Chapter 47: Escape from Serpent Labyrinth

In what looks like a forest of trees there are figures searching and they are the Horned King, Bowser Jr., Pete, Zomnom, and Larry.

"Is there really a box in this world? What if it's another dud?" Larry asked.

"Shut up and keep lookin', idiot! Egghead's so-called intelligence reports there's a box somewhere in this world I'm not stoppin' until its found." Bowser Jr. said.

"There will be no dismissal without a thorough investigation." Horned King said.

"Yeah, but no matter where we look, this Book of Prophecies is nowhere around and we get doodly squat." Pete said.

"We're NOT leaving this world until we find this stupid box! Is that clear?!" Bowser Jr. asked.

"Continue your search at once." Horned King as as he and Bowser Jr. disappear in darkness.

"But all the searchin's gonna make me hungry." Zomnom said.

"Come on. Let's go before they do something horrible to us." Larry said as they start moving.

Meanwhile in a different section of the glade the group are in what looks like an open field area.

"That was close. If it wasn't for my teleportation spell, we would've been screwed." Elena said.

"Again, I envy your magic." Callum said.

"Now where are we?" Max asked.

"Still in the forest, I think." Goofy said.

"And we've lost the Dragon Prince! I knew havin' you around was a bad idea!" Rayla said.

"Hey! We were trying to help you! Don't blame us!" Shadow yelled.

"Yeah, blame those stupid Brotherhood assholes!" Ken yelled.

"You guys seem to know them." Callum said.

"We do. They're from Brotherhood of Disharmony. They're a dangerous group, along with our other enemy group Organization XIII." Ky said.

"What exactly do they want with Zym and Ezran?" Rayla asked.

"I dunno about Ezran, but I have a feeling they're probably be using Zym for causing trouble." Sora said.

"The Brotherhood's main goal is to bring chaos and misery in their wake and they're willing to sacrifice anyone to make that goal happen. Now Ezran and Zym are in the middle of it." Noel said.

"Then we're moving now!" Rayla said.

"Let us help you." Tails said.

"You've done enough!" Rayla said.

"Rayla, stop! They're right! It's not their fault we lost Ez and Zym! They're trying to help us out and we need all the help we can get." Callum said.

"Besides, there're still Black Xetis and Heartless all over." Donald said.

"And we know how to handle them." Blaze said.

"I still don't see how we can trust them. For all we know..." Rayla was cut off.

"Do NOT even think about saying we're with the Brotherhood!" Kiyo said.

"If we were with them, then explain why they sent us off." Sly said.

"I trust you guys. I'm sorry about Rayla, but it's now more important to try and help Ez and Zym." Callum said.

"And we will." Sora said.

"I doubt they're far." Bentley said.

"Thanks. I'm just worried. You see, recently, I learned a tragic thing that happened. You see, Ez isn't just my brother, but my half-brother and we're both sons of King Harrow of Katolis. One night before our journey even started, when Rayla tried to kill us, we actually found Zym's egg and we all decided to bring the egg back together, but after we left...my stepdad..." Callum stops talking while tears flow from his face.

"I don't think you need to say anymore." Ky said.

"And now you have to protect Ezran no matter what." T.J. said.

"Yeah, it's my responsibility to look after him and if anything happened to him..." Callum stops talking.

"Callum, I promise, we'll get Ezran and Zym back! You have my word." Ky said and the others nod.

"Thank you." Callum said.

"Fine. I trust you...for now until we get Ezran and Zym back." Rayla said.

Just then a quake occurs making the group stagger a bit.

"Not another quake!" Zatch said.

"What's causin' it now?" Murray said as they see something emerging from the forest of trees and they see what looks like a giant black and crimson dragon with crimson eyes and having the Black Xeti symbol.

"A dragon Black Xeti!" Elena said.

"Look!" Callum said pointing at the dragon flying for something afar.

"Where's it going?" Sora asked.

"It's going for that village!" Callum said pointing at a village town below.

"What're we gonna do? I know helping Ezran and Zym are important, but we can't ignore the Black Xeti." Tails said.

"We're going to that village. If we leave it to do what it wants, it won't stand a chance." Callum said.

"You sure you wanna come along?" Noel asked.

"If Ez was here and I was taken, he'd want the same thing. He doesn't want people to suffer or get hurt." Callum said.

"Then, village first, then we'll save them." Ky said.

"Fine, but let's make this quick." Rayla said as they start moving.

