We're back folks! 🎉
And I have a new idea. In loght of the hype around Spider-Man No Way Home. If you folks haven't seen thar film yet...WHY! 🔫😡. Oh wait you're planning to? Alright cool.👌
"Easy Man." Maverick eased the author's tension.
With that said. I came up with an idea for a story about a third Maverick. That's right! First there was Aiden of Frozen. Then Orion of Tangled. Now thanks to the of Aquaman and reading comics about the Submariner. We will meet a Maverick soon that is from the world of Marvel's Atlantis. Who will come to visit the world of the Little Mermaid. And if anyone asks. No. I won't repeat the first movie for this upcoming fanfiction.
"Yeah. That's a job for the Disney Remake studios." Maverick quipped.
Instead what I will do. Just like what I did for 'Aladdin The Return Of Jafar. Making a better version of a mediocre 'Disney direct to video sequel'. I will use the same method for the story of the Little Mermaid II. And rest assured. It will be completely different and better than that crappy film. And I will salvage the stuff that was somewhat good in that sequel, like Ariel's daughter.
I was one of the people who thought Melody had potential for being interesting. So I will refurbished her and make her a much better character for her to pair up with the Third Maverick I'm about to write soon. When? I don't know but look forward to it.
Let me know you're thoughts on this idea. Okay? 👍 . If you like it or not. If not, if any of you are concern about me using a Disney direct sequel as a base for a new story. It not going to be like the sequel. Of anything. I'm refurbishing and rebooting that sequel for this upcoming fanfic.
"Looking forward to it already bro!" ? exclaimed joyfully.
"Who are you?!" Orion and Aiden inquired.
"I'm ?. The third Maverick. The mystery new character introduced himself. "You feel me dawg?"
"Oh we feel ya." Aiden smirked as he fist bumped the new guy.
"Hell yeah! Welcome to the club dude!" Orion smirked and have the new guy a fist bump too.
See you soon...Whatever your name is that's the third Maverick!
For now. Back to this story starting with answering some comments.
SPYRO 101: Thanks pal! Yep. They sure are. And Zootopia has some surprises in store for them. 👍😁
olehbilenko93: Thank you! I appreciate your support!
MaverickRocks: Thanks! Oh definitely count on that. I will eventually make both of those ideas into One Shots later. After I finish this story. But I might do the Thanksgiving one sooner. Thanks for the ideas! I'm glad you enjoyed the last chapter! Belle and Adam's finale deserved to be in this story. 👍😁
RustyPete12: I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Yep! Another one bites the dust. 😎. I could've done the version of their second visit from the video game. But the finale of Beauty and the Beast was so good. I think it deserved to be in this story. Writing that last one was a little tricky but I'm glad to know I balanced it out well. Thank you and thanks for the Stan Lee reference. Excelsior! 👍😁
Alright! Now that we're all here!
LET'S GET DANGEROUS! 😎
Back To The Zoo.
The next day on the Highwind II...
While Sora was flying the ship above deck. Aiden was laying back on his bunk room bed, face timing his parents Elsa and J'son. He was telling them all about what happened yesterday at the Beast's castle and what happened during the climatic moment of it all.
"And his hairy body started floating like a Billie Eilish video, but then he shifted back into a human being. Everyone else did. After his house changed from dark and morbid to a high class French paradise." Aiden finished telling them about how the Beast became Prince Adam again.
And about how Xaldin met his end.
"Well, good for those two. I'm glad they found happiness with each other." Elsa said with a smile on her face, always liking happy endings.
"And there is also the bonus of that emo spear chucker being banned from the Olympics permanently" J'son quipped about Xaldin's defeat.
He was technically using lances but I digress." Aiden shrugged. "Yeah they better come up with a better name soon because they ain't thirteen anymore."
"They sure don't talk like they are." J'son humorously remarked about their age.
"So everything that happened to Belle and Adam was based on a book?" Elsa asked curiously.
"Technically you're based on a book." J'son smirked at Elsa.
"Really?" Elsa asked with a raised eyebrow, as if to let her husband know to choose his next words carefully when answering her next question. "And what am I like in this book?"
"The fact that I'm married to this book, says she's a number one top seller." J'son flirted while wrapping his arm around his wife.
"Awe, you're quite the charmer aren't you?" Elsa purred before kissing him on the lips, which he returned with just as much gusto.
While Aiden placed two fingers in his mouth like he was trying to choke himself. But he was really being humorous to avoid the mush. In reality. He enjoys seeing how much his parents love each other. So he resumed the conversation before he got caught making a joke to kill the move.
"Yeah I'm still on the lookout for those rogue books, in case Aunt Red ever wants to do another bonfire." Aiden remarked on the time Anna started a bonfire while burning all the books about the snow queen being either evil or a misunderstood anti hero.
"I just hope she doesn't hold it in the garden again. She almost set the whole thing ablaze." Elsa remarked.
"Oh come on honey. She's only one inferno away from earning the moniker fire queen." J'son joked.
"That's what I'm worried about. Some people might start to think we're fighting over territory." Elsa said sternly.
"Don't worry Mom. Worst case Scenario they'll just think me and Vic are over eighteen." Aiden quipped an innuendo about his ice powers and Victoria's fire powers.
"Keep it up with your innuendos, Mister, and you'll be doing all the yard work until you're over eighteen." Elsa threatened sternly, making the young Maverick turn white, which is quite the accomplishment considering he was pale to begin with.
"Shame. We would've grilled some good pike on that fire." J'son quipped.
"You're unbelievable, Jase." Elsa muttered.
"Anyway...How is Spike's clone and a half doing?" Aiden asked about Roxas and Xion.
"IRIS suggested that they step out of the lair and stretch their legs. We gave them both guest bedrooms in the castle." J'son answered.
"And Dianex?" Aiden asked.
"He's still in stasis. Aiden are you sure about this? What you did for Roxas and Xion was beyond noble. But Dianex...He tried to kill you." Elsa said out of concern.
"He wanted to kill me because he thought that's all that mattered in his life. The Organization had it embedded in his mind after using Xion's death to break him. Now because of me, he's got the girl back and they no longer have a leash on his neck. Trust me Queen. He has no reason to kill me now." Aiden assured and added. "Not that he ever could."
Elsa wanted to argue further, but knew she wanted to believe her son knew what he was doing. So she sighed in resignation.
"Alright, since you believe there is no harm in it, I'll trust your judgement." Elsa said softly before becoming stern and firm. "But if he causes any more trouble and tries to pick another fight with you, he's in for a second ice age."
"Noted. But I doubt you or I could cause him anymore pain. He was the embodiment of pain. More specifically all the crap and grief I left behind." Aiden pointed out. "He needs to change his course and find his own way out of the Organization's shadow."
"Speaking of the Organization's shadow, what do you think they would want with Roxas' Juliet?" J'son asked, referring to Namine, Kairi's Nobody.
