Poll up for sequel. Currently getting ass kicked by cold.

It was dark and oppressive. Then a familiar light shone down on her form and collected around her, shielding her from the darkness.

Xion/Tania was not afraid of the dark. Far from it, she felt at home in the dark.

But this darkness was neither comforting or pleasant. It was evil.

The light turned into a cocoon, and she could feel herself drifting to a new place. A place familiar and filled with warmth, love and life.

She wouldn't find out until later, when they found her and woke her up, but the light had a sense of humor. Her clothes went from the usual casual wear she wore around the school (minus her coat) to something that a "Disney" princess would wear. It looked more girly than her Yule ball dress.

It would take almost two years, but the Revolution managed to calm down long enough for Roxas to start planning a serious search for Xion.

They had more or less forced the fact that Dumbledore was behind the Heartless infestation down the throats of his most ardent supporters. Some, like Molly Weasley, still thought they were lying, but others like McGonagall (who despite being a toad at the time had seen the headmaster turn into a shadow-monster) had reluctantly come around.

It had taken far longer for them to revamp the school to the point where it could open again. Merlin, to the shock of the pure bloods (not those who knew he was very much alive and currently bored) had come to Lost Avalon with Archimedes to act as 'headmaster' until a better candidate came out of the new crop of students.

He also brought some friends with him to teach the 'old magicks' to the mages of Lost Avalon.

It was clear a war was coming, and they would need all the help they could get to fight back against the Darkness.

Even a minor mage would be a huge help in protecting the civilians who couldn't use magic. Young moogles took advantage of a world where rare magical ingredients were plentiful to learn how to create ethers, elixirs and phoenix downs without having to hunt for the ingredients.

Snape's foul mood around children was curbed by the presence of the moogles.

Hogwarts was slowly but surely climbing out the mire it had fallen into while under Dumbledore's command.

Roxas looked back on Lost Avalon. The majority of the English magicals had come to accept the reform easily enough, with a few exceptions. He felt reasonably assured they could leave the place and not have everything collapse around them while they looked for Xion. Their first stop was to the Destiny Islands, where Sora, Riku and Kairi were waiting.

Hermione greeted her boyfriend Riku with a kiss on the cheek, causing him to blush. Sora snickered, but otherwise didn't comment.

He was enjoying the fact that his stoic friend was getting used to having a steady girlfriend.

"So it's finally time to look for Xion?" asked Sora.

"Yeah. Things calmed down at last."

"What was the clue again?"

"The lost princess of the Nobodies would be found in the Castle of the Light. The castle repels and rejects the darkness, guarded by a Master," repeated Naminé.

"Rejects and repels Darkness..." said Riku, thinking about it. It sounded familiar.

"What sort of Master?" asked Sora.

"Luna didn't specify," said Roxas.

"Well Shadow is going to loan us his Gummi Ship, since he's really close to Xion. Where should we try first?"

"We asked Leon's group in Radiant Garden if they knew about a castle of the light, but they had no idea," offered Sora.

"How about the other Princesses? I mean it sounds really familiar, but they might have a better idea since we're connected to Kingdom Hearts," suggested Kairi.

"What about Ansem? The real one, not the fake," said Sora. He was an ass, but he had done a lot of research.

"Ugh, no way. If you do, then keep us out of it," said Roxas making a face. Naminé nodded heartedly.

"Maybe we can ask Beast. He seems to be able to travel without a ship or coat," suggested Aqua.

"I'll go ask Master Yen Sid," said Axel.

They split into four separate groups.

Naminé and Roxas went to visit Beast in his castle. Aqua and Zexion went to visit Ansem. Axel, Demyx and Sora went to visit Master Yen Sid. Riku and Hermione opted to visit King Mickey, to see if he had any clues as to the 'Castle of the Light'.

They all agreed to convene in Radiant Garden, as none of them were particularly eager to return to Lost Avalon just yet.

