All the keepers woke up in Main Street that night. This time, it wasn't for wandering around the parks, going on attractions or "breaking in" to food pavilions and eating until they were stuffed.

This time, they crossed over for something they had hoped they would never cross over for again. Overtaker trouble.

"Alright!" said Amanda. Everyone turned towards her. It was clear that she had taken leadership while Finn was kidnapped.

"We all know that from the note that the Dark One is here in Magic Kingdom," she said.

"So it's obvious what we need to do," said Philby, who had offered to be second in command for the time being.

Amanda nodded.

"We search these parks until we find that bastard, and then we find…" Amanda started to say.

She was interrupted by a loud scream.

"HELP!" said the voice. "HELP ME!"

"Finn!" Amanda said.

"It came from Fantasyland!" Willa said.

"Let's go!" yelled Dillard.

Everyone nodded and ran off.

Soon they reached Fantasyland.

They listened quietly.

"HELP ME!" yelled the voice.

It came from where the carousel was.

They ran over and stopped when they got there.

Finn was lying in a cage in front of the sword in the stone.

"Finn!" Amanda said running over.

"Amanda!" Finn yelled. "I'm so glad you came!"

"I would never give up on you," Amanda said. She broke the cage with her powers.

"We're going to get you out of here before the Dark One comes," Amanda said.

Finn stood up and held his head down.

"Come on!" she said.

Finn began to laugh silently.

"Finn?" Amanda asked.

The other keepers ran over. They looked at Finn as he began to laugh louder.

"What's so funny?" Maybeck asked.

"I am laughing at how easily fooled you guys can be," Finn said.

"What?" Amanda said.

Suddenly purple smoke circled around Finn. The keepers watched as he transformed into a boy wearing dark green clothing and a hood. He also had blood red eyes that glowed in the dark of his hood.

"Hello Kingdom Keepers," the boy said.

"Y…Y…Y…YOU!" stammered Mattie. "You're not Finn!"

"You're the Dark One!?" Amanda yelled.

"Correct!" the Dark One said proudly.

"You're voice sounds familiar," said Charlene.

"And so does your stupidity," the Dark One said.

"What do you mean our stupidity?" Jess asked.

"Don't play dumb with me," the Dark One said. "You guys were so easily fooled by my Finn in a cage trap. You also fell for my note and Elsa disguise."

"You were Elsa!?" Philby asked.

"Of course I was!" the Dark One said. "You guys were so easily fooled. I mean seriously? Elsa running into Prince Hans? Prince Hans isn't even a meet and greet character. You are all so dumb, just like your leader."

"Finn!" Amanda said. "Where's Finn!?"

"Oh don't worry," he said. "He's here."

"Where?" Amanda demanded.

"Allow me to show you," the Dark One said.

He then bent down and removed his hood. The keepers looked at him as he slowly looked up. What they saw next practically made them faint.

Underneath that hood was Finn's grinning face.

"Hello Amanda," Finn said.

"F…F…F…FINN!?" Amanda shrieked.

"No it can't be!" Dillard said.

"You're the Dark One!?" Willa screamed.

"A pleasure to meet you," Finn said bowing. "Say hello to the new me. Say hello to the Dark One."

"So it is true," Amanda said. A tear rolled down her face. "You did join the Overtakers. You did betray us!"

Finn laughed.

"Not exactly," he said.

"He's quite right," said a voice.

"He didn't betray you guys," another voice said.

The keepers saw the Evil Queen and Tia Dalma step out of the shadows.

"You!" Amanda said. "If he didn't betray us, then you're behind this!"

"Correct," said the Evil Queen.

"What have you done to him!?" yelled Charlene.

"And why did you do it!?" Willa yelled.

"Well you see," said the Evil Queen. "After you guys sealed away our old leaders, we knew that we needed a temporary new one. One that has the powers that are dark and powerful as Maleficent, Hades, and Chernabog combined."

"But Finn is nothing like them!" Maybeck said.

"I know," said Tia Dalma. "That is why we created a powerful curse and placed it in Finn. It consumed his heart, poisoned it. He is now evil and darker than you could ever imagine."

"But why put it in Finn?" asked Dillard. "Why not use it on yourselves?"

"Because we needed a leader that actually capable of killing you guys, since none of us seem to have the strength to," said the Evil Queen.

"And you think that Finn can kill us?" Maybeck asked.

"Only a keeper can kill another keeper," said Tia Dalma. "And we don't think he will kill you guys, we know."

The Evil Queen put her hand on Finn's shoulder. He smiled.

