Chapter 21: A Heartless Halloween
Kibou, Sora, Donald, Goofy, Twilight, Arthur, Amity, Kirby, Katara, and Robin Hood leave Atlantica and revert back to their normal forms, as they return to the Gummi ship and they continue their journey and they find the next world from before.
"Well, looks like our next stop is the world before Atlantica." Kibou said.
"Time to get goin' then." Donald said.
The Gummi ship starts flying while fighting off more Heartless ships and after a few minutes of flying and dodging obstacles, they arrive at the next world, which looks like a giant pumpkin with a face, a spooky looking town with a fountain of green water, a graveyard with a curly hill, and a creepy like manor at the bottom.
"Wow, this place looks...interesting..." Sora said.
"Fellas, this is Halloween Town. It's a world, where many monsters live." Chip said.
"And as the name implies, they celebrate Halloween every year." Dale said.
"Halloween, huh? Awesome!" Kibou said.
"A world of Halloween? Maybe we should check it out." Twilight said.
"Okay, then off we go!" Donald said.
(World of Halloween Town)
Later, the group are now in what looks like a creepy yard with the sky being red, dead trees and dead grass, pumpkins on crooked fences, and fog spewing all over and as the group arrive, they have different forms.
Kibou is now wearing a dark red torn up and sleeveless tunic with a black belt, black bandages around both arms, black pants with dark blue chains, black boots with spikes, his eyes are now red, he has stitches on his face, demon wings are on his back, and his crown birthmarks are now black skull marks.
Sora is now wearing a black and grey long-sleeve outfit with white gloves, red wrappings around his legs, a small torn cape on his, a pumpkin mask over his right eye, he has fangs, and small bat wings on his back.
Donald is now what looks like a mummy with bandages wrapped around his body, except for his bill and tail feathers and his stomach and left arm are missing.
Goofy is now what looks like Frankenstein's Monster with crazy eyes, small pumpkin nose, yellow and orange rags for clothes, torn green pants, and has a screw on his head.
Twilight is now wearing what looks like a black and blue mage's outfit with a dark blue mage hat with black feathers, her wings are now crooked, her mane and tail are messy, and still has her Cutie Mark.
Arthur is now wearing sleeveless black and crimson armor with spikes, but his left hand is now skeletal while his right hand is that of a ghost's, and is also wearing a black armored mask covering the left side of his face while his right side face is visible, but his right eye is now bloodshot red with a black slit, and also has sitches on his face.
Amity is now wearing a pink witch's outfit with a black witch hat with the top part of the hat floating while the hat also has the face of her Abomination's, a black choker around her neck, black belle sleeves, black cloak on her back, dark grey stockings, and dark pink boots.
Kirby is now pale pink with glowing yellow eyes, wearing a jester hat with the left side being black with red skulls while the right side is white with blue ghosts, his stubby arms now have claws, his big red feet also have claws, and also has small red imp wings and imp tail.
Katara is now wearing what looks like a black shoulderless dress while a dark red sleeveless outfit is under the black dress, she has dark red marks on her face, as well as a crescent moon symbol on her forehead, and is also wearing a veiled hat to conceal her face while her hair is loose, but slightly messy.
Robin Hood is now a red furred werewolf with fangs, claws, wearing dark green rags for clothes, bloodshot eyes, barefoot, and has a bone on his head in place of his hat.
Kibou examines his new appearance and is excited.
"Wow! This is SOOOOO COOOOOL!" Kibou said.
"Gee, Chip and Dald sure weren't kiddin' when they said this place is spooky..." Goofy said scared.
"I'll bet the people in this world spooky too..." Arthur said.
"What've you got to worry about, Artie? As far as I'm concerned, everyone's a monster. Still, I dig this world. Dark, gloomy, scary, monstrous. It just needs some chaos to top it all off." Bill said.
"Don't worry, guys, we look spooky too!" Donald said.
"Yeah and if anyone tries to scare us, we'll simply scare 'em right back!" Twilight said, smiling.
"You think so?" Katara asked.
"Positive! Let's see what Halloween Town's got to scare!" Sora said.
"Here we go." Robin said.
(Guillotine Yard)
The group start moving through the yard and they come across a scarecrow with a sign that says 'Halloween Town', meaning they're getting close to the town and they find a crooked gate and open it, taking them to the next area.
(Halloween Town Square)
The group arrive at the town square, but then, an explosion occurs from a tower like structure, making smoke come out and just then, Search Ghosts appear.
"Heartless!" Katara said, as the group get ready to fight, but the Search Ghosts aren't moving or even attacking.
"That's weird, you'd think they'd be attacking by now." Amity said.
"Heh, guess they should be called the 'Brainless'." Kibou said, making Sora, Donald, Goofy, Kirby, Arthur, and Robin chuckle.
"Still, if they won't attack, maybe we should take a look around." Twilight said.
As the group, explore the town square, they see many monsters gathering around the town's fountain.
"What's going on here?" Arthur asked.
(Field Theme: This is Halloween)
"Poyo!" Kirby said, pointing at someone, who is a monster with an orange happy face wearing a black and white coat with a spider on it, as well as a red ribbon that says 'Mayor' and a black top hat while holding a megaphone.
