Chapter 14: More Ghost Encounters
Ky, Elena, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Zatch, Kiyo, and Pac-Man continue through the forest until they manage to get out of the forest of treetops and they arrive at a different place and now it's starting to get cold.
(Pac-Wilderness)
"Anyone else feel cold?" Ky asked and they see snow all around.
"Has Winter come already?" Max asked.
"I think we're in some kind of frozen wilderness." Kiyo said.
"Well, we can't let some cold weather stop us. We must find the rest of the Golden Fruits." Blaze said.
"Yeah, there's no way, we're stopping, cause of cold weather." Pac-Man said.
"You're right, Blaze, Pac-Man. Let's get movin'." Ky said.
The group start moving the snowy wilderness, but just then, Black Xetis appear and attack the group, but Ky casts Blizzard while Elena whacks with her staff while Max uses Shield Missile. The Black Xetis attack back with their black beams, but Tails throws bombs while Blaze attacks with her claws followed by a flame kick while Shadow spin dashes followed by multi punches. The Black Xetis disappear, but Storm unleashes electricity while Kiyo enchants 'Zaker' and Zatch shoots lightning from his mouth while Pac-Mac punches followed by a Rev Roll and the group defeat the Black Xetis and they continue through the snow wilderness.
The group continue through the wilderness, but just then, they see rams around and one tries to charge at the group, but Pac-Man Rev Rolls to stun it, allowing Ky to attack with his Keyblade to finish the ram off and they keep going. Just then, they come across a frozen river up ahead, but then, the group see stones and they get the stones and jump from stone to stone to get across the frozen river and they keep on moving. They come across another frozen river, but they get on more stones and continue until they get back on the snowy ground, but they encounter Heartless, who attack, but Ky slashes with his Keyblade and defeats the Heartless, allowing the group to continue, but before they could go on, they see a giant Pac-yeti, but Pac-Man Rev Rolls it, allowing Ky to cast Thunder, defeating it and the group to keep going.
Meanwhile in a different snowy area on a summit, Bowser Jr., Sasuke, and the girl are searching the summit for another Light Crystal piece, but so far, they found nothing.
"What makes you think that the Light Crystal piece is here? That Spooky doesn't even know what it was so that was pointless." Sasuke said.
"The Light Crystal piece has to be in this world. We only have five so far. We need to find the remaining five pieces for the final Keyhole." Bowser Jr. said.
"Perhaps it's somewhere else in Pac-Land." The girl suggested.
"Probably. Let's..." Bowser Jr. cuts himself off, as he sees Ky and his friends arriving at the summit area. "Aha! The Key boy!" Bowser Jr. said.
"Ky." Sasuke said.
"Let's save our hunt and make some trouble." Bowser Jr. said.
"We don't have time for this." The girl said.
"No one asked ya, Azula. What's more fun than messing with your enemies?" Bowser Jr. said, as he takes out a blaster.
"You're gonna kill him already?" Sasuke asked.
"Not yet. Let's see if he can handle going through without bein' buried." Bowser Jr. said, as he shoots a Bullet Bill at a nearby peak.
(Pac-Summit)
The group manage to get out of the snowy wilderness, but they are now somewhere in a summit.
"Aw! More snow!" Zatch said.
"What did you expect?" Shadow asked.
"The sooner we get moving, the sooner we get out of the snowy place." Elena said.
The group start to move through the summit, but as they move, they feel a shake.
"This is not a good sign..." Tails said.
"Pikachu." Storm said in agreement.
"What's goin' on now?" Ky asked and just then, he turns to see a pile of snow falling behind.
"An avalanche is happening!" Tails said.
"We need to run NOW!" Kiyo said.
The group run from the avalanche that's closing in on them, but the group keep running away while dodging ice puddles and more rams along the way, but the avalanche is still gaining up on the group, but they manage to escape from the avalanche, which drops into the ledge of the summit and falls away.
"That was close." Max said.
"Thought we were gonna get buried." Zatch said.
"We gotta get going. Hopefully another avalanche doesn't appear." Ky said.
"Someone must've caused it, but who?" Pac-Man asked.
Meanwhile, Bowser Jr., Azula, and Sasuke watch Ky and the group move through the summit.
