(Private xXTwilight_WarriorXx and X-23_LK)

[Apocrypha09]

“Uh.... Jack... about the girl...” Gibbs grimaced as he thought of what had happened. “She's, uh... gone.”
He waited to see what reaction Jack would give. Which could be anything. He could fly off the handle, or not care. No one could tell which one it would be.
“What are you doing?” One pirate questioned, his sword drawn and ready to kill the Heartless that took out a crew member.

Hataxn went through the portal. He wondered what Xigbar had been up to. Or that might have been how he always acted. He was sneaky, though.

“Like you planned, right?” Nechax thought aloud. They were supposed to work on that. Although it didn’t seem that the rest of the Organization had that skill. It was just something he could pick up on.

“And you!” Vexen cut Lexaeus off from speaking as he turned to Marluxia. “Why would you ever tell an apprentice how the Organization is unable to trust each other?! She could have told the rest of them, and then they could have revolted! Of course, you'd want that! It's your fault the Organization has such problems!”
Vexen was not going to calm down from this. Not since he had proof, from Xathere, that Marluxia was even hinting to the apprentice of betraying the Organization again.

Not being very strong, Xathere could not pull Lars along for long. He was already too weak. Perhaps it had been from the portal. She had heard that there was something about those things that hurt normal people.
“Lars?” She asked, wanting to know how well he was coping. It was obvious that he was doing pretty bad, but Xathere would feel better if he said otherwise.

Luxord searched around for something that interested him. The only thing that did was some sugar coated cereal. He prepped a bowl for himself and sat at the island counter. He thought Myrthe would eat the same, because of all the sugar in it. He wondered how wild she'd get on that.
“I don't think the Dusks have found the cereal yet.” Luxord grinned to himself. They were such a pain when it came to the sugar, too. Like mice.  

[Kyathist]

Jack needed a few seconds for that to sink in. "She's what?!" He asked, giving Gibbs a horrified face.
"Well, at least she can't escape the island." He added, knowing she didn't have a ship. If the girl could teleport like the others, she would have done so already.

Jaxine didn't reply, but held on tightly to the Heartless. Getting away from there was harder now she had something to hold. They would probably follow her. But the only thing she was really worried about was the fact Xemnas wouldn't be pleased with her.

Xigbar quickly went through, looking around the arena where they had ended up. A bit of cheating, but here the Heartless would most likely be. They just had to wait a few seconds to see if it would appear.

"Correct." Zexion answered, trying to keep in a comment about the boy's stupidity. Nechax only stated the obvious, nothing more.
Without any more words, the Cloaked Schemer began to make his way towards the gates.

"Unless you have prove I told her that, I deny saying such a thing." Marluxia replied calmly, somewhat amused. He knew there weren't any security cameras in his garden. He had put them out of order as he didn't like being spied on.
"I might have betrayed the Organization once, but I have learned that any attempt to do so is futile."

Lars simply groaned in reply, her voice being far away from him now. His body began to feel weak as his vision went completely black.
An old looking man saw the two and hurried over. "What happened? Do you need some help?" He gave the boy a worried look as he asked the young girl the question.

"Dusks eat?!" Myrthe asked a bit too excited. She quickly took a bowl as well, wanting to have the same thing. It looked nice, and if Luxord ate it then it had to be good!

Allayx saw only two more members left. She wondered how long it would take before they left as well.  

[Apocrypha09]

“I'm sure the men will find her quickly.” Gibbs added hastily to Jack's logic. Yes! The girl could not get far. “They're all over the place.”

“Give it!” The pirate reached for the Heartless, wanting to kill it. Why was the girl being so stubborn about it?!

Xigbar was very strange today. He seemed rushed, not at all laid back. Hataxn glanced at him, but couldn't tell what Xigbar was possibly thinking. He had to be up to something.

Following Zexion, Nechax looked around. He was still not used to how strange the worlds could be. Wouldn't the inhabitants get bored of celebrating one holiday all of the time?