(Glade-Open Field)

(Information: Hurry to the village!)

The group make their way through the open field to get to the village.

"We can't dawdle any further. If that Black Xeti hits the village, it's done for." Callum said.

The group keep moving and they later arrive at a different area.

(Glade-Hillside)

The group arrive at the hillside and continue to hurry their way for the village but then they see Dragon Spirits and they attack the group but Ky triple slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by slashing with Hardknocks while Noel vertical slashes with Soul Reaper followed by combining Billzard magic with dark magic and casts Dark Blizzard while Sora delivers four slashes with Happy Gear and then enters Agile Claws and delivers powerful attacks followed by a double drilling strike while Elena casts Fission Fire followed by casting Deep Freeze while Ken unleashes magic music notes while Donald casts Multi Thunder while Goofy and Max work together and they deliver a powerful shield double spin followed by rolling together while Tails uses Flying Kick while Blaze unleashes waves of flames while Shadow unleashes two Chaos orbs and throws them while Storm unleashes electric jolts while Grace uses Take Down while Kiyo has Zatch shoot several lightning bolts while Lucky uses Gulp to eat one of the Dragon Spirits and spits it out to attack the others while T.J. powers himself up and then throws many knives while Sly uses Cane Spin while Bentley shoots electric darts while Murray uses Flame Punch while Lucas uses PK Freeze while Rayla slashes with her swords and they defeat the Dragon Spirits and continue through the hillside and they slide down the hill itself to reach the lower part of the hillside.

"We're almost there! Hurry." Callum said as they go for the next area.

(Village-Gateway)

The group arrive at the gateway to the village but as they get to the village they see the dragon Black Xeti flying for the village and is now over it while shooting fireballs down at the village.

"We're too late!" Lucas said.

"No we're not! We can still make it in and stop it!" Callum said as they hurry into the village.

(Village-Plaza)

The group enter the village's plaza but they see many flames all over buildings while people are running and screaming in panic as the dragon Black Xeti keeps firing black fireballs at the village.

"This is terrible!" Noel said.

"Well, things just got worse." Donald said pointing at Dragon Spirits with blue marks, blue wings, blue eyes, and blue claws while Wyvern Heartless and Dragon Black Xetis are also attacking the village.

"We gotta protect this village now!" Blaze said.

"It's that giant dragon Black Xeti we have to deal with, but first, we gotta these people to safety." Sora said.

(Battle Theme: Sinister Shadows)

(Information: Protect the village and get people to safety!)

The group confront the Hydro Dragon Spirits, Wyvern Heartless, and Dragon Black Xetis and the Hydro Dragon Spirits unleash water to try and get the group who dodge and Ky uses Blizzard Raid followed by Thunder Spin while Noel delivers triple slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by Shadowbreaker and delivers a spinning light slash followed by a dark slash while Sora horizontal slashes with Kingdom Key followed by Aero Blitz but the Dragon Black Xetis fly and deliver a diving claw strike while the Wyvern Heartless fly around and deliver aerial kicks but Lucky uses Ground Pound while Tails flies over the enemies and drops down ring bombs while Lucas uses PK Flash but the Dragon Black Xetis deliver a tail strike and then breathe black flames but Blaze manipulates the black flames and strikes back while Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker while Grace uses Dark Pulse but the Wyvern Heartless deliver drilling attacks while the Hydro Dragon Spirits unleash water orbs and send them at the group but Rayla dash slashes with her swords followed by putting her blades together and delivers a windmill style slash while T.J. multi slashes with his knife while Ken casts Earth followed by casting Triple Fire but the Dragon Black Xetis shoot black fireballs while the Wyvern Heartless deliver diving attacks but Goofy uses Goofy Tornado while Sly uses Cane Jump while Murray uses Thunder Flop but the Hydro Dragon Spirits deliver water strikes with their claws but Storm uses Volt Tackle while Donald casts Gravity followed by casting Balloon while Bentley sends out droids to attack but the Wyvern Heartless fly around then drill attack while the Dragon Black Xetis fly and spread out black flames but Shadow uses Chaos Control to stop time and then delivers teleport punches and kicks while Elena unleashes magic pillars while Max uses Cyclone and they defeat all the Dragon Spirits, Black Xetis, and Heartless.

Ky, Noel, Sora, Elena, and Donald use their magic to create water to get rid of the flames while Blaze manipulates the flames but they more fireballs hitting the village and they look up to see the dragon Black Xeti but then something hits it and it's an arrow coming from a tower with a crossbow being fired by soldiers who prepare another arrow into the crossbow to fire the arrow at the dragon Black Xeti who retaliates with firing a black fireball.

