After dinner was finished, Ariel and Rapunzel decided to tell the other princesses about Barbary, while they had Melody and Barbary play with one another in the former's room. Ariel and Rapunzel were bombarded with questions.

"Where did he come from?" Belle asked. "W-Where are his parents?" Snow White added. Ariel and Rapunzel both raised their hands to silence them, which they did. Ariel then began, "Well, we found him while we were seeing some beautiful red roses in a flowering garden. Then, he bumped into me by accident."

Rapunzel then added, "Right. And while we tried to assure him that we're not mad, he seemed scared that we might, EAT him." Upon hearing about this, the other princesses just raised their eyebrows. "Uh…why would you assume that, Punzie?" Tiana asked, curious for this abnormal suggestion.

Rapunzel was quick to respond. "Well, he showed us a bruised bite mark on his neck." She said with an unsettled tone. Immediately, this made the other princess silently gasp in shock. They've never heard of a mother cannibalizing her own child before, nor did they even think it could even be a thing. Jasmine herself felt furious at this; she always liked children back in her old Arabic kingdom of Agrabah, even made friends with one of them, almost viewing him like a little brother of her own. So hearing about this made her furious.

"Oh, I wish I could go to…wherever she lives and just pound her face against a glass window." She grumbled, fist clenching tightly. This made the other princesses a bit fearful of her.

Ariel then continued on, "I know, it's pretty horrifying to hear such news. So, we decided to, well, bring him here." She said with a smile. Snow White then asked, rather cheerfully despite the atmosphere,

"Will he be living here with us?" Rapunzel and Ariel nodded. "Yes he will." Rapunzel replied. Snow White immediately gushed in happiness. "Oh, I can't wait to meet that boy. He looked so cute with your daughter, Ariel!" she gushed. All the other princesses rolled their eyes, but some of them had the tips of their lips curl upwards in a smile. Then, Cinderella then announced to the princesses.

"Alright, we now know who the boy is, where he came from and why he's here. Now," she looked at Ariel and Rapunzel. "since they are the first ones to get to know him, along with Melody of course, these 2 will be the ones to look after him for the most part. If Barbary wants, the rest of us can take our turns. But like I said, it depends on whether he's ready or not. So we should still be as gentle as possible." She explained. Then she turned to Merida.

"Merida," she began. Merida looked at her.

"I'm especially talking to you. You've been blunt at times, and at would sometimes hurt others' feelings. We especially do not want that with him around. Do you understand?" Merida was briefly taken aback. "W-What? I-I'm not ALWAYS insensitive!" she exclaimed. Rapunzel then butted in. "True, but whenever you are, you always hurt my feelings." The others nodded in agreement.

Then Belle asked, "Where is Barbary now?" Ariel pointed to the door leading out of the room. "He's with Melody right now." She explained. The princesses agreed that they should do their best to help Ariel and Rapunzel take care of Barbary.


Meanwhile, Barbary was sitting down with Melody in her room, just simply sitting around awkwardly.

"So uh…do you like my room?" Melody asked, not wanting the awkward silence to continue on any longer. Barbary looked at her, and gave a smile and a nod. "Of course, Melody." He replied. Melody smiled, happy that he's talking to her. Then a thought came into her mind; she then scooted over to beside him.

"Hey, Barbary." She asked. Barbary looked up at her in confusion. "What?" he asked. Melody then began to ponder what she wants them to do. "Um…do you want to uh…" but before she can answer, Barbary interrupted. "Kiss?"

Melody looked at him in shock. Barbary looked at her, confused a bit, before he realized what he said. "Sorry! Sorry, during my walk here, Rapunzel got that stuck in my head." He explained, rather sheepishly. He was lying, but he didn't want Melody to ridicule him for this. Melody giggled.

"I know. Rapunzel always likes to mess with me with that, too." Melody gently ruffled his hair. Barbary giggled as he looked at her with a smile. The children looked at each other for a few seconds before Melody then asked,

"Anyways, what I wanted to ask is whether you would like to look at some books with me." She offered. Barbary widened his eyes, and soon nodded in agreement. "Oh. Right, okay. Sure thing." He replied with a smile. Melody giggled as she then took his hand and took him towards the bookshelves.

