I don't own Kingdom Hearts or What if...? They belong to Disney, Square Enix, and Marvel. Okay, after a long debate with myself, since this chapter is longer than I originally planned, I decided that this world should be a two parter. Sorry, meant to give this to you sooner, it just took so long to write and so many things happens on this world, it's better off being a two parter. Also, with this being the year of the Kingdom Hearts 20th anniversary, I did put out some juicy stuff for the occasion.

One is a poll regarding the future of this FanFiction, should I make Sora a Skywalker? And I mean a sibling to Luke and Leia and the son of Anakin and Padmè? If, yes, the Emperor will be a larger than a threat in this series like Doom and Xehanort. If, no, then say so in the poll.

Also, I requested that someone should continue the tale of Darius Almighty's Kingdom Hearts: Trails of the Keyblade. Or at the very least remake it. Because I'm sure most of us read that FanFiction while we were waiting for KH3 and I believe it should continue.

Finally, I did start one more Kingdom Hearts FanFiction pre-KH1 and with the SpiderWitch pairing. It'll be shorter about 6 in total worlds. 5 Disney and 1 non-Disney. If that, interest you than feel free to check it out. It's called: Avengers: Darkness in Kingdom Hearts.

Alright now before we get to the first half let's reply to some reviews...

KingdomWarrior125: Thank you and thank you. And understandable. Hope moving day went better than alright with you.

the mysterious Mr.E: Ah, gotta love the puns. Anyways, best of luck on your own story.

NaruSaku fan in Kentucky: Yeah, he does seem to be a lovable reoccurring villain. And it looks like he's back in KH4. Hopefully, the wait isn't nearly as long as we did for KH3.

Monkey D. Conan: Yeah, was never exactly my favorite level in the game series but it was and still is an important part of the story as Alice was apart of the original 7 Princesses of Heart besides, I did like the fact you actual hit the bloody big head with your Keyblade to stun the guards. For the Hercules, it'll be a little mix of the movie, KH1, and Re: Coded. You'll see as we go through this world. Elsa might sing that song but not until much later when they bond a bit more. Spidey's webs might get tweaked in this and you'll find out how as soon as we return to Traverse Town. As for Sora and Elsa, you'll see in time.

twilightnite13: I admit, I did base this chapter a little on my Justice League take of this world. Except you know, the White Rabbit had a more active role in this as well did the cast, while Wonder Woman used the lasso of truth on the Queen of Hearts and convinced her people that she was never fit to be their leader. Glad you liked it all the same.

lyokoMARVELanime: Let's face it, if anyone could make the Queen angrier than she has before, it would be Spidey. For all the ducks, he did have some on family but it was basically all about him. It was a nod to Donald wanting more the spotlight the Mickey in the old cartoons. And yes, it's going to a running gag before she and Peter finally start seeing eye to eye and get used to their quirks. And you'll see who will appear in this chapter soon enough.

Dexter: Nah, for this one, we're sticking to the trilogy that started it all. Although, One of the Prequels might appear in Avengers: Darkness in Kingdom Hearts. You'll never know. And thanks but I don't wish to spoil anyone outside of PM. But I appreciate the offer. Thank you.

Colossal the Omega: Peter will be sticking his own powers, but he'll have his own upgrades later on for his web shooters where he'll be able to pull off new moves. And I will say how the Incredibles will make an impact on our heroes.

Guest: Glad you like the drama between the two and you'll how it'll get better as the journey goes on. Eventually a little romance. ;)

Guest: For this one, we're focusing more on the Disney side of things with the exception of Star Wars. Sorry. Avengers: Darkness in Kingdom Hearts will have one non-Disney themed world though.

KINGKAIJU5: Well, who can blame them everyone's mad in Wonderland and the Queen will cut off your head even the slightest offense. Not really, honestly I should stop doing new ones until I finish some of my older ones. I keep doing it because they poked my brain long enough to start them. Hopefully, after Avengers: Darkness in Kingdom Hearts, I can get back to some of the older ones.

Guest: Thank you!

Guest: That very well may happen but they'll turn to other leads of who's truly responsible before realizing the true master mind.

Guest: Peter won't get extra powers with the exception of a certain Black Suit but his upgrades will be just tech upgrades to his web-shooters but I don't plan him of being OP. They'll be facing all of those villains together as a team. Although Sora vs Riku-Ansem will still happen.

Guest: The sequel will be based on Chain of Memories so probably not in the one. Maybe in the future down the line if I'm up to it. And no, Master of Masters will not be Peter in this.

Alright, now with that out of the way, here's the next chapter!

Chapter 5: Go the Distance Part 1

"With Alice held captive by the Masters of Evil, the Guardians of Light left the world called Wonderland. To search for the King and their friend as well as Alice. Hopefully never to return to the strangest world they visited."

"Now, we turn our attention to a world where they first confront the Masters of Evil. This world in the time of Ancient Greece was known for a powerful group of celestial beings you know as the mythical Greek gods and extraordinary heroes. And the greatest and strongest of these heroes was the mighty Hercules." The Watcher turned his gaze to said world, before asking, "But what is the measure of a hero's strength? Will my chosen find it as well? Well, that is where this story begins..."

"Would you listen to him?"

"Huh? Now what?" The Watcher turned his attention to the world to see a certain five Muses looking back at him from a vase.

Thalia went on as she pointed out, "He's making it sound like our world is some Greek tragedy."

"We know it must be lonely in the Nexus of Reality," Terpsichore added, "But lighten up, dude."

"Take five," Calliope smiled to the Watcher kindly, "We'll take it from here, darling."

The Watcher shook his head before smiling, "You go, girl."

The five women started dancing as Calliope introduced herself and her sisters, "We are the Muses. The Greek goddess of the arts and proclaimer of heroes."

"Heroes like Hercules," Terpsichore gestured for example.

"Honey, you mean Hunkules," Thalia stated before moving over to the painting of the hero on the vase, "Oooooh, I'd like to make some sweet music with-"

"Our story," Calliope cut her off with a mild glare before turning back to the reader, "Actually begins, long before Hercules, many eons ago."

The women hummed like a choir before they started singing, "Yeah~"

"Back when the world was new~ Olympus Coliseum down on its luck~" Calliope sang as she and her fellow Muses danced over to another vase where it showed paintings of monsters, "And everywhere, gigantic brutes called, Titans, ran amok~"

The images of the Titans caused so much damage, they actually broke their own vase. Thalia sang as she avoided the broken pieces, "It was a nasty place~ There was a mess wherever you stepped~"

"Where chaos reigned and earthquakes and volcanoes never slept~" Calliope continued as the painting of the Titans continued wreaking havoc.

Thalia nodded at the old memory, "Woo! Sing it, girlfriend!"

Before they all gestured to another vase as all five sang, "And then along came Zeus~"

"He hurled his thunderbolt~" Calliopesang as the painting of Zeus threw his lighting at the Titansstriking them as the Muses sang with her, "He zapped~" She then sang the last part as the monsters were now trapped in a lightning cage, "Lock those suckers in a vault~"

"They're trapped and on his own stopped chaos in its track~" The Muses sang together, "And that's the gospel truth~ The guy was too type A to just relax~"

"And that's our world's first dish~" Terpsichore sang as she gestured to a dish.

Thalia pumped a fist, "Yeah, baby."

Melpomene sang a verse, "Zeus tamed the globe while still in his youth~"

"Though, honey, it may seem impossible~That's the gospel truth~" The give Muses sang as they gestured to a vase with a painting of their home, "On Mount Olympus, life was neat and smooth as sweet vermouth~ Though, honey, it may seem impossible~That's the gospel truth~"

Calliope gestured to another vase of Zeus with his family, "Eons later, Zeus's wife, Hera, gave birth to Hercules. It was a happy time for the happy couple."

Thalia nodded, "Feels like yesterday when the baby was born."

"All the Greek gods on Olympus loved the baby," Terpsichore smiled before frowning, "All but one."

"And if there was one Greek god you don't want to get steamed up," Calliope continued, "It's Hades.

"'Cause he had an evil plan," Terpsichore added as she gestured to another vase painting the Lord of the Underworld.

"He ran the Underworld~ But thought the dead were dull and uncouth~" Thalia sang as the other Muses sang in the background, "He was as mean as he was ruthless~ And that's the Gospel truth~ He had a plan to shake things up~ And that's the Gospel truth~"

"Many years from then, Hades planned to free the Titans and take over Olympus," Calliope frowned as she glared at the painting of Hades, "However, a prophecy foretold that he would nearly succeed unless Hercules fights in the coming battle. If he fought, Hades would fail."

"This new information did not sit well for Hades," Terpsichore dryly added, "So, he sent his minions, Pain, and Panic, to steal the baby and make him mortal."

"It was tragic," Calliope frowned, "Zeus led all the Greek gods on a frantic search."

"But by the time they found the baby," Terpsichore turned to the reader with a frown on her face, "...it was too late."

"Young Herc was mortal now~ But since he did not drink the last drop~ He still retained his godlike strength~ So thank his lucky star~" Melpomene sang as the other muses sang sadly in the background.

They gestured to a painting of baby Hercules strangling Pain and Panic. Thalia nodded, "Tell it, girl!"

"But Zeus and Hera wept~ Because their son could never come home~" Melpomene frowned as she gestured to the painting of the two heartbroken parents as their baby was in the care of foster parents with a broken Pain and Panic retreated back to the Underworld, "They'd have to watch their precious baby grow up from afar~"

"Though Hades' horrid plan~Was hatched before Herc cut his first tooth~" She sang gesturing to a vase with a laughing villain thinking his nephew was no more. She then gestured to another vase, of the young toddler lifting his foster parents' house to get his ball, "The boy grew stronger every day~ And that's the gospel truth~"

"The gospel truth~" The muses sang together sadly.

Calliope smiled with hope, "But all was not lost, when Herc was old enough, he learned the truth of his origins. Zeus told him if he could become a True Hero on the world of man, his immortality would be restored."

"Which led him to the trainer of heroes named Philoctetes," Thalia added, "Who guided young Herc on the path to becoming a True Hero."

"Along the way, he met and befriended three Keyblade Wielders," Terpsichore smiled as she gestured to paintings of the three Wielders, "Who inspired him to go further and train harder to achieve his dreams."

"And the fate of the multiverse lied on their legacy," Calliope smiled as she gestured to the stars above, "The three heroes that would meet young Herc and learn what it takes to become a True Hero."

When the three Guardians returned from Wonderland, Stan asked how their first world went. Apparently, not as smoothly as he hoped it would be. Jiminy gave him the rundown on everything. The trail, the Queen, the Cat, Alice. All of it. The good and they did save that world and rescued some of the Dalmatian puppies, Alice was being held captive by the Masters of Evil.

Stan suggested they all get a good night's sleep. As it has been a long day, they never got any real sleep since they lost their respective worlds.

For Sora, it was easy. While he was concerned and worried for his friends, he had always been a sound sleeper. Kairi would call him a lazy bum, just like how he was on the island, but it was true.

Elsa had a much harder time getting sleep. She felt herself tossing and turning. It wasn't that the bed wasn't comfortable or anything. Far from it, it was just like her own bed back home. Thoughts had been going through her head. The Masters of Evil had kidnapped Alice, just like they did with Anna.

Why though? Why take them? For Anna, she could understand under different circumstances. She was a Princess of a wealthy kingdom. She could be held for ransom for Arendelle was still around. Except it wasn't, more to the fact, why take Alice? What could the Masters of Evil possibly want with them?

She wanted to save them. While she couldn't bring them home, she could bring them to Traverse Town. It was mostly safe at the moment, protected by kind people who knew the situation better than anyone. That led to the question of how?

From what she could tell, Sora was very similar to Anna in many ways. Kind and true, and always went about with a positive note. The Keyblade had chosen him to save the worlds from the Heartless but he was still young and had much to learn. He had recently managed to learn the concept of fire and ice magic.

The problem was he had just had the powers for a little bit more than a day. She had her own ice magic her whole life. She had no idea how to control her curse, how was she supposed to help Sora control his when his powers started to grow? She had no doubt they would but unlike hers, they would be more versatile. What other kinds of magic would he learn? Wind? Lightning? Earth? Time? Gravity?

