Chapter 4: Voyage of Space

"Through the fierce battle against Francis, Tippi and the heroes grew closer. Behind the fourth door lay a whole new world that beckoned them all. What awaited was vaster and stranger than anything they'd encountered so far... In order to claim the Pure Heart, they would have to endure new and far-out trials..." Jiminy wrote in his journal.


In what looks like the vastness of space with many stars, the green door appears and Sora, Mario, Donald, Peach, Goofy, Bowser, and Tippi arrive and are floating in space.

"Whoa..." Sora said, looking at the stars around space.

"Mmm, stars everywhere... I believe we'rein outer space, almost certainly..." Tippi said.

"Gawrsh, it sure does look like the Lanes Between..." Goofy said.

"Wait, outer space?!" Peach asked, as the six are in frantic mode.

"What's troubling you?" Tippi asked.

"Can't...breathe..." Sora said, struggling to speak.

"Oh, no! Of course this place lacks air! Oh, gracious! What am I to do?" Tippi asked, looking around frantically, as the six continue to struggle for air. "NOOOOOO!" Tippi shouted, as she teleports everyone out of space.

Later, the six are back in Flipside and they start to wake up.

"Ugh..." Sora grunted, waking up.

"What happened?" Donald asked.

"Weren't we in space not long ago?" Peach asked.

"Yes, but you were all in trouble, so I had to bring you all back here." Tippi said.

"Well, that's just GREAT! How're we supposed to get that stupid Pure Heart now?!" Bowser asked.

"Maybe Merlon might know somethin'." Goofy said and Mario nods.

"Yes, let's ask his advice." Tippi said.

The group make their way to Merlon's house and they find Merlon.

"Oh ho! That was quick work! You've already found the next Pure Heart?" Merlon asked.

"Well, not exactly..." Sora said.

"You see, Merlon, the door led us to outer space." Tippi said, shocking Merlon.

"Outer space?! That's an unwelcome surprise!" Merlon said.

"Yeah and now we don't have a way to find the Pure Heart without air!" Donald said.

"What's your suggestion on what to do?" Peach asked.

"Hmm, well, you would need a space helmet." Merlon said.

"That's it?" Bowser asked.

"So, do you have one?" Sora asked.

"Alas, no, but there may be on that's LIKE a space helmet. I happen to..." Merlon stops talking. "Confound it all!" Merlon said.

"Now what?" Donald asked, crossing his arms and tapping his foot.

"I cleaned out my shelves the other day and HAD the perfect thing, but I was making space and I gave them to some people in town." Merlon said.

"Who?" Tippi asked.

"Oh, just random children. It seemed more convenient than recycling. Find the children and explain the situation. Get them back." Merlon said.

"GREAT! A fetch quest!" Bowser yelled.

"Oh, deal with it." Donald said.

The group leave Merlon's house and move through Flipside to find the children and using the town's elevator, they arrive at the town's third floor, where they find six kids with six fishbowls.

"Excuse me, but we need those six bowls." Sora said and Mario nods.

"Huh?" One of the six kids asked and it's a yellow boy.

"Merlon told us he you kids somethin' like helmets." Goofy said.

"Oh, you means these fishbowls?" The second boy, who is blue asked.

"Yeah, we kepted our own fishes in cups, but they gots too big for them." The third boy, who is red said.

"That's why we gots real happy when we gots these fishbowls." The fourth boy, who is orange said.

"Thing is, our fishes gots so big, the BOWLS gots to small." The fifth boy, who is purple said.

"But wait! Maybe you guys could find a nice place to sets our fishes free!" The sixth boy, who is green said.

"I think we can do that." Sora said and Mario nods.

"Great! After you sets our fishes free, you guys have our bowls!" The yellow boy said.

"Sounds like a deal." Sora said and Mario nods, as they take the six fishbowls.

The six make their way through town to find a place to set the six fish free and they use the town's elevator to go down, taking them to the lower floors of Flipside, where they find a small pool of water, so they dump the six fish into the small pool, freeing them.

"There, the bowls are empty!" Bowser said.

"Now we can use these to help us get through outer space." Peach said and Mario nods..

"Back to the door!" Donald said.

The group make their way back to the green door and open it to take them back to outer space.

(Outer Space)

(Field Theme: Outer Space)

The group return to outer space and they put on their new bowls over their heads.

"Ahhhh, I can breathe easily now." Sora said.

"This is much better!" Bowser said.

"Then, let's be off to find that next Pure Heart!" Tippi said and they nod.

The group start space swimming, but as they're moving, Goofy sees something that says 'SOS'.

"Gawrsh, I think I'm seein' messages." Goofy said.

"'SOS'? That means trouble!" Sora said and Mario nods.

"Let's go find where that's coming from!" Peach said.

The six move to find where the 'SOS' messages are coming from and later, they find something where the 'SOS' messages are flying out, but see nothing.

"I can't see a thing!" Donald said.

"Allow me." Tippi said, as she scans something and it's a green ship.

"What is THAT?" Bowser asked.

"And what's it doing out here?" Donald asked.

"I think it's a spaceship..." Sora said, but then, an alarm goes off.

The ship opens, revealing someone and it's what looks like a small green alien creature with five small tentacles and a star on its head.

"Squeeeeeeeuuuuuuuuuurp!" The alien said, getting out of the ship.

"What the...?" Sora asked.

"Squirple squeeple squinks! 'Morning, SQUIRP!" The alien greeted.

"G'mornin' to you, li'l feller!" Goofy greeted back.

"What are you?" Bowser asked.

"For that matter, WHO are you?" Tippi asked.

"Are you...an alien?" Sora asked.

"You're the ones looking for the Pure Heart, squirple? Hm! Cuter than I thought!" The alien said.

