"The Battle for Magic" is here.
A Prophecy Fulfilled
CLU watched as the battle raged on below him. The Program floated above the fight on a holographic platform, observing everything. The Resistance X-Wings were taking on the Ultron-infused Omnidroid while the combined might of Wakanda and the Pride Lands fought the villains minions on the ground. Each of the Organization had sequestered themselves off to face various heroes: Zira and Scar fought Simba and T'Challa, Stitch fought his double Leroy, Ultron and Syndrome fought with Iron Man and Spider-Man, while The Hulk was in a stalemate with the Phantom-possessed Beast.
Clue disregarded all of them as he looked down to see that some of his underlings had made themselves scarce. Darth Maul and Ronan protected the prisoners, but Obake and Shego had seemingly disappeared in the fray. "It matters not where they are now, as soon I will have what I need." He held up a hand, the microchip that Obake made for him glowing with ominous energy.
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"I have you now, rebel scum!" Phasma shouted as her pike met with Nick's saber.
"I can't believe I just got called rebel scum," Nick said. He dodged backwards from her attack. "I mean, if it wasn't for the life-or-death situation, this would be awesome!"
"Focus, Wilde," Magica said, using her staff to blast away a few rogue lions. "I don't need you showboating about your fantasies."
"Yeah, you do that all on your own, Auntie," Lena replied.
Magica rolled her eyes. "Hyena! Use your powers to get us closer to the castle! The faster we get there, the better!"
"We're just gonna leave all of these guys behind?" Oswald asked. He used his remote to zap Demona, whom was lurking around the skies of the battlefield.
"If we get to the castle first, then the fight will be won," Magica said. "Wilde, Shadow, Singer, Statue! Get close to us!"
Brooklyn looked up at Demona, a scowl on his face. "I'll be back to face you later!" he shouted.
"I'd love to see you try, Second," the gargess taunted.
Angel cheered Stitch on his fight. "I'll be right back, boojiboo!" she called.
"Stitch can handle this," Stitch said, having gotten into an impromptu arm-wrestling contest with his evil double.
Shenzi started charging her power, with Lena backing her up with her own Shadow magic. "Scout, keep the others side out here," the duck asked.
"You've got nothing to worry about out here!" Scout said. "But don't you guys need still need a Key Master?"
"There's three over there," Magica said, pointing at Axel, Roxas, and Xion as they fought Syndrome's mini-omnidroids.
"They look kind of busy at the moment," Nick commented.
"And that's our cue!" shouted Basil. From the sky landed five figures, each of them wielding Keyblades: Riku, Kairi, Terra, Aqua, and Ventus. "The Guardians of Light are here to save the day!" Basil hopped off of Riku's shoulder and on top of Shenzi's head, much to her annoyance. "I have five Keyblade Masters here for your choosing, mam. Let's show CLU that we're ready to win this."
"A bit convenient, but I'll take what I can get," Magica said. "You with the silver hair! Join us, quickly."
Riku nodded and joined with the other prophecy members as Shenzi finished her spell, pulling everyone into shadows as they raced across the battlefield. Simba and Black Panther were pushing back the Outlander army, forcing Scar and Zira to start their retreat. "Wakanda Forever!" Okoye cried as the Dora-Milaje rushed forward.
"Alright Avengers, the final battle is here," Iron Man called as they made their charge against the Ultron bots and Ronan's soldiers.
The Resistance flew overhead, managing to knock the Ultron Omnidroid off of the castle so their ground forces could start their assault. "We're going to win this!" Finn cheered.
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The prophecy group appeared right where the villains were holding the prisoners, alerting Ronan and Darth Maul to their presence. "Looks like we have company," Nick said, igniting his lightsaber and facing down Maul.
"I'll take pleasure in cutting down another Jedi," Maul said, igniting his double-bladed lightsaber in response.
"Let me help with that," Riku said, summoning his Keyblade as he and Nick engaged in combat.
"If you are here to free the prisoners, then you stand accused!" Ronan shouted, lifting his hammer into the air.
"Hey Brooklyn, let's take down this loser together," Lena offered, her amulet lighting up with purple energy.
The gargoyle nodded and readied his claws, going in for the attack while Lena backed him up with magic blasts and shields.
"Rabbit, let us figure out how exactly we'll be taking down this shield," Magica said. She turned to the castle and tapped it with her staff, magic sparking from it as she did so.
