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It had just been a few days after the events in the World That Never Was had happened. The grow of Kingdom Hearts had been stopped, the Organization had been defeated and the worlds were safe. At least, so they thought. Yen Sid knew better, and he had called King Mickey to his tower. Yes, he knew Xehanort would return, eventually. Not yet though. Something odd had occured, and the Nobodies were revived. Sora's actions had not been enough to stop the Organization's threat. And the Nobodies were not the only ones, oh no. Heartless had come back as well. Ansem, the Seeker of Darkness. And the fact that a new way of gaining Kingdom Heart's power made itself possible, Yen Sid was very troubled. He waited in his room for Mickey to arrive and discuss this all with.

Celeste made her way through the courtyard of the castle Ansem resided in. Not too long ago, which were probably two days, she had accepted to join him. He was another humanoid Heartless, he said. And seeing there was enough proof he spoke the truth, she believed him. Now, he was training her.
She had known the Nobodies before, but took it they were gone. It was too late when she figured out they had returned. This troubled her deeply. Xemnas was not going to take it lightly.

On Destiny Island, Riku was sitting on the paopu tree, thinking back about his journey. It hadn't been an easy one, but he had been able to fight his way through. By now, he accepted the fact there was Darkness in his heart. There always would be. He feared for his friend's well being though, and was still ashamed of his actions. Luckily, no one on the island seemed to have noticed their disappearance.

Xemnas was sitting on his throne on the Round Room. He had called all Organization members together to... discuss this odd situation they were in. He had expected to come back differently, as a somebody. Not back as a Nobody. Luckily, the others were easily found and brought back, although he could not deny Saïx had aided him.
He sighed, though, at the thought of Naxsatha having returned. She was a traitor, always had been, and he did not trust her anymore. The fact that more people could have returned was another problem.

Xigbar teleported into the Round Room, as did Lexaeus and Zexion. The Superior was already there, as always. The man really didn't waste time, did he? "Guess we're gonna have to wait!" The Freeshooter stated, glancing around at the ones that were already present.

The Savage Nymph was still in the Grey Area, not feeling like going to the Round Room just yet. She needed to talk to Marluxia. And soon! Of course he had another plan to overthrow the Superior! That's what she expected, at least.

A loud clash was heard, as the blades struck eachother mid-air. It were the finals of the Rookie Cup, and both participants would give everything to win. The swords clashed again, as the female from the two kicked at the other, hitting him in the stomach with quite some force. The male staggered back a little, yet still managed to push the girl's blade away as she slashed down on him. The girl now staggered back a little, as she'd, again, put quite some force behind the attack. The male took this opportunity to slash at the girl, which the girl blocked, but not after it managed to cut her left arm. A red liquid began to slowly come out of the wound, but neither the girl nor the male paid a lot of attention to it, neither did they pay close attention to the cheering in the background. At that moment, it was just between him and her.

The girl then slashed at the male again, who blocked the slash, and pushed back the girl's sword, throwing her off balance. He then slashed at the girl, cutting through her stomach slightly. He made sure the wound wasn't deep enough to kill her, but that it would be severe enough she wouldn't be able to continue fighting, which was exactly the case. The girl fell down, and clutched at the wound, as she tried to pull herself back to her feet, but failed to do so. Just then she heard the sound that indicated that the match was over, as she heard the crowd cheer loudly. She had lost.

The male looked over at the girl, then kneeled down and handed her a high potion. She drank it, as the wound on her stomach rapidly healed, until it was just a minor scratch. "Thanks." She said, looking up at the male, who reached his hand out to her. "No problem." The male said, as the girl grabbed the male's hand, as he pulled her up. The male then noticed he had to go and claim his price, as did the girl. She nodded at him, as to say, go. The male nodded back, then went to the ceremony to receive his price and title. The girl went to the ceremony as well, just to watch, hiding how disappointed and frustrated with herself she actually was.

