The Dark Side of Disney
Episode 12: Ashley's Adventure
Act One
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 AD 0600 hours
In a void, Sakura is floating around, unable to know where she is or why is it happening. But when a ball of light shines in front of her, she sees herself in the Dark Side's dark chamber. Maleficent, unable to see Sakura, is talking to Jafar.
Maleficent: The Zealots are all awaiting your orders for some reason?
Jafar: Because I've begun formulating a new plan. It has been taking longer than I've anticipated, but I'm certain it will work soon enough.
Maleficent: It better be. Because you are currently the last of the Top Ten, and the Shadow Workers are still looking for more recruits. They're growing restless.
Jafar: They have no need to expand their numbers. It's only a matter of time before I get to use my weapon to a glorious battle.
Maleficent: Will you? What will it do, against the cunning yet meager might of the Resistance?
Jafar: I said it would be glorious, Maleficent. By the time it's over, not even the Resistance could win… if the Dark Side of Disney is "flawless" as you claimed.
And then, Maleficent whisks over to Jafar in front of him.
Maleficent: You question me?! And after everything I did for you? I spared you from your third wish, I gave you knowledge and a new purpose when you were outwitted! Defeated!
Jafar: I was a sultan! [beat] A rightful sultan of Agrabah. Betrayed.
Maleficent: Hmph! Your ambition is little, and born of childish needs. Unlike you or the others… I look beyond my world. To all worlds; the entire multiverse the Isekai Door would unravel for me.
Jafar: You don't have control of it at all.
Maleficent silences Jafar with a hard tap of her staff on the ground that makes thunder claps. But Jafar reacts by sticking his snake staff to her face.
Jafar: I'm not overconfident, and I don't normally threaten. But until I accomplish the mission, until your force is mine to command, you can do nothing to me, as long as we both get what we want.
Slowly, the two of them withdraw their staffs from each other.
Jafar: The plan is simple. The Resistance has a child who controls a certain… deck of cards. Once I look into the archives to… reverse some effects, you will have your victory….
Maleficent: …And you will have your kingdom, Jafar. But if you fail… if the Resistance has foiled your plan… there will be no country, no state or province… no settlement I can find you.
Maleficent walks closer to Jafar's safe, just as the whole room is getting darker.
Maleficent: You think you're not overconfident? But how will you know your future… when you are too blind to see it… when it is… TOO LATE?!
Suddenly, Sakura wakes up in her bed, knowing it is only a dream. She lets out a sigh in relief, but she looks at the time on her clock.
Sakura: Oh my gosh, I gotta get ready!
Ashley is in the kitchen, making French toast for breakfast, and Kero is hovering over with a jar of maple syrup to put it on the table. And then, Sakura comes in all dressed.
Sakura: Morning!
Ashley: Hey Sakura, good morning. And you're up just in time.
Kero: Yeah, first time waking up so early since you got here. I'm beginning to think it only works when you're either homesick or your house makes you tired.
Sakura: Kero!
Kero: [laughs]
Ashley: Anyway, I'm making French toast. Please grab a seat, it's ready.
Sakura takes her seat, and Ashley begins serving her and Kero the French toast, where they all begin eating to enjoy it. But Sakura is still remembering her dream with Maleficent's meeting, and she seems worried.
Sakura: Kero? Is it possible that… someone could take control of the cards?
Kero: Huh? Someone else, controlling the cards?
Ashley: Where'd you get an idea like that?
Sakura: Oh, I don't know, Ashley. It's, uh… just a hunch.
Kero: Well, I wouldn't think so. Because the Clow Cards were designed to be free by Clow Reed. They're all powerful and very dangerous. It only takes someone with very strong magical powers, which turns out to be you when you opened the book, you captured all the cards and made them Star Cards. It all signifies that you are in control of them. So I don't know what makes you think that somebody could do something like that, but I'm not really worried, because the cards know who to pick.
Afterwards, Sakura is in Hogwarts for study of portals taught by Doctor Strange
Strange: Now, in our studies for portals, we will be discussing timelines. In one world, the time can be the same, but in the other, it is different, and you ask why? Because time works in mysterious ways. Let's say you've entered through a portal, just like Harold Wilson's fabled Isekai Door, and you'd find out that when the time says, let's say, 12:00 pm, and the next destination says it's 12:00 am. The trick about time is that it's not always connected to so many worlds for so many reasons.
Li-ac student: But in Land of the Lost, the main setting is another dimension where past, present and future are fused together. Nobody says anything about timelines where they're going sideways in time.
Strange: But this isn't Will Farrel class, is it?
[students laugh]
Strange: And now, turn your pages on your transportation archives to 238.
All the students turn the pages to 238, discussing portals. Sakura, on the other hand, is looking at the window where she hears the words "certain… deck of cards" echoing in her head. Then, Strange came to her desk.
Strange: Miss Avalon? Do you think there could be a portal out the window?
Sakura: Uh… no, sir. I was just, uh….
Strange: Child, it's going to be graduation at the end of this week, and any disgrace from one of the students could may Hufflepuff lose points. Or better yet, all of them. Surely, Dumbledore told you that.
Sakura: Yes, sir.
Strange: Good. Then turn to page 238, or I might have to ask him to remind you in person.
Afterwards, Sakura is going down the stairs for the next class, and Kero is floating at her side.
Kero: That's the third time this month you've been getting the teachers' attention. Is something bothering you?
Sakura: Not really, Kero. You see, I've been researching everything about Hogwarts when I first came to this world, and they're all just… teaching the stuff that they… never taught the students like they did in the books.
Kero: Well, it's because other people from other worlds are crossing over and sharing their stuff with everybody else. No problem.
Sakura: Yeah, but…. The General asked me here to counteract magic from the Dark Side. I just hope that I….
Kero: Hey, calm down. I told you, no one's going to steal the cards. But if there's a problem that involves the Dark Side, we should see the General at lunch hour.
Just outside of Hogwarts is a training camp near the Dark Forest. A squad of Resistance troopers are doing their exercise run while a Sgt. Taser is right beside them.
Taser: [singing] I don't want no slime blower!
Soldiers: [singing] I don't want no slime blower!
Taser: [singing] I just want my flame thrower!
Soldiers: [singing] I just want my flame thrower!
Taser: [singing] If I die in a big war zone!
Soldiers: [singing] If I die in a big war zone!
Taser: [singing] Box me up and ship me home!
Soldiers: [singing] Box me up and ship me home!
Taser: [singing] Pin those medals upon my chest!
Soldiers: [singing] Pin those medals upon my chest!
Taser [singing] And tell my mom, I've done- [alarmed] HALT!
Taser halts immediately when he sees Sakura arriving, but the soldiers all bump into him and they collapse on the ground. She has Kero hiding in her backpack.
Taser: Miss Avalon, we are in the middle of a training course if you can't see that.
Sakura: I'm sorry, Sergeant, but I need to speak to the General right away.
Taser: Now hold on. You know the rules: you need a pass.
She shows him her pass, while Kero moans in Sakura's bag
Taser: In his tent.
Just when Sakura takes her leave, Kero moans in his bag, until he pops his head open, gasping for air.
Kero: Can't breathe!
Sakura shoves him back in, but it catches Taser's attention when he heard his voice.
Taser: Do you say something?
Sakura: [nervous] Uh… nothing. Just one of my toys I brought along. Not alive.
Taser: Mm. [to himself] One of these days sweetheart when this war is over, I'll throw that Lightyear and his gay cowboy friend in a tar pit.
He turns away while Sakura talks to Kero quietly during the walk.
Sakura: Kero, stay quiet. You have to be patient until we get to his office.
Kero: But it's so hard to breathe in here! And also, everyone knows about our secret, so why keep me a secret?
Sakura: Because not everyone knows anything about me or my world, so-
When he hears a noise, Kero panics as he pretends to be a toy while soldiers march past Sakura.
Direwolf is at his tent, talking to three of the new soldiers with Cobalt and Proto at his side.
Direwolf: I like those names. They really suit you well. Wildfire, Phoenix and Magma. But who gets who?
Soldier 1: [salutes] Master Sgt. Mako Matsumoto, alias Magma.
Soldier 2: Lt. Marko 'Wildfire' Harris.
Soldier 3: And I, Major Marvin Bowman, picked Phoenix.
Cobalt: So all their call signs are fire-based. But for what reason, sir?
Direwolf: That is simple. I made the Fiery Fifteen for one simple trick: Ring of Fire. They circle around themselves, carry their torches, and set ablaze on the battlefield, for defense or attack position.
