Shinobi and Shadow Queen

As the KH group began their assembly, preparing to enter their next destination at the "Ico Realm," Leon, Yuffie, Goten, Goku, and Cuchulain prepared a tent city throughout the three districts of Traverse Town. The Alliance regiment of soldiers and doctors had taken port and were now deploying their medical supplies throughout the city. Local citizens help lend a hand, preparing their own residence to accept temporary refugees. Sora could only look on watching such bustling activity. Helping with the supplies for the refugees, he slung a bag full of bread off his shoulders and took a moment to gaze upon the sight while catching his breath.

"It's nice to know that people can always rely on good guys like them to help." he uttered.

"It's for the best." Riku added, placing a box of medical supplies on the ground. "These people who are coming will need assistance. It's great to lend a hand for them."

"Well, let's get these last few items to where they need to be so that we can take off for our next mission."-

"That's right. The sooner we defeat our enemies and gather what we need to know, the sooner we can rescue Kairi and we three can go home." Riku gazed down at his feet.

"Are you alright?" Sora asked.

"If only I was able to confront Arakis when I had the chance," Riku replied, "Our part in this would've finished a long time ago." He turned to Sora. "If you ever confront Arakis one on one Sora, don't hold back. Defeat him where you find him."

"I'll keep that in mind." Sora suddenly broke out into a cold sweat. Riku had not yet known of his encounter with Lord Arakis, how he fought him, and how he lost so easily to the Death Lord. Questions began to fill his mind. Should he tell Riku about his scuffle with the Imperial? How would Riku react? And what would revealing this secret do to their friendship?

"Do you promise, Sora!" Riku reiterated, grabbing his friend tightly by the shoulders. "If you ever get the chance to fight Arakis, defeat him no matter what. Understand?"

"I…I understand." Sora uttered, lowering his eyes. He looked up at Riku and could see what looked like rage in his eyes. Riku smiled and lifted the medical box. He then continued on his way to delivering the supplies. Sora picked up the bread, his mind still full of questions.

"It's best that I don't reveal that secret to Riku." Sora uttered. "I'm the only one who knows about that fight. I can't tell Riku, or anyone else." Picking up the sack of bread, Sora too continued on his way.

As the crew boarded the gummi ship, Sora was sitting on a crate waiting for Riku to finish whit whatever business he had to carry out with. As he sat, Riku eventually appeared before him, walking down the port. His arms were placed behind him. Sora stood up.

"Are you ready to go, Riku?" Sora asked.

"Ready, willing, and able." Riku replied. "But you really don't intend to go into battle without a weapon do you?"

Sora suddenly remembered that he left his sword at Halloween Town.

"Oh no! I forgot it at Halloween Town."-

"Thank goodness you have loyal friends beside you, Sora." Riku pulled his hands from behind him and presented before Sora, his sword. Sora took the sword from his friend. "Goofy managed to retrieve it before we left Halloween Town. I took the liberty of polishing it up for you."

"Thanks Riku." Sora uttered. "Thanks a lot."

"Don't worry about it. Just promise me one thing though." Riku placed his hand on Sora's shoulder. "Don't lose it again."

"I won't. I promise."

The two smiled and went on their way. With that, they boarded the ship and prepared to take off.

Cuchulain and Goten watched as the gummi ship took off and vanished into the darkness of the evening sky.

"There they go." Cuchulain said. "Off on another crazy adventure."

"You suppose they'll be able to fight off their next challenge without our help?" Goten asked. "The Master of Earth isn't an easy shinobi to take down."

"So I've heard. But Riku and the others are tough enough to take on whatever comes at them. I can assure you that much." Cuchulain began to walk away. "It's too bad that I'm not able to help them though. I long to battle against powerful foes too. Instead, I'm stuck here babysitting."

"Don't worry, Cuchulain. The Hound will see battle sooner than you think."-

Expressing their final word on the matter, the two went back into Traverse Town to further prepare for the refugees.

It wasn't long however before the group managed to reach the "Ico Realm." As the Leviathan entered the atmosphere of the world, the KH team saw before them a green and fertile land with dense forest and vast oceans. The Leviathan soon found itself hovering over a vast ocean. The water was calm and clear, glimmering under the bright sun.

"This must be the place." Riku said.

"But where exactly are we supposed to be going though?" Sora asked. "I see nothing out there by uninhabited land and a vast ocean."

