DISCLAIMER: I OWN NOTHING EXCEPT THE PLOT AND MY ORIGINAL CHARACTERS!

A/N: ALRIGHT-Y! CHAPTER 30 IS HERE, SO THIS STORY IS FINALLY MOVING ALONG - FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME!

As it is, This Chapter may not seem as detailed as the one before it. "'Why not?'," you ask? Well, I just had to keep the story going. That, and this is somewhat of a transitional part of the story. It takes place between two particular Disney-based worlds.
That, and I wanted to keep the story's flow moving smoothly.

Yet, that does NOT mean it's not worth reading!
EVERY Chapter of This Story is important! I made sure of that Before I started writing it! I even created an entire "Storyline Summary" so I could plan it out accordingly.

So, like with Chapter 18, I want to go over a few things about Sora's team to help you focus on their characters in This Story. I said would do this again later, and I am!
Of course, most of this might seem like a duplicate from before. Still, there are some notable differences. I might even do this again - at another later Chapter, too.

SORA SKY HIKARI - Age 17. The Keyblade wielder credited with saving the worlds on more than one occasion. He is a little naïve, but still possesses a strong sense of justice. He is very protective of his sister, Amemi. Once again, Sora is determined to keep the worlds from permanently falling to Darkness, even if it means taking down Maleficent and her entire Council along the way. He seems to be struggling to keep his cool lately...

AMEMI HIKARI - Age 14. Sora's younger sister. She wields a slingshot. She is typically happy-go-lucky and enjoys spending time with her brother, although this is not always the case. She tries to encourage others to do the right thing, but doesn't always succeed. She wishes to see other worlds and is excited about exploring the unknown. Sora calls her "Amy" for short, even though she would rather be referred to by her real name. She also is a huge fan of "WordGirl", whom she wishes to meet someday.

DONALD DUCK - Age Unknown. The Royal Court Magician of Disney Castle. He means well, but can be greedy and a little self-centered. He is easily irritated by random stuff, which can cause conflict with Goofy and Launchpad. He fights with a magical wand. He has a VERY bad temper, and he has taken his anger out on others - besides the Heartless.

GOOFY - Age Unknown. The Captain of The Royal Knights of Disney Castle. He dislikes weapons and wields a shield. He is very clumsy and easily mispronounces words. Yet, he also notices things others miss. He can be smart and tends to reassure others. His intelligence is not always plain to see, yet it is known he has graduated from college.

LAUNCHPAD MCQUACK - Age Unknown. The Leader of The Disney Royal Air Force of Disney Castle. He is absent-minded and clumsy. He LOVES to crash things. Despite such setbacks, he cares about others and does his best to help. He is friendly and sometimes carefree. He Loves to give the same introduction over and over and over again.

INDIGO - Age Unknown. The Angel OF Hope. She is Violet's sister, even though their personalities are nearly opposites. She can be shy and anxious. Deep down, she is friendly and cares about others. She gets excited and easily gets her hopes up. She is determined to put a stop to the threat of Darkness in the worlds.

...Yes, I really do not have THAT much to say today. I feel sort of tired, mainly since classes have finished for This Week.

So, without further ado, it's TIME TO READ!
PLEASE REVIEW, TOO! THE MORE REVIEWS, THE MERRIER! (Launchpad McQuack asked me to say that!)

CHAPTER 30
Ground-Piglet Day?

"Every season brings a reason to be happy (happy)
Every season brings a reason to be glad (glad)
When the sun is shining up above you
And honey bees are in the hive
Oh, what a happy reason to be glad that you're alive! (ooh)
So, every season brings a reason to be giving (every season)
Giving thanks for the good things that appear
When you hear that birds are singing
Be it winter, fall or spring
What a beautiful gift the seasons bring!"

The song seemed to fade out. She felt the glow dying down. As she opened her eyes, Amemi looked around. Her feet landed gently on something… soft? It felt a little like a cloud. Then again, she had never touched a cloud before.

She looked around some more. She was standing on something white. Black shapes were all over the place, mostly in neat lines. Up above, she could see a blurry view of a greenish ceiling.

"Where am I?" she wondered aloud. None of this looked familiar. It did not even look like something out of an episode of "WordGirl"… unless this was part of Sparkletopia. Yet, even that was impossible, considering that was a place within a show the main character watched. This was too weird….

She took a moment to recall what had happened. When Sora had started to get pulled into the book, she had grabbed him. Somehow, the two of them had been sucked inside and the cover had slammed shut behind them.

Her eyes grew wide with surprise. Was she really inside a book?! She looked down at the white ground. If she was inside a book, then she was more-than-likely standing on a page. The black shapes were written letters and words. It felt like something straight out of that Scholastic-made, science show.

What was it called? She remembered it had something to do with a magical school bus and a memorable teacher.

"Wow," she marveled as the realization hit her. "This is the inside of a book. I wonder how you get out of it?"

"Amy!"

Amemi turned to the right. She saw someone rushing over to her. When she saw his spikey, brown hair, she relaxed. It was her brother, Sora. 'At least, it isn't a Heartless,' she thought to herself.

Sora stopped a few feet from her. She saw shock and puzzlement inscribed upon his face. "How'd you get in here?" he asked.

"I tried to grab you," she told him. "As you were being sucked into this thing. I think we were both pulled in."

Sora gave a deep sigh. He grabbed the sides of his head for a few seconds. "Great! Now we're both stuck in here until the page is restored!"

Amemi looked perplexed. "What do you mean?"

Sora turned to her right and pointed. She looked in said direction and stared in surprise. A glowing illustration could be seen up ahead. It appeared to be a tree surrounded by an expanse of field.

"That's where we need to go," he said. "C'mon!"

He raced to the drawing. Not wanting to be left behind, the sandy-haired girl shrugged all her confusion to the side (for now, at least) and joined him. The two reached the illustration at the same time. They simultaneously stepped through.

