Chapter 8: Battle of the Villains
The Disney toons had started their uprising by marching down to the office, holding up signs labeled DOWN WITH EISNER, BRING BACK THE FIVE, BRING BACK 2D ANIMATION, WE ARE ALL ONE BIG FAMILY, or I WILL NOT BE BANISHED. Mickey and his friends led the way with the toons following him, as if they were marching off to war. As a matter of fact, all the Disney heroes and heroines were unaware that they were soon to be in for the war of their lives.
"Hey Michael, if you're still hiding in there, come on out and show yourself!" Mickey demanded as he shook up the sign labeled NO ONE SENDS AWAY MY FAMILY LIKE MICHAEL EISNER! "You heard me! Don't think that you could hide your face behind that window and get away with it! We already know what you did!"
The angry crowd of Disney characters pushed toward the office waving their signs around in the air. "If I were in your place as chairman, I could afford a heart and soul!" cried Aladdin. "What's happened to you anyway?"
"Such a fiendish, inconvenient leader you turned out to be Mr. Eisner!" Merlin snapped. "If I ever had someone like you for an apprentice, you'd be turned into an animal. And I don't think you'd like that would you! Now where's that confounded wand of mine?" The bumbling wizard began searching his robes and white beard. His pet owl Archimedes rolled his eyes to know that his master was always forgetting things when needed, especially at this time.
"Come on out and I'll tear you limb from limb here and there!" Baloo hollered, clenching his paws into fists. "You can't stay in there forever!"
After a few more shouts from Mulan, Peter Pan, and Alice, Mickey called out. "You see Michael? We are all one big family, no matter what. So we're not gonna stop until we see to it that you're outta here!"
Inside the wrecked office, Michael Eisner did manage to see the entire cast of Disney characters with their signs held up as they kept on shouting in words of outrage. Staring from the broken window, he sneered at the toons, surprised that they would foolishly go through all this just for those failures he had to get rid of. Were they really going to stand there shouting all night long as Mickey mentioned? They would have to give up sooner or later. Then again, how was he going to leave this office with the toons possibly surrounding the place? He had to think of something.
"Mickey, I don't think its working!" Goofy said worriedly. "What if he's not inside?"
"Oh he's inside alright Goofy," Mickey responded confidently. "He knows we're out here! I can hear him breathing in there, even among this crowd!"
When Michael wasn't showing himself, Donald's temper was flaring up like a hot fuse and he finally exploded. "COME ON OUT AND FIGHT YOU BACKSTABBER!" Then the hot tempered duck did his usual fist throwing movement he did every time he lost his temper.
With their uprising growing, the entire crowd of characters was suddenly becoming aware of the California breeze becoming surprisingly cold. Assuming that it was just a slight breeze, they kept on holding their signs. But soon a frigid gust of wind caught their interest and attention, especially when the smaller characters started hanging onto the larger toons for dear life. The sky above had turned into a deep black purplish color that blocked out the stars and moonlight. Forks of lightening danced about, sending a few down to strike below, terrorizing the toons. Murmurs of "What's happening?" were abuzz among them.
"Mickey, what's going on here?" Minnie shouted over the noise of the thunder. "This isn't natural!"
Out of nowhere, a huge bolt of lightening struck down in front of the office, throwing everyone back. The stunned, frightening characters shielded themselves as sparks rained down after the collision. Opening their eyes, a shocking sight welcomed them. It wasn't hard recognizing a familiar green faced woman in black clothing standing in the exact spot where the lightening first struck. The twisted horns above the stern, wicked attractive face was also recognizable. Her long fingers gripped the long staff of the glowing green orb.
The crowd drew back in fear, leaving gasps and cries of horror at the sight of Maleficent!
Mickey's eyes bulged at her sudden appearance. "Maleficent! I knew you had something to do with this!"
The Mistress of all evil looked over at Mickey with a smirk. "Why Mickey, whatever do you mean? I was only merely helping this company to be rid of such despicable creations." She replied coolly. "But don't worry about them. They won't be a bother to anyone ever again."
