Yuki looked out over Twilight Town from the station plaza. It was an amazing view at night. The windows a glow looking like fireflies from a distance. The trams no longer running made it seem more peaceful. The night sounds were the only thing to be heard.

"Come on, we don't have long." Hysui, number four, said as she walked towards what was called station heights. Yuki turned away from the ledge she had been looking over and followed.

Hysui took Yuki to the tram common, the main area of the town. She stopped and looked around waiting for Yuki to catch up.

Hysui looked to be in her mid-twenties. With dark brown hair cut in a bob style. Her eyes were a yellowish gold that seemed to glow. Her skin was a coppery tone that was different from most others in the organization. The Heartless emblem on the back of her hand was purple outlined in pink.

"Now tonight we'll be doing reconnaissance on this town. It won't take long." Hysui said not looking at Yuki.

"Why are we doing it at night?" Yuki asked. She wasn't having trouble seeing but it seemed weird.

"To avoid the people of the town. Now come, I want to get this over with." Hysui replied walking further into the common. Yuki followed her without question.

"Now look around and tell me what you see." Hysui said standing by a shop.

Yuki looked around. There were a lot of shops, and most buildings were right next to each other. There were different levels of the area, and stairs to reach these higher levels. There seemed to be a road made of a darker brick. An area off to the side had trams parked in it.

"This is the market of the town." Yuki stated, still looking around. "The town was built on uneven ground which makes it kind of hard to navigate. The people of the town hold an advantage if they got attacked."

Hysui nodded, "Very good, you seem to have a talent. Anything else?" Hysui looked at Yuki with her arms crossed.

"They use a tram for transportation. But those gated off areas lead underground. The underground is also used to get around quickly. At least, that's what I would use it for." Yuki said. She looked at Hysui to see her opinion. Hysui nodded in agreement.

"You're resourceful and very good at analysis. But there are a few things you missed." Hysui said, she was smiling slightly.

"What?" Yuki asked.

"This is the center of the town's activity. The town is actually built on a hill giving it high ground, which is an advantage in any fight. The buildings themselves are built close together which allows easy jumping from roof to roof. And there are multiple ways to get to the same area as well as a few dead ends good for an ambush. This town is well defended. And from the behavior of the people, they don't realize it." Hysui explained walking forward a bit then turning to face Yuki. Yuki nodded, listening to every word.

"That's all we have to do. We can return to the castle now." Hysui said walking back to the plaza. Yuki followed her silently. She looked up at the clock tower as they walked.

"What's the clock tower used for?" Yuki asked.

"To tell time." Hysui replied sarcastically.

"Well, I got that. What's the building under it?" Yuki asked narrowing her eyes at Hysui slightly.

Hysui shivered slightly. "It's the tram station. They organize transportation there." She answered.

"Oh," Yuki said looking at the ground thoughtfully.

Hysui looked at Yuki interested. How strange, just a look from this girl and she felt compelled to do whatever she said. Only Tayressa had that effect. And even so, it took a considerable amount more from Tayressa to receive the same effect this girl got in a single glance. This girl was powerful.

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The next day Yuki stood in a large open room of the castle. This room was grey with accents of blue. Across the room stood Zaya, number six.

Zaya was a blonde woman who looked to be in her late twenties, with deep blue eyes and a mid-range skin tone. Her Heartless emblem was orange outlined in red.

"As elite Heartless we have the ability to command others underneath us in the hierarchy. The way Tayressa commands all of us." Zaya said. Yuki nodded slowly.

"I'm going to teach you how to control and summon other Heartless." Zaya said with a smile. Yuki nodded again. "No need to be shy, I don't bite." Zaya said with a small laugh. Yuki smiled at Zaya slightly.

Zaya snapped her fingers. Five small Heartless that were shaped like air horns appeared. They bounced around Zaya occasionally making little sounds like music.

"These are Loudmouths. They're one of my personal favorites. They heal other Heartless in the area during a fight." Zaya explained with a smile. Her hand rested on one of the Loudmouths. "Do you have a favorite Heartless?" Zaya asked Yuki.

Yuki thought about it for a second then shook her head. "Not really."

"Well, then you'll have to think of a Heartless. Anyone." Zaya said calmly, still smiling.

Yuki chewed her bottom lip, thinking of all the Heartless she had seen. Shadows were definitely cute. Neoshadows were cool. And Deserters were funny. Yuki frowned. She'd never seen a Deserter, where had that thought come from?

"Thought of one?" Zaya asked. Yuki nodded. "Ok, all you gotta do now is snap your fingers or whistle or do something to call it."

Yuki snapped her fingers. A group of little green heartless that wore a helmet appeared. They shook their heads then began running around wildly. Yuki giggled as she watched them.

"Deserters. Always fun." Zaya said laughing a little. "Now get them to hold still."

Yuki looked at the Deserters for a minute. She held up her hand silently. All the little Heartless in the room stopped moving, even the Loudmouths. Zaya stared at Yuki impressed.

"Now send them away." Zaya said quietly. She tipped her head to the side amazed.

Yuki snapped her fingers again. The Heartless vanished in a vortex of shadow. Zaya applauded kindly.

"That was very impressive. It seems you're held in high esteem." Zaya said, amazement clear in her voice.

"I am?" Yuki asked confused.

"Yes, it seems so. They all obeyed without question, even the ones you didn't mean to command. That sort of ability is rare." Zaya explained. Yuki nodded slowly.

"Alright, now I think we'll work on magic." Zaya said. She flicked her wrist and summoned a blade of some sort. The hilt bent something like the way a gun would and there looked to be a trigger. She pointed the blade off to the side and pulled the trigger. Ice shot from the end of the blade.

