Chapter 34

Sora and Happy jumped out of the screen and landed while the members of Fairy Tail jumped out of the covers of each game they were in.

"You guys!", said Donald and Goofy with happiness.

"Y'all alright?", asked Woody as Rex, Hamm, and the Three Aliens came up to them.

"Yeah, I'm just fine.", said Sora as all the Fairy Tail members nodded with a smile. "And you?"

Everyone but Fairy Tail frowned and looked sad after Sora asked.

"Wait… Where's Buzz?"

"He disappeared into a dark corridor.", answered Goofy.

"What?!", they all shouted.

"Sora, how do we get him back?", asked Woody.

"I don't know. My power won't open those.", said a disappointed Sora.

"There has to be something.", said a worried Lucy.

As they stood there, the Three Army Men came up towards the group and asked, "Sir, did I hear you say 'dark corridor'?"

"That's right, Sarge.", said Woody. "Any ideas?"

"Well, it might be a long shot, but we've sighted a shadowy portal in the Kid Korral. We can infiltrate from a window inside Babies and Toddlers. I'll head there and get it open."

Everyone was filled with relief.

"Sarge, you're a lifesaver!", said Woody. "You guys in?"

"Hell yeah!", they all said with determination.

"Please promise you'll bring Buzz home.", said Rex as everyone headed to the exit.

"With batteries included?", question Hamm.

"Journey safely.", said one on the Aliens.

"Farewell.", said another.

"Don't worry. We're gonna get our friend back.", said Woody.

"With whatever you said!", said Natsu.

"And that's how me and Happy farewell against the Gigases.", said Sora as he explain the Gigas fight.

"Me and Lily were fighting against a giant mechanical worm!", said Natsu. "It wasn't so tough at all!"

"Really?", question Gray with sarcasm. "Well I had to fight against an eight arm man with swords in each hand! How do you beat that?"

"How big was this dude?", growled Natsu as he butted heads with Gray.

"Focus!", shouted Erza.

"Aye!", said Natsu and Gray in a cheery mode.

"Were here.", said Woody as they stand in front of the entrance. Woody looked up and said, "That must be the window Sarge mentioned."

They all ran up to the window and passed through it. On the other side, they were in some kind of play area with a bunch of plush animals.

"All these toys are really cute!", said Wendy.

"Yeah!", said Lucy.

"The entrance was blocked by blocks?", said Sora as he examin the entrance to the Korral, which was blocked by large green blocks.

"Can you use the Gigas to move 'em?", asked Woody as he pointed at a nearby Gigas.

"Yeah, maybe. I'll try."

Sora got into the robot and used one of its hands to make the blocks float and pushed them away from the door.

"Now we can go back to entrance of the store.", said Juvia.

"Yeah.", said Laxus. "But first, we need to find the corridor."

Inside the Korral was like a giant playground, with forts, slides, and green blocks all around. There was another room that was filled with colorful balls.

"This place looks like a lot of fun.", said Natsu. "Right, Happy?"

"Aye, sir!", said Happy.

"They're always children.", said Charle.

"I can see that.", said Woody with a smile.

As they walked around the Korral, Donald said, "Up there!"

Donald pointed at an airducked that was near the ceiling of the Korral. It was flowing with a dark aura.

"How do we get up there?", asked Wendy.

"Well, there are some more blocks here…", said Woody.

"We could use them to reach the vent!", said Lucy.

"And there's a bunch of Gigases we could use to collect them!", said Happy as he pointed at four other Gigases.

"I guess that's it.", said Gajeel.

Erza then said, "Gray, Lucy, and Juvia. We will board the Gigases and assist Sora on finding more blocks. Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, Laxus, Donald, Goofy, and Woody will stay to keep an eye out for any suspicious activities."

"Roger!", they all said.

