After a long wait, our story continues with this crossover with Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas.
Enjoy!
Kingdom Hearts: The Enchanted Christmas
Sora continued to sail the Gummiship through the Lanes in Between. Riku manned the weapons station while Kairi took the co-pilot's seat, learning how to fly said ship by watching Sora. Mickey and Donald sat on the ground playing a card game. Goofy was sleeping in his seat, having dozed off about an hour after leaving the Pride Lands.
"Got any 10's Donald?" asked the mouse king.
"Go fish." replied the mage.
Mickey got out another card, and shuffled his stack.
"You got any 2's?" asked Donald.
Mickey shook his head. "Go fish pal."
Grumbling, Donald did so.
"Hey Riku, Kairi, any sign of any worlds in trouble from your views?" asked Sora.
Riku and Kairi each looked to their respective sides.
"Sorry sir, none accounted for." said Kairi, with a smile at her little joke.
Riku smirked. "I got nothing." he replied.
Suddenly, the alarm blared. Mickey and Donald jumped, making cards flay everywhere.
Goofy jolted from his nap, shouting his signature scream.
"Another world in trouble?" he asked, after calming down.
"Looks like it." said Sora as he pressed some buttons.
Donald scanned the screen. "It also looks like a familiar world to me Sora and Goofy." he added.
"Which one?" asked Goofy.
Before the feathered mage could reply, the world the Gummiship detected came into view.
It appeared to be a dark, gloomy castle on top of a forest. A large rose covered by a round glass vase stood next to it.
"Well I'll be! A-hyuck!" chuckled Goofy excitedly. "It's Beast's Castle!"
"'Beast's Castle?' As in that world with the cursed prince, his cursed servants, and where Belle is from?" asked Kairi.
"That's the one." nodded Sora.
Mickey then noticed Riku seemed a bit tense. The Keyblade Master seemed to be staring at the world with a nervous look.
"Riku, you ok?" he asked, a bit concerned.
Riku blinked. "Huh? Oh, sorry..." he replied sheepishly.
The other four took notice of this.
"Something wrong Riku?" asked Kairi.
Riku sighed. "Yeah. It's just... me and the master of this castle – the Beast – don't really have a good history." he confessed.
Sora, Donald, and Goofy immediately knew what Riku was talking about. Kairi and Mickey. on the other hand, didn't.
"Whaddya mean Riku?" asked Mickey.
"It was two years ago, before Castle Oblivion, before we sealed the door, and before Roxas and Naminé were born." explained Sora. "While me, Donald, and Goofy were in Hollow Bastion, we encountered the Beast talking to Riku."
Riku sighed again. "I told him that I had kidnapped Belle after his world fell to darkness. We had a small confrontation until..." Riku trailed off from his explanation, looking away from his friends, ashamed.
"'Until?'" asked Kairi, curious.
Riku sighed heavily before he told the truth in three simple, but hard words. "I... stabbed him."
Kairi and Mickey gasped in shock.
Sora, Donald, and Goofy looked at Riku with sorry expressions.
"You... what?!" Kairi asked, horrified.
Riku nodded.
Sora decided to butt-in to help his friend.
"But that was when Maleficent and Ansem were messing with his mind." he reminded them.
Donald and Goofy nodded.
"Yeah, he was blind to see the truth because of all that manipulation." added Donald.
Kairi and Mickey knew that Sora and Donald were right. Riku was also surprised that Donald was defending him, given what had happened two years ago.
"But now, you have a chance at redemption Riku." Goofy pointed out.
Riku seemed a bi better, but nervousness still covered his face. "I'm... just not sure." he sighed, his voice a little shaky.
Kairi offered him a warm smile. "I know you can do it. We all do." she told him with encouragement in her voice. "Besides, you've got to face your fears, right?"
Riku chuckled slightly, which made the others smile knowing that he was feeling slightly better. "Come on Kairi, that's so cliche. I expected better from you." teased Riku.
"As did I Kai'." chuckled Sora.
Kairi playfully pouted, but giggled. "True. But you know that I'm right. Get it memorized?" she told them, tapping the side if her head like Lea.
The boys laughed.
