The capitol was a large place and it only ever got larger. The newest members, Marcy, the past life if Eclipsa, Diane, the past life if Ben, and Zeke. Same as he is in this life, or perhaps, timeline. Now a half wolf, half snake being they managed to get used to moving around. As well as shapeshifting. Powers came fairly easily to them.

"So what should we do?" Diane asked. "For the most part we are kinda just… extras…?"

"More like back up… I think?" Zeke questioned.

"We are whatever we wanna be." Marcy said with a nod. The three were within the castles bar. Around them was the family, and by extension… or blood, the relations were still confusing, theirs. Ben's, Hearts, Eclipsa's, and Cript's. "But yeah… we kinda got nothing to do."

"Should we asked the others?" Diane asked.

"I'd rather not do paperwork." Marcy groaned.

"There has to be something…" Zeke sighed. While the booze was nice, their newfound powers, abilities and bodies made it nothing more than liquor flavored water.

"I remember from Ben there is an arena… and if I recall right a bunch of missions Cript's family does, meaning we can also do it." Diane said.

"That sounds interesting." Marcy piped up.

"Should be." Zeke nodded. "So where and how do we… do that?"

"Unlike Ben I am taking full advantage of the assistant. Whenever they were asleep I'd take over for a while and learn about it. First let's make an official party." Marcy's and Zeke's assistants beeped. A message for a party invite was on Holo screen. The two accepted. "Now let's select a mission." She said, showing them the tabs to find for the list of missions.

"That's a lot." Zeke said.

"Yeah. What do we pick?" Marcy asked, flipping through them.

"Well you two need more practice in fighting than I do." Diane started.

"I am offended." Zeke joked.

"Hat har. But it's true. At least what I know comes from Ben and while yes you know how to fight you don't know how to fight with powers Zeke. And Marcy is a blank slate."

"True sadly." Marcy agreed. "So something simple to start off?"

"I think I know a place." Diane said, quickly searching the tabs until she found the mission she was looking for. "This is the world where Ben trained with his Chakrams. It's infinite enemies, one safe spot. Stats wise we'll be fine and the Assistant has an Evacuate trigger that sends us to either the last safe spot we were, or to another party member."

"What's the trigger?" Zeke asked.

"I've set mine to activate if my HP ever reaches below forty percent."

"Mind showing us how to do that?" Marcy asked.

Once a quick trigger setting was made, the trio headed through the DTN Diane made and we're now in the safe zone. Marcy and Zeke were reasonably terrified upon arrival. "Jesus fuck!" Zeke jumped. "So… what kind of Heartless are these?"

“Shadow Creatures. Kinda the same but still different and far, far more deadly.” Diane said simply.

“Oh... “

“So how are we going to do this? We don’t have a lot of experience in fighting.” Marcy said. “Aside from Zeke… and you apparently so… I’m the oddball here.”

Diane chuckled a bit. “Don’t worry, it will be easy to pick up. First let’s pick you a weapon. You want Keyblade, organization 13 one or… something different?”

“I...dunno. My shtick is about the same as Eclipsa’s so Grey, but that’s more of a booster than anything so…”

“Mafic maybe?”

“Don’t know any.”

“Right…”

“Guns?” Zeke offered.

“That can work.” Marcy piped. “There any around here?”

“Uhh.” Diane stated, pointing towards the Assistant on her arm. Then to the ones on theirs. “Just buy one.”

“With what money?” Zeke asked. Diane facepalmed.

She then explained to the two that, being part of the royal family meant they had their own allowances that were renewed each month. The amount they had for an allowance nearly gave Marcy a heart attack and made Zeke question why his family ever bothered stealing when in one swift moment he had more than the Ventral’s have ever stolen in recorded history.

Marcy got herself quite the armory. A riot shotgun, small machine pistol, assault rifle, and some revolvers. She then got several hundred million rounds of ammunition for each and set her assistant to auto reload the weapons for her. Zeke just brought out a Kingdom Key. “Alright, so we're doing this?” Zeke asked.

“Yup.” Diane stated. Summoning Lindworm.

“Welp, time to get some experience under our belts.”

Hours turned to days, days to weeks. Weeks to Months and Months to a year.The trio learned much.

Marcy learned how to focus and channel grey properly, as well as a fair bit of magic. She managed to also summon forth Oblivion, Oathkeeper, and even Better Half.

Zeke gained a fine control over keyblades in general, as well as a wide variety of skills with the X-blade. While still warely of its power, he had control over it. Magic was still difficult but the basics he mastered.

Diane, now developed her own separate skill set from Ben, using the thirteen weapons in a way unique to her. Her heart had come back and grew stronger than the prior, her love now, like Ben, a driving force to become ever stronger.

The trio, while much like their counterparts, now were their own beings. Their training ground was soon ever easier than before. One they could only make it ten or so feet outside the safezone. Then a mile. Then ten, then, one day, hey fought their way around the world, through the endless waves of monsters.

When they did that, they packed up their things, went back to the capitol and walked back into that same bar they left a year for this training. “Didn’t we go to that world to do something?” Zeke asked.

“Don’t remember.” Marcey stated.

“Same.” Diane said.

“So, what next? We have enough experience and skills, and confidence to fight, so what's next?” Zeke asked.

“Hmm…” Diane pondered, looking through her Assistant. “How about… Whatever we helps people.”

“Sounds good.” Marcy said.

Zeke just shrugged. “Why not.”