"Guys, I just got an idea! We gotta get over to that tower and maybe we can fire the arrows at that Black Xeti." Callum said.

"We'll have to fight our way through the village to get to that tower." Noel said.

"And help the villagers as well." Goofy said.

"Fine by me. Let's just hurry." Rayla said.

(Information: Get through the village to get to the tower!)

The group start moving through the village while fighting off more Black Xetis, Heartless, and Dragon Spirits and protecting more villagers and putting out more flames and they keep moving through the village to reach the tower and they later get to the next part of the village.

(Village-Tower Entrance)

The group arrive at the village's tower entrance and they hurry for the tower as the soldiers continue to fire more arrows with the tower's crossbow at the dragon Black Xeti who retaliates with firing more black fireballs at the tower as black flames start to cover but the group manage to get inside the tower and climb up to the tower's top and they get to one of the crossbows.

"Okay, now I gotta get the arrows at that monster." Callum said.

"Do you honestly think that will stop it?" Shadow asked.

"It's worth a try." Callum said moving the crossbow toward the dragon Black Xeti and then uses it to fire an arrow at the dragon Black Xeti making it roar in anger and it fires another black fireball.

"No way!" Ky said as he, Noel, and Sora cast their light barriers around the tower to block off the black fireballs.

"No offense, Callum, but I think we can handle this." Sora said.

Ky and Noel both nod together and whistle making Fulgur and Millia fly to them.

"Wow!" Callum said.

"They're yours?" Rayla asked.

"Yep and they're gonna help us." Ky said as he gets on Fulgur while Noel gets on Millia while Sora also gets on Fulgur.

"Guys, protect the tower and the village!" Noel said.

"We'll stop that Black Xeti!" Sora said.

"Be careful!" Donald said.

"Make sure it doesn't destroy the village!" Max said as Fulgur and Millia fly off.

(Boss Theme: Sinister Shadows)

(Information: Stop Inferno Rider's assault!)

The dragon Black Xeti known as Inferno Rider shoots black fireballs at the trio but Fulgur and Millia dodge the black fireballs while Callum fires another arrow from the crossbow to strike at the Black Xeti causing some damage allowing the two flying companions to attack with Fulgur firing his feathered arrows while Millia unleashes gusts of wind at Inferno Rider who continues to fire more black fireballs at the Keyblade trio while also shooting fireballs at the village but Fulgur keeps firing feathered arrows while Millia unleashes more gusts of wind as Callum fires more arrows from the crossbow to do damage but then Dragon Black Xetis appear and they try to attack but Ky shoots light shots from his Keyblade while Noel fires light and dark shots from her Keyblade while Sora casts Aero defeating the Black Xetis and Fulgur fires more feathered arrows while Millia unleashes gusts of wind and after doing enough damage Inferno Rider is now stunned allowing the two flying companions to reach it and Ky, Noel, and Sora get on the Black Xeti's back and they go for its head which turns to the trio and roars while unleashing black fire but they all cast a light barrier to block off the black flames and then Ky aerial slashes at Inferno Rider's head with Dawn of Hope followed by Water Surge and then casts Triple Blizzard while Noel aerial slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by an aerial twirling slash and then delivers a graceful aerial cartwheeling slash while Sora aerial slashes with Kingdom Key followed by a double somersaulting slash and then delivers a triple rushing slash and then delivers a light slamming attack but Inferno Rider sticks out its black flaming tongue and tries to lash at the trio with its flaming tongue but Sora casts Water followed by casting Blizzard Blitz while Noel combines her light with Blizzard magic and casts Pure Ice causing light freeze while Ky casts Holy Water causing excellent damage but Inferno Rider breathes more black flames but the Keyblade trio create another light barrier to block of the black flames and then Noel coats her Keyblade with Thunder magic and uses Thunder Dive and dives multiple times while Ky delivers five slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by an upper slash and then casts White Fire while Sora vertical slashes with Kingdom Key followed by Water Raid but after enough attacks Inferno Rider flips over to make the Keyblade trio fall off its back but Fulgur and Millia fly to get them but Inferno Rider keeps firing black fireballs to burn down the village.

"That Black Xeti's still attackin' the village!" Goofy said.

"Whatever you're trying to do, hurry up!" Rayla said.