"I have to agree with Sora." Donald added. "I see nothing out there. And that next shinobi is around here somewhere."

"Hey! Wait a minute!" Goofy interrupted. "Looky there!" He pointed to what looked like a large castle in their vicinity. The castle had the appearance of an old fortress with high walls and vast isolation from the rest of the land mass. The only thing connecting the castle with the mainland coast was a skinny stone bridge which stood a thousand feet above the ground. The gummi ship landed on the main opening, just outside the main gate. The sight of the castle seemed forbidding and threatening.

"Man." Mickey uttered. "This place is scary."

"I think that's what its purpose is for." Riku explained. "These fortresses were meant to be intimidating."

"I wonder if anyone's home." Goofy asked.

"There has to be somebody around." Sora replied. "Those torches are lit." He pointed to eight great pillars that stood tall on each side of the main walkway into the castle. The flames were burning high before the group. They walked close together, Sora and Riku leading the way. They entered into the front courtyard. Before them were a series of pathways, leading to yet another door, which entered into the castle itself.

"Hello!" Sora cried. "Hello!"

"Is anyone here!" Riku added.

"Come out! Come out, wherever you are!" Goofy hollered.

"It's not as if they're playing hide and seek." Donald explained.

"Can't hurt to try."-

"There's no one here." Sora said. "This place is abandoned."

"Then, why are those lamps lit?" Riku asked. "There has to be someone here."

"If there were, we'd have to cover a lot of ground in order to find them." Mickey said. "Maybe if we were to split up into pairs, we might cover more ground a lot quicker."

"Split up?" Donald said.

"Yes. If we split up, that'll save a lot of time."-

"But what if we run into that ninja?" Goofy asked.

"That must be a risk we should be willing to take."-

"Mickey has a point." Riku said. "If we split up, we'll be able to find whoever it is we're looking for."

"Then it's settled." Mickey said. "Riku and Sora will head down that corridor on the right. Donald, Goofy and I will take that one in the middle."

"Wait you guys!" Sora said. "Do you heat that?"

The party stayed silent to hear what sounded like running feet approaching them. It was soon thereafter that two figures appeared out of the center corridor. It was a young boy and girl. The boy was dressed rather plainly, with a raggedy cover, slightly dirty pants covered in soot, and a reddish shirt. On top his head, a head band with two horns sticking out of the cloth. The girl he led by the hand was a glowing white, like new fallen snow. They came rushing out of the corridor in such a fast pace.

"Hey kid!" Riku shouted. The boy suddenly saw the KH team and gazed at them for a second, or two before he began to run again. He was armed with what looked like a primitive mace. He and the girl ran behind the KH group and hid, as if hoping to seek shelter.

"Please help us." The boy said. "Please stop the shadows."

"Shadows?" Sora asked. The KH group looked through the corridor to which the boy and girl had run out from. They saw glowing eyes appear in the darkness of the shadows and suddenly, those dark figures appeared, confronting the KH team.

"Heartless!" they cried.

"But how can that be!" Donald said.

"It doesn't matter!" Mickey replied. "Let's take them out!"

"Get ready!" Sora ordered. They drew their weapons and prepared to take on the impact of the shadows. The shadows attacked into the thick of the KH team. Combat ensued between the KH team and the attacking shadows. But as soon as the attack commenced, it died down as the shadows were easily dispensed with. Mickey, Goofy, and Donald took out their attackers on each walk way and the KH group began to spread out taking out hordes of shadows.

"Where the heck are all these guys coming from?" Donald asked.

"Don't ask any questions!" Mickey shouted. "We have to fight them off right now!"

"Don't give up!" Goofy cried, deploying his tornado spin, taking out ten shadows at once. Sora stayed near the boy and girl, hoping to defend them from any attacker. The boy at the same time swung his mace about, attempting to defend his female companion. The young girl could only stay behind her defender. But the shadows increased in numbers, suddenly appearing through open portals and attacking from behind.

"Some one help!" the boy cried.

"Zeke! Come out!" shouted Sora, thrusting his sword into the air. From the sharpened steel, a bright flash of light appeared and out came the faithful organoid. Sora jumped onto the back of the silver dragon. "Take out those shadows!"

