Re:Organization

The castle was boring now that Xigbar had to wait for Kaito to heal up his burn wounds and get over his heat exhaustion. He had been planning on taking the doof with him to Wonderland, but he doubted even Kaito'd like some kinda tea party while he was still trying not to puke up his guts.

Aah, so boring. You'd almost be tempted to volunteer for a mission. Almost.

Xigbar scuffed his feet against the ceiling as he made his way to the room where he had first found Kaito. Now that he had some time left, he was actually interested to try and see if he could find more about his new favourite doll from Ansem's computer. Maybe the old wise guy had had more data on him stored away some-

Oh hello.

"Kaito, the hell you dye your hair red for?"

Xigbar led Kaito through the pristine white hallways of the castle, down to where Vexen nested, deep in the castle's basements. It was not wonder the old man was pale as anything; he never saw sun unless they pushed him out into it. Not that Xigbar would ever do that.

More than once.

Or twice.

"Don't worry about Vex. I'll make sure he doesn't make this too long. He listens to me," he told Kaito cheerfully, guiding the more than slightly scorched vocaloid along as Kaito clung to his left arm. "He still remembers the killer wedgies I used to give him when we were kids."

Riku stepped out of the portal and he tried to see if there was any landmarks that could have helped him find the place again but all that was around was white hallways and the white large door before him now. Waiting until the Marluxia had opened the door, he moved past the other man to enter the overly spartan room, taking in the utter emptiness of it before walking over to girl seated in the chair.

"Namine?"

White walls, white floors, and nearly eternal silence-- aside from the castle residents occasional chatter and/or the low hum of music. This place seemed kind of boring after awhile. Maybe having emotions and all that made it more of a pain to be here than it was for the Nobodies.

But! Master said they were going out somewhere. And with somebody else who knows about music things, too. This should be way better than sitting around playing with the computers for the short man.

He waited patiently in the center of Hall of Empty Melodies for the other two. Almost ironic with that name, as he sang to himself.

The shadow appeared same as it had before, without a sound and sudden as wind before a storm moving in. Narrowing blue eyes, Zexion extended one arm before him, fingers closing over black leather binding seconds later, he flipped the book open and allowed it to come to rest open within one hand, lifting the other to attack the shadow in order to distract it from Riku until the boy could recover enough to regain his feet and summon his weapon. Course considering the speed at which the shadow turned its attention to him, the massive Guardian sliding out from behind the hovering man to take a swipe at him with one large hand.

Training? Not the most unusual thing to dump a kid on him for. He didn't think it would end up one who wasn't even part of the Organization-- or a Nobody, for that matter. Still.. this kid? He was a bit of work. You would figure with this atmosphere in The World That Never Was, the kid would be far more wary, but instead he was hellbent on learning.

Okay, so Axel could admire that. Somehow. Maybe. In the back of his now non-existent heart.

Regardless of the reasons Lexaeus had dumped and dashed, Axel didn't seem too concerned with. This was just as much an excuse to exert a little force as any, and he wasn't about to pass up the chance to kick some brat's ass for being too cocksure in this place.

Havoc's Divide is where he had chosen to drag this poor unfortunate soul, lighting up the area with a ring of fire to ensure Riku stayed within his 'training grounds' with him here.

"...yo, you ready?" A twirl of twin chakram at his sides, just waiting in a relaxed stance for the boy.

Marluxia opened the corridor of darkness just outside of the quarters that had been appointed to Riku. It was easy to find the boy. In these castle full of hollow beings, his heart shone like a beacon. It was a wonder really, that with all of these new pets running around, the heartless had not yet over-run the castle. Really, when he was superior, there'd be a few little changes to this.

Raising his hand, he knocked on the pristine white door, waiting for Riku to open it. Certainly, he could have portalled into his room, but giving the boy a sense of privacy and control would probably prove more beneficial. Certainly if he was to convince him that the elders were just using him, he'd have to be at least a little courteous. And who knew, a child like that could be very valuable to his plans.