Sora and Amemi were in The 100-Acre Wood.

There was a slight breeze blowing through the air. The trees along the path were leafless. To Amemi, this could only mean this was either late Fall or in the middle of the Winter. Due to the lack of snow, she had the feeling it was the former.

As she followed her brother down the road, Amemi started to shiver. The breeze seemed to growing colder and colder. In fact, she thought she saw a few dead leaves drifting through the sky. Up above, a handful of ducks were flying in a V-shape formation into the distance.

At last, Sora came to a stop. He pointed up ahead. "Look!"

Amemi gazed into the distance. Up ahead, the path reached a large area of fields. No plants were growing through the soil. No signs could be seen either. A small brook flowing through the garden. A small, wooden bridge crossed the stream. On the other side was a large tree with a small, circular window in the side. A clothesline was located on the other side with a bucket and a few other odds and ends.

Amemi's head was spinning. Was this tree someone's house? When she saw the door near the clothesline, she realized she was correct. She also noticed a mailbox near the tree. She could not make out the name on it; it was too far away.

However, what Sora was pointing at were a trio of figures approaching the door. One was a small, round bear wearing a bluish coat, green gloves, and a red hat with green stripes on its tail. He had golden fur.

Another was a tiny piglet sporting pink ears and wearing a magenta jumpsuit underneath a brownish jacket with white sleeves and green scarf. He also had a violet winter hat that was slowly slipping over his eyes.

The third was a tiger with a springy-looking tail. He was wearing a dark-green sweatshirt with a white, capital letter "T", a red scarf, and ski goggles on his forehead.

"I see them," Amemi admitted, even though she was unsure who it was. "What about them?"

"It's Pooh, Piglet, and Tigger!" he declared. He headed for the tree when the three stuffed animals headed into the tree through the doorway. "Wait up!"

"Sora!" she called. His sister hurried after him.

The two dashed down the road and across the bridge. Amemi thought she felt the bridge start to give way as she stepped on it. She wondered if this bridge had been destroyed before and then rebuilt using the same pieces.

Sora hurried through the door in a flash. Amemi was seconds behind him. What she saw on the other side startled her so much, her mouth nearly dropped open. Instead, her eyes grew big.

The inside of the tree was a wreck. Pieces of sticks, fallen leaves, and lots of other odds and ends from outside lay strewn about. A set of muddy footprints led through the room. It looked like an enormous gust of wind had blown clear through the space and brought a mass of debris along. To top it off, furniture had been toppled, pictures had been knocked off the walls, and a bowlful of carrots had been blown clear onto the floor.

The sight reminded Amemi of Sora's room. Thank goodness she had never had to go in there! She only knew about its condition from overhearing their Mom lecturing him about it.

Sora greeted the three stuffed animals. Due to the loud wind rushing through her ears, Amemi was unable to tell what he was saying. When he gestured at her, the three animals shifted their gaze accordingly.

All she could think of doing was waving. "Hi!" she said, loud enough to be heard over the wind.

"Nice to meet ya," the tiger declared.

He hopped onto his tail and bounced over to her. His tail folded like an accordion with each bounce. He bounced so fast, he knocked straight into her. Amemi fell to the floor and landed on her back. The tiger grabbed her hand and shook it rapidly. "Name's Tigger! 'T-I-double-guh-err'! That spells 'Tigger'!"

Amemi gave a nervous smile. This tiger — Tigger, that is — certainly had a ton of energy. She wondered if he was just overly-excited about meeting her.

The bear came over. "I'm Pooh," he introduced in a rather pleasant sort of way.

"I'm P-P-Piglet," the small piglet declared from across the room.

"They're my friends," Sora called against the gale.

Amemi gave a nod. As Tigger hopped off her, she rolled over. "I can see that," she commented. Her brother tended to make friends with just about anybody — even total strangers.

The door slammed shut. Everyone swerved their eyes to it. A tall, slender bunny sporting yellow fur, thin arms, and a white cottontail was standing there. He scowled at the group. "What are you doing?!" he demanded to know.

The bunny was so focused on Pooh, Piglet, and Tigger, he failed to notice Amemi was still lying on the floor. He marched across the room so ferociously, one of his feet got caught on the young woman and he fell over.

"Hello?" the bunny asked in surprise. "Have we met?"

Amemi rose to her feet. "No," she shook her head. "I'm Amemi."

"She's my sister, Rabbit," Sora announced. His voice was softer, probably because the door was closed and the wind was no longer howling through the room.

Rabbit gazed at Amemi. "Why, it's a pleasure to meet you. Any friend of Sora's is welcome anytime."

Piglet turned to Sora. "Is she one of the 'friends' you were looking for?"

Sora shook his head. He then paused and gave a small grin. "Well… maybe. She was missing, too. But, I was looking for Riku and Kairi then."

Rabbit turned to the others. "Just, what are you doing?" he enquired.

Tigger grinned. "Well, we're just tryin' to find out when Winter is, 'Long-Ears'."

"And, uh, you're the only one with a calendar, Rabbit," Piglet added.

Rabbit stopped and stared in surprise. "Why," he quickly regained his composure. "Why, yes! So I am."

As Rabbit marched across the room to the calendar on the wall, Amemi strolled up to Sora. "Why do they want to know when Winter is?" she asked.

Sora shrugged. "Just… go along with it. That's what I always do."

Amemi folded her arms. She had to admit, sometimes her older brother had a point. Although there were many times when his statements did not make any sense… or did they?

Rabbit stopped before his calendar and cleared his throat. "As of first thing this morning, today is…. "

He placed his finger against the calendar page and read what was inscribed beneath the number. "…'Groundhog Day'."

He took a double-take and gasped. "'Groundhog Day'?!"

Tigger tossed his skis into the air in alarm. "'Groundhog Day'?!"

"'Groundhog Day'?" Piglet asked, perplexity written on his face.

Pooh chuckled. "Oh, it's 'Groundhog Day'," he paused. A confused look formed on his face. "What is that?"

