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A/N: Thanks you so very much for waiting! I sort of... fell behind with a class, and as such, put this Chapter on delay - UNTIL TODAY!

Anyways, I SIGNIFICANTLY APPRECIATE the amount of REVIEWS I've been receiving as of late! IF this keeps up, we'll reach the goal of 100 OR MORE IN NO TIME!

So, I took notice of all the guesses you gave in regards to the next Disney-based world - THIS ONE! There's a Rumor that it's going to be based on The Jungle Book...
Well... I'll remind you that the HINT I gave was SPLIT INTO TWO PARTS!

You could go back and re-read the WHOLE HINT as I put BOTH parts at the end of Chapter 23. Otherwise, you could go right ahead and find out for yourself by reading on.

Still, you'll need to know I decided to try something new and open this ENTIRE WORLD WITH A FLASHBACK!

Whatever you decide, I've leave it at that. Just... PLEASE READ AND REVIEW ALIKE!

CHAPTER 24
Leaping Into Literature

Upon rolling to a complete halt at the base of the overlooking hilltop he had stumbled off from, a young boy of about age six or seven years gently helped the bear off his stomach as the former sat up straight. "Pooh," he began. "There's something I have to tell you."

With an enormous smile on his face, the bear enquired, "Is it something nice?"

The boy sighed as his facial expression drooped downwards. "Not exactly… "

"Then it can wait," the bear stated as he started chasing a small, blue butterfly that had snatched his attention barely a minute before.

"It can?!" The boy exclaimed as he stood up in surprise. "For how long?"

The bear continued to leap up every few moments as the insect led him to the other side of the hilltop. "Forever and ever!"

The boy was beyond shocked. He rapidly followed the bear back up the hill. "Forever and ever is a very long time, Pooh."

"Forever isn't long at all," the bear clarified as the butterfly suddenly flew well out of reach. "When I'm with you."

The boy nodded when a thought entered his head. "What if there came a tomorrow… when we were… apart?"

The bear started climbing up the wide trunk of a gigantic tree perched on the summit of the knoll. "As long as we're apart together, we should be fine."

"Yes, of course," the boy admitted, realizing his approach wasn't working. "But what if we weren't together? What if I were, say… somewhere else?"

"Oh, but you really couldn't be," the bear answered as he attempted to grab a pair of glowing fireflies flittering about the branches. "Cause I'd be quite lost without you."

The boy started climbing after his friend. "Pooh, we… "

"'We'," the bear enunciated. "We simply wouldn't be!"

Before too long, the bear had finally given up chasing the two insects and leaned his back against the trunk. He yawned while the boy reached him. "Oh, Pooh!"

Clambering to where he was directly in front of the bear, the boy spoke up, "If there ever came a tomorrow when weren't together, all you'd have to do is remember."

The bear yawned very groggily. "And what might that be, Christopher Robin?"

The boy smiled. "'You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think!'"

"Oh, that's easy!" the bear giggled with exhaustion in his voice. "'We're braver than a beam, and longer than a tree, and taller than a goose!' Or was that a… 'moose'?"

"No, you silly old bear!" the boy laughed softly. "'You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and… smarter than you think!"

As the bear dozed off, a series of loud SNORTs came from his open mouth. Spotting the duo of lightning bugs hovering above, the boy slowly extended his arm. The insects wasted little time to land on the kid's hand.

"But," the boy whispered as he carefully placed the insects into his friend's folded hands and smiled brilliantly. "Even if we are apart… I'll always be with you!"

'Always be with you… '

The instant the tunnel of tranquility came to yet another closure, Sora, Riku, and Violet came soaring out of the Light and into a pile of brown and red leaves. The sounds of crunching filled their ears as the three scrambled to their feet. Looking around where they had ended up, Riku took into account of the multitude of trees towering overhead. For a brief second, he assumed they had shrunk like in Pixie Hollow. The next, it dawned on him how the surrounding scenery was no bigger than it should have been. He spotted a dirt path leading through the area like the trail connecting the school back on Destiny Islands to the sandy waterfront. Based on the amount of foliage around, the silver-haired teenager assumed the group had arrived in a place possessing a similar layout to Twilight Town's forested section. The height of the trees was plenty to make him ponder what world they had stumbled upon in the Realm of Sleep. Nothing about the immediate environment gave any form of hints as to its 'special characteristics.'

