Chapter 8: The Deep Jungle

Ben: Where am I? What am I doing in the middle of a forest? Oh right …

A few minutes earlier

Goofy: Hey, Donald, do you think the King is over there?

Donald: In a remote place like that? Do not even mention it! It is not worth going down and looking.

Ben: But there is a small chance.

Sora: Wait a minute! Riku and Kairi could be right here!

Ben: Also …

Donald: No, we have to find the King first! Let's go on, Pippo!

Sora: I'm getting off here!

Donald: Not me!

Sora: I get off!

Ben: I remind you that we are looking for all three, so taking a look would not hurt anyone.

Goofy: Gaush, you're right Ben.

Sora: It looks like we've made up our minds.

Donald: I'm not going down!

Sora: I said I get off and on!

Donald: Stop, what are you touching? Ems-stop it!

Ben: Ooh, ooh.

Now

Ben: When we get back to the ship, I'll tell Sora to sit in the back with Donald. But now, how do I find them? The jungle is very big and also I don't know if the ship survived the crash, if I'm not careful I could get lost before I even find them but luckily I know how.

Ben activated the omnitrix by scrolling through the playlist until he found the hologram of a face depicting a being that looked like a dog, when the core shows itself Ben crush it and then get covered by a blinding green light, when the glow disappeared at the Ben's place was a green cricket-like alien with a dress that stretched from the shoulders down to the base of the legs.

Ben (?): Crashhopper? The next time I see Azmuth, I'm going to step on him.

Alien Bio …

Name: Crashhopper

Race: Locust

Description: It is capable of making stratospheric leaps. He is also very agile and, since he is thin, he can get through tight parts, and his weak point is Viscidix and all of his breed, they could beat him without a problem.

Ben (Crashhopper): Okay, let's get started.

Crashhopper began to jump on various trees and rocks to find the traces of his friends, avoiding being seen by the local population, jumping towards some trees he came near a camp of researchers, hiding behind some bushes Ben crush the coat of arms of the omnitrix to become human again. Coming out of the bushes he went to the entrance of the tent and opening it he smiled with happiness because he found Sora.

Ben: Sora!

Sora turned at the voice behind him.

Sora: Ben!

?: Hi, who are you?

Ben: My name is Ben and I'm friends with Sora and you?

?: I'm Jane and the man you see next to Sora is Tarzan.

Ben: Nice to meet you both.

Jane: Are you here to study gorillas?

?: Highly unlikelyle

Goofy: Sora !?

Sora: Goofy! Donald! (He hugs Donald for a few seconds and then both pout).

?: A circus of clowns … Useless for hunting gorillas.

Jane: Mr. Clayton, we're studying them not hunting. This is a search! Well, the more the better. Make yourself at home.

Sora: Well, anyway …

Sora and Donald: I'm staying here.

Sora: Huh?

Ben: Not even here!

Goofy: Sora, Ben, look what we found … Look at this …

Sora: What is it?

Ben: It looks like an orange block with yellow diamonds.

Goofy: A gummiblock. It is the same material our gummiship is made of.

Sora: So it means …

Donald: That the King could be here. We have to work together to find it. AT THE MOMENT!

Sora: Well, I'll let you come with me. AT THE MOMENT!

Ben: You can cut it out!

Jane: Tarzan was raised in the jungle by gorillas. This is why it is not easy to communicate with him, but he is learning.

Sora: Ah, now I understand … Before he spoke in "Gorillese".

Jane: Right. Are you looking for your friends?

Sora: Yes. He said that Riku and Kairi are here and then a word I don't understand.

Jane: Why don't we try this projector? We're going to show Tarzan some slides. Maybe one of those is about that word. Oh, where are the slides?

Ben: Apparently we have to find these slides if we are to understand what he said. Okay, Sora, Donald, Pippo let's start looking. Jane do you have any idea where they might be?

Jane: They will definitely be around the camp.

Ben: Well, now let's get started.

Sora, Donald, Goofy: Yes!

A few minutes later …

Ben: Find it!

Jane: Great, let's get started.

Jane shows the first slide featuring a huge castle, and Sora feels a strange sensation.

Sora:….

Donald: What is it, Sora?

Sora: What? Ah… nothing. (Inside himself) This place… looks so familiar. But how is this possible? I have never gone off the island!

Jane continued showing the other slides until the last one but none seemed to depict what Tarzan had said.

Jane: So, Tarzan?

Sora: Where are my friends Riku and Kairi?

Tarzan nods his head

Sora: Hey, I thought …

Mr. Clayton: We just have one place left. Dear boy, we've been in this jungle for long enough. But we've never seen these friends of yours. They will be with the gorillas, but Tarzan refuses to take us to them.

Jane: Really, Mr. Clayton. Tarzan wouldn't hide …

Mr. Clayton: Then take us to them! Take us to the gorillas. Gorilla!

Ben: Listen Pal! I don't like this strange obsession of yours with gorillas, you name them as if all the problems in the world were caused by them, and then our friends are not necessarily with them, so see not to annoy the gorillas and us with this obsession of his.