Rabbit tore the page off the calendar and waved in front of the bear's face. "Why, it's the day a groundhog comes out of his hole," he stated.

"Oh," Pooh nodded. He gave a chuckle. "That 'Groundhog Day'."

Amemi had to roll her eyes. What other Groundhog Day was there? Last she had checked, there was only one such holiday marked on the calendar.

"It's really quite simple," Rabbit explained in a "matter-of-fact" way. "A groundhog comes out of his hole and looks around. If he sees his shadow, then there's six more weeks of Winter."

"Oh, my," Piglet gulped.

"But," Rabbit went on. "If the groundhog doesn't see his shadow, then that means Spring starts tomorrow."

"Wait, what?" Tigger exclaimed. "'Spring'?! Wha… what happened to Winter?!"

Rabbit threw his hands up into the air. "It's gone — over! We missed it!"

"Christmas, too?" Piglet enquired.

Rabbit headed to the door. He grabbed a silky scarf from his hat rack and wrapped it around his neck. "According to the calendar, Christmas, too. But the only way to be sure Winter's over is to find a groundhog and… uh, check with him."

Now Amemi was ready to slap her face. How could Christmas be over already? Less than two hours ago, she had been with Sora, Donald, Goofy, Launchpad, and Indigo at a Christmas party in the Beast's Castle. Back home, it was not even December 21ST, yet. It just did not make any sense for this place to have missed such an important holiday.

Something really felt off….

"I guess it's worth a try," she heard Sora say.

Next thing she knew, Amemi was following Sora, who was following Tigger, who was following Piglet, who was following Pooh, who was following Rabbit down a path in the forest. She shivered, feeling the cold air blowing all around. A number of leaves fell from the trees and drifted on by.

The group stopped when they reached a rather large hole in the ground. Beside it was a mailbox bearing the name "GoFUR". A short, stick ladder led up to the mailbox from the hole.

After gathering around the hole, Pooh leaned over and called into it. "Gopher? Gopher?"

"A-are you there?" Piglet called in.

"Come on out, Gopher!" Tigger shouted.

"No, no, no, no!" Rabbit stated, shaking his head. "That's no way to get Gopher out of his hole."

"Wait," Sora said. "Look."

At that moment, a small, gray animal poked its head out of the hole. He was wearing a tan nightcap and matching nightshirt. "Hey," he complained. "What'-s the big idea? Can't anyone get s-ome rest to s-tart hibernation?"

Amemi was a bit surprised. Every time Gopher spoke a word with the letter "S", he whistled. She had never know anybody else who spoke like that.

"We came to find a groundhog," Pooh told Gopher.

"Yes," Piglet nodded. "It's 'Groundhog Day'."

Gopher frowned, and then he scowled. "'Groundhog'?! Who're you callin' a 'Groundhog'? What're you tryin' ta do? In-sult my ance-stor?!"

He shrank back into his hole. A loud shout could be heard as he fell down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down, down… to the very bottom. A THUD could be heard when he landed.

Amemi looked into the hole. She wondered how deep it really was. It sure sounded deep. Plus, the ladder leading down into it led into complete darkness.

"Oh, dear," Piglet gulped. "W-what now?"

Rabbit, Pooh, and Tigger all turned to him. Sora did the same. Amemi thought she saw anxiety evident in the very, very small animal's eyes.

Piglet gulped again. "Oh…. "

Within a matter of minutes, Pooh, Tigger, and Rabbit had Piglet dressed as a groundhog. A pair of large teeth were strung around his face. "Oh, d-d-d-dear," Piglet muttered.

Sora and Amemi both looked a little surprised. From Amemi's perspective, it almost looked as though Sora was just going along with everything the others were doing.

"Don't worry, Piglet Ol' Pal!" Tigger declared. He scooped the little piglet into his hands. "Just go down there and be a groun-hog!"

"We're counting on you, Piglet," Rabbit added.

"I don't think this is a good idea," Amemi said to herself. She had the feeling something bad was about to happen. She just did not know what.

Tigger dropped Piglet down into the hole. After a few moments, the very, very small animal hit the bottom. "I-I-I am okay," he announced from far below in the darkness.

"Do you see your shadow, Piglet?" Pooh called in.

Tigger was practically pleading. "Please! Please, see you shadow! I wanna go skiin'!"

Amemi and Sora also peered into the darkness. After a few seconds (it felt like a few minutes), Piglet emerged from the hole. His hat had somehow slipped over his eyes. "Actually, I don't see anything," Piglet remarked.

Amemi felt like slapping her face, again. No wonder Piglet could not see his shadow. He eyes were covered. He could not see a thing!

That did not seem to bother the others. "No shadow?" Rabbit declared. He gave a yelp of excitement. "Winter is over!"

Tigger frowned for a moment. "Aw, I wanted to go skiin'!" His face quickly turned into a grin. "Oh, well!"

Pooh, Tigger, and Rabbit all grabbed Piglet and started tossing him up and down with glee. "Hooray for Piglet!" Rabbit proclaimed. "For telling us Spring is here!"

"Hip-hip," Tigger cheered.

"Hooray!" the others added. Sora did the same; his famous smile was showing on his face.

Amemi had to smile. She had never seen her brother so happy since his birthday. With all those Heartless and villains out there, the spikey-haired seventeen-year-old had taken the quest very seriously. In fact, he had outright fought and defeated many monsters and evildoers one after another.

She wondered if he had done the same during his earlier quests. She looked down at the ground in thought. Her shadow appeared to be staring back at her, almost like it was living.

The group headed back to Rabbit's house. No sooner had they arrived did Pooh and Tigger head off. Rabbit grabbed some gardening tools and headed for the fields outside his home.

"What are you doing, Rabbit?" Sora asked. Amemi and Piglet both listened.

"Now that Spring is here," he answered. "There's much to do. Things like airing out our houses, and Spring cleaning, and most importantly, my garden."