“I do!” Vexen huffed. He tried shoving Lexaeus out of the way as he entered Lars' room. He retrieved his camera from its hiding place and showed it to Marluxia. “Right here! She told Lars everything you told her.”
He smiled smugly at the other two. Vexen was superior to both of them, and he proved it! Now they wouldn't act so disrespectful to him!

Xathere squeaked as Lars fell from her grip. She went down on her knees next to him. She didn't hold back the tears. Luckily help came fast.
“He needs a doctor.” Xathere explained shakily to the old man. She did not want to leave Lars like this.

“I'm not sure. But they like to hide all of the good stuff.” Luxord tried to remember a time that he ever saw a Dusk eat. He didn't think so. Then again, he never paid attention to the Dusks. They were worthless creatures, after all.  

[Kyathist]

"Let us hope so." Jack replied in his pirate accent. "If she's gone I'll never get my beauty back!" He glanced at the floating ship in the distance.

Jaxine quickly turned away from the pirate, making sure he couldn't get it. Turning to face them, she thought it'd be a good idea to scare them a little. "If you don't leave it alone, I'll let it eat your hearts!"

A Scorching Sphere appeared, making Xigbar frown. This was a though one. Lets hope Hataxn was ready for it.
The man quickly summoned his rifles and prepared himself for battle.

Zexion opened the gates as soon as he reached them. When walking through, he noticed the inhabitant called Jack was talking to another inhabitant. They were next to the fountain and didn't see the Organization members yet. Good.

Marluxia watched the tape, a small grin appearing. "I told her the truth, why some members wish to betray the Superior. Don't you think that is better than making the girl hate her mother?" It was either one or the other.
"Which makes me wonder: why are you watching Lars? He is not your responsibility anymore."

The man looked worried for both of them, as he nodded in agreement. "Lets bring him to the nearest doctor." He went to grab the boy's legs. "I'll lift the legs. Can you take the arms?" They both didn't seem to be very strong, but it should be possible.

"Weirdos." Myrthe said with a smile. "They probably want to play hide and seek!" Really, she had no idea what exactly Dusks were...  

[Apocrypha09]

“Wasn't someone left on the ship?” Gibbs questioned. He could have sworn someone stayed behind on it with the hijackers.

The pirate backed away, putting his sword away. He scowled and grumbled to himself. He valued his life way to much to argue with this girl.

Hataxn's weapon came to his hand. He wasn't sure how this Heartless acted, so he charged at it. Once close enough, Hataxn threw a hit at the Heartless. Perhaps the armor wasn't as tough as it looked.

They came across their first inhabitants. Nechax stayed close to Zexion. They had to stay hidden, and Zexion would know how to do that better than him.

“That's not the point here!” Vexen huffed. “For her to hate her mother would be exactly what the Superior wants!”
“Vexen.” Lexaeus had his arms crossed over his chest. He wouldn't openly admit that Marluxia was right. They were both wrong in their own ways. It was not a good idea to show Xemnas that tape from all that he could take away from the footage. It reflected badly on all three of them. Not to mention that Lexaeus had to find Xathere before anyone else realized she was missing.

Xathere only nodded to the man as she did as instructed. Lars was too heavy for her alone, but having another help made the load easier. And the man even knew where a doctor was! Finally! Some real help, not the stuff that the Organization did.

“Or a scavenger hunt.” Luxord munched on some of the sugary goodness. This would get him through a mission sober. Which made him randomly wonder what the Mad Hatter and March Hare put in their tea to make them act the way they did.  

[Kyathist]

Jack's expression changed to realization. "There's someone on the ship... There's someone on the ship!" He began to ran into the sea towards the Black Pearl.

Jaxine frowned slightly, then began to walk away from the group of men. She had to escape from those freaks and try to get to Xemnas, somehow.

The Heartless began to spin and went to attack Hataxn. Xigbar was smart enough to use his power and float above the battlefield, out of the Heartless' reach.

