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|Reviews for Integra's Batty Vacation
| Moonlight and Mischief chapter 8 . 8/19/2010
I just about died laughing at Seras' punishment. Thankfully we have some people well versed in the necromantic arts and I can revive myself enough to say that that was an awesome ending.
I always loved the Mad Hatter. The Riddler (as I mentioned before i think) was my favorite.
I also liked the potshot to the Marvel Universe. I was a bit of an X-men girl myself so extra humor to it.
All in all, it was a delightful and rather amusing story that I'm glad you decided to take a chance on.
Til next time.
| Moonlight and Mischief chapter 7 . 8/19/2010
So, I told myself I wasn't allowed to read anything until I updated my own story. Thus was my punishment. But a happy reward this was indeed
'The whole house was laid out in a twisted fashion as it coiled possessively around the land it sat upon, almost like a snake and a field mouse.'
This has got to be one of the best (and now most favorite) sentences to describe a building that I have ever read. It is just flat out awesome.
I also must admit to really liking Alfreds very candor manor and the interchange between the two of them and Bruce's 'issues'. Got a laugh out of that one.
And on to the next chapter (so behind).
Uh...see you there?
| Monk Gyatso chapter 8 . 8/18/2010
This story is simply fabulous.
| Crow T R0bot chapter 8 . 8/17/2010
First, I'd like to apologize on not reviewing the last chapter, that was laziness on my part. I must say though, that it figures Alfred would be a Hellsing veteran. Only the Batman's butler can be hardcore enough to join the Royal Order of Protestant Knights and live long enough to "retire" and change jobs.
And of course, Batman: World's Greatest Detective, had to be told three times by Alfred that his guest was "HERE." That made my day. :P
As for this chapter, it was fun at first, with Batman herding Scarface towards Integra, but I was kind of disappointed that we never got the meet the Collector he was collecting it for...especially when we got to the halfway point of the chapter, that wasn't your proudest moment. I personally would have liked to be SHOWN Integra being held hostage by The Mad Hatter rather than TOLD about it (I imagine she'd need all the willpower in the universe not to wring his neck until his blood shoots out of his ears for having to play dress up for his fantasies).
And as Alastor X. Vega pointed out, who WOULDN'T want to hear Integra sing while under the Music Meister's sway? XD
However, you did make up for it somewhat when we got to see the "punishment" Seras cooked up for Alucard. Though I doubt Integra ever wants to see a dummy again after her stay in Gotham, that sight must have been worth it when even Alucard was terrified of it. Somehow I thought it would be fitting if Pip's familiar actually did possess it whenever Seras got ahold of it, but the outcome was nice regardless. n.n
Hope your updates are treating you well, and good luck in school and other stuff! _
| The Bellmaker chapter 8 . 8/15/2010
Great! A satisfactory end to a fantastic story!
Very good. I especially enjoyed Seras's 'punishment' for Alucard. Heheheh.
| ProbableImpossibilities chapter 4 . 8/15/2010
Ahh, I remember watching Pooh Bear trying to get at that honey. I know it's rather demented, but I can totally imagine Alucard jumping in a mud puddle, sitting on a balloon, and repeating "tut tut, it looks like rain" to try and fool the bees out of their honey. I can also imagine him getting stuck in the hive.
This is a really fun fic to read, and I liked the ending a lot, too. Keep churning these out, and I think I speak for a lot of people when I say we'll keep reading them!
| Lion in the Land chapter 8 . 8/15/2010
I've been commenting a lot on your chapter intro's lately, haven't I? Well, what can I say, you do a nice job with them. I really liked the opening sentences here. Very chilling.
"Hired Hand" hehe-did you come up with that one on your own or is it in the comics?
I got a chuckle out of the Bat Man's and Integra's differing philosophies on killing. His "displeased look" after she "leveled her Walther PPK" was precious.
"Integra wasn't quite sure how she felt about that." I KNEW it! Right before I read that line, I was thinking that she wasn't going to like it that they could get along without her. Of course, who knows how much longer they would've made it.
Seras' punishment-by-dummy was quite fitting for this story. If only you'd found a way to work in Gob...