He started to plant some seeds in the soil. "The most-important thing about growing vegetables is knowing when to plant."

He turned to Piglet. "And, thanks to you, I know that time is now."

Piglet beamed with delight. He spun around to face Sora and Amemi. "Everyone's so happy," he said. "After all, I told them Winter was over."

"Yeah," Sora gave a nod. "Looks like everything's going well."

Amemi had to admit, Spring might be on the way in this world. Even so, her feelings of doubt still lingered….

A few hours flew by. The wind had picked up and clouds had rolled in. Snowflake after snowflake had descended upon the woods. In such a short time, deep snow had piled all over the landscape. The forest now appeared to be in the middle of a Winter Wonderland.

From all accounts, everything was going wrong. Tigger's house was covered in snow and all his belongings were buried outside; he had been doing his Spring-cleaning. Pooh's house was snowed in — both ways. Large snow drifts had piled indoors since he had been airing out his home; the doors had been open and his windows had been removed. Rabbit's garden was completely swamped in snow; the only indication of its presence was the top of the fence and his scarecrow.

Sora and Amemi were shocked. How could all this have happened within a matter of hours? Amemi wondered if Piglet had made a mistake.

Rabbit had had the exact same idea. At the moment, he had brought Piglet to his house. Sora and Amemi were there, too.

"Piglet," Rabbit scolded in a stern voice. "You said you didn't see your shadow. You said Winter was over."

Piglet gulped. He shifted his gaze to the window. The drifts were so high, they reached to the windowsill. "Oh, dear," he sighed deeply. "I did, didn't I?"

To Amemi, it seemed as though Rabbit was being a little harsh. Piglet looked a little frightened in the face of such a heated interrogation. "It's not his fault," Amemi spoke up. "The weather can change at any time."

"But, we prepared for Spring," Rabbit stated. "There should be fields full of flowers — not six feet of snow!"

He clenched his fists. "Ruined! Ruined!" he declared. He pointed straight at Piglet. "And it's all your fault!"

Piglet's head and ears drooped. He headed for the door and grabbed his scarf and hat. He put them on and opened the door. He proceeded through the snow and into the distance.

Amemi had listened in the background long enough. "That's not fair," she told Rabbit. "How do you know who's responsible?"

Instead of speaking, a scowling Rabbit marched to the door and grabbed a scarf and pair of earmuffs. He headed into the snow. Once he was gone, Sora turned to his sister. "Amy," Sora stated. "Just go along with it!"

Amemi was shocked and bewildered. What was Sora saying? That she should go with the flow? She did not approve of such. It never made sense to her.

At once, an enormous gust of wind blew through the house. "Get down!" Amemi hollered.

The two hunkered down as the wind rushed around them. A chill filled the room. The sounds of paper blowing through the air could be heard. One smacked straight into Amemi's hair.

"Ow!" she yelped. She snatched the paper and held it in her hand. "Hey!"

When she saw a large, red number on it, she stared in surprise. The name "December" was inscribed above the number. "A calendar page?"

"Well, it looks like one," Sora added.

The two swept their eyes around the immediate space. The whole floor was littered with such pages. At once, Rabbit came storming back inside. When he saw the papers scattered all over the room. He stared in astonishment.

"What's this?" he questioned, scooping a page up. "Calendar pages?"

With Sora and Amemi's help, the bunny speedily gathered the pages and organized them. He then placed them back onto the calendar. To everyone's amazement, the calendar now read,

NOVEMBER 13TH

Rabbit was nearly speechless. "Why, it's only November! It's nowhere near Groundhog Day!"

"Wow!" Sora declared, now knowing what the actual date was.

Amemi had to shake her head. She had known all along it was not past Christmas Day, let alone New Year's Eve. She folded her arms and gave Rabbit a smirked smile. "Well, Rabbit?" she said. "It seems Piglet wasn't wrong after all. It was all a huge misunderstanding."

Rabbit gasped suddenly. "Oh my! Piglet! I'd better apologize to him!"

He raced to the door and grabbed his scarf off the hat rack in the process. He opened the door. Thanks to a path he had (somehow) shoveled (in such a short time), he was able to hurry away in no time.

"Wait up!" Sora called as he gave chase.

"Wait for me!" Amemi yelled. She followed her brother out the door. They continued past the towering walls of snow and into the forest.

It took a few minutes to scurry through the forest. At last, the group arrived in a clearing. Sora pointed out a tall tree at the center of the space. A wooden doorway was positioned in the middle of the trunk, though it was smaller in comparison to Rabbit's house. Around ten feet from the door stood a medium-height sign bearing the words, "Trespassers Will…"

"Piglet?" Rabbit called as he hurried to the door. To his surprise (and Sora and Amemi's astonishment), there was a small note taped to the door.

Amemi took it off and started to read it. "'I've gone to find a-a real groundhog, who can tell me when Spring really is.'"

Rabbit tugged on his ears. "He must be kidding!"

Sora gazed at the message. "There's more," he said. "'P.S. – I-I-I'm n-n-not kidding.'"

Sweeping their eyes around, the group quickly spotted a set of tracks leading away from the house. They each nodded to one another. Before long, the three were heading down the trail.

Round and round the tracks went. Up and down hills. Back and forth to avoid trees. At one point, it looped around in a full circle. The whole time, Rabbit kept calling, "Piglet?"

Finally, the cold began creeping in all the more. Amemi shivered and felt her teeth might be starting to chatter. She gave a violent sneeze and fell backwards into a snowbank. She felt her forehead. It felt warmer than usual.

Sora stopped and turned back. "Amy, are you okay?"

Amemi did not answer. She gave a yawn. She knew what this probably meant. She was getting sick, maybe catching a cold. After all, the weather never got this chilly back home on the islands. It was always so wet and rainy during the Holiday Season.

Sora bent down and scooped his sister up into his arms. He grunted as he returned to his feet. He looked ahead. Rabbit was still winding his away along the trail.

