Chapter 10:
Believing in the Magic
Blurry, regaining his ability smile, has got his confidence back and was out with Merlin to track down and retrive the final Crystal Piece of the Magic Kingdom. The two of them split up to cover more ground. Blurry searched high and low for the magical item but couldn't find anything until he saw the strangest sight. A bunny and gopher running off from inside an alleyway with small bag in the bunny's hands. That's when Blurry realized…
"Pain! Panic!" Blurry chased after the animals as fast as he could. The gopher and the bunny heard Blurry's voice and saw him coming their way. They screamed the dashed away from him. Blurry chased the two all over Main Street until he finally caught up to them. But only to have them jumped into a red portal and the disappear with the bag. Blurry dove at them but missed as the portal closed. Blurry landed flat on his face.
"Ow...OK, that hurt." Blurry groaned as he rubbed his face. Suddenly, there was a poof of smoke and Merlin appeared helped Blurry off the ground.
"Blurry! Did you find the last piece?" Merlin asked.
"Yeah...I think Pain and Panic might have it." Blurry replied.
"Oh, blast it all!" Merlin said, angered. "They must've taken it back to Hades! We need to get it back right away!" Merlin then got all ready in a fighting while saying, "Get ready, Blurry, my boy! It's time we take out fight, to the Underworld!"
Blurry smiled and nodded his head. "I couldn't agree more." Blurry focused his space and time magic on the one spot where he saw Pain and Panic disappear. In less than a minute, the portal to the Underworld was opened. Blurry had his arrows and bow ready as he and Merlin jumped right in!
The duo fell for a good 2 minutes before landing inside Hades' throne room. Blurry landed on his feet, but Merlin landed on his face. The teen looked and sighed with relief to see Hades wasn't anywhere in sight. But he did get a good look at the table with all figurines of the villains in front of him. Blurry noticed there was figurine of him and Merlin as well. He felt just a little creeped out because of that.
"Good heavens!" Merlin said as he got off the floor. "The Underworld is more dreadful than I ever imagined!"
Blurry nodded his head. "I agree."
"We need to recover the Crystal Shard as soon as possible, before it's too late!" Merlin added. Without a moment to waste, Blurry and Merlin were already searching the Underworld for the imps and hoping that they hadn't delivered the piece to Hades yet. Finally, Blurry found the imps at foot of a long, LONG flight of stairs. They were looking into the bag which held the crystal piece.
"Hey!" Blurry's voice caught their attention and the imps started running up the stairs at a surprisingly slow rate. Blurry just stood there shocked at how slow they were going and how quickly they were getting tired.
"Wow...That's just sad." Blurry said to himself. Merlin came up to the teen's side. "Cut them off at the top, I'll chase-I mean, WALK after them." Merlin nodded his head teleported to the top of the staircase as Blurry walked after Pain and Panic, and was catching up at just normal speed.
"Jeez...Why couldn't we have like...an ESCALATOR of the Dead…?" Pain panted as he continued running. Blurry caught up to the imps and grabbed their tails and threw them off the side of the staircase. Merlin came down to Blurry and picked up the small bag the imps dropped.
"Nice job, Blurry." Merlin said as he opened the bag. "Ah, the final piece of the Crystal of the Magic Kingdom. Stronger than any hero OR villain!"
"Wait...It's THAT powerful?" Blurry questioned, a bit shocked, but then remembered that back at Maleficent's castle when he activated that one Crystal Shard with his own magic. It had so much power inside it. Does that mean the Crystal all together could be something even more powerful?
"Indeed, Blurry! And that's why we need to get back to my tower so that we-"
"Pain? Panic?!" The voice of Hades cut Merlin off. Blurry and Merlin looked at each, worried. They needed to find a way out of here! Suddenly, Blurry took the bag from Merlin and took out the shard. He hid it inside his pants' pocket and handed Merlin the empty bag.
"I'll get the crystal back to the tower. I'll meet you there!" Blurry said. Merlin nodded his head as the two ran in opposite directions to lure Hades' attention away from each other.
As Hades was waiting for his dimwitted minions, he looked through his Tartarus Vision - TV for short - when saw Blurry and Merlin running through different parts of the Underworld. He flared up in anger for a quick second before calming down and growling.
"Those two are just getting a LITTLE too close." Hades said, before looking at a figurine on his chest board and smirked. "I think it's time the brat was introduced to my NUMBER 1 guy." He laughed. As Blurry was getting near what he thought was an exit, rocks started falling down on top of him. Luckily, he got out of the way. He ducked and rolled out of the way of the falling boulders and looked up to see the darkest villain in all of Disney staring down at him. Chernabog.