Melody then pulled out a simple book and showed it to him. Barbary sat next to her as he looked at the book. There, he saw a small boy with what looked like a large stick. In the background, there was a fence, with sheep frolicking about, and in the hills in the background, there is a hungry-looking wolf. Barbary stared at the book, a look of confusion in his face. "What is this?" he asked.

Melody looked at him with another smile. "This is 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf', Barbary." She replied. Barbary still looked confused. "Oh, what is it about?" he asked. Melody just giggled, seeing curiosity in his eyes. "Well, I don't want to say too much, so as not to ruin the surprise of you reading it yourself, but um…let's just say, 'Liars are not believed, even when they tell the truth.'" She explained. Barbary was now interested.

"Oh…well, can I see it?" he asked. Melody nodded and gave it to him. Barbary opened the book, and looked at the pages inside of the book. He liked some of the pictures there, but once he saw something peculiar near the bottom, he raised an eyebrow.

"Uh, Melody?" asked Barbary. "What?" replied Melody as she scooted next to him. He showed her the pages and pointed to something at the bottom. She looked, and raised an eyebrow when he was pointing at a paragraph in the bottom.

"Uh…what is wrong, Barbary?" Melody asked. Barbary looked at her, a bit upset. "I don't know what this is." He replied. Melody looked a bit confused. "You don't know what this is saying?" she asked. Barbary shook his head. "I only started getting homeschooled." He explained. Melody was perplexed. "Really? So, you don't know how to read?" she asked. Barbary nodded with a saddened expression.


Then, the door to their room, and in stepped Ariel, with a smile on her face. "Hello, children." She greeted as she walked over to the children and gently patting both of their heads. Melody and Barbary smiled as she sat between him.

"How are things going between you two?" she asked. "Things are fine, mommy. But uh…" Melody looked at Barbary sympathetically. "Poor little Barbary here can't read." She explained. Ariel looked at Barbary in shock, and Barbary nodded.

"Oh, poor little child." She explained, gently caressing his cheek, making Barbary smile a bit. "Yeah. I've only JUST started getting homeschooled by the time I ran off." He replied. "Really?" asked Ariel. Barbary nodded, and that made Ariel smiled.

"Well, just leaving you without the ability to read will be no good. Will it, kids?" she said, as she lifted Barbary and placed him on her legs, giving him a kiss on the cheek, making him giggle slightly, and Melody smiled warmly.

"No." they replied. Ariel nodded back triumphantly. "Good. From now on, we're gonna find a way to get you homeschooled. Does that work, my love?" she asked. Barbary giggled at what she called him, but he nodded. "Yes, Ariel. That will work." He replied. Ariel smiled warmly. "Great." She said. She then stood up, still carrying him.

"Now, Rapunzel and I want you to meet the other princesses and get to know them some more after dinner. Especially since what happened in dinner…" she said the last part, in a saddened tone. Barbary patted her.

"Okay. Do you think they'll like me?" he asked. Melody butted in. "Of course, Barbary. All of them will love you on the spot like with mommy and Rapunzel do already." She said with an excited smile. Ariel smiled as well, nodding in agreement.

"Of course, that's right. Though…" Her face grew a worried look. "I'd be careful around Merida and Jasmine." She explained. Barbary raised a brow, and Ariel felt his body tense. She was quick to rub his back gently.

"They're not bad. They're not bad, baby. It's just…Merida can be a bit blunt and rude at times, and Jasmine, if you're not careful with what you say, can lose her temper." She explained. Barbary nodded in understanding, though he was still a bit tense. Ariel quickly kissed him in the forehead.

"Don't worry. Like I said, they're sweet girls otherwise. And if they do, do something to hurt you, you can be assured that Ariel here, and Rapunzel will have them punished." She said cheekily with a wink at the end.

Barbary giggled at her cheekiness before nodding. "You know what you do with making kids happy, don't you?" He asked. Ariel chuckled warmly. "Yes. I mean, look at Melody." She gestured to Melody. Barbary looked at her, who smiled. Barbary giggled, making the other girls giggle as well, as Ariel gently tightened her hold on him.

"So, are you ready to meet them?" she asked. "Yes, please." He replied. Ariel nodded as she carried him out of the room and into the hallway, with Melody walking beside them. Ariel loved these two children very much. She only had Barbary for not even two hours, but she already felt like she loved him like a son of her own. "Oh, if only Eric was here." She thought to herself with a sigh as they walked off.


