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“You are a daring one.” Luxord chuckled. He thought about it, although being drunk made that nearly impossible. “I'm the toughest guy around here.”
He took a huge gulp.

One Beserker charged at Demyx in his stumble. Now that the clones were back, it was difficult to attack him again.

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Xemnas never returned to his room for the rest of the night. In the morning, he ordered Saix to report Xigbar and Axel when he saw them. Jaxine was left in the dark until morning.

Hataxn had eaten breakfast before most left their bedrooms. He hadn't slept that well. Xathere was no where to be found. He and Lexaeus had all night looking for her, one of them taking time to sleep once in awhile. They were very secret about it. It would be bad if the whole Organization found out.
Going back to his room for a moment, Hataxn opened the wrong door. He solved the mystery. “Xathere!”
She nearly fell out of bed as she woke up and looked at the door. She tried fixing her facial and hair covers. “Hataxn! It's not what you think!”

Nechax woke up very early in the morning, still in the training room. The good thing was, no one was around to see him. No one probably had been since Shaxirma and that mentor left. Nechax had a headache as he made his way through the hallways.

Axel had almost forgotten to report in. He had spent the night at the clock tower in Twilight Town. That wasn't bad. Of course, waking up to a bright sun and a hangover was a different case entirely. He quickly made a portal and went to the Grey Area, where the light was more bearable.
“Heya Saix.” Axel stumbled over to a chair and collapsed into it. The blue-haired Diviner had just entered the Grey Area. Seeing that Axel was in rough shape already, Saix turned his attention to another ungodly sight.
“Get up!” He hissed, punching the back of Luxord's head. Saix pulled Myrthe off by the hood of her cloak. He let her fall onto the floor. “This is most unpleasant.”
Luxord groaned awake. He had been so comfortable! Not that he remembered much of the night before, but when did he ever? It was a shame that the empty bottle in his hand was the last of his stock. “What happened?”

Shaxirma was probably one of the few that night to get a good night's sleep. She stopped in the kitchen to eat breakfast. She thought of what Marluxia could possibly have her doing.

Xemnas knew it was time to get to the Grey Area. Jaxine would be there soon. And, if they had spines, so would Xigbar and Axel. They still had apprentices to teach.

“He is.” Xathere groaned to Lars.
“What are you doing?” Hataxn looked around in the hallway, finding no one there.
“Don't tell Father! He was in pain and wouldn't leave his stitches alone and the floor's too cold!” Xathere explained very quickly and desperately.
“This is the kind of stuff that got Mother in the trouble she had!”
“But I wasn't-” She stopped, not sure what she was doing.

Nechax eventually found his way to the Grey Area. Something was going on between a few members. He didn't want to seem like he was watching, but he really was.

“Hey Xigbar! How was your night?” Luxord waved lazily from where he sat in his chair. He was guessing that he had a pretty good night with the apprentice. Not that he remembered what happened. Saix better not give him a mission. Luxord did not want to move from where he was.
“Don't think this is your excuses to get out of a mission.” Saix scolded. He looked over at Xigbar and Axel. “Xemnas wants to speak with both of you.”
Giving a thumbs up, Axel didn’t really care at the moment. Just another lecture.

“Okay.” Shaxirma accepted. She had no issue with it. Neither, it seemed, did Marluxia. He seemed to enjoy some alone time. She would respect that.

Entering the Grey Area, Xemnas saw that others were gathering for their missions. Axel and Xigbar were there, looking to be in a rough shape of sorts. They could be worse off. They probably would be once Xemnas spoke with them.
“Xigbar, what you imply is strictly against the rules.” Xemnas stated, unamused as he stood by Jaxine.
“Hey the boss is here!” Axel joked from where he slouched. He kept going lower with how his body felt.
Luxord did not expect that, and did not want commitment. “What?!”

“Please don't tell.” Xathere begged Hataxn as she got out of bed. He considered it.
Sighing, “Fine. But only because it would cause more problems than we already have.”
She gave him a quick hug out of gratitude. Then Xathere turned back to Lars and tried to push him back down on the bed. “Keep resting.”

“Uh... yeah.” Nechax was still groggy from the night spent on the floor. There was nothing he could do to make himself even more prepared.

“Humph.” Vexen sniffed as Larxene left. He really didn't like her. He was also still sore over losing his own apprentice. Although Vexen wouldn't have to yell at the stupid boy so much now for his foolishness.

