Hey everyone! Another installment of the 101 Dalmatians saga is in store! Shall we continue...?
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the Kingdom Hearts/Disney characters or Stitch and Pikachu. They belong to their rightful owners.
"Wow!" Matt, Stitch, and Pikachu said when they went into the large room for the first time. There wasn't just 15 puppies to find, but a LOT more.
One of the puppies said there were a total of 98, not counting Lucky. Even though he'd seen it coming, Matt still couldn't help but let out a long whistle.
"Now what wesa do?" Stitch asked.
"Well...," Matt replied. "Now's our best chance. Let's get everyone out of here while we have the chance." He motioned for every puppy to follow him and his friends, which they did without complaining.
With Jasper and Horace knocked out, Matt and his friends managed to get all of them out of the manor. Outside, he noticed that a light snow had begun to fall. The temperature also dropped a little, causing Matt to shiver with the cold.
Pongo was the only one waiting for them when they returned to the truck. He too gawked in amazement at how many puppies there really were.
"Where's Mom?" Lucky asked.
"In a barn a few hundred yards down the road," the adult replied. "We can take everyone and regroup there."
"What happened to the truck?" Matt asked. There was smoke coming from the front along with two of it's tires slashed.
"It was damaged by the time I got back here," Pongo replied.
"It must have been the Heartless who did it," Pikachu suggested.
"Shoota," Stitch added. "Mesa fix it?"
"No time," Pongo replied. "We have to get back to that barn now."
"Dang!," Matt said. He looked at Stitch and Pikachu. "He's right, guys. Let's go."
Pongo and Matt's group led all of the puppies down the road until they came up to the barn. The temperature was dropping even more quickly, but luckily they made it without any Heartless attacking.
Perdita was ecstatic when they arrived. "Thank heavens...my babies!"
"Mommy!" About a dozen collared puppies all embraced with their parents, the family having been finally reunited.
Matt and his all looked away this time. They instead went off to the side of the barn. They then checked out the weather and discussed their next move.
"What are we gonna do?" Pikachu asked. "Those two guys won't be out for long. They'll be coming after us soon."
"And Cruella won't quit either," Matt said. "I can almost bet she's on her way by now, too..."
"Or the Heartless," Stitch said.
"We've got to find a way to get everyone back to the city," Matt said. "It's too bad we can't drive now…the weather is looking pretty bad..." It had begun to snow harder since they had taken shelter. Matt was the only one of any of the group who was fur less. He was only wearing a t-shirt and shorts, which were not exactly ideal weather clothes.
"Hey," Pikachu said. "Maybe there's something in the truck you can use, Matt.
"Ok," Matt said. "Good idea. I'll be right back." The teen rushed as fast as he could back to the damaged truck, his arms crossed the entire way to try and keep warm. When he arrived, he quickly looked inside. To his great fortune, there was a dirty, old coat and a blanket in the backseat. It wasn't much, but Matt would have to manage. He grabbed the coat and threw it on.
The group was waiting for him when he came back. The two adult Dalmatians came up to him.
"We can't thank you enough for what you've done for us, Matt," Pongo said.
"Could we ever repay you?" Perdy asked.
"You know what?" Matt said. "Why don't we just get these little guys back to the city safe and sound?"
"Will you be alright out there?" Pongo asked. "It's getting awfully nasty outside."
Matt nodded back. "Don't worry...I'll manage."
"Matt tough," Stitch said with a thumbs up.
"Thanks, Stitch."
"We had no idea there were so many puppies," Perdita said. "More than just our own. What are we supposed to do with all of them? We can't just abandon them now..."
"We'll take them with us, darling," Pongo then said.
"Pongo, are you sure?"
"I've never been more sure about anything. Roger and Anita wouldn't turn them all away. I'm sure of it," Pongo said. "We have to make it to the village somehow."
Suddenly, there was a bang outside. Matt rushed to the window. Horace and Jasper had finally woken up and had a group of soldier Heartless with them.
"I think you guys better go now," Matt said. "Horace and Jasper are back."
"C'mon kids," Perdita said to the little ones. "We have to leave now." Most of the younger ones groaned in frustration.
"Wesa hold them off," Stitch said.
"Yeah, get as far away from here as you can," Pikachu added. "We'll catch up with you later."
"Right." The two adults led all of the puppies out.
Lucky suddenly ran up to Matt. "What about you? Aren't you coming with us?" he asked.
"We will after we take care of these guys," Matt said. "I promise, Lucky. Now go!"
Lucky hung his head and joined the rest of the puppies running out the back.
"Ok," Matt said. "Let's do this." Stitch and Pikachu joined him as they raced outside to confront the enemies.
"Give up those puppies, mate," Jasper said. "Or we'll use force and take em back the hard way."
"You're gonna have to get through us first," Matt said.
"Have it your way. Get em!"
The Soldiers sprung out first, but Matt was ready. He slashed away two of them with one swing. Stitch blasted three more to bits while Pikachu used his electric sword to finish off the rest.
