Chapter 50 Off to Christmas Town!
The town square was filled with heartless. There was the standard Shadow and Solider Heartless the group always tends to see when they do battle with the Heartless, but there was also skeletal mummy shaped Heartless running around as well.
A small triangular shaped man with two faces on the front and back of his head, (One side peach colored with a permanent smile on his face, while the other side that was currently in the front was white with a permanent frown on his face.) dressed in a black suit with a spider as a tie and a red ribbon on the left breast of his suit that had "MAYOR" written on it. He also wore a really thin yet really tall hat on his head. Currently he had a microphone in his hands as he was shouting to the Heartless.
"Now hear this, you…you things!" He cried out. "Leave Halloween Town at once…by order of the mayor!" He then lowered the microphone and looked around. "Jack! Where are you? I'm only an elected official-I can't handle this by myself!"
"Not to worry Mayor, we're on it!" Jack assured as he ran up to the mayor.
"Jack!" The mayor cheered.
"You'd better get to safety mayor." Jack advised. The mayor nodded and did as he was told. Jack and the world jumpers quickly got to work in slaying the Heartless.
Jack summoned three balls of fire. One above his head, and one on each side of his head. He then leaned forward and charged at the Heartless with the fire taring into any Heartless it came into contact with.
Sakura looked surprised at Jack's usage of magic.
"I wonder if I can learn how to use magic like that…" Sakura muttered as an image appeared in her head.
"HERE I COME!" Sakura shouted as she charged rather crazy-like at an army of Heartless with three fireballs around her like Jack did.
"Uh…maybe that style isn't for me." Sakura muttered awkwardly as she charged an arrow spell to blast a White Knight with it.
Sora seemed to get into the magic mood, as he unleashed his Wisdom Form.
Unlike normally, Sora's clothing didn't change upon entering the form. Instead, the only thing that changed was the mask that hung on the right side of his head and over his right eye. Instead of the normal mask that looked like a grinning pumpkin, it now looked like a face wearing a pointy hat.
Still, appearances were all that seemed to change as Sora felt the power of magic flowing through him. Though as he entered this form, a thought came to him.
'Now that I think about it, I don't think I've used this form much. At least not compared to my Valor form.' Sora thought as he raised his Keyblade.
"THUNDARA!" Sora shouted.
From the Keyblade, Sora unleashed a barrage of charged up thunder spells. Packing much more power than Sora was expecting.
"Wow…" Sora muttered in awe.
"Hey! Careful Sora! We're here to save the town. Not damage it!" Donald scolded.
Sora took a look back at where he shot the powered up Thundara spell. And sure enough, there were some burnt marks on the nearby building from the blast.
"Sorry." Sora muttered embarrassed.
"It's all right Sora. But please be more careful." Jack called out as he juggled a Shadow Heartless into the air with some well aimed blasts of ice from his fingertips.
Sora nodded as he looked at the Keyblade, and then back to what Jack was doing with his Ice magic.
'Queen Minnie said this would give me a boast in magic. I wonder…' Sora examined his Keyblade that was pulsing with magic. He pointed it at an enemy, and a small blast of magic shot from the tip of the Keyblade at a Solider, sending it tumbling back.
"Wow…" Sora muttered in awe. He then smirked as he got an idea. Using the Quick Dash skill he used back in the Cave of Wonders; Sora dashed around the square as he fired small blasts of magic at the Heartless. Taking a good number out rather quickly.
Soon enough, all the Heartless were taken out.
"That wasn't too bad." Sora said as he reverted back to normal. Corrin and Sakura just smiled. It was good to see Sora starting to return back to normal again.
Jack however, was rather concerned. "How is Sandy Claws supposed to relax with all this going on?"
"I don't think anyone can relax when Heartless are involved." Corrin said.
"That's it! Sandy Claws needs bodyguards. Are you all up to the tasks?" Jack asked.
"Us?" Donald and Takumi asked in shock.
"Yes!" Sora and Sakura immediately answered.
Donald just glared at the two. "I know you two are excited, but let's not forget we're on a mission."
"Santa or not, when there's Heartless involved, we should help out." Corrin admitted. Kaze and Goofy nodded in agreement.
"I guess you're right." Takumi admitted.
"Fine." Donald sighed. They did have a point after all.
"Excellent! Follow me loyal bodyguards!" Jack declared as he headed out of town.