I am a bit disappointed that we didn't get to see more repartee between our two heros (hmm, were you feeling a bit *rushed*? ;P), BUT I like that you showed us Integra's homecoming. Seeing Alucard swoop her up in a great big bear hug was great.
I'm so glad I continued on with this story after not glomming onto the first couple of chapters. It turned out to be a fun little tale.
| The Layman chapter 8 . 8/15/2010
Well, I'm kind of dissapointed that Joker didn't get any spotlight in this story, but I suppose he had his fifteen minutes in "Seras sees dead people", right?
Oh yeah, did we ever explain what the big deal about the sword fragment was? I can't really remember...
Also, a "Walter meets Alfred" fic deffinately sounds like a lot fun. You should write it.
| graypheonix chapter 8 . 8/15/2010
Heh, cute ending to the tale, and a nice interesting bit of fun. Though where did the puppet come from I wonder? Oh well, fun stuff. Continue to update, ja ne.
| HAissan chapter 8 . 8/14/2010
the whole thought of Seras doing one of integra's dramatic and aggressive displays on "search and destroy" on termites would be hilarious, but you know he got the job done you know?
| Alastor Vega chapter 8 . 8/14/2010
I'm sad to see this go. I hope we get another story that make our Dark Knight team with the Lady Knight. Maybe against one of his more Dangerous foes.
Man, if I was ever a mook who was being hunted by Batman, I would of piss on myself. That one scary man. Of course, I think Integra could be one scary person too.
It kind of funny ou mentio teh Mad Hatter dressing Integra as Alice because I was thinking the same think. I wonder if Alucard would find out about that he tease her about it.
And I like the referance to teh Music Meister. Would love to seen Integra singing.
And even though she mihgt of had fun, I think Integra only face these villians and Not a certain Clown Prince of Gotham. I just shudder at eh thought of her ever meeting him.
I also love Seras forms of punishment. Especially the sexual Harressment meeting. I just cant imagine the crueling things he went through in there. lol.
Great job and have a nice day.
| Xireana Prime chapter 7 . 8/7/2010
this is an awesome story! I love the part about the egos! It's beyond true!
| Alastor Vega chapter 7 . 8/7/2010
Now we're cooking. Two knight finally working together. I just cant wait to see what the two will do. Once said egos dont interfere with each other.
I would never think that Alfred would be an employer of the Hellsing family. Guess he fought supernatural being before his young master. And does he know about Alucard?
And I think I know how the enemy Batman was talking about.
Great job and have a nice day.
| Jack Hawthorne chapter 7 . 8/5/2010
Very VERY good last comment there. It absolutely fits there.
Not to mention the fact that everything else was awesome too.
Now, maybe I overlooked it, but I can't remember reading the part where Integra got shot; either you forgot (intentionally or not) to put it there, or I simply didn't see it. To be quite honest, I would put my money on the latter, so I'm not really sure why I'm including it in the review. xD
Anyways, what is the... Lazarus Pit, was it? Ressurecting people? I mean, what the hell?
Also, interesting that you decided to include the other marvel folks. Atleast Superman. Please, let him make an appearnce; I very much want to hear Integras reaction to him. xD
Great work, as usual
| Tsuki no Rekuen chapter 7 . 8/2/2010
Wooow, a reveiw is definatly long over due for me to give to you. D:
I was about to mention the typos of G's that must of been B's but then I rembered Scarface has a speach impadament... oh joy. and I almost didn't catch the fact Teggy was killed D8 I litterly went: "hjkfdgs lgdsjal ghdafdjalhdgj tldas/lettervomit WHAT!" but yay for the laserith pits of insanity~ she's still kicking. But I lol'd at Bruce's failed attempt at hypnotizing her, she much to smart for that... and possibly went threw it a few tmes before via servent/pet/slave.
My lord, you have temperarily distroied my view on Winnie the Pooh.
Seriously... soo... I don't know what to say D: whats next Little Red Riding Hood? Goldielocks? DX
Ok now that I'm over that, chapter 7 is made of so much lulz. Their egos, theres no way of beating it, and the comment about "If Alucard was born a few centures after the castle craze" was funny as well. I hope to see more from this story! Keep up the good work~


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TTC for the first time(786 Posts)
Hello ladies
I would like to start a thread/bus/merry-go-round to meet, get support and share with ladies in the same boat as me:
TTC baby no 1!
