The Worlds Of Magic

Book One

The Key of Time

By Andrew De Fazio

Based off Disney Characters

Chapter One

The Beginning

The sun had set. Jacob Stark had had a long day. To start with he had to do chores for his sick mother, he had to work on his tree house (which he thought was fun), and then had to cook dinner.

But now came his favorite part of the day. The time he got to spend on his boat with his friend Lok.

Lok was pretty much a mystery to Jacob. Lok had come to the Paradise Heights World a few months ago. He washed up on shore so Mrs. Cost and her daughter, who was the same age as them both, took him in and cared for him.

Jacob was fourteen with blue eyes and black hair. Lok was fifteen and had green eyes and brown hair. Mrs. Cost's daughter named Samantha was fourteen and had blue eyes with brown hair.

Slowly but surely Jacob walked down to the docks. The world was like an island. It had tropical trees, an ocean, and many docks. Most of the world was made up of ocean.

Just as Jacob had thought, Lok was waiting by the boat. What amazed Jacob was Samantha was there with him.

"Sam," Jacob started. "Why are you here? I mean we always ask you to go with us out on the boat, but you always turn us down. Why do you want to go now?"

"Lok convinced me to go with you guys," she replied. "Why, do you not want me to go? If you don't want me to I won't."

"That's not what he means," Lok answered. "He is just surprised that you want to go with us this time. Right Jake?"

Lok put his arm around Sam. She blushed. Jacob guessed she had never been so comfortable with two guys even though she had known them both for a couple months, Jacob even longer.

"Yeah that's right," Jacob said getting into the boat. "I'm just surprised. Of course I would love it if you could come with us out onto the sea."

"See Sam," Lok said joining Jacob in the boat and helping Samantha in. "Of course he wants you to come."

Lok leaned over to Jacob and whispered in his ear, "She almost didn't go. I worked to hard to get her here with us. Don't make this impossible for another time."

Jacob nodded. Lok picked up an oar and Jacob did the same. Samantha untied the rope and sat down next to Jacob.

He had had a crush on her since she arrived in this world six years ago. She and her mother Mrs. Cost had come after a sad destruction came to their world named Peace and Happiness. Her father had been killed in a fire with the rest of her family. They say an unknown stranger named Hades caused it, but no one looked into it.

"So what do you guys do on the boat?" Samantha asked. "Do you just talk or do something else?"

"Sometimes we fish," Jacob started. "And sometimes we look up at the stars and dream about other worlds."

"He looks at the stars," Lok cut in. "I sit here and watch that he doesn't fall asleep. Pretty much keeping an eye on him."

"You look up at the stars too Jacob?" Samantha asked. "I always do that. It is a fun thing to do."

"Yeah I always do it," Jacob replied. "I guess we have more in common than we thought. Huh?"

"I guess so," Samantha said looking at Jacob. Lok muttered something, but neither of them caught what he said.

"After we get to a spot do you want to look up at the stars?" Jacob asked as Lok looked at Samantha. "It could be fun."

"Sure," she replied. "I'd love to."

"Hey I thought you said we were going to talk about things," Lok announced looking back at Jacob and Sam.

"We will," Samantha said. "First I want to dream with Jacob about other worlds and adventures we could have on them. Then we can talk. I love the stars."

Lok looked away as Jacob and Samantha's eyes met. That is when Jacob knew this would be a night he would never forget.

The controversy swept over the world like a wildfire. It had finally reached a small world known to many as Disney.

A small, but very mad duck stormed up to the doors to a home in the center of town. It was a small cozy home. On the sign outside it read, "Home of Mickey Mouse".

Banging on the door the duck shouted, "Open up, open up Mickey! It's me Donald. I have more news on the destruction of the world named Neverland."

The door quickly opened revealing a mouse that was wearing a bathrobe that said, "Mickey" on it.

"Come on in," Mickey said as Donald stepped in. He closed the door behind him. "So what do you have?"

"Well apparently a darkness swept over the world and it exploded into pieces," Donald explained. "Well that's what I hear."

Another mouse walked into the room. "My goodness Mickey what is happening. Do you have more news?"