Laxus, Gajeel, Lily, Donald, and Goofy guarded the Entrance while Natsu, Wendy, Happy, Charle, and Woody stayed inside. Sora, Lucy, Gray, Juvia, and Erza explored the Korral and found piles of green blocks in different areas of the Korral. They then brought the blocks back as everyone gathered to meet up with them.

"Man, riding this is pretty awesome!", said Gray.

"Yes.", said Erza. "But right now, we need to build a path to that vent."

"Ready?", asked Juvia.

The four of them use their Gigases anti gravity ability and lifted the green blocks to pile them on top of each other. Eventually, those blocks formed a giant green catus that looks like it's running.

"Hey, it that…", question Donald.

"A cactus?", question Sora and Natsu.

"Yep, and it's our way up to the dark corridor.", said Goody.

"Alright, let's go!", said Lucy.

They all ran up the cactus and reached the air vent. When they entered the vent, they all saw a dark portal at the end of the vent.

"There it is!", said Charle.

While looking at the dark corridor, Sora asked, "It looked like this?"

"Yup.", said Goofy while Woody and Donald nodded.

"Here goes."

After passing through the corridor, everyone entered into a dark cloudy area with toys floating everywhere. At the center of the area was Buzz, covered by somewhat dark cloud aura. Beneath him was Xehanort, who looks calm despite that wound in his back is still throbbing.

"Buzz!", they all shouted worriedly.

"Xehanort!", Sora growled.

"What do you want with my friend?", Woody asked demandingly.

"Look… Such tremendous darkness.", said Xehanort. "All because he was ripped away from the boy who cares about him most."

"Because you're the one who did it!", said an angry Natsu.

The dark clouds on the floor began to rise, surrounding everyone.

"Does that mean... we'll all be like Buzz…", question Woody worriedly as more dark clouds swarmed around him, creating a dark vortex. "If we don't...find Andy?"

"Wrong!", shouted Sora as he walked passed Woody and faced Xehanort. "Distance doesn't matter. Andy's part of their hearts, just like my friends are part of mine. Can't rip that apart!"

"That's right!", said Lucy. "As long as we remember each other everyday, we will always be together!"

Woody gasped. He then grabbed his right foot and looked at Andy's signature on the bottom of his shoe. He then looked at Andy's signature on Buzz's right foot with a determined look on his face until he was pushed upwards by the dark clouds, creating a larger vortex around Buzz and Xehanort.

"What? 'Your friends are your power'?", said Xehanort. "Ah… How very true. But if the light of friendship is a form of power...the darkness of being alone is a power...even greater. Darkness is the heart's true nature."

"What a load of crap.", said Gray. "It's true that there are some people in life that have dark hearts. But there are also people that have hearts with love and compassion!"

"It is our nature to stand up for what is right even if we are alone, that's the true nature of the heart!", said Erza.

Woody then stepped forward and said, "Whatever you're talking about, I don't care. Put Buzz back the way he was, then get lost!"

"Or else what, toy?", Xehanort responded back.

"Yeah, I am a toy. And a friend."

Woody stomped his foot hard on the ground, making the dark clouds burst into black flames and disappearing.

"My guess is no one's ever loved you before.", he said as he continued to stomp hard on the floor, making more dark clouds vanishing. "Because you know nothing about hearts and love."

Sora walked up next to Woody and he too began to stomp making more dark clouds disappeared. Eventually, Natsu, Lucy, and Gray followed their lead.

"There are hearts all around us, trying to connect.", said Sora. "Your 'loneliness' only made Woody and Buzz's connection stronger. That's the heart's true nature-to never, ever let go."

"That's right.", said Lucy. "Wherever they are, Andy and the other toys haven't let go either."

"Yeah!", said Woody. "You can't keep us from Andy."

"If you do, we'll beat the crap outta you!", said Natsu.

"We're going home no matter what.", Woody continued as the dark clouds began to rise more. "And taking Buzz!"

"Xehanort, you're so caught up in finding the shadows, you forgot about the light that cast them.", said Sora.

