Chapter 11: Tickets to Candywood

Sora sat frozen as the nearness of Furby made him too petrified to move. Suddenly an old, dim light bulb flashed on over his head, "Wait... since Donald, Kairi, and Goofy are the judges can't they just-." Riku quickly pulled the cord to the light bulb, abruptly cutting off Sora's train of thought.

"Shut up, Sora!" he exclaimed. In the meantime, Billy had gone to get some popcorn.

"So…Furby… why do you work for Billy in the first place?"

"He knows how to remove the glow."

"Since you're a stuffed bird 'n' all…couldn't you just put yourself through a washing machine?" suggested Riku.

"I-…Well, I never thought of that…"

"Radioactive Furby, Billy, Superman, and Batman! It's time for your auditions." The conversation was abandoned as they made their way to the audition room with Sora warily keeping an eye on Furby. Billy met them in there with a container of popcorn.

"Why do we all have to go in together?" asked Sora.

"Who wants to go first?" The speaker was a buff Sour Warhead, and he chose to ignore Sora's question.

"I'll go!" exclaimed Furby. That's when Riku and Sora noticed Donald, Goofy, and Kairi strapped to chairs and sitting on separate platforms surrounded by a hot caramel pit. Their eyes were sunken in and unblinking, and their hair, fur, feathers…whatever…were all sticking up at odd angles. Furby shimmied up the leg of a stool and burst out singing "Wind Beneath my Wings."

He didn't do half bad and Kairi, Donald, and Goofy all nodded their heads together…However, they didn't look much different from the living dead.

"WOOHOO, I'm going to Candywood!" Billy also sang a song and earned his candy coated ticket.

King Kandy himself suddenly made an appearance and Riku and Sora played "Paper, Scissors, Rock" to determine who had to go next.

"Just one moment…since you all are performing for much higher stakes I'm adding a bit more of a challenge. Both of you must qualify for Candywood or else neither of you make it."

"That's not-!" exclaimed Riku.

"I think it is! If you want to do a duet then feel free though…"

"Oh, darn… What song, Sora? Sora…?" Riku glanced around and found Sora frozen in place as the Radioactive Furby sat on his shoulder.

Kairi snapped out of her zombified state, "All you guys have to do is sing one note!" she exclaimed.

Riku sang out a long "la" and stopped to wait for Sora…but of course he was still immobile. Riku pulled out a glow stick from one of his pouches and waved it in front of the Radioactive Furby.

"There's also a five minute time limit on this particular audition!" said King Kandy.

Furby stayed resolute, although beads of sweat formed on his brow. "I'm not moving!"

"Why are you so loyal to this guy?" prodded Riku. "He could care less about you! He won't even let you have enough time to get the wrench out of the heart!" Tears welled up in Furby's eyes.

"Y-you have a point there. Billy, I QUIT!" Furby leapt off of Sora's shoulder and went in search of detergent and a washing machine.

Billy's eyes glowed with rage at the blatant treachery of his former minion. Only ten seconds remained, and just as Furby exited the room Sora sang out a long note which brought the Apocalypse to Candy Land… Not really, but his singing was that bad…

Before Kairi and Donald could voice their opinions, Goofy spoke up, "Garsh, that was terrible! We're never gonna get out of here!"

Kairi and Donald glared at him and shouted in unison, "That was awesome!"

Billy's rage grew even more as they were handed to tickets, "That was the worst singing I have ever heard in my life! They didn't even have to give a full audition!"

"What the judges say, goes…" said Kairi. Billy stormed out of the room as Sora and Riku hi-fived each other.

"So does this mean we rescued them?" asked Sora.

King Kandy looked at the door nervously where Billy had just departed through, "Well…uh…Not yet. You've got to WIN Candy Land Idol. Welp, see you in Candywood.

"We're doomed…" muttered Riku.

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Billy angrily started his gummi ship, and instead of riding high in the air he rode low to the ground, running over anything in his path. Candy screamed when they saw him coming and quickly dived out of the road in order to avoid contact.

"First my minion abandons me…" he grumbled angrily, "And THEN-!" His furious tirade was cut short when something big and white rolled over his windshield. "What the heck?" He slammed on his brakes and eyed the slimy white foam that now oozed down the glass.

He waited for a few seconds, looking out the window at the now eerily deserted street. Before getting out he decided to wait a few more minutes to see if whatever he'd hit would get up. He saw the tips of something white and fluffy poking up over the hood of the gummi ship.

Suddenly, a rabid rabbit leaped onto his windshield and stuck its foaming face against the glass. Billy jumped back in his seat from shock.

"Do you have any Trix?" shouted the rabbit.

"Uh…yeah… That's all you want?"

The rabbits eyes widened, "Can I have some...? Can I PLEASE have some Trix cereal! I'll do anything! Anything!" More foam oozed out of his mouth.

"Well…I do need a new minion…" Billy rolled down his window a hair. "If you agree to work for me and do whatever I ask, I will give you some Trix cereal when I don't need your help anymore."

"It's a deal!" Billy opened the passenger door…which probably wasn't the best idea considering that this rabbit appeared to be rabid…

However, upon entry he merely closed the door and buckled up his seat belt.

"So…what do I call you?" he asked cheerily. "Master?"

"NO, Billy will due. What do you go by?" asked Billy as he pushed down on the gas.

"Just call me Rabbit. That's what those stupid, good for nothing, lousy, dumb, mean kids call me…" More foam dribbled out of his mouth, and onto the leather seat of Billy's gummi ship.

Billy sighed and handed him a napkin…he never could find a perfect minion. There was always something wrong with them. In the meantime, it was time to go to Candywood and put a stop to Superman and Batman's disruption of his diabolical plans.

da marshmallow: Dun dun dun… Billy has a new minion. Woot--Chapter 11! Dang, this story has come a long way. Big thanks to reviewers blondie91, Jupiter-Lightning, and RecklessxDreamer! Oh, and also thanks to Dawn Horizons for reviewing chapter 1. You guys give me inspiration to keep on writing. : ) Review replies are posted on my homepage for Chapter 10 so check 'em out! Other than that, please review everyone!

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, Justice League, Candy Land, Furby, American Idol, various candy brands mentioned in this chapter, Trix, "Wind Beneath my Wings," and anything else I forgot to mention that I obviously do not own.