Callum fires more arrows from the crossbow to attack Inferno Rider who retaliates with shooting black fireballs at the tower but Elena quickly casts Reflect to make the fireballs go right back at the Black Xeti causing damage to itself while Fulgur shoots more feathered arrows while Millia unleashes gusts of wind but Inferno Rider shoots more black fireballs at the Keyblade trio but the two flying animals dodge out of the way and Millia unleashes gusts of wind while Fulgur fires feathered arrows but Inferno Rider keeps shooting black fireballs at the village but Callum fires more arrows to damage the dragon Black Xeti while Fulgur fires feathered arrows while Millia unleashes wind blades but then Dragon Black Xetis appear and try to attack but Sora shoots light shots from his Keyblade while Ky unleashes light blades and sends them to strike while Noel combines Thunder magic with darkness and casts Dark Thunder and they defeat the Black Xetis but Inferno Rider keeps firing more black fireballs at the Keyblade trio but Callum fires more arrows from the crossbow to do some damage while Fulgur unleashes feathered blades and sends them to do bigger damage while Millia unleashes wind blades and after enough damage Inferno Rider is stunned again allowing Fulgur and Millia to fly to the Black Xeti and Ky, Noel, and Sora get on its back again and reaches for its head but Inferno Rider turns to the trio and tries to slam its claws at the trio who avoid the slamming claws and Noel aerial slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by casting Crystal while Ky aerial horizontal slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by two Fire windmill style slashes and then unleashes a powerful light burst while Sora locks onto the head and uses Ragnarok and fires magical energies doing damage but Inferno Rider lashes at the trio with its black flaming tongue but Ky delivers five slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by triple diagonal slashes and then delivers a light coated roundhouse slash while Sora aerial slashes with Kingdom Key followed by three slashes with Happy Gear and then enters Agile Claws and delivers powerful attacks followed by drilling attacks and then enters Twin Yo-Yos and delivers spinning attacks followed by flipping attacks while Noel triple slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by a graceful flipping slash and then unleashes light and dark chains and sends then to attack and then casts Triple Blizzard but Inferno Rider breathes black flames at the trio who cast their barrier for protection and then Sora slashes with Kingdom Key followed by Water Raid and then uses Blizzard Blitz while Noel vertical slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by Dancing Blade while Ky delivers two 360 slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by Meteor Crash and they finish off Inferno Rider as the Keyblade trio deliver their strikes with their Keyblades at the Black Xeti's head making it roar as it falls from the sky.

"We better get off!" Ky said as they jump off as Inferno Rider disappears in darkness and they get on Fulgur and Millia.

The two flying companions land back on the ground where they meet the group waiting for them.

"Least we stopped it." Sora said.

"Yeah, but the village is still badly damage." Max said.

"What matters is everyone is safe and I hope it stays that way." Callum said but then they hear a clap.

"Well done, heroes. Well done!" A voice said and they turn to see Zervik.

(Theme: Shaded Truths)

"Were you responsible for that Black Xeti attacking this place?" T.J. asked pointing his knife.

"If by responsible, as in usin' the brat to help us find dragons and lure them for our Black Xetis to corrupt them, then yes." Zervik said.

"You...WHAT?!" Rayla demanded.

"You're using Ez, my brother, to possess dragons into destroying the entire kingdom?! We've suffered enough of this already! Why are you doing this?!" Callum demanded.

"Because this place needs chaos and despair, duh! Usin' Ezran's special ability for animals and easily making friends with them, including dragons, to lure them right into our clutches, that's when our Black Xetis come in and they fall under our power." Zervik said.

"So that Black Xeti we fought was..." Noel stops talking.

"Yep, you just and destroyed a corrupted dragon. Proud of yourselves, 'heroes'?" Zervik asked.

"You sick BASTARD!" Ky shouted charging at Zervik to attack but Zervik blocks with Hatred's Fang and they lock Keyblades.

"Settle down, Prince Master! It was just a stupid beast anyway." Zervik said but Rayla sneaks behind and tries to attack but then a giant snake appears under her and traps her in its coils. "Nice try, Elfie!" Zervik said.

"My brother! Where are you putting Ez?!" Callum demanded.

"I assure you, we're takin' VERY good care of him, that is, if he behaves. Oh, and Zymie's also fine until our next step." Zervik said.

"What next step?" Zatch asked.

