn;t much... and it left her feeling more perky rather then drained. She saw the powers of everyone else also following... even Aerith. "Sora's saving the world!"

"Damn..." Seifer murmured looking at his hands. "It better work Sora."

Demyx only gave a contented chukled as the light left him, nuzzling against Saix more.


Donald looked out, at the night sky, lifting his hands as the light shot from him. And everyone else at the castle too. "Take as much as you need old friend. We're with you."

Mickey stood next to Minnie, smiling even as the light left. The two chipmunks were running around in circle, their lights also leaving.


"Yo damn!" Cid cried, waving his hands. "Can;t the kid ASK first?!"

"YA! GO Sora!" Yuffie cried, pumping her fist. "Get him with your ultimate ninja light skills!!"


Cloud sat next to Tifa on the ledge, looking up at the night sky of Radiant, watching their own lights leave. "think he'll be able to do it?"

"Always." Tifa answered.


And that wasn't all. Prideland, Port Royal, Deep Jungle, Twilight Town.... world upon world upon world he drew the lights from, each person he met, both animal and human joined together. Seven Princesses of Hearts' pwoers came to him, just like the seven hearts he had freed.


Four more lights shot from the center of Kingdom Hearts itself -Ven, Terra, Aqua and Fuujin.


Above them, the thousands of lights all joined together at once, coming around Sora and making him shine brighter then the sun and moon combined.

Large wings made of light spread across his back, shimmering beautifully, and a little swirl of it appeared over his head... like a halo.

Your the real angel mister... Riku had once thought. If only he could see Sora now.

Sora held Ultima up, the power he had gathered making the three dagger like tips shine beautifully. He wasn't doing this alone. not at all. He had the help from everyone this time.

"Angel's Light..." Sora began to call, drawing it all together, making it tighter and tighter... And then he slashed, the lights shooting upwards like fireworks and gave a mighty scream. "HOLY!!!!"

The lights of a thousand hearts shot up and crashed into the vortex at which Xehanort was at it's center. The light swirled and swirled, coloring and purifying the vortex until it shinded like a brillant sun. Then the energy centered all at once and EXPLODED.

The area was covered in brillant light and many rays shined down, crashing into the demonic scenery Xehanort had created. purifying it instantly.

Aqua, Terra and Ven gave a cry as the ground under them vanished... but they did not fall. A calming wind seemed to guide them all down, and all of them safely landed on their feet. The scenary broke away, the blank dark emptiness appeared again.

Another light came crashing on the ball that held Fuujin, breaking the cage instantly and wrapping around her warmly, also guiding her down gently.

The light slowly began to fade... revealing the image they had come inside to. no tricks of magic no horrors unspeakable... just the blank emptiness of darkness that held no malice, no hate... just comfort and safety. Kingdom Hearts was not evil.

The people who used it were.

Aqua turned her head, seeing Fuujin in the distance, safe and sound. "Fuu!" She broke away from Terra's grasp, running to her side, enveloping her in a tight, tight hug. "Oh my god... your safe!"

Terra looked around quietly. Xehanort... was gone? The only thing around them were each other, the dark... broken by occasional specks of light that floated down like snow, dispersing the minute they touched the ground. His arm tightened around Ventus and relief, and they shared a smile before both realized... they didn't know where Sora was either.

A glow drew all four Chasers' attention suddenly and everyone's head turned, seeing Sora floating down as well, the light wings still perched on his back. Sora's body was completely relaxed, Ultima shimmering from his figners tips. His eyes were closed.

The minute his toes hit the ground though, the wings shattered into prinpricks of light and the halo began nothing more than a memory... and Sora fell to the ground, completely drained of energy.

[Rikugurl]

Ven looked up but blinked when he saw all the small streams of light started to gather at his brother. Suddenly he yelped, feeling himself getting pulled up but strong arms wrapped around him and he was brought into a huddle. The sand made him close his eyes... hating that... he would miss everything.
But suddenly, he felt a warm tug at his heart and started to glow. He looked up, seeing everyone glow too. A soft smile pressed on his lips and nodded.



