Here we are again
Here we are again. I'm hoping you lovers of the sophisticated literature enjoy a good story, because you're not going to find it here. You're going to have to look elsewhere. Anyway, I'm very sorry to keep you waiting for the latest chapter. I've just been bogged down with finals, art projects, and basic self-doubt about my worth as an author. Now, I'm back with a new chapter, new ideas and a new editor, Gentleman Death. He'll help me make sure I don't make you want to gouge your eyes out after reading this.
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Disclaimer: I own none of the Disney characters, or King Alex (he belongs to jedimickey and Dan Man). I write this purely for my benefit and for the readers who have taken pity on me.
And now here's something we hope you'll really like…
The six jumped in surprise upon hearing the voice call out to them. It was a voice that sounded very distinguished, but also very genial. The six turned in the direction of the voice's origin. It seemed to come from a very large armchair that stood near the roaring fire. Off to the side of the chair was a table covered with papers, along with six medium teacups and a single teapot.
"Now now, I know you're nervous, but there isn't any reason to be. Would anyone care for some tea?" the bodiless voice asked, hoping to sooth the anxious bunch.
Alice slowly raised her hand. After all that had transpired so far, she needed something to calm her down. Something a little bit more... familiar. As tea had been a large part of her life as far back as her childhood, she felt she might as well accept the generosity of this mysterious stranger.
"Ah, good show young lady. Do you take yours with sugar, cream, or milk?" the voice asked jovially.
Alice breathed slowly and responded by saying she'd take it straight, something to settle her frazzled nerves. She didn't need any sugar or any other substance to upset her. She would just go over the edge. However, she was sent over the edge anyway, when all of a sudden the cup and teapot seemed to rise of their own accord and the pot poured tea into the cup. Alice had a look on her face that seemed to suggest her eyes were about to bug out of her head. She then politely declined the tea.
"Oh well, I guess that means more for me." The voice said cheerily. Then the tea-filled cup flew over to the chair.
"I'm going to take mine with sugar." He said. At that moment, the whole group jumped as an object seemed to fly past them at near supersonic speed. What they saw before them only added to their sense of apprehension. What they saw was a floating cup of sugar, taking its spoon and pouring sugar into the shadow's tea. It kept pouring and pouring until it was shooed away. Then the sugar cup got nasty. It started banging on something, most likely the voice's hand, until a beam of green sparks flew out and the sugar cup was rendered motionless. All of a sudden, a shifting noise was heard. It came from the large chair. A figure arose in shadow before the fireplace, stretching its muscles while groaning something about "old age will be the death of me". As he stood, he pointed his long bony finger at a chandelier above them and then shot a red spark which immediately lit the candles, lighting the room for all to see. It was then their mysterious host was revealed to them. He was an old man, about 5'11", with a long pointy blue hat, the same color as his cloak. He had a long white beard and moustache, which hid pursed lips. He had eyes of purest blue, although they did seem to have a faded quality about them, which is why he had the glasses placed on the bridge of his pointed nose.
The figure looked at the group and raised one of his bushy eyebrows.
"Not exactly what I expected, but beggars can't be choosers, now can they?" he said with a sigh and a chuckle.
Jim raised his hand in response
"Um, what ARE we doing here and also, WHO are you?" he said with more than slight bit of irritation.
"Now now, my boy, you must have patience. All will be revealed in due time, but I believe it would be better if you and your companions were settled in and comfortable." He replied with a small smile.
Jim was turning redder by the second. He just wanted some answers, and this old man was giving him a lesson in social decorum! He had had enough. All of a sudden, he grabbed the old man by the collar and started to shake him, growing more violent by each passing second.
"Listen old man, I've just lost everyone I've ever known or loved to some balls of light, but I somehow manage to escape and I end up in the house of a geriatric sorcerer, who's probably waiting for our backs to turn so he can make us his slaves. I want answers NOW!" he shouted before finally releasing the old man.
From behind Jim, Milo stepped forward.
