Last time found our heroes and allies confronting the insidious and mysterious Columbina, whom had been manipulating Violet into corrupting her own heart. Turns out that Violet is a Princess of Heart whose powers had yet to awaken, but the whole mess from Violet's abduction to the murder of Shawn was set up to turn her into a Princess of Dark, the final act to turn her into a thing of evil would be the killing of Olaf in cold blood. Sora and the others did all that they could to prevent Violet from committing murder, but it was Jill whom Violet listened to and stepped away from the point of no return. Solaris then surprised everyone by burning Olaf alive from the inside.

Just when things were calming down, Columbina struck back by setting up a chain of events that left Kairi terrified of Sora and the others again. Columbina then opened a random portal to who knows where, which Kairi ran through much to Sora's horror. But then Alegra appeared and challenged Columbina to a race; whomever finds and either heals or destroys Kairi first wins. With no choice, Sora and the others accepted Alegra's help. 'Nuff said, on with the show!

Epilog: Prelude to the Storm

…Castle Oblivion…

"I think I'm in love," said Dio Brando. He and the other Villains had been watching events unfold in the tunnels beneath Central Park and had just witnessed Columbina send Kairi through a portal to an unknown destination.

"Yes, this Columbina is an…interesting person," said Regina.

"She's doing a much better job of making Sora suffer than you two," said Gaston to Xehanort and Maleficent.

"We have yet to enact our plans for Sora," said Xehanort, "speaking of which," he then looked at Maleficent, "what is your plan to drive Sora into the depths of despair?"

"State yours first and I shall state mine," said Maleficent.

"Fair enough," said Xehanort, "my plan involves destroying the spirit of Sora's friends one by one, beginning with Riku. I shall target his weaknesses and crush his heart, leaving him a desolate shell of a man not even fit to become a Heartless or a Nobody."

"Mind if I assist crushing him?" Dio Brando asked, "I do have a score to settle with him."

"Just leave some of his heart for me to torment," said Lady Tremaine.

"You shall have plenty to torment," said Maleficent, "my plan follows a similar line; destroy Sora's friends one by one, but my first target shall not be the strongest of Sora's friends, but the weakest."

"Malcolm," said Regina, "the boy with the mental condition."

"Those blackout episodes of his are a prime weakness to exploit," said Maleficent, "he shall be the fist to fall into hopeless despair."

Just then the image on The Interocitor showing our heroes and Columbina showed Alegra arriving, then the screen went dead.

"What the…?" Dio Brando exclaimed, "now what?"

"A malfunction?" Sephiroth asked.

"It had better not be," said an irate Xehanort as he stood up, "The Interocitor has 2,486 parts," he then walked over to the machine, "and each one is nearly impossible to replace."

"Check the Intensifier Disk," said Insano.

"I'm doing that right now," said Xehanort as he rotated the multi-colored disk 18° to the left. Yet the screen remained blank.

"How irritating," said Xehanort, "now I shall have to check the entire contraption for a fault."

"Save your energy," said Regina, "even a novice in the mystic arts can tell that the image is being blocked."

"That woman," said Maleficent, "Alegra Wells, she is preventing us from observing."

"Then let's kill her!" said Dio Brando.

"She is immortal," said Sephiroth, "you would just be a minor irritation to her."

"Then what now?" Dio Brando asked.

"Isn't it obvious?" Lady Tremaine asked, "we find Kairi before Sora and his ilk do."

"They shall surely devote all their efforts in finding her," said Xehanort.

"But we shall find her fist," said Maleficent, "and make her suffer even more before Sora's eyes."

"While tormenting Riku and Malcolm," said Xehanort.

"Of course," said Maleficent, "of course."

…Hogwarts…

"That's not fair," said Jill after she watched the other Violet cast aside the revolver and refuse to kill Olaf, falling into the arms of the other Jill, "it's not fair what happened to her."

"Violet had been through too much," said Andrew, "she's suffered and lost so much, it's a miracle she held on to her sanity."

"At least she's held on to her heart, broken as it is now," said Aaron.

"The other Jill will help her," said Hermione, "our Jill helped our Violet."

"Our Violet never lost her one true love," said Leon.

"Speaking of true loves," said Ron, "where have Violet and Shawn been?"

"The same place our John and Rebecca went," said Max, "back to Washington. The Bureau wanted a full report from Shawn and Violet, while John and Rebecca reported back to the American Magic Administration. Last I heard, Secretary General of Magic Byalistok was curious about their past lives."

