The Chasers: The Key to Memories Past

[Rikugurl]

"HA! So that's how you two learned how to dance so well!" Olette grinned. She KNEW they had to of done some private practicing somewhere because they always danced so...perfectly at weddings or other times when dancing was involved. It made her smile too. It was one of the things that really stood out showing that they were...their own person. Sure Sora liked to dance maybe but she knew Reno didn't.

Their hearts had really done a lot for them... even if it wasn't their own for say.
She frowned slightly, hoping that when they do pass...they wouldn't return to the world they had just seen.

She looked up, ready to hear what it was but grinned as she saw the conflict.
The hush from his husband though didn't stop Axel's memories and the gem glowed a white and red.


Toilet paper was mingled in trees, covering houses and littering the sidewalks and roads.
"Ah, wasn't that fun, Rox?" A tall redhead asked, all dressed up like a zombie. He glanced down, looking at his shivering lover who had nothing on but a....roll of toilet paper on his...you know what.

"I hate you..." The blonde growled behind his chattering teeth. Axel pouted but grinned. "I know your cold. We're going home and I'll warm you right up. Buuuuuuuuuuuuuut, we shouldn't waist the toilet paper! We still have one more and that house hasn't even been touched!"
The redhead pointed out at a house. Their own.
"Axel, you used up all the toileAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!"

A quickly swipe removed the remaining toilet paper that Roxas 'held' and chucked it at their house, making the white paper dangle off their gutters.
"HAPPY HALLOWEEN!"
"AAAAAXXXXXXXXXXXXEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLL!!!"
"Ut-oh...."


The memory faded and Roxel's hands were in his face. Did his dads REALLY have to show all these memories!?

Axel could only grin and cross his arms. "I didn't say anything!"

Gunnar rolled his eyes as he pulled his hand from his sister's face who was now leaning on him.

Jax growled as jumped on Moxley a bit. He saw that other moomba in the window again!

Before anyone could dismiss the memory, the gem started to glow silver and another embarrassing moment started. This time, for Tensai.


Loud heavy metal could be heard blaring from a closed door. A figure walked up to it and a red button was pressed before a slot opened, showing a keypad.
Some numbers were pressed before a large button, the door opening.

What was inside made everyone flinch a bit. Luckily, he was facing away. Ven that was...dancing around...well, more like trashing around in the nude.
The man stepped inside, the door shutting behind him as a toothy grin ran over his lips, sharp canines showing as he stepped closer and closer until he reached out and pinch.

"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOUCCH!" A very feminine scream came from the blonde as he shot up a few feet and twisted around, grabbing his butt and rubbing it. "The FUCK is your problem!" He cried, his voice breaking every where and there. Terra must of pinched a nerve in Ven's ass.

"That's what you get for not making me muffins, bitch." The taller grinned before grabbing a remote that was by the nightstand and clicking some buttons before placing it down. The loud and heavy music stopped to something more...soothing.

Ven's face suddenly softened as Terra walked closer and wrapped his arms around his waist, pulling his nude body against his fully dressed. "I thought you said you didn't like to dance."
Ven smile softly, wrapping his arms around Terra's neck. "Heh, not at weddings at least..."
Terra leaned back a bit, flipping a switch that dimmed the lights and another turned on. One on Ven's nightstand.
A hot air balloon lamp.

Ven could only chuckle as Terra leaned in, their foreheads meeting. "I put Ten to bed. He told me to give daddy a kiss for him."
"Oh yea...? You're not going to hold out on me, are you fucker?"
"Hell no."
Smiles slowly latched as the two swayed slowly before the memory faded.

[Reno]

"DON'T YOU-" Roxas started to yell but it was too late. The memory had already started. His cheeks burned redder and redder by the second - was this thing trying to fucking mortify him?! Because it was working!!

By the time it had ended - thankfully it was short! - Roxas was pointing his finger at Axel, glaring. "I hate you," He repeated his past self.

Aqua meanwhile was finding a kick out of this, laughing so hard she had to hold her stomach - and it only got worse.

As for the rest they weren't even able to get the sight of Roxas' nude body out of their heads before they saw it again! Only... it was Ven this time.

Moxley barked at Jax, biting him on the scruff and tugging him back to keep him quiet.

Tensai, having just peeked between his fingers again after having to hide them from seeing his uncle, quickly closed them, squirming in his shoes at the sight of his DAD.

Lucina, having dared look up, squeaked and hid her face in her brother's shoulder now. "Tell me when its over!"

Seifer just placed a hand on his forehead and shook his head, rolling his eyes at the antics of his both the former Delshad leaders and Chaser leaders alike. Well he always knew they had a few fucking screws loose.

Kadaj merely crossed his arms, not really paying attention to the fact they were nude but to what they were doing. Is that the kind of stuff people in relationships did? Throw toilet paper at houses and-

The gem glew a silver and white.


"Oh what about this one?" A nice dark green shirt was lifted up by the hanger and held out towards a silver-haired man who looked utterly bored. Around them were several racks of clothes from pants to shirts on hangers that other millers - mostly woman, a few kids, and some husbands - around around through the racks, discussing money and looks. As a constant background, a hip hop song probably on song local radio station was playing: "♪Got me looking so crazy right now♪"

Riku sighed, crossing his arms. "Yeah, yeah it's fine. Can we go now?"
Sora frowned, his hands falling to his side, shirt hovering bare centimeters above the dirty tile floor. "You didn't even look at it. Come on Ri, you've worn out all your shirts you need some new ones."
"Yeah but can't you just get them for my birthday or something? Why did we have to go shopping?"
"Because they were having a sale, these are THREE munny coins, and I wanted your opinion considering you know they ARE your clothes!" Sora sighed.
Riku just looked away and huffed.
"You're such a guy!" The brunette grumbled as he placed the shirt back in it's place, reaching for a yellow one instead, examining it ignoring the fact Riku was ignoring him.

Of course with all the silence they only had the sound of the music above them and even that soon died out.

"---and now we're going to take it down a bit, so all you hardcore young listeners hang in there."

Sora looked towards Riku inclining an eyebrow and shaking the shirt. The silverette just shrugged and looked away, not the least bit interested. "Oh!" He exclaimed frustratedly. "You're just..."

"♪For all those times you stood by me
For all the truth you made me see♪"

Sora cut himself off, inclining his head. Soon a smile broke out on his face. "I remember this song!"
Riku rolled his eyes. "Whoo, congratulations."
Sora laughed then throwing the shirt on the top of the rack uncaringly and grabbed Riku's wrist, tugging him close so their bodies were nearly touching. "Dance with me Riku!"
"W...Wait what?!" The silverette's eyes went wide.
Sora grinned up at him. "We haven't danced since our wedding... come on..."
"We're in the middle of a store!" The silverette hissed.
Sora smiled. "You want to leave right? Let's dance right out of the store then."
"...You can't be serious."
"It'll be fun - unless your chiiicken." Sora teased.
Riku huffed and rolled his eyes, grumbling to himself even as Sora took his hand in his another arm going around his waist. As Sora started to tug at him though Riku followed after, the two swaying and spinning slowly around coat racks, the petite brunette a surprisingly graceful leader.

"♪You were my strength when I was weak,
You were my voice when I couldn't speak,
You were my eyes when I couldn't see,
You saw the best that was in me!♪"

Sora hummed with the song, ignoring the looks they were gaining as people stuttered to the stop in the middle of sentences, kids tugged on their mommy's shirts and pointed with gaping jaws and some just simply stopped what they were doing altogether to watch.

"Sora..." Riku however was not so blind, his cheek red.
"Mmm?"
"They're all staring..."
"So? I love you, and I hope everyone sees that." He said before breathing softly, "Listen~" He coerced a little spin out of the silverette before their bodies joined again, singing softly "♪You said no staaar was ooout of reach, you stooood by me and I stood tall! I had your looove I had it aaaaall♪"
The silverette's cheeks were staring to darken, but he couldn't help but smile. "Sora..."

Three minutes later, Sora and Riku were both dancing with earnest out of the automated doors straight from the air-conditioned building into the hot spring sun, dancing easily around a small family that had been about to go inside.

"♪-meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee♪" Came the faint ending at the two stopped just inches out of the sidewalk. As they stopped, Sora grinned and leaned up, kissing the silverette - but was shocked out of it when he heard cheers and applause echoing, blue eyes blinking rapidly as he looked towards the store they had just left, seeing the customers and employees alike standing around. He blushed a little and laughed nervously, waving.
Riku chuckled his arms twisting around the younger's waist, chin laying on his shoulder. "Be careful what you wish for~" He kissed his cheek. "Let's go get some ice cream."
"Chocolate sprinkles?"
"Sure." Riku said nonchalantly, fingers intertwining in Sora's and walking with him down the market street, thumb tenderly running across his husband's wedding ring.


Kadaj looked towards Gunnar. Why did they never dance?

[Rikugurl]

Axel pouted as he looked at Roxas. "Hey~ It's not my fault this thing wanted EVERYONE to see~~" He just got another scowl before the next memory showed and Bonnie sighed. "What's up with all this bloody nude arse?" Her ears twitched as she crossed her arms, slowly getting tired of Namine squealing, gasping, laughing or crying next to her.

Gunnar shook his sister slightly as the non-nude memory started. There was even a less likely outcome about Kadaj having a memory about them being nu---
His mako eyes looked up, catching that of the silverette's as the memory faded, hearing some girls awe around him.

Why was he...?

The mako eyes looked away as the gem started to glow again.


"wawr! WAWR!" A little boy crawled on the floor, followed by an even smaller boy. They crawled around 'roaring' as they followed a larger lion who seemed to look rather proud.
"Hey! What are you guys doing?" The three stopped and looked up at a girl who had her hands on her hips.
"Oh! Nammie! We playing wion!" The fire hair boy smiled as the black hair boy nodded.

"Well...wanna play another one?" The girl tilted her head before smiling.
"What's wong with wion?" Roxel pouted but blinked as the girl pointed behind them, seeing all the broken jars and such that had fallen when they were crawling after each other.
"Oh..."

The scene changed and a door slowly opened, a man with silver hair walking through only for his eyes to widen. What he saw was broken glass everywhere...and an explosion in the kitchen.
"NAMINE!?"
The little girl poked her head out of the kitchen, an innocent look on her face as Riku carefully made his way over. "Didn't I ask you to watch them!?"
"I did watch them!" She grinned. "I watched them break everything so I asked them to help me make lunch... but I watched that blow up too...."

[Reno]

Kadaj too had to look away once Gunnar did, turning to watch the short memory. He crossed his arms, shaking his head. Young children were so intelligently short, he was glad he never had to experience such trivial mishaps. He agreed with Samual's people - in fact maybe they should delete all of childhood altogether, what is it's purpose?

Tensai, however, got a kick out of it, laughing some as he looked across the room towards his blonde friend. "Nice going Nami!" The three of them had been like Aqua, Terra and Ven, or Kairi, Sora and Riku - always getting themseleves into trouble!

Another memory was quick to show however.


The area was familiar though something appeared rather off about the world. It was definitely Destiny and it was Sora and Kairi walking down the road... but what had happened to the town? It looked as if half of it had been torn down for one reason or another. All around were home in various stages of construction.

"So I heard you and Riku just finished the blueprints on your house!" Kairi said placing her hands behind her back - an old habit.

"Yeah!" Sora said, looking excited. "It's out dream house. I couldn;t convince Ri to build us a balcony though."
The red head laughed beside him. "What do you need a balcony for? You're going to have a porch that the water will probably be able to touch!
"I knooow but balcony's are romantic." He said.
She shook her head. "Sora you're such a geek."
He grinned, nodding. "That I am!" He glanced at her. "So how was your class today?"

"Oh, not bad. Can't complain." She said before huffing a relieved sigh. "It's soooo much better now that the school's been built up again! Better than teaching in a half-built house!"

