Chapter 12
It wasn't long before they had reached near the Tower of Terror to keep themselves hidden from the guards that were patrolling the area. They were met up by Ariel, along with Simba, Aladdin, and Mulan. Each of them came a long way so they could help free the Keepers and save Disney World.
"Is everyone here?" Elsa met up with the rest of the team.
"Yes, Elsa." Ariel grinned brightly. "Our friends have come."
"Great!" Nikki smiled as she stared at the characters that she had loved since she was a kid.
"So, what's the plan?" Simba asked them.
"Some of us will distracted the Overtakers while the rest of you will go underneath the stage to see if the Keepers are there." David spoke up as the others turned to him like he was the leader.
"Simba, you and Mulan will guard Nikki towards the stage. And Aladdin, you and I will go with David to deal with the Overtakers." Elsa said as she turned to them. Then turned to Ariel. "Ariel, you will go into the lake and be our lookout."
Ariel nodded before she went ahead of them to sneak into the Fantasmic entrance. Being able to get in without the villains finding her. She then jumped into the lake, transforming into her mermaid form. Swimming around to keep an eye out for any Overtakers.
She spotted a group of villains gathering around close to the entrance area. One of them she knew, Ursula. She dove back into the waters and made her way back to the others. Telling them about the villains nearby.
"Alright, let's move in." David ordered, having Nikki wait with Simba and Mulan while he, Elsa, and Aladdin sneaked through the entrance. He prepared himself if he had to use his powers.
Once inside, it wasn't long before the villains spotted him and all chaos came loose. The villains charged towards them and were attacking. David used his lightning bolts that he formed into his hands and threw them at the Overtakers. Elsa was faced with the Evil Queen. As she casted her dark magic at her, Elsa used her ice powers to block her attacks. Aladdin sneaked up behind Jafar before he tried to attack David. As Jafar used his staff to cast his magic on him, Aladdin blocked his attacks with his blade and charged at him.
The same monkeys from the Magic Kingdom made their move on David, grabbing at him. David took a deep breath and allowed himself to recharge. Causing his entire body to lit up with electrical bolts. Giving each of the monkeys a sharp shock that made them jump off of David.
Seeing their chance to sneak in, Nikki led her team through the back door that led into the tunnels underneath the stage. She knew that there's no turning back now. She had only one chance at this, or else their mission will fail. And they would end up before captured, or even killed.
Luckily, she wasn't alone. She was guarded by a mighty lion, and a brave warrior, two of the best known characters in Disney.
"Simba, can you smell them?" Nikki turned to Simba.
Simba took a sniff of the air around them. "Yes, I got something." He turned to Nikki. "I can smell humans down here somewhere. I think there's….seven of them."
Nikki smiled at this. It was the Keepers! They were down there.
"I also smell magic. Dark magic." Simba frowned.
"Stay close and stay alert." Mulan cautiously said to them before they moved forward down the tunnel. Looking for anything that could lead them to the captive Keepers.
Mulan then stopped the two with the gesture of her hands, pointing ahead of them. Three green soldiers were blocking their way, marching towards them.
"Simba, take Nikki through the tunnels. I'll deal with them." Mulan told Simba as she pulled out her sword. Making a leap towards the soldiers, using her sword to fight them off. Distracting them for Nikki and Simba to get through.
"Get on my back, Nikki!" Simba called out, kneeling down for her to climb on.
"Hold on tight!" He shouted once she gotten onto his back before standing up. Letting out a loud roar and ran passed Mulan and the soldiers.
Nikki held tightly to the fur on his back as he carried her down the tunnels safely.
…..
Meanwhile as the fight was going on, David ran passed the passed out monkeys to mocve towards the stage. A puff of green smoke made him stop in his tracks. A green-skinned woman appeared before him. Maleficent.
"Silly. Silly boy." She smirked as she moved towards him. "Do you truly believe that you can simply stop us and save your friends."
"I don't just believe." David glared at her while putting one of his hands behind his back. Forming a lightning bolt in the palm. Ready for in case she strike at him "We will defeat you."
This made Maleficent released a dark laugh. "I guess that makes you now a Kingdom Keepers then, David Chase."
David raised his eyebrows. Though it wasn't too surprising that she knew his name like she knew Nikki's name.
"You should really stay out of our way, or you'll get easily burned." The dark fairy formed a fire ball in her hands and threw it towards David. David moved just in time, ducking into the side as the fire hit the ground. He threw the lightning bolt in his hand towards her. She moved out of the way as well.
"So, you want to play with fire then, boy?" Maleficent sneered, narrowing her eyes upon him. "Then, so be it!" She exclaimed as she formed another fire ball in her hands.