Axel gasped and awoke, quickly sitting in bed.
I need your help. Please give me what you can.
He started to glow and blinked, looking at Roxas. He smiled and shook his head. "Looks like someone is being a hero without us!"

Xio yipped as he jumped on the bed, he was glowing too as he wagged his tail happily.


Reno grinned and shrugged, hitting his shoulder with his EMR.
I need your help. Please give me what you can.
"Yo... it could of been worse. We could of been invited to a wedding." He snickered and watched as a light shot out from his glowing body.


Kairi smiled as she looked out at the sea.
I need your help. Please give me what you can.
She looked back as her husband raced out and nodded. "He's really something... isn't he?"

Above on the second floor, Namine looked out the window and smiled as the sea breeze brushed her hair back. "Go sensei!"

A man walked up to Bryna, placing his hand on her shoulder and looked at her proudly.


Gunnar danced around his glowing sister as he glowed too.
I need your help. Please give me what you can.
"I wanna grow up to be like Sora!"

Aerith chuckled as she started to glow and nodded. "I'm sure you'll all grow up to be like Sora."

Olette smiled happily as she hugged her husband, glowing warmly together.

Saix snarled a bit when he felt his heart tugged. His heart was staying right here!
I need your help. Please give me what you can.
He whimpered but smiled as he felt Demyx's nuzzle, nuzzling back.


I need your help. Please give me what you can.
"Gwarsh!" Goofy jumped up and down next to Donald. "Go Sora!" He smiled happily as he looked out at the sky.

"Oh my!" A petite mouse called as she started to grow. She smiled happily though as she looked at Daisy and her husband who was glowing as well. "I always had faith in that boy."

Dale suddenly bumped into chip and flailed.


Leon blinked as the whole computer started to glow. "What the---"
I need your help. Please give me what you can.
He looked up, seeing a light being pressed through the ceiling. "I'm with ya Sora."

In the pharmacy lab, a man with long black and grew hair started to glow. He blinked as he put some things down, his pointed ears twitching as he glowed.
I need your help. Please give me what you can.
"As if!"


In the darkness of the Underworld, a man with a wounded eye grinned, holding his sword over his shoulder.
I need your help. Please give me what you can.
"This is your story..."


The light suddenly glowed and pushed into the vortex. The Light swirled around and around, making it so bright that one could not see.
Xehanort cried out as the light pierced through him and suddenly, an explosion.
It impacted and the Master suddenly disappeared.


Floating in Darkness, the old man looked around, his golden eyes a bit panicked. Where was he...
Be blinked when he saw a glowing heart started to come from the darkness. In front of the heart suddenly appeared a woman in a pink, royal looking dress. She had long red hair and a golden crown on her head. A star shaped necklace glowed in the dark and she smiled softly.
Next to her appeared what seemed to be her daughter, also in a royal dress.

The woman smiled as she pointed at the man. "As the princess of Hearts, I command you to go away!"
The heart behind them suddenly shot through the old man, making him gasp and clench onto his his heart.

The woman and her daughter suddenly disappeared.

Fire suddenly blew up around the man and crackled evilly. Suddenly shark green eyes peered through the fire and dark purple tattoos glowed.
"Flurry of Dancing Flames!"
Aflame chakrams soared through the fire and pushed right through Xehanort, making him wince and stumble.
Something else pushed through the old man's body, pushing him more towards the ground. A fire lion.

The flames simmered and disappeared.

Suddenly a man appeared a few feet away from Xehanort. A gunblade ready in his hands. A swirling cyclone of light started to wrap around. "LION HEART!" He called as he suddenly slashed towards the old man, his blade passing through, light coming off each strike.
He jumped back and slashed forward... a line of light passing across Xehanort... before exploding in light.

Xehanort cried out in pain as he stomped more and the man disappeared.

His golden eyes opened to see a woman dressed in a spring dress. She smiled softly, a basket of flowers in her hand. She lifted one and softly blew at it, the petals falling off and flowing towards the man. As each petal hit in, it burned his skin from purity.

She smiled once more and disappeared.

Behind him, a boy appeared, Mako eyes bright as he narrowed them.
"Bye-bye mister!" He rushed towards him and floating swords started to circle around him, slashing into Xehanort. When he pressed through the other side, the boy disappeared.

