SAK: Sword Art Kingdom

by Jacob Pendra-Huth

When Kirito and Asuna take on a mysterious quest to fight a new monster, they took in more that they bargained for. They ended up not only going to a different dimension, but also aiding a trio of good friends on their quest. Join this exciting adventure full of humor, romance and action. This is based on the anime SAO and Kingdom Hearts II.

9. Ep 8: Disney Castle! Tackle the Past!

Back in Hollow Bastion. Maleficent was looking out onto the balcony, Pete standing behind her. "And where is everyone else?" She asked him.

"Beats me." Pete answered, "They musta had some other matters to deal with."

"Matters?" Maleficent echoed, turning her head to Pete, "You mean they have more important affairs to attend to than my return?"

"Well, see, there's this Organization XIII that keeps gettin' in the way-" Pete started to explain.

"Let those fools play their little game!" Maleficent cut him off, turning away from him once more.

"But what about that runt with the Keyblade?" Pete asked, "He's been a real pain, too."

"Oh, has he?" Maleficent questioned him. She turned her entire body to Pete. "Very well then." she stated, "I suppose you'd best tell me what's happened during my absence."

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In Disney Castle, the walking brooms were done cleaning the library as Minnie Mouse was looking up at the bookshelves. "Oh...hmm." she hummed, "Now I wonder where that old album could be?"

"Queen Minnie!" shouted a small voice.

"It's horrible!" cried another voice. She turned to see Chip and Dale rushing into the room to meet her.

They dashed up to her, and saluted. "Somethin's wrong in the Hall of the Cornerstone!" Chip cried.

"There's real sharp thorns everywhere!" Dale explained. The two chipmunks led Queen Minnie out of the library, through the throne room, and into the Hall of the Cornerstone.

They were right. The room was completely black, the only thing shining was the massive orb filled with light in the middle of the room. There were sharp thorns covering the walls and ceiling.

Minnie gasped in horror and looked at the catastrophe that has plaque the room. She looked worried, and folded her hands together. "Oh, King Mickey," she said, "I wish you could hear me. The castle is in danger! We've got to do something soon!" She closed her eyes as she muttered, "Donald...Goofy...Where are you?"

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The gang had just left Hercules' world, and were just flying dazedly in space. "So where to next?" Sora asked.

"Let me see." Yui answered, typing away at the panel in front of her. She looked up at the monitor to see all of the available worlds.

"Looks like there's a new one on here." She said, tapping the keyboard to zoom in on the undiscovered world. It was world with a large white castle on it, with blue rooftops.

Both Donald and Goofy gasped. "That's Disney Castle!" they cried in unison.

"Wait, isn't that the place where King Mickey lives, and where you guys protect?" Kirito recalled. The two guys nodded.

"If it's appeared now, then maybe we should go take a look." Asuna suggested.

"Then it's settled." Sora concluded, "Yui, set coordinates to Disney Castle."

"You got it!" She replied, typing away at the keyboard, and setting the Gummi ship into hyper space to the coordinates.

"It should take a couple hours to get there." She told the crew, "No special gates to get through this time."

Just then, Sora's stomach let out a big growl. "Guess I'm a little hungry." he stated, rubbing his belly.

"Is there a kitchen on this ship?" Asuna asked them.

"I think so," Sora answered, "But we don't use it much."

"There should be some fresh produce there anyway." Goofy stated, "They're all well preserved."

"In that case..." Asuna stated as she stood up, "I think it's about time I do some cooking here." She left the bridge and went to the back.

"Finally!" Kirito said excitedly as Yui came to him, "It's been a while since we've had some of Asuna's food. I really miss the stuff."

"Is she good at cooking?" Sora asked.

"Mama's cooking is the best!" Yui replied, and Sora, Donald and Goofy looked excited at this.

When Asuna came out, she had some sandwiches made for them, and they were absolutely delicious. Sora, Donald and Goofy gobbled their sandwiches down quickly, Yui took bites off of Kirito's sandwich, and Asuna slowly enjoyed hers.

"Asuna, I never get tired of your food." Kirito stated.

"As usual, you are always a glutton for my cooking." Asuna responded, looking to the other three boys, "Are you enjoy it?"

"Oh, yeah! That was really tasty!" Sora answered, with Donald nodding in agreement.

"Do ya think you can make more food like that again?" Goofy asked eagerly

"Sure, but only once in a while." Asuna answered.

They just finished their meal when they arrived at Disney Castle. "Should I set the coordinates to teleport us in?" Yui asked.

"Nope, we can just fly in." Goofy answered, and he guided the ship into one of the entrances to the interior of the world. Sora had just told them that he had never been to Disney Castle before, so this was a new experience for the three Keyblade wielder.

They docked the Gummi Ship, and they stepped out, Donald and Goofy were the first ones out. Sora, Kirito and Asuna all looked around. The interior showed that the place was run by gears. There were pipes that led every which-way around the room to the floors next and above them. There were even hands that looked like they moved people to different parts of the docking bay. There were stairs that led to the castle above.

"So this is your castle." Sora stated, looking around the interior.

"Correction; this is underneath the castle." Kirito pointed out, "Still, it must be nice to be home, huh?" Kirito then thought of his friends and family again, and started to worry about them.

"What's wrong, you guys?" Asuna asked, seeing the concern looks on Donald and Goofy's faces.

"Ya know, somethin' just don't feel quite right..." Goofy thought out loud.

"Yeah." Donald agreed, narrowing his eyes as he looked around.

Just then, the group heard squeaky panting from above. They turned to the top of the stairs and saw both Chip and Dale run to the top of the stair banister, and look down to the group. Since it was the first time meeting the two in person, Kirito and Asuna were glad to see that they were the appropriate size of chipmunks.

They slid down the banisters to them. "Your back!" Chip squeaked as they rushed up to the group.

"Move it! Let's go!" Dale told them, jumping like crazy.

"Queen Minnie needs to see you!" Chip explained.

"The castle's in danger!" Dale cried, "Hurry! To the Library!" Everyone nodded in agreement, and they rushed up the stairs and to the floor above.

When they reached the top, they opened a couple green door, and found themselves in a middle of a hedge garden, filled with bush statues, flowers and greenery. This was in the middle of the castle, which was big and majestic. The garden was surrounded by the castle walls, and there were stairs that led into the hallways of the castle.

They hadn't made two steps outside when suddenly, they found themselves surrounded by Heartless. There were Shadows everywhere, along with Soldiers and strange new Heartless.

"What's going on?!" Donald squawked as he and the others pulled out their weapons.

"There's Heartless in the castle!" Goofy stated.

"And there a lot of them!" Asuna examined.

"Great. The more the merrier!" Kirito said sarcastically.

"Divide and conquer, everyone!" Sora shouted, and the group split up. Kirito led Donald and Goofy to one side of the garden, while Sora and Asuna went to another.

Asuna and Sora tried out their new Thunder magic, and it proved to be extra helpful against the Heartless that swarmed them. Sora also tried out his new Keyblade, Hero's Crest, and it too proved to be an absolute heavy hitter.

"Think maybe I should switch it for my Star Seeker." He said as he struck a few Heartless down, "This Keyblade would be better in my Valor Form."

"True!" Asuna shouted through the storm of Thunder attacks she conjured, "Though I don't think now's the time to do so."

Meanwhile, Donald, Goofy and Kirito were blown back by a huge explosion. One of the new Heartless exploded in front of them, and several more were coming their way. "Mind telling us what these things are, Yui?" Kirito asked as the trio got up.

"They're Minute Bombs." she answered, "Despite their name, these things take about ten seconds before they explode. You have to knock them out, quick!"

"Or freeze them in there tracks!" Kirito suggested, turning to Donald, and the two nodded. They then started to use Blizzard attacks one after another, freezing the Heartless in their place. Then Goofy threw his shield at them, and the ice shattered with the Heartless. "Now that's what I call teamwork!" Kirito exclaimed as Donald and Goofy cheered. This was just something he wasn't use to, but it works.

While the teams attacks were strong, the Heartless just kept coming. Whatever or whoever was bringing the Heartless here, they certainly didn't pack light. The team gathered back to back with each other, seeing more Heartless appear around them.

"There's just no end to them!" Asuna exclaimed.

"Then let's just make a straight path to the library!" Kirito suggested strongly.

"Good idea!" Sora agreed, "Donald! Goofy! Lead us!"

The two who were addressed led the group through the Heartless through a set of doors in the corner of the garden, up a flight of stairs, and straight along a hallway. "It's that door over there!" Donald squawked, pointing to the door at the end of the hall.

"Queen Minnie must be in there. Hurry!" Goofy shouted. Sora, Kirito and Asuna dashed ahead of the group, slicing and dicing all the Heartless that blocked their path. Finally, they reached the doors, and they barged them open, making sure that their team came in, but not the Heartless, and closed the door behind them. They sighed in relief. They had made it to the room.

Then looked around the room. They were white patterned walls, with a couple of paintings here and there. A fireplace was on one side of the room, and a table and chair on the other. On the far end of the room, there was a large, curvy bookshelf, and standing in front of it was someone that looked like that king, only in a red and pink flowing queen's dress.

They walked forward as she turned to them. Kirito and Asuna were surprised as they met her. Although they didn't see the King's face, it was now that they understood his species. She had a face of a mouse, with large round ears and a pointy nose. Her eyelashes were long, and she wore a golden tiara on top of her head with a ruby embedded on it.

Donald and Goofy walked straight up to her, and Donald saluted. "Your Majesty! Queen Minnie! We're back!" addressed Donald.

She folded her hands together and smiled at them. "Your here." she stated.

