First Heartless battle in this story! Enjoy this long chapter!
Chapter 2
It wasn't long until Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Peter, and Dana reached Dana's apartment. Peter opened the door.
"Let me. If something's gonna happen here I want it to happen to me first." said Peter.
"If you insist, but we've got weapons while you've got a small tracker." scoffed Donald.
Peter walked over to a piano and began pressing random keys.
"Why are you doing that?" asked Kairi.
"They hate this, it drives them nuts." replied Peter.
"It's driving me nuts." muttered Donald, only to get a glare from Mickey.
"So, just you Dana?" asked Goofy.
"Yeah." replied Dana. She looked over to what Peter was holding. "What's that?" she asked.
"It's technical. It's one of our little toys." replied Peter.
Kairi looked in to Dana's bedroom.
"That's the bedroom, but nothing ever happened in there." she told her.
"What a crime." remarked Peter, making Sora and Co. roll their eyes.
"Found the kitchen!" called Sora.
One by one, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Peter, and Dana walked in. They saw some food everywhere.
"Gwarsh, this Zuul thing did this?" asked Goofy.
"Yes, while I was unpacking my groceries." replied Dana.
"Sounds spooky." remarked Mickey.
"You know you've all come all this way, would you like to check the refrigerator?" asked Dana.
"Of course Miss Barrett." replied Riku.
Dana watched as the seven gathered around. Donald summoned his staff, Goofy pulled out his shield, Sora summoned Kingdom Key, Riku summoned Soul Eater, Kairi summoned Destiny's Embrace, and Mickey summoned Star Seeker. Peter cracked the door open.
"Oh my gosh… (opens it all the way) look at all the junk food." he remarked.
"No! Darn it! This wasn't even here!" groaned Dana.
"So much for protection." Sighed Sora as he and the other unsummoned their weapons.
"Do you seriously eat this stuff?" asked Peter.
"Look! This wasn't here! There was nothing here! There was a space, and there was a building or something with flames coming out of it, and creatures riding around and they were growling and snarling! And there were flames! And I heard a voice say Zuul! It was right here!" protested Dana.
"Sorry, I'm just not getting any reading." said Peter, holding up the device.
"And I can't sense any Darkness." added Riku.
"Well, are you sure you're using that thing correctly?" asked Dana.
"Well, I think so. But I'm sure there are no animals in there." replied Peter.
"Great, either there's a monster in my fridge, or I've gone crazy." muttered Dana.
"I don't think your crazy." said Peter.
"Neither do we." Kairi chimed in.
"Thanks, that makes me feel so much better." remarked Dana, sarcastically.
"No, it's true." argued Sora. "We've all seen crazier things. Like the Heartless."
"Look, I appreciate all your help, but I think I need to rest my head." Dana told Peter, Sora, and Co.
"Glad to help. We're gonna head back to the firehouse." said Sora.
"But call us if you see anything else." said Riku.
Dana smiled. "I will."
Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy exited the apartment. Peter stayed behind and told them, "I'll catch up."
Sora and Co. looked at each other, shrugged it off, and closed the door.
Peter turned back to Dana. "Let me tell you something about myself. I come home from work to my place and all I have is my work. There's nothing else in my life!"
"Dr. Venkman…" began Dana.
"I meet you, and I say, my God, there's someone with the same problem I have!" said Peter.
Dana was now starting to get annoyed. "Yes. We both have the same problem. You!" she retorted.
Peter wasn't at all affected by this. "I'm gonna go for broke. I am madly in love with you." he confessed.
Dana sighed heavily. "I don't believe this. Will you please leave?"
"And then she threw me out of her life. She thought I was a creep, she thought I was a geek and she probably wasn't the first..." Peter muttered, only to hear Donald chuckle outside Dana's door.
Peter then smiled as it seemed an idea popped into his head.
"You are so odd... No." Dana began, before realizing what he was thinking.
"I've got it!" exclaimed Peter.
"No, no, no, no, no." sighed Dana.
"I'll prove myself to you!" he told her.
"That's not necessary." Dana replied, guiding him to the door.