"Drat! They avoided it! No matter. I always have another attempt." Bowser Jr. said, pointing his blaster at another peak.
Meanwhile, the group continue through the summit and they see Heartless appearing, but Ky attacks with his Keyblade while Elena shoots magic bolts while Max bashes with his shield while Tails shoots four shots from his blaster while Blaze uses Fire Tornado while Shadow uses Chaos Arrows while Storm uses Skullbash while Kiyo enchants 'Ganreizu Zakeru' and Zatch shoots several bolts of lightning while Pac-Man Rev Rolls and they defeat the Heartless. They keep moving through the summit and while they keep moving, Storm finds a cave and the group decide to enter the cave.
"Going in, huh? Okay then. I have a better idea." Bowser Jr. said, as he makes his way to the entrance of the cave and shoots another Bullet Bill at the top of the cave.
(Cave)
The group explore the cave, but just then, something occurs and they look back and it's another avalanche.
"Not again!" Elena said.
"You're kidding! Here too?!" Ky asked.
"Pika!" Storm said.
"Shoot! Run!" Shadow said.
The group run from the avalanche that's gaining up on them, but the group keep trying to run from the avalanche in the cave while avoiding icicles and bottomless pits and ice puddles and the avalanche is still keeping up with the group. They are now sliding on ice and the avalanche is still gaining up on the group, but the group try to control themselves while sliding on the ice, but just then, they see the ledge at the end and they jump off from the ledge and they land on a different snow ground and they see the avalanche fall from the ledge and into the pit.
"That was crazy." Zatch said.
"You can say that again." Max said.
"That kinda reminded me of my experience with that one avalanche in Ice Cap. We should be okay now." Tails said.
"Yeah. Let's find a way out of this cave and keep moving." Ky said.
"Well said." Pac-Man said.
The group start to move through the ice cave to try and find a way out, but just then, Heartless appear and attack the group, but the group fight against the Heartless and the group defeat them. They continue on through the icy caves while avoiding icicles and more ice and Tails decides to use his techno map to help the group find a way out of the cave and as the group continue through the cave, Ky sees something up ahead and so, he runs up to what he's seeing and the others follow him and Ky sees a hole on the wall.
"That has go to be out way out!" Ky said.
"I hope so. I'm hating this cave." Zatch said.
"My techno map is indicating that should be the exit. Let's go." Tails said.
The group go through the hole and they manage to leave the cave and find themselves back outside.
(Peak)
"Guess we're out now." Kiyo said.
"Okay. So, is there a way to get through now because I'm seeing a ledge." Elena said.
"I think we climb up." Blaze said.
"I'm starting to think that we're below a peak. Let's go." Ky said.
The group start climbing up and make their up to the top and after a few seconds of climbing, they reach the top of the peak and they start looking around.
"It'd be a nice view if the snow and cloudy weather wasn't blocking it." Ky said.
"I don't see any Golden Fruits around here." Max said.
"Well, let's look. I'm sure one is here somewhere." Elena said.
As the group are looking around for Golden Fruits, Pac-Man looks up at something.
"Uh, guys...?" Pac-Man asked.
"What's up, Pac-Man?" Ky asked and he sees what Pac-Man is looking at. "You have got to be kidding me." Ky said.
The group look up and they see a machine that looks identical to Inky's blade machine except is more metal and is white and in the machine is the pink ghost.
"Let me guess, you're one of those trouble making ghosts?" Shadow asked.
"Too clever. I'm Pinky and I see you've already met Pac-Man." Pinky said.
"Ugh, hi, Pinky..." Pac-Man said.
"Yeah. So, Pinky, you got one of the Golden Fruits? It's important we have them." Ky said.
"Oh, you want this stupid Golden Fruit, huh? You didn't come here to bring Pac-Man to me?" Pinky asked.
"No? Just the Golden Fruit." Kiyo answered.
"I knew it! Spooky was right! Pac-Man never wanted me." Pinky said.
"Why would he want you?" Zatch asked.
"Look, Pinky, I don't have time to date you. We have important things to do." Pac-Man said.
"Oh, I see. If I can't have you, Pac-Man, then NO ONE can!" Pinky said.
"Oh, boy..." Ky said.