"What have you done to them Maleficent?" Minnie barked.
"What? The cows, the bears? This is interesting," she continued in a calm tone. "I would have thought such disgraceful characters like them would be of no concern to any of you since you're all so busy celebrating your own popularity. But would you really bother to go through all this trouble just for them?"
"Yes I would!" Mickey hissed, angry that Maleficent would talk about them like that in front of him. "But you still haven't answered what happened."
A smile spread across that dreadful proud expression. "Doesn't it surprise you Mickey? They just couldn't handle it any longer."
"What do you mean couldn't handle it?"
"Oh don't you get it Mickey?" Maleficent retorted. "They just couldn't stand the thought of how right everybody was when humans turned to point their accusing fingers at them. And they thought taking all their anger out on Eisner was going to change anything. But it hasn't. Yet you're all here wasting your time over for them to return?"
The lack of emotion in her speech was unsettling and distressing that it even sent shivers down upon the entire cast of Sleeping Beauty. They had all seen and known of the chaos that Maleficent was capable of creating ever since the opening of their movie.
Mickey's hands balled into fists. "I know what it is you're saying Maleficent. You knew about their unhappiness with themselves and you somehow filled their heads with lies so that they would march over here and make it seem that they were in league with you by making sure they were trying to get to Eisner. It all adds up!"
"Now don't be so difficult Mickey," Maleficent said hungrily, wagging her long finger. "After all, I was only showing them the truth of their existence."
"That's enough!" Mickey was fed up. "I'm not ashamed of anybody in my family! Nothing you say to them could ever be true."
"IS THAT SO?!" Maleficent spat, her eyebrows shot up as the orb from her staff shimmered ominously. "Then why don't you ask them." A portal from behind suddenly appeared behind the evil woman as she stepped aside to reveal Yzma, Rourke, Scroop, the space pirates, Alameda Slim, Rico and the Willies step out.
"YOU!" Mickey bellowed, eyes widening in disbelief. "What has Maleficent promised you guys?"
"Sorry Mickey, that information is classified!" Yzma said mockingly. "We're here to help finish what we started."
"Like our nemeses', we too didn't want to feel left out on all this," Rourke boasted.
"You all should have seen the look on Cabin Boy's face when I succeeded in telling him he was nothing," Scroop hissed with sickening pleasure. "Killing him would've been much easier, but watching him wallow in pain was much better."
Finally, Slim moved up to finish. "And don't be countin' on them dairy cows to come back anytime soon. Just as Scroop here mentioned, we managed to break their spirits so they'd have no courage to fight us or stand up for any o' you heroes. I doubt they'd wanna come back after all this. I reckon they're out alone in the world feelin' sorry for themselves. Wouldn't yah agree?"
"Those cows just couldn't handle it!" Rico jeered at Mickey.
"You're all going to pay for this!" Mickey shook with rage. "Starting with you Maleficent!"
Several of the heroes, through with listening to the villains make a mockery of the banished five, charged at the villains. Aladdin, Mulan, Hercules, and Taran had pulled out their swords. Quasimodo, Tarzan, and Simba, though armed with only their strength and courage were willing to take her down. Dumbo, Peter Pan, Elliot, Genie, Carpet, and Tinker Bell flew in opposite directions. But they were only halfway toward her by the time she finally spoke.
"Foolish mouse!" Maleficent bellowed. "Do you really think that you and your friends will defeat me that easily?" She pounded the stone ground with her staff, creating a huge shockwave from the point of impact. It sent the heroes and heroines flying backwards. "Allow us to prepare you all for the battle of your lives!"
The evil sorceress flung her arms upward in the air with both hands on her staff. Moving it in broad circles, many more dark portals opened everywhere in the park, revealing all the rest of the Disney villains, except for those who showed up in their usual way. Everyone from the Wicked Queen, the Coach Man, the pink elephants, the Headless Horseman, Lady Tremaine, the Queen of Hearts, Captain Hook, Cruella Deville, Madame Mim, Shera Khan, Kaa, Prince John, Madame Medusa, the Horned King, Ratigan, Sykes, Ursula, Gaston, Mcleach, Jafar, Oogie Boogie, Scar, Ratcliffe, Frollo, Hades, Shan Yu, Clayton, and all their minions gathered around the heroes and heroines in large numbers. The portals soon closed when there were no more villains left to step out.
