Chapter 25: The Lost Princess
(Field Theme-Happy Hair Day-Into the Forest Deep)
Ky, Noel, Sora, Donald, Goofy, Elena, Ken, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, Murray, Lucas, Peach, and Mario begin to make their way through the marsh which is dark and foggy and full of dead tress everywhere.
"I don't like this place..." Lucas said.
"Neither do I and I thought the swamp area of Clover Forest was bad." Zatch said.
"I hope Rapunzel's safe." Goofy said.
"I'm sure she's fine. She may not look like it, be she's got a heart of a warrior." T.J. said.
"Let's get outta this marsh and find 'em." Elena said and everyone nods.
The group start to move but then Dusk Nobodies and Reaper Nobodies appear.
"Wak! Nobodies!" Donald said.
"Marluxia's trying to slow us down." Noel said.
"Kick their asses!" Ken said.
(Battle Theme-Swingin' Free-Into the Forest Deep)
The Dusk Nobodies and Reaper Nobodies attack the group but Ky, Noel, and Sora attack with their Keyblades while Elena casts Fire while Ken casts Blizzard while Donald casts Magma while Goofy uses Goofy Discus while Max uses Shield Missile while Tails unleashes Magic Hand and it delivers a punch while Blaze shoots fireballs while Shadow shoots Chaos Lances while Storm uses Skullbash while Grace uses Tackle while Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker while Lucky uses Egg Throw while T.J. throws many knives while Sly attacks with his cane while Bentley uses his RC Chopper to fire missiles while Murray uses Uppercut while Lucas uses PK Thunder while Peach unleashes hearts to attack while Mario delivers a fiery uppercut and they defeat the Nobodies and continue through the marsh.
"I hope we're not lost." Donald said.
"Tails, Bentley, try to find a way out with your maps." Peach said.
"Good idea." Tails said as he and Bentley take out their techno maps and start leading.
The group continue to move through while fighting off more Nobodies as well as Nymph Black Xetis who enchants nearby rocks transforming them into Dread Rock Black Xetis and they attack but they defeat the Dread Rocks and the Nymphs and continue through the marsh while still fighting off Black Xetis and Nobodies in their way and as they keep moving through they find what looks like a cave nearby and so they decide to go in and they find a rock wall and so Ky, Noel, and Sora start running up but then they see Powerwild Heartless throwing nuts at them but they avoid the nuts and defeat the Heartless and keep climbing up taking them somewhere else and they're now outside the marsh and back at the sunny area.
"FINALLY, sunshine!" Max said.
"Yeah, everythin's cheerful now." Goofy said.
"Great, now that we're out, let's find Rapunzel and Flynn before something happens." Shadow said.
"Right, hope they're okay." Sora said as they keep going.
The group start moving through but then they hear a scream.
"You guys hear that?" Peach asked and Mario nods.
"That sounded like Flynn's scream." Ky said.
"They can't be far. Let's hurry." Sly said as they start to hurry through.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Easy there, boy! Settle down. Whoa, whoa!" A voice said.
"That voice is familiar." Lucas said.
"Rapunzel!" Sora said and they nod.
"C'mon!" Tails said as they hurry.
Meanwhile Flynn is cornered against a rock wall as he's confronted by a white stallion but Rapunzel stands in front of the stallion and Pascal makes a motion indicating to take it easy and so the stallion sits down.
"You are such a good boy! Yes, you are!" Rapunzel said petting the stallion who enjoys it. "Are you tired from chasing this bad man all over the place?" Rapunzel asked and the stallion nods.
"Excuse me?" Flynn asked.
"Nobody appreciates you, do they? Do they?" Rapunzel asked and the stallion nods again.
"Oh, come on! He's a bad horse!" Flynn said.
"Ohh, he's nothing but a big sweetheart. Isn't that right..." Rapunzel looks at the saddle's collar and it says 'Maximus'. "Maximus." Rapunzel said still petting Maximus.
"You've got to be kidding me!" Flynn said.
"Look, Maximus, today's kind of the biggest day of my life. The thing is, I need you not to get him arrested, just for twenty-four hours. Then, you two can chase each other to your hearts' content, okay?" Rapunzel asked making Flynn sigh and offers his hand for a truce but Maximus turns away. "It's also my birthday. Just so you know." Rapunzel said making Maximus sigh in defeat and puts his hoof on Flynn's hand and they shake.
"Rapunzel!" A voice called.
"Huh?" Rapunzel asked as she sees the group running for her.
"There you are." Sora said.
"You're all here and you're okay!" Rapunzel said and unknowing to her Maximus punches Flynn's gut knocking him down.
"We finally found you and it looks like you're fine yourself." Elena said.
"Yeah and look, I made a new friend." Rapunzel said showing Maximus.
"A horse?" Ken asked.
"This is Maximus. You could say Flynn introduced us and where one goes, the other follows." Rapunzel said and Maximus examines the group with distrust.
"Uh, hi. We're friends of Rapunzel's. Nice to meet you, Maximus." Ky said and he still examines the group but Storm gets in front.
"Pika! Pika!" Storm said and Maximus sits down.
"It's okay, we've been helping Rapunzel." Noel said.
"It's true." Rapunzel said and Maximus nods.
"Hey, Flynn, how far until we reach the Kingdom?" Kiyo asked.
"Not too far." Flynn said.
"Great, then we'll get there in no time flat." T.J. said.
(Forest-Campsite)
The group start moving through the campsite and they arrive at the next area.
(Forest-Wetlands)
The group arrive at the wetlands of the forest.
"It's so pretty." Peach said and Mario nods.
"I could stare at this forever." Donald said.
"As much as I love to sight see, we need to hurry to the Kingdom." Blaze said.
"Blaze is right, let's get going." Bentley said.
The group continue to move through the wetlands and they at an area with cliffs.
"Like I said, the Kingdom's not far, but now we gotta scale these cliffs." Flynn said.
"There has to be way to get past here." Lucas said.
"Let's look for a way." Max said.
The group climb up and they see a cliff across from another cliff but there is a tree branch in the middle.
"Looks like we'll have to swing across to pass." Ky said.
"I got an idea." Rapunzel said as she uses her hair to grab onto the tree branch. "Grab on!" Rapunzel said and Ky, Noel, and Sora do so and she starts swinging to get across.
"I swear that hair's something." Sora said.
"I know. Come on." Rapunzel said.
The group continue to move through while fighting off Black Xetis and Heartless in their way and they later come across another cliff and another tree branch and so Rapunzel uses her hair to grab onto the branch and Ky, Noel, and Sora grab on and Rapunzel swings across again and they later find a cave and go in and go through while dealing with more Black Xetis and Heartless and Ky, Noel, and Sora run up the walls taking them out of the cave and they find another tree branch and Rapunzel uses her hair to grab on the branch while Ky, Noel, and Sora grab on and Rapunzel swing to get across and they make it to another part of the wetlands but they find something which is a small tower.
"What's that?" Rapunzel asked.
"This doesn't look promising." Tails said and they see a Powerwild Heartless at the top pressing a button making cannons come out.
"Yeah, that's not promising." Zatch said.
(Battle Theme: Rowdy Rumble)
Many Powerwild Heartless appear.
"We have to fight through." Noel said.
"Yeah, hope you two're ready." Sora said.
"Nothing's gonna stop me from seeing the lanterns!" Rapunzel said.
"Let's do this, sidekicks!" Flynn said.
The group go for the Powerwilds while Ky, Noel, and Sora go for the tower which moves around while shooting cannonballs and they manage to take on the Powerwild at the top but more Powerwilds appear and attack but Rapunzel grabs the group with her hair and with Flynn's help they swing the hair with the group still in it and sends them into the air while they're glowing with light and they fall down at the Powerwilds destroying them.
"Stupid monkeys." T.J. said.
"That wasn't so hard." Murray said.