Sora nodded in agreement, unable to keep a smile off his face. "Yeah my kids acted up all the time in there - always had to get their hands on something! I swear it's a wonder I taught them anything at all." His grin grew more excited. "But that didn't even compare to when we were teaching outdoors!"
Kairi burst into laughter at this small memory. "This is why I choose to teach higher grades! I didn't have to go chasing thirty little toddlers running up and down the beach!"
Sora shrugged smiling all the same. "I don't know why we didn't cancel school until we at least had a reasonable shelter up! That wasn't great but more manageable!"
"Yeah I know but you know all the other adults had to be free to rebuild though."

Sora sighed sadly, kicking up some dust. "Yeah..."
The princess of hearts looked at him, placing her hand on his shoulder sympathetically, forcing them to a stop. "Sora... it wasn't your fault."
"Oh that's convincing." Sora grumbled sarcastically, looking towards the ocean. "Because I totally didn't fall into the darkness and cause a tsunami to wipe out the town, yeah that was just my imagination."

Kairi blinked in surprise and then her look turned miffed, grabbing a spiky lock of Sora's hair and tugging on it - hard.
"OWowowowowowowow!!!"
"Sora what has gotten into you?" She asked disapprovingly. "Why is it so easy for you to forgive everyone but yourself?"
Sora frowned even as he winced at another tug. "Hey, I don't forgive EVERYone!"
"Please! You'd forgive Lucifer if he baked you cinnamon cookies." She said, letting him go finally.
Sora huffed and rubbed his abused scalp, pouting. "Would not."
"Oh you so would." She crossed her arms. "Is it Riku?"

".....Partially." Sora hesitantly answered, "This week's been kind of hard. He's been so down and ashamed of himself... I haven't heard him laugh in weeks and he hardly smiles anymore." He placed a hand over his heart, eyes sad but even deeper than that was this unfathomable amount of fear. "I'm afraid of losing him Kairi... And I just don't know what to say anymore."

Her eyes turned sad as well, and she sighed. "Oh Sora... trust me the last thing that'll happen is you losing him... that'll never happen again." She placed her hands on her shoulders giving him a shake. "Besides that you need to stop taking on the universe. Listen I'll talk to Riku."

"What?!" He cried, "I'm not taking on the universe!"
She rose an eyebrow, crossing her arms. "Sora we JUST moved into the new school a week ago and everything is limited right now. Everyone is still all over building up homes so every day we have to stay late at work and watch our kids. Plus you're trying to keep in contact with Roxas, Axel and those Chasers on top of making plans for your own new home. Sora, when do you relax?"

"Err..." Sure things were hectic but... He shrugged turning his face away as he mumbled, "I still should be able to handle my fian-" He cut himself off mid-sentence, before slowly looking down at his barren left hand in despair. "My boyfriend on my own."

Kairi didn't miss this fact. She sighed then reaching out, curling her fingers over his as if to shield it from his sight. "Sora..." She nodded to herself more than to him. "You know I wasn't going to tell you this until you were with Riku so I could tell you guys together but you really need a pick me up right now." The miserable brunette looked up at her, waiting curiously.

Despite herself, she couldn't help blushing. "Sora... I'm pregnant."

It was almost strange watching Sora's facial expresses change from frown of sadness, to a pinched forehead of confusion, to a widening of eyes with realization, then finally a sparkle in the eyes as happiness finally took over. "You and...?" He whispered out inquiringly unable to even get the name out, but at her bashful nod of confirmation he burst into joy. "Oh Kairi!!" He wrapped her arms around her in a tight hug, lifting her off of the ground and spinning her in a circle. "Oh I'm so happy for you guys!!!"

"Sora!!" Kairi squealed, unable to stop her laughter. "Put me down!"
Sora blinked but did so, laughing some in embarrassment. "Sorry! But oh Kairi!! You're gonna have a baby! Tidus must be so proud!!" He grinned. "Is it a boy or a girl?! What are you going to name it?! Can-"
"Sora, Sora!" She held up her hands, giggling. "Calm down! I'm not that far along, a little over a month, and we only found out yesterday so we haven't really thought about anything."
"Oh..." He nodded slowly, but it was obvious it took a lot of self-control just to keep himself in check. "Wow... my best friend... pregnant!" He laughed. "How do you feel?"

The red-head just smiled, rubbing her stomach. "So far? Happy, but nervous. I'm not even sure if we're ready for a child..."
"Oh Kai, you're gonna be a great mom!"
"But I'm not even married to Tidus yet!"
"Ah, so what?" He grinned. "You guys shared a Paopu. That's a higher description of love than any silly 'I do'!"
She rose an eyebrow, giving him a omniscient look. "Is that so?"
"Yeah of course it-" Sora froze mid-sentence as he rubbed his left hand, before his smile turned soft. "It definitely is."
"I think you better tell a certain someone that."
"...I think I will. Later though." He murmured back.

Kairi smiled back at him and nodded, and the two of them started walking again.
"Kai, me and Ri will help you out all the time I swear! I'll be babysitter anytime! Anything you need, just ask, okay?"
An amused laugh. "Shouldn't you consult this with him first?"
"Oh I'm not worried about that! I can be very persuasive. If I want anything from Riku, I know how to get it." He winked.
"Oh Sora..." She laughed softly as their figures started to be silhouetted in the falling sunlight.

"Can me and Riku be the godfathers?" A spiky head asked, glancing to his right.
The shorter one looked back, long strands of hair shadowing half the face. "Sora, there's no one else in the universe that I would trust more with my baby than my two best friends!"

[Rikugurl]

As they watched the new memory, Namine couldn't help but bounce up and down. That was her! Well....in her mom's belly! At the look of the town though, she could understand why she never got a brother or a sister. She was sure that her parents made her BEFORE the tsunami. Her mom had told her what happened when Sora and Riku died. How Riku had fallen due to the overload of Darkness in his heart that he just couldn't battle anymore.

It was sad...the ending. Sora and Riku were her godparents... If anything happened to her mother and father, they would be the ones to adopt her and...they had died when she was still a preteen.
It always scared her... that she would be lonely if her parents died because... what would happen to her? Obviously she would live with her Dad's friend, Wakka...but he wasn't all that good with kids.
She never would of expected that she would be a member of the Chasers.

Still.... she wasn't as strong as she wanted to be but she was happy that she was still here, improving herself in every way. Convinced that she would be still nervous and have self esteem problems as a professional Blizball player, she'd rather make a difference!

No matter what though....her parents were always so proud no matter what...

Her thoughts drifted as the gem started to glow once more, making the screen shine, showing the Clock Tower of Twilight Town.


"Nervous?" A voice could be heard before the camera zoomed in at an apartment that was located in Sunset Terrace. It zoomed in closer so everyone could see what was inside. The room was dark, hardly anything homey about it. There was a clock, a bed, a dresser and that was pretty much it. Well...that and the many Struggle Trophies on the wall over the bed.

A young woman sat on the bed with a young man...who seemed to be in shambles.
The woman's dress was one of a military fashion, though slightly feminine and a pretty blue.
The man on the other hand was completely different. He was wearing a white tux with a black vest, bow-tie, pants and white shoes.

His hair was slicked back and his blue eyes bright but...they were conflicted.
"Y-well....maybe..." He looked away from the girl and sighed. The silverette looked up at the clock and frowned before looking back at the blonde. "Late."
"Yea, I know... I figure that if this is a prank, they can wait a bit."
"Prank?"
"Yea... like....why the hell would she want to marry me? We've only been....hanging out like...um...."
"Year."
"A year, yea. I still pick on her friends and she still yells at me and...she's still a chickenwusset!"

The woman tilted her head. "Chickenwusset?" Slowly she reached down and picked up his hand that had an engagement band on it. "Why?"
The blonde blinked, slowly looking at the band and seemed to understand what she was saying as he let out a sigh. Olette was the one to get down on one knee and propose. That wasn't something a wuss would do. "Dammit Fuu....I'm the chickenwuss now, huh?"
The woman just smiled as she suddenly pushed him. "Go."

The scene changed, showing a few people at the top of Sunset Hill, some of them leaning on the fence, tired of waiting.
The sound of feet made everyone look up and over at the path that lead up there.
A curly, dirty blonde boy looked up and growled. "Oh, there you are. Think you could of been any later?" He asked as the two came into sight.

Seifer growled as he looked over at Hayner. "Shut up, chickenwu---"
"SEIFER!" A happy cry cut everyone off when another young woman rushed over towards the two. She was wearing a slightly dark orange dress with a light orange band around her waist, small tropical flowers around the neck line and band. In the back, a bouquet of tropical flowers were bunched at her tailbone and the fabric under the band was whimsical and loose.

The sunset was behind her as her now curlier hair blew a bit, a smile on her face as she stopped in front of the man in the tux. "I can't believe you're late..."
The blonde man's eyes widened as he looked around nervously, glancing at the woman at his right, only to see her crossing her arms, her red eye beaming.

"I uh..... the train got delayed!" He squeaked but the woman in orange only shook her head. "You can walk here from your place. You're lying to me, Seifer..."
Everyone that had been waiting was looking at the two, some sad and some angry expressions on their faces.

The blonde sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. "Y-yea....I-I'm sorry. I was just...."
"Scared?"
"Yea...."
"CHICKENWU---"
"HAYNER!" Olette looked over at Hayner and gave him one hell of a look before she looked back at Seifer.
"You don't have to be scared anymore...I'm right here with you." She reached out and took the man's hands, holding them tightly.

The scene melted to show another, one where a handful of people were sitting down in white chairs, overlooking a trellis that had beautiful flowers over it, a man and woman in front of it as another man was reading from a book. Raijin was on Seifer's right and a-not so-happy-looking-Hayner on Olette's left.

The silverette woman was watching from the audience, smiling softly and the last words were spoken.
"Seifer Almasy, do you take Olette Inez to be your by lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do you part?"
The blonde swallowed but looked down at Olette, nodded before he answered. "I do..."

"Olette Inez, do you take Seifer Almasy to be your by lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do you part?"
"I do!" She smiled brightly up to Seifer, her eyes shinning happily.
"By the power given to my, I pronounce that they are husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."

Seifer grinned as he leaned over...and swooped the woman into his arms. "AAHMmmmmmmmm" She hummed as their lips met and flashes of a camera could be seen. "Alright!" A chubby man grinned as he pulled the camera away and joined the small group as they clapped.
However, they all stopped when they saw the bouquet go flying and everyone stood, ready to grab it when---

"OUCH!"
"HEY!"
"WATCH IT!"
A figure climbed over the chairs and twisted, skillfully dodging some people before a pale hand shot up and grabbed the bouquet, the flowers landing in her arms.
A soft smile ran over the silverette's lips as she held the flowers close.


The scene faded and a blonde on the platform tilted his head. What...was that?

On the floor, a brunette smile as he watched his parent's wedding. His dad was such a dork...and his mom didn't change a bit.

[Reno]

The next memory that played was definitely more... heart-warming. And a little funny too. Roxas tilted his head and chuckled softly, finding it ironic that of all people worried over being run out on... it was Seifer.

Lucina couldn't help but smile as well, glancing towards her parents like her brother was finding the memory adorable. Her dad was so cute and Mom was so brave... she wished she could be more like that. She sighed, glancing towards Sammy. But she was too chicken to even say a word.

The pictures on screen slowly changed and suddenly everyone was seeing a dark room, lit only by a computer. Everyone's first thought was this: Ven. But although the blonde inside definitely looked like Ven, it wasn't long before they figured out... where and who it really was.


The blonde in question seemed partially unconscious, He was slumped against a dark wall, his eyes half lidded and the pupils inside them heavily dilated.

"What are you going to do with him?" A deep voice asked, a man in in exact replica of the coat the blonde was wearing on himself, shadowing his face.