Proto: According to the list, the squad consists of two private first classes, four privates, four corporals, two staff sergeants, plus these three, it makes fifteen.
Phoenix: Now sir, we should come up with a plan or something to-
Cobalt: At ease, Phoenix. You may be ranked Major, but as Colonel around here and field commander, my first rule is to never jump to-
And then, a tap on the door is heard that interrupts the talk.
Direwolf: Come in.
Then, Sakura enters the tent, and Cobalt beckons Phoenix, Magma and Wildfire to leave for a bit.
Direwolf: Sakura, shouldn't you be in school?
Sakura: Sorry, but I must ask.
Direwolf: What is it?
Sakura: Um… do you think… Jafar might be after the cards?
Direwolf: The cards? As in… the Star Cards?
Cobalt: Heh! That's funny. Jafar's known to seize control over Agrabah, but I don't believe he would just… go after some kid's cards.
Proto: But the Dark Side is desperate, Cobalt. You know that.
Direwolf: [to Sakura] Look, just leave this to the professionals, okay?
Sakura: Well, okay.
Sakura takes her leave out of the tent, but Direwolf seems weary about something.
Act Two
In the late afternoon, the Resistance is having a meeting in the briefing room. Cobalt, Proto and Direwolf are there with Saber, Steven, Phoenix, Lt. Rowdy, Hydro-King and their pilot Lt. Colonel Wayne McClusky/Hotshot. But outside the room, Ashley is eavesdropping on them
Cobalt: It is true of what I said to her, but since the Dark Side of Disney is desperate and the Top Ten has only one member left, there's no denying it. This must be decided by all of us.
Steven: Yeah, I agree. Jafar has a snake-stick that can hypnotize people, so he could do that with any one of us.
Venom's voice: I know! I could eat his head off! Just let-
Steven: I wasn't talking to you! This is an officials' meeting to begin with.
Venom's voice: Please. Just let me in on the action.
Hydro-King: Even so, the Dark Side has HYDRA, and I've seen all the works they can do outside a battlefield. They're not just consisted of soldiers, just like in World War 2, but also politicians, for espionage sabotage. My father and uncle… were some of those victims.
Hotshot: If they want a war, we'll give them a war. I'd match the best of Universal against the best of Disney any day.
Direwolf: Hotshot, you've been fighting with us for six years, and as leader of the Hotshot Hornets, I must ask: can we handle any more situations?
Hotshot: My team has never let me down. I have the finest pilots from the Air Force, we have the best aircrafts in service, and we have Cobalt for his expertise on Walt Disney pictures. Yes. I believe… we can win.
Cobalt: But we can't jump to conclusions. That's what I was going to tell Phoenix about.
Phoenix: I understand, but do we have a plan or not?
Proto: The General was going to bring that up, until this update.
Rowdy: Still, if Jafar can hypnotize people and Sakura thinks he's after her, then we can't let anything happen to the girl.
Direwolf is thinking of a plan, and he gets an idea.
Direwolf: This may generate debate, but we have to take care of Jafar before I could plan a strategy to finally destroy the Dark Side. And to do that, we proceed with the original plan to have Sakura Avalon back to the Major Squad.
Rowdy: Original plan.
Proto: [annoyed] Yeah, yeah, he wants her to use her cards on Jafar. That was his brainchild.
Cobalt: We don't have time for all that! She's not going to fight Jafar. She's not even the fighting-type. We have more important things to worry about, and who's been keeping track of the date? The prophecy is supposed to happen on June 1st, and it comes in less than a month!
Direwolf: Relax. The Men In Black are doing everything they can to find who we're looking for. Right now, we need to think about Sakura's wellbeing.
Rowdy: I agree. But even if we could do something about it, professor Dumbledore would stop us because he doesn't want a student in harm's way.
Phoenix: None of us do, but school teachers have no force in military matters.
Saber: Well, there is a specific reason why she's here. She's a bright kid, and our best athlete.
Cobalt: But she is reckless on a battlefield.
Direwolf: Sometimes in the beginning, yes. But regardless, Sakura has been through a lot of more difficult things than any kid her age would do. She's proven herself skillful with her cards, when she knows which to choose and what's to come. She's been showing compassion to all the refugees we've collected before we were compromised. And she's been going through every test of courage this war has dealt her, so she can learn as much as she needs to pull this mission off.
Hotshot: But what if things go south, if we just sent her in?
KD: Wouldn't she need a military escort?
Rowdy: No, a bodyguard or two.
Hydro-King: I can deal with that. I have a fleetgirl or two who happen to be based on carrier ships, so I-
Cobalt: No, that will draw attention. We want to take the enemy by surprise, something that not even Maleficent could see with her magic.
Proto: But if Sakura has to face Jafar, it would have to be in his lab, deep in the Great Falls Park. That's where he hangs out for the spring.
Direwolf: Then one of you can do it. Because the Fiery Fifteen has much training to do, so I would accept one volunteer to escort Miss Avalon to Jafar's lab without making a scene, and crush him. Anyone?
Everyone remains silent, uninterested in the volunteer, then Ashley comes over with her arm raised up.
Ashley: I'll go, sir. I wish to help Sakura.
Saber: WHAT?! No, we….
Direwolf: It's decided. The girl takes her.
Cobalt: Ashley, this is a Resistance meeting, and you-
Ashley: I know, Dieter. But I really do want to help. I've been through toons before, and I want to do it again.
Proto: You know, I agree. She's not on the Resistance database. The Dark Side will think we're up to something, and she won't be detected because she's not on the list.
Saber: But she…. She might-
Direwolf: It's already settled. I'll talk to Dumbledore to see if he would agree with this. Meeting adjourned.
Later, Direwolf is in Dumbledore's office to have a word with him.
Dumbledore: I see. I must admit, I had a feeling you would ask me about this when you learned Miss Avalon was attending here.
Direwolf: Don't get the wrong idea, professor. It's a thoughtful decision for Sakura to learn magic from Hogwarts. I mean, everyone would want to attend this school, but she's needed with us as much as here.
Dumbledore: And for that, I've respected it. But since she's only a child, she still has much to learn. You of all people would know that.
Direwolf: But she saw Jafar talking about her in her dream last night. It makes me wonder if he would invade us, just to get his hands on the Star Cards. If he does, if the Dark Side of Disney has control of them, they would be more dangerous than they are today.
Dumbledore: Indeed. Hogwarts has not only been teaching its students, but protecting them as well, from the Dark Arts. And now, it's doing the same with the Dark Side. But I must ask you, General. Do you think it's wise to send her into a sorcerer's hidden lab?
Direwolf: I've spoken to my communications officer, and Telegram says he thinks Sakura is remaining in Universal Studios, so we're going to keep it that way when she's out. Besides, I wanted her to face Jafar with her own magic, and with your school teaching her… she might come up with something impressive.
Dumbledore: [pauses] Very well. If you think she is strong enough, I will honour it. But I must warn you. If Sakura Avalon gets killed, not only would Hufflepuff lose a student and some points for the House Cup, but Hogwarts… would blame you.
Direwolf is now worried by Dumbledore's statement if anything would happen to Sakura.
Direwolf: [hesitant] I… understand.
Dumbledore: I will tell her after school. Off you go.
Act Three
Now it is the afternoon, and Ashley is helping Kero pack up their things for a trip outside the theme park. Just then, the door is knocked, and Ashley walks over to answer it, seeing it is Saber.
Ashley: Jack?
Saber: Sorry for interrupting you, Ashley. I, uh… wanted to let you know that-
Ashley: No, no, no, you mustn't blame yourselves. I wanted to help Sakura out anyway, after all the times she's been for me. I mean without her, I'd… still be scared of toons.
Kero: And yet, here she is, becoming a roommate to us toons.
Saber: She gets it already. Anyway Ashley, I…. I just don't want you to get hurt out there.
Ashley: Are you… worried about me?
Saber: Well, yeah. It's my job, since I'm a soldier and… stuff.
Ashley: [giggles] I really do appreciate it. It makes you cute.
Saber blushes as a reaction, then Sakura comes out from her bedroom with a backpack on her.
Sakura: Kero, get ready. We're gonna miss the bus.
Kero: I'm all set to go. Come on, Ashley.
Ashley: Coming.
Ashley grabs her back, and Saber steps out of the way to let her and the others pass, but he stops Ashley by holding onto her arm for something.
Saber: Before you go, you should take this.