Just then the tower forms into something which looks like a three trained carriage and coming out is a Heartless that looks like a horse.
"What? It just transformed!" Sora said.
"What is it with me and horses?" Flynn asked.
"Let's take it out!" Ky said.
The Heartless known as Chaos Carriage charges at the group who dodge and Ky casts Thunder followed by casting Earth while Noel casts Triple Blizzard while Sora uses Strike Raid but Chaos Carriage delivers a spinning attack with its carriage but Goofy uses Tornado while Max uses Cyclone but Chaos Carriage delivers a slamming attack with its hooves but Donald casts Gravity while Tails throws ring bombs while Bentley sends out a tiny drone and it goes for the Heartless and explodes but Chaos Carriage charges all over to get the group but Rapunzel delivers a spinning strike with her hair while Peach slashes with Royal Storm followed by Peach Bomber and they manage to destroy the first carriage but then another horse comes out and Chaos Carriage charges at the group again but Shadow uses Chaos Control to slow down time and then creates a ring of Chaos Spears and sends them to strike while Murray uses Turbo Charge while Storm uses Volt Tackle but Chaos Carriage delivers a spinning strike with its carriage but Flynn attacks with the frying pan while Mario uses Mario Tornado while Kiyo has Zatch use Zakeruga while Lucas uses PK Flash but Chaos Carriage delivers a stomping attack with its hooves but Ken unleashes magic music waves followed by casting Aero while Grace uses Bite and they manage to destroy the second carriage leaving one more but another Chaos Carriage comes out and delivers a charging attack but Blaze uses Fire Drill to stop it while burning it while Sly uses Cane Push while T.J. dash slashes with his knife but Chaos Carriage slams its carriage down at the group but Lucky uses Ground Pound while Elena casts Earth followed by casting Magic Hour but Chaos Carriage charges all over to get the group again but Ky casts Stop to freeze it.
"Now, Rapunzel!" Ky said.
"Right!" Rapunzel said as she grabs the group with her hair again. "Flynn!" Rapunzel said.
"You got it! Hang on, sidekicks!" Flynn said as he and Rapunzel pull her hair and swing it with the group still in and then sends them into the air and as they glow with light they rain down at Chaos Carriage dealing great damage and they finish off the Heartless.
"That was something." Elena said.
"C'mon, let's get outta here." Sora said and they nod.
The group continue through the wetlands and they climb up and keep going until they arrive at the next part of the forest.
(Forest-Wildflower Clearing)
The group arrive at the next part of the forest and they hear chirping and they see small blue birds on a tree branch.
"Look, birds!" Rapunzel said running for the birds who fly off.
"Oh, they're scared off..." Peach said.
"Maybe we can get them over without scaring them." Noel said.
"Can you please get them over?" Rapunzel asked.
"Watch us." Ky said.
Ky, Noel, and Sora go for the birds and they them on a different tree branch.
"There they are, but we can't startle them." Ky said.
"Noel, you're better with animals. See if you can get them." Sora said.
"Well, okay..." Noel said slowly walking for the birds. "Hello." Noel said as she starts singing and the birds join in and fly for her.
"Nice." Ky said as the birds fly for him and Sora.
"C'mon, let's get 'em to Rapunzel carefully." Sora said.
The trio make their way back to Rapunzel as the birds keep singing and Noel joins in to keep them from being startled and they return to Rapunzel.
"I've never seen a bird like you." Rapunzel said and the birds fly to her as they keep singing. "They're singing for us." Rapunzel said and then the birds fly away.
"How beautiful." Ky said.
"See, Rapunzel, the world's not that scary." T.J. said.
"When you get out and get to know what's out there, you'll always find something very interesting." Peach said.
"I know. To be honest, I was afraid of what would happen, since Mother warned me what the outside world was like, but looking at it now, not everything is bad." Rapunzel said.
"Should we tell her that her mother's looking for her?" Zatch whispered.
"I don't think we should." Lucas said.
The group keep moving through the forest and they later come across a field full of flowers.
"I've never seen so many flowers." Rapunzel said.
"How lovely." Noel said.
Unknowing to them Bowser Jr. watches them.
"The losers are here too, huh? Hehehehe... I think a little bit of fun is called for." Bowser Jr. said as he summons something.
As the group keeps going they hear a scream.
"Now what?" Shadow asked and they see Rapunzel and Flynn in different cages.
(Boss Theme: No Surrender)
"Help!" Rapunzel cried.
"We're trapped!" Flynn said.
"How's that possible?" Donald asked and they see what looks like a giant red flower with white dots, large green body, giant leaf arms carrying the two cages, and razor teeth.
"That looks familiar." Sora said.
"Oh, no! It's Petey Piranha!" Peach said and Mario gets into his fighting stance.
"What's it doing here?" Noel asked.
"Let Rapunzel and Flynn go, you floral freak!" Elena yelled but Petey slams the cages together and roars.
"We have to defeat this thing to save 'em. Rapunzel, Flynn, hang on!" Ky said.
"Be careful!" Rapunzel said.
"Show it not to mess with you!" Flynn said.
(Information: Defeat Petey Piranha and save Rapunzel and Flynn!)
Petey slams the cages while hurting Rapunzel and Flynn in the process at the group who move and Ky aerial slashes with Honor of Knights followed by casting Mega Flare while Noel uses Dancing Blade followed by a cartwheeling slash with Radiant Salvation while Sora vertical slashes with Favorite Deputy and then enters Hyper Hammer and delivers heavy attacks with the hammer but Petey jumps into the air and tries to land on the group who dodge and Elena casts Triple Fire followed by creating a giant fireball in the air and it rains down multiple small fireballs while Donald uses Duck Flare and unleashes fireworks and sends them to strike while Lucas uses PK Fire but Petey slams one cage that has Rapunzel in it at the group who dodge but Petey slams the other cage with Flynn in it and then slams both cages but Ken unleashes magic music rings and sends them to strike while Max uses Shield Surf while Lucky uses Egg Throw but Petey jumps into the air and tries to land on the group but Tails delivers a flying kick while Sly uses Cane Jump but Petey retaliates with biting with its razor sharp teeth but as it's about to bite again Mario shoots a fireball into Petey's mouth causing it to burn inside stunning it allowing T.J. to multi slash with his knife while Kiyo has Zatch fire small lightning bolts while Goofy uses Goofy Torpedo but Petey recovers and slams the cages at the group who block and Shadow slashes with Chaos Daggers while Murray uses Thunder Flop while Grace uses Growl but Petey jumps into the air and tries to land on the group again but Blaze delivers an upper fire kick while Bentley shoots fire darts while Storm uses Iron Tail while Peach aerial slashes with Royal Storm and then transforms it into a parasol and delivers powerful swings with it and then unleashes a giant heart striking the flower monster.
Petey roars in anger and its body is full of fire and then it shoots fireballs from its mouth at the group but Donald casts Water to get rid of the fireball and then casts Earth while Bentley throws electric bombs while Storm calls down a lightning bolt but Petey jumps into the air and tries to land on the group who dodge but Petey jumps again to try and land on the group but Mario jumps high and delivers a punch at Petey's gut and then delivers a fiery uppercut and then delivers a downward punch sending the flower monster down but Petey shoots fireballs up at Mario but Elena teleports and casts Reflect to send the fireballs right back down at Petey getting it and burning it allowing Tails to fire lasers from his blaster while Lucas uses PK Love while Lucky uses Egg Roll but Petey slams the cages to try and get the group who dodge and Goofy uses Rocket and then delivers a shield slam on Petey's head stunning it allowing T.J. to deliver a spin slash with his knife while Kiyo has Zatch use Bao Zakeruga but Petey shoots three fireballs at the group who dodge and Murray uses Fire Punch while Shadow multi punches with Chaos infused energy while Ken unleashes Water coated magic music fists and sends them to deliver a water punch but Petey jumps into the air and slams the cages down at the group but Peach delivers four slashes with Royal Storm followed by casting Fire Heart while Blaze creates flame whips and lashes with them followed by a downward flame kick striking Petey's head leaving it stunned again allowing Sly to sneak up from behind and delivers an uppercut with his cane and then slams Petey to the ground while Max uses Shield Missile but Petey flies into the air and tries to slam himself onto the group but Sora slashes with Kingdom Key followed by a cross slash and then uses Blitz while Noel delivers two graceful spin slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by Fire Surge while Ky delivers five slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by a somersault slash and then uses Light Raid and they finish off Petey who struggles his balance and falls to the ground.
