As the Gorilla Heartless left with Monte and Patchy, Avalon turned his full attention to Jaakuna, making sure his friend was alright. For a moment, the blonde didn’t say anything. Jaakuna was still reeling from what had just happened. Sure, he didn’t give into what Monte wanted him to do and what the Heartless wanted him to do, but Jaakuna was able to admit it to himself that he wanted to. The temptation to free the darkness was strong and it almost got to him. It was that vision of two older men facing each other and he knew that it was him and Avalon facing off. He would do anything he could to not make that a reality.

A few moments passed, but Jaakuna said nothing.  His attention was fixated at the Fox Lady. He was still angry about how she almost killed him. If it wasn’t for Monte, she would have finished the job. Jaakuna , without any sort of warning, went for the Fox Lady, grabbing her torso attire and lifting her up off her feet, and pinning her against a nearby wall.

“[color=ed1c24]I should kill you for what you did.[/color]” Jaakuna said, full of anger towards Fox Lady. “[color=ed1c24]I really should. You almost killed me. [/color]“

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“[color=9e0b0f]I see, so it has begun, huh?[/color]” Said a deep, confident voice within Radiant Garden’s castle‘s main Council Room.

This figure was hooded, so no clear facial appearance could be seen. This figure was within a room that had a balcony, to which the figure would step out on and this person looked on at the city that now was within The Order’s control. Several weeks it took for them to finally claim Radiant Garden. Several back-and-forth battles from the intial resistance to the fights that came after they got the world. A total amount of seven dozen of The Order’s ground soldiers were killed.

When the figure took in a deep breath, a turn of his  body would allow it to move back into the room that he was just in. Four other hooded figures were waiting for him. “[color=9e0b0f]Tell me, any news of Monte and Erise?[/color]”

“[color=bc8dbf]Aside from how they almost plunged Twilight Town into darkness, none.[/color]” Said another voice, this one being of the female variety.

“[color=9e0b0f]I see.[/color]” The first figure said, “[color=9e0b0f]And the two boys? What about them?[/color]”

“[color=bc8dbf]The one called Avalon seemed to have some experiments done on him, but that’s to be expected given Monte’s…methods.[/color]” The female said .

“[color=9e0b0f]That is true. He’s always been a bit more controversial than the rest of the Keyblade Masters.[/color]” The male hooded figure said as he thought on something.

“[color=f26522]I’d like to propose something,[/color]” One of the other figures said, this one being male, but it had a more youth-sounding voice.

“[color=9e0b0f]Hmm?[/color]” Said the leader of the figures.

“[color=f26522]I’d like to watch the two boys from a closer standpoint.[/color]” The young male requested.

“[color=9e0b0f]Drake, you do know what you’re asking of me, do you not?[/color]”

“[color=f26522]Of course I do. I know that we do not do these kinds of missions, but I don’t think we’ll get any hard intel if we just sit back and wait for it to come to us. Besides, I think I can speed things along a bit.[/color]” Drake made his point known.

The leader made noises, indicating that he was considering Drake’s request. It was definitely a dangerous one. The slightest slip-up and Drake could be found out. Still, there was the fact that if they didn’t take this opportunity, Monte could persuade either Jaakuna or Avalon to go with him. So, that complicated things for The Order.

“[color=9e0b0f]Fine, you may go on this infiltration mission.[/color]”
“[color=f26522]Thank you, Atlas! I won’t let you down![/color]”

Atlas, under his hood, smirked as he saw Drake disappear into a portal of red and black fire.

“[color=bc8dbf]Atlas, I can’t believe that you allowed him to do that.[/color]” Said the female from before.

“[color=9e0b0f]Leni, you’ll soon find that Atlas knows what he’s doing. Besides, I predict that there will come a time where Drake’s relationship with Avalon and Jaakuna will prove to be vital to our cause.[/color]” Atlas said as he took a seat at his desk, “[color=9e0b0f]Now then, shall we proceed with Phase Two?[/color]”
"[color=bc8dbf]Yes sir..[/color]"