Goofy stepped forward and saluted as well. "Your Royal Highness," he addressed her, "did ya happen to summon us?"

"Yes." she answered.

While Kirito was distracted by a walking broom, Asuna and Sora walked up right behind Donald and Goofy. Sora parted between them without a sign of manners and asked, "Where's the King?"

"Sora!" Asuna gasped, slugging him in the shoulder, and pointing to Minnie, telling him he was in front of royalty. Queen Minnie looked up at Sora and Asuna, then at Kirito, who came to Sora's other side, shaking his head at the weirdness of the brooms.

"Excuse him." Donald apologized, as he reached up to Sora and lowered him into a bow, "This is our friend, Sora."

"And these other two are Asuna and Kirito." Goofy introduced. Asuna did a curtsy while Kirito bowed deeply in respect.

"Oh, Sora!" Minnie gasped, "The King told me all about you in his letters. He said you're a very brave young man." Sora rubbed his nose, pleased by this compliment. Minnie then looked from Kirito and Asuna as she continued, "He also had said in a recent letter that there were two more people with Keyblades that joined Sora. He has said that the two are just as kind, and has heard about your deeds in other worlds." Kirito and Asuna looked at one another, and smiled. Well, at least the King respects them.

"So, do you know where he is?" Sora asked the queen. Minnie shook her head, making Sora, Donald and Goofy sigh.

"How about a man named DiZ?" Kirito asked as Yui popped out, "He was the one who sent us to this dimension, and we're trying to find him. Have you seen him?" Again, Minnie shook her head, and Kirito, Asuna and Yui sighed, too.

"Your Majesty, what are Heartless doing in your castle?" Donald asked her.

"Oh my...So those are the Heartless." Minnie muttered, starting to pace.

"Don't worry, we'll take care of 'em!" Sora assured her.

"That's what were here for, anyway." Kirito stated as Asuna nodded in agreement.

She turned back to the three Keyblade wielders. "I know I can count on you, Sora." she said, "As well as the two of you, Kirito, Asuna. Now, there's something I'd like all of you to come and see. Would you please escort me to the audience chamber?"

"Hut!" the five of them responded, saluting in unison.

Suddenly, Queen Minnie gasped, remembering something. "I forgot to warn everyone else in the castle about the danger!" she said, "We must be sure they're hidden somewhere safe!"

"Okay, we'll go tell them." Sora decided, Goofy, Asuna and Kirito nodding in agreement.

"The whole castle?" questioned Donald.

"We just gotta split up, Donald." Goofy told him.

"I'll make sure that everyone knows what's going on." Sora told them.

"No, Sora, you'll just get lost!" Donald retorted.

"That's true," agreed Asuna, "Kirito and I don't know how to get around the castle either."

"Okay." Sora responded, "Then we'll stay with the Queen."

"We'll escort her to the audience chamber, safe and sound." Kirito stated.

"Good!" Donald agreed.

"All righty then, see ya later!" Goofy said, and he and Donald ran out the door, leaving the four remaining.

Sora turned to Minnie as he asked, "Um, the audience chamber, right, ma'am?"

"Yes, Sora." she answered. "Let's be on our way."

"Now I assume the throne room is behind those large doors we passed." Kirito asked the queen.

"Indeed. The one with the glowing barrier protecting it." Queen Minnie nodded eagerly.

"Then lets make sure that we take precautions before going." Kirito told them.

Sora decided now was the time to swap around the Hero's Crest with the Star Seeker he uses in Valor form, making sure he was ready. Asuna chose to switch her Oathkeeper around for her Rising Dragon to test it out.

Kirito looked around the room, and found torn pictures on the ground. "These look like they are part of Pooh's Storybook." He examined them, handing them over to Sora.

"Your right!" he replied excitedly, "Now we can fix part of Pooh's book!" Kirito nodded, smiling at their find, but he then changed focus points. He walked up to the door, and opened it.

Kirito charged out and was instantly introduced to dozens of Shadows and Minute Bombs. He used Thunder, and blew them away. "Sora, Asuna!" he shouted behind him, "Give me a hand! I'll protect Queen Minnie!" They nodded and charged ahead while Kirito led Minnie through the hall.

As they saw another wave of Heartless coming at them, Sora had an idea. "Think it's time I try out this..." he said, and he pulled out the Baseball Charm from his pocket.

"That's the summoning charm, right?" Asuna asked. Sora nodded and raised it high.

"Summon: Chicken Little!" she shouted, and the charm started to glow brightly. Suddenly, a short scenic change, and suddenly a human child-sized chick in clothing came out of a special door, tripped, fell down and his glasses fell off him. Sora reached down, and gave the glasses to the new character, who put them on and looked up at Sora.

"Hey there!" he said to him, "I'm Chicken Little. You called?"

"Nice to meet you, Chicken Little." Sora replied, "I'm Sora, and we have some Heartless trouble here."

Chicken saw all the Heartless around them, and got to his feet. "No problem." he said promptly, "I can do this, Sora!"

"Hey, don't forget me!" Asuna cut in, waving to the two. Chicken and Asuna shook hands, and the trio took into the battle.

Chicken Little was proving to be a great asset in the battle, although his only weapon is that he can throw baseballs at the enemy. Still, there was his whistle, which was so loud, that it stunned the Heartless, allowing Sora and Asuna to strike hard at them. At one point, Asuna took a couple of explosions from the Minute Bombs, but Chicken used his powers to help recover her.

"That little poultry boy ain't bad." Kirito commented as he sliced down a bunch of Heartless from behind Minnie.

"Yeah, but there is a time limit to how long a person can be summoned." Yui explained. "Especially if you use a Limit Break."

"I got that." Kirito responded, jumping back to Minnie.

"Oh, dear." Minnie muttered, "I hope Sora can defeat them in time."

Sora, Asuna and Chicken Little got together again, seeing more Heartless in their path. "Chicken Little," Sora said, "Let's clear the road!"

Chicken nodded, and looked seriously at the horde in front of them. "Prepare to hurt!" he warned them, and he and Sora started to connect.

The duo then started to shoot volleys of baseballs and firecrackers at the enemy like crazy. The baseballs didn't do as much as the firecrackers, but they did stun them. Asuna joined in by sending a barrage of Blizzard attacks at the enemies before them. With their combined effort, they cleared the road, leading to the throne room doors.

Just as they ended their Limit break, Chicken Little's body started to glow. "Looks like my time is up!" he stated, "Call me if you need me, Sora!" And with that, he vanished in a sparkle of lights.

"Maybe it would be wise for me and Kirito to have a summon each." said Asuna, "That guy was certainly useful." Sora grinned, seeing Asuna understand the powers of his friends.

Kirito led Queen Minnie to the immense door, which was guarded by a purple aura with a symbol much like Minnie's and Mickey's face on it. Minnie turned to the group and told them, "Just one moment." She turned to the door and lifted her hand up to it. "As soon as the trouble started, I made sure to seal this room." she explained to the Keyblade wielders. Using her powers, Minnie made the barrier vanish in a twinkling of lights. Suddenly, a much smaller door opened up on one part of the door, leading into the audience chamber. "Now then," Minnie said, turning to the trio, "shall we?" They nodded, and stepped into the chamber.

When they entered, they looked around. The audience chamber was quite big and long, and the throne was on the other side of the room. A red carpet led from the door to the throne room. The group paused for a moment, seeing if the coast was clear, but then they realized it wasn't. A number of large Heartless fell down from above, impeding their path. They were Bolt Towers, and there were a lot. Sora, Kirito and Asuna raised their Keyblades as Minnie gasped, "Not her, too!"

"We got 'em!" Kirito stated, turning to Asuna, then to Sora.

"Sora, protect the queen." he ordered him, "We can handle the Heartless. Get Queen Minnie to the throne!"

"You got it!" Sora replied. Asuna and Kirito looked to one another, nodded in what must be done, then charged at the enemies.

The Bolt Towers were challenging. They were pretty enduring, and their hammering shockwaves were devastating. Kirito protected one side of the room while Asuna protected the other. Sora led Minnie down the red carpet to the throne room. As some of the Heartless got closer, Sora and Minnie combined their powers to push them away from the duo with light magic.

It took them a while, but Sora and the queen finally made it to the throne. "This way!" Sora shouted to the other two, and they came rushing to Sora's side, panting slightly from enduring them. There were still a bunch more coming at them.

"Can't they just quit already?" Asuna moaned, raising her Keyblade up again along with Kirito and Sora.

Minnie, meanwhile, was looking underneath one of the arms of the throne. She found a button underneath it and pressed it. Suddenly the whole throne and platform underneath it started to shake and then move, surprising the three. Just as it moved, a burst of light came from underneath, and it enveloped the whole room, causing the three to shade their eyes. When they opened them, they found that all of the Heartless disappeared from the room. All of them were extinguished by the light.

"Woah..." the three gasped, seeing how much the light did. They turned to where the light came from, and saw Minnie walking towards a flight of stairs that led to a place below the audience chamber.

"The room below is called the 'Hall of the Cornerstone.'" she explained to them as they put away their Keyblades, "Our castle has always been safe from the worlds that are evil, thanks to the Cornerstone of Light which we keep down there."

"The Cornerstone... of Light?" Sora repeated. He looked at the other two, who were just as confused as him. Then they saw Minnie walking down the flight of stairs, and they chased after her, going into the room below.

The three were walking with Minnie down the flight of stairs until they reached the room down below. When they first entered, the first words that came to their mind when describing the place was 'ominous'. Large, dark thorny vines plaque the walls and ceiling, covering the place into darkness. The only light that came from there was a massive, bright orb of light that stood in the center of the room, which stood on a plinth.