"Yeah. I'll solve your little problem." Promised Peter.
"Okay..." Dana sighed.
"And then you'll say, 'Pete Venkman's a guy who can get things done!'" added Peter.
"Right." she said sarcastically.
"'I wonder what makes him tick!'" Peter continued.
"I wonder!" snorted Dana.
"'I wonder if he'd be interested in knowing what makes me tick?'" Peter wondered out loud.
"Right!" scoffed Dana.
"I bet you're going to be thinking about me after I'm gone." he retorted.
"I bet I am!" snorted Dana, as she pushed him out the door, only to have his stick face back in.
"No kiss?" he asked.
Dana huffed as she shoved Peter out the door again, and slammed it shut.
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Outside the apartment, Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy waited as Peter came back out to face them, who all looked at him with teasing expressions.
"Smooth Dr. Venkman. Real smooth." teased Riku.
"Ha-ha." replied Peter, sarcastically. "So, what do think happened in their before she shoed you all the door out of her life?" he asked, as they began to walk to the elevator.
"Hmm, not sure. I don't think Dana's crazy, but if there was something in that fridge, then something just doesn't seem right." Said Sora.
"Yeah, I just don't get how I couldn't sense any darkness." sighed Riku as they walked into an elevator.
"Maybe it's a special kind of Darkness. One that can't be sensed." suggested Kairi.
"Hmm. That's quite possible. But to be sure, I've got to ask Minnie to check the castle library for any clues." said Mickey, who pulled out a small device.
"What's that?" asked Peter.
"A device that helps us get back to the Gummi Ship whenever our work is complete." He then chuckled. "Of course, we can't leave the world until the gate is sealed." he added, before pressing a button that made him disappear in a flash of light.
"Impressive." remarked Peter.
"Yeah." agreed Donald.
"So now what?" asked Goofy.
"For now, let's head back to HQ, keep an eye out for more Heartless, and wait for any more calls." Said Peter as they landed, and they exited the elevator.
Sora, Donald, Goofy, Riku, and Kairi all agreed as they headed back to the firehouse with Peter in tow.
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At Castle Oblivion, Maleficent, Xigbar, and Marluxia were watching them, but this time on the new castle computer.
Xigbar sniffed. "Heh. Seems as though Sora and his friends don't know when to keep their mouths shut about the other worlds as Xemnas told us last meeting."
"Indeed. But in the end, it just means more torment toward them." agreed Marluxia. He turned to Maleficent. "Shall we send in the Heartless?"
The evil witch smiled. "Indeed Marluxia, let's see if those pesky fools can face ghost Heartless." she answered, wickedly.
Marluxia smiled as he disappeared.
Xigbar and Maleficent continued to watch the events unfold, long into the night.
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That night at the Ghostbusters' Firehouse, Sora, Riku, Kairi, Donald, Goofy, Peter, Ray, and Egon were all gathered around a dinner table, eating Chinese food. By this time, Sora and Co. had told the Ghostbusters about their travels to other worlds.
"Man, you guys have basically been everywhere." Remarked Ray.
"Yeah, but you all need to promise not to tell anyone." Remined Donald.
"Don't worry, you can trust us." Smiled Egon.
Just then, Mickey appeared in a beam of light.
"Your Majesty!" exclaimed Donald happily.
Mickey chuckled. "Donald, you know you don't have to call me that anymore. We're all pals." he told his friend.
Donald blushed, but still smiled. "Hehe, sorry. Old habits." he chuckled.
Mickey smiled and sat down to some Chinese food saved for him.
"So, Mickey, did Minnie find anything about Zuul? Cause Ray and Egon have been busy with experiments that won't burn down the building?" asked Peter.
Mickey blushed. "Well, uh, thing is, I gotta get back to her on that." he mumbled out loud.
Riku raised an eyebrow. "Whaddya mean?"
"Well, I kinda interrupted her royal bath…" he muttered.
"Royal bath?" asked Kairi.
"She's just stressed because of upcoming preparations for the Dream Festival. And I kinda killed the 'Relaxing from stress' mood." he repliedbashfully.
