The villains take center stage as the first part of "Battle For the Magic" begins!
It's a CLU World After All
CLU 2.0, a creation by Kevin Flynn to run the world-within-the-computer called The Grid. CLU took it upon himself to create the "perfect" world, not understanding that perfect was an impossibility. While he was stopped by Kevin Flynn, his son Sam Flynn, and the ISO program Quora, CLU returned along with many other villains when the Magic Kingdom was created. Now he's formed his own Neo Organization to fulfill his original goal: to create a perfect world for the Users.
"Hey computer!" Demona shouted, walking out of a Corridor of Darkness. "You forgot one of the princesses!"
She threw down Belle, whom was immediately surrounded by a cube of red energy. CLU looked over the princess, raising his hand and moving her cube away. "This is not the princess I was looking for," CLU stated. "I already have the digital copies of all of them. The only princess I'm missing is the girl in the blue dress."
"Boss, she is wearing a blue dress," said a Stormtrooper.
CLU eyed the soldier, then glanced at a silver armored Stormtrooper. "Captain Phasma, please keep your men in line."
"Yes CLU," Phasma replied, grabbing the soldier and shoving him away. "Know your place, Trooper. Leader CLU is referring to Alice of Wonderland, which is where Demona was sent in the first place."
"Well you try to navigate that world of madness," Demona snapped. "I would rather deal with Puck than go back in there."
"Regardless, the Princesses of Heart's data must be recovered if we want to reshape this world into a perfect one," CLU said.
He walked up to the barrier of Disney Castle, placing a hand on it. "Who are you?" Belle asked from her cage.
"I am CLU, the rightful ruler of this world," CLU replied. He held out his hands. "This barrier was made to contain two opposing forces: one that creates, and one that destroys. Once I have freed the destroyer, I will use the creator to make a world free of things that would make the Users upset."
"And there he goes again," said a tired voice. Belle looked to her side to see a row of cages, the one beside her holding a brownish-orange squirrel. "Talking about his perfect world."
"Who are you?" Belle asked.
"My name's Arthur," the squirrel replied. "I used to be the King of Camelot, but then CLU's sorcerer cursed me to be a squirrel. He's done that do most of us here as well."
"You're King Arthur?" Belle asked. "But you sound so young."
"Well, I was just crowned recently," Arthur admitted. Belle looked over at the other cages, seeing many other animals in cages: a red llama, a brown lion with spiky hair, trio of grizzly bears, a dragon with red scales and spiky green hair. "The only ones of us to escape so far was Princess Tiana and a guy in a panther suit, but they were both transformed before they got away."
Belle then saw a familiar face in one of the cages. "Adam!" she called, recognizing his Beast form anywhere. He didn't respond, his eyes closed in a deep slumber.
"He won't talk to you, princess," Demona said. "I cast a sleeping spell on him. He was a pain to capture, but a pawn that was necessary to take off of the field."
"And our own pieces are ready to be played," CLU said. He conjured up a holographic display and tapped a few buttons, with multiple Corridors of Darkness appearing around him. Out of the portals walked the other members of the Neo Organization and their respective minions.
Darth Maul pulled down his hood and ignited his Inquisitor Lightsaber, First Order Stormtroopers and Battle Droids pouring out behind him. Phasma joined Maul, commanding her troops to fan out around the castle barrier.
Zira walked out with Scar in tow, their hyenas and Outland animals coming with them. "Simba will no doubt be following us, CLU," Zira said. "Hyenas, Outlanders, show the king who is truly worthy of ruling the Animal Kingdom!"
"SCAR! SCAR! SCAR!" they cheered in response.
"Just keep your animals out of the way of my drones, Zira," said Syndrome, activating his rocket boots. "Ultron, Obake and I spent weeks perfecting our robot technology."
Ultron raised his hands, Ultron Drones flying out of the portal and defending the castle from the sky. "Introducing, Ultron-Omnidroid," the robot announced, a large ball-shaped robot climbing the barrier and perching itself on top of the castle.
Obake walked up to CLU, handing over a microchip. "Here are the upgrades you asked for," he said, half of his face glowing purple. "I hope our agreement is met."
"You will get your own world to control, Obake," CLU said. "And I'll make sure that you personally get to have Hiro Hamada all to yourself."
Aliens came out of the next portal, blue-skinned and wearing green armor. Ronan the Accuser led them, with the evil clone of Stitch, Leroy, by his side, cackling madly. "Those of this world will be judged by my hand," Ronan announced, Holding his hammer high.
"How is it that I always end up following crazy guys in blue," Shego muttered, stepping out of her own portal and taking a stand next to Demona.
Darkness poured out of the last portal, with ghosts, skeletons, and zombies appearing about Dr. Facilier and the Henry Ravenswood, AKA the Phantom. "I see you've collected another victim, CLU," Dr. Facilier said. "Shall I turn her as well?"