"Like Inky's machine, Pinky's machine ought to be vulnerable." Tails said.
"Then let's beat it up. I normally hate fighting girls, but I think she's just a psycho." Ky said.
"Just remember you brought this on yourself, Pinky." Pac-Man said.
(Boss Theme: Squirming Evil)
Pinky's machine starts shooting snowballs at the group, but they dodge and Max uses Shield Boomerang while Storm uses Quick Attack while Kiyo enchants 'Zaker' and Zatch shoots lightning from his mouth. Pinky's machine shoots more snowballs, but Blaze throws fireballs while Tails fires lasers from his blaster while Shadow uses Chaos Arrows, but Pinky's machine shoots even more snowballs. Elena casts Fire while Pac-Man Rev Rolls while Ky uses Strike Raid, causing damage to Pinky's machine, but Pinky's machine shoots one snowball, but Ky swats it with his Keyblade and throws the snowball back at Pinky's machine.
"You're just playing hard to get, aren't you?" Pinky asked.
"No. We're just playing love hurts." Ky said.
Pinky's machine charges at the group and then shoots an ice beam from the machine's bottom, but the group dodge the ice attack and Blaze uses Fire Tornado while Shadow multi punches followed by a Chaos Arrow. Pinky's machine throws more snowballs, but Max blocks them with his shield and then uses Cyclone while Tails shoots three shots from his blaster. Pinky tries to freeze the two, but Storm electric punches followed by Skullbash while Kiyo enchants 'Zaker' again and Zatch shoots lightning from his mouth again, but Pinky's machine charges at the group and attempts to freeze them, but Elena throws magic bombs while Pac-Man Rev Rolls while Ky uses Slide Dash followed by Fire.
"This is no way to treat a lady!" Pinky said.
"You're not even acting like one!" Elena replied.
"Nope. She's just another enemy." Max said.
Pinky's machine shoots two snowballs, but the group dodge and Storm tail whips, but Pinky's machine shoots two more snowballs, but Blaze uses Fire Drill and then delivers a flame swipe while Max uses Shield Missile. Pinky's machine charges again, but Shadow home attacks and then multi punches while Kiyo enchants another Zaker spell and Zatch shoots more lightning from his mouth. Pinky throws more snowballs, but Elena shoots magic bolts followed by Fire while Pac-Man Rev Rolls, but Pinky's machine throws two more snowballs at Pac-Man, but Ky attacks with his Keyblade followed by Strike Raid.
"That's it! I'm through playing with you!" Pinky said.
"Oh, so you were playing, huh? Guess what, we weren't. Get serious already." Blaze said.
"I'm done with her too. Let's finish this, Pac-man." Ky said.
"Yeah. Sorry, Pinky, but we're done here." Pac-Man said.
Pinky's machine continues to shoot two snowballs at the group, who dodge and Blaze throws fireballs while Tails fires lasers from his blaster while Max uses Shield Boomerang, but Pinky's machine attempts to freeze the group. Kiyo makes Zatch shoot multiple lightning bolts while Storm unleashes electricity while Shadow uses Chaos Spears, but Pinky's machine shoots more snowballs and then charges at the group once more to try and freeze them, but Elena whacks with her staff and then shoots magic bolts coated in Fire while Pac-Man tries to Rev Roll. Pinky's machine shoots a snowball at Pac-Man, who dodges and Rev Rolls again, getting the machine and then Ky attacks with his Keyblade followed by Edge Slash, but Pinky's machine shoots even more snowballs and tries to freeze the group, but Ky coats his Keyblade with Fire and attacks while Pac-Man Rev Rolls, destroying Pinky's machine.
"Another ghost beaten." Ky said.
"And look." Max said, pointing at a gold apple.
"Another Golden Fruit is ours." Elena said.
"Yep, if only Pinky made things easier." Pac-Man said, taking the gold apple.
"Now that's the third fruit in our grasp. We gotta find more of them." Ky said.
"Yep." Tails said.
"Can we hurry before my butt freezes?" Zatch said.
"You'll live, Zatch." Kiyo said.
"Let's hurry. I feel that the next place won't be easy to cross." Blaze said.
The group start moving through the snowy mountains until they manage to get out of the snowy mountains. They later arrive at a different place that has ruins where it's now getting hot and there is no more snow, but a land of lava.