"Well, I'm sure she'll be more cooperative once the stress leaves." said Ray.
"Tell you what, after this, we'll stop by Disney Castle and help with the festival setup." sugested Kairi.
"Sounds good." replied Mickey
"Until then, (raises a soda can) to our first and only customer." declared Peter.
"Here, here!" cheered Sora, raising his soda can.
Everyone raised their drinks to the toast.
"So, where did the idea of us being from different worlds come from Dr. Venkman?" asked Sora.
"Well, before we got into supernatural stuff, Egon usually talked about the idea of the possibility of travelling to other worlds." replied Peter.
"Yes, but that was years ago. I ha given up on that since then. But now, I'm glad it IS possible." added Egon.
"Huh." nodded Sora.
"With that said, I got to take out some petty cash. We should take her out to dinner. We don't want to lose her." remarked Peter.
"Uh, this magnificent feast here represents the last of the petty cash." retorted Ray.
Goofy began to chow down, until Peter said, "Whoa. Slow down. Chew your food."
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Meanwhile downstairs, Janine was putting on her shoes when the telephone rang. She answered it.
"Hello, Ghostbusters. Yes, of course they're serious." She answered. There was a small conversation before her face suddenly lit up. "You do? You have? No kidding?... Uh-huh. Well, just give me the address." She quickly wrote something down. "Yes, of course. Oh, they'll be totally discreet. Thank you." she told the person before hanging up. She smiled happily. "WE GOT ONE!" she shouted before pressing a button.
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Upstairs, the Ghostbusters and the travelers were still eating until the bell rang.
"AH!" cried Sora as he fell out of his seat.
"What's with the bell?!" quacked Donald, angrily.
"It's a call!" exclaimed Ray.
"Well then let's go!" exclaimed Mickey.
(Cleaning up the Town plays)
One by one, Peter, Ray, Egon, Sora, and Co. sild down the pole. They landed near what appeared to be lockers and Peter, Ray, and Egon got dressed in light-brown Ghostbuster uniforms. They then pulled out some strange devices.
"What're those?" asked Goofy, curiously.
"Proton Packs. Designed to catch ghosts." answered Peter.
"Fascinating." Commented Mickey before turning to Donald. "Donald we're gonna need some uniforms our size." The mouse told his court magician and best friend.
Donald smiled. "You got it Mickey!" he replied before waving his finger, and soon he, Mickey, Sora, Riku, Kairi, and Goofy were in their own Ghostbusters uniforms, Donald and Goofy still having their hats, and Sora had his silver crown neckless on his front.
"Awesome!" remarked Sora.
"Very impressive." commented an impressed Egon as Janine handed him the address.
"Come on!" called Ray as he, Egon, and Peter got into Ecto-1 and drove off. Sora and Kairi summoned their gliders. Goofy and Donald boarded Sora's and Riku and Mickey boarded Kairi's. They soon sped off after the Ghostbusters.
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It wasn't long until the seven arrived at the Sedgwick Hotel. Sora and Kairi unsummoned their gliders and they, Goofy, Donald, Mickey, and Riku joined the others inside.
Inside, they all stood together.
"Anyone seen any ghosts?" asked Peter, just as the manager ran up.
"Thank you for coming so quickly! The guests are starting to ask questions and I'm running out of excuses." he told them, panting.
"Has anything like this happened before?" asked Mickey.
"Well, most of the original staff knows about the twelfth floor; the disturbances, I mean. But it's been quiet for years! Up until two weeks ago. It was never, ever this bad, though!" explained the manager.
"Did you ever report it?" asked Egon.
"Heavens no!" replied the manager.
"Why not?" asked Donald, raising an eyebrow.
"Well the owners don't even like us to talk about it." he told Donald before sighing. "I hope we can take care of this. Quietly! Tonight!"
"No worries sir, we got this!" said Sora, confidently.
The nine walked up to the elevators.
"We'd better go up separately." suggested Riku.
"Good idea." agreed Egon.
Peter, Ray, and Egon got in one, while Sora and Co. got in the other.