He gives her a pendant with the Resistance logo on it.
Ashley: What's this?
Saber: An R-beacon. Proto made it. Whenever you'd need back up, just press on the pendant and you'll get protection from us.
Ashley: How thoughtful of you. Thank you so much.
And then, Ashley takes her leave out of the apartment.
At CityWalk, Megamind and Minion are sweeping the floors, dressed like janitors, as a punishment for all the times they've done in the past.
Minion: It could've been worse.
Megamind: Could've been worse? Minion, we were on the verge to dissolve the Dreamworks acquisition, and this happened. If it weren't for all the meddlers, we'd be freed by now.
Minion: Well, it's not like all your plans work like magic, sir.
Just then, the two hear a door opening, and it's coming from Ashley and Sakura leaving their apartment. Megamind watches with amazement as he watches Kero changing to his true form, letting the girls ride him, and he takes off into the sky.
Megamind: [interested] Who are these women who ride a beast infused with god-like power?
Minion: Well sir, the li-ac girl is Ashley McCam. She's… a sole survivor of Canada; that's good to know. And the toon girl is Sakura Avalon, from a world where she… controls a deck of magic cards. Apparently, none of them seemed interesting to me.
Megamind: But it does to me, Minion. It most certainly does.
Minion: But since they're none of our concern, we should keep up with the sweeping and the-
Megamind: NO, MINION! There's something much more powerful at work here. You said it yourself, my plans don't work like magic. But with actual magic, they could. This is no mistake. It's destiny. Get the Invisible Car.
[5 second silence]
Megamind: Wha-uh, why isn't the Invisible Car here?
Minion: [sheepishly] I kept forgetting where it was!
Megamind: We're gonna lose them! You dimwitted creation of science!
In a hurry, Megamind drags Minion along with him across CityWalk.
Meanwhile, Jafar is looking at the security screens where they show Universal Studios' every corner, waiting for something to happen. Iago is perching on a pedastal, eating some jelly beans.
Jafar: Nothing. They've been at this all day and all night. They must be planning something.
Iago: Please. You've been staring at those screens for hours, thinking any one of those toons or li-acs might step out of the wall. And besides, they're probably too worried about the pandemic to begin with.
Jafar: Still a little fuzzy on the plan, though.
Iago: Oh, what is there to be fuzzy about? I'm just saying that we could-
Jafar: Calm yourself, Iago. The Resistance may be soldiers, but with their Disney scholar researching everything he needs to know about us, it will take some time. And at the same time, it would stall them from finding the chosen one who was said to… face the Dark Side and end our reign.
Iago: Okay, first of all, what is it with you and finding this chosen one? Finding someone never works for you too. But even if it does, you lost one lamp in the end.
Jafar: Yes. [beat] Don't remind me.
And then, Kaecilius and a few of his Zealots enter the chamber to bow before him.
Jafar: Ah. Kaecilius, welcome.
Kaecilius: Jafar, I've followed your instructions, and there's only movement within Universal's walls.
Jafar: Do tell.
While Kaecilius talks, a Zealot pulls a cracker out from his pocket. Iago looks terrified. The Zealot tries to stuff a cracker into Iago's mouth, but Iago backs away, until the Zealot absentmindedly pulls the cracker back.
Kaecilius: The Resistance are training a new squad who call themselves the Fiery Fifteen. Would they be a problem to you and Maleficent?
Iago is relieved, but the Zealot quickly stuffs a cracker in his mouth.
Jafar: Not exactly. What I need to know is if the child, Sakura Avalon, is still in their grounds.
Kaecilius: The anime child? We haven't seen her anywhere.
Jafar: Nowhere? That's strange. Haven't you gone in there yourselves?
Kaecilius: I don't believe we could, not after the incident I've done last Christmas.
Iago: So I guess… we could tell Maleficent it's a no-go.
Jafar: Patience, Iago. She has to be around somewhere, and when we find here, we will catch her.
Kaecilius: Leave the hunting to us, my lord. My Zealots will have spies all around the kitchen; around the world, if we must.
Jafar: Then do it. I would like to have her before the next time Maleficent calls me.
The Zealots all bow their heads and take their leave through a Sling Ring portal.
Jafar: As for us, we shall go to our lab, and… find her in our way. Let's go, Iago.
Using his snake staff, Jafar conjures a portal to a lab, and he walks through with Iago following him before it closes.
Act Four
A Greyhound bus drives through town towards the west. Inside of it is Ashley and Sakura sitting together, but there are a ton of people, both toons and li-acs, in the bus as well.
Ashley: There's so many people here. Is Kero going to be okay?
Sakura: Don't worry about it. I used the Little Card on him, and he's so small, nobody can see or hear him.
Sakura opens her bag to show Ashley the shrunken Kero, eating on a piece of strawberry shortcake.
Sakura: Anyway Ashley, I'm glad that you've volunteered to come along. But I would feel silly that you'd be dragged into this.
Ashley: Not at all. I wouldn't have made it this far without you. Although, I would've been with Jack instead, if you weren't here.
Kero: Speaking of which, I've been meaning to ask you, Ashley. Aren't the two of you going to make out or something?
Hearing that, Ashley's face suddenly turns red, blushing, and she looks away with a whimper.
Sakura: [scolding] Kero.
Ashley: Me and Jack…? Uh…. What gives you…?
Sakura: Oh, I think it's obvious. You like him, don't you?
Ashley: Like him? Um…. Well… yeah, but I don't "like him" like him. I mean, I….
Sakura: Hey, it's okay. There's nothing wrong with that. He's a totally nice guy, and his brother's just the same.
Ashley: [pauses] You're right, he is. But he's also brave when he stepped into Godzilla's mouth for a dental checkup. He smelled bad in the end, but who's complaining about his achievements and motivation, right? [giggles]
Kero: [smugly] Uh-huh, you're showin' it.
Then Sakura shoves Kero back into the bag to keep his voice down from anyone listening to them.
Ashley: But… I don't know how he feels about me.
Sakura: I think he feels the same way. You saw his face when you said you felt appreciated. And he gave you a beacon because he's worried. That's reason enough to believe that he does care for you.
Ashley: Okay, okay, I get it. You're sounding like Professor X.
Sakura: Yeah? Well, Charles Xavier is a good teacher, you know.
Way behind the girls, a hooded li-ac overhears them and stares at them with a silent gaze.
Meanwhile in the Muppets' home, Rizzo is playing a game of poker with the Eds in the living room.
Eddy: Come on, Rizzo. Time to bet.
Rizzo: All right, cartoon. I'll see your humongous jawbreakers, and I'll raise you a 1958 cheddar cheese… never been sniffed.
Edd: Jawbreakers and cheese? Can't beat that.
Eddy: Ah, I don't mind the cheese. It's the jawbreakers I'm going for.
Edd: I concur, Eddy. But one of us does love his cheese.
Ed is behind the two Eds, walking around in a monkey suit.
Ed: I'm a monkey.
In the kitchen, Saber is staring at his phone with Cobalt standing beside him.
Saber: I'm worried about Ashley. She hasn't been giving me a call.
Cobalt: She's a brave girl, Saber. She's lived in Canada in ruins for twenty years, so she could handle it because she would know how to live without us.
Saber: [beat] Yeah, you're right.
Cobalt: But in the meantime, we should be focused on two things: a way to defeat the Dark Side of Disney and wait for a response from the MIB to see if they could find the chosen one.
Saber: But will we know? The first of June is in two weeks from now, the Dark Side will be celebrating their twentieth anniversary, and we can't seem to find the kid would be born on the same day in 2002.
Cobalt: We all know that, and I'm getting more anxious than I once was.
Saber takes his leave, but slips on a slippery part of the floor, which makes him throw his phone across the main hall. It hits a lamp, and it falls right behind Rizzo, electrocuting him for a few seconds, then it sets his cards ablaze.
Rizzo: [exclaims] My cards! Somebody get a fire extinguisher! Not my cards!
Then, the cards are all burned to ashes. Saber recollects his phone, before he begins heading to the door.
Cobalt Saber, you gotta chill out.
Saber: You're right, I should! But… what if she and Sakura go to Jafar and he's… waiting for…? I gotta do some scouting.
So Saber walks out the door, closing it behind him.
Edd: What's with Jack today?
Eddy: Who cares? He's scouting, he's scouting. [to Rizzo] Oh. Look at this. A straight flush. [smugly] Looks like I win.
Rizzo: Straight flush? I swear, I had four aces! I really did! I really did have four aces!