"Wait, you know we're looking for the Pure Heart?" Peach asked.

"And you know about us?" Donald asked.

"Wait, you're not working for Count Bleck, are you?" Sora said.

"Nooooo! No scary faces! You can call me Squirps! I'm your captain, squooork! If you wanna find the Pure Heart, we need to work together, squoop!" Squirps said.

"Whatever do you mean? Please, explain yourself." Tippi said.

"Squirps can't tell much, but you can trust Squirps. Now, follow me, squiiinks!" Squirps said.

"Yeah, I don't so, Twerps!" Bowser said.

"SQUAAAACK!" Squirps screamed.

"Wak! That was unnecessary!" Donald said.

"You! You HEED the captain! You are space grunts and that is the ONLY rule! You respond with 'Yes, sir!' and "Gotcha!' Understand, squirkle?" Squirps asked.

"Yes, sir!" Sora, Donald, and Goofy said, saluting.

"If you say so." Peach said and Mario nods.

"Hmph! Fine! Whatever, brat!" Bowser said.

"At least you space grunts know your place, SQUIIIIRP!" Squirps said.

"Are you sure about this?" Tippi asked.

"Well, if he knows about the Pure Heart, then he's our only chance right now." Sora said and Mario nods.

"Very well." Tippi said.

"Great! Let's get ready! Squarp formation, squooogle! We'll 'squarp' directly to the Pure Heart. It's like warping, but Squirps invented it. In order to squarp, we'll need a lot of energy, squeeeeerk. You're all brimming with power-up power, right? You must give it to Squirps!" Squirps said.

"Uh, okay." Sora said, as they give Squirps power-up power.

Later, Squrips creates a portal.

"That's pretty cool!" Sora said and Mario nods.

"In we go! SQUAAAARRRRRP!" Squirps said, as they go for the portal.

The group warp to a different section of space.

"Now where are we?" Donald asked.

"We're...not even close to our destination, squooops. Is that all the power-up power you have? Good-for-nothing space grunts... Squirps was an idiot thinking you had more..." Squirps said.

"Hey, us 'good-for-nothings' have our own 'good-for-nothing' ways of moving." Sora said and Mario nods.

"Fine. We'll have to space swim to reach the Pure Heart! You can use Squirps to shoot down enemies. CHAAAAARGE!" Squirps said.

The group begin space swimming through space while many Heartless ships come flying their way, only for Sora to shoot light bolts from his Keyblade while Mario uses Squirps to shoot energy while Donald casts Fire while Goofy throws his shield while Bowser shell spins while Peach unleashes hearts and they continue space swimming and they later find what looks like another portal and use it to warp. The group are now in a different section of space and continue to space swim, but find more Heartless ships and Nobody ships, but both Sora and Mario shoot down the ships and keep moving, only to find two more portals, so they go for the lower portal and warp to a different section and use a different portal, taking them to another section. More Heartless ships and Nobody ships begin firing their blasters at the group, only for Peach to block with her parasol while Donald casts Blizzard while Goofy uses Charge while Bowser delivers a dropkick strike while Mario uses Squirps to shoot energy while Sora delivers four slashes with his Keyblade followed by shooting light bolts, defeating the enemies. Continuing to space swim, the group find another portal and use it to take them somewhere else and later, they reach a far vastness of space and continue to move, where they find what looks like a giant planet.

"There it is! Land over there, space grunts, squooooorp!" Squirps said and so, they decide to space swim for the planet and land on it.

The group land on the planet that's rocky and they look around.

"This is a really strange sort of planet." Tippi said.

"Hey, Squirps, where're you taking us, anyway?" Sora asked.

"Somewhere on this planet should be an entrance to the Space Byway, squeeeork!" Squirps said.

"The Space...Byway?" Donald asked.

"Yep! It's a shortcut to the Pure Heart!" Squirps said.

"And where's that entrance?" Peach asked.

"Um, you're laugh, squaag. Squirps forgot." Squirps said, making Sora, Mario, Donald, and Bowser fall over.

"You WHAT?!" Bowser demanded.

"Hey, don't look at Squirps like that! Everything's fine. There should be some clues around here somewhere." Squrips said.

"What a wretch." Tippi said.

"This better not be a wild goose chase." Sora said, crossing his arms.

Just then, Squirps starts feeling funny.

"What's the matter, Squirps? Didja remember somethin'?" Goofy asked.

"N-No...! I gotta go potty! I REALLY gotta go! Can't hold it!" Squirps said, running off.

"Oh, brother..." Donald said.

"Guess we'll have to find some clues ourselves." Peach said and Mario nods.

(Planet Blobule)

The group start moving through the planet and they later find Squirps standing next to an outhouse.

"Squiiiiiinkle! It's occupied and whoever's in there won't come out!" Squirps said.

Sora knocks on the outhouse.

"Uh, hello?" Sora asked, but hears singing.

"Heeeeer I seeeeeet, amore!

Awaiting youuuuuu, amore!

No more, no more, amore!"

"Gawrsh, who's in there singin'?" Goofy asked.

"100 years agoooo, amore!

I came in here to go, amore!

So bored, so bored, amore!

No toilet paper here, amore!

I wait 100 yeeears, amore!

What for, what for, amore?

Any paaaaaper, please, amore?

Just a sheet for me, amore!

Implore, implore, amore!"

"Will you SHUT UP?!" Bowser shouted.

"Ugh, we're gonna have to find some paper and fast!" Donald said and they nod.

