"Follow your Memories..." Session 3, Chapter 5

The door on the second floor started to glow as TK and Sora entered the white, cold hall. TK ran, but Sora was being cautious. And there was the same, hooded man that TK met on the first floor of the bastion. "Well, TK. Did you enjoy meeting your memories? And it seems that you met someone." the man said. "It was good to meet someone in the castle, but what do you want from me?" the curious tiger-girl said. "That depends..." the hooded enigma replied. he walked towards the two. TK and Sora took out their Keyblades. Another pool of darknes came into the hall. He was wearing the same cloak that the enigma was wearing. It was Axel, The Flurry of Dancing Flames, as he was called. "Yo!" the red, spiky head introduced himself. TK let out a low growl. "What do you want?" the enigma asked. "Hogging the hero, eh?" Axel said in curt reply. The hooded man threw a card at him, and Axel catched it. "Perhaps YOU'D like to test him.Test his heart." the man said before disappearing into the darkness.

"Hey, looks like it's my show now, Keyblade masters. Name's Axel. Got it memorized?" he said. TK looked confused. "Ummm.... I guess." she replied. "Good, you learn quick. So, TK, now that we're on a first-name basis..." he said. He summoned flames to his fingers, and his chakram came to his command. TK looked stunned, but Sora was in his fighting stance, and TK followed suit. "So TK, don't go dying on me." he said lastly before making Sora disappear. "SORA!!" TK yelled. She turned back to Axel. "What did you do to him!?" she asked. "I thought that Sora would spoil this brawl, so he's somewhere in the castle. You'll have to traverse through it though to see him again." he said, before charging at her. TK somersaulted in the air, dodging the lunge. TK took a few quick strikes, and Axel was on the ground. A card was right above him., and TK picked it up. "More cards? Well, they look like the ones I saw at the first world." she said to herself. "And it looks like I'll need these to go on." she added.

"Correct." Axel said, leaning on a wall, arms crossed. It looks like he didn't get a single scratch on him.  "Axel!" she said, back in her stance. He walked towards TK. "After an introduction like that... you'd think I'd just give up the ghost?" he asked. "You were just testing us?" TK replied. "And you passed! Congratulations, TK. You're ready... to take on Castle Oblivion. Follow your memories. Trust what you remember, seek what you forget... and you'll find someone very special." Axel said. "Like Sora, and the others?" she asked. "Hmmph... I don't know. You'll just have to give it more thought to who's most important to you. Our most precious memories lie deep in our hearts. Out of reach. But you can find yours, TK. " he said. "How?" TK asked.

"The light within the darkness. You've lost sight of it, TK. You've forgotten forgetting." Axel said. "Light within the darkness? I don't understand." TK said, standing there, almost crying. "Ya like a hint?" he asked. "No, I want to figure out for myself And if you get in my way..." TK said, getting back in her battle stance. "Hmmph... that's just the answer I would get from a Keyblade master. But be forewarned... when your sleeping memories awaken, you may no longer be you." he said lastly before disappearing to darkness. Meanwhile on the fourth floor, muffled grunts could be heard. Straining could be heard as well.  Sora was bound in tight, stretchy cloth, and gagged with a rag circling his muzzle. Axel reappeared here. "Annsmmel! Whnngh dnngh ynnngh dmmmgh?" Sora growled, the rag swallowing the sound just before it left his lips. "Hey, I just wanted to test TK, ok? I didn't want you to interfere. Anyways, she should meet you here soon." Axel said, disappearing. When Sora saw that Axel was gone, Sora went back to the struggle for freedom.

Session 3, Chapter 6

TK selected another card, seeing the orphanage she used to live in printed on it. She used it without haste. The door in front of her glowed, and she entered. Her appearance changed once she stepped into her homeworld. She appeared younger, looking like she was 10. "Huh, what happened?" in a childish voice. As soon as she heard that, she covered her mouth. "Hmmph, it seems that I'm six for now, well anyways, I better be going to find Sora." she said, running. "No runnin g in the halls. You know better TK." nurse Charlotte snapped, her ruler echoing in the room. "Yes... yes ma'am." TK replied. "But I must warn you, there are Heartless running around, so watch your step." she said, before walking away.

She went outside from all the boredom, and saw random peers of hers. It warmed her heart. But just then, a group of Hartless were stalking the kid version of Sora, and attacked. "Hey, TK. We doin anything today? I heard that someone around here has some legendary key." he said. "Cool. Let's meet her." Sora said. "Hey, I hope you know I have a key." TK said as she got out her Keyblade. Everybody started to circle around her. Everybody was saying remarks about the Keyblade, saying it was cool and such. Then a Cerberus looking Heartless came. Everybody started to run inside, including Sora. "Hmmm... I never knew Sora like that." She said as she startedto attack the Cerberus. After a few minutes, it was gone, leaving behind it's card. Sora came back towards the courtyard after the battle. "Hey, I wanted to tell you. If you forget everything, you'll never forget your friends. You might forget where you've been, but you won't forget your loved ones." he said, before going back in. "Go, and fight more of them. Go." he said. "Thanks." TK said as she left the floor.

Afterwards, Sora was still sitting there, still bound and gagged. He was still surprised he didn't get out. Buty anywats, he strained harder and harder. Axel was overwatching him in the headquarters. "This is better than cable." he said, eating popcorn he popped himself. But Sora was determined to win.