Chapter 38: Technology Takedown
Note: The Noctealis belong to ChrysanthemumBornofWinter.
"Location: Amity Park, The World Of Nickelodeon, November 22nd 2109"
Vanellope, Candlehead, Swizzle, Snowanna, Danny, and Zarina reached the factory floor, and they looked around in amazement as an assembly line produced machine after machine. Suddenly, they heard somebody clapping, and they looked up to see Technus floating above them while grinning.
"Well, you finally arrived. If you come to surrender, I promise to make your deaths quick and painless." Technus said.
"No, we're not here to surrender. We're here to shut you down and put you out of business for good." Vanellope said.
"As if you could! Even if you defeat me, my virus would still control the factory and it would still go on a rampage! There's no way that you can stop my brilliant plan!" Technus said.
"You know, despite how powerful your are right now, one thing still remains the same. Your still have a huge ego and you underestimate your opponents." Danny said.
"Ha! Sticks and stones. I'm going to have my head of security deal with you." Technus said.
He snapped his fingers. Skulker appeared and became tangible by Technus's side before charging forward to attack the heroes. A tentacle shot forward and slammed into Swizzle, Snowanna, and Danny, throwing them into a wall. Skulker then shot his arm missiles out and grabbed Vanellope and Zarina. The arms slammed the racer and fairy into the ceiling before slamming them into the ground. The arms let go of them and reattached themselves to Skulker.
"I never pictured you working for Technus, Skulker." Vanellope said as she and Zarina stumbled to their feet.
Skulker didn't reply.
"What's the matter? Is your armor on mute?" Zarina asked.
"In a matter of speaking, yes. When he found out what I was planning, he tried to stop me, but unfortunately for him, I left a little control device in his chest. Now, he's my puppet. He wouldn't stop complaining and making threats, so I put his armor on mute. That should teach him not to challenge the might and intellect of Technus!" Technus replied.
Swizzle got up and charged at Skulker.
"Thanks for telling us an important part of your plan." Swizzle said.
"Your welcome." Technus said with a smile. It took him a few seconds to realize what he had done, and he asked "Wait what?".
Skulker shot his tentacles at Swizzle, but the boy dodged them and got close to the ghost's main body. Swizzle made his arm intangible and rammed it into Skulker's chest, and he then made his hand tangible and felt around before his hand grabbed something round. He made his hand intangible and yanked it out, holding a tiny spider-like device with a T on it.
"It looks like you just lost your head of security." Swizzle said.
He crushed the device. After he did, Skulker looked down at Vanellope and Swizzle.
"You have my thanks, Malarkey. And Vanellope, you were right about Technus's treachery. Allow me to help you beat him." Skulker said.
He turned to glare at Technus.
"Uh, oh." Technus said.
He turned around and tried to fly away, but one of Skulker's tentacles shot out, grabbed him by the leg, and slammed him into the ground. Skulker then started dragging Technus towards him, but the green skinned ghost pulled out his staff and smashed the tentacle with it. The technology ghost then shot to his feet and saw that Candlehead, Snowanna, and Danny had rejoined the fight.
"Ha! Skulker teaming up with Sugar Rush to fight me. Fine, Skulker, your fired from your job! I don't need you anymore anyway! I have plenty of help right here!" Technus shouted.
He slammed his staff into the ground, unleashing a shock wave of green lightning. Every machine in the factory turned to face the intruders and the former head of security. Technus flew into the air and started to head back towards the office while laughing. The heroes and Skulker stood in a circle, surrounded by possessed machines.
"Hey, Skulker, we're looking for the main computer of this factory. Do you know where it is?" Swizzle asked.
"It's in the office that Technus went into. Also, Ember's being held in there." Skulker replied.
"Don't worry, I'll stop Technus and rescue Ember. I just need you to clear the way a bit so I can do it." Swizzle said.
"With pleasure." Skulker said.
He fired several laser blasts from his tentacles, taking out several machines and giving Swizzle a clear path. Vanellope gave the boy the flash drive, and he flew through the opening, went intangible, and went into the office, where he found Technus at a large computer and Ember tied up.
"Nice office." Swizzle said.
Technus spun around to face Swizzle.
"And still you and the others insist on stopping me. But today is the day that I shall taste victory!" Technus said.