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Inside the first elevator, the Ghostbusters waited as the approached the twelfth floor until Ray poke up.
"You know, it just occurred to me, we haven't had a completely successful test of this equipment." he remarked.
"I blame myself." said Egon.
"So do I." agreed Peter.
"No sense worrying about it now." remarked Ray.
"Why worry? Each of us is wearing an unlicensed nuclear accelerator on his back." agreed Peter, sarcastically.
"Well then, let's get ready. So, switch me on." said Ray.
Egon did so before stepping away behind Peter.
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As soon as they reached the twelfth floor, they heard a noise and used their proton packs to shoot the streams… into a cleaning cart, making a chambermaid hide behind the destruction. The three stopped their blasting in realization just as Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy entered from the other elevator and saw the scene before them.
"What did you do?!" exclaimed Kairi.
"We thought she was… someone else." answered Ray, sheepishly.
"Here, let me help you up." Offered Mickey, helping the maid on her feet before pulling out a couple dollars. The maid looked confused as Mickey told her, with a smile, "For all your hard work."
The maid then walked away as Mickey regrouped with the others.
"On the plus side, successful test." remarked Peter.
"We'd better split up. That way we can do much more damage." suggested Ray.
"Good idea. I'll take Donald and Riku." said Peter.
"Ok, Sora and Mickey, you're with me." said Egon.
"Then that means I got Kairi and Goofy." finished Ray.
"Alright then, let's go!" said Mickey as the nine split up.
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In one hallway, Ray, Kairi, and Goofy walked around.
"Despite the fact this place is haunted, it does look purty." remarked Goofy.
"Yeah it sure is pretty." agreed Kairi.
"Guys shh, look!" said Ray, pointing towards to what looked like a floating green blob, with eyes, hands, and a mouth.
"Eww, what is that?" asked Kairi, cringing in disgust.
"Must be the ghost." guessed Goofy.
"Sure is an ugly little spud." remarked Ray, holding his blaster.
Kairi raised her keyblade, and Goofy held his shield.
Ray and Kairi began trying to shoot it, only for it to fly past them, and go through a wall.
Ray pulled out a walkie-talkie. "Venkman! Riku! Donald! We saw it!" he spoke into it.
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In another hallway, Peter, Riku, and Donald walked down, looking for the ghost. Donald and summoned his staff, and Riku summoned both Way to Dawn and Soul Eater. Peter poke into his walkie-talkie, as the three noticed the ghost.
"We see it Ray. It's looking at us." Peter told Ray.
"Disgusting little slimmer, isn't it?" asked the fellow ghostbuster.
"Uh, Ray, it can hear you…" said Donald, nervously as the ghost looked at them.
"Don't move. It won't hurt you." instructed Ray.
"Good plan." deadpanned Riku.
Suddenly, the slimy ghost began flying towards them.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!" screamed Peter and Riku together.
"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaakkkkkkkkkk!" screamed Donald.
Peter held his arm up to protect him. Riku did the same with is keyblades, and Donald with his staff as the ghost flew towards them.
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Back in their hallway, Ray, Kairi, and Goofy ran toward their friends only to find Peter, Riku, and Donald on the ground covered in green, gooey, slime.
"Gwarsh, what happened?!" asked Goofy, concerned.
"He slimed us." muttered Peter.
"That's GREAT!" exclaimed Ray.
"How is THAT great?!" asked Kairi, confused.
"Actual physical contact!" answered Ray, as the others all rolled their eyes.
"Ray! Guys! Come in!" called Egon over Ray's walkie talkie.
"Spengler! We're with Venkman Donald, and Riku! They got slimed!" exclaimed Ray, excitedly as Goofy and Kairi helped the other three up.
"That's great, Ray! Save some for me!" said Egon.
"Guys get down here right away. It just went into a ballroom!" called Sora.
Without wasting time, Riku, Kairi, Donald, Goofy, Peter, and Ray ran to said ballroom.
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Inside the ballroom, Sora, the travelers, and the Ghostbusters walked around the ballroom, looking for the ghost, weapons ready.
Mickey looked up and saw it. "There it is!" he called, aiming Star Seeker at it, shooting a couple of beams.
