Sorry for not updating recently, I've been busy enjoying things I got for the holidays and I've lost track, but here's the new chapter for JOD.
Anyway, on with the show.
Chapter 10: A Puppet's Heart
Noel and Sora leave Endsville and return to the space area and they find the next world where it has an amusement park and a cliff with water and so they decide to go for the world next.
Noel and Sora start diving for the next world while dealing with Night Terrors and Dream Eaters and they start collecting balloons as well but more Night Terrors and Dream Eaters appear and attack while still collecting balloons and after collecting enough balloons they see a portal and they dive for the portal until they reach it and they make their way for the next world.
Noel and Sora arrive at what looks like an amusement park with a roller coaster, Ferris wheel, and circus tents around.
"Wow!" Sora said.
"A theme park?" Noel asked.
(World of Prankster's Paradise)
(Field Theme: The Fun Fair)
(Amusement Park)
"Why would we end up in a theme park? And where…?" Noel was cut off.
"That Pinocchio…he must have his poor father worried sick. Still, that little fella's some miracle. Imagine…Mr. Geppetto's wooden puppet, brought to life by the Blue Fairy! She made his wish for his son to come true because he's given so much happiness to others." A voice said and they what looks like a familiar cricket. "Now, Pinocchio needs me to guide him and be his conscience. So maybe one day, he can be a real… Well, now, let's not get ahead of ourselves, Jiminy. First, ya gotta find Pinoke." Jiminy said.
"Is that Jiminy?" Noel asked.
"Hey, Jiminy! What's up?" Sora said and Jiminy turns to see the two Keybearers.
"Hm? Who are you two? You shouldn't be here!" Jiminy said.
"Huh?" Noel asked.
"Are you okay, Jiminy?" Sora asked.
"Huh? You mean you heard of me? Well, I'll be. The name Jiminy Cricket's already spread far and wide." Jiminy said.
"Really, are you feeling alright? It's us, Sora and Noel!" Sora said.
"Sora and Noel? Gosh, I don't think I recognize you two, but the names do have a familiar ring." Jiminy said.
"What's going on?" Sora asked.
"Sora, don't you remember what Master Yen Sid said?" Noel asked.
"Um… Oh, yeah!" Sora said.
Flashback:
"In the Sleeping Worlds, real time does not flow. Unless one restores the world by waking it from its slumber, it will stay locked in a dream forever. Thus, you may encounter familiar faces, but they are just figments of the dream. In actuality, they are sound asleep…trapped within a world that is also sleeping. What's more, whilst someone may no longer dwell in the real version of a world, dreams may paint a fuller picture and restore what seems to be missing." Yen Sid explained.
Flashback End.
"I get it! The real Jiminy Cricket wasn't trapped in this world, so maybe…" Sora stops talking.
"It's like the dream world's putting him back where he belongs." Noel said.
"What's that? I can't hear ya." Jiminy said.
"Right. It's nice to meet you, Jiminy." Sora said.
"Well, sure. The feeling's mutual." Jiminy said.
"So, why did you tell us we need to leave this place?" Noel asked.
"You can't fool me. You still think we know each other and you've just about got me thinkin' it too. But where was I? Oh, yes. This is a terrible place! Boys around here are allowed to wreck things, loaf around, and make jackamules of themselves." Jiminy said as many boys around are causing trouble through the park.
"In a place like this…?" Noel asked.
"And poor Pinocchio…he wandered in here on my watch. That's right! That's where I musta heard your names…from Pinocchio!" Jiminy said.
"He…knows us?" Noel asked.
"But how?" Sora asked.
Flashback:
"Shame on you, Pinocchio! Playin' hooky and…goofin' off in a place like this!" Jiminy scolded to a wooden puppet boy with black hair, wearing a white shirt with a black vest and blue bowtie, red shorts, and a yellow hat in a cage.
"I'm sorry, Jiminy. I was goin' to school till I met somebody. Yeah, two big monsters with big green eyes." Pinocchio said but his nose starts growing long.
"Oh, you don't say and then what happened?" Jiminy asked.
"They, uh, tied me in a big sack." Pinocchio said but his nose grows longer.