"And now, allow me to introduce...the Master of Terror! The King of Nightmares...JACK SKELLINGTON!" The Mayor said, as the Search Ghosts separate to present the fountain, as something emerges from the fountain, which is a tall skeleton wearing a black and white striped suit with a bat bowtie and the skeleton makes a pose, making the monster cheer. "Bravo, Jack! Bravo! Those ghosts will be a HUGE hit for this year's Halloween!" The Mayor said.
"Thank you! Thank you! Still, their movements still need work. They're not scary enough..." The skeleton known as Jack said, hanging his head down. "I want to strike BONE-CHILLING terror! I'm going to consult the Doctor!" Jack said, leaving.
"Then I shall attend to the decorations!" The Mayor said, leaving.
"Heartless...for Halloween?" Goofy asked, scratching his head.
"I don't know if that sounds promising..." Katara said.
"Why don't we go follow that Jack guy and see what he's up to?" Sora suggested.
"Good idea!" Kibou said.
The group follow Jack and they find a door and open it, taking them somewhere else.
(Lab Entrance)
The group arrive at a yard of the tower and they make their way for the tower to enter it.
(Dr. Finkelstein's Lab)
The group enter the lab to find Jack with another person, who is a scientist with white skin, eight bolts on his head, wearing a white lab coat, black gloves, black goggles, and is on a wheelchair examining a Search Ghost on a table.
"I don't understand... Maybe the guidance system was damaged in the explosion..." Jack suggested, reading a big book.
"Nonsense. My devices are ALWAYS perfect!" The scientist said.
Jack keeps reading the book and finds an answer.
"I got it! Why, of course. The Heartless need a heart! Dr. Finkelstien, do you think we add a heart to the device?" Jack asked.
"Certainly. A heart's not all that complicated. Let's get to work." Dr. Finkelstein said, using his wheelchair to go to the end of the table.
"'To make a heart, first take a container with a lock'." Jack read the book, as Dr. Finkelstein takes out a pulsating heart with a keyhole on it.
"We need a key for this thing first!" Dr. Finkelstein said.
After hearing this, Sora gets an idea.
"Sora, you sure you wanna unlock it for them?" Amity asked.
"Why not? If they succeed, the Heartless won't be attacking us for once." Sora said.
"That's a good point..." Robin said.
"But what if something goes wrong? I have a bad feeling about all this..." Katara said.
"I don't think anything'll go wrong." Kibou said.
"Yeah and besides, I wanna see the Heartless dance. Don't you?" Sora asked.
"Not really..." Donald said.
"That just sounds silly." Twilight said.
"Still, we should at least help 'em out." Kibou said.
"Okay, Sora, go ahead and unlock the heart." Goofy said.
Sora goes for the heart and uses his Keyblade to unlock the keyhole.
"My, that was amazing! And uh, you are...?" Jack asked.
"Sora." Sora introduced.
"And I'm Kibou." Kibou introduced.
"Well done, Sora! For that, I'd like you, Kibou, and your friends to be a part of this year's Halloween!" Jack said.
"YAY! I'm gonna join this year's Halloween fesival!" Kibou cheered.
"We're more than happy to join you, Jack!" Sora said.
"Say, Jack, what's this Heartless doing here?" Arthur asked, pointing at the Search Ghost.
"Oh, the Heartless came to town just recently, so we decided to make a Heartless Halloween Festival. What's frustrating is I can't get them to dance with me. So, Dr. Finkelstein and I are working to improve the guidance system. He's quite a genius! Okay, Dr., let's continue. The ingredients for a heart. We have pulse, emotion, terror, fear, hope, and despair." Jack said, putting a pulsating frog, spider, a pane of glass with an eerie screech, and two snakes with their mouths on each other's tails. "Now, mix them all together and we have a heart!" Jack said.
Dr. Finkelstein places the heart into a machine and pulls a lever, making electricity crackle over the Search Ghost, who starts to get up, but then, it falls down.
"It failed!" Dr. Finkelstein said, as Jack makes a dramatic pose.
"If I may, you're probably missing some more ingredients." Twilight suggsted.
"Hmm... Perhaps she's right. We'll need some more ingredients. Let's try adding memory!" Dr. Finkelstein said, opening his head, revealing his brain, disgusting Twilight, Arthur, Katara, and Kirby, as the doctor is scratching it. "Sally! Sally!" Dr. Finkelstein called, but no response. "Good-for-nothing girl! Don't know why I bothered creating her!" Dr. Finkelstein said, closing his head.
"You think this Sally has the memory you need?" Robin asked.
"Percisely! Jack, see if you can track her down!" Dr. Finkelstein said.
"No problem! Everyone, would you like to come along?" Jack asked.
"Sure!" Sora said.
"Where can we find Sally?" Kibou asked.
"She normally spends her free time at the graveyard. We'll check there first." Jack said.
The group leave the lab, but as they return outside, they find the Mayor, whose face is now pale with a frown.
"Jack! Jack! We have a major crisis! The Heartless are completely out of control! They're attacking everyone! We can't stop them!" The Mayor said.
"Somehow, I was afraid something like this would happen..." Katara said.