"Donald just told me that the world was destroyed by a darkness Minnie," Mickey explained to his wife. "But I don't know what to make of it."

"A darkness?" Minnie asked. "Do you think that the SHADOWS have returned, Mickey? Then our world may be next."

"Now wait just a second Minnie," Mickey started. "We don't know if this information is true or not. Again could be possible. For all we know it was a freak accident. What happened to the people in the world Donald?"

"There is no word yet Mickey," Donald replied. "No information is available besides what I told you."

Mickey shook his head. He had no idea what was happening. He had been investigating the strange happenings for a while. Ever since he had become mayor of his town he had made it his obligation to.

"Now we are not going to panic," Mickey began. "We are going to stay calm. First I want Donald to get Goofy okay?"

"You got it Mick," Donald agreed.

"Minnie alert your friends of the situation with Daisy first," Mickey said turning toward Minnie.

"Daisy already knows Mick," Donald cut in. "She can tell her other friends."

"Okay," Mickey said turning from Donald to Minnie. "Is that clear now Minnie? So you know what to do."

"Crystal," Minnie said grabbing her purse. "I'll get on it right away." Minnie opened the door and disappeared into the town.

"I better get going too," Donald said getting up from the chair he made himself comfortable on. "So I don't waste time."

"I'll come with you," Mickey said. "I want to hear what Goofy has to say about this tragedy. You two are my best friends ya know."

"Of course," Donald said opening the door. "After you buddy."

"Thanks Donald," Mickey said as they walked out the door. Mickey had grabbed his coat and closed the door putting his bathrobe on the table.

Slowly Donald and Mickey made their way out onto the street heading toward Goofy's house. It was night now. Mickey would have to think about what happened. He had to find a way to save his world if it was next on the SHADOWS list. If his name wasn't Mickey Mouse.

Chapter Two

A Strange Apparition

The boat rocked on the water in the cool night. Lok had fallen asleep waiting for Jacob and Samantha to stop looking at the stars.

"There beautiful aren't they?" Sam asked as she looked towards Jacob. "Especially tonight."

"Yeah they are," Jacob replied as he turned to her. "I think this is the longest conversation we have ever had. And what a good one."

"I just noticed it probably is the longest," Sam said looking into Jacob's eyes. She then looked back at the stars. "It must be pretty late. Lok is sleeping too."

They looked back at Lok sleeping peacefully with the oar in his hands. He started to snore. If a bomb went off he may still stay asleep, Jacob thought.

"Do you think we should be getting back?" Samantha asked curiously. "I mean it does look pretty late."

"I guess your right," Jacob said standing up. "Just let me wake up Lok." He walked over and poked Lok.

Startled Lok jumped up and hit Jacob into the water with the oar. Lok looked and then realized what he did.

"Jacob!" Samantha and Lok shouted simultaneously. "Jacob come back."

It was too late. Jacob was sinking in the water deeper and deeper. He was lost to the world. He drifted lower and lower until finally he hit ground. Jacob was gone and would never come back to the surface.

Mickey and Donald finally arrived at Goofy's house. It had been a pretty long walk, but they had finally arrived. They walked up to the door and Mickey knocked.

"Goofy it's me Mickey with Donald," Mickey started to say. "We need to talk to you quick. It is about the world that was destroyed. You know Neverland."

A banging and stumbling then finally the door opened. Behind the door stood Goofy, who was almost like a clumsy dog.

"Hey guys come on in," Goofy said as the two entered with Goofy closing the door. The three sat down on the furniture."

"Goofy I believe the SHADOWS are back and plan to destroy our world of one of those next," Mickey said looking at Goofy.

"But our world is so peaceful," Goofy began getting up. "Now why would they want to destroy this world?"

"Neverland was a peaceful place too," Donald began. "Yet that world was destroyed. A quite place like ours."

A banging came upon the door. It echoed through the house as Goofy walked over and opened it. There stood Pete, Goofy's neighbor.

"Guys I got some news," he began. "Pretty bad news too. It appears that a new world has been targeted to be destroyed tonight by the SHADOWS."

