Chapter 11: An Old Wound, And A New Enemy
"Zen," said Yen Sid as he gazed upon his old apprentice.
"My my, it seems that the Magic Kingdom has changed immensely over the past few decades since you imprisoned me. What luck it was for me to be here on the very day it was created" said Zen as he gazed around the area at all the different characters.
Yen Sid was about to say something but was cut off by Mickey
"Who are you!" demanded Mickey
Zen looked Mickey up and down and chuckled.
"So this is your new apprentice? A little mouse?" said Zen "And here I thought you had standards, having a mier rodent to be your new apprentice."
There were various gasps and murmurs throughout the room.
"Second apprentice?" Wondered Mickey as he looked to his master, "What is he talking about?"
Zen raised an eyebrow "Oh, so he didn't tell you." Zen shook his head. "Typical, once again keeping secrets from his own apprentice. To think he would've learned after all this time."
Yen Sid held his glare on Zen.
"How were you able to escape?" he asked
"It wasn't so hard." said Zen "All I needed was a little magical aid from the other side."
After hearing what Zen said, the pieces finally became clearer to Yen Sid.
"So it was Maleficent, was it?"
"Indeed," confirmed Zen.
Even more gasps rippled through the crowd.
After the villains returned to the castle, they all went about their own business and personal affairs. However, Maleficent wasn't satisfied with the results of the ritual. She was in her room looking over the enchanted book page, again and again, trying to figure out what she missed.
"What could I have missed? I followed everything to the exact letter" she thought out loud. "Yet somehow our supposed new ally chooses not to acknowledge us."
She continued to reflect on her thoughts until they were interrupted by Diablo's cawing.
"What is it!" she yelled.
The bird flinched under Maleficent's sudden outrage, but he shook it off. Diablo then flew to the window and cawed a few times to direct his mistress's attention toward the outside. Maleficent sighed then reluctantly stood up and walked to the window. She gazed outside then noticed the swirling storm of clouds across the kingdom above the Disney castle.
"Interesting, come Diablo." she ushered the bird to accompany her to the door. Maleficent made her way down the stairs of the tower to the main room where some of the villains were occupied doing various activities.
Maleficent approached the Evil Queen Grimhilde who was sitting by a table, reading a book by candlelight.
"Ah Grimhilde, something of utmost importance has come up, and I must barrow your magic mirror."
The Evil Queen glanced up from her book with a raised eyebrow.
"For what reason?" she inquired.
"Something that is transpiring at this very moment, may have a connection with what we had done earlier." said Maleficent.
"Now, about the mirror?"
Grimhilde thought about asking for a better reason from the dark fairy, but she was in no mood for an argument.
"Do as you wish," she said as she waved her off.
Maleficent went and had the servants bring the mirror to the center of the room. Some of the villains took notice of this and were starting to wonder.
"Hey, sweet cheeks! Whatcha up to?" asked Hades.
Maleficent was too occupied with what she was doing to get angry at Hades's pet name attempt.
"I believe that our little journey from earlier today, may have not been a complete waste of time after all," she said.
Then with a wave of her hand, the mirror came to life.
"Show me what is happening across the kingdom," said Maleficent.
The mirror just stared at her.
"I serve only the queen," it said in a low voice.
Maleficent glared at the mirror.
"Show me what is going on, or I'll shatter your frame where you are."
The mirror's eyes widened slightly at the threat, then quickly changed its reflection to show what Maleficent she wished to see.
As the stare down continued between Yen Sid and Zen, many of the characters were trying to determine a course of action.
"What should we do?" asked Peter Parker.
"Suit up, and be ready," said Steve Rogers.
Meanwhile, some of the wizards and sorcerers were trying to undo whatever spell that had prevented the doors from opening.
"Have you tried an unsealing spell?" asked Cedric.
"I've tried everything! Nothing seems to be working," said Merlin.
"We must keep trying," said The Fairy Godmother.
"Mickey, What do we do?" asked Minnie.
Mickey thought for a moment then turned to his faithful dog.
"Pluto, I need you to run to my room and retrieve my wizard's hat, and hurry." Whispered Mickey.
