Interlude: Mistress of all Evil

So Jafar was free from his Genie lamp and had allied himself with some strange child. The king's ladies continued to roam free yet heard nothing of the Keyblade Wielder Sora. Other darker forces continued to roam the worlds as they too sought the great power of Kingdom Hearts for themselves. Worse, when all of this was going on in the world, Maleficent was trapped behind a barrier, granted by the same wish, in a decrepit fortress with nothing but her pathetic waste of allies to keep her company. This was perhaps a humiliation worse than any she had suffered before.

Maleficent the Mistress of all evil, commander of legions of Heartless, a horde of other Villains, was now wasting away. Despite this though her dragon heart still burned brighter than ever. Her desire for revenge stronger than anyone could predict. She would not be so easily dismayed to just give up and end it all. No, no that was not her style. It would either be death of victory, those were her two options and she would pick victory.

However, fear still irked in her mind. With all these new threats and her trapped and inactive would she be forgotten. She who did so much evil to the worlds, would be washed aside into the dust bin of history, only to be replaced by perhaps some new young upstarts. The very thought made fume with rage.

"Maleficent' She looked up from her throne to see Pete walking up towards her, "Are you okay Maleficent, need anything, how my I serve the mistress of all evil and all that not good stuff"

Maleficent clenched her staff, "Unless you have any news about us being free I suggest you get back to work"

"Unfortunately darling no such luck on that" A suckling sound came from above her head as she saw Ursula approach, her many logn tentacles moving her quite mass of a body before landing in front of the throne "Believe me, I've been through ever spell, curse, and nothing, zip"

"Some sea witch you are then" Pete muttered with folded arms.

Ursula scoffed, "I have very little worth with big cheeks, and I ain't talking about your face" she chuckled.

"Ladies, ladies, please" The sly voice of Hades called as he roamed in, "I got pain and panic looking through stuff, if there is a way to undo Genie magic, it would be in the Underworld"

"Well I hope they hurry up" Captain Hook arrived with Oogie Boogie in toe, "I'm tired and miss the great smell of saly sea air"

"Hey, they will…" Hades bit his lip nervously, "Eventually, maybe...Perhaps"

"Great, so we're doomed" Pete sighed, "Look I still have contacts with some of my contacts to the Weasels of toon town and the Beagle Boys if I can convince them to help, I'm sure we can get them to free us"

"Please not like we need more idiots helping us". Hades sneered, then turning to Maleficent, "And from what I heard are old buddy boy Jafar came to pay us a visit, heard he's living the dream life scott free"

Ursula scoffed, "Of course, he would. Pathetic little Vizer, he was always a slimy guppy. I'm sure he's probably the main reason we are in this mess in the first place. Very much like him to not help us in our hour of need".

"I never liked him either, you made him in Second in Command but he ain't nearly as loyal as yours truly" Pete pointed to himself with pride, "I would have done everything you asked, no questions...uh...asked"

Hades rolled his eyes, "Yeh, but um...I'm a GOD okay, so if anything I should have been second in command, heck I should be the leader, since again I'm..a...GOD!"

The bickering continued between her allies. They never had gotten along but Maleficent had needed them for their skills. The Ursula command of the sea and witchcraft was quite a feet. Pete, while an idiot, was a muscle down goon and quite loyal, and he had various connections to the underworld and criminal elements. Speaking of the Underworld Hades was the god of the dead, that sort of power was good to have, and with the powers of darkness they could prove deadly. Finally Captain Hook and Oogie Boogie, a strange duo. The Pirate vessel was the best thing to transport herself and the others to different worlds when the corridors of darkness were too much, while Oogie was useful in bringing out the darkness within people's hearts through fear, thus creating more Heartless to process. Now though, those two had little use until after they were free. Of course when they added to the bickering things only got louder and louder.

Enough was enough.

"Silence!" Maleficent voiced boomed through the entire throne room now, causing everyone to be qutie as she stood up now, "Enough! All of you, I've had suffered your prattling already"

Everyone stood in silence now.

Maleficent breathed to calm herself, "We may be trapped here but that does not mean it is our end. We will find a way to break free of these chains and eventually continue our conquest of all the worlds. For that is our right, that is our destiny, and we must see it through to the bitter end"

"Yeah, great and how are we gonna do that exactly?" Hades asked.