"What!" Donald exclaimed jumping up from the chair.

"My goodness," Goofy said taking a seat.

"What world Pete?" Mickey asked. "Do you know?"

"Yeah I do," Pete started. "Just found out."

"Which one?" Donald asked.

Pete looked at the door then back at the group gathered in the room. "I'm sad to announce that the world that is going to be destroyed is Paradise Heights."

Jacob awoke. Where am I, he thought to himself opening his eyes. Oh dear.

He was underwater. He stood up on the soft ground of the ocean's bottom. He looked around as fish swam by. Where was he?

"Jacob!" A booming voice shouted above as a strange image appeared. "Do you know why you are here?!"

Jacob opened his mouth and said, "Where am I?"

"I'll answer your question if you answer mine first boy," the voice continued as the image disappeared.

"No I don't know why I'm here," Jacob answered. "Am I dead?"

"No you are not," the voice continued. "I have called you to my world when you fell into the water. You can breathe here."

"Why do you want me here in this world?" Jacob asked.

"You are in the world Atlantica," the voice continued. "I'm the mermaid king. My name is King Triton."

"You didn't answer my question King Triton," Jacob said. "Why have you called me to your world Atlantica?"

"Your world is going to be destroyed by the SHADOWS," Triton answered. "In about ten minutes."

"What?" Jacob asked stunned.

"I'm sorry, but your friends will either be destroyed with the world or be sent to another one," Triton said.

"Where?" Jacob asked.

"Anywhere."

"Who are the SHADOWS and why do they want to destroy my world and my friends and family?"

"They are a powerful group of villainous people who destroy worlds. Your world just happens to be next on their list."

"Why?"

"The SHADOWS' reasons for their actions are unknown. I'm very sorry about this situation. Many refugees have come to Atlantica."

"I need to save my friends," Jacob said running. The problem was he wasn't moving anywhere.

"It's too late now Jacob. I'm going to send you to a world filled with nice people. They will take care of you there."

"No I want to go home."

"In a few minutes," Triton started. "You won't have a real home anymore. Good-bye Jacob and good luck. I hope you find your friends and family."

With that Jacob fell down. He blacked out with the thoughts that his life was coming to an end.

Chapter Three

Many Meetings

He finally awoke to whispers coming from all around him. Strange voices he had never heard before in his life. Was the conversation with King Triton a dream? It seemed real.

"Where did he come from?" a small voice asked.

"Maybe they destroyed his world," another one chimed in. "Maybe he is a refugee from Paradise Heights."

With that Jacob jumped up to his feet and opened his eyes. He was in a small house with a duck, a mouse, and a dog kind of creature.

"Where am I?" Jacob said after he finally was able to talk again.

"Are you from Paradise Heights?" asked the mouse. "I'm Mickey Mouse. You are in the world Disney."

"Yeah I'm from Paradise Heights," Jacob answered. "My world was destroyed or at least that is what King Triton in Atlantica told me."

"You went to Atlantica!" the duck shouted. "Was it nice?"

"Who are you?" Jacob asked in a curious voice.

"I'm Donald Duck," he answered. "And this is Goofy." Donald went over and pointed to Goofy who was comfortable on the couch.

"What happened to your family and friends?" Mickey asked. "Were they destroyed or are they alive?"

"I don't know," Jacob said looking out the window. "I never got the chance to say good-bye or tell them what was going to happen."

The others looked down feeling his sorrow. Then finally Mickey broke the silence and said, "Well you are safe here."

Just then the door opened and Pete walked in the room. Before he could talk he noticed Jacob standing by the window. Pete looked at him amazed to see someone who he never knew existed. He then turned to Goofy, Donald, and Mickey.

"Who is he?" he asked frowning.

"A refugee from Paradise Heights," Goofy replied. "He was sent here when it was destroyed. Another world just gone."

"Oh," Pete said. "Well anyway I think they are gathering."

"Who?" Mickey and Donald asked.

"The SHADOWS," Pete replied. "I don't know where or when, but I think the leader is ready to start taking out worlds by us like Wonderland, Mount Olympus, and all those other worlds. They should be meeting soon. A gathering of the evilest people in the entire history of the Worlds of Magic."