Instead of leaving the house, Saber simply walks into the garage and adjourns to the toolbox on a hardware desk. He opens it, and discovers the magic mirror from Beauty and the Beast.
Saber: Show me Ashley.
The mirror works its magic glowing bright, and the reflection projects a live visual of Ashley and Sakura getting off the bus to travel on foot. Saber is now relieved to know she is okay, as he puts down the mirror.
Saber: What's the matter with me? I feel like I get worried for no reason, and she's… doing fine. I guess I just… feel like I wanted to… be with her. But if I don't, when the prophecy draws near, what does it mean? We fail… and the Dark Side rules forever?
So deep in thought, Saber leans his back on the wall, thinking about something.
Act Five
Back with the girls, they begin trekking down the countryside and the sun is setting. But Ashley and Sakura seem to be getting a little bit tired.
Kero: It's going to get dark soon. We should be having shelter.
Ashley: I don't see a house anywhere near here.
Sakura: Ashley, we can't just bunk into someone's house whenever we feel like it.
Ashley: Really? Because that's what me and my folks would do when you're gone travelling.
Sakura: Okay, but this is different.
Kero: Hey, there's a house we can stay at.
Kero points to a run-down shack. But sitting in a rocking chair on the front porch is Fuzzy Lumpkins, the big, pink hillbilly creature from The Powerpuff Girls.A jug stands behind him; in front of the chair is a slice from a tree trunk to serve as a footstool. He is holding an old shotgun and looking very ornery.
Fuzzy: Hey, you! Get offa my property! Now!
He fires; the girls cry out, and they run as fast as they can to avoid another round of buckshot from him.
Fuzzy: Damn trespassers. I'll get anyone or anything that gets on my property!
Fuzzy works the action again to load another round. A leaf floats slowly down into view in front of him. He eyes it suspiciously and tilts his gun forward to keep it trained on this intruder. Finally it settles onto the porch.
Fuzzy: Get offa my property! Nowa!
He fires, blowing a hole in the porch and obliterating the leaf. Now a butterfly flits into view behind him; when it moves into his field of vision, he aims at it.
Fuzzy: Hey! Get offa my property right now!
Again he fires, putting a hole in the wall of the shack. The butterfly is nowhere to be seen, either having managed to flitter out of the area Fuzzy fired at and escaped to safety, or something much worse. He jumps out of his chair and faces ahead
Fuzzy: Carn sarn it! Anyone else wanna try and get on my property?!
In his perspective of the woods, no living thing is in sight.
Fuzzy: Good. Hm. [smiling] Reckon it be time for some old-fashioned relaxation. Yep, yep, yep.
The girls all make their run far away from Fuzzy Lumpkins, until they stop to catch their breath.
Ashley: Man, that was close. I've forgotten how sneeky toons can be.
Kero: I gotta tell ya, I did not see that coming.
Sakura: Well… I guess we're gonna have to make camp here or something.
Ashley: [realizing] Oh yeah! Hogwarts had tents that were spacious on the inside.
Sakura: Yeah. In fact, I should have it in my backpack.
Sakura sets down her backpack and takes out a tent set before setting it up, with Kero and Ashley's help. By the time it is nearly dark, the tent is finished, and everyone gets inside where it's so spacious, it almost feels like a house.
Kero: Oh yeah! The Wizarding World never fails me!
Ashley: Hey, who's hungry? I can whip up a good supper for us.
Sakura: And I'll handle the sweets.
The two girls work their part on making supper. Ashley is making two servings of pan-fried potatoes and Sakura uses the Sweat Card to turn a big rock into a chocolate cake. Now the food is ready, everyone chows down at the table.
Ashley: Oh, I make a killer pan-fried potato dish.
Kero: Yeah, I wish my mouth was bigger. Oh wait. It can.
Kero changes to his true form, and eats more of his food.
Sakura: Kero, you won't get another serving if you just scoff the whole thing down your throat.
Kero: Calm down. General Direwolf made me promise that I won't transform unless I need to.
Sakura: Well, this looks more like a "want to" than a "have to".
Ashley and Sakura both laugh at that, but then Ashley has something in her mind.
Ashley: Um… Kero? Is it possible that… your last master might've had school for magic too?
Kero: Oh. That's a very good question. And, uh…. No. I don't believe he did back then. Although, Hogwarts is a fair example.
Sakura: An example of what?
Kero: Learning how to use magic. You see, when magicians are gifted with magic, they need to learn how to use it, how to trigger it, but most importantly… how to control it. In Clow Reed's time, there have been a number of wizards all around the globe, but since he spent most of his time in Hong Kong, it was difficult to say he's ever met other magicians. But… he thought of an idea where a school is made to teach magic, just like Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Ashley: But he's… never done that?
Kero: Nope. He mainly just uses his magic to… protect people from all sorts of danger, even… some bad wizards. And finally, he made the Clow Cards, all designed to be freed, until they grew so powerful and dangerous, he had them all sealed into a deck of cards.
Sakura: That's right. And then… when I opened the seal, I began my quest to capture all the cards when they escaped.
Ashley: But you know, I am jealous because I would wish that I could use magic to reverse time and… see what life is like before Canada was evacuated.
Sakura: Hey. Maybe I could. I have the Return Card, so I could-
Kero: Sakura. We're not on vacation, we're on a mission. Remember?
Sakura: Oh, right. I forgot. Sorry, Ashley. Maybe some other time.
Ashley: It's okay, girl. I'm not really asking for it right now. But I like to see the Bubble Card sip into Kero's mouth.
Kero: [stunned] What?
Ashley: For interrupting a girls' moment here.
Kero: There wasn't a moment here until you brought that up!
Ashley and Sakura are laughing together, while Kero looks at them with a sulking expression.
Act Six
Later, it is nighttime. Everyone is asleep in the tent, where everything is quiet. Sakura is panting, having another dream just like before, but this time it is different. In her dream, she stands before a body-littered battlefield which looks like the ruined sight of Universal Studios. She gasps in horror, looking away from it all, then she hears a noise.
Sakura: Who's there?
She sees a stray dog run past, the source of the sound. The dog curves around a log further down the gully. Under the log is Cobalt, laying on his side. He is not moving, and his War Machine suit is badly damaged. Sakura approaches the body.
Sakura: Cobalt? Cobalt, get up. Please, get up!
Finally, he lets out a heavy cough, and looks up to her.
Cobalt: We've…. [coughs] We've failed.
Sakura: No, no, you couldn't have. You mustn't.
Cobalt: The prophecy… wasn't fulfilled. The Dark Side… has won.
With one last cough, Cobalt dies. Sakura withdraws herself, shedding tears down her cheek, and then a burning fireplace appears behind her. When she looks at it, the flames change into an image of Maleficent, who pounces over to her.
And then, Sakura wakes up as she lets out a scream of fright, enough to wake everybody up in alarm.
Ashley: Sa… Sakura?
Kero: What, what, what?! What happened?!
Sakura: [pants] I'm sorry. It was… just a bad dream.
Ashley: Well… what was it?
Sakura hesitates, but she sits up to explain something.
Sakura: I think… it was an alternate future. Where…. Um…. Has anyone ever told you about… a prophecy?
Ashley: A prophecy? You mean a story about the future that's bound to happen?
Kero: Yep, that's what it means. In fact, Colonel Cobalt was just told about this by the Fates. The ones from Hercules. They said a Canadian would step in and stop the Dark Side of Disney at the age of twenty.
Sakura: That's right. But in the dream… it's never happened. Everyone has died…. Even Cobalt. And then, Maleficent just jumped on me.
Ashley: Oooh, that sounds terrifying. But who is this Canadian?
Kero: No one knows. But all we know is that it'd have to be born on the first anniversary the Dark Side was founded, so… June 1st.
Ashley seems stunned to hear that, as if she seems fully aware of what Kero is talking about.
Sakura: I just…. I just wish I could do more, and then… none of my friends would get hurt.
Kero: "Do more"? Are you doubting yourself? You were a Cardcaptor for a whole schoolyear, changed the cards with your own magic the next year, and you've been accepted to both a paramilitary branch for support, but you still doubt yourself?
Sakura: I'm not really a magician, Kero. I'm just… a random schoolgirl.
Ashley: That wouldn't be true. Because nobody would look up to a schoolgirl if they weren't so important to them. You're important because you carry powerful, magical cards.
