"She's unconscious…" Saïx stated as he stared at Max. The unconscious nobody lied down on the bed.

"What do you think has caused this to happen?" Xemnas asked and the blue haired nobody lowered his gaze.

"I do not know, Lord Xemnas." He mumbled.

"Very well." The superior said and left the room. Just as soon as he left, Axel, Roxas, Jonathan, Demyx, and Xion rushed in and closed the door behind them.

"What happened to her, Saïx?" Axel asked stressfully.

"She's unconscious, but thankfully she's not in a coma." Saïx answered.

"What do you think happened to her before, when she screamed?" Demyx question and Saïx glanced at the door. He was positive that Xemnas was not around.

"I have a feeling, that Maximum must kept a lot of things bottled up inside and she…well…blew up. And she may have found out something very shocking which made her scream and break down. Maximum is a very fragile nobody no doubt about that." He explained and they all frowned at this.

"But, she's strong." Saïx muttered and left the room. Axel placed his hand onto her face and her calm face twitched.

Naminé smiled as the pod closed and she turned to the other side of the room. She walked up to a pod that was shaped like a coffin. The blonde placed the keyblade in it and it closed. It flashed and transformed into that redhead of Sora's memories, but she was pale as a ghost and no pulse could be found.

She jolted up with a pale face and large eyes.

"Sis, are you okay?" Axel asked and she turned to him. She smiled and a tear fell down her cheek.

"Max!" Roxas exclaimed and hugged her. She was a bit surprised from the instant embrace, but nonetheless she returned the hug. He pulled away from her and she turned to Xion and Jonathan.

But when she turned to them, her face was even paler but this time with fear. Instead of seeing Xion's normal face, through Max's eyes, she saw Sora. As for Jonathan, she saw Mai's. Her bottom lip quivered and tears fell down her cheeks. When Xion turned to the window, she realised her reflection and pulled her hood on. Jonathan did the same when he saw his reflection.

"Even if you wear you're hood on, I can still see their faces!" Her voice was very different, just like her persona's voice. They all didn't know what she was talking about, all except for Jonathan and Xion. She stood up and nodded.

"I'm sorry." She apologised and Max felt her head ache. She placed her hand onto her hand and her face twisted with pain.

"Please don't go." Sora whined and the tears kept on falling down the trio's cheeks. Her breathing came out in short uneven breathes. Her face was numb and her vision was started to fade away. "Mai, I need to tell you something. Throughout this journey I…" Sora begun and she shook her head. The red haired heartless lifted her hand to cup his face and she smiled for the last time. Then she muttered those last three words which echoed into his heart and then she was finished. Those three words she always yearned to say to him not just in dreams. Those three words which filled his heart with happiness yet regret. Those three words;

"I love you…"

She opened her eyes and saw Xion and Jonathan leave the room.

"Demyx, can you leave? I need to talk to Axel and Roxas in private." He nodded at this and left. Max hugged her knees against her chest and sighed.

"There's something going on…with me. It's something wrong…" She mumbled.

"There's nothing going on with you Max!" Axel hissed.

"And there's nothing wrong with you!" Roxas said and she looked up at them.

"Haven't you guys noticed yet?" She asked rhetorically and they went quiet.

"I'm starting to change and you can see it. Even my voice has changed. I'm starting to see these memories, they aren't my own. If anything ever happens to-"

"NO!" Roxas and Axel shouted.

"Nothing is going to happen to you Max." Axel said.

"Don't ever say such things. I won't let anything happen to you. I'll protect you with my life. Even if it means dying…" She shook her head at this with tears falling down her cheeks and placed her finger on Roxas' lips.

"No, don't say that. I don't want you to give up your life to protect me, when you can always protect yourself."

"It's because I love you Max." He muttered and Axel stood up. He scratched the back of his head with pink cheeks.

"Um, I'm gonna leave you too alone now." He mumbled awkwardly and his little sister nodded. He leaned down and kissed her forehead.

"Take care of yourself. Got it memorized?" He asked and she smiled sadly at this.

"I will and I'll always remember everything about you." Axel grinned at this and left the room. Roxas sat down next to her on the bed with a frown.

"I saw everything with you and…" She gasped and looked at him with tears brimming in her eyes.

"I-I'm sorry. I, I don't like him that way. It's just…I didn't what was going on at that moment. Do you still…love me?" Max asked and he stared at her without any emotion on his face. Roxas held her hand and she blinked.

"I still love you, no matter what happens." She smiled at this and sniffed. He wiped her tears and leaned closer to her. "I'll always be by your side." He whispered and kissed her cheek. She hugged him and he hugged her back.

~

Day 353…

Max hasn't been going on missions as ordered by Saïx. But there was still something about the blue haired nobody which was very fishy and Max could feel it at the pit of her stomach. She spend most her days lying in bed and stare at the ceiling whenever Roxas or the others were away.