Ky, Noel, and Sora run for the cages and they free Rapunzel and Flynn from the cages.
"Thank you!" Rapunzel said.
"I knew I could count on you, sidekicks!" Flynn said.
"Don't mention it." Sora said.
"Ugh, what's it gonna take to kill these losers?!" Bowser Jr. asked as he leaves to join his comrades.
"So, you two okay?" Goofy asked.
"We're fine, aside from that monster." Rapunzel said.
"I think I've had just about enough of flower monsters. That's the third time already." Flynn said.
"Now, which way is the Kingdom?" Peach asked.
"We're actually getting close." Flynn said.
"Great, let's go." Ky said.
The group start to slide down the field of flowers and are having fun and as they slide they reach another part of the forest and as the sliding ends they reach the next part.
(Forest-Shore)
The group arrive at a shore and they see a kingdom town up ahead.
"There it is! The Kingdom of Corona itself." Flynn said.
"It looks freakin' awesome from afar." Ken said.
"Just wait until we get in." Flynn said.
"I can't wait to see what the Kingdom's like. I hope it's like the outside world. It was full of amazing things and you guys helped me discovered them." Rapunzel said smiling.
"Glad you enjoyed yourself." Sly said.
"C'mon, let's go." Elena said as they go for the Kingdom.
The group reach the bridge leading to the Kingdom and Rapunzel excitedly runs for the Kingdom as Flynn and Maximus follow her and so does the group.
"Rapunzel's happy." Sora said.
"Well, her dream's gonna come true." Tails said.
"Yeah, they're gonna be sendin' the lanterns up after dark." Goofy said.
"That sounds fun!" Zatch said.
"I don't wanna miss it!" T.J. said as they start running for the Kingdom.
"Idiots." Shadow said.
"Give 'em a break. They're still kids." Kiyo said.
"Besides, I think seeing the lanterns in person would sound like a fun thing to do." Ky said.
"I agree." Noel said.
"Well, let's go into the Kingdom and have ourselves a look around." Peach said and Mario nods as they go for the kingdom town.
(The Kingdom-Thoroughfare)
The group start crossing the bridge.
"There's a plaza at the end of the street." Tails said.
"Let's go see!" Donald said as they arrive at the town where they see many people around talking to each other, walking around, and exploring.
"Talk about crowded." Blaze said.
"Yeah and it's busy." Sora said.
"Let's go see what's there to do until nightfall." Peach said and Mario nods.
"Okay. Let's go have a look around." Ky said as they start exploring the town.
The group explore the kingdom town while passing many people and they see food stands, kids playing in the town, and people talking about what's going on in town and they keep looking around the town.
Meanwhile at the town plaza Rapunzel has her hair braided with many flowers of different colors on her hair and Rapunzel enjoys her braided hair but then she sees something in the center of the plaza which is what looks like a portrait of three people which are the King of Corona, the Queen of Corona, and what looks like a baby girl and then Rapunzel sees a little girl placing flowers on the portrait.
"It's for the Lost Princess." The little girl said.
"Lost Princess...?" Rapunzel asked and she looks closely at the portrait and at the baby girl who looks almost like Rapunzel herself.
Just then music starts to play around the town making Rapunzel dance and the group arrive to see Rapunzel dancing to the music.
(Theme: Corona Kingdom Dance)
"Rapunzel's already enjoying herself." Sly said.
"Tell me about it." Blaze said.
As Rapunzel dances many people approach and watch her dance.
"Hey, everyone, come dance with us!" Rapunzel said.
"Dance? No thank you." Shadow said.
"Dancing's for girls." T.J. said.
"WHAT?!" Elena demanded making him gulp in fear.
"Dancing's fun, let's do it." Ky said smiling.
"I'm game!" Sora said.
"Wait for me." Noel said.
Ky, Noel, and Sora begin dancing with the townsfolk who also dance and same for the others and Mario offers his hand to Peach.
"Oh, Mario! I'd love to!" Peach said taking Mario's hand and the two start dancing together.
As Ky, Noel, and Sora keep dancing with Rapunzel and the townsfolk Sly shoves Elena to Ky.
"Hey, what're you..." Elena was cut off.
"This is your chance. Don't miss it." Sly said winking.
"Ugh. Ky, may I have this dance?" Elena asked.
"Uh, sure." Ky said as the two dance with each other.
"Aw, screw it. Hey, Noel. Since Pax ain't here, I'll take his place for him." Ken said.
"Um...okay." Noel said as the two dance together.
Maximus shoves Flynn to Sora who takes his arm while Flynn glares at Maximus who laughs at Flynn's embarrassment and the dancing continues as the group and the townsfolk keep dancing while the sun is setting and during the dance Sora takes a flag and waves it around while Ky gets on a barrel and dances on it and everyone is enjoying their dance as the music gets faster and faster and everyone dances faster.
As the dancing continues Rapunzel keeps on dancing until she bumps into Flynn and they hold hands as the music stops while everyone cheers.
"To the boats!" A townsman said.
It's now dark and all the townsfolk are on boats while the group are at the wharf of the town sitting at the docks while Peach and Mario are at the wharf's tower and Rapunzel and Flynn are on their own boat enjoying the night sky.
"I've been looking out a window for eighteen years, dreaming about what it might feel like when those lights rise in the sky. What if it's not everything I dreamed it would be?" Rapunzel asked.
"It will be." Flynn said.
"And what if it is? What do I do then?" Rapunzel asked.
"Well, that's the good part, I guess. You get to find a new dream." Flynn said.
Just then lanterns start to fly into the night sky shocking Rapunzel as she stands up to get a closer look as more lanterns fly into the sky and she enjoys the sight but she turns to see Flynn holding two lanterns.
"Thank you. I have something for you too." Rapunzel said taking out a satchel. "I should've given it to you before, but I was just scared. The thing is, I'm not scared anymore. You know what I mean?" Rapunzel asked.
"I'm starting to." Flynn said.
Rapunzel takes the lanterns and brings them up into the sky with the other lanterns and Flynn looks at the satchel and starts thinking.
Later their boat is on the shore.
"I'm sorry. Everything's fine. There's...something I have to take care of." Flynn said as he gets off the boat and takes the satchel.
"Okay." Rapunzel said.
"I'll be right back." Flynn said as he leaves.
"It's okay, Pascal." Rapunzel assured.
Meanwhile on the wharf tower Peach and Mario enjoy the sight of the lanterns.
"Oh, the lanterns ARE beautiful. It reminds me of the Star Festival. I hope we can have something like this when all of this over and we can go home." Peach said and Mario nods thinking of the Mushroom Kingdom.
Meanwhile the group enjoying watching the lanterns.
"This IS beautiful." Ky said.
"Hey, we oughta have to a festival like this in Divine Kingdom and Noble Palace." Lucas said.
"Maybe, when this whole thing's over." Noel said.
Just then Dusk Nobodies appear behind the group.
"Ugh, don't tell me..." Shadow stops talking.
"Could you guys have POSSIBLY picked a worse time?" Sora asked.
"They don't appreciate the moment." Max said.
"Nope." Goofy said.
"They're disgusting." Lucas said.
Peach and Mario look down to see Nobodies.