(Volcanic Ruins)
"I think I'm starting to prefer the snow place now..." Zatch said.
"Where are we now?" Shadow asked.
"I think we're in a place of lava." Tails said.
"It doesn't look creepy. Hey. Look. Is that a volcano over there?" Ky asked, looking at a volcano.
"It is." Elena said.
"You're not planning on going in there, are you?" Blaze asked.
"Not really, but maybe another Golden Fruit might be in there. I'll check it out." Ky said.
"Are you crazy?" Kiyo asked.
"Maybe I am and maybe I'm not. Look it's a worth a shot." Ky said.
"I don't like this, but if you're going, then I guess all of us are too." Max said.
"Pikachu." Storm said in agreement.
"Okay then. Volcano, here we come." Ky said.
The group make their way through the ruins and the land of lava and to the volcano, but Heartless appear and attack the group, but Ky attacks with his Keyblade and then casts Thunder, defeating the Heartless. They continue on through the land of lava, but parts of the lava starts to rise up, but the group still make their through the ruins and passing more rising lava and fighting more Heartless in their way. As they keep going through the ruined land of lava, Ky sees a bridge and it leads them through the lava below the group, but they see fireballs raining down at them, but they manage to dodge the raining fireballs and keep moving through the ruined land of lava until they're getting close to the volcano and after passing through ground holes that pop out lava, the group finally make it to the volcano.
"This is it. The volcano. Now, we gotta find a way to get inside." Ky said.
"Hey, how 'bout there?" Pac-Man asked, pointing at a hole on the wall of the volcano.
"Now that will make a great entrance. Good eye, Pac-Man. Let's go." Ky said.
The group start to climb up to the volcano's wall and they reach the hole and the group go through the hole to enter the volcano.
(Volcano)
"Okay. We're in. Now what?" Kiyo asked.
"We gotta find another Golden Fruit. It has to be in here." Ky said.
"Let's hope so." Tails said.
The group start to move through the volcano and they are in an area with lava below, but they find a ledge and so they use the ledge to get through the ground of lava and continue on. Just then, Black Xetis appear to attack the group, but Ky casts Fire and then uses Strike Raid and he defeats the Black Xetis and the group keep moving through the volcano, where they see more lava and it's blocking their path of moving, but Pac-Man finds what looks like a metal ball and uses it to get through the lava and Ky finds stepping stones. The group cross the lava pool, using the stepping stones and their trek through the volcano continues, but then, Heartless appear and attack the group, but Ky uses Strike Raid and defeats them, allowing the group to move on and they stumble upon a stair like ledge and they start going down and below them is more lava, but they still keep going down. The lava below rises up, but Ky and Elena both cast Blizzard to help get rid of the lava and they keep going down until they reach the bottom and they traverse through the volcano again while fighting off more Heartless in their way and now the area they're in shows a sea of lava, but Ky and Pac-Man see rock pillars and they get on the rock pillars and the group jump from rock pillar to rock pillar to cross the sea of lava and they go to the next land and continue through the volcano.
The group continue their way through the volcano while fighting off Heartless that appeared in their way and they come across another ocean of lava, but they see stepping stones again and they use the stepping stones to get across the lava and they keep searching the volcano, but as they arrive at the next area of the volcano, they see Bowser Jr. appearing before them.
"Hey! You're that turtle creature we met back at the Forgotten Worlds!" Ky said.
"I see you remember me. I'm flattered, Ky." Bowser Jr. said.
"He's also the guy that helped the Sorceress set up that egg trap!" Tails said.
"What do you want?" Max asked.
"Ya know, you're pretty stubborn just staying alive during your journey. You're even starting to become a thorn in the Deadly Alliance's side." Bowser Jr. said.
"What's this Deadly Alliance? The Sorceress mentioned it and we have no idea what it is." Elena said.
"You can say that the Deadly Alliance is your worst nightmare and will soon the worlds' new master." Bowser Jr. said.
"Not if I have anything to say about that." Ky said.
"Hmph. You only took out our first member. She was weak. Here. I'll just give you and your little friends someone to play with." Bowser Jr. said, as he summons Soldier Heartless and Large Body Heartless. "Have fun, Key boy." Bowser Jr. said, as he disappears.