The group continue moving through the planet, but they see Soldier Heartless and Creeper Nobodies and they attack the group, only for Sora to slash with his Keyblade while Mario double jumps while Donald casts Thunder while Goofy uses Goofy Turbo while Peach uses Peach Bomber while Bowser breathes fire and they defeat the enemies and keep moving through the planet to find any paper and they later head for a different section of the planet. The group move through the different section of the planet while fighting off more Heartless and Nobodies and continue to move and later, they come across what looks like a giant rock.

"What's with this giant rock?" Sora asked.

"Hey, lookie here!" Goofy said, pointing at what looks like a scroll.

"It looks like some old piece of paper." Bowser said.

"Maybe that's something that guy in the outhouse needs." Donald said and Mario nods.

"Great. Let's take it." Sora said, going for the scroll.

"Wait, isn't this a little dangerous?" Peach asked.

"Oh, I don't think it'll be that bad." Sora said, as he's about to pick up the scroll.

Just then, a quake occurs, causing the giant rock to transform into what looks like a giant rocky Heartless with a giant red cystal on its back, glowing yellow eyes, two giant rocky spikes for hands, and the Heartless sigil on its body.

"Oh, boy..." Donald said.

"A Heartless!" Peach said, as Mario gets ready to fight.

"Let's deal with it quick!" Sora said, taking out his Keyblade.

(Boss Theme: Shrouding Dark Cloud)

The giant Heartless known as Rock Breaker stomps its foot, creating trails of rocks coming at the group, who dodge out of the way, but Rock Breaker slams its spike hands to unleash pillars of rocks all over the ground, only for Sora to climb up on the giant Heartless' back and starts attacking the red crystal with his Keyblade, dealing excellent damage while Mario uses Spin Jump on the red crystal as well and deals damage as well. Rock Breaker tries to get the two off it while stomping its feet on the ground and unleashes more rocks on the ground followed by slamming its entire body on the ground, creating a powerful quake, but Donald casts casts Fire to strike at the red crystal while Goofy uses Goofy Tornado to attack the red crystal as well, only for Rock Breaker to unleash two boulders and throws them at the party. Bowser manages to climb onto the giant Heartless and delivers claw attacks followed by a dropkick strike at the red crystal while Peach attacks the red crystal with her parasol, only for Rock Breaker to slam its back on the ground to try and crush the group, but Mario uses Boomer at one of the Heartless' legs and blows it up, causing Rock Breaker to fall. With Rock Breaker on the ground and not moving, Sora delivers vertical slashes with his Keyblade and then enters Second Form and delivers many slashes followed by Ripple Drive while Bowser delivers his spinning shell strike while Goofy uses Goofy Charge. Rock Breaker gets back up and slams its rock spike hands on the ground to unleash many pillars of rocks all over, but Donald casts Thunder on the red crystal while Peach unleashes heart orbs and sends them to attack the red crystal, only for Rock Breaker to jump high into the air and tries to land on the group, who dodge, but the Heartless unleashes a powerful quake and pillars of rocks.

Rock Breaker unleashes two giant boulders and sens them rolling to get the group, who avoid the rolling boulders and Goofy uses Goofy Discus at the red crystal while Mario gets on the giant Heartless' back and then uses Power Bounce and jumps on the red crystal many times while Peach also gets on and uses Peach Bomber on the red crystal, only for Rock Breaker to retaliate with trying to crush the group by slamming its entire body on the ground. Bowser climbs on Rock Breaker's back and then uses Bowser Bomb and delivers a slamming strike at the red crystal while Donald casts Blizzard to strike at the red crystal as well, but Rock Breaker stomps its feet on the ground and unleashes trails of rocks, only for Sora to use Flowmotion on the giant Heartless and then delivers a Keyblade slam on the red crystal. Rock Breaker uses its rock spikes to try and claw at the group and then unleashes pillars of rocks all over, but Peach climbs on the back and attacks the red crystal with her parasol while Goofy uses Goofy Tornado to attack the red crystal as well, only for Rock Breaker to slam its back on the ground to try and crush the group, who avoid the crushing. With Rock Breaker on the ground again and not moving, Donald casts Aero on the red crystal while Bowser delivers a spinning claw attack on the red crystal while Sora delivers four slashes with his Keyblade followed by Blitz, but Rock Breaker gets back up and then tries to slam its body on the group, who dodge. The slam causes another quake while pillars of rocks appear all over the ground, but Bowser shoots fireballs at the red crystal while Goofy uses Goofy Discus at the red crystal while Peach unleashes heart orbs and sends them to strike at the red crystal while Donald casts Thunder while Mario uses Power Jump and deals great damage while Sora delivers many slashes with his Keyblade and they finish off Rock Breaker.

Rock Breaker struggles to keep its balance, as its rock body falls apart into rubble while a giant heart flies out of the Heartless and the rubble of rocks disappear, leaving the scroll on the ground.

"Let's have a look." Donald said, going for the scroll.

"This says something about a space treasure." Tippi said.

"You don't think it's the Pure Heart, do you?" Peach asked.

"Maybe. Let's bring this back to Squirps." Sora said and they nod.

The group make their way back to Squirps and the outhouse and Mario gives the scroll to the outhouse, which opens, as the mysterious person takes it.

"Fleep has awaited for you! At last we meeeet, mi amore! My sweeet, sweeeet paper!" The voice said.

"ARGH! Squirps can't take it anymore! Squirps will burst! Evacuate all personnel!" Squirps said, going for the outhouse.

Coming out is what looks like a Pixl, who appears to be a rectangle.

"RELIEF! Eeeet's a paper miiracle! Fleep is a-feeeling good! You bring Fleep the happy? Fleep has been a-waiting so long for you, amore! Si, for this momento! We Pixls are helpful tools, si? But we no choose masters, be they goood or baaaad! Still, Fleep has the passion to be used for something, so... Fleep waited here, amore! And you found Fleep, amore! Oh, thank you deep, amore! From tis momento, you and Fleep are as one!" Fleep said, joining the group.