"Look, I know you're upset, but I'm sure he'll give us answers if we just calm down." He said, trying to douse the flames of anger.
"Oh who asked you, poindexter?" Jim snapped back.
It was at this point that Kida jumped to her feet and tried to attack Jim. She let out a feral growl as Milo held her back.
"How dare you say that to my husband, you little kraken biter. Do you think you are the only one who has suffered? I have been separated from my people at a time when they need me most. Many have been killed, also due to some strange orbs of energy, so don't ever think that you are the only one who has suffered." She said before releasing herself from Milo's grip.
Jim merely snorted and turned on his heels towards the door, rather taking his chances in the woods than stay here. Before he could even take two steps, Kida had jumped him and the two were on the ground wrestling, each one struggling to gain an edge over the other. There was biting and kicking galore, the biting coming from the Queen of Atlantis, and the kicking coming from the young orphan from Montressor. As the group watched the whole ordeal unfold, Taran and Milo decided to step in to cease the conflict. Milo came in behind Kida just as she was ducking to avoid a punch being thrown by Jim, which was not a good thing for the former boiler room operator.
WHAM! Right in the kisser. Taran fared no better, as Kida had clawed right across his eyes because Jim had moved out of the way in the TA-DA nick of time (1). Well, since Taran was injured, Eilonwy had to step in and at least get him out of the line of fire.
"Taran, Taran, are you all right?" she asked in a worried manner, but trying not to act too concerned, as this was the Assistant Pig-Keeper, and she was a princess after all.
Taran was writhing from the scratches. Who knew that scratching somebody could leave blood? Eilonwy didn't know what to do, until she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around and saw that the old man had brought her a bowl of water and towels to cleanse Taran's wounds. As she put the dampened cloth to his face, he flinched in agony. Eilonwy then put her hand his face to calm him, and he looked at her, into those big bright blue eyes (2), and he smiled. However, the two noticed that they were staring at each other and quickly turned away.
Kida, being indisposed at the moment, was not in the best position to help nurse her lover's wounds. Therefore, it fell on Alice to at least see if the King of Atlantis was still conscious.
"Sir, are you okay? Sir? SIR!" She shouted while shaking him. She was incredibly nervous, having never dealt with something like this. She began shaking him again when he began to stir. Milo jolted up, rubbing his throbbing jaw and howling in pain. He turned to Alice and thanked her for helping him. The old man then came over and summoned an ice pack to appear. He then had Milo apply it gently to his jaw. The old man then turned his attention to the two wrestling contenders on the floor.
"Oh blast it all; will those two ever cease this mindless display? Oh, I'm going to end this once and for all!" he indignantly stated as he rolled up his sleeves and walked over and stood before Kida and Jim. He raised the stick he had in his hand and held it above his head. With a great wave of his seemingly frail arms, he spoke his magic words.
"ALASHAZAM!" he roared.
All of a sudden, a lightning bolt shot out of the blue (leaving a big smoldering hole in the roof) and a great fog descended upon them. However, the two were only separated when they heard a great booming voice, a mixture between that of God and most hideous form of Satan. His form was that of a great demon from your worst nightmare.
"ENOUGH! If you do not cease this at once, I will make sure that for the rest of your living days, you will be swallowed by a torrent of perpetual nightmare and pain! Do I make myself CLEAR!" he bellowed.
Well, that certainly caught the attention of the two little scrappers, and they immediately halted. When they did, the great monster began to evaporate and then disappeared and the form of the old man returned. He then proceeded to dust himself off and looked at the orphaned space sailor and the warrior queen.
"Well now that that is over, perhaps I can finally answer your questions." He said as he motioned towards the circular table. The six of them, even the ones still nursing wounds, approached the table. As they sat, the old man stood and took a deep breath.
"Welcome, all of you. I am sorry that we couldn't meet under more… pleasant circumstances, but desperate times do indeed call for desperate measures." He said.
"Um, excuse me sir, but I think we would like to know who you are," Alice stated. The rest of the group nodded their heads.
"Oh yes of course, please forgive my manners. My name is Merlin." he stated proudly.
