The keepers were supposed to wake up at the entrance to Epcot, but when they crossed over, they found themselves at the bottom of the World Showcase Lake.
Realizing where they were, they made a mad dash up to the surface before they could run out of air.
When they reached the surface, they erupted out of the water like volcanoes, spitting out water.
"Talk about a wake up call!" yelled Mattie as she gasped for air.
"Why didn't we wake up at the entrance?" yelled Willa as the gang swum towards the side to climb out.
"My guess, the Dark One's doing," said Maybeck. "He must have moved our DHIs to the bottom of the lake so we wouldn't wake up at the entrance."
"But why?" asked Luowski.
"Probably because Spaceship Earth is right there in front of us when we get there, and he didn't want us going straight there," said Amanda as she helped everyone out.
When everyone was out, they gathered at the beginning of the World Showcase Plaza.
"So the plan is that we split up into two groups of four and head towards the destinations the Dark One is supposed to head to," explained Amanda.
"That when if he escapes with one of the relics and is heading towards the other, the others will be waiting for him and we can catch him," said Philby.
"Alright so who wants to go to Spaceship Earth with me?" asked Amanda.
"I'll go!" said Luowski.
"Count me in!" yelled Willa.
"I'll come!" said Dillard.
"Okay!" said Philby. "Then that leaves me with Charlene, Maybeck, and Mattie."
Everyone nodded.
"Alright!" said Amanda. "Let's go!"
Everyone cheered.
"This time we will stop him for real!" said Amanda she and her group ran off.
"He has no idea what's coming," said Philby as he and his group ran off.
Amanda, Luowski, Dillard, and Willa stood in front of Spaceship Earth.
As they stepped towards the entrance, they heard a rumble.
"Uh oh," said Dillard. "I think he just found the portal!"
"Which means he came here first," said Luowski.
"Come on then!" Willa yelled. "We may have a chance at stopping him!"
Everyone nodded and ran inside.
The lights were on and so was the attraction, except for the carts.
"Come on! We can run on the tracks!" yelled Amanda.
Everyone hopped on the tracks and ran.
They ran past all the different time periods, looking for a portal.
Every time they passed an animatronic, it freaked them out. They kept thinking that they would come out and attack them.
Soon they reached the Greek part and saw it.
In the wall in the open space around the Greek land was a green shining portal.
They decided to hide in the dark.
They waited until the portal began to shin brighter.
Then out stepped Finn, or the Dark One. His eyes glowed bright red under his hood. He laughed menacingly as he held another relic in his hand.
"This just gets too easy!" he laughed. "Wouldn't you agree Kingdom Keepers?"
The keepers gasped. How did he know they were hiding?
Finn laughed as he put the relic in his bag behind his back. He then drew his sword and pointed it at where the keepers were hiding.
"You honestly think I wouldn't know that you are there?" he asked. "I have the ability to see anything through shadows. I can see through every shadow that is close to me, and I can see you guys perfectly through the shadows behind you."
The keepers gulped.
"Come on," said Finn. "Take a weapon from the animatronics behind you. Fight me! Give me a challenge."
Amanda clutched her fists. She immediately took a sword from an animatronic. Luowski grabbed a spear, and Dillard and Willa took swords as well.
They came out into the open and faced Finn.
"This will be fun," said Finn.
Amanda glared at him.
"After you," said Finn.
Amanda yelled and ran towards Finn, her weapon high above her head.
Philby, Maybeck, Charlene, and Mattie had made it to Maelstrom a little bit later after they split.
Just before they entered Maelstrom, the heard a rumble coming from inside.
"I think he already found the portal," said Charlene.
"So he decided to start here I guess," said Maybeck.
"Let's hope that we can possibly stop him before he can escape," said Philby.
"But if we don't, we know that the others are waiting at Spaceship Earth for him," said Mattie.
"Then let's go!" said Philby.
Everyone ran inside.
Since the boats weren't operating, they had no choice but to swim. They really didn't care because they were already wet.
They soon reached a platform, which had a green, shimmering portal coming out from the wall.
"He already opened the portal!" Maybeck yelled.
"Well let's just wait for him to come out," said Mattie, grabbing a weapon from an animatronic.
The other keepers grabbed weapons and waited in front of the portal.
A few minutes later they heard humming from the portal and Finn, or the Dark One, walked out holding a relic.
He looked forward and saw the keepers. He smiled.
"Well this is a surprise," he said as he put the relic in a bag behind his back and drew his sword.
"What will be a surprise is you losing for once finally!" said Maybeck.
"You're not going anywhere!" yelled Charlene.
Finn smiled and pointed his sword at the keepers.
"Bring it on munchkins!" he yelled.
Maybeck yelled and swung his sword at Finn. Finn blocked it and knocked Maybeck back with a burst of red energy.
Charlene swung at Finn but he dodged. Then he swung at Charlene, but proved to be faster. Just as she was about to slash him, Finn moved faster than the wind and was then behind her.
"How?" she asked.
"The powers of darkness allow me to do anything," said Finn. He then shocked Charlene with green lighting.
