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And now, I'm sure you all are especially excited about getting to see what world is up next! Just DO NOT FORGET what I said earlier in Chapter 7! Reviews DO Matter - No Matter What!

Anyways, I also wanted to say that - whoever out there guessed "Never Land" based on the hint from Chapter 7 - I'll just say you're close, but still not accurate enough!

IF you really want to know what world it happens to actually BE, then go on! READ AND REVIEW - PLEASE!

CHAPTER 8
An Awkward Reunion

As the extensive tunnel of exquisite, serene Light came to a close, Sora, Riku, and Violet found themselves gently setting foot on firm land. For a few seconds, Sora scanned his eyes around to get acquainted with the surrounding environment. To his complete amazement, the lush, green grass his feet should've been planted upon was now nearly five times his height. The only thing he could see beyond the towering grass was an infinite blue sky. Still, the very concept of being tinier than a blade of grass caused the Keyblader to realize the hard-to-accept truth.

"We've shrunk!" Sora exclaimed much louder than he had anticipated. His eyes grew wide in alert and he began to take in quick breaths of air.

In turn, Riku declared, "Our clothes have changed… "

Wondering what his friend was referring to, Sora whirled around to see Riku wearing an outfit consisting of a green, leaf-like shirt and matching shorts. On the silver-haired teen's back was a set of pointed, transparent wings. As he glanced at his hands, Sora took note that his clothing had altered in the same way — except his wings were a tad smaller.

"You two resemble angels," Violet observed as she took a closer examination of the duo. "My outfit has altered, too."

It took Sora a full minute to spot the differences in Violet's appearance. The angel was still giving a violet glow, but her dress had become a violet-colored leaf-like shirt and skirt. Her clear wings had also become more pointy, though they still illuminating the same shade of violet glow. Taking this all into consideration, Riku concluded, "If our clothes changed… is this world 'special'?"

Sora crossed his arms in deep contemplation. Recalling how his clothing had transformed in various ways depending on the world he was visiting with Donald and Goofy, Sora was certain whatever had happened to their outfits most-likely was for no different reason. Unfortunately, such circumstances still failed to explain what type of form Sora and the others would convert into. For some reason, he couldn't think of a simple only to discover exactly what form he would've become. Why was that so?

As Sora uncrossed his arms, the sounds of terrifying screams filled the group's senses, making them jumping in complete shock. They immediately stared down a dirt path leading deeper into the current scenery. Riku exclaimed, "What was that?!"

"Whatever it was," Sora responded, attempting to shroud his anxiety from the others. "It sounded like we've got trouble."

"Let's investigate!" Violet acknowledged.

Sora and Riku gave nods of approval moments before the trio darted hurriedly down the path and towards the cause of the unidentified shouts. After proceeding down a small hill, the group arrived in a small clearing along the path. What laid before their eyes was enough to confirm the source of the shrieks.

Precisely in the center of the clearing huddled two figures. Scattered around them were the unmistakable forms of owl-shaped, snail-shaped, and even porcupine-shaped monsters. Riku identified the creatures the exact moment he caught sight of them.

"More Nightmares!" Riku stated, rapidly summoning his Keyblade to fight. He charged into the cluster of enemies and began slicing his weapon clear through a handful of snail-shaped Nightmares, eliminating them in the process.

"I'll take care of 'em!" Sora announced as he summoned his Keyblade as he charged into the small group of porcupine-shaped monsters. He came to an abrupt halt in his tracks when it became apparent the enemies were swinging their spikey tails at him. Sora had to carefully time his every movement to defend himself from the advancing creatures. Stunned from the blocks, the Nightmares were quickly vanquished by a few slashes of Sora's weapon.

Though the majority of the enemies were now defeated, Sora and Riku both raised their Keyblades as the owl-shaped monsters gathering together and prepared to strike as a team. All the Keyblade wielders could do was watch as the enemies swooped closer and closer into range. When the monsters were about to launch their group attack, a tiny whirlwind formed around the creatures. In the blink of an eye, all the remaining Nightmares had been terminated.

Sora and Riku were equally baffled and mystified. Where had the miniature whirlwind come from? Taking a short look around, they spotted Violet casually hovering a few feet above their heads. The angel's crossed arms and determined facial expression instantly answered the twosome's question.