The only chance to truly control this magic was for someone to teach them how to control this power. And the only one in the group that had the most experience to teach them and be their leader on this journey was Spider-Man.

The problem was, he had barely done a thing since they left Traverse Town. The only helpful thing he's done was be a distraction from their enemies. He hadn't done a thing to teach them to use their powers properly, let alone be the heroes they would have to be. Because of this Sora had turned to her for guidance. She might be able to teach him a few tricks with ice magic but that was it. She could only do a good job for so long. What was she supposed to do when she or Sora lost control of their powers? What if they accidentally hurt someone because of it?

No, she couldn't allow that to happen to Sora. They must be someone else who could help them. Someone that would actually know what they're doing. Maybe they didn't come from Spidey's world. According to the Watcher, Cable, and the others she had met, there were countless worlds. Surely, there was someone who actually could help them. Someone who wouldn't take away her cape and throw it aside forcing Sora to go get for her.

She sighed as she realized she wasn't going to get any more sleep so she got out of bed. Maybe a cup of tea couldn't hurt... maybe not tea... after being in Wonderland for so long with the March Hare and Mad Hatter, she wanted a little break from tea. Maybe she could try that Coffee stuff Stan mentioned...

Peter didn't even bother going to sleep. One, he felt really disturbed by all the duck objects staring at him. If they somehow came alive and attacked them. He fought Mysterio so many times, that he couldn't trust things around him. Part of him hope this was all just an illusion by Beck. He could handle that but in his heart, he knew otherwise.

Second, There was so much he had to do. He was used to working late nights anyways. On the bright side, he didn't have to worry about being late for school like when he first started being Spider-Man.

The downside was his world was gone, friends were still missing and quite possibly dead, he was stuck stopping the Heartless from escaping their Universe and getting into the Multiverse with two rookies, and there was no sign of the King or these Ansem reports. Not to mention, he had failed to save Alice.

If he had just grabbed her when they first entered the court, Alice wouldn't have been kidnapped during the fight against the Queen of Hearts. Elsa had to insist on being noble and follow the rules when they clearly biased, to begin with.

He hoped the rest of the worlds wasn't nearly as mad as Wonderland. If they ended up on that world again, it would be too soon. Still, he felt guilty for what happened to Alice. Though maybe if the Watcher had given him a team he could actually work with, he'd actually be able to do something.

Not to mention, he was down to one cartridge each. He had to make them count until he could get his hands on a chemistry set. Although, if he could find the King and the Ansem notes instead would be better. He picked up his mask and turned to leave his room. He could really go for a cup of coffee.

He placed back on his mask and opened the door to hear Elsa coughing loudly. He rolled his eyes under his mask. It would appear, her royal highness, had tried coffee for the first time. She pulled out another cup and filled it with water before drinking the whole glass. After a deep breath, Spidey smirked under his mask, "So... how's it going?"

She glared at the hot cup of coffee, "How could anyone drink such a beverage?"

"Well, one, to help them stay up on those late shifts," Spidey answered as he walked over to the fridge. He proceeded to open it and pull out the cream, "Second, people usually put cream and sugar in it."

Elsa blinked in shock, "Oh... right. I suppose that makes sense."

He poured his own cup of coffee before walking over to the table. He then pour some cream and added two spoonfuls of sugar in Elsa's cup. She gave him a nod, "Thank you."

As Elsa took a sip, Spidey added some cream and sugar to his own cup. After removing his mask partly going over his nose, he turned to the Snow Queen. He asked, "Better?"

"Much," She nodded in agreement.

After taking a sip, he asked, "So, how'd you sleep?"

"Didn't get much of it, I'm afraid," She admitted before taking a sip. Spidey realized, she must have been feeling guilty about what happened to Alice as well. She then turned to him, "How about you?"

He shook his head as he lightly joked, "Hard to when you've got ducks looking at you at every corner of your room."

She gave a small giggle, "I suppose that would be creepy."

They got a few chuckles out of it before Spidey asked, "What about Sora? Is he awake too?"

"No," The Princess shook her head before turning to Sora's door, "He looks like he was fortunate enough to actually get some sleep."

"Good," Peter nodded before taking a sip of his drink. Elsa took a deep breath as if she had something on her mind she wished to say. He then asked, "You got something you want to say?"

"Well, actually," She admitted, "I had some concerns." She then gestured to the ship around them, "About all of this."

"So have I," Peter had to agree as he told her, "He's not ready for all of this. Neither are you."

"I agree," She wasn't going to deny that fact. Well, this conversation was going more smoothly than he thought until she stated, "Mostly because you haven't done anything to train us for this."

"Well, it's a little hard when the entire universe is out to get us." Spider-Man joked before getting serious, "We don't exactly have time for training with the fate of the Multiverse at stake."

"Then what do you suggest," Elsa raised an eyebrow.

"Find whatever sane experienced hero is out there," Spidey answered, "Assemble a new team of Avengers and save the multiverse."

"You can't do that," A familiar voice argued. The two looked up to see Jiminy Cricket hopping down with his journal in his arms to the table as he had, "We can't tell anyone there are other worlds. If everyone knew that there were other worlds outside their own, it could cause chaos throughout the worlds."

"That didn't stop Doom from assembling villains from other worlds to make his Masters of Evil," Spider-Man pointed out.

Elsa raised an eyebrow, "You think we should be taking advice from the man that destroyed our worlds and strip us from the people we love?"

"No," He shook his head, "I'm just saying... Look! Sora's young. I just hate to see him killed from all of this!"

"You still think Sora's unfit to wield the Keyblade," Elsa asked before telling him, "I'm not comfortable with Sora being burdened with such power like I was but this is the hand we've been dealt with! This is the only chance we have to win! To save everyone!"

"I don't believe that," Peter shook his head, "Maybe there's a timeline Strange hasn't looked at yet before he fell. One where the two of you aren't involved."

"That just it," She crossed her arms, "You haven't even tried to lead us! I've been doing my best to help Sora and even then I can only do so much! If you won't help us then we'll find someone who will!"

Jiminy cleared his throat getting the two's attention. He sighed, "I get it. This may not be what the two of you have hoped for. Elsa's right. You haven't really tried to mentor them." Spider-Man looked away as Jiminy turned to Elsa, "And you. You haven't really given him much of a chance to. It's only been 24 hours."

She turned her head from him. Jiminy sighed, "Just give it time. Work with each other and who knows. You just might surprise each other."

Just then, Stan Lee walked up to the three of them, "Good morning. Or at least. It would be morning on the world I was living on." He chuckled, "Anyways, we're approaching the next world now."

Jiminy turned to the two Guardians before telling them, "I'll get Sora up, you two work things out, and we'll meet you by the transporter." Just then, they heard Pluto bark. The four turned as they saw the King's dog and six Dalmatian puppies waiting by a dog bowl. The cricket then lightly chuckled, "And someone should feed the dogs too."

He hopped off the table and ran to Sora's room. The two young adults turned to each other before Spidey sighed at turned to their pilot, "Where do we keep the dog food?"

A half an hour later, the Guardians of Light walked along the woods as they searched for the nearest town. Elsa and Spidey haven't really spoken with each other since their last argument. Sora didn't seem to notice the silent treatment as he asked, "So, where do you think we are now?"

"Not sure," Spider-Man admitted, "We didn't land in the city in the light of day. It would draw too much suspicion. Hopefully, it'll be saner than the last world."

Elsa nodded, "On that, we agree."

"It wasn't so bad," Sora rested his head behind his arms, "We made a couple of friends there and things should get better with the Queen behind bars."

The Princess shook her head in amusement, of course, Sora would look on the bright side of things. Spidey, however, remained cryptic, "We lost Alice to the Masters of Evil and everyone living there was crazy. Almost like living a world where everyone was Deadpool."

That didn't change Sora's positive attitude, "Hey, we'll find them and stop them." He then had an eager look on his face, "So, what kind of adventure will we have on this world."

"Sora," Elsa lightly giggled, "Not every world is going to be exciting or filled with danger."

All of a sudden, they heard a woman screaming, making all three of them stand on alert. Spidey finished, "And this world is not one of those calm worlds."

"Come on!" Sora began running towards the source of the sound, "It could be Heartless!"

"Sora!" Elsa called out as she chased after him, "Don't run."

Spidey groaned, "Not again."

The two adults chased after Sora, aware of the shadow of a flying horse above them...

Meanwhile, they spotted a young woman who looked like the living definition of a true Greek beauty, but at the same time, her posture seemed to give off the impression of someone who was not willing to conform to any kind of stereotype if she could help it. Her long hair was tied back in a ponytail and had a faint violet tint to its otherwise dark brown color. The dress she wore was a long, pink number, with a purple sash wrapped under her bust and a second, identically colored one worn loosely around her hips. The straps of her dress seemed to be held in place by an orange, spiral pendant, and upon closer inspection, they could see the third one of these pendants helped to keep the sash around her waist in place. She was currently being chased by Centaur, half-man, half-horse. She tried to get away as the three Guardians arrived. That's when the centaur grabbed her with one hand, "Not so fast, sweetheart."

"I swear, Nessus," The young woman began to threaten, "Put me down or I'll..."

She tried to kick the centaur in the chin but he easily avoided the attack. Nessus smirked, "I like 'em fiery!"

"She looks like she's in trouble," Sora whispered, "We should do something."

"Yeah, don't bother," Spider-Man quickly began to stretch out, "I'll take care of it."

"All by yourself?" Elsa raised an eyebrow, "He's half horse and three times your size."

"Relax, Princess," Spider-Man smirked under his mask, "I fight guys like him all the time. Maybe not the horse part but the three times my size part. I should be in and out. I just need you two to stay..." He was about to continue when he noticed a certain boy was missing as Elsa was giving him an annoyed look. He then asked, "Here... uh... where's Sora?"

Elsa simply gestured behind him as he turned to see the Keyblade's Chosen marching through the water towards the villain. Spidey groaned, "I can't leave him alone for five seconds."

Just then, Elsa's eyes widened in shock as she saw Sora wasn't the only one trying to stop the monster, "Who's that?"

Spidey turned to see a tall, muscular man with rust-colored hair, clad in orange-brown that ended in a metal kilt, a blue cape hanging from the shoulders of his suit, brown knee-high sandals with brown cross-shaped straps with matching colored wristbands and belt, and a reddish-brown headband tied around his forehead. He looked only a few years younger than Spidey as he too marched through the water to face the threat. He had to admit, "He looks like a hero. A professional one."

"Unlike you?" Elsa raised an eyebrow.

"I get you're still angry with me," Spidey frowned a little hurt by her statement, "But we should make sure Sora doesn't get himself killed."

"Fair enough," She nodded as they went after Sora and the mysterious hero.

Meanwhile, with Sora, he too noticed the hero walking alongside him. As he carried the Keyblade beside him, he gave him a wave, "Hi."

The young man turned to Sora, "Oh, hey. I didn't see you there. So, heard the cry for help too?"

"Yeah," He nodded, "So team-up?"

The hero seemed to notice Sora's weapon before smiling, "I don't see why not."

They then turned their attention back to Nessus who was trying to kiss Meg as she held his head back. The hero called out, "Halt!"

Sora nodded in agreement, "Yeah, leave her alone!"

Both the monster and the young woman turned to the source of the voices in shock. The two showed no fear even as the centaur approached them. Spidey and Elsa, the latter left her cape near the bushes to avoid getting wet as well as creating a path of ice with her feet. She briefly whispered, "Sora... you can't go marching into danger on your..." Her eyes widened as Nessus's shadow covered them, "Whoa! You're so much bigger up close!"

Nessus snarled at the four of them, "Step aside, two legs!"

"Really?" Spidey chuckled under his mask, "Two legs? That's your grade A material?"

He growled at Spidey's humor while Elsa's face palmed herself, as she thought to herself, "He's never going to stop joking, is he?"

Sora just wondered out loud, "Which one of us is he talking to? We all have two legs."

The young man from this world then got his attention, "Pardon me, my good, uh, uh..."

He thought of what to call him before Sora offered, "Sir?"

