Alrighty then. Still sorry. Sorry, Sorry. But a new chapter is up! So...enjoy.
Donald and Goofy stared at Aladdin, there was no change in the Genie's emotion, he probably had already known. Sora yawned. Luckily, no one took notice of this.
"Whaddaya mean missing?" Donald exclaimed.
"Just that. She's missing. She's been gone since yesterday, but I didn't think of anything then." Aladdin said, sliding down the wall. "I've got no idea where she could be!" Aladdin said, cupping his face in his hands.
Sora stood up, fighting of the dizziness that threatened to send him back to the floor. "Don't worry about it Aladdin." Sora said. Aladdin looked up at him.
"How can you say don't worry! She's out there somewhere and I can't help her!" Aladdin yelled. Sora rolled his eyes.
"Dude, face it. You are whipped.You can't do anything anyway! You are so busy worrying about every little thing that could happen to your girl-friend-"
"Fiancé" Genie interjected.
"Whatever" Sora said, waving this information away. "You are always so ready to rush off to her defense you don't think. And then you wonder why you are always in trouble. Moron." Everyone stared at the boy dressed in black. Rolling his eyes again Sora continued.
"Besides, I am sure she is fine. She probably just left on important Princess business. They like to do that kind of thing. Makes them think they're mysterious or something. And if she hasn't done that, then she's been kidnapped." He said shrugging.
"KIDNAPPED!" Aladdin roared. Sora then realized, talking about kidnapping wasn't the best way to cheer somebody up.
"Yeah, kidnapped. In which case, she should still be fine. The bad guys we're fighting are remarkably like the last ones. They won't hurt her. Either way, I wouldn't search around here anymore. You know this world better than any of us, and if you haven't found her in two days, then she probably isn't here. We'll look for her in the stars. If we find anything, we'll tell you." Sora said, moving toward the door.
"Wait! I'm coming."
"No you aren't. Trust us, we do this stuff al the time. We'll be back."
"At least take Genie again. Please?" Aladdin asked with concern in his eyes. Sora looked at Genie, who was carrying two bulky suitcases in his hands. "Fine. Let's go guys." Sora said, walking proudly outside before tripping and falling flat on his face.
The group was back in space. Genie had put the ship right-side up when they got there, and Sora had made the trip without problems, save the fact that his head was pounding now. But of, course this was not the first time they had ever crash landed on a planet, and Sora began his self-made medicine. He was snoring loudly by the time they broke out of orbit. There was nothing a good nap couldn't fix.
Donald continued their course for the Magical Kingdom, activating the boosters to help make up for the lost time. Again, there were no problems on the route, which was beginning to un-nerve Donald. Two years ago, they couldn't move anywhere without being assaulted by Heartless ships. It seems like the Organization did not care so much about monitoring space. But they more then made up for it by giving them trouble on the ground. Which brought him back to question one: What was going on at the castle?
Goofy by now had followed Sora's lead and was out cold. 'Isn't he worried at all!' Donald wondered to himself. 'Then again, he hasn't really got much to lose if anything goes down...' An image of his own wife came into view. 'Daisy...' Donald suddenly felt an immense protective feeling for her. 'I guess I can't blame Aladdin after all.'
By the time Sora awoke (feeling much better) they were approaching the Kingdom. Donald was already in the process of guiding the Gummi Ship into the atmosphere. The whole vessel was vibrating, but Goofy slept through.
When they broke through the clouds, Sora got his first view of his friends' home-world. The picture dazzled him. The entire place was a rush of color. The castle was the first thing to be noticed, so sparkling white, Sora had to raise his hand over his eyes in defense. The roads were cobble-stone like old fashioned towns. The rest of the grounds was covered in lush green grass and plant-life. Sora now knew why Goofy slept so much. He had grown up in this perfect place...the Keyblade Master was already imagining what it would be like to nap on the grass gazing at the fluffy clouds that drifted by.
The only thing that seemed out of place where the guards. Large, mean looking brutes all covered in heavy war-time armor lined the walls and gates. Donald landed right outside of the palace and the group disembarked (after arousing Goofy). Immediately, the guards surrounded them. "Who goes there!" They shouted as one.
"Watch who you're shouting at!" Donald instantly returned. "You should know better than to shout at your court magician!"
"Halt! Put down your weapons!" The guards lowered their weapons as a few more people shoved their way to the front of the crowd. They too were wearing armor, but it was brighter, and they seemed much less disposed to violence then the bigger guards. "Oh! Master Donald! And Sir Goofy as well! Much welcome back. The Queen has been expecting you." The speaker, (a blonde happy fellow) then took notice of Sora. "And you! You must be the great Keyblade Master we've all heard so much about! I am honored to meet you, sir!" The speaker and the brighter guards bowed. While Sora felt a powerful smirk coming on.
Donald pushed past them. "Don't bow for him, Smith. It will only make his head bigger." Donald said, making the man stand up. "Now, aren't you supposed to be leading us to the Queen?"
Without further ado, Smith led them away accompanied by the bright guards. The big dark ones returned to their posts. Once out of earshot, Smith dropped back to walk with Goofy.
"Who were those guys?" Sora heard Goofy ask. Smith made an audible sigh.
"New guys brought in. After you left on your journey Dough-man was promoted until your return. He's already made more changes than I can count. Ask the Queen about it, she'll tell you everything else. But let me just tell you now, we can't wait for you to come back full-time."
Then it clicked. Goofy had been the head of the Royal Guard. The bright happy guys had been trained under him, probably why they seemed so lax about everything. This "Dough-man" seemed just the opposite of Goofy. Sora didn't like him already.
Out front of the main doors, Sora caught a flash of blue and grinned. Running up to the girl in the blue dress, he grinned and bowed, Donald and Goofy soon followed his lead. "Princess Jasmine. Greetings, its nice to see you are well." Sora said, coming back to his full height.
Jasmine turned around, spotted them and smiled. "Hello Sora. What brings you here?"
Sora shrugged. "I dunno, the Queen wanted us. But I was just about to ask you the same question. Aladdin's having a fit back on Agrabah."
Jasmine giggled. "Well as you can see I'm fine here. You stopped at Agrabah to see him?"
"You could say we dropped by." Sora said, rubbing the back of his head. Jasmine laughed again.
"Well, when you see him again, you can tell him I'm okay. Sorry I couldn't tell him I was leaving, I was summoned on short notice."
"Are the other Princesses here too?" Sora asked her, looking around, perhaps for a glimse of red hair.
"They will be soon." Jasmine said. "We aren't exactly sure what it is yet, but something is going on. But never mind me. It would be easier for you to just finish your meeting with the Queen. You'll learn more that way. So hurry on, I won't disappear on you."
"I'll hold you to that!" Sora said as he was pulled away by Donald. The front doors were opened. They were going in.
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