Zeke roared and made rush attacks against the oncoming hordes of shadows. With a single rush, the organoid managed to knock down a dozen shadows in one attack. At the same time, Sora dispatched elemental attacks upon the shadows. Using his Tundra Canister technique, he was able to eliminate entire waves of shadows. Fighting slowly diminished as the KH team gained more ground and the shadows began to withdraw. Eventually, the courtyard went into silence as the last shadow was eliminated.

"Where the heck did all those things come from?" Mickey asked.

"Were they Heartless?" asked Donald.

"They were not Heartless, I'm relieved to say." Riku uttered. "They were more like ghouls, or some other type of shadow. The reason is because the Heartless aren't so easy to take down as that. And most Heartless classes are not completely dark like those shadows we just fought.

"They are the minions of the Shadow Queen." the boy explained. The KH team turned their attention toward him and the young girl.

"Shadow Queen?" Sora asked.

"Yes. She is the master of this castle. Those things we fought off are wraiths in here army of souls and shadows."-

"Why were they after you?"-

"It's Yorda she wants."-

"Yorda?" Goofy asked.

"Princess Yorda. That's the name of this young girl."-

"Why does the queen want her?"-

"The queen's body grows fragile with every passing day. Eventually, she will need to replenish her body by inhabiting the body of another. That is why she wants Yorda. So she may be able to reincarnate herself within a younger form. That is why she keeps her captive here. Her own daughter. But I have vowed to help Yorda and save here from this place."-

"So that is why the queen is so desperate to retrieve her!" a voice suddenly shouted. The party looked up to see a lone figure standing atop the highest tower. A cloaked figure in black. "So nice to see you again, boy! You thought that you could elude me so easily?" The figure jumped down and landed just before the group. It was a woman cloaked in black and dressed in dark purple battle wear consisting of shoulder armor and wrist guards. Her hear was black with a streak of white running on the left side of her head. Her complexion was dark and her eyes a fiery green. A slim, sleek individual she was, armed with a red staff. She stood before the group, smirking slightly.

"It's you again." the boy said. He lifted his mace as if ready to attack.

"I won't let you get away." she uttered. It was then that she laid eyes on the KH team. "Oh, so you guys made it too, eh?"

"Are you Madam Caesar of the Cavendish Shinobis?" Sora asked, drawing out his sword.

"So, you've hear about me, eh? I certainly hear about you, Sora."-

"You know who I am?"-

"There isn't an Imperial throughout the Empire who's never heard of you before. You're reputation for fighting my fellow shinobis has proceeded you. However, I never would have guessed that you would make it this far. By your presence, you must've already defeated Osiris. Not surprising though. That kid was a rookie and he could never fully rid himself of his humanity." She drew out her bo. "I reckon I'm the next challenge for you. But this is as far as you go."

"You're not the first one to give us that line." Riku said. "All the others said that we wouldn't proceed beyond them. And this is the result."

"You must be Sora's boyhood friend, Riku. I understand that you're the more reckless of the two. Always trying to be the first in line."-

"We know what you're here after, Caesar. And we can't let you do that. Besides, there's a little something you have that we want."-

"You mean this?" Caesar pulled out what looked like another information disk. "If you want it, you're gonna have to pry from my cold, dead fingers."

"If that's what you desire, then I have no other choice." Riku pulled out his blade. "Stand and fight." He turned to Sora and the others. "Sheath your weapons. This fight is strictly between me and her." Sora and the others backed off, leaving Riku to go head to head with the next shinobi alone.

"Attempting to fight me alone was a huge mistake! I don't go down that easily!"-

Caesar lunged forward with the bo, causing a thrusting movement into Riku's chest. But Riku predicted the attack and moved out of the way. He retaliated with a sudden death slash, attempting to cut her head off. But the shinobi ducked, evading the blade. She swung the staff beneath her and wept Riku off his feet. Riku tumbled over, but managed to catch himself on his left and stood up again. The two attacked and engaged in grappling that was described as literally impossible. Every close hit was countered with a tight turn. The fight itself lasted for three minutes.

"That's incredible." the boy uttered. "I've never seen anyone fight like that before."

"This in nothing." Sora explained. "You should see what Riku looks like when he takes the fight seriously."

The fight suddenly halted between the two combatants. Each still not out of breath, each still as focused as ever before.

"You're not bad, Kid." Caesar chuckled.

"I can say the same for you." Riku uttered. "You had me on my toes all the time."