Suddenly, all of the dark clouds began to disappeared. Xehanort put his arms up to block the wave while the dark clouds that kept Buzz dispearce into a bright light.

"No!", said a shock Xehanort.

Sora, Donald, and Goofy summon their weapons and charged towards Xehanort to attack. Seeing this, Xehanort summon his Keyblade and block their attack, making them both trying to push each other away.

"Woody, now!", shouted Sora while trying to push back Xehanort.

Woody then jumped into the air right behind Sora while pulling out the string on his back. He then threw it at a piece of block that was in the air, swung towards Buzz, grabbed him, and landed on the floor. The gang looked happy while Xehanort looked angry and annoyed. The Fairy Tail members were laughing.

"Giddy-up, partner!", said Woody's wind up audio as the string on his back became shorter. "We gotta get this wagon train a-movin'!"

Buzz immediately woke up and saw Woody on top of him. Woody got off of him and smiled.

"Woody…", said Buzz. "Wait, how did I get here?"

"Oh, I don't know!", Woody responded sarcastically. "Maybe somebody switched you into 'dark and stormy' mode."

Buzz looked surprised. "But I don't have a-", he stopped and realized what he ment.

He then looked ashamed and Woody held out his hand. Buzz smiled, grabbed Woody's hand, and Woody pulled Buzz up.

"Thank you, Woody.", said Buzz.

"Good to have ya back, Buzz.", said Woody.

"Hey, hurry up!", shouted Donald.

"We can't hold him much longer!", said Goofy.

"Don't give up, guys!", said Sora.

"Oh, man! We totally forgot about you guys!", said Natsu.

"Are you kidding me!", shouted Sora, Donald, and Goofy, angrily.

Then Xehanort successfully pushed the trio away with his Keyblade. Lucy, Wendy, and Juvia went over to check on them

"So, even empty puppets can be given strong hearts.", said Xehanort. "I am going to have to remember that."

Xehanort then notice a small red dot on his left shoulder. He turned and saw Buzz pointing his laser arm at him.

"Remember this-our hearts will always be connected to Andy's.", said Buzz. "No matter what you do!"

Woody spoke up and said, "And that's something you'll never understand because you're hollower than any toy."

"Ooooh, snap!", said Happy.

"Yeah!", said Gray as he ran up towards Xehanort, holding an ice sword. "And you better not mess with us!"

Xehanort grabbed his sword and shattered it with his hands, pushing Gray away from him and crashing onto Sora. Suddenly, Xehanort is now covered in a dark aura

"I will not fall for the same trick twice.", said Xehanort. "And now I know a hearts can be placed in the vessel of our choosing. For that, let me give you a parting gift to play with."

"Wait!", shouted Sora as he pushed Gray away and ran after him. When Sora attempted to strike Xehanort down, his attack just went through his body.

"Find the hearts joined to yours.", he said before he vanished.

"Look!", said Wendy.

The dark clouds in the area started to move towards the center, making the area light up and show a bright blue sky with tall toy like buildings and toy like roads.

"Be on your guard!", said Erza as she requip into her Giant Armor.

The dark clouds that gather at the center began to form into a large Heartless, that took on the form of a giant purple flying saucer.

"Here goes!", said Sora.

Heartless doved straight towards them but they all dodged before it could hit them.

"Fire Dragon's Wing Attack!"

"Ice-Make: Saucer!"

Natsu and Gray's attacks hit directly at the Heartless, making it crashed into a few buildings but got up.

"Oh, come on!", yelled an annoyed Natsu.

Woody then noticed a rocket nearby and said, "Buzz! Sora! Natsu!"

The three of them came to him. "Why don't we use this rocket? Natsu will light it up while the three of us ride and use it to destroy the saucer.

"As long as I'm not riding it, then I'm in!"

Sora, Woody, and Buzz hopped on the rocket as Natsu fired it. When the fire reached the end of the rocket, it blasted off. Sora got a good control of the rocket and aimed it at the Heartless. Seeing the rocket, Wendy ran up towards the Heartless as well as Erza as she readied her spear.