Will you join me and see it through to the BFP?!
A bit about me - I'm 29, DP is 35. This will be our first child.
Yep WakeyCakey, I justified it to myself by thinking it was just for one month, and I could try and use them to pinpoint other symptoms of ov and learn more about my cycle for future months (although i'm hoping I won't need to!)
I considered the cheapy line ones, but it sounded a bit too complicated with the lines/lines getting darker thing, so I thought smiley faces were an easier bet. At this rate, it could become a very expensive habit though
Ariel the 2ww! My first since using OPKs (although I can't tell when I O'd) but if I go off of most O Calendar predictions I O'd on 3rd...? Not 100%, but I'm cramping a bit, so something is going on! Any symptoms??
wakey soz!!! Got it wrong, that must be a sign that its you next! lol congrats daily all the best! Xx
I got my new super sensitive O sticks today, praying I won't need to use them in this cycle!
Congrats daily!
I'm on my 2nd 2ww, had a few symptoms but don't really trust them after I had so many symptoms last 2ww and got a bnf & AF arrived!
Bought a bulk pack of the strip tests on the net which arrived today, might be trying them out over the next few days! Trying to convince myself it'll be a bnf though so as not to get too obsessed and not be too disappointed if its another bnf. So easy to get obsessed! lol
good luck to all xx
Yes LOTS of
imaginary symptoms! Boobs, cramps, hunger, fatigue, tingling belly, bloating... Who knows eh? Might just try and forget about it until next week. I've never POAS before even! Such a novice.
Morning All,
Ariel as well as what you've said, I'm experiencing break-outs as well! Argh! Lets hope these are genuine symptoms! FX
Let's be positive poppy!
Thank you lovely people for your good wishes! I haven't been congratulated by anyone so far apart from you (because we haven't told anyone...and obviously DH hasn't 'congratulated' me, which would be weird). Still a bit paranoid that it won't stick.
Hope the 2WW is going by fast for those in it. All the symptom-spotting was great fun for us as we approached it as a bit of a light-hearted game! I definitely noticed some
clearly imagined symptoms on the cycles when I wasn't pregnant - sore boobs, strange tastes in my mouth etc. The one clue I had this cycle was that I was suddenly really exhausted a few days before my BFP.
Ariel, POAS-ing (especially if it's first thing in the morning) can be a bit of an acquired skill so don't feel bad at all if the first time you do it you miss the stick or pee all over it
(not that such a thing has ever happened to me)
P.S. If anyone is taking the ridiculously expensive Pregnacare Plus tablets (the ones that include an Omega 3 tablet), they are currently half-price at Superdrug (online and instore). I promise I don't work for Superdrug! I spotted them yesterday and stocked up!
Excellent, thanks for the advice... Much more likely to pee all over myself I'm sure... eww
Might have a go next week. Excited much?!
I'm glad it's not just me that peed all over the thing! Especially after reading on the instructions it can affect the test! Best be more careful next time! ariel when is AF due? Xxx
It's hard to know as I don't know the length of my cycle yet - I've only had one period post-mirena (none at all whilst I had it - 2 years). If my cycle is 28 days then it will be next Wed/Thur. Valentines!
Good morning ladies!
I'm still symptom spotting every moment of my life! Lol definitely feeling something going on! Cramping on my right side every now and then and then a more dull pain there too. Feels like OV pain, but I'm quite sure I'm 4DPO...not obsessed at all! Lol
How is everyone? Any BFPS???!
Just poas and got a bfn :-( not very happy! Especially after having a dream I was pregnant! Need to try and stop thinking about it so much but it's hard! Also not even sure where I am in my cycle as never got AF? If your cycle is really long do you still ovulate at some point? Xx
Hello! I want to join you guys on our common mission for this year.
We are TTC for the first time, I am 34 and dh is 31.
I have been off the pill for years, doing temperature charting and mucus monitoring.
Hope to conceive consciously, though tried for first time last night and mister was a little, shall we say, reluctant!