The young hero nodded to Sora's idea, "Sir." He cleared his throat, "We'll have to ask you to release that young..."

However, much to their shock, the hostage dryly commented, "You and your friends just keep moving, junior."

"...Lady," The young hero finished as everyone was caught off guard by her statement, "But you... Aren't you a damsel in distress?"

"Yeah," Sora nodded very confused by her statement, "I'm pretty sure we all heard you screaming a few minutes ago."

The young woman struggled to get free from Nessus's grip, as she replied, "I am a damsel. I am in distress. I can handle this."

All four of them just blinked at her response, unsure what to say next. Spider-Man pointed out, "You do realize you are being held by a thug who does not look like he wants to do rated G things with you."

Sora, Elsa, and even the young hero turned to him in confusion as the woman once again said, "As I said, I can handle this." She then smiled at the four, "Have a nice day."

The four were unsure how to respond to that. Until Spidey stated, "Yeah, I hate to break it to you, but you definitely are not handling this."

The new hero had to nod in agreement as he unsheathed his sword, "Ma'am, I'm afraid you're too close to the situation to realize..."

However, that's when he got sucker-punched by the centaur. Sora went into his battle stance as Spider-Man held him back, "Easy, Sora. I've got this."

Both either of them could move, something had prevented their feet from moving. Spidey and Sora raised an eyebrow in confusion as the former muttered, "What the heck?"

They looked down to see both of their feet had been trapped in ice as the two turned to Elsa in shock. She smiled sheepishly, "Sorry."

However, before anyone could move the ice and Nessus swatted all three of them into the water. On the bright side, the guys were free from the ice. As they recovered from the attack, they heard someone yell at the new hero, "What are you doin'?! Get your sword!"

Elsa groaned as water dripped off her face, "Who said that?"

However, the new hero seemed to recognize the voice as he began searching the water for his weapon, "Sword. Right, right... Rule #15: A hero is only as good as his weapon!"

With that, the hero pulled something out of the water and aimed it at the monster. Except it wasn't a sword, it was a fish. The Nessus burst out laughing, the three recovering guardians were dumbfounded, while the hostage just started to look board as she dryly thought, "My hero..."

After a moment, the fish screamed at the mere sight of Nessus. It escaped from the hero's grasp and leaped back into the water. The centaur then punched the hero sending him flying headfirst into a large boulder.

"Ooooh... If he didn't have bones earlier, he doesn't now." Spider-Man winced at the sight of that punch.

Sora resummoned his weapon, "C'mon! Let's go help!"

He then charged in at the monster again as Elsa called out in worry, "Sora!"

Despite her protest, Sora came face to face with the centaur again. He aimed his Keyblade at him, "Give up! There are four of us and only one of you!"

Just as Sora said this, Heartless appeared behind Nessus. With that, he corrected himself, "Make that, four of us and only..."

Sora stopped before he began to count the number of Heartless as well as Nessus. Meg sarcastically commented, "Did you get the one over there?"

"I did," Sora nodded not hearing the sarcasm, "Thank you." He then continued counting before finishing, "...and 38... 38! Only 38 of you!"

Seeing how he looked compared to the rest of the group, Nessus smirked, "Oh yeah? And what makes you think you can stop me?!"

Spider-Man walked ahead of Sora to face Nessus, "Yeah... I'm going to take a wild guess here, that you just like the type of brutes I faced before. Strong but dumb."

The hostage had to admit, "You know what, that's a very accurate description."

However, Nessus wasn't too thrilled with Spider-Man's comment and threw a punch. The superhero stepped side the punch before avoiding another one. He leaped over the centaur before shooting a web in his eyes blinding him, "Gah! Can't see!"

Sora aimed his Keyblade at him, "Fire!"

A ball of fire struck Nessus causing him to grunt in pain but still held the woman in his head. Just then, Heartless moved in to aid him causing Sora to focus his attention on the Heartless. Elsa was about to join her teammates when she heard someone call out, "Come on, kid! Concentrate!"

Elsa turned to the source of the voice where she saw the two strange beings like Nessus. One was a white-winged horse with a blue main. And even stranger than was a strange short little man... well half a man, the other half of him was a goat. He even had the horns of one. He was currently yelling at the currently recovering muscular hero, "Use your head!"

An idea sparked in the young hero's head as he got his feet and charged at the centaur head first. He then head-butted the monster in the stomach, forcing him to release his hostage and send him flying crashing into the waterfall. Elsa blinked in shock, she didn't think a head-but in the stomach would do that much damage. She had to assume this man was special like the three of them. The goat man cheered on the young hero, "All right! Not bad, kid." He then began to mutter to himself, "Not exactly what I had in mind, but not bad."

Sora turned to the young hero in amazement, "Wow! That was awesome!"

The hero nodded to Sora in appreciation before Spidey joined them while avoiding an attack from a Heartless as he commented, "Yeah, nice hit, but I think you forgot the whole reason why we're here."

The hero blinked before he notice the woman had fallen into the water coughing. He felt a little embarrassed as he took her out of the water before gently placing her on a stone nearby to sit on as he apologized to her, "Oh, gee, Miss, I'm... I'm really sorry. That was dumb."

She brushed aside her wet hair before smiling, "Yeah."

Just then, they both notice Nessus and the remaining Heartless charging at them and the other heroes. He told her, "Excuse me."

The hero ran back into the fight, swatting two Heartless aside easily destroying them before going after the centaur delivering several punches as Spider-Man joined him. The web-head kicked Nessus in the face as the two heroes traded throwing punches at the monster before the native hero flipped the centaur over. Elsa blasted a group of Heartless with her powers as she heard the goat-man continue to cheer for the native hero, "Nice work! Excellente!"

The young woman, currently drying herself off on the rock, asked the goat man, "Is wonderboy and friends for real?"

"I don't know about those three other yahoos but what are talking about? Of course Herc's real!" The satyr glared at her before noticing her beauty. He then licked his hand and brushed the few hairs on his head smoothly before moving in to flirt with her, "And by the way, sweet cheeks, I am real too."

He got up on her lap expecting a kiss. Quickly disgusted, the woman pushed him off her lap into the water before going back to drying her hair. Sora destroyed another Heartless before stumbling over something metal. He looked down to see the hero's sword he tried to use earlier. He looked up to see him riding Nessus, as the monster tried to get him off. Heartless chased the two.

Sora quickly picked up the sword and called out, "Hey!"

Herc turned just in time to Sora with his sword. He tossed it to Herc as he caught it with one hand and cut down a Heartless. He gave Sora a nod, "Thanks!"

Sora nodded back before helping Spider-Man and Elsa deal with the rest of the Heartless. The goat man came out of the water before removing the fish from his mouth. He was clearly upset that the woman rejected him.

Once the rest of the Heartless were dealt with, Herc saw he was heading near a tree branch. He wrapped his legs around Nessus's waist as he called out to Spidey and Sora, "Go for the legs!"

They nodded as they ran in as Spider-Man webbed up the legs before Sora smack his legs with his Keyblade making his trip. As he fell, Herc grabbed onto the tree branch and swung the centaur in the air slammed him hardback in the water. The four heroes turned to face the angry monster. Elsa decided to do upon him what she unintentionally did to her allies, freeze the water making trapping Nessus, as Herc delivered one final punch.

The punch was so strong, Nessus was sent flying in the air with his four horseshoes knocking off before fall back to the water. As he got up, the three horseshoes landed on his head making one large bump. The final horseshoe landed on the hump making him dizzy. The winged horse flew up to the centaur before giving a light blow making him fall over unconscious and defeated. Insult to injury, the winged horse walked all over the monster before one final knock on the head before returning to his owner.

Herc put away his sword before turning to Sora, "Funny odds seeing you here. Keyblade Wielder, right?"

Sora blinked in shock as he put away his Keyblade, "Huh? You know about the Keyblade?"

"Yeah," He nodded, "Met three of them when I was younger. Name's Hercules. Herc for short."

"Nice to meet you, Herc," Sora smiled as he gestured to the stunned adults after hearing his name, "I'm Sora. This is Elsa and Spider-Man."

"Did he say his name was..." Elsa was completely stunned, "Hercules?"

"Yes," Spider-Man nodded, "Yes, he did."

Now, both of them heard of Hercules. In myth, he was the son of Zeus. King of the Greek gods of Olympus. Now, Spider-Man had met a Hercules before or someone who claimed to be him. He was a hero on his world. This Hercules seemed a lot different though from the one he knew. Like he had a whole different life than the legend.

Hercules smiled, "Likewise." The winged horse walked in, "This is Pegasus." He then gestured to the goat-man walking out of the water, "And that's Phil."

He then turned to Phil, "So, how'd we do?"

"Rein it in, rookie. You can get away with mistakes like those in the minor decathlons," The goat man scolded him like a coach as he tapped on the symbol on his belt, "But this is the big leagues!"

Herc sighed before pointing out, "At least we beat them. Didn't we?"

"Next time don't let your guard down because of a pair of big goo-goo eyes!" Phil continued to yell as Herc turned his attention to the young woman. To Herc, she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. He didn't seem to be listening as the goat man continued to exclaim, "D-oh! It's like I keep tellin' ya. You gotta stay focused, and you..."

Herc then went to approach the young woman walking past both Phil and Pegasus much to their anger. Sora called out, "Wait up, Herc!"

Spider-Man and Elsa followed Sora, wanting to make sure he was okay along with the hostage. Herc slyly approached her, "Are you, uh, all right, Miss, uh..."

"Megara. My friends call me Meg. At least they would if I had any friends," She introduced herself before turning to face Hercules, "So, did they give you a name along with all those rippling pectorals?"

Hercules blushed at Meg's comment before stuttering, "Uh, I'm, um, uh..."

Funny enough, Sora was getting flashbacks of when he and Riku met Kairi for the first time. Sure they had seen girls before like Selphie but there had always been something about Kairi that made him feel nervous and shy. Riku got over it quicker than him. Meg chuckled at his reaction, "Are you always that articulate?"

"Hercules. My..." He finally made out before clearing his throat for a proper introduction, "My name is Hercules."

"Hercules, huh?" Meg raised an eyebrow, "I think I prefer wonderboy."

"Anyways, I'm Sora," The Keyblade's Chosen introduced himself as Herc tried to figure out what to say next. He gestured to the other world adults, "That's Elsa and Spider-Man."

Meg raised an eyebrow at Sora, "You call your parents by their first name?"

Elsa and Spidey blinked in shock as the for commented, "Wait, what?!"

"Me and her?" Spider-Man gestured between the two of them.

Elsa quickly shook her head quickly, "Oh no, no, no, no...!"

"Yeah," Spider-Man commented, "Never in a million years."

Sora tilted his head in confusion, "They're not my mom and dad. They're just good friends."

Elsa quietly glared at Spidey, "I wouldn't say that either."

"The resemblance is borderline uncanny with the red get up and blue eyes." Meg shrugged gesturing to Sora's looks.

"Hold on." Elsa decided, "We're not his parents."

"If we were his curfew would've been two hours ago." Spider-Man quipped.

"Hey!" Sora scowled.

"You heard me, young man." Spider-Man teased.

Sora was even more confused by that comment, Hercules decided to change the subject, "So, uh, uh... How-how-how'd you get mixed up with the, uh..."

He gestured to the defeated monster as Meg understood what he was asking, "Pinhead with hooves?" She then proceeded to answer, "Well, you know how men are. They think 'No' means 'Yes' and 'Get lost' means 'Take me. I'm yours.'"

Now Herc was confused as he turned to Sora and Pegasus, both of which, shrugged as they didn't know what she was talking about either. Elsa tended to avoid men in general back in Arendelle due to her curse so, she didn't know either. Spidey had actually fought men like that before so he understood more than most. Meg then simply stated, "Don't worry. Shorty or the guy in red and blue pajamas here can explain it to ya later."

Both Phil and the superhero frowned at that as Elsa started giggling at her last comment referring to the latter. Meg then gave them a nod, "Well, thanks for everything, Herc, Sora, Elsa, Spider-Man. It's been a real slice."

She turned to leave before Herc raised out a hand, "Wait." She turned around as he gestured to Pegasus, "Can we at least offer you a ride?"