"De-Malevo-Lance!"

"Sky Dragon's Roar!"

Erza threw her lance at the Heartless while Wendy's roar gave it a harder push. The lance pearce through the Heartless, making it crash again.

"Now!", shouted Erza.

Woody, Buzz, and Sora jumped off the rocket and threw it at the Heartless. When it hit, there was a huge explosion and it destroyed the Heartless.

Everyone cheered at their victory.

"That was awesome!", said Natsu.

"So that's what that thing does.", said Gajeel.

"Alright.", said Woody. "Let's get outta here."

"Before we leave the store.", said Erza. "There is one thing we must do."

As they all headed towards the exit (Except Erza, Lucy, Juvia, Wendy, and Charle), Goofy said, "So, Xehanort got away again."

"Yeah, he's a big chicken.", said Donald.

"Probably that he was too scared to face me.", said Natsu.

Sora went up to Woody and Buzz, bowed, and said, "I'm sorry. I wanted to get you back to the real world."

Woody and Buzz looked at each other and smiled. "It does seem that we're trapped here.", said Buzz.

"We'll never get home.", said Rex.

"Yeah, stuck like pigs.", said Hamm.

"Our position appears fixed.", said the Colonel.

"Oh nooo.", said the Three Aliens in unison.

"A shame we'll have to stay a little longer...with our new best friends.", said Buzz.

The group looked confused.

Woody came up to Sora, put his arm on Sora's shoulder, and said, "After all the adventures we've had, we're not quite ready to say, 'So long'."

"You guys…" Sora said with a smile.

Buzz held out his hand and said, "I'm sorry that I was being so stubborn. Please forgive me."

Sora shook Buzz's hand and said, "Hey, you were just looking out for your friends. No biggie."

"Hey, at least your not as stubborn as Erza.", said Natsu.

Erza's voice came up in a dark, angry tone and said, "What did you say?"

"Nothing, ma'am!", said a nervous Natsu.

Everyone faced Erza and were stun. All the girls were holding a bunch of doll clothing.

"You grabbed all of those clothes?!", asked a shock and stun Sora.

"We all wanted the clothes.", said Lucy.

"These clothes on Juvia will be exquisite!", said Juvia.

Everyone laughed. Then Hamm said, "Anyway, somebody's gotta be the sensible one, especially since Woody's always gettin' in trouble."

"Gawrsh, that sounds a little like Sora, don't it?", question Goody.

Sora and Woody looked at each other with confusion.

"Yeah, and I'm the dependable one!", said Donald.

"Like Buzz! ...Kind of", said Rex as everyone laughed while Donald angrily put his hands on his hips.

"You mean the 'temper' one", said a sarcastic Gray.

"Why you?!", shouted an angry Donald while everyone laughed even harder.

Woody began to calm down and said, "Besides, if we do go back to the real world, we'll never see you again, right?"

"But..what about Andy? You care about him so much.", said a worried Sora.

"And he's still right here with us.", said Buzz as he put his hand on his chest.

Lucy put her hands on Sora's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'm sure they will be together again soon. Just like me and Michelle."

"You understand us pretty well, Lucy.", said Woody. "If we follow our hearts, we'll find him again."

Both Woody and Sora shared a smile with each other. "Yeah!", said Sora.

"So, Sora, are you goin' after the guy in the black coat?"

"Something tells me we can't join you on that mission.", said Buzz.

"That's okay...because you've become part of our hearts, along with Lucy and your friends." Woody then faced Sora and pointed at Sora's chest. "So let us become a part of yours."

They all ran up to the toys and gave them a hug (Excluding Laxus, Gajeel, and Lily).

"Thank you!", said a happy Sora.

"Now, off you go.", said Buzz pointing at the ceiling. (Say it with me!) "To infinity and beyond!"