Recalling how each world had long since developed individual aspects that made it unique in comparison to anywhere else, Riku sat upon a log nearby. He started thinking back over the individualism of the previous worlds that were now awakened.

He had long since known Traverse Town was intended to be a safe haven for anyone whose worlds had either been lost to the Darkness or happened to no longer possess a specific place to claim residency in. The Cybersquad probably had ended up there as they had been forced out of their own universe and needed someplace to stay for the time being.

The main characteristic he could think of for Corona was how Rapunzel's hair possessed supernatural powers, which included the ability to heal anyone from sickness and/or injury. Other than her, there was nothing he could classify being different from any other worlds he had visited prior to then.

As for Pixie Hollow, Riku had a difficult time deciding on a one-of-a-kind characteristic. Although Tinker Bell did have an exceptionally rare talent for a fairy, it didn't appear as exclusive alongside what other worlds had. Then again… he had overlooked the truth entirely. The world of fairies was a segment of the world called Never Land, which meant all of Pixie Hollow was unique. It happened to be the "secret heart" of Never Land itself.

According to what Jiminy Cricket had claimed, the amusement part in Rascal's Dreamland was under a curse. Any boys who got into all sorts of trouble would be transformed into donkeys if they were to play there too long. That, and the existence of the Blue Fairy.

The single characteristic of The Grid happened to be the world's environment as data-made. Not to mention it had initially been created by a human named Kevin Flynn, who stated he originally intended to mold it into a perfect paradise. Unfortunately, he hadn't considered his own creation, CLU, betraying him, taking control of the system, and wishing to invade whatever was on the other side of the Portal.

Despite being in deep contemplation, Riku was now on the verge of questioning what stood out about the new world he had just entered with Sora and Violet. How far would they have to travel to learn its secrets? Would they run across any of its inhabitants along the way? When would the distinctiveness of the immediate vicinity be revealed? Most importantly, where would they locate the world's Sleeping Keyhole?

"Riku, what're you doing?"

Taken from his deep deliberating, Riku swung his head upwards; his eyes wide open in alarm. The figure standing over him was shrouded by the sun's dazzling rays peering through the treetops. Feeling something recognizable in regards to the silhouette above, the silver-haired youth squinted to terminate the solar glare from his view. He relaxed; the individual was a sight he had grown accustomed to — the Angel of Dreams, Violet.

"Nothing much," Riku responded timidly. "Just thinking about… stuff."

Violet gave a nod as a tiny grin formed on her face. Throughout her experiences with the silver-haired youth, the angel had grown used to the latter's atypical behavior. Every now and then, she noticed how his actions were gradually becoming more and more like his best friend, Sora. This transfer seemed to be going both ways; Sora was slowly turning into Riku. The angel inquired, "Were you thinking about how you are starting to become more like Sora?"

Riku stared in silence. "What do you mean by that?"

Violet was quivering with anxiety for a mere instant. Staring ahead to the scenery behind Riku's back, she speedily chose to change the topic of their conversation. "What's that?" she questioned a moment later, pointing where she was looking.

Bewildered about what the angel was referring to, Riku casually turned his body into the direction the former was indicating. He nearly jumped in astonishment, quickly realizing he hadn't taken the time to survey the entire vicinity around their immediate location.

An enormous, wide tree was planted less than ten feet from the log; its branches were shedding their once-living leaves. Built directly into the trunk before them was a door with a rectangular-shaped frame crafted from wood. Above the doorway was a sign bearing the name, "Mr. Sanders" in golden letters. To the left of the sign was a little, blue-tinted bell with a string usually used to tie one's shoes. Between the bell's string and the door was another sign nailed attached to the framework by a rusted nail. It read,

"RNIG ALSO"

Taking a closer examination of the doorstep, Riku took note of a number of empty pots piled up beside the entranceway. The pleasant scent of something sweet was drifting through the air from within. "Whoever lives here," he commented, gazing at the smaller sign. "Probably meant to write 'Ring the bell'."