"You mean to tell me that you don't know how to get in there?" Shenzi gawked. "Then what's the point to all of this?"
"Think it might be as simple as all of us touching it?" Oswald asked. His ears perked up in alarm as he instinctively ducked, narrowly missing a blast from Dr. Facilier as he appeared.
"Now then, gentlemen- and ladies- if you give up now I can make it worth your while," Facilier said, producing a deck of cards in his hands.
Magica scoffed. "I've dealt with your kind before. My magic far outmatches yours." She raised her staff and shot out a beam of magic, only to be met by Facilier's own. The two seemed to come to a stalemate as they both struggled for control.
"Let me help with that!" Oswald offered, readying his remote.
"No!" Magica shouted. "I can deal with him myself. Figure out the barrier and go!"
The rabbit reluctantly nodded, running over to the nearby electronics to find a button or something that would reveal an answer. "Why isn't anything labeled on this?" Oswald asked himself. "The Mad Doctor at least had that going for him!" He pressed a few buttons, which did nothing but bring up random programs on the computer. Oswald angerly gave a kick the machine, which suddenly roared to life as a long string of numbers started to play across it.
"Portal sequence activated," said the computer, and in a crackle of energy, a static portal opened above them, dropping out the group that had been trapped in the Twilight Zone!
"Well that could have gone smoother," Speckles said as he reached for his goggles.
"Robin Hood! You're back!" Brooklyn cried as he dodged another one of Ronan's hammer swings. "Could you help take this knock-off Quarryman out?"
"Say no more, my boy," said Robin Hood. He notched an Arrow and let it fly, going past Ronan but lodging into the cage containing Arthur, whom quickly made his way over to Oswald.
"Out you help get the others out of their cages as well?" he asked.
"I'll see what I can do," Oswald said, hitting more buttons on the computer.
"Good to see you around, Ms. D," Lena said to Della, helping the older duck up from the floor.
"You're Webby's friend, right?" Della asked. She looked over and saw Magica still in a beam struggle with Facilier. "Uh, what is she doing here?"
"Magica is on our side- for now," Lena explained quickly. She put up a magic shield and Ronan came after them. "You might want to take your friends and get out of here."
"You don't have to tell me twice," Bellwether said. "I've had enough crazy for a lifetime!"
"Hey! Aren't you supposed to be in jail?" Nick shouted at the Sheep as she ran away. He focused back on Maul, having to worry about Bellwether later.
Lewis, Randall, and Speckles made their way over to Oswald, quickly taking over the machine duties. "This looks like advanced AI coding," Lewis said.
"But if we reverse the signal to input instead of output," Randall added.
"Then the other prisoners should be freed!" Speckles finished.
All three gadgeteers pressed a button, and the holographic cages of the other prisoners were disabled! "Man, it feels good to be free!" Jake Long said, turning back into his human form before Dragoning Up again. "Hey hammer time, why don't you stop!" he shouted, breathing fire at Ronan and knocking the Kree warrior over.
"Thanks for the save," Brooklyn said with a thumbs up.
"Riku!" Sora shouted, summoning his Keyblade and hitting Maul in the back. This gave Nick time to disarm the Sith Lord, cutting his saber in half and using the Force to fling him away.
"Sora? You're a lion?" Riku asked.
"Oh yeah, you never went to the Pride Lands, did you?" Sora said.
"I can't wait 'til Kairi sees you like this," Riku teased, holding Sora and ruffling his hair.
"You can't win this, magic man. The De Spells are masters of magic!" Magica shouted, putting more power into her spell.
"I don't need to win, only to buy myself time," Facilier stated. He held up a card and threw it down, magic forming smoke that summoned the possessed Beast to his side. Beast roared, stunning everyone and making Magica drop her staff.
"Beast! Don't hurt them!" Belle called, protected by Riku and Nick.
The Beast didn't respond to her voice, his eyes glowing and eerie blue with possession from the Phantom. As he stalked towards Belle, it was Shenzi that stepped in-between them, her markings glowing brightly as she snarled. "I don't know who you are, but you reek of death. If this girl really cares about you, then whoever is inside that body, I say get out!"
Shenzi's magic flared up, creating a giant hyena avatar of magic that stood over her. The avatar looked down at Beast and bit into him, Beast roaring in pain at the action.
"What's she doing?" Belle asked in concern.
"I believe that she's pulling that nasty spirit from your prince's body," Basil speculated.