Mr. Clayton: Listen kid, gorillas are dangerous creatures, if you don't make the first move, you could end up like a corpse, so make sure you don't interfere if you don't want to get some blows in the head!

Ben was about to activate the omnitrix and transform into an alien who would silence Clayton for a while seeing if he could put some wheels on them, but he couldn't do it given the presence of Sora and the others so he decided to lower his arm left and went out trying not to hurt anyone.

Jane: Tarzan… are you sure?

Tarzan: Tarzan goes to see Kerchak.

Jane: Kerchak?

Mr. Clayton: He must be their leader. Perfect, I will escort you. After all, the jungle is a dangerous place …

On the outside

Ben: Hey guys! What did I miss?

Sora: Tarzan decided to take us to the gorillas to see if Riku and Kairi are with them.

Ben: Ok, let's go. Oh .. sorry for how I behaved earlier was not my intention.

Goofy: Don't worry, you're sorry.

The quartet led by Tarzan went into the bamboo forest to find Kerchak, climbing many trees and swinging with the lianas, to find themselves on a tree in front of them two gorillas: one very large with gray hair and another a little smaller with brown hairs. Tarzan stepped in front of the quartet to communicate with the gorillas.

Tarzan: Kerchak, please listen to me! I know the nesting area is secret, but I trust them. See, I want to help them because… because… they need us.

Goofy: Ooh, did you understand something?

Donald: No.

Tarzan: Kerchak.

Kerchak looks up and then leaves.

Goofy: he Seemed distracted by something.

Donald: Was he looking towards the tree house?

Ben: There seems to be something up there.

Everyone reached the tree house which seemed to have attracted Kerchak's attention, and upon entering they understood it, inside there was a baby gorilla who was playing with a globe merrily, but Clayton was also with him from the distance with a rifle aimed at him ready to shoot, but luckily Donald arrived in time screaming at him and making him miss the shot, the young gorilla, avoiding the shot, took refuge on top of the balcony where Kerchak also arrived observing the scene.

Donald: What are you thinking of !?

Tarzan: Wait, Kerchak. Please!

They both left, leaving the quartet and Tarzan with Clayton.

Mr. Clayton: You don't understand. I was just looking for… Ah, a snake has crawled close to him. I saved that poor gorilla's life!

Tent

Jane: How could he do such a thing!

Mr. Clayton: But Miss Porter, I repeat that I was not aiming at the gorilla.

Jane: You must never get close to the gorillas again!

Mr. Clayton: All for a mishap? But let's go …

Clayton comes out of the tent.

Mr. Clayton: What am I doing with these idiots? Damn gorillas! I'll take them all down, right up to the last! I will find them somehow. It was supposed to cost me my life.

Everyone hears the noise coming from outside

Ben: What do you think it was?

Sora: I don't know, let's go check it out.

When they came out they found Heartless with the likeness of apes attacking the camp and the surrounding areas, realizing that they were under attack, they immediately responded with the Keyblade, magic and punches, joining them also Tarzan with his wooden spears knocking down those in front of them. They, thinking that Clayton had been kidnapped, began looking for him but the only thing they found was his pipe left on a rock not far from the bamboo forest. When they were about to take her they were attacked by a furious tiger but despite her speed they managed to beat her without any injuries. The quartet and Tarzan went back to the tent where Jane was also to tell her that there were no traces of Clayton but when they entered they were surprised.

Sora: Hey, where is Jane?

Goofy: What is it, Tarzan?

Tarzan: Something comes. Jane. Danger. Jane close … near the tree house!

Donald: Trouble is coming. Let's go.

Everyone followed Tarzan who thanks to his sense of smell managed to find Jane near a tree where the house was, frightened and in a fetal position.

Jane: Clayton came to the tent and … That's the last thing I remember.

Sora: Clayton?

Ben: I knew that guy had little good.

Tarzan: Gorilla trap. Terk ran away.

Jane: We have to help the gorillas!

The quartet and Tarzan reached the place where all the gorillas were refugees, only to find that the Heartless along with Clayton had cornered them with the gun pointed, however he was immediately distracted by the group who stopped him from pulling the trigger.

Sora: No! Clayton?

Tarzan: No Clayton! ! * X%

Ben: I forgot to activate the universal translator, damn it. (Inside himself)

Clayton realizing that he had no chance against the group after a few shots, he put the rifle with the barrel towards the sky and then the huge earth wall behind him exploded but it seemed that there was nothing. When Tarzan attacked him was thrown away while Clayton seemed to be flying, the group not understanding what was happening continued to attack and after a series of blows under Clayton he turned out to be a giant Heartless in the shape and capacity of a chameleon, Ben realizing that they would have difficulty. In fighting it, he hid behind a nearby bush.

Ben: This is a suitable job for homosautro!

