Now we enter dome intense moments in this chapter. Enjoy, and keep an eye out for references!

Chapter 4

In Castle Oblivion, Pete wandered into the Throne Room of Xehanort's Organization. Xigbar, Marluxia, and Larxene were in their respective seats while Vanitas and Saïx spared nearby.

"Can we help you Petey?" taunted Xigbar.

"Maleficent requests that Marluxia and Larxene go to the world of the Ghostbusters to make sure the Keymaster and Gatekeeper meet to bring in Gozer." answered Pete.

"Why us?" scoffed Larxene.

"Hey, haven't you forgotten that the both of you tried to take over the original Organization? Maybe that's why." teased Xigbar.

"Very well. We'll see to it. Come along Larxene." ordered Marluxia.

"Ugh! Now I know why Axel hated doing the icky jobs." Muttered Larxene as she followed Marluxia out of the room.

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Back at Dana's apartment, Dana had just come up back to her room. It was Thursday and she was getting ready for her double-date with Peter, Sora, and Kairi. As she got to her room, and nerdy-looking man came out of his room. He was shorter than Dana, had brown hair, black glasses, wore a blue collared-button up down-striped shirt, a dark yellow zip-up turtleneck underneath, brown pants, brown dress shoes, and a silver watch on his left arm.

"Oh, Dana, it's you!" greeted the man.

"Hello, Louis." Dana greeted in return.

"You gotta come in here! You're missing a classic party!" said Louis.

"Yes, well, I would, Louis. But I have a date, well technically, a double date with another co… I mean, group of people." replied Dana.

"(disappointed) You made a date tonight?" asked Louis.

"Well, I'm sorry, Louis. I forgot." apologized Dana.

"Well, that's okay. You can bring them along!" offered Louis.

Dana thought about it for a moment before replying, "All right, maybe we'll stop by. Okay?"

"That's great, I'll tell everybody you're coming. We're gonna play Twister and we're gonna do some break dancing." Replied Louis.

As Dana went inside her apartment, Louis tried to get back into his.

"Hey, everybody – (realizes he's locked himself out… again) Hey, let me in! It's Louis, somebody let me in!"

Inside Dana's apartment, Dana was starting to get undressed just as the phone rang.

"Hello? Oh, hi Mom. - I've been busy. - No, everything is fine. Just that one time. - I will. - I won't. - Mom, I have to go. I have a date. - Yes. - No, no one you know. It's, um- Well, he's a Ghostbuster. Those guys on TV. – Well technically it's a double date with another friend of mine and his girl-I mean… close friend. Yes, well, I'll have to let you know. Love to Dad. Right. Bye. - Bye!"

As she hung up and sat in her chair, she heard a growling noise. Suddenly, a claw from her chair grabbed her. Another came out and shut her mouth. She screamed in horror. The chair then spun around to face the kitchen as the door opened, revealing a terror dog who growled at her. The chair then rushed into the door as it closed, trapping Dana inside.

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Inside Louis' apartment, said man was going around the party, attending to his guests.

"Do you have any Excedrin or Extra Strength Tylenol?" asked a woman.

"Gee, I think all I got is this cedacelacytic acid. Generic. See, I can get six hundred tablets of that for the same price as three hundred of the name brand. Makes good financial sense. Good advice." replied Louis as he went around his apartment. "Hey, this is real smoked salmon from Nova Scotia, Canada, $24.95 a pound. It only cost me $14.12 after tax, though. I'm giving this whole thing as a promotional expense. That's why I invited clients instead of friends. You having a good time, Marv? How ya doing? Why don't you have some of the Brie? It's at room temperature! You think it's too warm in here for the Brie?"

"Louis, I'm going home." said a tall woman.

"Oh, don't leave yet. Listen, maybe if we start dancing, other people will join in." suggested Louis.

"Okay!" said the woman as she and Louis began to dance, just as the doorbell rang.

