Chapter 1: "What?!"

One rule you should always follow when you're traveling in space fighting Heartless; ALWAYS check the gummi ship over before take off. We learned this the hard way.

We were transmitting a message to King Mickey when the power went out. Roxas said that the Gummi Naturally made Oxygen, but I had a horrible feeling that something was wrong… And I was right.

One of my worst enemies bugs had gotten into the Gummi Ship. Now, this wasn't a simple little cockroach, this thing was a spider that stood as tall as Ty. In front of it were three grubs that looked like the bigger trouble.

"This…" Roxas said. "Aint good."

"Aint aint a word!" Solas scolded him.

"Nows not the time squirt!" Roxas scolded back.

The Spider screeched and the grubs attacked. Ty, Riku and Roxas attacked the grubs, but the Spider was coming after me. I drew my sword and got in a fighting position. Metal flexed his hands, revealing sharp claws that used to haunt Sonic's nightmares. Solas snarled beside me, but it was sadly not very intimidating. It sounded more like a four week old puppy growling at his sibling… no matter how hard he'd try, his growls made him cuter.

"Solas, watch over Jade and Joe!" I ordered him, having a feeling that they were after them.

Solas looked at me. "No! I want to stay wi-"

"No time to argue!" I told him. "Go make sure they're safe! Go!"

Solas still looked like he didn't want to go, but he charged and darted into the infirmary where Jade and Joe slept. The bugs didn't even glance at him, nor did they follow him into the infirmary.

Metal stood in front of me protectively. "There's no programing in them…" He said, his voice holding something I never thought Metal would have… fear.

"How are they attacking then?!" Riku asked.

"There's pilots!" I shouted. "Something inside!"

"Heartless!" Ty added as a grub lunged at him.

I was about to run to help him when the spider finally lunged. Before Metal could react it smacked him away and into a corner of a wall. The impact must of been hard enough to daze him because he didn't get up right away.

The spider advanced toward me fast enough that barely gave me time to react. I slashed at one of it's legs, but another leg slashed and gave me a deep gash in my arm. I yelp at the burning pain. The spider hissed at me and shoved me into a wall before pinning me there.

"EM!" I heard Ty yell.

Looking over I saw my boyfriend trying to defeat the grub that was keeping him at bay.

That's when I heard Metal shout me an order. "GET OUT OF HERE! CHAOS CONTROL OUT! NOW!"

I barely thought twice. I was feeling dizzy from being thrown around, and I didn't want to look at my wound. My fighting hand was barely gripping my sword as my left hand went to my watch and turned the dial, opening the chaos energy hidden inside all the way on. I was hit with a wave of chaos energy that made me even more dizzy. "Chaos, CONTROL!" I shouted, half screaming it.

A second later the Gummie ship desolved and a different room appeared. It was likely the engine room from the whining engine. But it didn't sound like the Gummie, it sounded like a car having trouble starting.

"What?!" Came a voice I didn't recognize.

I look around, my vision coming in and out from the fight and my wounds. I was literally willing my legs to keep me upright. But I could see who spoke. it was a tall man in a suit, suspenders, a bow-tie and silly looking hair. To me he looked like a well loved rag doll. But my sixth sense told me he was old… much older than he looked… he was older than Shadow, that was for sure. He was also lonely… too many goodbyes for his taste... But there was one more life on this weird ship. I couldn't see her, I'm not even sure how I knew it was a her, but she was there… almost everywhere.

"What?!" The man said again, coming towards me.

This made me worry and I stagger back a bit, trying to get my right arm to work. it wouldn't lift my sword, so I grabbed it with my left arm and held it up warningly. "S-stay…. stay back!" I told him, but I sounded as weak as I felt.

The man stopped and raised his hands. "It's alright," He told me, and I could tell he had a funny accent… it reminded me of Ryan… "I won't hurt you promise. You're hurt, I'm the Doctor, I can help you."

"I…" I said, but I was starting to feel lightheaded. "I don't….. need a…. Doctor…" I started to sag and dropped my sword before falling forward. But before I landed, two arms grabbed me. I heard my sword clatter and the Doctor saying stuff, but I soon lost focus and fell asleep.

The Doctor held the girl in his arms a moment, still shocked that she had just suddenly appeared on the main deck of his TARDIS. She looked human, but something told him she was a little more than that. Every human was a little more than 'Just a human' in his book.

"Looks to me like you need a doctor." He told the unconscious girl as he picked her up and carried her to a smaller room on the tardis where he kept all his medical things. He didn't usually come here, mainly because he ensured NONE of his companions were hurt, but this room came when the Tardis was repaired, right after he met Amy Pond.

He laid her on the cot and took out his Sonic Screwdriver. Turning it on, the end of it glowed green and a whirring sound came from it as he waved it over the girl. When the scan was done he looked at the results and blinked. "What?"He looked at the readings again before looking down at the girl again. "Well aren't you a funny little puzzle… How are you physically possible?…"

He looked back at the sonic screwdriver and blinked, eyes widening. "I won't find out unless I get you to a medical doctor!" He quickly cleaned out the wound on her arm, now noticing she was burning up with fever, and bandaged it. "You hang in there you puzzle of a girl. I'll get you some help."

