Chapter 16: Olympus Coliseum Part 1 The following world is based on Hercules (1997)The gummi ship landed on a new world made up of clouds and shiny pillars made of marble. Sora wanted to lookd at these things in awe, but he couldn't shake the feeling he messed up big time with Wonderland. Alice, the swashbuckling princess was gone. Perhaps kidnapped. The Chesire Cat was a jerk, the Queen was eaten alive by Heartless. What the heck was going on in these wretched worlds? Upon arriving, Sora got his keyblade out just in case.
"Don't worry too much. I'm sure we'll get answers soon." said Donald.
"I'm angry Donald. I'm super angry." said Sora.
"And it's okay to be." replied Donald.
"I'm angry too. With everything that has happened." said Goofy.
"We were defeated one way or another, even with Alice who was really tough back there." said Sora.
Just then, Donald spotted a young man walking up towards a building. He looked like a boy, perhaps close to Sora's age? He looked distressed and he was wearing clothes that didn't resemble the inhabitants of this world. He looked strangely mideival. And then, right behind him was another young man, who was wearing a blue coat with white fur. Donald looked at both of them and realized they were not of that world.
"What is it Donald?" asked Goofy.
Donald quickly walked up to them angrily. Sora and Goofy followed, confused as to why Donald was acting this way.
"Hey you two?! Are you world travelers?!" asked Donald.
The oldest young man, who looked like he came from a tribe in some cold enviorment and with brownish skin looked at Donald with piercing eyes.
"We are travelers, and we do have a permit if that is what you are going to ask of us." said the young man. The boy next to him nodded simply.
"Show it to me then." said Donald.
"You are not the police duck. Now go away before I roast you up for dinner." said the young man.
"Denahi, isn't that cruel?" asked the blonde boy next to this Denahi.
"Lord Merlin said that ducks are nothing but trouble especially when you are trying to roast one up Arthur." said Denahi.
"Merlin?! Your with Merlin!" cried Donald.
"Yeah, and what's it to you?" asked Denahi.
"Then you must be his wards! I'm so sorry! I'm Donald Duck. And this is Goofy and Sora." said Donald.
"Hello." said Sora awkwardly. Goofy waved cheerfully being himself.
"Sora, Donald and Goofy? Never heard of you." said Denahi.
"I know Goofy! I heard of him! He's Captain of King Mickey's royal Knights!" said Arthur excitedly looking at Goofy.
"Aw shucks. I'm just a Captain. Nothing more." said Goofy humbly.
Denahi raised an eyebrow. "This guy? This guy here? This is a captain?" asked Denahi.
"Yes. Where I come from, Knights with such a high command are well regarded." said Arthur.
"You two are from different worlds?!" asked Sora in surprise.
"Yes. I'm from Light Mountain, a world inhabited by forests and is overlooked by a mighty mountain with Spirits protecting the world." said Denahi proudly.
"I'm from The Castle Realm. Merlin's homeworld." said Arthur.
"Wow. You two are like us! I'm also from a different world! It was called Destiny Islands. It was taken by the Heartless not long ago." said Sora.
"I'm sorry to hear that. Those heartless are nothing but trouble and causing grief on everyone." said Denahi.
"So friends, are you also on a journey searching for someone?" asked Arthur.
"We are looking for an awful lot in the worlds. We are searching for King Mickey, Sora's friends and family, and the Keyholes." said Goofy.
"Keyholes? Then this mean your the Keyblade Master!" said Arthur.
"Master? Oh no, I'm just only using the key." said Sora as he summoned his keyblade.
"This is amazing! You actually can control this!" said Denahi.
"I'm still learning the ropes." said Sora.
"Well if you need to train, this world is perfect for it. There's a goat man named Phil who lives here. He trains heroes. You might want to talk to him over at the Coliseum. I'm sure he'll help you out with your power." said Denahi.
"Wow! You sound wise!" cried Sora.
"I am the Wolf of Wisdom after all." said Denahi as he proudly displayed his necklace which was a small wolf carved in wood.
"Do you two want to come with us? We probably need some help." said Goofy.
"Yes. We are also on the search. You see, Merlin sensed that one of the Seven Princesess of Heart was kidnapped. And we need to find her." said Denahi.
"She's on our list of missing people too." said Donald in surprise.
"You knew Alice!?" cried Arthur.
"Yeah. She disappered in front of us back in Wonderland. The Heartless attacked and ..." Donald couldn't even finish his sentence. Arthur grabbed him from the shoulders.
"You didn't see where they took her?! Are you sure!?" cried Arthur.
"I swear we don't know where they took her!" cried Donald. Arthur looked like he was going to cry.
"Please... we need to find her! I need to find her!" cried Arthur.
"Let go of me kid!" cried Donald.
Arthur let go and tried to breathe. Denahi stepped in. "We'll join you on your quest. That is if there is room in your Gummi Ship." said Denahi.
"Sure there is." said Goofy cheerfully.
"How did you guys get here without one?" asked Sora.
"Merlin opened a portal for us." said Denahi.
"And who is Merlin?" asked Sora.
"He's a wizard like Yen Sid. He's in the same league." said Donald.
Arthur looked a little distressed and Sora walked up to him.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
'I'm fine. Just a little... worried for Alice." said Arthur.
Sora nodded, understandingly. The look in Arthur's eyes reminded him of his own whenever he thought of Kairi or his friends and family.
"We'll find them. No worries." said Sora.
"Let's go meet Phil. If we are going to work together to find our people, then we need to beef you up." said Denahi pressing on Sora's arms. He then began to laugh.
"What's so funny!" demanded Sora.
"You got noodle arms. Ha! I knew this one kid who had arms like yours. They were so thin, I swear I could have felt the bone." said Denahi with a laugh.
"Yeah, that was me." said Arthur rolling his eyes.
Everyone chuckled and even Arthur couldn't help but laugh. They managed to bring some levity into the sitation. As the five new friends walked towards the coliseum, a dark figure watched them from afar with a smirk.
He had a long black cape and his head was literraly on fire. FIRE. This guy was none other than the lord of the dead himself, Hades.
And next to Hades stood two figures. Two men with large swords. Cloud and Squall watched from afar.
"As you both know, I want them all eliminated! Especially the one with the large toy sword. What was it called again? A Keyblade was it? Oh whatever. Just kill them, gain some EXP, level up and then beat Sephiroth to a bloody pulp. You know, the usual RPG stuff." said Hades.
Both Cloud and Squall nodded and got their swords ready for a fight...