He pulled out his staff and swung at Swizzle. The tan skinned boy ducked the swing and delivered a powerful punch to the ghost, knocking him back and making him crash into a wall in a dazed heap. Swizzle then fired a tiny energy blast that freed Ember, who staggered to her feet, went intangible, and then floated out of the office. Swizzle then turned towards the computer and plugged the flash drive in. A cartoon face of Jack appeared.
"Let's cure this computer of deadly ghost viruses." the cartoon Jack said.
The antivirus went to work and took effect immediately. The factory started changing back towards it's normal colors, along with all of the machines. The skull faces on the machines and screens let out a scream as the antivirus deleted them. On the outside of the factory, the arms, tentacles, and head fell off as the factory landed on the ground with a thud. In a matter of minutes, the virus was deleted, and the factory and machines were back to normal. Inside the office, Technus stumbled to his feet and glared at Swizzle.
"I will destroy you!" Technus shouted.
He charged at Swizzle.
"Game Over." Swizzle said.
He unleashed a Sugar Wail that sent Technus smashing through the office wall before landing on the factory floor below. Swizzle then floated down towards the factory floor, and he noticed Skulker carrying Ember as they went intangible and escaped. Danny floated up to Technus, pulled out the Fenton Thermos, and pointed it at the other ghost and sucked him up.
"Alright, now that that's done, let's head back to the castle before the Guys in White show up." Vanellope said.
"Sounds like a good idea." Candlehead said.
The group left the factory through a portal that led back to Richmond.
"Location: San Francisco, The World Of Disney, November 22nd 2109"
Disgust followed the crowd of Mind Workers as they wound around different buildings, wires and cables trailing behind them. A dim streetlamp above them flickered for a moment before giving up the fight and going out. The darkness provided some cover, but with such a large crowd, little noises added up, so Disgust was sure that their position was given away. In the end, it didn't matter, since she also knew that the path she had chosen should be mostly empty based on the fear's trend lines.
She unrolled her map again and glanced over it's pages. They were trying to avoid the major highway in the middle of Dream Productions, which was easier said then done. Alleys that were behind the buildings provided enough space to get from one place to another, but not much else. The camera crew just couldn't fit through the only thing that could have been more convenient: the tunnel underneath that she had entered from. However, while the cameras couldn't fit, the wires could, and that was the genius of the plan. As few Mind Workers as possible had come with her, just carrying the various camera equipments. However, on another part of the map, she could see the other squadron that she wasn't following, routing the cables necessary for the venture through the tunnel and up next to the exit.
She rolled up the parchment again before looking up and stuffing it back into her belt pouch. Always one to be particular about her choice of dress, she had decked herself out like a more fashionable version of what one might think an army commander looked like, with an army hat perched upon her brow. She noticed her guide from earlier falling back from the crowd, his police uniform standing out among the Mind Workers. She walked closer to his position.
"What is it?" Disgust asked.
The Mind Worker looked both ways as they passed a junction with another alley.
"Are you sure that they won't come through here? I mean, they aren't smart, but they aren't dumb either." the Mind Worker asked.
Disgust shrugged.
"There's a pretty good chance. There's never a hundred percent, but that's true for any plan. We should be fine." Disgust replied.
There was a small pause before there was a loud chittering, and the Mind Workers in front of her started to scream. Disgust looked over at the panic and sighed.
"I shouldn't have opened my big mouth, shouldn't I?" Disgust asked.
Her guide nodded, shaking his head.
"Yeah, you shouldn't have." the Mind Worker replied.
The Broccoli weren't quite sure what had tipped them off that the building that they had been patrolling for the last two days had emptied. It might have been the slight rumbling, or the strange sense that their prey had left, gone from it's usual location.
But either way, they were out for some screen time, and they were going to get it.
They could feel the Winds as much as anything else in the Mind Space, and they wanted to take their opportunity by the throat.
"Location: Enchancia, The World Of Disney, November 22nd 2109"
Meanwhile, back in Enchancia, Sofia, Amber, James, and Violet had reached the forest, where they found Princess Elena, Nettle, Bad Sofia, Ivy, Morgana, Tilly, Cordelia the Conjuror, and Calistia. They had avoided getting captured while nearby the castle and had fled to the safety of the forest. The two groups joined up and decided on what to do next.
"Now what do we do?" Elena asked.
Sofia's face took on a grim quality, and her eyes seemed to lose their former innocence.
"I was just thinking about that. We're not getting anywhere by just standing here. We're basically giving the invaders time to become stronger and then find us. We can't afford to do that." Sofia replied.