A chipper woman appeared in bright orange, a staff in her hand. She suddenly raised it and started to whack the old man. "Bad, bad, bad!"
When she was done, she huffed and suddenly disappeared.

A moon started to glow above him, his weak body fearing to even look up at it. But a howl grew his attention and looked up only to see a Berserker come crashing down on him.
"Luna Diviner!"
Sharp claws started to rip at the old man and fangs bared in his face. He suddenly stood and glowed, making the moon come in closer and pass through Xehanort.

The old man was now panting and shaking... but it wasn't over.

A dog appeared behind a large shield. "Gwarsh, ya shouldn't of messed with Sora!" He suddenly flung his shield at the man, making it press through him. When the shield returned, the dog was gone.

Behind the panting man, an odd looking ship arose. Two little critters could be seen and one flipped open a safety lock and the other one pressed a red button.
"BOMBS AWAY!" They called in harmony as gunfire started to spray over the man. The ship quickly flew away into the darkness.

A man silently walked out of the darkness, his red cloak shining in the dark.
He grinned and slowly a whirl wind came from his feet.
"Tornado"
His blade started to turn back and he circled around, pushing the strong wind at his feet towards the old man, picking him up and swirling him. With what seemed to be his damaged arm, pulled down and pulled off the water jug at his side. He carelessly tossed it at the wind and ignited it into a whirling tornado of fire.

It blasted the man upwards into the darkness and disappeared along with the man.

"YO! Need a lift!?"
An obnoxious voice came from down below as a redhead soared up to him. He pressed his EMR against the old man's foot and a sudden high volt of electricity went shooting through the man, pushing him higher into the darkness and disappeared.

"Heads up"
A man with a scarred face and a golden eye peered at him.... upside down. He grinned as an odd looking gun pressed against the old man's forehead and pushed the trigger, sending the old man all the way back down through the darkness. Glowing shot followed him and exploded around him before the man disappeared.

"Oh my... up you go to the Light!"
A tiny voice called as her pink dress flowed. The mouse reached up and a sudden blast of light pushed Xehanort back up.
"FAITH!"
As he flew farther and farther away, she slowly started to disappear.

The almost dead man floated into space sluggishly before something suddenly pushed through his chest from behind. A large Soul Eater.
Slowly Darkness started to seep from the old man and he now too... started to fade away.
Below, Ansem was floating in the Darkness and attached to him was World of Chaos.
The humongous beast roar and a light came from it's mouth, piercing the Darkness above. It shattered and Light poured down on on him.

The Soul Eater pulled away from the only thing left of Xehanort.
His heart.
Slowly the dark beast and it's master disappeared and the crystal heart flew up into the light...



Ven blinked as Aqua suddenly left their arms. Fuu shook her head, feeling a bit dizzy as he powers started coming back to her. She blinked and stumbled over, Aqua falling on top of her. "Aqua...." Her red eye looked up and smiled, slowly pulling the blue hair behind its owners ears. The white of light fell down over them as she reached up more and pulled her lover into a passionate kiss.

The blonde blinked again as he was tighter. He smiled softly... and felt a warmth in his heart. His blue eyes looked up at another pair, the white light reflecting off of it.
See... I kept my oath..."

They all stopped though then the shine of Light could be seen. All five looked up, seeing Sora float down.
Ven suddenly broke away, his eyes widened in both shock... and horror. "An angel...?" Was.... was Sora dead? No... his heart said no. He gasped as he saw the angel wings shatter and the halo fade, his brother collapsing on the floor. Before he could dash to his aid, a Dark warp appeared close by.

Out stepped a man that none of the Chasers had ever seen before. He had dark skin with contrasting silver hair. Ven growled though, noticing he was wearing the exact same clothes as Xehanort... but he stopped when the man rushed to Sora's side and pulled him up lovingly. Who....?


Amber eyes looked down at Sora, hurt filled his eyes. "Sora..." He placed his hand on the brunette's chest, feeling his weak heartbeat. Slowly he leaned down... and pressed their lips together.
Ventus's eyes widened as he saw them kiss. "He---!"