"Don't give me that. This isn't close to the power you used against the other shinobis. If you managed to take down Anubis, the master of fire, all by yourself, then I know you're someone to reckon with. He and I were just about equal. But unlike him, I'm not as impatient. And I don't have to use my spirit energy in order to accumulate my element."-

Suddenly, several pieces of masonry cracked from the walls and formed themselves into sharpened projectiles. They hovered next to Caesar and formed themselves into columns.

"Let's see how you enjoy this little technique of mine, which I have christened the named Sediment Shurikens." Caesar chuckled. She thrust her finger forward, pointing at Riku. Immediately, one of the shards rushed forth against Riku. Riku however saw the object approaching and used his sword to cut the projectile in half. "Not bad, Riku. Not bad, but not good enough." Suddenly seven shards came rushing forth. Riku dodged four of the shards while he cut the other three in half. The shards rebounded and dared to strike at Riku again, but the key bearer eluded the shards again and struck the remaining objects down.

"Is that all you've got?" Riku asked. "You don't have what it takes to defeat me then."

"You go ahead and boast yourself, kid." Caesar chuckled. "It's only the tip of the iceberg." It was then that the other shurikens rushed in to strike. Riku dodged as best he could, but a lone shard managed to graze his arm, splitting the think fabric of his coat.

"That's not good." Riku uttered. "Dodge rolling and blocking won't be enough. Maybe it's time I try that new technique achieved in the 'Treasure Realm.'"

Riku began to accumulate his energy. He thrust forth his hand and deployed the Hurricane Slash. The strong winds blew the shurikens away as if they were nothing. The shurikens lodged themselves into the walls of the castle. One of the masonry blades actually grazed Caesar across the left cheek, causing blood to trickle from the wound.

"You'll pay for that!" she shouted. Suddenly, a large masonry block began to hover in the air. "Try and stop this one! Granite Buster!" The massive block came rushing at Riku. Riku used the Hurricane Slash at maximum power and the strong winds cut the massive block to bits. But despite the effort, the block was too big for the Riku's attack to have full effect. Riku could only watch as the block continued to draw nearer.

"Riku!" cried Sora. He jumped in front of Riku. "Riku, I'll help you!" Sora began to accumulate his energy. "Tornado Strike!" A sudden twister appeared and caught the massive block in mid air. The block spun around in the vortex of the twister and was thrown against the wall of the castle, lodging itself into the stone.

"Thanks Sora." Riku uttered.

"Are you OK?"-

"I've been better."-

"Very clever." said Caesar. "But don't think this is over. I still have two young whelps to retrieve!" She pointed at the boy and Princess Yorda. "So back off!"

"You wanna get to them," Sora said, "You'll have to go through us first!"

"This isn't over yet!" With that Caesar disappeared amongst the high towers and massive walls of the castle.

Riku and Sora sheathed their swords.

"Wow." Mickey said. "That was incredible."

"When did you learn those attacks?" Donald asked.

"We picked up those attacks in the 'Treasure Realm.'" Sora replied. "Compliments of Osiris."

The boy, along with the glowing white princess approached the KH team.

"Thank you very much." he uttered.

"Do you have a name, kid?" Riku asked.

"Ico. My name is Ico." The kid replied.

"What was Caesar after you for?" Sora asked.

"I don't know. She says she was looking for the rune sword that opens the passages to this castle. Unfortunately, I forget where it is. However, that woman is the last thing on my mind. It's the queen who worries me."

"The one who's after Yorda?"-

"Yes. But I can't let the queen have her way. She can't just imprison someone against their will when they haven't done anything wrong." There was a sudden silence before Ico continued talking. "By the way, you never told me why you guys are here."

"We're here for Caesar." Riku explained. "She contains information that will help us find a friend of ours who's also being confined against her will. And like you, Ico, we have an obligation to help her."

"That's great. Then, maybe we can help each other. If you can help me defeat the shadow queen, then I can help you defeat Caesar."-

"It's a deal!" said Sora. Thus a compact was made between Ico and the KH team. They would help each other in their time of need.

Meanwhile, in the grand throne room of the castle, the shadow queen waited patiently for the outcome of her minion's labor. She sat on the throne with her head bent on her palm, sitting in a bored fashion.

"When will that ninja return with Yorda." she wondered. It was then that the shinobi returned, descending from the ceiling, out of thin air. The queen stood up as the ninja kneeled. "Well, where is my daughter? Where's Yorda!"