A moment later, the pair of strangers who had been cowering in the clearing stepped forwards with looks of relief. Finally able to get a close look at the two, Sora realized they were boys. One was very slender with red hair, blue eyes, and wearing dewdrop-filled goggles. The other was very large (possibly overweight) donning long, black hair and brown eyes. The only characteristic they both shared was the green, leafy clothing and a set of pointed, translucent wings on each of their backs. The two qualities the pair had in common helped Sora realize his current outfit was very similar to theirs. For all the brown-spikey teenager and his friends knew, the two boys would be able to unravel the mystery of what type of being Sora and the others had converted into.

"Thank you for coming to out aid," the red-haired boy with the goggles proclaimed with relief. "I thought we were done for!"

"Indeed!" the black-haired boy added. He began rubbing his hands while his head whirled back and forth in fright. "They just came out of nowhere!"

"Don't mention it!" Sora smiled, placing his hands behind his head. It wasn't uncommon for someone to commend him for rescuing them from whatever peril they had been in. Once, Donald, Goofy, and him had assisted a man named Auron in order to defeat their old enemy, Hades. After the battle, Auron had proposed thanking the three, but Sora had insisted it wasn't necessary. Thus, Auron had decided against displaying gratitude when Sora swiftly changed his mind. In turn, Auron had said, "Thanks for meddling." All this had caused was an immense deal of perplexity, of which Sora had yet to understand.

"I'm Sora," Sora introduced. He gestured to his friends. "He's Riku and she's Violet."

"Phineas T. Kettletree, Esquire at your service," the red-haired boy introduced, indicating himself. "Pleased to meet your acquaintance!"

The larger boy rolled his eyes in reaction. "He's Bobble," he said, pointing at the slender boy. As he indicated himself, the larger boy added, "I'm Clank!"

Riku nodded with understanding. At the same time, Violet asked, "What are you two doing lingering out here?"

"We were on our way to the Queen's Review," Bobble replied. "Those monstrosities just came out and attacked us."

"Huh?" Riku inquired, sounding a little puzzled. "What's the 'Queen's Review'?"

Bobble seemed somewhat surprised. "You see," he began. "Queen Clarion is going to review all the preparations for Spring."

"It's a good time to show what us Tinker Fairies can do," Clank verified in an abnormally calm voice. "Like me — I can be a wheel!"

Though bewildered in terms of what Clank meant in regards to "being a wheel", Sora had taken much notice upon the mention of something else the two boys had spoken of. He rapidly spoke up, "Tinker Fairies?! You two are… fairies?"

Both Bobble and Clank's nods of approval confirmed it. Now Sora was speechless; he was exploring a world full of what happened to be fairies. Therefore, he was able to conclude that both Riku and him had transformed into fairies. After roughly an additional minute, Sora was about to speak until Riku beat him.

"So," Riku questioned with interest. "Where's this 'Review' taking place?"

"In Springtime Square," Bobble clarified. He pointed into the direction of where the dirt path led down into a field of yellow flowers. "It's straight through there!"

"Can we come along?" Sora eagerly asked.

"Of course!" Bobble acknowledged. "Fairies of every talent are invited to come."

With a nod of agreement, Sora joined Riku and Violet as they all accompanied Bobble and Clank to the not-too-distant Springtime Square. Sora, Riku, and Violet had arrived in the Sleeping World of Pixie Hollow.

As the group reached their destination, Sora took a brief moment to observe how fast the sun had set, allowing the cool of night to replace it. His eyes adjusted to the darkness in time to get a glimpse of the plaza where a crowd of fairies had been gathering. The only things he could identify in the close vicinity was a large, open plaza situated beside the waters of a vast, seemingly-endless ocean. He was beginning to wonder if anything in this world might be familiar when the sound of music filled his ears.

"It's the queen!" Bobble and Clank softly exclaimed, pointing into the sky above.

At that precise second, Riku, Sora, and Violet all gazed upward as a few sparkles of golden light soared into view over the audience. When the sparkles collided, they instantly formed a tall, slender fairy woman with light brown hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a long, twinkling pale-yellow dress and a golden tiara, and had a set of large, yellow, glittery, butterfly-shaped wings on her back. One mere glance was it took for both Riku and Sora to confirm she was the queen of the fairies.

While the queen gently flew into the area, a tall fairy man with medium-length brown hair, a leafy hat, and blue clothes came flying up to greet her. With a hint of nervous energy, he said, "Queen Clarion, Your Illustriousness! As Minister of Spring, I welcome you to Springtime Square."