"Show them that you are not Finn," she said. "Show them that you are really the Dark One."

Finn grinned.

"With pleasure," he said.

He pulled out his sword from behind him and walked towards the keepers.

"Finn please don't do this," Amanda said. "This isn't you. You have to fight…"

Before Amanda could finish, Finn shot a wave of red energy at the keepers. It sent them flying back.

"Sorry dearie," Finn said. "But that's not going to work on me."

Amanda stood up. She threw her hands back, preparing to use her powers. But before she could unleash them, she stopped. She shook her head.

"Amanda what's wrong?" Mattie asked. "Attack him!"

Finn laughed.

"She won't," Finn said. "Even though I am evil, she can't find in herself to harm me."

Amanda glared at Finn. She wanted to use her powers, but she couldn't.

"Oh you won't do it," Finn said. "You're weak. Love is holding you back. Didn't you read my message? Love is weakness."

Amanda gritted her teeth. She let go of her powers and ran towards Finn, preparing to punch him.

Amanda yelled as she ran towards Finn, but then she stopped. She heard the keepers scream. She looked into Finn's glowing red eyes. She could feel horrible pain in her stomach.

She looked down. Finn's sword was in her stomach. It went right through her. He actually stabbed her.

"Finn…" she said weakly. "Why?"

Finn brought her closer, pulling the sword deeper into her body. She cried in pain.

Finn brought her ear to his mouth.

"Because Finn is not here," Finn said. "I am not Finn. I am the Dark One."

He pulled his sword out of Amanda. She fell to the ground. She stared up at him as blood poured out of her.

"Like I said," Finn said. "Love is weakness. And I certainly don't have any love."

"Well done Dark One," the Evil Queen said.

"Let's go," Tia Dalma said.

Finn nodded. He looked at the keepers who were now surrounding Amanda.

"Farewell keepers," Finn said. "Think about this night and what happened when you want to try and stop me, the Dark One, again."

He laughed as the three disappeared into purple smoke.

The keepers stared at where Finn was standing, until they heard Amanda cry out.

"Oh no!" Philby said.

"Hang in there Mandy!" Jess cried.

"We need to get her back to Wayne's!" Charlene said.

Everyone nodded. Maybeck picked up Amanda and they ran off.

Back at Wayne's apartment, Wayne had called Rapunzel to take care of Amanda.

While she was busy healing her, the keepers told Wayne what happened.

"This is worse than I thought," Wayne said. "Finn is the Dark One."

"He is pure evil," Willa said. "He is not Finn anymore."

"I looked into those eyes, and I didn't see my best friend," Dillard said. "I saw…"

"A monster," Mattie said. "A murderer. A villain. A demon. A…"

"STOP IT!" yelled Amanda. "STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP!"

They could hear her cry.

"Stop saying those things about Finn!" she cried.

"That wasn't Finn!" Maybeck said. "That was the Dark One."

"I know he is still in there," Amanda said. "There is Finn in there."

"No there isn't," Wayne said. "This is one of the most powerful curses I have ever known. Not one bit of Finn is in that body. That curse has taken him. This Dark One is using Finn's body as a vessel. The only thing that remains of Finn is his body. But his mind, his heart, all of it belongs to the Dark One now."

"I don't care," Amanda said as she walked into the room, fully healed. "I won't stop until I find some way to bring back Finn."

"None of us will!" said Jess. "He's our leader after all. We will do everything to bring him back!"

Wayne smiled.

"There is one thing I still don't understand," Philby said.

"What?" asked Willa.

"Why curse Finn?" he said. "Why use it on him to become the leader of the Overtakers instead of themselves?"

"Well they said they couldn't kill us," Dillard said. "And they needed a keeper to kill us."

"No that's not it," Charlene said. "I know these guys. The Evil Queen has wanted leadership of the Overtakers for so long. I know it. She said it herself that when she got the chance, she would take over."

"Well then why did she make Finn evil and make him the leader then?" asked Jess.

"I don't know," said Philby. "But whatever they plan to use Finn for it cannot be good. They are up to something."

"We'll figure it out tomorrow," Amanda said. "I just want to go home."

Everyone nodded. Wayne pulled out the fob.

"Press the button" Amanda sighed.

Everyone pressed it.

Well there's the keeper's first meeting with the Dark One. Now you see that he is pure evil and not Finn anymore. He stabbed Amanda for goodness sake! But can their possibly be a way to save Finn? Is it not too late. Can there still be...hope? Stay tuned to find out!

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