Waltz of the Boos (Super Mario Galaxy)
"So...you got her?" Shinki looked at them.
"We did." Maleficent nodded. "Do what you want to do with her." She said. "We've got other plans to take care of."
"Right." Shinki nodded as the others left and glared at Sabrina...who was waking up.
"I HATE it when people do this!" Sabrina growled under her breath and looked around. "...Where am I?"
"Makai." Shinki replied.
Sabrina blinked. "Shinki? The heck is going on here?"
"Shut up!" Shinki suddenly fired danmaku at her.
"Whoa!" Sabrina quickly jumped to the side. "What did I ever do to you?!"
"You may have restored our world...but I still hate Keyblade Wielders."
Sabrina blinked. "Do I even want to know...?"
"Keyblade Wielders must perish!"
Outside of Makai...
Toad Town (Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story)
The Observatory landed in the forest as the trio hopped down and walked around. "Alright...where's Makai?" Xarina asked.
"It's been years but if memory serves right..." Aria walked forward as they followed her until they reached Makai.
"You still got it, it looks like." Xarina said.
Aria grinned. "Yep." She nodded.
"Alright...let's go in." Rosalina said.
"You may need some help." A voice said as they turned to see Yukari walking up to them.
"Yukari?" Aria asked.
"I mean, you can go in there...but I suggest you have back up." Yukari said. "And I know just the people to do it." She said, motioning toward the gap as Reimu, Marisa and Alice came out.
"Wait...what? I thought they were all frozen." Xarina said.
"Technically, the whole outside is frozen...we can still move on the inside." Reimu replied. "Natsu's still trying to bust out with his Fire Dragon Slayer moves but he isn't getting anywhere. Not even Mario's Spin Attack does anything."
"What's even weirder is that Riku, Sora or Kairi can't get out by firing a beam of light at the keyholes." Marisa said. "Man, that hag thought of everything."
"Why couldn't we just have a normal wedding without being interrupted?" Alice asked. "I thought we'd have a good wedding but...I guess not."
"Why would they do this in the first place...and why now?" Aria wondered. "Sometimes I just don't get revenge..."
"Neither do I." Marisa shrugged. "Well, let's just go in Makai and beat the crap out of Shinki."
"Mind if I help?" A voice asked as they saw Yuuka walking over to them. "I mean, we did take down Shinki together, along with Mima."
"Except that she's not here." Marisa muttered.
"Oh...you might think she's not." Yuuka side stepped. "But look for yourself."
"Hello."
"WHAT?!" Marisa yelled.
Aria blinked. "Wait, this is Mima? Last I heard, you were killed by Vanitas."
"I was...but when our world was restored...I was revived along with it." Mima explained.
"B-but..." Marisa blinked. "How come you didn't come over and tell me that you were revived?!"
"I didn't want to reveal myself until the time was right. Yuuka was the only one who knew."
"I found her lying in my sunflower garden." Yuuka explained. "She told me that to keep it a secret until the time was right." She said. "Well, I guess it was a good time as any considering what happened."
"Dang it, mother..." Marisa sighed.
"Sorry." Mima apologized and hugged Marisa.
"Now that's a good reunion." Reimu grinned.
Yukari nodded. "Now...let's go in Makai."
"Surely it won't be too bad, right?" Rosalina asked as they all entered.
Back with Sabrina and Shinki...
Villains of a Sort (Kingdom Hearts)
"I don't get it!" Sabrina blocked with her Keyblade. "What do you have against Keyblade Wielders?!"
"It's all because of that man...that killed Yumeko..."
"That man..." Sabrina blinked. "Xehanort?"
"I don't know his name...but..." Shinki glared at her. "It's because of him that I wanted Gensokyo to perish. She was my strongest creation...and she died in an instant!"
"Look, I feel bad for Yumeko." Sabrina said. "But, wanting Gensokyo to perish or hating Keyblade Wielders won't bring her back!"
"Shut up!" She yelled as she fired danmaku at both of Sabrina's knees, as Sabrina winced.
That's a sore spot right now...thanks a lot, Yuno! She thought as she tried to retaliate, but Shinki grabbed her by the throat.