Almost right when their lips touched, a flash of light came from the man... revealing who he really was.
Riku.
Ven took a sigh of relief and looked back at Terra.

Darkness shattered inside of Riku, opening the passage between his husband again. A Twilight glow surrounded them as Riku pulled Sora against his chest.



Olette blinked as she heard some beeping coming down from the Research room. She quickly rushed down and sat in Ven's chair, looking at the screen. Her eyes widened happily as she rushed back up to the others.
"ATTERIS! AKBAR! They're back! They're back!"

[Reno]

OOC: Well... you WERE on.

"The key... of destiny." A blonde twin appeared before Xehanort, eyes gleaming maliciously. It was time for this man to get what was coming to him. He held up two keyblades, one glowing with the black energy of darkness, the other the white energy of light.

He slashed both together. "Yin and Yang!" The two energies combined, smashed into Xehanort together.


Another blonde in a white coat appeared, blonde hair framing his face. He flipped it back then rasied a shotgun. "Tis the end of you I suppose." He clicked the trigger, the shot ringing out as the bullet smacked into the man, making him do a funny little flip.


There was an angry bark and a green carbuncle appeared, gem glowing yellow. The yellow energy shot forward, draining xehanort from his power, before she ran forward and chomped down on his arm.


A third blonde appeared, this one with a beautifully crafted sword in his hands and a blitxball at his feet. "You ready for this?!" He raced forward. "Blitz Ace!" He slashed at the other with powerful swings in a row, before jumping back, landing back by the blitzball. He kicked it hard to it smacked and exploded into Xehanort before he two left the field.


A little girl appeared, her eyes sweet yet her smile evil. She held up her swear jar, grinning and threw the whole weighted mess on top of his head. "Don;t mess with Chasers!!"


Another blonde appeared, this one with green eyes and a red chaser symbol on his coat. He held his gunblade up, the colors sparking around it. "No mercy." He called, before jumping into the air and slashed, an X made of a raging inferno slashing across the old man's form. He only chuckled when the other cried out.


A sweet melody began to play, almost soothing as the next blonde appeared, a blue sitar in his hands. "Melodius nocturne eh?" He struck down on the chords hard, rock music blaring, and water shot up and crashing into Xehanort with enough force to throw him back.


"that's right ya big palooka!" A feathery duck cried, cheeks colored with his anger. "No one messes with a friend of mine! METEOR!" Rocket-like magic shot around Xehanort, smacking into him forcefully.


"Oh dear... I suppose this is the end for you isn;t it?" A cheerful mouse said, His clothes regal but his speak common. He held up his keyblade, dark energy centering around it and he shot forward, striking down hard. The dark energy exploded, and the mouse disappeared.


A blonde appeared, holding onto... some dynamite. He scoffed, cigarette dangling from his lips. "I'm too old for this." He rasied the stick to his cigarette, letting it spark the fuse and threw it at Xehanort, waiting until it exploded before he disappeared.


"You'll be sorry now!" A black-haired ninja cried from behind, and a shruiken flew and smasked into his back hard. "That had to hurt!!" And she was gone in a puff of smoke.


"This is it." A spiky-haired blonde said, wielding a large buster sword. "Omnislash! Ha!" The blonde flew up, slicing down at the other again and again and ended by slamming his blade in the ground, the shockwave knocking the old man back.


"FINAL HEAVEN!" A black-haired martial artist said, shooting forward. "HA!" She jabbed her fist forward, strong balls of energy appearing and crashing into the other man with no mercy. She offered him a sweet smile before leaving as well.


And more and more appeared. A lion wth sharp teeth and a proud roar. A tempermental fairy and a boy with a dagger. A pirate with a sword. A blonde boy with a Struggle stick. A gorrilla like man with nothing but his own strength. A street rat with a lamp, monkey and parrot. A skelton with a love for halloween and scary shows. A demi-god and his pegasus. A mermaid with a deadly voice. A beast turned prince holding a rapier. A grown deer with deadly antlers. A large elephant with dangerous feet. A asian woman and a small fire-breathing dragon. A computerized man with a kind heart. An alien dog with a laser gun. A chicken with exploding eggs. A real boy with an incredibly long nose and a small wooden hammer. A big cat with a bad temper yelling 'Get outta me way!' And six other princesses of ehart that gave everything they had to help out.