"Is there anything we can do?" Goofy asked.

"Not that I know of," Pete said opening the door. "Hope this information helps." Pete then left.

"The SHADOWS," Jacob started. "King Triton told me about them. They are the group of villains destroying the worlds. We need to stop them."

"How?" Mickey asked. "They are too powerful."

"I think they are using scouts to scout out worlds that should be destroyed," Jacob said. "I think the person who I thought was my friend was a scout to find a new world to destroy. He came a few months ago."

"Maybe you are right," Mickey said. "I have an idea. We are going to travel to other worlds and find the scouts who work for the SHADOWS. Once we defeat them that should stop the world from being destroyed."

"We have no weapons," Donald cut in. "How do we destroy them."

"I have a bunch of swords my grandfather had," Goofy joined in. "We could use them to fight the scout."

"Cool," Jacob said. "I guess we got a plan, but how do we travel to the other worlds? I mean I don't see anyway to get from one world to another."

"I have an answer to that problem," Donald said. "My nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie built a ship that Daisy used to take them to Agrabah for Arabic studies. It worked then so it should work now."

"Then it's settled," Mickey said. "Goofy get the swords. Jacob and I will plan the route. Donald go get your nephews ship. After we say our good-byes it is off to save the Worlds of Magic."

"Oh boy," Donald cheered. "I love a good adventure."

Where am I, he thought? Lok woke up on a cold damp stone floor. He jumped up to his feet and looked around. He was in a dungeon.

"Jacob!" he shouted. "Samantha! Someone help me!"

All he heard were echoes of his cries for help. There was no way out. He turned around and saw a rotting skeleton. Oh no, he thought. I got to get out of here.

"Your friends are not here," a woman's voice said. "No one, but you are here. I welcome you to my castle. Lovely isn't it?"

"Who are you?" Lok questioned. "And what do you want?"

"I want to be your friend Lok," the voice continued. "I want to help you. To become a better person. To become my apprentice."

"Who are you?" Lok continued questioning.

The women stepped into view. Her face was pale green and she was in a black robe kind of thing with a raven on her shoulder. "I am Maleficent."

"Where am I?"

"You are just repeating yourself," Maleficent said walking over to lock and took out a key. "It is time to meet the gang my young friend."

"No," Lok said. "I don't want to go with you. I want to go home. Where my family and friends are. Where I am loved. "

Maleficent opened the cell door. She walked over to Lok and whispered into his ear, "You have no home anymore." She walked outside the cell. "If you wish to join me go down the hall and to the left. Second chamber door."

She left the room. Lok slid down on the back wall and sat on the cold floor thinking about what she had said to him. You have no home anymore.

"Your wrong he whispered," he whispered to himself. "Jacob and Samantha will come. You'll see you witch."

"Will she?" a voice said. Lok thought it sounded very familiar to him, but who was it? He couldn't put his finger on it.

"She is right Lok," the voice said. "Your friends are gone. Just like me."

That is when Lok realized who it was. It was Samantha's voice. He looked up and saw her standing there.

"You're here," he said smiling.

"Only in your mind Lok," Samantha said. "You must choose your decisions carefully Lok. She knows more than you do. She knows the truth. Listen to what your heart says Lok. She can help you find us. Join her."

The image of Samantha disappeared. Lok put his head between his hands. What do I do? What choice do I have? Do I join her? Or wait to die? I know.

He stood up and said, "You're right Sam. I must do what my heart says. And it says that she can help me save you guys."

He walked out of the cell. After that Maleficent appeared in the cell and said to her raven, "The die is now cast. Everything will fall into place now Diablo. He will join us and help us find the true power of the Worlds of Magic." She disappeared, but left the raven, Diablo, in the cell on top of the head of the skeleton.

"Jacob," a voice said. "Jacob wake up. Wake up so we can talk."

Jacob awoke startled by the voice. He looked around and saw Lok and said, "You are here. Lok what happened?"