Activating the omnitrix by scrolling the playlist until you find the hologram of a face that looked like a dinosaur, when the core turned out to be Ben I crush it causing a huge green glow that when it disappeared there was some kind of amphibian in its place, plus precisely a toad with clammy, clammy skin. His face is larger than the rest of his body, which on the contrary is small in stature, with the omnitrix symbol on his belly.

Ben (?): Or for Upchuck, Upchuck is good.

Alien bio …

Name: Upchuck

Breed: Gourmand

Description: Upchuck has the extraordinary ability to ingest huge portions of inorganic food by sucking it through its elastic tongues, and re-emitting it, after an intense digestion process, in the form of green plasma discharges with thermal and concussive characteristics. The quantities of plasma emitted are directly proportional to the amount of food that Upchuck ingests, and can range from a small sphere to an intense energy globe. Furthermore, Upchuck can also feed on energy, although this ability is yet to be developed and causes disastrous effects, such as the re-emission of that energy in gigantic quantities, without any control for vomiting. It is assumed that Upchuck can breathe underwater, in what has gills. Upchuck has great difficulty digesting human food.

Clayton was about to fire another shot with his rifle but while he was aiming, the barrel was wrapped in what looked like a long green tongue that took the weapon up to bring it into the mouth of vomit that devoured it making his own shine. Belly of a green color, attracting everyone's attention.

Mr. Clayton: Give me back my shotgun, subspecies of little green monster!

Ben (Upchuck): Gladly!

Opening his mouth, Upchuck spat out a green ball that extinguished the light on his stomach, hitting Clayton full-on.

Tarzan: What be that?

Sora: I have no idea but it's a strength! (Eyes begin to glow)

Goofy and Donald: Uuuuhh! (Disgusting)

Ben (Upchuck): And now it's time for the main course.

Not understanding what it meant everyone was confused but after seeing what the little creature was doing everyone was speechless and a bit disgusted because the little monster wrapped the whole Heartless with its tongues and then began to drag it inside the his mouth, devouring him, and so later he vomited out of his mouth a heart that was released into the sky. The gorillas in watching the show remained motionless and others even with their mouths open, then in front of the group Kerchak appeared together with the other gorilla. Kerchak put a hand on Sora's shoulder, grabbing it and then throwing it at the top of the wall behind him doing the same to the rest of the group including Vomit, bringing them near the entrance to a cave.

Tarzan: Tarzan, home.

The group following Tarzan inside the cave, they found themselves in front of a tree with a blue light coming also from Jane.

Tarzan:! * X%

Sora: Is this your home? But then it means …

Tarzan brings a hand to his ear

Goofy: Huh?

Jane: The waterfalls… You can hear the echo up here.

Tarzan:! * X%, Friends there. I see friends.

Ben (Upchuck): Where?

Jane: Oh, now I understand. ! * X% means heart. Friends in our hearts.

Tarzan: Heart …

Sora: Oh, that's what that means.

Tarzan: Friends, same heart. Clayton, lost heart. No heart, no see friends. No heart, no friends.

Sora: Sorry for what I told you.

Donald: Excuse me too.

Goofy: Yes. All for one, ah !?

Then Sora walked over to the light which revealed the lock, summoning the Keyblade he fired a beam of light from the tip which made the lock disappear, letting out another piece of the gummi.

Donald: A gummi!

Goofy: But it certainly isn't the King's.

The little gorilla approaches Donald.

Jane: I think someone has a new fan.

Donald: No, no, no, no, no! Daisy would kill me!

Everyone burst into laughter

Unknown place

?: What attracted the Heartless to that world?

?: The hunter lured them there. His desire for power has been the bait. But it seems that the bait was a little too tasty …

?: Yeah … he found himself chewed instead!

?: Such a fool could do nothing against the Heartless. But the boy is a problem. He found a lock.

?: Do not fear. It will take him ages to find the others. Besides, he's not aware of our other plan.

?: Yes, the princesses …

?: They are falling into our hands one after the other.

Alice comes out of the shadows

?: What did I tell you …

Sora: Better go now.

Jane: Where is your ship?

Donald: Well … not very far.

Ben: Hopefully.

Tarzan: Sora, Tarzan, friends.

As the quartet waved goodbye to Tarzan and Jane, Tarzan when he saw the object Ben had on his wrist remembered the creature that had the same symbol on its belly. And from that he start to think what Ben could be.

In the space

Sora: Hey. Take a look at the gummiblock that came out of that hole … It looks different from the others. Who knows what it's for …

Donald: Uhm …

Goofy: Leon will know for sure what it is.

Donald: That's right. Shall we go back to the Traverse Town?

Ben: Great! We are coming back to the one who defeated Sora.

Sora: Hey! It's not true! Anyway that's okay, but this time I'm driving!

Donald: Wait, what are you doing?

Sora: I am the chosen one of the Keyblade!

Donald: When I say no it's no!

Goofy: Here we go again …

Ben: Calm down both of you! I drive, so as to avoid such a thing from happening again, now make sure you don't fight and sit down, both of you!

After both listen him they frozen on the place.