It took some time for Y to explain why she had decided to trust X again after everything that had happened. She really couldn't give a concrete reason either. When she had seen him for the first time she had wanted nothing more than to make him pay. But seeing him there, crying on his knees. Some instinct in her rose up. He wasn't supposed to cry. She had to make him stop crying. She couldn't live without him. She needed him.

She couldn't lie and say she had trusted him right away again. She remembered flinching back from him when he said something. Feeling anger overwhelm her at times when she saw him. But she had pushed it aside. Her heart was made up even if her mind wasn't. She needed him. But she couldn't make Mickey understand what she didn't understand. So she stuck to the solid facts.

Mickey accepted Y's decision easier than she thought he would. But he was clearly still wary of him, glaring at him every so often as they made their way back to the computer room. Y nervously glanced at X, slipping her hand into his. He didn't look at her as his fingers laced with hers. He had been silent the entire time. His mind seemed to be elsewhere even now.

"Look at this! This must be the dataspace! The DTD. See? The Door To Darkness!"

Y frowned hearing Sora's voice as they entered the study again. He stood in front of the wall the picture of Terra-Xehanort had been on. The picture was now off to the side, leaning against a different wall. Words word scribbled where it had once been, and Y wasn't sure she would be able to read any of it.

"What do you know. But, that still leaves the password," Leon said, crossing his arms as he looked at the words on the wall.

"Say, fellas, did somebody mention the Door To Darkness?" Mickey said. The group whirled around to face them, smiling broadly.

"Your Majesty!" the trio said happily. Mickey shushed them putting a finger to his lips. He checked the hallway behind them before closing the door. He turned back to the group flipping his hood down. Donald and Goofy rushed forward greeting Mickey with hugs. Y held in a chuckle.

"Long time no see!" Sora said, still smiling. Mickey shushed him again, looking towards the computer room.

"The Organization might be listening!" he warned. Sora nodded, putting his finger to his lips to show his understanding. Donald and Goofy backed away from the King, letting him look around again. "You mentioned the Door To Darkness?"

"Uh, yes sir! Ya see, we're looking for the secret password," Goofy explained.

"Password?" Mickey echoed. The trio all sighed, dropping their shoulders in defeat. "Oh, I guess you mean like a code," Mickey said in realization.

"If the names a clue, then my bet is the princesses of heart," X said calmly motioning with the hand Y wasn't gripping. He leaned back against the wall shrugging.

"They are the way to open the Door To Darkness," Y agreed glancing from X to the trio.

"Of course," Leon said going into the computer room without hesitation.

"What're you trying to do?" Mickey asked.

"With that password, we can get access to Ansem's research data," Sora explained.

"So that means you might be able to find out where he is!" Mickey said. Y frowned glancing to the picture. There was another Ansem, wasn't there. A man of science that used to run this world.

"Stop jokin' around, Your Majesty. We already defeated Ansem. You know that," Sora said in confusion. He looked at Donald and Goofy. They looked just as confused as him, looking at each other before looking back to Mickey. Mickey frowned crossing his arms.

"Looks like I've got a lot of explainin' to do," he said.

"We're listening, Your Majesty!" Donald said.

"Okay, but first, I've got a question," Sora said.

"Hey, isn't Tron waiting for you guys?" Leon said from the door to the computer room. The group glanced at Leon before looking back at Mickey. Mickey smiled at them calmly.

"Don't worry, I'm not goin' anywhere. If those Heartless attack, I'll stand and fight with everybody here," Mickey said. Y nodded in agreement looking at X. He rolled his eyes and shrugged.

"Yeah, we will, too," Sora agreed.

"Then let's talk more later," Mickey suggested.

"That's a promise!" Donald agreed.

"I'll see ya when you get back," Mickey said. The trio nodded and returned to the computer room. Y let out a breath and shook her head. Those three were filled with so much energy. It was no wonder they were chosen to be the heroes.

"I'm going to check out the situation in town," Mickey said, looking up at Y.

"We'll come too," she said looking at X. He nodded in agreement. He was still being too quiet. It worried Y.

Outside everything seemed strangely calm. There was no sign of Heartless anywhere. But Y could feel them, and entire mass. It almost felt like the realm of darkness. But it was far more tame. Fortunately.

"This isn't looking good," X said quietly, dropping Y's hand and taking a few steps forward. Mickey looked at him in confusion. He looked around for a moment, not seeming to realize what was wrong.

"No, it's not," Y agreed. Mickey turned his shocked look onto her, but she ignored him. She took a few steps forward, her eyes searching the sky. She stopped when she saw a familiar ravenette standing on top of a nearby building. Her lips were pursed together in a thin line as she stared at something Y couldn't see. "Hey! Yuki!" Yuki turned toward her, eyes widening slightly.

