Ursula had made a number of spells in her time, but never before had she tried to create a creature. This was definitely an excited endeavor for her as she went to work on the spell. She added a number of ingredients including eye of eel, scale of fish, and fur of tiger; apparently, Shere Khan was a heavy sleeper. Her spell was all but complete as she looked around her lair and saw no hide nor hair of Dr. Facilier, figuring, he was still at the entrance.
"Will you get in here, you fool?!" Ursula shouted towards the entrance.
"No! I look ridiculous!" said Facilier.
"You always look ridiculous. If you ask me, I've made an improvement," said Ursula.
Hesitantly, Facilier emerged from the side of the mouth of Ursula's lair, revealing himself to have his human head, but the lower body and tentacles of an octopus. As the embarrassed voodoo magician swam over to the cauldron, he noticed that Ursula had a somewhat weary look in her eyes.
"What's up with you?" asked Facilier.
"It's Maleficent. Have you noticed anything different about her?" Ursula asked.
"Yeah...now that you mention it..." Facilier said intently. "Did she have some work done on her horns?"
"No, you idiot! She seemed like she was in a trance," said Ursula.
"Well she does have that 'entrancing' quality..." Facilier said in a flirtatious manner, much to Ursula's disgust.
After deciding to just drop the subject, Ursula placed the last ingredient, claw of crab, into the potion and mixed them all together. A dazzling whirlwind of light and dark purplish colors and light sparkles hovered over the two villains, capped off with a burst of light. A sinister smile slithered across Ursula's face for she knew this signified that the spell was complete as she grabbed a bottle and placed a portion of the potion into it.
The first part was now finished, now Facilier and Ursula headed to the surface for the second part of the plan.
The two villains arrived at the beach near Eric's castle. Once there, Facilier was more than happy to be turned back into a human by Ursula.
"Now, Facilier, I need your shadow," Ursula said to Facilier's shock.
The doctor's shadow backed up in fear for it knew not what this sea witch was planning for it.
"What do you want my shadow for?" Facilier asked.
"I'm going to use the potion on it, of course," said Ursula.
"What?! Are you crazy?!" said Facilier.
"Oh, Facilier...flattery will get you into trouble..." Ursula said, giving Facilier a cold look.
With Facilier's permission, his shadow separated from him and reluctantly inched towards Ursula. It shivered in fear as the bulbous sea witch toward over it, chanting the magical words.
"Darkest evil, mightiest woe, tiger tail and camel toe..." she started when she was cut off by Facilier.
"'Tiger tail and camel toe?'" he said.
"Yeah, I didn't have alot of time to think up most of the rhymes, so I just came up with the first thing that popped into my head," Ursula said awkwardly before she continued. "From the shadows of the night, create a creature of darkest fright!"
With those words, Ursula poured a drop of the potion onto the shadow.
The two villains watched as the shadow twisted and distorted until it arose from the ground as solid mass, transforming before their eyes into a giant, sea-serpent-like creature.
Dr. Facilier awed at the sight of what his own shadow had become. Even Ursula couldn't help but be shocked. Never before had she created a creature like this. While shocked, the sea witch also had a bit of pride in herself.
"Well, not too shabby if I do say myself. Mhmhmhmhmmm," Ursula said. "Now, my new pet, go! Go to Alatar, find the princesses and the crystal scepters, and destroy them all!"
And on Ursula's command, the newly formed creature dove into the ocean and departed.
As if traveling to find the scepters was not a difficult enough task, the princesses would soon have to deal with a titanic monster of ferocious proportions.
For the gang, the journey was far from over. They now had 3 scepters under their belts which meant they had 8 more to go. Minutes and seconds felt like days, days felt like years for the princesses as they continuously worried about their husbands and loved ones. Not only that, but never had they been charged with such a responsibility. The fate of an entire kingdom and possibly the world now rested on their regal shoulders. They had dealt with villains before, but never one like Golett, and it was up to them to stop him, all because of a prophecy which none of them had known until now.
Through the guidance of Feemer, the gang continued on their quest through Alatar.
Down in the ship, Tiana decided take a nap until they reached their next destination. But unknowns to her, Merida and Rapunzel snuck to her quarters with sneaky intentions.
Merida and Rapunzel went to the left side of Tiana's bed. The both of them quietly giggled at the sound of Tiana's snoring.
"She sounds like Angus when he blows his nose," said Merida.
"OK, you ready?" Rapunzel asked.
Merida nodded before she pulled out a bottle of whipped cream and sprayed a lump into Tiana's hand. With that, Rapunzel licked her hand and straightened a lock of her hair before poking it into Tiana's ear.