"I could not retrieve her." Caesar replied.

"Is that so? You said that you could handle this without any problems! Is that boy Ico proving to be more than what you've bargained for? If so, then you are useless to me. I could easily dispense with that boy if I wanted to."-

"It's not Ico that's the problem. Apparently, he has gained a new ally."-

"A new ally?"-

"Remember when I told you that I had to fulfill my mission before trouble came from another world to stop me? Well, that trouble came sooner than anticipated." Caesar explained. "It's the two key bearers, Riku and Sora."

"I'm sure you'll be able to handle them." the shadow queen replied. "They should be no more difficult than Ico."

"That's where you're wrong. They are more powerful than you think. Why do you think I have returned empty handed? If they weren't that much of a threat, I would've been able to capture Yorda for you and I would have been able to seek out the rune sword from Ico."-

"Don't worry about it." the queen chuckled. "You forget that I have my own ways of dealing with pest." The queen looked upon tapestries that waved in the air, just next to the entry way of the throne room. With her energy, she caused a wave of energy to rush forward. The energy struck the cloth of the tapestries, and instantly the cloth had turned to stone. "I could easily deploy an attack that can affect everything within a 360 degree angle, turning them into stone within an instant. Thus, I am untouchable."

"So you have no weakness then."-

"I only have one weakness and that is the rune sword, which is used to open up certain passages and to dispense with wraiths and ghouls permanently. It is the one weapon that can deflect my attacks and cause bodily harm to my being. If Ico or those key bearers you spoke of were to get their hands on such a weapon, then they would prove to be an even greater threat to me."

"Is that why the Empire wants the power of such a sword?" Caesar thought to herself. "I can see why." There was silence between the two before Caesar began to speak again. "I don't think Ico intends to fight you. It seems he's only concerned with getting Yorda out of this castle. And with the help of those key bearers, they may actually succeed."

"But I won't allow my daughter to escape. And with this situation in view, perhaps things can work for both of us. Ico doesn't know that the rune sword is my weakness, but I'll soon tell him."-

"But wouldn't that be giving him the edge. He would know about your weakness and use that against you."-

"That's where my plan will come into effect." The queen began to explain the detail of her plan. "First, I will confront Ico and his friends. Without the rune sword, they can't hope to hinder me. Perhaps my legions will fall, but not me. After a brief skirmish, when they are weary from battle, you will swoop in and take Yorda. That way, Ico has no choice but to go after her. Once I tell him of my one weakness, he will scour the castle looking for the sword. When he finally finds it, then you can take it from him. Thus, you would have gained the sword and I would have retrieved my daughter."

"An excellent plan." Caesar uttered. "With this strategy, we'll be able to do away with Ico and the two key bearers in one strike."

"Then let us be off and give our friends a visit." The shadow queen walked to the center of the room. "Come forth ghouls, spirits, and wraiths! Go and do away with Ico and his companions! Retrieve Yorda and bring her to the throne room!" shadows suddenly appeared from out of the walls in incredible numbers. They then disappeared again and went in search of Ico's party.

Meanwhile, the KH team accompanied Ico into the depths of the castle. Still wandering about, they looked up at the majesty of the castle's high walls. Through Sora's mind, thoughts of ancient gatherings in such an ancient structure flowed through his imagination.

"Do you know where you're going?" Riku asked.

"We're heading to the west wing." Ico explained. "I must adjust the west reflector their. The reflector activates the draw bridge there."

"I can't believe how big this place is." Goofy said. "Is this an old fortress, or something?"

"I don't know. All I know about this place is that it's where boys like me are confined."-

"Why's that?" Sora asked. "What's wrong with you?"

"I was born with horns."-

"What!" The KH team shouted.

"You mean that isn't a head dress?" Mickey asked.

"Are you surprised? All boys born with horns are sent here as a sacrifice."-

"But why?" asked Donald.

"Every generation, my village experiences a birth such as mine. When a boy is born with horns, he is looked on as a curse. If a plague, or famine, or crop failure, occurs, the child is usually the one blamed for causing it. Thus, when reaching his twelfth birthday, he would be sent here and confined in a large stone pod. He would eventually die of starvation and thirst. I however, couldn't allow myself to meet such a fate. Besides, I felt Yorda's presence. And I needed to help her, so death was not an option for me."-

"How'd you escape from your pod?"-

"I was lucky to be placed in a pod where the ground was cracking from under it. When I shook it violently, I managed to jar it loose off its foundation and the pod opened up when it fell on its side. That was more than just luck it was more like a miracle. I'm sure others tried to escape, but could not shake free of their confinement."-

"Guys!" Sora said. The party looked to see shadows appear out of the walls.