Lexaeus gathered up the things for his medkit quickly and hesitated for a half-second before twitching his free hand and opening a portal, deciding it would be too long to walk. He stepped through it and out just outside the door to Zexion's rooms, his fingers wrapped tight around the handle of the kit as he raised his other hand and knocked carefully on the door, his blue eyes narrowed, his face still.

Deep in the Underground Concourse, just off of the normal path, Xigbar opened up the portal, leading Kaito through. It was the easiest place to appear without being seen. Not, mind you, that the organization was very concerned with the mental well being of the citizens of Twilight Town, but it did well not to attract undo attention to themselves. They didn't need to become a beep on that mouse's radar just yet, after all.

Pushing his hood back and shaking out his hair, Xigbar gave Kaito an easy grin. "So, what do you wanna have, kiddo? This town got loads to offer."

The boy had been dealing with the random heartless which appeared during his wanderings, but that had been just two or three..at most five or six of them at one time. Part of him acknowledged that perhaps the fact that he had been readily enough able to deal with those, had made him a little too confident in his ability to deal with the creatures. The other part raged at how weak he was currently every time the feeling of freshly drawn blood running down over his arms, shoulders and legs, called his attention away from trying to keep the monsters away from him. It seemed that no matter how many he did destroy more took the place of the one banished.

Unexpectedly as he turned to deflect another attack aimed toward his torso, one leg slid further back than expected dumping him down on his ass hard enough to cause his hand to lose its already tenuous hold on the weapon which was all that was keeping the shadows away from him. Kicking out at the one closest to him, he had the brief satisfaction at seeing it blow apart at the impact before two more decided to latch onto the shoe, tearing it apart even as he managed to jerk his leg back from them, pulling both up close to his chest in a last ditch effort to afford it some small bit of extra protection as the mass seemed to rush inward toward him before exploding into black clouds. Without any warning a black cloaked figure now stood over him, currently keeping a new wave of heartless at bay. Only something had apparently decided to up the ante as it were, these heartless were considerably larger than the ones which had preceded them.

Xigbar leaned back in the computer chair, his boots kicked up on the desk, as he went through the wealth of files they had managed to grab from Ansem's computer so long ago. They hadn't been able to grab everything and what they had mostly ranged from useless to even more useless to god, why would anybody even want to know that. It was boring. It was mind numbing.

It was Xemnas' perfect revenge.

Xigbar grouched a little as he went through the endless seeming folders, scanning the contents of each quickly, before moving onto the next. Most of it was junk that even Ansem the wiseass had dismissed as ever being useful for their old research. Coming to the next folder, Xigbar arched a brow at the message that popped up on the screen.

Opening program file KAITO.app

>Yes
Cancel

Well, Xigbar thought, as he clicked the button, starting up the program. If it was a virus, at least he was out of this hellish, unfair task.

Marluxia stopped at the door, reaching deep into the pocket of his coat for the key that would unlock Namine's room. It was little more than a cage, really; to keep their precious little bird contained. It wouldn't do if she could get out and harm herself or their plans. Namine had never really mastered travelling by using the dark corridors, so the simple, heavy lock on the door was enough to persuade her to stay put and not run off.

Unlocking the door, Marluxia pushed it open, smiling at Namine. She looked so fragile and frightened. It was a lovely look for her. "Ready, Namine?"

The side alley beside the town's accessory shop was admittedly poorly lit, but had anyone actually been in it they would have likely noticed the fact that the far end of it was growing increasingly darker by the second, the shadows seeming to slip from their normal places and behaviors to come alive and begin to race over the far wall in a thick circular moving mass which after having fully formed its intended shape, shortly birthed two silent, dark clad figures into the alley.

Closing the portal behind them, Zexion remained where he'd entered for a moment allowing certain senses to adjust to the abrupt new sounds and smells which came all crowding in begging for attention. Practice allowed quick dismissal of any which were unimportant and the cataloging of those which were possibly of both interest and use. For one he currently knew there was no one within hearing distance of them right now and two the town's population if he was to be any judge from its current state of activity among other things had been rather reduced since the last time they had observed the place.

"It would seem that this base of operations has been either abandoned or they have something going on which requires a rather considerable majority of their numbers to travel elsewhere.." Zexion observed quietly after walking from the alley's end to observe the square beyond it.