In Beast's Castle...

Beast wasn't particularly pleased to see the two former Nobodies, but Belle was polite enough. With his massive library it was possible that they might be able to find the Castle Luna spoke of. Besides, Belle was always up for research.

"We are never leaving Hermione here."

"Agreed. Riku would never get her out of the library, and she would practically adopt Belle as a sister," said Naminé grinning.

They looked for nearly a week, but even with the impressive library Beast had, there were only a few vague references to a "castle" that repelled and rejected darkness.

With Ansem...

Aqua's eyebrow twitched. The man was a jerk, and he was of absolutely no help. She was glad to leave his mansion, as he didn't really have any references to what they were looking for and he was less than helpful when he learned why she needed to find it. His opinion of Nobodies had never really improved.

In Master Yen Sid's Tower...

Zexion found Master Yen Sid a treasure trove of information. In fact it was Master Yen Sid that provided the first real clue as to one of the cryptic words of the little Seer.

"So there is a strong possibility that the 'Master' she spoke of is a Keyblade Master. It would make sense...Xion might be drawn to another keyblade wielder if she felt she was in danger," said Axel.

"Who are the current Keyblade Masters?" asked Sora.

"There are only four Keyblade Masters alive. Master Aqua, Master Mickey, Master Xehanort and myself," said Yen Sid.

"Xehanort?" said Sora upset.

"A keyblade Master does not necessarily have to be of the Light to be called a Master," said Yen Sid.

"Wait... you said Master Mickey, as in King Mickey, right?" said Axel.

"Correct."

"And Disney Castle has never had to deal with any heartless infestations due to the wards around the place."

"The Castle Heart rejects their presence, thus keeping it safe from contamination from the darkness."

"'A Castle of the Light that repels and rejects the Darkness, guarded by a Master...'" repeated Zexion.

"You don't think..." said Axel.

"It makes sense wouldn't it? The best place Xion would know and feel safe in if she were in the Darkness. And it has the added benefit of having a natural shield against heartless," said Zexion.

"What?"

"Disney Castle. Think about it, it's protected against the Heartless and it has King Mickey, who's a Keyblade 'Master'. A castle of the Light that is guarded by a Master. It fits doesn't it?" reasoned Axel.

Sora's face light up with hope. This was a solid lead to finding Xion.

In Disney Castle...

Hermione and Riku were pouring through the books. King Mickey thought it was alright, since they were just looking for Xion.

So naturally they were surprised when they were joined by the other groups.

"I thought we agreed to meet in Radiant Garden?" asked Hermione.

"Axel and Zexion may have found a clue to where Xion is," said Roxas.

"What kind of clue?" asked Riku.

"We think Xion went to the first Keyblade Master she could think of when she got sucked in. Disney Castle has never had a heartless infestation like the other worlds," said Axel.

"A Castle that rejects and repels the darkness," Hermione repeated to herself.

"That's why it sounded so familiar to us. Disney Castle never had to deal with the heartless, and the only time they had a problem was when Maleficent tried to mess with the heart of the castle," said Sora.

"Of course. The Castle of the Light, as in one of the Light's strongholds, guarded by a Keyblade Master. It certainly fits the description, even if vaguely," said Riku. And it did make a lot of sense when you looked at it from Luna's perspective.

"But where in the Castle?" said Roxas.

"Where is the protection from heartless the strongest?" Sora asked King Mickey.

"That would be the room where the castle heart is."

"You really think Xion is there?" asked Donald.

"It's worth a shot," said Sora.

"Aw-huck. What are we waiting for then?" said Goofy.

Needless to say Donald, Goofy, Mickey, Minnie and Daisy were all quite surprised to find an odd bubble above the castle heart that had a distinctly human shape inside.

"Xion..." whispered Roxas.

"What do you think?" asked Aqua to Mickey.

"Perhaps we can break it with the keyblades."