"Just when I thought things couldn't be any worse." Ky said.
"We'll get through this." Elena said.
"Yeah, no way these freaks can stop us!" Pac-Man said.
"Okay. Get ready." Ky said.
The Soldier Heartless attack with their claws while Large Bodies deliver shock waves, but Ky gets behind and then attacks one of the Large Bodies' backs while Elena whacks with her staff followed by a magic bomb. The Soldiers spin attack, but Tails tail swipes while Max bashes with his shield, but the Large Bodies body charge, but Blaze uses Fire Tornado while Storm electric punches followed by Skullbash while Kiyo makes Zatch use Zaker. The Large Bodies get angry and then charge, but Shadow uses Chaos Spears while Pac-Man Rev Rolls, defeating the Large Bodies, but the Soldiers attack, but Ky attacks with his Keyblade while Elena shoots magic bolts, defeating the Soldiers.
"That's the best he can do? He could've sent better Heartless." Ky said.
"We shouldn't be able to deal with him now." Tails said.
"We should keep finding another Golden Fruit." Elena said.
"But I don't see any here." Zatch said.
"I thought there was one here." Ky said.
"Well, we can keep looking. We found three so far. So, there should be another around here." Shadow said.
"Yeah." Ky said.
"It could be out of the volcano for all we know." Kiyo suggested.
"In that case, let's leave the volcano and check the outside." Ky said and everyone nods.
The group make their way out of the volcano and they find more lava, but the group use rock pillars to get across the sea of lava and they find a sliding slope and so the group decide to slide down the slope until they reach the bottom and they see another hole, which they assume that it will lead them to the exit of the volcano and so the group through the hole and they find themselves outside the volcano.
(Volcanic Peak)
"Alright. Now to find the Golden Fruit. I'll bet we'll have to climb up." Ky said.
"It looks like it." Max said.
The group start climbing up the volcano peak until they reach the top and they get off the volcano and they arrive at what looks like a caldera.
(Caldera)
"You think another Golden Fruit is here?" Kiyo asked.
"It should be here. I hope." Tails said.
As the group are looking for another Golden Fruit, Pac-Man looks up as something.
"Guys, I hate to say this..." Pac-Man stops talking.
"Oh, no. Don't tell me..." Shadow said, as he and the others look up and they see another machine similar to Inky's and Pinky's except it's all metal and is black and red and it is driven by the red ghost.
"Another ghost enemy. Who're you?" Ky asked.
"Blinky's the name and I heard you're helping Pac-Man. And I knew the other ghosts couldn't take you guys. I don't even think Spooky can take you." Blinky said. (A/N: Like I said, I have no idea why Blinky's name and Clyde's name got mixed up. So, I'm using their names from the past Pac-Man games.)
"We'll see as he face him." Ky said.
"You may be working with Spooky, Blinky, but that doesn't mean we can stop you both!" Pac-Man said.
"Ha! You're never gonna find out because you and Pac-Man will never make it past me. My machine's body is impervious to your attacks." Blinky said.
"Crap...now what?" Ky asked.
"I always liked my Pac-Man...extra crispy!" Blinky said, as he uses his machine to create fire at the group, who dodge.
"We're gonna have to figure out a different way to take him on." Ky said.
"He said his machine's body is impervious to our attacks, but not his glass cockpit." Elena said.
"We're gonna have to find a way to get that glass top." Tails said.
"It's settled." Kiyo said.
(Boss Theme: Squirming Evil)
Blinky's machine starts shooting fireballs at the group, but Blaze takes the fireballs while the group is dodging, but more fireballs are being shot until Blinky's machine can't shoot anymore fireballs and it has to pick up lava, lowering its body.
"He's showing the glass cockpit. Pac-Man, you can butt bounce it!" Ky said.
"Yep, let's do it!" Pac-Man said.
Pac-Man butt bounces the glass cockpit while Ky attacks the glass cockpit with his Keyblade and then Elena throws magic bombs while Max uses Shield Boomerang while Tails shoots four shots from his blaster while Blaze unleashes flames while Shadow uses Chaos Arrows while Storm unleashes electricity while Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker and they strike at the glass cockpit.