"Honestly, I'm really glad to get out of this place." Sakura said.
"You've been doing good so far." Takumi said.
"She might have been too preoccupied with the Heartless to remember what was around her." Corrin said.
"I-I can handle things." Sakura assured while stuttering.
Suddenly, something tapped her shoulder.
Sakura turned to see a tree with a face on it and several small skeletons hanging from its branches.
"Thanks for helping to save our town." The tree said as the skeletons waved.
Sakura's screams could be heard all across Halloween Town.
After calming Sakura down, Jack led the group to the forest outside of Halloween Town. At one more opened area of the forest, was six trees that each had a strange door on them. Each door was shaped differently that represented some of the holidays. One was a firecracker, one was a turkey, one was an Easter egg, one was a heart, one was a four leaf clover, and the last one that Jack was approaching was a Christmas Tree.
"Here it is, the door to Christmas Town." Jack said gesturing to the door shaped like a Christmas Tree.
"The one where Santa lives?" Sakura asked hopeful. Jack nodded.
"I still think this is a hoax." Corrin whispered.
"You say that, and yet we're in a town that embodies Halloween." Sora whispered back.
"I'm not saying that there isn't a place that feels like Christmas on the other side, I just don't think Santa is there." Corrin clarified.
"You see, the spooks of Halloween get tiresome year after year, and I wanted to try something new. Then I found this." Jack said. "Beyond this door is a world filled with wonders…the likes of which you've never seen. At first, I couldn't believe my eyes. Everything was so fresh and exciting!"
Sora and Sakura's faces just lite up more and more as Jack spoke.
"Come on! Just open it!" Sora said excited.
Jack nodded and opened the door. Gesturing the others to enter.
Sora and Sakura ran in first, followed by Corrin, Takumi, Kaze, and then Donald and Goofy. Once everyone went through, Jack did as well.
On a hill covered in snow, stood a lone tree with a pumpkin shaped door on it. The door flung open as Sora flew out and landed in the snow. Sakura followed suit and landed on top of him. Followed by Corrin and Takumi. Kaze was the only one that landed gracefully, while Donald and Goofy tumbled out to the side.
Everyone got off Sora and stared in awe at what they saw.
Ahead on the path of snow was a small what looked like a small town. The buildings were red and covered in snow. The lights were all on in a bright array of Christmas Lights. From the distance of the night sky, were aurora lights that really helped the beauty of the town before them. But the biggest thing that stood out in town was the massive building that looked like a workshop.
Sora and Sakura's faces could only be described as a kid in a candy store.
Donald and Goofy were in awe as well. Corrin, Takumi, and Kaze however had their jaws dropped in shock at what they saw.
"No…" Kaze began.
"Freaking…" Corrin continued.
"Way…" Takumi finished.
Jack stepped out as well.
"Welcome to Christmas Town." Jack said.
"Where's Santa?" Donald asked excited.
"In his workshop." Jack said pointing to the large building. "By the way, interesting new costumes."
Sora and the gang looked down at themselves in surprise. They were too taken in by the sight before them, they failed to notice that their appearance had changed as well.
Sora was now dressed in a Santa outfit. Though instead of the normal red and white, he was still dressed in black and grey. He had a matching Santa hat that went down to cover his right eye. The buttons on his jacket resembled the silver crown neck-less that he normally wore. His socks were red and black stripped and he wore more winter-like boots. That said, his skin was still pale like it was in Halloween Town with dark shading across his eyes.
Corrin also wore a Santa suit, but his was white with dragon scale designs decorating it. The crown buttons were gold like the neck-less he wore and his socks were blue and black. Much like Sora though, his face was pale like back in Halloween Town and his skin still had some scales on it.
Donald's form was that of a snowman as opposed to the mummy he was before. His body was two snowballs with coal buttons that his head was sticking out of the top with a blue shako on his head. His arms looked like two wooden sticks with four fingers. Though despite their appearance, they still moved no different than normal. His feet remained the same, but was wearing red and white spats on them. He also had a red and green stripped scarf around his neck, and his tail was a small red gardening trowel.
Goofy looked like a reindeer with his reddish-brown suit and gloves. His feet even looked like hooves. His ears were shaped like antlers and his nose was glowing. He wore a red belt around his waist and a green wreath around his neck.