Zexion simply stood there, trying to make out what they were saying. Like always, they were preparing for Halloween.

"It is still important." Marluxia stayed, before Lexaus joined the conversation. "Perhaps we should go find them before anyone else does." The man opened a portal to the first world he could think of: Twilight Town.

The man began to lead the way towards a doctor as soon as they had lifted the boy. He was heavy, but not too heavy.

Myrthe laughed, then started to eat as well. She loved this guy! In more ways than one.  

[Apocrypha09]

Gibbs jogged some way after Jack, stopping before the water. “Wait! What about the rest of the crew?!”
Now the girl was unimportant, apparently. They could leave her there. But pirates didn't have to be that cruel. She'd be a liability on the ship, and no one could promise her safety aboard. Nor did anyone want to deal with that Heartless pet of hers!

Little did Jaxine know, some of those pirates were plotting to get that Heartless away from her. Somehow they would achieve that. Then kill the thing once and for all!

Not one of the faster apprentices, Hataxn had been hit a few times before he could get away. He moved wherever the Heartless wasn't as he waited for a weak point. Xigbar had a strategy for this sort of maneuver.

Nechax noted that the people here were oddly proportioned. Their anatomy made little sense. Yet they lived without problems. The worlds were very different from each other.

Lexaeus went through the portal without hesitation. He didn't care if the other two came along or not. Although he would prefer not to have to listen to any more of Vexen's ranting.
“Very well.” Vexen sniffed, going through the portal after Lexaeus. He doubted the other two knew much about the worlds as he did. There were some nooks and crannies that were difficult to find, but Vexen knew about them. He kept the camera in his pocket, in case if someone decided to sabotage HIS evidence. He suspected Marluxia.

The scars and stitches on Lars' head would definitely give it away that he was in poor shape, if nothing else did. Xathere knew they had acted too early, but they couldn't stay another minute in the castle – not after they were caught like they were. The doctor would surely ask questions about what happened. Questions that Xathere could not exactly answer without lying. Even then, she wasn't sure how to lie about it.

“With any luck, maybe Saix didn't wait up for us this morning.” Luxord hoped. No mission? Sounded great to him! The reality of it happening was impossible, though.  

[Kyathist]

"Forget the rest of the crew, I simply want my ship!" Jack stated, thinking he could come back for them whenever. Nothing was more important than the Black Pearl.
"You just go... get that girl. She might still be important." He was flapping his arms around as he talked and ran.

Jaxine kept on walking, slowly increasing her speed. She didn't want to spend any more time with those humans.

"You need to block!" Xigbar shouted like it was obvious. He thought it was better to tell him what to do than see his apprentice die just because he had not been clear.

Jack and the other soon finished their conversation, and seperated ways. As soon as they were out of sight, Zexion turned to look at Nechax. "We should continue on."

Marluxia finally walked through as well, stepping out in the Back Alley. "Now, if I'm correct, Lars is injured. They would search for a doctor first." They had to think like the kids to find them and bring them back. Although he was quite sure non of them would accept it if the Assassin tried to take the lead.

The man had a lot of questions, but would leave them for later. Getting this boy to a doctor was their first priority. As people saw the scene going on, lots came outside to help. They lead the way to the house of a doctor, who was already waiting outside to bring them in and take care of the boy.

"That'd be awesome." Myrthe said with a grin on her face as she put the spoon with food in her mouth. Even with the thing inside, she continued talking: "Although beating up Heartless isn't so bad!"  

[Apocrypha09]

“But!” Gibbs stopped himself. There was no arguing with Jack. He threw his hands up in the air out of exasperation, then turned to go find the girl. Important for what? They only need her to get the ship back!

Hataxn braced himself with his weapon, leaning into the attack that was blocked by his tomahawk. It helped him keep his balance once the Heartless moved on. He also had his feet firmly planted on the ground.

