Darren and Axel land before the mansion. Darren goes twords the mansion, using this as his current base.

"Well this place hasn't changed much." Axel says.

Bleach soon appears. "The Land of Dragons has been taken care of," he responds as he stretches a little. "Check if you want, but you won't find much else happening."

Darren nods, but only goes inside the mansion. Everything inside is restored to what it used to be when it was built.

"Let me guess you remodled?" Axel asks, looking around.

Darren nods. "Make yourselves at home." He says, before heading up to the white room.

Bleach is silent before he goes into the foyer. There, he stands for a moment, as if thinking things over.

"What's up?" Axel asks, going over to Bleach.

"...Tell me, Axel, how close have you ever been to claiming your true self? In other words, given that you are indeed looking for it, how close have you ever gotten to reclaiming your lost heart but did not know how to get it?" Bleach asks.

"Never really thought about trying to find it really." Axel says with a shrug. "Never thought it as important."

"Oh?" Bleach asks as he turns to Axel. "And why not?"

"I don't know, I had better things to do I guess. Like keep Xemnas from killing Xamira when something bad happened and she didn't see it. And After she disapeared...we had problems with Sora." Axel says.

"I see..." Bleach mutters as he thinks. "...If you had the chance, would you go after your heart? Just take time to think it over. I don't need an immediate response."

"I don know...maybe." Axel says, shrugging again.

Bleach is silent before he turns and walks off, heading for the underground computer room.

Axel doesn't follow, only lingures for a bit before going out to the Garden.

Bleach soon reaches the computer room, pausing for a moment before he sits down at the computer. He begins to type, bypassing the security password and beginning to go through the files.

After a bit, a picture of a castle pops up. But this wasn't any castle Bleach has seen before. It looks like it's from the 15th or 16th century. After a bit the image fades and reveals some information about Mittere, A picture of three peopl can be seen. An older-looking male, a woman just the same age, and Darren. "The Royal Family." Is underneith. But what's strange, is that the date of the picture was from over 90 years ago. How could Darren not have aged?

Bleach is silent before he continues to type, removing a CD from his robe and slipping it into the computer. After copying the data, he returns the CD to his robe and continues to search for information.

A few windows pop up this time. Some contain drawings of unfamiliar Heartless and Nobodies. The others, was a journal of sorts. It looked like it belonged to Darren.

Bleach quickly downloads the information on unfamiliar Heartless and Nobodies and then, after reextracting and hiding the disk, he begins to read the journal.

The first few entries are of Darren's early life in Mittere. But then it recounts some wonders of it. Some things cannot be read, as it seems they're only scans.

'Mittere is such a curious place to outsiders. They all stare in awe of our race, which is forever yo--- in ways. We never grow old unless we w--- so. Mother claims she's over two-h------ years old! At first I didn't believe her, but as I entered my teen years, I noti--- I didn't age as much as I used to, and now at 16 I don't a-- at all.' ~October 12th, ----

The next entry seems to be much later:
Mittere was att-------. My parents...they have per----. I was brutally injured by one of the Hea------, or the 'Dark ones', as father had called them. I feel this strang- p---- ragi-- threw me. Something is wron- ve-- wr---.

Bleach is silent as he reads on, a bit curious about who Darren really was.

As it turns out, the Heart---- gave me a strang power. I went unconsi--- after awhile, and woke up in a place called Twi---ht To--. I took residence in a pleasent little mansion. I remodled the place and stum---- uopn a com----- room. I may recount my ----------------------------- , but perhaps later.

Some footsteps can be heard then, but they fade away, down the stairs.

I have been having aching headaches for a ---------------. I hardly know what's wrong with me. I woke yp this morning and found a mirror, checking for anything strange. A black cr------- moon was on my foreh---, and around it was a strange marking surroun---- my eyes like a m---. I noticed then my pain --- --ased. What was this mark? Threwout the history of ------- the-- has been no stor--- of such a thing. Maybe something is wr--- with me.

Bleach hears the footsteps, but if anything, it would be something he could take care of. He reads on.

I put some ------------ over the mark so no one would stare when I entered town. I'm considering leaveing though. It's such a boring little place. Nothing ever happens. Although. I might as well stay for the Stru----- battles. They seem inter--ing enough.

Here begins entering my journal entries in the computer. It seems more convenient. I have my things packed, and am preparing to leave. I developed this little device that will allow me to write my journal entires elsewhere and have them saved here and only here, so no one but those with permission may access them. I heard of this place called Radiant Garden, and they say it has the most beautiful garden within it's Castle. The woman who told me of this said her name was Meleficent. She seemed to know about the darkness that raged within me. She told me how to contorl this power, so I wouldn't end up being consumed by it. Once she finished my instruction. She disapeared.