"What are you saying, Sof?" Nettle asked, her voice betraying her concern.
"I'm saying that if we just stay here and wait for something to happen to save Enchancia, there might not be an Enchancia left to save. I'm saying that I have to fight. Now." Sofia replied.
Ivy's eyes went wide.
"You can't be serious! The invaders are led by Dan Phantom and the Krumpus from Dutch legend, and from what I know as to how tough they are, they'll destroy you. They are worse then anything I or any of the other villains in this world and the other parts of the World Of Disney could put up." Ivy said.
"Ivy, if I don't do anything, they'll destroy everything. I don't have any choice here." Sofia said.
"Yes, you do! Stop thinking about everything else! Think about you!" Cordelia said.
"I am! Your brother is locked up, and the whole kingdom is going down! You know how it feels to lose everything. And Nell's most likely locked up, and I have to save her and this world. All of us have nothing left anymore." Sofia said.
The words stung the rest of the group like a slap to the face. There was silence for a few minutes before Bad Sofia spoke up.
"Nothing? We have nothing? Well, if you want to go get yourself killed trying to save this world when it's hopeless, then fine, be my guest. But do you honestly think that going off like that is going to fix things?" Bad Sofia asked.
Sofia sighed.
"I have to believe it. I just do, in a time like this." Sofia replied.
"Location: Amity Park, The World Of Nickelodeon, November 22nd 2109"
At the Guys in White base, the Commander was in his office, looking through a bunch of incident reports. First, Freakshow had been broken out of jail by Lydia, and then the factory facility had gotten attacked by Technus and turned into a massive walking weapon. Vanellope and her team showed up and stopped the technology ghost, but the factory was undergoing serious repairs.
"This day just keeps getting better." the Commander muttered as he filled out some papers.
"Location: San Francisco, The World Of Disney, November 22nd 2109"
Disgust ran towards the screams, her guide's feet pounding next to her. Her voice rang out in the chaos.
"Those with armor, move forwards in a point!" Disgust shouted.
The glints of metal flashed out of the crowd as they complied to her commands.
"Remember, keep the Camera Crew at the front of the point behind a buffer!" Disgust shouted.
Her guide pulled out one of his batons and plunged forwards into the crowd. Above them, one of the Mind Workers that had equipped themselves with a working pair of wings flew down from the roof towards the front of the crowd. Pushing herself forwards, Disgust wove through the crowd as quickly as she could towards the center of the formation. The Mind Workers around her impeded her movement slightly, but she made it to the front of the throng. The Camera Crew was pushing their cart forwards slowly at the front. She murmured apologies against the outcry as she climbed up on the rolling cart that was the camera, pushing herself up onto the monstrous piece of equipment to get a better view of the skirmish up ahead. Reaching the summit, she planted her feet, pulled out a pair of binoculars, and put them up to her eyes. Over the crowd, she saw the last fear that she wanted to conquer making themselves known against the armored forces in front. Her nemeses had grown forwards facing limbs, yes, but it was still the last thing that she wanted to see. She shuddered slightly.
The Broccoli were back to haunt her.
The Broccoli knew that their prey was near. They were starting to smell of fear, a pungent odor that attracted them towards it. It was especially strong through the strange metal persons in the front. They started to slam their stubby appendages at the imperious wall all the harder, trying to get through the solid figures even as more of their number were picked off from above. It would have to cave eventually.
"Location: The Mushroom World, the Nintendo Realm of the Dream World, January 5th 2151"
Moon, Juliet, and Birdo were making their way back to Yoshi Village. As they walked through Yoshi Forest to get to the village, they heard a noise and then saw a bright flash of light, further into the forest.
"Huh? What was that?" Juliet asked.
"I don't know. Let's go check it out." Moon replied.
The three ran towards where they saw the light, and what they found surprised them. They found Pit, Dark Pit, and Danielle (who they didn't recognize because she didn't exist yet).
"What are Pit, Dark Pit, and that girl doing in the middle of the forest?" Moon asked.
"I'm not sure." Birdo replied.
Juliet approached Pit and shook him.
"Hey!" Juliet called out.
However, he didn't answer. She did the same thing to Dark Pit and Danielle, but they also didn't answer.
"Are they sleeping?" Juliet asked.
"I don't think so. I think their unconscious. We should bring them with us and find out what they are doing here." Moon replied.