"Not HERE!" Peach yelled summoning Royal Storm and she and Mario get off the wharf tower and confront the Nobodies.
"You're here." Blaze said.
"Yes, and we'll make sure these awful killjoys leave." Peach said and Mario nods.
"Okay, let's kick these wet blankets out." Sora said.
(Battle Theme: Tension Rising)
(Information: Defeat the Nobodies!)
The Dusk Nobodies begin attacking with their arms while the Reaper Nobodies attack with their scythes but Ky casts Telekinesis and slams the Nobodies to the ground while Noel triple slashes with Jiggie Rhythm followed by casting Puppet and makes the Reaper Nobodies attack the Dusks while Sora switches to Favorite Deputy and delivers heavy attacks with Hyper Hammer and then enters Drill Punch and delivers powerful drilling attacks and then grabs a Nobody and slams it to other Nobodies and then delivers a powerful slam but the Reaper Nobodies deliver spinning attacks while the Dusk Nobodies jump and deliver headbutts but Lucky uses his tongue to grab a Nobody and gulps it and then spits the Nobody at another Nobody while Grace uses Bite but the Dusk Nobodies slither around and attack with their legs while the Reaper Nobodies unleash pink petals to attack but Peach triple slashes with Royal Storm followed by unleashing blossoms to strike while Elena levitates her staff and unleashes magic pillars while Blaze uses Fire Tornado but the Reaper Nobodies transform into their second forms and unleash thorn vines but Donald casts Fire burning them but the Dusk Nobodies try to attack but T.J. multi slashes with his knife while Max bashes with his shield but the Reaper Nobodies attack with their scythes but Murray picks up a barrel and throws it at the Nobodies while Kiyo has Zatch use Zakeruga while Storm uses Iron Tail but the Dusk Nobodies attack with their arms while the Reaper Nobodies deliver spinning attacks but Ken gets on his guitar and rides around while leaving behind magic music notes attacking all Nobodies while Lucas uses PK Freeze but the Reaper Nobodies unleash pink petals to attack but Shadow unleashes Chaos Spears while Bentley uses his RC Chopper to fire missiles while Goofy uses Goofy Turbo but the Dusk Nobodies deliver headbutt attacks while the Reaper Nobodies slash with their scythes but Mario unleashes double dragon flames while Sly turns invisible and delivers a stealth strike while Tails throws ring bombs but the Nobodies try to attack back but Ky uses Lethal Frame and stops time and then delivers multi strikes and as time is back the Nobodies deal damage while Noel triple slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by Dancing Blade and then uses Rainbow Surge while Sora surrounds himself in three tornadoes of flames and charges at all of the Nobodies and they defeat all of the Nobodies.
Back at the shore Rapunzel is waiting for Flynn but then she sees a boat sailing by.
"Eugene...?" Rapunzel asked and on the boat is Flynn who is unconscious while his hands are tied on the wheel and holding what looks like a tiara. "Eugene!" Rapunzel called but Flynn is still unconscious as the boat sails away.
"Oh, dear... He's run off with the crown and has forgotten you." A voice said and Rapunzel turns to see a dark corridor appearing revealing Marluxia.
"No! He wouldn't! Who are you?" Rapunzel asked.
"Forget Flynn Rider. You know where you belong and it's not with him. Now..." Marluxia summons Reaper Nobodies around Rapunzel who runs away.
Just then another dark corridor appears revealing Hilda.
"That's a little excessive, don't you think, Lauriam?" Hilda asked.
"Hmph. It's only going to make her want to go back to where she belongs." Marluxia said.
"Clever, as usual." Hilda said.
Rapunzel keeps running and hides behind a rock but her hair gets stuck but a tree branch.
"Rapunzel!" A voice called.
"Mother...?" Rapunzel asked as she sees Gothel who defeats the Reapers.
"Oh, my precious girl!" Gothel said.
"Mother!" Rapunzel said running to hug Gothel.
"Are you alright? Did they hurt you?" Gothel asked.
"Mother, how did you...?" Rapunzel stops talking.
"Oh, I was so worried about you. You weren't home and so I searched high and low for you. Then, I saw those ruffians attack you and... Oh, I don't know what I would have done... Let's go home, before more come." Gothel said leaving.
Rapunzel looks back only to see the boat is gone and then she turns back to Gothel with a lantern and Rapunzel runs back to Gothel.
The group make their way for the shore to find Rapunzel and Flynn and Grace sees something.
"Eevee!" Grace said pointing at two figures.
"Is that...Rapunzel?" Ky asked.
"Yeah and it also looks like Gothel is with her." T.J. said.
"So, they found each other." Shadow said.
"Let's go talk to her." Sora said but then a dark corridor appears in front of them and it's Marluxia again.
"Marluxia!" Peach said as Mario gets into his fighting stance.
"Show some decorum." Marluxia said.
"Get the hell outta our way!" Ken yelled.
"Don't bother. The girl has returned to her dear mother. Let them be." Marluxia said.
"Why should we?" Tails asked.
"Because Rapunzel is too important." Marluxia said.
"Important how?" Murray asked.
"Lemme guess, it involves that pure light in her." Ky said.
"Yes. Atop her tower, she must remain hidden out of sight and live out her days with Mother Gothel." Marluxia said.
"And never see anyone else?" Goofy asked.
"That's like locking her in a prison!" Noel yelled.
"That's exactly what it's like. Rapunzel's hair holds the powerful magic of healing. Of course, even Mother Gothel wants it for herself. If Mother Gothel's actions will protect Rapunzel, preserve her...then she is doing the Organization a favor." Marluxia said.
"What favor?" T.J. asked.
"Explain yourself!" Bentley yelled.
"Let's say she's keeping Rapunzel on the shelf for us. An extra pawn should you fail in finding the remaining Guardians of Light." Marluxia said.
"Extra pawn?" Ky asked.
"Yes and we have occasion to call on other hearts of light instead. A New Seven Hearts to fill out the ranks." Marluxia said.
"New Seven Hearts...?" Sora asked.
"The hell are you talkin' about?" Ken asked.
"Seven, who have inherited the Princesses' light after their role was fulfilled." Marluxia said.
"You're talking about the Princesses of Heart!" Noel said.
"So, after they fulfilled their role of revealing the final Keyhole in Hollow Bastion, there're new seven Princesses with pure lights?" Goofy asked.
"Correct." Marluxia said.
"You never care about Rapunzel! You're just using her for your selfish purposes!" Peach yelled.
"You're unbelievable! Guess what, you're done here!" Sora yelled taking out Kingdom Key.
"I just knew you'd go and make a scene. Then, it's lights out for you." Marluxia said as he unleashes pink mist at Sora getting him making him drop Kingdom Key as it disappears and then Sora feels drowsy and falls over.
"Sora!" Donald and Goofy cried.
"What'd you do to him?!" Ky demanded.
"I merely have cast a sleeping spell. He was always a sound sleeper." Marluxia said.
"You BASTARD!" Ky shouted as he charges at Marluxia to attack but Marluxia disappears.
"Get back here!" Peach yelled.
"No use. He's gone." Tails said.
"Damn..." Ky said.
"Now what?" Murray asked.
"I'm gonna find Rapunzel." Ky said.
"I'll come too. We're NOT letting her live out her life isolated from others!" Noel said.
"Yes, she enjoyed spending time outside that tower." Peach said.
"Guys, try and wake Sora up. We'll help Rapunzel." Ky said.
"Be careful." Goofy said.
"We will." Noel said as they start to move.
Meanwhile in the tower Rapunzel is in her room on her bed looking up at the ceiling but then she sees the sun symbol on the handkerchief and just then more sun symbols appear on the ceiling and glow making another sun symbol appear on her iris as a flash occurs of her seeing the portrait of the royal family before and another flash of Rapunzel wearing the tiara occurs as well making her stagger.