Donald and Goofy came rushing down the stairs from behind as the Queen walked up to the ball of light. "This is the castle's cherished Cornerstone." she told the group, then she moaned, "But look..." pointing out the vines, "...the thorns. They must be the work of someone very evil. I wonder what this could mean..."

"Looks to me you need a weed-whacker here." Kirito said sarcastically, walking up to one of the vines and producing his Oblivion. He then rushed to one of the vines and made a swing at it. But the vines were extremely enduring, and Kirito didn't even lay a scratch on it.

"Fire!" Asuna tried on another vine, but it didn't work either.

"Just what are these vines made of?" Kirito questioned, turning to Asuna, who had no idea.

Sora was walking up to the queen's side when suddenly, dark green flames seem to manifest in front of them. Kirito, Asuna, Donald and Goofy all rushed to them just as the flames disappeared, revealing a transparent image of a green-skinned women in a black and purple cloak, with horns on her headpiece and a long staff in her hand with a green orb. She turned the them, and they saw her eyes were, instead of white, yellow with petrifying black pupils.

"Maleficent!" Donald squawked.

"No way!" Sora gasped.

"Wait, didn't you guys say you took care of her before?" Asuna asked them exasperatedly, seeing her examine the room, then look at them.

"Well, well, well. What have we here...?" she said calmly, "If it isn't the wretched Keyblade holder, and his pitiful lackeys! Although..." She examined the group, realizing, "It seems like that girl is not with you. Interesting..."

"What girl?" Sora asked, looking to Goofy, who shrugged, not having any clue on this.

"What?!" shouted Donald, insulted by the 'lackey' part, "Now you're gonna deal with me!" He raised his staff and charged at Maleficent. But instead of hitting her, he went right through her. It wasn't the real Maleficent, at least, not her real body.

She turned to look at Asuna and Kirito, both having their Keyblades raised. "So, it seems there are more chosen wielders of the Keyblade." she examined, seeing the two.

"That's right!" Kirito growled, "Now why don't you go just get your entire body over here so I can show my full strength, witch!"

"All in good time." Maleficent responded as Donald got back to his feet again, "I promise you'll be able to partake of my vengeance. But you must be patient."

"Patience isn't my best virtue." Kirito snarled, Asuna nodding in agreement.

"Just what are you doing here, Maleficent?!" Minnie asked her strongly.

"Ah, Queen Minnie. Radiant, as always" Maleficent addressed, making a mock bow to her, "I'm here on a property venture. I want this castle for my own." she then turned to the Cornerstone as she continued, "However, it's a bit to 'bright' for what I have in mind. I suppose I'll just have to fill every room with my personal touch of darkness." She touched the Cornerstone, which sparked at her touch.

Sora produced his Keyblade as Minnie warned, "You'd better stop right now if you know what's good for you!"

"Ooh, how frightening." Maleficent replied sarcastically, "Very well. I'll stop... just as soon as the castle belongs to me!" She vanished into a burst of green flames as her mad cackling rang through the room for a few seconds after she vanished.

"What a hag." Sora stated.

"I can see how much you don't like her." Kirito understood.

"How could somebody be so cruel?" Asuna asked quietly, angrily looking at the spot Maleficent disappeared.

"Nothing like this has ever happened before." Minnie explained worriedly, "I looked through all the records in the library, but I couldn't find a single clue."

Just as Donald walked back to them, Goofy made a sound like he had an idea. Everyone looked to him, confused. "We should go ask somebody who knows lotsa stuff that ain't in any book!"

"Sorry, but I don't know about what this place is either." Yui told him.

"He means somebody else, Yui." Kirito corrected her.

"Merlin the Wizard!" Donald shouted.

"Yeah, he might know something about this." Asuna agreed.

"Yes! That's perfect!" Minnie also agreed, "Merlin just might know something about this mess. Let's ask his advice!"

"We saw him at Hollow Bastion, right?" Goofy asked the crew.

"Yeah, let's go!" Sora declared. He led the crew out of the room, up to the docking bay. As soon as they got there, Yui immediately flew into the Gummi ship before them, and set the coordinates for Hollow Bastion. Just as everyone got into the Gummi ship, they took off, heading to find Merlin the Wizard.

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It was a very good thing that Hollow Bastion was near the Disney Castle, so it didn't take them a half hour to get there. Yui went to the panel and set the transporter ready. "I've set is so we can teleport down into Merlin's house." she explained. She flew with the others to the transporter, and they teleported out of the ship.

They arrived in Merlin's house, and looked around. Nobody was there. "Anybody home?" Sora called out.

"Merlin!" Donald shouted.

"The castle's in danger!" cried Goofy. Kirito and Asuna stood there, waiting for a reply.

Suddenly, Merlin appeared in a puff of smoke directly between Asuna and Kirito, making them jump back in surprise. "What is all that racket?" he asked, then he saw Sora and the others and chuckled, "Ho-ho! I thought-oh, it's you!"

The five heroes gathered in front of Merlin. "It looks like you've learned a bit since the last time I saw you." he stated, eyeing the five of them.

"Really?!" exclaimed Sora, but he was cut off by Donald's outcry.

"Wait a minute!" he shouted, "Let's talk about the problem! It's Maleficent! She's back!"

"Where? Inside the castle?!" Merlin asked them.

"Yep! And Heartless, too." Goofy added.

"Oh, dear..." moaned the wizard.

Donald then started to explain what was happening in the castle, along with what Maleficent was planning to do. His conversation sounded like it would go on for a while, then Merlin sighed, then he waved his hands, and the group vanished in a puff of white smoke.

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Back in the castle, Queen Minnie, Chip and Dale stood in the Hall of the Cornerstone, when they heard Donald's echoing voice throughout the room. "There's Heartless in every part of the castle..." he continued as they appeared into the room, "The Queen is in danger!"

The crew suddenly realized that they were back in the Hall of the Cornerstone. "So that's what it's like to teleport in this world." Kirito realized, looking at the change of scenery. Donald, on the other hand, was irritated by their instant transition while he was still speaking.

"Perhaps, I'd better just see for myself." Merlin suggested, walking to the Cornerstone of Light. He examined it, along with the entire room, muttering a bit.

"What's happening, Merlin?" Queen Minnie asked the wizard.

"This is not good." he answered as Sora, Kirito and the others walked up to him, "In fact, I'm afraid, it's quite serious." He turned to everyone and he cleared his throat. He then started to wave his hands, muttering a silent incantation. Suddenly, in the middle of the room, a door appeared. It was silver, with a crown-shaped frame around it, but the back of the door wasn't there.

"What's that?" Asuna asked Merlin.

"My girl, that is a gateway to a special world." Merlin explained as they walked up to it, "Someone in that world is responsible for what's going on in this castle. Of that, I'm certain."

"Oh, boy!" Donald squawked.

"We knew we could count on you, Merlin!" complimented Goofy.

"I assume it's one of those special doors that lead into another room that doesn't seem to be there." Kirito asked as he looked around to the back the door and saw nothing.

"Correct." Merlin answered.

"Then we should go get him!" declared Sora, reaching to the handles of the door.

"Wait a moment!" Merlin impeded, walking back to the Cornerstone of Light, "The perpetrators must be stopped of course. But there's something else to do first. Somewhere in that world, there should be another door that's identical to this one. I believe our enemies are utilizing that door. As long as it remains open, the castle will be in grave danger."

"Wait. I think I know what you are about to say." Kirito cut him off, "We must find this other door, and lock it up tight so the enemy doesn't use it again. Right?"

"Correct! You certainly can catch on." Merlin answered brightly, "As he said, you must do so, and lock it with your Keyblades."

"Got it!" Sora, Kirito and Asuna responded.

"You can count on us!" Yui exclaimed.

"Now, one more thing." Merlin continued, "You're heading into a very special world. While you're there, the nature of that world may tempt you to do something dark. You must resist that temptation at all cost!"

"What do you mean?" Sora asked.

"You'll know soon enough." Merlin answered, "I have faith in you, my lads!"

The group stared at one another, questioning what Merlin meant. Then they decided not to figure it out at the moment, and to go on ahead into the world. Sora led the group to the door, and opened it up. It was quite a struggle to open, but he opened it just enough for all of them to look in. A bright light came out of the door, and they were sucked into it. The door then closed behind them. "Good luck, everyone." Merlin muttered as the door closed.

---

They seem to float in midair for a while, then suddenly there was shaking and tumbling, with noises that sounded like they came from a cartoon, then they were spat out of the other end of the door. Sora, Goofy, Asuna and Kirito were the first to fly in, Donald fell behind them.

Goofy lifted his head first and shook it, Sora, Kirito followed next. "Hey, look!" Goofy cried, "There's the Cornerstone of Light!" The gang got to their feet and saw that Goofy was right. The Cornerstone was on top of a hill, four blocks surrounding the base so it wouldn't roll off.

Sora and Kirito walked up to the Cornerstone and examined it a bit. Then Kirito noticed something. "Is it just me, or are things black and white around us?" he asked, turning to Sora, who turned back to him, and realized that they've changed.

Their body structure seemed different. Their legs and arms were thinner, their shoulders less sharp, and their hands somewhat fatter. Their faces rounded, and their eyes changed, too. Their hairs were less messy, but the style stayed the same. Sora's clothes looked like the ones he wore before the fairy's in Yen Sid's tower changed them. Kirito's looked like his old SAO uniform. Both clothes had one similarity; less details, less sharp corners.

"What's going on?" Sora asked, looking down himself, "Everything's black and white!"