A lue haired woman appeared, eyes gleaming darkly. Her keyblade glew and water smacked down onto the man with enough force to break some bones. She smicked and disappeared.


"I suppose it;s what you desereve." A wolf hissed as it approached, sand coming up around Xehanort, tieing up his limps with a cutting force. The weolf shot forward horns gleaming as he jumped, embedding it into the man;s stomach, energy cracking and draining what the carbuncle hadn;t taken. The wolf gave a satisfied flick of his tail and disappeared.


And finally a brunette man with a beautiful smile appeared. He looked at Xehanort, sadly as he drew his keyblade. His light shimmered around and made the whole place bright. "It shouldn;t of had to come to this. You could have been a good person." He glided forward, the wingbeats of his wings strong. "TRINITY!" The man slashed at the other again and again and again coming through three power swings that made the whole area rock and then finally, the brunette landed behind him, drawing his wings around Xehanort in almost a protective embrace, but the light was scatching a painful as the brunette poured everything he had into it. Every ounce of light poured forth and exploded like holy. The brunette left as well, leaving his husband to finish him up.


Aqua smiled as she was kissed passionately. She shut her eyes kissing back, but the reflection of light drew her and Fuujin's attention away from each other and towards where Sora was floating down. When the brunette fell down though she gasped, pulling herself up some, but she didn't even get to fully react... before they had a new visitor.

Terra frowned at Ven's words, watching the wings shatter like fine glass. A broken angel... His heart jumped a bit as the brunette fell. Sora must of been exhasuted... or dead.

But before either he nor Ven could go forward... a new man appeared. He tensed, not liking the look of him at all. Who... was he?

Sora lay there not even twitching as he was lifted from the ground. his head lolled to the side, falling into the crook of the man's arm. However, his eyelids fluttered as lips met and the petite body arched some, feeling the wall between him and riku break.

Just as Riku was being revealed Sora pulled away from the kiss and gasped, blue eyes snapping open. He looked up, seeing beautiful aquamarine staring down at him and smiled weakly. He slowly reached up, drawing his arms around Riku's neck, whispering tiredly "Let's go home Ri..." His eyes drooped again and he shut his eyes once more, too drained to do anything else.


Back on the ship, seifer jumped at his Wife's call. "What really?!" He glanced at the beeping monitor as well, seeing that yes indeed they had reappeared. "Jeesus..." He clicked something on the communicatioons system.


Terra sighed in relief as he saw Sora awaken, if only for a few moments, He was going to be fine. But then a voice ringing through the communicator made him raise a hand through his ear.

"Holy fuck you guys aren;t gonna believe it! Atteris and Akbar reappeared on the map!!"

Seifer. that was definitely Seifer and-

And...

"Atteris." Terra whispered in shock. His home.. was back. And Ven's.


Roxas chuckled at Axel's words, shaking his head. "guess he is." He flipped open his phone, quickly dialing his voicemail.

please enter your password. The automated voice asked. He entered 2-9-3-5. It spelt Axel if anyone was smart enough to look at the letters the numbers coordinated with.

You have one new messgae, first unheard message. "Hey Rox, it's me Ven... we got notice that Xigbar has regained a heart... and he's currently located in Radiant Garden. I'm guessing he might be his Somebody again... but if not, be careful. I hope you guys are alright... and say hello to my future brother-in-law." End message,. If you would like to delete this message pr-

Roxas just snapped his phone closed. "Ut oh..." He started staring at the phone blankly. "Uh Ax... when you went to visit Radiant yesterday... did you see Xigbar anywhere?"

[Rikugurl]

When Ven saw Sora wrap his arms around the silverette, he smiled. He was going to be ok. Slowly he looked up at where the blast had been and frowned. Was he.... really gone?
The man he had chased... all his life?
He didn't know if the name Chasers represented their journey to find all the keyblades... or.... that they were chasing Xehanort.

