To the past

"So Ava there is something I've been meaning to ask you?" Asked Roxas. They had been walking down this corridor for ages. The inside was a swirling mix of blue, silver, and black.

'I should have known he would ask. I'll be honest with him and take whatever consequences happen. He does deserve to know.' Ava thought with a sigh.

"What is it Roxas?" She knew what his next question would be.

"Where does this corridor lead to and are we almost there yet?" He asked. The Nobody was starting to get a little impatient and wanted to know were he was headed.

'Here we go.'

"I truly don't know where we are going Roxas, but I do know we are almost there." She said. Roxas seemed to relax a bit at that. Yet he was unprepared for what she said next.

"We are going to the past."

He was shocked

"Wh-What?!" He said.

Ava couldn't help but giggle a bit. He really was like Gula. Still he needed to hear this.

"You can be so dense sometimes Roxas. But I meant it, we are going into the past. But not the way Sora did to enter Timeless River." She said. Ava had witnessed that since Roxas did see it through Sora, so he had a basic idea of what is going on.

'She hasn't lied to me before. And I've seen it done before. So we really are traveling to the past.' He thought. After all it was the best way to start anew anyway. But then he remembered something.

"Wait. If we are traveling back through time, then aren't we changing it?" Roxas knew the risks, but he had to know what effect this was having on Sora and the others.

Ava just sighed at this and shook her head at that.

"Yes we are. For you see we are in a Corridor of Ages." She paused to see Roxas's reaction. She waited for any kind of reaction. After staring at him for a minute, Roxas got uncomfortable.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Seriously it was unsettling him a little.

"Oh I just wanted to see how you reacted to the name." Ansem had laughed at her when she came up with it.

"What for? It sounds like a reasonable name." After he said that he saw the unusual sight of Ava fist pumping and puffing her chest out in what he thought was pride?

'Take that Ansem!' She thought. At least someone else thought the name was reasonable. Ava calmed down before she could continue.

"Anyway, these corridors seem to only go to the past. But two criteria that seems to be there is that a version of you needs to be there at the end and you must not belong to the light or the darkness." Ava said simply.

'Okay I get it now. Since I'm going to the past through the Corridor of Ages, then it must be at a time in Sora's past.' He can deal with that if it was a year or two into the past before he was born, but there was one thing to ask.

"How far are we going back?" Roxas asked her. She could only sigh at that.

"At least 12 years." Ava said. She then noticed a shimmering at the end of the corridor. "Come on we are here."

Roxas meanwhile was floored.

'At least 12 years! Sora was a little kid by then!' It was farther than he could comprehend. If he went there, he could be changing much more then he could tell.

"Why?" His words caused Ava to stop in her tracks. "Why are we going back so far? It will change Sora's and everyone's else's lives if we go back too far so why. What is at this time that interests you that much! I can tell that is one of the main reasons for coming here!" He had to know why if it was probably going to change everything he knew and everything Sora cared about.

"It is because you are somehow connected to someone beside Sora, but the bond is just as strong between him and you." Ava said plainly, but she could see the turmoil going on through Roxas's head.

He was surprised by that information. That he was connected to someone else besides Sora but how.

"What do you mean by that? What is so special about him?" He had to ask.

"I don't really know how you too are connected, but he is someone I know that should be dead by now. As he has been around for nearly as long as I had and a few years younger then me when I saw it." Over the conversation he went from shocked then at the tidbit at her age, a blank look."What?"

"After the last time I heard that question I learned never to ask a woman that." Roxas said flatly. Ava could only nod in agreement.

"You are a very smart man Roxas." She said

It was early during his time with the Organization. He had walked in on Demyx for some reason decided to try to piss off Larxene. The idiot was quickly sending her into a rage. Even if he was really young, Roxas knew that the next question would bring horrific results. He tried to warn the fool, but he ignored it and said he didn't need it. So when he asked her age, shit happened.

Her face became a mask of serene rage and she proceeded to knock him out.

When he came to he saw that she was pinned against the floor by Xaldin, Vexen, and Axel. All three of them were covered in some pretty bad bruises.

He never learned the full extent of what happened, but they weren't the only ones injured.

Zexion was pretty banged up and had to be released a few hours later from the med bay.

She somehow got the better of Lexaeus and he was knocked out till the next day.

Säix got a small concussion from her, but it was nothing major.

Demyx, the idiotic fool was put into a temporary coma. He woke up 5 days later. Whatever happened traumatized him. He could be heard screaming in his sleep for 3 months afterwords from what happened.

No one wished to talk about it. Not even Xemnas and Xigbar. When he asked Larxene about it, she said it was probably better that he didn't know and that she knocked him out as he had some common sense on how to not tick her off.

He wisely stopped asking after that.