"He is necessary for Sora's awakening." Another name said, his face darkly wrapped in red bandages as he typed upon a computer. "Sora needs him but he is not ready to be given back yet. But we can't risk him being destroyed. Therefore I have had Namine lock away his memory and will be placing him in a confine chamber where the organization can't reach him."

The shadowed man tilted his head, a frown detected in his voice. "Isn't that... inhumane?"

"He is a Nobody Ansem. He is already inhuman." A chuckle then. "But don't worry he won't be lonely. He'll have all the comforts of a home and a normal life until he becomes obsolete."

There was a silence for awhile, before the hooded man walked over and lent down, His gloved hand reaching under Roxas' chin and lifting it up, waving his other hand in front of the other's eyes but gaining no response. It was as if he were dead. "He was... running away."

"Yes, well the lion cubs will often separate from the pride when they feel the need to be independent."
"He wanted to know who he was." He moved his hand and Roxas' head lolled before it hung nearly touching his chest.
"Knowing would only make things more complicated. It is better if he remains oblivious for the remainder of his life."
"But... why?"
"Ansem, all creatures try to fight destiny. Nobodies' destiny is to fade, to stop existing because they were never meant to."

"Without access to his memories... will he ever wake up?"
"Possibly, possibly not but regardless he is an inconvenience out here."
Ansem stood and walked over to the computer, looking at it seeing a 3-D design of a bedroom, the window outside depicted something curious. "So you are sending him too... is that... Twilight Town?"
"Part of it yes. For now it is satisfactory. If more simulation is necessary it will have to be added later." He said. He glanced back before clicking a few more buttons. "And it is done."

A computerized light shot down from above Roxas and surrounded him before taking him away.

A flash.
The blonde was seen again his eyes dim as he walked into the Sandlot, his eyes looking around at everything. He winced and rubbed at his temple, his eyes full of confusion. "Where...?" He mumbled softly.
"Hey! What do you think your doing?!"
Roxas, startled, gasped in sharply as he spun towards the voice, his eyes wide as they landed on... a blonde teen. With a very ugly scar on his face. "You... you're a person."
The other kid rose an eyebrow then scoffed walking over. "Are you retarded or something?"
The smaller blonde looked around. "There are other people here?! How did you get here!"
"How do you think? I LIVE here, you damn genius!" The boy cracked his knuckles. "And this is my turf, so get out."
"...What?" Roxas asked confused.
"You really are stupid aren't you? I said: Get. OUT!" A fist swung out and punched the unsuspecting blonde right in the face. He cried out in pain as he fell back and then gave another as his back ran into the bench behind him. He slumped on the ground, groaning as he rubbed his abused spine but flinched a little as the other started to come towards him again, grunted as he was lifted up by his collar.

"Hey Seifer! Leave him alone!"
The scarred boy fist paused in mid-air, and he looked to his left as did his captive, seeing three more kids all around their age. One was a girl in orange with nice brown hair, her eyes concerned. Another was a boy with a camera around his neck and his black up held up by a headband. And finally, the one in the middle, was another boy with curly blonde hair, his arms crossed and his expression rather pissed off. "Do you always have to pick on the new kid?!"

Seifer scoffed, pushed Roxas back onto the ground and crossing his arms. "Tch, didn't know he was part of the chickenwuss club."
"What did you say?!" The blonde growled, raising his fists.
The boy just rolled his eyes, "I don't have time for you, chickenwuss. Just tell him to stay off my turf or I'll make sure to mess him up good." He kicked some dust at Roxas before scoffing and walking off.

"Why you-" Hayner started to snarl out but the girl grabbed his arm and tugged him back.
"Not right now Hayner." She said in a warning tone before hurrying over to Roxas. "Hey, you okay?"
"Huh?" He looked up at her, before looking away shyly. "Uh y-yeah..."
"Man, you must be new here or something. Everyone knows to stay away from Seifer!" The other boy, the one with the camera said walking over the blonde beside him.
"Couldn't put up a fight huh?" The tough blonde said.
Roxas' head jerked and he glared at the boy insulting him. "Of course I can! He just... surprised me that's all!" He crossed his arms and looked away, frowning unhappily. "I think I liked it better when no people were here."

The three friends glanced at each other before the tallest walked over, holding his hand out to him. "Come on, we'll show you the ropes around here."
Roxas looked up his eyes surprised. "...R-Really?"
"Yeah. Any enemy of Seifer's is a friend of mine! Name's Hayner."
"I'm Pence!"
"And I'm Olette."
The blonde smiled just a little, his hand reaching out uncertainly and taking Hayner's, being helped up. "I'm Roxas."


Another flash. Roxas and Pence were walking down main street, watching the tram go by. The black-haired boy lifted his camera and took a shot of it. He took out the little slip that came out, watching it develop.
"Why do you take pictures of everything?" The blonde asked curiously.
"Huh? Oh it's just a hobby." Pence said as he turning and looked at the other, grinning. "I hope to become a professional one day. You know, go to weddings and birthday parties and stuff or get my stuff printed it books. Wouldn't that be awesome?"
Roxas blinked scratching the back of his head. "I... guess?"
"Roxas you're strange!" He laughed. "Hey come on let's go get some ice cream!"
"Uh... sure?"
The boy smiled leading him down the street to a stand outside. He reached in his pocket, grabbing two money coins. "Two sea-salt ice creams please!"
At the title Roxas rose an eyebrow and grimaced in disgust. Sea-salt?!
The boy have the money, taking the ice creams in return and turned to his new friend - before laughing at his expression. "You'll love it trust me!" He held out one, laughing again as Roxas hesitantly took it staring at it for several moments. "Come on, try it before it melts!"
Roxas frowned skeptically before lifting it to his lips and with a sigh as if he was signing his death contract he licked it. He blinked, before giving another experimental lick, and then another and finally his face burst out into a grin. "This is-" Flash! "Great! And hey!!" The blonde laughed then looking towards Pence who was taking out another photograph slip.
"Ah, that's a good one!" Pence said with a smile of his own, handing it over. The blonde took it, looking at it and smiling at his own happy looking expression.
"I can hardly recognize myself! Thanks."
"Don't mention it."
The two started to walk away from the vendor.
"You know whats funny though?" Roxas asked.
"What?"
"I almost feel like... I've had this before."
"Well you must of really loved it then because I've never seen you smile like that before!"

Another flash. Hayner and Roxas in Town Square.
"Come on you said you wanted to try!" Hayner complained, placing on a wooden board with wheels on it.
"Yeah to learn how to skateboard." Roxas panicked on his own board, "Not to learn all the crazy tricks and break my neck!"
"Oh come on Rox, grinding is really easy!" The blonde complained. "Watch!" He rolled forward quickly and jumped onto a small step, two wheels running along the ground the other too hovering over free ground and Hayner balancing his weight before jumping off. "See?"
"I dunno Hayner..."
"Come on man, trust me! After this we can get to the harder stuff." He rolled over to him. "I never steered you wrong before. Now just-"

Another flash. The two were seen again, whooping and laughing as the skated rapidly down a hill.
"HEY SEIFER!" Hayner called as he and Roxas skating into the Sandlot towards three familiar people. "WE'RE ON YOUR TURF!"
"YOU GODDAMN CHICKENWUSSES!" Seifer yelled furious as they skated past them.
"Not cool ya know!?"
"Out!"
"Catch us if you can!" Roxas teased. The two laughed as the three chased after, Hayner skated forward and jumping onto a bench and easily grinding it before jumping off and doing a 360 spin landing easily and doing a heelflip.
The swirly haired blonde jumped onto it next and grinding with as much ease as his friend and he jumped high off the bench, grabbing the top of his board, his feet momentarily coming off of it and to the side, doing an Air Walk and he landed perfectly.
"What the hell?!" Seifer growled.
"Wow ya know?!" The boy beside him said.
"No!" The girl of the group smacked her brother over the head.
The two laughed as they skated out of the area, easily outdistancing their pursuers.
"See ya later!" Hayner said.
"Losers!" Roxas added.

Another flash.
This time it was Roxas and Olette. They were inside one of the homes in the kitchen and girl finding a bowl and a carton of eggs.
"You don't need to do this Olette..." The boy said shyly.

"Yes I do!" She said strongly. "I want to make sure you're eating well!" She opened the carton taking out one of the white ovals and nodded. "So watch okay? My mom taught me this, it's really easy." She tapped the egg against the side of the counter, cracking the fragile shell and lifting it above the bowl, opening it and letting the yoke inside fall. "See, making eggs is really easy. Now you try!"

She stepped aside as Roxas came over, the blonde taking an eggs as well. He inspected it for a few moments before lifting it towards the counter and cracked it down. Unfortunately ht used too much force and instead the egg shell was smashed, the gross yellow yoke inside spilling all over. "Uhhhh..."
Olette sighed sadly, shaking her head. "We've got a lot of work to do. That's it, every morning before we go to meet the guys you are coming here for cooking lessons!"
"W-What?!"
"I mean it! I will not rest until you are a better cook than me!"
"Err... but..."
"No buts, now this time try it again and be gentle!"

Another flash. Olette and Roxas were in another kitchen. The girl in question was sitting at a table an orange blindfold wrapped around her eyes. She was giggling every now and again. "Come on Roxas! What's the surprise?"
"Alright, alright!" He laughed, walking over, two plates and forks in his hand as he traveled over. He set one down in an empty spot and another in front of her. "Go ahead and look."
She was quick to rip of the blindfold, looking down in surprise and smiled. "Rice and chicken curry?"

"Yeah, after all the help you've given me, I think you deserve a free meal." The blonde nodded, silently handed her a fork to try it. She took it and placed her fork in the still steaming food. She lifted a small portion, blowing on it before sticking it in her mouth. "...Mmmm! It's delicious!"
The blonde smiled, "Really?"
"Yes!" She said, before continuing in a wise-sounding tone. "You have grown well my young grasshopper."
Roxas just laughed, shaking his head. "Thank you, Olette."
She giggled tugging him down to her level and throwing her arms around his neck, giving him a hug. "That's what friends do."
He blinked a few times in surprise before slowly hugging her back, smiling.

[Rikugurl]

Everyone smiled as they watched Roxas learn things with his new friends... but deep inside....they knew it was....all fake.
Olette looked down and swallowed. She never...taught Roxas how to cook.
The first time she ever saw Roxas was when he and...Axel came to visit but oddly enough...she always felt like she knew him. She wanted Roxas to even come to her wedding but the two lovers had their hands full with Delshad.

Even Fuu frowned a bit. She never ran into Roxas until Riku distroyed Twilight Town. Why the Ansem the Wise put Roxas in a place that was...actually real....with actually real people? Since when was that...wise?
Then again...he probably never thought that Roxas...would ever come back.

Roxel was frowning, watching the....fake memory from one of his dads. He learned how to cook and skateboard.... from nothing? Just...computerized programs...?

On the other hand, a certain redhead was ripped. Not because of what Ansem had done. He knew why...though it wasn't the best idea... but because of PENCE! Why was HE giving Roxas an ice cream!?

A sudden light of red shot out and hit the gem, showing a new spot in the REAL Twilight Town.


A tall figure slowly sat down next to another as they looked out at the sunset.
"Another day, huh?" The redhead looked at the blonde who was just looking out.
"Yea..." The blonde sighed as he swung his feet.
"HEY!" Axel grinned before reaching behind him and suddenly took out a stick with blue ice cream attached to it. "Here, I've been meaning to have you try one."