"Hmm, maybe our device triggered something... Everything will be fine, Mayor. You have nothing to worry about." Jack assured, but Donald taps his foot annoyed.
"Ugh, we get it! Knock it off or I'll end you!" Amity threatened, making the duck sigh.
"Okay, fine..." Donald said.
"Still, we can't ignore the Heartless." Kibou said and they nod.
The group return to the town square to find the Search Ghosts attacking everyone.
"Guys!" Sora said and they nod.
(Battle Theme: Spooks of Halloween Town)
The Search Ghosts attack with their hands, but Kibou delivers four slashes with Faerie Gem followed by casting Thundara while Sora delivers two vertical slashes with Kingdom Key followed by Blitz, but the Search Ghosts try to drain the group's lives, only for Donald to cast Gravity followed by casting Water while Twilight casts Blizzara followed by casting Earthra. The Search Ghosts disappear and reappear to attack, but Goofy blocks with his shield and uses Goofy Bash while Arthur triple slashes with his sword followed by Sword Thrust, but the Search Ghosts attack with their hands, only for Kirby to use Hammer Spin while Jack attacks with his bone fists and then casts Fira, only for the Search Ghosts to try and drain lives. Amity uses her Abomination to create two blades and delivers many slashes with its blades while Katara double water whips and then sends out two water blasts, but the Search Ghosts disappear and reappear to attack, only for Robin to use Arrow Rain and they defeat the Heartless around the town square.
The group keep moving through the town square and they find a gate and open it, taking them to a new area.
(Graveyard)
The group arrive at the graveyard to look for Sally.
"We should be on the lookout for any more Heartless around here." Twilight said and they nod.
Just then, mummified Heartless known as Wight Knights appear and attack the group with dance like moves with their claws, but Kibou casts Stop, freezing them and then horizontal slashes with Faerie Gem followed my Magic Pulse while Sora triple slashes with Kingdom Key followed by Ripple Drive, but the Wight Knights deliver spinning attacks with their claws. Kirby inhales one of the Wight Knights, becoming Wight Knight Kirby and delivers spinning attacks with his claws while Arthur uses Dancing Blade and delivers sword combos while Jack casts Blizzara and then delivers a sliding kick attack, but the Wight Knights deliver leaping attacks with their claws to strike at the group, dealing some damage. Katara uses her Waterbending to heal the group and then uses Soak while Amity shoots three pink fireballs, but the Wight Knights deliver dance like attacks with their claws, but Goofy uses Charge to send them, only for the Wight Knights to leap attack with their claws to try and damage the group. Donald casts Thundara followed by casting Gravity while Robin uses Arrow Cyclone and spins while firing many arrows, but the Wight Knights spin attack with their claws, only for Twilight to create magic blades and sends them to strike followed by casting Blazera and they defeat the Heartless in the graveyard.
Just then, something rises from a grave and it's a ghost dog with a glowing nose.
"Zero! Have you seen Sally anywhere?" Jack asked and the ghost dog named Zero flies for a tombstone, making a gasp noise.
Someone comes out of the tombstone and it's a ragdoll girl with pale skin, long red hair, and stitches while wearing green, yellow, and orange rags for clothes.
"Is something wrong, Jack?" The ragdoll named Sally asked.
"No, everything's going great! We're going to have the best Halloween ever! All I need is your memory!" Jack said.
"Memory? You mean this?" Sally asked, taking out a wilted flower.
"Ahh, perfect! The Forget-Me-Not! Wonderful! Thank you, Sally!" Jack said, taking the Forget-Me-Not.
"Jack, I have a bad feeling about all this... Why don't you try something else? There's still time." Sally said.
"Nothing can beat what I've got planned! Once I give the Heartless a heart, they'll dance just as I've envisioned it!" Jack said, making Sally worry. "Trust me, Sally, you'll love it!" Jack said.
"At least I'm not the only one with the bad feeling." Katara said.
"Yeah, but we should head back." Kibou said, as they leave the graveyard and Sally follows them.
Just then, something giggles from a tombstone and coming out are three children, which are two boys and one girl.
"Lock!" The first boy with red hair and wearing a devil costume named Lock said.
"Shock!" The girl with split hair and wearing a witch costume named Shock said.
"Barrel!" The second boy with green hair and wearing a skeleton costume named Barrel said.
"Did you hear that?" Lock asked.
"Yeah, a heart! What should we do?" Barrel asked.
"Gee, you really ARE stupid! Isn't it obvious?" Shock asked.
"Oh, right! We tell Oogie Boogie!" Barrel said, as they laugh.
The group return to the lab to give Dr. Finkelstein the Forget-Me-Not.
"Excellent! The next ingredient is 'surprise'. Find the Mayor at the graveyard." Dr. Finkelstein said.
Meanwhile, in a room, Lock, Shock, and Barrel huddle together in fear, as a burlap sack, who is tied together in threads with arms and legs, as well as two holes for eyes, and an opening for a mouth, is laughing evilly.
"A heart? That bonehead Jack is REALLY making a heart? I'll be jiggered! That works for me! Oooh, I can't to get my hands on that...well, I got no hands, but I'm still gonna nab that heart and control the Heartless!" The burlap sack said, laughing evilly.
"Do you truly believe it will work?" A voice asked, revealing Meta Knight.
