Light in the Darkness: Andy's Room Chapter 1: Finding a Kidnapper, a Toy Story + Kingdom Hearts Crossover fanfic

A/N: In case you didn't know, this is a continuation of my Kingdom Hearts/Code Lyoko story, "Light in the Darkness". I'm going to release three other stories like this, but they will be written like the Kingdom Hearts world stories themselves. In other words, this could either first or the last world, it all would depend on which one you would visit in the game. They have an order of release, but you don't have to follow it.

Chapter 1 – Finding a Kidnapper

When I opened my eyes, there was nothing but darkness around me. Not the bad kind of darkness, just the kind that was like someone had switched off the light switch. As I tried to move around, I stumbled over something and fell to the ground. Looking back, I saw that it was a rather large crayon, about twice the length of my leg. Dusting myself off, I stood up and looked around for the others.

" Aelita?" I called out. "Ulrich? Yumi? Odd? Sora, Donald, Goofy, where are you guys?"

As I looked around, I noticed something rather alarming. I was facing shelves filled with various toys, and each shelf completely towered over me. I knew I wasn't exactly tall, heck I was just as short as Odd, but toy shelves towering over me like this? Something wasn't right here. Either these toy shelves were unnaturally large, or…

"Did I shrink?" I asked myself, looking at my hands. "If I did, then maybe Sora, Aelita, and the rest did too! I've got to find them!"

With that, I dashed off to find the gang. I hadn't gone for when all of a sudden, a blue toy car zoomed in front of me. Afraid of being run over, I jumped to the side. As soon as I did, the car stopped and some figures came up to me.

"Good grief, are you alright?" someone asked me.

"I'm okay," I said, but when I turned to face who had spoken, I was surprised yet again.

These figures were, well, figures. Action figures, that is.

I had just met a group of walking, talking, and living toys. This gang consisted of a green Tyrannosaurus Rex with a timid smile, a pink piggy bank with a relatively large snout, a dachshund with a slinky for a middle, a Mr. Potato Head with a sly look on his detachable face, and a green suited astronaut figure.

"Whoa!" I shouted, jumping back a good distance. "Who the heck are you guys? Are you toys?"

"Well, duh," Mr. Potato Head smirked. "Where'd you come from, kid?"

"Um, it's hard to explain," I said, "but how can you all talk?"

"Well, you're a toy too, aren't you?" Mr. Potato Head asked again.

"Of course not!" I shook my head vehemently. "My name is Jeremy Belpois."

"Pleasure to meet you, Jeremy Belpois," the astronaut said. "I am Buzz Lightyear, and this is Slinky, Rex, Hamm, and Mr. Potato Head." He motioned to each of the toys, who smiled in turn, except for Mr. Potato Head, who merely gave another smirk.

"What do you mean you're not a toy?" Mr. Potato Head asked. "Don't tell me you're from another world, are you?"

"As a matter of fact," I said coolly, "I am."

"You're full of it!" he spat. "You're just like this joker here!" He then pointed to Buzz.

"Now that's uncalled for, Potato Head," Buzz said angrily. "What if he's telling the truth?"

"How can he?" the potato asked, flailing his arms. "He's just another toy gone nutty!"

"I said that I'm not a toy!" I shouted. "I can hear you, you know. I'm just here looking for some friends of mine."

"Well, why didn't you say so?" Rex smiled. "We're looking for a friend too! You can come with us!"

"Really?" I smiled. "Finally, I'm getting somewhere!"

"And perhaps they can clear up this situation for the rest of us," Buzz nodded. "Alright, hop in."

I nodded, and piled into the toy car with Buzz and the others, and Hamm drove the car down the aisles at an alarming speed.

"Are you sure he should be driving this fast, Buzz?" I asked him.

"It's better than having Potato Head drive, trust me," he said.

"Hey, I resent that!" Potato Head barked. "Rex is the real disaster master here! He knocked over that box of crayons right as we got in here, remember?"

"So that's how I tripped over one," I said to myself. "Say, where am I exactly?"

"You're in a place called Al's Toy Barn," Buzz replied. "We're here looking for a friend of ours, a cowboy named Woody. He was kidnapped by a man named Al."

"Woody?" I rubbed my chin. "And Al? As in the aforementioned Al's Toy Barn?"

"Exactly," Buzz answered. "He's the owner of this store. But what about your friends?"

"Well, I'm actually looking for several friends," I said. "There's Sora, Donald, and Goofy. Then there's also Aelita, Yumi, Ulrich, and Odd."

"Can't say I've ever heard of them before," Buzz shook his head, "but we'll help you find them, Jeremy."

