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Mika's eyebrow twitched minutely before she let loose a long, loud, and uncharictaristic scream of frustration.

It was dalmation puppy!

"hmmm that is peculiar." Kya said thinking out loud. "Who is Olz? and what attack?" She asked calmly.

Mika shoved the dog at Kiante before pulling out her cell phone and texting the first person on her list.

There's been a small development in discoveries, however, it disturbs my mind slightly.

Mika hit the send button before realizing she'd sent it to the one person who probably wouldn't care. the oh so wonderful Zolx. Of course she had just gotten a text from him and figured her message would have to do for a reply.

Mickey sighed and looked away, trying to think. This discourse was taking his mind off his meditation. He could barely think straight. His head hurt with the energy of concentration against adversity.

"Fine," he finally snapped out, more angry than he meant it to be. "But I'm comin' with ya, just in case."

He turned and shoved his keyblade into the lock, full of impatience and confusion.

"Stop!" a voice cried out just before the gate was unlocked.

But then it was too late. Light poured out of the gate for five seconds, and then, after the mouse could open his eyes again, he saw the gate was gone. The fence was gone. Ahead of him was a magnificent...well, he guessed it would be called a garden. But the word seemed terribly drab and simple to describe this splendid place.

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Akiko opened her cell phone lazily and checked the message, and then sent a message back.

where is he?

At that moment, a swarm of Darkballs and Wyverns appeared in front of her.

Akiko readied her staff...until she saw that the Heartless were paying no mind to her. Instead they ran--or floated, or flew, or whatever--past her into the forest.

Puzzled, she turned to look after them, trying to decide what to do.

Well, what else to do but go after them, of course?

And so she was running off after them.

Kya followed him slowly. "I guess it is better to be some where with someone than somewhere with noone." SHe said calmly.

((I know what it was, but George is a stupid name for a dog. But thinking of that, made me decide on the name Bugs.))

Kiante looked up (he was looking at the puppy in his arms) and saw the Heartless. "It would seem s-" Kiante started, and while some stayed, he noticed that others flew off down the road, a strange thing for Heartless to do unless...they could sense the Keyhole. "They've found it Mika." He said alarmed. He put the puppy down and then drew his sword. He killed three of the remaining five Rhapsodies and two of three Shadows ((I'm hoping that's the other ones you meant)). He ran back to the puppy, hoping Mika would quickly dispatch the others so they could move on. If they didn't hurry...their whole world was in danger.

Meanwhile...

Laughing seemed to come from all around the place where the gate used to be. Evil laughter. Ominous. It stopped laughing, but started talking. If anyone looked, they would've noticed that while the sound came from all around, the boy's mouth moved with the voice. "Thank you my friend. I've waited so long for this. I'd missed this garden. Almost a shame that it'll all be gone soon. Why don't you wait here while I finsih my mission." He said, then the boy walked confidently past him into the garden and continued laughing.

"Hi akiko" Rikku said happily using a holy spell on one of the large bodies. "So what exactly is going on?" She said as the heartless that was hit dissapeared.

"Awww, you really are a dog lover!" Kiante laughed. "C'mon, we better get going..." Kiante looked on the eastern horizon, where the other heartless were going. A bright flash of light appeared. "I think that's where we need to go." He said, pointing.

He kept his sword drawn, but started running as fast as he could safely.