Maleficent glared at him, "It might take time, but I have been patient, what's a little longer compared to the eternity we will enjoy in the darkness"

"Yeah," Pete pumped his fist, "I'm with you all the way Maleficent, your power is so great you're gonna conquer everything!"

Maleficent sneered, Pete's sycophantic nature was quite pathetic. He was the first of her minions though. She remembers clearly freeing him from another dimension. Apparently the King had put him there after being a menace for far too long, trying to take over his own Kingdom being the final straw that broke the camel's back. That did not stop him though from being grateful. Pete was many things, though strangely quiet loyal...at least to her.

"Least we have some optimism among the ranks" Oogie chuckled, "Granted I don't think we have a good hand"

Hades again just rolled his eyes, "Please, under your leadership we've gotten ourselves beaten up by a kid, humiliated out of a fancy castle and we are now stuck in here in the middle of nowhere. Personally i think your just gonna lead us into defeat and even more humiliation until we -"

With a blast of magical energy Hades was zapped ferociously by Maleficent dark aura. He felt to the ground only to be picked up by her surprisingly sheer strength.

"I'm going to make this very clear" Maleficent voice was cold as ice, yet the fire of the dragon was still there to be seen, "It does not matter how long it takes, how many failures I must endure from you and the others. I will find a way to escape, and we will continue our conquest of all the worlds. Kingdom Hearts...will...be...mine!"

With that she tossed Hades back onto the ground and headed off leaving her other allies to just watch in horror, reminded of her sheer might and power.

Now that she was alone she was able to think again.

Despite the bravado it would take much time and she would have to keep her allies on a strong leash. They would try to betray her, destroy her, take leadership away from her and her Heartless. Walking up to the balcony various strategies and ways to accomplish the task of freedom was definitely hard to discern. Though she adured much in her life, she would continue to endure again.

Still the fear of being forgotten, the fear of being outclassed in evil, that was a fear.

"Do not let fear hold you back" Maleficent jerked up to see someone, a hooded figure standing on a floating rock, "You are the Mistress of all Evil, definitely someone who is beyond such mortal things as fear"

Maleficent gripped her staff ready to attack. She fired a magical bolt only for it to backfire.

From inside the castle her pet bird Diablo arrived noticing what was going on quickly flew inside.

"Coward" Maleficent hissed.

"I bear no threat to you oh evil one" The Hooded figure said, his voice ice cold, "Merely I seek a audience with you for I wish to be of aid"

"Aid?" Maleficent raised a eyebrow, "What sort of aid could you possibly give me"

"While I do not know how to free you from your imprisonment indvidently I can perhaps open the barrier at least long enough to get one of your allies or yourself out"

"Really?" Maleficent seemed intrigued but suspicion was still feares, "And why would you wish to help me?"

The figure laughed, "Because I and others have interest in the Heartless continuing to spread themselves throughout the world, you are the greatest leader they have ever known. Should one of your commanders or yourself be freed then the Heartless could continue to spread through the world in a more...organized fashion"

"I see…" Tapping her fingers on the balcony, Maleficent considered the possibilities. On the one hand this was her best chance to be free. However she knew that herself alone without any support beside the Heartless could be fruitless. No allies, no nothing. Perhaps she could send one of her allies….someone loyal, someone guaranteed to never betray her.

"Maleficent…" From inside Pete came to the balcony of the great tower Dialbo in toe he looked exhausted, "W-This thing summoned me...Do I need to clobber something for you"

Maleficent groaned, her answer came to her, she then turned to the hooded figure again, "Why should I trust you" she said, voice stern now, "The last time I put my faith in someone they never seemed to return the favor"

"Yes...Xehanort is correct" The hooded figure replied.

Maleficent gasped, "How do you know that name"

"He is famed among the corners of darkness" The hooded figure explained, "But believe me I'm NOTHING like him"

Maleficent bit her lip, her mind trying to process just what exactly she should do. This could really be her one chance to undo the damage caused by Sora and begin plotting for her grand return to the known world. Pete was a idiot but he could keep tabs on the outgoings of the universe, perhaps figure out what her enemies were up to...prepare for another strike against them.

"Hmm...Very well...Pete here will go in my stead" Maleficent said.

Pete eyes widened in shock, "Wait...Say what now?"

"Very well.." The Hooded figure nodded, "It's a honor to aid you Maleficent...Mistress of all Evil"