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Matt didn't know how he had done it, but he had somehow managed to bring the exhausted Stitch and Pikachu back to Disney Castle through a portal. Both had since passed out on his shoulders and sleeping soundly.
When Matt arrived, it seemed he like was in the main courtyard where he had first spoken to Neo and King Mickey earlier.
"Hello?," Matt yelled. "Is anyone here? I need help!"
Matt then heard footsteps coming from behind. Running toward him came Neo, Queen Minnie, and the two chipmunks Chip and Dale.
Neo was shaking and had a weird look on his face. Matt didn't know whether it was from anger or shock. "What the hell? What are you doing here?"
"I don't know...," Matt replied. "But Stitch and Pikachu...they're really worn out..."
Queen Minnie gasped and covered her mouth. "Oh dear. Don't worry, Matt. We'll get them taken care of immediately. Chip and Dale, please round up the guards and take Stitch and Pikachu to the medical chamber so they can rest."
"You got it, Queen Minnie!" Chip replied with a salute. He and Dale then had the magic brooms come and take Stitch and Pikachu to another end of the castle. Matt gave them both his best wishes.
Neo was still shaking. "Alright, Matt. Start talking. What the hell happened out there?"
Matt sighed. There was no need to hide it. He went on to explain to Neo and the Queen about the encounter with Xavier. They both looked at him in amazement.
Neo spread a small grin. "I guess I was wrong. Somehow you've managed to harness the Keyblade's power before you were ready."
Matt grinned back. "I don't know how it happened, Neo. One minute I'm clueless and the next I felt powerful, like nothing could stop me." Matt looked around and then noticed something. "Where is the King?"
Queen Minnie sighed. "Oh, he's out and about again. He wanted to get down to the bottom of this new Organization for himself. Neo stayed behind here to wait for you."
"The problem is that you're way ahead of schedule," Neo said. "The King should have returned by now."
"What am I supposed to do then?" Matt asked. "Wait and do nothing?"
"I don't know." Neo and the Queen then looked at each other with a look of concern. Matt could somehow sense something wasn't right.
At least I accomplished a part of my mission. Matt couldn't get that Xavier's comment out of his head.
"Xavier…He said he accomplished something," Matt said. "I don't know what he meant."
"Matt, you'd better sit down," Neo then exclaimed with a calm voice. The Queen had a sad look on her face.
"What do you mean? What's wrong?"
"Xavier wasn't kidding with you when he said he accompished something. The Organization…"
"What?" Matt demanded. "Tell me, Neo."
"They…they've taken someone from your world."
Matt froze in his place. Taken someone? "What do you mean? Who did they take?"
Neo stared in another direction. "A girl… From what I know, she's from your town and is your age. We managed to retrieve this picture from you're room. You're in it." Neo took something out of his jacket.
"Give it to me, please," Matt asked. He grabbed the photo out of Neo's hand and gasped at what he saw. "No…not her."
It was Laura. She was a little shorter than Matt, had brown hair and eyes, and was a very kind girl. She was one of his good friends from back at school. This was the picture of the two of them going to junior prom together. That was a great night.
Matt sighed. "Are you sure it's her they took?"
Neo replied, "Yes, I'm guessing you know her."
"She's...my friend…"
This was kind of true. After that prom, Matt didn't have the courage to ask her out. He was sure this hurt Laura's feelings. Matt liked her, and was sure she liked him. Something just didn't work out. They were still good friends, though. Laura had started to date this one other guy Matt knew. He wasn't sure when he would talk to her again.
Matt started shaking. "What did they want with her? What will they do?"
"I'm not sure," Neo replied. "but they won't kill her if that's what you're thinking. Look, Matt. I'm sorry. I understand she means something to you, otherwise the Organization wouldn't have taken her in the first place."
"How could they?" Matt yelled in frustration. "She has nothing to do with this!"
Neo put a hand on Matt's shoulders. "We'll get her back, Matt. I will do everything in my power to make it happen."
"Yes, we will," said the Queen.
Matt was shaking in fury. "How? What are we supposed to do? Just sit here on our butts and do nothing! I'm not going to her spend one more minute in the hands of those freaks!" He turned to leave.
"Matt! Wait!" Matt turned to see Neo holding him back. "King Mickey knows about this too. He feels bad about it."
"The king asked us to tell you," Queen Minnie added. "that he feels awful about this happening. He admits that's it's his fault. He is doing everything in his power to find Laura. Please, Matt, let us help you."
Matt looked at them. He was still furious…then he felt sad. "What am I supposed to do? Just leave her there…"
"No," Neo replied. "you just have to believe that she'll be alright. For now, you and I have to go somewhere."
"For what?" Matt asked, his eyebrows raised.
Neo then cracked a wide grin. "A little training…"
Hmm...wonder what kind of training Neo has in store for Matt. Can they work together to save Laura?
Peace out,
Biz