"Sounds like you were horsin' around." Jiminy said.
"But I snuck off when they weren't lookin'." Pinocchio said but his nose grows more longer. "M-My nose! What's happening?" Pinocchio asked.
"There! You see where those tall tales will get ya?" Jiminy asked.
"But it's all true! Even the fellas with one in black clothes and the other in red clothes with black stars and wearin' a green and black mask, who said to play a trick on Sora and Noel." Pinocchio said.
"What? Now who were they? I've had just about enough of your fibbin'." Jiminy said but realizes. "Hold on, I guess that part was true… Say, Pinoke, did those strangers say anythin' else to ya?" Jiminy asked.
"Um, they sure didn't." Pinocchio said.
"Well, good." Jiminy said.
"Look at that!" Pinocchio said.
Just then a star shines in the sky and comes down.
"That star again. It's the Blue Fairy." Jiminy said as the star turns into a fairy in a blue dress.
"Why, Pinocchio, what has happened to your nose?" The Blue Fairy asked.
"Oh, um…" Pinocchio stops talking.
"Perhaps you have not been telling the truth, Pinocchio. Sir Jiminy?" The Blue Fairy asked.
"Uh, well, Your Honor, I…" Jiminy stops talking.
"Oh, please help me. I'm awful sorry." Pinocchio said.
"You see, Pinocchio, a lie keeps growing and growing, until it's as plain as the nose on your face." The Blue Fairy said.
"I'll never lie again, honest I won't!" Pinocchio said.
"I'll forgive you this once, but remember…a boy, who won't be good may just as well be made of wood." The Blue Fairy said.
"We'll be good, won't we?" Pinocchio and Jiminy said.
"Very well, but this is the last time I can help you." The Blue Fairy said as she casts a spell on Pinocchio's nose making it small again.
Flashback End.
"The ones in black clothes and crimson clothes with black stars and in a green and black mask…" Noel said.
"Those guys again…" Sora said.
"Forget 'em. If I don't find Pinoke, he'll turn into a donkey, like the rest of the boys." Jiminy said.
"Okay, we can help you find him." Noel said.
"Yeah, leave it to us. I did that before." Sora said.
"Really? I'd be grateful, but how in the world do you know Pinocchio?" Jiminy asked.
"Uh, well…" Sora was cut off.
"Look, isn't that Pinocchio?" Noel asked pointing at a figure running through the park.
"That's him!" Jiminy said.
"All aboard, Jiminy!" Sora said.
"Take it away!" Jiminy said hopping on Sora's shoulder.
"Ready, Sora?" Noel asked.
"Yep." Sora said.
(Information: Track down Pinocchio!)
Noel and Sora make their way through the amusement park to find Pinocchio while fighting off many Night Terrors and Dream Eaters in their way and they keep exploring the theme park and while still exploring they find a figure that looks like Pinocchio but his clothes are different.
"Pinocchio, there you are!" Jiminy said.
"Pinocchio, this place isn't safe." Sora said.
"Right. You and Jiminy need to…" Noel was cut off as 'Pinocchio' transforms into a Jestabocky Dream Eater.
"Dream Eaters!" Sora said taking out Kingdom Key.
"They can trick us at any time." Noel said as more Jestabocky Dream Eaters appear.
(Battle Theme: Prankster's Party)
(Information: Defeat the Dream Eaters!)
The Jestabocky Dream Eaters bite at the two but they block with their Keyblades and Noel casts Blizzard to freeze them allowing Sora to vertical slash with Kingdom Key followed by Fire Raid but a Jestabocky Dream Eater tries to suck both Noel and Sora to it but Noel summons a Zolephant Dream Eater and it delivers a slamming strike sending out shock waves while Sora uses Fire Windmill but then Kooma Panda Dream Eaters appear and deliver charge strikes at the two but Noel diagonal slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by casting Earth while Sora summons a Sir Kyroo Spirit and it delivers slashes but the Dream Eaters keep attacking but Noel and Sora use Reality Shift and transform the Dream Eaters into bubbles and unleash a burst and they defeat the Dream Eaters.
"We have to be careful. There could be any other false Pinocchios." Noel said.