The blonde rose his eyebrow as he looked at it then pass it to look at Axel.
"What...is it?"
"What do you mean, 'what is it?' It's Sea-salt ice cream, famous in Twilight Town. Got it memorized."
"Sounds....gross."
"You never know until you try." The redhead grinned as he urged it over, the boy finally taking it. Axel smiled as he took a big bite out of it. "See? Mmmmm"

Roxas frowned as he looked down at the ice cream, slowly bringing it close and then gave it a hesitant lick...and then another until his face lit up. "Wow, Axel! This really is good!"
"Told ya!" He laughed as he leaned over, pushing his own ice cream onto Roxas's cheek.
"HEY!" Roxas jumped and pushed Axel away playfully but blinked as...the redhead seemed to lose his balance.
"OH SHIT!" Axel cried as he suddenly fell off the clock tower.

The blonde gasped in panic and quickly looked over the edge... but Axel was...
"Boo."
"AAAAAAAH!!" Roxas flailed as he too sudden lost his balance as Axel snuck up BEHIND him. Before he could fall, an arm was wrapped around his waist and helped him back up.
"AXEL! What on earth are you trying to do!?"
"Jeez, I'm just having some fun~~ Alright... I owe you more ice cream!"

The scene switched to the inside of the Xipil home, a blond hunched over the desk, writing away as he hummed.
"ROXAS!?"
The blonde looked up and swallowed. "That doesn't sound good..." He mumbled right before Axel appeared at one of the doorways, a toy box in his hand.

Sweat started to run down Roxas's face, instantly knowing what was happening.
Axel frowned as he held the box out. "Can you explain," He opened the box, revealing a huge stash of dry Popsicle sticks. "this?"
Roxas's mouth gaped as he looked around, suddenly pointing at Roxel who was coloring on the floor. "It was---"
"Stop blaming it on Roxel!" Axel stomped. "He's a happy, chubby baby, not a whale! Every time I wanted to have sex with you this week, you kept telling me no because you had a stomach ache. I was convincing myself that you no longer found me attractive....so I'm kind of happy I found this... but you have to stop eating so much ice cream, Roxas! You're going to.....blow up!"

There was silence and the little boy looked up, seeing the two staring at each other before Roxas shouted.
"Well! It's all your fault in the first place!"


The memory faded but just as it did, a black glow hit the gem and a new memory started to play, showing the inside of the Gen 2's first ship.


"Oi, don't feed him that disgusting backwash. I don't know how you can bloody stand it!" A voice could be heard as footsteps walked away, a young man rolling his eyes who was sitting next to a familiar girl who seemed to be rather excited.

The camera switched to show what the two were looking at. Lucina was leaning over, a familiar looking ice cream in her hands as she lowered it down to a blonde boy with bright purple eyes.
"Come on....try some." The girl smiled as she offered it again but the boy shook his head.
"No! It looks....weird!"
Lucina pouted. "Pleeeeeeease?"
The boy just shook his head again.
"For meeeeeeee?" She sang sweetly.

The boy looked at her distrustfully before sighing voiceless. He opened his mouth slowly and Luci smiled, putting the ice cream in. The boy bit down but his eyes instantly widened and he pulled away.
Tears started to form in his eyes as he waved at his mouth.
"Oh! I'm sorry!" Luci cried. "What's wrong!?"
"Jeez, my sis broke the new kid!"
"COLD! TOO COLD!" The boy continued to cry silently as Namine got up. "Maybe he doesn't know it was suppose to be salty!"

The door to their right suddenly opened and a silverette with messy hair popped his head out. "I am trying to sleep. Please ceases your yelling."

[Reno]

Roxas frowned as he watched the memories go by, shaking his head slowly as the one with Olette and himself slowly faded away. These were the things he had always tried to forget. even if he hated anti-Sora, he had been right about one thing. His life as a nobody had been nothing but being lied to and used.

His thoughts drifted off from that fact as he felt an angry spark deep in his heart bursting into a jealous flame. He looked over at Axel just as the red light smashed into the gem and lit up a new memory. As it started he couldn't help but laugh - Axel was JEALOUS... or a FAKE person! God, even after all these years he hadn't changed a bit!!

However by the end of the memory some of the other parents (Well Olette and Fuujin) in the room were giving gasps and accusing looks towards the blonde keyblader, blaming his son for his ice cream addiction! Aqua and Seifer just found it incredibly amusing. That's what kids were good for!! Excuses!

At the next memory, Sammy's memory, there were a few chuckles as adults and friends alike found the memory entertaining and cute. Even Luci had to giggle at herself and Sammy's cute response glancing towards the blond-haired teen apologetically. "I should of warned you..."

Another light hit it, turning it white, silver and purple.


"It's just not fair!" Roxel pouted as his father moved around the kitchen of the smaller chaser ship. Because it was smaller the kitchen and dining room were one, the large table only a few feet away from the counters. He had a glass of lemonade with ice in front of him, half drunken. It appeared Roxas was visiting. "I thought getting to be on the ship with the big kids would be fun but it's a total bummer! Luci and Gunnar keep making all these rules! Me and Ten-chan never have fun anymore."

"Ten-chan and I." Roxas corrected the pre-teen nonchalantly as he mixed something in a bowl.

"Uncle Roxas!" Tensai cried from beside his red-blonde-haired best friend. There was an empty glass in front of him, the last piece of ice being chomped on between his teeth. "This is no time for good grammar! We have a crisis here!"

The elder blond just smiled, amused. "Oh?"

"Yeah!" The younger waved his arms. "It's way worse than before! We're being oppressed!"
"Yeah! Oppressed!" Roxel agreed instantly before leaning over stage whispering to his friend. "What does oppressed mean?"
"It means we're being treated like slaves!" Was the loud whisper back.
"Ooooh..." Roxel nodded in understanding before looking at his dad. "I've become a slave!"

Roxas quirked an eyebrow and chuckled softly, looking back at the two. "Now I don't believe it is quite that bad. Luci and Gunnar are older and they know better so they're in charge so you need to do what they say just like you would listening to any of us adults. Got it you two?"
"But daaaa-"
"Not another word."
"....Yes daddy."

Tensai frowned, glancing at his upset friend and sighed as well, crossing his arms. It didn't miss his notice that Roxel's pout only grew bigger even as their dad set down a plate of cool cupcakes in front of them and a bowl of frosting, two knifes sticking out of the mixture. "Uncle Roxas, can you sing us a song?"

Roxel perked up.

The blonde blinked. "W-What?!"
"Pleaaaase?" Tensai said, glancing towards his friend meaningfully them up towards his uncle giving him an extreme pout.
Roxas frowned, crossing his arms before he sighed. "Fine... but you two need to put the icing on while I think of one."
"Okay!" Roxel was the first to say grabbing a knife quickly and getting a huge glob of frosting and a cupcake, splattering it on messily.
Tensai watched him and giggled, grabbing his own little cupcake and knife taking littler amounts than his over-enthusiastic friend.

Roxas leaned against the counter for awhile, just watching them as they worked. They were already quickly forgetting why they were doing the job in the first place as the two started to laugh and joke around with each other.

Little splatters of the sweet glaze were started to decorate more than the cupcakes. "Xel you're getting frosting on the table! And on yourself!"
"Oh hehe, oops?"

The orange-eyed boy stuck his finger in the mix when he thought no one was looking. "Ten-chan, don't eat the icing!"
"Bmp i's so goo'!" The other said around his finger.

They even had to get a little competitive. "I made a better design!" the smaller grinned showing off the little heart he smoothed into the icing.
"Oh yeah?! I have more frosting on mine!" The blonde-red-head said proudly.
"So? Designs beat frosting!"
"Does not!"

And as they did, Roxas couldn't help but hum a soft tune.
"♪When you're the best of friends...
having so-much-fun to-gether♪" As he sang this part Tensai called 'I'll frosting you!' patting his knife along the the other's cheek. "Hey!" Cried the elder with a laugh.
It made Roxas smile. "♪You're not even A-ware
you're such a funny pa-ir!
You're the best of friends!"

Roxel grew a devilish grin on his face as he grabbed a piece of ice from his glass. "♪Life's a hap-py game!
You could clown around for-e-verrrr.
Neither one of you sees your na-tural bound-a-ries.
Life's one happy game!♪ Tensai didn't even see it coming as the ice was slipped down the back of his shirt.

"AIEEEE!" Cried the boy dropping his knife and jumping from his chair and hopped around the kitchen trying to get the ice from his shirt. His antics made Roxas and Roxel both laugh.

"KEEP IT DOWN IN THERE!" Came an angry feminine yell - Lucina. Tensai froze and hung his head while Roxel's smile fell a dark look on his face. Roxas just sighed looking at the boys with a sad smile.

His voice came a little stronger now in the silence. "♪If only the world wouldn't: Get. In. The. Way.
If only people would: Just. Let. You. Play.
They say you're both being fooools.
You're breaking all the rules.♪"

There was a soft noise of a chair sliding along steel as Roxel jumped from his chair and hurried to Tensai's side. "♪They can't understand...♪" The elder boy hugged the younger. "♪The magic of your wonderland~♪"

The father walked over, ruffled both the kids' hair atop their head. The looked up and he smiled back down. "You two have each other right?"
Tensai sniffled and nodded.
"Then it can't be so terrible. At least you two get to face things together."
Roxel smiled at this. "Yeah!" He grinned at his friend. "I'll always be here to protect Ten-chan!"
Tensai smiled some and nodded. "I'll protect you too Roxel. Promise."
"Alright, now get back to your job boys!"
"Only if you finish the song daddy!"
"Hey it is finished!"
"Is not!" The two ganged up on him.
"Next time I'm giving you two the together lecture when you don't use it against me!"


The scene slowly faded out, Tensai, rather than feeling happy, felt guilt. He had broken his promise just last night... His eyes slowly fell to stare at his shoes, feeling lower than the various grimes they were covered in.

Luckily he didn't have long to brood as suddenly the gem went gold. Everyone tensed, afraid to see another memory of the lab.

Instead this one was on their ship, Balder, once more.


"Alright everyone!" Lucina aid as she stuck a big sheet of paper onto the fridge with magnets. Standing at her other side was Gunnar. Around them was Samual, Kadaj, Bonnie, Namine, Roxel and Tensai. "Now that we have new crew mates, this is our new chore list!"

"Chore list?" Tensai panicked as he glanced at it. "Item Inventory?!?!"
Next to him his best friend just stuck out his tongue, looking unhappy. "Mopping?!"
Namine sighed sadly. "I have to organize the Keyblade itinerary again!"
Sammy tilted his head. "What is dusting?"

A sarcastic tone jumped in. "Fancy that, cleaning loos. Hey, why are these bloody blokes not cooking?" Bonnie said indignantly, waving a hand at Roxel, Tensai and Sammy.

"Because Sammy is too young, Roxel would just feed us fucking ice cream every night ("Hey!") and Tensai burns water." Gunnar explained.
Kadaj rose an eyebrow. "I do not believe that is po-"

"It's a figure or speech Kadaj. By the way you've got first week don't poison us." Lucina said shortly before adding as the other opened his mouth. "ALSO a figure of speech. Now if anyone is unhappy with this too damn bad. Do your chores promptly or their will be consequences." She nodded before vacating the room with her brother at her side leaving the others to stare at the list in various stages of confusion, grief, and unhappiness. Until-
"Does anyone not notice that neither of their names are upon this 'chore list'?"
"What?!"
"No fair!" A double chorus.
"BLOODY HELL!"

There was a scene switch, Kadaj seen setting down plates before the variety of Chasers. They were all looking at their plates with various expressions of disgust.
"Ewwwww-" Roxel started to whine before a nudge from next to him cut him off.
"Be nice!" Tensai hissed.
Namine pushed her plate away and stuck out her tongue while Bonnie muttered, "That barmy, botching beastly foods."
Sammy was poking his fingers in his plate, swirling it around the gooey food.

"Uh... Kadaj..." Lucina said as she picked up her fork and stuck it into the yellow liquid mess on her plate and lifted it up, watching it slip slowly through the prong. Little pieces of white stuck onto the metal. "Was this supposed to be eggs?"