"Ugh, I don't recall asking for YOUR opinion, Knight! You're supposed to be spying on those annoying runts!" The burlap sack yelled.
"At least I'm doing my job. Can you say the same, Oogie?" Meta Knight asked.
"In case you don't know, I'm gonna be usin' the Heartless to find the Keyhole and the Faerie Heart! In a way, I'm doing my job! Besides, don't think for a second I know what YOU'RE up to!" Oogie said.
"Hmph, if you truly have a brain among those bugs in that sack, you'd do well to keep your opening you call a mouth shut." Meta Knight said, disappearing in his cape.
"Argh, that masked idiot REALLY grinds my gears! Don't know why the Dr. and Maleficent bothered recruiting him! Oh, well. You three! You know what to do!" Oogie said.
Meanwhile, the group leave the lab and return to the graveyard and use the tombstone at the end to take them somewhere else.
(Boneyard)
The group arrive at a boneyard, where they find the Mayor, who is standing near a giant pumpkin.
"Good, you're all here!" The Mayor said.
"So, what do we do?" Sora asked.
"It's simple; ghosts will rise from the tombstones. Check the tombstones in the order the ghosts appear. Get it wrong and you're in for a surprise!" The Mayor said.
The group see ghosts coming from certain tombstones and after guessing the right pattern of the ghosts, an explosion occurs.
"Splendid! Now, look at the pumpkin!" The Mayor said.
The group find the pumpkin destroyed and they find a jack-in-the-box.
"So, this is the surprise ingredient?" Amity asked.
"I guess so." Robin said.
"Well, let's take it to the Dr." Jack said.
The group return to the lab and give Dr. Finkelstein the jack-in-the-box.
"Very good!" Dr. Finkelstein said, placing the remaining two ingredients into the heart. "There you go. This time, it's sure to work!" Dr. Finkelstein said, going for the machine.
Just then, someone jumps in front and in Finkelstein's way and it's Barrel, who trips Finkelstein and as he falls, the heart bounces off and it lands in Lock's hands, as he, Shock, and Barrel run out of the lab.
"The nerve of those hooligans, stealing my work!" Dr. Finkelstein yelled.
"Don't fret, Dr. We'll get it back for you!" Jack said, as they leave the lab.
The group return to the square, only to find the three kids gone.
"We lost 'em!" Sora said.
"Now what?" Kibou asked, as Jack taps his leg, making Zero arrive.
"Zero, after them! Quick!" Jack ordered, as Zero flies for the pranksters.
The group follow Zero and return to the graveyard, where they find Zero going after Lock, Shock, and Barrel, who are using a walking bathtub to get across a curly hill and so the group use the tombstone to return to the boneyard and then head for the next area.
(Curly Hill)
The group arrive at the curly hill area, but as they keep chasing after the trio, someone appears and it's Meta Knight.
"Going somewhere?" Meta Knight asked.
"You! You're that masked jerk we met at Avalar!" Kibou yelled.
"Poyo!" Kirby said, jumping up and down.
"Don't bother getting that heart back. It will only result in failure." Meta Knight said.
"We don't have time for you! Get out of our way at once!" Jack yelled.
"Or we'll make you!" Donald said, taking out his staff.
"You could not hold your own the last time we met. Do you truly believe you can stand a chance this time?" Meta Knight asked.
"Oh, we're more than ready this time!" Twilight said, taking out her tome.
"And we'll teach you a lesson!" Amity said.
"Very well. Fight me!" Meta Knight said, taking out his sword.
(Boss Theme: Meta Knight's Revenge)
Meta Knight delivers three slashes with his sword followed by a big swinging slash, only for Kibou to block and then counterattack with two diagonal slashes with Faerie Gem followed by Crescent Slash and then uses Naturae's nature magic to unleash vines and summons rocks while Sora delivers four slashes with Kingdom Key followed by a spinning slash and then casts Thundara, but Meta Knight delivers a tornado strike to get the group, who try to dodge. Meta Knight continues to delivers his tornado attack, only for Goofy to counter with his Tornado while Arthur uses Sword Spin, only for Meta Knight to transform his cape into his wings and flies around and delivers flying slashes with his sword, only for Kirby to strike back with Final Cutter to get the masked warrior, who retaliates with using his cape to vanish. Meta Knight reappears and delivers a multi slash with his sword, only for Robin to block with his bow and then shoots three arrows while Amity uses her Abomination to create spiked fists and delivers two punches followed by a big kick while Jack casts Thundara and then casts Gravity, but Meta Knight flies around to attack with his sword. Donald casts Aero followed by casting Earthra while Katara creates ice blades and delivers slashes with them, but Meta Knight retaliates with a drill strike with his sword to try and get the group, only for Twilight to use Barrier Surge to counterattack at the masked warrior and manages to send him back, but Meta Knight vanishes and reappears and delivers many attacks with his sword, only for the group to avoid the sword attacks and try to strike back.
"Know my power!" Meta Knight said, enlarging his cape and covering the group in darkness. "Galaxia DARKNESS!" Meta Knight shouted, delivering a powerful slash in the darkness, dealing excellent damage on the group.