Violet nodded. "Maybe this 'Mr. Sanders' has difficulty with spelling?"

Riku acknowledged with a nod of his own. The angel had made an interesting observation; the name inscribed over the door more-than-likely was that of the owner. Unless someone else had moved in and never taken the sign down. He opened his mouth to speak and was cut off by a shout from behind.

"Pooh Bear's house?!"

Whirling around on their feet, the silver-haired Keyblade wielder and the Angel of Dreams found themselves face-to-face with an awestruck Sora. The brown, spikey-haired sixteen-year-old was staring at the tree in silence; his eyelids were open wider than ever as the titanic-sized smile appeared on his face. "It is! I know where we are!"

Riku and Violet stared startlingly at one another. Somehow Sora was acquainted with the world they had set foot in. The last time the spikey, brown-haired teenager had recognized their surroundings was when the group had entered the data-created world comprising of The Grid. All it had taken was a swift glimpse of their outfits to conclude they were inside a world the sixteen-year-old had visited sometime prior. It wasn't until after Sam Flynn mentioned the named "Tron" that Sora's hypothesis was confirmed.

Nevertheless, Riku and the angel were puzzled in terms of which world they had come across. If Sora actually knew where the trio had arrived to during their quest to awaken the seven Sleeping Worlds, the pair would do whatever they could to find out what it was called. Turning back to face his best friend, Riku questioned, "You do?"

Sora gave a nod. That was precisely what Violet needed to ask, "What's this place called?"

When the query had entered his ears, Sora froze. He hadn't foreseen either of his friends inquiring him as to the world's true identity. Rather than wish to just tell them straightforward, the brown-haired Keyblade wielder made up his mind to show them instead. Spinning around in the direction the dirt path proceeded into the distance away from the house, Sora waved the others to follow. "C'mon!"

While still perplexed due to not receiving any answer to their latest question, Violet and Riku rapidly gave chase as Sora led them down the path and through the forest.

About five minutes had flown past by the time Sora came to a halt on the edge of a wide, open clearing. After Riku and Violet had finally reached his location, Sora gestured into the distance. "Over there!"

Moving their eyes to where the brown, spikey-haired Keyblader was indicating, both Violet and the silver-haired teen spotted a very large hill rising over the landscape. From their position, the left side of the hilltop slid gracefully down to its base. However, the right side included an overlook with a drop curving inwards as it led to the ground below. At the summit of the mount was a humungous tree that appeared to be watching over the whole glade. Scattered all about the vicinity were a multitude of fallen leaves in a variety of red, orange, and yellow shades. A gentle breeze was carefully yanking more leaves from the thick branches upon the tree.

Even though Violet was still confused, Riku remembered how Sora had described such a hill in the process of telling his friends about his earlier adventures. He looked closer until the shape of an empty swing caught his eye; the piece of playground equipment was poking along as the wind brushed against it. There was only one world Sora had told him bore such a sight, and Riku was certain he knew what it was.

Sora, Riku, and Violet had stumbled upon The 100-Acre Wood.

As Riku took a minute to sweep their eyes across the current area, he heard Sora mutter, "Funny… I could've sworn this world was never lost to Darkness."

Whirling his eyes back, Riku was astounded. "What?"

"I sealed its keyhole," Sora continued. "How is it asleep?"

Taking all this information in, Violet spoke up, "Are you sure? It could be like in when we went to The Grid."

Sora paused. "Maybe," he pondered aloud. "But I'm not sure… "

Riku thought for a few seconds. "Perhaps we should take a look around?"

Sora nodded the instant the silver-haired youth had spoken. "Yeah," he approved. "Let's go!"

Leading the way once more, Sora took both Riku and Violet across a wooden bridge built over a creek on the right end of the giant hill. From there, they proceeded down another dirt path through more of the forest.

Barely ten minutes had passed before the group reached yet another clearing in the woods. As they stepped though, Sora pointed out an extremely tall tree at the center of the area. Like the last one, a wooden doorway was positioned in the middle of the trunk, though it was a tad bit smaller in size. Around ten feet from the door stood a medium-height sign bearing the words,

"Trespassers Will…"

Standing at the doorstep was a small, golden-furred bear wearing a red T-shirt. In his hands was an even tinier pot decorated in a light-blue color with a matching lid. Despite the fact the bear was staring upwards, Sora's eyes grew larger than ever as he instantly recalled the bear's name.

