Mattie helped sneak the keepers into Magic Kingdom. The skies were gray and the park was deserted. They could hear some construction commotion from the other parks in the distance.
"Feels just like at night," said Amanda.
"Only much brighter and more grayer," said Philby.
They ran towards Wayne's apartment.
When they got in they saw Wayne facing a bookshelf.
"Wayne do you have it?" asked Dillard.
Wayne nodded and turned towards the keepers. He was holding a vile with blue liquid.
"If you encounter the Dark One and open this towards him," Wayne said. "He will be separated from Finn and you will have the chance to kill the Dark One."
Amanda accepted the vile.
"How do we attract the Dark One?" asked Maybeck.
Wayne smiled.
"Just call his name," said Wayne. "He'll come."
Everyone ran outside, preparing to summon the Dark One.
Wayne sighed.
"Forgive me children," he said. "I hate having to lie, but this must be done."
He reached behind him and pulled out a sword.
"The Dark One must die, no matter the costs," he said. "He cannot be allowed to release them."
The keepers stood in the middle of Main Street. They kept yelling the Dark One's name a bunch of times.
"Finally we can kill the Dark One," said Amanda happily.
"Yeah," said Jess. "But there is something on my mind."
"What?" asked Willa.
"Why didn't Wayne tell us about this spell long before this happened?" asked Jess.
"Because the spell doesn't exist," said a voice.
They turned and saw Finn, or the Dark One, standing in front of them.
The vile suddenly disappeared out of Amanda's hand and appeared in Finn's.
"He has the…" said Luowski before Finn froze them. This time, they couldn't move at all, except their eyes.
"What? The potion?" asked Finn. "They spell that can separate me from Finn's body?"
He laughed menacingly.
"You really trust that old fart?" asked Finn. "All he does is lie to you. There is no spell that can separate me from Finn. I will remain here forever."
He walked up to the keepers.
They were thinking about what Finn was saying in their minds.
"Wayne lied to us?" asked Amanda.
"What is that potion then?" asked Mattie.
"Why?" asked Philby.
Finn stood in front of everyone.
"Now whom should I kill first?" he asked.
He thought for a moment.
"I could kill the traitor," he said pointing at Luowski.
"Or I could kill the mind reader," he said pointing at Mattie.
"Or maybe the strongman," he said pointing at Maybeck.
"Or the fortuneteller," he said pointing at Jess.
"But then again there's always the nerd," he said pointing at Philby.
"And also the coward," he said pointing at Willa.
"As well as the athlete," he said pointing at Charlene.
"But then I could kill my ex-best friend," he said pointing at Dillard.
He then stopped in front of Amanda.
"No I know who to start with," said Finn. "You, the lover. You will die first."
Amanda stared at Finn as he drew his sword.
"You know what killing you will also prove?" he asked. "It will truly show that Finn is gone."
He smiled.
"Goodbye Amanda," he said.
Finn grabbed Amanda's shoulder and was about to stick his sword her heart, when someone grabbed his shoulder.
He turned around and Wayne was standing behind him. He pulled him away from Amanda.
"Stay away from them!" he said angrily.
The keepers never heard Wayne sound so angry.
Finn smiled.
"Oh look children," he said. "Your mentor is here. Your lying mentor."
He stared at Wayne.
"So are you here to die with your precious children?" he said in an exaggerated voice.
"No I'm not going to let you touch any one of them," said Wayne.
"Oh I'd like to see that," said Finn smirking.
"And you will," said Wayne. "Because you must be stopped, no matter the costs. I cannot allow you to unleash the leaders from the Underworld."
Finn laughed.
"You do know that there is only one way to stop me?" he asked.
"Of course," said Wayne. He pulled out his sword and drew it.
"You have to die," he said. "With Finn."
Finn laughed menacingly.
"And what will your children say?" Finn asked. "Let's hear them."
He waved his hands and they were able to move their heads.
"Wayne!" yelled Amanda. "You lied to us!"
"You said that the spell would fix everything!" yelled Philby.
"But you're truly here to kill him!" yelled Dillard. "Why?"
"Why did you lie to us?" yelled Maybeck.
"Because you would have never accepted it!" yelled Wayne. "This curse is too powerful for any spell to break it!"
Tears began to run down Amanda's face.
"Children if this guy unleashes the leaders, it will be the end of us," said Wayne. "What is more important? Saving Finn or stopping the end of the world?"
The keepers burst into tears.
"The world," sobbed Jess.
"But what do we tell his mom?" asked Luowski.
"Tell him that he had to die to save the world, and that he always love her no matter what," said Wayne.
The keepers nodded.
Finn laughed.
"Love?" he asked. "I don't even know the meaning of the word anymore. I despise the word. It makes me sick!"
He waved his hand and the keepers were frozen again.