"Okay but why must we go back so far, it would be bad for everyone back from when we came from." Roxas said. Before Ava could speak a voice cut through.

"As much as I would like to know that as well, it is time for you to die Roxas." The voice sounded strangely familiar to Roxas. Before he could react Ava tackle into him. Right where he was standing a barrage of energy spears hit.

"Your friend seems to have a good survival instinct, but it won't save you now you foolish Nobody." The origin of the voice came to their vision. He worse an Organization coat with the hood up and that is all they could tell about him.

"Who are you?!" Roxas said as he summoned both of his Keyblades and got into his battle stance. Ava nodded and to the shock of them summoned a Keyblade!

It had many gradients of pastel tones with a long golden handle. The base was intricate gold and pink with a gold fox head with teal eyes in the center. The shaft was twist from pink, to gold, and finally blue with what appeared to be clouds that burst to form the teeth along with a pink sigil Roxas had never seen before. The guard was also golden clouds with the keychain was blue leading to the token which was yellow and pink with a blue eye with a slit pupil in the center. Ava moved the Keyblade into both hands. She noticed the look Roxas was giving her.

"What? I've always been able to wield this long before I was trapped in the Realm of Nothingness." Roxas understood that and would ask about that later. Right now they had to deal with the hooded fidgure.

"I see I will have my work cut out for me. Dealing with a foolish Nobody who has meddled too many times and a forgotten Keyblade wielder." Though they couldn't see it, they could tell that the man in front of them was scowling. He out stretched his hand and a blue blade of energy appeared.

"Xemnas!" Roxas was shocked at first, but he then noticed that the figure was shorter and that his energy blade was blue with a guard.

"Not quite. But know this you foolish Nobody. Your actions have doomed everyone back in the present." The man said. This caused Roxas to pause.

"What do you mean by that?!" The Nobody asked. What had happened to Sora and the others? The man just smirked at that from underneath the hood.

"Roxas, focus." Ava said. This man was quickly getting on her nerves and she was about to show him why it wasn't wise to anger a Foreteller!

"It is simple you foolish Nobody, they are about to experience what should be your true fate." The man said. Realizing what the man said, Roxas dropped to his knees

"No..." He had just realized what the man was implying. Underneath his hood the smirk grew wider.

"Yes, It is true. By being selfish and going against your destiny, you have pushed your sin onto everyone else and they are currently paying the price for as we speak!" The man said, causing Roxas to sink into further despair.

"No, Roxas don't-""Silence." Ava tried to speak, but with a snap of his fingers he created a dome of darkness around him and Roxas. For good measure on the outside he created 4 clones to guard the dome.

'That should buy me enough time.' He thought. The man began to approach Roxas and summoned another blade. He twirled them in his hands until they were a reverse grip.

"So you mean..."Roxas began to trail off.

"Yes, Sora and everybody he knows are disappearing as we speak and it is all your fault." Those words hit the nail right on the head.

'...I should have known' He thought sorrowfully as a Nobody can get. He had one wish, something impossible for any Nobody. He got it and no everyone back at the present was facing the fate he was supposed to face.

It was all his fault.

"That is why I'm here, you foolish Nobody. To help you." Said the man.

"Really.."Asked Roxas.

"Yes that is exactly it. I know how to bring everything back to normal." Said the man fastly approaching Roxas. He tried to get up, but the man cast a gravity spell on him, pinning him down.

"How might I help? Well it answers your previous question Roxas." He said as he turned invisible.

"Who am I? Well unlike you I know who I am."

Roxas felt something to his left and was promptly kick on his right side.

"I am the one who heard your prayers for repentance."

Roxas was now clubbed in the back of his head

"I am your answer to the sins who have committed."

The Nobody could only groan as he tried to get up, only to be kicked in the stomach.

"I am your salvation from the burden you have placed on yourself and everyone else."

The spell wore off, but before Roxas could get up.

"GAAHHH!"

He was assulted by energy spears being thrown at his back.

"But most importantly."

Though they didn't due as much damage as regular spears, they still hurt like hell.

Roxas managed to get up, but he noticed the blades were at a cross shape at the sides of his neck, ready to close like scissors.

"I am your death, Roxas."

The barrier was destroyed and Ava rushed at him. The man blocked her Keyblade, but was struck form behind. When he turned back he was surprised to see another Ava! He belt more blows and seen found himself surrounded by more copies of Ava.

While he was focused on them the main one looked over Roxas. He was in some pretty bad shape. So she cast a silent Curaga and Esuna on him. He was doing better as he tried to get up, but Ava pushed him down.

"You need to rest a bit more Roxas. So please allow me." In a flurry of petals, she created another clone to watch over Roxas and jumped into the fray.