"Thanks a lot, Buzz," I grinned.

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While Buzz, the toys and I sped down the aisles, Sora, Aelita, and the rest were all together in one group in a bikes and skateboards aisle. They got up, rubbed their heads, moaned, and began to look around.

"Where are we this time?" Ulrich asked.

"This jump seemed different than the other ones," Goofy said, rubbing his head.

"Wak!" Donald quacked, and pointed up. "Look at that!"

"Look at what?" Yumi asked.

"At that!" Aelita gasped, pointing in the direction Donald was pointing.

When they all turned, they could see massive bicycles, scooters, and skateboards hanging several feet (to them) above them. As they turned around again, they could see that everything in this place towered over their heads, which only served to make them all even more frightened.

"What the heck is going on here?" Odd gasped. "Did we just shrink or something?"

"If I knew what was happening, we wouldn't be freaking out about this!" Ulrich shouted.

"Hey, both of you be quiet!" Yumi shouted. "Can you hear that?"

"Hear what?" Sora asked.

"It sounds like a motor running," Goofy said, putting a hand to one of his floppy ears.

"That's because it is!" Aelita said, and then pointed. "Look ahead!"

They all turned around, and saw the car that Buzz, the toy gang and I were riding in come speeding towards them. Hamm made a quick brake, and I almost flew out of my seat if Buzz hadn't caught me.

"Thanks for that, Buzz," I said.

"No problem, son," he waved, then looked at the gang before us. "Sorry about that, are you all okay?"

"We're just fine, thanks," Aelita said.

"Aelita!" I cried joyously, jumping out of the car and running to her.

"Jeremy!" she exclaimed, and ran into me, wrapping her arms around me. "Thank goodness you found me!"

"Hey, what are we, chopped liver?" Odd whined.

"Shut up, Odd," Ulrich grumbled.

"So you're Aelita," Buzz smiled. "Pleasure to meet you. I am Buzz Lightyear. These are my companions, Slinky, Hamm, Rex, and Mr. Potato Head."

"Nice to meet you as well," Aelita smiled, and shook Buzz's hand. She then gasped in shock. "His hand is plastic!"

"Yeah, it is," I said. "He's a toy, after all."

"A toy?" Odd's eyes bulged. "Those guys are toys?"

"Yeah, this place is weird," I admitted, "but they need help. They're looking for a friend named Woody."

"I have one question," Mr. Potato Head said.

"What's that?" I asked.

"How do you expect me to believe that you guys aren't toys?" he asked curtly.

"Could a toy do this?" Odd asked, and then he fired one of his laser arrows at a nearby balloon, causing it to explode and send it pieces flying everywhere. He snickered, and the toys looked surprised, even Mr. Potato Head.

"Golly," Slinky said, "that's mighty fancy."

"Now that that's out of the way," I smiled, 'these are my friends, Ulrich, Odd, Yumi, Aelita, Sora, Donald, and Goofy." Each of them smiled and waved when I said their names.

"Have any of you seen any black, shadowy creatures around these parts?" Sora asked.

"Not really," Hamm shrugged.

"We're too busy looking for Al," Rex said.

"Who's Al?" Yumi asked.

"He's the manager of Al's Toy Barn," I said. "That's the place we're all in right now."

"So this whole world is this toy store?" Sora asked.

"This whole world?" Buzz laughed. "Oh no, there's more than just that. We come from the house of our owner, Andy Davis."

"Who's Andy Davis?" Aelita asked.

"I just said, he's our owner," Buzz replied. "And he's one of the nicest kids on the planet. Woody is Andy's best friend, and Al just took him away from him. That's why we have to get him back."

"Gosh," Aelita gasped. "That's awful. Did the poor boy see it happen?"

"No, he's been away for a couple of days at a week-long cowboy camp," Buzz replied.

"Uh," Odd started, "does he know that you guys…"

"No, he doesn't know the truth about us," Buzz replied. "It's a close secret and a strict rule."

"Do you think that it's one of the laws of this world?" I silently asked Sora.

"Maybe," Sora replied.

"But Woody did break it once," Buzz laughed. "This brat named Sid, who used to live across the street from Andy, kidnapped me, and Woody stuck his neck out for me. He got Sid's toys, who were horribly mistreated, to freak him out and let me go. He even got me back to Andy's house all by himself."

"Woody's a good egg," Slinky smiled.

"He sounds like one," I said, smiling.

"I'll bet all I got in me that Sid's probably in the nuthouse by now," Hamm chuckled.

Just then, I snapped my fingers."Hey, I have an idea!"

"What idea?" Buzz asked.

"We're looking for Al, right?" I asked. "He's the manager of the store, right?"