"Namine is just leverage to bring Roxas back. He was one of their members before falling out." Aiden answered.
"Roxas acts like he's not worried about Namine." Elsa wondered about that.
"That's because he doesn't remember her. Not yet anyway." Aiden pointed out.
That surprised them to hear.
"Shouldn't we tell him?" Elsa asked curiously.
"No. Not now at least. If we try to get him to remember too soon, he'll pull a Windows Vista and crash." Aiden quipped with a serious undertone.
"Yeah, ix-ney on the ost-ley ove-ley." J'son said somewhat nervously, understanding the implications.
Roxas' main memories were still being processed through the data that was on Ansem's computer. But the data on the computer only had info on Roxas, Xion, Axel and Dianex. Since Roxas hadn't met Namine until the week he joined back with Sora's heart. Roxas will have to remember Namine after the rest of the memories from that data finishes processing.
If they trigger any vital memories outside the data like Namine, they could risk a fatal melt down to Roxas' brain.
Elsa and J'son understand that now.
"All we need to worry about for now is creating the pattern into the world of empty basket cases. Our next stop is Animal Planet. AKA Zootopia." Aiden stated where his team is going next.
"Zootopia?" Elsa said, remembering the name of the name of that world. "Didn't you and Tori go to that world during your last adventure."
"Who doesn't want to visit the Zoo when on vacation? I mean yeah. Imagine a world where everyone and everything is animals. And not in that Disney Town kinda way. Their world never had humans so animals evolved and got smarter to the point where they live like people. In fact they have hearts like human beings. It's where we're going next." Aiden explained.
"I seem to also remember you mentioning another key juggler taking up residence there with his hoppy go lucky girlfriend." J'son said referring to Blake, a fellow keyblade wielder, and his girlfriend Judy Hopps, replacing happy with hoppy because Judy's a rabbit.
"Blake Ryo and Judy Hopps. I remember them. Are they doing okay?" Elsa asked curiously.
Aiden still sends and receives emails from Blake every now and then.
"Last I checked they were okay. Blake Bugs Bunny has been more accommodated to his new environment, he hasn't been doing any keyblader action ever since. He sent an email last week suggesting he's about to get on one knee soon. Hint hint." Aiden smirked, hinting that Blake is about to ask Judy to marry him.
"Mmmm, boy." J'son quipped.
'Attention Guardians. We will be arriving at our destination in ten minutes.' IRIS announced on the ship's intercom.
"Alrighty. City of animal crackers awaits. Let me know if anything changes." Aiden said as he got up. "And tell Rudolph to stop eating up my thyme garden."
By Rudolph he means Sven.
"I'll do what I can." Elsa said with a smirk. "Good luck over there. And give the love birds our best."
"Definitely." Aiden winked before he hung up and teleported away.
Back up on the bridge...
Aiden appeared in his co-captain's chair on the upper deck next to Sora as he piloted the ship. Everyone else was on board as well and in their seats. Victoria told Sora about Zootopia and that she and Aiden had been there before. He was even told about Blake and Judy. But Sora had a few questions.
"What will we expect when we land?" Sora asked Aiden.
"Think the Pride Lands only on two legs and with indoor pumping." Aiden stated.
"So we'll all be some kind of animals again." Kairi summed up.
"Pretty much." Victoria stated. "Hopefully this goes well and we can get 'Frosty' here house broken."
"Olaf already is house broken." Aiden humorously acted like she wasn't talking about him. "I think. I'm still not sure how he uses the restroom without a second carrot and a coin slot."
"You want to repeat that about my sweet little snowman?" Victoria snarled, igniting her fists, ready to flambeau her boyfriend. She's very defensive about her little Olaf.
"Wha? How dare you? I love Carrot Top like a so- little broth...Holiday greeting card." Aiden corrected himself while trying to quip.
"Wait hold on. Does this mean we're going to become animals again?" Kairi inquired.
"We gotta blend in somehow. I'm pretty sure Coyote Peterson would be an alien to them." Aiden remarked with a shrug.
"Awesome!" Sora exclaimed, excited at the prospect. "I wonder what animals Kairi and I will become. Maybe we'll be lions again. Or maybe something new this time."
"Well when we first landed here. Aid and I were lions." Victoria revealed.
"Hmmmm...I wonder why they weren't Lions in the Pride Lands." Goofy wondered.
"Maybe because Aiden didn't know he was half alien at the time." Donald figured. "The magic can only change a person based on what we know about them."
"I only got every fourth word of what you just said." Aiden admitted humorously about Donald's duck voice.
"Oh phooey!" Donald groaned in frustration at Aiden's jokes.
"Gwarsh. Do you think Donald and I will look the same down there? Or will we be different?" Goofy asked, scratching his chin in thought.
"Well when Darkwing Duck came with us, he was still a duck. But he looked more..." Victoria stated, trying to find the right word. "Realistic.
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Donald snapped, sounding offended.
"Meaning he didn't look like he was a local from Cartoon Network." Aiden quipped at Donald.
"That's it! Let me at em!" Donald yelled and tried to tackle Aiden, only for him to teleport out of the way, causing Donald to fall to the ground and roll into the nearby wall with a resounding thud. "Grrrh!" Donald groaned in frustration.
"Easy Donald. Why don't we go down and see what we become? We won't know until we do." Kairi eased and suggested.
"Fine by me." Sora agreed.
"Yep." Goofy nodded as everyone got up.
"I am Groot." Baby Groot agreed.
Aiden and Victoria agreed as they all got up and were beamed down to Zootopia.
Down on an empty rooftop in Savannah Central...
The Guardians appeared on a rooftop in the central hub area of the city where any animal can be anything. Even people from another world that changed into animals. Thankfully they were up high enough so no one could see them. As Aiden looked out at the view. Zootopia looked just as majestic as ever.
Aiden looked down at his hands and noticed they were lion paws and his fur was white like last time. Only this time it felt different. Because he resembles a species different from a lion. More like a liger.
Victoria was also different. Last time she was a red lion with a hint of purple. And now she has the same animal form of a red Cheetah like on pride rock." They're outfits were still on showing that they're forms have changed.
"So much for being original." Aiden sighed looking at his paws.
"Look on the bright side. At least I'm still dangerous." Victoria remarked when she brought out her claws.
"When have you ever stopped being dangerous?" Aiden smirked.
Victoria smirked back, and wrapped her arms around Aiden's neck.
"Not a single day in my life." Victoria said before giving him a brief kiss, making him wag his tail.
"Oh, raow." Aiden purred out, making Victoria chuckle and lightly smack the back of his head.
"Down boy." Victoria stated, taking a few steps back.
"Aid you're still the cat's ma-wow." Aiden muttered.
Aiden told himself to leave it there. Otherwise he would probably get either zapped or burned.
Then they looked over at Donald and Goofy. They looked no different than they already were animals from.