Meanwhile, in a rather remote region of the World of Disney, there is a small, rocky island standing. It is mostly dark and cloudy, with thunderstorms dominating the landscape. The landscape itself is relatively barren, with tall tree trunks devoid of any life whatsoever, sharp pointy rocks dotting cliff edges, as well as tall mountains pointing upwards into the sky, which is swirling in a vortex like fashion. There are no creatures living on the island; no birds flying over the island, no deer grazing in the grounds, not even any insects crawling out and about. Even the fish know better than to stray close to the island. Why is the island the way it is…well,

In the shorelines south of the island, things were normal and slow for the most part…well, if you count violent waves and loud crashes as slow and normal. Anyways, things were normal, until the ocean soon start to grow darker and darker. Then, bubbles soon popping up in the surface, and the darkness grew bigger and bigger, until something emerged from the water.

It appeared to be a dark figure of a male human, but it's features are completely black, yet it is very tall too, around 6'5" tall, as well as having glowing red eyes, a wide grin, wild and feathered out hair. It was carrying a bag, and it was moving rapidly.

The dark figurine soon made it ashore, and walked across the land. Through the barren forest, across the deadly rivers, and up the mountains, the figure finally arrived at a large cavern filled with spikes, water dripping down from the points.

The bag was still moving about rapidly, and it sounded like muffled shouting. The figurine just shook its head, before it continued onwards towards a large chamber. Inside the chamber, there was a black mist. The figurine climbed up a set of stairs, and dropped the bag in front of the mist, before he walked through the mist.

There was a humming noise, before the mist began shifting; large claw-like hands soon appeared from the darkness, as well as a shape forming into a head, with two large red eyes and a mouth as well, with sharp teeth. The large creature soon took a deep breath, and exhaled. It then looked down, and lifted its giant hand towards the bag, and with dexterity not natural for a 50 foot tall monster, gently unzipped the tip of the bag, and something…or someone slipped out of the bag. It appeared to be a white woman in her early 40s, with red hair down to her shoulders tied up to a ponytail, red short-sleeved shirt and long jean pants.

This woman is Barbary's mother.

Barbary's mother looked around as she began panting in fear. She stopped as she looked at the massive, 50 foot tall mist creature, with black spots popping up from the body and disappearing. Her eyes widened in panic as she soon crawled back in fear.

"W-W-Who are you?!" she called in fear. The mist creature tilted its head. Barbary's mother shouted again, more demanding. "Who are you?! Answer me!"

The mist creature then moved his hand, and quickly swiped her upwards. Barbary's mother screamed as she was lifted upwards, fearing that it will eat her. She tried to struggled free, tears streaming downwards. As she pleaded for mercy, "Please. Please don't eat me!" she was suddenly stopped by-

"Enough!" a voice boomed. Barbary's mother stopped with a yelp, as she closed her eyes, preparing for a painful death. But, there was none. Instead, she felt something pointy on her cheek, moving her head to the face of the abomination.

"Are you the mother of Barbary Disney?" it asked. Barbary's mother looked confused, still panting in fear. As she gulped, the creature asked again, "Are you the mother of Barbary Disney?" Barbary's mother looked confused; why would it bring up her poor excuse of a child in a time like this? "Y-Yes…why would you bring him at a time like this?" she asked. The mist looked at her, with a smile on her face. "Well…considering that you are his mother, I thought you would know where he went?" it asked.

Barbary's mother, though shaking, shook her head. "N-No. I-I swear I don't know where he is…"she explained. The giant figure looked on at her, taking in her words into account. It moved its red eyes to the bottom left for a moment, before he then looked at her. "You know; I've recently heard that you were rather…abusive towards your son." He said. Barbary's mother looked at her, confused now.

"W-Wha…why are you asking? T-That boy is just a mistake in my life!" she said in an irritated tone as she crossed her arms and shook her head in disdain. The dark creature nodded. "Indeed he is. With his existence, it could jeopardize my vision of my future." He replied.