"Yep, that's the big palooka that got us!" growled Donald, shooting it with his staff.
They all began to shoot proton streams and spells at the ghost while Goofy tried to toss his shield at it like a frisbee, only for it to cut the chandelier, making it fall onto and crush a table.
"Whoops… sorry fellers! That was my fault!" Goofy called.
"It's ok, the table broke the fall." said Peter.
"At least so one was hurt." said Mickey, patting Goofy's back as a sign of comfort.
"There's something important I forgot to tell all of you." Said Egon.
"What?" asked Donald.
"Don't cross the streams." answered Egon, seriously.
"Why?" asked Peter.
"It would be bad." replied Egon.
"How so?" asked Riku.
"Try to imagine all life as you know it stopping instantaneously and every molecule in your body exploding at the speed of light." answered Egon.
"Total protonic reversal." agreed Ray.
"What if we combined the power with our keyblades?" asked Sora.
"That may still be dangerous." said Riku.
"All right, that's bad, okay. Important safety tip, don't cross the streams. Thanks, Egon." thanked Peter.
"Guys, there it is!" cried Kairi, pointing to a chandelier.
"All right. Ray, Sora, Kairi, take the left. Egon, Donald, Mickey take the right. Riku and Goofy, cover me. (looks to Ray, Sora, and Kairi) Okay, you three. Give me one eye on the outside!" commanded Peter.
"Got it!" called Sora, as he, Kairi, and Ray began firing spells and a proton beam at the ghost. Said ghost screamed and flew away.
"We got it!" called Donald as he, Mickey, and Egon blasted the ghost with spells and a proton beam.
"Okay, all right, hold it! Hold it! Hold it! Whoa! Nice shooting, Tex!" called Peter as Egon kept on firing at the ghost.
"Travelers, together!" called Mickey.
Sora, Riku, Kairi, and Donald joined the mouse king and began to aim at the ghost.
"What are they doing?" asked Egon.
Goofy stepped in front of them, protecting himself and the Ghostbusters with his shield.
"Don't worry! They got this! A-hyuck!" he told them.
Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, and Donald fired several spells at the ghost, making it very dizzy and weak.
"Those spells took something out of him, but he's gonna move! I need some; I need some room to put the trap down. Give me some room!" called Ray.
"On it!" called Riku as he and the others backed away.
"Wait, wait! I always wanted to do this. (pulls tablecloth out from under table, knocking everything but flowers over) And the flowers are still standing!" called and demonstrated Peter.
"Not bad!" complimented Sora before turning to Ray. "SEND IT!"
"On it Sora!" called Ray, sending the trap in. "Okay, on my go signal. Spengler, I want a confinement stream from you. Okay? Go!" ordered Ray.
Egon did so, shooting slimmer with a proton beam.
"Okay, hold him up there. He's gonna move. Hold him up. Go!" ordered Ray, again.
Peter did so, shooting the slimy specter, as Sora and Co. in awe.
"It's working Ray!" cried Egon.
"Start bringing him down. Start bringing him down. You got him. Don't cross the streams." ordered Ray, as he began firing.
"Maybe now you'll never slime a guy with a positron collider, huh?" asked Peter.
"Venkman, shorten your stream! I don't want my face burned off!" called Egon.
"All right. I'm opening the trap now; don't look directly into the trap!" called Ray.
Ray opened the trap with his foot.
"I looked at the trap, Ray." called Egon, eyes widened.
"Bring your streams off as soon as I close the trap. Get ready. I'm closing it, now!" called Ray.
Ray then closed the trap, with the ghost inside. He, Peter, Egon, Sora, and Co. watched it in case anything happened.
"(shoving trap with foot; makes blue lightning) It's in there." Said Egon.
"That. Was. AWSOME!" exclaimed Sora.
"Yeah, very impressive." complimented Mickey.
Suddenly, the Heartless appeared out of nowhere, flying around the ballroom, surrounding the nine. They looked like classic ghosts, but black with a purple outline, with glowing yellow eyes, and the Heartless symbol on their heads.
