The City that Never Was is silent as Heartless and Nobody activity, for the time, settles down. However, the city is not completely vacant. On top of Memory's Skyscraper, looking down upon the entire city, is a cloaked figure. While he appears to be an Organization member, he is not really a part of the Organization. Who is he? A Nobody to most, but to him, he is a puzzle in search of its missing piece. For now, he just needs time to contemplate his thoughts and plan his next move.

Suddenly a portal appears in the same area and Axel(Got it memorized?) appears out of it. He looks around, and sighs. "Man, without the Organization, this place is creepy."

The Nobody silently glances over his shoulder at Axel, silent for a moment before speaking. "So...you're still alive, are you?"

"No the power of comedy brought me back." Axel says, a smirk on his face. "So...I guess the Organization isn't dead after all."

"No, it is," the Nobody says as he looks back toward the city. "The only reason I am wearing this cloak is because there were a few spares laying around when I searched the castle some years back. If the Organization does still exist, it no longer exists here."

"Well I guess that's a good thing then..." Axel mumbles. "Man...wondered what I missed."

"Not much, based on the events of your time and the present," the Nobody says. "Heartless are still running around, the Nobodies are doing the same, and Sora and his friends have become the royal family of Hollow Bastion...oh, I suppose that is a bit more than a little, isn't it?"

"Well well, Sora king, Kairi queen, that otta be interesting." Axel says. "Hmm maybe I should stop by...."

"Feel free, but I'd be careful," the Nobody warns. "They've had their share of problems, so they might not be too open at first."

"Eh, don't worry, me and Sora go back." Axel says, smiling. He then tries to open a portal, but nothing happens. "What the?" He asks, before trying again.

Nothing happens. "Hey what's the big deal?" He asks, crossing his arms. "It's not letting me leave."

The Nobody now turns, interested. "Perhaps times have changed, Axel. Your portals may not be as available as before...allow me, then, to help." The Nobody then snaps his fingers, and a dark portal appears. "I can gladly escort you, but I will not be able to meet with you. I wish to leave things at castle as they are, meaning no meddling from myself."

Suddenly the portal disapears, and Axel looks annoyed. "Seems someone doesn't want me to leave." He says, seeming to think.

The Nobody also seems interested. After a moment, he looks up at the castle. "...I wonder...the castle has been vacant for a long time, aside from myself...perhaps it is under new management now..."

Axel shrugs. "Maybe Xamira is still around." He says, looking twords the castle as well.

The Nobody now gives a side glance at Axel. "Xamira? How do you know of her?"

"She was apart of the Orgaization years ago. Xemnas loved her, she had this nak for seeing the future. Her talent came in handy on many situations. She disapeared before Sora came though...so she may have come back afterwards and lived here since. It's possible, since we don't age." Axel explains. "Instead of the coat though, she wore alot of dark colors, mainly crimson and black. Xemnas gave her special treatment because of her talent."

"...Interesting..." the Nobody says. "I have met an 'Xamira', but she is staying at Hollow Bastion with Sora and the others, so she can't be the one controlling the castle...perhaps this deserves some looking into..." With that, the Nobody leaps off the top of the building, falling many stories and landing solidl y on the ground before, looking as if he's been barely affected. He then begins to walk toward the abyss and the castle.

"Does she have a weird birthmark on her right arm?" Axel asks, following him. "If memory serves, it looks like two keyblades crossing one another. It was a few inches below her shoulder."

"Hmmm...can't recall ever seeing it," the Nobody recalls. "But then again, I never looked for a birthmark, so I might have missed something."

"Well the Xamira I know has one, when she appeared everyone wondered what it may have meant. Afterwards, Xemnas had her cover it up with her sleeves, like it was dangerous or something. Never figured out why." Axel says.

The Nobody pauses at the edge of the abyss to think. "Two crossing Keyblades, you say?" he says. "Well, I think I know the symbol. It is the symbol of the royal family, of their Royal Knights. I have seen it earlier, so it is possible that the symbol is that or the royal family. She could very much be the Nobody of someone of royalty."

"Well Sora and Kairi are the only royals right? So that leaves them out." Axel points out.

The Nobody waves his finger. "Not so fast," he says. "There is another. Their daughter." He then summons a Twilight Blade, and with a swipe, a path of light connects the city to the castle. He then begins to walk up the path toward Nobody's Call.

Axel follows. "They have a daughter?" Axel asks. "You failed to mention that."

"You never asked," the Nobody says as he passes through Nobody's Call, stopping in the elevator room to wait for the platform to rise. Afterwards, he then proceeds through toward the Hall of Empty Memories.

Axel continues to follow. "You could have mentioned it when you said Sora and Kairi were King and queen." Axel then pauses. "Strange...there should have been at least one Nobody by now to stop us..."

"Hmmm...well, I did put a number in their place," the Nobody says. "At first, they were not submissive to my command, but many soon learned their place. However, even so, I would expect at least some Nobodies around...be on your guard." He then continues around, going around the bend outside to the higher level of the Hall of Empty Memories, proceeding into the next room afterwards.

Axel follows, summoning his weapons. He looks side to side for any trouble.

The Nobody continues through, walking along the exterior of the castle before returning inside. He walks along as a special magic forms a pathway under him in the ascend toward the top of the castle. Soon, he reaches the pinnacle of the castle.

Axel stops, looking around. "Somethings weird here."

Suddenly, twelve Dragoons appear, and surround the Nobody and Axel.

"...Well, isn't this an interesting tea party," the Nobody says as he summons his other Twilight Blade. "So, Axel, how many would you like to take?"

"I'll take half." Axel says before spinning his weapons and attacking the bottom half of the circle.

"Very well then," the Nobody says as he charges at the others, slashing at two, throwing a pair of Strike Raids at two others, and jumping at a fourth one. "Mind if I borrow this?" he asks as he grabs the lance, attempting to take it and use it against any nearby Dragoons.

Axel has already taken down half of his Dragoons, a wide smile on his face. "Looks like I haven't lost a step." He mutters, slashing at a Dragoon.

The Nobody quickly attacks any Dragoons with the lance before he tosses it at its owner, hoping to harpoon it. He then catches his Twilight Blades as they come back around from their round and slashes at the rest of the Dragoons.

Suddenly a huge burst of flames destroys the rest of the Dragoons. Axel smiles more and puts one of his weapond on his shoulder. "Now that's what I call a bonfire." He says, before his weapons disapear.

The Nobody's Twilight Blades disappear as well, and he sighs before crossing his arms. "Well, this is certainly not what I was expecting. This ambush was planned, but I feel that the Nobodies were not the ones to make it. I wonder...Axel, do you know if any of the other members were ressurected, not necessarily in the same manner as you were?"

Axel shakes his head. He then sighs. "You were right, Xamira isn't here.....man what a bummer."

The Nobody is silent before sighing. "Well, whoever it is, I am not sure if this world is too safe for the time. Any ideas for a place to temporarily reside?"

"Here?"Axel asks. He then laughs. "You'd have better luck finding a diamond in the ruff."

"I was not necessarily referring to this world alone," the Nobody says.

Axel seems to think, "Well, if memory serves, there aren't any Nobodies in Land of Dragons."

"True..." The Nobody then snaps his fingers, trying to create another dark portal, this time to the Land of Dragons.

The portal appears, and Axel goes threw.

{Axel to LOD}

The Nobody soon steps through as well.

{Bleach to LOD}