Sakura was dressed in a Santa outfit as well. But unlike Sora and Corrin, hers was red and white like Santa normally wares. The only difference is that her was in the style of a dress and her cat ears she had in Halloween Town could still be seen on her head despite the Santa hat that hung to the right side like Sora's did.
Kaze had pointy ears and his clothing was more green than normal. His shoes were green with a pointy end and his socks were changed to green with white stripes. He also wore a red and green hat on his head that had a small bell on the tip. Something that he immediately took off muttering how a bell is unfit for stealth. His face though was still pale like it was in Halloween Town.
Takumi had a tall black hat and wore a red suit with gold epaulets on his shoulders. He wore a white scarf around his neck that was matched by a white belt around his waist. His pants were bright red and he wore long black boots.
"Well, it looks better than what I wore back in Halloween Town." Takumi commented as he examined his new look.
"Must be a side effect of the spell that changed us in the first place." Donald muttered as he examined himself.
"Well, let's get to Santa's workshop." Jack said as he led the group to Christmas town.
Christmas town was a sight to behold. The snow on all the bright Christmas colored buildings was even more beautiful up close. The group can even see a train driving around in the background. In the center of the town though, was a carousel.
"What's this?" Sakura asked curiously approaching the ride.
"That's a carousel. It's a ride where you sit on one of those wooden horses as the ride moves you around in a slow circle. It's pretty fun." Donald said.
"But it looks like it's busted right now." Corrin said pointing to a sign in front of the ride that said "Out of Order."
"Darn." Sora grumbled. He wouldn't mind going on a ride.
"Doesn't look too much more difficult than actual horse riding." Takumi commented as he examined the ride.
"Do you ride horses back home a lot Takumi?" Corrin asked.
"Not a whole lot. Back home, we mostly ride ether Pegasus or Kinshis." Takumi said.
"A Kinshi?" Corrin asked confused.
"They are giant birds from Hoshido that we ride into combat. They are much trickier to control than a Pegasus though, but once you do, you can be quite a formidable fighter in the sky. It's even easier for me to hold my bow on the back of one of them than a Pegasus." Takumi explained.
"Wow. I kind of want to see one one day." Corrin admitted and Takumi felt a bit of joy when Corrin said that.
"Sorry to cut this conversation short, but we really must go see Sandy Claws." Jack said. The others nodded as Jack opened the door to Santa's workshop and everyone went inside.
Sora and the gang entered a small living room area filled with Christmas decorations. There was also a fireplace which felt really nice for the world jumpers. They were so caught up in the location that they forgot it was winter outside.
Sitting in a green chair was Santa Claus himself. A fat man in a red suit with white fluff on it and a long white long beard on his face. He was currently checking over a list when he noticed Sora's group.
"Well, hello everyone. Did you come to see if you're on my 'nice' list?" Santa asked warmly.
Sora and Sakura stepped forward.
"Your names?" Santa asked.
"Sora." Sora said.
"S-Sakura." Sakura said.
Santa nodded and looked under the 'S' section of the list. After a moment, he looked up and nodded to both of them.
They both jumped for joy.
"Uh, Corrin sir?" Corrin said approaching Santa.
"Let's see here…" Santa said looking for Corrin's name. "According to my list, seven years ago, you told everyone that Santa Claus doesn't exist. You were even in denial about it until you got here." He read with a bit of tease in his voice. "Oh, that is unfortunate."
"What? But...I…ugh…I set myself up for that one." Corrin groaned in defeat.
"What about Donald and Goofy?" Donald asked as he and Goofy stepped forward.
Santa looked back at his list for a second and spoke up. "Goofy definitely is, but you Donald are looking a bit iffy."
"WHAT?!" Donald shouted in shock.
"Well, recently you were compelled by greed in taking some treasure that didn't belong to you, and you have quite a temper on you." Santa said.
"I DO NOT HAVE A…" Donald stops as he saw Santa just look at him. "I mean…I will work on it."
"See to it that you do. There is still time before Christmas back in your home." Santa said.
'Back home? Wait, dose he know he aren't from this world? Then again, he had Sora, Sakura, Corrin, Donald, and Goofy all on his list, and we're from different worlds.' Takumi thought.
Corrin, after recovering from Santa's statement, was having a similar thought process as Takumi.
"Any chance I'm on your list too Sandy? It's me, Jack!" Jack asked getting Santa's attention.
"Jack Skellington?" Santa gasped seeing the ruler of Halloween Town.