So AF finished yesterday. I have worked this out as having a 16 day cycle !!!!! Is that even possible? No idea if that meant I ovulated or not or if I will or not.
Anyone got any idea how many days after AF I would be likely to ovulate in this case? My app on my phone has put my ovulation dates in the middle of AF so I can't trust it at all.
God when I was 17 I got pregnant using a condom and MAP and now that I want to I have no idea how!
SloaneRaver Hiya, welcome to the fun! Is this your first month TTC? Got a bit confused because you said you've been off the pill for years...
BlueFreckles defo loving the positive thinking, makes me feel good, been trying visualisation as well.
ELA maybe you're too early?? Do you know when you O'd?
Daily will defo check out the Pregnacare tablets, thank you!
Wakey Of course you will Ov! I thought it was 14 - 16 days after d1, are you using OPKs or temping or anything like that?
Don't even get me started on spending years trying NOT to get pg and now trying TO get pg...
Have used some clear blue ov sticks but no smiley face so far. It's just the uncertainty I don't like.
Can't imagine doing this for years!
Ok AF may have been due last week or tmrw (cycle is somewhere between 28 and 35 days). Don't have any symptoms yet and have bought pg test kit but don't want to use it too soon and be left disappointed. Totally bricking it! Hope everyone else is doing ok.
Plan to test Sunday if AF doesn't come. Will keep you posted...
Good luck kd! Plan some fun indulgent distractions between now and Sunday!
Ariel, I forgot to say, if you do want to get 'What to Expect...'make sure you get the UK version and not the original US version. I think the UK version has a quote by Mariella Frostrup on the front.
Wakey, I've also heard from a few people that the apps are a really misleading because few women ovulate at the 'average' time. Apparently that's why it's advised to DTD every other day from a couple of days after your period ends until 2 days after you get your smiley face (don't health professionals realise how exhausting this is if we don't get an indication of ovulation!?). I'd definitely stick to trying ovulation sticks for another month.
In that case DTD shall commence tonight, every other day until the smile arrives. Lets hope it does before I collapse from exhaustion
Hi all and LoveLaughingLots
Sorry to confuse! I was never suited to the pill but only now TTC first time. DH is still a bit in shock about DTD on demand after years of "practising" for this moment!
Good luck WakeyCakey! Seems we're both busy this weekend!
Nicely coincides with a weekend away
I don't know when I o'd, I don't even know where I am in my cycle to be honest! I've just come to the conclusion that if we dtd at least every other day from now on then I hopefully will conceive eventually! Hope everyone's having a good weekend :-) xxx
Very silly question but do you think I'd be silly to go on the power plate whilst ttc? I don't want to renew my gym membership as it is a 12 month contract but I am getting plump
Evening Ladies,
This cycle we've DTD at least every other day! If I'm not pg in this cycle it's going to knock my confidence a bit. When I read about ovulation and conception videos they don't state the reason as to why an egg wouldn't be fertilised by a sperm...I'm almost at the point of making demands now!
I think we should all just DTD every other day, then it's GOT to work almost instaneously! Haha
Exactly my thinking love !! It must work! Maybe we'll all have Valentines day conceptions :-) xxx
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It's basic, but it cannot be overlooked. The quality of your calls is directly affected by the quality of your Internet service and the prioritization of voice in the traffic flow. Before VoIP is installed, your local and wide area networks must be professionally evaluated to eliminate the bottlenecks that introduce packet loss, jitter and latency that negatively affect voice quality. A small investment in equipment and router programming to support Quality of Service (QoS) yields a data network with fast and reliable internet access and excellent sound quality.
In addition VoIP offers newer, high-end telephone sets that support a technology called HD voice. The high definition uses a broader frequency spectrum and adds richness to the audio stream, providing for an enhanced communication experience.
New technology can be a part of your strategic plan. Many providers now offer a circuit where voice is prioritized over data and where the provider has control over the entire path from the customer though the internet to the endpoint. Also, there are an increasing number of products available for providing these controls at the border of the customer network to prioritize and secure the voice traffic – all of which come together to give you clear, stable call quality.
Myth #2: A Traditional Phone System is Easier to Use
We are all creatures of habit, and it is sometimes difficult to part with those things that make us comfortable – phone systems included. However, this myth couldn't be further from the truth.