"The Heartless!" exclaimed Donald.
"No… GHOST Heartless!" growled Mickey.
"Looks like this mission isn't over yet!" said Sora as he and the other eight got into fighting positions.
Mission: Destroy the Ghost Heartless.
Party Members:
Sora
Donald Duck
Goofy
Riku
King Mickey
Kairi
Peter Venkman
Ray Stanz
Egon Spengler
The battle was on. Sora, Riku, and Kairi combined several freeze and fire spells to take down five Ghost Heartless at once. One picked up Riku, only to get blasted back into Darkness by a beam form Sora's keyblade.
Mickey used Star Seeker on a group of seven Heartless that surrounded him by going all Rafiki on them, even hitting one with is bare fist that came up behind him without even looking.
Donald used a freezing spell to freeze three Ghost Heartless to the ground and used a Lightning spell to destroy them, sending them back into Darkness.
Goofy smacked more of the creatures with is shield and used Goofy Tornado on four of them that surrounded him. He was quickly cured by Donald.
Peter, Ray, and Egon used their proton packs by shooting streams at the Ghost Heartless, trapping them, before flinging them into each other, destroying them. One tried to grab Ray, but Peter came up from behind it, and smacked its head with the base of the shooter.
Soon, all the Ghost Heartless were gone. Sora, Riku, Kairi, Mickey, Donald, Goofy, Peter, ray, and Egon were tired, slimed, but happy they were all triumphant.
"Well that wasn't such a chore, now was it?" asked Peter.
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Outside, the manager waited anxiously as more guests gather around the entrance to the ballroom.
Just then, Sora, the travelers, and the Ghostbusters, burst through the door. Ray was holding the trap.
"We came, we saw, and kicked its slimy little butt!" exclaimed Donald.
"What was it? Will there be any more of them?" asked the manager.
"There were, but they've been 'disposed of.'" Replied Riku
"Sir, what we have there is what we refer to as a focused, non-terminal repeating phantasm, or a Class Five full roaming vapor. Real nasty one, too!" replied Ray.
"I see…" muttered the manager.
"Now, Let's talk seriously, now. For the entrapment, we're gonna have to ask you for four big ones. Four thousand dollars for that. But we are having a special this week on proton charging and storage of the beast, and that's only going to come to one thousand dollars, fortunately." explained Peter.
"$5000?! I'm sorry, I won't pay it." protested the manager.
"Well, that's all right! We can just put it right back in there." offered Peter.
"I think we can Dr. Venkman." Agreed Ray.
Sora and Co. stared in disbelief until Egon told them, "We need the money if were gonna stay open to help people."
"Gotcha." nodded Mickey.
"No, no, no, no! All right! I'll pay anything!" the manager sighed in defeat.
"Thank you." thanked Sora, shaking the manager's hand (after wiping the slime off)
"Thank you! Hope we can help you again! All right, coming through! Watch out! Class Five full roaming vapor! Watch out!" called Ray as they left.
"Say, aren't you three a little young to be catching ghosts?" the manager asked Sora, Riku, and Kairi.
"We're Junior Volunteer Ghostbusters." Answered Sora.
"I see." nodded the manager before looking at Mickey, Donald, and Goofy. "Disney character's too?"
"We just like helping out! A-hycuk!" chuckled Goofy.
"I see. Carry on." replied the manager.
Sora and Co. then followed the Ghostbusters back to the Firehouse. The six could somehow sense they were gonna be in this world for quite a while.
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At Castle Oblivion, Maleficent, Xigbar, Marluxia, along with Pete and Larxene watched the events unfold.
"Huh, the brats aren't scared of those ghosts at all." commented Pete, only to get his ear pulled by Marluxia.
"All the same, I just want to see them die already." muttered Larxene.
"Patience, Larxene. All good things come to those who wait." reminded Marluxia.
"And in the end, our nwest ally with have them in her grasp." reminded Xigbar.
"Prepare to send in Zuul and Vinz into the picture." Remined Maleficent, before smiling wickedly, alongside Pete, Xigbar, Marluxia, and Larxene.
To be continued…
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