I do not own Disney anything. The only OCs I own are Tracy and Serena.

Knight of Renaissance Light: Ecthros and Lord Odotherex
MysteryGirl: Malovent, Kyra, Adrian, Shawn
Pres1111: Leah
Nightmaster000: Sara

The Shattering

The sky was flashing. Green and red pulses of light were lighting up the pitch black sky. The colours danced across the land and Tracy gripped the metal rails of the ship tightly. The Legacy manoeuvred carefully through the air. "This can't be good."

"It isn't," Jim muttered, leaning beside Tracy. "It'll happen any second now."

"What will happen?"

"You'll know," Jim answered vaguely. He kept his eyes trained ahead. "You'll know."

Before Tracy could inquire further a sickening sound rang across the Kingdom-it was much like the sound of shattering glass. The remaining fragments of light dissolved as the black blanket that stretched over them became denser. The only source of light (if you could call it that) was the dim red orbs that had formed.

The blonde slowly glanced around at the frightening sight. "Did the barrier just break?"

"It did indeed," Long John Silver called from his station by the wheel. "Welcome teh the Dark Kin'dom, lass."

Tracy gulped. There were dozens of lands in the Kingdom-even with the gift of Magic, King Mickey couldn't expect her to defend all of them at once! Her brow scrunched up as she thought. No...she wouldn't be able to stick around one place for too long...but maybe long enough to help them build a defense.

And those who didn't have any she would stick around and assist. It was time to see what her new powers could do.

"Hey, Silver!" she hollered. "Take us to Kauai!"

"Excuse me!" Captain Amelia snapped. "I believe I'm the captain here!"

Tracy resisted the urge to roll her eyes. "Sorry, Captain. King Mickey wants us to defend the lands. We can't be everywhere at once, so as quickly and as efficiently as we can we're going to build up a defense for as many lands as we can."

"And we're going to do that by...?" Jim prompted.

"Kauai has a lighthouse. The Dark creatures can't stand purity, magic and light. Since the Dark Lands have corrupted the Kingdom, we can only rely on the light we can find and the limited magic we have," Tracy explained. "I want to see how far across Kauai we can get the light of the lighthouse."

Delbert frowned. "That's a flawed plan. Can't we work out-?"

"No time," Tracy said curtly. "And besides, I've discovered that some of the best plans are the ones that are the least thought out."

With really nothing else to do Silver shook his head and obeyed Tracy. For now, it was the best they had.

...

Serena and the others had felt the shattering barrier as well. Serena paled. "Oh no!"

Kyra sighed. "That complicates things."

"Oh yeah, because things weren't complicated enough already!" Iago snapped sarcastically.

Kyra ignored the loud-mouthed bird and kept stride beside Adrian and Serena. Robin, Hercules, Aladdin and Iago trailed behind them. They hadn't been too happy when Serena told them that the two residents of the Dark Lands were coming with them. As heroes they were wary to trust two people that had been banished from their Kingdom.

But Serena was firm. Kyra and Adrian were coming with them-no ifs, ands or buts.

"So what exactly is the plan, if I may ask?" Adrian asked.

The raven-haired girl really didn't have a clue what they should do. For her and Tracy it was more or less reckless planning that just fell together. "We're on a manhunt. Our goal is to prevent Lord Odotherex and Malovent from getting into the Kingdom."

Kyra whistled. "That's a risky plan Princess."

Serena shrugged. "It's the only kind I have."

Adrian was thoughtful. "Well, even though the barrier has shattered, it will take a few days for the evil to completely immerse the Kingdom. Purity and magic is strong-it can't be demolished just like that." On the word that he snapped his fingers.

"But the creatures will be able to get across," Kyra informed. "The two darkest and foulest creatures in here are Odotherex and Malovent. Even the slightest amount of purity will burn them. Odotherex could probably withstand it for a period of time, but he's smart. He won't risk weakness and he'll wait until the evil has washed the purity out. That way he'll be the strongest when it comes time to attack."

