Heeeeere's chapter four! Have fun with it!

An excited grin spread across Sora's face as the Gummi ship whirred down to the bright Ganymede terrain. Goofy looked eagerly toward the window as Donald straightened his blue hat.

When the door to their ship hissed open, the trio stepped out onto the roughly paved street. As their feet landed on the avenue, they felt an invigorating surge of energy. They took a deep breath of fresh air and absorbed their surroundings.

"Good luck, Sora!" Chip called from the Gummi ship door. Dale peeked from behind him.

"Yeah! Take care!" he added with an enthusiastic wave.

"Will do," Sora replied, waving back. The little chipmunks scurried inside on all fours, stumbling over one another as they disappeared. Sora chuckled as the sound of their argumentative chattering was phased out as the door closed.

"Uh, Sora," Goofy said. "What was it we were supposed 'ta do here again?"

"Well, um…" Sora looked confused. "I don't really know."

"Jimminy didn't say anything, either!" Donald said. He crossed his feathered arms over his chest. "Looks like a waste of time to me! Come on, guys. Let's leave!"

"Wait!" Sora called, reaching after the reluctant duck.

"Huh?" Donald quacked.

"We're here, right? Why don't we just take a look around? Maybe we'll find something," the boy replied.

"A-hyuck! Sounds like a plan to me!" Goofy smiled. "This place looks purdy interestin'!"

"Ahh, phooey!" Donald replied, turning to rejoin the group. It was evident that he was outnumbered. "Let's go then!"

"Ok!" Sora smiled. The three of them walked onward, into a moderate crowd of bustling people.

As they walked, Sora absorbed the sights he saw, the people he encountered. Everyone looked so ordinary. Different, but ordinary. The cobbled streets seemed to stretch for miles as the small group walked on.

Suddenly, a delightful smell assaulted Sora's nose. Goofy soon took notice as well. Donald looked up and around for the source of the smell when he caught a whiff. "Hey! That smells good!" Sora exclaimed. "Kinda like… hot dogs!"

"Gawrsh! I smell it too!"

"Is anyone else hungry?" Donald asked. Just then, he spotted a little hot dog stand parked on the corner of a nearby marketplace. "There it is!" he squawked, pointing excitedly.

"Alright!" Sora cheered.

"Oh boy!" Goofy shouted, chasing after the other two as they ran.

When they reached the stand, the man standing behind the hot dog cart was pleasantly luring in customers. As the three adventurers reached him, he gave them a strange look.

"Three hot dogs, please!" Sora grinned up at the vendor.

"Ok, comin' right up," he replied, replacing his dazed gaze with a smile. As he plucked a hot dog from its heating receptacle with his long, metal tongs, he gave the boys another glance. "You three aren't from around here, are you?" he asked through contorted eyebrows. He plopped the dog into a bun.

Sora looked up at Goofy, then over at Donald. "Well, not really," he replied nervously.

"Nope," said Goofy.

"Nuh-uh," said Donald.

"I see," the vendor replied. He handed each of them a hot dog, wrapped in a little white wrapper. "That'll be 375 woolongs," he smiled.

"Woolongs?" Sora said, puzzled. He glanced at Donald, then at Goofy, then back to the vendor again. "Um, do you know how much that equals in munnies?"

The vendor looked confused. "Uh, yeah. 375 woolongs. That is money, is it not?" Sora placed a hand on his chin for a second, then reached into one of his deep red pockets. He studied what he pulled out, sifting the contents with his fingers. "Uh," he murmured. He glanced at Goofy again, who began plucking coins from Sora's open palm.

"Would this cover it?" Goofy asked the vendor, holding out three shiny yellow coins.

"Eh? What are those?" the vendor asked, a little annoyed. "You pulling my leg, kid?"

"Gawrsh! That's not what we're tryin'a do at all!" Goofy spoke.

"We said we weren't from around here!" Donald quacked. The vendor cocked his head, not sure he'd correctly understood the words of the duck.

"Just how far away did you folks come from? Woolongs are intergalactic currency!" Sora's blue eyes widened.

"Uh, I guess you could say we're from another galaxy then?" he replied, nervously running his fingers over his spiked hair.

"Psh! That's impossible!" the vendor laughed. Sora cast his eyes down, looking sorrowful.

Goofy looked over at Donald, who had already eaten half of his hot dog. "Donald!" he urgently whispered.

"Wha?!" Donald loudly replied, swallowing a bill full. Sora looked behind him at the angry duck tapping his flipper on the cobblestones.

"Oh man," he sighed, feeling a little hopeless. As he raised his head to attempt to bargain with the vendor, a man appeared behind the trio.

"I'll be with you in a second, sir," the vendor said, addressing the newcomer. "So, do you guys have any money that I can actually take?"

"Uh, well…" Sora spoke quietly.

"Is there a problem?" the man from behind asked courteously. The vendor loudly tapped his fingers on a metal surface of his hot dog stand.

Sora, Donald and Goofy looked behind them and beheld a tall man in a black suit. His smooth dark hair hovered over a pair of shades that shielded his eyes from the hot sun. "Well, yeah," Sora answered meekly. "We're from out of town and we were hungry and wanted to buy some hot dogs but we don't have the right currency. And- -"

"Alright kid, don't worry about it," the stranger interrupted him. "Shit happens, right?"

"Uh, right," the boy replied.

Donald and Goofy exchanged glances. "Huh?" Donald quacked.

"Gawrsh," Goofy thought aloud.

"How much do these guys owe you, pal?" the stranger asked the vendor.

"375."

"Ok. Add another on there, would ya?" he requested, pulling out his wallet.

"No problem, the vendor replied, pulling out another hot dog. "That comes to 500 woolongs." He held out the fourth hot dog to the stranger.

The dark man pulled a bill from his wallet and handed it nonchalantly to the vendor. "Here ya go," he said.

"Hey, good doin' business with ya!" the vendor said, saluting with the bill between his fingers.

"See you around," the stranger said as he turned to leave.

"Wait!" Sora called, quickly stepping after the anonymous benefactor. Goofy followed suit and Donald picked up the rear. "Thanks a lot, sir! You really saved us back there!"

"Fugheddaboutit," the man replied with a wave of his hand.

"A-hyuck! That was real nice of ya!"

"Yeah! Thanks!" Donald quacked happily.

"Really, it was nothin'" the guy said again.

"Well," Sora said, "I wish there was something we could do to thank you."

"Well," the stranger began, pausing in his stride to look at the trio. "…Nah. You guys seem like good kids. Don't worry about it." He gave the boys a nod of his head and turned to walk away. "See ya around!" he waved over his shoulder.

"Bye! And thanks again!" Sora waved gratefully. The boy turned back to his two comrades and took an appreciated bite from his hot dog.

"Gawrsh! These hot dogs are purdy good!" Goofy spoke after swallowing a bite.

"Mm-hmm," Sora hummed around a full mouth.

Donald was finished with his. "Delicious!" he said joyously. He looked around him for a garbage can in which to throw his paper. When he saw none, he discretely dropped it.

"Well, why don't we look around some more?" said Sora, feeling renewed. He smiled at the others.

"Sounds good," Goofy replied.

"Ok," said Donald. "But let's try not to buy anything else!"

I dunno about you guys, but I thought this chapter was pretty adorable! I had fun writing it, and I hope you all had fun reading it! As always, a review would be greatly appreciated! I look forward to hearing from you!

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