"Oh, you'll find out, knowin' you, that is, IF you survive!" Zervik said summoning another giant snake under the group. "Little Ez will be a very busy bee for us and won't be joinin' you for a while. I know a perfect place for you to be patient!" Zervik said sending the giant snake down at the group getting them and they're gone. "Well, time to get back. Let's see if we found another dragon to corrupt." Zervik said as he disappears in his dark corridor.

Meanwhile in what looks like a labyrinth with scaly walls and floors and snake like pillars and green flames Ky is smei-conscious until he wakes up.

"Ugh... Now where are we?" Ky asked.

"Got me." A voice said Ky sees Donald as well as Storm, Max, Zatch, Tails, Murray, Lucas.

"Donald, Storm, Max, Zatch, Tails, Murray, Lucas. You know where we are?" Ky asked.

"I checked my techno map and it seems we're in some sort of labyrinth and I think Zervik created it." Tails said.

"And once again, we're separated." Zatch said.

"And now we gotta find the others AGAIN." Max said.

"IF we know our way around." Lucas said.

"We can't just be here for long." Murray said.

"Murray's right. Zervik and Draco still have Ez and Zym and now they're looking to control dragons to cause havoc." Ky said.

"Which is why we need to get outta here." Donald said.

"Pika." Storm said.

"Time to escape!" Murray said.

(Field Theme: Twisted Serpentine)

(Serpent Labyrinth-Lower Floor)

(Information: Escape from the labyrinth!)

"We need to get outta here and find the others." Max said.

"Find the exit!" Lucas said.

Ky, Storm, Donald, Tails, Max, Zatch, Murray, and Lucas start moving through the lower floor of the serpent labyrinth to find a way out but they don't see any openings but while looking around Storm finds what looks like a switch next to dark green pots and presses it making a wall open up revealing a whole.

"So, this labyrinth ha switches and they open any wall." Ky said.

"At least there's something for us." Donald said.

"We know we're on the right track!" Murray said.

The eight continue to move through the serpent labyrinth but then Spark Dragon Spirits appear and attack the seven with lightning but Ky slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by a sliding kick and lower slashes while Storm uses Iron Tail while Donald casts Water while Tails shoots lasers from his blaster while Max bashes with his shield while Zatch delivers punches while Murray uses Flame Punch while Lucas uses PK Love and they defeat the Spark Dragon Spirits and keep moving through the serpent labyrinth and they later reach the next part of the lower floor which is a square area with green water surrounding it but then they come across Ember Dragon Spirits and Venom Dragon Spirits blocking their path.

"Outta the way, you overgrown lizards!" Ky said.

(Battle Theme: Gluttony Serpentine)

(Information: Defeat the Dragon Spirits!)

The Ember Dragon Spirits create pink burning coals to try and burn the group while the Venom Dragon Spirits unleash poisonous globs but Ky casts Stop freezing them and then delivers four slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by Lethal Blade while Storm uses Skullbash while Donald casts Deep Freeze followed by casting Absolute Zero while Tails delivers a multi tail spinning strike while Max uses Shield Missile while Zatch delivers a shoulder charge while Murray uses Turbo Charge while Lucas uses PK Freeze but the the Venom Dragon Spirits unleash poison rings while the Ember Dragon Spirits creating pink burning wood to try and burn the group but Murray uses Tornado Punch while Tails unleashes Magic Hand and it delivers a punch while Lucas uses PK Flash but the Ember Dragon Spirits cover the ground with pink burning coal but Donald casts Tsunami while Storm uses Volt Tackle but the Venom Dragon Spirits breathe poison but Zatch delivers three punches while Max uses Cyclone but the Ember Dragon Spirits rain down pink burning wood while Venom Dragon Spirits unleash poison waves but Ky horizontal slashes with Dawn of Hope followed by Leaf Raid and then casts Telekinesis and slams the Dragon Spirits and defeats them all.

Ky finds another switch and presses it making another wall open up revealing another hole and so the group continue to move through the lower part of the serpent labyrinth where they find what looks like a trail of stairs and so they climb up the stairs while fighting off more Dragon Spirits but then snakes appear from walls and spit out acidic poison but the group dodge the poison while defeating the Dragon Spirits and keep going through the lower part of the labyrinth.

Meanwhile in a different part of the serpent labyrinth Noel is with Elena, Grace, Kiyo, Bentley, Shadow, T.J., Goofy, and Callum are searching for a way out.

"Separated again and this time, we're trapped in a labyrinth." Noel said.

"There has to be way outta here. I want to find Ez." Callum said.