The Phantom resisted Shenzi's attack, slowly moving the Beast's body to try and crush her. "Guys, a little back up would be nice!"
Everyone nodded and quickly went in to help. Nick used the force to hold Beast back while Brooklyn locked grips with the Beast. Angel started singing a song to put the Beast to sleep while Magica, Lena, and Riku all used magic to power up Shenzi's spell. Finally, Oswald used his remote to give a giant electric shock to the Beast, whom roared in pain as the Phantom was finally ripped from his body. Shenzi's avatar quickly ate the ghost whole, the Phantom sreaming demonically as he was banished to the Underworld.
"Well everyone, that's the end of that," Magica said, picking up her staff once more. "That magic man seems to run off as well, so now we can focus on the castle once more."
Belle made her way over to Beast, taking his paw in her hands. "Adam?"
"Belle," he replied, embracing her and giving her hair a caress. "I'm sorry for trying to hurt you."
"That wasn't you," she said. "I'm just glad that we're together again."
Magica rolled her eyes. "Yes, yes, a great reunion and all, but let's just- " she froze as he body was surrounded by a red outline, her body snapping into place with her arms rigid by her side.
"What just happened to- " Nick started to say, only for the same thing to happen to him.
Riku, Lena, Angel, Brooklyn, and the others were soon also captured, leaving Oswald the only one left standing. "A good showing by all of you," CLU said, descending on his platform. "But truly, your efforts were all in vain."
"So you're the guy that's been messing everything up," Oswald said. He puffed up his chest and balled his fists. "Why don't you come down here and fight me, rabbit-to-man!"
CLU laughed. "Why should I fight you when I have everything I need right here?" He raised his other arm, bringing fourth the digital princesses as well as Mickey Mouse, Donald, and Goofy!
"Brother?" Oswald asked.
"Ah yes, the one that brought all of our worlds together," CLU explained. "Through my research, I found that all of this originated from this mouse's dream of bringing all of his friends together. And to think that he is the last one I needed for the prophecy."
"But there's no line in there that relates to Mickey," Oswald said.
"Ah, but you misunderstand- it was I that changed the prophecy," CLU said.
Oswald stumbled back. "What?" he asked in a small voice.
"Did you think that a creature with no heart could be important enough to save the world?" CLU laughed. "I fed information to Magica that you were part of the prophecy only so that I could separate you from your "Brother" here. That made him easier to pick off, especially once I dealt with his friends first."
"We had a deal CLU," Magica said, struggling in her bonds. "I bring you the prophecy, and you give me a part of your new world."
"Ah, about that," CLU said. He snapped his fingers, and Magica cried out as she was turned into digital code, followed by the rest of the prophecy members as well. "I just needed you to bring me the others. You were a small part in my plan and nothing more. Now then, to bring about a new, perfect world."
Oswald could only watch helplessly as CLU took the prophecy code and combine it with his own. He then took the digital princesses and combined with their's as well, finally taking Obake's microchip and putting their power into it. "With this new Master Control Program, let the deletion of this old world, begin."
CLU tossed the chip at the castle, the barrier around it exploding once it made contact. The battle below stopped as everyone, hero and villain alike looking up as the castle's windows turned pitch black. An inky substance leaked from the windows, rising up into a form that was a mix between the Chernabog, Maleficent, and the Phantom Blot.
"You see, Oswald, your brother still had a piece of the Blot within him," CLU explained. "I have reunited the Blot's missing part, restoring it to its full power that is now mine to control!"
"Not again…" Oswald whimpered as the Phantom Blot let out a roar that shook the sky. Ink burst through the castle windows, pouring into the streets and quickly consuming whatever it touched. Oswald tried to jump up and attack CLU, but the Program simply grabbed him by the neck and held him over the sea of ink and thinner.
"Look out at the end of your world, Oswald," CLU chuckled darkly. "To think that Walt's first creation will be the last to go."
CLU dropped Oswald into the ink sea, and all went dark.
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Hello?
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Hello?
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Is anyone there?
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It's me, Figment!
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What's this feeling I have?
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Is that a light I see?
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Whoever you are, please, wake up!
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Author's Note
Next Time: One small spark to save the world of Disney.
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Characters that premiered this chapter:
Quarrymen (Gargoyles) mentioned only
Webby (Ducktales 2017) mentioned only
Phantom Blot's True Form (Epic Mickey)