Suddenly there was a loud crash coming from a nearby room.
"What trouble did you bring me this time?" Santa asked annoyed.
"This time?" Corrin asked Jack with a raised eyebrow.
"It's a long story." Jack said.
"Come on, let's go check things out." Sora offered. The others nodded and followed Santa into the room where the sound was heard.
The group entered a large red room that had giant machine inside it. There were three square-shaped machines placed next to each other. All of them were blue in color with purple on top, and candy-cane decorations on them. Each of them were connected to a conveyor belt that connected to a large machine in the wall with three holes at the end of each belt. There was a Santa hat decoration on each of them.
Above the room was a second floor where Maleficent, Flora, and the three brats were hiding behind a corner as they watched Sora and the gang along with Jack and Santa look around the ground floor for intruders.
"Why do we have to hide?" Shock asked.
"Silence!" Maleficent ordered in a whisper as she looked at the group. "Well, well. It seems that fool Jack brought Sora and the others with them. Take a good look at the seven of them Flora. They are the ones that must be destroyed as per our agreement."
Flora said nothing as she examined the group before her. The first one she examined was Sora. The Keyblade hero Maleficent wanted dead the most.
'Doesn't look like much. Just looks like some average guy. But Maleficent seems to think he's the biggest danger due to that Keyblade he wields, so there may be more to him than meets the eye.' Flora thought.
She then looked at Donald and Goofy. Normally she would find it odd to see a talking duck and dog walking about, but she had gotten used to seeing Pete when Maleficent grabbed her, until he left so this wasn't too surprising.
'According to Maleficent and Pete, they are the King's lackeys. But King who? They never said.' Flora thought.
She then turned her attention to Sakura, Kaze and Takumi. And despite their current costumes, she did recognize them and was rather surprised at what she saw.
'What are Hoshidans doing here? I doubt they got here the same way I did. Are they joining forces with the Keyblade hero? I think one of them is one of their ninjas. That might be tricky if what I heard of their ninjas is accurate. But hopefully my training will be enough regardless.' Flora thought.
But then her gaze shifted to Corrin.
'Lord Corrin. So, you truly were alive after all this time. Just like Lady Kamui believed. Though, considering that you have Hoshidans with you, I wonder how a meeting between the two of you would go, given the choice Kamui made. Not that it matters. Sorry to say that you'll be dead long before you two reunite.' Flora thought, though there was a ting of sorrow as she thought that. Though she quickly shook it off as it was replaced by anger. 'Then again, I may be doing you a favor by not letting you see the monster your sister has become.'
"There! Show yourselves!" Kaze suddenly shouted as he tossed a shuriken at the wall nearby where the five were hiding.
"Yikes!" Barrel gulped as the shuriken was close to hitting him.
"Let's get out of here!" Shock said.
Maleficent and Flora teleported away in a green flame, as Barrel tossed a bare trap at a window, causing it to break and the three jumped through.
"It's Lock, Shock, and Barrel!" Jack gasped.
"Not those three." Santa groaned.
"I assure you they aren't with us." Jack said.
"Well, whatever the case, they have been quite naughty. Catch them and bring them back here! They're going to get a lecture." Santa ordered as he headed for the door.
"Uh, Mr. Claws, I was hoping to talk to you about Christmas first." Jack asked.
"It will have to wait Jack. I need to check how things are progressing in my workshop. Then I'll need to make sure those three didn't break anything." Santa said as he left.
Jack looked a bit sad at this as Sora spoke up.
"Come on Jack. Let's catch those little pranksters." Sora said.
"Oh alright. I guess we should." Jack agreed as the group headed outside.
Once outside Santa's workshop, the group saw three sets of footprints leading back to the hill they came from.
"The tracks lead back up the hill where we came from. I guess they must have fled back to Halloween Town" Corrin said as his eyes followed the path the footprints lead.
"Then I guess it's back to Halloween Town." Sora declared.
"Right, but be careful. Kids or not, those three are quite crafty." Jack warned.
The others nodded as they followed the footprints back to Halloween Town.
Just outside of Halloween Town, sat the Curly Hill within the graveyard. Maleficent was in deep thought as Flora waited patiently behind her. The three brats were sitting in their walking bathtub as they looked off to the distance where Oggie's manor once stood, causing the three to frown.
