A/N: In this chap, Kairi does some explaining…And the team comes up with a plan.
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Chapter 9 – Saving Merlin
Agrabah/Inn
The next day, Kairi started telling the team what happened. "Riku, who is now possessed by Ansem, took me to Traverse Town and dropped me off at the Magician's Study where Merlin was waiting to kill me. For some reason, he couldn't kill me with his magic though, so he just erased my memory. Then he brought me here to Agrabah and set me up to live like an Arabian girl. He revived some Heartless and you guys destroyed them, but I have no clue where Riku went…All I know, is that Merlin has lost his heart and mind to the darkness. He did mention something about the Fairy Godmother rejecting him…"
Donald quacked. "Really?! I had a conversation with him a while back and he did mention that he wouldn't mind getting in her pants…"
Selphie looked disgusted. "GROSS, man! You didn't have to say it like that…"
"See? That's why I knew you kids shouldn't have come along…" Donald muttered.
Wakka hugged his ball. "Knock it off, guys! So he must have been trying to get with the old granny but she refused. That sounds like a lame reason to go insane but he's an old geezer, so--"
Kairi interrupted Wakka. "Maybe we can go save Merlin! If we convince the Fairy Godmother to 'get with him' for the sake of saving the Universe, I'm sure he can be saved! And he'll join our side to help us go after Ansem!"
Goofy was sitting in the corner polishing his shield. "Hyuk! Great idea, Kairi! But Ansem…what could he be plotting? And using Riku's body…"
"Most likely he's plotting the end of the Universe. Or maybe he could be setting a trap for you three heroes that have killed him before…" Tidus replied.
Sora stood up and stretched. "Alright guys. Let's go do the Fairy Godmother business first and maybe old Merlin can help us out."
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Sora and the gang arrived at Cinderella Land (A/N: Sorry. I couldn't come up with a better name…) in search of the Fairy Godmother. It was dark and gloomy outside. The fireflies illuminated the forest behind them. They walked until they spotted her crying on a bench. She looked really depressed.
Selphie and Kairi walked over to her, while the boys hid in the bushes nearby. (This was a woman's job.) The girls sat down next to her and tried to comfort her…
Donald was getting impatient, tapping one webbed foot on the ground repeatedly. "Jeez, they gonna take ALL day?"
Sora tried to calm Donald. "Hush. They've only been talking to her for like five minutes. This is a sensitive matter."
A few seconds later, Wakka farted…
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It was so loud.
The Godmother jumped. "What in god's name was that?"
Selphie didn't want her to get suspicious, so she covered for Wakka. "Oh, I'm like SO sorry! That's what happens when I eat beans. Eh-heh-heh…"
Sora, Tidus, Donald, and Goofy started walking quickly but quietly away from Wakka. "Man that was NASTY. Wakka what the hell did you eat?" Sora asked, pinching his nose shut.
Wakka grinned innocently. "Sorry. My bad. Blame it on the Agrabah food…"
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The Fairy Godmother gathered her courage and decided to help them out. She used her wand to make herself pretty for Merlin. Sora and Co. took her to Traverse Town and watched her back as she entered the Magician's Study…
She walked in the room with a bottle of wine. "Hi Merlin." She tried to seduce him. Surprisingly, it worked!
Merlin's eyes returned to their normal blue color. "Can I have this dance?" Slow music started magically playing in the air.
Godmother giggled. "Of course." Maybe she had a little too much wine – she was actually enjoying herself!
Sora was leaning against the wall of the Study, careful not to get caught. The rest of his friends were out sight-seeing or shopping in Traverse Town while he had to make sure the Godmother was safe in Merlin's hands. Suddenly he felt a tap on his shoulder. It was Kairi.
Sora jumped. "Jeez, don't scare me like that!"
Kairi giggled. "I don't think she's in any danger. I sense the evil surrounding Merlin has disappeared. She's done it! But let's just leave them alone tonight. They're probably going to need some privacy…"
Sora looked grossed-out. "Ew…You're giving me bad mental images, man! But you're right. Let's go before I throw up…"
Sora and Kairi walked away from the Study, hand-in-hand.
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TBC – I hope I didn't give anybody bad mental images…that goes against my pen name, right? (A lot of things in this story go against my pen name… -_-;;) Well…let's hope the Fairy Godmother was successful in saving Merlin from the darkness…Merlin is the only person who knows the secret on how to destroy Ansem…