"Location: Ylisse, the Nintendo Realm of the Dream World, March 30th 2143"
In his mad dash, Iniabi passed countless rooms and halls, all of them looking identical. He couldn't see the differences (though slight) as they passed in a blur. Only occasionally did Iniabi ever meet another guard, but he incapacitated them before they could even think to reach for their blaster. Only did Iniabi stop when he came face-to-face with a massive red door with binary text in large yellow lettering.
"01010000 01101100 01100001 01101110 01101011 01110100 01101111 01101110." the text read.
Iniabi observed it curiously, just barely letting his guard down as the sound of anyone chasing after him had long since faded away. He knew how to read binary, but he hadn't needed to do so in such a long time that he could just barely make out the letters 'P, A, K, and N' written above. He looked to his right and noticed that there was an interface with a green colored screen. The blue haired man approached it and took notice of the number pad below. Experimentally, he pressed the number '3'. Instantly, a massive string of text began flashing on the screen and rapidly changing. With Iniabi's quick eye, he tapped the number '5' as, in a brief moment, the number flashed by in red. He caught seven more red numbers flashing and clicked them in the order that they came. He then tapped the '*' sign, and there was a loud conformational "ding" as the doors slowly began to slide open. However, some sort of siren started blaring to inform everyone in the castle that the door was being opened, as well as two lights on either side of the doors that started spinning and flashing red. His heart skipping a beat, Iniabi sprinted through the gap in the still opening doors as they reached the halfway point. He found himself in horror and awe the moment that he looked up.
He was in a silo-like chamber with several catwalks and rooms overlooking it. In the center, there laid a monster of a statue. It was the biggest one of Jubilee's statues and it appeared to be made of iron. However, looking up at the eyes, one could clearly see that the surface of it was simply whitish Plexiglas. Iniabi was suddenly snapped out of his trance when he heard the sound of footsteps approaching the chamber. His eyes darted to a nearby ladder, and he made a break for it and sprinted upward blindingly fast. Upon reaching it's peak, he hopped onto the catwalk next to him and ran for the door. However, the guards spotted him easily and began taking shots at him. Luckily, by that time, Iniabi had already reached the door to the nearest observation room and threw himself inside.
Wasting no time, Iniabi hopped to his feet and slammed the button next to the open doorframe, to which a metal slab slid over it. Panting heavily, the blue haired man slowly peered through the window, his eyes scanning for any signs of the guards. Thankfully, the window had a label beneath it that read 'Blast-Proof'. He knew that as long as the door was locked, they couldn't get in. It was then that Iniabi noticed a vast array of buttons and switches that doted a control panel in front of him. It looked like something out of a cartoon, except this time, the buttons weren't just multicolored dots. In fact, they were all white with numerical labels. He examined them closely.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Iniabi spun his head around. The guards had reached the door.
"Well, it's time to go." Iniabi whispered, his eyes still fixated on the massive statue.
He ran over to another door on the wall ahead, this one opened via the push of a button next to it. Slipping out of the room, he noticed the button next to the door on the other side, and his foot smashed into the button, destroying it and jamming the door shut. He then ran.
"Location: San Francisco, The World Of Disney, November 22nd 2109"
Disgust cowered slightly as the clanging in front of her grew in intensity. She wasn't ready for this. She had expected something bad, but this was the last thing that she had wanted to see. She clutched her binoculars a little harder, having long since pulled them from her face.
She had to fix this, somehow. They had to get through the blockade. There had to be a way. Some way that they could get through the horde of green attackers. This wasn't an option. They were Riley's fears, and they had to be locked back up. As long as Riley was afraid of them, they would be there as reminders in the back of her head, and they had to stay that way. They were fears, things that fed off terror. It wasn't fair to Riley to have them wandering around.
Wait a minute. Fed off terror...
Disgust gulped and then pulled out her sword.
There was something stiffer about the scent of fear emanating from in front of the Broccoli. Their arms flailed against the armor, trying to get through. They could feel the wall starting to cave in.
Disgust used her sword to clamber down from her perch as quickly as she could, using her sword as a support to balance. Her feet landed on the cobblestones of the roadway with a puff of dust that was blown away in the chaotic scene. She stood just behind the tip of the formation, looking through the gaps at the attackers. The Broccoli were slamming their stubby arms with brutal force against the defenders.
One of them at the point of the formation slammed it's arms at the gap between, and it managed to push it's way through and then skidded forwards to a halt in front of her. Disgust clenched her fist, ignoring her sweaty palm.