"Gawrsh, that hurt..." Goofy said, as Kibou, Sora, Donald, Twilight, and Katara heal everyone.
"Ugh, did this guy give you much trouble, Kirby?" Kibou asked.
"Poyo! Poyo!" Kirby said, nodding.
"You are skilled to be sure, but you have very much yet to learn." Meta Knight said.
"Shut up!" Katara yelled.
"You're wasting our time and this stops now!" Amity said.
"Yes, I concur." Meta Knight said.
Meta Knight flies around the group and delivers many flying slashes, only for Arthur to block with his shield and then uses Sky Dance to attack Meta Knight, who counters with his sword and the two have their sword clash, as Goofy uses Rocket while Amity summons an Abomination fist to deliver an uppercut to strike at Meta Knight, who retaliates with using his tornado attack to get the group. Twilight casts Shell and then shoots three magenta fireballs to stop Meta Knight's tornado attack, but the masked warrior vanishes and reappears and tries to slash at the Alicorn, only for Kirby to swing with his hammer, making Meta Knight fly to dodge the hammer attack and multi slashes at Kirby, who dodges, as Katara uses Ice Rain to rain down ice needles. Meta Knight dodges the ice needles and then delivers his drilling sword attack to get the group, but Donald casts casts Water followed by casting Blizzara while Robin uses Windmill Bow, only for Meta Knight to triple slash with his sword and then delivers a looping slash followed by a diving sword attack, but Jack casts Gravity followed by casting Blizzara, only for Meta Knight to fly around aerial slashes with his sword. Kibou counters with aerial slashes with Faerie Gem followed by an aerial somersault slash and then casts Blazera while Sora triple vertical slashes with Kingdom Key and then aerial slashes at the masked warrior with his Keyblade, only for Meta Knight to dodge the slashes and then aerial slashes with his sword followed by using his drilling attack, but Kibou and Sora keep fighting back at Meta Knight with their weapons, as Meta Knight also clashes.
Kibou and Sora keep trying to attack Meta Knight, who continues to clash with the two boys and the two lock their weapons against Meta Knight.
"You two are showing promise than before, but you are still novices." Meta Knight said.
"You're really getting on my nerves!" Kibou yelled.
"Same!" Sora yelled, as they manage to push Meta Knight back, only for the masked warrior to fly and land on a pumpkin.
"You have earned the right to continue, but I warn you; the heart you seek to take back will only end in failure. Even if you do recover it, your Heartless Halloween will end in vain." Meta Knight said.
"I don't believe you for a second!" Jack said.
"In time, you shall. Farewell, heroes of light." Meta Knight said, disappearing in his cape.
"What'd he mean the heart'll end in failure?" Goofy asked.
"Dunno, but right now, we gotta get the heart back." Sora said.
"Right. Let's hurry." Robin said.
Kirby finds a switch on the hill and presses it to make the curly hill straight and the group use the hill to get across to arrive at the next area.
(Manor Bridge)
The group arrive at a bridge leading to a gate, so they go for the gate and open it, taking them somewhere else.
(Oogie's Manor)
The group arrive at a giant manor, where they see the trio still moving on their walking bathtub across a wooden bridge.
"I knew Oogie Boogie was behind this!" Jack said.
"Uh, who's Oogie Boogie?" Kibou asked.
"He's an evil bag of bugs that tried to run me out of town to take over, but he's always failed." Jack said.
"So, that's why they stole the heart." Sora said.
"He thinks using the heart will have control of the Heartless." Twilight said.
"Let's go and stop them!" Donald said and they nod.
The group begin moving through the manor while climbing their way up the manor's upper levels, but then, Gargoyle Heartless appear and attack, only for Kibou and Sora to defeat them and keep climbing up the manor and after a few minutes of climbing the manor, they find a small hut at the highest level.
"You think they're in there?" Arthur asked.
"Only one way to find out." Katara said, as they go into the hut.
(Evil Playroom)
The group enter the hut to find the trio, as Lock throws the heart into a hole, but as they turn around, they see the group.
"Jack! You found us?!" Lock asked.
"Yes, now where is that heart going to?!" Jack demanded.
"We're not telling you." Shock said.
"And you can't make us!" Barrel said.
"Oh, we'll see about that!" Sora said.
"Run away!" Lock, Shock, and Barrel said, as they start running.
"Oh, no you don't!" Twilight said, using her magic to catch the three.
"My turn!" Amity said, summoning her Abomination, who ties itself around the three kids to keep them in place.
"Good work." Robin said.
"Now, talk! Why'd you steal the heart?!" Kibou demanded.
"Look, we were just following orders! It wasn't our fault!" Lock said.
"Oh, really?" Katara asked, putting her hands on her hips.
"It's not! It's all Barrel's fault! He's the one, who said we should tell Oogie about taking the heart!" Shock said.
"B-But you guys said..." Barrel was cut off.
"You should be ashamed!" Shock yelled.
"But it wasn't my fault..." Barrel said.
"Listen, you little craps! We don't have time for this! Tell us where Oogie and the heart are!" Kibou yelled.
"We can't tell you." Lock said.
"Guys, leave this to me." Arthur said.
"Huh? Artie, what're you gonna..." Sora stops talking.
