Kingdom Hearts: The World's Reluctant Heroes

After dealing with Scar's Heartless, and ensuring that the Pride Lands were free of his darkness, Sora and the others, once again, returned to the Gummi Ship before setting off for whatever world was next on their list of places to visit, though this time around that number was lower than ever before. He stopped by Atlantica for a time, where Sombra found that Ursula had made her move while they were away and there really wasn't much else they could do but swim and watch as Ariel's prince used King Triton's trident to bring about her end, with Sombra capturing her heart to make sure she didn't come back in the future. There was a party celebration of sorts, though they didn't stay for long since they knew King Triton didn't like having so many Keyblades in his world, even if the wielders that carried them were friends to his kingdom, but Fluttershy did note that he seemed more open to his daughter dating a human, despite his old thoughts on the matter. It was a nice thing to see, as it meant even someone as stubborn as him was capable of changing, though Sora focused on heading back to Hollow Bastion, since that seemed to be Sombra's preferred stop so they could bring this adventure to an end.

As it turned out Sora also stopped by the Coliseum for a short while, mostly to see if anything new was happening, where Sombra found that Hades was controlling Auron with some sort of soul doll and used her magic to break it, allowing the warrior to go free while they departed for their true destination.

When they returned to Hollow Bastion, however, Sombra smiled as she found something interesting, that being the fact that there was a force of Nobodies that seemed to be helping the people, and not just the Dusks, but every type that Seras had told her about in her various reports. Such a thing was confirmed as they spotted Xemnas nodding his head as he looked at the Nobodies, in fact he barely looked like he was ordering them around, rather it looked like he was simply making sure the city was safe from danger and was observing the Nobodies as they worked. Standing nearby was Sairaine, who seemed to be in the middle of planning new defensive measures once the city was fully fixed up, since it looked like more of the old world was coming back and soon 'Hollow Bastion' would be a thing of the past, and Sombra suspected that Ansem's group was involved with his decisions. She also suspected that the rest of the Organization's former members were spread out around the world, doing what they could to prepare for her eventual assault on The World That Never War, but such a thing was no longer fully important, not with the limited number of foes they had to worry about.

Sombra suspected that she, alone, could head to the final world and just bust the doors down without having to do much, but there was no telling what Xigbar might have added to the world to compensate for the fact that he was lacking members to defend the false Kingdom Hearts that had been formed over the years.

"I was wondering when you guys were going to get back." a voice said, speaking right after the group warped down into the area outside the market and had some time to see what was going on with the world, where Sombra found that it was, as she expected, Demyx, especially since the figure in question was still hiding his identity as the Master of Masters, "Xemnas and the others have been waiting to speak with you."

"I imagine that it's about The World That Never Was, and your Kingdom Hearts." Sombra commented, because that was the only thing of importance right now, save for the potential revival of Xehanort, and if that was the case she knew they were no doubt hoping to discuss her plans for the world, and when Demyx nodded his head she beckoned for him to follow, "Well then, let's head to Merlin's and see what's going on."

As it turned out Merlin's house was far larger on the inside than it had been the last time they were there, as he knew that a lot of people would be coming and had prepared accordingly, making a large gathering area while setting his stuff and Cid's stuff in two separate areas. Sombra also discovered that food was being served and decided to show off, where she took all of the materials that were in front of her and started to form far more delicious courses, even if these were more casual than what Sora and the others had seen on the Gummi Ship. In order to make sure enough food was prepared Sombra utilized a 'shadow clone' spell, it allowed her to make realistic copies of herself that could do everything she did, which allowed them to make a bunch of party food for the rest of the people that were here. It was during her work that she discovered that Axel had brought another guest in the form of Saix, in fact she could see that they had talked for a time before coming to some sort of agreement, meaning Xigbar was the only member of the Organization left.

"Man, no wonder Seras insisted on making good food... she got to have this when she was part of Fluttershy." Demyx stated, as none of the members of the Organization had tasted Sombra's food before, at least not before Luxord joined the group that used the Gummi Ship and got to sample the food, and he could tell that Sombra's list of skills was just growing, even though Sombra knew he was just acting since he had sampled her food in the form of Prexus a long time ago.

"I agree. Her food is simply amazing." Ansem the Wise replied, as he and those from his workplace had joined them after they learned that Sombra was on the world again, allowing her to find that the reborn Nobodies that had been cut down had finally been reborn, such as Even and Ienzo, who were Vexen and Zexion's Somebodies, who had informed them that this world was actually called 'Radiant Garden' now.

"Sombra, you have been instrumental in helping the Nobodies form our own hearts, and I wish to both thank you and join your group." Xemnas said, because while the food was beyond delicious, he had never tasted anything like it before, he did wish to be serious right now and that meant focusing on the task that Sombra was no doubt focused on, even though he also knew that he would have to chat with Terra and several of the others later.

"Very well... but I want to make one thing clear: I am not your commander, general, leader, or lord. Just friends is fine for the time being." Sombra replied, where she noticed that Radiant couldn't help but smile, and this time around she was joined by Fluttershy and Seras, because they knew what she had been before they came to this portion of the World, the monster she had been, and knew that saying this meant that her heart, her very soul, had changed for the better, "But you wish to know what my next move is, correct?"

"All of us are interested. I mean, you've beaten countless enemies, convinced others to join you, and did several things that were considered impossible." Sairaine remarked, because he had learned his lesson after facing her in battle, he had been far too arrogant for the lackluster power over Darkness he held, as Sombra's had been far stronger than anything else, and right now her heightened power was likely enough to bring down Xehanort, "We want to know what you have planned and what we can do to help you out."