"I've got a feeling we haven't heard the last of that mess," said Ron.

They then saw on the viewer Stormy's attack, followed by Eliza and her death.

"Oh hell!" exclaimed Aaron, "that maniac destroyed the memory suppression device on Kairi."

"So that's what that Muggle machine on her head was," said Draco, "I thought it was some weird fad."

"If you've got nothing intelligent to say, Mr. Malfoy," said an annoyed Aaron, "I suggest you keep your mouth shut! This is deadly serious business! As soon as Kairi sees Sora, she'll freak out again!"

Sure enough, they saw Kairi recoil in terror from Sora, Riku and the others, then fleeing from Frankie and the other Monsters.

"At this rate, she'll fear and hate everyone she comes across," said Aaron.

They then saw Columbina summon a portal and Kairi ran into it.

"Oh, not again!" said an outraged Ginny, "that horrible woman! I'll tear out her eyes and make her eat them!"

They all then saw Alegra appear, then the image turned to static.

"What the…!?" exclaimed Ashley, "now what?" she and Andrew walked up to the dimensional imaging device, "of all the times for it to break!"

"It's not broken," said Andrew, "at least there's no mechanical fault."

"That woman," said Harry, "the one who just appeared, she had something to do with it."

"Or maybe it's just incompetent Muggle technology," said Draco.

"Malfoy, if you do not shut your blasted gib, I'll cut your tongue out!" Jill shouted. She then looked at Harry, "what do you mean?"

"It can't be a coincidence that she showed up and the image went dead," said Harry.

"But now what?" Ron asked.

"Now," said Ashley, "we get to work on working around whatever is interfering with our viewings. We can't do anything else to help Sora and the others if we can't see what's going on."

Just then Albus ran into the room, "Dad! Mum!" he shouted as he held up a letter, "an express owl just delivered this! It's from Victoire and Teddy!"

"Enjoying their honeymoon no less," said Ron as Harry and Ginny read the letter.

"No, they're not," said Ginny, "they've been summoned to Radiant Garden."

"Some kind of big meeting involving all the Princesses and Heroes of The Realms of Light," said Harry.

"Sora and the others didn't say anything about a big meeting in their dimension," said Andrew.

"Which means one of two things," said Ashley, "either they forgot to tell us, or they didn't know."

"I've got a feeling that Sora and the others are in more trouble than they realize," said Harry.

"There are times when I hate it when you're right," said Ginny.

"Me too," said Harry.

…Radiant Garden…The Castle…

"It looks great," said King Mickey as he looked at an enormous room that had a large square ten-sided table with a built-in hologram projector in the middle. The chairs were simple brown wood with white cushions, each chair enchanted to fit the height and weight of its occupier. The room was well lit with soft white chandeliers in the ceiling and wall lanterns, while to one side of the room were several smaller tables that would be loaded with drinks and snacks for the meeting. The other side of the room opened to a wide balcony with a pristine view of the city.

"You've all done a hot dog job here," said King Mickey to Leon, Aerith, Yuffie and Cid.

"Just wanted our visiting friends to feel comfortable," said Yuffie.

"Not too comfortable, though," said Aerith, "we want them all to focus on the meeting."

"I'm just worried about where everyone's gonna stay for the meeting," said Cid, "there aren't that many inns and hotels in town."

"That's why we're renovating the castle guest rooms," said Leon, "our friends won't be sleeping in luxury, but their rooms won't be Spartan either."

Just then Donald and Goofy ran into the room, each of them carrying several scrolls, "your majesty!" Goofy shouted, "we got a response!"

"A whole lot of RSVP's just arrived!" said Donald. He and Goofy then handed the scrolls to King Mickey.

"Snow White, Aurora, Cinderella, Aladdin and Jasmine," said King Mickey as he looked at the responses, "Tarzan, Mulan, Ariel and her family, Hercules, Alice, Belle and Beast, Jack Skellington, Jack Sparrow, Violet Parr, Sara Lancaster and Ranma, Lyra and Will, Nessie and Jacob, Victoire and Teddy, and even Hayner, Pence and Olette."

The King then looked at two scrolls, "these are from Usagi and Miley. They're not coming."

"Why ever not?" Queen Minnie as she and Daisy walked in.

"Miley says she's going through a really tough time," said King Mickey, "her career, school and…oh no, she's broken up with Jake!"

"What!?" exclaimed Yuffie, Aerith, Queen Minnie and Daisy.

