The celebratory mood sparked around the circus like a firework. Thirty minutes hadn't passed before news reporters were buzzing around like bees. The Ringmaster was over the moon that the little misfit had found a way to become a star. His circus would be on the map forever. After the shock and amazement phase passed, he was a blubbering mess of happy tears.

Everything was on the house. Cotton candy, popcorn, peanuts, stuffed animal souvenirs, candy, balloons and miscellaneous props were finding their way into the hands of every child present at the show. And theirs too. Once it became known the key bearers were friends with the amazing flying elephant, and they had been the heroes over the past week, everyone had something to give them. Especially when they gave the sad news it was time for them to move on.

Rachel had her arms full with a bag of sweets, a large stuffed yellow teddy bear and a floating dog-shaped balloon she had to tie to its paw so she had some arm room left for the jumbo box of popcorn. She'd also been given a sparkly array of necklaces and a plastic crown. The Ringmaster had even allowed them to keep their costumes so long as they promised to perform in the show anytime they returned. Since they had not found the Keyhole, they of course would have to return. Bryan kept his Keyblade in one hand in an attempt to discourage people from giving him too much stuff. Most of the things he'd been given he gave back to every empty-handed child he saw. Except for the food. He of course kept the bag of peanuts and candy.

Just before they left, they of course had to say good-bye to Dumbo. Dumbo stayed close to his mother the entire time. Never had a mother looked so proud. Or grateful. Rachel hugged Dumbo tightly and he reciprocated warmly. Timothy was over the moon. He knew Dumbo had the stuff to make it big and now he had. As Rachel snuggled and said good-bye to Dumbo and Timothy, Mrs. Jumbo took a cotton candy from a tray carried by a worker as they went by and gave it to Bryan. She knew there wasn't anything she could do to properly thank them but perhaps a heartfelt token would be able to at least get the message across. Bryan personally thought cotton candy was gross he didn't refuse the gift and couldn't bring himself to give it away once she was out of sight.

"This was fun." Rachel announced as they walked away from the hub bub of the circus.

"It was," Bryan said. "I liked it." He popped a few candy pieces and talking while he crunched. "Maybe after the next world we can come back here to look around again."

"I hope the rest of the Keyholes aren't this hard to find."

"Maybe we should go back home and ask Master Yen Sid about it. Maybe there's a way to sense where Keyholes are. It's kinda dumb we haven't thought of this before. Obviously the Heartless have their ways, maybe we can have ours."

They walked to an open space like the field where Hermes had left them a few days ago.

"Are you really keeping all that stuff?" Bryan said, looking his sister over. Between her costume and trinkets she looked like a walking circus herself.

"Not all of it. The bear and popcorn are for Hermes. He did say he wanted us to get him something. The jewelry is things to remember by. What about you? I didn't think you liked cotton candy."

"I don't, but Mrs. Jumbo gave it to me as a thank you gift. Maybe there's a spell Master Yen Sid can show me a spell to keep it from going bad."

"Only in the circus can cotton candy be a token of gratitude."

Bryan looked over the fluffy pink mass in the white cone. He wasn't the sentimental or overly emotional type, but he did feel a quick wave of attachment for the gift. It may have been stupid, but he-

Suddenly the cotton candy started glowing! Bryan was so startled he let go of it but it didn't fall. The treat shrunk and shimmered. Finally it fell to the ground and stopped glowing. Rachel and Bryan leaned in to get a better look, but cautiously like they expected it to jump up and bite.

"What just happened?" Rachel asked.

Bryan bent over and picked it up. The cotton candy had become hard, shiny, smooth and metallic.

"What is it?"

"I think that cotton candy just became a keychain." Bryan examined it carefully. "Remember what Master said about how objects can become infused with magic or emotion and become keychains?" That certainly made the most sense. It was a thank you gift given from the heart of a grateful mother.

"What are you waiting for? Clip it on."

Bryan called his Keyblade and removed the drum and replaced it with the cotton candy charm. With a magical Poof! the keyblade changed. The handle looked like the hilt of a sword. The hilts' top ornament was shaped like an elongated C and a shimmery copper-bronze. The shaft was two, thick intertwining ribbons, one blue, one green. Another bronze piece like a curvy backwards C was wrapped into the ribbon. Also tied to the same piece to serve as the keys' teeth were three balloons. It was very colorful. Bryan wasn't sure what to make of it. It looked a bit too much like a childs toy than a weapon for his taste. The bright pastels were a bit much. But he decided to give it a shot anyway. Maybe its bright colors and whimsical appearance disguised a killer punch. Still, even if the balloons did back a dynamite punch, he wasn't sure if he could place anything before the Bass Blade.

Hermes came when called and Rachel presented him with the stuffed bear with a doggie shaped balloon tied to its paw along with the box of popcorn.

"There, now you can't say we never get you anything."

"That's nice, this is nice." The blue man said, looking over the bear. "But what's this?"

"It's popcorn." Bryan said. "You eat it."

"No kiddin'." Hermes popped a few in his mouth. "Hm? Hmm. Mmmm. Mmmmmm! Oh this stuff is great! You said it's called popcorn? " He took another large bite. "Oh, oh, oh I have got to show this too the other gods at Olympus, I mean, this is waaay to amazing to not share."

"Glad you like it." Bryan said. "We need you to take us back to the Tower. We need to talk with Master Yen Sid