During Dream Drop Distance, Master Xehanort revealed that he knew his attempts to create X-Blade through the reunion of Ventus and Vanitas was a hasty attempt and that he had always been searching for a true way to forge it. For this reason he enticed Maleficent into capturing the Princesses of Heart, with his Heartless Ansem overseeing her progress, while his Nobody Xemnas created Organization XIII so his splintered selves can obtain the Lights and Darknesses, respectively. But, as Ansem failed to possess Riku and Roxas returned to Sora, Xehanort's new organization would be one member short so he decided to use Sora. This attempt, too, failed thanks to Lea, Donald and Goofy.