Sora and Kairi on the other hand were basically their same animal form from the Pride lands. Sora being a brown lion with his spiky hairdo. While Kairi was a pink lion with her red hair still the same. Their outfits were still the same.
Baby Groot looked down at himself and saw he was the same as last time. Which he shrugged since he didn't mind.
"Wow..." Kairi beamed as she observed how good she looks as a lion in her outfit. Like a fashionable mythological creature. Then she smiled at Sora who was observing himself. "Looking good Sora." She chirped.
"Thanks Kairi." Sora said before looking up to see Kairi's new Appearance, which he thought made her look so cute. "Wow, you're the cat's whiskers."
Kairi giggled at his corny comment.
"Sora you lazy Bum. That was so corny." Kairi chuckled, wrapping her arms around Sora's neck. "But very sweet."
"Not as sweet as you." Sora said before kissing her, which she returned.
"Oi, Lady and the Tramp, keep it down to a light petting please." Aiden quipped at the happy couple.
They separate from the kiss as Kairi giggled while her lion tail swung a bit.
"Hehe sorry." Sora chuckled nervously. "I guess we're back in our Pride Land forms."
"Yeah. But we look different...Or do we look the same?" Goofy figured about their forms.
"This world apparently doesn't have monkeys. So they went with the next best thing." Aiden shrugged humorously.
"Oh ha ha." Donald responded sarcastically.
"Looking good girlfriend." Victoria smirked, giving Kairi a fist bump for her new Zootopia form.
"Right back at you." Kairi smirked back, with a fist bump.
"Where to now, Aiden?" Sora asked his friend.
"I think our next step is finding our old friends Judy, Nick and Blake. Right Aid?" Victoria figured.
"Right. Wherever they are now. they're busy doing Paw & Order." Aiden stated as he went over to the stairs exit.
"Not even here five minutes and he's started with the puns. Great. This is gonna be a long one." Victoria groaned out, following after her crazy boyfriend.
"After you Bonnie Simmons." Aiden politedly gestured his girlfriend out the exit while referring to the star of the original 'Cats' musical.
"Why Thank you, Michael Jackson." Victoria said with a smirk, giving her boyfriend a wink, knowing he would be complemented being compared to one of his favorite singers.
"I am Groot." Baby Groot teased on his shoulder.
"No she didn't call me that because I look whiter." Aiden rolled his eyes.
Once Aiden. Sora and the rest of the team went all the way down stairs and into the streets of Zootopia. Kairi and Sora were taking in their surroundings feeling like it's New York all over again. But with animals as the citizens. Donald and Goofy were sort of already use to this as their home world has animals as people. But not in a realistic humane degree like this world.
They walked by a electronics store which had TVs on display near the window.
The TV's had ZNN news on display as the speakers were loud enough to hear. Peter Moosebridge and Fabienne Growled were reporting on their top news story of the day.
*"The investigation on the missing dog boxers is still in the process. The ZPD's Chef have yet to comment on the recent abduction of former ZWE champion Brad Barker. Who was last scene signing autographs at the Savannah Central mall. further details have yet to be revealed."* Peter Moosebridge reported on the news.
The Guardians were watching this as Aiden got an idea of where to look next.
"Network Television. You are my personal lord and savior. Except for times when you ask for the bill."Aiden quipped looking at the TV before he addressed the team. "I think Officer Babs and Buster will be at the mall. Let's see if they have anything on sale."
By that he means for them to meet up with Judy and Blake at the mall.
"Sounds good to me." Sora stated, with Kairi nodding in agreement.
"Yeah. Maybe they have some fishing poles at half price" Goofy said, taking Aiden's joke seriously.
"Oh brother." Donald groaned, facepalming as they began walking down the street.
"So since we're going to be meeting them, what are Blake and Judy like? How's their relationship? Are they married now?" Kairi asked, her curiosity and love of romance stories making her quite inquisitive.
"Yes...No!" Aiden corrected himself. "They've been playing the 'will they won't they' card for the last two years but they've been a couple ever since getting back together."
"But we got a email from Blake saying that he's finally going for the big one and he's finally about to propose soon." Victoria added with a smile and added with a wink. "Just don't tell Judy about it. Blake likes to leave an impact."
Kairi Let out a quiet squeal at the idea.
"Oh, I love those kinds of proposals!" Kairi said, gushing.
"Good for him!" Sora said with a nod.
"He's taking a big step." Goofy commented.
"Uh huh!" Donald agreed.
"I am Groot!" Baby Groot beamed as well.
"Still...I hope what happened on the news about those missing boxers doesn't get in their way." Kairi said in concern.
"With us in town. It won't. Because we'll help them." Sora said confidently.
"Yea- we will?" Donald gawked.
"Yes it's what we do." Victoria said firmly.
"Best to go along with it, Ducky. She's not someone to argue with." Aiden muttered a warning to Donald about Victoria.
"Gotcha." Donald gulped and agreed.
"Let's head to the mall." Sora stated as everyone agreed and went down to the mall while following directions around the city.
Later at the Savannah Central Mall...
If you were ever in a mall where they didn't allow pets inside. Well this is a world where PetsMart would be considered slave trafficking. Because this mall has nothing but animals walking like people. Coordinated by a certain species but able to wander around with others like they're one species. Zootopia celebrates and accepts diversity of all types of animals and they're all learning to slowly adjust to it.
As Sora and the team were walking around the three story mall taking in how much it's like a human super mall with so many shops and places to see. Sora looked around like it's an attraction.
"Watch where you step. Some of miniscule mall goers are sometimes in a rush." Victoria cautioned the team.
Some mall goers are mice and other rodents.
"Message received." Sora stated.
"Same here." Kairi agreed.
"Yeah, Sora has to be extra careful because of his giant shoes. I almost feel sorr-" Donald started. But a loud squeak scared him "WAAAAK!" Donald screamed and jumped into Goofy's arms.
They all look to see that Donald stepped on the tail of a long tailed possum in a suit.
"Hey, watch where you're stepping you clumsy duck!" The possum snapped before walking off to continue his shopping.
"Sorry sir!" Donald nervously called out before looking at his friends, all of them giving him looks.
"I'm sorry, what was that you were saying about me?" Sora asked with a smirk and his arms crossed.
"Ah phooey." Donald grumbled.
"Best to stay off the yellow lines." Victoria pointed on the ground were the mice walk, showing small yellow path lines in between larger white paths
"Why yellow?" Donald inquired while still in Goofy's arms.
"What color is cheese?" Aiden answered with a question.
"Yellow. Why?" Goofy asked confused before he came to the realization and chuckled. "Oh, I get it. And mice love cheese. Ahyuck!"
"Hey Goofy... You can let me down now!" Donald snapped while still in Goofy's arms.
"Oops. Sorry Donald." Goofy said, dropping Donald to the floor, making him quack in surprise.
"The news mentioned a toy shop in the mall. They would've set up a crime scene over there by now." Victoria stated as she watched the news on her gummiphone.
