Author Note: I, KingdomHeartsNerd, have discussed things with DarthKingdom, ShireFolk and my fabulous and brilliant beta, Goldpen, before starting and posting this story and I am grateful for their help. Hopefully my story will be as good as their stories are. I will see, won't I, by the reviews that you give me.

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Review Replies: CMR Rosa: Another group of villains? Maybe once a few more of Maleficent's are killed off. I can barely keep up with Maleficent's, and she still has a few more to be named, and a few more to appear yet.

Anomalous: Personally, me neither. And I do have some worlds where Maleficent is NOT involved. Maleficent may be wicked, but she is not stupid. Having TOO MANY allies increases the risk of a rebellion.

Mystery Girl: That world is SO tempting. Oh... would you settle for the characters, if not the world? If you will accept the characters then I have the PERFECT place for them.

KingdomHeartsFreak: Leave Sora alone, I need him for my story. You can have Jack... for now... As for Ariel slapping Sora, well, he has been away for twelve years, in her timeline. A fic with Ariel and Jack Sparrow... Oh! I have read that fic, it was good! I may be able to get more slapping in...

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May The Strength Of The Keyblade Protect You.

"Ah, don't worry, Ariel," Flounder, who had recently been reunited with Ariel, Sora, Donald and Goofy, began "We'll find her."

"Can I ask something?" Sora interrupted "Why did you lie to Melody all these years?"

"To keep her safe, Sora. Morgana will stop at nothing to get her. I thought that if I kept her away from the sea, then Morgana wouldn't be able to get her."

Sora let a small smile cross his face, and he placed a hand onto Ariel's shoulder "Flounder's right. We'll find her."

Ariel looked away, and closed her eyes as she hung her head. Then, she looked up, opened her eyes and gasped "Daddy!" She cried, swimming to him "The Trident!" She pointed to the holder, next to Triton's throne, which normally had the Trident in it. But now, it was empty.

"But that's not possible," Sebastian began, landing on the holder "Nobody can remove the Trident from the stand except you, Sire; you or one of your descendants."

As Sebastian continued to speak, Ariel noticed something twinkling on her father's throne and swept down to reach for it. "Melody," she spoke. It was Melody's locket. "But how could she have gotten here?" Ariel asked.

"Morgana," Triton replied "If she gets her hands on my Trident..." He swam to a nearby Merman "Double the search parties! I want every creature in the ocean on patrol!"

Two large black manatees floated overhead. Sora looked up, as did Ariel and the others. "That," Sora began pointing with a finger, "Looks suspicious."

Sora was right. It was suspicious since Manatees had been banned from Atlantica over 30 years before. "Wait a minute," Ariel interrupted her friend "I know those two." Ariel and Flounder swam after them.

Sora turned to Donald and Goofy "Come on. Let's go!" They followed them out of the Castle, and out into the open seas. The water soon turned cold and icy as the two manatees reached Morgana's giant ice stronghold.

"So, there it is," Ariel spoke, as she stopped behind one of the flanks of ice. Flounder protested as she ordered him to go back and a small argument broke out.

"Say, what's all the whispering about?" Scuttle, one of Ariel's friends, who was a large seagull, flew down "Is Melody around here? Did you find her yet?"

"Scuttle, get down and be quiet!" Ariel hissed, grabbing Scuttle by the beak and pulled him down. Then, an idea hit her like a bolt of lightning "Wait a minute! Scuttle can get help! Scuttle, I need you to pay very close attention..." She began to explain what she needed Scuttle to do. She didn't notice Sora, Donald and Goofy look to each other, dive beneath the surface, and swim towards Morgana's stronghold. When she did notice, it was too late, they had reached Morgana's stronghold.

She, with Flounder in tow, managed to reach them as they arrived at the entrance to the stronghold. Ariel closed her eyes and nodded "Let's go." They burst into Morgana's stronghold and Ariel loudly cried "Melody, don't!"

"Mum!" Melody exclaimed, shocked.

"Don't listen to her!" Ariel swam down and stopped in front of her daughter. After a moment, mother and daughter, with green and pink tails respectively, noticed that the other was a mermaid "You're a mermaid?" They both asked.

"Ariel, how nice of you to come..." Morgana began, passing Melody "and you brought the Keybearer, and his lackeys, I see."

"The name's Sora," he replied, brandishing the Keyblade. Donald and Goofy drew their weapons too "and they are NOT my lackeys!"

"Sweatheart," Morgana began, to Melody "Hand me my Trident now,"

"All this time," Melody spoke "and you never told me." Ariel looked abashed.

"Kept the most important secret in her whole life from her own daughter," Morgana, it seemed, was intent on stirring up trouble. Sora, Donald and Goofy readied themselves.

"Please," Ariel began, holding out a hand "Give it to me, Melody."