"I am not afraid of you." Disgust said.
Her voice barely reached her ears, and she winced. The Broccoli would have laughed if it had a mouth. The way that the strange green figure in front of it had said it, one would have thought that she was more trying to convince herself then convince it. Not that it would have worked, anyway. It pressed forwards slightly. Disgust glared at it and raised her sword slightly.
"I am not afraid of you!" Disgust said, her voice ringing out slightly louder amidst the battle.
The Broccoli only walked closer, trying to get at her, and she raised her sword higher and pointed it at her assailant.
"I am not afraid!" Disgust said.
The Broccoli stumbled forwards, flailing it's arms.
"I am not afraid of you!" Disgust shouted.
The Broccoli shivered as they tried to assess the situation. They had never legitimately been told that they were not scary before. They were the epitome of those things that kept you awake at night. They weren't supposed to be rejected, not on their own turf.
It... it wasn't a good feeling.
Inside the point, one of them reached towards the green figure that had dared to tell them that they weren't good enough. However, their Imagining stalled, cut off from the beat of Emotica. They had just a moment as they stared into her hardening eyes before they blinked in and out... and crumbled to ash.
"Location: The Mushroom World, the Nintendo Realm of the Dream World, January 5th 2151"
Moon, Juliet, and Birdo were now standing outside of the Comet Observatory at Yoshi Village, preparing for their next destination and their goodbyes. They had put Pit, Dark Pit, and Danielle in the bedroom until they woke up.
"It was fun battling with you." Juliet said, hugging Birdo.
Birdo clutched her arms around the pink Luma and then let go, still keeping a steady gaze on her friend.
"Of course it was. It was practically the most fun that I had in awhile." Birdo said.
Juliet chuckled. Then it was Moon and Birdo's turn for their goodbye moment. The two faced each other, emotionless at first, and then eventually exchanged smiles.
"By the way, I meant to ask you something." Moon said.
"Yes?" Birdo asked.
"How did you know about what happened back in the Mushroom Kingdom and my home? It's not like you were actually there. Who informed you about the whole thing when the only people who witnessed it were just me and Juliet?" Moon asked.
"Oh, that? Well, I'm pretty much connected, and you know that." Birdo replied.
She then offered her hand. Moon took it and gave a good handshake.
"I'd really love to tag along with you, but, well, I have a part to attend to with my Birdo sisters. Their off to find the men of their dreams and I want to take a part of that." Birdo said.
"I hope we'll see each other again." Juliet said.
"Me too." Birdo said.
She then ran off.
"And that leads us to our next destination: World Seven!" Juliet said.
"Right! Off to World Seven! Let's go!" Moon shouted.
"Location: Alternate Arendelle, The Bitterverse, July 2nd 2067"
Alternate Eva and Alternate Halvard finished a meeting with the council and exited the room.
"Well, at least that one wasn't depressing." Alternate Halvard said.
"I never thought I'd see the day where YOU were happy to discuss trade routes." Alternate Eva said.
"Yeah, that's true. But I'll take what I can get these days." Alternate Halvard said.
The two walked through the halls and encountered one of the cooks.
"My king, my queen, I understand that people may be your friends, but making us cook so much food and letting it sit there leaves a knot in my stomach." the cook said.
Alternate Eva and Alternate Halvard raised their eyebrows.
"What are you talking about?" Alternate Halvard asked.
"You had two guests eat dinner yesterday, no? Well, they barely ate any of the food we cooked. We simply can't take that the quality food I served was wasted." the cook replied.
"Oh, well, I can assure you it won't happen again." Alternate Eva said.
The cook bowed and left. Once they were gone, Alternate Eva looked at Alternate Halvard.
"Wasn't that supposed to be a big night for Jeffery? Why would he and his father barely eat anything? I hope nothing bad happened." Alternate Eva asked.
Before Alternate Halvard could respond, a guard hastily approached them.
"My king, my queen, you must follow me!" the guard said.
"Why? What's wrong?" Alternate Halvard asked.
"One of our soldiers, Rosebud, returned from his mission. He's badly wounded." the guard replied.
Alternate Halvard thought for a moment. Rosebud was one of Alternate Mathúin's most trusted soldiers. He no doubt was on the mission to hunt Alternate Elsbeth. If he was back, then where were the rest of the soldiers?