"If they were selling animal Cabbage Patch dolls over there. It would make sense for a crime scene to be over there." Aiden quipped.
"I am Groot?" Baby Groot pointed over at the food court.
Everyone looked over to see a restaurant sign that read 'Snowball blast'. A place that sells snow cones and ice cream. Signaling that he wanted a snow cone.
"Groot come on. We're in the middle of-" Aiden almosted refused because they had more important things to do.
"I am Groooot?" Baby Groot begged Aiden like a cute little baby tree with his little wooden hands clasped and his big brown puppy Groot eyes. Translated: "Can I have a snow cone?! Please?! Pretty pleaaase?"
"Damn it. That face melts my literal frozen heart." Aiden quipped, pretty much conceding before turning to the team. "Since we're letting Olive Garden get one, how about we take this moment to put a brief freeze on our work?"
"Why not?" Kairi shrugged as they all went over to the Snowball Blast to get a frozen treat.
Meanwhile at the toy shop...
Down further in the mall where they sell toys. The police head set up a crime scene on the front entrance of the store. There was a chair and a stand for famous people to sign comicbooks and action figure boxes for autographs. Everything there was advertising Brad Barker. Action Figures. Chewing gum. Trading cards. Even boxing video games teamed after the dog fighter.
In front was a female giraffe who was a cashier working the moment Brad was missing. She was the last one to see the famous dog boxer and she was answering questions to three cops that were there.
Three that Aiden and Victoria already knew. Officer Judy Hopps who was writing info in a notebook. Officer Blake Ryo who was asking the right questions. And Officer Nick Wilde who was sort of asking the right questions while wearing sunglasses.
"Was Brad showing any odd behavior before he went missing?" Blake asked the cashier.
"None. He had a smile on his face the entire time. I saw him yawning a few times like he was maybe bored but that's all." The cashier answered.
Judy wrote that down about him maybe looking bored.
"So yawning...And forcing a smile to young impressionable fans. Was he howling by any chance?" Nick asked with a grin.
"Nick that's not important." Judy hissed a warning.
"He did actually! Brad howled because someone in the crowd made him do it." The cashier stated, earning a chuckle from Nick.
"And where did this howler go afterwards?" Nick asked with his curiosity peaked while lowering his sunglasses.
"I'm not sure. It probably was some place funny. Because the last I saw him. He was walking away laughing." The cashier answered.
Now they have a small description of a possible suspect.. Because Nick actually asked the right questions.
"You're welcome." Nick smirked at two rabbits at his side.
"Sometimes I wonder how his head actually works." Blake whispered to Judy.
"Blake, sweetie, I've been working with him in the past few years, trust me, the less you know, the better." Judy reassured him while whispering back.
"Anyway, what did the howler look like?" Nick asked getting to the important part.
"He was a...Let me think for a second...Ah! He was cat! Persian Orange Tabby!" The cashier answered.
"Anyway, which direction did this cat go?" Blake asked one last question.
"Down towards the food court." The cashier pointed down at the east side of the mall.
"Oh, that works perfectly. I could go for something right now" Nick stated, patting his stomach, making Judy groan in exasperation while Blake just rolled his eyes.
"Thanks for the info Ma'am. We'll take it from here. The city of Zootopia will not leave you liable to have your payments de-ducted from your salary for the loss of time. Contact this number if you remember or find out any other useful info." Blake shook the cashier's hand.
"Thank you Officer Ryo." The cashier smiled and nodded.
Then the trio of the law went down towards the food court to find their suspect.
"First rounds on me if we catch him at the smoothie stand." Nick winked as he, Judy and Blake were walking.
Back down at the food court...
Sora and the team were relieved to finally be sitting at the table with their orders from the snow cone shop. Donald and Goofy ordered banana splits. Victoria ordered an organic fruit pop. Kairi ordered a cherry slushie. Aiden ordered a rainbow snow cone and Sora ordered a blue raspberry snow cone. Baby Groot was one the table happily licking and sucking on his own rainbow slow cone.
They were all relieved because they had a hard time at the line.
"God damn. And I thought the line to go to the local White Castle was an abomination." Aiden exhaled from how bad the line was.
"Yeah. This experience might just top that hands down" Victoria said grouchy, taking another bite of her fruit cup.
"Just be glad we get to cool down and not be bothered." Donald muttered.
"Agreed." Sora sighed as they all slurp on their frozen treats.
They didn't even notice the three cops that came over asking questions.
"Excuse me Kids, sorry for bothering you all but have you seen any orange perry cats walk by here?" The cop asked them.
Aiden and Victoria didn't look up to see the cops when they were asked.
" , unfortunately he's already gone..." Aiden said but then it hit him. He recognized the voice as he looked up and saw Blake standing there in a ZPD officer's uniform.
But Blake didn't recognize them considering Aiden and Victoria aren't lions at the moment like last time.
"Is something wrong?" Blake inquired about Aiden's pause in surprise.
"You don't recognize me do you?" Aiden raised an eyebrow.
The last time Aiden and Victoria were there. They were lions and slightly younger. Now Aiden's a liger and Victoria is a red cheetah. So how can they be recognized?
"Uh no. Should we?" Blake asked, still confused.
"I am Groot!" Baby Groot said from his spot on the table, waving at them to get their attention.
"Oh, hi Groot." Judy said before looking back at Aiden, only to freeze as it clicked what she said a moment ago, now looking at baby Groot with wide eyes. "GROOT?!"
Aiden grinned and held up his paw showing the Maverick's ring. Only one person wears this ring.
"May your heart be your guiding key." Victoria grinned showing her Blaze bracelet.
The three cops immediately understood who the two were.
"Aiden! Victoria! Groot!" Judy exclaimed in surprise, but still happy to see them.
"What up Officer Lola?!" Aiden gave a two finger salute and a smirk.
"Wow! I mean! It's...Been a while!" Blake beamed as he was also glad to see them back.
"Yeah I mean how are you kids?!" Judy beamed and shifted her mood to confusion. "And you both look different."
"I am Groot!" Baby Groot waved before going back to slurping on his snow cone.
"And he's lost a lot of pounds." Nick weirdly looked at Baby Groot who's no longer a big normal size Groot.
"Blame the magic." Victoria deadpanned an answer on why they were different.
"Vic changed her hair color, became a keyblader like us. And I didn't know I was half alien. Thus...Liger." Aiden gestured himself on that last note.
"And Groot in essence died but came back as his younger self." Victoria explained gesturing to Baby Groot who was still eating his snow cone.
"Wait, did you say you were half alien?" Nick inquired.
"Technically she's 100% alien." Aiden gestured to Victoria who shrugged. "But yeah, why?"
"Aha! I knew it! Vindicated after 2 years." Nick gloated in a proud tone since the first time they met Aiden his first thought was that he was an alien, and now, he was right.
"Technically you thought I was an alien too." Blake bemused at Nick.