"I'm giving you three one more chance. Tell us where Oogie and the heart are." Arthur said in a dark tone.
"Or what?" Shock asked.
"Or what?" Arthur asked, smirking evilly, as his eyes turn glowing yellow with black slits again. "Or I'll gladly chop your little heads off, one-by-one and after that, I'll feed your heads to the wolves!" Bill-Arthur threatened darkly, making Lock, Shock, and Barrel shake in fear, shocking the others.
"What?" Twilight asked.
"Poyo..." Kirby said scared.
"Um... Arthur's not serious, right?" Goofy asked.
"So, what's it gonna be?!" Bill-Arthur said, taking out his sword.
"Wait, wait, wait! We'll talk! There's a lever that unlocks Oogie's torture chamber!" Lock said, pointing at a lever in the corner.
"There, isn't that just better?" Bill-Arthur asked.
Sora goes for the lever and pulls it while Arthur's eyes revert back to normal.
"Thank you. That wasn't so hard, was it?" Arthur asked.
"Um, you weren't serious about all that, were you, Arthur?" Sora asked.
"Huh? N-No, of course not. I was just trying to fit the Halloween spirit is all, but I guess I went overboard..." Arthur said, sheepishly rubbing his head.
"Good cover up, Artie! They're as gullible, as they are idiotic." Bill said.
"Well, at least what matters is we know the heart's with Oogie, so we just gotta find him next." Robin said.
"Agreed. I know where his torture chamber is. You three stay here and I'll decide your punishment later." Jack said, as they leave the playroom.
"Jack, ya know where the torture chamber is?" Goofy asked.
"Indeed. To the bottom of the manor!" Jack said.
The group make their way through the manor to find Oogie and they find an elevator and use it to take them downwards to the bottom of the manor, where they find a green door with the face of Oogie Boogie on it.
"That's the way to the torture chamber?" Twilight asked.
"Yes." Jack answered.
"Then in we go!" Sora said, as they go for the door and enter the next room.
(Torture Chamber)
The group arrive at the torture chamber, which appears to be a casino roulette wheel with many deadly weapons and they find someone on the other side and it's Oogie Boogie with the heart.
"Well, well, well, look what the black cat dragged in! Jack Skellington!" Oogie said, smirking evilly.
"Hold up, YOU'RE Oogie?!" Kibou asked.
"You're 1,000 percent correct, boy!" Oogie said.
"You don't even appear scary." Twilight said.
"No, you just look like a sack of garbage." Amity said, making the group laugh.
"Look here, missy! Nobody makes a joke outta me!" Oogie said annoyed.
"Enough of this, Oogie! Give me back the heart!" Jack demanded.
"Oh, you want it? Well, come on over and take it!" Oogie said, putting the heart into his sack body.
"Did he just...?" Katara asked disgusted.
"Ugh... I wish I didn't see that..." Sora said, also disgusted.
"I think I'm gonna be sick..." Arthur gagged.
"Oh, c'mon, Artie! That shouldn't gross you out!" Bill said.
"Hahahahaha! Now, let's see if I can get their attention! Oh, Heartless!" Oogie called, but only two Gargoyles arrive in the chamber.
"Wow, only two..." Twilight said.
"This is it? Nobody disrespects me! NOBODY!" Oogie shouted in anger.
"Well, it's good to know you suck! Give us that heart, ya fat sack of maggots!" Kibou demanded.
"You stupid BRAT! You'll pay for THAT!" Oogie yelled, as he pulls a lever, sending the group down into the roulette pit.
(Boss Theme: Squirming Evil)
The Gargoyles attack the group with their wings, only for Kibou to aerial slash with Faerie Gem followed by and aerial flipping slash while Sora aerial slashes with Kingdon Key followed by an aerial slash while Twilight casts Gravity while Donald casts Thundara while Goofy uses Rocket while Arthur uses Sky Dance while Amity summons an Abomination fist to deliver an uppercut while Kirby uses Final Cutter while Katara aerial water whips while Robin shoots two arrows while Jack casts Fira and they defeat the Gargoyles, but Oogie starts running away while bottons on the wheel are glowing with different colors.
"Hmm, guys, I got an idea; we should press a switch where Oogie is at." Twilight said.
"That's a good idea, Twi!" Sora said.
The group chase after Oogie and they press a switch at Oogie's location, making the section of wheel rise and they confront Oogie.
"Gotcha!" Katara said.
"Get away!" Oogie yelled, slapping the group.
Kibou delivers four slashes with Faerie Gem followed by using Crystallia's crystal magic to unleash crystals while Sora diagonal slashes with Kingdom Key followed by Blitz while Donald casts Fira while Twilight unleashes magic orbs and sends them to attack while Goofy uses Tornado while Arthur horizontal slashes with his sword while Amity shoots pink fireballs while Kirby uses Hammer Spin while Katara double water whips while Robin uses Arrow Barrage while Jack attacks with his bone fists, but after enough attacks, Oogie sends the group away and back to the roulette pit.
Oogie throws three dice, which land on the wheel pit, making a buzzsaw come out and it starts flying all over the chamber to try and get the group, who dodge, but Oogie throws explosive dice to try and get the group, who avoid the exploding dice and they see Oogie running away again, so the group try to keep up with him and manage to press another glowing switch at Oogie's location, making the section rise to confront the bag of bugs again.
