They had no choice. They would have to go with the heartless. Mario let his gigantic hammer drop to the ground, and moved towards the heartless with his hands up. Robert and Michael followed suit. Soon they were tied up and forced to walk. Michael wondered where they were going and whispered as quietly as he could to Mario who shrugged. The leader's voice sounded as he appeared from behind them.
"We are going to our ship, where we have arranged for you to meet with our leader. He is very interested in talking to you, and will be very upset if you do not comply."
"Anda what are youa planning to do with us after that?"
"We will not harm you as long as you cooperate with us." He paused to wipe sweat off his black forehead. "After we walk a bit further, we'll rest until tomorrow morning. Our ship is too far away now, and there are too many things in these woods to be traveling in the dark."
Michael knew the man was lying. They planned to kill Mario and Robert regardless of whether or not he met with their leader. They walked for what seemed like forever, until the leader of the heartless commanded them to stop. They made sure that the three of them were securely tied up before proceeding to set-up their tents.
Mario then spoke to Michael silently. "Don'ta you tella them that you don't know how the gama ends. They'lla kill us all!"
Michael nodded and looked over to Robert. He was crying still. Michael tried to console him by telling him that they'd get away and get the heartless and Morgan back. It seemed to calm him down. Robert blinked a few times to get the tears out of his eyes. He looked up to see dark figure moving around behind the bushes. Robert nudged the other two. The thing was moving closer to where they sat. It hid behind a bush and whispered, "You three. Are you alright?"
Michael recognized the voice as the Prince of Persia's.
"Yeah, but they have us tied up. We can't get away."
"Don't worry I'll come back during the night and rescue you. Just sit tight and don't panic."
With that, the Prince fled into the forest until he could not be seen. Michael was relieved. They now had a chance of escaping. He let out a sigh and looked up. The heartless leader was standing right there.
"Well, don't you look comfortable? Kind of suspicious if you ask me. Get over here!"
He snatched up Robert and said, "Now if you get any bright ideas about escaping; we'll have your little friend!"
"No!" yelled Michael and Mario in unison. The leader only laughed and took Robert into his tent.
As the sun set, the heartless began to make a meal over the fire they built. They had made all sorts of food and were hungrily eating. The leader had given the others permission to untie one of them to eat. Michael ate the food he was given but did not eat any more. The food did not taste very good to him. Most of it was burnt and the things that weren't might have tasted better if they were. Michael was hurried back, and tied up once more. They untied Mario who then had a chance to eat. Michael had never seen a person eat so much, so fast! It was almost comical as Michael looked on to see the heartless with surprised looks on their faces.
Mario showed no signs of stopping, but was forced from the table and tied up again.
"That guy will eat our entire supply if we're not careful!"
Mario turned around to reveal his smile and a face covered in food. He had noticed Michael's staring and yelled out for a napkin. One of the heartless ran over with one and threw it at him. Mario looked at the napkin and then back at the heartless.
"Please? My arms are tied up."
The heartless sighed and picked up the napkin. He wiped Mario's face roughly and when he got all the food off he stormed off back to the fire. All the other heartless laughed loudly at the returning soldier. Michael could see the heartless's face turn from black to pink. Mario looked back and gave Michael a goofy smile.