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-1Chapter 33: Zombie

"Where do you think she is?" Simba asked worryingly. hy

"I'm not sure, but I'm sure she's around somewhere." Sora said.

"Can't he just fly up and look around?" Roxas said, he was talking about Jack.

"Sorry, but I either can't, or don't want to." Jack said as he perched on Roxas' head.

"Would you get off me!" the blonde one said as he shook his head violently, trying to get the tiny birdie off.

"How long have we been looking?" Marsupalami asked.

"Well, judging from the position of the sun from the time we started to it's position now, I say about half an hour." Kronk said.

"I didn't know you could do stuff like that?" Marsupalami asked in amazement.

"Well I AM a member of the Junior Chipmunks. You have to know this stuff otherwise you won't get the 'Tell Time by the Position of the Sun' badge."

"That was a lengthy badge title."

"Don't worry," Abe said "I'll find her."

"How?" Kairi asked.

Abe put his hands together and started move them in the way we would if he were to posses someone. He started to glow, then he exploded into a flock of doves. Each dove took flew into another direction.

"What was that!" Goofy asked.

"Oh that, Abe can turn into a bunch of birds when he needs to." Munch said. "He said the Weirdoes gave him that power before he left."

The various birds that were Abe flew around the Pridelands. Each one looking everywhere for Kiara. One of these many birds perched on branch and carefully looked around.

Abe then looked heard a rumble and looked down.

Something jumped up and ate him.

The birds gathered up in the air, even the one that was eaten, and flew into each other. When they were all together they burst into a bight light and turned into Abe, who then dropped onto the ground.

"Find anything?" Sora asked.

Abe stood up and dusted the dirt off him.

"When we got Marsupalami, what was the name of that guy who attacked us?" he asked.

"What was it?" Roxas asked, hopping it would jog his memory.

"I think it was Pinnle." Namine said.

"Well, I think I saw him, and he was a bunch of zombies."

"Zombie?" Tanith said. She then jumped for joy. "I get to kill zombies! I get to kill zombies!" she sang. "I love killing them! Their heads break off easily!"

"Who's Pinnle?" Simba asked.

"He's one of the bad guys," Sora explained. "From what we've seen, can summon the undead."

"Is he dangerous?"

"He didn't seem to much of a threat," Riku said "but the fiends he summoned were a bit of a problem."

"Kiara," Simba whispered "Did you see Kiara?" he said louder.

"No, but if you're wondering where the zombies were, they were over their." Abe pointed in the proper direction.

Without a word, Simba dashed off into the direction the Mud pointed to.

"Are stopping the search for Kiara?" he asked.

"No, knowing our luck, Kiara is right with them." Tom said morbidly.

It was true, stuff like this normally happened to them.

The group followed the king off into the distance, towards the Elephant Graveyard.

"Can we eat her?" Shenzai asked, she was talking about Kiara, who was trapped in the ribcage of a large humanoid zombie.

"No," Pinnle said "even though I'd just love to hear her scream in pain and agony," he got really close to the cage, causing the young lion to try and move back as far as she could into her bony prison. "we can't. Master says we need her to negotiate. Buuuuut," he drew out the word, "if things go even the slightest bit astray to a point where we no longer is needed, then do as you wish!" the three hyenas then cackled loudly.

They group ran past the rocky gate-like structures that were an opening to the graveyard.

It was odd, the transition between the grassy, bright, lively area that was the savanna, to the barren, dark, deathly area of the Graveyard.

"This is creepy." Namine said as she subconsciously moved closer Roxas.

"This isn't any different from some of the places I've been." Jack said as he slowly flew above the group.

"Do you spot anything up ahead?" Riku asked the pirate.

"Why you asking, oh that's right, I'm the look out." Jack turned his attention to the front of them. "Nope, nothing in front," Jack then did a few midair 360s "nothing to the left, nor right, rear's blank." Jack looked up "No threats from above."

"Sounds like we're safe from all directions." Simba said as he carefully stalked the rocky corridors.