"Who is Lok?" Minnie Mouse said walking into the guest bedroom. "I think you were dreaming Jacob."

The image of Lok vanished into the air and Jacob sat up and said, "It seemed so real. Like he was right in front of me."

"Well sometimes things that seem real," Minnie began. "Just aren't. It is like the facts of life and the universe of worlds."

A girl duck walked into the room. "Hi Jacob," it said. "I'm Daisy Duck, Donald's girlfriend or wife soon to be." She showed him an engagement ring.

"Congratulations," Jacob said looking at Daisy. "Glad to see that you are getting married. I'm sure you two will be happy."

"He promised we would after he retuned from saving the Worlds of Magic," Daisy continued. "I'm very excited. It is a good thing you guys are going to save the Worlds of Magic. Just hope you come back in one piece."

"Thanks for the support," Jacob said.

"Well Daisy," Minnie said turning around. "I think it is time to get ready to go to the ship. You might want to start heading there too Jacob. The others are there."

"Tell them I'm on my way," Jacob said. Minnie nodded and she and Daisy exited the room and closed the door behind them.

Jacob looked up at the ceiling and said, "Hang on Lok and Samantha. I'm coming to save you. I won't let you guys down. Nothing will happen to you guys. I guarantee it."

Chapter Four

Explanations

Cheers came from all over. The entire town had come to the center area of the town. It was a huge celebration. Finally someone was going to stand up against the SHADOWS.

Inside the ship sat Donald, Huey, Dewey, Louie, Mickey, and Goofy who were waiting for Jacob to arrive at the ship.

"Why is he so late?" Donald asked getting up from his chair and pacing around the control room which was filled in buttons and computers that would make you think a professor created the ship and not just a bunch of troublemaking duck nephews who were too smart for their own good.

"He will be here," Mickey said. "He won't be late for the launch. Getting his life back means the world to Jacob. He wants his family and friends back. Don't worry, he will come I know it."

"Well I hope he gets here soon," Huey stated.

"We need to get going," Dewey chimed in.

"Or we will never go anywhere," Louie remarked.

"Have faith," Goofy said. "I may not be a preacher, but I know when to expect something that should be expected…uh here…now…then? I lost my place."

"What else is new," Donald muttered to himself looking at the door entrance. It opened and Jacob stepped into the room.

"Sorry I'm late," Jacob said sitting on a couch by a porthole. "I dozed off. Hey you guys ready to go now?"

"Yep," Mickey said happily. "Well you heard him Huey, Dewey, Louie. Time to…"

"Wait a minute," Donald cut in. "You guys are going. Show me how to pilot this thing and I will fly it while Daisy watches you guys here."

"Uncle Donald," Huey started. "No offence, but…"

"We don't think you could pilot this thing in a million years," Dewey continued what Louie was about to finish saying.

"Why not?" Donald questioned.

"You know why," Louie began.

"Here now you got him started," Huey said.

"He won't stop till he's finish," Dewey came in. Donald got a worried look on his face as if he had just opened Pandora's Box and everything evil was coming out to destroy the entire world and bring war.

"The ship is powered by a G6-Electronic Mechanism known as Belmar," Louie said as everyone else rolled their eyes. "It is known for it's intellectual ability and mind power that if you used in the wrong way would send you flying back in time to a place some might refer to as 'The Land That Time Lost'. If you are sent there and meet yourself in the past you could cause a meltdown and send the future flying into a wrong time dimension that could significantly change the lives of everyone known to the Worlds of Magic at this point in time. Now if that happens none of what is happening now will ever have existed because you will be in an alternate reality. Now if you are sent to an alternate reality you could destroy the space-time continuum and that may lead to a chain reaction that in others words destroy the Worlds of Magic and the rest of the universe for good. If that happens, no doubt about it, we will have never existed along with the Worlds of Magic and anything else. Now I hope that does not cause too many problems for that you can't understand because if you can understand that, doubted, then you can be the one to pilot this ship and start the adventure. Now do you want us to pilot it or you?"

Donald was speechless. He had barely caught a word of what Louie had said. He finally responded with, "Go ahead. Please start it up."