"It is eggs." The silverette said simply, lifting his own fork. "I opened them over plates and broke the shell up so that it would all be consumed."

"Are you going to eat it?!" Gunnar cried.
"Should I not?" He asked even as he lifted his own fork to his mouth.
"No!" The brunette cried snatching the utensil away. "Jeez Kadaj I thought you knew how to cook!"
"You never asked you simply assumed." The other monotoned.
"Okay well... do you know how to cook?"

"Apparently not." He said, crossing his arms looking a bit put out and insulted. Gunnar just sighed scratching the back of his neck.
Luci shook her head. "Fine. Someone has to switch chores with Kadaj."
"I WILL!" All the subordinate chasers yelled at once. The silverette merely looked away before pushing back his chair and walking off.

The screen faded out before coming back in again.
Roxas was seen on Freyr, moving around the kitchen but more nervously, as their was a presence on the other side of the room watching him with intense eyes. He sighed angrily finally and turned around. It was becoming too much. "For the last time, do you NEED something Kadaj!?"
"No."
"Then why are you standing there."
"I am merely observing."
"Well stop!"
"I can not."
"Why not?"
"Classified."
"ARGH!!!"

Another skip.
"Is he still fucking here?" Ven grumbled waving his hand in front of Kadaj's eyes but they didn't even twitch from his focus. The blonde shuddered before going over to his brother.
"Yes." Roxas' eyes twitched as he sent a glare over his shoulder towards the silverette male sitting against the wall. "He's been here for three days! If I didn't know he was faster than me, I'd slice out his fucking eyes."
"How do you know?"
"I threw a knife at him yesterday. He caught it."
"Heh, didn't know you were so fucking homicidal Roxas."

"WHERE THE HELL ARE MY MUFFINS?!"
"SHUT UP TERRA!" The twins yelled.
The blonde sighed shaking his head. "Ask Axel he has enough fucking lives to spare."
"At this point I blow up the fucking ship..."
"I DON'T HEAR BLUEBERRIES FUCKING BAKING!"
"WE'RE FUCKING GETTING TO IT! FUCK!" Ven yelled back.
Roxas chuckled softly as he reached for a mixing bowl. "Come on before he breaks his throat screaming so much."
"Tch, and you look at that as a bad thing?"
The blonde just shook his head, starting to add flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a bowl before he used a whisk to mix them together. Beside him Ven was beating cream butter and sugar in another bowl.

However when Ven grabbed a carton of eggs from the fridge Kadaj twitched, his eyes narrowing some. He watched the petite blonde crack open the shell effortlessly and drop the yoke into the bowl before setting it aside. Before he could continue, the silverette spoke. "Why did you not add in the shell?"
Both twins paused and glanced back, surprised.
"... What do you mean?" Roxas asked, confused.
"The shell. It is such a waste to discard it."
"You can't fucking eat it!" Ven said.
"You... cannot?"

There was a silence, no one sure what to say, before Roxas grinned maliciously and lifted one half of the forgotten egg shell. "Why don't you see for yourself?" He was playing the part of the older, wiser and meaner bully of a kid perfectly. It would of made Seifer proud.

Kadaj looked at the other expressionlessly before pushing off the wall and crossing the distance taking the egg shell. He looked at it curiously for a moment before biting down on it carefully, the fragile shell making a soft cracking noise. He stood there for a few moments tasting the little bits of yoke left behind before rushing over to the sink and quickly spitting out the shell.
"...You are correct it is inedible. And rather foul." The other mumbled, looking up at the two chuckling blonds.

"Well of course it is!" The blond cook rolled his eyes. "How did you not know that?"
"I have never had to eat."

That silenced them again.
"............The fuck?" Ven finally uttered. "You don't EAT?"
"I did not." Kadaj said.
"How is that fucking possible?! The hell did you survive on?!"
He shrugged as if the answer he was about to give wasn't completely insane. "Lifestream."

Roxas stared with wide eyes sharing a glance with his sibling. Who exactly had they allowed to join their team?! "You... fed off of the... life of your planet?"
"Like my mother had. As a parasite does." He nodded. "Yes."
"And that... didn't bother you?!"
"It was simply as things were. I cannot change the mode of which I survive." He paused, before leaning against the counter arms falling to his side, but the posture was different than before. As if he found it too troublesome to stand up straight. "Now that I have been removed from my world however I have begun to feel... weary."

There was an ominous pause, a black mist seeming to fall over them as something disturbing came to both their minds. "...Holy shit are you dying?" Ven suddenly snapped.
"I believe so." He said, unmoved by this notion. "It has been four days since I have left, I wonder how much longer before my body will give out."

The two blondes shared a panicked glance.
"TERRA TELL SEIFER TO TURN THE SHIP AROUND!!" Ven suddenly yelled while Roxas ran over to Kadaj grabbing his arm and yanking him over to the dining room, sitting him down in a chair.
"What's wrong?" The brunette asked, appearing in the threshold.
"Long fucking story just get us back to Midgar!"
The brunette glanced between his mate towards Roxas concernedly leaning over Kadaj before nodding and vacating the room.

Ven scowled before walking over, crossing his arms and looking positively pissy. "When the fuck did you think you were going to tell us about this?!"
"It had nothing to do with Keyblades. I believed it unimportant towards your knowledge." The eyes lidded some tiredly.
"Holy FUCK!" Ven threw up his hands. "The fuck is wrong with you!?"
"Ven, not the time!" Roxas snapped back placing a hand on the silverette's shoulder. "How long have you known of this?"
"I had been aware of the hypothesis since you returned and asked for my assistance. I believe I am now being proven true." He paused thoughtfully before placing a hand on his stomach. "It is rather curious actually. I have been feeling these strange trembles since my departure that have gotten worse over the past few days until they became rather unbearable but are starting to leave me once more."

Roxas raised an eyebrow but beyond his notice, Ven had already rushed from the room and when he returned he slammed a cup of water in front of the clone. "Drink it damn it!"
Kadaj glanced up at the other curiously before reaching for the glass and raised it to his lips, taking a small sip. "I do not understand the point of this experiment..."
"It isn't an experiment you moron! Those trembles you've been feeling? They're called hunger pains! When you feel them you're supposed to eat damn it!" Ven crossed his arms irritably. "Roxas go warm up the soup from last night - but only the broth alright?"
The other brother nodded slowly before leaving the room this time.
"...It is utterly uncanny how alike you two are."
"Shut up Kadaj."

There was another flash, the silverette sipping at chicken broth with a bit of light in his eyes. He seemed a lot better than before. "This is delightful."
Roxas shrugged some, smiling. "It's just soup."
"I have seen how you prepared it." He nodded. "It is simple enough to imitate."
"What do you mean...?"
"The others were discontented with the way I prepared nourishment. I came in here to learn." Kadaj said with a nod, taking another sip.
"...Why didn't you just ask?" The blonde inquired.
"I can learn even the most complicated of tasks simply by example I need no personal instruction."
"...Can Gunnar do that too?"
"Possibly. Having a human's notions I doubt he has attempted it so far."

There were some loud noise from the kitchen behind the too.
"Why the fuck am I STILL making you muffins?"
"Because I fucking TOLD you too!"
"WE HAVE A DYING KID IN THE NEXT ROOM!"
"He's not fucking dying anymore! And I'm FUCKING STARVING!"
"At least you know how to be!!"

"They are a strange pair." Kadaj spoke plainly as he took another sip.
Roxas chuckled. "You said it."
"I know I did."
"...Figure of speech Kadaj."
"I must really discover what those are one of these days..."

[Rikugurl]

Roxel sighed when he saw the chore list. How could he forget about that? He STILL had to mop! It was so unfair. He was a keybladers for god sakes! She was just...a leader. He crossed his arms as he continued to watch the rest, a bit shocked at the last memory.

Gunnar's eyes became filled with worry as he watched Kadaj. Something was definitely... wrong with him and when he found out why, his mouth gaped open. He would of....died?
Slowly he looked down, unable to believe it. Every new member they got seemed to function well except for Kadaj and...ok....maybe Sammy but he couldn't believe.... he didn't know he had to eat.

Even knowing that he was an experiment... one would think...

The thoughts were but into as another light hit the gem, one of a few colors.


"WHOOO! COME ON! YOU CAN'T BEAT US!" A girl called over the net as she shook her butt, a blitzball in her hand. "I'm a natural remember?"
"Oi! But I can spike you, no problem." A sly remark came back from the other side of the net as a tall woman stood, revealing more of herself than usual in her bikini.

"Bah! So what! We're super quick and there's no way you're taking down Ten-chan and me...I MEAN I!" Roxel spat his tongue out as he wore red swim trunks and was shaking his butt next to Namine and Tensai.

"Alright, team! Let's kick these lamer's butt!" A brunette grinned as he got ready next to his sister and the rabbit woman.

On the sidelines, a blonde was putting on way to much suntan lotion as a silverette crossed his arms, a pad and paper on his lap to mark the score.
"OK! SERVING 1!" The chipper girl called as she pushed the ball into the air and smacked it over only for it to be bunted by the leader back over the net. "GOT IT!" Roxel called as he ran over and swatted it over to the other side.

The bunny jumped and slammed the ball down towards the sand on the other side. "SHIT!"
"STOP!" Suddenly....the world did just that.
Everyone froze except for....Tensai. The boy blinked and looked around, blushing a bit. He walked over to the ball and took it, looking around as if someone was really watching him. "Um..." He gently tossed it on the other side, hearing it land softly next to Gunnar.

"What---"
"HEY!" The world came back to life as the spell wore off and everyone seemed to look around a bit confused. "Where's the ball??" Lucina looked around, her blonde hair whipping in the wind.
"WOOT! A POINT FOR US!" Namine cheered as she pointed at the ball next to Gunnar's feet.
"WHAT!? We just served it over to you!"
"Guess we were just that fast!" Namine winked and the brunette boy growled, looking over at Kadaj. "Do you know what happened?"

The silverette seemed to be frozen, just staring at Gunnar. Sammy tilted his head, waving his hand in front of Kadaj's face but there was still no reply and the blonde shrugged.
Tensai looked around a bit nervously, wondering if Kadaj was still frozen.
"Ok! Time out." Gunnar walked over to the silverette, standing right in front of him. "You ok?"

"I believe so." The silverette replied.
Gunnar rose an eyebrow before putting his hands on his hips. "So...do you know what happened?"
"I wasn't paying attention to the game. I was merely evaluating that your new work-out procedure is toning your body in a way that makes me---"
Sammy's eyes widened and Gunnar's mouth opened slightly.
"Ut.... I....ok. Um...." Gunnar blushed as he turned around and waved towards the group.

"Their team got the point!"
"BLOODY HELL THEY DID!"
"DAMMIT!"
"SWEEEEEEEEEEEET!" The three called happily.


The memory faded, Gunnar putting his hand in his face again. This was going to be a long day...

Before anyone could comment that the scene was rather familiar with a certain wolf and his mate, purple hit the gem once more.


"And........TA-DA!"
A blonde boy was pushed out from the dressing room, stumbling a bit and almost falling over in his....high heels.
"NAMINE! What did you do!?"
Lucina's face was priceless and the camera shifted to show poor Sammy in a skirt with his hair up in piggy tails and a tight black shirt. "Isn't he cuuuuuuuuute?"
"GOD NO, NAMINE!"

"MY TURN!" Roxel grinned as he pulled Sammy back into the room and a few minutes later, he was out with tight zebra pants, a ripped up shirt and way to many belts.
"ROCK ON!"
"ROXEL!"

"Let me give it a go." A tall woman pulled the boy back in and a few minutes later, came back looking like a pirate.
"Well that's better....but no."
"How about me?" Tensai smiled, pulling poor Sammy back into the room and a few minutes later came out with something rather bland and boring with a touch of ancient.
"Ummm.....no."