Gothel walks up to Rapunzel's room and Rapunzel opens the door.
"Rapunzel, is something wrong?" Gothel asked.
"I...am the Lost Princess..." Rapunzel said.
"Please speak up, Rapunzel. You know how I hate the mumbling." Gothel said.
"I am the Lost Princess, aren't I?" Rapunzel asked making Gothel shocked. "Did I mumble, Mother, or should I even call you that?" Rapunzel asked.
"Oh, Rapunzel, do you even hear yourself? Why would you ask a ridiculous question?" Gothel asked trying to hug Rapunzel who shoves her.
"It was you! It was ALL YOU!" Rapunzel yelled.
"Everything I did was to protect YOU." Gothel said but Rapunzel shoves her aside and starts leaving.
"I've spent my whole life hiding from people, who would use me for my power, but I should have been hiding from YOU!" Rapunzel said.
"Where will you go? He won't be there for you." Gothel said.
"What have you done to him?" Rapunzel asked.
"That criminal is to be hanged for his crimes." Gothel said shocking Rapunzel.
"No..." Rapunzel said sadly.
"Now, now, it's alright. Listen to me, everything is as it should be." Gothel said trying to pet Rapunzel who grabs Gothel's wrist.
"No! You were wrong about the world and you were wrong about me! My new friends showed me what the world was actually like and they actually care about me! I will NEVER let you use my hair again!" Rapunzel yelled shoving Gothel who bumps into a mirror and breaks it and Rapunzel turns to leave the tower but dark aura appears around Gothel.
"You want me to be the bad guy? Fine, now I'm the bad guy." Gothel said going for Rapunzel.
Meanwhile it's now daytime but the sky is grey and Ky, Noel, Peach, and Mario set out for the tower to help Rapunzel and they later make their way through the hills of the forest but then Dusk Nobodies appear and attack but Ky, Noel, Peach, and Mario defeat them and keep going.
"Please be okay, Rapunzel..." Noel said.
"I'm sure she's okay, but I'm starting to worry too." Ky said.
"As long as we make haste, we should be able to reach her." Peach said and Mario nods.
The four continue to move through the forest while fighting off more Nobodies as well as Black Xetis, Heartless, and even the Chaos Carriage Heartless and keep going through until they find the vined walled from before.
"There it is! That's what leads to the tower." Ky said.
"Hurry!" Noel said.
Meanwhile at the shore the group keep trying to wake the sleeping Sora to no avail and arriving at the shore is Flynn who is riding on Maximus and they find the group.
"Hang on, Max!" Flynn said making Maximus stop.
"Flynn." Elena said.
"Is Sora okay?" Flynn asked.
"No, he's still asleep." Lucas said.
"We tried everything, callin' his name, shaking him, even mention the name of his friends, but he still won't wake up." Zatch said.
"Sora!" Donald called.
"Wake up!" Goofy called but still nothing.
"Hmm, unresponsive sidekick..." Flynn said.
"Is there anything else to do?" T.J. asked.
"I think I have an idea. Max, give him a wash." Flynn said.
"Huh?" Max asked.
"The horse Max." Flynn said.
"Oh." Max said and Maximus licks Sora's face making him open his blue eyes.
"Sora!" Donald and Goofy cheered.
"Wow, that actually worked." Bentley said.
"Storm, Grace, Lucky, you're doing that from now on when we're asleep." Elena said and the three nod.
"Nice work, Max." Flynn said.
"What happened...?" Sora asked.
"Later! Ky, Noel, Peach, and Mario are going back to the tower!" Blaze said.
"Huh? Oh, for Rapunzel?" Sora asked.
"Yes." Kiyo said.
"Oh, yeah! Flynn! Rapunzel's in trouble." Sora said.
"Yeah, she's held captive in her so-called mother's tower. This calls for a rescue. Let's go find the others." Flynn said.
"Yeah!" Sora said getting on Maximus but Donald and Goofy also get on.
"Yeah, I think we'll handle on foot." Shadow said.
"C'mon! To the tower!" Max said as they start moving.
Later the group start moving through the hills of the forest to get to the tower but Dusk Nobodies appear making Maximus stop.
"Flynn, we'll take care of this!" Sly said.
"You go find Ky, Noel, Peach, and Mario at the tower!" Sora said.
"On it! Good luck, sidekicks!" Flynn said as he dashes off with Maximus.
(Information: Race to the tower!)
The group make quick work of the Nobodies and then start moving through the forest to get to the tower but then Nymph Black Xetis appear and create Dread Flowers, Dread Trees, and Dread Rocks and they begin attacking but the group defeat them and keep going for the tower until they find the vined walls leading to the cave.
"Almost there!" T.J. said.
"Hurry!" Murray said.
Meanwhile Ky, Noel, Peach, and Mario arrive at the tower but they see someone coming and it's Flynn.
"Flynn." Peach said.
"Thought you'd rescue Rapunzel without me?" Flynn asked.
"There's no time to waste." Noel said.
"Right." Flynn said as they start climbing up the tower.
The group arrive at the tower but then Puff Heartless appear to block the way but Sora casts Aero sending them to the air allowing Donald to cast Gravity sending them down while Elena casts Thunder while Ken bashes with his guitar but Nymph Black Xetis try to enchant nearby flowers and rocks but Goofy uses Goofy Discus while Max uses Shield Boomerang but the Chief Puff Heartless form a tower to fire sharp petals but Tails shoots lasers from his blaster while Blaze shoots fireballs while Shadow shoots Chaos Arrows but the Nymph Black Xetis try to enchant but Storm uses Volt Tackle while Grace uses Tackle while Lucky uses Egg Throw but the Puff Heartless try to attack but Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker while T.J. slashes with his knife while Lucas uses PK Fire but the Nymph Black Xetis keep trying to enchant but Sly attacks with his cane while Bentley throws bombs while Murray uses Tornado Punch and they defeat the Black Xetis and Heartless.
"The tower's close, let's go!" Kiyo said and they nod.
Ky, Noel, Peach, Mario, and Flynn climb up the tower.
"Rapunzel!" Ky said.
"I thought I'd never see you again." Flynn said but they find Rapunzel tied up and gagged.
"Oh, no!" Peach said in horror.
Just then Flynn is stabbed from behind.
"Flynn!" Noel cried and they see Gothel with a dagger as Flynn falls over.
"I can't believe you! We thought you were Rapunzel's mother, but I guess it was just a bunch of crap! You never cared about Rapunzel at all, did you?!" Ky demanded.
"And you do?" Gothel asked back.
"More than you!" Peach yelled and Mario nods.
"We heard you were using her hair's magic just for yourself while keeping her locked up in here like some prisoner! No wonder you've been searching for her, acting like you cared! I'm disgusted at you!" Noel yelled
"Well, guess what, we're taking Rapunzel outta here and we're gonna find her real family!" Ky yelled.
"You're not taking her anywhere! She's staying with me!" Gothel yelled as dark aura appears around her.
"I can't believe it! YOU'RE this world's darkness that's been goin' after Rapunzel!" Ky yelled.
"Flynn, hold on!" Peach said.
Back outside the group make their way for the tower.
"Ky, Noel, Rapunzel, hang on!" Sora said as they rush for the tower.
Back inside the tower Ky, Noel, Peach, and Mario tend to Flynn while Rapunzel struggles to get away from Gothel.
"Rapunzel, really! Enough already! Stop fighting me!" Gothel said.
"No! I won't stop! For every minute of my life, I will fight! I will NEVER stop trying to get away from you! But...if you let me heal him, then I will go with you." Rapunzel said.
"Rapunzel!" Ky said shocked.
"No!" Peach said.
"Don't...!" Flynn said in pain.
"I'll never run... I'll never try to escape. Just let me heal him, then you and I will be together forever, just like you want. Just let me heal him." Rapunzel said.