"Die..." She growled, when suddenly sunflowers wrapped around Shinki. "Wh-what...? What is the meaning of this?!" She demanded while letting go of Sabrina.
"That's enough, Shinki." Yuuka said.
"Oh...hey guys." Sabrina said. "Great timing."
Reimu nodded. "Shinki...why are you still doing this?"
"It's because of what happened to Yumeko...this guy with brown hair came straight in and annihilated her! I tried to help, but he used this spell on me to hold me back while he killed her! It's because of him that I began to despise Keyblade Wielders!"
"Terra did that?!" Aria exclaimed in shock.
"Man, that guy had a lot of darkness." Xarina muttered.
"He must've done that before we got to Makai..." Aria folded her arms. "What possessed him to do that?"
"Xehanort." Reimu said. "That's totally my guess."
"Keyblade Wielders..." Shinki glared at them. "All of them need to die...they're not welcome here in Gensokyo...especially Makai!"
"Mom..." Alice walked in front. "Keyblade Wielders are anything but bad." She said. "Terra was...um..." She glanced at Aria. "...A special case."
"You can blame Xehanort for that." Aria muttered under her breath.
"You don't get it, Alice... they're evil."
"Are they truly evil?" Alice asked. "Or does your heart think they're evil? Terra did some bad things, yes... but his darkness is truly gone. Your heart is blinded by hatred."
"Your daughter has a point." Yukari said. "Your hatred for the Keyblade Wielders has blinded yourself from the light. Look around you...what do you see?"
"I see...evil Keyblade Wielders."
"Oh for crying out loud..." Mima sighed. "Shinki...I was killed by a Keyblade Wielder as well...but when Gensokyo was restored, I was revived. Now...am I mad that I was killed by a Keyblade Wielder? Yes. But do I truly hate them? No, I'm not like you. I may be a vengeful spirit, but...I have forgiven them for what they have done."
"But...you're an evil spirit."
"That may be true, Shinki...but am I siding with the darkness? No. I think the light is more important than the darkness." Mima said. "To me, Maleficent can kiss my ass."
"Oh ho! Nice one!" Marisa grinned.
"Shinki." Sabrina got her attention. "I'm a heroine of the light and so are Aria and Xarina...and you don't see that. All you see is that a Keyblade Wielder is all evil and they're from the darkness. That is not true."
"You can speak about the light all you want...they're still incredibly evil."
"Oh for crying out loud!" Alice has had enough. "Mom! They've done all these things to protect the light. Destroy Heartless, defeating Organization XIV, killing Xehanort, restore worlds from their slumber. They do all of these amazing things that you don't even recognize!"
"That won't bring Yumeko back..."
"If Gensokyo can be restored from being destroyed and it could revive me..." Mima grinned. "Yumeko might just be alive."
"If she was, she'd be here." Shinki told her.
"...I have this feeling that Yumeko was revived, but then Maleficent kidnapped her before she could return to Makai. It's just a hunch." Sabrina said.
"I have that feeling too." Reimu said. "You want to see Yumeko, right?"
"Right."
"Then come with us." Yukari said. "We can find Yumeko together...all of us."
Shinki was hesitant and looked at the Keyblade Wielders. "...Fine." She said. "I'll go with you..."
"We just need to collect the Grand Stars in order to shatter that icy barrier." Rosalina explained. "We might find Yumeko along the way."
Shinki nodded. "Alright." She said as they took off back to the Observatory...although Yukari wasn't with them.
Toad Town
"Wasn't Yukari with us?" Xarina wondered.
"Um..." Aria looked around. "Where is she?" She wondered before they got to the Observatory.
A gap opened up near them as she walked out. "I went to get more heroines. I have a feeling this might get ugly from here on out." She said as Youmu, Sakuya, Reisen and Sanae walked out.
"Smart thinking." Sabrina said as they all got on the Observatory. "So where's the first Grand Star?"
"It's..." Rosalina checked. "...on Yoshi's Island."
"Huh." Sabrina blinked. "Well let's go over there."
"Right." Rosalina nodded as the Observatory took off.
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Yoshi's Island...just what am I cooking up here? *grinning* Find out in the next chapter!
