But miles and miles away, over the ocean and back at Greece, at the base of Mt. Olympus, and in the under world, Hades sat at his throne, laughing at the once powerful Dark Mickey. "Oh, isn't THIS a treat! Not even the "Big Bad Boss" could stand a chance against that twerp" Hades mocked. "SILENCE!" Dark Mickey yelled. "You must send me back to the realm of the living, so I can have my revenge….." Hades glared. "Lemme think, NO!" Hades answered. "You promised me Mt. Olympus, and I got squat! So you're in no position to be telling me what to do!" Dark Mickey pulled out his sword. "You send me back or else!" Dark Mickey threatened. Hades simply snapped his fingers and with a BOOM. Cerberus stormed into the room. Dark Mickey went wide eyed and slowly backed away. "Cerberus….fetch" Hades smiled. Cerberus suddenly charged at Dark Mickey, who had taken off. Dark Mickey's screams could be heard as Cerberus chased him all around the underworld. "Ahhhhh…… I haven't had this much fun since the plague…" Hades smiled relaxing in his throne.
Chapter 38: Return of the king.
The Black Pearl had been sailing for quite a few days, and King Mickey's castle was just coming into view in the horizon. "It's good to be home…" King Mickey sighed. Alex sat on the railing staring at the castle. Ariel came up to him. "Alex, now that it's all over, are you going to return to your home world?" Ariel asked. Alex shook his head. "No, so long as I'm the Disney Warrior, it's my job to protect this world. Besides, my old world was a bore, and why would I leave, when I got the best friends of all…?" Alex replied. Ariel smiled and hugged him. Stitch climbed up and licked Alex's face. "Alex stay with Stitch…?" Stitch asked. Alex nodded happily. King Mickey walked up to the three. "You know Alex, if you're planning to stay, you Ariel, and Stitch are welcome to stay in the castle with me." King Mickey said. Alex smiled. "Thanks your majesty..." Alex replied. With a rumble, Jack docked the Black Pearl along side a beach near the castle. "Final stop. All ashore that's going ashore." Jack called.
The team walked off the Pearl and headed for the castle. Stitch stared at the castle in amazement. Alex and Ariel smiled to each other as they approached the front gates. Alex knocked on the large double door. "QUEEN MINNIE? I'M BACK!" Alex called. The doors opened up to reveal the figure of Queen Minnie. Queen Minnie immediately hugged King Mickey. "YOU'RE BACK!" She cried in happiness. "Yep, I'm back, but I couldn't have done it without Alex and his friends." King Mickey said happily. Queen Minnie smiled at Alex. "Alex, from the bottom of my heart, thank you…." Queen Minnie said. "It was nothing, a little danger here, a little Astroid there… no biggie!" Alex smiled. Queen Minnie just giggled. "Oh! Before I forget Alex, I have a surprise for you and your friends." Queen Minnie said. Queen Minnie led them down a long hallway and into a dark room. When she turned on the lights, Alex, Jack, Stitch and Ariel were surprised to see almost everyone they had met on their journey! Peter Pan, Quasimodo, Mulan, and everyone else!
What happened next was a huge celebration of the defeat of the Syndicate and the return of King Mickey. Everyone gathered around King Mickey's throne, as King Mickey knighted Alex. 'And so, for your bravery in the face of danger and death I deem thee, a royal knight of the Disney Castle." King Mickey said tapping his sword on Alex's shoulder. "Thanks your majesty…." Alex grinned. After Alex rose to his feet. Ariel tugged on his arm. "C'mon, let's dance!" Ariel said excitedly. Alex's eyes widened. He could take on monsters, but he couldn't dance. "Um, I...I can't really dance…." Alex said nervously. Ariel pulled him onto the dance floor anyway. "It's easy, just follow my lead…" Ariel said. Ariel showed Alex the steps and he quickly learned. Soon were dancing gracefully throughout the room. Dance alongside them was Aladdin and Jasmine. "Congrats Alex!" Aladdin said. "Thanks Aladdin." Ariel said. Jasmine smiled at the two. "You make a good couple!" Jasmine complemented. Alex blushed. "Thanks…." The next to approach them was Hercules. "So, I guess you're a true hero now Alex…" Hercules said. "I guess so…." Alex smiled. "Anytime you want to go a round or two, gimmie a call!" Hercules said. "Thanks, but I've had enough fighting for now…" Alex said sighing.
The next to approach them was Peter Pan. "Congratulations Alex!" Peter said. "Thanks Peter…" Alex smiled. "Hey, if you two want to dance, do it with style!" Peter said as he called Tinkerbell over. "Okay, Tink, let 'em have it!" Peter said. Tinkerbell flew around them, dropping Pixie Dust all around them. They slowly rose into the air and were amazed to se they were dancing in mid-air! "This is amazing Peter!" Ariel cried. "It's nothing really, hey if you two ever want to stop by Neverland, just give me a call!" Peter said as he flew around them. "We will..." Alex smiled. After eating the cake in one gulp, Stitch walked over and saw the two flying. Stitch jumped up, and barely caught Alex's leg as he climbed up and rested on his shoulder. 'Isn't this amazing Alex?' Ariel asked. "Yeah, dancing in mid-air with the most beautiful girl in the world…." Alex sighed. Ariel kissed him on the cheek as the two gracefully sailed thru the air. Everyone stopped dancing to watch the two. "We seem to be drawing a crowd….." Alex said looking down. Ariel smiled. "The let's show them what we can do!"
The two dancers began to fly about the room, doing loops and spins, and showing off their skills. At one point Ariel pretended to fall, only to have Alex catch her before she hit the ground. The whole room clapped and cheered. For the first time, Alex felt like he belonged somewhere. But as he scanned the room, he noticed something amiss. "Hey Ariel, where Jack?" Alex asked. Ariel searched the room, and saw that Jack was not there. "I don't know, he was with us a second ago……" Ariel replied. The two flew to the window, to see the Black Pearl was right where they left it, but they saw a small figure heading for it, it was Jack! "Where's Jack going?" Ariel asked. "I don't know, let's find out! "Alex said. Stitch hung on tight as the two jumped out the window and slowly floated down to the ground. When they were firmly planted on the ground, the two ran toward the pirate.