Blurry growled. "Just great…" Blurry got his Space Bow ready and fired some Time Arrows at the falling rocks and kept them frozen in the air. Chernabog roared and summoned some of his little demons to attack Blurry. Blurry enchanted his regular arrows with Light Magic and fired them at the monster, distergrating them instantly. Chernabog then glared at Blurry and summoned lightning at him. Blurry dodged but got grazed with some lightning at it hurt really badly. But that didn't stop the teen. He gathered all of his magic powers into a single arrow and fired it at Chernabog's chest. The monster roared in pain and disappeared into nothing. Blurry sighed, thankful that it was over with that fight.
"Not bad, kiddo." Blurry froze and spun around to see Hades looking at him, but we wasn't alone. He had Merlin next to him and the old wizard was tied up in chains.
"Merlin!" Blurry readied his bow and got ready to fire at Hades, but the Lord of the Dead just shook his head while saying, "Ah, ah, ah, kid. You wouldn't want old Merlin to get hurt now, would ya?" He asked with a smug smirk. Blurry growled and then lowered his bow and it disappeared from his hands.
"Coward…" Blurry mumbled at Hades, but luckily, Hades didn't hear him. The God held out his hand and said, "Hand over the shard, kid." His voice was serious and threatening.
"Blurry, don't-" Hades snapped his fingers and then gag went over Merlin's mouth to shut him up. After few seconds of silence, Blurry took out the shard of the Crystal and and tossed it to Hades. Hades caught the shard and looked at it.
"Good choice, kid." Hades said, and Blurry felt something hit him on the back of the head, hard. He gasped and just as he was about to blackout he mumbled, "Mom...Dad…"
…
Blurry groaned as his eyes fluttered open as he felt the pounding on the back of his head get a bit worse, and then he saw that he was tied up and hanging over the River of Styx. He woke up just in time too, because Hades was just about to give his big speech to his undead army of the Underworld.
"Friends, minions, countrymen…" Hades began. "A new dawn is upon us. And once I rule the Magic Kingdom, no longer will you be cast down into the bowels of the Earth! Well, unless I put you there. And who better to lead the way than some of the villains who made this all possible? Let's give them a hand, shall we?" Hades then summoned every single villain that Blurry had to face through this entire adventure. Cruella de Vil, Ursula, Maleficent, Ratcliffe, Dr. Facilier, Yzma, Jafar, and Scar. The undead soldiers cheered as each villain was summoned. Blurry's eyes widened with worry. He began to struggle against his binds, but couldn't free himself or summon his Space Bow. Hades then looked up and smirked at Blurry, who just glared at the Underworld God. Hades snapped his fingers and Blurry was lowered to Hades's side.
"And what's an invasion without a bit a of sacrifice, huh?" Hades questioned. The soldiers cheered in agreement as Blurry still glared at Hades, but was scared on the inside. Hades looked back at Blurry and then grabbed the teen's neck and choked him.
"I told you, Conroy." Hades spoke, using Blurry's real name. "I told you if you got in my way, I would make sure you would never see you high-and-mighty parents again!" His grip around Blurry's neck got tighter and tighter with every passing second. Blurry's eyes sprung tears and he couldn't see very well. Was this it? Was this the end for Blurry Temputus?
"GET THE HELL AWAY FROM MY SON, HADES!" Suddenly, a beam of blue magic came from out of nowhere and blasted Blurry free from the rope that was hanging him. Hades, caught off guard, let go of Blurry's neck and Blurry began to fall. But something came out and grabbed Blurry and pulled him to safety. Blurry was able to open his ruby red eyes and see a figure with beautiful, long, silky, black hair and fair skin. Blurry looked into the figure's pearl white eyes.
"...Mom?" Blurry managed to say.
"Oh, Conroy!" Mother Space hugged her son with love and compassion, before she began untying him from his bonds. "Are you alright?" She asked.
"Yeah...I'm fine, but how-"
"We got a distress signal from Merlin." Blurry looked to see another figure. An old man with short white hair soulless black eyes.
"...Dad?" Blurry was in absolute shock. Both of his parents, Father Time and Mother Space, were here! "Wait...a distress signal?" Blurry questioned.
"Well, the truth is, your father suggested we come and check on you, sweetie." Mother Space answered. Blurry looked at his father, who looked away for a moment. He readied his Staff of Time as Undead Soldiers were closing in on the trio. "We'll discuss this later. Conroy, have you been training?"
"Of course!" Blurry answered without hesitation.
"Then get ready to fight." Father Time instructed. Blurry knew that his father was right, so he summoned his Space Bow and summoned a few Time Arrows. Mother Space decided to join in the fray as she readied her Blades of Space. The undead soldiers charged at the family of three and they were ready for them.
