"Pandora, RUN!" Fatal screamed, while Nameless delivered a nasty blow to the weapon. She was flung back, kicking at his face as she slammed into a wall near Pandora.

Pandora shrieked, slamming the door and locking it from the inside.

"R...Run," Fatal coughed, blood dripping from her mouth. Nameless picked up the keychain she warped into, then summoned the Keyblade and unlocked the door with a tap of the blade.

Instantly, Timber got up and hugged the Nobody tightly. "No," she began with a depressed tone. "I...I just wanted to see you. To hold you. To tell you I love you." She then sighed. "...To say that I'll never stop oweing you."

"Oweing me?" Kyrox laughed, holding her tightly.

"Eep!" Pandora sqeauled, pushing Nameless down from the side and running out and down the hall.

"Pandora, why does Hades want you dead?" Nameless asked, recovering quickly and easily catching up to her. He caught her arm, stopping.

"Yes." Timber answered. "You've saved my life numerous times, helped the team defeat my father, and helped me come to my senses after I lost control." She looked up at him with sad eyes. "How can I compete with that?"

"W-What?" Pandora asked, fear in the young girl's eyes as she tried to break free.

"You don't owe me a thing," Kyrox smirked. I on the other hand...

"Why did Hades tell me to kill you?" he asked calmly, his hold not wavering.

Timber only nodded in response as she let her head rest against his chest. "Kyrox, I don't know how much longer I can keep this up." She sniffled a little. "The fake smiles, the arguing...it's becomes harder for me each day."

"W-What are you talking about?" Kyrox and Pandora said in unision, despite their extreme distance and difference in tone, Kyrox's humor and Pandora's fear.

"Hades told me to kill you," Nameless said slowly. "Do you know why?"

"A-Almost every day, everyone's arguing about some new, stupid little detail. It just adds more tension I don't need." Timber replied, wiping her eyes before continuing. "And adding what happened last night, I...I..."

"N-N-No," Pandora said, tears forming in her eyes. "P-Please don't hurt me Nebbie."

"You need to treasure you're friends." Kyrox whispered. "They may not always be there to protect you. At the moment, you're the only one I have left."

"Another twenty!" Gia demands Crystal inside the training room, the younger girl laying exhausted on the ground. Crystal digs her fists into the ground and lifts herself up. Then she sets to do another set of push-ups. Nearby, Kamikaze watches with a concerned look on his face. He stares at Gia questioningly. "Twenty more!"

"Y-Yes...ma'am!" Crystal grunts, pushing again.

Nameless sighed. "I'm not going to kill you...maybe. I just need answers."

"Ok-k-kay." Timber choked out, throat burning as she wiped away another round of tears. Her arms grew tighter around Kyrox's waist as she buried her face in his chest, a few small, pitiful sobs escaping.

"Swing harder!" Gia demands, holding her keyblade vertically. Luna Monarch clashes with Wishing Star, but Wishing Star does not budge. "Again!" Tired of watching this, Kamikaze walks out of the training room and strides down the hall, passing the clinic.

Kyrox smiled, gently kissing her neck. "Hey now, there's no need for that."

Pandora nodded, on the edge of breaking down in tears.

Timber continued to cry for a few more minutes before the sobs finally died away. She wiped her eyes and took a long, deep breath before looking back up at the Nobody. "...Thanks..."

"Punch!" Gia shouts, holding out a palm. Tired Crystal raises a fist and slams it into Gia's palm. "Punch again!" Crystal punches with her other fist. "Punch! Punch! Punch!"

"You don't know why Hades wants you dead, right?" Nameless asked first.

"No problem," he smiled.

Pandora nodded, shaking.

"Um, h-hey, Kyrox," Timber began, a real but small smile gracing her lips after what felt like forever. "D-Do you want to go out somewhere tomorrow?"

"That's enough for today," Gia says, leaving an exhausted Crystal in the training room and heading into the clinic. She opens one of the drawers, takes out a roll of bandages, and silently wraps it around each hand.

"Hmm?" Timber looked over to see Gia near the bandage drawer. "Hey Gia. When did you get here?" She then mouthed 'thanks' to Kyrox.

"A little late this morning..." Gia answers curtly, flinching at her blood-covered, splinter-sprinkled hands. "...Where's Luminus...?"

"What happened?" Timber asked, keeping one arm wrapped around Kyrox's waist as she used to other to point at Gia's hands. "As for Luminus, Crystal told me he left last night."

"...Nothing..." Gia answers, wrapping the bandages around her hands.

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