"Pooh!" he proclaimed, sprinting over to greet his friend. Both Riku and Violet quickly followed behind.

The moment the bear heard Sora's voice, the second he turned his head to spot the duo of Keybladers and the angel darting over to him. As soon as he was close enough, Sora stopped and knelt down to the bear. "Hey, Pooh Bear!" he smiled cheerfully.

The bear stared at the sixteen-year-old youth with perplexity for a moment. He quickly giggled to himself before speaking. "And hello to you, too… Somebody-I-Don't-Know!"

Sora was taken aback. Had he been mistaken? Was this not the bear he had come to know from within Merlin's book? Had Pooh lost his memory all over again?! Perhaps the best thing for him to do was simply introduce himself — just to be safe.

"I'm Sora," Sora announced before gesturing to his two companions standing behind him. "He's Riku and she's Violet."

The bear nodded in understanding. "I'm Winnie the Pooh — Pooh for short. Nice to meet you all! Happy Autumn!"

Riku nodded back along with Sora and Violet. From what he could tell, Riku was certain Pooh was just as nice and loyal as he had been told by Sora. The brown, spikey-haired Keyblade wielder had made a great choice for a friend — for once.

"So, what's up?" Sora inquired.

In reply to Sora's question, Pooh looked straight up into the branches of the tree. "Piglet is up," he stated, pointing to the top of the foliage.

Leaning back to see what the bear was referring to, Sora, Riku, and Violet noticed a very, very small animal clinging to a half-snapped twig dangling from the highest point on the tree. He had pink skin and was wearing a magenta jumpsuit with black stripes. His eyes were slammed shut and his hands covered them with fright.

"Piglet!" Sora exclaimed in alarm.

Before anyone could say anything more, a blur of movement came flying into the area, knocking straight into Sora. The brown-haired teenager was thrown onto his back in a matter of seconds. Perched on top of him was a tiger with orange and black stripes, a spring-y tail, and a large smile on his face. "Hello," the tiger declared in a deep voice. "I'm Tigger! Tee-eye-double-guh-err! That spells 'Tigger'!"

Now Riku and Violet were looking at each other in confusion. Did the tiger just misspell his own name? Was it an accident? Or on purpose? How would they know?

"Well now," Tigger said, taking a closer look over the teenager he had pounced on. "I don't think I've ever seen you before!"

"Hello Tigger," Pooh spoke as he strode over. "You just bounced my new friend, Sora."

It took a few glances between both Pooh and the one he had landed onto before Tigger leapt off Sora's chest. As the spikey-haired youth stood back up, he said, "Tigger, could you help Piglet?"

Looking which way Sora was gesturing, Tigger spotted Piglet dangling from the same twig. With a loud voice, Tigger yelled up, "Relax, Piglet, Ol' Pal! There's no difference between plunging ten thousand feet to the jagged rocks below and… um… tumbling out of bed!"

Piglet was struck by a sudden wave of calmness. "Really?" he called back down.

"Why sure," Tigger laughed for a minute. "Except for the splat at the end, they're practically similar!"

Riku rolled his eyes as Violet slapped her right hand against her forehead in total disbelief. If this was Tigger's idea of reassurance, there was no way it would be successful. As expected, Piglet's relieved expression hastily turned back into his terror-stricken one. "Christopher Robin!" he screamed louder than before.

Tigger paused for a few moments, rubbing his hand along the bottom of his chin. After a careful analysis of the situation, he finally spoke. "Trapped in the clutches of terror, eh?"

"Yeah," Riku agreed, feeling somewhat annoyed of how the tiger was pointing out the obvious. "So what're you going to do about it?"

A twinkle of light gleamed in Tigger's eyes. "Guess I'd better just bounce up there and get him down! It'll take a world's record bounce!"

Without another word, Tigger hopped onto his tail before launching himself clear into the branches of the tree. When Piglet was within his grasp he reached out, only to miss by a few inches. As the tiger began the long descent downwards, he glared at his tail. "What's the matter with you?! Being a second-rate bouncer is not what Tigger's like best!"