Later Gothel puts Flynn against the wall and places chains on his wrists.
"In case you have any ideas about following us." Gothel said and turns to the four. "And you four will stay out of our way. If you ever try to follow us, you're all through." Gothel said and Rapunzel rushes to Flynn.
"Eugene!" Rapunzel said examining the wound. "I'm so sorry. Everything will be okay." Rapunzel said.
"No...Rapunzel..." Flynn said.
"Rapunzel, please don't do this..." Noel said.
"I'm sorry, but if we keep trying to escape, you four will get hurt and I can't have Eugene get killed like this... Please, just trust me." Rapunzel said.
"Rapunzel, please, I can't let you do this." Flynn said.
"And I can't let you die." Rapunzel said.
"But if you do this..." Ky stops talking.
"He's right, you'll die." Flynn said.
"It's going to be okay." Rapunzel said.
Flynn looks at Ky and gives him a nod and Ky nods back.
"Rapunzel, can I see your hair real quick?" Ky asked.
"Uh, sure, Ky." Rapunzel said and Ky uses Dawn of Hope while Flynn takes a mirror shard and together they cut Rapunzel's hair making it short. "Eugene... Ky... What...?" Rapunzel stops talking as her hair is now short and brown.
"NOOOOO!" Gothel shouted.
"I think I get it." Peach said
As the remaining hair starts turning brown Gothel's skin starts to age.
"What have you done...? What have you DONE?!" Gothel demanded as she is now an old woman.
"Serves you right, you old bitch! You're NEVER gonna use Rapunzel's power for selfish reasons again!" Ky yelled.
Gothel feels herself aging old and moves frantically while placing the hood of her cloak over her head and as she moves back Pascal takes Rapunzel's remaining hair and uses it to trip Gothel and she falls off the tower window.
"Is it over...?" Noel asked.
"I dunno." Ky said.
Outside the tower Gothel falls off the tower but as she keeps aging she withers away leaving only her cloak remaining while the group rush to the tower.
"What the hell?" Ken asked.
"What happened up there?" Murray asked.
Marluxia and Hilda watch Gothel wither and sees the cloak.
"What a shame. Fallen to darkness." Hilda said.
"We cannot allow her near our pure light now. Her presence would only cast a pall over it." Marluxia said.
"Agreed. Take care of this." Hilda said and Marluxia uses darkness to wrap the cloak.
As darkness wraps around the cloak dark mist is formed and the group watch this.
"Now what?" Shadow asked.
Ky, Noel, Peach, and Mario look down from the tower window and see darkness in place of Gothel's cloak.
"Oh, no..." Noel said.
"What's happening?" Rapunzel asked.
"Rapunzel, take care of Flynn, we'll take it from here." Ky said.
"Okay. Please be careful." Rapunzel said.
"We will." Peach said as they jump off the tower window.
Ky, Noel, Peach, and Mario meet with the others.
"Guys, what's going on?" Sora asked.
"Later, right now, we gotta deal with this!" Ky said as the dark mist forms into what looks like a giant Heartless that looks like a gigantic tree like monster with big yellow eyes, has four wooden arms and wooden claws, a giant wooden tail, and has the Heartless symbol and it roars at the group.
(Boss Theme: Anger Unchained)
"A Heartless!" T.J. said.
"You know what to do!" Peach said and Mario nods.
(Information: Defeat Grim Guardianess!)
"Ky, Noel. What happened up there?" Donald asked.
"I told you, we'll talk about that later." Ky said.
"Yes, now we have to defeat that Heartless!" Noel said.
The Heartless known as Grim Guardianess unleashes black birds and sends them at the group who dodge but Grim Guardianess slams itself down at the group who block and as it's stuck Ky delivers five slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by a somersault slash and then casts Triple Fire while Noel horizontal slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by a 360 slash and then uses Pure Raid while Sora delivers vertical slashes with Kingdom Key followed by cross slashes and then uses Aero Surge but Grim Guardianess delivers a cross attack with its four arms but Max and T.J. work together and T.J. throws many knives at Max who blocks with his shield sending the knives at the giant Heartless while Kiyo has Zatch use Bao Zakeruga but Grim Guardianess tries to crush the group again with its four arms but Murray uses Turbo Charge while Shadow home attacks and delivers Chaos infused multi punches while Goofy uses Goofy Tornado but Grim Guardianess slams itself at the group again but they dodge and Mario delivers two punches followed by a roundhouse kick and then delivers a fiery uppercut while Lucky uses Headbutt while Lucas uses PK Thunder but Grim Guardianess unleashes more black birds and sends them down at the group but Elena unleashes magic blades coated with Thunder magic and sends them to strike while unleashing lightning while Storm uses Skullbash while Donald casts Magma but Grim Guardianess flies back from the group and then delivers a flying charging attack at the group who dodge and Tails flies after the Heartless and delivers a flying kick while Bentley uses his RC Chopper to fire missiles while Grace uses Growl but Grim Guardianess tries to crush the group with its four arms but Peach slashes at the Heartless with Royal Storm followed by unleashing hearts while Ken unleashes magic music rings and then unleashes what looks like music strings and sends out magic music notes to strike but Grim Guardianess slams itself at the group who dodge out of the way and Sly uses Cane Spin while Blaze uses Fire Tornado.
Grim Guardianess flies back and then delivers a flying charge attack at the group who dodge and Kiyo has Zatch fire several small lightning bolts while Elena works together with Storm and they unleash a powerful lightning sphere and they both deliver a powerful lightning explosion dealing excellent damage to Grim Guardianess who retaliates with unleashing more black birds and sends them at the group who dodge out of the way and Shadow throws Chaos Lances while Bentley shoots fire darts while Max uses Shield Uppercut to strike but Grim Guardianess sends out more black birds and then charges at the group but Grace uses Tackle while Mario unleashes double dragon flames while Lucas uses PK Flash but Grim Guardianess slams itself to the ground at the group but as its stunned T.J. multi slashes with his knife while Goofy uses Goofy Turbo while Sly uses Cane Push but Grim Guardianess flies back and then unleashes flowers all over the area and they try to capture the group who avoid the flowers and Lucky uses Ground Pound on Grim Guardianess while Tails shoots lasers from his blaster while Ken casts Earth followed by casting Water but Grim Guardianess tries to crush the group with its four arms but Donald casts Aero followed by casting Blizzard while Blaze shoots fireballs while Peach uses Peach Bomber but Grim Guardianess unleashes more black birds and then tries to slam itself on the group who dodge and Murray delivers two punches followed by a strong spin punch but Grim Guardianess flies away from the group and unleashes more flowers to try and trap the group but Noel casts Triple Fire at the flowers destroying them and attacks the giant Heartless with Jigge Rhythm and then enters Mystic Kazoo and unleashes powerful magic sounds and then enters Banjo Smash and delivers heavy attacks with her banjo while Ky delivers five slashes with Honor of Knights and then enters Curse Tome and sends out magical spells that inflict Poison, Confuse, and Stun while Sora locks on and uses Ragnarok at Grim Guardianess who glows its eyes and then unleashes a bright light.
"What the...?!" Sora asked.
As the light dissipates Grim Guardianess wraps itself around the tower.
"That's not gonna save you!" Ky yelled.
"After it!" Donald said.
As the group rush at the tower Grim Guardianess raises wooden cages around the group and then rains down apple bombs at the group.
"Seriously?!" T.J. asked.
"That's it!" Elena yelled casting Fire at the wooden cage creating a hole allowing the group to get out.
The group reach the tower and Ky, Noel, and Sora run up and reach the top to confront Grim Guardianess who summons more apple bombs but the trio attack the Heartless with their Keyblades and after enough attacks they send Grim Guardianess down off the tower.