Father Time used his staff like a Bo Staff you would see at a martial arts' studio. He occasional blasted the foes with Time Magic, either freezing them in place or aging them until they were nothing but dust. Mother Space used her blades as if she was performing a dance. Her elegant steps almost made the space around her impossible for others to walk in. The undead soldiers that came near her either floated into the air or fell to the ground because of the light or heavy space. The beautiful woman, however, did not take pity on any of them, as she sliced through them like a hot knife through butter. Blurry was having no trouble at all with his group of enemies. Blurry shot arrow after arrow at the undead soldiers with quick reflexes. Father Time took notice of Blurry's improvement in battle. The sight of his son in charge of the battlefield made him proud and happy, but the truth was, Father Time was ALWAYS proud of Blurry.
"Blurry!" Blurry took a second to look and see Merlin with the Crystal of Magic Kingdom, all fixed up, in his hand. "I've repaired the crystal! You must help me get back to the Magic Kingdom!" Merlin instructed.
"But-"
"Go son!" Father Time commanded as he flipped over some more soldiers of the Underworld.
"Don't worry, Conroy! We can handle this!" Mother Space assured her son. Blurry looked and nodded to his parents before he went to Merlin's side and hurried away. Just as Father Time and Mother Space finished up, it was the villains' turn to take the stage. The 8 villains surrounded the husband and wife, as they too were ready to fight. Time and Space went back to back as they looked at their foes.
"Honey…" Father Time began.
"Yes, darling?" Mother Time questioned. Father Time faced his wife and held out his hand with a smirk, something he did very few times.
"Shall we?" He asked.
Mother Space returned the smirk. "Do you even NEED to ask?" Mother Space took her husband's hand without hesitation. Father Time spun her around like she was in a dance and then dipped her before kissing her passionately on the lips. The two began to glow pink and blue as they began to become one being. The light became pure white and the figure from the two OverLords was over 8 feet tall. The glowing stopped and revealed a being with long hair that was similar to Mother Space's but it was white instead of black, and had eyes as soulless as Father Time's but were the color light pink. The skin was fair and they wore an outfit that was almost brilliantly designed. The being wore a short wrap dress with no sleeves, as well as a pair of boots and a long jacket. The accessories included a black choker and a simple circlet. The entire outfit was colored with pink, blue, and a brass-like color. The figure looked around the surprised and flabbergasted villains and smiled.
"...You're probably all wondering who I am. Well, the name's Alabaster…" The being then pulled out twin pistols that looked like they were from 1945. "...And YOU'RE history!" Pulling the triggers on both guns, there was huge explosion.
As Blurry and Merlin kept running, they stopped when they heard a giant explosion sound coming from the room they were just in.
"What on Earth was that?!" Merlin cried out.
Blurry couldn't help but smile. "Alabaster…" He answered the old wizard. Merlin looked at Blurry confused a bit. "I'll explain later. Come on! We gotta go!" Blurry continued running forward with Merlin close behind him. After what seemed like forever, the two finally found the way out of the Underworld, but before they could get to the entrance, they were stopped by none other than Hades. Blurry glared at flame-headed god.
"Ya know, kid. You've got potential, your whole family does, really. But what you're doing is REALLY-" Hades flared up in anger for a second there. "-really getting on my nerves. So how about I make you a deal?"
"...A deal?" Blurry questioned. Hades snapped his fingers and a soul came flying to his side. It was Carol's soul. Blurry was shocked.
"Just take out Merlin, hand over the Crystal, and - badaboom - I bring your childhood friend back to life, what do ya say?" Blurry looked at Hades, then at Carol's soul, then back at Hades, and then to Merlin, who had a look on his face that said to Blurry that he shouldn't trust Hades. Blurry was conflicted. Should he do it? Should he take the risk…?
"...I'm sorry." Blurry mumbled. He faced Hades once and smiled at the God of the Underworld. Hades smirked until…
"I'm sorry, Hades. But I can't take your deal." Blurry answered. "Even if I did, I just couldn't bring myself to be with Carol like that. She may be gone physically, but she's never gone mentally. She's always been with me. She's always HAS been with me, and I just noticed it too late, ya know? So...I say no to your deal." As Blurry said all this, Hades slowly flared up in extreme anger then burst into flames. Merlina and Blurry got out of the way of the fire but Merlin dropped the Crystal of the Magic Kingdom! The old wizard was about to run over and reclaim it, but Pain and Panic just appeared out of nowhere, keeping Merlin from getting up. Hades just waltzed over and picked up the crystal and smiled.
"Go get 'em boys!" Hades said to his minions. He then turned to see Blurry had his arrows and bow pointed at him. Hades simply laughed and glided over to the teenager.
"What? What are you going to do, kid? Freeze me in time? I'm a GOD junior! That crap is not gonna work on me!" Hades informed Blurry as he came closer. Blurry didn't want to admit Hades was right but he didn't know what else he could do!
"...the Crystal of the Magic Kingdom. Stronger than any hero OR villain!"
That's when Blurry remembered what Merlin had said. About the Crystal's power! But how could he activate it?