"You seem to know a lot about those two," Hercules said suspiciously.

"We've had a...brief encounter," Kyra said mildly. Her purple eyes flashed briefly to her bandaged up hand before turning to stare at Serena. "A manhunt it is. I can't say I know where Lord Odotherex is but I have a vague idea on where Malovent is."

"Really?" Serena asked in surprise.

"Yeah. Like every villain, he's got minions. One of them is really young-her name is Sara. Don't look at me like that," she warned the male heroes. "I've been here long enough to know what's what and I knew Sara briefly before she was banished."

Serena was itching to know why Kyra and Adrian had gotten banished but she knew it was a personal question. Considering how nice these two were, she had a feeling it was a long and complicated story. So she didn't press. "How did Sara get banished?"

"By being a brat," Adrian muttered.

Kyra snickered. "She acted like one, definitely. But I suppose she had good reason to. You see, Sara is like an eight-year-old with the brain of a twenty-year-old genius mechanic. It's weird. She's well-known for her complex inventions. The thing is her inventions didn't exactly benefit anyone but herself."

"I knew from the moment I came across her she was trouble," Adrian growled.

Kyra laughed. "Adrian was off in Sherwood Forest looking for berries when Sara showed up. She was seven at the time and had come up with a ray that could mind-control people. Unfortunately, Adrian was her test subject. He-"

"No more!" Adrian snapped. He glared at Kyra warningly. "That was the worst experience of my life. One of the faults of her prototype was that the ray eventually wore off and you remembered everything. So I took it upon myself to destroy the blueprints and prototype. King Mickey gave her a warning and she didn't bother with another mind-control advice again."

"She went for something bigger. Remember what I said before-she's young and super-smart. I think Sara came to the realization that every invention she built to benefit only herself would be shunned and she was annoyed by the typical 'one for all and all for one' attitude the Kingdom had. So, she made a device that would suck the magic out of all the Magic Bearers and would leave her with the sole source of power."

"As you know the Kingdom law is 'purity always triumphs over evil'," Adrian added. "What Sara forgot to take into account was that what she was doing was evil. King Mickey managed to stop her. But not before she did a considerable amount of damage."

Kyra shook her head. "King Mickey knew that Sara would only try again. He banished her to the Dark Lands. And once you step foot in the Dark Lands you don't age. You can die from anything except natural causes. That's part of the punishment-if you want to escape this existence, you need to perish and move on in a painful way."

"Wow," Serena breathed. "That's...wow." She was amazed that there was so much more to the Disney World than she believed. "Were you there when she got banished?"

"Yup." Kyra tucked her red-streaked hair behind her ear. "We were in the Kingdom up until the banishment of Leah-Malovent's second and last minion. Then we were the next to go."

"For good reason," Iago muttered.

Kyra whirled around with a look of pure fury on her face. Adrian caught her arm and forced her back and shot the bird a cold glance. Serena furrowed her brow in confusion as she heard Adrian mutter, "Calm down, Kyra. You don't need to awaken You-Know-What by accident."

Kyra swallowed and took a deep breath. Serena quickly asked, "How did this Leah girl get banished?"

Adrian burst into laughter and Kyra swatted him on the shoulder, her lips twitching. "Well...Leah is an odd case. She was initially just a Disney character, like Adrian and I. No specific role to play. We were just there. But she grated on everyone's nerves-a lot. She's a nice kid, but she just got underfoot a lot. One time, when the villains were trying their usual 'take over the Kingdom' scheme, Leah nearly tilted the odds in their favour before King Mickey stopped her."

Adrian smirked. "We can't really say how. King Mickey didn't want another event like that to happen again so she was banished here. A few months later we arrived and we heard that Leah had gotten herself saved from a pair of Toxins by Malovent. He probably was hoping she would be useful as a minion. Unfortunately for him he's stuck with her until she repays the debt by saving his life."

Serena whistled. "Wow," she said again. She regarded Adrian and Kyra carefully. She could sense something was off about them-but she didn't know what. "So where are they?"