"Guess Lea's starting to rub off on you." chuckled Mickey.
"You mean all of us." corrected Sora, before tapping the side of his head saying, "Got it memorized?"
Everyone burst out laughing.
After a few seconds, the laughter died down.
"Alright. Anyway, we must prepare our arrival." said Mickey.
As everyone nodded, Goofy looked forward towards Beast's Castle. He squinted his eyes to see... snow.
"Gawrsh fellers, looks like it's snowing up there." remarked the king's captain.
Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, and Donald looked towards the world, and realized that Goofy was right.
"We'd better get some winter gear." commented Sora.
Mickey then snapped his fingers. "I got it!" he exclaimed. He then ran out of the cockpit into the back.
A few minutes later, the mouse came back wearing the black coat he wore when travelling with Riku after Castle Oblivion. He also appeared to be holding a folded cloak.
"It's the next best thing to winter gear." explained Mickey. "While I was checking on the Restoration Committee with Donald and Goofy, Yuffie gave me this. She and Leon told me that it might be good to keep a spare cloak, just in case. After the Valley of Peace, I brought this just in case it was freezing in any of the worlds we visited."
"That's... interesting." shrugged Sora.
"And after Riku ditched his, I picked it up and put in the pockets of the clothes I'm wearing underneath, as they have similar powers to the outfit Sora's wearing. I figured that we may need them again... just in case." added Mickey.
Riku nodded as Mickey handed him the cloak. Riku then put it on. But as he zipped it up, he couldn't help but ask, "What about Sora, Kairi, Donald, and Goofy?"
Sora looked at Donald. "Just do the same thing you did back in Hill Valley" the brunette told the toon.
Donald nodded, summoned his staff, and waved it around twice.
Before long, he, Sora, Kairi, and Goofy were wearing cloaks similar to Riku, Mickey, and Organization XIII. Strangely, Sora's cloak appeared to have magenta flame designs decorating its sleeves and coattails.
Riku took notice of this. "Huh. Sora's looks similar to that Anti Black Coat I fought during the Mark of Mastery Exam. Only that guy had a Nightmare Dream Eater emblem on the back."
Sora looked at his cloak and shrugged. "Eh, no big deal." He then turned back to the controls. "Alright, is everybody ready to land?" he asked.
At his five friends' nods, Sora looked back towards the front. "Alright. In the words of a famous superhero duck..."
Sora then pushed down on a Darkwing Duck bobblehead that was on the dashboard.
"Let's get dangerous!" said the bobblehead's voicebox in Darkwing's voice.
"Where did you get that?" asked Kairi.
"Actually, it's mine." admitted Donald. "Launchpad gave me one of his spares as a 'going away present' before we left for Whitechapel. I just forgot to put it up until after we left the Pride Lands."
Kairi nodded in understanding as Sora sailed the ship to the familiar world.
Beast's Castle (music room):
In the music room, a large pipe organ, named Forte, was playing some organ music. A small, brown piccolo named Fife watched from behind a stool.
"Bravo, bravo, encore!" cheered the piccolo.
Forte laughed, somewhat... sinisterly.
"Fife... you approve?" he asked.
"Oh, mistro, it's magnificent!" said Fife, in an excited tone.
Forte scoffed. "Oh, come along, it's merely and opera... " he then played a few loud notes, making some of the glass windows crack and the ceiling crumble, making some of it fall. "...to bring the house down." he finished, chuckling.
As small piece of the ceiling hit Fife in the head, but he quickly shook it off. "Is there a part for a piccolo?" he asked, hopefully.
"Absolutely." answered Forte.
He then played some more notes, which made some magic come out of the organs, bringing up some musical notes.
Fife giggled in excitement as Forte showed him a piece of paper.
"Solo for Fife in 'B' flat." said the organ.
"Oh, I'd do anything for a solo." Fife sighed happily.
"Yes, I know..." muttered Forte. "Now Fifey in the midst of my crescendo, I thought I heard merriment outside the window. Have a look see will you?"
Fife hopped over to the window. "Wow, would ya look at that." he muttered as he saw a sight that caught his eye.