"Oh, don't move. I just gotta get the door." Louis told the tall woman as he went to get the door and opened it to reveal another couple. "Ted! Annette! Hi! How you doing? Give me your coats. Everybody, this is Ted and Annette Fleming. Ted has a small carpet-cleaning business in receivership, and that's drawing a salary from a deferred bonus from two years ago. They've got fifteen thousand left on the house at 8%; so they're okay!" he told the guests.

He then threw Ted and Annette's coats into his room, where another terror dog sat.

"So, does anybody want to play Parcheesi?" asked Louis.

Suddenly, everyone heard a growling noise.

"Okay! Who brought the dog?" asked Louis.

Suddenly, the terror dog burst through the doors. Everyone shrieked in terror. Louis made a run for it, screaming in fright as he entered an elevator.

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"Help! There's a bear loose in my apartment! Help, help! Help!" shouted Louis, exiting the building, ran across the street, and climbed over a wall.

The terror dog followed suit, hopping over the wall.

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"I'm going to bring this up at the next tenant's meeting. There's not supposed to be any pets in the building." muttered and panted Louis as he ran to a restaurant, trying to get in, but to no avail.

"Help! Somebody! Let me in!" he pleaded to the staff and guests, but no one noticed.

Louis turned around to see the terror dog, coming towards him slowly.

"Nice doggie. Cute little pooch. Maybe I got a Milk-bone." said Louis, just as the dog jumped towards him.

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A little later, a taxi pulled out, and Peter came out, holding a bunch of flowers. He was also dressed for his date with Dana. He saw Sora and Kairi waiting for him, standing nearby some policemen.

"What happened out here?" asked Peter noticing some officers.

"Doorman says that some moron brought a cougar to a party." Replied Sora.

Peter shrugged it off as they went upstairs.

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Upstairs, Peter, Sora, and Kairi walked towards Dana's apartment, noticing the chaotic remains of the entrance to Louis' apartment, the party guests talking to the police about the events that had recently unfolded.

"Must've been some party." joked Sora.

"You're telling me." replied Peter, knocking on Dana's door.

The door opened revealing Dana in an orange dress, barefoot, the wind flowing through her hair.

"That's a new look for you." commented Peter. Sora and Kairi suddenly felt uneasy but kept to themselves.

"Are you the Keymaster?" asked Dana in an alluring way.

"Not that I know of." replied Peter.

"What about you?" Dana asked the two islanders.

"Not that I'm aware of." replied Sora.

"Last time I checked, no." added Kairi.

Dana then slammed the door. Peter knocked again, and Dana opened up.

"Are you the Keymaster?" she asked again.

"Yes. I'm a friend of his. He said he'd meet me here and sent these two to chaperone us." lied Peter as he, Sora and Kairi entered the apartment.

Knowing something was up, Sora decided to play along, just to be safe. "We uh, didn't get your name."

"I am Zuul. I am the Gatekeeper." replied Dana.

"Zuul?!" Kairi whispered in shock, before Sora covered her mouth.

"Just play along if you want to live!" he whispered.

Kairi nodded and then she, Sora, and Peter noticed that the apartment was slimed, and the kitchen was glowing behind the door.

"What are we doing today, Zuul?" asked Peter, setting the flowers down on Dana's piano.

"We must prepare for the coming of Gozer." replied Dana.

"Gozer, huh?" asked Sora, trying to keep his cool.

"The Destructor." Added Dana, walking into her room.

"Are we still going out? You know, you could pick up the place if you're expecting someone." Asked Peter, chuckling a little.

"Something tells me that we've got to keep Zuul trapped in here for a while." suggested Sora.

"Yeah, by the way she's acting, she sounds dangerous." agreed Kairi.

"Well then, let's take good care of her until we can keep her locked up in this cage." suggested Peter.

Confused by the slight sarcasm in the end, Sora and Kairi nodded as they followed Peter into Dana's bedroom.

"Mind if we speak to Dana? Hello? Dana! You in there?" asked Peter.

"There is no Dana, only ZUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUL!" replied Dana, suddenly floating above her bed.

"Oh boy…" muttered Sora.