"That's what's in the letter," said King Mickey as he handed the scroll to Queen Minnie, "it didn't say what happened, just that she and Jake aren't together any more."

"I can't imagine what happened," said Daisy, "those two were so in love with each other."

"Whatever happened," said King Mickey, "I'm sure she'll tell us when she's ready."

"So, she's not coming," said Yuffie, "okay, but what about Usagi? Don't tell me she and Mamoru broke up too."

"No," said King Mickey as he handed the scroll to Yuffie, "but they and the rest of the Sailor Senshi have decided to sit this one out, and frankly, I don't blame them."

"They saved their world six times in two years," said Queen Minnie, "add saving The Realms of Light, I completely understand if they wish for a long rest."

"Okay, that's two who isn't coming," said Yuffie, "anyone else?"

"We haven't heard from Simba or Peter Pan," said King Mickey.

"Maybe their invitations got lost," said Daisy.

"Who knows what happened?" King Mickey asked, "but a lot of friends are coming. With any luck, we'll figure out what to do about Maleficent and Xehanort. Now," he then walked out onto the balcony, "if only Sora and the others can stay out of trouble until they get back."

"An impossible wish if I ever heard one," said Cid.

"Well, I had to try," said King Mickey.

…Somewhere Else…

Kairi found herself in the middle of a vast forest. She had no idea where she was or how she had come there, only that the terrible creatures that had been pursuing her were gone. Still, she was alive, in relatively good health.

Over the sounds of the forest, Kairi faintly heard running water. She soon found a small stream. The water was cool and inviting. She knelt down and drank, finding it sweet and clean.

Her thirst sated, Kairi sat up and looked around. Across the stream was a moss-covered stature that had two opposing faces. It looked to be a marker statue of some kind. Kairi then saw an identical marker statue further up the stream, then another down the stream.

Kairi then felt something calling to her, some unknown force drawing her to cross the stream. Confused, not knowing where this feeling was coming for or what it wanted with her, Kairi crossed the stream on a path of stepping stones. She felt a brief sensation of resistance in the air, then it passed. It was as if she had passed through a barrier.

For some reason, Kairi felt more at ease, as if a weight had been relieved from her shoulders and heart. She then felt the drawing sensation was stronger. Not knowing what else to do, she followed the pull of whatever it was that was calling to her. She moved on to whatever the future had in store for her.

…Somewhere Else…

On the far side of The Realms of Light lay a world with a bright sun. This world, The Kingdom of Corona, had a princess, Rapunzel, whom had a very complicated childhood. In short, Rapunzel was abducted from her rightful parents, the king and queen of Corona, by a dark witch obsessed with immortality, since Rapunzel was born with a magical power of healing.

Needless to say, the witch kept Rapunzel locked away from the world for 18 years, always keeping her close by and never allowing Rapunzel to cut her ever increasing golden blond hair, for that hair was the outlet for her healing power.

One thing lead to another, resulting in Rapunzel leaving her tower home to discover the truth of her existence. She learned of her true identity, fell in love with a thief and freed herself from her false mother's control, while at the same time cutting her hair, turning it brown and losing her healing power, while the false mother was destroyed.

As true love often flows, Rapunzel and her soul mate, Eugene Fitzgerbert, otherwise known as the rogue Flynn Rider, married, with their wedding turning out to be a an event that the kingdom would be hard to forget, in more ways than one.

On the edge of the kingdom capital, two horses and their riders walked down a tree-lined road, both with heavily packed saddle bags. One of these horses was a brown-coated mare with a brown mane. Atop this horse sat a girl, about 19 with short brown hair, green eyes and wore a lavender and white dress. Her feet were bare. Atop her shoulder was a small green chameleon. This girl was Rapunzel.

The second horse, a white-coated stallion with a yellow mane, had a man in his early 20's in her saddle. He was tall with brown hair, brown eyes and a short beard. He wore a white shirt with a blue vest and tan trousers and brown boots. This was Eugene, husband to Rapunzel.

"Exactly where are we going for our honeymoon, Eugene?" Rapunzel asked.

"Someplace fantastic," said Eugene, "something beyond anything any of us could have dreamed of; a resort spa on another world."

"I read about other worlds," said Rapunzel, "but I always thought they were just stories." She looked up at the sky, which was darkening towards night. Already a few stars could be seen. "Who would have thought that our world wasn't the only in the universe?" She then looked the chameleon on her shoulder, "what do you think, Pascal? Are there people out there like us?"

