A/N : Hello all! This is my first fanfiction, and I can't wait to see how you like it! All critiques and reviews are welcome and appreciated, (please be constructive). I have quite a few ideas about how this story will go, so bear with me! Enjoy! :)

Disclaimer: I do not own The Kingdom Keepers or anything Disney related. I just love the books and all things Disney!

Finn's Battle

Chapter 1: Ambushed

"Meet me by the Sorcerer's Hat inside Hollywood Studios tonight at closing time. Don't crossover! Come alone and tell no one of this meeting. We have much to discuss. From, Wayne."

Finn read the note he found in his locker several times trying to interpret its meaning. Why did Wayne want to meet up with him tonight? There had been no word from the old man in several weeks, which meant that Finn and his fellow Keepers had been able to get back to their normal lives. The Overtakers, Disney villains determined to take over the parks, had been strangely quiet, and Wayne had seen no need to have them crossover on a nightly basis.

"Why doesn't he want me to tell the others?" He mumbled to himself.

"Who doesn't want you to tell us what?" inquired Amanda.

Finn jumped a foot in the air. Sometimes, he found his girlfriend's ability to sneak up on him to be…creepy. He wasn't sure if it was a Fairlie power or just part of her charm.

"Nothing!" he explained, turning around to look into her beautiful brown eyes while stuffing the note from Wayne into his jacket pocket. "Just a conversation Philby and I had last night. Guy stuff, you know?" He smiled unconvincingly, but Amanda decided not to press him.

"Come on," she said, taking his hand, "You promised to walk me home."

Later that night, wearing a baseball cap and a pair of sunglasses, Finn entered the turnstiles of Disney's Hollywood Studios. The park was nearly empty; most people were enjoying the last showing of Fantasmic, and on top of that, it was Labor Day weekend, one of the least crowded times of year for Disney.

Finn tried to blend in as much as possible. His disguise almost landed him in trouble when he and Amanda snuck into the Magic Kingdom back when he first became a DHI. If caught by Park Security, his family would lose their lifetime passes and his DHI would be terminated. Finn didn't want to risk that. With the Overtakers growing in numbers and strength each day, he couldn't afford to get cocky. As the leader of the Kingdom Keepers, he would never forgive himself if something happened to his friends.

Knowing that the park was getting ready to close, he decided to put his plan into action. He ran into a nearby men's room and locked himself in one of the stalls. Hearing someone come in, he jumped onto the toilet and held his breath. To anyone who entered, the stall would appear to be empty.

"Is anyone in here?" a rough voice echoed in the tiled room.

Finn didn't dare to answer him. After a few anxious seconds, the guard turned off the lights, and the restroom was plunged into total darkness. A moment later, Finn heard the man leave the area.

That was a close one! he thought.

One hour later, Finn determined it was safe to leave his hiding place. He jumped down from his perch and waited for the tingling sensation in his legs to subside before finally unlocking the door and leaving the restroom.

A sense of unease suddenly came upon Finn as he walked down the darkened street of Hollywood Boulevard. No matter how often he and his friends crossed over into the parks at night, he still had not gotten over the eeriness of the parks when the lights were out and the guests had left.

Finn was so immersed in his own thoughts as he walked past the shops that he didn't realize that he was almost at his destination. Coming back down to Earth, he refocused on his mission and looked up at the Sorcerer's Hat.

The massive structure served as a hat and trading pin shop that was popular among the guests that visited the park. Standing at 122 feet, it was one of the tallest structures in the park.

Finn cautiously approached the Sorcerer's Hat. Wayne was nowhere to be found. Feeling the hair on the back of his neck stand up, Finn looked around the perimeter of the shop hoping to get some knowledge of the whereabouts of his mentor.

"Wayne? Where are you?" he whispered apprehensively.

"Stupid boy! Did you actually think that old fool sent you here?"

Finn whipped around. He was staring at two dozen Green Army Men, all of them pointing their guns at him. Standing front and center was the Evil Queen from Snow White, who stood facing him with her arms folded across her chest, smirking evilly. The color drained from Finn's face.

"What's the matter boy? Cat got your tongue?" the Queen asked. She slowly lifted her arm.

Sensing that she was about to cast a spell at him, Finn suddenly found his legs and turned to run towards the shop. He had barely run two feet, however, when more Green Army Men showed up to block his path, also with guns raised. He was completely surrounded.

"Nowhere to run, Kingdom Keeper!"

Knowing the Evil Queen was right, Finn slowly turned around, got down on his knees, and placed his hands behind his head. The Queen raised her arm again and sent a spell towards him. The last thing he remembered before the spell reached him was being chained up by two of the Army Men. Then, everything went black…

A/N: So there's Chapter 1! What do you think? Please rate and review! Hopefully, the next chapter will be ready soon. Until then, thanks for reading everyone!

Love, Mickeygirl20