Part I
An Introduction
Wasteland had become a thriving society many years in the making. Dark Beauty castle was now an elegant and enormous home to Oswald and Ortensia. Bog easy, despite its horror theme, was a bustling town and the lonesome manor became a hot spot for the dead to party. Tomorrow city was the hub of science and inventions. Ventureland was a successful trading port resembling the 18th century, of course it was still home to the pirates.
At the center and heart of it all was Mean Street. It had evolved more into a big bustling city resembling the 1920s era and it's main source of fortune: show business. Incredibly competitive and incredibly rewarding those with remarkable talent were welcomed with opened arms otherwise it was sweating in the factories.
Regardless of its theme park and theatrical feel they could put up a fight. It's defenses consisted of an army, a navy, and an air fleet.
It had a very diverse society with the likes of toons, humans (whose hearts were much to dark to leave Wasteland lest they be swarmed with heartless), and nobodies who adjusted quite quickly an nicely.
Of course the world didn't go on without its prejudices. The key blade was heavily frowned upon and often considered a tool of mass genocide. Uninformed key bearers often charged in accidentally taking out residents and were wrongfully accused of cold murder. Those who knew better tried to hide their identity until they left the world. But once they summoned their key,wether in zeal or by accident, were immediately arrested, some even hanged.
Oswald, the king, didn't seem to mind the cruel mistreatment of them. In fact he was behind it. When he discovered the news that Mickey had received the key blade and saw that he was slaying those without hearts he felt absolutely betrayed. However, being ignorant to the nature of heartless and nobodies, he all to quickly jumped to the conclusion that his brother was a traitor.
And so he found it suitable to convince his people that they were the enemy, he didn't do it on his own. Over the years he collected his own team of loyal followers to aid him. If the mouse had a team of humans and lackeys to do his bidding why couldn't he?
His team of loyal crooks consisted of a nosy reporter and radio personality Peggy Pigeon who often twisted the words of key bearers in their interviews antagonizing them in the papers and radio, Jimmy Dart, a fast-talking,charming,and twisted attorney who has almost never lost a case and the cause of many key blade wielders bring thrown in jail or executed,and last but certainly not least his own special trio of "heroes."
Among this treacherous group was the spotlight hungry, fame seeking Anne-Marie. She was a ditzy yet devious redheaded little lady who worked her way up to Oswald's right hand gal. Next was Molly Pigeon, daughter of the scandalous reporter, a bratty little pup who could control thinner. Finally Wallace Pigeon a meek but tricky pickpocket who could control paint.
These were just of few Oswald's loyal followers, each with their own selfish desires or personal vendetta against the key blade. Yet Oswald felt incomplete. Jealousy and hurt still burning, if only Mickey could see how Wasteland had grown. One way or another he was going to show the mouse things had change.
The number key bearers arriving was going up at an alarming rate it wouldn't be long before Yen Sid or others began to notice the hoards of disappearing youths. It also wouldn't be long before the mouse's elite team to arrive. Oswald needed to take action and soon.