In the blink of an eye, Tigger hit the ground, sending a vibration that knocked a number of acorns from the surrounding foliage onto the spectating eyes of Sora, Riku, Violet, and Pooh.

Before Tigger could reach the half-broken limb, it snapped free, plunging directly for the ground below with Piglet still cowering on it. Unable to swerve out of the way, Tigger found himself bonked on the head by Piglet as the limb collided into the tiger. The two fell straight back to the ground with an enormous CRASH!

Sora and the others wobbled as the impact had sent a massive shockwave through the whole vicinity. Violet found herself immediately summoning her brand-new Keyblade automatically, even though there wasn't a single Nightmare in sight. Sora and Riku's Keyblades also appeared spontaneously, which brought looks of surprise upon their faces. What circumstances would provoke their weapons to materialize without their control? The last time such an event had taken place was after Sora and Riku had defeated Ursula in the storm at the beginning of their journey. Their Keyblades had simply appeared and unlocked the gateway leading into the Realm of Sleep itself. However, that had been back on Destiny Islands, which now felt like ages ago. So, why were their weapons choosing to come to them at this point?

As the ground stopped moving, Pooh pointed upwards. "Look!" he exclaimed.

Wondering what the bear had noticed, Riku, Violet, and Sora did not have to wait long for a response. Acorns began falling from above in the same manner of raindrops pouring from the clouds above during a thunderstorm. In a matter of seconds, Sora, Riku, Violet, Pooh, Piglet, and Tigger found themselves shoved along by the nuts forming what resembled a tidal-wave flowing through the trees.

Barely ten minutes had passed before the flood of acorns headed into a patch of open fields. As they flowed through, Sora and the others found themselves accompanied by a tall, slender rabbit sporting yellow fur, thin arms, and a white cottontail; he was filled with so much shock, he was speechless.

"Hello, Rabbit!" Pooh declared as he got the bunny's attention.

Next thing the entire gathering knew, they had rolled straight into a meadow where a donkey had been assembling a bunch of sticks together into a tent-like shape. He was a grayish color with a black mane, light-grey muzzle, droopy eyes, long ears, and a tail with a pink bow nailed onto his backside. The donkey was sighing to himself, "Not much of a house, just right for not much of a donkey."

Unfortunately for him, the donkey found himself rammed into by the flood of acorns, which swept him straight into the house of sticks he had finished building moments before. As the wave of nuts finally dispersed and came to a halt, the donkey sighed. "Easy come, easy go."

Clambering back onto his feet from where he had spiraled upon the short grass of the glade, Sora took a second to survey the aftermath of the sudden phenomenon. Tigger had gotten himself stuck in a small bush, and Piglet was trying to pull the tiger out. Pooh was already on his feet and talking to Rabbit, who continued to slip on a bunch of acorns beneath his feet. Riku had crawled out of a patch of bushes near Tigger and Violet was watching her every step as she approached where Riku was now brushing off his clothing. Relieved to know no one had gotten injured, Sora stepped over to where Pooh and Rabbit were.

"Rabbit," Pooh asked. "Would you happen to have… a… um… Christopher Robin about you?"

"No!" Rabbit yelled in reply. "I haven't seen him!"

"Bother!" Pooh sighed in defeat.

"Huh?" Sora questioned as he approached the bear and rabbit. "Who's 'Christopher Robin'?"

"My very best, best friend," Pooh explained with a sigh. "If only I could find him. He could tell me whose honey this is."

Sora paused in thought for a minute. If he recalled correctly, no one he knew from this world was named Christopher Robin. Perhaps Pooh was trapped in some dream where Sora was supposed to play the role of the unknown individual? That failed to make any sense to the brown-haired Keyblade wielder.

"Well, it isn't mine," Rabbit snorted as Sora came back to reality. "And I don't have time. It's Harvest Day — says so in the book!"

With one blur of movement, Tigger swiped the pot from Pooh's hands before pouncing onto Rabbit. "Well of course it's mine!" he proclaimed out loud. "It's got my name scribbled all over it!"