"More like an old cartoon." Kirito described. It was also then that Kirito realized their voices seemed somewhat different, like they really were talking in an old time movie.

They turned and saw that Donald, Goofy and Asuna all changed. All of their body structures changed like theirs. Donald had on a sailor-like uniform. Goofy simply had his tall hat and sleeveless shirt with one button. Asuna looked like she was in her SAO uniform, and just like the guys, hers had less details to it.

"Wha-what happened to us?!" Asuna asked, frantically looking around her body, "Why do I look like this?!"

"I think this might be the law of the world." Yui answered, popping out of Kirito's pocket. Even she had been changed in the world.

"Law of the world?" Kirito repeated.

"Yeah," Sora answered, "Some worlds have their own set of rules that you are suppose to follow. These rules can even change your look."

"Thanks for the head's up." Asuna replied sarcastically, finding this new info unreassuring.

"Hey," Donald squawked, "this is kinda like...um...uh..."

"Déjà vu?" Goofy guessed.

"Yeah, that's it!" Donald answered.

"Really? Have you been here before?" Sora asked. Donald and Goofy thought for a while, then shrugged.

Suddenly, they saw a guy rush by them, heading towards the road with the sign that said 'Pier' on it. He was big and round, black skinned, with cat-like features, including whiskers and a tail. He had a tall hat like Goofy's, only it looked a bit of an old sea captain flare to it. He had on overalls, with one strap broken off. He looked somewhat familiar. Is that...Pete? Kirito and Asuna thought.

Pete skidded to a halt as he saw the five of them. "Hey, you!" he said, waving his hand in greeting them, "Seen any bad guys around here?" The five of them all pointed a finger back at Pete, who was shocked and offended by their answer. He then raised his fist, angered. "Why I oughta...!" he started, looking like he was ready to fight. Sora, Kirito and the others raised their weapons, which were all normal, only black and white.

Suddenly, Pete suddenly remembered something, and lowered his fists, "Bah! I don't have time to waste on punks like you. So, I guess I'll go easy on ya!" he sneered, then he turned and ran down the road to the pier. The gang put their weapons away and looked at one another.

"Well, there's our villain." Sora stated. The others nodded.

"Quick! After him!" Asuna cried, leading the crew down the road to the pier. They arrived to see Pete standing on a wooden dock, looking up and down the river before him. The group walked up to him, who turned to see their group coming.

"What's with you squirts?" Pete asked irritably, "You got some kinda bone to pick with me?"

"More than one!" Sora responded, frowning at him.

This made Pete even more irritated, and he started to swing his arm around like a windmill, growling, "Them's fightin' words." It looked like a battle was about to happen now.

Suddenly, what sounded like a train whistle seem to emanate down the river, perking Pete's ears. He looked to where it came from, then was about to walk towards where it came from when the five heroes impeded his path. "Not so fast!" Kirito warned him, raising his Keyblade for combat.

"We're not done with you!" agreed Asuna, raising her Keyblade, too.

The two SAO characters charged in and struck Pete hard in the gut, sending him flying backwards. "We can take care of him!" Kirito declared, and he and Asuna charged in for another assault.

(Imagine Cartoon fighting noises) Sora, Donald and Goofy watched as the two pretty much overwhelmed Pete, oohing and ohing for every hit they dealt upon him. Goofy even put his hands over his eyes at some point, and Donald did the same on another point. Sora just kept watching Pete flailing in the air, helpless. "Oh, that's brutal!" Sora remarked, seeing Pete fall to the ground hard.

Finally, the battle was over. Asuna and Kirito were standing over the collapsed Pete, stars spinning around his head.

"That seemed way too easy." Kirito stated, remembering their battle back at Hercules' world.

"He didn't really put up much of a fight." said Asuna as she and Kirito put away their Keyblades.

They were walking back to Sora and the others when Pete sat up, groaning, shaking his head. Finally, he said angrily, "What's you punks' beef with me anyway?" He then examined the five of them, wondering.

"Who are ya?" he asked, "You new around here?"

"Cut the act." Sora told him.

"I don't think it's an act." Yui stated, eyeing Pete closely.

"Huh?" Asuna and Kirito questioned, looking at Yui.

Suddenly, the same whistle blew again, drawing Pete's attention. He had just turned when he heard the sound of bone cracking. Pete's back was hurt. He fell back on his but, moaning in pain.

Goofy then walked up to the others, concern about something. "You know, somethin' doesn't seem quite right here." he said, verbalizing his thoughts.

"My thoughts exactly." Asuna agreed, then she turned to Pete and asked, "Are you sure you're Pete?"

"Well, of COURSE I'm Pete." he answered, turning to them, "I'm the captain of the steamboat. So stop botherin' me, see?" Another sound of bone cracking told him he turned to them too far. He grasped his back as he continued, "So hit the road! I gotta go find the little runt what stole my boat!"

The five of them turned away from Pete and huddled together. "Gawrsh, maybe we made a mistake." he whispered to them.

"I'm starting to think the same thing." agreed Sora, folding his arms in thought, "He hasn't even called any Heartless."

"You're right." Yui seconded, "This Pete isn't as bad as the one we know. He doesn't even know us." Everyone nodded in agreement.

Goofy walked up to Pete in front of everybody as he said, "Sorry we attacked ya like that, Capt'n Pete." Pete turned to them with a frown on his face, and he stood up.

"Oh yeah?" he replied, "Well, if you're really sorry, then go find my steamboat."

"Y-yes sir!" replied Sora.

Another cracking of bones. "Oh, my achin' back!" Pete moaned as everyone gathered around him, helping him out.

---

The gang went back to the hill where the Cornerstone stood. "I thought for sure Pete was the bad guy." Sora moaned.

"Aw, that would be too easy!" squawked Donald.

"Then lets go find who the real culprit is, and seal that door." Kirito suggested, "We need to stop what's happening to the castle."

"We should." Asuna agreed, "We can't stay around here and dawdle while Maleficent is planning her next move."

"But what about findin' that steamboat?" Goofy asked them.

"I guess we DID say we would..." Sora muttered.

"Hey! We've got a door to find!" interjected Donald.

"I agree with Donald." Kirito chose, "Finding that door should be our highest priority."

"Oh, yeah!" agreed Sora.

"Well, whose to say the steamboat will lead us to the door?" Asuna asked, looking around, "Cause I don't see any doors around here."

"Wait, what's that?" Sora asked, pointing to something. The group turned and saw, what looked like, a floating canvas with frills and curtains that covered the screen. A ball and rope were attached to the side of the canvas.

The five of them walked up to it to examine it closer. "What's this thing suppose to be?" Kirito asked.

"I can't see a thing." Sora said. Donald walked up and pulled down the rope. The curtains opened up to them and the screen was revealed. It looked like a old movies screen, and it was playing something to them.

---

On the same hill, there were four separate small, floating doors, and Heartless were gathering to each door. Suddenly, the door opened for them, and each set of Heartless went into the doors, which closed behind them, and vanished. Just then, they saw in the background the special gateway they entered into start to shake like crazy. It opened up, and Sora, Kirito, Goofy, Asuna and Donald came flying out and fell to the ground.

Goofy lifted his head first and shook it, Sora, Kirito followed next. "Hey, look!" Goofy cried, "There's the Cornerstone of Light!"

Sora and Kirito walked up to the Cornerstone and examined it a bit. "Is it just me, or are things black and white around us?" Kirito asked, turning to Sora, who turned back to him, and saw the changes they went through.

"What's going on?" Sora asked, looking down himself, "Everything's black and white!"

"More like an old cartoon." Kirito described. They turned and saw that Donald, Goofy and Asuna all changed.

"Wha-what happened to us?!" Asuna asked, frantically looking around her body, "Why do I look like this?!"

"I think this might be the law of the world." Yui answered, popping out of Kirito's pocket.

"Law of the world?" Kirito repeated.

"Yeah," Sora answered, "Some worlds have their own set of rules that you are suppose to follow. These rules can even change your look."

"Thanks for the head's up." Asuna replied sarcastically.

"Hey," Donald squawked, "this is kinda like...um...uh..."

"Déjà vu?" Goofy guessed.

"Yeah, that's it!" Donald answered.

"Really?" Sora asked, "Have you been here before?" Suddenly, the screen went blank, and the curtain closed on them.

---

"What was that?" Sora asked.

"Heartless goin' out..." started Goofy.

"...and us coming in." Asuna finished.

"Were we being videotaped?!" Kirito asked, looking around the scenery.

"What does it mean?" Sora asked. Donald tried pulling the rope again, but nothing happened. Guess it was a one time moment.

"So, I guess that means we have to hunt down those Heartless in order to find the answer." Kirito summed up, Asuna nodding in agreement.

"Hey look!" Donald cried, pointing over yonder. They turned, and saw the same four floating doors that were in the clip around the hill. Each of them had a picture; one that looked like a building under construction, one with a man tied down to the ground with rope, one with a burning building, and one that had a house with Mickey's emblem on it.

"Let's get rid of those Heartless!" Sora declared, the other four nodding in agreement.

"Then what'll we do?" Goofy asked.

"We'll worry about that later!" Kirito answered.

"Let's start with that one!" Asuna chose, pointing to the door nearest to them, the one with the construction picture. They ran to the door, opened it up, and squeezed right through it. Next thing you know, they were standing on top of a board that was in the middle of the air, held by ropes. Next to them, a building was under construction, and it was nothing but I-beams that seem to bend all over the place.

"What're they building?" Sora asked, looking to one end.

"Some sort of big building." Kirito answered simply, seeing the skeleton of the building in front of him. Suddenly, something was falling from the sky.