Kero: Yeah. Everyone cares about that. Because of it, you've been accepted to Hogwarts, which is a really awesome magic school, and it's under the leadership of Albus Dumbledore himself. Nobody would doubt themselves, if they were in your shoes.
Sakura: I've learned a few new magic tricks from other worlds Kero, but do people really think that I can handle this?
Kero: You know… if Clow Reed was still alive, he would believe in you as much as I do.
Kero looks at the timing on the clock, knowing how late it is.
Kero: We should get some sleep, guys. We've got a long day ahead of us.
Ashley: Yeah, I'm still tired. See ya in the morning.
So everyone goes back to sleep. But outside the tent, the hooded li-ac is spy on them in the wilderness.
Meanwhile, Jafar is in his lab. Iago is running on a gear in a bizarre contraption. At the top of the contraption is a storm brewing.
Iago: [huffing and puffing] With all due respect, your rottenness, couldn't we just wait for a real storm?
Jafar: Save your breath, Iago. Kaecilius promises to find the one, but this is only in case he's incompitent. Run faster.
Iago: Yes, o mighty evil one.
Iago runs faster. A lightning bolt streaks through the ring, passing into an hourglass below. The sands begin to swirl.
Jafar: Ah, sands of time-reveal to me the one who can oppose the Dark Side of Disney.
The sand in the top forms the headdress of Maleficent. It falls through into a storm, but it shows a silhouette of someone, slowly showing its face.
Jafar: Yes, yes!
But the silhouette changes to a hand-written signature that belongs to Walt Disney himself, and the storm in the hourglass vanishes.
Jafar: Blast! Something was protecting it. But… it showed Walt Disney's signature, which… could be the case.
Iago: That's him?! That's the clown we've been waitin' for?
Iago loses his footing and is sucked into the gears.
Jafar: But I'm not too worried, as long as we keep it to ourselves…. Shall we?
Iago goes flying past and slams into the wall upside down.
Iago: [dizzy] Swell.
Jafar: [laughs hideously]
Act Seven
The next morning, everyone in the tent is awake, getting dressed and repacking their stuff for more hiking.
Ashley: There. All set.
Outside, all is quiet. Then, a tree explodes, causing the tent to fall down with everyone in it. Megamind and Minion walk out of hiding.
Megamind: SAPLUGA! Prepare for your destiny!
Minion carries in a new tree and promptly installs it where the old one used to exist.
Megamind: Sa…. Sakuna? Am I saying it right?
Minion: Sakura, sir.
Megamind: Ah.
Minion: You know, you say her name like it was Hakuna Matata.
Megamind: Don't give me that pig and rat song.
Ashley, Sakura and Kero all get out from under the crumbled tent, where they see the two troublemakers.
Kero: You two again.
Megamind: Yes, it is I, Megamind! We have come for you to join us. To destroy the acquisition of Dreamworks from Universal.
Minion: Actually, we just want to ask if you would-
Ashley: Sorry guys, but we're not interested.
Megamind: Minion, spray them.
Minion tries to spray something from a can, but the can squeaks emptily.
Minion: Oops! All out!
Megamind: Well, use the forget-me stick.
Minion: Oh, right!
Minion grabs the forget-me stick and gives a satisfying whack, but Kero gets in Sakura's way, and is hit hard before falling down.
Sakura: Kero!
Ashley grabs some dirt and throws it at Megamind's face, giving her and Sakura the chance to flee from the scene.
Minion: I told you they wouldn't say yes.
Megamind: Okay. No more Mr. Nice Guy! It's time to go down in style!
Ashley and Sakura both run for their lives through the trees.
Ashley: Sakura, can you use your cards now?
Sakura: Yeah. Now I can. Wood!
Using the Wood Card, Sakura creates a wall made of vines and branches to block the path she and Ashley took. But it gets demolished by Megamind when he controls his Big Battlesuit.
Megamind: Like the old saying goes, desperate times call for desperate measures.
Megamind's meck leaps over the girls and lands in front of them to block their way.
Sakura: Jump!
Sakura activates the Jump Card, giving her the power leap higher, but Ashley is left behind.
Ashley: Hey, I'm still here!
Sakura: Oops. Sorry. Float!
The Float Card is activated, lifts Ashley over the air, but before Sakura can land, Megamind fist launches her into the trees.
Megamind: Oh, this is fun.
Getting out of the trees, Sakura shakes her head to get the leaves off of her head.
Sakura: Okay, maybe Jump isn't a good idea. Fly! Sword!
With both cards, Sakura gets a pair of wings and her staff turns into a sword. She rockets toward Megamind, who manages to juke him long enough to run around and rip up a lamppost, and upon Sakura's arrival, smashes it into her body.
Megamind: En garde! Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo!
Now ready, Sakura swings her sword at Megamind, starting a super-powered fencing match.
Megamind: Now, that's the spirit! Parry! Thrust! Parry again!
Sakura: You are a real pain in the butt, you know that?
Megamind: I have Universal to thank for that. Now it's time for some witty back-and-forth banter. You go first!
Sakura: Uh, I don't do that.
Megamind: OK! Look, I'm not sure where to go with that!
On solid ground, Ashley is able to get back down and she looks at Kero, who slowly regains his consciousness.
Kero: What…? What happened?
Ashley: Kero, get up. Sakura needs help.
Kero overlooks Ashley to see Sakura fighting Megamind.
Kero: Sakura!
Getting up, Kero changes to his true form. He knocks Megamind off his feet and smacks him into the air, before he and Sakura reunite with Ashley.
Sakura: Is everyone okay?
Ashley: Yeah, thanks for the Float Card.
But when they look up, Megamind and his mech are plummeting down towards them. Sakura tries to grab her cards, but they slip out of her fingers, then they all recoil and embrace themselves as the machine is about to impact on them. But the mech stops in mid-air, , causing Megamind's head to smash his head on the windshield
Megamind: Ow! My giant blue head!
The girls are still recoiled in fear, until they realize the mech is hovering over their heads. They look ahead, and they see the hooded figure who has Minion floating over the ground. The figure removes his hood, revealing himself as Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto (Michael Fassbender).
Magneto: When will people learn how to fly?
Ashley: Magneto.
Afterwards, Megamind and Minion are gagged and chained to a tree, while the girls and Kero are consulting with Magneto.
Sakura: What? You were following us from overhearing us?
Magneto: Yes, I was. Forgive for the rudeness, but I wanted to be sure if you are acquainted with Charles Xavier. Mostly because… I wanted to know if he's seeking to make peace with all the separate people in this world just in our own.
Sakura: Not really, but he does teach in a magic school.
Kero: Guys, we shouldn't talk to him. Does anyone realize that he's the bad guy?
Ashley: He might be, but he's from the prequels, where he's had a troubled youth and just wants to be treated as an equal.
Magneto looks down at Ashley with a puzzling look, which she notices.
Magneto: You sounded as if you knew me, child.
Ashley: I have seen everything you've been through. You were one of the victims during the Nazi regime. Separated from your parents, began feeling your mutant powers, and you felt like… mutants should be superior.
Magneto: I don't intend to make them dominant. I just seek to liberate them, to make them feel like they should hide in the shadows any longer. And yes, things… got out of hand in the beginning.
Ashley: And yet… professor Xavier never thought of having the X-Men to kill you, huh?
Magneto: [chuckles] My dear girl, against me, the X-Men wouldn't stand a chance. But Charles, on the other hand, thinks we're all equals. Both humans and mutants, as we once were before the start of the X-genes.
Kero: Excuse me. I hate to interrupt your chance of asking for an autograph, but we've got a mission to complete.
Sakura: But it's still a long journey, and we can't seem to get a-
Then, Magneto uses his powers to dismantle the invisible car and the Big Battlesuit into pieces, but he merges them together into a massive trailer truck.
Megamind: HEY! MY CAR!
Magneto: Satisfied?
The truck drives through the wilderness. But in the trees, a Zealot sees them and takes out a phone to call someone.
Zealot: Contact Kaecilius. I've found her.
Meanwhile in Universal, Xavier is in Dumbledore's office, where they both are working on a spell brewing in a cauldron, with Cobalt and Direwolf standing beside them.
Dumbledore: This potion should help Xavier find them anywhere, just as long as they're still in the United States.
Cobalt: They oughta be. The Great Falls Park is in Virginia, so that's where they're bound to remain, if they're seeking Jafar's lab.
Xavier: Yes, Dieter. But I don't have to be psychic to know that you're concerned over your brother because he's concerned for Ashley's wellbeing.
