Author Notes: This is a revamped version of the original Kingdom Hearts game, so events will happen differently.
Chapter 3: The Cow Rustler
The three youths looked puzzled as the ship came ashore and a platform lowered onto the edge of the beach as a man proceeded to walk down. An obese, red haired man in a navy top hat with a teal band around its brim, a navy tuxedo suit coat with 3 black buttons lined vertically, black spectacles, deep blue suit pants, a teal bow tie, a black cravat, a white dress shirt with both a collar and cuffs, white gloves, and black shoes with white spats on them, and he carried a black cane with a gold hooked head.
"He doesn't look like he's from anywhere around here...could he be from another world?," asked Kairi.
"Your home is out there somewhere right? Maybe he knows about it.," Sora replied as he went to the shore and grabbed the shield.
"He could. We'll never know by staying here.," Riku agreed.
"You really think a boat like that could just come to our world out of nowhere?," Sora argued.
"What're you afraid of? And what's that shield you got there?," Riku counter argued.
"I don't know...I don't like that ship...what's inside it.," Sora said as he narrowed his gaze onto the ship and swore he saw black things scuttling around...
Black imp like things with flashing yellow eyes.
"So what if he's a creepy, suspicious guy that only an idiot would be blindly trusting of. He's got a means, so we should take it.," Riku suggested.
"What're your plans once you're on another world?," Kairi asked.
"I don't know. Once I get there, I'll wing it out...I mean why are we on this isolated speck of a greater picture and why haven't we been in contact with these other worlds.," Riku replied.
"Yeah...why now?," Sora asked suspiciously as he looked at the gentleman.
"That's why we need to get out there and find out. Just sitting here won't change a thing. Same old stuff.," Riku argued as he walked towards the ship.
"But...isn't a new thing...scary if we don't know if it's bad or not...just jumping in blindly? Maybe we just go at our own pace and say to this guy that he's welcome to trade or something if he's not a bad person...otherwise, he leaves on his own or we force him out.," Sora argued.
"You're thinking Sora, it's not like you...," Kairi remarked.
"You shouldn't preemptively judge folks before you know them...I know you folks are looking for something in the great wide somewhere, instead of wasting away in this small speck of...fertile land of Destiny Islands...that could turn up profits in the right hands...," suggested the man in a sophisticated, Southern accent that somehow had this subtle phoniness to its tone. He seemed to be looking obsessively over the sandy shores and the fertile flora that provided fruit. Sora swore he saw dollar signs in his eyes for a moment.
Sora then raised his shield in a battle like position, confusing both Riku and Kairi.
"What's that shield? And what're you gonna do?," asked Kairi.
"This is a chance to see the outside world. Don't ruin it just because you got a bad hunch.," Riku snapped.
"Why do you know of that name...it was never brought up...You're with the black things that make everything dark aren't you?," Sora asked the man.
"Cows are so much easier to trick than sharp folks, that's why I targeted them until I was approached with a better option...You're one of those chosen key brats aren't you...Able to sniff out my evil mojo?," replied the man, in a more authentic, Southern cowboy tone of voice as he tore off his outfit and revealed a brightly colored outfit. He then whistled aloud, causing the black things on his ship to come ashore, the black imps with yellow eyes.
"Alright, Heatless, go wild to your heartless' content. I'll grab two of the kids, we get one to be the guard dog and the other to be the pawn in our schemes! I don't care which, but the spiky hair one ain't the one.," commanded the man.
The black imps remained still and glared vacantly at the man before wandering around aimlessly. Angered at being ignored, he shouted out-
"Get the Keyhole! Then we hold it hostage so I can bribe the owners to get this land for all the money it's worth!"
The black creatures then dashed around and began attacking the ground, the trees and water viciously.
"So you are a bad guy! What's your name?," Sora asked as he rushed forward, hoping to take down the leader in order to dishearten the monsters from attacking.
The man then pulled out a guitar from a strap on his back and began to play it.
"Alameda Slim.," he replied sinisterly.
Unknown Castle
An elegant, but crooked castle with blue tops and golden flags stood proudly against a clear blue sky.