With that he raced back to the console of the Tardis and punched in a destination. A time and world he only visited on occasion. It might be a little cold for her on that planet, but they were excellent healers. The Planet of the Ood. And, they were closer than New earth, less work on his Tardis.

The engine whirred and groaned as it travels to the ice planet and landed with a thud. The girl groaned from her place on the cot as the Doctor grabbed a blanket and wrapped her tightly in it. That's when he heard her mumbling. He picked her up and carried her bridle style out of the Tardis, the doors opening for him. The Doctor smiled. "Thank you ol' girl." He said as he walked out and toward the Ood city.

"Ty…" The girl mumbled, catching the Doctors attention. "Ty…spider… mm..metal…. Robert he…."

"Shh…" He whispered to her almost without thinking. "It'll be alright, you'll get help soon."

He was greeted by an Ood standing alone in front of the towering ice cities. He was bald with pale peach skin, his face resembling earths sea creatures called a squid. He wore a blue outfit that would resemble a hospital's nurse suit. In his pocket was an orb made of plastic, but it allowed the Ood to speak english with telepathy. The Ood looked at the Doctor and picked up the orb. "Hello Doctor. It has been a while since your last visit." He said, the orb lighting up as he spoke.

"It has been a while, I miss coming here." The Doctor said. "But, I'm afraid I'm not just visiting this time." He showed the Ood, known as Delta, the girl in his arms.

Delta came forward and looked her over. "I will take her to the elders." He told the Doctor, gently taking the girl. "They will be able to help her better."

"May I come?" The Doctor asked.

"Of course." Delta replied. "But keep in mind it might take a while."

The Doctor nodded. "I can wait that long."

"EM!" Ty yelled as Emily vanished from view.

He and Metal knew it wore her out terribly to use chaos control, he just hoped she was okay.

"Ty!" Riku shouted. "Use Elements! Inse-AHH!" He screamed in pain as a grub bit him in the leg.

"Riku!" Ty shouted before blocking another shot from the insects, trying to think of what element bugs hated the most… But Em said there were Heartless piloting these bugs…. The Metal was sheltering them so… Fire! Fire was light in a way, and insects always ran from a fire!

"Las Tine!" Ty yelled, bringing flames dancing over his Keyblade. The insects hissed at him as he swung the blade at them. The spider lunged at him, but only got a fateful of the flames.

Ty drove each of them back toward the air lock, getting an idea.

Metal could see what he was doing and went to the controls on the air lock. Once the insects had been herded inside, Metal slammed the door shut and opened the door leading outside to space. The insects were sucked out instantly, but Ty stood there a moment more, calming himself from the sudden attack… and Em's sudden disappearance.

"We need to check on Riku." Metal said, heading back up to the main deck.

"What about Emily?" Ty asked. "She could be anywhere! And you told her to-"

"To escape so she could live Ty." Metal replied, looking back at Ty.

Ty had heard of Metal Sonic before meeting him. He was an assassin robot that worked for Eggman to kill Sonic and anyone else who opposed Eggman. But After Emily found him in space, she was able to change him. But she never touched his programming. He was still an assassin Robot, but he worked to keep Emily and her family safe. Now that she wasn't here… he Wondered if Metal's old programming would kick in again..

"If she stayed that insect would have her." Metal said. "I told her to run so protect her."

"But she's hurt!" Ty said.

"I know…" Metal said. "It was the best move at that moment. She still has her iPod with her, so I'll be able to track her down. But first, we should get Jade, Joe and Riku to Disney for healing."

With that, he continued up the stairs. Ty followed, soon seeing Roxas standing over an unconscious Riku. Riku looked pale, making Ty come closer to see what was wrong.

"He's burning up." Roxas said, tying off the blood circulation Riku's leg. "Looks like poison."

Ty blinked. "How bad?"

"He passed out a moment ago." Roxas said, his voice sounding dead serious. "We need to get to Disney. Pronto! Metal, can you take Riku to the infirmary?"

Metal nodded and picked Riku up, but he now also looked worried as he left.

"Wait…" Ty said as Roxas took the controls, turning the ship on with a few revs of the engine. "Em was cut by that thing too! She could be dieting somewhere!"

"We need to get these three to Disney First!" Roxas shouted. "After that, you, Metal, maybe solas and I will go back out to get her!"

"We may be too late by then!" Ty yelled.

"What does your heart and gut tell you?" Roxas asked, voice still raised.

This made Ty pause. "What?"

"What does your heart, and your gut tell you?" Roxas asks again. "People say that if somethings wrong, you should either listen to your heart or your gut. I say listen to both. The heart is what makes you strong, fuels your Keyblade. And your gut is where your instinct is. You need to listen to both. So you tell me; is she dead or alive? Will we be too late, or will she be okay? Will the High Author really leave her alone right now if he wasn't done with her yet?"

Ty went silent for a long time, he calmed his breathing and relaxed. He thought back to all the close calls she's had, even the story she told him of her being shot. She's made it through tough spots before… and they still had a quest to finish.

Ty finally sat in the Co-captain seat. "She'll be okay for a bit…" Ty said quietly. "Knowing her… help will find her."

"Lets get back to Disney then." Roxas said, setting in the coordinates. "Once everyone is settled, we'll go back out to find her. Promise."

Ty nodded, suddenly feeling numb. He prayed Em was okay… She had to be… He couldn't loose her a second time.