Grim Guardianess flies around and charges at the trio who dodge and Ken rides on his guitar to go after the giant Heartless and unleashes multiple music notes while Bentley unleashes flying drones and they charge at the Heartless while exploding dealing great damage but Grim Guardianess unleashes more flowers to try and trap the group but Blaze destroys the flowers with her flames and then climbs up the tower and lashes at Grim Guardianess with her flame whips while Murray picks up a rock and throws it at the Heartless while Lucky uses Egg Throw but Grim Guardianess unleashes black birds and sends them at the group but Goofy uses Rocket while Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker while Lucas uses PK Thunder but Grim Guardianess tries to crush the group with its four arms but Peach vertical slashes with Royal Storm followed by a graceful spin slash and then unleashes fire hearts while Elena throws magic bombs while Shadow slashes with Chaos Daggers but Grim Guardianess slams itself at the group who dodge and Donald uses Fire Surge while Grace tail whips while Max uses Cyclone but Grim Guardianess flies away and delivers a flying charge attack at the group but T.J. somersault slashes with his knife while Storm electric punches followed by Iron Tail while Sly turns invisible and delivers a stealth strike with his cane but Grim Guardianess unleashes more black birds at the group but Mario jumps high for the tower and then takes out a hammer and delivers a powerful slamming attack with his hammer while Tails unleashes Magic Hand and it delivers a punch but Grim Guardianess slams itself at the group causing them to sneeze but Noel quickly remedies them and then delivers four slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by a cartwheel slash and then uses Water Edge while Ky vertical slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by unleashing light chains and lashes with them and then summons light blades while Sora delivers five slashes with Kingdom Key followed by Blitz and strikes three times and then delivers the final powerful leaping strike.
The group try to go for Grim Guardianess who glows its eyes again and creates another bright light and then wraps itself around the tower again while summoning wooden cages to trap the group who manage to escape but Grim Guardianess rains down apple bombs but Ky, Noel, and Sora run up the tower and they deliver attacks with their Keyblades sending the Heartless off the tower but Grim Guardianess tries to crush them with its four arms but Peach transforms Royal Storm into her parasol and uses it to get up and deliver heavy strikes with her parasol followed by unleashing giant hearts and blossoms while Donald uses Duck Flare and sends fireworks while Lucas uses PK Freeze but Grim Guardianess slams itself at the group who dodge and Shadow delivers multi spin kicks while Murray uses Thunder Flop while Lucky uses Egg Roll but Grim Guardianess unleashes black birds and sends them at the group but Mario shoots many fireballs while Blaze unleashes flame blades and delivers slashes with them while Bentley throws electric bombs but Grim Guardianess unleashes flowers to try and trap the group but Goofy uses Goofy Discus while T.J. dash slashes with his knife while Storm shoots lightning bolts but Grim Guardianess delivers its flying charge attack but Grace uses Bite while Max uses Shield Skateboard while Kiyo has Zatch use Zakeruga but Grim Guardianess unleashes more flowers to try and trap the group but Tails delivers a spinning tail swipe while Sly uses Dive Attack while Ken unleashes magic music fists and they deliver powerful punches while Elena levitates her staff and unleashes magic pillars but Grim Guardianess unleashes more black birds and then tries to slam itself at the group who dodge but Grim Guardianess tries to crush the group with its four arms but Peach slashes with Royal Storm while Mario shoots fireballs while Lucas uses PK Fire while Murray uses Flame Punch while Bentley throws fire bombs while Sly uses Cane Jump while T.J. upper slashes with his knife while Lucky uses Ground Pound while Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker while Grace uses Growl while Storm uses Volt Tackle while Shadow uses Chaos Blast while Blaze uses Fire Drill while Tails shoots shots from his blaster while Max uses bashes with his shield while Goofy uses Goofy Charge while Donald casts Fire followed by casting Gravity while Ken unleashes magic music waves while Elena unleashes magic concussive blasts while Sora diagonal slashes with Kingdom Key followed by Strike Raid while Noel horizontal slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by unleashing light and dark shots while Ky coats Dawn of Hope with light and unleashes light waves and the group finish off Grim Guardianess who disappears in darkness.
After the fight Ky and Noel begin explaining what happened at the tower.
"So Gothel was never Rapunzel's mother and what Marluxia said was true, she's been keeping Rapunzel in the tower her whole life." Blaze said.
"Yeah and what's more is that she's been using Rapunzel's hair's magic to keep herself young, but after we cut off that hair, that bitch aged and withered off." Ky said.
"Then, that's where that Heartless came in." Noel said.
"But how're they doing now?" Sora asked.
"They're still in the tower and Rapunzel's tending to Flynn." Peach said.
"We should get back up there and see how they're doing." Ky said as they go for the tower.
In the tower Rapunzel is still tending to Flynn.
"Don't go. Stay with me, Eugene." Rapunzel said.
Ky, Noel, Peach, and Mario climb back into the tower to find the two while Sora also climbs up but is shocked to see Flynn's current state.
"Flowers, gleam and glow
Let your power shine
Make the clock reverse
Bring back what was mine."
"Rapunzel..." Flynn said.
"What?" Rapunzel asked.
"You...were my new dream..." Flynn said.
"And you were mine." Rapunzel said as Noel starts tearing up and hugs Ky who hugs back while looking sad and same for Sora, Peach, and Mario and Rapunzel starts crying.
"Heal what has been hurt
Change the Fates' design
Save what has been lost
Bring back what once was mine
What once was mine."
As Rapunzel keeps crying a tear falls and lands on Flynn's face but then the tear transforms into a glow and Flynn's body starts glowing much to Rapunzel's, Ky's, Noel's, Sora's, Peach's, and Mario's shock and the whole room starts glowing with magic.
"What's happening...?" Noel asked as Flynn's body keeps glowing until the magic dissipates.
Flynn then opens his eyes.
"Rapunzel..." Flynn said.
"Eugene?" Rapunzel asked.
"Did I ever tell you, I've got a thing for brunettes?" Flynn asked smiling.
"Eugene!" Rapunzel cheered hugging Flynn who hugs back making the five smile.
"That magic was so powerful." Ky said.
"It's the most wonderful thing ever." Noel said.
"It's so beautiful." Peach said as she hugs Mario who hugs back also happy.
Tails flies up to see what happened and smiles and flies back down.
"Rapunzel and Flynn are okay!" Tails said and the others cheer hearing that.
Later the group are outside the tower and are talking to Rapunzel and Flynn.
"This must be the greatest thing ever for you, Rapunzel." Ky said.
"You're finally gonna get to be at your real home." Sora said.
"I know! I can't believe it! I can finally be with my real family! I couldn't have done it without your help." Rapunzel said.
"Don't mention it, Princess." Elena said smiling.
"Well, from where I'm standing, the Kingdom couldn't ask for a better princess and I couldn't ask for better sidekicks." Flynn said.
"That again?" Shadow asked but Sly nudges him.
"Thanks, guys." Flynn said.
"Yeah, thank you so much." Rapunzel said.
"Happily ever after." Donald said.
"Always a thing." Zatch said.
"Now, Flynn, you and Maximus play nice." Goofy said.
"Fine." Flynn said as Maximus smiles devilishly at him.
Rapunzel takes Flynn's hand and they hold hands.
"I know for a fact that you two will be fine together." Peach said.
"Yeah, we haven't seen anymore Black Xetis or Heartless and that guy in the black coat isn't around anymore." Ky said.
"That's one less worry." Sora said.
"But he's still at large and he could come back." Bentley said.
"It's okay, because you two have each other and you'll keep each other safe." Noel said.
"And we won't be far behind." T.J. said.
"Hmph, Rapunzel's the strong one." Shadow said.
"I agree." Donald said.
"True, but nevertheless, I will protect her." Flynn said.
"Oh, Eugene..." Rapunzel said.
"Huh, Eugene...?" Murray asked confused.
"Oh, yeah, we heard her call him that actually. Is that your real name?" Ky asked.