"Cool, another Pixl." Sora said and Mario nods.

Squirps later comes out of the outhouse.

"Phew... Squirps needed that. Okay, let's look for that Space Bypass!" Squirps said.

"Finally!" Donald said.

The group start moving and they find what looks like a small light, so Mario uses Fleep on the light to reveal a hole, leading to a different section of the planet and they later reach farther through the planet and find a way out and head for the next section of space.

(Space Bypass)

The group are now off the planet and are back into space.

"This is it! The Space Bypass, squeeep! From there, we'll able to get into the Whoa Zone." Squirps said.

"The Whoa Zone?" Sora asked.

"You must be kidding. I demand answers." Tippi said.

"It's a prohibited zone, squirp. Some call it the 'Space Graveyard'." Squirps said.

"Oh, phooey..." Donald said.

"It's a very complicated maze. They say once you go in, you can never get out." Squirps said.

"And you think the Pure Heart is in that Whoa Zone place?" Peach asked.

"It has to be, squiiirrrm." Squirp said.

"And HOW would YOU know that, you little shrimp?" Bowser asked.

Just then, Squirps' stomach starts growling.

"I made room with that pit stop! Now Squirps is hungry!" Squirps said.

"Well, you can eat after we find that Whoa Zone!" Donald said.

The group start space swimming while taking out Heartless ships and Nobody ships, as well as passing obstacles and they later come across what looks like a gate with a hole that looks like Squirps, so Mario places Squirps into the hole, creating a door.

"Hey, that door appeared!" Sora said.

"That's a Space Gate! They lead from the Space Bypass to the Whoa Zone!" Squirps said.

"Well, we better go in." Goofy said, as they go through the door.

The group reach the different section of the Space Bypass and they find another space gate with two holes, so Mario places Squirps into one of the holes, but nothing happens.

"Hmm, it looks like there has to be another Squirps. That means, Squirps needs to eat something very yummy!" Squirps said.

"This is getting annoying!" Bowser said.

"C'mon, let's go." Sora said.

The group start space swimming through the bypass to find food for Squirps and they find another portal, so they use the portal to take them somewhere else and they later come across what looks like a store, so they go in to find some food and they find chocolate bars, so Mario takes a chocolate bar and buys it and the group make their way back to Squirps and Mario gives Squirps the chocolate bar.

"Squirps is a gourmet! You think I'd be satisfied by something like this, squaaag? Then again, you did go through all this trouble, so I suppose..." Squirps said, eating the chocolate bar. "This... This is chocolate and nuts melted together, creating a full flavor! It's a sweet, chocolate sonata written for lovers! TOOOO GOOOOOD!" Squirps said, as he creates a double of himself and they go into the two holes, creating another space door.

"Well, that worked." Goofy said and Mario nods.

"Good, now we can get moving." Peach said.

The group go through the door and make their way out of the Space Bypass and head for the next place.

(Whoa Zone)

(Field Theme: Whoa Zone)

The group are now in what looks like a white and green place.

"We're here! This is the Whoa Zone! Squirps has finally arrived! Squirps can't wait! Squirps is going on ahead! Follow when you can!" Squirps said.

"Wait, you're leaving us?" Tippi asked.

"You said this place is a maze! How're we supposed to follow you if we won't know where to go?" Sora asked.

"Squirps is confident you space grunts will figure it out. Just pay attention where you're going. See you space grunts...at the spot where the Pure Heart waits!" Squirps said, leaving.

"I can't believe that twerp just left us like that!" Donald said.

"But I do feel the presence of the Pure Heart." Tippi said.

"Well, enough standing! Let's go already!" Bowser said.

The group being moving through the Whoa Zone while dealing with Robotic Heartless and Dusk Nobodies and while moving, Mario uses his 3-D to find a door and use it to go to a different room and they find another door, which they use, but now they're upside-down and keep moving and find another door, taking them to a different room, which is sideways and the group start moving on walls while Peach uses her parasol to glide across to find another door to go to a different room. The group traverse to the next room while fighting off more Heartless and Nobodies in their way and using Mario's 3-D, they go down and find a switch, making the group upside-down again and reach for another door, heading for a different room, where everything is still upside-down and using Peach's parasol, they get across and use another door. In a new room, the group find another switch, which makes them back side-up and Sora uses his Keyblade to unlock another door, opening it and they go to another room, where they find another switch, making them upside-down again, but use the switch to make them normal again and they find another door, taking them to a new room. In the next room, the group find another switch, making them sideways and run up the walls while dealing with enemies and use another switch, making them upside-down and find another door, taking them to a new room, where they find a locked door, so Sora uses his Keyblade to unlock the door and they head for the next room.

"Gawrsh, this place sure is long." Goofy said.

"Just how much longer until we find that Pure Heart?" Peach asked.

"Don't worry, we just gotta..." Sora was cut off.

"SLOWPOKES!" A voice said and they find Squirps.

"There you are!" Donald said, crossing his arms.

"Squirps was tired of waiting! Squirps almost gave up!" Squirps said.

"Well, we're here now, so let's hurry for that Pure Heart." Sora said and Mario nods.

"The Pure Heart is just up ahead!" Squirps said.

"Oh, boy!" Donald said.

"Squirps, you've done well. You're a smart kid..." A voice said.

"Huh? Who said that?" Bowser asked, looking around.

"Oh, stop! You're embarrassing Squirps!" Squirps said, but realizes. "Wait, who said that?" Squirps asked, but then, someone attacks him while appearing.

"Squirps, are ya okay?" Goofy asked, as they see the figure in front of them.