"Okay, take us to him." Alternate Halvard ordered.
The guard led Alternate Eva and Alternate Halvard to the doctor's quarters. Rosebud had bandages on his head and across his upper body. He looked over and saw the king and queen, and he lowered his head in disappointment.
"Rosebud! Are you okay? Where's the rest of the soldiers?" Alternate Halvard asked.
"The... their dead, sir. All of them. I'm all that's left." Rosebud asked.
Alternate Eva and Alternate Halvard looked at each other and then back at Rosebud.
"Is... is Captain Patterson dead?" Alternate Eva asked.
Rosebud tightened his eyes and nodded. Alternate Eva closed her eyes for a moment and then walked over to the window.
"Oh, Jeffery." Alternate Eva whispered.
Alternate Halvard remained silent and looked at Rosebud.
"Is she still alive?" Alternate Halvard asked.
Rosebud nodded.
"She tore us apart, sir. If I may speak freely, if she attacks Arendelle I don't think that we could beat her." Rosebud replied.
Alternate Eva looked back at Alternate Halvard and Rosebud. She can't even begin to imagine Alternate Jeffery's reaction when he found out that his father had been killed. Maybe she should tell him the truth about her. Maybe telling him exactly who killed his father could calm him down.
"Well, what should we do?" Alternate Eva asked.
Alternate Halvard looked at her and then sighed. He truly had no idea what to do. There was only one thing that he could think of.
"We... we should let Jeffery know. He'll no doubt want to know of his father's death." Alternate Halvard replied.
Alternate Eva and Rosebud stayed silent. Rosebud took in a deep breath and stood up.
"I'm coming with you. I have to tell him his father's last words." Rosebud said.
Alternate Eva and Alternate Halvard nodded, and the three of them left the castle and entered the town. They approached Alternate Jeffery's house and knocked on the door. They waited a few moments.
"Jeffery? Are you still sleeping?" Alternate Halvard asked.
There was no response. Alternate Halvard pushed the door open and looked around the house. Alternate Jeffery wasn't there. He sighed, left the house, and approached Alternate Eva and Rosebud.
"He's not home." Alternate Halvard said.
"Maybe he's at the tavern. He is friends with Igraine." Alternate Eva said.
Alternate Halvard nodded, and the three set off to find him. They entered the tavern and looked around for Igraine. She was easy to find, due to her green hair, since it was very unique. Igraine saw them, smiled, and approached them.
"Hey, guys. I mean, my majesties." Igraine greeted.
She bowed a little.
"No need for that, Igraine. Listen, have you seen Jeffery?" Alternate Eva asked.
"A few hours ago, yes. To be honest, I'm a little worried. He's never taken so long to hunt." Igraine replied.
Alternate Eva's face filled with gloom. Igraine saw that.
"Why, what's wrong?" Igraine asked.
"His father was killed." Alternate Halvard replied bluntly.
"Oh... well... my goodness. If you are looking for him, he should be in the forest, somewhere. That's where I would start looking." Igraine said.
"Can you help? More eyes would make it easier." Alternate Eva asked.
Igraine tightened up a bit.
"No, that's... I'm..." Igraine started to reply. She took in a breath and asked "I'm not good in forests. Bad experiences, you know?".
Alternate Eva and Alternate Halvard nodded and then looked out the door.
"We should go find him before it gets too dark." Rosebud said.
"I agree. Let's get moving." Alternate Halvard said.
The three ran out of the tavern and towards the exit of the town. They got close to leaving when they saw something coming towards Alternate Arendelle. Alternate Halvard's eyes widened.
"Sven!" Alternate Halvard cried.
Alternate Halvard ran to Alternate Sven, who had a man walking with him. Alternate Halvard approached the two and petted Alternate Sven.
"What were you doing out there? And what happened to you?" Alternate Halvard asked frantically, pointing at Alternate Sven's treated wound.
The man beside Alternate Sven moved towards the king.
"I found him wandering through the forest. He was weak, and the only thing that he had was this sleeve that was covering his wound. I treated him to the best of my ability." the man replied.
"I'm indebted to you. Anything you want, I'll get you. Within reason, of course." Alternate Halvard said.
Alternate Eva and Rosebud joined up with Alternate Halvard. Alternate Eva looked at the sleeve and grabbed it. She looked at it for a moment and remembered where she had seen it before.
"Halvard, this is Jeffery's. I gave it to him as a birthday present!" Alternate Eva said.