"Ugh, go away!" Oogie yelled, trying to smack the group again.
Kibou uses Mjolnir and slams his Gemblade on the ground and unleashes magic waves while Sora uses Strike Raid and throws his Keyblade while Donald casts Thundara while Goofy uses Charge while Twilight casts Water while Arthur uses Sword Spin while Amity uses her Abomination to use Shoulder Tackle while Kirby uses Hammer Throw while Katara uses Ice Rain while Robin uses Arrow Cyclone while Jack casts Blizzara, but after enough attacks, Oogie sends the group away and back to the roulette pit again, only for Kibou and Sora to both cast Thundara to strike down at the bag of bugs.
Oogie throws more dice at the group and as it lands, a giant scythe wheel comes down and starts spinning, but the group jump over it to dodge it, as Oogie throws more explosive dice, which the group dodge again and Oogie starts running off, only for the group to keep following him and hit another glowing switch to make the section rise up to Oogie, who tries to slap the group.
Kibou vertical slashes with Faerie Gem followed by Crescent Slash and then casts Earthra while Sora delivers two 360 slashes with Kingdom Key followed by a spinning slash and then uses Ripple Drive while Donald casts Blizzara while Goofy bashes with his shield while Twilight casts Blazera while Arthur uses Dancing Blade while Amity uses her Abomination to create two hammers and bashes with them while Kirby multi punches followed by a big hammer swing while Katara uses Soak while Robin uses Arrow Rain while Jack delivers a sliding kick, only for Oogie to send the group down again.
"Nobody'll make a joke outta me!" Oogie said, throwing more dice, making the scythe wheel come back down, but it starts bouncing up and down.
The group dodge the bouncing scythe wheel, only for Oogie to throw more dice and then throws more explosive dice, but the group dodge the dice, as well as the bouncing scythe wheel, but Oogie throws more dice and uses a healing machine to heal his damage and starts running off, only for the group to chase after him again and they press the next glowing switch to reach up to confront Oogie.
Oogie tries to slap at the group, only for Jack to cast Fira while Robin uses Windmill Bow while Katara triple water whips and then sends out three water blasts while Kirby double swings his hammer while Amity summons two Abomination fists, which transform into axes and slice to attack while Arthur diagonal slashes with his sword followed by a shield bash while Twilight shoots magic bolts while Goofy bashes with his shield while Donald casts Earthra while Sora uses Sonic Blade while Kibou uses Cyclone Slash and after enough attacks, they finish off Oogie, as his sack opens up, revealing many bugs, as they fall to the lower levels of the chamber.
"Okay, gross..." Katara said disgusted and looking at the bugs.
Oogie's sack deflates and lays on the ground and the group see the heart, as well as the final bug that crawls, but falls to the lower levels and struggles to get up.
"So, the heart was a failure after all..." Jack said sadly.
"So Meta Knight was right..." Kibou said.
The group leave the torture chamber and make their way back town.
"Sorry your Halloween was ruined, Jack." Amity said.
"It's not your fault. I thought I could control the Heartless, but I guess I was wrong..." Jack said.
"I guess nobody can control the Heartless." Robin said.
"Well, let's..." Kibou was cut off by a quake.
"What?!" Donald asked.
"What's goin' on?" Goofy asked.
The group turn around to find Oogie is now giant and is now part of his own manor.
"Holy crap!" Kibou said shocked.
"H-How'd he get so big?" Arthur asked.
"Poyo!" Kirby said pointing at dark globs all over the manor.
"Huh? It looks like Oogie's drawing power from those dark orbs. They must be what's brimming the power of darkness!" Twilight said.
"So, we just gotta destroy 'em?" Sora asked.
"Yep." Robin said.
"Let's do this before things get worse!" Jack said.
(Boss Theme: Destiny's Force)
The group go down to confront the giant Oogie Manor and start going for the dark orbs, only for the giant house to shoot fireballs, but Kibou and Sora cast Water to get rid of the flames and they go for the first dark orb with Kibou slashing with his Gemblade while Sora slashes with his Keyblade while Donald casts Fira while Twilight casts Thundara while Goofy bashes with his shield while Arthur uses Sword Thrust while Amity uses her Abomination to use Hammer Fist while Kirby uses Hammer Somersault while Katara water whips while Robin shoots three arrows while Jack attacks with his bone fists and they destroy the first dark orb.
The group keep climbing up the manor, only for the house to try and shake the group off, but they remain and keep moving to find more dark orbs and they later find the second one with Kibou casting Blazera while Sora casts Fira while Donald casts Earthra while Twilight unleashes magic orbs while Goofy uses Charge while Arthur triple slashes with his sword while Amity shoots three pink fireballs while Kirby uses Final Cutter while Katara shoots three ice daggers while Robin uses Windmill Bow while Jack casts Thundara and they destroy the second dark orb.
As the group go for the next dark orb, Gargoyles appear to stop them, only for the group to ignore them and keep finding the next orbs and they later find the third dark orb and Kibou triple slashes with his Gemblade while Sora vertical slashes with his Keyblade while Donald casts Blizzara while Goofy uses Tornado while Twilight casts Blazera while Arthur diagonal slashes with his sword while Amity uses her Abomination to strike with its spiked fists while Kirby uses Hammer Spin while Katara uses Soak while Robin uses Arrow Cyclone while Jack casts Fira, destroying the third dark orb.