"Don't ruin the moment Ryo." Nick muttered.
"Nice to see you too, Tails." Aiden winked at Nick. "Still a world class wise ass?"
"Is there any class higher?" Nick smirked.
"Anyway...Who are the others with you?" Judy asked about the others.
"New Recruits." Victoria gesture to Sora and the others
"Hi. I'm Sora." Sora introduced himself before gesturing to Kairi. "And this is my beautiful girlfriend, Kairi."
"Nice to meet you three." Kairi said with a slight blush at Sora calling her beautiful.
"Hey. I'm Donald!" Donald introduced himself with a wave.
"And I'm Goofy. Ahyuck!" Goofy introduced himself with a chuckle.
"Yeah you certainly look it." Nick responded with a slight chuckle. "Name's Nick Wilde, the greatest Police Officer in all of Zootopia."
"I think you meant to say the most devious." Blake retorted, making Judy chuckle and Nick give a very fake angry glare. "Nice to meet you guys. My name's Blake Ryo."
"And I'm Judy Hopps, his girlfriend, and fellow police officer alongside these two knuckleheads." Judy said, gesturing to Blake and Nick.
After they all shook hands. Judy. Blake and Nick grabbed the empty seats in front of their table to chat.
"So what finally brings you all here? Given that it's been like two years, I figured you and your team were busy." Blake asked Aiden and Victoria.
Blake hasn't been receiving any emails from Aiden or Victoria since their journey started.
"Well everything was going smoothly in between visiting worlds and living a life until Fairy Tail season 10 here needed help." Aiden gestured to Sora.
"So we let him, his girlfriend, Donald and Goofy on the Guardians to help them take on a cult of Nobodies called Organization XIII." Victoria added.
"You know for a group of people you call Nobodies, there's certainly an edge to your voice when talking about them." Nick commented, his skills as an investigator letting him detect the very slight edge in Victoria's voice.
"That's because the group of bad guys we're fighting are pretty complicated. You've heard of the Heartless right? Sora asked.
"Yeah. Blake told us all about them. Dark looking mystical buggy eyed creatures from darkness that steal hearts like a virus." Nick answered describing how he heard it.
"Right. Well a Nobody is the empty shell of a person left behind when that person becomes a Heartless. If a someone with a strong heart becomes a Heartless, that empty shell becomes a stronger and smarter Nobody." Sora explained.
"And Organization XIII is a group of Nobodies in control of the lesser Nobodies." Kairi added.
"Well, they sound like a lovely bunch." Judy said sarcastically.
"What exactly is this Organization after?" Blake asked, his face and tone serious.
"They want to obtain their own hearts by using the powers of Kingdom Hearts." Kairi stated, catching Blake's attention. but confusing Judy and Nick.
"What's Kingdom Hearts?" Judy asked, confused.
"Wait. You never told her about Kingdom Hearts? That's like the One Ring of the entire plot." Victoria inquired at Blake.
"In my defense, it never seemed important until now and I had my focus on other rings." Blake gestured to his cop badge.
"Point taken." Victoria understood.
"Kingdom Hearts is in essence the heart of all worlds, an amalgamation of all hearts, where all hearts came from, and where they will return to. At least that's what I got from the stories." Blake explained to Judy with the best of his abilities.
"That's pretty much the gist of it. Except they can't get to the real Kingdom Hearts. So they've been trying to create their own Kingdom Hearts by collecting all the hearts freed from destroying Heartless." Sora explained, his usual cheerful tone replaced with a serious one.
"And if they succeed in creating their Kingdom Hearts to obtain their own hearts, it will cause all the worlds throughout the Multiverse to be destroyed." Kairi finished, shocking and horrifying the three officers with the implications of what that would mean for the worlds, especially their world.
"You know, with how many times you people say heart, you can start a very hardcore drinking game." Nick quipped with a nervous chuckle, trying to break the tension.
"Dad tried it with my Uncle. The house was quiet during Norwegian New Years that weekend." Aiden remarked as he slurped on his snow cone.
"Anyway. Sorry for the downer details. How's everything going?" Sora smiled toward Blake and Judy.
"And how is that case you're all working on? we heard about those missing boxers." Kairi asked curiously.
"Oh, right, almost forgot about that, did you see an orange cat passing by here when we arrived?" Judy asked them if they saw the cat in question.
Everyone in Sora's team groaned in response, being reminded of the jerk who held them up in line. Why did the cashier have to be a wolf?
"Oh you mean that skinny Garfield looking dickhead? Yeah he held up our line at the snow cone shop by making the cashier howl." Aiden facepalmed himself remembering that they waited for two hours because the cashier wouldn't stop howling for a while.
"Eh, I think he mentioned something about a club. I was screaming in my paws at the time...What was it called?" Victoria pondered.
Kairi actually heard it before the cat left. "I think he said the Silver Whiskers club." She recalled.
"Right. That's it." Sora remembered.
"I know that place, it's a five star club for cats down in Tundratown." Nick said remembering that time he went in that club and made it out alive.
"Well, looks like we know where we're stopping next." Sora stated, looking at the others who nodded in agreement.
"Yeah! Wait. Are you gonna help us? What about your battle with that Organization?" Judy asked in surprise.
"Absolutely! Besides, in order for us to get to them at their home base, we have to go to several different worlds, some old and new, and help solve any problems we can while there, in order to help us track a secret passage that will lead us to their stronghold." Kairi explained.
"Which means we have to spare time until the next wave point opens for us. So yeah. Saving lives can give us the TLC we need before we leave." Aiden stated.
"Not that we ever need an excuse to save lives." Sora declared standing up with his team.
"So. Where's the action?" Victoria grinned.
Talk about a noble team.
"Well, I'm certainly not going to turn down help from the knights in literal shining armor." Nick quipped, standing up himself before looking to his two partners. "So What does the hoppy couple say to it?"
"Well I think we'd be fools to not take them up on their offer." Blake stated as he stood up.
"I agree. The more the merrier." Judy said standing up as well.
"That's the spirit." Aiden smirked.
Later down at Tundratown...
Everyone of the Guardians were wearing a coat based on their outfit colors. Due to Tundratown being a winter arctic town. This part of Zootopia was built on the opposite side of Sahara Square's climate wall, Tundratown generates cold weather to cater to the mammals who thrive in such an environment. Due to the entire district (including the buildings) being made of ice, transportation vehicles are designed with skis or tracks to maneuver the slippery landscape. Tundratown also enables access to winter sports, including skiing, snowboarding or ski doo, and is covered in frozen lakes that double as mobile transport for mammals via floating ice caps.
It's meant to serve the necessary climate for polar mammals.
Once Judy's car parked near a free parking space in the supermarket near there. Everyone stepped out feeling a little cold except for Aiden. But not too cold to feel severe.
After all, the team left the North Pole a short while back.
"So each part of Zootopia has a different climate for a distinct group of indigenous animals?" Kairi asked curiously about the change in weather.