'I was so looking forward to destroying that wretched Christmas Town, but now that Sora and the others are here, I think a change in plan is in order. But how to proceed…' Maleficent thought.
"What are you three looking at?" Flora asked noticing how quite the three were being.
"See that spot off in the distance?" Lock asked as he pointed to the empty land. Flora nodded. "Well, a year ago a really fun manor stood there where we used to have all sorts of fun. But then Jack and his dumb stupid friends destroyed it along with Mr. Oogie Boogie."
"Mr. Oogie Boogie?" Flora asked confused. "Was he your friend?"
"No." The three said without missing a beat.
"He was our boss…sort of. We weren't really loyal to him, but helping him was sometimes fun for spreading mischief. Wish the hideout didn't have to get destroyed along with him though." Shock said.
"Oggie Boogie was also an…associate of mine at one point." Maleficent added as her thoughts drifted to that bag of bugs. Despite feeling nothing for her former allies, Maleficent did admit that each of them have their use. Hades was a god, allowing him to dip further into darkness than the others without worry of being devoured, Captain Hook had a ship that was useful for transporting across worlds so she wouldn't always have to waste magic, Ursula's species let her spread Heartless in areas the others couldn't. Jafar, despite being probably the most cocky, was pretty skilled at learning magic. Oggie on the other hand, wasn't much of use. While he did succeed in bringing the Heartless to Halloween Town, he had a difficult time controlling them. Even Pete was able to control them. Not to mention the fool failed to realize that the Keyhole he was tasked with finding was UNDERNEATH his own manor.
'That oaf wasn't of much help overall...but then again, in his final moments, he did manage to finally harness the power of darkness and merge with his manor which was a rather interesting power. Maybe there can be of some use out of that sack of bugs.' Maleficent thought as she glanced at Maleficent. 'And even if this fails, there would still be some sucess to reviving him.' Malifacent nodded as she made up her mind and turned to the kids. "I think I shall bring your master back."
The four were shocked at that statement. Flora more so as some thoughts crossed her mind. 'She's going to bring this Oggie Boogie back? Was she telling the truth in saying that she can bring the dead back to life?'
Maleficent raised her staff as green flames engulfed her. She pointed her staff at the plains where Oggie's manor once stood as it started to glow green. Many particles of green light arose from the field and flew in front of Maleficent where they started to gather together and create a familiar shape.
Before long, Oggie Boogie was back. The kids and Flora could only stare in shock at the resurrection.
"I-I'm alive?" Oggie asked in surprise as he laughed. "I really owe you one Maleficent."
"Indeed you do Oggie. Tell me. Do you remember that Keyblade wielder Sora?" Maleficent asked.
"Oh yeah! I remember! Him, his brother and the king's lackeys! I'll never forget what they did to me!" Oggie declared. But then paused for a minute as he turned to Lock, Shock, and Barrel. "What was it they did to me?"
"Squashed you like a bug." Shock said.
"That sounds bad." Oggie said.
"And Jack helped." Lock added.
"Even worse!" Oggie growled.
"They creamed you." Barrel said.
"Ah yes! I remember! That's one thing I won't be forgetting anytime soon! It's the last thing I remember, and it's the only thing I'll remember until I teach them not to mess with Mr. Oggie Boogie!" Oggie declared.
"That's the spirit, and I have just the plan in mind." Maleficent said.
"I'm listening." Oggie said.
"Excellent…Have you heard of a place called Christmas Town?" Maleficent asked. However, she never got an answer.
Oggie was standing there mostly motionless.
Flora raised an eyebrow as she took a closer look. "He's…sleeping?"
"Mr. Oggie, wake up! We want to see how bad you are!" Barrel urged as the three shook him.
Maleficent sighed. "I should have expected this."
"Did something go wrong?" Flora asked.
"That spell I used is not without its limit. I can only revive someone that has died a year ago at most. But the closer they are to that year, the longer it can take them to recover their strength, along with potential other side effects." Maleficent explained.
""What kind of Side effects?" Flora asked.
"I will explain them to you later, but for now, we don't have the time for this. Sora and the others are on their way. I need to take Oggie Boogie here someplace where he can recover without interruption. But until the time is right, I need you to stall Sora and the others. Can you do it Flora?" Maleficent asked.
Flora nodded. "I'll do more than that. I'll freeze them into eternal slumber." She declared.
"Do that, and I will hold up my end of the bargain." Maleficent said.