"Bring it on, witch!" David shouted, challenging her as he held both of his hands out. Releasing bolts of electrical sparks before charging towards her.
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Simba placed Nikki back down onto the floor once they were in safe distances from the green soldiers. Nikki hoped that Mulan was alright and that she was able to deal with the green soldiers.
Looking around, she quickly took notice that there was a trap door beneath them. Simba sniffed it.
"Yep. The scent is stronger down there." He told her.
"We need to get down there." Nikki said as she carefully lifted the door, peering down to see that it was dark….except for a small light at the end of the tunnel.
"Be careful, Nikki." Simba said with a sad look.
"Don't worry. I'll be alright." She whispered to him with a smile before she begin to climb down the ladder. Reaching the ground of the cave-like tunnel. She headed down to where she could see the light. Stopping herself as she reached the end of the tunnel, reaching a small room. She hid herself behind the wall of the cave as she saw the room was guarded by the pirates from the Magic Kingdom.
She took a glance into the room. Keeping an eye on the pirates as they were taking and were drinking rum in merriment. She turned to the other side of the room, seeing all seven of the Kingdom Keepers there, in their DHI forms. All of them were tied up together with ropes, and cloth gags were tied over their mouths. They were also unconscious.
Seeing that the pirates were too distracted with their conversations that they weren't watching the Keepers. Nikki stepped out of the wall and sneaked her way over to where the Keepers were. Hiding behind them to avoid attention from the pirates. She went over to Finn, kneeling in front of him. Seeing him like this made Nikki's heart shatter.
"Finn?" Nikki softly called out to him, trying to shake him awake by his arm. She moved her hands to remove the gag from his mouth before patting his cheeks to try to wake him up.
"Finn?" She called out to him again. Seeing him flinched slightly and released a groan.
"Please Finn. You got to wake up." She called out to him as she felt onto his face. His eyes began to open as he stared at her.
Finn's vision was blurry, but she could see a young girl kneeling before him. Did he see her somewhere before? His mind was trying to focus around him and trying to figure out where he had seen this girl before.
"Hey! Kid!" One of the pirates shouted as he spotted Nikki. He rushed over to her and grabbed her by her arm. Making her let out a scream that made Charlene and Maybeck awaken from their sleep.
"Looks like we got ourselves another Keeper." The pirate laughed as the others joined him, tightening his grip on her arm.
But their laughter stopped as Simba charged into the room, letting out a roar before attacking the pirates. The pirate let go of Nikki, making her drop onto the ground.
Finn studied the girl and Simba as he was fighting off the pirates. Then his eyes widen when he realized who this girl was.
"Quick! Untie me!" He called out to her. Nikki rushed over to Finn, loosening the knots that held him. Quickly removing the ropes on his arms and legs.
"Are you alright?" Nikki asked him with concern.
"Yes, I'm alright. But there's no time to chat. Help me free the others." He said to her.
Maybeck muffled loudly, trying to warn them that a pirate was heading towards them. AS the pirate approached them, Maybeck give him a hard kick on his knees. Making him fall over.
Finn rushed over to him, removing Maybeck's gag first before releasing the ropes on him while Nikki was working on Charlene's bindings.
"You're….you're that girl." Charlene spoke up as she looked at Nikki, rubbing her head. Once she was free, Charlene and Maybeck stood up. Picking up the blades that the pirates dropped and used them to fight off the pirates with Simba.
Finn and Nikki then managed to untie the others. Once seeing Finn, Amanda wrapped her arms around him. Hugging him tightly.
"It's alright. I'm here." He told her as he hugged her for a moment before releasing her. Taking hold of her hand. "We got to get out of here."
Nikki took a moment to stop and help Jess stand onto her feet since she was still weak from taking a few beatings from the pirates.
"Let's move out, man!" Maybeck shouted as he ran out with Charlene. Willa and Philby soon followed them. Nikki helped Jess climb onto Simba. Riding with her out of the tunnels. Finn and Amanda followed closely behind them.
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David fought with Maleficent with all of his determination, defending himself with his powers for as long as he could. But Maleficent proved to be stronger than him as she kept striking him with her fire balls and dark magic.
Maleficent was about to release the fire ball to take him down, till a blast of unexpected winds blew her down onto the ground. She turned in anger to see that Amanda using her powers to save David. The Keepers were free. She hated this!
"You naughty will pay for this!" She threw fire balls at them. But the Keepers moved in time, rushing towards the entrance. Aladdin, Ariel, Elsa, and Mulan were already waiting for them, all them sprinted into a run to get away from the area. For now, it was not safe for anyone to fight the Overtakers. For now, they had to hide and come up with a plan.