VoIP phone systems provide all of the creature comforts of a traditional phone system and make them accessible to a wider range of employees, who can use either the phone set or a graphical user interface to conduct most basic phone functions. Employees who are accustomed to software products such as Microsoft Office or Outlook will quickly realize similarities and enjoy the intuitive nature of VoIP phone systems. So whether you prefer to transfer a call by pressing keys on a phone set or by dragging and dropping a call via the desktop, VoIP can accommodate you. What could be easier than that?
Myth #3: There Are More Security Issues with VoIP
Data security remains a growing concern for all customers and VoIP is certainly part of that risk. In fact, it is important to treat your VoIP system with the same security levels as the company's servers and network. Part of the evolution of your data security strategy can be met with the same firewall components that provide QoS for VoIP resulting in both better performance and security.
In addition, VoIP and traditional phone systems share many of the same security threats, such as hackers accessing voice mail via weak passwords and the use of unrestricted call forwarding options. Allowing remote phones and satellite offices to share phone services from the main VoIP system can also pose a threat by opening your network to potential exposure. You can avoid these mishaps by using VoIP aware firewalls and gateways and VPN for access from remote sites as added security measures.
Myth #4: The Cost to Upgrade Infrastructure Will Be Too Great and It's Simply Not in Our Budget
Because VoIP phones systems are "wired" as part of your Internet network, there is substantial savings in cabling and infrastructure cost at the outset of your implementation. Pre-planning your office upfit with your phone system in mind can maximize utility of your "phone closet" and save you from unnecessary headaches down the road.
Because VoIP systems often provide more people-friendly interfaces, self-administration is possible, saving both scheduling time and money for simple moves, adds and changes maintenance.
Ongoing phone costs can be reduced, particularly if long distance calling is a requirement of your business. In some cases, our customers have saved enough on their monthly phone bill to cover the cost of a new system and increase their cash flow.
The bottom line is that, of course, only you know your company's bottom line. However, it is important to consider all of the factors and make sure you are knowledgeable about the competitive edge that VoIP offers SMBs.
If You Snooze You Lose: Auto Renewal of Phone Service Contracts
Many phone service contracts are set up to renew automatically. If you aren't assessing your contract regularly, your automatic renewal date could sneak up on you – making you miss the opportunity to switch to higher function, lower cost alternatives such as VoIP, which in most cases will save significantly on your monthly communication costs. If you are unsure whether your phone service contract is set up to renew automatically, review your contract and contact your provider. If you would like to evaluate a VoIP solution, Alternate Access can develop an appropriate configuration and quote for your phone system and help identify the telephone service provider that will be most reliable and cost-effective for your business. We make the move to VoIP smooth, transparent and affordable.
On June 9 Alternate Access celebrated 16 sweet years in business. Over the years, we are happy to have served hundreds of customers, providing phone systems, fax servers, IVR equipment and applications, call center accessories and other customized communications solutions.
More importantly, we appreciate the customer relationships our business has allowed us to develop. The most rewarding part of being a successful business owner is learning about other businesses and helping them gain a competitive edge via their communication systems.
With the celebration of our 16th year in business, we thank our customers, colleagues, friends and families for contributing to our success.
Alternate Access will be closed for the Labor Day holiday on September 7, 2009.


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This is one of my favorite postcards in my theater collection and this real photo card is of the first drive-in movie theater in California. In 1934 when it first opened the name was simply Drive-In Theatre. The name was changed to the Pico Drive-In Theatre since more drive-ins were sprouting up.
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Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days: Lost Memories is my second fanfiction from the Kingdom Hearts series. This one is about some extra days of Roxas, Xion, Axel being in Organization XIII and visiting new worlds during their missions.
The following series are the worlds that they will visit:
- Pokémon Diamond and Pearl - Sinnoh
- One Piece - The Grand Line
- MegaMan Starforce - Echo Ridge
- Naruto Shippuden - Land of Ninjas
- MÄR - MÄR-Heaven
- Bleach - Karakura Town
- Inuyasha - Feudal Era
- Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Four Nations
(Note: Again, I do not own any of this unless they are custom. Also, this story will have some elements from the Kingdom Hearts manga and it occurs after Chain of Memories.)