The eyes of Alice and Milo went wide.
"Not THE Merlin? The Merlin of King Arthur's court?" Milo asked with great anticipation.
The other four turned to them, blank looks on their faces.
"Who is this Merlin?" Kida asked her husband.
"Merlin just happens to be the greatest wizard who ever lived, except he was a mythical character." Milo said.
"Well, maybe where you come from, but here, I am as real as you. Anyway, shall I carry on with the reason for your being here?" Merlin replied sternly. The group immediately shut their mouths and paid attention to the mighty wizard. Merlin then continued.
"You see, you six were summoned here because you are needed to avert a crisis that has arisen. You see, you are on an alternate Earth, different from the ones you come from. You see, you each come from different universes. Milo and Kida inhabit one, Taran and Eilonwy another, Alice and Jim come from a third and fourth. You see, all of these universes used to be one, however, a cataclysmic event led to the creation of the multiple universes. The event that led to this was the death of the great wizard known as Yensid."
"Who's Yensid?" Milo asked.
"Yensid was the wizard who united the world he inhabited into a peaceful kingdom. However, he had a great rival who would eventually be his downfall. Her name is Maleficent and although she killed him, he managed to wound her and she slithered away, never to be seen again, or so we thought. She has returned, and she has the most devious plan. She has sent giant orbs of energy to each universe to capture the male and female epitome of good. Why she is doing this is even beyond my means to comprehend. All I know is that she is up to no good and must be stopped. That is where you six come in. Each of you was saved from the others fate by a strange occurrence. Would you please look at your hands?" he asked matter of factly.
They each looked at their hands and saw on their right hands the marks that had saved their lives.
"Do you know what those mean?" Merlin inquired with a knowing smile.
They all shook their heads.
"It means that you six are endowed with portions of the great wizard's power, perhaps even a piece of his very soul. You each have an ability that was once his." He said proudly. "With that in mind, it is up to you six to help save the multiverse."
"Wait a minute, if we've had these abilities all along, how come we've never been able to use them before." Jim inquired, still fuming a bit.
Merlin merely smiled and motioned them to follow him. He led them to a different room, an empty room except for six identical circles placed in a hexagonal shape. He placed each of them within a circle, and then he stepped off to the side.
"Now, repeat after me: Taure Disneyyo Empowumer. All together, at the same time."
The six immediately spoke the incantation. Then, a great ball of light appeared in the middle, when it shot out six separate beams, encasing each of them in an aura of spinning energy. They were soon levitated above the ground, completely consumed in their energy cocoons. The light given off was so great and bright that Merlin was blinded, but only for a moment.
'I just hope they're ready for what lies ahead' Merlin thought to himself.
It only lasted a few minutes before the effect died off. The group of six merely stood there in stone cold silence. Merlin then clapped his hands together.
"Well then, let's get to training, shall we?"
Well then, how did you enjoy this piece of schlock? Please, try not to flame me too harshly. Please give constructive criticism if you have a problem with the story. Anywho, the next few years are going to be good for Classic Disney fans. Many of their classic films have been released and are going to be released on Disney DVD.
Films already released (as of this year)
"Saludos Amigos" (2- Movie Collection w/ "The Three Caballeros")
"The Three Caballeros" (released with "Saludos Amigos")
"101 Dalmatians" (Platinum Edition)
"The Sword in the Stone" (45th Anniversary Edition)
Films to be released
"Sleeping Beauty" (Platinum Edition: October 7, 2008)
"Pinocchio" (Platinum Edition: March 3, 2009)
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (Platinum Edition re-release: October, 2009)
"Fantasia" (Platinum Edition: March, 2010)
"Beauty and the Beast" (Platinum Edition re-release: October, 2010)
"Alice in Wonderland" (Platinum Edition: March, 2011)
"The Lion King" (Platinum edition re-release: October, 2011)
I'm looking forward to that, aren't you fellow Disney fans?
Well, until then, always remember: Everybody is crazy; it's just that some of us are smart enough to realize it.