"Yeah, but where's the real one?" Sora asked.
"Sora! Noel! Up there! Atop that tower!" Jiminy said pointing at a high tower.
"I see him." Sora said.
"It could be another fake, but let's go see." Noel said.
Noel and Sora use the roller coaster to make their way up the tower and they arrive at the top of the tower and find Pinocchio.
"Gee, Pinoke. How'd you get up here?" Jiminy asked.
"Let's go home…" Sora said but then 'Pinocchio' transforms into another Jestabocky Dream Eater.
"I knew it was a fake." Noel said as she casts Fire at the Jestabocky destroying it.
Noel and Sora look around and they look down to see the real Pinocchio walking.
"There! See him walking?" Sora asked.
"Sure, if that's really him." Jiminy said.
"Don't give up, Jiminy. We have to go after him." Noel said.
(Information: Find Pinocchio outside the amusement park!)
Noel and Sora make their way through the amusement park to follow Pinocchio and they later make their way to the next area of the park.
(Windup Way)
Noel and Sora arrive at the next area of the park and they find what looks like a circus and they go in and explore around the circus halls to find Pinocchio while fighting off Night Terrors and Dream Eaters in their way and keep going through the circus and they later arrive at the next area of the circus.
(Big Top)
Noel and Sora arrive at the big top of the circus and they find Pinocchio at the top trampoline surrounded by Night Terrors and Dream Eaters.
"Pinocchio!" Noel and Sora called.
"Jiminy! Help me!" Pinocchio cried.
"Oh, my stars above! We've gotta do something!" Jiminy said.
"Right! C'mon, Noel." Sora said as they jump up and grab Pinocchio and meet with Jiminy.
"Pinoke! Look at ya!" Jiminy said as Pinocchio has donkey ears and a donkey tail.
"You two need to get out of here now." Noel said and Pinocchio and Jiminy run out of the top and then the two confront the Night Terrors and Dream Eaters.
(Battle Theme: Destiny's Force)
(Information: Defeat the Night Terrors and Dream Eaters!)
Noel and Sora use the trampolines to send the Night Terrors and Dream Eaters in the air and Noel aerial slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by casting Gravity while Sora also aerial slashes with Kingdom Key followed by Spark Dive but the Night Terrors and Dream Eaters use the trampolines to send shock waves but Noel and Sora use the trampolines to send the Night Terrors and Dream Eaters into the air and Noel casts Balloon while Sora casts Aero and they defeat all of the Night Terrors and Dream Eaters.
"We need to get out of here." Noel said but just then two dark corridors appear and reveals Serpens and the same silver haired young man.
"You two again!" Sora said.
Just then someone is coming out of the young man's dark corridor and it's Xemnas.
"Xemnas?!" Sora asked shocked.
"H-How? I thought you and Riku defeated him." Noel said.
"We did. How is this possible?" Sora asked taking out Kingdom Key.
"My, my, a hollow puppet that's managed to grow a heart Just imagine that." Xemnas said.
"Pinocchio isn't anything like you Nobodies!" Sora said.
"But if Pinocchio is able to have a heart…don't you think you could have one too?" Noel asked.
"Maybe so. However…do not forget that you, Sora, yourself, are not very different from us. The same goes for you, Child of Light and Darkness." Xemnas said as he and the young disappear.
"How are we anything like Nobodies? That doesn't make any sense." Sora said.
"But what are you doing here?" Noel asked Serpens.
"You continue to resist the destiny that is nearing for you soon, but just as that worthless puppet will meet his fate, you are not very different." Serpens said.
"You're saying that Pinocchio will…?" Noel stops talking.
"Yes." Serpens said and just then another dark corridor appears revealing another hooded figure wearing the same crimson cloak with black stars.
"The only difference is…your fate will benefit us all. Try not to resist any further, Daughter of Nago." The hooded figure said in a deep male voice.
"What are you…?" Noel stops talking as Serpens and the figure disappear in darkness.
"They said that Pinoke's gonna die?" Sora asked.
"That can't happen! We have to find them now." Noel said and Sora nods.
Noel and Sora make their way out of the circus to find Pinocchi and Jiminy and they are back outside but just then a bright light appears before them revealing the Blue Fairy.