With that, his winged horse flew up on the apple tree branch above them. Meg pointed out, "Uh, I don't think your pinto likes me very much."

"Pegasus? Oh, no. Don't be silly." Herc smiled hoping she'd stick around longer, "He'd be more than happy to..." Just then, an apple landed on his head, "Ow!"

He glared at the one who dropped it as Pegasus started whistling innocently. Meg simply chuckled as Sora picked up the fallen apple, "I'll be all right. I'm a big tough girl." She flexed her arms as joked, "I tie my own sandals and everything."

Sora offered the apple to the winged horse making him fly down to sniff it. Pegasus smiled before eating the fruit and licked the boy in gratitude. He chuckled as Meg turned to leave, "Bye-bye, Wonderboy."

"Bye," Herc waved back.

Spider-Man waved his hand over Herc's eyes, but they refused to move where Meg had left as he thought to himself, "Yep! This guy has a crush! Hopefully, he doesn't crash in burn like the myths back on Earth says he does... or like my own love life."

Herc smiled, "She's somethin'. Isn't she, guys?"

"She does seem overly opinionated." Elsa took notice of Meg's personality as she picked up her fallen cape and placed it back on

"Is that a word?" Spider-Man inquired as he tried to remove her cape again only for her to swat his hand giving him a mild glare.

"What? Something what?" Sora asked innocently, "What is she?"

"Yeah, ye... Oh, yeah. She's really somethin'." Phil nodded before exclaiming, "A real pain in the patella!" He then climbed up to Hercules's shoulders to get his attention, "Earth to Herc! Come in, Herc! Come in, Herc! We got a job to do, remember? Thebes is still waitin'."

"Yeah. Yeah. I know." Herc nodded before turning back to Pegasus.

Sora turned to Herc, "What's in Thebes?"

"Oh, right. I finally had enough training to get out there to make a name for myself to be a hero," Hercules turned to Sora as he mounted his horse.

"Training?" Elsa perked up, "What do you mean?"

He then gestured to Phil, "You haven't heard? Phil's the trainer of heroes."

Elsa's eyes widened in shock, trainer of heroes? Did that mean all that skills in fighting was what he had learn from the satyr? If he could train someone like Hercules, did that mean he could train people like her and Sora?

"If your ever around Thebes, look me up," Herc smiled, "Maybe we can team-up again sometime."

With that, Pegasus with Herc and Phil flew off as Elsa chased after them, "Wait! Wait! Wait!"

Spider-Man groaned even as Sora followed her, "First Sora, now you? This is not my week!"

Meanwhile, with Meg, she watched as the heroes that had saved her left. She had to be grateful they saved her from the Water Guardian despite how much she distrusted men. Of course, this would not sit well for her boss.

She then headed into the darkest part of the woods where she was supposed to meet him. Whatever she succeed or failed. Once there, she spotted a bunny and a gopher, both smiling at her. Meg smiled, "Aw, how cute," Her eyes narrowed, "A couple of rodents looking for a theme park."

The 'bunny' took instant offense to that comment, "Who you callin' a rodent, sister?" He then gestured to his fluffy tail, "I'm a bunny!"

"And I'm his gopher," The 'gopher' added when both mammals lost the fur and revealed to true forms. Two small pink and blue imps, before gesturing like they just did a magic trick, "Tada!"

"Ugh! I thought I smelled a rat," Meg instantly recognized the imps. Pain and Panic. Her boss's henchmen. Just then, smoke touched her chain like a hand before turning to the source, "Speaking of the devil."

Hades, the Greek god of the Dead who was also her boss, pulled Meg closer to him, "Meg. Meg, my little flower, my little bird, my little nut. Meg. What exactly happened here?" He then pulled out a chest board with Nessus on it, "I thought you were gonna persuade the River Guardian to join my team, the Masters of Evil... for the uprising, and here I am, kind of River Guardian-less."

"I gave it my best shot," She explained as she flicked that piece off the chest board, "But he made me an offer I had to refuse."

He looked stuff but smirked it off, "Fine. So instead of subtracting two years from your sentence... hey, I'm gonna add two on, okay?" He made the chest board vanish, "Give that your best shot."

Just then, a corridor of darkness opened up, and Dr. Doom marched upon the world. Hades turned to him with a sigh. When he first met the doctor of another world, he thought he was a crazy mortal trying to work with him but then... when he heard what he had to offer. He would not just be able to overthrow his big bro sooner than he had planned, together they would be able to rule the entire universe than his small little corner of the cosmos. Heck, he even agreed to help capture some of the Princesses. Sure, Doom would be in charge for a time, but hey, still mortal along with the rest of the crew except maybe Hook, he'd outlive them all and rule it all for himself. He'd have all the time in the world after all.

"Who invited you to the party?" Hades asked the ruler of Latveria, "Look, I thought we had an agreement. I'd gather some of the most fearsome monsters and Titans on my world for the grand scheme of things and you provide the Heartless to aid them. So as long you left everything to me. So, stay out of this. This is my show."

"Doom did not forget our agreement," Doom's eyes narrowed as he observed the world around him, "I only came to let you know that the Key Barrier has arrived on your world along with the spider and the Princess of Arendelle."

"Really? Already? Huh?" Hades rubbed his chin, "What the odds?" He simply shrugged, "Eh, no biggy. I already figured out a plan to deal with them." He turned to the two imps, "Pain? Panic? You two know what to do?"

"Yes sir," Pain saluted his boss, "The maze should be appearing in Thebes as we speak."

"We'll make sure those good-doers fall for the trap full of monsters and Heartless," Panic added with his own salute before frowning, "Of course, it won't the River Guardian as you wanted."

Hades nodded before gesturing to Meg behind him, "Yeah, well, you both know the reason why he's not showing up?"

"And she is?" Doom raised an eyebrow.

"Just some poor young girl who sold her soul to me long ago," Hades smirked, "Guess you can relate to that."

Meg raised an eyebrow in confusion, "What are you talking about?"

"None of your business," Doom snapped before turning his attention back to Hades, "Now, you sure this maze will deal with our goals."

"Of course! 100%," Hades nodded before adding, "We'll get the eldest daughter of Arrendelle, send Key-boy and Bugman straight to the Underworld, and the Keyhole will be ours." He then turned back to Meg, "Even with the slight change in plans."

"Look it wasn't my fault," Meg finally had it with all the blaming on her, "It was some three clowns and some wonderboy called Hercules."

With that statement, Hades's smirk fades. He expected the three Guardians sooner or later but Hercules? That shouldn't be possible. In fact, he never should have heard that name come up ever again. Doom raised an eyebrow at this reaction. Panic began pacing around trying to recollect where they heard the name before, "Hercules. Why does that name ring a bell?"

"I don't know," Pain admitted before suggesting, "Maybe we owe him munny?"

Hades made his way to Meg with a glare, "Hold up! Ignoring the three clowns! The fourth guy... What was that name again?"

"Hercules," She answered not noticing Hades's anger as his fire hair turned bright orange as he turned to the two who were supposed to deal with Zeus's bouncing baby boy long ago. Meg went on, "He comes on with this big, innocent farm boy routine... but I could see through that in a Peloponnesian minute."

That's when Pain remembered as he turned to Panic, "Wait a minute. Wasn't Hercules the name of that kid we were supposed to..." That's when Panic remembered and more importantly, Hades knew the truth as they turned to him. Their eyes widened in horror as they both exclaimed, "Oh my gods!" Hades stretched out his smoky hands towards them as they tried to escape, "Run for it!"

However, Hades grabbed them by their tails and pulled them towards them. He growled, "So you took care of him, huh?! Dead as a doornail!" Once close enough he grabbed them both by the throats, "Weren't those your exact words?!"

Pain tried to come up with an excuse, "This might be a different Hercules!"

"Yeah! I mean, Hercules is a..." Panic nodded in agreement before Hades tightened his grip making the imp chock out, "...very popular name nowadays!"

Pain tried to come up with an example to Panic's excuse, "Remember, like, a few years ago, every other boy was named Jason and the girls were all named Brittany?"

However, their boss could see clearly through their lies, "We're about to rearrange the cosmos... even better than I could have ever imagined..." He then threw them on the ground as they turned into cockroaches to survive Hades's wrath, "...and the one SCHLEMIEL who can louse it up... IS WALTZING AROUND IN THE WOODS!"

With that, the Lord of the Underworld, went ablaze sending fire everywhere. Meg narrowly dodged the flames while Doom cast a magic barrier that protected him from the flames. When Hades finally calmed down, there was hardly anything left in the darkest part of the woods. Doom approached the Greek god, "Calm yourself, Hades. That prophecy only would have affected if you released the Titans upon Olympus, not the Universe. This Hercules will not interfere with our plans."

"Not to mention," Pain called out in his cockroach form before turning back to his true form, "We can still cut in on his waltzing."

"That's right," Panic recalled as he turned back to his true form, "And-And at least we made him mortal. That's a good thing." He then turned to Pain, "Didn't we?"

The imp nodded in agreement. This gave Hades a moment to think. Sure, the plan has changed since he met Doom so good chances were that Hercules wouldn't be able to stop what's coming. Still, he didn't want to take any chances.

The good news, that he was at least mortal so they could kill him. The bad news, he actually helped the three good-doers defeat Nessus who was no pushover. Lucky, he knew a guy that needed a favor, and he could use him in the maze to deal with all four problems. He then proceeded to pull Meg, Pain, Panic, and Doom all around him, "Fortunately for the three of you... we still have time to correct this rather egregious oversight. And Doomie and I can achieve our objective in one clean but bloody swoop. And this time, no foul-ups."

"Wait!" Elsa called out to Hercules, Phil, and Pegasus, "We need to talk to you!"

Ever since Elsa learned that Phil was the trainer of heroes, she knew he could be a big help to help Sora as well as herself control their powers. Sora and Spidey were forced to follow her because of this.

Meanwhile, Phil turned to Herc, "Yeesh! These people can't take the hint!"

"C'mon, Phil." The son of Zeus turned to him, "It looks they could use our help with something."

"Like what? A guide? That's what tour booths are for! Ya know, the ones in red with the spears." Phil snorted while referring to those mercenaries or Misthios who wait at the border to help out locals or collect bounties.

"Slow down, Pegasus," Hercules told the winged horse, "Let's hear them out."

"No, don't slow down," Phil told Pegasus before turning to his best hero he even trained, "You want to go to Thebes, don't ya?! Show them what you're made of?! Pretisapate in this year's games?! Become a True Hero?!"

"I do, and they look like they're in trouble," Herc admitted before adding, "Plus we could know what happened to the three old friends of ours, since 10 years ago. "

Phil sighed, he remembered them. Sure, he had never met Terra but he had heard how he won the first games he ever signed up for before vanishing. Not to mention, Aqua, who performed a similar feat, was a very good-looking woman, who he hoped to see again. And he supposed he owed Ventus for encouraging Herc to continue his determination to become a true hero. A few minutes couldn't hurt, right? He groaned, "Fine! Pullover!"

With that, Pegasus turned around as he landed in front of three, as they began to keep up with their breath. As Herc and Phil hopped off the winged horse, Elsa breathed heavily, "Give us a moment."

Phil was about to complain about what the hold-up was before taking a good look at Elsa. Sure, Meg and Aqua were beauties but that woman... she was on a whole other level. He once again licked his hand and straightened out his three hairs and gave her the 'I want you' eyes, "Please, take all the time you need."

Herc then blinked, "Weren't you just about to complain what the hold up was?"

"What hold up?" Phil asked looking confused as if he wasn't the one wanting to keep going just now.

"Uh... Nevermind." Hercules decided to wave it off before he said to Elsa. "Now what was it you wanted to say?"

"Yes," Spidey turned to her, "Is there a reason you had us chase down this guy, a half-goat who sounds strangely like Danny Devito, and a winged horse for half an hour?"

Elsa finally caught up with her breath as she faced the people of this world, "We need your help."

Sora and Spidey blinked, "We do?"

"We do," She turned to Sora before nodding before turning back to Herc, Phil, and Pegasus, "I'm sure you probably notice from our... what did you call it... team-up... Sora and I... well, we're a bit new to this whole hero business." She turned to glare at Spidey, "And the only one of us with experience has barely done anything to train us."