"Well, I think I might." muttered Forte as he tried to move. "I'll just pick myself up and... oh what's this... heavens look... I'M BOLTED TO THE WALL!" he shouted.
Fife looked away, nervous. "Oh, right.. uh ha ha..." he muttered sheepishly. "...the master is skating." he told the organ.
Forte raised an eyebrow in disbelief. "Skating? Why on earth would he do a thing like that?" he asked.
"Probably because that pretty girl is holding his hand." shrugged Fife.
Forte seemed surprised. "What? Belle?" he asked.
"Hey, maybe if she falls in love with him the spell will be broken and we'll be human again." Fife pointed out positively.
The large pipe organ frowned as he suddenly played a loud note. The noise made Fife fall to the ground.
"Trust me Fife, humanity is entirely over rated. Before the enchantment there was no need for my particular brand of genius. But now the master needs my melodies to feed his tormented soul. I am his confident and his best friend..." he explained. Forte's tone then turned dark. "...and I won't let some peasant girl ruin it for me!"
Forte turned back to the human-turned-piccolo. "Fife, see to it that this blossoming love withers on the vine."
"Yes Mistro Forte." promised Fife as he hopped off.
As Fife left the room, Forte heard a sound. He looked over near the fireplace, just as a familiar blond-haired Nobody with a goatee and silver earrings stepped out. Forte smiled.
"Ahh, Luxord. This is a pleasant surprise." said the organ, amused.
Luxord smirked. "Yes indeed. Good to see you again Forte." he replied.
"So what brings you here to the castle?" asked Forte.
"It would seem as though those six world-travelers we warned you about are on their way here." explained Luxord as he walked over.
Forte frowned. "Oh marvelous." he groaned. "First the girl, and now six world-travelers. When will the presence of those standing in my way cease?"
"I may have the powers of time and space, but I'm not that predictable." shrugged Luxord. "My cards may be powerful enough to show where Sora and his compatriots are going, but not enough to predict their every move."
"So what should I do?" asked Forte.
Luxord smiled sisterly. "Just continue your attempts to sabotage any chances Belle has to break the curse."
Luxord then snapped his fingers as several Shadow Heartless, and Dusk & Gamble Nobodies appeared. "And I'll give you the power to control the Heartless and Nobodies for the Keybarer and his friends to deal with in addition to your sabotage plans." Luxord then smirked darkly. "And if you can, capture the four Keyblade wielders. We'll need them to forge the χ-blade. And if not them, still target Kairi, and attempt to capture her and Belle. After all, they are two of the old Seven Princesses of Light."
Forte nodded. "Of course Luxord."
The old Organization's Number 10 smiled evilly as he dismissed the Heartless and Nobodies before teleporting away, leaving Forte to himself.
The old organ just smiled sinisterly as he continued to think up a plan to keep himself, his master, and the other servants the way they were... and how to capture Sora, Riku, Kairi, and Mickey.
Outside, six beams of light came down from the sky on a bridge. Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy peered around.
"Wow! Look at all this snow!" Sora said in awe.
"It's so beautiful!" exclaimed Kairi.
"Gawrsh, it reminds me of Christmas Town! A-hyuck!" chuckled Goofy.
"It is a sight to be scene." said Riku with a smile.
"Truly a winter wonderland." commented Mickey.
"You said it Mick!" said Donald.
"Could it be?" came a voice.
"Is it really them?" asked another.
The six world-travelers looked down to see some objects walk or hop up to them on the bridge. Sora, Donald, and Goofy immediately recognized four out of the five of them.
One was a gold, three-branched candelabrum, with the circular base acting as his foot, which he hopped around on, and the central column acting as his body. The two side branches of the candelabrum acted as his arms and were attached to the central column just below the base of the main candlestick; his head. There was a short, white candle in each of these side arms. The main candlestick was also white, but was much longer and had a small amount of wax melting at the top, resembling his hair. He has brown eyebrows, oval-shaped, close-set eyes, and straight, white teeth. The base of the candlestick acts as both his neck and his lower jaw. It was Lumière, who had spoken first.