"There is always a way out. We just need to search for it." Elena said.

(Serpent Labyrinth-Middle Floor)

Noel, Elena, Grace, Kiyo, Bentley, Shadow, T.J., Goofy, and Callum begin searching for a way out and later Grace finds something that looks like a switch and so he presses it making something come out and they're green balls.

"Whats with the balls?" T.J. asked.

Kiyo looks around to find holes on the ground.

"Think these holes have something to do with them?" Kiyo asked.

"Hold on... Yes! If we place the balls into the hole..." Bentley stops talking.

"Then somethin' should happen." Goofy said.

"And we'll find a way out." Shadow said.

"Then balls into the holes!" Callun said.

The nine begin putting the balls into different holes and later they put all the balls into the holes and just then a wall disappears revealing a whole.

"It DID work." T.J. said.

"And that's our ticket out." Elena said.

The nine start moving through the opened wall to arrive at a different section of the middle floor labyrinth where they come across an area with dark green water and scaly platforms and so they cross the scaly platforms while avoiding the dark green water until they reach the different section of the middle floor which is an area with multiple snake pillars but as they keep going they see Hyrdo Dragon Spirits and Snow Dragon Spirits.

"Screw off, assholes!" Elena said.

"We'll have to deal with them first." Shadow said.

(Information: Defeat the Dragon Spirits!)

The Hydro Dragon Spirits attack the group with breathing water while the Snow Dragon Spirits create a massive blizzard to cause icy damage but Noel uses Fire Spin followed by Fire Raid while Elena casts Mega Flare followed by casting Inferno while Grace uses Bite while Kiyo attacks with his spellbook while Bentley shoots explosive darts while Shadow multi punches with Chaos infused energy while T.J. multi slashes with his knife while Goofy uses Goofy Turbo but the Snow Dragon Spirits create snowballs and throw them at the group while the snake pillars spit out acidic poison to try and poison the group but Kiyo bashes with his spellbook while Goofy uses Goofy Tornado but the Hydro Dragon Spirits create water waves while the Snow Dragon Spirits unleash giant snowballs while the snake pillars continue to fire more acidic poison but Shadow throws Chaos Grenades while Grace uses Dark Pulse but the Snow Dragon Spirits bring down ice cubes while Hydro Dragon Spirits deliver water tail strikes but T.J. dash slashes with his knife while Elena casts Fission Fire followed by casting Balloon but the Hydro Dragon Spirits breathe water and then rain down water balls while the Snow Dragon Spirits create massive blizzards but Bentley uses his RC Chopper to fire missiles while Noel triple slashes with Radiant Salvation followed by casting Dark Fire and they defeat all the Dragon Spirits.

Noel finds a switch and presses it again making another wall disappear revealing a hole and so they move through the hole to continue through the labyrinth and Noel finds a rail and grinds along it but then Wyvern Heartless appear and try to attack but Noel fires light and dark shots from her Keyblade defeating them keeps grinding but the giant snakes appear from walls to try and attack but Noel jumps over the attacking snakes and keeps grinding until she gets off the rail and they keep going through the middle section of the labyrinth.

Meanwhile in a different part of the serpent labyrinth Sora is with Ken, Lucky, Blaze, Sly, and Rayla and they're trying to find a way out.

"Ugh, this place SUCKS! How're we supposed to get outta here?!" Ken asked.

"I don't know, but screaming about it isn't helping." Blaze said.

"At this rate, we're lost! Can things possibly get any more complicated?" Rayla asked.

"We'll figure something out. We always do." Sora said.

"Sora's right. This may be a labyrinth, but the exit has to be here somewhere." Sly said.

"Let's find the others and get outta here safely." Sora said.

(Serpent Labyrinth-Lower Floor)

The six begin searching for a way out and they find a trail of stairs but while climbing up the stairs they see snakes emerging from walls and shooting acidic poison at the six who dodge and they keep going up the stairs and they later find a different area where they come across scattering floating cubes in the air.

"Wonder what they could be for." Sly said.

"Maybe they're our way of getting out. We need to get them ordered up." Blaze said.

Lucky finds a switch and presses it making the cubes stop scattering and start floating in alignment.

"That's better. Now we should get up no problem." Sora said.

Sora starts jumping on one of the floating cubes and then jumps on another floating cube until he reaches the top of the floating cubes and they continue to move through the lower floor of the labyrinth and they later arrive at an area with a bridge like scaly floor with dark green water below and so the six cross the scaly bridge while avoiding the dark green water and they reach the end but then they come across Scorch Dragon Spirits and Pyro Dragon Spirits.