"Hold up..." Phil raised his hands as he approached Spider-Man, "You turn to this clown for training?!" He then burst out laughing, "The guy in pajamas thinks he's a hero?! Ha ha ha! Oh, that's rich! And he thinks he can train more heroes."

Phil laughed harder as Spidey glared at Elsa, who was enjoying this a little bit, while Sora just stared in confusion. Once Phil pulled himself together, Spidey turned to him, "I'm trying not to take offense to that. I'm actually quite popular where I'm from and I did train another hero before."

"Oh really?" Phil judged him, "Tell me, do you have your hero training license?" Spidey blinked in shock, that was a thing on this world? His hesitance answer answered the satyr's question, "Didn't think so, as for me, I've trained all the greats. Jason, Achilles, Odysseus, Perseus, Theseus. A lot of 'yeuseus.'"

Elsa blinked in shock, these were all Greek heroes of the mythology, and this guy trained all of them. Sora turned to him, "What happened to them?"

Phil winced before shaking his head, "Not important!" He then turned to make his way back to Hercules, "Point is, Herc here, is ready to show the world what he's made off and can go the distance." He then turned to face Spidey, "If you think the gorgeous snow princess and the spikey kid hair is up to his standards then I've got two words for ya..." He glared at the masked superhero holding up two fingers as he finished, "You are joking!"

Sora then began counting Phil's words with his fingers, "Hmm... One, Two..." He stopped once he got to his third finger as he awkwardly looked back and forth between the two hero trainers, "Ummmm..."

"Exactly why we need your help," Elsa spoke up, despite knowing that was more than two words, "We've got a long journey ahead of us and well, we need to learn what it takes to become a hero... a..."

Hercules offered the Princess, "A True Hero?"

"A True Hero," Elsa nodded before briefly thanking him, "Thanks."

Herc nodded, "You're welcome."

"I thought we were heroes already," Sora scratched his head in confusion, "We even fought a bunch of monsters."

The Princess turned to the boy, "Need I remind you of what happened at the last place we visited?"

Sora then recalled what Elsa was referring to, how they had failed to save Alice, everything else had just been lucky so far. Even Sora knew they couldn't keep counting on it if they were going to save their friends and stop the Masters of Evil. He nodded, "Oh... right..." He then turned to the satyr, "So, can you help us?"

Now, Phil was currently debating among himself, on the one hand, there was a gorgeous young woman that chased him down for training. On the other hand, if he agreed, he had to train the kid as well. However, Herc walked up and offered, "What about asking his fellow Keyblade Wielders? We've met quite a few of them when I was younger."

Elsa recalled the Watcher's reasoning of why he chose Sora for this quest and not someone with experience, she frowned, "They... aren't doing so well..."

Herc felt immediate concern, "Did something happen to them?"

"We're not sure," She admitted, "But everything we hope to accomplish lies solely on Sora and we need him at his best if we're going to see it through."

He frowned before nodding before turning to Phil, "I think we should help them. At the very least get them to a point they can survive whatever monsters are thrown at them."

Phil ultimately shook his head, "No, no... I wish I could help ya, but I got my hands full with him. Maybe I can squeeze one of you in," He turned to Elsa when he said that, "...next week after Herc makes his own rep."

Before he could leave Sora, ran in front of him as he quickly explained, "Wait, we need this because we've been chosen by the Watcher to stop the Masters of Evil or the entire multiverse is doomed!"

Herc and Pegasus turned to each other in concern as Phil raised an eyebrow again, "Hold it. The Watcher told you three to save the Multiverse?"

Sora, Elsa, and Spidey nodded making Phil burst out laughing again, "The Watcher? The guy who does absolutely nothing?!"

Phil continued laughing hysterically as the all three Guardians stared at the satyr in annoyance, "Oh mister do nothing for eons but then he all decides to actually do something by gather complete amateurs to 'Save the Multiverse' Oh that's rich!"

"Okay," Spider-Man groaned, "I'm actually a little offended now."

Herc leaned to Phil, "Uh, Phil? I think Sora might be telling the truth."

"Please," The goat-man rolled his eyes, "At yours was more believable than their sob story."

Sora called out to the trainer of heroes, "But it'a true!"

"Who do ya think you're fooling?" Phil asked before singing, "So, you wanna be a hero, kid~ Well, whoop-de-do~"

"Again," Spider-Man groaned, "With the singing?"

Elsa elbowed him as the satyr continued to sing, "We have been around the block before~ With blockheads just like you~"

"One moment they appear in fame~ Then they vanish in shame~" He mentioned how each of the Keyblade Wielders only had one moment to shine before never showing their face again. He then turned to Sora, "Of all things discuss~"

"'The Watcher chose us~'" Phil briefly mocked Sora before signing, "Asking me to jump into the fray~"

He hopped on a stone before glaring at Sora, unaware that Uatu was looking down at him. Herc tried to get his attention to warn him but he didn't seem to notice, "My answer is two words..."

The Watcher simply pointed a finger at him and the goat man was struck with cosmic power. Covered in ashes, like in the Looney Tunes cartoons Peter used to watch, Phil coughed, "O-Kay!"

With that, the Watcher vanished to continue his job watching these events as Sora beamed, "You mean you'll do it?!"

He patted Phil on the back removing the shoot as Phil groaned, "You win."

"Don't worry," Herc smiled reassuring Sora, "We'll help you on your own path, won't will, Phil?"

Phil continued to groan as he past the others. He really should stop saying things like that out loud, "Why me?"

Elsa was even more than eager to get started, "So, when do we start? Can we start now?"

"Oh vey," The satyr groaned. He was too far away from his home island so they would have to open up the old stomping grounds at the Coliseum...

"I've given up hope that someone would come along~" Phil had led the others to the training arena of the Coliseum. The group began to clean up the arena for training, even Spider-Man agreed to help. The goat-man pulled out some old Keyblade training scrolls as he dusted them off, "A Keyblader to show up for once without saying so long~"

"The kind that win trophies~ won't settle for low fees~" Phil continued to sing as Herc taught Sora some sword practice swings against monsters, "At least semi-pro fees but no~"

Sora underestimated the power of his last swing and sliced downa pillarcausing it to fall on Phill. Beforeitlanded him it was caught by Spider-Man and Hercules. The Trainer of Heroes groaned in annoyance as Sora smiled sheepishly, "I get the green horn~"

Then it was one to the target practice course of training in the coliseum as Hercules assist Phil in setting up large barrels with targets painted on them. As a means to train Sora's shooting techniques, using his keyblade spells.

"I've been out to pasture pal, my ambition gone~" Phil sang as he dusted one of the barrels with his tail to the music. "Content to spend lazy days and to graze my lawn~"

Hercules lifted old debris out of the coliseum which were left overs from possibly his own training. Like giant arms as he passes by Spider-Man and Elsa who are amazed to see how strong the demigod really is. Then as the target barrels are set up in patterns around the traning grounds, some that are set up high for difficult targets as Sora stood behind the red line aiming his keyblade.

"But you need an advisor~ A satyr, but wiser~" Phil sung as Sora aimed his Keyblade and shot a fire spell hitting the bottom barrel of a large pile. Which started to crumble next to Phil. "A good merchandiser~ And WOAAAAH~" Phil tried to run from an incoming barrel but was knocked down by said barrel, "There goes my ulcer~"

"Sorry! I thought it was an exploding barrel!" Sora sheepishly called over to Phil.

"Ugh...And I thought you were the tenth level of Styx." Phil groaned and grumbled to Hercules as he helped him up...

Sora was currently smacking barrels with his Keyblade as Elsa did the same in a different area as Phil timed them. Spidey, Herc, and Pegasus watched them, as Phil turned to the Keyblade Wielder, "We're down to one last hope~ And I hope it's you~"

Sora and Elsa finally completed the course, as they await the results. Phil checked his sun watched, much to Spidey's amusement, before the satyr. Shook his head at the both of them, "Though, kid, you're not exactly~ A dream come true~"

Sora and Elsa groaned as both quickly dropped to the ground to do push-ups as Pegasus counted for them...

"There's been enough wielders~ who never came through~" Sora found himself balancing on a rope while using his mouth to hold a spoon with an egg on it. However the boy lost his balance and fell on the ground. The egg cracked open on Phil's head as he glared at the Keyblade Wielder, "You're our one last hope so you'll have to do~"

Pegasus licked the yolk off the trainer of hero's headbefore Herc suggest Sora started with the most basic act of heroism...

Philset up a rag doll hanging from a rope surrounded by fire. Strange thing about the rag doll, it looked like a certain Princess of Arendelle. Elsa blinked before turning to satyr, "Is... is that supposed to be me?!"

"Yeah..." Phil rubbed his head sheepishly as Sora went into position, "Herc may have trashed the last one during his own training days, so I had to make a new one, and you were the only girl near by so I made do..."

Elsa blinked as she turned to the guys, Spidey, Herc, and Pegasus all shrugged before Phil instructed Sora, "Rule number 6: when rescuing a damsel..."

Sora made a dash to save the dummy Elsa, he successfully pulled it away from thefire, however, when trying to get the rag doll to safety, he tripped on a rock causing the him to drop the rag doll off a arena into the false river below causing everyone to groan, as Phil finished, "...handle with care..."

Later on, after recovering the dummy, he decided to move on to Elsa, to practice her ice magic. There was a bunch of moving targets of monsters, as Sora pedaling on unmovable bike to move the targets. Spidey stood by the goat man as the latter called out, "Rule number 95: concentrate."

After Herc gave her the okay to go, she fired several icicles at the targets, only to wince when they didn't end up anywhere near her targets, and worse... who they nearly hit as Spidey called out, "I think I know what rule number 96 is..."

Spider-Man and Phil narrowly avoided the icicles launched at them as both the leader of the Guardians and Trainer heroes as they both glared at the Snow Queen, "Aim!"

Sora once again tried to rescue the rag doll that looked like Elsa, only this time in an icy environment, courtesy of the real Elsa. Sora shivered through the snow icicle as he tried to rescue the dummy damsel. Phil sang, "Demigods have faced the odds~ And ended up a mockery~"

Sora once again got to the damsel but this time slipped on the ice dropping it on icicles, impaling the rag doll causing everyone one to wince. Phil turned to the other adults as he told them, "Don't believe the stories~ That you read on all the crockery~"

Back on the moving targets, this time being moved around by Pegasus, this time Phil wanted both Sora and Elsa try to hit the targets. The satyr told the duo, "To be a true hero, kid, is a~ dying art~"

The two tried using their magic to hit their targets only to miss every shot. Elsa and Sora sighed in defeat as the others went to encourage them as Phil told them, "Like painting a masterpiece~"

Sora threw his Keyblade aside, where it actually struck a target. With that, everyone cheered Sora on, as Phil smiled, "...It's a work of heart~"

Later on, both Sora and Elsa went back to the training course, this time moving a whole lot quicker. Phil continued to sing, "It takes more than sinew~ Comes down to what's in you~ You have to continue to grow~"

As they both destroyed the last barrel, they turned to Phil nervously, before the satyr cheered, "Now, that's more I like it!"

Sora stood by the starting line as Hercules spun the while activating the obstacle course as the bad damage dummy of Elsa was near the finishes as dangerous traps came between the Keyblade Wielder and the dummy. Elsa also stood beside Sora, as it was much of a test for as it was for him. Although she still found it strange the "damsel" they had to save was based off of her. Spider-Man, Pegasus, and Phil watched as the satyr sang, "We're down to one last shot and you're no brute~"

"Still, if you don't succeed, we're kapoot~" Phil continued to sing as Sora charged in Keyblade in had as Elsa followed. The spiky hair teenager avoided the deadly traps as the Snow Queen used her ice to protect him from incoming projectiles. Phil continued to sing as the others watched nervously, "The world's counting on you, kid~ Make their dreams come true~"

Sora cut down some dummy monsters that stood in his way as blasted the ones with ice from a distance, each making their mark. The Keyblade's Chosen One the leaped over the water smacking the actual sharks that came at him on the noses. Elsa froze the water so they wouldn't come back up as Sora saved the dummy of his teammate/guardian, "Climb that uphil slope~ Keep pushing that envelope~"

"Your our one last hope, and, kid, it's up~ to~ you~" Phil sang as Sora finished the course as he was ambushed by an army of practice monsters. He threw his Keyblade as he took out all the last of the practice monsters as they others caught up to him. Once his Keyblade returned to him the exercise was complete, the satyr finished his song, "Yeah!"