Another was a mostly brown clock with a peach-colored clock face that was literally his face. He had straight, white teeth, close-set, green eyes, brown eyebrows, and a yellow "nose" that was actually a flat button that connected to the clock hands, which acted as his "mustache". The hands were both brown and end in a heart-shaped point. The minute hand pointed to the diagonal lower-right and has a hollow point, with only the outline of the heart present. The hour hand pointed to the diagonal lower-left and has a solid point, as well as two small circles on the middle of the hand. He also had two small, brown triangles on his face, one on either side. There was a curly, brown and yellow woodcut design on the top of his head that vaguely resembled hair. His body was rectangular and sported a case containing a circular, gold pendulum inside it, visible through a glass window on his chest. A gold design just under his head resembled an ascot. His "arms" were actually the yellow, curled handles on the sides of the clock, and the four, short legs of the clock act as his feet. He walked up by moving two of the legs at once. It was Cogsworth, who had spoken second.
Another was a large, white teapot. She had blue-green eyes and thin, black eyebrows. Her base was purple with gold lining and a pale, alternating pink and blue pattern on it. The lid on her head was purple with wavy edges and gold lining. The handle was a pink ball on the top of the lid. It was Mrs. Potts.
Next to her was a teacup. His rim sported a small chip in its right side. Both his rim and his handle (which represented his nose) were gold. His base was purple with gold lining and an alternating pale blue and pale pink pattern on it. He also had blue eyes and black eyebrows. It was Mrs. Potts' son, Chip.
The only one the original world-traveling trio of the six didn't recognize was what appeared to be a footstool. It was mostly red with gold garments.
Riku, Kairi, and Mickey were shocked to see walking objects. Granted, they had seen the magic brooms back at Disney Castle, but these objects had faces... except the footstool.
"Well I do believe it really is those three boys." said Mrs. Potts. "And they brought three new friends with them too."
"Lumière! Cogsworth! Mrs. Potts! Chip!" exclaimed Sora. "It's so good to see you guys again!"
Lumière laughed. "And ze feeling ez mutual Sora!"
"Oh yes indeed." said Cogsworth with a smile. "And who might your friends be?"
"I'm Riku." said Riku.
"Kairi." said Kairi.
"And I'm King Mickey." said Mickey before quickly saying, "But there's no need for formalities. After all, I'm the one visiting this castle with my friends."
Mrs. Potts smiled. "Of course Mickey."
"Say, who's the footstool?" asked Goofy.
"Oh, zis ez Sultan. The master's pet dog before ze curse." explained Lumière, gesturing to the footstool, who barked happily.
"Aw, he's so cute!" Kairi cooed happily. She walked over to Sultan, and pet him, much to his enjoyment.
As her friends smiled knowingly, Cogsworth spoke up.
"So Sora, Donald, Goofy, I'm guessing that those rifrafs you refer to as Organization XIII have been dealt with?" the clock asked.
"They sure have!" said Goofy.
"Not only that, but they were restored." added Donald.
"What do you mean restored?" asked Chip, curious.
"They were restored to human form." explained Sora. "Nobodies like Xaldin were just their bodies and souls without hearts after being consumed by the darkness. But once they along with their Heartless are slain, then they're returned to normal."
"And Xaldin's somebody, Dilan, is on our side." added Riku.
"Well zhat is good to hear." said Lumière.
"By the way, why are you wearing the same cloaks the Organization wore?" asked Cogsworth.
"Cause it's the closet thing we had to winter gear when we got here." said Donald.
"Oh I see." said the clock.
"So anyways, where's Belle and Beast?" asked Sora.
The objects turned towards where said human and human-turned-beast were.
Belle was wearing a white shirt with a blue dress over it, w white apron over that, a matching blue ribbon that tied her brown hair in a ponytail. She also had on a reddish-pink coat with fluffy pink lining along the edges and the edges of the sleeves.
Beast's appearance was a combination of physical characteristics from various wild animals, including a wild boar, wolf, buffalo, bear and lion. He wore a torn purple cape and dark blue pants.
"They're ice-skating over there." said Chip.
Sora, Donald, and Goofy were surprised to the Beast skating of all things. Or... at least attempting to skate. Then again, along with Riku, Kairi, and King Mickey, they were amused.