He then faced Wayne and smiled.
"So shall we get this on?" he asked.
Wayne gripped his sword.
"It will be over before you know it," he said.
"You think you can defeat the Dark One?" Finn asked as he gripped his sword.
Wayne glared silently.
"I don't think, I know," he said.
They both yelled and the fight began.
The keepers watched as Wayne clashed with Finn.
He proved to be a very skilled swordsman, but Finn was gaining a slight upper hand.
"You lack speed old man!" yelled Finn.
"You lack patience!" yelled Wayne as he clashed again. He kicked Finn in the stomach.
Finn was pushed back, but looked like he barely felt that.
"You'll have to do better than that!" he said.
"Oh I will!" Wayne yelled. "I am Walt Disney's apprentice! He left me in charge of keeping Disney safe from the Overtakers and people like you! I will not let it get destroyed by scum like you!"
Finn laughed.
"Walt Disney is dead!" he yelled. "And if he truly cared about keeping the world safe from us, then he would have built better prisons to the Underworld and more security!"
Wayne yelled and clashed with Finn again. The held their swords against one another and glared into each other's eyes.
"There won't be a need for that much security once you and all the Overtakers are gone!" yelled Wayne.
He broke off of Finn's clash and then slashed quickly again, making a small cut on his neck.
Finn stared at Wayne as a small amount of blood dripped down his neck.
"Call me slow now?" asked Wayne.
Finn smiled.
"Is that the best you can do?" asked Finn.
He then sheathed his sword, leaving himself vulnerable.
"Come on old man!" he taunted. "Hit me with your best shot!"
Wayne stood ready to stab him. Amanda could see Finn tightening a grip on his hand. Amanda stared in horror, knowing what Finn was going to do.
"No Wayne!" Amanda wanted to yell. "It's a trap! Finn is going to rip your heart out!"
Wayne yelled and ran toward Finn. Finn smiled and ran at Wayne, thrusting his hand into his chest.
Wayne dropped his sword, and stood grunting.
Finn then grabbed Wayne's shoulder and pushed him away, pulling out his heart.
He laughed menacingly.
"I forgot to mention that I need one more thing for the portal," Finn said. "I need a human heart for the portal so it can transport living things through it."
Wayne stared at him weakly.
"If you haven't forgotten, the portals were used by Hades to transport people who died in this world to the Underworld. It required a human heart to transport living souls.
Wayne reached for his sword. Finn kicked it away.
"I can still stop you," said Wayne.
"If that is the case, I will make sure you can't," said Finn.
He raised his hand towards Wayne.
"I hereby seal you in the dark dimension, an inescapable prison!" said Finn. "You will remain there, for all of eternity!"
Smoke surrounded Wayne and he disappeared within it yelling.
When the smoke cleared he and the Dark One were gone.
All that was left where they were standing was the vile of liquid.
The keepers were released from the spell, and burst into tears.
They ran over to where Wayne was standing and cried.
"Wayne!" Amanda sobbed.
"He's gone!" Jess sobbed.
"He sacrificed himself for us," said Dillard.
"Why Wayne?" asked Maybeck. "WHY!?"
Everyone just cried.
Amanda stared at the vile.
"If this was not going to separate Finn," said Amanda. "Then what is it for?"
She opened it and suddenly blue light appeared out of it.
A holographic image of Wayne appeared.
"Kingdom Keepers," he said. "If you are watching this then I have failed to stop the Dark One. You must understand, there is no way to stop him. He is not apart of Finn. The only way to stop him was to kill him, which I have failed to do."
The keepers stared still crying.
"But because I have failed, you need a new leader. A new mentor. Someone powerful who can lead you guys to stop the Dark One. And that is the purpose of the vile. It is a spell that can make stone or metal come to life. Use it on the statue of Mickey Mouse, and you will get your new leader. Farewell children. The fate of Disney rests in your hands."
The keepers stared at the vile.
"Make stone or metal come alive?" asked Dillard.
Everyone stared at the statue Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse. They looked at the vile again.
"Well, let's do it," said Charlene.
Amanda opened the vile and splashed it on Mickey Mouse.
At first nothing happened.
"Nothings happening," said Luowski.
"I guess it didn't work," said Willa.
Suddenly, they heard a loud yawn.
"Ah! Good Morning!" said a high-pitched voice.
Everyone turned around and saw the statue of Mickey come to life.
They gasped as he jumped off the stand.
The gold on him suddenly turned black, white, yellow, and red. He became real.
It was the actual Mickey Mouse, standing in front of them. In the flesh.
OMG! Mickey has come to life, while Wayne sacrificed his. But even with Mickey with them, can they still stop the Dark One. Is there…hope? Stay tuned to find out!
See you next update!"
From your favorite Fanguy,
Jacob/Hades/Sonicphantom47