Chapter 19

David stepped into Cinderella's castle alone, wanting to explore every inch of the place. Desperate to find Nikki. Where were they keeping her? Who had the nerve to kidnap her? Why couldn't he be there for her? He could have prevented all of this from happening. All he wanted to do was to protect her. But he failed.

He couldn't give up. Nikki needed him. He had to find her and get her out of this mess. Get her home to her mother. Getting her back to him.

Upon hearing footsteps, David froze in his place. Overtakers? Disney staff? A ball of lightning bolts formed in his hand as he quickly turned around to see who he was facing.

"Whoa! Chase! It's me." Maybeck put his hands up, inching away alightly.

"Oh, sorry Maybeck." David put away the bolts. "I thought you were-"

"Don't worry about it." Maybeck shook his head before walking over to him. "Listen, we may have a clue to where Nikki is. Two chipmunks saw her being dragged here."

David's eyes widen by this. She was closer than he thought. "Where's Finn?"

"Apparently we met up with Chip and Dale. They know where Nikki is." Maybeck explained.

David's heart lifted up with joy upon hearing this. "Then let's find them so we can find Nikki."

Before the two boys were about to move, a sound of clacking metal caught their attention. They head turned into different directions, wondering where the sound was coming from.

"The Overtakers." David whispered.

Maybeck nodded in agreement. "We better move before they-"

"Look out! Behind you!" David stepped forward before sending a lightning bolt passed Maybeck before the figure dodged the attack. Then it rose up, smirking at the two. The woman wore a dark, royal clothing. She looked so much like the Evil Queen, but it wasn't her. It was Queen Narissa from the movie, Enchanted.

"Going somewhere, boys." She crept closer to the boys. David glared, preparing another lightning bolt in his hand. Narissa laughed by this. "So, you have some magic of your own. But is it as powerful as mine." The queen caused a black fireball to form into her hand and quickly struck it at the two boys. It happened all so fast that it knocked them off their feet and landed on the ground.

"What the heck!" Maybeck exclaimed, rubbing his head. David groaned as he sat up, staring at the woman.

"You two are not going anywhere. And you won't be saving your friends this time." Narissa coldly said before two more figures appeared next to her. The Evil Queen. And Frollo. Not only that, an army of pirates began to surround the two boys.

"I just hope Whitman is having better luck than we are." Maybeck said with annoyance. He hated the idea of being trapped like this. And having not enough strength to fight all the villains.

David had the powers, but by the surprise attack it causes his powers to glitch. By the time it was charged up, they would overpower them. He hoped the others weren't too far behind.

…..

Finn was brought to the Stitch's Great Escape attraction. The chipmunks paused in front of the door. Fearing to step inside.

"T-There it is. W-Where we saw the little girl." Dale stuttered in fright.

Finn could already feel the cool air coming from the building. This was certainly the place.

"A-Are you sure you want to go in there?" Chip turned to ask him, looking afraid.

"I have to. My friend's in there. Listen, you two go get some help from your friends. We can use all of the help." Finn ordered to them, knowing they wouldn't go inside. He knew too well how some of the Disney Characters were afraid of the Overtakers.

"You got it!" Both of them said, giving him a salute before they scurried off down the street.

Finn turned back to the building. Deep down, he was expecting it to have a trap within. Making his blood ran cold. But he had to get to Nikki. He couldn't let her down and leaving her alone with those monsters.

Signing, he cautiously stepped inside. Building up his courage to encounter what was within. Inside of the room, it was quiet. The lights in the room remained on, even though the show wasn't running at the moment. It was still very eerie. Finn searched around the room, looking for a secret door or somewhere they were keeping Nikki. Then something caught his attention. The door to the glass chamber where Stitch normally would stand was open. He didn't even know there was a door there. He wondered if that was left there on purpose. By Wayne? Or the Overtakers? Either way, he had to take the risk to find Nikki.

He stepped inside and closed the door behind him. He noticed a few buttons inside. He experimented by pressing one of them. He almost jumped when the machine shook before he felt himself sinking with the glass container. Realizing that he was standing on a trap door.

He soon found himself in a storage room. We could already see a huge robotic Stitch sitting motionless in the corner of the room. He shivered as he felt the coldness getting stronger in the room. Maleficent wasn't far. Maybe Nikki was near too. He began to search around the room, looking for any signs of her. The room was eerily quiet. He didn't like that at all. Also he felt that he was being watched. He kept walking till a sound made him pause. Before he could even turn around, a strong, metal arms wrapped around him and lifted him up. Pinning his arms tightly to his sides. He turned his head slightly, seeing the red eyes of the robot Stitch staring back at him. He kicked wildly, trying to break himself free. He thought for a moment, realizing he can just go into his DHI form. But before he could go into his calm state, the door swung open.

Suddenly the room grew colder to the point it felt like a freezer. He turned to look ahead, seeing Maleficent approaching him. She gave him a devilish smirk. "Finn Whitman. My, this is a pleasant surprise. Though, I knew you would come."

Finn narrowed his eyes at the witch, grunting as he struggled in the robot Stitch's grip. "Where's Nikki?! What have you done to her?!" He shouted at her.

"Don't fret, boy. She's alright for now." She turned to gesture to him towards the door. Two pirates carried Nikki in their arms. Ropes were bound on her arms and ankles. She lifted her head, sadly staring at Finn. "I-I'm sorry, Finn. I never wanted you to come here." She spoke in a tone that broke Finn's heart.

"Bring him along." Maleficent ordered to Stitch. "We'll take them to another location. Their friends will soon come looking for them."

Those words made both of the Keepers' eyes widen. If they were moved, no one would know where they were. Finn felt a hard hit on the back of her head, feeling the world around him going dark.

…..

David narrowed his eyes upon the enemies that surrounded them. Sparks formed into his hands as he was prepare to fight back. Willing to die for his friends in order to protect them. But he barely did anything, pausing as a gust of wind blew the Overtakers down onto the ground. He quickly turned his head, seeing Amanda and Charlene running over to them.

"Are you both alright?" Charlene asked as she went over to help Maybeck.

"I'm alright. It's a good thing you two showed up." Maybeck smiled over at her. Amanda went over to help David.

"Where's Finn?" She asked worriedly.

"We separated to find Nikki." Maybeck answered. "He was following Chip and Dale."

Just as he said that, Chip and Dale rushed over to them.

"Finn went into the Stitch Attraction." Chip spoke up. "He told us to go get help while he went looking for Nikki."

"And we brought all of the help we can get." Dale grinned.

Behind them, Cinderella, Aladdin, Jack Sparrow, and Simba were walking over to them. Wearing their own battle gear. Cinderella carried her own sword like Aladdin and Jack.

"Hear you needed a rescue squad." Jack smirked down at them.

"We'll hold off the Overtakers while you guys find your friends." Aladdin spoke up.

"And please do be careful." Cinderella said with concern.

"Thank you, all of you." David smiled to them.

"Let's get going and find Finn and Nikki." Amanda encouraged before she led the group down the street. Chip and Dale led the way to where they last saw Finn.

…..

"They're gone." David spoke, the hope slipping away from him. The storage room underneath the stage where the Stitch would be was empty. There was no sign of Nikki or Finn.

Amanda broke down into tears.

"They must have known we would come looking for them." Charlene said as she glanced around. Hoping to find a clue to where they could be.

"Maybe Philiby can find a way to track them." David turned to Maybeck, who nodded in agreement.

"I'll call him." Amanda gathered herself from crying and picked up the phone. Praying to herself that Finn was alright. Along with Nikki.