"Better use the gravity spells to control this demon." Suggested Kairi.

"Good idea." agreed Sora.

As Sora and Kairi summoned their keyblades, Peter spoke to Dana calmly. "Don't worry my little demon, while they take care of you, I'll find a way to get Dana outta you."

Dana said nothing as the Zuul inside her let out a loud roar.

"We'd better start controlling her before she blows us out of her room, or worse." muttered Sora.

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In another part of New York, Marluxia and Larxene emerged from a Corridor of Darkness.

"So why are we here again?" asked Larxene, annoyed.

"To see that the Keymaster and the Gatekeeper unite to bring in Gozer." replied Marluxia.

"So how will we know who Zuul and Vinz possessed, Marluxia?"

Before the former traitor the old Organization could reply, out of nowhere, Louis appeared, running around like crazy talking to himself. His hair was all messy and his clothes were all dirty and messed up.

"I am the Keymaster! The Destructor will come, the Traveler! The Destroyer! Gatekeeper!"

"Found him!" exclaimed Larxene.

Louis approached the two. "I am Vinz. Vinz Clortho, Keymaster of Gozer, Volguus Zildrohar, Lord of the Sebouillia. Which one of you is the Gatekeeper?" he asked them.

"Relax Gozer worshiper, we'll get you to your precious Gatekeeper." promised Larxene in an unamused way.

Marluxia and Larxene then lifted Louis onto their shoulders and began to drag him back to Dana's apartment. The pink-haired man looked towards his partner.

"Keep an eye out for Sora, the Ghostbusters, or the other world-travelers." Remined Marluxia.

"Tell me something I won't remember." replied Larxene sarcastically.

"You will perish in flame! Soon as we find the Gatekeeper!" Louis shouted to some pedestrians.

Larxene sighed. "Again, now I know why Axel hated getting all the icky jobs."

Marluxia only rolled his eyes.

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In another part of town not so far away, Mickey and Riku were on a night patrol.

"So where did Goofy, Ray, and Winston go before we left?" asked Riku.

"Getting the blueprints of Dana's apartment to find more clues to Dana's problem, in addition to the useful info from Minnie."

"So, while they're out blueprint-hunting, Sora and Kairi on a double date with Peter and Dana, and us on night patrol, Egon and Janine are stuck with are duck friend who needs a temper management class." chuckled Riku sarcastically.

Mickey chuckled. "Come now Riku, you know Donald means well."

"I know." agreed Riku, before looking away with a sad expression. "I just wish I knew why he wouldn't let me join him, Goofy, and Sora on the Gummi Ship that one time." he muttered to himself, sadly.

Before Mickey could ask what made Riku turn away, he gasped as he saw something up ahead.

"Riku! Look!" he cried, glaring at the sight.

Riku looked, gasped in shock, and then glared.

The sight was, you guessed it, Marluxia and Larxene practically dragging Louis to find Dana, so they could get Gozer into the world.

"You!" exclaimed Riku, summoning Way to Dawn.

The three looked up.

Marluxia smiled evilly. "Well, well, well. Look Larxene, it's Ansem and Maleficent's old puppet, and the tiny mouse king."

"Aww, look at them, acting all brave." teased Larxene.

"Let that innocent man go!" demanded Mickey.

"Innocent?!" gasped Larxene in a fake, dramatic way. "Why this man is part of the key to bring Gozer into this world." she added, smirking wickedly.

"I don't know what that's supposed to mean, but that doesn't justify your actions!" scowled Mickey, summoning Kingdom Key D.

Malruxia smirked as he let go of Louis and held his hand out. A small pink cherry blossom pedal landed in his gloved hand, which turned into his scythe.

"Larxene, I'm putting my full trust in you to finish this mission. I'll dispose of any witnesses." He told his partner.

Before the blonde girl could retort, Marluxia added, "If you do, I'll let you lead the next mission."

Larxene smiled and quickly ran away, dragging Louis with her.

Before Riku and King Mickey could chase her, Marluxia blocked their way by making cherry blossoms surround all of them as a trap.