"Oh, right! I never told you guys. My real name is Eugene Fitzherbert." Eugene introduced.
"Then why'd you call yourself Flynn Rider?" Sly asked.
"Because I was inspired by a story called 'The Tales of Flynnigan Rider', which is about a rich and handsome swashbuckler and that's where I got the name." Eugene said.
"That makes sense." Max said.
"Well, nice to re-meet you, Eugene." Sora said.
"Hey, I thought I was the only one you were going to tell." Rapunzel said.
"Don't worry. I've got plenty of Fitzherbert-y secrets just for you." Eugene said.
"Just what're you lovebirds talking about?" Sora asked.
"Nothing!" Eugene said.
"Nothing." Rapunzel said.
"Guys, just don't pester him about this." Peach said.
"Yeah, just leave him be." Ky said.
"But it's not nice to keep secrets." Goofy said.
"Dad, it's none of our business." Max said.
"Just drop it!" Elena said.
"Maximus, get him!" T.J. ordered as Maximus as he gets in Eugene's face while Pascal gets on his shoulder and sends his tongue at Eugene's ear.
"You've got to be kidding!" Eugene said and everyone laughs.
"Well, anyway. It's about time for us to get goin'." Ky said.
"Yes, we have a lot to deal with, but I promise we'll visit sometime." Noel said.
"That would be great!" Rapunzel said.
"Yeah, take care of yourselves, sidekicks." Eugene said.
The group start to leave while Rapunzel and Eugene wave goodbye but as they keep going through the forest Ky stops.
"Ky, what's wrong?" Lucas asked.
"It's just...I can't stop thinking about what Marluxia said. He mentioned the New Seven Hearts. Are there really new Princesses after the Princesses of Heart fulfilled their role?" Ky asked.
"I guess so and you know what, back at Clover Kingdom, Faust also mentioned the New Ten Heroes." Elena said.
"Just what're the Brotherhood and the Organization after?" Goofy asked.
"I dunno, but I have a feeling as long as they remain, Rapunzel, Asta, and Yuno aren't safe." Ky said.
"Don't worry. We'll sort this out." Peach said and Mario nods. "Well, anyway, Mario and I need to get back to our mission of finding any more clues regarding Jin and Aqua. Now that the pure light is found and safe for now, we should get going." Peach said as she makes a light portal. "Good luck, everyone. We'll meet again." Peach said as she and Mario go for the light portal and leave before it disappears.
"Guess we'd better get going too. Standing around won't do us any good." Kiyo said.
"Right. Let's go." Ky said as they leave the forest and then leave Corona.
(Obtained: Ever After: Sora)
(A Keyblade that represents Magic)
(Formchange: Mirage Staff)
Meanwhile somewhere else in the forest of Corona Bowser Jr. meets with the other villains.
"Sorry I'm late. I saw the idiots again and wanted to mess with 'em. So, was the box here?" Bowser Jr. asked.
"Nope, this is ANOTHER world, where we got doodly-squat." Pete said.
"Is this box even real?" Iggy asked.
"Yes." Maleficent said.
"And how do you know that?" Zazz asked.
"It's etched, you fool!" The Horned King said.
"Really now? In that case, I've prepared my new masterpiece; the Egg Cruiser III. With it, we'll traverse the stars and find that box, even if it means damaging a world in the process." Eggman said.
"Then show us your fortress, 'Doctor'." Zavok said as the Horned King, Maleficent, and Nightmare unleash their dark corridor.
"If your ship will help, then maybe we'll cause some havoc as much as possible. Let's go." Bowser Jr. said as they go for the dark corridor before it disappears.
Meanwhile in Radiant Garden at the castle in Ansem's study Aeleus escorts Ina into the computer room and they find Ienzo who turns to the two.
"Nixa?!" Ienzo asked.
"Hi, Zexion. Nice to see you again." Ina said.
"Well, my name is back to Ienzo, but you may call me what you wish, but what are you doing here?" Ienzo asked.
"Well..." Ina stops talking as four people come into the computer room and they're Riku, Pax, Mickey, and Oswald.
"Sorry to interrupt, but..." Pax stops talking as he finds Ina. "Ina?" Pax asked.
"What you doing here?" Riku asked.
"I have my reasons." Ina said.
"Well, we need to talk to Ienzo." Mickey said.
"I'm willing to listen to all of you. What is it that you need?" Ienzo asked.
"We need to talk to you about Replicas." Oswald said.
"You were using one back at Castle Oblivion as Zexion." Riku said.
"Yes, the Riku Replica. It was Vexen or Even's prototype experiment." Ienzo said.
"Well, do you have any records about the Replicas? Is Even here?" Mickey asked.
"I'm sorry, but you're too late." Ienzo said.
"What do you mean?" Ina asked.
"Even would know all about the Replicas from his time as Vexen in the Organization." Ienzo said.
"But he was recompleted, right?" Pax asked.
"Yes, but he didn't regain consciousness. After Lea left, he must have woken up and then taken his leave. Aeleus and Dilan went out and turned the whole town upside-down to try and find him." Ienzo said.
"But he's gone?" Ina asked.
"Yes, that's right." Aeleus said.
"And we have no idea where he could be." Ienzo said.
"That's not good." Mickey said.
"No." Oswald said.
"Well, what about his research?" Riku asked.
"Unfortunately, his work on the Replicas was incomplete. There could still be documents around, but all of them from well before he made any significant progress." Ienzo said.
"Do you have any idea where he might've gone to?" Pax asked.
"There's no place he could go now that he's human." Ienzo said.
"Right, now that we're back as Somebodies, we can't use dark corridors anymore." Ina said.
"But not everyone can't use 'em!" Pax said.
"Right. What if Even was taken?" Riku asked.
"Of course! The Organization could also use the Replicas." Mickey said.
"To fill out their ranks." Riku said.
"And since they're working with the Brotherhood, they could also have access to them and use them to cause as much chaos as possible." Pax said.
"We'd better tell Peach, Mario, Sonic, Master Yen Sid, and Rosalina about this." Oswald said.
"And we should tell Ky, Noel, Sora, and the others too." Mickey said.
Meanwhile in the badlands with thirteen rock pillars Saïx is talking to a hooded black cloaked figure.
"Humanity is a precious gift and yet you desire to return to the Organization?" Saïx asked.
"Oh, yes. Of course. One eradication at Axel's hands was enough to learn where NOT to place my trust." The hooded figure said.
"He gave you a second lease on life." Saïx said.
"He ripped me away from the one thing I care most about. I do not require humanity. Give me my research. I must see it to its fruition, no matter the cost." The hooded figure said.
"The Replicas." Saïx said.
"Yes. Hehehe…soon they will replace, not just replicate. Given a heart, they can become just as real as any human." The hooded figure said.
"What excellent tidings. I would hate to think we invited you back into our ranks only for you to fail to deliver our final vessel…Vexen." Saïx said as the figure removes his hood revealing a man with semi-long blond hair with two bangs on his shoulders and has yellow eyes who chuckles.
Well, there's the next chapter for you guys. What did you think of it? Hope you enjoyed it and are looking forward to what happens next. Well, after MORE busy days of no writing because life has caught with me, in case nobody knows and I'm trying to put my life back in order, I've finally wrote this to those, who wouldn't stop asking about it. There you go. I hope this chapter was worth the wait and I hope you're grateful for making this chapter. Hope you're looking forward to what happens next! Next time, Ky, Noel, Sora, Elena, Ken, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, Murray, Lucas, Donald, and Goofy make their way for the next world, but they come across something in their path, which is a space vessel and they a team of space mercenaries and now they must help them to try and protect the system from a fleet that's causing trouble. I'll see you all in the next chapter and I hope you look forward to more stuff from this new story. Take care, and I'll see you later. Don't forget to favorite, follow, and PLEASE review! Goodbye for now.