The portal opened up in a dark, unused corner of the vast building, allowing five people to pass through. Or rather, five beings that once had been people but now could no longer be named that. And it wasn't just the issue of not having a heart that did it. It seemed this world had a sense of humour.

Xigbar let the portal close behind them with a casual wave of his paw. Paw? Yes, paw. It seemed while passing through the corridor of darkness to get here, their bodies had fallen under the spell of this world's magic, adjusting to become, well-

"Mice," Xigbar said, with a twitch of his whiskers, peering underneath the others' hoods to confirm that, yes, they had all turned into frigging rodents. At least, Zexion wasn't here. Dude would have taken it as a personal affront on his diminutive size, no doubt. "Well," he said, giving the others a mouse-y grin, "at least, it's better than fish." Atlantica. Shudder.

EDIT One last Edit to the previous set of orders; V you are to go with IX & VIII when the time comes to split up after III & VII finish with list making and it comes time to move into groups. VII will accompany III.


After some consideration I have decided to modify the previous orders to some small extent.

IX you are to go with VII & VIII on their mission to explore half the list that III & VII come up with.

IV you may stay home to work on your research provided you do not bother me for inane questions and or opinions on said research, I have better things currently to do with my time.

X you are to accompany II & XII, recall what I stated earlier about gambling, I am giving II & XII full rein to do what is needed to 'remind' you on this if needed.

XIII go with II, but you best not make me regret sending you out.

XIV, go with II & XII instead of VI & XI.

In the break room there several pieces of paper attached to the walls and laying on the tables and in other cases stuck inside of books where they can't be missed. They all pretty much stated the same thing, except for those stuck to the wall in the back of the room on the new cork board currently gracing said wall.

The loose papers stated rather very simply that there has been enough loafing, messing and or wandering around the place aimlessly. It's time to move forward with a serious goal again and time to look forward toward a solution which does not require Kingdom Hearts to be achieved.

There is something out there which has far more potential than Kingdom Hearts had promised before it had gotten sealed away.

Therefore each member is going to be getting missions again which they best take seriously and fulfill to the best of their abilities. Aforementioned missions are what is stuck on the back wall on the cork board under numbers written onto the board by something large and black.

Missions

II: Xigbar you are to get a list of those worlds in which III & VII will be scouting themselves, avoid these worlds in your own scouting. Your mission is to seek out worlds that haven't been visited by the Keyblade wielder and as of yet have no current known darkness activity in them. Once you find one of these worlds, investigate it. Then report back anything of interest you might find. I want you to take IV, IX, & XII with you when you go to do this.

III: Xaldin I want you to work with V, VII, VIII & X in finding out which worlds are currently still active with some form of Darkness in them that haven't been visited by the Keyblade wielder. Once you have done this split the list with VII and go scout out those worlds on your list with V.

IV: Vexen accompany and aid II in his mission.

V: Lexaeus accompany III.

VI: Zexion take XI & XIV with you and observe those worlds in which the Keyblade wielder has previously visited and triumphed in. Report back with what you observe in all things.

VII: Saix you're to give III any information you might have about activity of Darkness on other worlds. Once you have a list of those worlds and it has been split between your group and his, take VIII and X to scout out the worlds on your list.

VIII: Axel go with VII.

IX: Demyx go with II, IV, & XII. If it is for the mission in which II has been sent on, aid him in whatever he requests from you, otherwise refuse.

X: Luxord accompany VII and VIII. NO Gambling!

XI: Marluxia you're to accompany VI and take XIV with you on an observation mission. Make certain that XIV does not cause you to be discovered in your mission. If she causes any issues, send her back 'home'.

XII: Larxene accompany and aid II in any manner requested provided it is for the mission you have been sent on. You may refuse any order which has no actual important bearing on the mission at hand.

XIII: Roxas you are to remain here with me for the time being.

XIV: Xion accompany VI & XI. Follow what orders you are given, provided it will aid the mission given. Exercise extreme caution and discretion if you desire to remain a part of this mission.