"Look out!" Goofy cried to Kirito, and he turned just in time to see a new Heartless in front of him, one with a head like a hammer. Kirito was about to prepare for a fight when somebody came swinging on a rope, and slammed into the Heartless, causing it to fall down.

"The King!" Donald cried as the person flew up to a high point of the building.

He was a mouse figure like Minnie, with overalls and he had on overalls with two big buttons that connected the straps.

"Gee, he seems kinda different somehow..." Goofy muttered.

The gang looked up even further, and saw the same kind of Heartless on the beams above them. "Heartless! I knew it!" Sora shouted.

Kirito waved to the King as he said to him, "You really saved me back there. Thanks!" The group drew their weapons as the Heartless fell down to meet them.

"Now, let's get those Heartless!" Kirito declared, and everyone nodded.

The gang charged at the Heartless, for which Yui described as Hammer Frames. They were creating shockwaves on the ground by hammering their heads to the ground. This was causing the board to splinter. "Quick, make sure they don't break this scaffold!" Asuna cried as she swung a Heartless into the air.

Kirito was dealing the most damage of the group, but then he saw Minute bombs falling from the sky. "Damn it." he growled, remembering how devestating they were, and there were a lot of them now, "How do we deal with these?" He then looked at the roping support in the center of the floor they stood on, and a crazy idea struck him. "Everybody, jump!" Kirito shouted to the others. They did so, and Kirito went and smacked the rope as hard as he could. This caused the scaffold to shake violently, and all of the Heartless were flung into the air, helpless. "Now!" he cried, leaping up to meet them. Everybody started slashing and hitting all of the Heartless around them, eliminating the lot. They defeated everyone of them.

They landed back on the board just as the King landed onto it as well. "How do you like that!" Kirito exclaimed as the mouse ran up to meet him. He grabbed his hand, shook it like crazy, waved in goodbye, then ran off. "That was certainly...something." Kirito said slowly, rubbing his hand as he saw the King disappear.

"Hey, look!" Goofy said, pointing to one corner of the board. There was another floating screen that appeared out of nowhere. They walked up to it as Donald reached up and pulled the rope, revealing the screen. The screen started to play something.

---

The scene takes place back at Maleficent's castle in Hollow Bastion, from somebody's viewpoint. "You absolute idiot!" said a woman who's back was turned to them, "You managed to fail at everything!" She turned to them, revealing the woman to be Maleficent as she continued, "And what's more...you foolishly thought you could take my place while I was away." The person who they were seeing from was turning away from Maleficent.

"Well, as of now, you're finished." Maleficent continued, the face turning back to her to see she came in closer, "Mark my words, there'll be no place for you when our time comes!" She turned away again and walked off, only to stop to say, "Useless imbecile...", then continue off away from viewpoint.

"But-but...but I..." stammered the man who they were seeing from. Then the screen went blank.

---

The five heroes stopped watching, and gathered to discuss. "What-?" Sora stammered.

"Somebody sure was angry." Goofy pointed out.

"That woman definitely looked familiar." Kirito assumed.

"I don't understand." Asuna muttered, "Who was she talking to?"

Everybody thought for a second, then Sora stated, "Let's just try to clear out the Heartless first. That place is ok. but we've got three more spots to check." Everybody nodded agreement.

They walked back to the hill, and went through the door that had a guy tied to the ground. Next thing, they arrived in a small place; by that, I mean a small town, as in Sora and the others looked like giants compared to the place. They all looked around in surprise.

"The town's shrunk!" exclaimed Sora.

"Or do ya think maybe we got bigger?" Goofy asked.

"Hey, look!" Yui giggled, flying out of Kirito's pocket and onto the ground, "I almost look like the right size."

"You're right." Asuna giggled in response, seeing that she was just a little bigger than the town, but close.

"Hey! Look at the toy cannons!" laughed Sora, seeing a tall tower near them with a bunch of cannons sticking out. The gang gathered around the tower, which was the only thing that was taller than them.

Sora looked around the tower, and saw Mickey just as big as them, jumping in the air, his arms flailing. "What's he saying?" Sora asked.

"Probably to watch out for those!" Yui answered, pointing to something behind them. They turned to see planes in the air, with guys in them.

"Hey! They're Heartless!" exclaimed Sora.

"Correction, they're called Aeroplanes!" Yui explained.

The Heartless started to drop bombs into the town. "They're gonna destroy the town!" Asuna exclaimed, "Quick, we have to defeat them!" Everybody pulled out their weapons and dispersed.

The plane were somewhat fast, but Sora and everybody were quicker. They still had to watch their footing, so as to not damage the town themselves. They saw more Heartless coming in, Hammer Frames this time, who were hammering the town down.

"There's just way too many of them!" Donald squawked.

"We need a plan to move them away from the city!" Kirito shouted, taking down a Heartless.

"Guys! Get down!" Sora shouted. The others turned to see Sora make a leap onto the tower.

"You're crazy!" Asuna and Kirito shouted, but they ducked just the same. Sora landed on the tower, and activated all of the cannons. The cannons definitely did their job, blasting several shots at the Heartless, and causing them to be blown back away from the town.

"Absolutely insane, but it works!" Asuna stated, and the five of them charged at all of the Heartless, and they took out all that was left of them. They regrouped near the tower again.

"Man, that was weird!" Sora stated as Mickey rushed up to him. He shook Sora's hand hard, then waved to all of them, then took off once more.

"Look, everyone! Over there!" Goofy cried, pointing to another floating screen. They walked up to is as Donald pulled the rope, revealing the screen. It started to play.

---

It was after Maleficent left whoever they were seeing from. "Aw, for cryin' out loud...she didn't have to go and say that." moaned the person, "Okay, I mighta messed up every now and then. But I'm a lot more things than useless. Why, when I was startin' out...Oh...I must those good ol' days. What I wouldn't give to go back in time. 'sniff' What I wouldn't give..." The person sounded as if he was about to cry.

Suddenly, a light shone around the room the person was standing in. He looked around, wondering where it came from, then he looked behind him, and saw the special door Sora and the others went through before. He slowly crept up to it, examining it. He reached out and pulled open the door, gasping, "Hey...I think that's my...!" suddenly the screen went blank again.

---

The five heroes stopped watching, and looked at one another. "A door?" Sora questioned, thinking about what he saw.

"It looks familiar..." Donald muttered.

"Duh, that was the door Merlin conjured up for us." Kirito answered for them.

"So it should come straight here, right?" Sora asked.

"Sure! I think..." Goofy guessed.

"Let's check it out!" Sora proclaimed. Everybody nodded in agreement, but first they had to take out more Heartless.

They left the small town, and entered the door with the burning building picture on it. Next thing you know, they were underneath a dark sky, and there was an actual tall building that was burning up in front of them, with sirens blaring in the air. The building, for some reason, was shaking like it was a person that was on fire. "Fire!" Sora shouted, rushing to the scene.

They turned and saw Mickey coming from behind the building, and saw a bunch of, what looked like, will-o-the-wisps in front of him. He tried to see if there was a place to get around, but he took off, frightened. "C'mon, he needs our help!" Sora shouted as everybody pulled their weapons out.

"Majesty!" Donald squawked.

"Guys, over there!" Asuna cried, pointing to a larger will-o-the-wisp that was producing the smaller ones. The small ones bounced towards the building, and set more of it on fire. "We have to stop those from burning the building down!" Asuna proclaimed, and everyone nodded. Heartless appeared from the ground, blocking their path, and they went to work on them.

There were only shadows at first, and the large will-o-the-wisps. Asuna gave the idea of cooling those down with Blizzard attacks, which worked like a charm. However, new Heartless appeared, car-like ones called Hot Rods, and they were pretty difficult to defeat. They were fast, really fast, and everybody but Asuna was having a difficult time keeping up with them.

Asuna's evasiveness, accuracy and magic were just enough to stop them. Donald and Goofy were taking out the fires while Kirito and Sora started to shoot Blizzards at the burning building, dying the flames. Asuna finished off all of the Heartless on her own.

The building stopped flaming, and it calmed down. Everybody gathered together again, Mickey ran up to Asuna. He shook Asuna's hand hard, waved to everyone, and took off. "Well, that takes care of that!" Asuna proclaimed, looking at the place where Mickey took off.

"Hey!" Goofy cried, seeing another floating screen behind them. They walked over as Donald pulled down the rope, and the curtains opened for them, revealing the screen. It started to play.

---

The scene displayed Maleficent standing at the open door, with the person they were seeing from watching from the side. "Fascinating..." Maleficent muttered, "This appears to be a portal to the past!"

"Yeah, it was the strangest thing!" nodded the person.

"Stop gawking!" sneered Maleficent, "And start thinking of a way we can use it to our advantage!"

"Okay." responded the voice.

"Now, perhaps I could give you one more chance to redeem yourself." Maleficent continued.

"Oh, thank you, thank you!" the person responded happily, folding his hands together in front of him, "You can count on me! So, what do I do?"

"Patience, my dear..." Maleficent answered, looking further in, and noticing something, "What have we here? Well, if it isn't the Cornerstone of Light. Mmm...Now we can take the castle from those fools, but we'll have to proceed with the utmost of care..." The screen then went blank.

---

The group looked at each other, shocked by what they discovered. "Maleficent!" squawked Donald.

"I knew it." Kirito said silently.

"She must have known all along!" Sora assumed.

"Let's see..." Goofy thought out loud, "if that door's connected to the past..."

"No, no, no! It comes here." Donald corrected him.

"No, Goofy is right." Asuna stopped Donald, "If that door goes to the past, then that means...we're in the past, too!"