Alternate Halvard looked at it for a moment.
"I didn't see anyone else with your animal, sir." the man said.
Alternate Halvard turned to Alternate Sven and petted him.
"Sven, where is Jeffery?" Alternate Halvard asked.
Alternate Sven grunted and let out a few more noises. Alternate Halvard backed up a bit and threw his hands in the air.
"Halvard, what's wrong?" Alternate Eva asked, rushing to his side.
"Jeffery is in the mountains. He's hurt. Sven said that a small snowman attacked them and cut the both of them pretty deep." Alternate Halvard replied.
Rosebud snickered.
"Like father, like son. The Captain sends me away, Jeffery sends Sven away. It must run in the family." Rosebud said.
Alternate Eva and Alternate Halvard looked up into the mountains. They were truly worried for Alternate Jeffery now.
"Location: San Francisco, The World Of Disney, November 22nd 2109"
Joy awoke on a hard surface. Doofensmirtz had finished building the Humanation-Inator, and after Joy said goodbye to him and Vanessa, she got teleported back to Riley's Mind Space. She got up, and found that she was an emotion again and was surrounded by metallic structure. The sky was visible above through a long shaft to the top. And all around were storied platforms, in the shadows of which the glow of furnaces and fires could be seen. The place was swarming with Mind Workers, who carried out their tasks indifferently. One of them went slightly around her while passing by, pushing a wheeled cart.
"Okay... I'll have to find out where this is, and how to get out of here." Joy whispered.
There were stairways under and above the storied platforms surrounding the deep shaft, at the bottom of which she stood. Moving visible protrusions from machinery in the upper floors imposed their shadows into the light beaming down from above. She got moving. There were manuals in headquarters which detailed all of the workings of Riley's mind, but she had a bad habit of not studying them and quickly forgetting whatever she did research in given situations. Joy needed to find a map, or someone who could point her in the right direction.
"Location: Ylisse, the Nintendo Realm of the Dream World, March 30th 2143"
Aversa, who had gotten brainwashed again, sat in the castle throne room, her fingers folded together as she stared out at Ylisstol. She smirked at her victory and turned around to face Chalard with malicious happiness.
"Chalard, how is the progress going on Sector 4-B's construction going?" Aversa asked nonchalantly.
Chalard took out a remote and pressed a button on it. A massive screen that had been attached to the ceiling with several other smaller screens between switched over to a monitor that had been placed on the roof of a building in said sector. Townspeople were slaving away, being forced to fashion numerous stone statues of Jubilee or any of the other villains. Chalard then switched back to the main screen.
"They are all slaving away, Aversa!" Chalard replied.
Aversa nodded.
"Good, good. Oh, and how are the prisoners?" Aversa asked.
"Well, they are all locked up. But the younger blue haired male..." Chalard started to reply, trailing off awkwardly.
Aversa raised an eyebrow and then narrowed her eyes suspiciously.
"What? Wait, what happened to him?" Aversa asked, her tone slightly quickened with worry and anger.
Chalard nervously stared off into the distance for a couple of seconds before facing his comrade once more and sighing.
"He escaped captivity." Chalard replied slowly with a guilty tone in his voice.
Aversa's eyes widened with a dumbfounded, almost offended expression. She didn't speak for a couple of seconds, and neither did Chalard. But, just as those seconds began to stretch out into an eternity, Aversa suddenly slammed her fist on the control panel and spun around to reveal a look of blind fury.
"Find him. Yourself." Aversa ordered angrily.
"Location: Neverland, The World Of Disney, November 22nd 2109"
In Neverland, the sky had taken on a red and black hue, and the color of death loomed over the forsaken island. Licorice robots now patrolled the different areas of the island.
Near a stagnant river in a sequestered part of Neverland that the Licorice robots hadn't reached yet, there was a fallen tree that was now no more then a rotting log. The log was home to a group of Fairies called the Noctealis, who were alternate versions of the Fairies that focused on the darker aspects of Nature. At the end where the upturned roots were in the log, which was called Noctealis Hallow, was a throne room, where the Noctealis king, Stygian, was sitting on a wood knot throne. He was Venom Gifted (Noctealis that gave animals their venom). His hair was long, black, and oily, and his skin was the hue of a storm broke sea, grey-green and deep. His assistant, Cassava, stood stoically behind the throne. She had black hair, moonlight white colored skin, and holly red eyes. Stygian was bored because there wasn't anything to do lately. He harbored a great deal of hate and animosity towards the Fairies, and held no regard for their lives or personal safety, but they had left Neverland with the other Neverland inhabitants (he didn't know why, though). He was now trying to think of what he should do next.