In the distance:
Belle was continuing to teach Beast how to skate. Beast was trying his very hardest to get it right.
"One, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three..." he counted before he got excited. "...I think I've got it!" he exclaimed happily.
Belle laughed in delight.
Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Lumière, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, and Chip smiled at the scene.
But because the six travelers and the five enchanted objects were busy watching, none noticed Fife run (or hop) up to the bridge. He struggled to see becasue everyone was blocking the way.
"Hey, down in front, I wanna see." he begged. But nobody responded. "Lemme see. I wanna see." he begged again.
No reply.
Annoyed, Fife let out a shrilly whistle from his... head.
Lumière, Cogsworth, and Mrs. Potts turned around with annoyed looks on their faces and whispered, "Shhhh." before turning back to the scene.
This made Fife cross. "Oooo..." he grumbled.
"Ohhhh this is very promising." said Cogsworth.
"Ah yes, there is something in the air." nodded Lumière. "Could it be... love?"
"Hmm, sure looks like it." mused Sora.
"Possibly." nodded Kairi.
"You two wouldn't happen to be experts would you?" teased Donald.
Sora and Kairi froze and immediately blushed. They still hadn't told their friends about their confession they made to each other after the Temple of Gozer exploded... and when they shared their first kiss. They just didn't feel comfortable admitting it to everyone else yet after denying it for so long.
Donald and Goofy snickered and Riku smirked. But they stopped at Mickey's glare which read, 'Knock it off.' Lumière, Cogsworth Mrs. Potts, Chip, and even Sultan, ignored them.
Fife had also ignored them, but not because he thought Donald and Goofy were being childish in their teasing, but because of what Lumière, Sora, and Kairi had said.
"Love?!" he exclaimed, worriedly as he hopped onto the bridge ledge. "Uh uh oh oh! I've got to stop them!" he exclaimed to himself, knowing Forte would be furious with him.
Quickly, Fife nose dived down the ramp of the bridge, up into the air, and into the frozen water fountain, spinning around it several times.
This caught the attention of the world-travelers and the servants.
"Who's the instrument?" asked Riku.
"That's Fife." said Chip.
"Quite right." nodded Cogsworth. "He's was musician before being turned into a piccolo by the curse."
"But what in the name of DiZ is he doing?" asked Donald, raising an eyebrow while looking to see what the little piccolo was up to.
"That's what I want to know." muttered Mrs. Potts as she and Cogsworth looked at the piccolo with confused and suspicious expressions, the latter scratching his head.
"Gawrsh, maybe he's trying to have fun in the snow?" guessed Goofy.
"If that's the case, then he has a weird meaning of 'fun'." muttered Riku.
"Oh don't worry." chuckled Lumière. "Let's just enjoy zhe scenery zhat is Belle and zhe master."
Shrugging off Fife's weirdness, the others continued to wtach Belle and Beast skate.
Meanwhile, Fife was still flying around the fountain. "Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" he exclaimed from the rush. He then shot out of the fountain and onto the ice. Strangely, no one heard him.
"Stop!" he shouted as he grabbed Belle's cloak as she and Beast skated past him. The result caused Bella and Beast to suddenly stumble out of control and fly into the snow.
The impact also caused Fife to fly in the air where he was knocked into a tree and land in the snow, only to have some more from the tree fall on top of him.
"Belle! Beast!/Master!" everyone on the bridge exclaimed in shock as they ran over to them.
But the two were ok. In fact, Belle was better than ok as she laid in the snow and began to make a snow angel. Beast watched her, bemused, as he got up.
Belle joined him as she admired her work. "It's a Christmas angel, see?" she said to him.
Beast looked impressed at the snow angel Belle made. But his mood changed to sour as he looked at his, which looked like a snow monster. He growled in anger.
"This is no angel, it's the shadow of a monster!" he growled as he began to mess it up.
"Whoa Beast! Take it easy!" came a voice.
Beast stopped his snow-slashing as he and Belle looked over to see Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Lumière, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Chip, and Sultan come up. It had been Sora who spoke.