"Wow." Sora gasped.

"Ok, this dimension's getting weirder and weirder." Kirito moaned, "How in the hell could we have traveled back in time? Wait...I forgot. We're in a different dimension. The rules are different here." Kirito sighed, having a hard time dealing with all of this. Asuna and Yui tried to comfort him.

"If we're in the past..." Sora started.

"...we can change the future!" Donald finished excitedly.

"Hold the phone, you guys!" Asuna stopped them, "Remember what Merlin said? He has faith in us. And we have to resist temptation no matter what!"

Donald and Sora looked at each other, then acted casual. "Aw, I was only joking." Donald responded.

"Who'd want to change the future, anyway?" Sora asked, then he stopped looking foolish as he continued, "So...what are we gonna do?"

"Doors, bad guys...Gawrsh, my brain hurts!" Goofy moaned.

"Well then, I'll just say it clearly; We take out the final group of Heartless, and figure out the rest of the story." Kirito summed up. Everybody nodded in agreement.

"Then let's go!" Sora proclaimed, and they ran back to the hill.

They entered the final door, the one with the house and Mickey's emblem. When they entered, they found themselves inside a house, and in front of them was what looked like a black hole in the middle of the house, sucking stuff inside of it. Out of one room, Mickey came dashing in, and nervously looked around the black hole as it sucked in a toy train and a chair.

"C'mon, he needs our help!" Sora told the others as Heartless, the Rapid Thrusters, came flying in, chasing Mickey away from the scene. All five of them ran into battle, pulling their weapons out once more for combat. The Rapid Thrusters were easy to take care of. The only problem was the black hole in the middle of the room.

"We need to stop it somehow!" Kirito exclaimed.

"But how? It's a black hole!" Asuna shouted, thwacking at a couple Rapid Thrusters.

"We do it like this!" Sora stated, and with a few whacks of his Keyblade, the black hole shrunk.

"How in the...?" Asuna started.

"Different dimension, remember?" Kirito reminded her.

"Maybe the Keyblade had special qualities that prevent it from being sucked in." Yui guessed.

"Well, we'll figure it out another time." Kirito waved off, "Let's take care of the Heartless!"

The five of them overwhelmed the Heartless, and defeated every one of them. The black hole then disappeared from sight, and spat all the stuff it sucked in back to their original positions. The team got together just as Mickey ran up, shook Sora's hand again, waved to everyone, then took off. "Whew!" sighed Sora.

"I couldn't agree more." Kirito agreed, wiping the sweat off his forehead.

"There's the last one!" said Goofy, pointing to another floating screen that was in front of the fireplace. They gathered to it as Donald pulled the rope, opening the curtains to reveal the screen once more. It started to play.

---

The scene took place after Maleficent was examining the door to the past. She was looking at the person who hey were seeing from. "Listen well." she told him, as the person nodded, "On the other side of this portal, they're about to begin construction on that wretched castle. But until then, their treasured Cornerstone of Light lies unguarded, with all of its' power still contained!"

"The Cornerstone...of Light?" repeated the person.

"Yes!" hissed Maleficent, "That cursed sphere is the very thing that prevents us from entering the castle."

"Oh." responded the person.

"You know what must be done?" Maleficent asked him, but she didn't give him time to respond, "Go then. Time to prove your worth! And don't dare to fail me again!" She turned away from the person and walked off.

Just then, they were at last coming out of the view of the person, whose back was turned to the screen. He looked fairly familiar. "Don't fail her again," he muttered, "let's see..." Finally, his ears perked up as he said, "That's it!" and the view turned to see the person's face. It was Pete!

"I just gotta smash that Cornerstone to smithereens!" Pete concluded. He started to laugh deeply at his own smartness. "But first..." he said, opening the special door once more, "I gotta go get my old boat back." The screen went blank.

---

The group stood in shock, then they dashed back to the hill again before discussing what they saw. "It was Pete after all!" Sora stated.

"Why, he tricked us!" Donald growled.

"Still, something doesn't seem right." Goofy muttered.

"Goofy's right," Asuna agreed, "The Pete we met here had a similar attitude, but he didn't seem like a bad guy..."

"Not to mention the Pete we know is a lot stronger than the one we met." Kirito added.

"Look!" Yui cried, pointing towards where the path leading to the waterway was at. There, sure enough, was Pete, and it was the modern one. His body didn't change, his uniform was still the same, only he was black and white like everything else.

He turned to where they were, saw them, and laughed maliciously. "Now that castle's as good as ours!" And with that, he ran off.

"That's the Pete we know!" Sora proclaimed.

"Bad! Bad! Bad!" Donald squawked.

"Oh, no!" Goofy yelped, pointing to the top of the hill. The Cornerstone was no longer there.

"The Cornerstone's gone!" Asuna gasped.

"We need to go after Pete, now!" Kirito shouted to the others, "If we don't, the castle will be filled with darkness! We better hurry!"

They were just about to run when they saw the other Pete run past them, holding his side as he panted. "Hey, hold it right there!" shouted Sora.

"No way, small fry!" Pete responded, "I finally found the pipsqueak what stole my steamboat!"

"Yeah! It was you!" Asuna accused him.

"Right, me!" he said eagerly, then he corrected, "No! No! It wasn't me! It's just somebody who looks like me!"

"Aw, which is it?!" Sora asked exasperatedly.

"You know," Yui assumed, "if we really are in the past, then that could mean that this is the past Pete, not the Pete we know and hate."

"That make sense." Kirito answered, "In that case, let's help the past Pete out, and stop Pete from taking Pete's boat, and that Pete...oh, never mind!" He then led the group towards the path that led to the waterway.

They arrived just in time to hear Past Pete shout, "Waaaait!"

"Shaddup!" responded Present Pete, shoving him back away from the steamboat, which was sitting alongside the waterway, with the Cornerstone of Light in a wooden cage tied to the back on a raft. "Your future's on the line, pallie, so back off and give me the boat!" Present Pete stated, and with one swing, he sent Past Pete flying away.

The team rounded the corner to see Pete hop onto the cage the Cornerstone was in. "The Cornerstone!" shouted Donald.

"After him!" Sora shouted, and the group charged in. Pete waved a hand to the steamboat, which more than likely had Heartless in it, because it started to move, he saw the five coming, saluted them off, then started to laugh maniacly as the steamboat twisted around, and was in the middle of the river, unreachable to the others.

"We need to stop him before he escapes!" Kirito shouted, and the others nodded in agreement.

"You punks couldn't follow me if you wanted to!" Pete taunted, smacking his behind at them, "Later losers!" He then conjured up some large cardboard boxes and metal pans, and started to throw it at them. They avoided getting hit, and Asuna tried firing Blizzard attacks at Pete, but he dodged them with ease.

"How can we reach him?!" Goofy cried, avoiding a frying pan.

"Like this!" Sora answered, catching one of the cardboard boxes with his Keyblade, and sending it flying back at Pete, hitting him.

"Use his own power against him?" Kirito summed up, "Worth a shot."

As Pete threw another cardboard box and a couple large metal pans at them, Sora, Kirito and Asuna all caught one a piece, and sent them flying back at Pete. Asuna then aimed and fired a Blizzard at the place where the Heartless should be driving. However, it turned out that there wasn't anybody there.

"Wha-who's driving the steamboat?!" Asuna asked, baffled.

"Nobody." Yui responded, getting a better view of the deck of the ship, "It's driving on its' own."

"How is it...?" Asuna started, but Kirito cut her off by shouting, "Let's just say for the record, there is no logic in this world whatsoever!" This was true in their case. A black hole, a shrunken town, even having two Petes. There was no logic in their book. And clearly, it was driving Kirito nuts.

Asuna looked frustrated, then she thought of an idea. She grabbed on of the metal pans near them, latched it to her Keyblade, then took careful aim, and threw it. The frying pan went into the deck, and hit the steering wheel of the ship. It spun so fast that the steamboat started spinning rapidly in the war, Pete falling on his back from all the attacks that were dealt on him. The steamboat and raft on the back slammed onto the side of the river, where it looked dazed, the chimneys drooping on the steamboat were full proof (as far as illogic went). "Guess there's no logic in that." Asuna said smugly, whipping her Keyblade around.

"Way to go, Asuna!" Sora shouted.

"Yeah, but that box is sturdy." Donald described, shooting at the side of the wooden cage with fire, but it was blocked by a barrier.

"Hit the side closest to the steamboat!" Yui told them, "I see it's the weaker side!" Sora dashed to the crane, which was turned to the shore. He grabbed the hook to it, and the crane lifted him and carried him to the side Yui described.

With one hand, he held onto the hook, but with the other, he started swinging his Keyblade at the box, which was being damaged from every strike. Suddenly, the crane started to shake, then it swung violently, and sent Sora flying off. "Sora!" Donald, Goofy and Asuna shouted.

Kirito dashed into action, he leapt up, flying past the falling Sora, and took hold of the hook to the crane before it swung around again. He held on for dear life as he started to swing at the wooden cage as strongly as he could. "Kirito!" shouted Sora, getting to his feet again and watching him.

Faster... Kirito thought, swinging his Keyblade quicker at the cage, which started to splinter. The crane shook violently, signaling Kirito to stop swinging and to hold onto the hook as the crane tried to throw him off again. Faster! Kirito thought more sternly as the crane swung him back at the crate again, and he started swinging more furiously. Everybody was cheering as he kept striking the cage, harder and faster. "Faster!" he shouted angrily, swinging his Keyblade so fast, that it was unrecognizable anymore. Finally, his Keyblade started to glow brightly, and with one swing, the cage broke, sending Pete flying off the top and into the water.