It seemed unreal... but in his heart, he could feel it.
That hate and anger.... gone.
His eyes grew sad as he looked down. They... still didn't get rid of him... themselves.
Slowly he looked over to his brother.
Sora... was still the hero.
His heart started to feel something new.
Jealousy.

He blinked though, hearing Seifer on the other end.
Akbar...?
His eyes widened but smiled. So... it was Xehanort that sucked it dry for it to lose it's heart. He nodded to himself. He would visit it every week... so... it wouldn't be forgotten... and REALLY lose it's heart.

He slowly turned back to face Terra and then looked at the two women getting up.
"Let's go home."
Home... their airship.


Axel blinked... then BLINKED. "Wha....WHAT!? XIGBAR!" He whimpered and pulled a pillow over his head, noticing that the glowing had stopped. Xiggy was a real scary guy... and mean too! He told Sora that he would make him into a Heartless... and that wasn't true at all!



Water rushed down onto a naked back was they leaning over bare legs. Wet blonde spikes were pushed flat onto an upper back and skull. Toes curled near a silver drain. The body was hunched over on the floor of the shower stall, a chin resting on knees.
Arms wrapped around his legs as his blue eyes looked out at his feet.

In the water, tears ran down his face.
Shouldn't I be happy...?
A voice inside his head sounded sad.
Shouldn't I be enjoying the celebration...?
Blue eyes narrowed as more tears fell down, camouflaged with the water.

"Don't worry Terra... we'll get him." A teenage blonde nodded as he looked up at the stars, the sound of a crackling fire behind him. "We'll show him who he was messing with. "Me and you both... we'll get him!" He smiled and nodded proudly.

"Venny! He's gone! We have to celebrate!" Olette smiled happily as the four returned.
"Damnit! Do we have to celebrate EVERYTHING!?" A blonde man rolled his eyes.
"Daddy! That's two munny!"
Blue eyes looked down. "There's no need for a celebration..."
"Sure there is! Our archenemy is gone!"
"........"
"Ven...? Venny?"
The other's watched the man walk down the stairs towards his room.

"He wasn't their archenemy. They.... they didn't even know him." His voice grew darker as he thought.
"It was me and Terra..... and Aqua. No one else."
His sad eyes looked down at his wet hands, watching the water hit him.
"I've been cheated out of everything. What.... what's really mine? What... what do I have to show for myself? I don't.... even exist. My heart... isn't my own. My oath... broken. My vengeance... taken away."

A sigh admitted from his mouth as he leaned back, his neck arching as he pushed his head onto a wall.
"Soran.... you got to split with mom and dad. You got to grow up with friends on a tropical island. You awakened with the King's wishes of two loyal friends. You.... got to marry the man of your dreams. You... became a teacher, your life long dream." More tears fell from his eyes. "You're... the Holani Hero."


Olette smiled as she watched her kids stir the batter for the cake, Fuu near her making the frosting.
"I feel like celebrating in bed more than anything..." Fuu said tiredly as she dabbed in some food coloring.
"No way! This is going to be the biggest celebration ever! All the planets came back to Connection 2 and we got over a thousand new keyblades! Master Xehanort is gone and it is going to be a new chapter for the Chasers!" Olette giggled as she pointed her finger at the silverette.


Sai sighed happily as he looked out the window, seieng Regole jumping in the water peacefully. Riku had opened a portal for them to go back home so that the Chasers didn't have to go all the way back to Connection 2 again.
Slowly he walked from room and to the shrine, blinking a bit as he saw Demyx shake his butt while humming a new song that he hadn't heard before.

The blonde was putting up seashells around the shrine, ones that he must of gotten from Lincintia.
The blue haired man patted over, standing by the blonde's side. "They're.... really nice looking.... Demdem."


Riku smiled softly as he laid in bed, his naked torso sticking out of the covers. His head was leaning on his hands as his elbow propped him up. His silver hair laid over his should and back, some strands in his hair. His aquamarine eyes looked down at a sleeping brunette.
"Told you you were an angel."


Seeing that he wasn't going to Radiant Garden for awhile, Axel shifted through papers, his tongue sticking out in thought. "Hmmm..." He was looking at pictures of castle... when he was suppose to be helping his fiance with the town papers.