The two waited for Tiana to react and throw the cream into her ear. Well, she reacted alright, but instead of what they planned, Tiana took her hand and rubbed the whipped cream onto Rapunzel and Merida's faces.
Tiana laughed hysterically as the two pranksters literally had egg on their faces, so to speak.
"Sorry, girls, but you have to wake up pretty early in the morning to get one over on old Tiana!" Tiana boasted before she headed back up the ship.
"I told you we should've gone with the fake mouse," Rapunzel said to Merida.
Meanwhile, Cinderella and Snow White were talking when Cindy suddenly noticed Aurora at the side of ship, looking out at the ocean. She left Snow White to go over and talk to her.
"Hey, Aurora," Cinderella said.
At first, there was no reaction. It was as if Aurora hadn't even noticed that Cinderella was right next to her, her eyes stuck on the rushing ocean water. Cinderella tried calling her name again and again, she didn't answer. She was deep in thought about something and Cinderella didn't know what. So she tried a third time and finally, she answered.
"Hmmm? Oh, hello Cinderella," Aurora said.
"What's wrong?" asked Cindy.
"It's just..." Aurora answered with a sigh. "Why didn't Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather ever tell me about any of this? Why didn't they tell any of us about this prophecy?"
Cinderella pondered before she gave Aurora an answer. "Maybe they didn't want us to know until the time was right," she said.
"Maybe, but I just don't think the time is right for me," said Aurora.
"What do you mean?" asked Cinderella.
"Well the others are just so special. Compared to them, I'm nothing," said Aurora.
"Don't say that, of course you are!" Cinderella said.
"But Merida's brave and a great swordswoman, Pocahontas is strong and free-spirited, Jasmine is fierce and tough, Rapunzel has her hair, Tiana's a hard worker, Snow White is so beloved and so pretty, Mulan's a great fighter, Belle is intelligent, and Ariel is carefree," said Aurora.
"Hey, what about me?" Cinderella said.
"Hmm? Oh! You're very patient and confident," said Aurora.
"Thank you," Cinderella said.
At that moment, now Cindy was beginning to have doubts. One of her best friends had trouble naming one of her positive qualities. In her mind, what did that tell her about herself? With that, both Cinderella and Aurora gave a collective sigh. But, realizing that her friend wasn't feeling the best, Cindy placed her arm over Aurora's shoulder, trying to console her as the good fairies looked on.
"Ohhh! We should've just told her when she got older!" said Merryweather.
"Realizing she was a princess was a big enough shock. How do you think she would've reacted to all this?!" said Flora.
Yet another one of Flora and Merryweather's back-and-forths, but this one was more serious. Realizing this, Fauna stepped in.
"Listen, what's in the past is done and we can't change it. What's important is now and now, Aurora and the others are our only hope of saving the Magic Kingdom," said Fauna.
Flora and Merryweather nodded in agreement.
"Land ho!" Feemer shouted. "Oh, I've always wanted to say that!"
The gang rushed to the front of the ship, Pocahontas looking on from the crow's nest.
So once again, it was time for the gang to explore another island. Out of the few they had visited so far, this one was one of the most unique-looking ones.
As the gang boarded at the dock and departed the ship to get a good look around, they saw other ships. But these were not regular-looking ships. They appeared to constructed out of metal. Some were huge in design and all of them were mechanical.
The same was with the first few buildings they saw. Most of them towered over the group with their Tudor design, but that wasn't what was unique about them. Gears and pipes stemmed from the buildings; smoke protruding out of chimneys; and the sound of gears grinding could be heard for miles. Suffice to say, this was an environment the gang was not used to.
But new setting or not, they knew that nothing; whether the smell of smoke or the sound of grinding gears; could deter them from their main objective, so of course, the first order of business was to get on the trail of the next scepter.
"So where do we start looking?" asked Tiana.
"Well according to Feemer, we should go...um..." Snow White said, holding Feemer but confused as to which direction he was glowing.
"That way!" Feemer shouted when he started glowing.
"Oh right, sorry," Snow White said with an innocent giggle.
So with that, the gang proceeded into the city which was amazing enough when they first landed on the island, but upon walking further into the town square, they discovered far more than they could've even imagined, if they would imagine something like this at all.
From left to right and right to left, all sorts of mechanical devices engulfed the buildings and facilities. All of them seemed to be powered by oil and steam. Flying vehicles with wings covered the skies and some of them turned into cars when they landed on the ground. Some building were connected by walkways that were automatic, so the people did not need to walk. And there appeared to be what looked like a few rail systems.