"Pretty much. There's one part of Zootopia where it's more desert-like for the indigenous animals who prefer warmer climates." Judy explained.
"Yeah when I first took up residence in this world, that's one of the first things I had to adjust to, especially since our jobs as police officers take us all over Zootopia." Blake stated.
"Gawrsh I wonder if Atlantica would count if fish started talking in this world." Goofy pondered as he looked around.
"Olaf would definitely have a field's day with this place." Victoria remarked.
"Maybe but if you ask me, both Adina and Aunt Red would probably destroy every candy store in Zootopia." Aiden said facts.
"If Erik doesn't grow up to do it for them." Aiden humorously references his cousin and Adina's baby brother.
"Hey Nick, how much further is the club?" Blake asked as they were walking through the called weather.
"And do they allow kids inside?" kairi asked cautiously.
"Relax. It's not that kind of club." Nick stated with a smirk. "It's basically a Jazz club. They don't serve alcohol, and the oldest you have to be to get in is thirteen."
Sora and the team looked up at the blinking neon sign with the club's name on it. Of a cat in sunglasses winking with a trench coat on.
The front of the club had a large window which showed the inside of the club with a couple plants set up on the windowsill inside. Above the window was a large neon sign that said 'Silver Whiskers'. There were two security cameras set up on either end of the front of the club. And on the right was a grey metallic door with a large circular window.
"Is anyone else getting that Dick Tracy vibe?" Aiden wondered looking at the sign.
"I feel like we just traveled back to the old noir days." Blake said looking at the sign himself.
"Ah this is one of the snazziest Jazz clubs in all of Zootopia. Only one upped by the 'Golden Retrievers' on the other side of town." Nick commented, giving a slight twirl, his face holding a wide grin.
"Is everything named after an animal cracker? It's like if everything in my world has a name with 'man' in it." Aiden commented quietly to himself.
Once they went inside. Aiden was immediately reminded of that film from 2004 'Ray'. The interior of the cat's jazz club was designed like an L.A. Noire blues paradise.
The inside of the club was quite the site. The lights were dimmed except for the stage, where a jazz band was set up. All around the stage were several round tables with their own little candle lights. Behind the tables was a raised floor allowing people to sit up higher in the back to watch the performances. To the right was a bar with stools, and a bartender serving drinks. And on the walls were a few abstract pictures. And most of the Patrons are cats, with a few other kinds of animals thrown in the mix. And there was no sign of the orange parry cat from the mall.
"Fancy." Judy complemented the place.
"Aiden, do us all a favor, and don't drink any high sugar drink." Victoria warned Aiden as they don't want a repeat on the Shooting star milkshake bar.
"I doubt this world is alien enough to know what razzle berries are. But if you're worried I'll just order a regular strawberry shake." Aiden assured his girlfriend.
Two cats gasped behind a table and turned to glare at Aiden.
"How dare you call a shake regular." A Hispanic cat spat.
"Ignore them, their tourists." Nick nervously pushed the Guardians away from that table.
"I didn't know milkshakes are Jesus in this place?" Aiden whispered back.
"They're cats. They worship milk." Blake deadpanned.
Onto the stage came the last person they expected.
"Lady's and gentle-cats! Give a big welcome to the star of the show! Who took this club over by storm for his witt! His charm! and his golden raw talents beyond all comprehension! PEEEEEEEEEETE!" The stage announcer presented Pete to the stage.
That's right! Pete! Maleficent's ex henchman.
"PETE?!" The Guardians shout in shock, their shouts drowned out by the applause.
It was indeed Pete, dressed in a Ballerina Tutu and Ballerina shoes, and a pink bow on his head. Standing like he's about to dance on stage. How the mighty Pete has fallen in the midst of denial. Because it seems like he likes this act he's about to do. Whatever that may be.
"Folks! At this time, I'd like to do a song my dear Gram-Gram Peg-Leg used to sing me when I was a wee Tyke." Pete stated, brushing a tear out of his eye at the memory.
"Uh Aiden, please tell me I'm not the only one seeing this." Sora whispered, shock evident on his face.
"Don't worry Spike, you're not the only one who's entered the Twilight Zone." Aiden Murmured back in shock, the other Guardians nodding along. Meanwhile, Judy, Nick, and Blake were confused about the Guardians' reactions.
"It, means a lot to me and..." Pete sniffed slightly with strong emotion. "I think it'll mean a lot to you too."
The band started playing, and the power of Fantasia took some effect for the background changes.
"Boom, da boom!~ Boom, boom, da boom!~" The band sang in the background as Pete performed several different dance moves, including the Egyptian. "Boom, da boom!~ Boom, boom, da boom!~"
Pete faced the audience again and began singing/rapping.
"Alright, listen up!~ It was the middle of the night~ In the middle of a dream~" Pete began, putting his hands to the side of his head as if he was sleeping, and a dream cloud appeared, changing the scene to Pete rowing a boat in water. "I was surrounded by water~ Being carried downstream~" A puff of smoke later, Pete is dressed as an Ace of Spades card, dancing, looking flat like an actual card. "When the next thing I knew~ I was hangin' with Alice in Wonderland!~" Pete grabbed at the side of the scene and pulled it, changing it to an animated drawing of Mickey Mouse in a red background playing drums. "And Mickey Mouse was the drummer of the band!~ He goes~"
Then Pete started doing the thrust and the wave and Carlton danced. "Boom, da boom~ Boom, boom, da boom!~ We goes~ boom, da boom!~ Boom, boom, da boom!~"
"I am Groot..." Baby Groot whimpered in fear curled up in Victoria's hands.
"Is this how I die?" Blake looked horrified.
"What kind of club is this?" Victoria winced at the sight.
"Sweet cheese Jesus on Mary Rye with Joseph tomato..." Aiden muttered in shock."This is the Sergeant general warning in every pack of cigarettes."
"If we make it out alive, I'm gonna gouge my eyes out, and possibly rip my ears off." Sora promised himself if he survives this as he looked to be in agony because of the bad music.
"I think my eyes and ears are on fire. I mean...This is their second best performance? What the heck would be first place." Kairi cringed as well.
"I don't know fellas. I think it's kind of catchy!" Goofy smiled, snapping his fingers to the music.
"Of course you would, you big palooka!" Donald snapped, trying to drown out the noise.
Pete continued with a mirror appearing.