After one quick look around the plaza, Queen Clarion giggled, "What? No fireworks, Minister?"

Now extremely hesitant and uncomfortable, the Minister stammered, "Um… that can be arranged!"

"I'm just teasing," Queen Clarion reassured him. "You always make such a fuss… and everything always turns out wonderfully."

Riku smirked a grin as he shook his head. The way Queen Clarion was treating the Minister of Spring felt very comparable to how he usually would tease Sora about Kairi. The debates his joking often produced could sometimes continue for hours or days. The time he had convinced Sora into believing Santa Clause wasn't real, his best friend had frequently attempted to persuade his belief that Santa did exist. However, Riku eventually succeeded in making Sora positive that Christmas was simply a random holiday — for three years straight! The outcome was an angry ten-year old Sora seeking his next opportunity to get revenge on the three years of receiving no Christmas gifts.

After a couple minutes, Riku turned his attention back to what the Minister and queen were talking about. The Minister gestured towards a closed flower on the edge of the square. He said, "…When the Everblossum blooms, we'll be ready to bring Spring to the Mainland."

"Music to my ears!" Queen Clarion affirmed. She spun to face the crowd of fairies spectating the event. "I know you've all put in months of practice and preparation. Still, keep up the work these last few days, because just as fairies… "

"Queen Clarion!"

The sudden shout interrupted everyone's focus on the queen. Sora and Riku whirled their focus in the direction of where a fairy was speed-walking towards the queen. She was followed by a grey-haired mouse hauling a wagon built from a shell and acorns. As the fairy reached the queen, she asked, "Did I miss anything?"

Sora eyes squinted as he took a closer examination of the new-arriving fairy. Her slender figure, blue eyes, blonde hair in a bun, green strapless dress with mini skirt, green shoes with white pom-poms, and clear wings on her back seemed strikingly familiar to the Keyblader. He whispered aloud, "She looks familiar."

In turn, Bobble softly replied, "You know her?"

When Sora shrugged, Clank spoke up, "That's Tinker Bell. She's the new Tinker Fairy."

"Tinker Bell," Sora exclaimed in a loud whisper. He was downright baffled. The very minute he had sensed something was familiar about the world, Sora had the feeling whatever it was wasn't going to be a recognizable face. Boy, was he proven incorrect! Right before his eyes was Tinker Bell — the same fairy he had encountered after Captain Hook had taken Donald, Goofy, and him captive and Peter Pan "agreed" to help them escape. In the process, he recalled the little fairy kicking Donald in the face. Sora also remembered she had helped him learn how to fly. "That was her?!"

Rather than wait for any response, Sora spun his attention back to where Tinker Bell had just been informed she hadn't missed anything. Stepping over to her wagon, Tinker Bell declared, "I've come up with some fantastic things for Tinker Fairies to use when we go to the Mainland!"

A hushed gasp echoed throughout the crowd of spectators. Sora and Riku thought they heard one fairy exclaim, "What's she talking about?!"

Pulling a contraption out of her wagon, Tinker Bell continued, "Let me show you. This is a flower sprayer!"

Before anyone could stop her, Tinker Bell started the device. Unfortunately, it malfunctioned entirely — spraying the Minister of Spring with purple-colored paint. At that moment, a group of musicians began playing their instruments, but one glare of the Minister's face caused them to silence it immediately. With a slight feeling of embarrassment, Tinker Bell put her invention back into the wagon. "Whoops," she exclaimed. "It's kind of a work in progress!"

Noticing how uncomfortable Tinker Bell was feeling, Queen Clarion spoke up, "Wait, Tinker Bell! Has no one explained?"

Puzzled and trying to stay as confident as possible, Tinker Bell smirked, "Explained what?"

"Tinker Fairies don't go to the Mainland, dear," Queen Clarion stated. "Your work is here, in Pixie Hollow. I'm sorry."

Shocked with total disbelief, Tinker Bell solemnly left the plaza with the mouse following behind. From where he stood, Sora muttered to himself, "What was that about?"

Riku paused to think of an answer. All he could make out was that the fairy Sora had recognized as Tinker Bell thought she would go to someplace called the 'Mainland'. Yet, the truth was, she wasn't supposed to go there. Without any reason to go, Riku was at a dead end. He finally said, "Good question."