"Hey," Yuki called in greeting. She dropped down from the building she was on landing beside them with grace. "What are you two doing here?" she asked looking between the twins.

"I'm supposed to be looking at a computer, but I got distracted," Y said, putting up her hand. Yuki chuckled and looked at X.

"I'm just tagging along," x said nodding toward his sister.

"Huh," Yuki said with a nod. "Have either of you seen Sora? I promised I'd catch up with him," she asked turning to look around again.

"He's currently fixing the computer I'm supposed to be looking at," Y explained. Yuki sighed and dropped her shoulders.

"Ok then. Seems like something Sora would get himself stuck doing," she said. She gave a nervous smile and looked around again. Y followed her gaze. There was nothing, not yet anyway. "You guys can feel it too, right?" Yuki asked quietly.

"Yeah, it wasn't so strong inside. But outside, there's no denying it," X agreed.

"There are so many," Y said, holding her hands against her chest.

"And they're anxious," Yuki said. She turned back to the twins with her fist clenched. "They're going to attack soon. There's too much emotion in town."

"What are you guys talking about?" Mickey asked. Y jumped looking down at Mickey. She had forgotten he was there.

"Oh, Mickey, this is Yuki. She's another Heartless like me and X," Y explained. Mickey looked at Yuki warily, but he decided to ignore it. It was seeming that Heartless weren't exactly like what he had thought all along.

"Nice to meet ya, but what's goin' on?" Mickey asked.

"Uh, well," Y said nervously looking at Yuki.

"The Heartless are going to attack the city. The entire mass in the great maw plus more," X said calmly. Mickey gasped.

"Oh no! We gotta do something!" he said.

"We will, but first. We need to get Sora," Y said. They could probably handle it without Sora. But all the help they could get would make the problem smaller. And with as many Heartless as there seemed to be, their chattering filling the air, they could easily be overwhelmed. Sora had a talent for fighting the odds.

"I can stay out here and try to hold them back for as long as I can," Yuki said. Y nodded meeting Yuki's eyes. She wasn't sure what Yuki was capable of. But she was the boss, so it was probably best to leave her out here. They would maybe listen to her for the longest.

"Thanks, Yuki. We'll be out to help as soon as we can," Y said. Yuki smiled and nodded before jumping back onto the roof. She disappeared from sight quickly, heading towards the mass of Heartless.

Mickey led the way back to the computer room, looking trouble all the way. X and Y trailed behind, trying to keep their focus on the Heartless. It was hard with them being distant, but every little bit would help. Inside the computer room, they found Sora looking confused at a picture of a blonde man with orange eyes. Y noticed a few screens looked twisted and sideways, which was some kind of miracle. She didn't think Sora could break a computer that badly.

"Well, I see ya got things workin'!" Mickey said as he walked in. Y looked at him in disbelief, before looking at X.

"Oh, Your Majesty!" Sora said turning to look at Mickey. Mickey shushed them and walked into the room. X and Y remained by the wall, leaning on the doorway on either side.

"Good goin'. The computer should tell us the things we need to know," Mickey said looking over the computer.

"But it keeps on sayin' the data inside's all ker-skuffled," Goofy said looking at the computer. Sora nodded in agreement motioning to the screen.

"All we got is a picture of some guy we don't know," Sora said. Mickey looked up at the picture and jumped in surprise.

"Ansem the Wise!" Mickey said. Sora, Donald, and Goofy all looked at each other in confusion. Sora was the first to turn back to Mickey.

"Come on, are you teasing us again?" Sora asked.

"Did you forget what Ansem looked like, Your Majesty?" Donald suggested. Mickey shook his head.

"Of course not! This is him! I'm positive!" Mickey insisted.

"Huh?" Donald said. Sora frowned putting his hands on his hips. He seemed to think for a moment before Grabbing onto Mickey.

"Excuse me? Could you come this way, please?" he asked, dragging Mickey toward the study. X and Y sidestepped to allow him through before following him. They stopped in front of the portrait of Terra-Xehanort. "Look, THIS is Ansem. You know, the guy we all worked reeeally hard to defeat?" Sora said, pointing at the portrait.

"Oh, that's right. I never finished explaining," Mickey said as Sora released him.

"To be fair, we really didn't get a chance to start. Leon pulled them away before we could," Y pointed out from behind them. Donald looked between the two in confusion.

"What?" Donald asked.

"Well, the man in the picture is definitely the one who tried to take over Kingdom Hearts, the one you fellas defeated. But, what you actually fought was his Heartless. Ya see, he wasn't really Ansem. He just went around telling everybody that he was," Mickey explained calmly. Sora, Donald, and Goofy all looked at each other then to the picture. They remained that way for a moment, all seeming to be lost in confusion.