"I'm fine, Sora," Amemi said in a rather weak voice. She closed her eyes and started to doze.

Sora gave a nod. "You'll be fine," he told her. "We'll be back at Rabbit's house once we find Piglet."

He carefully carried her down the trail. Despite the extra weight, he was able to move rather swiftly along. Either it was because of the ice lying underneath the snow, or it was because he was not from this world.

Before long, Rabbit came to a halt. Sora quickly caught up with him, Amemi still in his arms. "Hey, what is it?" he asked.

Rabbit pointed to the top of the next hill. "Look!"

Sora shifted his eyes up to the summit. He saw a snowy object standing at the top — wearing Piglet's hat! In fact, the object's shape strongly-resembled Piglet. "Piglet!" he declared.

Amemi started to wake up. When she stretched and yawned, Sora lost his balance and fell into the snow. The sandy-headed teenager landed in his lap. The two looked at one another and smiled. "That actually was fun," she admitted.

Sora had to nod. The two rose to their feet and saw Rabbit marching up the hill. They were seconds behind him.

"Piglet," Rabbit said to the snowy object. "You shouldn't have come out here all alone."

"It's slippery," Sora said. "Are you okay?"

The object did not say anything in return. Rabbit shook it. The object fell over. Rabbit gasped. "Oh no! You're… frozen solid!"

He grabbed the object in his hands. "I have to get you home! Quickly! I have to get you warmed up!"

Within a second, Rabbit was rushing back down the hill headed for Piglet's house. Sora and Amemi both looked at one another, shrugged, and followed suit.

When they returned to Piglet's house, Rabbit rushed inside. Pooh and Tigger were already there. Rabbit set the snowy object down on the floor. "He's so cold, he can't even speak!" he declared.

Before Amemi or Sora could say anything, Tigger darted over with a cup of hot chocolate. "Here's some hot chocolate-y!"

The tiger poured the cup's contents onto the object. Pooh dashed away and returned with a hot water bottle. All the combined heat from the bottle and hot chocolate made the snowy object start to turn into a puddle of water.

"He's sweating up a storm," Tigger commented. "He's… he's… sweating away to nothin'!"

"He's melting!" Rabbit shouted in alarm. "Get a bucket! We have to save him!"

Tigger and Pooh both started running around in circles. Tigger nearly slipped when he stepped in the puddle.

"Tigger!" Rabbit cried. "You're stepping in Piglet!"

Sora rushed to the door and grabbed a mop and bucket. He gave Rabbit the mop. The bunny hastily mopped up the water and dumped it into the bucket.

Pooh gasped. "Oh…! Poor Piglet…. "

The bear started walking sideways as though he was now in a complete daze. Amemi had to step to the side to avoid him. Tigger saw all this and gasped. "He's gonna faint!"

He grabbed the bucket and tossed its contents into the air, aimed at Pooh. At the same time, Amemi rushed over to catch the bear. Rabbit raced across the room and grabbed a bowl. He caught the water in it. He slid across the floor for a moment before he came to a stop. "Piglet!" he called into the bowl. "How do you feel?!"

"Well," Piglet's voice came from what appeared to be the bowl. "I-I-I feel bad for saying it was Spring in the middle of Winter."

Amemi was startled. Was Piglet's voice really coming from the water in the bowl?! Now, she had seen everything!

"What?! That?!" Rabbit exclaimed. "Oh, don't worry about that! It was all my fault!"

Piglet's voice spoke again. "But… but, I was the groundhog."

"But my calendar!" Rabbit wept loudly. "Snow! Spring! Winter! The pages! I never should have asked you to be a groundhog in the first place! Do you understand?!"

"I think," Piglet's voice said.

"Can you ever forgive me?!" Rabbit pleaded.

"Of course, Rabbit," Piglet said. Amemi looked to the left and saw a very familiar, very, very small animal standing beside the bunny.

"Do you hear that, Piglet?" Rabbit said to the animal. "Piglet forgives me!"

Rabbit took a double-take. Realizing the real Piglet had been in the room the whole time, he jumped into the air and landed against the wall — hard! The bowl with the water went flying. It landed in Pooh's hands.

"Piglet!" Sora and Pooh declared.

"You're un-melted!" Tigger cheered.

"Piglet! You're alright!" Rabbit added in.

Both Rabbit and Tigger did not waste any time embracing their friend. This sight made Sora and Amemi smile.

Pooh looked into the bowl. He felt concerned. "Oh no!" he proclaimed. "If that's Piglet, then who is this?!"

Tigger strolled up to the bowl. "Kinda resembles Eeyore, around the eyes…. "

Piglet chuckled. "That was just a pile of snow."

Pooh chuckled himself. "I see."

Sora had to laugh. It was great to be spending time with his friends in this world. He had not seen them since he had defeated Organization XIII and returned home from his earlier quests. Back then, he had promised Pooh he would never leave him.

He was glad to know nothing here had changed.

Amemi laughed at the whole idea of Piglet being transformed into a pile of snow. She had seen a lot of nonsense in this world. Not a single bit of the logic here made any real sense.

Then again, she probably had not met everyone Sora had in this world.

Piglet approached Rabbit. "Um, excuse me, Rabbit, but there is something I've been wondering. If it isn't Spring, and it isn't Winter, and it isn't 'Groundhog Day'… what day is today?"

Rabbit glanced at the calendar. "It's… November 13TH, Piglet."

At the very mentioning of the date, Tigger gasped. "November Thirteenth?! Do you realize what this means?!"

Everyone gave him blank looks. Tigger grinned. "Why, it's almost Thanksgiving! I've gotta start makin' chocolate-y icey-cream!"

Amemi shook her head. She turned to Sora and asked, "Is it always like this here?"

Sora shrugged. "Sometimes," he admitted. "When I first came here, Pooh was thinking of a way to say 'goodbye' to himself."