"What is he, you're boyfriend?"
"NO!"
"Then why are you picking out his clothes?"
"BECAUSE....he's... a part of my team so he should look....nice."
"Then why don't yoooooooou dress him?"
"B-because..."
"She has no sense of style either." Her brother spat out as he walked pass her and took Sammy back into the room.
"H-HEY!" Luci blushed and crossed her arms, clothes laying all over the place and people in the store frowning at the sight.

A few minutes later, Sammy walked out with a sigh. Just a plain set of jeans and a t-shirt.
Luci cocked her head and sighed about to shake her head when Gunnar tapped his feet. "Look, we can't waste all our money on Sammy's wardrobe every week! Just get him something big, he'll grow into it, now let's go, I need more bullets and shit."
The brunette walked off and the rest of the team followed.... except for Tensai and Roxel who were trying on hats.

"I'm still going to get this for him." Namine winked, grabbing the skirt and running off.


"HEY! What did I do with that?" Namine tilted her head and pouted.
"Thought you gave it to Yuffie."
"..........I NEVER GAVE ANYTHING TO YUFFIE!"


The gem faded once more before it was pinged again, another memory of Fuu.


Some clothes were shifted, a few shirts pulled out but then put away. "Too feminine..." The silverette sighed before she heard a sudden sequel.
"FUU!! LOOK AT THIS!" A chipper woman seemed to gallop over to her and showed her a little boy's shirt. "Isn't this the CUTEST thing you have ever seen?"

Olette held up a shirt that read:
'Mommy's New Handsome Man
(don't tell daddy)'

A silver eyebrow rose. "Olette... you only have a daughter."
The woman could only shy away and smile. "Not for long~~"
"Oh boy..." Fuu shook her head but grinned. "Did you tell Venny the news yet?"

The scene shifted, a slightly older Fuu sitting in the pilot lounge with Seifer. They were plotting some courses when a little voice came from behind them.
"Daddy?"
Seifer blinked and smiled as he typed up the last of the coordinates. "Yea, Tiger?"
"Mommy want me to showed you my new shurt."

The blonde swirled around and blinked, looking at the little brunette with hazel eyes. He rose his brow as he read the shirt bit blinked, frowning some. "H-HEY! Come here." He reached down, pulling the shirt off before standing, stomping towards his and his wife's room.
Gunnar blinked and rubbed his head. "Is daddy mad?"
Fuu just shook her head and laughed. "No, no... he's just being....silly. But look at you! Look at all those muscles!"

She pointed at the boy's bare chest, obviously still with cute little baby fat seeing that he was still a toddler. The boy blinked as he looked down at his chest. "Weawy?" He blinked as he looked back up at Fuu.
"Yep! You wanna show me your tiger face?"
The boy's eyes lightened and he grinned, suddenly growling and showing his teeth. "RAWR!"


Xiggy:
Om nom nom
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OOC:
Before I forget, I juts phoned the bus company and asked what we were allowed to bring for baggage. He said we were allowed 2 luggage (no larger than 62") and two carry-ons. That's quite nice. I let him know that I had a prop that was in a box and wondered if that would be ok. He said that we would probably have to pay a toll for them if they're oversized.

I think that I might have a ride down there with my sword and see what we can do about it before we actually have to go. Only problem is.... I fucking hate Springfield and it's a fucking disaster to drive into... but I'll see what I can do.
As for my boss driving us, I don't think that will be able to happen seeing that he got promoted and is always working so we're going to have to figure out how the bus is going to work.

AND AWE!
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[Reno]

For once I've actually seen both pictures! Whoo!

After Kadaj's memory - which was a strange mixture of humor and seriousness, Lucina couldn't help but glance at her brother, seeing the troubled look crossing his face - but it was just as shocking to herself and most of the second Gen Chasers. They hadn't been aware of this incident at all. Luci couldn't help but feel guilty... she was supposed to be watching out for her team... and Kadaj had almost died on them without even living a week as a Chaser.

Tensai shifted uncomfortably at the memory as well. It was so inconceivable to imagine anyone NOT knowing that you need to eat to survive. Sometimes it was hard to remember Kadaj was also not human - though his glowing eyes gave it away at least they were green. His differences weren't as vividly obvious as Bonnie, Samual or even himself! A parasite... he wondered what that meant. And how was Kadaj that strong? He was unknowingly starving to death and yet his attitude and self had changed almost not at all as if the pain wasn't reaching him. He shivered some.

But one the next memory played a few angry eyes of his friends darted towards him, making him blush some. Hey! Luci was always the one saying they should do anything to win!!

Seifer quirked an eyebrow at the last bit of the memory and scoffed, glancing between the rigid silverette and his own mortified son. He had a feeling once this mission was done, he was going to be having quite a talk with the two...

The next memory piece made Roxas snicker some, seeing Sammy becoming the live dress up doll for four of the young chaser - including his crazy son whose taste was well... more eccentric than most. The skirt though how did Namine even come up with that!?

At the last of the trio Aqua was the one to smile this time though she couldn't help but feel discontented as well. Fuujin really was a great mother... it was a good thing Olette and Seifer had been around, giving her wife time to be one since there new son was well, sort of all grown up already.

They had never talked about having children of there own before that... and now she was starting to wonder... had Fuujin wanted to and just, being the woman she was, never said anything?

She hardly had time to put the thought into words before a white and red light was hitting the gem and a new world was showing - one that no one recognized at first. Not because they had never seen it - certainly they all had - but because this world was so wacky and strange that each visit was unique. But it was hard - after awhile - not to recognize the overly long table with a variety of chairs that didn't match with piping hot teapots that were all whistling with different tunes, almost seeming to create music.

That's when she heard Roxas groan, hiding his face. "Oh no." At the same moment a grin grew over Axel's face, already bubbling with laughter. She soon found out why.


"Whoa look at this place!" A red-head on screen said, looking around. As he did he notice something heavy was atop his head. "Huh?" He reached up fingering the colorful top hat that was obviously over-sized, a large piece of construction paper sticking from its rim that had 13/8 written on it. He looked over the rest of himself, noticing the suit he was in and tugging some at the large bow and collar that framed his face. It wasn't too bad. "Hey Roxas how do you lo-"

The red-head looked up then around, his words falling away in confusion. "Roxas? Where are you?"
"......I'm here."
He turned in a circle not spotting the blonde anywhere. "Where?"
"Here..." There was a wave of a hand from behind the circling hedges of plants - they shot up nearly thirty feet. Luckily Axel spotted the movement.
"Well what are you doing hiding there! Come over here."
"No!"
"Why not?"
"........................Because..... you're going to laugh at me."
Axel blinked than grinned maliciously. Now he REALLY wanted to see! "No I won't! I promise!"
"...You promise?"
"Cross my stolen heart and hope to die!"
"....Okay."

And Roxas slowly stepped from beyond the hedges through the doorway and out into the open, his cheeks pink with embarrassment as he crossed his arms in front of him. He was wearing a black-and-white dress that fell to his knees and poofed out, showing off it's many frilly layers. He was also in checkered stockings and polished black dress shoes.

But the thing that really topped off the whole ensemble were the cute, pure white bunny ears that were atop the blonde's head, both ears bent down over themselves in a cute way.

"It's... not that ba-" Axel didn't even last one sentence his whole body shaking as a wide grin split over his face. "AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!"

"SHUT UP AXEL!" Roxas cried, stomping his foot. But what was really interesting was that his bunny ears shot up in emphasis, tips now pointing to the sky.

It only added fuel to Axel's amusement. "OH MY GOD THEY'RE REAL! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!"

"UGH!" Roxas reached up, grabbing the ears and yanking them down until they covered his blushing face. "I hate you!" He spun around so his back was facing the other - but unfortunately he wasn't aware he had a little something else of the bunny family. A little cotton ball... of a tail.

"A TAIL!!! A little fluffy TAIL!" Axel was holding his sides, tears streaming down his face as he fell on his ass, laughing even harder. "ROXAS YOU'RE SO CUTE!!"

Roxas blinked before he looked over his shoulder his eyes widening in horror as he reached back and tugged at the attachment coming out of his tailbone. "WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THIS PLACE?!"
"IT'S GENIUS!! HAHAHAHA-"
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU AXEL!"


As the scene faded away almost everyone couldn't help but laugh in some way - except Bonnie (who thought being a bunny was funny?) - Roxas groaning as he hid his face. "This thing is out to mortify me."

"Wow chickenwuss I didn't know you were into drag." Seifer called with a smirk on his face.
"Ahh weren't you adorable?" Aqua taunted as well, chortling.
Tensai giggled from behind his hands. Strangely his uncle looked better in a dress than Sammy! But he'd never say that out loud!

After a few more comments and laughter, Roxas looked up his face so red he could of been cousins with a tomato. "SHUT UP! I'm not the only one!!"

And without another pause a new scene showed on screen.


"Well... Yen Sid said you could help. I've sort of... grown up?" Tugging at his too-short shirt Sora hesitated as he walked into the circular room, three petite but stout ladies circling around him. All three of them had little wings, wands, pointed hats on and large dresses. The 'leader' of the three was in a red ensemble, the tallest in green, and the shortest in blue.

"Oh if you're looking for clothes you've come to the right place!" The smallest said, a smile on her face.

"Really? Thanks!" Sora said.
"Yes of course. Me and my sisters will do well. Now dear stand in the center of the room." The one in red said.
The brunette nodded before doing as she said.
"Now Fauna you design. Merryweather, adornments. I'll take care of color!"
"Yes Flora." The two said lining up beside her.

Faune lifted her wand smiling. "Alright here we go!" A green spark flew from her wand, a blue and red one following right after and hitting the brunette.

There was a flash of light and then it faded revealing the keyblader.

Sora slowly opened his eyes, blinking... and then looked down.
"Am... I in a dress?" He asked very slowly, his eyes wide as he stared at the crystal-colored fabric that shimmered in the light, the bodice hugging tightly to his chest but flowing out widely from his hips, falling all the way to the ground.
"Well of course dear!" Fauna said.
"Don't you like it?" Merryweather added.

"Well... it's... very nice..." Sora said slowly, as if trying to be polite. "But there's just... one problem."
"What's that, dear?" Flora asked, concerned.
".... I'M A BOY!" He yelled making the three gasp. His cheeks darkened. "Sorry but..." He waved his arms out giving a peculiar look towards the long, matching gloves that went up past his elbow. "I can't fight like this! I mean I'm going to battle heartless not dance at a ball!" He pulled up the folds of the dress, revealing white high-heeled shoes. "These are already a pain! I don't know how girls wear them!"

"Oh but you look so nice." Fauna insisted.
"Yes, its some of our best work!"
"Now now dears, he is right they are not very accommodating." Flora said calmly. "We've never designed for a boy before..." The three suddenly huddled around each other, chattering amongst one another.

Sora frowned, crossing his arm and tapping his foot, the sound loud on the brick floor. He only caught snippets of conversation from the three.
"Something similar..." Flora was saying.
"Can it be green?" Fauna pleaded.
And Merryweather added to it as well. "Oh but I so did like the tiara!"

'Tiara?' Sora mouthed slowly reaching up, fingering a wrought iron ornament stuck in his spiky hair that had sparkling jewels glittering between the fancy handiwork. He groaned softly, rubbing the back of his neck, cheeks red.

"Got that dears?" Flora asked.
The two other fairies nodded before lining up again.
"Now once more! And all together!"
There was another spark from their wands hitting the unfortunate teenager once more.

Luckily when he was revealed this time his clothes were now more 'normal' and when he looked down this time he smiled seeing his customary big yellow shoes, baggy pants, jacket and many colorful belts.
"Oh my!" Flora smiled.
"Oooh it's lovely." Fauna nodded.
"Oh yes, he does look very dashing!" Merryweather giggled.
Sora grinned proudly. "This is perfect! Thanks!"