"Yes!" Sora cheered as Pete splashed in.

"Kirito, you did it!" Asuna cried as Kirito was swung back to the land again, and he landed onto his feet.

"Way to go, papa!" Yui cheered, flying in and hugging her 'father'. Asuna joined her, hugging Kirito tightly.

"Thanks...you guys." he replied, slightly panting, "I just...needed to stop it, that's all."

Pete's torso came out of the water, spitting out water in his mouth. "You'll pay for this!" he shouted, his fist raised. However, he was hit by the raft that came at him, causing him to sink into the water again.

The steamboat slowly came to a halt. Everybody looked around to see if the coast was clear. Pete was coming ashore while they weren't looking. "It's the Cornerstone!" Donald pointed out, seeing the ball filled with light, still intact. Pete shook off all the water on him then looked back at the Cornerstone. Finally he gave up on it, and ran off. All but Donald were about to go after him.

"Donald, we'll come back for it later!" Sora called out.

"Pete's headin' for the doorway!" Goofy explained.

"We need to seal it before it disappears on us!" Kirito exclaimed, and everybody ran towards the direction Pete ran off to, which was the wharf.

When they got there, they saw that Pete was being impeded by the Past Pete. As they got closer, they saw Present Pete wind up his fist before swinging it at Past Pete's face, causing him to fall back in the middle of the five. He cried in pain as he gripped his face. "Ha! You're still wet behind the ears!" sassed Present Pete as the others came rushing up to him, their weapons at the ready.

"Then try us!" Sora shouted.

"We're more than a challenge for you!" Kirito shouted. Just as they were prepared, Past Pete barges in, and is ready to brawl with Present Pete once more.

"I'll show ya' who you're dealing with here!" Past Pete growled, raising his fists for combat.

"Looks like we got help." Asuna implied. Question that flowed through Kirito's mind was how much help would he be?

Past Pete charged in, and was about to slug his Present, but he punched him back. Everybody else joined the fray, Sora, Goofy and Kirito charging in first while Donald and Asuna started firing Thunder attacks from a distance.

Present Pete was a lot better than before. He threw a barrage of firework balls and rolled bowling balls at them, not to mention his strength was powerful. Past Pete was of no help, considering his Present had years of experience, and he pretty much kept getting in the way. Sora decided to go first in using his Valor form, and started to wail his Keyblades at a fast and strong pace against him. Kirito joined in, and did a backhand swing on Pete followed by a Fire spell, burning Pete's behind.

They were cornering Pete onto the docks, and he looked as if he was cowering. He then raised his head and laughed. "How's about a change!" he said, and he rushed to one side. A curtain fell, a bright light, and the next thing they knew they were in the middle of the wharf again, this time the burning building from before was blocking the docks. There was even large will-o-the-wisps everywhere.

"He changed the scenery?" Kirito asked.

"Must be utilizing some sort of power to do that." Asuna answered. They ignored the logic behind it, and joined the others as they pressed on.

Present Pete was utilizing the scenery to his advantage, and started commanding the will-o-the-wisps to attack them. While Kirito and Sora were dealing with the flames, Asuna charged at Pete with Donald and Goofy. Past Pete was pretty much running around, his trousers smoking from the flames. Goofy was tossed aside, and Donald and Asuna were having a hard time dealing with Pete themselves.

"Asuna!" Donald cried out, "Let's combine our powers!"

"You mean...like a Limit Break?" Asuna questioned. Donald nodded.

"Ok, let's go!" Asuna declared. Asuna and Donald started to combine their energy together, and suddenly, Donald started to light up. At a fast pace, he started to rush around Present Pete, shooting fireworks like crazy at him. Pete was unable to get away from him, and Asuna kept rushing around with Donald, striking her Keyblade at him when necessary. Finally, Donald slammed his staff downward, and a ring of energy sparked around Asuna, making her charge at Pete and sending him flying.

"Now that's some serious magic power!" exclaimed Kirito after he finished one of the will-o-the-wisps.

Past Pete merely guffawed at Present Pete, who fell to the ground, pained by the assault. Then he sat up once again. "This scene's no good! Let's try another!" He said, then made another sidestep, another curtain fell, a bright light, and the scene changed again. They were in the house, only it was completely empty of all furniture, and the black hole was in the middle of the room.

"Here we go again!" Sora shouted, and he charged forth with Kirito at Pete. They, along with Asuna, Donald and Goofy kept striking at Pete, who kept getting more and more aggressive. He even started to use the black hole so as to suck the five of them into one spot, making them easy targets.

Past Pete was unable to do any damage to Pete, however he was attempting to roll at him, and that did do something if it hit him. Past Pete kept rolling past his Present, and missing him. Finally, at one point, when he missed again, Sora got annoyed by his lack of accuracy. "Pete, this way!" he shouted, and he utilized his Keyblade to change the course of the rolling Pete to hit his Present hard.

Kirito, meanwhile, decided to go into Valor form, and started to deal with Present Pete hard and fast. Goofy joined in, and kept slamming into Pete with his shield hard. He was unable to go into a Limit Break with anyone yet, still he was proving to be strong. Pete was unable to get away from his fighting, and every fist he swung at him was a miss.

Finally, with one more blade cross, Kirito sent Pete slamming into the wall. Pete skidded down the wall, and fell over again. Finally he got up again. "This won't do! Time for a little more room!" he shouted, and he sidestepped again, and another change of scenery happened. They were on the landscape where the shrunken town was in, only it wasn't there, and there were several cannons all around the edges.

"A little more room, huh?" Kirito examined, "Good. That'll give us more space to deal with you." The five of them charged at Pete for the fourth time.

Pete was now changing his way of fighting this time, by backing off from them while throwing firework balls and bowling bombs at them. He even used the cannon towers to his advantage, and was blasting Donald, Goofy, Kirito and Asuna away from him. Past Pete was useless, and kept charging in, only to get blasted away.

Sora, on the other hand, was actually doing well against Pete's barrage attack. He leapt over the firework balls, ducked under the cannon fire, and kept reversing the bowling bombs back at Pete. He then started to slice and dice at Pete with his Keyblade, and Pete was unable to get Sora out of the pattern.

He slammed to the ground, dealing a shockwave onto Sora, but suddenly he was hit by a barrage of Thunder and Blizzard attacks from Kirito, Asuna and Donald. This gave Sora the opportunity to recover, and make a heavy slash at Pete, causing him to fall to the ground again.

Pete got up once more. "Runnin' low here! Time for the finale!" he said, then he changed the scene once again. They were on the platform once more that was hung by ropes, only they were higher up, and the building that was under construction was no longer there.

"Let's end this!" Kirito and Sora proclaimed, and the two, along with everyone else, charged at Present Pete again.

Pete was using his wits this time, because he ground pound the platform, and it shook everyone into the air along with him. However, like Past Pete, he was unable to do anything in the air, making him an easy target for the others.

Pete, though, kept bringing up his magical shield, and not only did it protect him, it kept healing him while he was in the air. The team was starting to wear down, and they didn't know how much longer they could go. Sora and Kirito were the ones that had the most energy.

"We need to finish Pete off, right here, right now!" Kirito proclaimed as he stood next to Sora, "Any suggestions?"

"One." Sora answered, "Thing is, I don't know if we can do it right now."

"And that would be?" Kirito asked as he was flung into the air by Present Pete.

"A Limit Break." Sora stated, making Kirito look at him questionably, "You and me, Kirito.

Kirito wasn't sure about this. Then again, going solo on Pete wasn't working either, and his Valor form was still recharging. Finally he said, "Let's give it a shot!"

Sora and Kirito crossed their Keyblades together, concentrating. Finally, a burst of energy fell around them, and they made their move. They charged at Pete while they were airborne, and Sora handed Kirito his Keyblade. Kirito felt the surge of energy from Sora's power, and started to waylay him with a flurry of attacks. He then tossed the Keyblades to Sora, who started striking him at the other side of Pete. They kept doing this pattern, one after another, striking Pete from every angle.

Finally, at the last moment, the two then took their respective Keyblade, and started to cross every which-way around Pete, piercing him from the top, bottom, sides, everywhere. Their power was fast and effective. They finally landed on the ground, and Pete fell down behind them, beaten to a pulp. The scenery changed back to the wharf again. It was over.

"Now that was a Limit Break!" Asuna cheered as Donald and Goofy were jumping for joy. Past Pete, who was on his back, sat up, rubbing his head. Sora and Kirito looked at one another, smiling.

"I think I have a good name for that Limit Break." Kirito said, "Let's call it 'Starwave Stream'."

"Sounds good!" Sora agreed, "And let's call that finale 'Cross Storm'." Kirito nodded in agreement. The two high-fived each other.

Just then, three Magic Orbs fell from the sky, coming to Sora, Kirito and Asuna.

"That's the Reflect Element!" Yui explained, "That will give you the Reflect spell. It works as a defense and offense attack."

"I'll definitely use this!" Sora answered, reaching up to absorb the orb with everyone else.

Pete was getting up to do a surprise attack on Kirito and Sora, but they spun around, slamming their Keyblades at him and causing him to fall back again. "It serves ya right!" Past Pete told him. Present Pete cried in pain, then ran away from them. He then focused hard, and he lifted his hands. The special door he found popped out of nowhere and landed in front of him.

"The Door!" Asuna cried.

"Yeah...annnd stay out!" Past Pete shouted as Present Pete went through the door and closed it from behind.

"Sora!" shouted Donald.