At that the chameleon, Pascal, shrugged its tiny shoulders.

"Hey, Blondie," said Eugene, "people are people all over, no matter what they look like. Take it from me, I know."

"Oh?" Rapunzel asked as she looked her husband with mischievous eyes, "and you'd know that from your exploits?"

"Well, more or less," said Eugene, "if anything, there's good and bad out there, just like on our world."

At that Rapunzel looked like she was remembering something uncomfortable.

"Oh, sorry," said Eugene, "I shouldn't have…"

"No, it's alright," said Rapunzel, "I…I'm alright. That horrible woman is gone and she can't hurt or lie to me any more."

"And I'll be here make sure nothing ever hurts you again," said Eugene, "thanks to those fantastic eyes of yours."

"I still don't know how it happened," said Rapunzel, "you cut my hair," she then touched her brown locks, "my power should have been gone for good, but my tears healed you. I guess love is the most powerful magic there is."

She then glared at Eugene, "but it would have saved me a lot of heartache if you waited for me to heal you, then cut my hair."

"Hey, I was dieing," said Eugene, "I wasn't thinking right. But even if I wasn't, I would have done the same thing."

"And I'm glad you did," said Rapunzel. She and Eugene then kissed.

At that the horse Eugene was riding gave a snort of annoyance, as if saying 'oh get a room.'

"Hey, we're married now, Maximus," said Eugene, "can you blame us for not getting enough of each other?"

"You'd feel better if you had a girlfriend, Maximus," said Rapunzel. She then patted the neck of her mare, "take Desiree, she's single, and beautiful, for a horse."

At that the mere, Desiree, whickered with pleasure at the compliment.

"We'll have plenty of time to ourselves when we get there," said Eugene.

"And are you going to enlighten your new wife as to where we are going?" Rapunzel asked, "and how did you arrange a honeymoon on another world?"

"I have a friend of a friend of a friend who owed me a favor," said Eugene, "I helped him out of a tight jam."

At that Maximus snorted again, as if saying 'you mean, you stole something for him.'

"Okay, I did steal something for him," said Eugene, "but it was for a good reason."

"Just how much have you stolen, anyway?" Rapunzel asked.

"Not enough o have gotten me my own kingdom before," said Eugene, "for which I'm glad. Otherwise, I wouldn't have tried to steal that tiara," he then smiled at Rapunzel, "then I would never have met you. Out of all the things I've stolen, the one thing I'm glad to have taken is your heart."

"Gee," said Rapunzel, "and here I thought I stole yours." With that they kissed again.

"So," said Rapunzel afterwards, "you still haven't told me what we're about to get into?"

"I was hoping to make it a surprise," said Eugene, "but what the heck! Okay, ever hear of a bathhouse?"

"I think so," said Rapunzel, "it was in one of my books. Some cultures practice bathing by scrubbing and cleaning first, then soaking in the tub. It's supposed to be very relaxing."

"We're going to find out," said Eugene, "now," he then pulled out a small scroll of parchment, as well as two silver tickets, "we should be at the rendezvous point by now, all we have to do is wait."

"For what?" Rapunzel asked. Just then a portal opened in front of them, startling the horses somewhat.

"For that," said Eugene. "It's perfectly safe, or so my friend of a friend of a friend told me."

"Uh, yeah," said Rapunzel. She then checked her saddlebag and brought out a cast iron frying pan, "just in case."

"I'd feel utterly unsafe without it," said Eugene. He then held his hand out in a welcoming gesture, "ladies first!"

"Why thank you, kind sir," said Rapunzel as she put the frying pan back into her saddlebag. With that she took Eugene's hand and the two of them rode into the portal.

…Someplace Else…

On a parallel Earth in a parallel village in a parallel Japan, a young girl lay in her bed, troubled by disturbing dreams. The girl was about fifteen with long brown hair, brown eyes. Her name is Ognio Chihiro. She thrashed about in bed, her brow wet with sweat as her unconscious mind experienced things beyond her understanding.

With a start, Chihiro woke up from her dreams, gasping for breath as reality returned to her. She looked around her room. A typical room for a Japanese girl just starting high school. She had her own computer and T.V. set and the latest model of cell phone and MP3 player. One wall of her room was decorated with movie and pop star posters, while the opposite wall was a trophy case full of medals and awards from martial arts competitions.

Chihiro got out of bed and looked at herself in a mirror, seeing her face and body, a body conditioned by years of karate training.