"You must be Sora and Noel." The Blue Fairy said.
"Y-Yes, ma'am. You must be the Blue Fairy." Noel said.
"That's right. I'm afraid I have grave news. Good Geppetto went off looking for Pinocchio, and he was swallowed by a whale named Monstro." The Blue Fairy informed.
"What?!" Sora asked shocked.
"Does Pinocchio and Jiminy know about this?" Noel asked.
"Yes and when I told them Geppetto was still alive inside the whale, and at the bottom of the sea, the little ones ran off at once. They're very determined to rescue him." The Blue Fairy said.
"That's crazy!" Sora said.
"We have to help them!" Noel said as they make their way out of the amusement park while the Blue Fairy disappears.
Flashback:
Pinocchio and Jiminy are at a cliff.
"This Monstro…I've heard of him, Pinoke. He's a whale of a whale! Why, he swallows whole ships alive! Besides, it's dangerous. I, uh…" Jiminy stops talking.
"Goodbye, Jiminy." Pinocchio said.
"Goodbye? I may be live bait down there, but I'm with ya." Jiminy said jumping on Pinocchio's hands and Pinocchio jumps off the cliff and into the sea.
Flashback End.
(Cliffside)
Noel and Sora leave the theme park and make their way to find Pinocchio and Jiminy while fighting off Night Terrors and Dream Eaters and keep going through the cliffside and they later find an ocean and go for it.
(Ocean Floor)
Noel and Sora are now in the ocean and Noel casts a spell to allow them to breathe underwater and they continue to find Pinocchio and Jiminy while still fighting off Night Terrors and Dream Eaters in their way and they later reach a hole taking them to the next area of the ocean.
(Ocean Depths)
Noel and Sora are deeper in the ocean and they continue finding Pinocchio and Jiminy while still fighting off Night Terrors and Dream Eaters and they keep going deeper in the ocean and they later find what looks like another hole and they go through to go for the next area of the ocean.
Noel and Sora find Pinocchio and Jiminy running from something behind them and it's a giant blue whale.
"That's Monstro!" Sora said.
"The one, who swallowed you during your first journey?" Noel asked.
Monstro swims past the two and causes rocks to fall on the hole they came through and as Pinocchio and Jiminy are swimming away Monstro comes to them and eats them both.
"Pinocchio!" Noel cried.
"Jiminy!" Sora cried.
Just then a giant Nightmare Dream Eater appears and it looks like a giant blue lobster and it swims for Monstro and then unleashes an ice beam freezing the whale.
"Oh, no…" Noel said.
"C'mon." Sora said as they swim after the Nightmare and Monstro.
Noel and Sora are on a small island and they find the frozen Monstro but then they turn to see the lobster Nightmare flying above them.
"We'll have to claw our past this Dream Eater." Sora said.
"Then, we can save Pinocchio and Jiminy." Noel said and Sora nods.
(Boss Theme: Ice-Hot Lobster)
(Information: Defeat Chill Clawbster!)
The Nightmare Dream Eater known as Chill Clawbster uses its claws to spin like windmills unleashing ice dust at the two who run from it and then Noel casts Fire while Sora uses Fire Raid but Chill Clawbster flies away from the two and then glows green and tries to land on the two but they dodge but Chill Clawbster unleashes rings from its pincers but Noel casts Reflect to make the rings go right back at Chill Clawbster who retaliates with delivering strikes with its pincers at Noel but Sora steps in and triple slashes with Kingdom Key followed by casting Tornado causing great damage while Noel casts Starstorm and rains down stars at the Nightmare making it fly away from the two again and then attacks with its pincers again but Sora summons Hebby Rebb and it unleashes fireballs while Noel uses Fire Edge to strike but Chill Clawbster unleashes ice beams from its pincers at the two who dodge and Noel delivers a Flowmotion slam attack causing damage allowing Sora to vertical slash with Kingdom Key followed by using Fire Windmill burning the Nightmare but Chill Clawbster unleashes two rings at the two who dodge.