"Huh? What are you talking about?"

"Well… it's like this. I first met Pooh when he was all alone in this world. Some of the pages had fallen out, so I had to gather them up. Piglet, Tigger, Rabbit, Eeyore, Owl, Gopher, Kanga, and Roo returned when I returned the pages."

Amemi gave a nod, even though she had the feeling Sora's story would probably be a lot more complex than that. It was a good thing her brother was good at summarizing, even if he did not know the meaning of the word.

She wondered if WordGirl could have been a great help to him….

"That's not all," Sora went on, removing Amemi from her thought process. "When I came here about a year later, the Heartless stole the pages and Pooh lost his memory. I had to find the pages and put them all back. I helped Pooh get his memories back," he smiled brightly. "Another happy ending."

Amemi nodded, again. "It sure sounds like you have had a lot of adventures here."

"Yeah," Sora nodded. "Even in my sleep! That's when I met Christopher Robin!"

Amemi had heard enough. Her mind was now focused on this world — the land within the pages of a book. One thing was for certain. Here, voices could clearly come together in joyful celebration, and the seasons could gently turn like… like the pages of a book!

She gazed at Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Rabbit. She smiled, seeing the four friends together. They were all very different. Yet, they were still very close and cared about each other. True Friends — that was what she had been wanting to call it!

"I hope we can come back here," she confessed. "This is such an innocent place!"

"Well, we are coming back," Sora told her.

"Really?"

"Yeah! We've still got four more pages to find!"

Amemi was amazed. So, she could come back! And she would.

It was not long before Sora and Amemi headed out of the house and through the snow to the path out of the forest. From there, they walked down some rather long sentences and reached a glowing compass rose. As they stepped onto the glowing drawing, they found themselves magically being transported away.

They had restored a page to The 100-Acre Wood.

The library was in eerie silence. Launchpad had grabbed the book from the table and shaken it several times. Still, nothing had fallen out. "Aw, gee…. "

Indigo kept her eyes and antennae tuned in for any reaction from the piece of literature. After a while, she sighed. "I have no clue where they could have gone."

"This is quite the mystery," Myrna added. She was seated on the curved staircase, gazing at the windows. The sunlight streaming in always helped her feel calm. She did not know why. Only that is what a coping skill she had discovered by accident.

Aerith, Donald, and Goofy said nothing. They were gathered by the table, awaiting Sora and Amemi's return. To help pass the time, Goofy had taken out his card deck and they were playing a round of "Go Fish!"

At once, the book glowed. Launchpad yelped. "Yeow!"

The book flew from his hands. Indigo leapt into the air and caught it. "I caught it!" she declared, drawing the attention of everyone else.

"Good job!" Myrna called from the stairs.

The book's locked cover opened. Indigo was so startled, she nearly dropped the book as it flipped itself to a particular page. A brilliant flash of Light occurred. Sora and Amemi magically popped out of the pages and fell to the floor. Sora landed upside-down on a bookshelf while Amemi landed on top of Launchpad.

"Nice crash," was all the pilot could mutter.

"Sorry," the nearly-fourteen-year-old girl apologized.

Aerith rushed over. Donald dropped his cards and did the same. "Wait, fellers!" Goofy said. "Who's gonna help me clean up thuh cards?"

When neither one of them returned, the knight sighed. He began the slow process of picking each and every one of the fifty-four cards his deck contained. For some reason, he had found two extra cards lying around his house and had added them to the standard deck. That was why he had fifty-four instead of fifty-two.

Donald helped Amemi get off of Launchpad. Aerith strolled up to the bookshelf. "Let me help," she told the young man. She reached out her hand to him.

Sora rolled over. When he saw her below, he nodded. He grabbed her hand. Aerith pulled as much as she could. She tumbled off the shelf and fell to the floor. He ended up landing directly on the young woman. A few books fell from the shelf and crashed onto the floor — inches from them. "Oops," Sora smirked. "Sorry about that."

Aerith sat up and smiled. "It's okay," she replied.

Sora had to smile in return. He hopped off her lap and rose to his feet. He then helped the young woman stand up.

Myrna hurried over. She checked Sora and Amemi for any sign of injuries. After a minute or three, she stepped back. "Nothing's broken or bruised," she concluded. Everyone gave a sigh of relief. It appeared the two siblings were alright.

Indigo came for a landing. "What took place? You had us worried!"

"They came out of the book," Myrna informed the angel. "It was a beautiful display."

"What was it like in there?" Launchpad inquired. "Were there lots of letters and numbers and other things I don't know?"

"Kinda," Sora admitted. "It's a long story."

"Yes," Amemi approved.

Goofy approached the group. He had just finished putting his cards away. "I thought that there book was Pooh—"

Donald slapped his hand against the knight's mouth. "We're not supposed to meddle in other worlds' affairs," he whispered in a strict, stern voice.

Goofy both nodded. He and Donald knew all about Pooh since Sora had filled them in on everything about that world. Timid Piglet… Bouncy Tigger… Hard-working Rabbit… Wise Owl… Tunneling Gopher… Helpful Kanga… Fun Roo… and Gloomy Eeyore. Yup! He knew them all!

While Indigo placed the book back on the table, Aerith then turned to Sora. "Was there anything else that brought you back here?"

"What do you mean?" Sora enquired. Last he had checked, the only thing he needed to do was return the missing page to Pooh's Storybook.

"I sensed something troubling a world out there," Aerith explained. "The Light is fading… but you don't know where it is. You came here for help."

Sora crossed his arms. He was not sure what Aerith was getting at. The young woman always seemed to be aware of something beyond her home world. It was like she was connected with the outside world in more ways than one. Did she have a strange power that allowed her to communicate with Kingdom Hearts? Maybe.

Or, perhaps the chilly air from inside the book's pages was still on his mind. Yes — that had to be the case!