The figure appears to be a man with a mustaches, wearing a green hat with a reverse L, black suit, green scarf, dark grey gloves, dark grey, shoes, and a black mask.

"Hey, who do you think you are?!" Sora demanded, taking out his Keyblade while Donald takes out his staff while Goofy takes out his shield while Mario, Peach, and Bowser get ready to fight.

(Theme: Mr. L, Green Thunder)

"Hehehehe! Oh, me? I'm one of Count Bleck's most promising minions! The Green Thunder! MR. L!" Mr. L said, striking a pose.

"Mr. L...?" Donald asked confused.

"What a weird name." Bowser said.

"Hey! My name's not weird! It's the coolest! Don't bother memorizing it, 'cause you're gonna have a burial at sea, I mean space!" Mr. L said.

"Heh, yeah, right! You're not gonna take all of us on!" Sora said.

"Then, how about two?" A voice said.

"Huh?" Goofy asked, as a dark corridor appears, revealing to be Young Xehanort.

"You!" Sora yelled.

"Xehanort!" Donald yelled.

"Surprised to see me again, Sora? Did you honestly think we had no knowledge of your pathetic attempt of preventing a dark prophecy from occuring?" Young Xehanort asked.

"Heh, Ansem said the same thing, but we're still gonna help Mario and Tippi!" Sora said and Mario nods.

"Enough chit-chat! Watch as the Green Thunder strikes like lightning! Have at you!" Mr. L said.

"Try and make this interesting." Young Xehanort said, taking out his Keyblade.

(Boss Theme: Powerful Enemy Emerges/L'Impeto Oscuro)

Mr. L starts jumping to attack the group while Young Xehanort delivers four slashes with his Keyblade followed by transforming his Keyblade into a whip and starts lashing with it while unleashing blue ethereal waves, but Sora blocks every attack and retaliates with five strikes with his Keyblade followed by two cross slashes and then unleashes a burst of light, striking both Young Xehanort and Mr. L while Mario uses Multibounce and strikes the two as well. Young Xehanort vanishees many times and then delivers three attacks with his Keyblade followed by transforming his Keyblade into two ethereal sabers and begins slashing at the heroes, only for Donald to cast Blizzard while Peach uses Peach Bomber, but Mr. L jumps very high into the air to attack the group. Goofy blocks Mr. L's high jump with his shield and then uses Goofy Tornado while Bowser breathes fire on both Mr. L and Young Xehanort, who disappears and reappears and unleashes seven ice needles and sends them to strike at the group, only for Sora to deflect them and casts Fire three times at Young Xehanort, who vanishes, allowing Mr. L to create lightning and delivers a lightning jump. Mario quickly creates fire and delivers a fire jump to damage Mr. L, who strikes back with a missile style strike, only for Peach to use her parasol to block the attack while Goofy uses Goofy Turbo, but Young Xehanort stops time, freezing the group and delivers many attacks with his Keyblade while Mr. L jumps very high again and damages the group as well. The group recover and Bowser delivers his spinning shell attack to strike at the two while Donald casts Aero, but Mr. L tries to deliver a jump to try and make the group sleep, only for them to avoid the sleep jump attack, but Young Xehanort delivers many strikes with his Keyblade followed by creating ethereal chains to attack.

The group manage to recover and Peach unleashes heart orbs to strike at the two while Goofy uses Goofy Discus and throws his shield at the two enemies as well, only for Mr. L to create more lightning and unleashes it at the group, but Mario creates fire and unleashes to counter against the lightning and manages to strike at the masked man, but Young Xehanort fires energy shots at Mario, causing him to be slow and then delivers many slashes with his Keyblade. Donald quickly casts Thunder on the young Keyblade wielder, causing him to disappear and reappear and creates more ice needles to try and freeze the group, only for Bowser to breathe fire at the ice needles and then at the Keyblade wielder himself, who counters and stops time again and delivers fast strikes while Mr. L delivers his missile style attack. Sora retaliates with vertical slashes with his Keyblade followed by two diagonal slashes and then enters Second Form and delivers stronger slashes followed by using Sonic Blade and dashes all over to get the two enemies while Mario uses Power Bounce and strikes Young Xehanort many times. Mr. L delivers his high jump attack while coated with lightning and tries to attack the group, only for Bowser to attack the masked man with his claws followed by a dropkick attack while Donald casts Blizzard, only for Young Xehanort to deliver more slashes with his Keyblade followed by transforming it into its whip state and delivers many lashes while unleashing energy waves, but Peach strikes with her parasol. Young Xehanort disappears and reappears in the air and delivers a somersaulting strike with his Keyblade while Mr. L tries to deliver a soft jump attack to make them weak, only for Goofy to use Goofy Tornado while Mario uses Boomer to attack with bombs while Sora delivers five slashes with his Keyblade and then casts Water.

Young Xehanort stops time once more to freeze the group again and delivers more fast strikes while Mr. L unleashes more lightning, only for Donald to retaliate with casting Fire followed by casting Blizzard while Bowser delivers a big bite with his teeth, but Young Xehanort vanishes many times and then transforms his Keyblade into ethereal sabers again and delivers a barrage of slashes followed by a somersault slash. Peach blocks every attack with her parasol and unleashes a giant heart to knock the two enemies back while Goofy uses Goofy Turbo, but Mr. L delivers his missile style attack while Young Xehanort unleashes ethereal chains to trap and damage the group, only for Mario to shoot fireballs at the two enemies while Sora horizontal slashes with his Keyblade followed by unleashing two light orbs and dealing damage. Young Xehanort disappears again and the reappears behind the group and unleashes more ice needles and sends them to attack the group while Mr. L delivers his high jump and tries to land on the group, only for Bowser to deliver his spinning shell attack while Goofy uses Goofy Discus and throws his shield. Mr. L delivers his sleep jump attack and tries to make the group sleep, only for Donald to cast Thunder to strike the masked man and then casts Fire at Young Xehanort, who strikes back with slashing with his Keyblade followed by a spinning slash and then delivers a somersault slash. Peach uses Peach Bomber to send Young Xehanort back, but the Keyblade wielder strikes back with aerial somersault dives with his Keyblade while Mr. L delivers a tornado style jump attack, but Mario uses Power Bounce and strikes Mr. L, only for Young Xehanort to try and attack the plumber, but Sora delivers many strikes with his Keyblade followed by rapid slashes and then unleashes a burst of light and they finish off both Young Xehanort and Mr. L.