She spoke to Roxas and he told her that he was still weak but he didn't know why. She told him that she was his strength whenever he was weak. But inside, Max felt guilt; She hid that she was weak and she couldn't tell him the truth about Xion, it would hurt him so much.

Max and Roxas were walking down the corridor side by side until they stopped. They saw Xigbar, Axel and Saïx.

"Explain yourself Axel." No. VII growled.

"I didn't let them go. The old man needs to get his eye checked." Max tried not to giggle at that, but composed herself. "Anyways they was taking an answer."

"I'll give him that. Can't toss the blame around when I couldn't stop them either." Xigbar crossed his arms.

"Now we're left with the one that we can't use. But at least we have Maximum, who's a strong Keyblade wielder, maybe stronger than them." It was as if the old hatred which nearly faded lit up again.

"Excuse me?" Max asked through her teeth and they all looked at her. "Saïx, never talk about Roxas like that, ever! And what do you see me as, a tool?" She growled and he ignored this.

"What's going on?" Roxas asked innocently. Saïx turned around and walked off.

"Where's Xion and Jonathan?" Max questioned curiously.

"They flew the coop. Flamesilocks here couldn't trouble himself to clip their wings." Xigbar answered and Max grinded her teeth together at this jerk. Axel turned away from his best friend and sister and sighed.

"Axel, he's kidding right?" Roxas asked.

"As if. Your friend," The nobody with the eye patch turned to Max, "and your dear older brother sat there sucking his thumb while Xion walked right off."

"I highly doubt he sucked his thumb." She mumbled.

"Heh, your brother has always been a loser in the past. He's was in the past and he still is now."

Her green eyes flashed with anger and rage. Her breathing quickened and turned into panting. Max looked at Xigbar with a glare that could kill. The nobody smirked at this and laughed.

"Blast from the past. You really do look like her." Through Xigbar's eyes, Max turned into a young woman with long straight red hair and blue eyes. "She always used to glare at me like that."

"You're not making any sense you bastard!" She yelled and he shook his head whilst tutting.

"Tut-tut! Such bad language for a girl." Max summoned her Keyblade and aimed it at it.

"You better shut up if you know what's good for you." She muttered venomously.

"Ooh, I'm so scared. As if! I'm not scared of a little girl like you."

"I'll beat the living crap of you jerk!" She yelled and was about to charge at him. But Roxas wrapped his arms around her waist and held her back. Xigbar smirked at this and walked away. "Coward!" She shouted but he didn't look back. After no. II was gone, Roxas let go of Max. Her Keyblade disappeared and she calmed down.

"What happened out there?" Roxas asked.

"Look…" Axel paused and shook his head. "Nothing."

"What do you mean nothing? They're gone again." Max said.

"It's just like what Xigbar said; I couldn't stop her from going." The red haired pyro said. His little sister growled and clenched her fist.

"Don't listen to that jerk! Whatever comes out of his mouth is crap! Just lies, you didn't really let her go…did you?" Max asked.

"Axel, you need to tell us!" Roxas said and they stood in front of him. Axel sighed.

"Xion is like a mirror that reflects you." Her eyes widened and she stepped back. He was going to tell Roxas the truth.

"I don't understand what you're saying. Do you, Max?" She was silent and her brother glanced at her. Slowly she shook her head and a tear fell down her cheek. She didn't want Roxas to find out.

"Roxas, the Organisation made her to duplicate your powers. She's a puppet, just like Jonathan." Max felt like she was falling into a bottomless abyss.

"Are you nuts? They're people, not a puppets." Max closed her eyes and wished she could believe it.

"They're smoke and mirrors." Axel shook his head. "And when I looked in the mirror…It wasn't you I saw. And when Max freaked out when she woke up, she saw it too."

"Of course you didn't see me. Xion is Xion, not me!" Roxas shouted.

"That's not what I meant. It was only a matter of time before somebody had to break the mirror." Axel mumbled.

"You mean destroy!" Roxas corrected and Axel fell silent. "Answer me!" The blonde haired nobody roared.

"If somebody doesn't, you'll…" Max finally reacted and rushed to her brother's side. She held onto his arm and the grip tightened. She looked up at him and shook her head vigorously with tears falling down her cheeks.

"I'm sorry Max…" Her bottom lip quivered and she sighed.

"If somebody doesn't, you'll…You won't be you anymore, Roxas. And Maximum will not be the same either."

"I'll always be me just as Maximum will be herself. I'll always be your best friend," Roxas looked at Max, "and the nobody who loves you." She would have smiled at this but didn't, she just felt worse.

"You're not seeing the bigger picture, Roxas." Axel said.

"Forget it!" Roxas huffed and ran off. Max was about to run after him but Axel grabbed her wrist. She stopped and he let go of her wrist. Slowly, her hand returned to her side.

"Why is this happening?" She asked quietly.

"I…I really don't know." Axel answered.