(Marluxia Boss Battle from Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories plays)

"Shall we?" he asked, wickedly.

Mission: Take down Marluxia

Party Members:

Riku

King Mickey

The battle began. Riku charged at Marluxia with his keyblade, only to be smacked away by his scythe. Mickey then came up from behind the pink-haired man and gave him several slash wounds with his keyblade.

Marluxia growled as he sent a stream of pedals in Mickey's direction as he healed Riku. The pedals sent Mickey to the ground. Riku snarled as he lunged towards the Graceful Assassin with his keyblade and the two began a sword-like fight. This gave Mickey the opportunity to cure himself and assist Riku, spinning his keyblade like a baton, and then summoning Star Seeker and did the same thing.

Marluxia then sent Riku to the ground and before he could use his scythe, Mickey leaped forward. Riku extended his hands to push Mickey upwards. As he did do, Mickey, leaped from his friend's hands, and sliced his keyblades against Marluxia in opposite ways.

(Marluxia Boss Battle from Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories ends)

The pink-haired Nobody fell to the ground, defeated, but looked up at the two brave heroes, and smiled wickedly.

"Light defending fools." he scoffed. "The fight for this world's ownership has just begun." he added, before disappearing into a Corridor of Darkness.

Riku shook his head before saying, "Come on, let's stop Larxene and save that man."

"Alright! Let's go!" agreed Mickey, and the two ran off.

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It wasn't long until they found Larxene and Louis outside a museum.

"Larxene, stop!" shouted Mickey.

The female Nobody looked towards the heroes and scoffed. "Hmph. Seems as though Marluxia failed. No matter, now's my turn."

Mickey and Riku readied themselves, but before Larxene could reach them, out of nowhere, a bus smacked right into her, making her scream as she fell into a Corridor of Darkness.

Riku and Mickey couldn't help but flinch at that moment, before turning their attention to Louis, immediately running towards him.

"It's ok sir, those tow won't hurt you now." said Riku.

"I wonder why they said this man is part of the plan to bring in Gozer." Mickey thought out loud.

"I'm not sure, but I know someone who might." said Riku, wrapping Louis' arm around his neck.

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It wasn't long until Riku, Mickey, and Louis arrived back at the Firehouse. Mickey knocked on the door. Janine opened up.

"Hello your majesty-I mean Mickey, night patrol done?" she asked.

"Yep, but we need Egon at the moment to look at this man." replied Mickey, gesturing to Louis.

"One second." replied Janine as she closed the door.

A little while later, Janine returned with Egon.

"So where did you find this man?" he asked the two travelers.

"We found him held captive with Marluxia and Larxene." replied Riku.

"Hold up, you mean the two Nobodies that tried to take over the old Organization, made Kairi's Nobody Naminé into manipulating Sora, Donald, Goofy and Jiminy's memories, and are now a part of the real Organization?" asked Egon.

"Yep, pretty much. They said something about him being special in a part of Gozer's arrival." Replied Riku.

Egon approached the man.

"Are you the Gatekeeper?" he asked the scientist.

Egon ran a PKE meter over LOUIS and watched the readings climb.

"You'd better bring him inside." he told the two.

Riku and Janine helped bring Louis inside the Firehouse.

"You are so kind to take care of that poor man. You know, you're a real humanitarian." Complimented Janine.
"I don't think he's human." Egon told her.

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Upstairs in the lab, Louis was strapped with a helmet, connected to a computer. The computer showed a terror dog on the screen moving at Louis' motions. Riku, Mickey, Janine, and Donald (who had been filed in on the situation) watched Egon do his calculations.

"What'd you say your name was?" asked Egon.

"Vinz Clortho, Keymaster of Gozer." replied Louis.

"Well, according to this, his name's Louis Tully. Lives on Central Park West." Remarked Donald, looking at Louis' driver's license.

"Do you want some coffee, Mr. Tully?" asked Janine.

"Do I?" he asked Egon.

"Yes, have some." replied the Ghostbuster.