Just for fun. :)
Prologue: Hanging Out When the Sun Sets
Twilight Town
As the sun sets in a city known as Twilight Town, a boy with spiky blond hair wearing a black cloak is sitting on the edge of the city's clock tower waiting for someone. This boy's name is Roxas. He then hears footsteps behind him and a voice saying, "You're here early again, Roxas?" Roxas then looks behind him to see an older guy with spiky red hair also wearing a black cloak walk up to him. This was his one of his best friends, Axel. "No, you're just late again." Roxas said with a smirk. Axel chuckled in response of that joke.
"Here, I got us some ice cream." Axel then handed a sea-salt ice cream bar to Roxas, which was his favorite flavor of ice cream. As they sat down on the ledge, they were about to begin eating when they heard a girl's voice behind them say, "Are you two starting without me already?" They look behind them to see a girl with short black hair and blue eyes also wearing a black cloak walking towards them - Xion.
"Now why would you think of us doing that?" Axel said in a sarcastic tone. Xion giggled from Axel's joke. "Don't worry, I already got my ice cream," said Xion as she sat on the ledge and unwrapped her ice cream. As the three ate their ice cream and watched set, Axel asked, "So, where'd you two get sent to this time?" Roxas said, "Agrabah. Heart-collecting duty as usual," while Xion said, "Neverland. I got to check out that pirate ship and I even got to meet that fairy that you and Roxas were talking about. I wonder if there are more worlds like that?"
"Yeah, we haven't gone to any new worlds yet. I mean, aren't there any more worlds besides here and the castle?" Roxas asked in dissapointment. "Funny you should mention that," Axel said with a smirk, "Cause I got word from Saïx that we're gonna have a meeting about some new worlds that our Dusks discovered." Roxas and Xion immediately got interested by what Axel just said as the both asked, "New worlds?" Axel continued, "Yeah, and apparently these worlds are bigger than the ones that we usual go to. And ya know what that means..." Roxas and Xion knew the answer as Roxas answered, "More Heartless."
"Exactly," Axel continued, "But there's more to it. I'm a little fuzzy on the details, but from what Saïx learned from the Superior, it sounds like we're going to do a new kind of mission." "A new kind of mission?" Xion asked in confusion. Roxas then asked, "Wonder what kind of mission it is?" Axel answered, "Well, we're not gonna find out until tommorow, so let's just finish up our ice cream and RTC as soon as possible, okay?" Both Roxas and Xion nodded as they answered, "Okay." As they continued eating their ice cream, Roxas couldn't help but think about the new worlds that he was going to visit. "I wonder what the new worlds are like?" he wondered as he stared at the sunset.
Day 1: Undercover
Chapter 1: The New Mission
The World That Never Was
After waking up and getting out of bed, Roxas headed for the Gray Area to wait for the meeting to start. Xigbar and Luxord were playing poker, while Demyx was laying on the couch playing his sitar. Axel and Xion walked up to Roxas as they noticed him entering the room. "Hey, mornin' sleepyhead." said Axel, "Ya ready for the big meeting?" "Yeah," answered Roxas. Just then, Saïx walked into the lounge as everyone stared towards him. He then announced, "The meeting will soon start. All members, come to the Round Room, but due to the Round Room having only thirteen seats, Xion will have stand on the center platform." The Nobodies then headed for the Round Room.