"Move it, ya bastards!" Ken yelled.

"Looks like we gotta get past them." Sora said.

(Information: Defeat the Dragon Spirits!)

The Pyro Dragon Spirits attack the six with their fiery claws while the Scorch Dragon Spirits unleash orange rings of flames but Sora diagonal slashes with Kingdom Key followed by Thunder Slide and then casts Tornado while Ken unleashes magic music notes while Lucky uses Egg Roll while Blaze delivers ballet style flame kicks while Sly uses Stealth Strike while Rayla slashes with her swords followed by a flipping slash but the Scorch Dragon Spirits attack with their flaming tails while the Pyro Dragon Spirits rain down fireballs but Lucky uses Headbutt while Blaze uses Fire Drill but the Scorch Dragon Spirits unleash rings of flames while the Pyro Dragon Spirits spew out red flames but Ken casts Blizzard followed by casting Aero while Sly uses Dive Attack but the Pyro Dragon Spirits attack with their fiery claws while the Scorch Dragon Spirits deliver attacks with their flame tails but Rayla delivers a windmill style slash with her blades while Sora delivers five slashes with Kingdom Key followed by two cross slashes and then uses Strike Raid and they defeat all of the Dragon Spirits.

Sora finds a switch and presses it making another wall disappear and the six begin moving through the lower floor again and they come across an area with two walls and dark green water and so Sora uses Flowmotion to jump from wall to wall while avoiding the dark green water and later reaches the end of the area and they later find an area with holes.

Meanwhile Ky, Storm, Donald, Max, Tails, Zatch, Murray, and Lucas continue through the lower floor of the serpent labyrinth and they're in an area with moving platforms with dark green water below and they cross the floating platforms while avoiding the dark green water and they later find a switch and Ky presses it making the wall disappear and then they later come across an area with holes and they find Sora, Ken, Lucky, Blaze, Sly, and Rayla.

"Ky!" Sora said.

"There you guys are." Ky said.

"But what about everyone else?" Murray asked.

"Haven't found them yet." Sly said.

"At least we're here together. Let's find out way." Donald said.

"Best news I've heard all day, Duck." Ken said.

"But where can we find a switch for this place?" Zatch asked.

"And what's with these wholes?" Max asked.

Storm finds another switch and just then green balls come rolling into the room.

"These balls might have something to do with this." Tails said.

"Tails might be onto something." Rayla said.

"And look at the holes." Lucas said.

"You thinking what I'm thinking?" Ky asked.

"You bet!" Sora said.

Ky and Sora start moving the balls into the holes and after all the balls are into the holes a wall disappears revealing a hole allowing the fourteen to proceed through the lower floor and they find another flight of stairs but as they're climbing Dragon Spirits appear and attack while snakes shoot venom at the group who dodge the venom and they defeat the Dragon Spirits and they keep climbing up the stairs and they later run into a wall.

"A wall and no switch." Blaze said.

"Wait. Look up." Sly said pointing at something above them.

"I bet we can get up there." Ky said.

Ky and Sora lock onto the top of the wall and use air step to get up and reach the top and they later arrive at the next part of the labyrinth.

(Serpent Labyrinth-Middle Floor)

The fourteen are now in the middle floor of the labyrinth and they find something which is a rail and so Ky and Sora grind along it taking them somewhere else but then Wyvern Heartless appear and attack but Ky and Sora fire light shots from their Keyblades and they keep grinding but then giant snakes emerge from walls and try to attack but the two boys jump over the snakes and keep grinding until they reach the end of the rail and arrive at an area with snake pillars but then Dragon Spirits appear and attack while the snake pillars fire acidic poison but Ky and Sora slash with their Keyblades while Donald casts Gravity followed by casting Thunder while Ken unleashes magic music fists while Max uses Shield Skate while Tails throws ring bombs while Blaze shoots fireballs while Storm uses Quick Attack followed by Iron Tail while Zatch delivers punches while Lucky uses Egg Throw while Sly uses Cane Spin while Murray gets into his ball form and delivers a rolling strike while Lucas uses PK Fire while Rayla slashes with her swords and they defeat the Dragon Spirits and they later find a switch and Ky presses it making a wall disappear revealing a hole and they go through the hole and arrive at a different area.