"Not this one," CLU said. "She'll be more useful as a human." He made a gesture and brought forward the Beast's cage. "Mr. Ravenswood, you've grown more powerful after draining the Gracey Manor of its ghostly energy, yes?" The Phantom nodded, his skeleton face glowing with spectral energy. "Good. Now that we have Belle, see about 'convincing' the Beast that our plan is the correct one."
The Phantom laughed his sinister laugh and dived into the Beast's body, his eyes glowing a sickly blue as he was possessed by the ghost. The Beast hung his head limply as CLU dissipated the cage. "You won't fight against us, Beast, not unless you want your Belle to be hurt," CLU said, bringing forward her cage.
"Belle…" Beast said, only to clutch his head in pain.
"Adam!" Belle cried. "Don't hurt him!"
"Aw, the little girl cares for the monster," Dr. Facilier said. Demona gagged at that statement.
"There is nothing you can do to stop us, and none of those that are arriving can possibly stand against our combined forces," CLU said.
As the villains made their play, a small mouse snuck his way past all of them, carrying a key with him. "Don't worry Belle, I'll get you some help," Basil said. "I know someone around here that's great at opening locks…"
[***]
Nick let out a low whistle as he looked through the binoculars at the bad guy army. "That's a lot of guys down there," he said. The fox smirked and grabbed a silver cylinder by his side, igniting it into a green Lightsaber. "Luckily, we've got an armor of our own up here."
"Hold your blade, Wilde," Magica said, readying her own staff. "I may not be much of a team player, but even I would not lead the charge down there."
"We're all behind you guys," Scout said. Lena nodded in agreement, with Oswald, Brooklyn, Shenzi, Spider-Man, Stitch, Angel, and Ezra behind them.
"Is everyone ready?" General Leia called over the radio on her ship.
"We're in position, General," called Poe as he flew down with his X-Wing squadron, a few Republic gunships and Rebellion-Era fighters behind him.
"Good thing that Solo guy gave us this ship," Rocket called, flying the Millennium Falcon with Rey and Finn.
"This is Okoye, the nation of Wakanda and the Pride Lands are with you," Okoye called. Shuri readied her gauntlets, T'Challa activated his armor, and Simba stood proudly beside him as their people were together as one.
"The Lion Guard is ready to defend," Kion added. He looked over at Jasiri. "And we picked up a few friends as well."
"If you're up there, Queen Shenzi, then be glad to know that you've still got your followers," Jasiri said, her own pack of hyenas adding to their power.
"Don't forget about us!" Hiro shouted, coming in for a landing with Big Hero Six. "We've brought or own firepower to the table." Vanellope used her glitch powers to create a candy-firing gun, Phineas and Ferb pulled out their own inventions, and Axel, Roxas, Xion, and Isa (still in dog form) summoned their Keyblades.
"Aren't we forgetting someone?" Oswald asked.
Spider-Man's eyes widened. "Oh, right! Mr. Stark, you guys can come out now."
A portal of golden light opened above the crowd, and out of it stepped the Avengers: Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Black Widow, Captain America, Hawkeye, Vision, Scarlet Witch, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man, The Wasp, and many other heroes joined the fight. "Better late than never, kid," Iron Man called.
"Everyone ready?" Oswald asked. With nods of confirmation, the forces of good prepared to face off against the forces of evil.
Author's Note
Sorry for almost three months without an update! The new school semester has taken a lot of my attention away, but I do promise to finish this story!
CLU has revealed his plan. Let's hope the good guys make sure he doesn't get his hands on the Blot or Figment…
This chapter was a long time coming. We've got all of the bad guys and the good guys together, now it's time for the big fight! We'll be following Oswald's team through the battle, of course, but I'll make sure to put in moments for others as well. If you didn't see one of your favorite Disney characters, don't worry- I have something special planned for them in this fight!
Don't forget to leave a review on what you thought of this chapter!
Characters that premiered this chapter:
Captain Phasma, Darth Maul (Star Wars)
Arthur (Sword and the Stone) currently turned into a squirrel
Kuzco (The Emperor's New Groove) non-speaking, currently turned into a llama
Sora (Kingdom Hearts) non-speaking, currently turned into a lion cub
Kenai, Koda, Nina (Brother Bear) non-speaking
Jake Long (American Dragon Jake Long) non-speaking, currently turned into a dragon
Kevin Flynn, Sam Flynn, Quora (TRON: Legacy) mentioned in narration
Syndrome, The Omnidroid (The Incredibles)
Ultron, Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man, The Wasp, Scarlet Witch, Vison (The Avengers)
Obake (Big Hero 6: The Series)
Ronan The Accuser (Guardians of the Galaxy)
Leroy (Leroy and Stitch)
Okoye, Shuri (Black Panther)