After the ceremony, she left the colliseum, and saw her dad was waiting for her. As soon as her dad saw her, he went over to her. "You did great!" He said, before hugging her. True, she hadn't won, but she'd reached the finals. Which was quite an accomplisment. "Thanks dad..." The girl said, trying not to show the disappointment she still felt, although her dad noticed this. "Char, you really did an amazing job. You reached the finals, and you know not many people manage to do so." Char nodded at her dad. "I know." She said, although she was still disappionted. If she'd managed to win, then maybe Phil would've been willing to train her... She knew he was one of the best coaches, and her dream was to become a hero. A real hero. One who participated in tournaments that actually mattered, not just the Rookie Cup. Char's dad looked down at the girl for a bit, knowing the feeling she was feeling very well.

"... But let's go home, shall we? There's always next time." He said, hoping that would cheer her up a little. "... Can I first take a walk?" Char asked, she just wanted to be alone for a moment. Her dad remained quiet for a bit, then nodded, realizing some time alone might be what his little girl needed right now. Char nodded at her dad, then began walking down the streets for a bit, eventually walking out of town, into the forest.

Char kept on walking, until she reached the river. Once there, she picked up a nearby stone laying around, then threw it into the river as hard as she could, and watched the big splash it caused. Just WHY wasn't she able to win?! Why wasn't she strong enough?! She had been training EVERY SINGLE DAY, and still she couldn't make it until the end of the freaking Rookie Cup?! ARGH! Char picked up another rock, then threw that one into the river as well. Just... Ugh...

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Zoey was riding down the streets on her skateboard, making her way home as fast as she could. Today had been the final day of the school year, it was FINALLY summer vacation! FINALLY!!! She kept on riding down the streets, zigzagging between people every now and then, until she finally reached her home. She stopped her skateboard, then picked it up, before going inside and closing the door behind her. She put down her skateboard in the hallway, not even taking off her helmet (which her parents forced her to wear when she'd go skating) before running into the kitchen. She saw her mother was taking the stuff out she needed to make dinner.

"Hey mom." Zoey said, smiling at her mom, as her mother looked up and smiled back. "Hello Zoey, how was school?" Zoey's mom asked. "It was okay, but it's finally summer vacation!" Zoey said, obviously really excited about it. "But mom, I promised Hayner, Pence and Olette we'd meet up at the usual spot this afternoon, so..." "Of course you can go, honey." Zoey didn't even need to finish her sentence before her mom knew what she wanted to ask.

"Thanks mom." Zoey said, then made her way back to the hallway again. "Just make sure to be back home at seven!" Zoey's mother called. "Yeah, I will!" Zoey called, while picking up her skateboard, then walked out of the door, closed it behind her, and began skating towards the usual spot. She hoped they'd go to the beach sometime soon, it was her favourite place to go.

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Mickey made his way over to Yen Sid's tower, as quickly as he could. Yen Sid has summoned him, which probarbly meant something was wrong. He just hoped it wouldn't be something too bad, but then Yen Sid probarbly wouldn't have summoned him. Which meant he'd better hurry. He entered Yen Sid's tower, and quickly went up the stairs. Eventually he reached Yen Sid's room, then went inside. "You wanted to talk to me about something?" Mickey asked, looking at Yen Sid.

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Saïx watched and waited as the other members entered the Round Room one by one. Soon they would be complete again, so the meeting could begin.

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Demyx warped into his chair in the round room, and looked around. Seemed like he wasn't the only one who had come back, and guessed they still had to wait for the others, as he leaned back into his chair.

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Roxas opened his eyes, as he pulled himself to a sitting position and looked around him. He quickly recognised the place for the mansion, near the pod where he supposedly had become one with Sora. But then... Why was he still here? He pulled himself to his feet, and began heading out of the mansion, thinking. How was it possible that he was still here? Did something go wrong? And... Where should he go now? He stopped as that last question popped into his mind. He didn't want to go back to the Organization, if they were still alive. He didn't know for how long he had been gone, and what had happened in the mean time... Suddenly he realized something. Maybe Xion had come back too. He should go look if she had, then continued on his way.