“Right.” Nechax nodded. The Organization needed the utmost secrecy on these missions. He wondered why. Wouldn't it be better to just go ahead and ask the inhabitants about their world? All they were doing was collecting Hearts and beating Heartless. Surely the civilians would want that.

“Thank you, but we could already assume that!” Vexen snapped at Marluxia. He knew this kind act Eleven constantly put on was a ruse. Although it was confusing as to why Marluxia would go out to find someone so disposable, even to him. No matter what Marluxia's plans of betrayal were, he could not expect more than for her to just run off.
“Do you know where one is?” Lexaeus was less concerned about their ranks at the moment. Later he would care about it. Right now, Lars had to be finished off. He would never stop causing problems.

Help was abundant. Xathere was grateful. She helped get Lars into the doctor's home and settled down on a table. She didn't notice the crowd outside trying to look inside at the strangely dressed duo. The cloaks really had to go.

“No.” Luxord agreed. “Not when you have all the time in the world to do it!”
Like he did. He could be done in a second. However, Luxord didn't like to waste so much energy using his powers. That, and Xemnas did not appreciate it. It meant that Luxord would laze around the castle all the more.  

[Kyathist]

Jack, now very far in the water, began to swim towards his boat, hoping the two that guarded it were on the deck to throw down a rope for him.

Jaxine made her way through all the plants and past the rocks, the Heartless firmly in her arms. If it wasn't for the situation she was in, she would have loved to just stop thinking for a moment and admire the beauty of nature.

Xigbar spread his arms, looking as if Hataxn just made the worst mistake ever. "You need to do it thrice, Bulky." How he loved having power over space and not having to do all of that.

As soon as they made a few steps forward, Hover Ghosts began to appear. Tricky Heartless, for sure. The Cloaked Schemer swiftly summoned his Lexicon. "Don't let them grab you." That caused a lot of damage.

Not having a heart, Marluxia acted to be amused by Vexen instead of annoyed. He wasn't going to give the man the fight he always seemed to be looking for.
"No. Although I do have a feeling those people down there are up to something." He gestured towards the Market Street, where a lot of people were all coming together.

The Doctor quickly began to examine the boy, immediately noticing the stitches and the blood on the boy's face. "Could you tell me what happened to him, miss?" He asked, looking at Xathere. He would need every piece of information he could get.

Myrthe laughed at his statement as she layed her head on his shoulder, just because Luxord seemed to enjoy physical contact. "You know you're an amazing person?" She asked with a grin on her face, looking up at him. "I don't think I wanna go on a mission."  

[Apocrypha09]

Ragetti and Pintel had drank all of the rum without noticing. When they did find out, the hangovers were set in. They had the worst ones they had ever felt in their lives.
“Where did those other two go?” Ragetti wondered.
“What other two?” Pintel laid on the stairs up to the wheel.

Pirates were scattered all over the island. Gibbs found the first group, who gave him directions to the girl. Let the first mate deal with her! They couldn't get anything from her!

Hataxn looked up at Xigbar, not understanding what he meant. Then the Heartless hit him again. Hataxn was knocked down before it went away again.

Nechax summoned his sword and charged after the ghosts, heeding Zexion's warning. He would have to move faster than he was used to, since there were more than one.

A crowd. Of course the two troublesome apprentices would cause a scene as soon as they came to a world. Neither of them experienced much recon.
“Imbecils.” Vexen muttered under his breath. He had the exact same suspicions as to why a crowd was there.

“The stitches are from a window that he crashed into last week.” Xathere lied slowly. “And the rest is from being beaten by someone. He got away.”
She hoped that would be enough to convince everyone. She had nothing else, if not.

“I know.” Luxord chuckled. “I don't think we should either. Consider it our day off.”
Which members NEVER had. The vacation had been a fluke. Xemnas only allowed that once, and because something happened that Luxord couldn't remember. It wasn’t important. He was gambling that day.  