"Jack…Jack is…mine…" Oggie whispered in his sleep.
'It seems his grudge against Jack remains the strongest within his mind. Interesting.' Maleficent thought as she grabbed Oggie.
"I expect great things from you Flora." Maleficent said as she teleported herself and Oggie away before Sora and the gang arrived.
Flora nodded and turned to the kids. "You might want to get some distance. Otherwise I can't guarantee your safety." She said in a cold voice.
The three gulped and nodded as they took their bathtub to a safe distance. They figured they'd watch this fight while they wait for Oggie to recover.
Sora and the others arrived and drew their weapons as Flora turned to face them.
"Who are you?" Corrin demanded.
Flora was slightly surprised by Corrin's question, but shrugged it off. "You don't remember me, don't you Lord Corrin? I suppose it matters not. Honestly, this will just make things easier for the both of us."
"Lord Corrin? Wait, are you from...my home?" Corrin asked while trying not to give away him being from another world while Jack was around.
"I am Flora. Daughter of the Ice Tribe. And I am here to end you." Flora declared as a snowstorm suddenly appeared around them.
"GAH!" Everyone shouted as she covered themselves and tried not to be blown away from the winds.
"Ice Tribe? What is a member of Nohrian's Ice Tribe doing out here?" Takumi demanded.
"Nohrian?" Jack asked confused but no one answered him.
"I could ask you Hoshidans the same, but that is the least of your worries. Not just lay still and I promise I'll make this as quick and painless as I can." Flora declared.
"Not going to happen!" Sora declared.
"So be it then. Prepare yourself!" Flora declared as the group got ready for a battle.
And that's a wrap!
I was able to get this done a few days ago, but I decided to release it on Christmas. Not only as a Christmas present, but with where the group was visiting in this chapter, it just made too much sense.
But anyway, onto this chapter.
First, lets talk about the new costumes:
I searched for a bit to see what our newer heroes could wear in Christmas Town. Sadly, none of them had a Heroes outfit to use.
Corrin, I'm kind of going for an opposite of Sora. Sora's outfit has a more black color scheme, that switches to red and black, so Corrin is going more blue and white. Though I did keep his scales since he is part dragon.
Sakura, while she didn't have any costumes, there was quite a few Fire Emblem girls that were dressed in Santa outfits for Heroes. (Like Nino, Erika, and Lissa just to name a few) So her being a Santa kind of stuck to me. Sorry that means there are three Santa costumes now, but hey, her design dose look more Santa than Sora or Corrin's do.
Kaze, I made an elf...Nothing else to say on that.
Takumi was a tricky one. I thought about it for a while, but in the end, I decided to make him like a Nutcracker. (Just without the wood) I thought he'd look cute in it.
Flora doesn't have any costumes. The changes seem to come from ether Donald's magic, or Sora's clothing. (Which would explain why Riku and Mickey just look a lot more shaded in Halloween Town in Re Chain of Memories rather than wear a costume) So, sadly Flora doesn't get one. Sorry.
Speaking of Flora, on a quick side note, she never encountered Takumi when he was in Maleficent's possession as Maleficent kept them apart due to her seeing that Hoshido and Nohr were enemies.
Now onto Oggie Boogie. While I don't mean to make him sound pathetic, it is implied that he can't control the Heartless well in Kingdom Hearts, and the Keyhole was located under his own house. Say what you will about some of the others in Maleficent's group, but even Hook did some things that could be seen as useful. Oggie never really did. He kind of felt like he was just there to me. I don't know, what do you guys think?
As for the brats relation to him, I am aware that they aren't really loyal to him, and is indicated they help him more out of fear than anything else, they still do get excited when Maleficent brings him back in Kingdom Hearts 2, and in that 2005 game Oggie's revenge, they are the ones that bring him back to life with them saying in their song taht with him being the king, they can get away with anything. So fear or not, they do seem to enjoy him more than Jack, even if it's just for their own means. Plus, regardless of how they feel about Oggie, I could imagine that they would wish the manor stayed for them to play around in in Kingdom Hearts. That's what I got at least when looking this stuff up.
Anyway, next chapter, Sora and the gang face off against Flora and her deadly ice magic as they learn of Oggie's return and the plans to destroy Christmas Town. Can they save Christmas in time? Find out next time.
With all that said, Happy Holidays to all, and I will see you all next time!