"Leah can get pretty loud. I heard her voice coming from the caves at the end of the Dark Forest," Kyra explained. "I wasn't in any condition to confront Malovent-to be honest I still don't think I am."

"Then see ya!" Iago hollered.

Aladdin sighed in exasperation. "Iago, will you please shut up?"

"Or else we'll be having parrot soup for dinner," Adrian muttered.

Serena giggled.

...

Red eyes sparkled with delight as the sensation of the barrier shattering engulfed her. "Oh yeah."

"Oh yeah what?" Leah asked, leaning her hand on the child's shoulder.

"Did you not just feel that?" Sara demanded.

"Well duh! Of course I did." Leah rolled her hazel eyes. "The barrier just broke. That means we have to move out into the Kingdom now."

Sara stared. She really expected to have to explain the plan to Leah once more. Sometimes she didn't know if Leah played dumb just to annoy her or...

The amused glint in Leah's eyes told her that she probably did.

Scowling, Sara fixed the bulky bag hanging around her small shoulders. "Master won't appreciate it if we dawdle. We have a lot of work to do."

"What exactly am I supposed to be doing?" Leah asked as she followed the girl across the plains.

"While I'm building the machine you'll be gathering the power source for it," Sara informed. "I'll explain it more when we get into the Kingdom."

Leah nodded. "It would suck if Lord Odotherex found us. That guy is amazing at manipulating people. He could probably find out our entire plan in just a minute!"

Sara gulped. Leah didn't quite know all of Lord Odotherex's powers. If he did happen to come across them they wouldn't stand a chance. "Keep your voice down," she snapped and picked up the pace. "Come on. We need to get to the Kingdom now."

...

A malicious smile crossed Lord Odotherex's dark tan face. "Isn't it a wonderful feeling, Ecthros?"

Ecthros nodded obediently. "Yes, my Lord. Shall I depart for the Kingdom now?"

"Not yet, Ecthros. Malovent seems to have quite the plan set into action. I think we shall let them do all the work and reap the rewards. Mickey will hold onto those shreds of magic and purity until it's erased completely by the evil." Lord Odotherex stared out across the plains. "Yes, we shall let those two brats Malovent calls minions do all the hard work. No need to waste energy and strength when we can get others to do it for us."

"But...sir," Ecthros spoke up nervously. "Won't Malovent beat you to the Kingdom?"

"If he is impatient, yes. But if that is the case he will move in too soon. Purity is strong, Ecthros. Even I cannot destroy it with a snap of my fingers. We shall wait, my loyal servant. We shall wait."

...

Leah whistled as they stepped out of the Dark Lands and into the Kingdom. "Haven't seen this place in a while."

Sara glanced at the tall, white and blue castle in the distance. "You and me both."

"Finally, I can go shopping for some new hats!" Leah said cheerfully.

Sara waved her hand in the air. "Whoa! This is not shopping time!"

Leah sighed and adjusted the purple top hat on her head. "So are you going to tell me what I have to do or what?"

"The machine I'll be building runs on essence of evil. You will be collecting that for me."

"How do I do that?"

"Well, I have to build the device first. Malovent doesn't exactly have state-of-the-art technology," Sara pointed out. "We're going to Duckburg."

Leah closed her eyes and tried to picture the place she once knew so well. "That's where Scrooge's Mansion is, right?"

"Yeah. Gyro Gearloose has his workshop in Duckburg. It's small, in a quiet place and has decent enough technology. I'll be working on my machine while you collect the essence. Creating the device you need won't take long." Sara adjusted her bag. "Let's move."

Leah stuffed her hands in her pockets and started to sing softly. "Life is like a hurricane, here in, Duckburg. Race cars, lasers, aeroplanes! It's a-Duck blur!"

"Stop that!" Sara snapped.

...

Huey, Dewey and Louie were not happy. While their Uncle Scrooge was off with Gyro and Launchpad saving the Kingdom they were ordered to stay in the mansion with Webby and Mrs. Beakley. "This reeks," Huey snapped, holding his chin in his wings and huffing.

