Several heartless were in Mickey's castle, but thank goodness Donald, Mickey, and Goofy were at my side. Some memories were coming back to me and I was distracted. I didn't even notice that I was separated from them. I made it to a library where I saw a cat and a witch. Oh, and the Queen!

"Piri!" She yelled and the cat covered her mouth. I growled.

"So you're the ones who took Minnie!" I summoned my keyblade. "Give her back!"

"You're here? I'm surprised that Master let you come..." the witch smirked, "The Seeress seems to be weak, wouldn't you say Pete?"

"Hey, you're right, Maleficent..." He chuckled, "She's weaker and puny."

"Say that again and I'll show you exactly how 'weak' I am!" I readied my keyblade and heartless surrounded me. I fought against them until I noticed one steal my ring. "Hey! That's mine!"

"You fool! You don't even remember who gave it to you, do you?" Maleficent raised an eyebrow with in amused.

"Of course I..." I stopped myself, trying to remember. The cat laughed and the heartless gave the ring to her.

"You don't remember him at all? You're more heartless than those monsters there!" He said.

"Shut up!" I growled and defeated all the heartless. I panted and pushed myself. I did a jumpstrike, trying to hit Maleficent, but flew back as she tossed a fireball at me.

"Piri!" The queen called after me.

I landed on the ground with a heavy thud and a skid, dropping my keyblade. I groaned as held my side.

"You don't remember him." She smirked at me and evilly laughed. More heartless around me, ready for Maleficent's word. "It would crush his soul and shatter his heart if he were to hear you say this troubling news."

"Please..." I whimpered out and looked around. They were walking closer to me. I pushed up with my arms and groaned. "Please stop..."

"They'll finish you off once and for all." She evilly laughed, "farewell, Seeress."

A shield came by knocking several heartless and Mickey hopped in front of me taking out the rest. "Are you alright, Reese?"

"Your... M-majesty..." I tried to stand but then I felt stronger as a green light surrounded me.

"He would never abandon her!" Donald yelled and stood by King Mickey's side as well as Goofy.

"You don't for a second he doesn't love you, Piri! There's no way that Riku would abandon you!" Goofy said to me as he glad at the two evil beings. I, however, kept staring at the ring. Memories of us together brought a smile to my face. I gleamed as I recalled our first kiss.

"Riku... he gave that to me..." I smiled, putting a hand on my heart. "He gave it to me as a promise he would come for me. I may not know much about love but I know he loves me and he would never give up on me! Our hearts are connected forever!" I glared at her with a smirk. "I think I'll be taking that back!" The ring glowed and it appeared back on my hand. She gasped and glared at me.

"Lest we forget, we still have your precious queen!" She growled, waving her staff at Minnie.

"Minnie!" Me and Mickey called out to them.

"You and Pete are big thugs!" Donald said, growing angry with them.

"'Thug' works for me." He chuckled, "We all got a role to play, right?"

"Yeah, but at least weren't not thieving morons like you two!" I said through my teeth.

"Silence! Not me or underlining of mine shall not be insulted so." Maleficent said to us, clearly aggravated by us calling them names. "I have great plans for dear Pete and for all the worlds once I have taken them for my own."

"Guess what, witch! That's never going to happen!" I shouted at her.

"Oh? Perhaps you should take a few moments to reconsider. Or does the Queen's life mean nothing to you at all?" I widened my eyes at this, shaking my head; she wouldn't...

"Don't you listen to her!" Minnie said to us. "You can't let Maleficent have her-" Pete covered her mouth.

"No!!" I shouted and jumped at the evil fairy, "Maleficent!!!"

She used her staff to hold me in the air. "Child, I would not consider struggling against us. You are nothing to us right anyway!" She casted a fire spell on me that sent me back into Goofy and Donald. I dropped my keyblade and it disappeared.

"Piri!" They shouted and I stood from them.

"It sounds to me you are scared..." I smirked, holding my side.

"Is that so? You're smartalic mouth will cost you." She tapped her staff on the ground and Pete held onto her tighter. She let out a shout of pain.

"No! Minnie!" Mickey reached out for her. He growled, "Maleficent! Tell us what you want!"

She smirked and nodded to Pete, who loosened his grip on her. "Let me see... Shall I begin with this world? I much preferred it in its darker more ominous permutation."