Inside the Round Room, the remaining members of Organization XIII take their seats while Xion stood on the center platform. After a few seconds of waiting, Xemnas, the Organization's Superior, appeared on his throne. There was a moment of silence, then Xemnas spoke, "Fellow members, I am pleased to announce that we have discovered new worlds to collect hearts." "Tch, about time. I was getting tired of being roasted alive in Agrabah day after day." grunted Xigbar as he interrupted Xemnas's speech. Saïx shot a glare at him before Xemnas continued. "As I was saying, new worlds are now within our reach, but these worlds are special. Unlike the worlds we have visited, these worlds have more expanded areas." Saïx then stated, "We have reason to believe that because these worlds are spacous than others, that there will be more Heartless. However, this is just a theory." Hearing this, Luxord then exclaimed in that game talk of his, "With a jackpot as large as that, I wager that we would have to put our game into overtime just to be three steps ahead of the opponent." Demyx groaned loudly after hearing this. Xemnas continued his speech. "Also, due to these new worlds being larger than the others, there is reason to believe that there will be larger populations of human beings and otherwise. Therefore, the Organization will begin doing 'undercover' missions." The Nobodies (excluding Saïx and Xigbar) were confused by the term "undercover." Roxas then asked, "What are undercover missions?" Xemnas then looked at Roxas and smirked. "Undercover missions involve possible interaction with the locals of a world to complete missions." answered Saïx. The members of the Organization were surprised to here this, except Saïx, Axel, and Xemnas, to where Xaldin angerly shouted, "This is madness! No Nobody has ever required assistance from Somebodies, let alone complete missions with them!"
"Well it's not like things will go smoothly if we don't," said Xigbar, "Because if we continue our operations in stealth in worlds that have a lot of people, that might cause some heads to turn. And we wouldn't want that now would we?" Xaldin wanted to speak against Xigbar's words, but couldn't find the words to do so. Xemnas then continued his speech. "Xigbar is correct. If we continue our missions in these new, highly populated worlds in stealth, there is the possibility of the locals becoming suspicious of our work. Therefore, we must interact with those that have hearts in order to complete our ultimate goal - Kingdom Hearts." "You will have your missions assigned to you today," Saïx said in a monotone voice, "This meeting has reached its conclusion." Xemnas and Saïx then disappeared from their thrones, as the other members followed. As Roxas, Axel, and Xion headed back, Roxas repeated what Saïx said, "Missions that require interaction with the locals of a world?" Hearing this, Axel then said, "I know, wierd, huh? It's not everyday that the Superior lets us have that much fun while we're out." "I wonder how big the new worlds are?" Xion asked in curiosity. Roxas then answered, "Saïx did say that they're bigger than the other worlds we visited."
As soon as they entered the Gray Area, Saïx came up to the three and explained there missions to them. "Roxas and Axel, your job is to investigate this new world known as Karakura Town. Xion, your mission is to collect hearts in Twilight Town. Finish your preperations and leave immediately." After Saïx walked away, Axel then said to Roxas sarcastically, "Well, how about that? You and I get first dibs on a new world. Fun fun fun." Xion pouted, "No fair. You get to go to a new world while I have to do heart collection in Twilight Town." "Don't worry, we'll tell you how it went," Roxas said to Xion. After they finished their buying their Potions and Elixers and got prepared for their missions, Axel opened two Corridors of Darkness and said, "Well Roxas, let's get this mission overwith." Nodding in agreement, Roxas walked into a corridor with Axel while Xion took the other corridor.
Chapter 2: Kingdom Hearts 1
Karakura Town
In a dark alley of a city, a dark corridor opens and Roxas and Axel walk out of it. After the corridor closes behind, Axel said, "Well, this is the place." He then looked at Roxas and asked, "Ya ready to do a little snooping?" Roxas then looked back at Axel and replied, "Yeah." The two then walked out of the alley and into a street full of people. Feeling like he was going to get crushed, Roxas uncomfortably said, "This place is a lot more crowded than the castle." Knowing that this was Roxas's first time in a crowded area, Axel chuckled, "Don't worry, you get used to it. Now, let's get to work." The two Nobodies then walked around to look for something that might be useful to them.
In a high school on another part of Karakura town,
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Reading insist there are no hard feelings towards Stephen Hunt after he expressed his desire to leave the club.
The Republic of Ireland winger, who was a key figure in the Royals' promotion push last term, has made no secret of his Premier League ambition.
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"It doesn't disappoint me he has come out and said it, that's football.
"He is an up-front kind of lad," added Hammond. "If you ask him a question he'll give you a straight answer. It is not a problem for me at all.
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Cocktails Spicy Bloody Mary's Wassail Punch
The Main (Vegetarian) Sweet Potato and Cheddar Bread Pudding
The Sides Bourbon-glazed Sweet Potatoes Maple-glazed root turnips Squash Casserole Sweet Potato Soufflé
Breads Angel Biscuits Sweet Potato Biscuits
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