"Wow," Jacob said. "You are pretty smart for a small duck."

"I know we are," Louie said.

"Alright as a safety precaution please hang on," Huey said.

"Why?" Mickey asked. "I thought you guys had used this before when you went on vacation to another world. Did you?"

"Yeah did you?" Donald asked grinning an evil smile.

"Well not exactly," Dewey answered as everyone looked at him.

"Oh dear," Goofy said with a worried look on his face.

"We are doomed," Jacob said.

"Buckle up," Louie said. "Blastoff in three…two…o…"

Before he even finished the sentence the ship blasted off into space. Cheers rang out as the ship departed from the world Disney. Minnie, Daisy, and Pete had gathered.

"Good luck Mickey," Minnie whispered to herself. "Please come home alive and well. And if you can, in one whole piece."

The chamber door opened. Lok walked into the room. He looked around and spotted a table surrounded with the weirdest people he had ever seen before in his life. That is when he spotted Maleficent at the head of the table. Diablo now sat on her shoulder as it flew in from the window.

"Glad you could come and join us Lok," Maleficent snickered. "Meet the gang I guess you could say."

Lok looked around and eyed everyone at the table. He looked back at Maleficent and said, "These people are friends. They don't seem like the friendly type to me."

"Let me introduce you to them," Maleficent replied getting up and walking over to a woman who was half woman half octopus. "This is Ursula. She is from Atlantica." She then walked over to a guy who had fire as his hair and was blue all over and wearing a black kind of robe. "This is Hades from Greece." Maleficent made her way over to a man dressed like a pirate captain with a monkey on his shoulder. "Meet Captain Barbossa of Port Royal."

"Nice bunch," Lok said. "Who are the rest?"

"Patience child," Maleficent shot back as she made her way over to a guy who looked like he was from Arabian Nights. "This is Jafar of Agrabah." Then she went over to a strange thing that looked like a giant cloth bag. "This is Oogie Boogie of Halloweentown." She went through others who also sat at the table. She finally came to a chair that had been turned around so you could not see who it was. "And my second in command until you came…" The chair turned around revealing a dog like creature. "Pete."

"I am sorry for the lost of your friends," Pete said.

"Terrible thing indeed," Jafar chimed in.

"But now we are going to be your friends," Ursula joined in along with others.

"You seem like hot stuff," Hades said. "I think you could be a pretty good apprentice for me my friend. I could see y…"

"Get your own apprentice Hades," Maleficent said. "Lok is my apprentice." She turned to him. "So Lok, do you wish to join us?"

Lok looked at her then at his feet. What do I do? He thought. What can I do? I have no choice, but to do this and save Jacob and Samantha.

"Yes my Queen," Lok said bowing to her.

Maleficent straightened up. She smirked at him. "Very good my new apprentice. You shall get your friends back, but first you help us."

"How my Queen?" Lok asked.

"I want you to bring me," she began. "I want you to bring me something very valuable to me. Something I want very much."

Pete laughed as some of the others did. Jafar sat focused holding a snake scepter like thing. He stared at Lok, which frightened him. Ursula smiled a big wide smile. Oogie laughed very loud.

"What my Queen?" Lok asked again.

"I want," Maleficent began. "The Key Of Time."

"What is that?"

"You don't know what it is," a captain who Maleficent introduced as Captain Hook. "Are you barking mad my dear boy?"

"No really he must be joking," a lion introduced by Maleficent as Scar went into the conversation. "No way he never heard of it."

"Impossible," Barbossa barked out.

"Untrue!" Hades shouted out.

"I really haven't," Lok said. "I'm not lying and I don't care what any of you other freaks say. I am no liar."

"Sure," Oogie snapped.

Lok didn't care about everything the others were saying. He was barely paying attention to it. The thing he was paying attention to was Jafar. He was still looking at him holding his snake scepter in his right hand firmly. It scared Lok a lot. He didn't know what to do. Finally someone intervened.

"Shut-up you fools!" Pete shouted jumping out of his seat. Everyone turned to face him. "Let Maleficent explain to the boy what the Key of Time is. You all jump to conclusions not even knowing the boy. None of us know him personally. So be quiet and let him hear of what the Key of Time is."