Pluto gave a serious nod then made a dash for the room.
"Why are you here? Revenge?" asked Yen Sid
"As tempting as that is, it will have to wait." said Zen "However, I am here for another reason, and I believe you already know what that reason is."
"Give me Walt Disney's book," said Zen.
"That book is a sacred part of the Magic Kingdom Zen, you can't just take away our history," said Yen Sid.
Zen gave Yen Sid a stern look. "So you won't give it to me willingly? Very well then."
Zen summoned his dark staff, then sent a heavy blast of magic at Yen Sid. The direct hit knocked Yen Sid into a wall.
People scattered behind cover, while others stood behind a few of the wizards and sorcerers who generated shielding magic for protection.
However, most of the heroes wouldn't stand for this.
"If it's battle he wants, then battle he shall have!" shouted Thor as he readied his hammer.
Then the battle commenced.
Mr. Incredible and Captain America were the first to attack. They both tried to deliver a punch to Zen's chest, but they collided with Zen's bubble shield which resulted in a feedback blast that sent them both across the room. Peter Parker now in his Spiderman suit (Thanks to Tony Stark) tried to entrap Zen in his webs, but they immediately melted against Zen's armor.
Tron threw his disc at Zen, but it was stopped right before impact. Using the disc, he threw it at a charging Sora who had his Keyblade drawn. Sora was able to block the disc, but the force knocked him into a pillar.
One by one, most of the heroes kept charging in trying to subdue Zen but failed at each attempt. Meanwhile, some of the other characters were forming a plan of their own.
"Wendy, you and the others stay here, I've got to try to help," said Peter Pan.
"But Peter, it's too dangerous! You saw what happened to the others!" said Wendy.
"I have to try, I can't just sit back and do nothing," said Peter.
"Peter is right, we should do something," said Aladdin.
"Agreed." said Hercules "What's the plan?"
"Shang and I will lead an attack from behind," said Mulan as she drew her sword.
"I should've known you brought that along," said Shang
Mulan shrugged. "You never know when the next battle is."
"Exactly!" agreed Merida as she turned to Clint Barton (AKA Hawkeye). "By the way, what say we finish our little competition?"
Clint smirked. "You're on!"
Peter was about to join the others but was stopped by Phil
"Woah there kid! I know you want to jump in with the rest of em, but you need to stay here."
"But I want to help!" said Peter in objection.
"We know Peter, but we need you here to protect the others, especially your friends," said Jim Hawkins.
Peter was about to say something but stopped when he saw Wendy huddled with the other kids trying to keep them calm.
Peter sighed, then nodded.
On the other side of the room. The other wizards were trying to hold out as long as they could against the constant barrage of projectiles bouncing off.
"How are you holding up my dear?" asked Merlin to Elena.
"Alright, I never thought I could hold a forcefield this long," Elena answered back.
"Nonsense, you are doing quite well for a sorceress your age," commented Merlin.
Cedric let out a "Humph!" from where he was.
"Amateur," he mumbled under his breath.
Maleficent watched through the mirror in amazement as one by one Zen fought off the heroes. As she observed the scene before her, she caught onto a couple of useful tidbits of information.
"So his name is Zen, is it? And he's here for the book." Maleficent thought aloud.
"But for what reason?"
A little while later a small crowd of villains had gathered around her and were also amazed at what they saw.
"Isn't that the person we released from earlier today?" asked Madam Mim.
"Indeed it is," answered Jafar.
"So that's where he went," said Shuriki.
"Remarkable, he just tossed those heroes away, like nothing!" said Captain Hook in amazement.
"Not even the wizards or sorcerers can touch him," commented Ursula.
"But why is he there? That's the real question," added Gothel
"I was wondering the same thing, and how does he even know that old Wizard," said Scar.
"SILENCE!" Maleficent shouted without taking her eyes off the mirror.
"ENOUGH!" shouted Zen as he sent a wave of magic at all his attackers and trapped them in suppression fields.
Zen looked around the room, then saw Minnie Mouse trying to direct people to safety. He immediately thought up an idea, then raised his staff, pulling the little mouse closer.