Cobalt: I'm not, really. Just a little.
Xavier: Oh, but I remember when you were last year. When Resistance Centre was discovered and it was destroyed by the Dark Side, you feared that you and Jack were the only ones left.
Cobalt: Well…. That is kinda true.
Direwolf: Let's focus here, please?
Dumbledore: Done. Now Charles, you take one sip of this potion, and it will make you feel like you are using Cerebro.
Dumbledore scoops up some of the potion with a ladle, and gives it to Xavier who drinks it. When he feels the magic sipping inside of him, he begins to see a vision of all the people in the USA. He is able to find Ashley and Sakura, but he sees Magneto with them, much to his surprise.
Xavier: Erik.
Direwolf: Who?
Xavier: Erik Lehnsherr. He's with them.
Cobalt: [alarmed] Wait- Magneto?! What's he doing? Is he-
Xavier: Calm down. He's not attacking. He's joining them. Erik's not in our world, and he's coming to respect our differences. At least… for now.
Cobalt: Well, can you tell him that those two girls are important to us?
Xavier: No. We will let them handle this on their own.
Act Eight
Back with the truck, Megamind and Minion are driving the truck, with Kero perched behind them to bark orders at them.
Kero: Come on, drive faster.
Megamind: This is embarrassing. I could be sent back to jail for giving a little "persuasion", but inside of I'm being a driver?
Minion: Well, I did say this wasn't a good idea, sir. I kept telling you that we could just file a complaint, but you insisted on capturing Miss Avalon because you think her magic would like a charm to end the Dreamworks Animation acquisition.
Megamind: It's a flawless idea, Minion!
Kero: Actually… it wouldn't work, you guys. Sakura's cards are all nature-based, or at least most of them, but there are some things that even magic cannot do.
In the trailer, Magneto is sitting alone at the corner where he plays a chessboard by himself. Ashley walks over to see him playing, and she observes the board to examine something about it.
Ashley: You could always try moving the knight instead of bishop to go closer to the queen.
Magneto: You play chess?
Ashley: Totally. My dad taught me.
Magneto: Then… show me.
Ashley sits down at the opposite side of the board, and makes her move with a pawn, blocking the other side's own.
Magneto: Not bad. But I should ask…. Why don't you feel worried around me?
Ashley: Well… it's mostly because you're a troubled person than someone who could pose himself as a villain.
Magneto: But to the world, I am. I've killed people without remorse, I've stepped too far to cross too many lines, and I've… tampered with the boundaries of relations between humans and mutants. I even claimed worldwide that mutantkind is the future.
Ashley: It's a mistake, what you've made. Everyone makes mistakes. It's human nature, even though they're no longer humans. But over time in the… new timeline, you had a change of heart. You had a family, lost them by an accident… and…. I cried too when I saw it.
When he hears it, Magneto is remembering the time when he lost his family in X-Men Apocalypse. The memory ends as he sheds a tear, but he uses his power to push Ashley back a bit.
Magneto: It wouldn't matter to me now. I tried following Charles' advice, and it cost me too much for me to bear.
Ashley: But you reconciled with him, didn't you? Xavier doesn't just believe you have anger, he believes there's still good in you, and you still have chance to do it because you're alive. My dad once told me, if you still live to do good, then you'll be forgiven by everyone around you so you can rest in peace when the time has come.
Magneto silently looks at Ashley with a solemn tone. Suddenly, the truck is hit by something hard that knocks the trailer truck to the side.
Sakura: What happened?
Ashley: Outside, quick!
Everyone gets outside of the truck, and they see the Zealots throwing magic spears at them.
Sakura: Shield!
Sakura activates the Shield Card, deflecting the thrown spears. But with a Sling Ring, Kaecilius manages to abduct Sakura from within the shield's barrier, and swipes her away from the other, deactivating the force field.
Kero: Sakura!
Ashley: [to Megamind & Minion] You stay here!
Minion: No problem.
Ashley and Kero, reverting to his true form, go after the fleeing Zealots to rescue Sakura. They run through the trees, until they enter a place that makes their footsteps echo. Kaecilius turns his back at the two, and makes a wave pattern with his hand that makes trees and rocks around them start to move unpatterned.
Kero: What's going on?
Ashley: We're in the Mirror Dimension!
Kaecilius makes a round pattern with both of his hands and turns the gravity as he hops off a wall of a mountain, which causes Ashley to lose her footing. Kaecilius pulls out his blades as the others make spells and pull out their staff. Two Zealots catch Kero's feet with their spell as he pulls back and makes them fall, and he lets out a ball of fire to counter attack.
Kero: This place is more confusing than I thought it would!
Ashley is close to the position of falling, then Magneto arrives floating in the air to catch her.
Magneto: You need a set of wings to stop these people.
Magneto looks around the Mirror Dimension for anything metal, but all he can find is a Sling Ring in one of the Zealots' hands, but he gets an idea. He uses his powers to draw out the Sling Ring, and hits the Zealots on all sides.
Kaecilius: Hypocrite!
In retaliation, Kaecilius makes a spell that causes the Mirror Dimension to move like tidal waves to strike Magneto. Magneto hovers away to avoid it, making him lose his concentration on the Sling Ring he was using. Sensing that the battle is lost, Kaecilius uses his Sling Ring to open a portal so he can escape with Sakura in his possession.
Sakura: [struggling] Let me go! Let go of me!
Kaecilius: Trust me, I'd very much want to release you, as soon as Jafar gets what he wants.
Using the Sling Ring again, Kaecilius flung Sakura through it before it closes, just before Ashley, Kero and Magneto get out of the Mirror Dimension. Resuming the battle, Kaecilius conjures a spell that blows them away, but Magneto pulls out scraps from the downed truck and uses them to wrap around Kaecilius, trapping him in a cocoon of metal.
Kaecilus: How are you doing this? You're not a sorcerer.
Magneto: No. I'm not even human.
Kero: [angry] Where's Sakura?! Where is she?!
Kaecilius: You're too late. Jafar already has her. By the time you find her, she will be under his command.
Ashley: [gasps] Jafar has her?
Magneto: Then you will tell us where he is. Tell us or I will make you.
Kaecilius: You are in position to make threats. The Dark Side of Disney is growing stronger, with or without the Top Ten, and by the time it's over… not even the chosen one could stop it.
Kaecilius pops one of his teeth off and bites on it. His mouth begins to foam bubbles, and then he dies.
Ashley: Cyanide. He just… killed himself.
Magneto: Why would someone just kidnap a girl?
Kero: Her cards, that's why. She has four powerful cards that could destroy an entire city, and now the Dark Side has her.
Ashley: [determined] Not while I'm around.
Ashley takes a Sling Ring from Kaecilius's hand, and begins to make the moves to trigger a portal from opening.
Magneto: Wait a minute. You need to know that you're going to kill yourself from entering a place you don't know.
Ashley stops to look Magneto in the eye.
Ashley: She's my friend. She's given me courage to step up to toons when I was afraid of them, and it's time to return the favour.
Kero: I'm coming with you.
Ashley and Kero both step into the portal, and it closes. With them gone, Magneto is alone with Megamind and Minion, who both arrive at the scene.
Megamind: My word. They just… left us here.
Minion: Well sir, considering how many times you've been ranting about the acquisition, I'd say that would be the case.
Megamind: But… don't they know what I've done? How many lives did I save in my debut?!
Megamind solemnly walks away by himself and sits on a log, but Minion comes over to his side.
Megamind: Maybe… you're right, Minion. I have been going too far, with me… trying to bring things back to normal. I guess… it's made me back to being… the bad guy again. Maybe that's why… I'm not a good guy to li-acs anymore.
Minion: I know what you mean, but… you just weren't sure if these things were a good idea to make. The acquisition may have been made to make some more money or… they enjoyed it so much, they wanted to make more money out of it. You know what I mean?
Megamind: I don't blame them. I've terrorized Metrocity countless times, created a hero who's turned out to be a villain, I lied to someone, and… I once treated you like dirt. If only I could… make something of myself to repair my wrongdoings.
Magneto is looking at the two toons and listening to them in thought, then he hears Ashley's advice about doing some good as long as you're alive. He is beginning to understand what she meant.
Magneto: There's still a chance. That girl would believe that we can make something of ourselves, while we're still alive. If you want these people to know you are a hero… then help me save her.
Megamind is thinking about it, and he stands up with a smile.
Megamind: [to Minion] What do you say, you fantastic fish, you?
Minion: What are we waiting for? We'd better get goin'.