Stranger had a hard time walking on the rocky terrain, he wished he had his boots. Something then caught his leg. Brach. he thought.

He looked down and saw that it was not in fact a branch, but it was a skeletal hand.

"Oh crap." Stranger cursed, the ground around the hand burst open and out came a zombie. It lifted him off his feet and up into the air. Stranger's crossbow loaded and fired an exploding bug at it's head, blowing it up. Stranger fell to the ground with a loud thump.

"What was that!" Kairi asked as she and the rest of the group rushed over to him.

"I think it's a zombie." he said.

"Like the ones he we fought back on my world?" Marsupalami asked.

"Kind of." They all looked at the zombie.

The zombies they fought in the Crazy Jungle were skeletons, but this one still had some flesh, though it was rotting. It looked similar to what Tom looked like when he was in Halloween Town, but these looked like they'd like to kill you.

"I'm guessing this can't be good." Tom said as he poked it with a stick. Suddenly the ground started to crack and split, more hands, and in a few cases, claws, popped from the ground, reaching up for the people above.

"ZOMBIES!" Kronk yelled as he jumped on top of Donald, who was unable to hold the weight and fell to the ground.

"Get off me you big palooka!" the duck yelled.

"He-he," Goofy giggled, "Donald has to find you really annoying to call ya that."

"Goofy!" Sora called. Goofy turned around to see a zombie with a gaping mouth come down on him. It scooped him up in his jaws, but was unable to bite through the tortoise shell and the shield.

Sora jumped up, Keyblades in tail and mouth and cut it's head off, both dropped to the ground unharmed.

"This is not good," Munch said as his implant glowed icy blue. He fired a block of ice at some upcoming zombies.

The zombies may not have been much tougher then the ones they fought on Marsupalami's world, but they were more durable.

Simba crashed through the hordes, tearing them to little bits with claws and teeth. Suddenly a dozen arms popped from the ground and grabbed his legs, he struggled to free himself but they were able to drag him underground little by little. He roared out, getting the attention of several of the others. The ones that could get to him, Mickey, Jack and Roxas, ran to help him but they were blocked by more zombies.

Simba let out one last roar as he was dragged under into the earth.

"Simba!" Roxas called as he swiped at the five zombies around him. The earth then started to shake again, but much more powerful and violent.

Then, with a loud roar, pillars of earth shot up around everyone, scattering the zombies around. On the highest of the of these earthen pillars, was Simba, with the Circle of Life Keyblade in mouth. He then jumped down and slammed it into the ground, causing another earth shattering blast, rock spikes jutting up through the ground, taking out each body.

"Whoa." was all Roxas said.

"I'm guessing that this Keyblade gives Simba the power to control earth." Riku said as he walked near the slightly smaller blonde lion.

Simba ran up to them.

"Why hello their you majesty!" a voice cackled. The group turned to see the three Hyenas.

"Where is she!" Simba roared.

"We can't tell you!" Shenzai laughed. Large hippo zombies appeared behind them.

"Maybe we don't know." Banzai said as more zombies, lions appeared.

"HAHAHA!" Crocodile zombies now.

"Simba," Sora said, "we have to make it around these guys."

"Don't worry," Riku said, "I've got it covered." Riku summoned Way to Dawn and ran at the Hyenas, darkness trailing behind him. The hyenas were prepared to attack when Riku stopped in his tracks, Tanith then jumped out of the darkness trail and attacked them, causing all sorts of confusion.

"TAKE THAT DOG BOYS!!!" she yelled as she slammed Unlocking of Hearts upon Banzai's head. The rest of the party was caught up in the zombie horde when they ran up.

The ones to get though were Sora, Simba, Abe, Munch and Donald.

They ran through the rocky maze until they found themselves at a giant elephant skull.

"Damn, not with you huh?" said a voice, they looked up to see Pinnle on the skull's top.

"Where you expecting someone?" Sora asked. Pinnle only giggled.

"Maybe, but you'll have we'll talk about that later." the undead then stretched and lowered himself to the ground. "Now, I get to kill one of you!" He then launched forward.

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