The group keep climbing to find the next dark orb, but Gargoyles appear, only for them to defeat the Heartless and keep climbing and they find the last dark orb and Jack delivers his sliding kick attack while Robin uses Arrow Rain while Katara slashes with ice blades while Kirby uses Stone while Amity unleashes a giant pink fireball while Arthur uses Dancing Blade while Twilight unleashes magic blades while Goofy bashes with his shield while Donald casts Fira while Sora triple slashes with Kingdom Key followed by Ripple Drive while Kibou delivers four slashes with Faerie Gem and then uses Magic Pulse and they destroy the final dark orb.
The manor starts to crumble, making the group jump off and watch Oogie Manor crumble and fall to pieces and later, the entire house is in ruins and Oogie Boogie is no more and Kibou's, Sora's, Donald's, and Twilight's Gravity upgrade to Gravira.
"And goodbye, Sack of Maggots!" Kibou said, grinning.
"Look!" Goofy said, pointing at a giant Keyhole on the ground.
Sora uses his Keyblade to lock the Keyhole, saving Halloween Town from the darkness and just then, a purple Faerie Heart appears and it flies for Kibou's Gemblade.
Meanwhile in the dark chamber, Dr. Facilier, Maleficent, and Gideon watch the group in Halloween Town.
"Ugh, what an idiot! Remind me again, why'd we recruit him again?" Gideon asked.
"A very good question, Gideon. Oogie was not only a fool, but a coward as well. He paid the price with his life." Dr. Facilier said.
"No matter, the pieces are still falling into place. The stage is almost set. The wheels that are in motion cannot be stopped now." Maleficent said.
"Indeed, my dear." Dr. Facilier said.
"Still, those darn heroes of light are becomin' a thorn in my side!" Gideon yelled, slamming his fists against the table.
"Worry not. It will only be a matter of time before they're dealt with. I don't need the cards to fortell Kibou's and Sora's fate." Dr. Facilier said.
"Kibou's fate may serve a similar one to Nozomi's and Akira's." Maleficent said.
"Tell me, Maleficent, you've met them before, yes?" Dr. Facilier asked.
"Indeed. They, along with the three previous Keyblade wielders, Terra, Ventus, and Aqua. As those three met their own fate, Nozomi and Akira have suffered much worse." Maleficent said.
"Care to explain how those fools ended up outta the picture?" Gideon asked.
"Nozomi's fate was a very horrid one, as he was struck down during his battle against a being of darkness, vanishing from the Realm of Light, along with his heart, never to be seen again. As for Akira, well, she vanished to who-knows-where. No one has seen or heard from them since. Quite a shame, really." Maleficent said.
"Hmm, and down the road, who's to say neither of those'll happen to Kibou?" Gideon asked, smiling evilly.
"I suppose we'll see. It's destined they'll be coming to this castle very soon, so I can guarentee that both Kibou and Sora will fall to darkness." Dr. Facilier said.
"We'll just have to wait." Maleficent said.
Meanwhile, the group return to Dr. Finkelstein's lab, where Sally is waiting for them.
"Sally, why didn't I listen to you?" Jack asked sadly.
"Don't feel bad, Jack. We'll come up for another plan for Halloween. Next time, we'll do it together." Sally said, taking Jack's hands and Jack smiles at Sally's words.
"So, what now?" Arthur asked.
"Well, I hate to do this, but I'll have to cancel the Heartless Halloween for now... Do come back anytime, fellows! The next Halloween will be the most horrible yet!" Jack said.
"I'm SOOOO coming back next time!" Kibou said, grinning.
"Hmm, emotion, memory... We put in all the ingredients! What else do you need to make a heart?! What IS a heart anyway? I can't figure it out!" Dt. Finkelstein said.
"Wish I could help you, but we're gonna have to be going." Twilight said.
"We'll see you next Halloween, Jack." Sora said.
"Goodbye, friends and happy Halloween!" Jack said.
The group leave the lab and make their way for the yard.
"Ya know, I think I'm gonna miss this place... It reminds me a lot of the Boiling Isles..." Amity said.
"Yeah, but we'll come back next time. I promise." Katara said.
"Right now, we gotta continue if we're gonna find our missing friends." Sora said and they nod and they make their way for the Gummi ship to leave Halloween Town.
There's Chapter 21, and now that's the fifth chapter done in one week. I still feel amazed so far. Still having fun with the story. I feel bad for doing this chapter not in October, but oh, well, December's good enough. Least I finally got to do my favorite Disney world of the series. Let me know what you think of the chapter. Look forward to more action coming on the way, as the story continues. I really hope you're enjoying this story so far and continue looking forward to what's gonna happen next. Hope you enjoyed this chapter and I'll see you in Chapter 22, where Kibou, Sora, and their friends head for the next world that's being invaded by Heartless See ya. PS, if you have any ideas for the story going forward in general, I'd love to hear them too via review or PM. That's all from me. See ya in the next chapter.