Act Nine
Sakura wakes up to find herself in Jafar's lab, but she's trapped in a cage made of lightning bolts. And then, Iago flies over to the door.
Iago: Ladies and gentlemen, a warm Agrabah welcome for Sorcerer Jafar!
The other door opens and reveals Jafar. Sakura gasps at the sight of him.
Jafar: You're speechless, I see. A fine quality in a young girl.
Sakura: You let me out or you'll be-
She bangs on the cage with her staff, but it zaps her and she winces in pain.
Jafar: Don't bother. These bars are made of the lightning bolts that helped Zeus trap the Titans.
Sakura: What do you want from me?
Jafar: Only the united powers of your cards.
Sakura: My Star Cards? They'll never work for you because I was chosen for them.
Jafar: I think you misunderstood me. Most of your Star Cards are too mediocre for my taste. What I really want is… the four elemental cards that use their powers based on fire, earth, air and water.
Iago: Yeah, the other cards, not so much. But I would like you to try that Sweet Card and turn some bird seed into M-n-Ms.
Sakura: No. You can never make me do anything you want me to do.
Jafar: Oh, please. I don't think you entirely know what I am capable of.
Jafar turns his staff with the cobra head towards Sakura. The eyes of the staff begin to glow. The room darkens, Jafar's voice slows down and deepens. Sakura's eyes get a hypnotized look.
Jafar: Don't worry. Everything will be fine.
Sakura: Everything… will be… fine.
Jafar: Take two steps forward.
Sakura: Yes, Jafar. Whatever you need will be fine.
Sakura takes two steps forward, and the lightning cage vanishes. The room returns to normal as jafar pulls back the staff.
Jafar: You are most gracious, my dear. Now… take us to 1966.
Iago: Wait, what? Jafar, I thought you would do the you-know-what trick.
Jafar: Patience, Iago. During my search, the hourglass only showed me that signature, so it makes me wonder if Walt Disney himself had something to do with all this. Avalon, take us to the last week of Walt Disney.
Sakura: Yes, Jafar. Return.
Using the Return Card, the hypnotized Sakura sends Jafar and Iago through time and space, all the way to a court meeting with toons and li-acs. Among them is Walt Disney himself, and a young Harold Wilson, Cobalt and Saber's late grandfather.
Jafar: Old Harold Wilson.
Iago: Whoa. He's a lot younger than I remembered.
Jafar: It is December 12th 1966. It's the last week of Disney.
Harold walks over to Disney, shaking hands with him.
Disney: Harold. Welcome.
Harold: Sorry I'm late. My wife just gave birth to a boy.
Disney: Splendid. And now, let us begin.
[gravel bangs]
Judge: Our Crossover Resource Committee is now in session. Today, we begin settling in with lawsuits, accusations, treachery, and illegal transactions regarding achievements to primary goal without permission. Bring in the prisoner.
By the judge's command, two security guards drag the prisoner to court: Maleficent, fettered in chains and dragged in like a dog with a collar.
Disney: Maleficent, you've been brought here because of your actions, to repeat the act in Sleeping Beauty. Only this time, you were attempting to do the same with Harold's family, and adding the part where you just kill the baby.
Yosemite Sam: And that witch should get some.
Bugs: Shhh.
Disney: What do you have to say for yourself?
Maleficent: Well, why ask me as if you never knew about me? I was accepted here by Wilson, through the Isekai Door, and claims that we can all feel like we're equals. Just like… the mediocre Looney Tunes.
Yosemite angrily starts to run towards Maleficent, but is held back by Bugs.
Maleficent: But in the end, nobody's treated me fairly, not even Wilson inviting me to this babyshower he had last month.
Harold: My wife was afraid you might scare the other guests.
Maleficent: Scare wha…? [giggles] Oh dear, what an awkward statement. I had hoped it was merely due to some oversight.
Judge: But in the end, murder is never a positive way to get even. Surely, Disney told you that after your movie.
Harold: He did, but she hasn't been taking things seriously.
Maleficent: You're all missing the point. Does anyone remember that I am a villain, and some of you are treating me as if I'm a child?!
Disney: No one is. I was treating you nicely because I'm the one who created the studios that made you and the other toons. You are all like my own children.
Maleficent: How pitiful you are, Disney. You just own the company and that's it. None of us are your children, because you're a li-ac… and a fool.
All of a sudden, Maleficent fires a beam of magic at Disney, and it sends him flying to the wall.
Harold: Disney!
Maleficent tries to escape, but is stunned by Harold with a taser gun, and courtroom officials restrain her.
Maleficent: Get your hands off me, you pathetic little fools!
Harold rushes over to Disney, who is breathing raspy and unable to move.
Courtroom official: What do you want us to do, your honour?
Judge: [pauses] Let Mr. Wilson call the shots.
Hearing that, Harold looks back to Maleficent with a decision in mind.
Harold: Send her back to her world… never to return.
Maleficent stares at Harold, then screams with rage. She lunges at him, only to be held back. And then, Jafar and Iago are sent back to their time.
Iago: That's it? I can't believe it! I just don't believe it! We're never gonna know anything about this stupid prophecy! Look at this. Look at this. I'm so ticked off that I'm molting!
Jafar: It was meant to know anything about our world's namesake. What we've learned is that Disney cared for his toons like we were his family, which is nothing to ignore.
Then, a beeping is heard from a television on the wall. Jafar answers it, and Maleficent is on screen.
Jafar: Maleficent.
Maleficent: You're running out of time.
Jafar: Oh, I wouldn't think so.
With a wave of Jafar's hand, the hypnotized Sakura walks over to his side, much to Maleficent's surprise.
Maleficent: What's this? You actually did your job?
Jafar: Yes. With the power of my staff, this little anime girl is under my command, which in turn… under yours.
Maleficent: Brilliant. I must say… I misjudged you a bit. If this girl is under your control, we need to be sure she can follow our orders.
Jafar: Of course. I chose her because she's the closest. The Resistance won't know what hit them when she infiltrates and activates her destructive cards upon them all. This will be the end of the-
But then, Jafar is beginning to sneeze like crazy.
Jafar: Is there a cat in here?
Then, the TV screen flickers off. Jafar notices it is Ashley who pulled the plug. He aims his staff at her, then Kero swipes it out of his hand. Kero drops it, and it smashes on the floor. Jafar flinches and the spell is broken for good, freeing Sakura from hypnosis.
Sakura: What…? What happened?
Kero: Sakura, run!
Sakura runs with Ashley and Kero out the lab, but Jafar appears before them with a secondary snake staff with an opened mouth. Ashley recoils in fear, moving back from him.
Jafar: [chuckles] I've seen that look before. It's a look of fear. Finding a hero is so difficult to find these days.
Ashley whimpers as she hugs Kero, but Sakura steps in the way to defeat her.
Sakura: No! I won't let you hurt my friends. I…. I'll fight you.
Jafar: [sarcastically] Ooooh, I'm just quivering in fear.
But black smoke and blue lightning billow and crackle behind Jafar, who whips around to see it. Welcome to the Jungle bursts out of the fog and beckons thousands upon thousands of Brainbots. The colossal shadow of a gigantic head is seen after each bolt of lightning, and it reveals itself to be Megamind.
Jafar: Please. This world isn't big enough for two villains!
Megamind: Oh, you're a villain all right, just not a super one!
Jafar: Oh, no? What's the difference?
Megamind's giant Brainbot head opens its mouth and from the inside walks Megamind.
Megamind: Presentation!
Jafar flies toward Megamind, and the platform he stood on gave way, as the mouth of the giant head clamps down on Jafar. Megamind rides over on a hover-cycle and flies over to the girls.
Sakura: Megamind?
Megamind: Yeah. We thought about doing some good for a change.
Jafar bursts out of the head and watches Megamind riding away with the trio, but he fires a beam from his staff to attack them.
Iago: Go on, Jafar! Blast 'em like a-
Iago then sees Minion charging in for the attack, but Iago flies and pulls a plug behind Minion's back, draining the tank of water. But when he looks at the tank, Minion's actual body is gone.
Iago: Hey, where'd he go?
Then, Minion bites onto Iago's head, fighting him off.
Act Ten
Back with the others, Jafar manages to zap Megamind's hover-cycle, disabling them to ride any further, and he breathes fire to trap them in a ring of fire. But Ashley sees her R-Beacon rolling away.
Ashley: The R-Beacon!
When Jafar overhears it, he sees the R-Beacon and he is stunned.