"No," Morgana interrupted "Hand it to me. It's for your own good."

"She's lying!" Ariel cried.

"I've given you what you've always wanted;" Morgana informed Melody "She's the one who lied to you all these years."

"I was trying to protect you!"

"By fencing me in?" Melody snapped at her mother "You knew how much I loved the sea! Why did you keep the truth from me?"

"Melody," Ariel replied, "Listen to me. If there was one thing in my life that I could do over, I-"

Melody pulled away from her mother, and swam to Morgana "Too late, Mum."

"Melody, NO!"

Morgana reached out and took the Trident. She shot into the air, cackling as she did so. The Trident shone an evil green and it fired in all directions. Morgana held the Trident above her head "All the powers of the Seven Seas at my command!"

The Trident fired, and her skeleton could be seen for a few moments. Sora, despite cries from Donald and Goofy, charged forward Keyblade drawn. It collided with the Trident, and the two powerful entities merged. There was a loud bang, and Sora was launched backwards. Spinning rapidly in seven vertical 360 degree spins, he shot past Donald and Goofy and crashed hard against the wall behind. He slumped with a thump as one of Morgana's tentacles grabbed Ariel and pulled her into the air. Melody cried "Mum!" and went to move forward, but Morgana pointed the Trident at her.

"Your Mummy was only trying to protect you from moi!" She bragged as she turned her head towards Ariel, took her cheeks and squeezed them "What she did, she did out of love." She leered down to Melody "Little Melody's been a very naughty girl, stealing from her own Grandfather."

"My grandfather?"

"King Triton! Ruler of Atlantica, Commander and Chief of All of the Oceans!" Morgana informed Melody "Or, at least, he was until a certain little thief came along."

"You tricked me!" Melody exclaimed.

"You've got no-one to blame but yourself!" Morgana snapped, before moving to Melody "Tell me, Melody; is being a mermaid everything you dreamed? Was it worth it?"

Cackling, Morgana threw Melody onto the ice platform in the cave above. Sora spluttered from nearby, and Morgana glared to him. She raised the Trident and fired at Sora. Donald grabbed Goofy's shield and threw it. It whirled towards Morgana and knocked the Trident upwards, causing her to shoot the roof.

"Goofy, get Sora out of here!" Donald commanded his friend.

"What about you?" Goofy cried, and he hoisted Sora onto his shell.

"I'm going to help Ariel," Donald replied, and his staff appeared in his hand.

The roof of the giant ice stronghold began to shake, and Morgana, with Ariel still wrapped in a tentacle, rose into the air. Green light billowed around her "All hail, Queen Morgana!"

"No," It was Donald's voice. Morgana looked down, trying to find the voice.

"No!" A few moments later, the surface of the water broke, and Donald exploded from beneath it. Twirling his staff, he fired, knocking Morgana backwards. Ariel was launched into the air, as Triton and the Atlantican Guards, along with Scuttle and Eric on a ship, arrived. With a splash, Ariel landed near Eric's ship, and she was hauled onto it.

Morgana crashed into the water below, and stood up, growling angrily. She raised the Trident, and fired.

"Melody?" Melody looked up. A boy, about seventeen, stood in front of her. He was tall, slim and slightly muscular, with a round face. He wore a plain red shirt, and a pair of plain beige trousers. A pair of black shoes on his feet, and a pair of black socks were inside them. His brown hair hung in bangs down to the side of his chin and his sparkling brown eyes looked kind "I can help you get out of here."

"How?" She asked, anxiously.

"All the entrances are blocked," He informed her, gesturing to the above and front exits, which had been covered by ice that had fallen inwards as Morgana had rose into the air "But I can create a portal to get us out of here. Morgana had me prisoner in the other cell," he pointed to a nearby ice shield, which had been blown open.

"You can get us out of here? I need to save mum!"

"I can," he replied. "All I need... is your consent..." He held out a long, thin hand. Melody reached out and clasped her hand onto his. A portal opened, and the boy looked to it. "Ah, here's our ride." He clicked his fingers, and Melody's mermaid tail disappeared. She got to her feet, walked to the portal, and peered in. It was completely dark inside.

A few moments later, she felt a pair of hands on her back, and she toppled forward, into the darkness. The boy laughed, before following her through. The portal closed behind him and there was no sign that he had even been there.

The blast shot towards Donald. Sora could feel his friend's worry, and the Keyblade took charge. It raised Sora's arm, and it fired itself. The white beam collided with the blast from the Trident and the two exploded. Sora hauled himself to his fin, and charged forward. Undertow leaped into the air, and Morgana struck him with the Trident. He collapsed into the water, and grew back to his former size.

"Fools!" Morgana cried, as Sora stopped "I have the Trident now and all the creatures of the sea are in my power!"