"OK, we're definitely not in the Magic Kingdom anymore," said Tiana.
"Wow! You're brilliant!" Feemer said sarcastically.
Just then, the sound of rumbling footsteps slowly approached the gang, getting louder and louder. They then turned around and saw what looked like a tall, golden robot with large, metallic claws.
Merida, having never seen anything like this before, figured it came to attack her and her friends, and quickly pulled out her sword, charging at the machine. "Stay back, you...you...whatever you are!" she said.
Merida wailed away at the robot with her sword, but no matter how many times she tried, she could not penetrate the seemingly indestructible armor.
To add even more of the weirdness that already befallen them, the robot began to talk. "Wait, stop! I mean you no harm!" it said.
"Call me crazy, but did that...whatever it is...just talk?" asked Tiana.
"Stay away from my friends, you...beast of metal!" said Merida, continually swinging her sword until the robot grabbed it.
"I'm a friend too!" the robot said.
Suddenly, steam poured out of the massive machine as its dome glass opened up, revealing a young gentleman with curly brown hair. He was wearing a bright yellow frock coat, a white waistcoat, black breeches, and brown low heeled shoes with gold shoe buckles.
"I'm terribly sorry for frightening you. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Ignatius Barnum Bartholomew Yonderson, but everyone calls me Ibby," the young man said, approaching Belle and kissing her on the hand. "It is a pleasure to meet you."
"Finally, someone civilized to talk to," said Feemer.
"Who said that?!" exclaimed Ibby.
"I did!" Feemer answered.
Upon observation, Ibby realized the talking was coming from Feemer. But rather than be turned away, he was quite intrigued. Never before had he seen a magical talking rock, let alone one that had the spirit of a sorcerer.
"Well anyway, you all must be new here, am I right?" Ibby asked.
"You are correct, sir!" exclaimed Mulan.
"Well then allow me to welcome you to Kettlepot Island," said Ibby. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'll be heading home."
"Wait!" said Merryweather. "We came here looking for something. A scepter? A big one? Made out of a jewel? Ever heard of it?"
Ibby had no recollection of such an item. However, he did know that most lost or unneeded items were sent to the junkyard, so perhaps that 'scepter' they were looking for might just be there. He informed them in order to get there, they would need to take the railway. Of course, they cost money which the gang did not have, but Ibby was more than happy to pay their way.
Inside the golden railcar, Merida stuck out her head and tongue, but then a bird got caught in her hair.
Meanwhile, Ibby got better acquainted with Belle whom he sat next to.
"So you need 11 of these scepters, you say?" Ibby asked.
"Yes. We already have 3, so we need 8 more," said Belle.
"Sounds like you've got quite a bit of work ahead of you," said Ibby.
As the two continued their conversation, Ibby complemented Belle on her dress, instantly recognizing it as French. As it turned out, the two had a lot in common; they shared a love for books and for finding new things. The two were actually able to share an intelligent conversation. Soon, Belle began confiding in Ibby by telling him of her past; about her experience with the Adam when he was a beast. She told him of how she lived in his castle for a while and of how she first met all the enchanted objects. She also told him of how she entered the West Wing and of how the Beast caught and scared her off into the woods.
It was at this point where Ibby stopped her. "Wait a minute, you went into the West Wing when you were told not to?" he asked her.
"Well...yes, I was curious," Belle said.
"And then you ran off into a bunch of woods filled with wolves?" Ibby asked.
"Well...yes, he scared me," Belle said.
"Well yes, but instead of the woods, you couldn't have instead run to your room?" Ibby said.
"You know, he has a point, Belle," Ariel said.
"And not only that, but in a snowstorm as well?" Ibby said.
"Again, good point," said Tiana.
"Will you both stay out of this?!" Belle said to Ariel and Tiana.
So for the rest of the ride, Belle and Ibby continued to debate on the issue, much to the annoyance of the rest of the gang.
Meanwhile, far away, on the outskirts of the city, in a desolate desert, sat a large metallic castle. Among its walls occupied legions of robotic soldiers and outside its walls, more were being built by the minute.
Overlooking the construction, from high atop on his balcony, was another robot; a lean male robot made of bronze with bright yellow eyes.
Soon, the robot was approached by another, a female robot also made of bronze with bright yellow eyes as well.
"Come, darling! I'm in the mood for a hot oil bath," she said flirtatiously.
"Not now, dear," the male robot said.
"Oh! You always say that, Zantar! You never have time for me!" the female robot said.