“You should have not been trespassing in the first place.” Xemnas stated, “So no, I won't explain to you. Instead, you and Axel will go on a mission together in Hollow Bastion. Your target will meet you there.”
That would keep those two occupied. Their apprentices would have to be taken by some free members. Saix already had the orders of who was going where. Except that was changed now.
“I did?” Luxord looked around himself. There were a lot of empty bottles. Saix noticed too, snapping quickly, “Clean this up!” Before going to his apprentice.

“I'll come back later.” Xathere promised, before leaving with Hataxn. She went to her room for a change of clothes before joining him on his way to the Grey Area. Hopefully this day would go quickly for them.

“No.” Vexen said crisply. “Aren't you supposed to be getting your assignment by now?”
So should Vexen. But that wasn't what he was focused on.

Xemnas did nothing to Xigbar's threat. He didn't expect much to come out of those two – if they ever came back from their mission.
“We're scheduled for a mission in Beast's Castle.” Xemnas told Jaxine, turning his attention to her. He seemed less bothered now by the two that had left. Looking over at Myrthe and Luxord, he announced. “You two will go to Wonderland and attack the Heartless population.”

“Good. But there are still more assignments to hand out.” Saix stated. Allayx would have to wait until then. He saw Zexion was prepared. “Zexion, go to the Deep Jungle. Find the giant Heartless there.”

The siblings made it to the Grey Area together. Nothing suspicious about that. Xathere went over to Larxene with her head bowed. This would drag the day out.
“Hataxn, go with Xaldin on his mission.” Xemnas said, then opened a portal for himself and Jaxine to their destination.

Shaxirma followed Marluxia, seeing as it was a logical idea. She stayed silent for most of the walk. Then, “Are you and Larxene close acquaintances?”

With the gates behind them, Xemnas closed the portal with a sigh. Finally. The others could be unbearable.
Upon their entrance, a few Shadows appeared. He summoned his ethereal blades.

“What's so great about this mission? This won't be hard at all!” Axel complained, still cranky from his hangover. They were in Hollow Bastion. Only... It looked a lot nicer than he remembered! It reminded him of his Somebody days.

“Tea time.” Luxord snorted. He opened a portal and slumped through it. Tea might just help this hangover of his. Especially since his portal had him falling down the rabbit hole.

Nechax went through the portal to the massive trees. He looked around, hearing many kinds of noises. This place was interesting.

Xathere only nodded at that as Saix gave them their mission.
“You two will go to Agrabah for reconnaissance.” He stated. There were few more missions to be handed out.

Hataxn glanced over at a member he hadn't noticed before. He immediately recognized him from the dinner, when the fight had broken out. Acting stoically, Hataxn went through the portal.

“The only member?” Shaxirma repeated. She had thought the group was more cohesive than that. “What about the others?”

Fighting alongside Jaxine, Xemnas let her do most of the work. Maybe this would show her to disregard her pet and just kill it.
The Heartless slipped around Jaxine, one getting caught by her attack. The others were either handled by Xemnas or behind Jaxine.

“This place looks better than I remember it being.” Axel noted. “They weren't really sleeping together. They still had clothes on.”
Screw the target! Axel didn't care. They could whittle the day away, then go back home and say mission success.

Luxord groaned, picking himself up off the floor. He was beginning to believe that he had gotten too careless with the alcohol. Myrthe was his girlfriend now? If that was so, then he might've gotten lucky last night. That just made everything a little better.
“Yep. Beat them to nothingness, then back home.” Luxord stretched.

Nechax followed, not paying attention to what he was doing. He looked around instead. Through the greenery, he thought he saw something yellow with black spots following them. It was probably just his imagination.

Following Larxene, Xathere did not expect the sudden heat. The world was very bright with the sun overhead. The place was crowded with buildings. She waited for an order from Larxene as to what to do.

Examining the surroundings, Hataxn waited for an order from Xaldin. So far there were no enemies in sight. He wasn't sure what the mission was. Xaldin knew.

Shaxirma left it at that as they entered the Grey Area. Saix and Allayx were there. He did seem to know more than most.
“Land of Dragons. Take care of the Heartless.” Saix stated.

Before going on his own mission, Lexaeus looked into Lars' room. It was highly unlikely the boy would be able to move. But he had a responsibility of tending to him, after all.