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Xion opened her eyes, then got herself to a sitting position, and looked around a bit. She was in Twilight Town?... Wasn't she supposed to have become one with Sora?... Xion pulled herself to her feet, wondering why she was still here. Had something gone wrong? And how long had she been away? And what happened during this time? And where could she go?... She decided she could go look for Roxas, maybe he'd still be alive. Or have come back. Then they could figure this out together. She began walking down the street, hoping Roxas would be around there somewhere.

(Sorry for the lengthyness for some OCs... And shortness for some CCs... And possible screw-ups...)

“We should probably get out of here.” Naxsatha suggested. This place was boring. Before she always left DiZ here because he was always so prejudice against Nobodies. She didn’t want that obstacle in the way of her job.
DiZ shook his hooded head. “This is were I belong, in a timeless prison.”
“I think you've repented enough.” Naxsatha said. She hadn't even determined how long they were gone. It could have been a long time. Years, or days. It was hard to tell.
“Anyway, I think the worlds are going to need all the help they can get.” Naxsatha brought up, opening a portal to Twilight Town. If she was back, then everyone else had to be too. Meaning she and DiZ had to keep a low profile. They were going to be sought after.
There was a long moment of silence as DiZ looked at his freedom in the portal. He who had offered his aid to one man, only to let loose a mad ruler of Darkness. He felt undeserving to go out again. And yet.... DiZ did want to know what had happened to the worlds. Though he was a fool – perhaps he could be of some help.
Before leaving, he and Naxsatha exchanged glances. She gave him a skeptical look. Just how much didn't he remember? They were going to find out, as they left through the portal.

Seeing that they were making good progress, Sabinyya moved below deck. She went to the bottom-most level of her giant golden-colored ship. At this level, the tracts – much like the tracks of an army tank but much larger – could be heard in their monotonous shifting.
A large, grease-covered man sat at a workbench. He had a few star shards placed in front of him, trying to understand how they worked. One crew member went missing from touching one of these. Star shards were planted all over the world by meteors. Sabinyya wasn't the only land pirate out there with her eyes on these treasures and their power. They had to move faster than the other ships to collect as many as they could.
“What have you found?” She interrupted the man's work. He sat back on his tiny stool and slicked back his hair, which was more greased up than a discarded rag.
“I don't know how these things work! They must be duds!” The engineer complained, giving up. He had many projects on hand, including fueling the ship.
“Are you sure?” Sabinyya doubted him. She reached out for one of the star shards. “They look-”
Just as she touched it, she disappeared from the room and the entire ship – even the entire world. The engineer jumped up in shock. The captain was gone.

“I am glad you like it.” Ansem said, turning to the girl beside him. He had to remind himself that she was still only a child – meaning she would want to be loud and run around all over the worlds. He would not allowed that. Just yet.

Luxord laughed at Xigbar's remark. “Can't be so hard? You who can't tell a full house from a royal flush!”
Axel noticed that Demyx was there. “Even Water Boy's back!”
“What a pity.” Xaldin commented along with Axel, being sarcastic and cold as he had always been. He did not care if Demyx knew that he disliked the younger member.
Vexen was attentive to Xemnas, unlike the others. He had to sigh to see the Neophytes returned. Wouldn't the original six be more productive without those other six members? They would be slowed down by days or months.

“Patience, Larxene.” Marluxia told her. She was always this way. If it wasn't for her cunning ruthlessness, he would have certainly tired of having to deal with this. Marluxia was not complaining; Larxene was good company for him. Much better than dealing with Vexen and his complaints. “I may have.... something in the works.”
He gave a charming smile to better support his statement. By the end of that meeting, Marluxia would know where the Organization stood. From there, he could act.

((I like the idea. >w< Sorry for some lacking parts.))