"You mean unseal it like one would a keyhole?" asked Roxas.

Mickey nodded.

Each keyblade wielder from Naminé to King Mickey himself aimed their blade at the bubble. Light sprang forth from the tip of the keyblade, and hit it directly. Like unlocking a door, they turned their blades in the same direction simultaneously. It was like a spider's cocoon unraveling as strands of light flowed away from the body inside.

Roxas, unsurprisingly, was the first to get under Xion to catch her as she floated down.

She was out cold, and much to the amusement of the girls, dressed exactly like a Disney Princess.

In short order Xion was moved from the chamber into a proper bed. Hermione and Naminé were quick to take multiple pictures...for blackmail material of course.

For the next month they tried to figure out how to wake Xion up. She was much like Kairi had been when the Darkness took the Destiny Islands. Alive, but not responsive. She looked like she was merely sleeping.

Finally, in a fit of annoyance Hermione suggested something that made Roxas blush a bright red...much to the amusement of Sora who quickly took pictures.

"For the love of magic, just kiss her on the lips!" said Hermione exasperated.

"Why?" asked Axel, far too amused at Roxas' face.

"Why not?" said Naminé, very amused herself.

"Would that really work?" said Riku.

"It's Disney," deadpanned Hermione.

"What's that got to do with anything?" asked Zexion.

"Disney personifies the whole 'damsel in distress' 'prince wakes up sleeping princess with true loves kiss' archetype. Do I really need to give examples?" said Hermione.

"Yes!" said Roxas.

"Sleeping Beauty and Snow White," said Hermione without hesitation. Roxas winced.

"Do I really have to?"

"Yup," said Naminé gleefully. She was so going to record this.

Roxas seemed to have a permanent blush on his face as he went into the room where Xion was sleeping.

His lips firmly touched hers, and he felt something surge from his heart into her body.

They were never going to let him live this down, he just knew it.

"Roxas?"

"Told you it would work," said Hermione smugly.

"Ugh...what am I wearing?"

"You, Xion, look like a mixture of Belle and Cinderella, just in your colors," said Naminé snickering. Xion's annoyed expression made her day.

"...Exactly how long was I gone?"

"Almost two and a half years," said Axel without hesitation.

"We would have brought Homura, but we weren't sure he would be able to get past the castle's wards. It took us a month to figure out how to wake you up," said Hermione.

"And the Revolution?"

"It's more or less stable now, though we had to leave some people as toads to avoid the Light sided idiots from getting on our case," said Roxas.

They hadn't killed the ones who didn't believe or agree with them. And since the cure was relatively cheap it was a simple way to get rid of the problem magicals without actually killing them. Even the Light magicals could agree that leaving Molly Weasley as a toad in a nice pond was acceptable.

"And Dumbledore?"

"Hasn't been seen since he fled the castle, along with Ron Weasley. Last we heard he might have gone to see Maleficent," said Roxas.

Xion looked at her outfit, then at her friends. It seemed they had everything in order in her absence.

"Right. First order of business is a change of clothes followed by a spar with Master Aqua to see if my skills have atrophied. Then we'll go from there."

Xion was never one to stay down for long.

And after a few tearful reunions with her family and familiar (Homura was practically glued to her side the moment they were reunited), Xion got prepared for some serious training as Aqua's apprentice. If she wanted to become a keyblade Master, she would have to work for it. Roxas would apprentice under Mickey for the time being.

Finis...for now.

A/N: And that's the end of Memories of Nobody. It's been a fun ride, and I do plan for a sequel. However I am having a major writer's block on WHAT to do with the sequel which will be titled Dreams of a Nobody.

It will be like the 3DS Kingdom Hearts, but in different worlds. At least, once I figure out WHICH worlds to send Xion and Roxas into for their Mastery exam. The only one I have firmly set on is Fate/Stay Night, or possibly Fate/Zero.

I am open to any suggestions on where to send them!

Peace out! XD