Sora set down the Elsa dummy as it finally gave out as he cheered, "Yes! I feel ready to take on Doom and all the Masters of Evil right here and now! Bring it on!"

"Easy, kid," Phil tried to ease his excitement, "You made much improvement but it's only been one day."

Sora blinked in shock, "Really? Felt like I've done this longer than that."

Spider-Man sighed, "With the song, it felt even shorter."

"You and the foxy queen of a teammate still got a long way to go before you can go the distance," Phil told Sora.

Elsa blinked at that comment before turning to Hercules, "Has he always been like this?"

Herc gave a confirming nod as Phil turned to Spidey with a glare, "But your a lot closer than you were with this slacker."

Spider-Man raised his hands in defense, "Hey... I'm only a slacker when I'm doing hero work."

"Which the two of us were sourly lacking up to this point," Elsa muttered to herself.

"Anyways," Phil turned to Sora, "That amount of training should at the very least keep you going on your quest. Can't grantee a win, not without more training."

"Alright," Sora pumped a fist, "So, what's next then?"

"For now, strictly review," Phil told him before gesturing to his prize pupil, "Fate of the worlds or not, I still need to help, Herc, get a rep."

"Rep?" Sora blinked in confusion.

Elsa turned to the young teenage boy, "It's short for reputation."

"Oh, okay," Sora nodded, "Can we get some?"

"Two words," Phil answered, "Not a chance!"

Sora's slumped not even bothering to register the correct number of words.

"He's right," Spider-Man had to nod in agreement, "You two need more training before we take on the Masters of Evil. Stay here and train some more. I'll take a look around the city."

Before he went off to do so, Phil cut him off, "And just where do you think you're going?"

"Uh?" Spider-Man raised an eyebrow under his mask, "Going out there to fight monsters and bad guys?"

"You ain't going nowhere! First off, someone needs to stay here to help train the rookies, and since you're their 'mentor,' I'm leaving that task to you until I get back, 'Mr. Hero Trainer'." Phil glared at Spidey, "And B, since you don't have a trainers license, I highly doubt you've got a hero license so you're unable to participate in this year's games or any other heroic activity."

"What?!" Spidey was dumbfounded, ignoring the Snow Queen's giggles in the background, "But I've been doing this for years!"

"Two words!" Phil retorted as he held up two fingers, "Vigilantes don't equal heroes!"

Spidey stared at him silently for a minute, "...are you even trying to count?"

Phil ignored that comment, "C'mon, Herc. Let's get to Thebes to work on your rep."

Phil began to leave the Coliseum as Pegasus followed. Herc was about to follow before speaking up on his mentor's behalf, "He means well. Just keep training and you might actually surprise him."

He then left the trio in the area. Elsa walked up to him, "So... how'd it go?"

Spider-Man stubbornly stated, "I'm going away."

He was about to shoot out a web line to follow but when he placed his figures on the trigger nothing came out. The lenses in this mask widened in shock, "What the?! I just reloaded these! I still have some webs on me left!"

He then gave a closer look to notice his web fluid was frozen. He turned to glare at Elsa who was whistling innocently. The Snow Queen then innocently added, "Oh, that's a shame. Guess you have no choice but to stay with us."

Spidey groaned in annoyance before the two adults notice Sora walking past them. Elsa was the first to speak up, "Sora? Where are you going? You know Phil won't let you help."

"I know," He nodded, "But I still wanna look for Riku and Kairi... and I kinda support Herc. It's his first time being a hero too."

"That's..." Elsa spoke up remembering the second reason they came to this world, "Not a bad idea. We can't fight monsters legally but we can still look for friends and family."

Spider-Man nodded, "Agreed." The three exited the Coliseum as they saw the son of Zeus fly to the city on Pegasus. They notice Phil riding on the back. Spidey turned to her, "Alright, unthaw my web fluid and we'll swing after them."

"Yeah..." Elsa hesitantly answered, "Phil didn't get that part of training yet."

"WHAT?!" Spidey gasped in shock, "You mean we have to walk all the way there until the web fluid thaws out?!"

The Princess of Arendelle smiled sheepishly, "Sorry."

Peter sighed as he stated out loud as they began walking to the city, "You know, this journey may be taking longer than I thought it would."

Sora beamed happily, "Oh! I have the perfect remedy for that!"

"No! Sora! Please!" Spidey pleaded already hearing the music, "We just had a song! I'm begging you!"

It was too late as Sora began singing, "Sing a song~ Yes, a travel song~ When you gotta go somewhere~"

Peter groaned as Elsa lightly giggled. She would pay a good sum of munny to see how long he'd react to Anna's antics. Elsa smiled at Sora as he continued singing, "'Cause the fun is getting there~ Yeah~ Oh what the heck, I must confess~ I love a road trip!"

The two adults followed the skipping teenage boy as they continued walking their ways to Thebes. Sora went on to the next lyric, "Sing a song~ Hit the trail~ Forget the maps~ Forget the guides~ Before ya know it, you've made strides with me~"

He jumped between the Princess and the superhero and wrapped his arms around them, much to the latter's protest. Sora told them, "And I know~ all I need~ all along~ Is a path~ and some pals~ and a song~ So I'm singin'~ And I'm pallin' with you~"

Sora turned to Spidey, "See? It makes the time go by faster!"

He then ran off ahead as Peter faced palmed himself before looking to the sky as if looking at God, Himself, as he reluctantly sang, "Why me~ Why me~"

Sora didn't seem to notice Sora complaining as he was checking out some of the artwork of the vases from the stores they passed, "Oh, that looks nice."

"Tell me what was my crime~" Peter continued as Elsa was the only one to notice his singing causing her to roll her eyes. The Wall-Crawler continued, "They're as vocal as birds~ And they always have to rhyme~"

"That's how songs work." Elsa commented before pointing out, "And you're doing it too."

Spider-Man groaned louder, "Why me~ Why me~ A simple answer would be fine~"

Sora smiled brightly, "You know, this is good cardio. I think Phil would approve."

Peter continued rubbing the lenses on his mask, "Won't someone please send me a sign~"

"Oh look, a sign!" Sora pointed out as he read it, "Thebes just straight ahead! We're nearly there!"

"What did I do to deserve this~" Spidey wondered out loud as Elsa patted Sora on the shoulder, "Honestly~ This plan needs to be redesign~ Why me~?!"

"Alright, just one more time and we should be there!" Sora beamed at Spidey causing the web head to groan.

Elsa giggled as the Web-Slinger once again sang, "Why me~ Why me~A simple answer would be fine~ Won't somebody please send me a sign~"

Sora skipped along as he the path as he sang at the same time as the Avenger, "Sing a song~ Hit the trail~ It's the way to get around~ Before ya know it, you've gained ground with me~"

"What did I do to deserve this~" Spidey wondered as Sora once again pulled him in under his arms making him glare at the boy under his mask, "Honestly~ "

"And I know~ all I need~ all along~ Is a path~ and some pals~ and a song~" Sora cheerful sang as the adults knelt down again under his arms.

Spidey groaned in annoyance, "This plan needs to be redesign~ Why me~?!"

"So I'm singin'~ And I'm pallin'" Sora smiled as they nearly reached the city as the adults joined him, "With you~ Oo-oo-oo-oo~"

Spidey sighed as he stated, "That'll do, Sora. That'll do."

"You know," Elsa turned to the masked hero, "You actually have a nice singing voice."

Spidey groaned, "Okay, no clue why I sang that but we're so we better find Hercules and the others."

Spider-Man removes Sora's arm before walking ahead of the group. Elsa also removed the arm, not quite at the point she wanted physical contact with another person. Still, he didn't know besides surprisingly she was more focused on another matter, "So, nice to see your world is fine with singing."

Sora looked around to see Spidey wasn't actually paying attention to them before gesturing to lean in. She complied as he whispered, "Actually, we don't but it looked fun and I wanted to try it. Plus, I kinda wanted to see Spider-Man's reaction."

Elsa giggled before telling him, "You secret's safe with me."

With that, they followed the web-slinger the populated city...

Meanwhile, a group of civilians stood by a well. None of them were in a good mood as they felt like they'd been through one disaster to another. The fat woman frowned, "It was tragic! We lost everything in the fire!"

"Everything." A skinny man sulked as he held up his ash-covered cat, "Except for old Snowball here."

"Meow..." Snowball weakly meowed as the ash-covered cat coughed up a little smoke.

"Now, were the fires before or after the earthquake?" A big man in a dark greek attire and a goatee asked.

"That was after the earthquake." A shaky skinny woman answered while shaking with a broken pot in her hands that's about to break, "I remember."

"But not before the flood." The fat lady replied as she ringed her wet cloth over the broken pot, causing it to leak.

"Don't even get me started on the crime rate." An old skinny man with a white chin beard protested with a scowl.

Hercules, Phil, and Pegasus approached the group as they overheard their conversation. The heavy woman spoke up again, "Thebes has certainly gone downfall in a hurry."

"Tell me about it," The old man nodded in agreement as Phil gave Herc a wink and gestured to the group, "It seems like every time I turn around there's some new monster wreaking havoc, and I..."

Herc smiled and nodded before approaching the group. The man holding Snowball dryly commented, "All we need now is a plague or locusts."

Just then, a single locust hopped by them and chirped happily. The civilians' eyes widened in horror as they all screamed scaring the insect away. With that, the group calmed down as the old man finally had enough, "That's it! I'm moving to Sparta!"

Finally, Sora, Spidey, and Elsa finally caught up to the Greek hero as Spidey commented, "You know, for a place that's supposed to be in Ancient Greece, I'm getting a lot of New York vibes. From traffic, the weird stop-and-go vase, its colorful commentary, the shady guy who tried to sell us the sundial, and the crazy people who think we're all doomed... which I guess in a weird way they were right."

"Which hopefully we'll be able to prevent it," Elsa commented.

Sora then spotted Hercules as he beamed, "Hey, look! Herc's making his grand debut!"

The two adults turned as Hercules approached the crowd before calling out to them, "Excuse me?" The crowd then looked at Hercules, "It uh..." He cleared his throat. "Seems to me that what you folks need is, a hero."

Everyone looked unimpressed with scowls and board looks with arms crossed and condescending stares. Almost as if they were thinking, 'No shit, Sherlock,' if the book series existed around the time period. Finally, the big guy inquired, "Yeah? And who are you?"

Phil nudged Hercules forward with his horns urging him to tell the people who he is.

"I'm Hercules. And I happen to be, a hero." Hercules posed hoping for a great warm welcome. Sora was expecting similar results, however, both the Snow Queen and Wall Crawler both had a feeling that wouldn't be the case.

The two Guardians' fears came true when Hercules only received laughs as a result. They approached Hercules as the old man asked, "Is that so? Have you ever saved a town before?"

Hercules's confidence left him as he answered, "Well, sort of... with a friend..."

Spider-Man muttered to himself, "I've saved a city multiple times. On my own as a matter of fact."

Elsa elbowed him before a skinny man approached Herc, "Have you ever won a championship match in the Games?"

"Well, I threw to match to help my friend..." The Greek hero admitted before the big man approached him.

"Have you ever reversed a natural disaster?" He asked the son of Zeus.

Herc rubbed the back of his head, "Well, uh... no."

Sora turned to Spidey, "Did you ever prevent a natural disaster before."

"Uh…" Spidey tried to think of a time, before thinking of Harry's Research Stations, "Oh, actually, yes. A couple times last year."

Elsa raised an eyebrow, "Really?"

Before she could press on further, they heard the crowded groan louder as the big man rolled his eyes, "Oh, listen to this. He's just another chariot chaser. This we need."