"MINNIE!" cried Mickey
"MICKEY, HELP!" cried a frightened Minnie.
Zen grabbed Minnie by the back of her dress collar and held her up for all to see.
"I am not gonna waste any more time with this, Give me what I want, or else," said Zen as angled the tip of his staff toward Minnie's head.
"Let her go!" demanded Daisy.
"Pick on someone your own size!" added Donald.
"Very well." Zen's staff began to charge with magic, ready to do who knows what.
"ZEN WAIT" called out a voice.
It was Yen Sid holding out the Book Of Walt Disney.
"Here, take it. Just let her go." he sighed.
Zen levitated the book towards him, inspected the contents. When he was satisfied with what he saw, he released Minnie from his grasp. Minnie ran to the embrace of her friends.
Pluto finally returned to Mickey with the magic hat. Mickey put his hat on and readied himself for a fight.
"It appears you have tried for a while to hide away our real history Yen Sid," said Zen as he tucked the book away. "No matter I have what I needed."
Zen was just about to leave when he heard a shout of defiance.
"You won't get away with this!" shouted Mickey as he summoned his magic wand and prepared to charge.
Zen looked toward the little mouse with a raised eyebrow, then let out a chuckle. He brought his right hand up and used his magic to draw Mickey toward him. When Mickey was in reach, Zen grabbed him by the front of his tux collar then lifted up to his level.
"This power is wasted on someone as weak as you," said Zen as he brought his other hand close to Mickey's face. "You are not fit to wield any kind of magic."
The crowd watched in horror as they witnessed Zen drain the magic from Mickey's body. When Zen was sure he had all of it, he tossed the now unconscious Mickey to the floor
Minnie and some of the others rushed to Mickey's side.
"MICKEY! MICKEY! Please wake up!" cried a frantic Minnie.
A concerned Yen Sid walked up to Mickey's form and put his hand to his forehead.
"He'll be alright, take him to the healing room, and tend to his injuries."
Yen Sid turned back to Zen.
"Zen, leave them out of this! Whatever grudges or hatred you still have is between you and me!" shouted Yen Sid.
"That's where you're wrong. This has plenty to do with them, us, and the entire magic kingdom." Zen said.
"Soon all will be free from the suppression and limits that have been put on magic. And my master will see to it that this time comes to pass."
He then glanced at some of the heroes (mainly the Marvel and Star Wars characters), with a raised eyebrow.
"However, I'm afraid that most of you will have to wait longer than others."
Zen concentrated his magic into a sphere, then it slowly got bigger. Yen Sid observed from where he was, then his eyes grew wide.
"NO, ZEN!"
But it was too late, Zen sent forth the sphere and it burst open, sending a wave of magic throughout the kingdom. The wave engulfed many of the heroes, villains, and citizens, from Marvel and Star Wars side of the Magic Kingdom, then in a few moments later, they vanished into thin air.
Many of the people were left frightened or were in total shock of witnessing the sudden disappearance of friends and comrades.
"Until we meet again."
Zen grabbed his cloak, whipped it around, then disappeared in a cloud of magic, leaving everyone in a mixed state of emotion.
A short time later, Zen reappeared right in front of the villain's castle.
"The time has come to gather up and choose my pawns," said Zen as he walked toward the castle's gates.
END OF CHAPTER 11
A/N
Sorry if I kept you guys waiting with this chapter, but I kinda wanted to build a little bit of suspense. BTW, to clarify a couple of things. There is no specific version of the avengers used, so it's more up to your imagination, same with Star Wars. The spell Zen used at the end will be explained in the next chapter. Also, I felt that this chapter was a little too intense so I decided to bump up the rating a little, just to be safe. That's about it, let me know what you guys think, give any advice you may have, and please let me know if you find any errors. Until we meet again. BTW I hope you all have a great Happy Fathers day! (I only own Zen, Wildroth, and this story. All properties and characters belong to Disney.)
A small preview: In the next chapter, we will learn the true origin of the Magic Kingdom, and the decisions that led Mickey to be the next chosen. I might be divided into two chapters because it's a big history, we'll just have to wait.