Sora looked to Donald and Goofy, who had reached his side. He had recovered well enough as his clothes, which had disappeared when he had become a Merman, had momentarily reappeared. They had absorbed the Trident's blast and used the power to heal him. He held his Keyblade up. Donald placed his staff against it, and Goofy placed his shield against it.

Morgana leaped into the air, and landed on the top of her giant ice stronghold. The power of the weapons of Sora, Donald and Goofy caused everything, including the water, to shake. With a loud bang, a beam exploded into the air, and the clouds began to crackle.

Sora, propelled by Donald and Goofy, leaped forward, while Morgana was momentarily distracted, and landed behind her. He ran forward, and leaped, knocking the Trident from her hands. She knocked him onto his back, and he let go of the Trident, which she grabbed, and pointed it at him.

"We need some way to get up there." Goofy informed him.

A few moments later, an idea struck Donald "Get on my back!" he ordered and Goofy climbed aboard. Donald placed his staff in the water, and the clouds opened. The beam shot back down, and collided with his staff. It fired, and a large firework, at least three times the size of Donald's normal fireworks, erupted from the staff. Lighting the end, Donald clambered on board and held on for dear life.

It shot into the air, and right towards Morgana. "Duck!" Donald cried, and Sora barely managed to lower his head as Donald ad Goofy, on the back of the firework, crashed against Morgana. She was thrown high into the air. Donald let go of the firework which had began to spiral out of control before exploding with a bang in a bright flash of light. Morgana fell back down, and managed to grab the side of her ice stronghold. She hauled herself up, and Sora raised the Trident.

"Triton," he began "I think this belongs to you!" He threw the Trident into the air, and it sailed towards Triton. Morgana lunged forward, to try and catch the Trident, and knocked Sora off of the platform. Donald watched as his friend splashed into the water below. When Sora's head emerged from the water, Donald and Goofy leaped down too.

Triton caught the Trident and it shone golden returning to its rightful owner. He raised it and pointed it at Morgana, who surrounded herself with her tentacles "Never again will you or yours threaten my family! There will be no escape for you! Ever!"

The Trident fired and Morgana was encased in a large block of ice. Her giant ice stronghold began to shatter, and she plunged into the water below. Sora, Donald and Goofy leaped aside, narrowly avoiding some of the shattering ice.

Everything had gone well... Or, at least, they thought it had.

"Where's Melody?" Ariel asked, as she approached.

"She's not here?" Sora asked, anxiously.

Ariel shook her head "No," she replied "She hasn't gone under. The Mermen have checked. She's gone."

"Don't worry, Ariel." Sora assured her "We'll find her for you."

After locking the Keyhole in Ariel's Grotto, and saying goodbye to Ariel, Sora, Donald and Goofy returned to the Gummi Ship. Now, they had someone else to find.

"Hey," Sora began "Is the Gummi Ship moving on its own?"

"It looks like we're heading back to Radiant Garden." Goofy commented.

"That witch could've had them," The flame haired man commented, as he crossed his arms and casually flicked a hand "If someone had stuck around to help her."

"Hey, I did my part," The brown haired teen replied "I brought the girl, Syndrome; as requested by Maleficent."

"Morgana was beyond help, consumed by her own jealousy of her sister..." Maleficent interrupted the argument that was about to start between Syndrome and the teen. She was not looking to either of them, but was facing a nearby wall "One should be wary about letting the Darkness control them."

"Hold up," Syndrome interrupted Maleficent "I'm as wary as they come." He then turned to the teen next to him "By the way, boy, have we got something special for you."

"We had a deal, yes?" Maleficent asked "You help us, and we grant you your wish..."

The viewing pad flickered into life revealing an image of a slightly chubby ten year old. The ten year old was slumped and his head hung low. The boy reached for the image, and his hand passed straight through it.

"Go and find him. Your vessel is waiting." Maleficent informed him.

"Just remember," a metallic voice interrupted "This is no pleasure cruise. It won't be a pleasant voyage."

A short, metallic man, with yellow eyes, a metal peg-leg and a razor-sharp beard approached. He wore white and red striped pants, held by a brown belt with a skull shaped buckle, along with a white and dark blue, horizontal, striped sleeveless shirt and a red-brown captain's hat with a white skull and crossed sword symbol.

"Why are you doing this for me?" The teen asked, not even glancing to the metallic pirate "What's the catch?"

"Catch?" Maleficent asked, turning to him "What's the catch? Silly boy, I just want you to be happy." Maleficent placed a hand onto his cheek. He swatted the hand away, and moved backwards

"I highly doubt that." He commented, glancing up to Maleficent.

"Believe what you wish," Maleficent replied "But lest we forget, I kept my end of the bargain."

The teen turned, and walked away, after the metallic man. Maleficent watched him go, and a smile crossed her face.

To Be Continued.