Jafar: No. There will be no help from anyone!
Jafar then turns into a giant cobra, and the ring of fire around the girls becomes part of the snake encircling them. The snake Jafar makes moves on Ashley, preventing her from catching the R-Beacon and on the third try, Magneto shows up to hit Jafar with some metal pieces.
Ashley: Magneto! Help me get that beacon!
Magneto: I see it!
Magneto uses the power to make the R-Beacon fly towards him. However, Jafar sees this and blocks the path. Magneto is thrown away, and he loses the beacon. Changing to his true form, Kero flies over and slashes Jafar's side, grabbing his attention. He turns a corner, but the pursuing snake cannot, and the front half of Jafar crashes through the trees and hangs over a hill. Kero jumps up on the snake's back and bites him. Jafar screams in agony, as Ashley gets his chance to grab the R-Beacon.
Ashley: Jack, please let this work!
She presses it, but Jafar fires a gust of energy that blows Ashley and everyone else away to a mountainside.
Jafar: [laughs hideously] You little fools! You thought you could defeat the most POWERFUL BEING ON EARTH?!
Iago: Oooh, we've heard that before, Ja-
Then, Minion mentally controls his robotic body to knock out Iago.
Jafar: You may have triggered the beacon, but by the time the Resistance arrives, there will be nothing left of you.
Ashley is thinking of a way to stop Jafar, but when she hears about "time", she gets an idea. She whispers something into Sakura's ear, telling her about her plan, and takes the Shield, Time and Loop Cards out.
Sakura: Shield! Time! Loop!
All three of the cards activate, affecting only from around Jafar's coils, and Ashley steps up in front of her friends.
Ashley: Jafar, surrender while you have the chance.
Jafar: I will never surrender. This will be your end!
Jafar lets out a gust of fire at Ashley, but everything resets like a time loop.
Ashley: Jafar, surrender while you have the chance.
Jafar: I will never surrender. This will be- [realizing] Wait, what is this? An illusion?
Ashley: Nope. It's real.
Jafar: GOOD!
Jafar uses magic to disintegrate them, but the loop resets.
Ashley: Jafar, surrender while you have the chance.
Jafar: What's going on?! What's happening here?!
Ashley: Well, since you call yourself the most powerful being on earth, I asked Sakura to trigger something more powerful. It's called time. Endless, looped time.
Jafar: A time loop? You witch!
Jafar coils around Ashley and kills her, only to reset the loop.
Ashley: [re-appearing] Jafar, surrender while you have the chance.
Jafar: You can't do this forever!
Magneto: Actually, we can. This is how it would work. We're all trapped in a time loop endlessly.
Sakura: But it gets better.
Sakura gestures upward to show Jafar the Shield Card's force field all around them.
Sakura: The time loop is in a force field, so we're the only ones in it.
Ashley: And while we're here… everyone and everything will move on without us.
Jafar: But you'll suffer more than me.
Ashley: No pain, no gain.
Out of rage, Jafar kills them again and again, the loop resetting every time, until he gets tired of it all.
Jafar: Stop! Stop this time loop! It's annoying! Set me free!
Ashley: No. Surrender… while you still can.
Jafar: I…. [hesitates; defeated] I surrender.
And with that done, Sakura deactivates the cards to end the time loop. Suddenly, Jafar retaliates by emitting a smokescreen, and he reverts to his normal self to grab hold of Ashley with one hand on her throat, choking her.
Jafar: Fool. You think I would admit something like that? Too bad. It looks like you'll finally meet your doom.
Ashley strains and squeaks. Suddenly, Ashley puts her hand on Jafar's hand in an attempt to get him off. Smoke furls from under his hand as Jafar winces.
Jafar: What?!
He backs up away from Ashley. His hand is crumbling into ash and dust, then it disintegrates.
Jafar: What is this magic?!
Before anything else, a sound of jet engines arrives. It is the Hotshot Hornets, flying over with an A-7 Corsair, three A-10 Thunderbolts and fourteen F/A-18 Hornets.
Hotshot: Target sighted. Werewolf, Thunderbolt, Sharpshooter… take aim and fire.
Magneto traps Jafar in a metal cage, keeping from escaping.
Magneto: RUN!
Magneto leads the others away from the scene. Jafar tries to break free, but he looks up at the three A-10 Thunderbolts fly over to fire AGM-65 Maverick missiles at him.
Jafar: NO!
BOOM! The missiles detonate, and Jafar has been killed off by the Hotshot Hornets who fly away from the scene. On solid ground, Ashley's ground are encountered by a V-22 Osprey that hovers over to make a landing, and the ramp lowers down to let Saber jump out.
Saber: Ashley!
Ashley rushes over and hugs Saber, who hugs her back.
Ashley: Thank you again for the R-Beacon.
Megamind comes over, dragging along Minion's head and robotic body to the group.
Megamind: Excuse me, but… can we just go home?
Saber: Yeah. Let's all go home.
Everyone gets on the chopper, before it flies off to return to Universal.
Sakura: Ashley, that was so smart of what you asked me to do.
Kero: Yeah, it was. We were surprised that you used Time and Loop to make a time loop, but you kept it all inside Shield? That's smart.
Ashley: You think so? Because I was thinking about it when I saw Doctor Strange, that… it wouldn't affect everything if it was encased in a force field.
Sakura: But… what made you think I could do it?
Ashley: Because I don't doubt you, Sakura. You're a strong girl. The strongest I've ever met and befriended.
Sakura begins to blush, flattered by Ashley's compliment, and then Xavier rolls over to them, much to Magneto's surprise.
Xavier: Erik.
Magneto: Charles? Heh. Good to see you too, old friend. I was hoping to find you here of all places.
Xavier: So was I, for you. But I'm surprised that you've finally begun accepting the company of humans who's always thought "both sides" should be equal.
Magneto: [chuckles] Well… someone once told me… that we can still do some good, while we're still alive.
Xavier: Yes. And I never told any of my students about it.
Saber: Hang tight, everyone. Next stop, Hogwarts.
The next day, the Great Hall is full of students eating and talking with each other. There are red banners with the Gryffindor symbol above their heads, already indicating the house with the most points. Dumbledore gives a slight nod to Doctor Strange, who then taps on his glass, to ask attention from the students. The crowd falls silent. Dumbledore stands up and speaks with his magically magnified voice.
Dumbledore: Another year, gone! And now, as I understand it, the house cup needs to be awarded and the points stand thus. In fourth place: Slytherin, with 312 points!
There is a medium applause from the crowd.
Dumbledore: In third place: Ravenclaw, with 352 points!
The applause for Ravenclaw is slightly louder than the clapping for Slytherin.
Dumbledore: Second: Hufflepuff, with 426 points!
Applause again, this time with a slight cheer from some students.
Dumbledore: And in first place, with 427 points: Gryffindor house!
A louder roar of cheer from Gryffindor for winning the House Cup.
Dumbledore: Yes, another win for Gryffindor. However, recent events must be taken into account and I have a few last minute points to award. This year, one student has been sent outside of school grounds, succeeded with a requested quest, and triumphed in the end. She has learned it takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to your enemies, but a great deal more to stand up to your friends. I give the credit to Miss Sakura Avalon for that act, and with her unwitting might of doubts that she has longed for, as well as her strength to conjure more of her magic than she had before, I award her… twenty points.
Sakura can't believe what she just heard and the Hufflepuffs are cheering the loudest.
Dumbledore: Assuming that my calculations are correct, I believe that a change of decoration is in order! Hufflepuff wins the House Cup!
The Great Hall explodes with roars and applause, not only from the Hufflepuffs, but also from the Ravenclaws and the Gryffindors, because they are glad that, for the first time in years, someone else than Slytherin or Gryffinor has won the House Cup. Everyone throws their hats, and Sakura is being thanked by so many of the students.
Meanwhile, Saber and Ashley are in the apartment, where Ashley looks into the letter about Hogwarts.
Ashley: It's from Sakura. Hufflepuff wins? Wow, that's a first.
Saber: Ashley… I'm glad that you… made it back.
Ashley: Really? Were you worried about me?
Saber: Well… yeah. I mean, I-
But then, Ashley kisses him on the cheek, making Saber shocked. The two of them stare at each other, until Ashley whispers into Saber's ear to tell him something, and he whispers to her ear to respond, and they begin smooching on the bed. But Ashley's wallet falls down off her pants pocket, and it shows her medical card that shows her birthdate: June 1st 2002.
The End