"She explained the idea on the way back to Hollow Bastion... sorry, Radiant Garden." Sora said, as he knew that his remark would offend Ansem the Wise and his apprentices, who were okay with the comment since everyone was getting used to the new name, before he turned towards Xemnas for a moment as the rest of the assembled group seemed interested in what might be said next, "If you're willing, Sombra wants to open a Dark Corridor into The World That Never Was, basically so we can invade the world the Organization used to call home since she's sure Xigbar will have done something to prevent those who have betrayed him from entering the main castle. From there it should be a simple matter to get to the false Kingdom Hearts and bring an end to whatever Xigbar is planning... and maybe we can convince him to stand down."

Xemnas seemed surprised by the simple plan, but at the same time it was understandable, there was literally nothing on The World That Never Was that could stop Sombra from taking control of the castle and the Kingdom Hearts they had crafted with all of the freed hearts, but he also found himself interested in what might happen in the very near future.

Xigbar was pacing around the common room that many of the Organization's former members would gather in before they bothered with the missions that Saix assigned to them, because too many things had happened recently and he was having trouble coming to terms with all of it, as none of it made sense to him. The plan had been going well, even despite the loss of those who went to Castle Oblivion, but it was after that event that things seemed to just spiral out of control, because after that Xemnas went soft, focusing more on members who weren't there and those that had been taken from them. That was when they discovered that Aqua had been saved from the Realm of Darkness, Larxene and Marluxia had betrayed them, and Ventus' missing body had been found and his missing heart had been returned to it, eliminating a possible host for what he and Xehanort had planned. Yet that wasn't the end of the madness that had plagued his life recently, rather it was just the start of a bad time that seemed to be getting worse and worse as the days and weeks went by, to the point where he really had to wonder if any of this was real or just a figment of his tired mind.

Seras had betrayed them to side with her original Somebody, calling Fluttershy her 'sister', Xaldin's plans to corrupt Beast to the point that he would be turned into a Heartless and Nobody had failed, and he found that other worlds were suffering the same thing, which was Sombra breaking curses while her group wiped out countless Heartless.

The Heartless War had been the turning point that should have restored their plans, to allow them to form the rest of their Kingdom Hearts so he could prepare it for transport, as he had found a way to potentially use it for his own goals, but that was where things went wrong. Axel and Demyx just straight up betrayed them, the Seeker of Darkness returned before turning his back on his own dark nature to become 'Sairaine Salvatore', Xemnas jumped ship to join his brother, and then the greatest upset of them all happened, one he was still struggling to understand. Sombra, a being of darkness, had gained a new Keyblade, a Keyblade of Light, the direct opposite of her own power and form, and yet nothing had happened to her, rather it was as if the World itself had granted her some sort of protection of the other power. He still couldn't understand that decision, because Sombra was doing something to hearts and seemed to be growing more powerful as she tampered with them, which was the work of someone who sided with Darkness, and yet the World was fine with that.

That infuriated him, that a weapon of the Light was in the hands of someone who reeked of Darkness and would no doubt use it for all sorts of dark deeds, and Sombra had ended the Heartless War with a powerful attack that used elements of both Keyblades, which he couldn't even begin to wrap his head around.

After that things just unraveled further, because the Organization had been crippled with the loss of their leader and two of their warriors, which was why he sent the remaining members out to track down new members, even if they were mostly to stall Sombra while he came up with a plan on how to destroy her. That had backfired when Sombra stopped him from his plans to recruit the serpent dragon Nobody into their ranks, in fact it seemed like it had been turned into a war pet and was being used against Sombra's foes, not that she needed more power in his eyes. After that Xaldin went out to make another attempt on Beast, since the beastly figure would make a strong Nobody, but he had simply disappeared, but his icon further in the castle was still activated, which had worried Xigbar more than he was willing to admit. Then there was Luxord just totally jumping ship, he was sure of that, when the group reached the pirate world, and while he was preparing the world for Sombra's eventual arrival Saix had gone missing, leaving him as the last member of the Organization dedicated to the plan, even if his plans were different than everyone else's.

"Damn... the Old Man's not going to like this one bit... he's probably reforming in the Keyblade Graveyard, now that I stop and think about it." Xigbar commented, as the plan had been to find enough worthy vessels to fill with the dark fragments of Xehanort's heart, thirteen Seekers of Darkness to clash with the Seven Guardians of Light, but now he had no idea how they were going to do anything since the Organization was essentially done for, "Okay, here's what I'll do: loot the castle, see if I can find some secrets to use against the others, and maybe blackmail some of them into helping me out when the..."

Xigbar stopped talking as he felt a Dark Corridor open, one that was powered by Sombra's magic of all things, and glanced out at the city that was in front of the castle, where he found a force of warriors, with the main troublemaker at the head of the group, stepping into The World That Never Was, and he noticed that the rest of the Organization's surviving members were standing with her, weapons at the ready.

"...yeah, screw that noise." Xigbar remarked, because there were too many warriors in the group for him to even consider fighting in open combat, and that wasn't counting the fact that Xemnas and the other Nobodies were with Sombra, which meant their powers could help her counter his own, to which he abandoned the blackmail idea entirely.

With Sombra's forces invading The World That Never Was, no doubt with some plan in mind for the world, Xigbar opened a Dark Corridor to the Keyblade Graveyard and fled before he was discovered, as it was time for him to see if Xehanort was reforming and see if there was a way to salvage the plan, all while hoping that Sombra hadn't completely screwed them over.