"Yes," Mr. Potato Head said, cocking his eyebrow.

"Well, then, we need to look for his office, don't we?" I asked.

"How do you know all of that?" Rex asked.

"It's not really that hard to figure out," I said, shrugging. "Stores have managers, and those managers have offices. If Al's in his office, then he'll probably have Woody on him."

"Why would he wear Woody?" Rex asked.

"No, you idiot!" Mr. Potato Head griped. "It means he'll have Woody with him! It's an expression!"

"That's right," I said, "so let's go find Al's office! I think I may have a good idea of where it is!"

"Where would that be?" Sora asked.

"At the back of the store," I replied. "Where else?"

"Okay, lead the way!" Buzz said.

I grabbed a stray skateboard from a clearance rack, and motioned for everyone hop on. I then pushed it off the ground, and I led them down the aisles to the back of the store, leaning my body to the sides to turn the skateboard. Within seconds, we had reached the back of the store. In the corner, there was a large door, which was slightly ajar, with the words: "Al McWiggins, Manager."

"Looks like you were right, Jeremy," Buzz said, looking up at the door.

"Isn't he always?"Aelita smiled.

"Sora, Jeremy, and I will check the door," Buzz said. "You guys stay here in case something happens."

The others nodded, and Sora, Buzz, and I crept up to the door. Peeking over the other side, we caught a glimpse of a tall, fat, and bald man talking on an old cell phone while sticking some papers through a large machine with a phone pad on it.

"A fax machine?" I asked myself. "What would a worn-out piece of low-grade tech like that be doing here?" I rubbed my chin again. "Well, maybe the time here is different from the time in my world."

I then looked back, and one of the photos fell from the machine and landed on the floor a few inches away from the door. When we looked at the photo, Buzz gasped in shock. The photo was of a cowboy doll in a vinyl model Stetson, strumming a guitar with two other cowpoke figures and a horse.

"That's Woody in that photo!" Buzz whispered to me.

"But who are the others?" Sora asked.

"I don't know," Buzz answered, "but I'm going to find out."

"Yes, Mr. Konishi," Al boomed above us, "I'm sending you the photos right now. I'll have them delivered within the next day. By tomorrow, your museum will have the finest display of the greatest American cowboy toy sensation in all of Japan!"

"Japan?" Sora gasped. "Al's trying to sell Woody to a toy museum? IN JAPAN?"

"Be quiet, Sora!" Buzz hushed.

"Do you want Al to hear us?" I added under my breath.

"Oh, sorry," Sora said, quietly.

As we said this, Al hung up and looked down at the ground. We instinctively ducked for cover, but he only got the picture from the ground, stuck it in a folder, and stuck it in his briefcase. He then put his phone in his pocket, picked up his briefcase, and left his office. He had a smug smirk on his face, and he chuckled to himself.

"This is the greatest hit of my life!" he laughed to himself. "I'm gonna be rich!"

As he said this, an ominous black aura surrounded his body. Buzz and the toys gasped, but Sora and I knew what this meant.

"Al's possessed by the darkness," I said, and then held my nose. "His greed smells like raw sewage."

"Quick, into his briefcase!" Buzz hissed, and signaled the rest of us to follow. But as we were about to follow them, more Heartless popped up and surrounded us, cutting us off from Andy's toys.

"You and the toys go on ahead," I said, "and we'll follow behind you."

Buzz nodded, and they all packed themselves inside Al's briefcase. By some miracle, the toys all were able to fit inside the enormous, and oddly purse-like, briefcase. What was more was that Al didn't stop and check if it had new weight in it.

"Stay close, Jeremy," Aelita said, "and we'll protect you."

"But you can't even fight back!" I said. "how can you help?"

"Like this!" Aelita replied, and shot a pink sphere of energy at two of the Heartless, which caused them to vanish.

"How did you do that?" I asked.

"I'm not sure," she replied, "but I think my dad might have given that gift to me when he saved me."

"Then let's help you survive long enough to thank him!" Sora said, and slashed at more Heartless.

I took another look outside, and noticed that Al had left the store, packed his briefcase in his car, and left. I panicked, thinking that we would never reach Buzz and the others. However, I saw that he had stopped at an apartment building.

"Sora!" I shouted. "Al's apartment is down the block! Once you beat the Heartless, we have to head there!"

"You got it, Einstein!" Sora replied, and joined the others in attacking the Heartless horde.

A/N: Looks like things are getting interesting here, eh? Just wait 'till you see what happens next!

Unfortunately, it may not be for a while, since school starts up this Monday. But I'll continue to write when I have the chance!

-JeremyX signing off!