'This is not good. I didn't expect the foolish Nobody to find a Keybalde Master in the Realm of Nothingness of all places!' The man thought. He was severely out classed right now. He was pretty battered up from all the clones and with the main one entering battle had turned the tides in her favor. She was a master swordsman and it was only his ability to stop time that had saved him from dying twice from the clones. Things weren't looking good for him. Not only was he injured, but he was also starting to fade.

He wouldn't completely fade, but the memories of the events he had played a part of in the decaying timeline .

He had no choice but to use it.

Roxas was busy with the knowledge that he was causing everything he had ever known to be erased, when he suddenly noticed that everything seemed to restart.

'What the?' At the end of it both him and Ava were back into their stances, but the man was looking exhausted.

"What just happened?" He asked.

"What do you mean Roxas?" Ava answered back.

"Last thing I remembered was that you healed me and went to face him with a group of clones and winning, but now we are back here?" Roxas said.

Ava pondered this for a second. She had never had healed him or shown him her clone technique. So unless...

Her eyes widened in realization behind her mask.

"Roxas, he can reverse time!" The Nobody widened his eyes at that. How were they supposed to face someone who can reverse time! But he noticed the man's state and that he was starting to fade.

'Looks like it is exhausting. But why is he fading? Unless he was from the present!' Roxas thought, now he knew why that man was hellbent on trying to kill him.

"Roxas can you here me."

'Sora?' He wondered. Why was he hearing his Other's voice in his head.

"I see you have figured it out." The man said getting their attention. "It doesn't matter now. It is time for me to get serious." He said

He proceeded to create four clones. All of them proceeded to light themselves on fire and rushed at them faster then either Roxas or Ava could tell. They kept coming in and both Keyblade wielders had could block their stricks each time.

"If you can, then Roxas I am honestly happy that you are creating your own life."

'I don't why are you saying that Sora. You're about to be erased. And now is not the time!' Roxas was so busy in his thoughts that he barley dodged a strike that nearly took his head off. He managed to get an opening and deliver a clean blow to a clone.

The man turned invisible while the clones continued to strike. After a minute they had to deal with the original hurling blue fireballs at them as well.

"Reflect!" Roxas had to cast the spell, to avoid a massive fireball aimed at him. It absorbed a majority of the damage, but some of it was still ended up hitting Roxas.

The clones were give the both of them no quarter. Whenever either of them got a chance to recover, either a clone or a fireball went their way. All they could do was block, dodge, or cast reflect. Either way the man was chipping away at their stamina rapidly.

"So I want you to know that ever choice you make I don't want you to fear changing the timeline."

'What?' Roxas was confused about that. Why would Sora ask something like that.

He didn't get a chance as Ava suddenly began to cloak herself in light. She rushed through all af the clones, destroying them.

"A Shot-" The man was cut off as Roxas used threw Oblivion at him. As soon as the Keyblade returned to the Nobody. The man summoned four more clones and all of them rushed Ava, stricking with their swords, fire magic, and wind magic. The original clawed blades with Roxas. Though appearing heavily exhausted and almost see through, he was matching him blow for blow. Both of them fought using their blades and magic. The man caught Roxas of guard by summoning orbs of energy. He barley dodged the energy spears when one of the man's energy blades elongated into a whip. It wrapped around his ankle an flung him into the air. The man aimed his other blade to bisect the Nobody.

'Now!'

When the man was at point blank range Roxas pointed both Keyblades at his chest.

"Fira!" Two large fireballs collided with him and sent the man flying. Ava used the opportunity to create a clone and in a split second launched her double at him. The clone hit him and sent him crashing down to the ground. The clone proceeded to impale the man, but he reversed time to counter and disperse the copy.

"Roxas there is nothing left in this timeline. They were all killed and I'm confronting the man responsible right now. I'm going to by you time so he won't come after you."

'What!' This shocked the Nobody so much that he was nearly taken out by a tornado. He barley dodged it.

"Thunder!" The bolt struck true and temporary paralyzed the man.

'There all dead...so I have nothing left to go back to anyway...'

"But Roxas listen, anything that you change in the past is better then this future. Any kind of future you chose will be one worth seeing. So I want you to promise me something.."

'Sora...I see...' Now Roxas understood what his Other was talking about.

Sora even while he was fading wanted Roxas to live the life he never had. As he saw that whatever choice he made, would be better in the long run.

Sora had chosen to stay and fade, but he wanted Roxas to live on.

"No!" He noticed the man was back on his feet, but had almost faded. He created two clone, but he and Ava parried their blades. The man was fading faster now and was close to collapsing. They and the effects of the time erasing were really taking a toll on him. Still Roxas was pretty battered and Ava was only a bit better then him right now.

They clashed blades again and it proceeded to be a stalemate.

"Roxas, I want you to promise me that no matter what. Do what you think is right. Do what you feel is right. Just be yourself okay. That is all I'm asking."