Philby and Mattie came running at him. He pointed his sword at Philby, which made him back away so he wouldn't get stabbed.
Finn then grabbed Mattie by the throat and held her in the air.
"No!" yelled Maybeck.
"Looks like you failed again!" laughed Finn. He disappeared with Mattie into green smoke.
"He got away," Philby sighed. "And with Mattie!"
"What are we going to tell the others?" asked Charlene.
"Hopefully nothing," said Maybeck. "Because if he is heading to Spaceship Earth now, then he is going to get trapped by the others."
"Let's go see that!" said Philby.
They all ran out of the attraction and towards Spaceship Earth.
The keepers all attacked Finn at once.
He knocked them back with a burst of energy he launched when he slashed his sword towards them.
Amanda stood up quickly and ran towards Finn, clashing weapons with him.
She slashed at him a bunch of times, but he blocked her. She even tried to attack him from behind, but he blocked her, turning around and punching her in the face.
She slashed again but Finn blocked it, punching her in the stomach and knocking her back.
Dillard then came in and clashed with Finn next. They clashed a few times before Finn kicked Dillard in the stomach.
Finn was about to stab Dillard when Willa came in and slashed at his sword, making him miss.
Amanda jumped back in to attack, but Finn just kicked her in the face, making her spit out blood.
Dillard went in to try and stab Finn, but he moved to the side, and then twisted Dillard's arm. He screamed in pain until Finn punched him in the nose, making blood come out.
Willa desperately tried to attack Finn, but he easily dodged her.
He was about to slash her when Luowski jumped in and shielded her, letting himself get slashed.
He fell down in pain.
"Luowski!" Willa yelled.
She bent down to help him. She was then lifted into the air by Finn. He held her in the air by the throat.
"Willa!" Amanda yelled.
"Put her down!" yelled Dillard.
"You failed yet again keepers!" laughed Finn.
He laughed menacingly as he and Willa disappeared into a cloud of green smoke.
"He got away!" said Luowski.
"He escaped with the relic!" yelled Dillard. "Now what do we do?"
"We go over to Maelstrom and hope that the others will catch him," said Amanda.
Everyone nodded as they ran out of Spaceship Earth.
The keepers ran towards the attractions, and ended up crashing into each other from both ways.
They all stood up off the ground, and stared at each other in astonishment.
"Why are you guys wet?" asked Amanda.
"Why are you guys covered in blood?" asked Maybeck.
"Where's Mattie!?" yelled Dillard.
"Where's Willa!?" yelled Philby.
"Why are you guys running this way?" asked Luowski. "The Dark One just got the relic and is heading towards Maelstrom."
"No we just faced the Dark One in Maelstrom," said Charlene. "He escaped with the relic and was coming over here!"
"That's not possible!" said Amanda. "We just faced off against him here, and he escaped with the relic!"
"What's going on!?" yelled Philby. "How can he be in two places at once!?"
"That's a good question," said two voices that were exactly the same, and the keepers knew whose it was.
They watched as green smoke appeared in front of them, and two Finns appeared out of them. One of them was holding Mattie and the other was holding Willa.
"What the fuck!?" yelled Luowski.
"There are two Dark Ones!?" yelled Maybeck.
"Not exactly," said the one holding Mattie.
They began to merge together, becoming one whole Dark One, holding both Willa and Mattie by their necks.
"I have the ability to make clones of myself!" laughed Finn.
"Oh come on!" yelled Philby. "That's not fair!"
"Life isn't fair!" said Finn. "Plus you should know by now that villains are nothing but lying and cheating bastards."
Amanda clutched her fists.
"In the end you failed again keepers," said Finn. "You will always fail."
Green smoke began to appear around Finn's feet.
"Wait where are you taking them!?" yelled Amanda.
"I am taking them somewhere to hide them," said Finn. "They'll be trapped in the Sleeping Beauty Syndrome when you return without them, and tomorrow night when you search for me and the relics, you will be searching for them too."
"No!" yelled Dillard.
"Farewell keepers," said Finn. "And by the way you might want to return soon because there is an army of Overtakers heading towards you right now!"
The keepers could hear people yelling as Finn disappeared.
"The fob!" yelled Charlene.
Amanda pulled out the fob and everyone returned. Well at least everyone who pressed the button.
When Amanda woke up, Jess had been thawed out. She was sitting by her bed.
Amanda smiled and hugged her sister.
Jess then stared at Mattie's sleeping body.
"She didn't return?" asked Jess.
"Finn caught her and kidnapped her," said Amanda. "She and Willa will be trapped in the Sleeping Beauty Syndrome and will be hidden in Hollywood Studios tomorrow."
"A game?" asked Jess.
"One of Finn's, yes," said Amanda.
"We'll find him and them," said Jess. "And hopefully stop this before he gets the final pieces."
Amanda sighed.
"I hope so," she said. That was all she could do. Hope.
Oh no! Finn/The Dark One got away with more relics. Only two left and then he can open up a portal to free the leaders. Can the keepers stop him in time and save their sleeping friends? Stay tuned to find out.
See you next update!
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Jacob/Hades/Sonicphantom47