Dipping his paw into the soupy mixture inside, Tigger took a bite of something extra sticky and sweet. He froze when Sora indicated, "Tigger, I didn't know you liked honey!"

Tigger was alarmed; he hadn't considered what was actually inside the pot Pooh had been carrying around. "Honey?!" he exclaimed aloud. "Blech! Tiggers do not like honey!"

Now Sora was puzzled. For a brief second, it appeared he had learned something new about his friend. Instead, he had just re-watched the tiger jump to a conclusion without any solid facts. Such a concept wasn't uncommon; Sora himself tended to do such things. Once, he had nearly gotten himself killed by a woman until Goofy had shoved her aside with his shield while Donald healed Sora from the pain he had been suffering. Together, the three managed to bring an end to the woman, which apparently had been a member of the now-vanquished Organization XIII.

He froze in place. When did such an event occur? From all of his travels, Sora couldn't place that specific occurrence anywhere along the way. Why was he recollecting it if it never happened in the first place? How was that possible to begin with?

"It isn't mine," the donkey spoke up, taking Sora from his contemplation. "Then again, few things are."

Sora was amazed. "Eeyore!" he exclaimed. "How long have you been there?"

"Long enough," Eeyore sighed. "Thanks for noticing me."

"He sure seems sad," Violet commented as she and Riku strode over.

"Yeah," Sora admitted. "You'd get used to it after a while."

Riku shook his head and smiled. Sora's detailed description of the gloomy donkey was precisely how the silver-haired youth had imagined it.

"If only Christopher Robin were here," Pooh sighed from nearby. "He could tell me whose honey this is."

Rabbit had heard enough. Spotting a honey-covered piece of paper on the side of the pot, he pulled it off before handing to the bear. "Why don't you check the note and find out!"

One glance at the parchment and Pooh's eyes lit up. "A note!" he enthusiastically stated. "I'll just read it!"

After a few moments, Pooh's smile disappeared. "Or would… if I could."

Grinning at Rabbit once more, the bear enquired, "Perhaps you can read it for me?"

Rabbit scowled as he took back the piece of paper. "I could read this with my eyes closed!" he announced.

"Really?" Tigger gasped in astonishment. "That's quite a talent you've got there!"

Ignoring the tiger's random comment, Rabbit cleared his throat as he proceeded to read the smeared text. "It says, 'Ih-weigh… egg-no… o-hum… ba-ooh-foo… beg-eir… sea-lee-uh… awe-moov… goo-goo… moo-gum… bur-bum… eel-ya… beel-ya… oo-la… '"

Rabbit looked up in a state of utter mystification. Nearby, Sora, Riku, and Violet all stared at each other in surprise and wonder. Apparently Rabbit wasn't able to make out any real words inscribed on the page either. After all this, Riku had finally arrived at the conclusion that not a single resident living in this world knew how to read, let along spell. It was no shock that the sign beside the door was miswritten, too. It was a normal characteristic everyone there shared with one another.

Handing the paper back to Pooh, Rabbit snorted. "I could've read it if Tigger hadn't bounced me so!" he accused.

"Then who can read it?" Piglet questioned aloud.

Sora thought for a minute when he remembered about a particular figure he had encountered who seemed to possess knowledge pertaining to anything anyone would wish to know.

"Why don't we pay a visit to Owl?" Sora suggested.

A/N: ...I think I know what you're thinking... WHERE'S THE JUNGLE BOOK?! Well, I DID say there was more to the HINT than what most of you were probably reading!

It goes: "ONCE UPON THE LAST DAY OF A GOLDEN SUMMER... THERE WAS A BOY AND A BEAR!"
Does that STILL sound like The Jungle Book to you?

Actually, those are the EXACT WORDS in the opening line for the Disney Movie this world is based upon!
Therefore, the title of the Disney Movie is POOH'S GRAND ADVENTURE: THE SEARCH FOR CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (1997), which was my favorite movie involving Winnie The Pooh when I was younger - and... in a way... still is.

Before I sign off once again, PLEASE DON'T LEAVE WITHOUT REVIEWING! THE FATE OF THIS STORY DEPENDS ON IT!

This is SoraLego278 saying, "See Ya Later, Keybladers!"