"Oof...! Impressive...!" Mr. L said.

"I see. Despite your lack of power, you still manage to put up a fight." Young Xehanort said.

"Told ya you can't beat us!" Sora said, smirking.

"Who said this was over? There's only one thing left to do! Come to me, Metal Bro!" Mr. L commanded, as a giant robot that looks like Mr. L appears.

"Wak! That's huge!" Donald said.

"Ha HA! Do you like him?! This is my DEAR meta; brother! He and I have a spiritual bond! His is name is...BROBOT!" Mr. L said.

"Pfft! What a dumb name!" Bowser said.

"Don't you DARE insult my brother!" Mr. L yelled, getting inside Brobot. "Enough playing! Time for pain! Stand aside! My bro and I shall finish this." Mr. L said.

"Very well. I won't interfere with your battle." Young Xehanort said.

(Boss Theme: Vs. Brobot)

The group are now in hyperspace, as they deal with Brobot.

"The gravitational laws of space allow Brobot's potential to be fully realized!" Mr. L said.

"We'll see after we turn your 'brother' into scrap metal!" Sora said and Mario nods.

Brobot unleashes a giant missile from its big nose, but Sora shoots many light shots from his Keyblade while Mario uses Squirps to fire many energy attacks to deal damage to the giant robot, but Brobot shoots small lasers from its eyes, only for Donald to cast Blizzard followed by casting Fire while Peach unleashes heart orbs and sends them to strike, but Brobot rains down many small missiles at the group. Goofy blocks them with his shield and uses Goofy Discus and throws his shield while Bowser delivers a spinning shell attack, only for Brobot to try and suck the group up into its mouth, but they avoid the suction and Sora keeps firing light shots from his Keyblade while Mario uses Squirps to fire more energy shots. Brobot unleashes a giant laser from its eyes to try and damage, only for Peach to unleash more heart orbs and sends them to strike while Donald casts Thunder followed by casting Aero, but Brobot shoots more tiny lasers and then fires another giant missile from its nose, but Bowser delivers his dropkick strike while Goofy uses Goofy Discus to throw his shield again, only for Brobot to try and suck the group up again. Sora casts Fire into Brobot's mouth, causing damage from the inside while Mario keeps using Squirps to fire more energy shots, but Brobot rains down more tiny missiles at the group, only for Peach to block them with her parasol and then uses Peach Bomber while Goofy uses Goofy Charge, but Brobot fires another giant laser from its eyes. Donald casts Blizzard followed by casting Thunder while Bowser delivers many attacks with his claws, only for Brobot to shoot more lasers from its lasers and then rains down more small missiles, but Goofy uses Goofy Tornado while Peach unleashes hearts to attack, only for Brobot to fire another bit missile, but Mario uses Squirps to fire more energy shots while Sora shoots light bolts from his Keyblade and they finish off Brobot, who starts to malfunction.

"Hey! This makes no sense!" Mr. L said, as Brobot explodes.

The group are back in the Whoa Zone, as Mr. L falls to the ground after Brobot's defeat.

"N-No! Yyou beat Brobot!" Mr. L said.

"Had enough?" Bowser asked.

"You can't win!" Donald said.

"Hmph, don't let a lucky victory give you a swollen ego. This is far from over." Young Xehanort said.

"We'll let you off the hook for today! Remember this, when fortune smiles back, she'll smile right HERE! On Mr. L!" Mr. L said, leaving.

"So, what's your story, Xehanort? I take it like Ansem, you're helping Count Bleck?" Sora asked.

"I think you already know the answer, Sora, but you should have heeded Ansem's warning. Should continue to defy the the dark prophecy, you'll be consumed by darkness and will not escape." Young Xehanort said.

"Yeah, right! We're gonna stop Bleck's plan, even if you do try and stop us!" Sora said and Mario nods.

"We'll soon see about that." Young Xehanort said, disappearing in his dark corridor.

"Another enemy of yours is helping Count Bleck? I wonder what they're truly after." Peach said.

"Don't know, don't care." Bowser said.

"Hmm... Say, fellas, didn't that Mr. L fella look kinda familiar?" Goofy asked, making Mario think.

"You know, now that you mention it, the voice, the green hat, the fact he has 'L' in his name..." Donald said, crossing his arms.

"You don't think Mr. L is..." Sora was cut off.

"SQUIRP!" Squirp said, as he arrives. "That was awful! We have to pull ourselves together, space grunts! The Pure Heart is just ahead!" Squirps said, going for the door.

"C'mon!" Sora said, as they follow Squirps to the next room.

(Theme: Soft Light)

The group arrive at a different room, where they find Squirps with a gold statue of an adult alien woman.

"Mommy! Mommy! Mommy! Squirps brought them here!" Squirps said, talking to the statue.

"Squirps, who're you talking to?" Sora asked.

"We're finally here! Say hi to Mommy!" Squirps said.

"Huh?" Donald asked, as they look at the statue.