[Rikugurl]

Axel smiled as he put his arms behind his head. "Ah, that was one of the best nights in our honeymoon~~" He winked, making Roxas growl even more.

Roxel sighed, hanging his head down low. He was....really related to them huh? No wonder he couldn't get anything right. His heart was all messed up!

Bonnie however frowned and crossed her arms. Having bunny ears wasn't fun but... there was nothing wrong with them!
She knew that if he was a male Viera, he'd get a lot of attention from the females.

Gunnar just sighed and shook his head, scanning the room until he caught eyes with his father...who was giving him a look. Ok...that wasn't good. He looked away nervously before elbowing his sister. "What's up with dad...?" He whispered but before he could get an answer, the gem showed once more.


"Oh come on, Cinderella." A boy with swirly blonde hair smiled softly as he looked over at her. "Don't be sad... and don't give up! I know there has to be a way for you to get out of here and to that ball!"
The blonde woman looked down at a boy standing besides and mouse, sighing softly. "Oh Ven....I'm so sorry I got you into this. There's nothing we can do..."

The boy frowned and crossed his arms, hearing the mouse besides him sigh as well.
"Hey! You're not going to give up that easily, are you? If you want to dance with a prince, you're going to need a lot more confidence in yourself!"
The woman blinked as she looked back down at the boy and smiled. "You're...right... but what ever shall we do?"

The blonde tapped his chin but nodded as his eyes brightened. "I got it! You just keep working on that dress of yours and Jaq and I will handle getting you out of here!"
"But Ven!" The mouse exclaimed. "How are we gonna do that!?"
"Well....there's got to be a key somewhere!"
"Right!"
"Let's go!"
The two got up from the thimbles they were sitting on and rushed towards the door, carefully going through the keyhole.

The scene shifted and the boy could be seen at his right height....though still very short.

His eyes sparkled as he looked up at the castle but blinked as he heard footsteps coming behind him. He looked back to see Cinderella, in the ballgown that the Fairy Godmother had given to her.
"Ven... I want to thank you for everything." She spoke softly as she looked down at the boy.
"Oh! It was nothing! Really! I'm just glad I could help." He nodded happily before pouting some. "But what's wrong?" He asked, the look on her face sad.

"I was just wondering...what are you going to do now? "
The boy blinked a bit before smiling softly. "Well... I guess... I'm going to head to more world. I...need to find my family...and the person who split us up so...he doesn't hurt anyone else..."
"Oh....I'll....miss you. Don't you get lonely going from world to world?"
Ven only smiled more before coming up to her and wrapping his arms around her in a hug before letting go.

"Don't worry! I'll always be with you...even if you can't see me!"
"Huh?" The princess tilted her head slightly.
"Here." He pointed at her chest. "In your heart! We're friends, right? So, I'll always be there. And you'll always be in mine! That's why I like going to different worlds! I get to meet...a lot of new friends and get to visit them all again sometime!"
"Oh Ven! Thank you." The woman leaned over, sharing another hug with the boy as the memory faded.


The room became....rather silent.
Was that....their Ven?
That couldn't of been their Ven.
THERE WAS NO WAY THAT WAS THEIR VEN.

"Hmmm...." Fuu frowned slightly as she looked down. That was Ven...before his heart was experimented on...wasn't it? He was....definitely Sora's twin.

The gem started to glow once more, showing the inside of a slightly messy room.


A brush was running down red fur, a soft purr coming from the body. A faint yip could be heard outside of the memory (Jax) as the large lion came into view, sprawled out on Roxel's lap.
"I hate this, Ten-chan..." The young teen sighed as he stopped brushing, though it didn't seem to bother the old moomba in the least.

The black haired boy was at a desk on the other side of the room, reading some old looking book before he paused and looked back.
"Hate what?" He asked, his orange eyes fixated on the fire head who leaned back on the bed slightly.
"Being a Chaser..."
Tensai just seemed to sigh, turning back to his book as if he was tired of hearing about it.

"I mean it, Ten-chan! I mean...what was wrong with living on Delshad? Or Destiny? Both of those places were nice....and close together too! But noooooooo, our stupid parents dragged us into this shitty life."
"Xel... our parents aren't stupid and they didn't drag us into it. They just wanted a different life."
"Pfft... yea, like we could actually decide if we wanted to be Chasers or not. I keep telling my dads AND Luci that I don't want to be a Chaser... but they keep telling me that they NEED me because I'm a keyblader..."

The closed his eyes as he collapsed on the bed, the moomba adjusting on top of him. "I'm only a keyblader because one of my dads are..."
"Don't say that Xel.... besides, at leas we get to see different worlds. That's...kind of fun."
The multicolor eyes opened slightly as the teen let out a sigh. "I guess you're right... a lot of people don't even know there are other worlds out there. Only those...who lose their own..."


The memory faded and the fire head teen crossed his arms, feeling eyes on him. Yea, it was out in the open and he wasn't going to shy away. He HATED being a Chaser... he wasn't afraid to admit it. He wanted to sing and perform...and the only thing he would miss would be... Ten-chan. He promised Tensai that he would always protect him...

Before anyone could say anything a black glow hit the gem and a new memory appeared.


Unlike the calm world of Thymosia that the viewers were expected to see, the world seemed to be rumbling and headless figures were running about in panic.
Headless birds called out as houses all around started to crumble and the land bridges started to cave in, leaving families stranded.

The ash from the sky seemed to come down even heavier onto the world, making the bright glows dim.

Near the familiar house, a woman and child were hunched in the back, finding shelter under a part of the house that had already crumbled. Horrible noises came from all over the world as more blasts of power struck it.
Purple eyes watched in horror under a hooded cape was was pulled over his head, blonde strands falling in his face.
"Samael."

The boy slowly looked up at his mother who's arms were wrapped around him. Oddly...she had a soft smile on her face. "It's time." The boy nodded before looked back out at the world that was crumbling, seeing a man in a robe holding some sort of key. Mass power came from it as he rose, making more houses crumble.

To the viewers, they recognized the man as Charnette's father. Samael's grandfather.
"He's doing this...because of me?" The boy asked as his mother sighed behind him. "Yes. He is doing it to fulfill the prophecy."
Purple eyes became sad as they looked back at the orange haired woman. A small smile ran over his features though. "But this means we get so see father...right? We can all live together as a family?"

The woman's own purple eyes seem to become dull before she closed them, the world around them shaking more and their own shelter started to crumble.
"MOTHER!?" The boy cried out as the earth started to break away.
"You still have awhile... my son. There will be...one survivor, the prophecy said." She looked up as her eyes started to water, placing her hands on his shoulder. "When you find a princess... follow her and you will find pure happiness."

The boy's eyes widened as he heard his mother, seeing a tear run down her face. "Wha---" Her pale, bluish fingers reached up to wipe it away, only to reach out and dab it onto the boy's forehead.
"Don't be scared."
The boy's eyes widened as the earth crumbled under his body, shadows suddenly surrounding him but it wasn't the odd beast that his grandfather was summoning with yellow eyes. No, it was beast of their own kind; the headless bodyguards of the royal family.

Three wrapped their arms around the boy as they all suddenly started to fall into the Darkness that was swallowing up the world.
"MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!!"

The darkness made the room silent until the screen looked like it was seeing right out of someone eyes as eyelids slowly opened to see a...room.
The camera pulled away, showing the boy in the robe on a bed, and sat up startled.

It was definitely not his homeland and many of the viewers knew instantly where the teen was.
Traverse Town.
The boy sat up quickly, the hood falling off to reveal the boy they all remembered when they picked him up that day, same clothes and everything.
His purple eyes looked around the room before he walked to the window and slowly looked out.

It was confirmed.
He was in Traverse Town.

A crinkle could be heard and the boy looked down, his hand reaching into his pocket to take out a piece of paper. Slowly he opened it, seeing odd symbols on it. It was the same piece of paper Sammy had given Tensai.
"Mother..."

[Reno]

Luci only had time to shrug before another trio of memories came through. A shocking one of Ven that no one besides Tensai and Aqua could believe. A revealing one from Roxel that made his parents somewhat ashamed and his best friend sad. And then one of Sammy that made them all fall into silence, unsure of what to say.

It was the last two that struck the blonde leader the most. She was beginning to feel rather inadequate; it was true she never really paid attention to the keybladers much, just expected to do the job that being a keyblader forced than to do. And Sammy... how guilty and alone he must of felt - maybe even still felt sometimes. And she never knew...

Another memory snapped on screen, showing a familiar brunette standing outside a red building.


Youthful hands pressed against double metal doors, fingers skimming along the seam between them. Where that seam was however was melted metal, the two doors seeming to warp into one. The camera panned along the edges of the doors from the door to the hinges to the bottom revealing it as the same. The doors had been burned shut.

Terra groaned frustratedly hitting his fist on the metal, hearing a hollow ring. "There has to be a way in..." The pre-teen pulled away, walking backwards until he was back on the street, looking upwards. There were a ring of windows on the top level of the building - but most were dark behind them implying there were also closed up.

The teen sighed unhappily and turned, walking away.

A flash and Terra was seen again, this time climbing a fire escape. His fingers were shaking, eyes darting every now and again to the side, seeing the ground getting farther and farther away. Once he was at the top he was quick to jump onto the roof, breathing in relief before turning around, looking at the far side. The camera panned in his sight, showing the top of the red building once more. The roof was made of two levels, both flat. The bottom level was the same height as the one Terra was on currently - the top one was only a few feet higher - but big enough to allow a ring of windows under it's sloping edge.

Most of them were dark - except one. Shining in the sunlight like the gates of heaven was one single window, free of any barriers behind it.

A nervous sigh and the camera moved back to Terra. The teen was pacing along the edge of his roof, looking down towards the ground with wary eyes, then he looked towards the opposite roof, as if gauging distances. "This is fucking crazy..." He murmured to himself, before he turned and walk down the roof several paces. He turned around again when he was nearly halfway down the roof. He bit at his bottom lip before taking a deep breath and bursting into a run.

Just as he was reaching the end of the roof "Stop, you idiot!" Came an echoing, malicious snarl and Terra suddenly slid to a halt, giving a cry as his momentum sent him spiraling backwards and onto his ass. His blue eyes were wide, his breathing a little unsteady but he seemed to make no indication that he heard the voice that had called out to him. One that was familiar to some of those watching though they had only heard it once.

He ran a hand through his hair before shaking his head, growling, "Don't be a fucking coward!" He stood slowly, brushing off some of the dust from his clothes before turning around and walking down the roof - this time several more paces than the last time. He turned around and without pause broke into another dash. No voice came to him this time and the minute he reached the end he jumped.

His body sailed across the gap between the roofs before his feet landed uncertainly on the edge of the other. The young brunette stumbled on his hands and knees, panting some before glancing over his shoulder smirking proudly.

The scene switched again the brunette, now a few years older, was seen slipping through a broken window easily stepping onto a metal panel. He scooted to the edge before hopping from the edge and landed onto the concrete fall below with a soft grunt. He sighed and straightened, something held by his arms against his chest as he started to walk. Around him shooting high up were several rows of bookcases some of iron... others of wood. On each self nearly full to capacity were volumes of books. The room was very dark with only one window providing light the rest were boarded up by metal sheets melted into the rock walls.

The brunette reached into his pocket as he came to the edge of the aisle, flicking open a lighter. He reached up, a white candle in a small candle holder sitting on the edge of one of the shelves being illuminated by the tiny flame before the wick was lit up. He slipped the lighter back into his pocket and grabbed the candle holder and started to walk again, carefully pacing around a small table surrounded by a couch and a few chairs and down another aisle. Some of the books, most bound in cardboard, had titles in a variety of languages and some had none at all.