For the first time in a while, Violet spoke up, "Perhaps we should inquire this dilemma with Tinker Bell?"

"Yeah, of course," Sora agreed. "Except… I don't know where she went."

"If you're looking for Tink," Clank said, overhearing their conversation. "You could always try Tinker's Nook."

"Aye!" Bobble added. "That's where all us Tinker Fairies are from! It's just past the meadow."

"Got it! Thanks!" Sora nodded before departing from the crowd with Riku and Violet trailing along behind.

A short while later, Sora, Riku, and Violet found themselves at a humongous ditch situated between two cliffs of dirt leading up to fields of grass. Looking around the wide, open canyon-like vicinity, the trio noticed several stick-built houses scattered about in various locations with different gizmos set-up at others. Sora took a few moments to admire one such device consisting of flower-shaped cups on a rotating string. The design strongly resembled a bucket-and-pulley system from a typical factory back on the islands.

As they continued to wander about, Riku spotted a light coming from the inside of a particular section of the area. A sign mounted above the entrance read "WORKSHOP" in large, black letters. Believing someone might be inside, Sora led the others through the entrance, only to quickly find themselves in a widespread room with mushroom-shaped tables organized in groups.

A bunch of various items were scattered about some of the tables. Picking up one such item, Violet took a second to examine what turned out to be a teapot made from an acorn. Riku picked another one, discovering it as a small, acorn-shaped bowl. The item Sora touched had a handle with an arrowhead-shaped stone on one end. He murmured to no one in particular, "Wonder what this is?"

Observing the unknown item in Sora's hands, Riku stated, "Looks like a… hammer."

Sora nodded in agreement. All at once, the group heard someone muttering, "…Being a Tinker stinks!"

The three whirled their focus over to another mushroom-shaped table higher in the room. Leaning over it was the unmistakable figure of Tinker Bell herself. Recalling their desire to figure out what was going on, Sora, Riku, and Violet flew up to her. Ironically, Sora and Riku found flying easier than expected. It almost felt natural to them.

As they approached the table, Tinker Bell caught a glimpse of them in her peripheral vision. She sighed, "Go ahead and laugh. My inventions never work!"

"Laugh?!" Sora exclaimed rather awkwardly. "We're not here to laugh, Tinker Bell!"

As soon as the words registered in her head, Tinker Bell's eyes lit up in astonishment. She barely was about to say, "You… you know my name? Have we met?"

Sora was taken aback. How did Tinker Bell not recognize him? He clarified, "Tinker Bell, it's me — Sora! Don't you remember me?!"

Tinker Bell shook her head in return; that was all Sora needed to see. Rather than explain why, Tinker Bell turned to face Riku and Violet. She asked, "Who're you?"

"Riku," Riku replied.

"My name is Violet," Violet introduced.

After a few moments, Tinker Bell turned back to Sora. "Look guys," she calmly explained with a smile. "I'm kind of in the middle of a problem and would rather be alone."

When Tinker Bell turned back to her table, Sora blurted, "How do you not remember me? We're friends!"

At the mention of "friends", Tinker Bell spun back to face Sora. She stated as clearly as she could, "How can we be friends? I'm the new girl!"

Sora paused for a minute, trying to figure out how to respond to this. At that moment, he had a flashback, which answered his current question. He softly muttered, "Oh yeah!"

As he looked at Sora and Riku directly, Master Yen Sid continued, "Keep in mind, in the Sleeping Worlds, real time does not flow. Unless someone restores the world from its slumber, it will remain locked in a dream — forever. Hence, you may encounter familiar faces, but they are just figments of the dreams. In actuality, they are sound asleep — trapped within a world that is also sleeping. Furthermore, while someone may no longer dwell in the real version of a world, dreams may paint a fuller picture."

As Sora and Riku nodded in acknowledgement, Yen Sid added, "Remember, be vigilant!"

"The real Tinker Bell isn't supposed to be trapped in this world," Sora realized as the flashback ended. "The dream world must be putting her back where she belongs. I don't get it."

"Huh?!" Tinker Bell exclaimed, causing Sora to snap back into reality. With a smirked grin, Sora added, "It's very nice to meet you, Tinker Bell!"

Out of the corner of his eye, Sora thought he saw Riku and Violet nodding at one another. Though he didn't blush, Sora was feeling humiliated.