Belle smiled happily as she recognized the world-travelers that had visited last time. "Sora! Donald! Goofy! It's so good to see you three again!" she exclaimed, beaming happily. She then noticed Kairi. "Hello again... Kairi was it?" she asked.
Kairi giggled. "Yes, that's right." she replied, nodding.
Beast walked over to them, smiling as well at the familiar faces. But when his eyes laid upon a nervous looking Riku, his face turned very angry in approximately zero seconds.
"YOU!" he roared, which made everyone jump.
Riku gulped.
"You and your Heartless are not welcome here!" Beast roared. "You will not take Belle away or cast my home to darkness again!"
The cursed prince suddenly shot forward. But since Riku was both a Keyblade Master and a Kung Fu Master, he quickly leaped over Beast and ran towards the trees.
"Oh dear..." muttered Lumière, Cogsworth, and Mrs. Potts together, concerned.
"Beast, wait!" shouted Sora.
"Please, calm down!" pleaded Belle.
But Beast didn't here them as he ran towards Riku, who quickly ran towards the brdge.
"Beast! He's on our side!" cried Goofy.
Beast seemed to ignore the king's captain as he suddenly charged for Riku again. But before either Beast could land on the Keyblade Master or for Riku to either defend himself or avoid the cursed prince again, Beast was hit in the head by Goofy's shield.
"Sorry beast, ya kinda left me no choice!" Goofy called out, awkwardly.
Beast growled as he faced the others. "Why are you defending him?! After all he did to me. To Belle. TO ALL OF US!" he shouted in anger.
"Because he's on our side now!" shouted Sora.
Beast just growled. Sora sighed, rolled his eyes, and turned to his companions. "Pin him." he said simply.
Nodding, Donald and Mickey summoned their signature weapons (Kingdom Key D for Mickey) and casted Graviga, which held Beast firmly in the snow. Before he could try to retaliate, Sora and Kairi summoned their signature Keybaldes and casted their own Graviga spells, which brought Beast down flat on his furry back.
Cogsworth noticed his chance to calm his master down. The clock quickly ran up to Beast. "Please Master, please! Compose yourself!" he cried. "Please, compose yourself."
Beast stopped growling as he took deep breaths. Sora, Mickey, Donald, and Kairi held on to their Graviga spells as Goofy, Belle, Lumière, Mrs. Potts, and a bit scared-looking Chip watched on. The group of servants were joined by a recovered Fife, who came to see what was going on.
Sora and a relieved Riku slowly walked up to Beast, the former dismissing his Keyblade. Sora knelt to his level. "Riku's on our side now. He saw the error of his ways and is now helping protect the worlds. Plus, he was manipulated by our enemies, and is helping us stop them. He's not a bad guy anymore."
Riku nodded. "It's true. But I do understand why you attacked me. I kidnapped Belle, gave her to an evil with and Heartless, and i stabbed you..."
Belle, Lumière, Mrs. Potts, Cogsworth, Chip, and even Fife gasped.
"...but I was being used to do those horrible things, blind that I didn't see the truth. I'v atoned for my actions. And I'm still trying to make things right. And all I can say to you is that I am very, very sorry for all the trouble I caused you." he said to the beast.
Beast listened carefully as his anger melted away. He looked towards Sora, who nodded, confirming what Riku said was true. He then turned to Riku suspiciously, but seeing the sincerity in Riku's pleading eyes, he once again knew Sora was right. Beast sighed heavily as he turned back to the silverhead.
"I-I... I'm sorry too." he said quietly.
Sora turned to Donald, Kairi, and Mickey, given them a nod. Knowing what he meant, the three lifted their spells. Goofy and Belle helped Beast up.
"I'm sorry for attacking you." sighed Beast. He turned to Belle. "I am still trying to keep my temper in check." he added.
Belle smiled.
Riku smirked. "Well like I said, everything I did to you was uncalled for. I just hope we can bury the hatchet."
Beast smiled slightly. "Of course Riku." He then turned to Sora and Co. He immediately recognized the other two.
"Your... Kairi right? The girl Sora was looking for." he guessed.
Kairi nodded. "Yep. That's right."
Beast turned to Mickey. "And it's nice to have you here again King Mickey."