[Kyathist]

Jack swam as fast as he could, screaming out for the two onboard. "Throw a rope down!" He ordered loudly. Once on deck, he'd find a way to free the ship.

Jaxine eventually reached a cliff, and as it was too far to jump, she would have to walk around it. This only made her realize she still had to learn a lot.

Xigbar mentally facepalmed at the boy's action. "You need to block thrice!" He said again, hoping it was clear enough now. If not, he'd go down there and personally hit the boy against the head.

Zexion hovered backwards as he began to fire spells at the Heartless while keeping a close eye on Nechax. These Hover Ghosts were tough for close range fighters.

Marluxia shoke his head with a sigh. "We shouldn't risk being spotted." Every Organization member would agree with that. Especially in this situation. The children might be able to lie their way out of this. Having five, of which three adults, walking around in those coats would make the people suspicious.

The doctor nodded, seeing no reason for this girl to lie about the cause. "They are poorly done." He looked at another man. "I will need your assistence."
As Lars was brought into another room, the old man that had helped the girl placed a hand on Xathere's shoulder. "He'll be fine. These men are the best doctors you can find!"

"Really?!" Myrthe gave him her big smile and placed a quick kiss on the man's cheek. "Then what're we gonna do after breakfast, Moustache?" She didn't mind cheating a bit and not going on a mission. As long as it hurt no one, there was no problem!  

[Apocrypha09]

“Did you hear something?” Ragetti looked around in the bright sky, thinking that would hold the answer.
Pintel was about to heave up more from his stomach over the ship's side. Then he saw Jack. He still spewed bile into the water. Hangovers were never fun, no matter who you were.
“It's Jack!” Pintel came to his senses again. “What're you doing Jack?”

“Where is that girl?” Gibbs grumbled to himself. Why was he in charge of babysitting in the first place?! That was something left to lesser crew members! His position was next to Jack's side!

It was becoming clear now. Standing again, Hataxn blocked the next attack, and continued to block when the Heartless came back for another round of hits. He was pushed back some by the force.

Nechax tried hitting as fast as he could and move as fast as he could, which led to less accuracy and less force behind his swings. He was not up to what he should be, but at least he wasn't getting too damaged.

“Those two certainly have!” Vexen fumed. “When Xemnas finds out-”
“Enough.” Lexaeus silenced him with a glare. There were times like these when he would very much like to pulverize Vexen, and a few other members would agree, but Xemnas would not let Vexen stay in his ranking unless he was useful. Not to mention that it would only bring more fighting over ranks.

“Thanks.” Xathere gave a pained smile. She had at least some assurance about this. She cringed at the thought of Lars' stitches being redone. Xathere was not one for gore. So she turned to the old man for a distraction. “Do you know where we can get clothes?”
They had to blend in somehow.

Xemnas sighed. Larxene was taking too long to search for her apprentice. And Marluxia was missing. Never before did the members have such difficulty preparing for their missions. Nor had any tried so hard to avoid them. Though three of them were suspected traitors already.
“Axel, take Shaxirma to Neverland. You'll learn of your objective once you're there.” Xemnas opened a portal for them. He had to clear the room, and this was a perfectly logical and efficient way.

Shaxirma glanced at Axel, then went through the portal. Whether he was going to argue Xemnas or not.

“Hm... Well, we could pester the Dusks.” Luxord thought about what he usually did. He felt as if he led a boring life as a Nobody. Probably because of that foolish rule that they had to stay hidden.  

[Kyathist]

Jack waved at the man. "Throw down a rope!" He repeated loudly, hoping they would get the hint. The men in his crew weren't the smartest people.

Jaxine was walking next to the cliff, making sure she didn't fall of. That would be bad. Dying in the Organization because you fell down a cliff.
Meanwhile, she was thinking about Xemnas. If he had already noticed she was gone, and how he would react.

As the Heartless was blocked three times, it stopped spinning, making it vulnerable for attacks.
"Lets see what you've got!" Xigbar shouted down, not at all helping in defeating the Scorching Sphere.