Barbary's mother looked at it, confusion in her eyes. "W-What are you talking about? What else are you planning on doing with me?" she asked, hands clenching into fists. The creature grew a sinister grin. "Well…since you're here…and I'm a rather impatient being…" Suddenly, one of the darkened spots floated away, and the giant creature caught it, before it moved it towards Barbary's mother. She looked at it in a bit of fear, stepping back. "What are you doing?" she demanded.

The monster explained as the hand holding her raised its fingers and pinched closely, keeping her in place. Barbary's mother tried to move free, but as much as she could struggle, she could barely move. The giant explained,

"I'm giving you the darkness that flows within me." He explained. Barbary's mother gasped, as he released the orb, and it flew closer to her. Barbary's mother moved her face away, and the orb was quick to follow her.

Suddenly, the orb then shot towards her, and entered her body through her teeth. Suddenly, Barbary's mother screamed in agony as her head began to throb in pain. Quickly after that, she felt her chest in pain, then her stomach, soon her whole body was in pain, and she couldn't help but scream in agony.

However, it didn't stay this way for long; 7 seconds after the orb entered her body, she suddenly fell limp. Then 2 seconds after that, her body began to grow a more dark aura, literally visible, as she lifted her head upwards, and opened her eyes; now they're a pitch black color, with the exception of 2 dots in the center. The monster laughed evilly.

"Perfect. Now to see if it'll work after all." It said as it reached out its hand, and clenched it into a fist. Soon, something rose from the ground; it was a cage, and it appeared to be holding hostage 10 men inside.

The 10 men are the Disney Princes, and the husbands of the princesses back home. Their names in order; Prince Florian, Prince Charming, Prince Philip, Prince Eric, Prince Adam, Sultan Aladdin, explorer John Smith, Le Shang, Prince Naveen, and Consort Eugene (Flynn) Fitzherbert. All of them are startled by their awakening, and looked up to see a giant dark mist like creature holding what appeared to be a woman. Eric looked suspicious, and held his hands out onto the bars, wanting to know something.

"Who are you?! What's going on? What exactly did you do to that woman?" he demanded. The mist like creature turned its head to look at it, and it gave a smile, before lowering its other hand, lowering the woman towards the cage. "I simply made her one of my infected…I'm just wishing to test them out." It spoke to him.

The top of the cage soon opened, and the monster dropped Barbary's mother into the cage. She landed feet first, and as the hand moved away, placing the roof back. Eric and the other men looked at her, fearing what's gonna happen. The misty creature sat back in his throne, and materialized a map of the World of Disney. The map shows 6 different continents, dozens of islands, big and small, as well as hundreds of archipelagos that comprise the World. The largest of the continent is twice the size of Eurasia, called the Main Disneyland, for this is where the majority of the population of the World resides, and where the connections to the other world, Earth are.

"Master?" a raspy voice asked. The mist monster turned to look to the darkened Barbary's mother, who was looking at it with a pleading look. "Oh…my apologies. You can attack them now. No point to leaving potential hosts to waste." The monster instructed before it turned back.

Barbary's mother turned to the princes, and gave a devious smile, before with a speed unnatural for a human, grabbed Eric, pulled aside his shirt, opened her mouth widely to the point of almost disconnecting her jawbones, and quickly chomped down on Eric's jugular. Eric shouted in agony as he quickly tried to push her away. Barbary's mother then bit through the flesh again, before swallowing and retching something out.

As the others approached to help, Barbary's mother released Eric, and some dark tentacles were briefly seen pulling back before she closed it. The others looked on in shock as Eric soon began to grow darkness around him. Suddenly, Philip was grabbed and yanked towards Barbary's mother, and she bit down on his throat again. This time, some of the men moved in to help, but suddenly they were stopped by Eric. Eric now had been turned into a dark creature, and that terrified most of the men. Then, he pushed Aladdin and began biting on his shoulder just as Barbary's mother finished infecting Philip.

The mist monster looked on, as it grew a smirk. "Wow. This is better than I expected. Not even half a minute and the darkness is beginning to spread." He said in amusement. Then it turned back to the map, listening to the screams of agony of the prisoners soon becoming infected as well. Then, it thought of something, and turned to a spot in the Main Disneyland continent.

"Hang on…if I can't see where the boy is…maybe he's somewhere in the Magic Kingdom…" he murmured, pondering what it'll do to kill this boy before it could bring its vision of eternal darkness to reality…