Meanwhile Noel, Elena, Goofy, Shadow, Grace, Kiyo, T.J., Bentley, and Callum continue to move through the middle floor of the labyrinth and they arrive at an area with scattering floating cubes and so they need to find a switch and while looking around Noel finds a switch and presses it making the floating cubes stop scattering and float aligned and so Noel starts climbing up the floating cubes to reach the top of the middle floor and they later arrive at an area with two walls and only dark green water below and so Noel uses Flowmotion to jump from wall to wall while avoiding dark green water and later reaches the end and the nine arrive at a scaly bridge area and they cross it while fighting off Dragon Spirits and they keep crossing the scaly bridge and Noel finds another switch and presses it making a wall disappear and they go through it taking them to a different area.

The nine arrive at a different place of the labyrinth but they find fourteen people and they're Ky, Sora, Ken, Donald, Max, Tails, Blaze, Storm, Zatch, Lucky, Sly, Murray, Lucas, and Rayla.

"You're here and you're safe." Noel said.

"We're glad to say the same to you." Ky said.

"You have no idea how worried we are." Elena said.

"But there's still a matter of trying to get out of here." Callum said.

"I have a feeling we're getting closer than we think." Ky said.

"Well, enough standing around. Let's go." Rayla said.

The group continue to move through the middle floor and they find a switch and press it making the wall disappear and they go through the hole to enter somewhere else.

(Serpent Labyrinth-Upper Floor)

The group are at the upper floor of the serpent labyrinth and they come across what looks like a ring like area but a wall is blocking the way.

"Another wall. Okay, where's the switch?" Lucas asked.

"We'll have to search the place for them." Noel said.

The group go around the ring like area for the switch and they later find the switch and Ky presses it but nothing happens.

"Seriously? Is there something else to do?" Sora asked.

"Hmm, there might be more than just one switch this time around." Tails said.

"In that case, I'll stay here with this switch. See if you can find more like this." Ky said and they nod.

The group continue to move around the ring area and they find another switch and Noel stays behind while they find the next switch and Sora goes for it.

"Okay, let's see if this works." Bentley said.

Ky, Noel, and Sora press the switch at the same time and just then the wall disappears revealing a hole.

"It worked." Callum said.

"Finally. C'mon." Max said.

The group go for the hole and go through and they later arrive at the next area of the upper floor and it's a scaly chamber and they find a big black and green sphere.

"That must be the way out." Goofy said.

"Let's hope it is." Ky said as they go for the sphere.

Meanwhile Horned King and Bowser Jr. arrive at the village searching but then a dark corridor appears revealing Zervik.

"Hey, long time, huh?" Zervik said.

"Oh, you." Bowser Jr. said.

"Unless you have something regarding the Black Box, begone." Horned King said.

"Is that any way to talk to someone, who helped assemble the Deadly Alliance? I was just passing by and I wanted to say 'hello'." Zervik said.

"Whatever. Go tell your Brotherhood buddies to stop bothering us! We're busy as it is." Bowser Jr. said.

"If ya say so. Good luck on your little scavenger hunt." Zervik said walking off and disappearing in his dark corridor.

"This village is worthless. Let us continue." Horned King said as he creates black flames all over the village burning it as the two disappear.

Meanwhile in a ruined fortress among the forest Draco looks at the burning village and sees a dragon.

"Another dragon ready for our clutches." Draco said turning to Ezran who is petting Zym. "Time to work, kid." Draco said.

"I don't want this. I don't want to be used to hurt anyone." Ezran said but Draco delivers a slap at him knocking him down.

"You do what I want, you little snot! That is, if this dragon's life doesn't mean anything to you." Draco said picking up Zym and holds Dragon's Fang toward Zym's neck and Zym whimpers.

"No... Don't..." Ezran said.

"Then get to work, brat!" Draco said grabbing Ezran's arm roughly and pulling him through the fortress while also taking Zym with him.


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. So, there were two reason for not updating recently; one because I'm not in a very good mental state and two, I kept on trying to come up with ideas for the Dragon Prince Arc and this is what I got for this chapter so I'm sorry if this turns out disappointing. I just got back to this so please bear with me. I just hope this chapter was worth the wait for you. Next time, Ky, Noel, Sora, Elena, Ken, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Grace, Kiyo and Zatch, Lucky, T.J., Sly, Bentley, Murray, Lucas, Donald, Goofy, Callum, and Rayla continue to search for Ezran and save him and Zym, but as they finally get to him, things get even more worse as they deal with corrupted dragons. 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.