"That was simple ice magic. Now usually when using magic you have to use a spell like fire, blizzard, or aero. But we all have one type of magic we don't have to use the spell for. This is called your natural. Mine is ice." Zaya explained.

"How can you tell your natural?" Yuki asked curiously.

"Summon your keyblades." Zaya said. Yuki flicked her wrist calling on the keys. They appeared in her hands, one in a beam of darkness the other in a beam of light.

"Alright, point them in any direction, preferably not me, and focus your energy into them." Zaya said. Her eyes had locked onto the keyblades.

Yuki pointed the keyblades at a wall and focused her energy into them. She stared at the rods of the key. Her eyes followed the pattern on the keys. Twilight Keeper had designs of stars inlaid into the metal. It was distracting but very interesting.

From the end of each key orbs of magic shot out. One was darkness the other light. They didn't go very far before they burst. Yuki stared at where the orbs burst and laughed a little. Zaya laughed herself.

"Someone got distracted." Zaya said still laughing.

"The designs on this key are pretty." Yuki said looking at Twilight Keeper, lowering Heartless Keeper.

"Well, when using magic you can't get distracted. It's important to focus or things can go very wrong." Zaya said. "But we did see your natural. And it's very interesting."

"How come? Is there something wrong with it?" Yuki asked shyly.

"No, it's not wrong. It's two elements, both light and dark. Twilight is the best way to put it." Zaya said. She had a smile of amazement. "Can you try again? And don't get distracted this time."

Yuki pointed both keys at the wall again and focused her energy into them. They shot out the light and dark orbs. This time the orbs hit the wall and exploded. Where they touched formed an area of grey light. Yuki put down both keys smiling. The wall had a good amount of damage done to it.

"Very good. So long as you don't get distracted you should do fine." Zaya said.

"Is that it for today?" Yuki asked glancing at Zaya.

"No, one more thing. And you might want to put those keys away." Zaya replied, putting away her weapon. Yuki flicked her wrist putting the keyblades away.

"What was your weapon?" Yuki asked curiously. It was unusual to Yuki.

"It's called Soul-Render, it's a gun blade." Zaya answered walking to the other side of the room.

"Gun blade?" Yuki asked confused.

"Combination of a gun and a sword." Zaya said. She had stopped walking and was facing Yuki.

"Cool." Yuki said.

"Yeah, what I'm about to show you is cooler." Zaya said with a mischievous smile. She put her fingers to her mouth and whistled.

Behind her, a huge orb of darkness appeared. It began to take shape of a huge dragon-like creature. It was a greenish blue color with spines running up and down it's back and necks. It had two heads that swayed back and forth. Its eyes were yellow and had slit pupils like a cat. On it's back was a Heartless emblem. The emblem was orange outlined in red.

Yuki stepped back and stared at the Heartless shocked. It was huge and she'd never seen a Heartless so large.

"This is Hydra. It's my pride and joy." Zaya said. One of the heads nuzzled against Zaya. The other head watched Yuki.

"Wow. It's amazing." Yuki said in awe.

"All elites have one special Heartless like Hydra. These Heartless only obey you, and the highest ranked Heartless. But Tayressa leaves us to manage our own." Zaya explained running her hand over Hydra's scaled snout.

"How do you find it? Or call for it, I guess?" Yuki asked looking up at Hydra's other head.

Zaya laughed, "It's easy. Just focus all of your energy. It will come to you. Once you see it you'll summon it like any other Heartless."

Yuki nodded and closed her eyes focusing. She could feel the energy gather in her chest, almost like a heart. Maybe it's what a captive heart felt like. The energy continued to grow. It grew to a point Yuki felt like she could see it. Out was a grey color, but a light grey. More white than black.

Zaya watched Yuki closely. This girl had shown some interesting talents. She was unbelievably strong. But she didn't know how to use her power. As she focused her energy Zaya could feel it. It was as she expected. Neither light nor dark but caught somewhere in between. It wouldn't be long now, and her Heartless would appear.

Behind Yuki, a vortex of shadows formed. Zaya watched it interested. From the shadows a bird took shape. It was large, only a little smaller then Hydra. Its wings stretched across the entire room tip to tip. Its tail was long, brushing the floor. It was covered in black and white flames. The Heartless emblem on its chest was normal colored. Yuki turned to face it and smiled. The bird Heartless landed behind Yuki and lowered it's head down to her level.

Yuki reached out and touched the bird's beak. This bird was so familiar, Yuki was certain she had seen it somewhere before. But where? It was a memory in the very back of Yuki's mind. Or maybe it was a dream from long ago. The memory of a dream maybe. Yuki glanced up at Zaya, who was smiling.

"What's its name?" Yuki asked.

"You get to name it, it's your Heartless." Zaya answered.

Yuki looked back to the bird. Its eyes met hers. The electric blue color shocked her. They were beautiful.

"Phoenix," Yuki said. The bird blinked then nuzzled its beak against Yuki.

"I think it agrees." Zaya said with a laugh. Yuki smiled and stroked the bird's beak.

"Now we're done. Your free to do whatever you choose." Zaya said. She patted Hydra then walked away. Hydra vanished in a vortex of shadows. "See you around Yuki."

Yuki nodded and sat down next to Phoenix. Phoenix wrapped around her like a bird settling around its eggs. Yuki continued to stroke its beak in thought.

"I know I've seen you before. But I can't remember where." Yuki said to the bird. "I was asleep for a long time. Maybe I dreamed of you."

Yuki looked down at the ground. How long had she been asleep? It was a long time that was for sure.

"I don't remember anything before the organization. But I know I slept. I think I was thirteen when I fell asleep. That just seems like the right number. I don't know why. And now, I'm fifteen. So that was two years. I wonder why I was asleep for so long." Yuki said to the bird. The bird made a chirping sound. Yuki smiled. "Yeah, I don't know either."