I arrived in Radiant Garden Today, and was stunned. Not by the gardens, but by it's princess. She has the most beautiful appearance I have ever seen! Ah...if I was only human...but alas, her heart is taken, by a Royal Knight named Axel. They are....madly in love. The worlds King, Sora, invited me to stay within the castle. I accepted this, for hopes to at least get a friendship with this princess.

Bleach, deciding he didn't have all the time he needed, reinserts the CD and makes a complete copy of the journal before he removes and hides the CD. With this done, he shuts the computer down and walks into the next room, a bit curious about what would be beyond this computer room.

The next room looks like it hasn't been cleaned in awhile, theres dust and some random debris all over. But it looks like theres a little clan path to the only other door in the room.

Bleach proceeds through this room and then into the next room.

The corridor looks nice and tidy, including the many pods. Was Darren planning to use them for something? Three of the pods heaading to the other room are broken, like something had smashed them. Strange...

Bleach is silent as he inspects the pods, curious about them before he heads into the next room.

The next room is a single pod, and it's open. Some cleaning supplies are next to it. They seem to be used recently. What was Darren doing?

Bleach is silent before he goes back the way he came, heading back for the main foyer.

Axel is still out in the Garden, but Darren seems to have disapeared. Although, some nosies can be heard from the Dining room.

Bleach is silent before he steps out of the mansion, passing Axel on the way. "I'll be back soon," he says before he disappears into a dark portal.

{Bleach to Radiant Garden}

"Okay then..." Axel says.

The noises continue, it sounds like Darren is setting something up.

Darren comes into the Garden. "Where is your friend?"

"He said he'd be back, hadda take care of something." Axel says, watching two figures enter.

Darren turns and smiled seeing the two cloaked figures. Thier cloaks were black and white(like Xemnas's is in the final fight) and they're....floating? "Ah your ready then?"

The hoods move slightly. "Good, get your bretherin and prepare to leave."

"Your going?" Axel asks.

Darren nods. "Stay here, and if anyone comes to the grounds, take care of them."

Darren then leaves the garden. Soon after, he leaves Twilight Town.
{Darren to Hallow Bastion}

A dark portal soon appears, and Bleach steps out before lowering his hood. He then proceeds toward the mansion, wanting to head for the computer room.

Axel is in the library, looking threw the books. He looks over as Bleach enters. "Hey." He says. "Have fun?"

"Some," Bleach says as he activates the secret passage, going down into the computer lab and trying to access the terminal.

Axel leaves him be, still looking threw the books.

Bleach soon accesses the terminal again, this time checking any new journal entries and looking for the Heartless and Nobody data.

The Heartless and Nobodies data seem to have disapeared, like it never exsisted. There are also no new journal entries. Darren must be busy.

Bleach is silent before he sighs, pondering if he should return to Hollow Bastion to try and reclaim the data he transferred there. After a moment, he sighs and returns upstairs, trying to figure out what to do.

Axel is still in the library, but now he's reading threw a book. "Creepy." He mutters, before turning a page.

Bleach sighs as he passes Axel, going outside and looking into the sky.

Axel follows him. "Hey, did you ever hear of chimera's?" Axel asks, holding his place in the book.

"...No," Bleach states, but he seems a bit distant.

Axel opens the book again, and papers fly out and go everywhere. "Crud." Axel mutters as he leans down to pick them up. If Bleach looked down, thw two drawins of the unfamiliar Heartless and Nobodies are on the ground, notes scribbled on each of them.

Bleach stares before he picks up the sketches, looking them over and the notes. Could these be...?

Darren comes bursting into the mansion, angry. Once in the garden, he turns and rips off their cloaks, revealing two identical half-heartless, half nobody. The body, arms and legs were all of a Dragoon, but it's wings were from an air pirate and it's head from a Neoshadow. "Both of you go and track her down! Time is of the essence!"

The Chimera's nod, and go to the Library. Darren goes into the garden. He notices Axel's book. "Ah...you stumbled upon my latest project." He says, before sighing. "Both of you will say nothing of this to outsiders. No one outside of this mansion shall know of this, understood?"

"Understood." Axel says, picking up the last paper. This is begining to be a drag. But as long as he's not killing us...it's worth it....

Bleach is silent before he nods. "Understood..." However, he is discontent deep inside. A creature that is half-Nobody, half-Heartless? It was unnatural. In addition, what was Darren hoping to accomplish by creating such creatures? And what effects would merging the two in such an unnatural way yield?

Darren exits the Garden, and goes up to the white room. He re-arranges some of the furniture he put in, having transformed the room to a bedroom for Mariya when he captured her. But where could she be? Where was she hiding? He thinks a bit before changing his thoughts to what to do when Mariya got here.

The two Chimera's come into the White Room, and face Darren. He smiles, and jumps out the window into his gummi ship. Once the Chimera's were inside, he takes off.

{Darren to Beast's Castle}