Chill Clawbster unleashes green energy beams from its pincers causing great damage at the two Keybearers but Noel casts Cure on herself and on Sora and then uses Pure Dive and strikes three times while Sora uses Aero Slide and then uses Thunder Surge to strike but Chill Clawbster flies away again and then tries to land on the two but they dodge and Noel aerial slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by Spark Dive while Sora casts Spark and unleashes colored rings but Chill Clawbster strikes with its pincers and then unleashes ice bombs but the two dodge and Sora summons Kooma Panda and it delivers a charging strike while Noel vertical slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by casting Earth but Chill Clawbster unleashes rings from its pincers to strike but they block the rings and try to go for the Nightmare who unleashes green energy beams but they manage to dodge the green energy beams and Noel casts Thunder followed by casting Water while Sora uses Blizzard Edge followed by Fire Strike but Chill Clawbster retaliates with unleashing an ice shock wave to send the two back but Noel uses Mystic Raid followed by using Dark Orb while Sora casts Triple Fire.
Chill Clawbster flies away from the two and then tries to land on the two who dodge but ice shock waves go for them but they jump over it and Sora summons Meow Wow and then summons Sir Kyroo and Meow Wow swallows Sir Kyroo and becomes giant and delivers a bouncing strike while sending out shock waves causing great damage on the Nightmare who retaliates with unleashing rings but Noel summons Chef Kyroo who unleashes different boiling puddles burning Chill Clawbster who glows green again and then unleashes its green energy beams but they dodge and Sora uses Fire Dash to cause great damage while Noel uses Rainbow Surge to strike but Chill Clawbster unleashes ice bombs and then unleashes ice beams to try and freeze them but they dodge and Noel casts Triple Fire followed by casting Magma while Sora casts Balloon but Chill Clawbster attacks with its pincers but they block the pincer attacks and Noel delivers a counter blast while Sora delivers a counter rush strike but Chill Clawbster spins its pincers again and unleashes ice dust but Noel casts Fire Burst and causes a giant fiery explosion while Sora uses Fire Dive and after enough attacks Chill Clawbster flies off and they can't reach it.
"We can't let it get away." Noel said.
"Hey, look." Sora said pointing at a crack on the frozen Monstro.
"If we destroy it, we might free Monstro." Noel said.
"Let's go." Sora said.
Noel and Sora go for the crack and strike at it and then use Reality Shift and use Bubble Burst to free Monstro and the whale is now free and is inside a bubble and Noel and Sora get on the bubble.
"You're not getting away this time!" Sora said.
Noel and Sora use the bubble to reach Chill Clawbster who is unleashing rings but they dodge the rings and keep going for the Nightmare who keeps unleashing rings and they later reach Chill Clawbster and burst the bubble to create an explosion to finish off Chill Clawbster.
Chill Clawbster is weak and Monstro eats the Nightmare whole while going back to the water and Noel and Sora fall into the ocean but they see Monstro about to sneeze and as they try to swim away Monstro unleashes a big sneeze sending the two Keybearers away.
Later Noel and Sora are on shore and they look at the ocean to see Monstro gone.
"They're gone…" Noel said.
"It's okay, Noel. I get it now. After this, Pinocchio's and Jiminy's world gets dragged into darkness, and they end up cast into the sea between worlds, along with Monstro. And then…they end up in Traverse Town, and the belly of the whale." Sora said.
"That's when you guys meet for real during your first journey." Noel said.
"Yeah." Sora said.
"It's just like what Master Yen Sid; we're in the dream Pinocchio's world is dreaming and the world will never be right until it's awake from its sleep." Noel said and Sora nods.
Just then a Sleeping Keyhole appears and Noel and Sora use their Keyblades to unlock the Keyhole creating a bright light.
Well, there's the next chapter. Hope you enjoyed it. I have some good news and bad news. The good news is I'm still trying to make more chapters for the stories. The bad news is that school is coming back soon and I'll have to focus on it again, but I'll try to make time to make more chapters. Anyway, next time, Pax and Riku arrive at the next world, where they end up in a whale and they need to find and help a puppet. I'll see you all in the next chapter and I hope you look forward to more stuff from this new story. Take care, and I'll see you later. Don't forget to favorite, follow, and PLEASE review! Goodbye for now.