He unfolded his arms. Before he could speak, the door leading out opened. In stepped a pair of men in dark suits. One was a tall, bald man with a small goatee and wearing a pair of dark sunglasses. The other was a young man sporting shabby, red hair in a ponytail, two symmetrical red marks on his cheeks, and a set of goggles pushed up onto his forehead.

Sora relaxed, knowing who these two were.

Rude and Reno — members of "The Underground Radiant Klass"; the "TURK(s)".

"Well, well," Reno declared with a large grin. "Look who decided to show up."

"We heard you were here," Rude added.

Amemi followed the two's eyes and realized they were looking straight at her brother. Sora simply gave a nod.

"Yeah," he said. "What's up?"

"Since you're our leader," Reno started to say.

"You need to come with us," Rude finished.

Amemi nearly gawked as the words registered in her mind. Leader?! Did these two really believe Sora was their leader?! What else had he not told her?! The very idea of Sora being the leader in any world failed to make sense in her mind.

Out of the blue, a young man jumped through the doorway. He began waving his fists all around. "OH YEAH!" he shouted in an obnoxiously loud voice. It was so loud, Donald, Goofy, Launchpad, and Indigo covered their ears. "I'M HERE AND READY TO ROLL!"

"Zell," Aerith said. She turned to Sora and Amemi. "He's a friend of ours."

Sora gave a quick nod. "Yeah, I met him already."

Reno and Rude gazed at Zell. "This is no time for your stupid behavior," Reno stated.

"Take your excitement out on the Heartless outside," Rude added.

Zell looked appalled. He snorted and placed his hands in his pockets. "I never get to do anything worthwhile!" he complained.

Once the young man left, Reno and Rude turned their attention back to Sora and the others. "Let's go," Reno said. "Time is running out as we speak."

Sora was puzzled. What did Reno mean? Was he trying to be as confusing as Lea? Well, they were twins! Either that, or something mysterious was afoot. Whatever the case, he was not about to let anything bad happen. It was his duty as a Keyblade wielder to make sure no harm came to the worlds.

He headed for the door. Amemi, Donald, Goofy, Launchpad, and Indigo were not far behind. Myrna and Aerith stayed behind in the library.

Just after the group left, Aerith sat down at a desk. She placed her left hand over her chest and looked up at the ceiling.

Myrna leaned against the desk. "Is something really amiss out there?" she asked.

Aerith did not respond. She could tell a powerful Darkness was starting to bloom. Somewhere… far, far, far, far away….

When Rude opened the door to the study downstairs, Sora led Amemi, Donald, Goofy, Launchpad, and Indigo through. He followed Reno and Rude through the study and to a bluish passage.

Sora knew this area all too well. This was the former study of Ansem The Wise, the former leader of this world. Back then, this place had been a mess. Books had been strewn about, glass had been broken on the floor, and dust had been all over. Now, the study was clean and neatly organized.

He glanced at a monitor. The camera showed a view of the town's suburban neighborhoods. Merlin's house was visible in the middle of it. When a handful of Heartless streaked across the way, Sora had to sigh.

This world was still a long way from peaceful.

After heading down the bluish corridor, the group arrived in a rather large room. The floor was about a mile down. The walls were lined with lots of laser-like gizmos. Fortunately, all of this could be seen through the transparent walkway they were on.

A few more steps and a turn or two, and they were in the computer room. Sora looked around, recognizing all the various monitors and screens. His eyes landed upon the large, circular device on the far wall. He smiled, recalling how he had first met Tron through that very gadget.

Three people were already in the room awaiting them. One was Leon, his gunblade in hand. Another was Even, one of the former members of Organization XIII who had returned a little while back. The last one was Ienzo, another former member of Organization XIII.

Sora's mind began whirling. If Even, Ienzo, Dilan, Aeleus, and Lea were back in their original human forms,… did that mean Xehanort was back in his original human form, too? He had never seen the corrupt Keyblade Master himself — only the villain's Heartless and Nobody.

Only Riku and Violet had seen him. Based on what the angel had said during the last few weeks, Xehanort did not sound like a pleasant-looking individual. Of course, there was no way to know for sure unless he were to see an actual photograph of him in this day and age.

When Leon saw Amemi and Indigo, he turned to Sora. "Sora, who are they?" he asked. "Friends of yours."

"Oh yeah!" Sora declared, realizing he had forgotten to introduce his sister and the angel. "That's my sister, Amy, and Indigo."

Indigo shyly waved. "Hi. My name is Indigo — The Angel OF Hope."

Launchpad took a step up. "The name's Launchpad McQuack! If it's got wings, I can crash it!"

Donald slammed his face and fell over. Sora had to give a funny grin and roll his eyes. Goofy chuckled. Amemi's hands flew to the sides of her head. Indigo could only smile. Jiminy hopped out of Sora's hoodie and shook his head.

Launchpad had given his introduction for the first time in ages…. Well, it felt like ages since he had said it last.

Leon smiled. He crossed his arms and slowly gave a shake of his head. Even stepped forward and eyed the angel closely. Indigo slipped behind Amemi when the scientist gave a grin.

"Quite fascinating," Even remarked. "I presume she's the 'angel' you were looking for?"

Sora calmly placed his hands behind his head. "Yeah! Indigo's gonna be a big help to us. She said so."

Amemi shook her head. "She said she's coming along for the ride," she stated.

Sora's hands flew to his sides. His grin remained, although he felt slightly humiliated. He did not like it when someone corrected him — especially when it was his little sister.

Sora shook it all off. "So, what's up?" he asked.

Leon, Even, and Ienzo all turned their gaze to the computer. "Take a look," Ienzo said.

Sora spun to face the Hi-Tech machinery. The keyboard looked exactly the same as when he had pounded on it about a year ago. He remembered that time. He had banged his fists on the keys mainly since the computer's data was all corrupt and non-reachable. The result had been an image of some old guy showing up on the screen.

This time, something new was on the screen. It was a set of text written in thick, green letters. Sora took a moment to read what it said.