"Mirror, mirror on the wall~ Who is the fairest one of all?~ I'm Prince Charmin'~" Pete sang, posing in front of the mirror before the scene changed to a castle in the background at night. And Pete was pulling Cinderella's carriage like a horse. "And I'm takin' Cinderella to the ball!~" Pete then began falling through a spiral, unfazed at all. "Zippy do da, zippy ey!~ Yeah-hah!~" He reappeared with a bluebird standing on his left shoulder while holding an umbrella. "My, oh my, what a wonderful day!~" Pete flicked the bird off his shoulder before an animated drawing of Goofy playing a guitar appeared. "We got Goofy on guitar~" then the scene changed to an animated drawing of Donald playing the base. "And Donald Duck's on base~" and it switched back to a drawing of Mickey playing the drums. "With Mickey Mouse on drums~ You know they rockin' the place!~"
"They go~ Boom, da boom!~ Boom, boom, da boom!~ We go boom, da boom!~ Boom, boom, da boom!~" Pete shook his pink big tutu booty in front of the audience before he waves and dances like a Ballerina in a rap video. Then he ended it with. "Bring it home!"
Then all the cats in the audience cheered loudly while everyone who wasn't a cat looked weirdly. The Guardians. Judy, Blake and Nick were shocked. Disgusted and horrified. And vexed.
"Gram Gram used to sing that?" Kairi inquired.
"I knew I should've boycotted Ru Paul." Aiden gagged as he swallowed, feeling a little sick.
"Remind me what kind of club is this again?" Victoria inquired if this was a cats club.
"Well, cats do tend to be a sympathetic bunch towards their fellow cats." Nick explained, still getting over that performance. "That's why even if you perform horrendously, you will still get a standing ovation. But if you're anyone else, especially a dog, run."
"Just when I thought I've seen some of the most horrifying things on the job, you realize you've only scratched the surface." Judy mumbled, rubbing her head to relieve her sudden headache.
"I'm gonna have nightmares for weeks." Blake exclaimed in a hollow voice.
"Yeah that's Pete for ya." Donald groaned, Goofy nodding along, even though he kind of liked the performance.
"And that's another thing. You guys know who that third-rate hack is?" Nick said after collecting his wits. "Who is he anyway? A friend of yours or something?"
"Friend is a strong word." Sora admitted nervously.
"Yeah cause a friend is someone who will help you move. A GOOD friend is someone who will help you move a dead body. And if I hear him sing again. There will be." Aiden quipped while he growled like a lion.
"Well said, Baby. Now zip it." Victoria soothed and scolded while patting his back. Then she answered Nick. "Pete was the second hand piece of crap who worked with Maleficent."
"Maleficent?!...And you mean the real Mistress of all evil and not a clone?" Blake inquired.
"Yeah. Only Pete was with her until she finally and permanently bit the dust when me and Doctor Strange kicked her ass. Only Strange gave the fatal blow." Aiden stated and revealed."Cause I have a 'Mav no kill' rule."
"Wait. Maleficent is dead?!" Blake inquired, looking surprised.
Back up on stage. Pete took in the applause like he was filling an empty heart and he was blowing kisses while acting like he was catching kisses.
"Thanks you my fellow fur balls!" Pete beamed at the audience while walking off stage towards the bar. "Remember to stay out of the bag cause there's nothing ta...ta...ta... WhaaaaaaAAAAAAAH?!"
Pete's jaw dropped seeing the Guardians standing there as if he heard a record scratch.
"I am Groot." Baby Groot waved nervously.
"EAAAK!" Pete squealed in fear and dashed behind the bar and hid under it.
"Easy big guy-" Kairi tried to ease him.
"GO AWAY! I'M NOT REALLY HERE! I'M A STATUE OF A FAILURE!" Pete exclaimed under the table.
The audience looked concerned and confused.
"Nothing to see here people! Police business!" Blake assured the crowd while showing his badge. "Go back to your drinks!"
The audience obeyed and did their best to ignore Pete making a scene with the cops and Guardians.
"Are they still here?" Pete squeaked.
"Yes." The bartender deadpanned looking bored.
"Waaaoah!" Pete ducked back under.
"This was Maleficent's right hand?" Blake asked, stumped at the whole thing.
"I know what you mean. It's like when you storm the Death Star to fight the head honchos and instead you find the Three Stooges fighting over who gets to drive." Aiden quipped.
"With four pounds of dynamite." Victoria added.
"Easy Pete. We're not going to hurt you." Kairi tried to ease Pete.
"D'oh...It doesn't matter if ya hurt me or not. Nothing could ever hurt me more then the emptiness inside where my powers and job once laid." Pete whimpered and sniffed as he got up and sat on a bar stool and hung his head on the side of the table. Sulking. "Bartender? Give me something gray and hopeless."
"Here you go." The bartender placed a bottle of water in front of Pete.
"Thank you." Pete wheezed with tears before he took the bottle of water and ate while earning weird looks from the Guardians while Victoria face palmed herself.
"What happened to you?" Donald asked, looking confused.
"Gawrsh. Maleficent fired you did she?" Goofy asked out of concern.
"NO SHE DIDN'T GOOF! She gave me the pink slip and filled it with cement shoes by dumping me here with my dark powers stripped." Pete exclaimed looking mad and shifted to heart break again.
"That's called being 'fired'." Victoria deadpanned.
"There's a word for it?" Pete inquired and then slammed his head back down crying. "Waaaaaahhhh... I am Mighty Pete no more!"
Sora just patted Pete on the back, seeing that there's literally nothing he can say to cheer Pete up. He doesn't see Pete as an enemy anymore. Definitely not a friend. But someone to possibly pity. And it's not the cat in him telling Sora to feel that.
"To be honest you were never really that mighty to begin with." Sora started.
"Huh?" Pete peared up while sniffing.
"I mean technically everything you ever did with that name wasn't for you. But for your boss. And she only cared about herself." Sora stated. "Even in death."
"What?" Pete gasped in horror hearing the news.
"Well Doctor Strange killed Maleficent. Permanently in our last fight. So-" Goofy tried to explain.
"No, who cares bout that?! What do ya mean?" Pete dismissed and asked what really got his attention. "I only served a self centered boss?"
This caused the Guardians and the police to groan in frustration.
"Man, talk about the Pot calling the kettle black." Blake murmured to Nick and Judy.
"Yeah I love the fact that he just skipped over the fact his old boss kicked the bucket and jumped on the whole self centered boss bit." Nick snickered.
"Talk about being oblivious." Judy groaned facepalming herself at how he didn't notice his own boss was self centered until now.
"ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW YOU BIG DUMB FURBALL?!" Donald snapped out in frustration at his one track mind and obliviousness.
"Come on Pete." Goofy sighed.
"She never cared about you! You were only the means of an end to her!" Sora protested.
"To her you were her puppet! And she was going to cut your strings whether you succeeded or not." Aiden added.
"Do you really think someone who called herself the Mistress of all evil would give her life for you?" Victoria criticized.
"Cept I gave my life for her!" Pete argued.
"That's the point Pete. She never did it the other way around. She only rewarded you and gave you credit when you benefited her." Sora pointed out.
"Kay well..." Pete tried to retort but he was slowly realizing Sora was right. Then he snorted and sulked on the counter. "Still more credit than when I tried to be good back in the day. But I can't remember one time I was good and happy."
"What about old Captain Pete of the steamboat?" Donald reminded Pete of a memory he almost forgot.