"Well forgive me, Omerian, if I have other things on my mind! Such as finding that blasted orb!" said Zentar.
"You're still on that?! Honey Oil, you've been after that orb for years and still you have found nothing!" said Omerian.
"Yes, but I will find it! I know it's out there somewhere and with these new robots, I'm confident we will find it!" said Zentar.
Just then, the robotic couple felt a rumbling approaching them. Zentar turned a smile came across his face as i turned out to be another of his creations. It was a short robot with yellow eyes, tank wheels and large, robotic claws.
"Dear, meet, our newest enforcer. I give you, Tankana!" Zentar announced.
Omerian was mildly impressed as her husband turned to her.
"Now, my mechanical love, go to Kettlepot and see if you can find out anything. In the meantime, I will continue to build my troops," said Zentar.
Omerian looked at her husband with somewhat discontent. Sometimes, she felt as if he saw as more of a servant or a soldier than a wife. But then, Zentar, seeing the glare in his wife's eyes, smiled at her before he put a finger to her chin.
"Do this, my junkyard jessibelle, and then we will have that hot oil bath," he said in a seductive manner.
Omerian giggled. "Oh, I just can't stay mad at you, you industrial imp, you," she said before she flew off out of the palace and towards Kettlepot.
The ride to the junkyard proved to be a long one for most of the gang as Ibby and Belle continued to argue.
"They're arguing as bad as we do," Rapunzel whispered to Merida.
"Yeah, no kidding," Merida responded.
But with a huge sigh of relief the gang finally arrived at their destination and for the moment, the back and forth between the two was put to a halt.
After exiting the railcar, Ibby led the gang to the junkyard and upon first observation, they couldn't believe their eyes. This was actually the first time any of them had actually seen a junkyard and besides that, this was the largest one they had ever seen. Mountains of trash and junk could be seen for miles and towered over them like giants.
"Welcome to the Kettlepot Junkyard!" Ibby exclaimed.
Most of the princesses held their noses due to the oder that woffed in the air. Merida didn't think much of it. There were times when her father smelled much worse, which made her miss him even more.
"And I thought ogres smelled repulsive!" Feemer said before he started to glow.
Obviously, this meant that the next crystal sceptre was located somewhere in the junkyard, so bad smell or not, the gang knew they had to start searching.
The next hour or so was tedious as the gang rummaged through the massive junkyard.
It was a chore for Rapunzel not only to search, but to keep all the garbage from getting into her hair.
Merida experienced this very same problem. She even ended up pulling an old ladle from out of her hair.
Ibby meanwhile, searched at a location far from the gang, digging his way through a huge mound of trash and junk until his eyes caught something shiny and widened with shock once he got a good at what it was.
At the same time, the gang had finally managed to find the next crystal sceptre. This time, this one was yellow in color.
As usual, the sceptre didn't glow right away, so it would probably be a while before the sceptre would determine who was worthy of it.
"Four down..."Merida said.
"Seven to go," Rapunzel finished.
The gang was now one step closer to completing their mission. At this rate, it wouldn't be long before they would have all the sceptres. The Magic Kingdom was as good as saved as far as they were concerned.
But as the gang revelled in their success, Ibby rapidly approached them with something in his hand.
"Look at what I found!" he exclaimed.
It appeared to be a small, spherical, metal orb.
"Ooh, it's very shiny!" Snow White said.
The rest of the gang seemed less impressed.
"You all aren't from here, so I wouldn't expect you to understand technical marvel that this is," Ibby said.
"Tech-nic-what?" Merida and Pocahontas asked, puzzled.
Belle on the other hand, was rather offended by Ibby's words, believing that he was implying that they were either ignorant, or possibly stupid, and quickly stood up to him.
"Now wait a minute. Just because we're not from here and don't know muc about this island, doesn't mea you have to be smart about it," Belle said.
"I wasn't being smart, I was simply saying that you don't understand the kind of power this device has," Ibby said.
Belle just shrugged and turned her back a bit.
"What exactly is it?" Mulan asked.
"This, my dear, is the Mecha Orb!" Ibby answered.
"The Mecha Orb?!" the gang said.
Unbeknown to all of them, Omerian had overheard the whole thing and upon discovering that the thing that her husband had been searching for, for so long had finally surfaced, she immediately rushed back to tell him.
But what exactly was this 'Mecha Orb' and what was its purpose? These questions ran through the minds of the gang and Ibby was more than happy to answer, but he felt he needed to do it at home, so he and the gang quickly headed back to the railcar to proceeded tp make their way to Ibby home on the island.