An anthropomorphic duck with blue eyes with black pupils, wearing a zipper fashioned sorcerer's garb walked proud down the halls as he waved at the walking broomsticks holding backs with their hands balanced by angular arms. He then noticed a tall and lanky, dog faced man with black skin aside from his mouth, droopy ears, gloved hands two buckteeth spaced away from each other, collapsed on the floor and exasperated angrily,
"Goofy! Get up! You're the Captain of the Guard for crying out loud!"
"Gosh! Sorry about that Donaled.," apologized the dog faced man as he got up.
They then turnt to see a gigantic pair of doors, with the duck knocking on it and causing...a regular sized section opened up without the rest of the door opening, allowing the two to get in. Goofy bonked his head against the top of the doorway and clumsily got in.
He saw sitting on his throne, was a short, black skinned aside from his face, gloved handed, round eared, oval nosed, oval eyed, anthropomorphic mouse wearing regular garbs looking anxious. On his side was a yellow dog with black droopy ears.
"There's another of the Villain Alliance that's attacking another of the worlds...and it's...Alameda Slim...ugh...," said the cheerful mouse in a worried tone...before taking a tone of annoyance when mentioning Alameda Slim. Donald and uncharacteristically, Goofy also shared in his expression of exasperation when the name was mentioned.
"...Oh no, Your Majesty...why don't we just ignore the guy...," Donald said with a reluctant tone before noticing a feminine, anthropomorphic duck in regal, purple clothing and an anthropomorphic mouse in royal, pink clothing entering the room.
Giving the king a direct and determined look, causing the king to give a reluctant, compliant look towards both Donald and Goofy.
With a sigh, Donald and Goofy looked down at a pair of small chipmunk wearing golden togas, one with a big red nose and buckteeth and one that had a black nose. They then walked outside of the room.
"Mickey, no matter how lowly he is, there must be a reason why he's there...and if we do nothing we're doomed...," said the queen mouse.
"Minnie..., but it's Alameda Slim...," King Mickey complained, uncharacteristically.
Alameda Slim then played a hypnotic song, much to Sora's confusion. This song caused Riku and Kairi's eyes to become a expanding ripple of greens and blues as they walked onto the ship.
Now listen up
There are crooks in this here West.
(Shadows of outlaws appeared around a confused Sora)
Who have claimed to be the best.
And think they wrote the book on how to rustle.
(One outlaw showed his badge to Sora who dazed at it longingly before a second shadowy outlaw tossed the boy a heavy book on How to Rustle).
Well, as good as they may be,
Not a one's as good as me.
(Alameda Slim lassoed the shadowy outlaws and tied them up with a ribbon much to Sora's confusion.)
An' I barely have to move a single muscle
They call me mean, boys,
Depraved and nasty too
And they ain't seen, boys,
The cruelest thing I do.
(The crook then lassoed and tied up Sora as he appeared to look larger and more menacing with each word he spoke. Until he was a looming shadow with a toothy grin).
You see, I yodel-adle-eedle-idle-odle
The sweetest way of rustlin' yet devised
'Cause when I yodel-adle-eedle-idle-odle
(Alameda Slim resumed his usual size except he was much vibriant in color with incredibly tacky sparkles. Sora was confused at the sight)
Why, looky how them guys git hypnotized
He don't prod, he don't yell,
Still he drives them dogies well,
(Alameda Slim skipped towards Riku as he pulled the latter's cheek, slapped the boy's face and kicked the boy's behind).
Which ain't easy when your chaps are labeled XXXXL
Yes, if yer lookin' from a juvenile point of view,
I sure can yodel-adle-eedle-idle
Yodel-adle-eedle-idle
Yodel-adle-eedle-idle-oo
(Alameda Slim then pulled out a tag from his shirt with the size "XXXXL" that was 99 cents towards Sora).
Here we go, boys
Five thousand in the side pocket
Yes, I can yodel-adle-eedle-odle
A sound them kiddies truly take to heart
Yeah, I can yodel-adle-eedle-idle-odle
An' smack my big ol' rump if that ain't art
(Alameda Slim opened his side pocket to reveal a large pile of gold, his gold colored heart covered in musical notes and slapped his own behind).
He don't rope
Not a chance
He just puts 'em in a trance
He's a pioneer Pied Piper in ten-gallon underpants
(Alameda Slim briefly turned into a medieval style Pipe Piper).