With that, the crowd simply just turned to leave Herc much to everyone's confusion. Phil stared at them dumbfounded before exclaiming, "Don't you pea-brains get it?!" Alerted by Phil's presence, they turned to him as he gestured to his prized pupil, "This kid here is the genuine article!"

Hercules went back to his pose with a friendly smile. The skinny man eyes narrowed at Phil before asking, "Hey, isn't that the goat-man who trained Achilles?"

"Oh, I remember that name!" Sora eagerly raised his hand, "Wasn't he the guy who was invincible everywhere except his heel?"

"Yes, according to Greek Mythology," Elsa nodded to Sora.

"So, Phil trained him too, huh?" The teenager then thought out loud, "So... where is he now?"

Peter sarcastically asks, "Well, geez Sora, how did you figure out why Achilles heel was the only vulnerable part?"

"It was because he diiiiiiieeeeeed," Sora slowly realized, "Ohhhhhh... That explains why he's sensitive about his other students."

Phil began to glare at the skinny man as he growled, "Watch it, pal."

The bigger man then also recognized the trainer of heroes, "Hey, you're rightly." He lightly jabbed the skinny man in a joking manner ignoring the fact Phil was losing his temper, "Hey, uh, nice job on those heels! Ya missed a spot!"

Elsa turned to Phil as she commented to herself, "Oh, this can't be good."

"I got your heel right here," The satyr charged in and knocked down the bigger man and started beating him up making Hercules and the three guardians wince, "I'll wipe that stupid grin off your face!"

"Shouldn't one of us try to stop him," Sora wondered, "Before he does something he regrets."

Before any of them could move, Herc went to pull his mentor back, "Hey, Phil! Phil! Phil!"

Sora, Peter, and Elsa flinched a but at the carnage of Phil's rage venting on the guy that mocked him and his former apprentice. Peter muttered to himself, "Crap. I'll never underestimate the raw hot gas of someone with limit body mass again."

Finally, Hercules removed the satyr from the large man but not before tearing apart of the man's clothes where his butt was. Acting on instinct, Elsa quickly shield Sora's eyes, "Hey! I can't see!"

"Somethings are better left unseen," Elsa commented without removing her hand from Sora's eyes. Noted the man was wearing underwear with heart shaped pattern but still...

Spidey blinked, "Wait a minute, there shouldn't be underwear in Ancient Greece!"

Elsa, grateful that his shared the same history of either of there worlds, turned to their leader, "I'm not even going to complain.

She really want to see any more skin to a man than what's already shown. The large man crawled away from Phil and Herc before asking with fear in his eyes, "What are you, crazy? Sheesh!"

Spider-Man then spoke on Phil's defense, "Well, to be fair, you were asking for it."

No one seemed to pay him any mind though as the fat woman approached Herc still holding an angry Phil, "Young man, we need a professional hero... not an amateur."

As she turned to leave with her group Phil spat out the piece of the large man's clothes. Herc quickly set his mentor back before trying to call the crowd, "Well, wait. Stop!"

However, they were long gone, making the son of Zeus frown and sat down near the well. Elsa removed her hand from the boy's eyes as the latter ran up to Herc, "Hey. You okay?"

Phil turned to Sora, "What are you rookies doing here?"

"We... wanted to show our support of you being a hero," Sora smiled as he rubbed the back of his head.

Elsa smiled and nodded before elbowing Spider-Man to do the same. Herc gave them a sad smile, "Well, thanks. It's nice to know I have some support other Phil and Pegasus."

Herc was frowning again making Elsa ask, "I'm sorry, we never really ask, but why did you want to become a hero in the first place?"

"Well, you see, my dad's Zeus," Hercules revealed to the group, "King of the gods of Greece."

This was very little surprise to Elsa and Spider-Man, as they were well educated in Greek Mythology. Sora, however, was completely shocked, "Woah! Wait, does that mean your..."

Herc gave a light chuckle, "No, no, no... I'm a mortal. Although that was my reaction when I found out too."

Elsa didn't want ask if Hercules was a demigod like in most mythology she knew. Mainly because she didn't want to offend Herc so she simply asked, "So, if Zeus is your father than who's your mother?"

"Hera," He answered before asking, "Why?"

Elsa quickly answered, "No reason! Just curious!"

While she was relieved that it wasn't like the myths she read when she was younger, Spider-Man was even more confused, "Wait, if that's the case, then why are you mortal?"

"When I was little someone stole me from my parents and turned me mortal," Hercules explained, "And the only reason why parents couldn't bring me home was because only Greek gods can live on Olympus. So they were forced to watch me grow from afar."

Elsa knew what that was like, she had to shut her own family out to protect them, but watching her little sister grown up from afar was very painful. She couldn't even imagine what it been like for her parents about her. Spider-Man seemed acknowledged Herc's reasoning, "Sounds crazy enough to be true."

Sora then asked, "So, what's this has to being a True Hero?"

"While there isn't anything they can do, my dad says that I can," Hercules answered, "If I can prove myself to be a True Hero on Earth, my immortality will be restored and I will finally be able to come home."

"I see," Sora crossed his arms, "So, that's why."

Phil admitted rubbing the back of his head, "Truth be told, I didn't believe him at first either, his dad had a similar reaction to your friend when I was about to deny him any chance of training him."

Hercules then looked back on the group, "But how am I supposed to prove myself a hero, if nobody will give me a chance?"

Phil reassured him, "You'll get your chance. You just need some kind of catastrophe or disaster. Or maybe a demonstration in this years Games."

All of a sudden, a familiar voice was making her way through the crowd, "Please! Help! Please! There's been a terrible accident!"

Everyone turned to see Meg making her way through the crowd trying to find some help. Herc quickly got back on his feet, "Meg?"

Phill crossed his arms in annoyance, "Speaking of disasters..."

Quickly spotting Hercules, Meg went over to him, "Wonderboy! Hercules! Thank goodness!"

Sora, Elsa, and Spider-Man walked to check on the situation as well. The Greece native asked in concern, "What's wrong?"

Meg quickly explained the situation, "Oh! Outside of town. Two little boys. Th-They were playing close by when a labyrinth just appeared out of nowhere! It's full of dark shadowy monsters and the boys a trapped somewhere in the labyrinth!"

"Dark shadowy monsters?!" Elsa's eyes widened in horror.

Sora's narrowed in determination, "Heartless!"

Spider-Man quickly realized, "The Masters of Evil must be making their next move."

"Boys? Monsters? Trapped?!" Hercules's concern vanished as he realized, he finally had a chance to prove himself. He grabbed Phil and shook him with excitement, "Phil, this is great!"

Meg's panic vanished as she sarcastically stated, "You're really choked up about this, aren't ya?"

Hercules quickly grabbed her, and threw her on Pegasus, "Come on!"

Meg tried to protest as her eyes widened in panic, "No, I... You don't under... I, I have this terrible fear of..." Pegasus then flew straight up into the sky as the woman screamed, "HEIGHTS!"

Everyone else watched from below as Hercules, Pegasus, and Meg flew quickly towards the danger. Meg was clutching on Hercules for her dear life as Pegasus smirked mischievously laughing to himself before flying even faster much to the woman's discomfort. Spider-Man quickly grabbed Elsa, "Guess, where we're going!"

"Wait, no, no, no!" Elsa started to panic as the superhero shot out a web line, "I'm perfectly fine with..." Spider-Man then swung after the Greek Hero with Elsa by his side as she screamed, "WALKING!"

Sora and Phil tried running after them as the crowd followed the other hero and guardians. The latter called out, "I'm right behind ya, kid!" He was then out of breath before realizing, "Whoo! I'm way behind ya, kid!"

He then looked to Sora, who looked like he had a better time keeping up with the rest of the crowd before an idea popped in his head, "Maybe I don't need to get a fur wedgie trying to catch up..." He then called out, "Wait, kid! I got some hero advice for ya!"

Sora stopped letting the crowd pass him, before running back to Phil, "Okay, but make it quick. We're falling behind!"

"I noticed," Phil commented catching his breath, "But what if I told you, you have a way to beat those yahoos and keep up with your pals."

"I do?" Sora blinked in shock.

"Yes," The trainer of heroes nodded, "You still have your key?"

Sora then summoned his Keyblade to his side as Phil nodded, "Perfect! Now, the Keyblade Wielders of the past got around by turning their weapons into flying machines!"

"They did?!" Sora beamed in excitement, "Does that means I can too?!"

"Bingo!" Phil snapped his fingers, "Now, here's what you're going to do, your toss your weapon in the air, and concentrate, and when it comes back down, you should have a ride for us to keep up with the others!"

Sora looked at the Keyblade before flashes appeared in his head. More images of that blonde boy appeared in his head, this time in armor, using his Keyblade tossing it in the air before it returned as a flying vehicle before hopping on it before flying off to other worlds. Sora snapped back into reality, "Just... who is that guy?"

However, he quickly went back into the situation at hand before throwing his Keyblade in the air, with a flash of light, it was transformed into a silver motorcycle with yellow highlights and a pair of extensions on the front that indicated it had some long-range firing power in it. When the vehicle swooped down next to him, he pumped a fist in excitement, "I did it!"

"Nice work, kid," Phil cheered as the duo hopped on the vehicle as the trainer of heroes continued, "Now, let's get to the labyrinth! Full speed ahead!"

However, instead of going forward, they were both flew backwards as Sora had already lost control over the bike as it flew all over the place, "WHOA! How do you steer this thing?!"

"Kid! Kid! We're going to wrong way! Go forward! That's it! Now stop yanking it! And go left! Your other left!" Phil instructed Sora as he barely held on to the bike as the owner tried to regain control...

Moments later, Pegasus landed near the entrance of the labyrinth, Hercules quickly hopped off to assess the sudden appearance of the maze. Just then, he suddenly remembered he brought Meg along, he turned to her whose hair was so messed up but looked relieved to be back on the ground. He asked in concern, "Are you okay?"

Despite Pegasus's smug look at her displeasure, she answered, "I'll be fine. Just get me down before I ruin the upholstery."

In response, the winged horse threw the woman off of him as she landed in Hercules's arms. As he set her down, they heard another woman's scream. They turned to see Spider-Man carrying the Princess of Arendelle swinging right behind them. They landed right behind them as he set her down as she complained, "Can't you at least give me a little warning next time?"

Spidey was about to make a witty response, when Hercules wondered, "Where's Sora?"

Elsa blinked, forgetting her latest experience in web-swinging, to glare at Spider-Man, "You forgot to grab Sora?!"

"Um... whoops?" Spider-Man shrugged making the Princess of Arendelle glare harder as he respond, "Well, look at it this way. If he's not here, then he won't get hurt..."

Just as he said this, they heard two familiar screams as they looked up, Elsa raised an eyebrow, "What on Earth is that thing?!"

Spider-Man was more concerned of who was currently riding it, "You can not be serious right now."

"OKAY, KID," Phil screamed hanging on the edge of the bike for his life as Sora tried to regain control of the flying bike, "WE'RE HERE! JUST SLOW THIS THING DOWN AND GET US SAFELY TO THE GROUND!"

While he did slow down slightly, it didn't seem he still had did not make his flight path any less stable. Still, Sora seemed insistent that he was able to handle this even after he saw he had everyone's attention and that Hercules was ready to leap up and catch him at any moment. "It's okay! I've got it! I've got it," Sora tried to reassure everyone, sounding a lot more sure than he likely was in reality, and definitely a lot more sure than his friends and allies was feeling about it. A second later, their concern was proven true when the bike vanished and returned to its Keyblade form once more, and Sora and Phil were dropping from the sky, all the while former shouting, "I don't got it!"

Hercules instantly sprung up into the air and caught both Sora and Phil, and after setting them on the ground, watching as the duo caught their breath, Sora turned to Phil, "So, how'd I do?"

"Well," Phil breathed heavily before admitting, "It could have been worse, we both could be dead right now... but I recommend more training before we ever... do that again... little closer to the ground next time."

Hercules chuckled as Spider-Man and Elsa went to help the teenager to his feet, the latter asked, "You okay?"

"I'll be fine," Sora admitted, "Now, where's this lab thingy?"