"You mean..."

"Ohh..."

"Hmm..."

"Whaaat?" they all yelled in unison.

"We went through all that trouble to defeat an imposter?" Sora asked.

"Yep. A fake," Mickey confirmed.

"But that doesn't mean he didn't need to be stopped. He was still a danger to everyone," X said calmly. Mickey began to nod in agreement but seemed to stop when he realized who had spoken. Y let out a heavy sigh.

"Aw, I can't believe it..." Donald said, his shoulders dropping as he slumped forward.

"Uh, I'm kinda confused. If he's a fake, then what happened to the real Ansem?" Goofy asked.

"Well, that's just what I'm tryin' to figure out. Ansem the Wise should know all about the Organization XIII's plans, and what's been happening to the worlds. I'm pretty sure he'll give us some help. Ya know, I came close to finding him once," Mickey said, trailing off at the end of his sentence.

"Don't tell me there's more," Sora said in exasperation. "I'm lost enough as it is!"

"Well, let's see. Some feller named Ansem, who wasn't really Ansem, became a Heartless. Does that mean a Nobody got created when that happened, too?" Goofy asked. Mickey nodded.

"Yup! And that Nobody is the leader of the Organization," he confirmed.

"Whaaat?" Sora, Donald, and Goofy said once again.

"I know I've met this fake Ansem before, and I've seen the leader of Organization XIII, too. Hmm, kinda felt like bein' around the same fella," Mickey said, tapping his chin. Y fought to say Terra's name. Or even Xehanorts. But the names caught in her throat, almost seeming to scratch her throat.

"So, where did you meet this guy?" Sora asked.

"Gosh, I can't remember. Ansem the Wise, the real Ansem, must know the imposter's true identity. That's why I've got to find him and ask him about it," Mickey explained. X opened his mouth as if he were about to speak, but he stopped. He couldn't find the strength to say it either. It was his fault in the end. Sora glared at the painting.

"You...! You started all of this! Because of you, Riku and Kairi..." he trailed off, not wanting to say what had happened to his friends. "Oh! Your Majesty, do you know where Riku is?" he asked turning to Mickey. Mickey looked away quickly.

"He's...I'm sorry. I can't help," Mickey said.

"Really, Your Majesty? Are you sure?" Sora asked.

"I'm sorry, Sora," Mickey said.

"What about Kairi? Organization XIII might've kidnapped her," Sora asked. Mickey jumped up, his eyes widening.

"Oh no! Sora, Donald, Goofy. I was plannin' to go get help from Ansem the Wise. But, now I know I forgot the most important thing. Helping others should always come before asking others for help. We're safe and sound, and free to choose! So there's no reason we shouldn't choose to help our friends. Let's look for Riku and Kairi together," Mickey said extending his hand. He was knocked off balance by an explosion and X felt a jolt in his chest. They had moved.

"Outside!" Sora yelled.

"Sounds like we gotta start by helpin' out here!" Mickey said. X nodded looking behind them.

"Looks like Yuki ran out of time," X said.

"We better help her," Y said. X nodded without much thought.

"Yuki's here!?" Sora asked. X nodded again.

"Yeah, she was trying to hold back the Heartless. Let's go," X said before taking off running.

Outside the group scattered. X staid close to the castle waiting for Sora and the other two on habit. Y threw herself into the fray, casting white magic on any of the allies she could find. X briefly caught sight of Yuki, who seemed to be managing to freeze small groups long enough to kill them or get them killed by others around her. X threw his dagger into a Heartless' eye as Sora joined him on the cliff side.

"Leon, everybody- hang in there!" Sora yelled. Before he could join the battle Mickey dropped down in front of him arm spread out to hold him back. Not that it would have done much if Sora really wanted to get past him.

"Ok, fellas, you've gotta go find Riku and Kairi!" Mickey ordered.

"But Leon and the others are friends too!" Sora objected.

"Don't worry. There's already lotsa help here. We'll take care of this fight," Mickey said. Sora clenched his fist, taking a step toward Mickey.

"But, I promised Leon!" Sora said.

"Donald! Goofy!" Mickey said. Both stood straighter at his call. "Take Sora and get goin'. X," X looked up in surprise hearing Mickey say his name. He was not expecting that any time soon. "You better go with them too. Master Yen Sid gave you a job."

"Right," X agreed looking at Sora. Sora stared down at his fist.

"Riku, Kairi, give me a little time, ok?" he said quietly. X looked to Donald and Goofy surprised to see them looking at him as well. He glanced toward the fight, then to Mickey, until his gaze landed on Sora. He looked back at Donald and Goofy, slightly nodding toward the battle. Donald and Goofy both straightened up.

"Your Majesty!" Donald said.

"We understand. We'll go search for Riku and Kairi!" Goofy said.