Terra stopped in the middle of the aisle, stopping down to look at a line of books. There was a gap in between two of them one titled Oppression and the other Liberty and You. He pulled away the item that he was holding close to himself. It was another book with a very familiar title upon it: Liberty and Tyranny: A Radical View. What was disturbing about this book however were the flecks of blood on the cover that had not been there before - and on Terra's hand were fresh cuts attempted to scab over, blood smeared across the pale skin.

Terra sighed before placing the book in the gap finding it easily fit in the space. He stood slowly, before walking back down the aisle to the small table set were a few books had been laid out. He set the candle down and sat down in one of the chairs pulling one of the books close. This one was also familiar as it had a very familiar circular symbol on it - it was one that Tensai had been reading a few memories ago when he and Terra had a discussion about love.

When he opened it, a pen holding it's place like a bookmark would, he revealed its true age. It was so old the words were still handwritten and the text was a mixture of symbols that no one could read except for one. Underneath the old script, however, was an English translation only half complete. He picked up the pen, uncapping it and hesitating it under the next word before slowly writing 'The' underneath it his handwriting matching that of the rest of the translation. He paused on the next word before sliding the other two books towards him, opening one. The book's pages were printed, broken into columns like a dictionary but both the words seemed unreadable, neither in an English dialect though the words were made up of a common alphabet.

Terra flipped through it easily however as if he knew what he was reading, pausing on a page before flipping through it slowly landing slowly on a page with a symbol that matched that of the word he had hesitated under and it's translation: 'Gunboyshi'

He picked up the next book, also a translation book, and flipped through this one now until he found as mimic of the word and slowly wrote underneath the symbol in the ancient text 'surrounding'.

[Rikugurl]

Everyone was quiet as they watched their late leader in the library. Some had to wonder...if he had moved the whole library from Atteris onto the ship. It was believable and not at the same time. If something happened to the ship which was a big worry back then, the books could all be lost.

Namine tilted her head, thinking as well. She understood that they must of blocked the library because it threatened their way of life...but why didn't they just....burn it down.
Oh...
The books were made out of wood, a precious material for the Atterians.

She shook her head as the memory faded. The Atterians were an ancient race... Terra being that last one, confirmed by the phoenix. Usually with ancient races, some things they did had greater meaning that what was seen.

Slowly she looked up at Bonnie, than at Tensai and then to Sammy. The Gen 2 of the Chasers were really made up of a crazy bunch. Actually, Lucina was the only NORMAL member they had! Gunnar has Mako power, she's a princess of hearts, Bonnie is a half breed of a Viera and a human (or what they call on their planet 'Hume'), Tensai was a half breed of human and god, Sammy was a half breen of a human and a Thym, Kadaj was an experiment that got lose, and Roxel was a dusk whose heart was made up of two other ones put together!

Lucina must of felt left out...not wonder she was always crabby!
With a giggle, she blinked and looked up as a new memory was showed.


Familiar to the first Generation of Chasers, the inside of a small ship. The first ship that the Chaser's called their home.
In a large chair that every knew, a young teen was working on something small over his many keyboards.
"Stupid thing..." He hissed before sticking his tongue out like it would help him in his work.

The screw driver was placed down and the boy leaned back in his chair. Slowly the blue eyes looked up at the screen, seeing a world with a little castle sticking out of it. Everyone watching knew what world it was. Hollow Bastion at the time.
"I know you're there....Xehanort. But how am I suppose to get to you?"

He sighed more as he picked up his screwdriver and started working on the small gadget again.

The screen shifted and showed the blonde once more in the middle of the room, plain clothes on but with a weird device on his arm.
"Ok! This has to work!"
He held out his hand, Oathkeeper appearing suddenly. He reached down to his wrist then, glancing at the computer and put in some numbers. Coordinates of some sort.

He nodded and suddenly slashed the keyblade at nothing. A computerized ripple ran throughout the whole ship and a portal was 'ripped' open.
Blue eyes widened but a smile of success ran over his features. "YES!"
Slowly he looked around the ship before slowly walking through.

The scene seemed to shake when the blonde appeared once more, walking out of a portal onto a large bridge.
"Whoa..." He looked around but seemed started when a cry was heard from a man not too far away. The camera changed, showing a familiar tall teen in odd clothes being surrounded by weird creatures.

He was outnumbered.
"HOLD ON!" The blonde cried as he rushed over, determination in his eyes as got close. "WIND!" He cried, some strong winds picking up some of the creatures and throwing them off the bridge. He slashed through some and the large number slowly started to decrease. "ARE YOU OK!?" The blonde cried towards the brunette but before he could answer, a huge explosion came from the horrible looking castle.

The blonde looked back at the castle and growled. "XEHANORT!" He yelled before rushing towards the castle, leaving the brunette to finish the rest of the creatures with ease.

[Reno]

"Hey!" The brunette cried as the blonde suddenly took off towards the castle, but his eyes widened some at the other's cry. "Xehanort...?" He repeated softly. "How does he know-"

"Watch out!" Terra's eyes darted to the side and ducked, a heavy keyblade swinging up and into a dark creatures stomach and crushing it into the bridge, the monster disappearing in a stream of darkness. His blue eyes narrowed upon the small army that the mysterious blond had left him to deal with. He jumped back onto the edge of the bridge before jumping into the air. The keyblade in his hand started to glow before he swung it hard, the blade becoming so fast it appeared to be nothing but a stream of light. The blade flew like a whip through the throngs of dark creatures, creating zigzagging rays of light, all of them being destroyed instantly. He landed easily back on the bridge, reaching out and catching the blade as it came back for him like a boomerang.

That taken care of the brunette spun on his heels, running quickly towards the large, now open doors of the large, ominous castle stopping inside the doors before stepping slowly into the foyer. "Where did that stupid kid go?" He growled to himself, looking at the many closed doors on the first level then that sloping stairs framed by a fountain, leading to the next level. There was another explosion and the brunette stumbled shakily on his feet.

"Fuck." He cursed before running for the stairs.

The scene shifted showing Ven once more, running out into the open on what appeared to be a balcony, his slim, aerodynamic Keyblade slicing through more dark creatures - possibly heartless but they were nothing like what most of the watchers, sans Aqua, had ever seen before. The world around him shook too and the blonde grit his teeth as he too stumbled. "Xehanort..."

Once the world stopped shaking he ignored the rest of the creatures and rushed forward throwing Oathkeeper ahead of him so it flew clear off the balcony. Moments later, he too jumped off the balcony, disregarding the nearby lift altogether. His feet landed on the wrought metal of the blade and rather than falling to the laws of gravity, wind whipped around the small teen as he flew with the blade around the castle aiming for where the noise of the explosions were coming from.

The camera changed once more, showing Terra running outside onto the same balcony the blonde had just been. His eyes narrowed as he saw the crowd of dark creatures Ven had left behind. The world gave another, smaller tremble. "I don't have time for this shit." He hissed a red glow started to surround him as his eyes darted amongst the group as if searching out the best targets.

He pointed the blade forward, steams of energy blasting from it and twisted around much like Ragnorok, smashing into many of the creatures and turning them to dust. He twisted around as a few who he had missed jumped for him and shot off a second round of the blast, taking out a good portion of them. He charged forward and with a leap jumped over the rest. He turned around slowly and slammed his blade down, a stream of red energy flying from the ground and into the rest until they disappeared in a mist.

Now free he glanced around spotting the lift that seemed to hang freely in midair if it weren't for the very thin magical wire. "Fuck that." He turned and jumped from the balcony onto one of the many pipes lining the building and started to run up it with ease.

Quickly the camera panned upward until it landed onto a blonde still flying on his blade at the topmost part of the castle, flying through one of the many glassless windows in the towers. He jumped from his blade, landing in a large circular room that, despite the many windows, appeared very dark. It was big enough that a dragon could of fit inside.

Instead there was nothing in it but more dark creatures. "Get out of my way!" The blonde yelled as he moved his blade upwards before he shot from the ground into the horde faster than the eye could see, streams of light and wind flying in his wake as he charged through the darkness in a zigzag pattern much like Terra's whip keyblade. As he reached the end of the line Ven spun in the air, pulling out of the move and slammed Oathkeeper into the ground, streams of light shooting like geysers into the heartless that were left.

With nothing left, the panting blonde rushed forward again and out of the room into an adjacent hall. An echoing, malicious laugh made the blonde turn and open the door that revealed another hall that opened up into another room the Chasers had seen a few memories ago when Sora was battling Riku.

In front of a glowing heart was Xehanort, his blade thrust in it's center. "That's it... give me your power."
Ven's eyes went wide and wild as he charged forward. "STOP IT!!"
Xehanort didn't even turn, his shadow stretching across the floor before his shadow leaped from the pedestal becoming a more distinct form. The Dark Knight.

The shadow of the evil man lifted his own blade, striking for the blonde. Ven grunted raising his own blade but cried out as the over-powering strike sent him flying backwards, skidding into the ground. He groaned softly, rolling back onto his feet just as the world gave another violent quake.

The scene flashed, revealing Terra again, still running up the many pipes of the castle, many of them leaking magical essence. The area shook - "AHH!" He cried slipped off the pipe. His blade came up and slammed into the metal, the pipe screaming as it was bent and impaled. "Fuck!" Cried the hanging brunette. As the world stopped shaking he gripped onto the edge of the pipe with one hand and yanked his body back up onto it. He panted softly before he yanked the blade free and stood, continuing his run.

[Rikugurl]

Everyone watched what seemed to be the longest memory yet. It dawned on them quickly that this was the first time Ventus and Terra had met.


"WAA!!" Ven cried out as he slammed into the brick floor, some dust coming up around him. He coughed but noticed his keyblade was amiss. Blue eyes raced around to look for it but a being was leaning over him a blade coming close.
A light snapped and Oathkeeper was against the other, the blonde having no idea how the keyblade made it back to his hand but thankful.

The world gave another shake, the camera switching to the land keyblader running up the pipes. He stumbled once more but was able to grab his barrings before continuing to what seemed to be like a landing. With a strong arm, he pulled himself up and easily scaled the wall to only see more doors.
"Fuck..."

Blue eyes narrowed however as he heard something behind him, looking back to see some sort of dark portal...and a laugh coming within.

The camera switched back to the blonde but it wasn't far from the brunette as he was shot out of the door he came through and onto another balcony. Ven panted hard as blood ran down his lip and his body weakly hung over the railing.
He was trying to catch his breath when his eyes caught that of the brunette heading towards the portal.

"HEY! HEY YOU!" He cried, grabbing the brunette's attention. "Don't go through there! He only wants to----"
A huge explosion blasted behind the blonde and sent the boy, along with much of the walls behind him out towards the courtyard where the brunette was.
"AAAAAAAAAH!!!"

As the blonde fell, the old man was off to the sky, riding his keyblade very much the same way the blonde had just before. A cackle came from him as he disappeared into the sky.

The blonde however didn't care as all he could see was that brick coming closer and closer and closer until... a heavy body smashed into him and they were rolling out of the way as a huge chunk of the wall slammed into the brick, uprooting it.

The scene faded but slowly came back in, showing the two sitting on a cliff that would soon be made into that of Delshad.
They were in different clothes, the very old Chaser outfits.
Ven was looking out towards the castle as Terra sat above him on the edge of the cliff.
Slowly the blue eyes looked down the brunette smiled. "Sometime ago, you rescued me, right?"

The blonde blinked and slowly looked back, smiling up at the other fondly. "Rescued? It was the natural thing to do...because we're friends."
Terra smiled and nodded. "Right." He jumping down so he was on the ledge Ven was and slowly walked over to him. He placed a hand on the other's shoulder and glanced down at him. "Thanks....Ven."

The blonde smile as he looked up at the other. "Hey...it's not like you didn't save me either!" Slowly he looked out at the vast land in front of them. "I'm just glad....I have a friend now...and our mission...won't be lonely anymore."