[Reno]

Space. It was infinite. It had no endings too it... and the planets out there... each star a new world.

Well no that wasn't completely accurate. Some stars were suns, some were moons, and some worlds were desolute, abandoned and unlivable. Life was incredibly fragile - just a few inches of difference for a planet determines what it will become. If it will be a desert... a thriving forest... a tropical paradise... a growing metropolis...

Or even a world with lots of wind... and hot air balloons... and happy, peaceful people.

But in space... somewhere in a connection far away just idly flying past these many many planets and world and life... was a ship. A ship full of people called Chasers. They were a group borne to protect other worlds from the darkness of keyblades. But right now, they were celebrating. Or at least most of them were. A silverette with wind powers and a woman in orange were making a cake. A man with blonde hair was teaching a woman with braided hair how to work the basic controls of the ship. Two children were in their room, playing an imaginative game of how Xehanort was taken down by their brave parents, uncles and aunts. A blue-haired water lover was in her room, getting dressed in some clean clothes. A blonde... was taking a shower.

And the leader of them all?

Terra sighed, placing his hand on the glass of the window in his room, tears silently working their way down his face. Tears that weren;t his, but the feelings were so thick they were nearly suffocating him too. He shook his head. "Ven..." The other was incredibly upset. Even if he wasn't connected to the blonde he would have noticed from the other's strange behavoir.

Guilt. Shame. Sadness. Jealousy. Loss. Lonliness. Confusion. Pain, pain, pain.

Terra looked at the floor, then towards the lollipop, still sitting on the nightstand, uneaten. Not like Ven had had much time for sweets.

He wondered idly, what Atteris and Akbar would look like. Would Akbar still be... would Atteris...

He frowned a bit, then his fingers curled in anger. It sparked so suddenly and quickly even Ven, wallowing in his depression, had to of felt it. the wolf breath out, rubbing his face of the tears the other was making him shed and stormed from his room.

Seifer paused in his explanation as he heard a door sliding shut with a bit more force them normal, a stimping echoing throughout the ship. He stood from his seat, glancing past the threshold, seeing a very... pissed of looking Terra walking towards the bathroom.

The brunette stopped in front of the control, seeing it said occupied. The bathrooms had locking mechanisms on them, for privacy of course. And of course Ven had put it in.

But Terra, though not technology-inclined, still knew the override code. He punched it in, nearly breaking the buttons as he did. His code overrided everyone elses for the simple fact HE was the leader. He could get in anywhere.

The door slid open but the brunette walked in quickly and it slid shut with a whoosh. But everyone still caught the angry yell of 'VEN!' Even before it did and the soundproof walls held in the yells.

Terra growled walking orward towards the shower. "VEN!" He snapped loudly. the blonde didn't even flinch. He pulled aside the cutain of the stall, the water running over him too. His hair was patted down, his clothes getting soaked. Unlike the Holani triplets his hair didn;t stay spiky when wet, and some of it was falling into his eyes. It was incredibly hot. Expected when it came to Ven. He could care less about all of this.

He grabbed onto the blondes arms, yanking him to his feet so they were staring eye to eye. "Are you gonna continue with this fucking self-pity thing for much fucking longer? Or Am I gonna have to fucking BEAT it outta you?! Cause personally it's getting on my DAMN NERVES!" He shook the other for empahsis.


The seashells were talking off plastic string that he was hanging off of nails like they were photographs. He held the strings on his fingers, the seashells dangling as he chose at them, placing one up then walking to another nail to hang it up as well.

Demyx turned his head, hearing Sai's words. A bright grin fell over the blonde's lips. "you really think so?!" He reached up, wrapping his arms around the other's neck enthusiastically. The seashells dangling from his fingers knocked together, making a strange noise. "It feels even more like home now. Like we're hanging up pictures and paintings and stuff." He said with a grin.


The brunette lay there in the soft bed, soft spikes brushing the pillow. Most of his clothes had been lovingly taken off by his husband so he would sleep much easier. A soft smile however spread over his lips as if he had heard riku's words.

And in retrospect he probably had.

But Sora knew and understood one think Ven didnl;t seen to grap quite yet. He probably would be a REAL angel by now... if he didn't have the help of everyone. He was no hero. At least... not alone he wasn't.