"Right. Watch for danger!" Mickey said not turning around to face them.

"You be careful too!" Donald warned. X thought it was a miracle Mickey didn't realize they were lying.

"Wait, you guys!" Sora pleaded.

"Sora, do as you're told!" Donald said in warning.

"You're comin' with us whether ya want to or not!" Goofy said. X rolled his eyes and nudged Sora.

"Sorry, can't afford to get on this guy's bad side again," X said. He winked and Sora slowly smiled, realizing what they were doing for him.

"Gotcha," he said with a nod.

"Well then, skedaddle!" Goofy said. Sora mouthed 'thank you' turning to face the battle.

"Let's go!" Donald said.

Without further word they all jumped into the battle, running toward the Heartless with weapons ready.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty!" Sora yelled not turning back.

"Hope you can forgive us!" Goofy called. X turned as he ran giving a mocking sort of salute.

"Just add this to the tab of all the times I lied!"

They ran into the battle hardly paying attention to where they were as they fought. X soon lost track of just how many Heartless he had killed, and he had no idea what the other three were doing. But this battle somehow felt more natural. Fighting was easier and he knew where his allies were even without looking.

They stopped fighting as all the Heartless all vanished. They quickly fell in back to back. X cursed under his breath as white cloaked figures surrounded them, their hoods up to mask their identities. His grip tightened on his dagger as he glared at the one ahead of him. She mockingly brought her finger to her lips.

"Huh? What's going on?" Sora demanded.

"They're not part of the Organization, are they?" Goofy asked looking around at the group.

"Not quite," X said.

"Organization, you say that like there's only one." X couldn't see the one who spoke. It was one of the ones behind him, in front of Sora. But he knew it was Syrine from the cold harshness in her voice.

"Some people are just that foolish I guess," Zakey said. X saw her move from the corner of his eye. She was in front of Goofy.

"Who are you people?" Sora asked, tightening his grip on his keyblade.

"We are the things you've been fighting this whole time," Syrine said. X could feel the way his companion's body language shifted. They shuffled on their feet, looking around in confusion still. "Wow, little dense, aren't you guys. Maybe, we should just show you."

X watched as the members each turned the back of their left hands towards the group. He saw the familiar colors of the Heartless emblem. In front of him one of silver and gold, colors opposite to Y's own emblem.

"Heartless?" Goofy asked.

"Human-looking Heartless. That's impossible," Sora said.

"But you know that's not true. You destroyed Ansem after all," Tayressa said somewhere behind X. He suspected the bosses were focused on Sora. The threat aside from X. He probably was facing the more elites. Aryum and Arykii.

"But, he was beneath us. If we were here to fight, you wouldn't stand a chance," Syrine said with a vicious laugh.

"Oh yeah, I'll show you," Donald said puffing up and raising his staff. X reached out and grabbed his staff to stop him from casting magic.

"Wise move, Dark's Keeper," Aysui said from behind him.

"If you're not here to fight what do you want?" X demanded not turning to face them.

"To see what becomes of this world. Our forces are strong here. And that witch thinks she's in command. We were curious to see if she would fall," Tayressa answered calmly. X snickered and shook his head.

"Maleficent or not, that's no reason to stop us," X said calmly.

"Just keeping an eye on our runaways. All three of you in one place," Syrine said.

"He had called for assistance. We were considering whether we should join the fray or not. Tell me Dark's Keeper, what do you think?" Tayressa asked. X smirked at her mocking tone. She well knew the position she was putting X in. But there was no time to worry about that.

"I think you should leave, before I get angry," X warned. He looked up and flashed his eyes yellow at Aryum. She stepped back, nodding toward the other side of the circle. X saw her eyes flash yellow beneath her hood, carrying his message.

"Of course. If that is your order. We dare not fight our master," Tayressa said.

"We'll be seeing you soon I expect. Don't get yourself in too much trouble," Aysui said calmly. They all vanished from in front of them in dark corridors. Sora, Donald, Goofy, and X all came out of their formation glancing around warily. X was silent as the other's eyes landed on him.

"What, was that?" Sora asked.

"What did it sound like?" X asked calmly.

"You're a Heartless?" Sora asked. X nodded, reaching down to the glove on his left hand. He pulled it off and showed his emblem to the group calmly.

"An elite one, yes."

"And there are more here now?" Goofy asked curiously.

"Y and, another, yeah," X agreed. It wasn't his place to tell Sora about Yuki. He would leave that for her to do later.

"That's part of your big secret. Isn't it?" Sora asked.

"A fair portion," X confirmed. He sighed heavily and looked up at the group. He was surprised none of them looked angry, only curious. "Listen, can we talk about this later? We have a town to save."

"Right. Let's go!" Sora agreed with a nod.