"Wow, I'm bored. If only there was something that I could do." Stygian thought.
At that moment, a ghost portal opened up, and Twistella and T.K. flew out and landed in the throne room.
"Who are you?" Stygian asked.
Cassava flew out from behind the throne and got into a battle stance. However, Twistella raised her hands in peace.
"We're allies. We've come to take you to our employer, who wants your help and also wants to help you get your revenge on the Fairies." Twistella replied.
Stygian stood up.
"The revenge part has caught my interest. Alright, take us to your master." Stygian said.
"Follow us." T.K. ordered.
She and Twistella stepped into the ghost portal and vanished. Stygian signaled to Cassava, and the two of them flew into the portal.
"Location: Amity Park, The World Of Nickelodeon, November 22nd 2109"
Stygian and Cassava found themselves in a large hallway with Twistella and T.K.
"The throne room is this way." T.K. said, pointing down the hallway.
Just then, Pariah Dark stomped down the hallway, eyeing Stygian and Cassava.
"These two are part of the master's big plan to destroy the heroes?" Pariah Dark asked angrily.
Cassava looked at Pariah Dark with fear in her eyes, but Stygian glared at the taller ghost, his clear eyes sharp and threatening. Pariah Dark sniffed the air.
"Those two are Fairies. I thought the ones that survived Ringmaster's attack were with the heroes." Pariah Dark said.
"These two are Noctealis, and they haven't joined up with the heroes. Now be gone." Twistella explained.
"Fine." Pariah Dark said.
He stomped off. Once he was gone, T.K. opened the doors to the throne room.
"Come on." T.K. ordered.
The group walked into the throne room. Dusk took his first good look at the being that was sitting in the throne, and he was shocked to see that it was a female child that had the Reality Gauntlet. Jubilee smiled a small sinister smile.
"Ah, if it isn't King Stygian and his assistant Cassava. I'm so glad that you came." Jubilee said.
"Um... your welcome. But may I ask as to who you are, and how you came in possession of the Reality Gauntlet?" Stygian asked.
"Oh, how rude of me. I am Jubilee Darkheart, the new Ghost Queen of the Ghost Zone. As for how I required the Reality Gauntlet, I messed with time and saved it from being destroyed." Jubilee replied. She then said "Anyway, I've heard that you don't like the Fairies and that they've disappeared from Neverland. And I also know that you want revenge on the Fairies. I can help you with that. I can help you get your revenge, but you must swear your loyalty to me.".
Stygian pondered her words. He didn't like being a servant to anyone, but the idea of getting revenge on the Fairies of Pixie Hallow was too good of a deal to pass up.
"Alright, I swear my loyalty to you." Stygian said.
"A wise choice." Jubilee said.
"Location: Arendelle, The World Of Disney, July 11th 2066"
Elsbeth woke up from her peaceful sleep. She rose up from her frozen throne and wondered out to a balcony. The entire castle was made of ice, and so was the balcony. The weather was dark skies and snow fogs that fell down from them. Suddenly, her face changed from neutral to a warm smile as she stared up into the dark skies. The winds blew on her, but she never shivered from it. Her face was filled with warmth and kindness.
"Someday, I wonder what the future will bring us. Even though I don't know the answers, I'm certain that it will be both a depression and a joy." Elsbeth thought.
"Elsbeth!" a voice suddenly called out.
The blonde haired woman turned around to face Eva, who ran into the room.
"What is it, Eva?" Elsbeth asked.
"I was just seeing if you were alright. Are you still concerned about the recent events?" Eva asked.
Elsbeth returned her gaze towards the skies. Her younger sister stood beside her and stared at the same distance.
"For some reason, I am. But otherwise, I don't concern myself too much in it. The only things that I can say about the villains is one thing." Elsbeth replied.
"What is it?" Eva asked curiously.
Elsbeth had a sad look on her face. For a brief moment, small tears began rolling from her eyes. Eva was indeed surprised by that. It was rare that Elsbeth's tears were not frozen.
"I... I understand how they feel. The feeling of being forgotten, underrated, hated, and disliked. I pray that we must stop this war. I can feel destruction and death looming on the horizon." Elsbeth replied.