Suddenly Alex heard a voice in his head. "Shove the Disney Blade into the ground Alex!" The voice spoke. Alex did as he was told and shoved the Disney Blade into the ground, suddenly a large round blue barrier formed around Alex, protecting him from the flames. "Whoa? Since when can I do that?" Alex said in wonder. The Shield eventually wore off. Alex quickly pulled the sword out of the ground. The voice spoke to him again. "Now Alex, point your sword at that boulder, focuses on the boulder and quickly point your sword at Maleficent!" Alex listened and pointed his blade at the rock. He focused hard and quickly aimed at Maleficent. The rock had followed the sword and flew into the air, nailing Maleficent in the face. "Who are you?" Alex asked to himself. "I'm the ghost of Christmas past, who do you THINK it is? It's me! Xela!"
Chapter 30: Castle of the Syndicate.
"Xela? Is that really you?" Alex asked. "Well I ain't Santa!" Xela said. The Dragon roared and swooped down; Alex quickly dove out of the way, but as it passed. Alex grabbed onto its tail, taking him up high into the sky. "Okay Xela, how do I defeat a dragon with a major attitude problem?" Alex asked. "Dragons are normally weak at the chest, if you can get her there; you have a good chance at finishing her!" Xela said. Alex looked and saw it was impossible to get to the chest since they were in the air. "And how, might I ask, do I do that?" Alex asked. "You're the one swinging the sword; I'm only a voice in your head!" Xela replied. The Dragon did a barrel roll causing Alex to fall off its back. Alex fell thru the air, landing on the barren ground with a THUD. The Disney Blade fell from his hands and landed at Ariel's feet. Alex groaned as he got up, but was knocked down again by the Dragon. The Dragon slammed its claws down on Alex, pinning him to the ground. Jack drew out his sword. "HOLD ON LAD!" Jack said running towards the Dragon. The Dragon roared as it created a wall of flames, preventing Jack from getting any further. The Dragon then turned to Alex who was still trying o get out from underneath its claws. Alex heard another voice, this time, it was Maleficent. "You fool, did you honestly think you could defeat me? It is a pity you have to die here, you are a worthy foe Disney Warrior, and it will be a great pleasure to destroy you" Maleficent said.
Jack could only watch as the Dragon was about to nail the finishing blow. He groaned as he pulled a bottle of rum from his pocket. "They'll be no living with him after this…" Jack groaned. Jack then launched the bottle of rum at the Dragons head. It hit her in the eye, and hurt. The Dragon roared in pain as it released Alex. Ariel picked up the Disney Blade and threw it towards Alex. Alex jumped up and grabbed it, and ran at Maleficent. The Dragon was just getting its vision back just in time to see Alex slam the Disney Blade into its chest. The Dragon suddenly burst into a pool of purple flames. Maleficents screams could be heard until the flame died down. All that was left was Maleficents cloak with the Disney Blade run thru it. Alex turned to the pirate. "You gave up your rum to help me?" Alex asked. "Don't tell anyone mate…" Jack replied. "If people found out I went soft, no one would join my crew, and it'd be work, work, work!" Alex laughed. But inside his head, Xela returned. "Nice work Alex, you truly have loyal friends, like I did…" Xela said.
The Syndicate leader was watching them from his castle, but was actually laughing. "Well done Disney Warrior…" He grinned. "Looks like we're going to have to do this the hard way." The Syndicate Leader headed out of the throne room to Bald Mountain.
"Alright guys; now let's storm that castle and finish this!" Alex said running toward the castle. Ariel, Jack and Stitch nodded and followed Alex to the gates of the castle. Alex pulled hard on the door, but it wouldn't budge. It was then, that Ariel noticed a gem shaped engraving next to the door. "Alex, look at this!" Ariel pointed to the engraving. Alex walked over and saw it, this gave him an idea. Alex pulled out Frollo's Cufflinks and placed them in the slot. A perfect fit. With that, the Castle door opened toward them, revealing the dark hallway. "Here we go guys…." Alex gulped as they entered the castle the main hall had paintings of every Syndicate Member. Hook, Frollo, Hades, Jafar, Shan-Yu, and Maleficent. Alex felt as if they were watching him. Jafar glared at the painting of Hook and continued on. Down the main hall were separate doors which know doubt belonged to the Syndicate Members, and in the dead end was a huge bronze double door. The Throne Room. "This is it guys…." Alex said pulling out the Disney Blade. Jack pulled out his sword. "That bloody scoundrel will have to deal with me now!" Stitch grew an extra set of arms, spikes shot out of his back, and a pair of antenna grew from his head. "Meega Nala Cresta!" Stitch yelled. Ariel held onto Alex's shoulder. "I'm right behind you Alex!" Ariel said. They all nodded and charged into the Throne room.
But something was wrong, The Syndicate Leader was no where to be found. They all looked about the Throne Room. Not a trace. "Where is he?" Alex asked looking around. Jack leaned against a wall. "He's probably running scared!" Jack smirked. Jack pulled away from the wall, only to have his coat get caught on a lever, pulling it down. The wall behind Jack moved away to reveal the cell of King Mickey. "Disney Warrior! You've come!" King Mickey said in hope. Alex walked up to the cell; he looked a lot like Queen Minnie. "Are you, King Mickey?" Alex asked. "In person…" King Mickey grinned. "You don't know how long we've come to save you!" Ariel said. "I know; the leader of the Syndicate talks a lot, I've heard all about it." King Mickey said. "You've battled Tigers, Pirates, the whole works!" "Your Majesty, can we save this for later? We gotta get you outta here!" Alex said. "Right." King Mickey said. "Okay Stitch, get him out of there!" Alex said pointing to the cell.
Stitch nodded and began gnawing on the bars. He was able to eat a hole thru the bars which King Mickey climbed thru. "Disney Warrior, you have my deepest thanks." King Mickey bowed. "Um, your majesty, do you happen to know where the Syndicate Leader is?" Ariel asked. "He left to the top of Bald Mountain." King Mickey said. "Then that means…." Jack began. "He's gonna try to Re-awaken Chernabog! We gotta stop him!" Alex cried. "I know the way! Follow me!" King Mickey said running out of the throne room. Alex and his team followed him to a strange circle, which glowed a dark green. "This is where he goes to get to the peak of Bald Mountain." King Mickey sighed. "Well then, here we go." Alex said jumping into the Green circle, disappearing.
Alex, The King, and his friends, appeared at the top of Bald Mountain. And there standing there was the Syndicate Leader. "YOU!" Alex yelled. The Syndicate Leader chuckled. "So, this is the Disney Warrior?" The Syndicate Leader. "You are but a boy!"
Alex noticed something odd; the Syndicate leaders face was covered by a black hood. But he was short, and something seemed strangle familiar about him. The Syndicate Leader then turned to Mickey. "Ah, you've escaped my loathsome copy!" The Syndicate leader said. "Copy?" Alex thought. "The only copy around here is you Dark Mickey!" King Mickey yelled. The Syndicate Leader laughed and removed his hood. Alex was shocked to see that the Syndicate Leader was an exact duplicate of King Mickey, only He wore a black cloak, and he had a bite out of his left ear. "Now why did you have to spoil the surprise?" Dark Mickey scowled. "I simply LOVE Surprises…."