Louie shrugged. "It's boring, but you know Uncle Scrooge is doing this for our safety."

"We've done lots of dangerous stuff before!" Huey protested.

Dewey glanced around the attic. Mrs. Beakley and Webby had fallen asleep some time ago, leaving the boys armed with flashlights. "Can you just see us fighting off a horde of demons with flashlights?"

"It's what King Mickey told everyone to do," Louie reminded them.

"But we're teenagers now!" Dewey protested. "And Uncle Donald keeps us here because he thinks we'll tear apart the castle! We're mature enough to take care of ourselves."

Huey blinked. "I wouldn't go that far."

Louie rolled his eyes. His gaze flickered towards Gyro's workshop across town and he froze. "Do you guys see that?"

Huey and Dewey crowded beside their brother. They squinted in the direction he was pointing. Sure enough, they could see the faint flicker of a blow torch reflect in the glass of Gyro's workshop window. "He's back already?"

"They just left." Louie frowned. "I think someone broke into Gyro's workshop."

"Then let's go get them!" Huey exclaimed. He jumped up and grabbed a couple of flashlights.

"Whoa!" Louie cried. "Uncle Donald will kill us if he finds out we disobeyed his orders!"

"We disobey them all the time," Dewey pointed out.

"Yeah, but he gets really ticked when we put ourselves directly in danger."

"Uncle Donald is currently at the castle helping Mickey," Huey said as he grabbed a baseball bat from the dusty corner. "Uncle Scrooge won't be back for a while. Duckworth is helping Daisy and Minnie send out as many warnings as they can. We'll be back before anyone knows we're gone."

"But what about them?" Dewey said in concern, gesturing towards Webby and Mrs. Beakley. "We can't leave them undefended."

Louie thought for a moment and grabbed a wingful of flashlights. Huey and Dewey watched as he rigged all of them up to the door and Louie stepped back. "When the demons try to get in, the flashlights will go off."

"What about the window?"

Louie motioned for them to crawl out. They did and after the three were on the roof Louie booby-trapped the window. "There. They also have plenty of flashlights left over."

Huey grinned and tossed Dewey the baseball bat. "Let's move!"

"What am I supposed to do with this?" Dewey demanded.

"Knock those demons out of the park."

"Oh, ha ha."

The three ducks snuck over to the workshop and peered cautiously through the window. They could see a small figure hunched some sort of ray gun, her blood-red hair covering her face. "She kind of looks familiar," Huey whispered.

"Who cares?" Dewey replied. "She's not a demon or a shadow. What good will flashlights do?"

"Why do you think I brought the baseball bat, dunce-head?"

"Oh."

"Come on." Louie and his brothers started creeping around the workshop. A rustling in the bush caused them to freeze and turn around. After a few minutes of silence they relaxed and started moving again.

"Okay, I'm going to kick down the door and we're going to ambush her," Huey instructed. "One-"

"Two, three!" a young female voice finished and the door was flung open. The triplets yelped and found themselves blinded by a flash of orange light. With moans they collapsed to the ground, out cold.

Sara smiled. "Knock-Out Ray. One of my favourite inventions."

Leah nudged one of the ducks with her toe. "What are you going to do with them?" she asked.

Sara shrugged. "There's no point in killing them. I'll tie them up." She tossed a black and purple ray gun at Leah, who caught it. "Here's your device. When you reach your target just press the trigger and collect the essence."

Leah hummed in thought. "You said evil essence. Does that mean I'm taking it from the villains?"

"Of course," Sara said impatiently. "Now get going. There are a lot of villains and I have a lot of work to do."

Leah cast a glance at the unconscious triplets before hurrying of. Sara was more of a conquering kind of villain and not so much a killer.

But the triplets wouldn't be seeing freedom for a while.

...

King Mickey stood on the balcony of his castle. His black eyes scanned the darkness that was consuming his land. It was happening.

But he would not allow his Kingdom to go down without a fight.