Title: Kingdom Hearts goes to Oz
Disclaimer: None of the Square or Disney characters belong to me, I'm not making profit off of this, just writing it for fun.
Note: Let's see how well the whiners can hold out with the curse of the poppies.
Chapter 7: Curse of the Poppies
When everyone had left the jungle, they had arrived to the poppy field. On the opposite side from them, it was the Emerald City.
"Finally!" cried Kairi with her arms outstretched above her head.
"Golly! It's the Emerald City," said Goofy. He grinned from ear to ear.
"You know that's only a miniature, right?" asked Axel, indicating to the green buildings on the opposite side of the field.
"Just follow the damn script," said both Sora and the author.
"Whatever," grumbled Axel.
"What are we waiting for?" asked Simba. "We just have to cross this field of multicolored flowers to reach the city."
"Last one there is a rotten egg!" shouted Kairi. She began to race across the field.
Simba raced after Kairi. "You heard her, come on!"
"Wait up for me!" shouted Goofy. He and Pluto ran after Kairi and Simba.
"Why the hell must I be last?" moaned Axel. He lumbered behind everyone, running as fast as his costume would allow. The metal clanked with every step.
"We're almost there," squealed Kairi as she ran towards the buildings.
"Come on," said Goofy. "We gotta hurry!"
"I'm coming!" Axel shouted. "This damn costume is too heavy to run in!"
They were barely half way across when Kairi suddenly stopped.
"Damn it," she moaned. "I can't go any longer. My feet are burning again and I feel so sleepy." She sat on the ground. "I think I'll rest a bit." Kairi curled up into a ball and fell asleep. Pluto dropped asleep on the ground next to her.
"Kairi," said Goofy, "this isn't the time to nap."
Simba let out a big yawn. "I think I'll take a rest as well." He lay down on his belly, resting his head on his forepaws as he dozed off.
"Oh no, not you too," groaned Goofy.
Axel let out a big sneeze. "Oh crap," he moaned. "I must be allergic to the poppies. Why me?" He shook his fists at the sky. "Why must I be the one with damn allergies?" The Organization member let out another sneeze. "Damn this parody!"
"No time to complain," said Goofy. "We gotta wake up Kairi!" He tried to shake Kairi awake. "Come on Kairi, you gotta get up!"
"That witch, Maleficent, is behind this," groaned Axel after another sneeze. "This is another damn trap of hers. Curse that wicked witch to HELL!" Axel sneezed again.
"You're not helping by cursing like that! Gawrsh, can't we just calm down and plan a way out of this?"
"Calm down? For crying out loud, we're under Maleficent's spell! Kairi, the dog, and the lion are asleep and I can't stop sneezing! ACHOO! That witch must burn in the fires of HELL!" Axel took out his rings and set several poppies a blaze with a Firaga spell.
"Wow," said Sora, watching the scene. "Axel is pissed and Goofy seems to be the only sane one while everyone else is snoozing."
"It's in the story line," explained the author. "The Scarecrow and the Tin Man remain unaffected by the spell, the Scarecrow tries to get everyone to snap out of the spell while the Tin Man panics. In this parody, Axel is probably just allergic to the poppies, which is pissing him off. Goofy, on the other hand, is… uh… himself."
"That kinda explains everything."
Back at the scene, Axel was still sneezing and cursing Maleficent's name. Goofy was still trying to wake up Kairi. Then, it began to snow.
"Hey, it's snowing!" shouted Goofy.
"How the hell can it be snowing here?" asked Axel.
Unknown to them, the Fairy Godmother was casting a Blizzaga spell on the poppies, breaking Maleficent's spell. Snow fell at a rapid pace, covering the poppies and the characters in the scene.
Kairi sat up with a groan. "I don't wanna go to school today."
"Kairi, you're awake!" shouted Goofy excitedly.
"What's going on?" asked Simba as he stretched out of is lying position and shook the snow out of his mane.
Pluto got up and shook the snow off his fur.
"We better get out of here," said Goofy. "You guys fell under Maleficent's spell."
"I thought she made sleeping spells differently," said Kairi. "You know the sharp needle of the spinning wheel? If touched, the spell takes effect."
Goofy shrugged. "Probably wouldn't work because no one would touch a sharp needle, it would hurt. Now come on, we gotta get to the city."
"Hello!" shouted Axel. "Can't you see that I'm frozen in this damn costume again?"
"Sorry Axel," said Goofy, "we'll get you fixed up in no time!"
"Hurry! My ass is starting to itch!"
"Stop whining," said Kairi.
Maleficent watched Kairi and Goofy oil Axel's costume through the crystal ball. The witch was furious that her plan failed.
"So they had help out of that one," Maleficent hissed. "Seems I will have to take drastic actions!"
She approached the window and spread out her arms.
"I shall go to the Emerald City and take care of things!" She said to the winged Heartless monkey that lingered in the tower. Maleficent disappeared in a puff of green smoke.
"What will she do?" asked Sora.
"She makes another threat," replied the author.
"Oh."
"Guys," moaned Riku, "the stench will never go away!"
"Luckily Sora and I are still wearing our masks," said the author mockingly.
"You're mean!"
"Just go wash your hands and get into a costume, you'll be of use in the next scene."
"Alright." Riku marched to the change room to prepare for the next scene.
"Oh no," groaned Sora, "the next scene is where they all get pampered and treated like royalty. I was hoping to see more suffering!"
"There will be more suffering," said the author, "after the pampering."
Sora flung off his mask. "Yeah!"
To be continued...
Endnote: So they got through the poppies with Axel doing a lot of cursing and complaining. Next chapter, there will be some humor before and after they get a royal treatment.