Lok looked at Pete surprised. He then looked at Maleficent and asked, "I will only ask once more. What is the Key of Time?"

"I can't tell you my dear apprentice," Maleficent told him. "But I can show you it. Would you like that?"

Lok nodded and said, "That would be good."

"Perfect," Maleficent said standing up. "Council is over." She walked over to Lok. "Come along." He followed her out the door while everyone stayed in the room. "Very good," Maleficent whispered to herself. She smiled. Lok didn't know why she smiled, but it seemed very suspicious.

Time to find out what she wants from me, Lok thought. Then when the time is right and I control the Key of Time I'll make here give me my friends back. If it is the last thing I do.

Chapter Five

Discovery

They were off and flying. Hurling at a speed equivalent to 1,000 miles per hour of a car on one of the worlds they made sure they would get to a world by tomorrow, whenever that was. Or when that was.

Huey, Dewey, and Louie took turns piloting the ship while the other two slept. Right now Louie was on duty. Goofy was sleeping in his room as well as Donald. Jacob and Mickey sat in the control room with Louie watching him carefully.

"That was quite a mouthful you explained to us before," Jacob said. "Is all of it true? If we really do something wrong with Belmar the entire universe can be destroyed?"

"Yes Jacob it can," Louie said looking back at him and Mickey. "That is why we are here. To make sure it doesn't happen. Don't worry the probability of that ever happening is slim to none as long as you don't play with anything you know nothing about. Yet I'm sure everyone here is smart enough not to do that. Or at least I hope. Well it doesn't matter. As long as nothing is touched by an unqualified person everything will be fine."

Jacob and Mickey looked at each other as Louie looked back at the screen of the computer. On it was a map of the Worlds of Magic. It had every one.

"This is impossible," Louie said looking at the screen. "Mickey, Jacob come quick you have to see this."

They ran over to him. They looked at the screen. It showed what was in front of the ship. Jacob was amazed at what he saw. A black hole lay in front of them.

"You better get us away from that," Mickey said. "I read about them. Most people don't come back after going through a black hole. Louie steer us away."

"I can't," Louie replied. "The controls aren't working."

"What?" Jacob shouted. "You mean we are going to be sucked into that black hole? Is there anything you can do and I mean anything?"

"Not unless I get controls back Jacob," Louie said frowning as he typed furiously trying to get back control of the ship. "Oh no. We are losing power."

The lights started to dim then when out. The engines roared to a halt. The computer screens went fuzzy. Jacob thought that this would be the way his life ended. Quickly.

"The engines died," Mickey started. "Why are we still moving?"

"We are being sucked in," Jacob answered. "Aren't we Louie?"

"Precisely," Louie answered. "Well if we don't make it out I hope the best for you guys where ever we go."

Before anyone could respond to what Louie said everything stopped. The screens went black. No light was on at all. Then the ship shook. That is when it happened.

"Jacob, Jacob?" a familiar voice called. "Jacob come on we got to go to the boat."

Jacob opened his eyes. He couldn't believe it. He was home at Paradise Heights. Am I dead? He asked himself. He looked around and then spotted her. Samantha.

"Come on Jacob," she said. "Lok is waiting at the boat for us.

"I'm coming," Jacob said standing up and brushing the sand off. He then started to run toward Sam.

As he ran he began to slow down. Slower and slower he went then finally he felt like he was falling. He felt heat. He felt like this was a dream.

"Good-bye Jacob," Samantha said waving.

"No Samantha," Jacob called. "Help me!"

Jacob came back to reality and jumped up. He smelt smoke that could mean only one thing. That there was a fire.

"Jacob thank heavens your awake," Donald said running in. "We need your help putting out the fire."

Jacob looked and saw the fire and smoke coming from where he would be sleeping if he was in his room. He didn't know what to do. He panicked.

Everybody was running around with buckets off water they got from the bathroom no doubt. So Jacob grabbed a bucket and did the same. After ten minutes the fire died away.