"This is Squirps' mommy! Queen of Squirpia! Her name is Squirpina XIV!" Squirps said.

"The Queen is your mother?" Tippi asked.

"Then that makes you..." Peach stops talking.

"A prince?" Goofy asked.

"Yup! Squirpia was a once-great kingdom. My true name is Squirp Korogaline Squirpina!" Squirps said.

"We had no idea!" Sora said, as he kneels and so does Donald and Goofy.

"Sorry for not telling you. Squirps promised not to tell. It makes Squirps a target. Long ago, Squirps' mother was told that destruction would come to the world. In order to protect us, we needed the Pure Heart. Mommy hid the Pure Heart in the Whoa Zone, where no one could find it. And so, 1,500 years agao, Squirps was put to sleep in a hibernation capsule." Squirps explained.

"So, that's how we found you sleeping in that ship before." Peach said.

"Squirps was meant to bring the heroes here, to protect the world." Squirps said.

"That kinda makes sense." Sora said.

"Ugh, my brain hurts from knowing this!" Bowser said.

"The Prince of Squirpia, Squirps has a message from the Queen to deliver: 'I bestow upon you the Pure Heart in the hope that you will save the world...' Here, take it, squirp!" Squirp said, giving a light blue Pure Heart.

"The fifth Pure Heart!" Donald said.

Sora and Mario obtain the light blue Pure Heart.

END OF CHAPTER!

"And with that, Squirps lay down before the statue of his beloved mother. The mission had weighed heavy on his tiny back and he was proud to fulfill it. With the fifth Pure Heart in their grasp, Sora, Mario, and friends made their way back to Flipside." Jiminy wrote in his journal.


(Theme: Count Bleck's Evil Plan)

Meanwhile in Castle Bleck, Count Bleck, Nastasia, Ansem, Xemnas, Young Xehanort, O'Chunks, Mimi, Dimentio, and Mr. L all meet together.

"Yeah, so guys? Huddle up, 'K? We're just gonna have a quick new-minion orientation. Their names are Mr. L and Xehanort and they come to us from one of our key competitors." Nastasia announced.

"Hmm, can't say I'm impressed by the minion quality." Young Xehanort said.

"Heh, I couldn't agree more. No wonder you've all been trounced up to now. Compared to the rest, you're like JUNIOR minions." Mr. L said.

"JUNIOR?! C'mere an' I'll introduce yeh to First Jr. an' his wee pal, Slappie!" O'Chunks yelled.

"Hmph." Young Xehanort unleashes ice needles around O'Chunks and strikes him with them.

"If you had a brain, you'd learn your place." Young Xehanort said.

"Golly, but didn't you and Mr. L get spanked too?" Mimi asked.

"Wrong. Young Xehanort and Mr. L were instructed to test Sora and Mario." Xemnas said.

"Indeed. They fulfilled their roles successfully." Ansem said.

"And in time, they shall know the true fury of MR. L! GREEN THUNDER!" Mr. L said, striking his pose. "But enough about me. I'm heading to the repair bay to upgrade Brobot! L-ater!" Mr. L said, leaving.

"'Though the man in red shall wield formidable powers, one shall stand against him. The man in green shall use the Chaos Heart's power to bring darkness to all'." Count Bleck said.

"Another reference from the Dark Prognosticus?" Ansem said.

"But I do wonder, this 'man in green', could he be our Mr. L?" Dimentio asked.

"BLARGH! That makes as much sense as a beef an' broccoli sandwich!" O'Chunks yelled.

"Calm yourself, O'Chunks! Make ready. Count Bleck is sending you on a new mission." Count Bleck said.

"Now THAT makes sense! It'll be me honor, Count! I, O'Chunks, swear to you... These heroes got a hot date with me feet! Chunks away!" O'Chunks said, leaving.

"My, aren't we hot-blooded? That's to be admired. I think I'll be on my way as well. Ciao!" Dimentio said, disappearing.

"How interesting. I shall make my leave as well." Xemnas said, disappearing in his dark corridor.

"So, poor little Mimi doesn't get to be in on the fun? This STINKS!" Mimi cried, disappearing.

"Let us be off." Young Xehanort said, as he and Ansem disappearing in their dark corridors.

"Yeah, I hate to be like a whistle-blower, but O'Chunks may not... Actually, even Dimentio, Mimi, AND Mr. L may not be up to this... I don't even think Ansem, Xemnas, and Xehanort might stand a chance... These heroes... They're still collecting Pure Hearts and they'll come here...for you." Nastasia said.

"Bleh heh heh heh heh heh... All is according to plan. Count Bleck assures you." Count Bleck said.

"It's strange... Nobody ever, um, cherished the universe the way you once did..." Nastasia said.

"That's quite enough, Nastasia." Count Bleck said.

"If I could, um, I..." Nastasia mumbled.

"You'd what?" Count Bleck asked.

"If only I could've, y'know, be that girl, things would have been different." Nastasia said.

"She can never be replaced. You could never hope to do so." Count Bleck said.

"Yeah, um, I'm sorry. It just slipped out." Nastasia said.

"To be sure... She is gone... Gone from all worlds, never to return." Count Bleck said, lowering his hat and disappearing.


(Theme: Memory 4)

"What... What are you thinking? There's no possible way... No one would allow it!" The female voice said.

"If we can't be happy here, we must leave for a place that will accept our love." The male voice said.

"But, Blumiere, is there such a place? Think... I can't bear to see you hurt again." The femaile voice said.

"If our love has no home...let us spend our lives searching together! So I beg you again... Timpani, marry me! I promise I will make you happy." Bluimere said.

"You...just won't give up, will you? Of all the crazy, stubborn, foolish men..." Timpani said.

"Timpani, answer me, please." Blumiere said.