She tried to remember her dreams; faces of people she had never seen before, of strange creatures beyond anything she had experienced, and she had experienced strange things before.

Chihiro went to her window and looked out towards a nearby forested mountain where, five years ago, she underwent an adventure beyond dreams.

"Haku," Chihiro said aloud, "are you there? Are you still watching over me? Do you even remember me?"

…Someplace Else…

On a different parallel Earth, on the streets of a parallel Tokyo, 14 year old Yurameshi Yusuke walked with his hands in his pockets, just going about his business. Yusuke wore a green middle school uniform in defiance of his school's blue uniforms. He was tall with brown eyes and black hair with a short bangs over his forehead.

To most of the world, Yusuke had made himself out to be the toughest, meanest, strongest juvenile delinquent in the country, earning a reputation as a fierce and invincible street fighter and a terror among those of his generation, not to mention earning the ire of his teachers.

But Yusuke didn't care what others thought of him, he just wanted to do his own thing. Yet despite his monstrous reputation, he still had some goodness in his heart. This was fortunate because had Yusuke been all bad inside and out, he would have been thrown into hell.

Not too long ago, Yusuke had suffered a near death experience while pushing a child out of the way of a reckless driver. Yusuke's soul was separated from his body and was taken to the afterlife. The powers that be declared that Yusuke's act of selflessness earned him a second chance at life, while also allowing him to tap into powers beyond his understanding, yet he soon understood those powers and used them to fight the forces of darkness, encountering bizarre friends and making even more bizarre enemies.

Yet despite all his trials and tribulations, Yusuke was a good person willing to do the right thing. He won't like doing it, most of the time he'd rather do something else, but he was ready to do what had to be done, and pretty soon, he'd have to do just that once again, and he wouldn't do it alone.

…Someplace Else…

On another parallel Earth, a man on a motorcycle stylized after a grasshopper, rode through the streets of Tokyo. This man, Minami Kotaro, was one of many unsung heroes whom gave his all in the never ending war against the darkness. Unknown to Kotaro, he will soon be drawn into that conflict yet again.

…In A Dark Place…

Far underground, far from any natural light source, Five wicked individuals met to plan something foul. These people were all cloaked and their faces couldn't be seen, but their height and build set them apart.

Three of the individuals wore white cloaks while the fourth wore black. The first in white was a talk, heavily built male, the second a short male. The third was a woman, as was the one in black. The fifth individual wore a gray cloak and was of indeterminable gender.

"Why is it that we must meet here?" the woman in black asked irately, "underground is so…dirty."

"That's what you get when you're underground," said the short man, "dirt."

At that the woman in white laughed, "you'd rather we meet in a hotel? Or rather in the resort above?"

"I just wish our contact would be more forthcoming with our instructions," said the woman in black, "patience is one of my stronger virtues, but I can wait only so long."

"Our benefactors will be here when they will be here," said the tall, heavy man, "no sooner or later."

"Well, here's hoping it's sooner," said the woman in black, "I'm not getting any younger, you know."

"We know," said the one in the gray cloak in a raspy voice.

Just then a Dark Corridor opened up and from it, walked Brother Courtney and The Lord of Illusions.

"Ah," said Brother Courtney as he took in the surroundings, "we're all here, I see."

"Punctual, that's good," said The Lord of Illusions, "but this setting, this cavern, who's idea was it to meet underground?"

"Not ours," said the short man.

"We had our own underground complex before," said the white-cloaked woman, "but this is far too simple."

"Then permit me to make us more…comfortable," said The Lord of Illusions.

The seven dark individuals then found themselves in a lavish desert tent near an oasis. A rug covered by overstuffed pillows lay at their feat, while scantly clad serving girls in silks giggled as they moved about with food and drink.

The five cloaked individuals could now be seen more clearly. The tall man had a gray, stone-like mask and gray, clawed hands. The short man had a green face and skin, while the white-cloaked woman's face was black and white with a film-like mask covering it. The woman in black had her hood up, covering her face, while the one with the gray cloak was a humanoid demon made apparently of solidified fog.

"Please, sit down," said the gaudily dressed trickster as he sat on the pillows. A trio of serving girls brought over a selection of snacks and wine, "one of my more…sensual scenarios," he then light swatted the behind of one of the serving girls, whom giggled and looked at him slyly. He winked at her, with a promise of a more intimate visit later.