Roxas, meanwhile, wasn;t quite doing his job either. He had snuck downstairs to wander into the kitchen and... grab a sea-salt ice cream.

As for Xigbar... well it looked like he and Axel were avoiding the issue for the moment. He had asked Leon about any disturbances as of late and the scarred man had told him no, that no one was causing any problems.

And no nobidies or heartless had appeared as of yet so maybe... Xigbar was just another nobody that this planet was going to have to welcome in.

He still didn;t want to see the guy though. He was... freaky.

[Rikugurl]

The kids had left the kitchen, too excited to play with each other than making cake. They ran downstairs to their room and quickly Gunnar grabbed a wooden stick that Sora had given him for his birthday.
"I am the all mighty Master Xehanort! Bow down to me!" He boasted in a deep voice as he pulled a blanket around his neck like a cape.
His mako eyes stared at his sister and gave her an fake, evil laugh.


"Ah, that looked more turquoise than green!" The woman in orange scolded as she looked at Fuu's frosting color.
A red eye narrowed as she pushed Olette away. "Who cares... it's close enough." Fuu was a bit at edge. Once again... she failed at being helpful in a battle. She sighed as she continued to stir and looked back at a pouting brunette. A soft smile rose on her pale lips and nodded. "Sorry Olette."

Olette smiled and shook her head. "Don't worry... I know you still have that battle in your mind.... buuuuuuut, I still think you should use more green dye."
"IT'S FINE!"
Olette eeped but suddenly blinked, hearing Ven's name yelled out. "Ut oh..."


Aerith nodded as Seifer pointed at another button. Her green eyes blinked though as she heard a steel door shut loudly and looked up. She too saw an angry Terra and frowned. That was a real big difference between him and Zack. She sighed softly and shook her head before looking back at Seifer.
"I'm sure every thing will be---"
Before she could continue, she jumped as she heard a muffled name.


Ven continued to sit, the hot water hitting his chest now. He heard some beeping from the outside, knowing that it was Terra. He could feel the anger phantom under his... emotions. It was the only code Ven didn't know... and never asked seeing that he wasn't the leader.

His name was shouted out with bass behind it. He didn't flinch though, knowing it was coming.

The shower curtains were pulled and before Ven could really react, he was grabbed and pulled up, being shaken.
Dark blue eyes glared back at the one yelling at him. Ven violently pulled away and turned his back towards Terra. "Leave me the fuck alone! GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE!"


Sai blinked as he was suddenly hugged. He could only blush softly and wrap his arms around him. "Yea...? You like things like that?" He tilted his head, looking up at the shells. A soft smile appeared on his face as he pulled Demyx away.
"You know... I don't think Regole would mind if we take some shells of our own from her shore."

He softly held Demyx's hand. "And after that, we can go through old pictures... and hang them up in the bedroom."


Riku leaned over slowly, leaving a soft kiss on his lover's cheek. It was good to be in their own bed again, just enjoying the day lazying around. They had always wanted a day like that... and today was it. They well deserved it.

Slowly the silverette laid down, still facing his husband. Pale fingers ran through brown spikes softly.
"You think we'll always be like this?"
"Don't be silly. We can't always be together. Better enjoy it while we still can."
He shook his head.
"We'll always be like this..."


Axel blinked as he heard some noise in the kitchen. He shoved the papers in the draw, all crinkled up now and sticking out as he pushed the drawer back in with his hip. He kept one though and put it behind his back as he walked into the kitchen.

Roxas was nibbling on a ice cream, looking out the window as the redhead walked over. A lanky arm wrapped around the other's waist, his hands suddenly stopping and a weird came made his facial tattoos shift.
Was... Roxas pregnant!
"Ha.... babe, you need to lay off the ice cream."

Nice choice of words...
"But hey! Before you get mad, LOOK!" He pushed a picture in Roxas's face with both hands. He grinned and smiled. "How about this castle? It's bigger than Disney Castle so all the people of Delshad that want to come can! And it looks REEEEEEEALLY pretty! And there's a BIG ballroom there too so more people can dance!"