Elsa, Peter, Herc, and Meg's fingers all pointed to the labyrinth as Sora and Phil turned it in shock, "Whoa!"

As the crowds caught up with the heroes, Sora turned to Meg, who was currently fixing her hair, "The kids are in there?"

She nodded before Sora wondered, "So, what's to stop us from flying up there, grabbing the kids, and getting out?" All eyes turned to the teenager, as confused as slightly wondering if he forgot when he tried flying on his bike. Sora smiled sheepishly, "For this situation, I was referring to Pegasus."

After clearing some confusion, making everyone wonder that themselves, a small bird fly above the maze before crashing into an invisible wall causing the bird to hard on the ground with a thud. Spider-Man asked dryly, "Does that answer your question?"

"Yes," Sora nodded, "Yes, it does."

"Well, I guess this is your chance, champ," Phil whispered to him quietly before announcing to everyone, "Okay, this year's games will be a little bit different and more dangerous. The goal is simple, you have to fight your way through the maze, figure out how the heck it got here in the first place, and rescue the kids. Whoever accomplishes all these tasks first is this year's champion. In the event of a draw, we'll head over to the coliseum and battle it out there."

"Strange making a dangerous situation into a game," Spider-Man muttered to himself.

Sora beamed at the fact, "Games, huh? Sounds like fun!"

Phil turned to Sora, "Sorry, kid. I'm afraid you and your team can't participate."

Sora blinked in shock, "Why not?!"

"Two words," Phil replied as he held up two fingers, "You guys ain't heroes!"

This time Elsa muttered to herself, "That's four words."

"Oh, come on!" Sora complained.

"Sorry, Sora," Herc turned to the teenager, "I'm afraid Phil's right on this one, the past games had fail-safes so no one is too badly hurt but this is the real deal. Without a hero license, I don't think there's really anything you can do."

Sora groaned dejectedly as Spider-Man marched up to the labyrinth, "Oh, yeah, watch me!"

Peter marched right up to the entrance of the maze, only for an electric barrier zagging knocking Spider-Man back. Everyone quickly went to check on the New Yorker, Elsa wanted to laugh at the karma that just happened but she couldn't help but wonder, "What was that."

"A little insurance by Herc's old man that no one tries to do something stupid," Phil chuckled, "Like your 'Coach' tried to do."

Spider-Man groaned in pain, "Now you tell me."

"You'll live," The satyr told the web-slinger as he tried standing back on his feet, "Now, you can either stay in the crowd and watch or go back to the coliseum and train. I don't care which."

Sora sighed, as much he wanted to try to win this thing, rules were rules. At least they didn't come from the former Queen of Wonderland. He turned to the Son of Zeus, "Good luck, Herc."

"Thanks," Hercules nodded in apperception as he entered the labyrinth, "And hey, maybe next year, you'll be able to be a part of next year's games."

Sora, Elsa, and Spider-Man watched as Hercules and Phil entered the maze while the civilians went to find seats to watch the event. Spider-Man commented, "Well this stinks."

"Yeah," Sora nodded, "I really wanted to see how well I could hold my own with Herc."

Spider-Man raised an eyebrow, "Really? That's the part you're concerned about? Not the kids who are trapped in there?"

"Oh... that too," Sora admitted while Elsa remained silent. Truth be told, she wished she could go in there to show Spider-Man that she and Sora could keep up with him and save the multiverse and even...

"Anna..." Her eyes widened. She suddenly remembered that it was Hades, the mythical Greek god of the Underworld, who was one of the people responsible for kidnapping her sister. This world was full of those myths. Could this be where Hades came from? Could Anna be here?

"Elsa?" Sora turned to her, "What's wrong?"

The thought of a small chance that her sister could be in this maze or at the very least a clue to where she was being held hostage, Elsa declared, "We need to be a part of these games."

"Um... Did you not see what happened when I tried," Spider-Man reminded to Snow Queen, "And I have more experience than either of you."

"I know, I know but..." She nodded before pointing out, "Hades was one of the Masters of Evil that took my sister. She could be here! Held hostage!"

"Oh, and Alice," Sora recalled realizing what Elsa was saying, "They took her too!"

"Okay, point made," Peter stated, "But without a 'Hero License,' we're not allowed in there."

"Sounds like you three are in quite a pickle," Meg's voice spoke up behind them, they turned to her.

"Oh, Meg, sorry. We forgot you were there." Sora rubbed his head sheepishly, "How much did you hear?"

"Enough to know that if you have any chance of finding the people you're looking for," She then gestured, "It's in there."

"Meg, you live here," Elsa asked the young woman, "Is there any other way we can get into this maze?"

"Well, the only way you'd be able to participate in this year's games without a hero's license, in an official pass that would allow you to enter the games but even then their hard to get," Meg admitted, making the trip groan, until she smirk, "Luckily," They raised their heads, as she pulled out three passes, "I knew someone who owed me a favor."

She then handed them over to Sora, "Wow! Thanks!"

"Okay, why give them to us?" Spider-Man raised an eyebrow under his mask, "What's the catch?"

"No catch," Meg reassured them, "Just wanted to thank you for earlier today."

Sora tilted his head, "You mean when we saved you?"

Meg's eyes narrowed at Sora, "Don't push it."

"Sorry," He quickly apologized as he passed the other two passes to Elsa and Spidey. He then asked, "So, we should pass through without getting zapped right?"

Meg nodded before Elsa turned to Sora, "Just to be safe... I think Spider-Man should go first."

"What?!" Spider-Man turned to the Princess in shock, "Why me?!"

"Because if something goes wrong, I don't want Sora getting hurt," Elsa stated, "Besides, aren't you supposed to be the leader?"

He sighed to himself, seeing her point, "Let's just get this over with."

He slowly approached the entrance to the deadly maze. Holding his breath, Spidey closed his eyes as he took one single step inside, and waited for impact. Nothing happened. He peeked one eye open before taking another step, Spider-Man was safely inside. This made him sigh in relief.

Sora smiled as he turned to Elsa, "They work!" He quickly ran inside, "Maybe Herc didn't get too far of a head start!"

"Hey, wait up," Spider-Man called Sora as the boy ran past the hero.

The surviving Avenger chased after him as Elsa stepped inside. She then turned to Meg, who waited outside, "Thank you."

Meg nodded as Elsa went to catch up to the other two Guardians. Meg frowned to herself, feeling guilty for leading the group of heroes into the trap. Hades suddenly appeared behind her, "Nicely done. You play well for our leading lady."

"Hey, I did my job alright," Meg slightly glared at him, "This had better be worth it."

Hades chuckled as he stroked Meg's hair, "Oh, believe me, it will." She brushed him off as another figure approached them. Hades smirked as he turned to his hired mercenary, "Now then... you see your targets. They're all in one place. When the time is right, let them have it."

The blonde spiky-haired mercenary, Cloud Strife observed his targets, as they chased after his main objective. Cloud turned to him confused, "The great god of the Underworld is scared of a little kid?"

The Ex-SOLIDER crossed his arms, "I'm sorry but my contract says..."

"I know! You think I don't know? I wrote the contract!" Hades snapped as he burst into flames before clamming down, "I know it says you're only required to kill Hercules in this tournament. But you've gotta fight those kids to get to him. Come on. Hey, it's like that old goat says: Rule 11: It's all just a game, so let loose and have fun with it! I mean, a casualty along the way is no big deal, right?" He then added, "Just remember to bring the girl to me unharmed or the deal is off."

Cloud nodded as he entered the maze with the pass Hades gave him. Meg turned to him, "So, what do you have on tall, dark, and broody?"

"Let's say, I promise to help him find his..." Hades smirked to himself, "...darker half."

Hercules observed the last safe haven in the labyrinth, Phil turned to him, "Okay, looks like it's just you... time to show the world what you're made off unopposed..."

"Hey! Wait up!" A young eager voice spoke up much to their shock.

Sora, Spider-Man, and Elsa caught up with the natives of this world. Phil was dumbfounded, "What the...?! How'd you three get in here?!"

The boy smiled as he presented his pass to the trainer of heroes. Phil took it as he quickly examined it quickly before demanding, "Where did you get this?! And so quickly?! It's only been five minutes!"

"Someone owed us a favor," Spider-Man snuggly stated as he and Elsa presented their own passes.

Sora turned to the dumbfounded satyr before asking, "So, now can we join the games?"

Phil looked at the passes again looking for anything showing anything false about these passes, but he couldn't find any. They were all official. The trainer of heroes sighed, "Guess, I've got no choice... fine, you're in."

Sora pumped a fist, before Hercules patted Sora on the shoulder, "Not sure how you did it, but I'm glad you guys are you... gotta warn you though, if this ends in a tie, I won't pull any punches."

The teenage boy eagerly nodded, "That goes double for us."

"He seemed to forget the whole reason why we wanted in," Spider-Man whispered to Elsa.

She told him, "Let him have this. He's been through a lot these past days."

"Alright, instead of a single sweep, you're up against these three noobs," Phil told Hercules.

"And me," A new voice spoke up. Everyone turned to see the young man about the same size as Hercules walk up to join them.

Spider-Man noticed the man's own spiky hair before turning to him, "Um... he related to you in any way? Dad? Uncle? Cousin? Older brother?"

Sora shook his head, "Not that I know of."

"Great," Phil shrugged seeing the man also had a pass, "The more the merrier... Mr. uhhh..."

"Cloud," He simply answer putting the pass away.

"Whatever," The satyr shrugged before continuing, "Now if there are not any other late entries, it'll be you versus Herc versus the Guardians of Light." The Guardians turned to Phil shocked, "Hey, there's no rules saying you can't work together in teams. And for the squirts shake, it's probably for the best."

Sora glared at the satyr, if he wasn't determined to win this thing before, he was now. Phil continued, "Now on my single, you get there and give it all you got against these monsters, find the source of the problem, and save the kids."

Herc offered his opponents in the game a friendly handshake, "Hey, may the best hero win."

Sora gladly shook his hand, Spidey did the same, even Elsa after a moment of hesitation. However, going to Cloud, he didn't seem to notice. Herc didn't look offended. He must have been more focused on saving the kids. Once the group was in the position, Phil exclaimed, "Alright, on your marks... get set... GO!"

With that command, the five charge straight long into the deadly labyrinth...

Thirty minutes later, the main event had begun, and the four had raced into the arena, fighting through the many waves of Heartless along the way. Hercules had an early as Phil trained him long before they knew they existed as he upper punched a Large Body sending it flying off the world below them. Moved on avoiding the traps along the way.

Cloud was only just behind the demigod, cutting clear another group of Heartless with ease. He turned to look at the team behind him.

The Guardians were having a bit of a slow start. While they were holding their own against the Heartless and avoiding the traps, Spider-Man had to make sure none of them got left behind due to their inexperience in moving quickly.

Cloud observed the group. The masked vigilante seemed the most experienced of the group. If he was going to fight them, he needed to take him down quickly. The young woman was quite powerful with her magic, however, he doubted she had ever been in an actual fight until a few days back. Once he got back her magic, she wouldn't be a problem. As for the boy...

He didn't get what his employer had against him. Sure, he had a Keyblade and he heard of the legends. However, he didn't like the idea of harming kids. The last thing he wanted was to become like...him.

He took this job because it could give him a chance to end that monster. Once he was gone, the darkness within would go away. His closest friends would be safe.

However, if he did what Hades requested, how would his friends look at him? Even if it did lead him towards his goal?

No, he couldn't back out now, he needed to focus on killing Hercules. He'd only deal with the Guardians if he had to, even then he vowed he would not kill the kid. He was innocent.

He pressed forward, following his main objective, for now...

And that will conclude the first half of this world. Crazy right? Early appearances of Pain, Panic, and Meg. Cloud's here. And this half had roughly three songs. Two of which from Hercules and the last one is from Shrek On Broadway which I thought it was a good fit for this chapter. Now then, will Hercules and the Guardians of Light survive Hades deadly trap? Will Cloud go through with his job? Who will Meg be rooting for? Stay tuned and find out. I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Be sure to leave a review. Also, if you haven't already, be sure to leave a follow and fav. as well. And be sure to vote the latest poll to see if Sora will be a Skywalker or not! See you next time!