"Is that it?" Matt asked. Unfortunately, he was wrong. As soon as he said the words, another group of Soldiers came out of the ground. He groaned and charged in again.
For the next several minutes, the trio fought off the Soldiers that just kept coming from all kinds of directions. It wasn't too long before they finally finished them off.
"Hey," Pikachu said. "Where'd those two guys run off to?" Horace and Jasper were nowhere in sight, their truck gone with them.
"Uh oh," Stitch added. "Wesa been tricked."
"Damn," Matt said. "We have to hurry back to the others."
Matt didn't know how much time he had given the Dalmatians to escape, but that didn't matter now. He, Stitch, and Pikachu were going as fast as they could in the direction they'd gone. The snow was picking up even more, but they had to catch up somehow…
"…95…96…97…98…!" Pongo had been counting all the puppies as they had been going along. Matt and his friends had given them the time they needed, but the snow was getting worse and worse by the minute
"Oh no…,"Pongo said. "There's one missing…"He looked at Perdita, who was leading the group from afar. He had to find the missing one, but he couldn't abandon the other ones either…What was he supposed to do?
Matt shielded his eyes. He couldn't feel his feet as it was so cold. He'd seen some tough cold storms before from home, but this one was taking the cake. The Heartless even seemed to slow down in the weather when they had fought. A few of the Soldiers popped up here and there while they were treading on, but they were no problem.
He, Stitch, and Pikachu struggled their way through the snow. Stitch and Pikachu weren't having much fun with the weather either. Both were from warm weather climates, but they were holding up.
Suddenly, Matt heard a small yelp coming from ahead. "Huh?" He walked quickly towards the sound, Stitch and Pikachu behind him.
As he got closer, he saw something take shape. It made Matt's heart stop. One of the puppies had fallen down and was almost covered in powdery snow. It was one in peticular...
"Lucky!" Matt yelled and rushed to the pup's side. He quickly brushed the snow away with his hands, ignoring the frostbite building on his hands. "Are you OK?"
"So…cold…I can't feel anything." Lucky wasn't even shivering anymore.
"C'mon buddy, don't give up on me now."
"Matt…" Lucky's eyes began to close.
"Oh no…," Matt looked at Stitch and Pikachu in terror. This was bad. He knew Lucky wouldn't last much longer.
Without hesitating, Matt threw of the coat he found and wrapped it around Lucky in attempt to shield him from the cold. "It's alright. I gotcha. It's gonna be ok, I promise."
"Matt!" Stitch and Pikachu said. "What about you?"
"Don't worry about me! We have to catch up!"
They treaded forward. Without the coat to protect him, Matt shivered madly as the freezing wind bit at his skin. It was almost unbearable. Still, the only thing on his mind at the moment was getting the puppy in his arms to safety however he could...
Not long after they had found Lucky, they encountered Pongo, who had doubled back to come wait for them. "Matt!" Pongo yelled. "Thank god you found him!"
Matt nodded weakly while clutching Lucky close to his chest. He was too cold to speak...
"We found the village! C'mon we can make it!"
Matt, Stitch, and Pikachu followed Pongo into the village. Another dog had given them some shelter and warmth. Unfortunately, Pongo was also sure that they had been followed by Cruella and the Heartless into the village.
Matt stumbled next to the fireplace, still clutching the covered Lucky. He summoned the Keyblade. "Firaga…" he said weakly. A burning fire was made. He, Stitch, and Pikachu got next to it.
"Hang on...," Matt mumbled. He unwrapped Lucky from the coat and layed him close to the fire. He let out a sigh of relief as the pup slowly began to breathe easier and warm up.
"Are you Lucky's guardian angel or what?" Pongo asked. "That's why we named him that, you know. He is one special little pup."
Matt and his friends chuckled. "I'm just glad we were there before it was too late," Matt said. "Is everyone ok?"
"Yes," Perdita said. "Thanks to you three. Please rest. You've earned it."
"What's the plan?" Pikachu asked.
"We may have an idea," Pongo said. "Our friend here will explain."
The Labrador, who greeted himself to the trio, spoke out a possible escape route. "There is a truck outside that's been sitting there for the past few days and no one has touched it. It has enough room in it to hold all of the puppies and yourselves. You can use it to get everyone all back to London."
"The only problem is that Cruella is still out there," Perdita said. "We can't make a move without her seeing us."
"Or those Heartless as well," Pongo said.
"Well," Matt said. "I can drive that truck...that's no problem...
"We can hold off the Heartless if we have too as well," Pikachu said.
"Eh," Stitch added.
"In fact," Matt said with a smile forming on his face. "I might have an idea that just might work. If it does, you'll have all the time you need to get to that truck."
Whew, you wouldn't think I'd be that cold to kill of a puppy would you? Hell no! Still, what a close call...
What can Matt and the others do to get everyone out safely? Can they stop Cruella once and for all? Find out next time!
Peace out,
Biz