"You said it." Pete agreed which made my eyebrow twitch in annoyance. "This place needs some lights-out time!"

'Butt kisser...' I rolled my eyes.

"You're lying, Maleficent." Mickey said, which made me look at him in confusion.

"Your majesty?" I asked him.

"Think about it. Not even she would go through this much trouble just for that." He told me then turned to Maleficent. He did have a point. "What is it you're really after?"

She groaned in annoyance but still grinned wickedly at us. "Very perceptive. I presume you are familiar with Xehanort," I felt my insides flip by that name, which wasn't all that good of a feeling. "the man who led me to discover worlds outside of my own?"

"Xehanort..." I repeated his name and glared at the ground. Goofy put a hand on my shoulder. I quickly glanced at him, then took another longer at Maleficent.

"You know him?" Mickey asked her.

"As do you, I see..." She smirked. "Yes, he shared everything with me- how to go about winning a heart over to the darkness, the seven hearts of pure light, and most gloriously..." She chuckled and pointed at me, which made Donald and Goofy stand in front on me, "the balanced heart... These powers will grant me the power I need to conquer all worlds. However, the worlds were too complex, too much for even me to contain. It seemed I had miscalculated. Then it came to me- of course! I could go about conquering other worlds in my own manner. You do have the "data" for all the worlds, do you not? And not you will hand it over to me." Everyone gasped.

"What do you mean?" I asked her, raising an eyebrow.

"Don't you bozos pretend you don't remember... Well, with a few exceptions..." He said, mentioning me. Of course I wouldn't remember, jackass. "Me and Maleficent was trapped inside of it, as well as you four! Now cough it up!"

"Why do you want the data?" Mickey asked.

"I'm afraid that is no concern of yours." She smirked at us and Mickey looked like Mickey was about to lose his patience.

"Ah-ah-ah..." Pete smiled, though it was a nice smile. "Wouldn't want her Royal Minnie Mousiness to get a boo-boo, now would we?"

"I see you and your seeress have failed to recognize the futility of your situation." She walked to us, her staff glowed and I got ready for anything. "Very well then... Face your doom!"

I gasped and jumped in front them holding out my keyblade. However, a chakram came and blocked it from me getting hit by it. A keyblade's strike raid flew by Pete, making him let go of Minnie. That keyblade so familiar! It stuck into the ground next to the chakram.

Pete was still in the range of Minnie so she revolted against him, "Light!" It blinded both Pete and Maleficent. She ran towards Mickey and I saw Maleficent try to grab her. I growled and swatted her hand away from her as she and Mickey joined hands. I summoned my keyblade back.

"Admit it! You lost, you witch!" I glared at her. Mickey and the others summoned their weapons.

"Say, uh, milady, I think the pipsqueak's right. We better hit the road!" Pete said and I drooped a bit. Being called weak and even pipsqueak was getting to me.

"I now know that what I seek lies within these walls. Trust that I will Eli you all in good time." She smirked looking at me. I growled and tried to look tougher. She chuckled softly in amusement as she summoned a dark corridor, ditto to the one in which the keyblade and chakram came through. Maleficent and Pete vanished. We all turned to the other dark corridor. Irix and a boy with spikey red hair showed up.

"Phew, looks like I was in the nick of time! Sorry I'm late, your majesty!" The bluette girl grinned brightly.

"You used the darkness to get here?" Mickey asked them and Irix shrugged.

"Well, how else was we supposed to get here?" She chuckled.

"Well, that was reckless!" Mickey scolded. Irix and the other male picked up their weapons. "But gosh, I expected much from Irix to save us, but not you, Axel."

"Axel didn't." He responded and smirked, I gasped at the next thing he said. "My name is Lea, got it memor-"

"Lea, that's right..." I smiled and cupped his cheeks. As he lowered his free hand to his side, in which he was tapping his forehead, he looked down at me.

"Reese. Glad you're alright!" He smirked and rustled my hair. I sadly smiled and looked to the ground.

"Piri?" Donald asked me, sounding worried.

"I'm fine..."

"Gwarsh, it doesn't sound like it..." Goofy said, sadly frowning a bit.

"Sis, you can tell me." Irix smiled and put a hand on my shoulder.

I sighed. "I'll... Tell you later..."

The air was tense after that, that is until Mickey spoke up again. "I think we should go back to Yen Sid's Tower..." We all nodded in agreement.