Sora, Riku, Kairi, Donald, Goofy, and even Belle and the servants were confused.
"'Again?'" asked Donald.
Mickey chuckled sheepishly. "It's a bit of a long story." he explained. He then turned to Beast. "And like I told your servants, there's no need for formalities. I'm the one at your castle. Call me Mickey."
Beast was surprise, but smiled slightly. "Very well... Mickey."
Suddenly, swarms of Heartless appeared around the icy lake. Neo-Shadows and Fat Bandits alike.
"Oh my!" gasped Mrs. Potts.
"Sacre bleu!" exclaimed Lumière.
Fife screamed. "What are they?!" he cried.
"Heartless!" Riku exclaimed, summoning Way to Dawn.
Sora summoned Kingdom Key, Kairi summoned Destiny's Embrace, Mickey summoned Kingdom Key D, Donald summoned his staff, and Goofy summoned hs shield.
Beast growled at the creatures before he turned to Belle. "Belle! Get the servants to safety!" he shouted.
Belle nodded. She held out her apron as Lumière, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Chip, and Fife jumped in. She then carefully ran inside the castle, Sutan following behind her.
(Beast Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts II plays)
Mission: Defeat the Heartless
Party Members:
Sora
Donald Duck
Goofy
Riku
King Mickey
Kairi
Beast
Sora charge forward, slashing several Heartless. One Fat Bandit came up from behind him, buthe managed to swing his Keyblade around and into the Heartless' chest, destrorying it. He then side-kicked a Neo-Shadow to the side. He then casted several fire spells on some more Heartless. Riku assited him by casting some blizzard spells on some Heartless before slashing some more away. He then round-kicked a NeoShadow into two more before blasting them with his Keyblade.
Kairi casted several fire spells on some fat bandits. Two of them tried to attack her from the left and right, but Kairi leaped into the air and split-kicked them away. As she landed, she used her Keyblade like a gun against some Ne-Shadows. King Mickey slashed some more Heartless with his Keyblade. But when a Fat Bandit tried to attack from behind, the mouse toon leaped triple somersaulted into the air and over the Heartless. He then blasted it with a Perlza spell. As he landed, he too used his Keybalde like a gun against some more Neo-Shadows. One shot managed to destroy three of them in a row, and three shots destroyed another Fat Bandit.
Donald bashed his staff against several Heartless before casting several lightning spells on two fat Bandits and six Neo-Shadows. One Neo-Shadow tried to fling itself onto the duck toon, but Donald managed to bash it away with one hard punch to the head. He smirked as the Heartless vanished into darkness. Another Neo-Shaodw tried to attack him, but with out even looking, Donald back-punched it in the face. The Heartless was then destroyed by a bash from Goofy's shield. Goofy then performed Goofy-Tornado on some more Neo-Shadows before he tossed his shield like a Frisbee, which slashed several more Heartless.
Finally, Beast had unleashed his claws and was slashing away some more Heartless. One trike took out one Neo-Shadow while two took out a Fat Bandit. He was able to grab some Heartless and smash them against each other. Beast was also able to throw some Heartless into one another as well.
(Beast Boss Fight from Kingdom Hearts II ends)
Soon, all the Heartless were vanquished. Kairi and Donald casted Curaga on everyone.
"Good work everyone." said Mickey.
"Thanks Mick." smiled Sora.
Riku, Kairi, Donald, and Goofy smiled and nodded in thanks. Beast on the other hand was silent as he nodded.
"You ok Beast?" asked Kairi.
"I... just need some time to myself." the cured prince replied.
Without another word, Beast just slumped away into the castle.
Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy watched him go, confused.
"Is he always like that?" asked Kairi.
"Probably." shrugged Sora. "We haven't known him as long as Belle, and especially as long as the servants."
"I'm sure he's just tired." said Mickey. "In the mean time, why don't we head inside and out of the cold?" he suggested.
"Good idea." nodded Sora.
With that, the six went inside the castle to find Belle and the servants.
But as they left, none saw Luxord watching them from about 50 feet away, an amused smirk on his face.
"Let the games begin." Luxord muttered smugly as he vanished.
Things were about to get interesting in this castle.
To be continued...
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