"Even my brotherhood," said Brother Courtney as he sat down, "The Enigma Order, we do enjoy the finer things in life, in moderation of course." He then selected a glass of wine from one of the serving girls and used it to toast the cloaked individuals.

"And what of your true masters?" the tall man with the gray face asked, "what of Dai-Shocker?"

"What indeed of Dai-Shocker, High Priest Darom?" Brother Courtney asked. He then looked at the short man with the green face, "High Priest Baraom?" then the white-cloaked woman with the mixed face, "High Priestess Bishium? What do you suppose Dai-Shocker wants with The Three High Priests of Gorgom?"

Brother Courtney then looked at the fog-like demon, "And what of your fellow comrades, Shadowcast?"

"And what of you?" The Lord of Illusions asked the black-cloaked woman, "what's your say in all of this?"

"Power," said the fog-like demon, Shadowcast.

"Revenge," said the black-cloaked woman, "and power."

"We are merely in this for power," said High Priest Baraom.

"Revenge would be a more…secondary goal," said High Priestess Bishium.

"But power to rebuild Gorgom," said High Priest Darom, "power to raise a new Creation King and begin another 50,000 year cycle, to dominate our world in darkness, yes, we would gladly ally ourselves with Dai-Shocker."

"Considering that none of you would even been here if it weren't for Dai-Shocker," said The Lord of Illusions, "their power of resurrection over those with dark hearts is most impressive. So many fallen villains, brought back again and again to spread more and more evil."

"A pity that they haven't had more success," said the black-cloaked woman, "now, why would that be? Oh, now I remember; those disgusting Kamen Riders."

"The foolish heroes will be dealt with in time," said Brother Courtney, "when we are ready. Dai-Shocker has plenty of irons in the fire, irons that will bear fruit in due course. This time around, prudence and caution will be our strongest weapons. This time, not even Decade and all the Riders combined, not even the new ones, Double and O's, will be able to stop us."

"Assuming the plan works," said High Priest Darom.

"We've been following your instructions," said High Priest Baraom, "but to what end?"

"We are merely all cogs in the great machine that is Dai-Shocker," said Brother Courtney, "individually we are relatively unimportant. But together, we create something greater than the sum of the parts."

"In other words," said the black-cloaked woman, "our efforts will bear fruit, but not immediately."

"Oh, there will be a short term harvest," said Brother Courtney in a reassuring tone, "you, my dear woman shall have your revenge and your greatest wish granted. As for the three High Priests, they shall have what they want; a revived Gorgom and a new Creation King, and revenge on the man who brought it all down before."

"Minami Kotaro!" snapped High Priestess Bishium, "Black Sun! He shall pay for his transgressions against Gorgom!"

"All shall pay who crossed Dai-Shocker," said Brother Courtney.

"In that case," said The Lord of Illusions as he signaled to the serving girls. They brought over crystal goblets and presented them to the three High Priests and to the cloaked woman, "I believe a toast is in order."

"That is…reasonable," said High Priest Baraom as he and the other High Priests took their goblets, which the serving girls then filled with blood-red wine.

"I'm never much of a drinker," said the black-cloaked woman, "but, I'll indulge myself this one time." She then took the goblet and it was filled with wine. She then looked at Shadowcast, "you don't say much, do you."

"No," said Shadowcast.

"Well, excuse me for trying to be sociable," said the black-cloaked woman.

"You never did give us your name," said High Priestess Bishium.

"No I did not," said the black-cloaked woman.

"Ah, a girl of mystery," said Brother Courtney, "I like that."

"Thanks, big boy," said the black-cloaked woman, "just remember to keep your hands to yourself, if you enjoy having two hands."

"Feisty, I like that too!" said Brother Courtney.

"My fellow dark hearts!" said The Lord of Illusions as he stood up, as did the others, "a toast, to the glory and triumph of Dai-Shocker!"

"To the glory and triumph of Dai-Shocker!" said all the assembled villains as they raised their glasses and drank the wine.

To be continued in Volume 6.

And that's it for this story, fellow readers and writers. I hope you enjoyed Volume 5 as much as I did creating it. But don't panic, our heroes and allies will be back soon, as well as new friends and villains, for next time, we'll be diving into the realms of Spirited Away, Tangled, Yu Yu Hakusho and Kamen Rider Black, as well as guest stars from Harry Potter, Monster High and even My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. What an undertaking it will be.

Coming soon…

Kingdom Hearts: Path of the Keyblade Master

Volume 6: The Great Bathhouse Battle

See you then!