"What happened Jacob?" Mickey asked. "You blacked out after we went into the black hole. We left it a half hour ago."

"Well this is strange," Huey said looking at the computer.

"Very strange," Dewey said staring at the screen.

"It's not another black hole right?" Goofy asked.

"I can't go through that again," Donald said. "So it better be good news or just don't tell us it."

"No it's strange news," Louie said. "Apparently someone is erasing everything about the Worlds of Magic that have been destroyed. That must not have been a black hole. It must have been an electronic deprogramming system or EDS. It is used to erase files that people don't want others to have or know about. That must be why the SHADOWS put it there if they did. So that no one in the future generations would know anything about the Worlds of Magic that are no more. It is a cover-up."

"What?" Mickey asked.

"What he is trying to say is that the SHADOWS are erasing any existence of the Worlds of Magic that have been destroyed," Goofy said as everyone looked at him in amazement. "I have a brain you know."

"Good job Goofy," Louie congratulated him. "That is exactly what I'm saying. They apparently want people to have no knowledge of the old Worlds of Magic. What confuses me is the fire in Jacob's room. Unless…"

"Unless what?" Mickey asked.

"Jacob do you have any enemies?" Louie asked.

"Don't bother him with such dumb questions," Donald said.

"It's okay Donald," Jacob said. "No, why?"

Everyone turned to look at Louie as a sad face came upon Louie's. He replied, "Jacob, I don't know how to say this, but I think someone wants to erase you. And to do that they have to…to…"

"To what?" Jacob asked with wide eyes.

"They have to kill you," Louie replied. "Jacob, someone is trying to kill you."

Chapter Six

Lok's Duty

The hallway was very damp and cold. Lok knew wait laid ahead was going to be something of grave importance to Maleficent the Witch. The Key of Time had to mean something of a great importance with the way she talked about it.

"How much further my Queen?" Lok asked looking up at her, as she was a lot taller than he was.

"Soon my child," she replied. "Very soon."

They turned a corner and came upon a black door. The others were brown chamber like doors, but a black one meant something lay behind it.

"After you my child," Maleficent said opening the door. Diablo flew overhead and sat upon the ledge above the chamber door.

Lok entered the room and saw nothing. It was pitch black. So dark that Lok couldn't see his hand in front of his own was. He thought his eyes were closed, but they weren't.

A candle lit itself in the middle of the room revealing a wall filled with many books. Books all shapes and sizes and different colors. In the middle of the room was a black cauldron that could fit three small children.

"Let me just find the book," Maleficent said browsing the shelf for the special book that probably contained the information on the Key of Time.

"Yes my Queen," Lok said as he started to look around the room. He spotted Diablo who was now seated on the top shelf on the bookshelf. He winced at him.

"Oh here it is," Maleficent said as she pulled down a dusty golden-paged book. "This book contains all the information you need to know on the Key of Time. I expect you to have read it all by tomorrow."

"Why such a short amount of time my Queen?" Lok asked taking the book from her as she handed it to him.

"You will need to start on your way very soon. There is no time to waste my child. Every moment is precious to us."

"Why my Queen?'

"Because they are!" she shouted at him. She calmed herself down. "Because they are my child. Time is always precious."

Maleficent left the room along with Diablo and closed the chamber door behind her. She must have locked it because when Lok tried to open it he couldn't.

"Lok?" Samantha's voice called out as she appeared beside him.

"How did you know I was here?" Lok replied looking at her in amazement. "Or are you just another part of my imagination?"

"I am just a vision," she said. "Jacob is alive. He is coming to save us. Isn't that wonderful Lok?"

"I don't need to be saved," Lok started. "I will save you guys not the other way around. I will be the hero. I will."

"Good-bye Lok," Samantha said and disappeared.

"I will save you," Lok said to himself. "I would never let anything happen to you guys. Nothing will change. Nothing."

Chapter Seven

The River to the Past

Jacob sat on Goofy's bed in Goofy's room. He couldn't understand why someone would want to kill him. Him. He was just an innocent kid.

Mickey walked into the room and went over to Jacob and said, "You must be pretty frightened learning that someone wants you dead, huh?"