"Oh, I see how it is! Let's turn up the heat!" Blinky said.
Blinky's machine charges at the group and spreads fire all over the area at the group, but Blaze takes the flames while the group dodges and Blinky's machine keeps spreading fire until it can't unleash fire and needs to pick up lava. Ky Edge Slashes while Pac-Man butt bounces at the glass cockpit and Elena casts Blizzard while Max uses Shield Missile while Tails throws bombs while Blaze double flame kicks while Shadow multi punches while Storm uses Skullbash while Kiyo has Zatch shoot multiple lightning bolts at the glass cockpit again.
"You guys are harder to fry than I thought." Blinky said.
"Got that right." Ky said.
"You think you can try to fry us, but it will be us, who will fry you." Blaze said.
Blinky's machine shoots two fireballs at the group, but they dodge, but the machine continues to shoot two fireballs, only for Blaze to take them and the machine stops shooting fireballs as it picks up lava. The group move in to strike at the glass cockpit again with Ky casting Blizzard while Pac-Man butt bounces while Elena casts Thunder while Max uses Shield Boomerang while Tails throws bombs while Blaze uses Fire Tornado while Shadow uses Chaos Arrows while Storm uses Quick Attack and then shoots electric bolts while Kiyo has Zatch use Zaker attacking the glass cockpit again, making the glass more broken.
"You're making me mad!" Blinky said.
"Boo hoo! We know how this will end." Ky said.
Blinky's machine continues to fire more fireballs at the group, who dodge the fireballs, but the fireballs are still being shot, but the group keep dodging, but Blinky's machine shoots three fireballs this time. Blaze takes the three fireballs until it stops and picks up more lava, allowing the group to attack the glass cockpit again with Ky using Strike Raid while Pac-Man butt bounces while Elena throws magic bombs while Max uses Shield Missile while Kiyo has Zatch shoot multiple lightning shots while Storm unleashes electricity while Shadow home attacks amd multi punches while Blaze flame kicks while Tails shoots five shots from his blaster, casuing more damage to his glass cockpit.
"Now I see why the others didn't stand a chance against you guys. I'm done taking chances and I'm gonna get rid of you." Blinky said.
Blinky's machine continues to shoot fireballs at the group and this keeps going until the machine stops and the group try to go for the glass cockpit, but Blinky's machine shoots three more fireballs at the group, who dodge again. The group try to go for the glass cockpit again, but Blinky's machine spreads fire at the group, but Ky attacks the glass cockpit with his Keyblade while Pac-Mac butt bounces while Blinky's machine tries to get away, but Elena shoots magic bolts at the glass cockpit while Max uses Shield Boomerang. Blinky's machine spreads fire again, but Blaze shoots fireballs at the glass cockpit while Tails shoots three shots while Shadow spin dashes and then multi punches, but Blinky's machine shoots three fireballs, but Kiyo has Zatch shoot several lightning bots while Storm uses Skullbash, but Blinky spreads fire, but Ky coats his Keyblade with Blizzard and then strikes at the glass cockpit, destroying Blinky's machine.
"Ya know, these ghosts are just a complete joke." Ky said.
"I agree. I have a feeling this Spooky won't be as easy as them though." Shadow said.
"And another Golden Fruit should be here." Zatch said and they see a gold pear.
"Awesome. Another Golden Fruit." Ky said.
"Is that all of them?" Elena asked.
"I don't think so. I think there are more and we also have to stop Spooky." Tails said.
"Yeah, but we have to find out WHERE Spooky is." Pac-Man said.
"Pika?" Storm asked.
"I dunno. We have to find out where Spooky is along with the rest of the Golden Fruit." Ky said.
"Let's look for a way out of here first and then find out." Kiyo suggested.
"Right. Let's go." Blaze said and the group start moving from the caldera.
There you guys go. I hope you enjoyed this one. The next part will conclude the visit of Pac-Land as I have said that this is a three parter. Anyway, next time, Ky, Elena, Max, Tails, Blaze, Shadow, Storm, Kiyo, Zatch, and Pac-Man find out where Spooky is and they confront him in an attempt to defeat him and save Pac-Land. I'll see you all in the next chapter. Take care and see you next time.