A black portal opens up in the middle of a courtyard. Stepping out Axel looks around trying to see if Shang or Mulan were in sight. Spotting Lee he walks over "hey are your parents anywhere near by?"

"They're talking with the emperor, I was just going to meet them." Lee says, going up the palace steps.

Axel nods "ok I'll go with you" he says walking up the steps

Inside Mulan and Shang are facing The Emperor, who seems to be thinking. Haku stands beside him. "Ah, Axel, welcome." he says. "We were just speaking of Lucas."

Axel nods "Sora just told me about it, do you know if he's alone?"

"We do not know. Once I saw Lucas I immediatly came here, incase Lexi was trying to kill my father, but she was not here. Perhaps they are meeting elsewhere." Haku says. "We were just preparing a party to search for them."

Axel nods "where did you see him last"

"Headed up the mountain trail." Haku says. "I'll come with you."

"yeah ok lets go" Axel walks outside

Haku walks beside him, a hand on his sword.

Axel looks around and sighs "umm which way to the mountains again?"

"Just follow me, Axel." Haku says, going up the mountain trail.

Axel nods and walks behind him up the mountain trail

Haku slows when they near the village, keeping his eyes open. "Let's check the cave." He says, heading twords it.

Axel stops him "keep a look out I'll go in alone"

Haku nods, and stands guard outside the cave.

Inside the cave, it's empty, but before Axel can return Lexi appears and aims her guns at him. "How nice, two princes for the price of one." She says, smiling. "This was too easy."

Axel smirks "well this prince aint goin' so easy" he draws his sword "and hey don't blame me if you die in the process" he eyes fade to red

Lexi snaps her fingers, and a few Dragoons appear. The dragoons attack Axel, swinging their spears.

Axel laughs "i have no problem unleashing my full power here, my wife isn't around" he sends out a blizzaga charged with demonic energy that tears through the dragoons " what else you got" he says before stepping through a dark portal

Lexi narrows her eyes. Why does this seem familiar? She thinks to her self as Samurai's appear. They surround her, ready to attack Axel.

a portal opens beneath Lexi and Axel cast gravity before stepping out pointing his sword to her throat "why have you shown up here?"

"Orders are orders. That's all your getting out of me, Striker." Lexi says with a smirk. "And don't think you can hold me here for long. And you can't kill me cause you wify's father wants us alive."

Axel nods "I know but your the perfect bait" he says as gravity's effects wear off "now call off the samurais cuz I'm sure Sora wouldn't mind damaged goods"

The Samurai's disapear. A moment after, a portal opens and Lucas appears, grabs Lexi, pulling her into the portal before it closes.

Elsewhere....

"That was close." Lexi says to Lucas as they appear at the Summit.

"I know, sorry, that Haku put up a nice fight, I had to retreat." Lucas says.

"Master has control over the nobodies for that reason Lucas. It makes our jobs alot easier." Lexi says. "Axel won't be to easy either, he's just like his father."

"That may pose a problem..." Lucas says, trailing off. "Shall we?"

Axel pulls out his cell phone and texts Sora "I found Lexi but Lucas was no where in sight, I'll text you back with more details"

Haku comes into the cave. "Are you harmed?" He asks.

Axel laughs "I'm fine Maryia is a bigger challenge the Lexi was"

Haku laughs. "I'll take your word for it. " He says. "Lucas and I seem to be on equal ground."

Axel looks at him "you fought Lucas, did you see where he went?"

"He opened a portal, so only he knows where he went." Haku says. We should spit up, you head up to the Summit." He says, pointing twords the Summit. "I'll head down to the camp."

Axel nods and begins walks towards the summit "I wonder what those two are up to?" he say reaching the summit

Lucas stops kissing Lexi and sighs. "We should go and tell Master. We can come back later to eliminate our target." He says.

Lexi nods. She opens a portal, and walks twords it.

Axel runs up and see them " hey! I'm not letting you get away that easily"

Lexi turns to Lucas. "I'll let you take him." She says before stepping threw the portal. It shuts soon after.

Lucas draws his sword. "So I hear your just like your father. Lets see how much."

Axel smirks and starts to change. In a whirlwind of black feathers he appears in his demon form "don't make me bored now"he says before taking off and drawing his sword

Lucas attacks, swinging at Axel's side. "And don't disapoint me."

Axel blocks with his sword and throws with a left hook right into Lucas's face

Lucas chuckles, getting hit.. "Never expected a Knight to fight durty." Lucas says, throwing a puch as he swings his sword.

Axel laughs "hey I'm a demon" he says dropping back to avoid the punch "but who told you about my father?" he slashes vertically

"Our master." Lucas says. "Years ago he led the Angels in the war. We were hired to kill various knights. Its sad, really, if your parents didn't interfere, they may have been alive today."

Lucas attacks then.

Axel parries and knocks him back with his wing "your telling....me that you......k..killed my parents?" his eyes turned black while the irises turn red as he starts to fall into his rage

"Not me, but a member of the Fallen Angels. Good luck finding us." Lucas says, opening a portal beneith him. Once he went threw, it closes.

"ahhhhhhh!" Axel pucnhs the ground with enough force to cause an avalanche before opening a portal back to Hollow Bastion

{Axel to Hollow Bastion}