Chapter 15: Sing like a Bird…Literally

Riku, Sora, and Furby had unknowingly checked into the same hotel as Billy. There was a fountain in the hotel lobby and Sora decided to take a bit of a swim. He dived into it with a loud quack and began to paddle himself around in circles.

"Sora, you idiot! Get out of there this instant!" The hotel clerk, who was a Smarties, eyed the two buff Jawbreakers wearing Security jackets. They popped their knuckles menacingly, causing Furby to gulp.

Riku dragged Sora from the water and continued to pull him along until they arrived at their room…1408. He kept thinking there was something creepy about that number but shrugged it off as he unlocked the door. Once inside Sora proceeded to practice his singing skills.

He quacked an interesting version of "My Heart Will Go On" before Riku slapped his hand over Sora's mouth to shut him up.

"This is really annoying…" he muttered.

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After grabbing a bite to eat Billy slowly made his way back to room 1407, but stopped before he entered as he heard a loud quacking coming from the neighboring room. It almost sounded like it was a duck trying to sing that Titanic song…

Billy sighed…maybe all of the pressure was finally getting to him. He entered his room to find Rabbit about to dip his spoon into a bowl of Trix cereal.

"NO!" screamed Billy. He tackled Rabbit to the ground and yanked the spoon from his hand. "This isn't for eating, it's for dominating worlds!"

Rabbit looked hastily around for the bowl of Trix, but saw that somehow it had landed in the toilet and its contents were flushed down.

Rabbit sniffed, "Sorry…I was just so hungry." Foam dribbled down his chin.

"Did you figure anything out?"

"It says that you're supposed to…" Rabbit explained all of the details to Billy who grinned when each step was explained to him. This was going to be easy…

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Throughout the remainder of the day Sora's voice turned into different kinds of bird sounds. He also kept trying to fly through the sliding glass door. There was also an incident when he was in duck mode and he saw a guy who apparently needed insurance, and when he managed to break free Sora almost got hit by a car trying to yell, "Aflac!" at the man.

At one point he was a canary which wasn't so bad, but by nightfall he sounded like a dying goose. Before Riku could stop him he began honking out "A Whole New World" from Aladdin.

"Sora, SHUT-UP!" Riku prepared to tackle Sora to the ground, but suddenly the horrible honking gave way to a clear…human voice. Riku's mouth dropped open in shock at the same time that Furby's beak flew open. Sora was actually not breaking anything with his voice. He sounded pretty good.

"Finally…" sighed Riku in relief.

"Woohoo! Today was fun!" exclaimed Sora.

"I'm just glad you're back to normal," said Riku.

"Me too…" agreed Furby.

Sora hadn't noticed Furby's presence in the room, "What's he doing here!" he shouted as he tripped over one of the beds trying to escape.

"Remember, he's on our side. He's been here all day."

"I guess when I was a bird I didn't feel the effects of the kryptonite."

Riku rolled his eyes, "Just go to bed, Sora!" Sora glared at Furby before sliding under the sheets…he'd sleep with his eyes open if he had to. He'd be a vigilant watchman and would never let… Sora fell asleep instantly; his loud snores echoing through the walls.

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The night passed uneventfully, although Billy's eyes were bloodshot in the morning. He'd slept with the spoon in his arms, and would've had a great night's sleep filled with dreams of conquest if it hadn't been for the infernal snoring coming through the thin walls.

"Rabbit wake up!" The clouds that had been floating above Rabbit's head with individual Trix pieces in them disappeared as Rabbit shot up with a start. "Let's get a move on! I've got a big day ahead!" They exited the room, and once into the hallway crashed into Sora, Riku, and Furby who had also left their rooms.

"You…" growled Billy. So it was them who'd kept him awake all night.

"Uh…you?" asked Sora, not sure what the proper response was.

"Prepare to lose today, Billy!" exclaimed Furby.

"Hmph…I don't think so. I'll see you on stage." They all went their separate ways, and as Furbina was dragged behind Billy and Rabbit, Furby glanced at her longingly. He wished that his rescue attempt back in the Maze of Death had worked.

Curse my glow-in-the-dark…ness.

"Do we get breakfast?" asked Sora hungrily.

"Yeah, come on…" said Riku. They went downstairs to the hotel lobby and Sora loaded his plate with the free food and crammed it all down in one mouthful.

"That was great! Although…for some reason I have an odd craving for bird feed."

"Uh…ignore that for now. We've got a competition to win," said Riku. "And we need to get a move on because it's fixing to start." The odd trio made their way out of the hotel and walked down the short sidewalk to the place where the competition was to be held. It looked like the Roman Coliseum.

"That's weird…I wonder how I didn't notice this was here before," stated Furby.

They entered the stadium behind crowds of candies, and finally made it to the backstage area.

"Okay, people…PEOPLE, calm down!" exclaimed a red Runt. "I'm going to brief you on a few rules before we get this thing started. Unlike other Idol competitions, this one will take place all in the time span of one day…" He listed several other rules before stating what would happen to the losers. "In the end when the final voting takes place and you are kicked off of the show, two children will be set loose on you in the middle of the arena. Which is why we thought a coliseum look was appropriate."

"Excuse me, but what happens to the human competitors?" asked Billy.

"Oh, we have a few lions picked out for backup. Now let's get this show on the road! First up is…Ima Gumball!"

It was time for the competition that would decide the fate of the worlds.

da marshmallow: No, Rabbit didn't get any Trix cereal in this chapter. Heartless, I know, but of course I still need him for Billy's diabolical plans. :D Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Review replies for Chapter 14 are posted on my homepage.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kingdom Hearts, Justice League, Candy Land, Furby, various candies mentioned in this chapter, Trix, Titanic, Aladdin, 1408, I obviously didn't come up with the whole Roman Coliseum thing on my own, and anything I forgot to mention that I obviously do not own.