"Yes, have some." Louis told Janine.

"Vinz, you said before you were waiting for a sign. What sign are you waiting for?" asked Mickey.

"Gozer the Traveler! He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the Rectification of the Vuldronaii, the Traveler came as a large and moving Torb! Then, during the Third Reconciliation of the Last of the Meketrex Supplicants, they chose a new form for him, that of a giant Sloar! Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of a Sloar that day, I can tell you!" replied the possessed man.

Riku, Mickey, Donald, Egon, and Janine stared for a bit, before Janine spoke up.

"Egon?"

"Excuse me." Said man told the others as he went up to the secretary.

"There's something very strange about that man..." remarked Janine.

They then watched as Louis sniffed a popcorn bottle,

"Listen, I'm usually very psychic, and I'm have a terrible feeling that something awful is going to happen to you guys. I'm afraid you're going to die." Janine told Egon

Egon gave a comforting hug to Janine, just as the telephone rang, making Louis jump.

"I'll get it!" said Egon.

Egon picked up the phone as Janine, and the travelers calmed Louis down.

"Hello?" he asked as Louis gave the rest of the telephone to him. "Thanks, I've got it." thanked Egon.

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Meanwhile at Dana's apartment, Sora and Kairi had finally got the possessed Dana to sleep. It took a lot of spells and they were now napping on the floor next to each other. Peter was talking on the phone inside the bedroom. It had been him who had called the Firehouse.

"Egon, it's Peter. I have some news from the world of Gozer." said Peter.

"What is it, Peter?" asked Egon.

"I'm here with Dana Barrett. It seems that the Goz' has been putting some moves on my would-be girlfriend!" replied Peter.

"How is she?" asked Egon.

I think we can get her a guest shot on Wild KingdomSora and AKiri used serval spells on her and I used comforting words to ease her down several notches. She's going to take a little nap now. She says she's the Gatekeeper, does that make any sense to you?" he told Egon.

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"Some. I've just met the Keymaster. He's here with us now. Riku and Mickey found him in the streets with some members of Organization XIII." replied Egon.

"Oh, wonderful, we have to get these two together." suggested Peter.

Egon and the others watched Louis rub a slice of pizza against his face in confusion.

"I think that would be extraordinarily dangerous." remarked Peter.

"Okay, well, hold on to him. We'll be over there in a little while." said Peter.

"Good." thanked Egon as he hung up. Louis then took the phone away. "Thank you, Vinz." Said Egon.

"We have to find Ray and the others. I need them here immediately." he told the others as Louis brought them a pot of boiled water.

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Back at Dana's apartment, Peter had already broken the news to Sora and Kairi, who were now waiting outside Dana's apartment while Peter said goodbye to his crush.

"Bad news, honey. I gotta go to work. Hey, will you stay here in bed until I get back?" he asked as he kissed her wrist before leaving.

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Meanwhile in another part of town, Winston was driving Ecto-1 with Ray and Goofy who had just gotten the blueprints. Ray was concerned.

"... this roof cap is made of a magnesium-tungsten alloy..." he remarked, reading the blueprints.

"Gwarsh, what are you so involved in there?" asked Goofy.

"These are the blueprints for the structural ironwork for Dana's apartment building, and they're very, very strange." answered Ray.

"Hey, Ray. Do you remember something in the Bible about the last days, when the dead would rise from the grave?" asked Winston.

"I remember Revelation 7:12. 'And I looked, as he opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became as black as sackcloth. And the moon became as blood.'" Replied Ray.

"'And the seas boiled and the skies fell.'" finished Winston.

"Judgment Day." remarked Goofy.

"Every ancient religion has its own myth about the end of the world." sighed Ray.

"Myth? Ray, Goofy, has it ever occurred to you that maybe the reason we've been so busy lately is because the dead have been rising from the grave?" asked Winston.

There was a long silence as they continued the now uncomfortable drive.

Ray and Winston starred forward at the road. Goofy just gulped nervously. Things were now getting more intense than ever.

To be continued…

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