Violet stepped forward. "You really wish to visit this 'Mainland'," she clarified. "I can detect it emitting from deep within your heart."

Both Riku and Sora stared in surprise. They hadn't foreseen the angel having the ability to peer inside someone's heart. Then again, they had not been with Violet long enough to comprehend the full extent of her capabilities. Such unexpected discoveries would probably end up being revealed as their quest proceeded to unfold onward.

Tinker Bell nodded. "It's just… why don't Tinkers get to visit the Mainland?"

Sora was unconvinced. "Why's that matter?"

"Well," Tinker Bell explained. "All the other fairies get to go!"

Riku strode forward. "I think you're supposed to be here."

"Yeah," Sora agreed as he stepped over to the others. "Unless you could do something different, what's the point?"

"Maybe you three could help me switch my talent!" Tinker Bell suddenly exclaimed, much to everyone else's surprise.

"How would you 'switch a talent'?" Riku inquired.

"Don't worry about a thing," Tinker Bell reassured. "My friends will help — I just know it."

Sora paused in consideration for a brief minute. "I guess it's worth a try," he finally concluded. Deep down inside, he wasn't so sure it was the best option — even if the others did.

It was late at night in the forest when the faint laugh of a newborn infant echoed through the trees. A series of flowers popped open with residing fairies peering out in curiosity. Just as they had been anticipating, a small, white dandelion seed was floating around nearby. While many of the fairies quickly gathered at an enormous, crooked tree in the center of the vicinity, one particular fairy with long, black hair and fast-moving wings carefully guided the seed in the direction of the tree.

Once the seed arrived at the tree, it gently landed upon a smooth, naturally-made platform with its petals allowing a soft descent and impact. As a sprinkle of golden pixie dust was poured upon the seed, it instantly transformed into a small, golden-haired fairy girl wearing a white dress. As the newly-born fairy glanced around at the surrounding spectators, she heard many of them saying the exact same thing. In answer, she spoke her first word, "Hello… "

At that moment, a few sparkles of light flew over and colliding — transforming into a large, golden fairy woman; Queen Clarion. The queen declared, "Born of laughter, clothed in cheer; happiness has brought you here. Welcome to Pixie Hollow! I trust you found your way all right?"

The fairy girl smiled shyly. "I… think so."

Queen Clarion giggled before helped the new fairy take her first flight. As the fairy's first flight came to a close, several mushroom-shaped platforms appeared around her, forming a circle. On cue, several fairies soared over and placed a variety of items — one upon each platform. As each of the fairies left, the new fairy glanced around at each item with a feeling of utter perplexity. She questioned, "What… what are these things?"

"They will help you find your talent, little one," Queen Clarion answered.

The new fairy wasn't completely confident. She hesitated, "But… how will I know which one is… "

"You'll know," Queen Clarion encouraged.

Thus, the new fairy approached the first item, a flower. After one touch, the item stopped glowing. Worried she had made a mistake, the new fairy looked to the queen for help. After being reassured, the new fairy continued next by trying a drop of water and a column of swirling wind — each resulting with their glow fading away.

Finally, when she neared a hammer-like item, the new fairy ignored it as though it meant nothing and proceeded onward. At that point, the hammer rose into the air and headed straight for her. Amazed, the new fairy cautiously accepted the hammer, which suddenly glowed with such brilliance you could clearly call it a duplicate of the sun's light. As the glow gradually decreased away, the crowd of fairies around cheered and applauded.

The platforms all vanished away and Queen Clarion gestured towards the new fairy. "Come forward, Tinker Fairies," She called out happily. "And welcome the newest member of your talent guild — Tinker Bell!"

A/N: I ended with a FLASHBACK! Quite a surprise, huh? I had to point that out in case you were wondering...

As you all can clearly see, this world happens to be PIXIE HOLLOW, based upon the Disney movie, "Tinker Bell (2008)". Personally, I've gotten tired of waiting to see someone insert this particular world into a KH story, so I decided to do it myself.

Also, in case many of you are wondering, I wrote the ENTIRE section of TANGLED all from MEMORY! Talk about recollection! I'll try to do that as much as possible since it helps me picture the scenes better and better - which makes my writing better and better, too.

Last, but not least, PLEASE DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT REVIEWING! THE FATE OF THIS STORY DEPENDS ON IT!

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