Yep! I'm the real rip-roarin' deal to those who boo-hoo
Thanks to my yodel-adle-eedle-idle
Dodle-adle-eedle-idle
I got the brats out the ol' wazoo
'Cause I can yodel-adle-eedle-idle-oo
Yodel-adle-eedle-idle-oo.
(Sora who was still tied up, groaned in annoyance).
"Gosh dang it! You're immune to it...,You disrespect my art form" Alameda Slim yelled out as he whistled out, which called forth a fierce looking cowboy with a red bandana mouth mask riding a stern horse and buffalo to come outside.
"That was art?...I mean who's that!?," Sora asked uncaring and bluntly before realizing that the man now had company.
"Junior! Rico! Stomp this brat till he's pushing daisies while I reap the benefits of this land!," commanded Alameda Slim as he walked away as Rico the cowboy galloped towards the tied up Sora as Riku and Kairi went onto the ship.
Sora tore through the rope with ease and used the shield to protect himself, while slowing inching towards Riku and Kairi in order to save them. But, the assault was too much to handle on his own as the boy was trampled severely.
"I don't know where you got the shield, but this is reality and you're just a green horn!," Alameda Slim said as he laughed as the black creatures gradually made it onto the main land and began to approach the villagers.
One struck a villager so hard that he dissipated into a heart that the black creature swallowed by opening up its previously invisible toothy maw. The villagers stared briefly before panicking in all directions, which caused the creatures to corner them, gang up on individuals and maul them. One went into a cave, a special cave that had a secret that the island elders had decided to keep to themselves from a time before Sora was born. And it was something that would lead to a disaster on the island if discovered.
Sora stared helplessly as he continued to repel the attacks and get his friends while the villagers were attacked.
"I ain't sharing! This island and its property is mine! I'll bust it up along with its here door and when I get Kingdom Hearts- I'll make all the worlds mine!," gloated Alameda Slim.
Secret Place
The black creature wandered into the cavern, filled with ancient white outlined drawings of long forgotten events and noticed a dull brown door with a golden outline.
Before it could attack, a doorway poofed out of nowhere and opened to reveal a small duck man in blue sorcerer clothing that wielded a blue staff and a dog man in green clothing with a shield. The duck attacked the black creature with a bolt of lightning from his staff.
"Shadows...Good thing it was one of the weaker ones...," Donald remarked as he signaled Goofy to follow ahead.
"Kinda familiar isn't Donald? To the King?," asked Goofy before Donald shushed him.
"Let's get going...I wanna get this done with Slim right away...," Donald said belligerently in annoyance.
Goofy looked back before heading through the cavern.
Outside
Rico raised his horse up to stomp on Sora's shield one more time as Riku and Kairi in their trance remained emotionless in their friend's desperate attempt to save them.
"This is so much better than cows...Hey-Yodel-adle-eedle-idle-oo!...Kill him with that sword you're carryin'!," Alameda Slim said to Riku who pulled out the wooden sword he used for practices from his back strap to slowly edge towards Sora.
Sora looked in saddened confusion at the sight of his placid friend when suddenly,
Riku was half frozen in ice and Rico looked bewildered, instinctively pulling out a rifle towards a shield spinning right at him.
Rico fired, but it just caused the bullet to ricochet away from the spinning shield.
"Is this the end of Rico?," asked the man as he was bonked straight in the face by the shield, causing several teeth to fall out and gave a goofy look as he collapsed off his horse. The horse was knocked out with a goofy look with teeth being spat out as the shield hit the back of the horse's head. The buffalo managed to dodge in time as the shield returned to its owner.
The black creatures and Alameda Slim halted their actions at the sight of the newly arrived duo.
"Gosh are they gonna be ok?," Goofy asked as he looked at the unconscious Rico and his horse.
"...Alameda Slim! By the order of the King of Light! Interfering with another world with malicious intent, you're sentenced for destruction!," Donald declared as he pointed his staff at the obese cowboy.
Sora stared in amazement at the duo's power, in spite of their odd appearances...before the tall, lanky one tripped over sand and Donald had to dash in order to rescue Goofy from being drifted by the tide.
"Maybe they are just goofballs.," Sora concluded with dissappointment.
Next Chapter: Donald and Goofy arrive and manage to handle Alameda Slim easily, but the rustler has a deadly ace up his sleeve. Sora might awaken to his destiny in order to counter this threat.