Zexion sighed. If this boy wasn't going to improve fast, he wouldn't survive it for long. Even though the Organization trained their new members, they still needed to improve quickly.
Even Roxas had been a better fighter in his first days.

"I suggest one of us stays here to keep an eye on the two, until Xemnas orders otherwise." Marluxia was deep in thought now, although it wasn't visible.
Before anyone could say anything about it, as they wouldn't want a traitor to watch the traitors, he said: "Lexaeus would be the option."

"There are a few shops around here, yes." The man replied with a smile on his face. "Although if you don't have munny, I might still have something. My children grew up, you see, but I still have their old clothes!" He would ask later why they were wearing such coats in the first place. They didn't seem to be from around here.

"Whatever you say, boss." Axel replied with a grin as he got up and walked through the portal. Luxord was probably keeping Myrthe busy. Not like he wanted to know how! Besides, getting Marluxia's apprentice for a day should be interesting.
He stepped out onto the island, looking around. "I remember this place." It made him remember the times he went here with Roxas.

Allayx, seeing everyone was gone now, looked up at Xemnas. She wasn't sure what was going to happen next, but she didn't show any fear. Her face was completely emotionless and calm.

"How do you pester those things?" Myrthe asked confused, her head still laying on the man's shoulder. "And doesn't that hurt them?" She wasn't good at pestering people.

(( Lol, no Myrthe, you're not good at pestering. But you're good at annoying. xD ))  

[Apocrypha09]

“Hey Ragetti, it's Jack!” Pintel look to his companion, who stumbled over to the side.
“Hey, it's Jack!” The two were still hazy from the rum. Their brains were having more difficulty processing anything than their normal days.

That certainly would be the most pitiful death any Nobody had experienced.
Gibbs stopped at the face of a cliff. He thought about which way to go to search for the missing girl. She couldn't have gone far on such a small island!

Hataxn threw as many good swings as he could at the Heartless. He was a hard hitter, but not a fast one. The Heartless was stronger than most that he had seen so far. A lot would be needed to take it down.

Nechax was not taken down by any Ghosts yet. He kept to his strategy, believing it was the best one for this situation. He seemed to be winning.

Vexen had many things to argue that with, but realized it was best to leave it as it was. The other two would not listen, nor see that he was the best one. “Fine. It's his problems anyway.”
Now, Vexen would give Xemnas the TRUTH of all this. After all, he wasn't the traitor here!
Not listening to any arguments, Lexaeus agreed to what Marluxia said. He had to wonder why Marluxia wasn't trying to use this to his advantage. That could be focused on later. Lexaeus watched the building the crowd surrounded, watching for anyone that left.

“Thank you.” Xathere continued to hold back tears. “We have nothing.”
She didn’t even get to say goodbye to those she cared about that weren't here with her. Xathere began to wonder if this was such a good idea. It was good for Lars, but she had left behind her family. Although Lexaeus would be searching for her, if not with Hataxn as well.

There was water everywhere. That was the first thing Shaxirma realized. They were on a giant rock of an island. She looked around for what could be their target. She was guessing it would be a giant Heartless.

“Saix,” Xemnas addressed, “I trust that whatever has made you leave your post was urgent?”
“Of a sort.” Saix nodded. “I had to track down Demyx, then send him on a... mission.”
“You should have waited until you had sent everyone on their own missions before doing so.”
“I understand.”
Xemnas stared at the two of them. “We will discuss more later. As for now, I have changed your mission. Go to Christmas Town.”
He summoned a Dusk and requested to know of Jaxine's whereabouts. Only to learn that she was not in the castle at all. But how?

“Oh, you'll learn from the master.” Luxord assured. He never hurt the Dusks, but found a way to annoy them. Or they never got that annoyed. Which was even more entertaining. He just pushed them over, and they stood back up and went back on their way like nothing happened.