"Blumiere, I love you. Take me away. Take me to a world where we can be happy." Timpani said.


The group return to Flipside.

"Now we have five Pure Hearts." Goofy said.

"I know. It's starting to turn into a collection." Tippi said.

"Gwah ha ha ha ha ha ha! What'd I tell ya! Ya got ME! You can't go wrong!" Bowser said.

"Oh, please. We could've done this without you!" Donald said, making Sora and Goofy chuckle.

"Shut up, Duck!" Bowser yelled.

"That said, we owe Squirps for helping us find the Pure Heart. We should be grateful." Tippi said.

"Hey, Tip, something's kinda different about you." Sora said.

"You seem more cheerful. It's a nice change." Peach said.

"Well, since you guys saved me from Fort Francis, I've felt really great. I feel I could hang around with Mario and Sora forever." Tippi said.

"Wait, huh?" Sora asked.

"Oh ho! You're all back!" Merlon said, as he approaches the group. "So, how was it this time? Did you manage to find the Pure Heart in outer space?" Merlon asked.

"Yes, we have the fifth Pure Heart. And this one..." Tippi stops talking, as she falls to the ground.

"Tippi!" Goofy cried.

"What happened?!" Sora asked shocked.

"Let us hurry to my house!" Merlon said, as they go for Merlon's house.

In Merlon's house, Merlon places Tippi on a bed.

"So, what just happened to Tippi?" Donald asked.

"I think she may be unable to maintain her Pixl form for much longer." Merlon said.

"Wait, huh?" Sora asked.

"What does THAT mean?" Bowser asked.

"Well, Tippi wasn't always a Pixl. I found her in her true form, exhausted and cursed to wander through dimensions forever. She was hanging by a thread, barely alive, so I took a desperate measure. Using my anscestor's magic, I transformed her into a Pixl." Merlon explained.

"Tippi..." Sora said.

"Where was Tippi from?" Peach asked.

"She had lost her memory, so I have no idea who she is or where she came from. I can't help but think she did not come here by chance." Merlon said, but then, another quake occurs.

"The Void...!" Donald said.

"It has grown stronger and the tremors have become more common." Merlon said.

"This is getting serious." Sora said and Mario nods.

"I shall watch over Tippi. Young ones, hurry and find the next Heart Pillar." Merlon said.

The group leave Merlon's house and use the town's elevator to find the next Heart Pillar and they find a hole, which they use to find a small light, so Mario uses Fleep to create a hole, allowing them to find a door, which they use to take them to a new room.

(Mirror Hall)

The group arrive at what looks like a hall full of different colored blocks and stained-glass windows of the Ancients and by hitting the colored blocks,, a door appears, allowing the group to open it, taking them somewhere else.

(Flopside)

(Field Theme: Flopside)

The group arrive at a different town that looks like Flipside.

"Huh? Are we...still in Flipside?" Sora asked.

"It looks like it, but it's also different." Bowser said.

The group start moving through town and using the town's elevator, they go up, taking them to the upper section, where they find someone, who looks like Merlon, but is wearing grey robes.

"I welcome you! I knew you'd come here." The Merlon lookalike said.

"Mer...lon?" Sora asked.

"Gawrsh, you look different." Goofy said.

"Oh ho! You're very confused, which I understand! This place may look like Flipside, but oh, no! You WERE in Flipside, but you flip-flopped! You're now in Flopside." The Merlon lookalike said.

"Flopside?!" Peach asked shocked.

"And you're not Merlon?" Donald asked.

"Indeed. I am his Flopside counterpart. You may call me Nolrem." Nolrem said.

"Okay, nice to meet you, Nolrem." Sora said.

"Ours has always been a story of two towns. The only ones, who know about flip-floppery are Merlon and I. There is a front and back to all things. The Heart Pillar you're seeking is ahead. Place the Pure Heart there." Nolrem said.

"UGH, this complicated!" Bowser said.

"Let's just find that Heart Pillar." Sora said and Mario nods.

The group use the town's elevator to go up and they later find the next Heart Pillar and Mario places the light blue Pure Heart onto it, creating a light blue door on the tower in Flipside.

"You're fulfilling your roles efficently!" Nolrem said.

"Heh, that's what we do." Sora said, grinning.

"I have good news! Merlon has informed Tippi has revived." Nolrem said.

"Oh, boy!" Donald cheered.

"That's a relief." Peach said.

"Hurry to Flipside Tower. You'll surely find them there." Nolrem said.

The group make their way back to Flipside and return to Flipside Tower, where they find Merlon and the revived Tippi.

"You're back." Tippi said.

"How're you feeling?" Goofy asked.

"I'm feeling better now. Sorry to make you worry. Let's get going." Tippi said.

"Wait, you still want to come?" Peach asked.

"Are you quite sure you're feeling well?" Merlon asked.

"I'll be fine. This is no time to stay in bed anyway. I also want to be with Mario and Sora." Tippi said.

"Tippi..." Sora said.

"Then I shan't hold you back. These heroes need your knowledge." Merlon said.

"Don't worry, Merlon. We'll take care of Tip!" Sora said and Mario nods.

"Very good!" Merlon said.

Sora and Mario go for the light blue door and open it and they go for the next world.


And that's Chapter 4 for Darkness of Destruction! Hope you enjoyed the fourth chapter, hope this was worth the wait, and hope you'll look forward to what's gonna happen next! I'm gonna try and keep working on the action for this story and try to do what's natural and also fun to read as well. Will Sora, Mario, Donald, Peach, Goofy, and Bowser find the sixth Pure Heart? Who will they encounter along the way? What will come across their way in the next world? See ya guys in the next chapter, where we head for Chapter 5! Bye for now!