The only time Pete was ever happy.
"Captain Pete of the Steamboat..." Pete murmured, breaking into a nostalgic smile, leaning into the bar with his propped up by his hand, thinking back to those days. "Now those were the days."
"Yeah. You gave the King a starting role with your position back when he was your deckhand." Goofy smiled. "You made a huge impression owning the seas with that boat."
"Yeah. Ol reliable, the one thing that was good in my life, alas like all things, she left too soon." Pete said as he sulked at the memory of his steamboat.
"Or maybe you left too soon." Kairi pointed out.
"What do ya mean?" Pete looked up.
"Think about it. You were trying to be the villain for Maleficent. But back then, who were you being a hero to?"
"Well...Myself. Mostly...I think." Pete pondered.
"So if you ask me. When you were doing the villain role, you were actually playing the selfless Mother Theresa to an old Fairly Odd Lima Bean that never deserved your efforts." Aiden stated out of wisdom.
"Maybe..." Pete said, trying to think back. "You know I did try to be selfless for the good people of Disney town. Quite a long time ago. Crept they never gave me enough of da credit that I deserve!"
"I'm sorry Pete. But you were only doing that for personal gain, not because it was the right thing to do." Goofy stated with a shake of his head.
"Yeah! That makes you no better than Maleficent!" Donald snapped, pointing at Pete.
They were bringing up the Million Dreams Festival. The time Pete ran into the three keyblade wielders Terra, Ventus and Aqua. When Pete was locked up for making a scene the moment they won and he lost. And that was the day Pete met Maleficent. The same evil witch he worked for. And gave him the same treatment he gave those citizens of Disney Town.
Pete gasped dramatically.
"Here it comes..." Aiden muttered.
"You're right...I was always the person who got'ed me fire!" Pete exclaimed in realization and raged at himself...While Aiden slipped an ice mallet in his hands. "WHY YOU!"
Then Pete started hitting himself in the head with the ice mallet.
***Bang! Boink! Boink! Bang!***
Then Pete started seeing birds in jazz uniforms flying around his head as he looked dizzy with a smile. Then the birds flying around him stopped and looked at each other.
"Why are we doing this?" One bird asked.
"Beats me." Another bird shrugged before they flew away.
Zootopia and their talking animals. They also always have perfect timing.
Pete groaned as he hunched against the bar. As Victoria walked over with Aiden who formed and ice pack on Pete's head.
"Are you done?" Victoria inquired.
"Yes Sir." Pete slurred.
"Look...Petey is it? Take an advice from someone who always earns personal gain by accident.. Why don't you play the selfless act you been giving to Maleficent, may she rot in Denmark. And this time, do the selfless act with everyone but Maleficent?" Victoria advised.
"Well.." Pete thought before sighing. "I guess. I mean, what else do I got to lose?"
"Nothing really. But there is an old saying. 'To get is to give'. At this point. There's no harm in trying." Kairi encouraged Pete.
Pete looked in deep thought of that as he stared at his own reflection on the bar. Then he sighed and looked determined.
"Alright. I'll do it. I shall play the hero cards once again!" Pete declared holding a finger up. "And I shall start with...wait what should I start with?" He pondered.
"I think I know a good start. Have you seen any Persian Orange Perry Cats by any chance?" Judy asked with an optimistic smile.
"Oh yeah...Yeah I knows him well! And by that I mean I know zilch about him. But he's in that there V.I.P section." Pete answered pointing at the entrance to the V.I.P section.
The entrance read 'Cats Only! Don't matter if you got a badge' in a gold plaque sign with a panther guard watching over the entrance with sunglasses on.
"Oh wonderful. I was beginning to think this case wasn't challenging enough for us." Nick retorted sarcastically.
"The little prick in boots can afford V.I.P? Why was he bored enough to hold up the line?" Victoria inquired with a scowl.
"You know rich criminals and they're stuffed wallets. Being bored is part of their religion." Aiden patted her back.
"And I always was a broke criminal. Gosh. No wonder I thought it was fun. Maybe being a broke hero will be even more fun!" Pete beamed with hope.
"Uh Pete. We didn't say-" Sora tried to say.
"And I know just were to start!" Pete stood up posing like a hero and holding up his finger. "Goodbye Mr P. Mighty Pete has been refurbished!"
"Don't you mean reformed?" Kairi asked meekly.
"That too!" Pete exclaimed as he ripped his outfit off.
"Waak!" Donald exclaimed in shock.
"NOO!" Everyone else yelled and panicked covering their eyes.
"Oh God!" Aiden gagged.
But Pete wasn't naked. Instead he had his normal Mighty Pete attire under the pink outfit. The same red and black leather attire he's been wearing as Maleficent's stood. Now as his own man turned reformed. "Aha!" He beamed.
And everyone sighed in relief.
"Whew." Donald wiped sweat off his forehead.
"Oh okay." Aiden nodded in relief.
"Could've been worse." Sora muttered in relief.
"Mighty Pete! AWAY!" Pete dashed for the exit and waved at thr Guardians before leaving. "Good luck with the thing-a mat whatsit...Ah whatever it was you've been doing!"
And just like that. Pete left. As a new man...cat...thing. No wonder Aiden thought Disney Town was a little weirder than Zootopia.
Everyone stared blankly at this. Sure Pete's no longer a bad guy. But what good will he do now since he's still by all definitions a dunderhead? But will that be a liability or an asset?
"Well. At least he won't be in the way." Victoria shrugged.
"True." Kairi agreed.
"Right. I'm just gonna pretend all of this didn't happen for now and get to the most important question. Since our police jurisdiction isn't able to violate this club's code of conduct..." Blake pondered.
"How will we get inside?" Judy was wondering the same thing.
"I mean our mystic knights of the heart shaped table could." Nick pointed out.
And then Aiden thought of something clever. This plan is full proof!
"Light bulb." Aiden sang with a smirk.
THAT'S ALL FOR NOW FOLKS!🎉
Man its great to have Blake back in the story!
So yeah! I brought Pete back. And I made him do that funny dance from an episode of 'House Of Mouse' for this one. The episode was titled 'Pete's One Man Show'. Also his song 'Boom Da Boom' I think was a parody in that episode. Correct me if I'm wrong. 😅
So know you all know where Pete ended up after Maleficent fired him. And now. He has been reformed. But will he still be a or an asset? Either way I'm focused on making him the Captain Qwark of this series. Also I hate to spoil the surprise but I can't hold it in.
In the next chapter. I plan to introduce another famous Disney character from King Mickey Mouse's world. One that hasn't been scene yet in this series or in Kingdom hearts. I'll leave these emojis as hints. (Unfortunately the extra emojis doesn't work on this site for some reason. So I'll tell you what emojis I tried to add. A test tube. A duck. And a scientist coat.)
Thank you all so much for reading! Be sure to leave comments and reviews to let me know your thoughts! 👍😁
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