"The shadow queens minions again!" Riku said.

"Fight them!" Mickey cried. The KH team began to fight the shadows, taking out the minions by the scores. But as soon as they had cut down several shadows, more would take their place. For five minutes, the KH team used every technique they knew to fight off the shadows. But like an endless cycle, the shadows continued to move in by the dozen.

"There are too many of them!" Donald said.

"We won't last here!" added Goofy.

"Make a break for the main gate!"-

"What would the point be, the main gate is locked shut!" Ico replied.

"No it wasn't." Riku said. "The gates were wide open."

"Why didn't you guys mention this before!"-

"We thought you knew about the gate being open!" Sora added. "We figured you were looking for something else!"

"Well, let's make a break for the main gate then!"-

The party began to run from the shadows and made for the main gate. Through the corridor, down the courtyard and to the main gate.

"Let's get on board the gummi ship!" Mickey instructed. But as they neared the Leviathan, they realized that the gummi ship had been struck by pieces of masonry. The hull had been pierced through by shards of stone and rock.

"Blast!" Sora said. "This must be Caesar's doing!"

"Here they come!" Goofy cried. The team looked behind them to see legions of shadows rushing through the courtyard doors. The group eventually found themselves surrounded by shadows.

"I'll show you!" Sora prepared to deploy one of his major attacks.

"Sora, don't." Riku said.

"But Riku…"-

"You know as well as I that won't get rid of them for long."-

"You are right there." a voice uttered. From the ranks of shadows, the shadow queen emerged.

"You must be the shadow queen."-

"And you must be the ones Caesar was talking about." She then turned to Ico. "Such a pity that you had come so far, only to fail in the end. I'll be taking my daughter back if you don't mind."

"No!" Ico replied. "I'm getting Yorda out of here whether you like it, or not!" He gripped his mace.

"No use trying to resist. You cannot hinder me with such mortal weapons, as you cannot hinder my minions with such mortal weapons. They only revive themselves and are back on the attack. That is why it seems there are more than you had expected."-

"You better listen to the queen." Another voice sounded. The KH group looked to find Caesar standing just a few feet away. "If you value your lives, hand over the girl."

"Sorry!" said Sora. "We'd love to! But that just isn't an option for us right now!" Sora thrust up his blade and deployed the Stopga spell, temporarily paralyzing the minions and even the queen herself.

"What in the…" the queen uttered. Sora summoned Zeke and the silver organoid appeared before the group.

"Zeke! Get Yorda out of here!" The organoid took hold of Yorda and threw her on his back. Then, in a bright flash of light, the organoid flew to the far shore, overlooking the castle.

"No!" roared the queen.

"Let's make a break for it!" Riku shouted. He deployed a gust from the Hurricane Slash and caused the dark forces to be juggled about in the air. The team made a run for it.

"What about Yorda?" Ico asked.

"She'll be fine." Sora replied. "She has Zeke with her." The six ran to the gates, hoping to cross the draw bridge, only to find out that there was no draw bridge.

"What, no bridge!" Sora said.

"What'll we do now!" Goofy uttered.

"You guys remember how to glide right?" Riku asked.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Donald asked.

Riku asked no question but jumped off the Cliffside. He glided down with great ease.

"No time to waste!" Sora said. He picked up Ico and flew off the Cliffside too.

"Well, let's go!" Mickey said. He Donald and Goofy made ready to take off, until suddenly the queen appeared before them.

"You will not be going anywhere!" she roared. Her energy began to flow.

"That's not good." Caesar said. Taking a slab of granite under her feet, she accumulated her energy, and levitated herself from the scene hastily. Mickey, Donald, and Goofy were obstructed of their escape. With a sudden blast of her energy, she turned the three into stone. Riku and Sora looked behind them, in time to see the event take place. There was a sudden flash of darkness and there stood Goofy, Donald, and Mickey like stone statues.

"Mickey! Donald! Goofy!" cried Sora. Their friends had been captured by the shadow queen.