"Yeah, I know!" Sora responded, rushing forward. He waved his Keyblade at the door, and a black keyhole appeared. A light shot out of the Keyblade, and hit the keyhole, locking it. The special doorway then shined brightly, and disappeared. Their mission was a success!

"You did it, Sora!" Kirito shouted as he and Asuna rushed to Sora's side, patting him on the back.

"Thanks." Sora responded, "Couldn't have made it this far without your help, guys."

"Still, I think maybe you are rubbing a bit of that 'teamwork' spirit onto Kirito." Asuna giggled.

"You...really think so?" Kirito asked, confused. Then again, he did feel a lot happier than he was before, and Sora, Donald and Goofy may have made him that way. Maybe there were some benefits from being in a different dimension.

"Would somebody tell me what's been goin' on here?" Past Pete asked irritably, "Who was that creep, anyways?"

"Hello?" Sora replied, "That creep was..." but Goofy covered his mouth, muffling the words 'you from the future!'.

"Sora, that's a secret!" Goofy told him. Sora remembered that, and stopped talking.

"Secret?" repeated Pete, "What kinda secret? Oh, never mind. Sorry I put you guys through all that trouble."

"Yeah, well, just don't make a habit out of it!" Donald told him off, making the others laugh.

"And to show ya my appreciation," Pete continued, "I'll let you pilot my steamboat. Best little craft on the river! My deck hand Mickey's late anyways." Sora, Donald and Goofy looked excited at this. Asuna and Kirito looked to each other, and smiled. It did seem like fun.

They decided to use that steamboat to bring the Cornerstone of Light back up the river again. Sora piloted the wheel, while Donald pulled the rope to sound the steam whistle. The boat went up at a steady beat, smoke balls puffing out of the chimney at the beat.

Kirito had this irresistible urge to start whistling for some reason, and it wasn't a tune he was familiar with (Author's Note: to the audience, it's the whistle tune in 'Steamboat Willie'). Asuna watched Kirito enjoy himself, and couldn't help but join in with the happiness. Something about this old-fashioned steamboat seem so please everyone.

When they got off the steamboat, they used the crane to move the Cornerstone off the raft and onto land. As they did so, Yui saw something sitting on one of the crates on the steamboat. "Guys! Look at this!" she shouted, bringing everyone's attention. They turned to her and saw what she was pointing at. On the crate were two things; a keychain, and a medallion with a picture of a floating lantern on it.

"A new Keyblade!" gasped Sora.

"And a Summon Charm!" Goofy added. The group gathered around the two objects.

"That's a find!" squawked Donald. Sora looked at them, then he picked up the two objects, and presented them to Kirito and Asuna.

"Kirito, you have the Keyblade." Sora stated, "Asuna, why don't you have this Summon Charm."

"You sure?" Kirito asked him.

"Course!" Sora eagerly replied, forcing the keychain into Kirito's hand, "You're the only one who hasn't gained a Keyblade in the other worlds, so I'll give you this."

"I think that'll work for me." Asuna replied, taking the charm and examining it, "It might come in handy."

"The new Keyblade is called 'Monochrome'." Yui explained, "It'll boost the power of healing items." She turned Asuna and continued, "And that's the Lantern Charm. It'll summon somebody named 'Rapunzel' to you when needed."

"That name... I think that's a character from a children's book. Can't wait to meet her." Asuna answered, pocketing the charm.

The group went back to the Cornerstone, and with great effort, they rolled it all the way back to the top of the hill, and set it into place again. When they finished, they gathered around the Cornerstone, feeling proud of what they did.

"I betcha the castle's safe now." Goofy stated.

"Guess we should head back." Sora told them. Kirito and Asuna nodded in agreement. They wanted to get back somewhere that wasn't as crazy as this world.

"Wait!" Donald cried, "As long as we're here..."

"Donald!" the four shouted, stopping him. The temptation to change the past seemed to still linger in Donald's mind, and he tried to say it wasn't. Sora and Kirito ended up grabbing each of Donald's arms, dragging him to their special gate, and threw him into the open doorway. They then walked in after him, and closed the door behind them, making it disappear in a puff of smoke.

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Back at Disney Castle, the Hall of the Cornerstone was changing around Minnie, Merlin, Chip and Dale. It suddenly got brighter, and the thorns were disappearing all around them in a bright light.

"The thorns have disappeared!" Minnie stated.

"By George! The lads have accomplished their mission." Merlin realized.

"Hooray!" cheered Chip.

"Let's have an acorn feast to celebrate!" suggested Dale.

Suddenly, the special door behind them started to shake, and flung open as Donald came flying out. Sora, Goofy, Kirito and Asuna walked in after him. Kirito examined his body, saw it returned to normal, and sighed in relief.

"Welcome back!" Minnie called to them, "Because of your bravery, the castle is safe and protected again. Thank you so much for all you've done!"

"Good work, you guy!" chimed Chip and Dale in unison. The gang all lined up together in front of them.

"Now boys and girls, I hope you didn't do anything reckless while you were there?" Merlin questioned them.

"Of course not!" Donald responded, thumping his chest. Sora, Goofy and Yui all giggled while Kirito and Asuna rolled their eyes.

Suddenly, Donald felt somebody watching them from the door to the throne room, and turned. There, spying on them, was a female version of Donald, who wore a violet ball gown and a tiara with a purple jewel on top.

"Daisy!" Donald cried as he walked up to Daisy as she approached him, "Daisy! I'm back!"

"Who?" Sora asked.

"Daisy is Donald's very special sweetheart." Goofy answered.

"Oh, kind of like mama and papa!" Yui compared, making Asuna and Kirito blush in embarrassment and forcing Yui back into her pocket.

Donald looked happy to see Daisy, but was startled when she put her hands on her hips and glared at him. "Donald, you forgot about our date again!" she accused him, "You'd better have a good excuse this time!"

"But Daisy...I..." Donald stammered, backing away slowly.

"I know it's an important mission," Daisy continued, "but you could at least check in every once in a while."

Donald turned to Sora, Kirito and Asuna, who looked every direction except at Donald. "Sora! Kirito! Asuna!" he moaned, then he saw the special door, and made a sneaky chuckle.

"Donald!" Merlin said warningly.

"Just be a minute..." Donald said, bowing to the wizard.

Donald was about to take off to the door when Daisy grabbed his tail. "Going somewhere?" she asked him sternly.

"Of course not!" Donald answered, freeing himself from Daisy's grip, causing her to fall over.

"Donald!" Daisy shouted, and she got up and chased after him, while the others laughed as Daisy chased Donald around the room.

"Oh, look!" Minnie said, turning to the Cornerstone of Light. Everybody turned, even Donald and Daisy, the latter giving a proper spanking to the former, to see the already glowing orb start to glow brighter. Sora's, Kirito's and Asuna's Keyblades all started to glow. They looked at one another, and knew what had to be done.

They pointed their Keyblades downward together as they and the Cornerstone glowed brighter. Suddenly a crown mark appeared around them, and a strange energy surged around them as the surrounding changed into a bright sky with black clouds. The light from the Cornerstone suddenly bursted into the sky, and a large keyhole appeared. The trio jumped back, flipping their Keyblades around and pointing them at the keyhole. Three beams came from their Keyblades and shot themselves at the keyhole, and a sound of a lock unlocking was produced, along with a blinding light. Suddenly everything was back to normal.

The three Keyblade wielders walked up to Daisy. "Daisy, we need Donald for just a little longer." Sora told her

"We promise he'll come back soon." assured Asuna.

"How soon will that be?" she asked them sternly.

"Um, well..." Sora and Asuna were muttering a bit, but Donald cut in.

"I'll be back soon, Daisy!" he assured her. She then smiled at him, and the two held their hands together.

Suddenly, from their hands, a glowing light appeared, and suddenly two blue swirling orbs flew out from them, and floated in front of Sora and Asuna. "Are these...?" started Sora.

"My word, those seem to be new powers for you two." Merlin gasped.

"You mean, they're like the Valor form?" Asuna asked excitedly.

"Yes, but those are a different form." Merlin answered. Sora and Asuna looked at each other, nodded, then touched the orbs. Suddenly, their clothes glowed brightly and energy bursted from both of them.

The light vanished to reveal their new forms. Their clothes became blue. Sora's was black and blue, while Asuna's were a deeper blue and white. Blue flames were patterned around Sora's pants and sleeves, while they were on Asuna's waist's and hanging clothes. specks of light hovered around their legs, and blue mist was underneath their feet, and they seemed to float on top of it.

"Wow!" Goofy and Kirito gasped.

"Cool!" said Sora, looking at his new form.

"So this is what a form feels like!" Asuna exclaimed, spinning around as she floated off the ground.

"That's, my child, is called the Wisdom Form." Merlin explained to the two, "These will awaken your magical prowess. Use them wisely."

"Congrats, Asuna!" Kirito congratulated her.

"Now I can be at the same level as you." giggled Asuna as she and Sora reverted back to normal. She turned to Donald and Daisy as she said, "I guess it's thanks to you guys we have this. Thank you!" she bowed deeply to the both of them. Donald chuckled a bit, while Daisy smiled at her.

Sora and Goofy walked up to the Queen, Merlin and the chipmunks. "Don't you worry, Queen Minnie. We'll return!" Goofy reassured her.

"Please tell the King that we're still looking for him!" Sora asked, "And if you see a man named DiZ, tell him that my friends, Kirito and Asuna, are looking for him."

"I will!" answered the Queen.

"See you soon!" chimed the chipmunks.

"Think wisely!" Merlin told them. The five of them gathered together, and started to walk back to the Gummi hanger. It was time they journeyed to the next world.