'Ok then, I promise Sora.' It was the least he could do. After all Sora was basically sacrificing everything he had left for a second chance at life.

So who was he to deny his Other's last request.

The man's clones had vanished from existence mid attack and was sent flying by Ava. Both of them ganged up on the man. He tried to get up, but time and exhaustion had taken his toll on him."

"It is a shame I wouldn't be able to see what your future Roxas, but I know it will be a lot brighter than this."

'I will make sure of it Sora.'

Both of them approached the man. He conjured up a blue fireball, but Ava blocked it.

He was out of energy and out of options, but to fade away.

"Well that is all I have to say."

"I just wish that we could have gotten along better."

"Who knows, maybe you could in this new timeline."

"Enjoy your new life Roxas, I'm rooting for ya!"

"Goodbye."

'Goodbye...Sora.' Unnoticed by him a tear slid down his face. Ava did see it and she silently put her head down. She had figured it out.

'I'm sorry Roxas.' She understood what she had helped him do. When she had looked back up, she saw his eyes.

They were filled with resolve.

He had come to accept his choice and the consequences that came from it.

He had gained a will to move forward.

To continue on with what they started.

'I knew it. He was the best possible choice.' Ava smiled and the both of them both looked over the man. If the effects the timeline being erased hadn't weakened him so much, she was sure that they wouldn't have won so easily against him. It was already a struggle to just to beat him and he came close to killing Roxas by himself.

"Why..." The man drawled on. He was collapsed on the ground, almost completely faded away. "Why you foolish Nobody. Why are you trying to change the past? How are you changing the past? Everything is already set. Everything is destined to happen. Time is unmovable. Nothing can change that. So Roxas, how are you even changing time itself?"

Even if he wouldn't remember it after he faded back into himself, the Young Xehanort had to know.

Roxas tried to think about it for a moment, but he couldn't of a reason except one.

"Truthfully I don't know." He said, getting both of their attention. "Maybe It is just be making my own choices, but I think I might know what the main reason is."

"I'm a Nobody, so I'm basically nothing. It is as you said, nothing can change time." Roxas said.

It was silent in the corridor till a muffled sound broke out. It eventually grew into chuckling and then into full blown laughter from the man. Both were confused until it died down into a chuckle. He leaned up with all his strength to face them. All they saw of his face was a pair of golden eyes filled with mirth.

"I guess you are right about that, Roxas." He let out one last chuckle, before he closed his eyes and vanished from existence.

The both of them were silent for a moment.

"Roxas...come on. We are almost there." Ava said, she dispelled her Keyblade and walked towards the exit.

He just looked back at the spot were the man was for a moment. Then he turned around and walked towards the exit.

Not looking back at all.

The exit was just a silver swirl at the end of the corridor, but it was their final destination in their journey to the past.

"Roxas this is it." Ava said facing the exit.

"I know Ava." He answered back. This would be the last time they would be able to physically talk to each other for a long time. Once they had crossed over, their was no turning back.

"Roxas once we crossover, just know that we won't be able to talk to each other for a while." She said seriously.

"Why is that?" He asked worried for his new friend.

"Simple I'll be resting inside you. I won't be able to communicate until I have rested a bit." Ava said simply. Roxas just nodded at that. It made sense. He would have to go it alone for a bit.

"Well I hope you enjoy your nap." Roxas joked to lift the mood. Ava just giggled at that.

"Why of course! It is very important for a lady to get her beauty sleep." She retorted. The both of them laughed at that, easing the somber mood earlier. The were like that for a moment before they settled down.

"Let us go, Roxas." She said.

"Alright" He said.

The both of them passed through the exit at the same time.

Both of them unsure of the future.

Both of them getting what many have wished for.

A second chance at life.

The Corridor of Ages closed after them.

Signifying the end of the old time line.

And the birth of a new one.

"Woah!"

Roxas had found himself falling in someone's room. He landed something lumpy, but otherwise he was alright.

He looked around for Ava, but she was nowhere around. He looked at his hand, knowing that somewhere that she was resting inside him.

'I'll see you soon Ava.' Roxas thought. She was the reason he was even back in the past. Why he even has a second chance to get the life he wished. But he also remembered the message Sora sent him. How he sacrificed what he had left, back in the old timeline. So that Roxas could do what he felt was right. That was what his Other put his last hopes in, as he hade vanished.

'Don't worry Sora, I will make a future you will be proud of.' For we finally could have a life of his own.

Roxas heard some groaning from his side.

"What hit me?" He heard a voice said. So he turned to face it.

Instead he found his own face.

'Did Ava accidentally transport me in front of a mirror?

(Chapter 5 end)

Mukuro7 here and hope you've enjoyed this story so far.

Anyway I'll be posting for who I have for the harem so far next chapter and I would like to her your suggestions.

Anyway until next time, ciao.