"Yes. Now, repeat after me… 'I believe in the Magic.'"
The words Blurry's father said to him all that time ago...It all made sense now.
"...I believe in the Magic…" Blurry mumbled. "I believe in the Magic…" Hades looked at Blurry, confused on what he was saying, but what Hades failed to notice was the Crystal was beginning to shine more and more.
"I believe in the Magic. I believe in the Magic!" And with one final cry, Blurry looked at Hades and smiled as he shouted proudly, "I BELIEVE IN THE MAGIC!" The Crystal of the Magic Kingdom shined brightly a blinded everyone around it. Even the souls in the River of Styx covered their eyes. The Crystal sent out beams of light then and wrapped them around Blurry. When the light subsided, Hades looked and gasped to see Blurry's form had completely changed! He wasn't wearing his common street clothes anymore. He was wearing a tunic with long fitted sleeves and a gathered waist, as well as a pair of lace-up boots. The color were white and silver. Blurry opened his eyes and his left eye was now dark blue, and his right eye was now pink. Blurry, readying his gigantic bow in front of him, summoned an arrow and aimed…
"Wa-Wait, now kid!" Hades tried to reason with him. "Let's not go too crazy here-"
...Blurry fired the arrow. He didn't hit Hades though, instead, he hit the crystal. But it wasn't destroyed. No, the Crystal just gained even more power and began to suck in Hades. Hades tried to get out of the grasp of the Crystal, but it was too powerful and the Lord of the Dead right in.
As Alabaster was just about to finish off the villains for good, they began to fade away and then disappeared into nothing. Alabaster stood there, confused, before unfusing back into Father Time and Mother Space.
"What…?" Father Time didn't know what just happened.
Mother Space then gasped. "Conroy!" She ran as fast as she could towards the direction her son and Merlin went off too.
When the Crystal stopped glowing and went back into Merlin's hands, Blurry's form went back to normal too. His eyes and clothes and everything. Blurry stood there serious for a minute before remembering what happened. He gasped and looked at himself, seeing that he was back to his usual self.
"...What...What happened…?" Blurry asked out loud.
"Blurry!" Merlin hurried over to the teenager's side. "Are you alright, my boy?"
"Yeah...Yeah, I think so." Blurry answered scratching the back of his head.
"CONROY!" Blurry heard his mother's voice coming closer and soon he saw Mother Space running to him and tackled him for a hug. "OH MY SWEET, LITTLE, BABY BOY! ARE YOU ALRIGHT?! OH!" Mother Space cried as she hugged her son.
"AH! MOM! STOP! YOU'RE EMBARRASSING ME!" Blurry complained, but then sighed and hugged his mother back as his father joined in on the hug. Blurry looked at Father Time, surprised. Father Time spoke as he and Mother Space let go of their son and before Blurry said anything.
"My son...I've never been so proud." He told Blurry before ruffling his son's hair. Blurry was in shock but then smiled at his parents. "Thanks dad…" Blurry replied.
Mother Space gasped. "Conroy...You're...You're...YOU'RE SMILING!" Mother Space then tackled her son for another big hug as cried of joy.
After escaping the Underworld and putting the Crystal back where it rightfully belongs, Blurry started packing up.
"So, you're really leaving, eh?" Merlin said to Blurry as he packed the rest of his things.
"Yeah...I need to go back and train with dad." Blurry answered. "But don't worry, Merlin." Blurry smiled as he put his hand on Merlin's shoulder. "Anytime the Disney World needs someone like me. Just call." Blurry handed Merlin a small piece of paper with his cell number on it. Merlin chuckled a little.
"Understood, my boy. Come by and visit though." Merlin told him.
Blurry nodded his head. "I will." As Blurry was exiting the room there was small breeze coming from behind him. Blurry looked back and for a split second saw Carol where Merlin was standing, but she disappeared with a small smile on her face.
Merlin looked at Blurry confused. "What's wrong, Blurry?"
Blurry stared for a second before shaking his head. He smiled once more at Merlin. "No...Nothing's wrong. See ya around, Merlin!" Blurry waved good-bye as he shut the door. Merlin smiled and waved good-bye to him as well.
And that is how the Tale of the Sorcerer of the Magic Kingdom ended. Blurry went back home with his parents and started training again with his father. He regain his smile, and always remembered the great times he had in the Happiest Place on Earth…
THE END
Disclaimer:
This FanFiction is based of the "Sorcerers of the Magic Kingdom" Game in Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida.
Merlin, Cruella de Vil, Ursula, Scar, Jafar, Dr. Facilier, Yzma, Chernabog, Maleficent, Ratcliffe, Pain and Panic, Hades © Disney
Blurry Temputus, Carol, Father Time, Mother Space, Alabaster © Me(GodWriting)
Fusion Idea for "Alabaster" © Rebecca Sugar(Steven Universe)
THANKS FOR READING!