RAS… RAS… ATTENTION! BOY KIDNAPPED IN AUSTRALIA! IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED!

RELAY TO NEW YORK

Sora froze, recognizing the message. Those very words had shown up inside Herbie when his team and he had been on their way to this world. Recalling what Aerith had said, the brown-haired youth wondered if she had sensed something amiss and this message had to do with it.

He turned to Leon. "When did this come in?"

Leon looked away. "We don't know."

"I thought it was fairly recently," Ienzo explained.

Sora crossed his arms in thought. If this message was recent, then this kidnapping mentioned in it must have just happened. The only question left was, who was it addressed to? Where was this "New York"?

He uncrossed his arms. Before he could speak a word, there was a scuffling from behind. He spun around to find a pair of large mice strolling into the room. Donald, Goofy, Launchpad, Amemi, and Indigo all had to step to the side to let them through.

One of the mice Sora recognized. He was the one who had given the charm Sora had used to summon Joy. He was large and gray and wearing a red sweater and brown cap. "Hi," he waved with a friendly smile. "I'm Bernard."

The other mice came up next. Sora saw she was slender and white. Her outfit consisted of a purple or pink cap and kerchief with bow. Bernard gestured to her. "And this is Miss Bianca."

Sora gave a nod. "Nice to meet you."

"We've been stuck here for a long time," Bianca said. "Ever since the worlds got separated."

"Y-yes," Bernard approved. "W-we're members of the 'Rescue Aid Society' in New York."

He pointed to the message. "I think that's for us."

Sora gazed at the computer screen and then back at the mice. He looked back at the screen and then back to Bernard and Bianca. He was taken aback. That message was meant for them? No wonder it was so confusing! Perhaps they could help make sense of it!

Bernard and Bianca approached the computer. Over the next minute or two, they examined the message. In the end, they turned back to the others.

"W-we gotta head to another world," Bernard announced. "D-does anyone know w-when the next flight leaves?"

Leon shifted his gaze to Sora. "He's your best bet right now," he grinned. "He'll take you where you need to go."

"Huh?!" Sora was now even more startled. Had he just become the president of a taxi service? Like in that older television show? He hoped not. That guy was short, rude, and stubborn. He kind of reminded the seventeen-year-old Keyblader of Phil from Olympus Coliseum.

Sora glanced at his teammates. Donald, Goofy, and Launchpad all shrugged. Amemi nodded. Indigo just smiled. He turned back to see Bernard and Bianca looking at him.

"Please, take us to Australia!" Bianca pleaded. "That boy is in terrible trouble!"

Sora had heard plenty. He did not know why he was doing this, yet he really did not have much choice in the matter. Unless he took the two mice, there would be one world still not at peace when Christmas finally came along.

He was not about to let that happen!

"Okay," he sighed, giving in. "Let's get going."

Bernard and Bianca smiled. "Oh, thank you," the latter said.

"Don't mention it," Sora answered. "I was going to let you come along anyway." He turned to his party. "So, how about it?"

Everyone else nodded. Donald turned to Amemi. "He makes promises so easily," he whispered to her.

Amemi had to admit, the duck magician had a point. Her brother did tend to make promises rather easily. It was so like him to get in over his head rather quickly.

Before anyone could have counted to three, Goofy took a black, box-like remote out from his pocket. He pushed a button. In a flash, Sora, Donald, Goofy, Amemi, Launchpad, Indigo, Bernard, and Bianca had vanished from sight. Ienzo and Even were taken by surprise. Reno and Rude glanced around the immediate area, only to see no trace of the group.

Leon had to smile. He knew they had teleported back to the Gummi Ship and were on their way to the next world. They had already departed from The Radiant Garden once again.

A/N: ONCE MORE, SORA'S TEAM IS OFF ON ANOTHER MISSION! ANOTHER WORLD IS CALLING, AND THEY ARE ON THEIR WAY THERE NOW!

Anyway, I think it's time to go over a few things.

So, I imagine you are wondering what provided the inspiration for THE 100-ACRE WOOD's storyline, am I correct?
Well, it happens to be Disney's "Winnie The Pooh: Seasons of Giving (1999)". That movie is split into three separate stories. That is why I chose to include it in This Story!
That, and I wanted to include it in at least One of my stories! To add to the fun, I also added the first part of a song from said movie in there.

By the way, I know there was a lot of focus on Piglet in there. I just wanted to say that he happens to be my favorite character in Winnie-The-Pooh. It was not too difficult to picture the late actor, John Fiedler, still voicing him there. I just wanted to tell you that.
I'll have more to say about those characters later on.

Yes, yes - I Had to add Zell in there. For those of you who have played "Final Fantasy VIII", you know how he can get at times. I wanted to show more of his "comical-side" there, in case you were wondering.

Well now, it appears Sora and the others are on their way to another world. In fact, it seems it's going to be the SAME World shown at the start of the previous Chapter!

I know many of you most-likely are REALLY looking forward to what lies ahead! Am I correct?
In that case, you'll just have to wait for the next Chapter! I know, yet I Have to keep the suspense going. Without cliff-hangers, would you want to come back and see what happens next? Probably... not.

So Then, I'll See You Next Time!
In other words, PLEASE DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT REVIEWING! THE FATE OF THIS STORY DEPENDS ON IT!

REMEMBER THIS - A MINIMUM OF 214 IS REQUIRED FOR THE SEQUEL! IF 240 ARE POSTED, I WILL INCLUDE A "SNEAK PEEK" FOR THE SEQUEL ITSELF! HOWEVER, THAT/THOSE GOAL(S) MUST BE MET BY THE TIME THE-SECOND-TO-LAST-CHAPTER IS POSTED! THAT WAY, I WILL HAVE TIME TO ANNOUNCE WHETHER OR NOT EITHER GOAL WAS MET!

This Is SoraLego278 Saying, "See Ya Later, Keybladers!" Plus, "Have A ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH DAY!"