"Sorry, we hate to interrupt your little protest," Jafar remarked with a tight, thin-lipped smile. "But we wouldn't want to miss out on all the fun…in finally being rid of you miserable wretches once and for all!" The eyes of his snake staff began to glow.
"No, we won't allow it!" Aladdin shouted, holding his sword back. "There may be a lot of you, but we'll never back down!"
Every hero and heroine shouted in agreement. Even though characters such as The Black Cauldron cast, Quasimodo, Phil, Pegasus, Turk, Tarzan, Basil of Baker Street, and the whole Oliver & Company cast were in fear of their own banishment soon to come, that didn't stop them from not wanting to go down without a fight against the villains.
"THEN LET THE BATTLE BEGIN!!" Maleficent cackled, waving her arms in the air at the crack of lightening.
"Yes!" Hades cried, his fist pumping into the air. "Time to get this party started!" His excitement left him bursting into flames.
Soon all the gathered Disney heroes and heroines charged forward at the villains, thus beginning the battle. Characters that couldn't fight, such as the princesses, Winnie the Pooh and friends were ordered to find a safe hiding spot. Mickey and friends quickly hid someplace where he needed to be in order to change into his sorcerer outfit. Without it, he would not be able to defeat Maleficent. He had hoped that the heroes were able to hold off the villains for as long as they could, even if he wasn't so sure.
Aladdin rode on Carpet with Genie by his side, dodging fireballs from Jafar's staff as they were determined to get closer to him for a strike with the sword. It all seemed to go well until a stroke from the staff transformed the carpet into a ball of yarn, causing Aladdin and Abu to fall off.
"Ha, not even your Genie can stop me now boy!" Jafar laughed, creating more fireballs to throw, in which Aladdin was able to dodge. "No other sorcerer in Agrabah can be as powerful as me!"
Even with all his phenomenal cosmic powers, Genie's magic seemed to have no effect on Jafar. But his magic was still enough for him to fend off as many sword thieves and minions to hopefully make the battle between Aladdin and Jafar less complicated for the rest of his buddies.
"I'm not afraid Jafar!" Aladdin shouted, lunging toward him. "If you're so powerful, fight me man to man!"
"With pleasure, street rat!"
Aladdin fought off more fireballs and bolts of lightening during his confrontation with Jafar. The evil sorcerer was not planning on making this easier on his nemesis anytime.
The fight between Hercules and Hades was no different than the one between Jafar and Aladdin. Riding atop of Pegasus, Hercules battled alongside with Aries, Hermes, Zeus, Athena, and all the other Greek Gods to conquer off the Hydra and the Titans that Hades had summoned. Some of them rode on chariots, armed with their most powerful weapons. One thing Hercules remembered wisely was to never slice off any of the heads or else it would just keep on multiplying with several more heads. With three heads, the least he could do was try to tangle them altogether. It was a risky move for him to take, especially with Pegasus. But the Hydra had to be stopped.
"You guys take on the Titans!" Hercules shouted to the Gods. "I'll handle the Hydra!"
He zoomed down, avoiding the snaps and bites from the monster's razor sharp jaws. The Hydra lunged at Hercules, but he dodged that move and drew his sword. He used all the skills that Phil had taught him to dodge every snap from the Hydra and keep it at bay.
"Careful Hercules," Phil coached from his hiding place behind piece of rubble. "Don't slice its head like last time! Stick it between the eyes!"
Hercules managed to do so with the head in the middle. It roared and shrieked in deafening pain, causing several of the Disney heroes to cover their ears. The head dropped to the ground in a deafening thud, leaving only two more heads to deal with.
By now, Mickey Mouse had on his sorcerer outfit, ready to deal with Maleficent who had been casting spells of dark orbs and bolts of lightening in between the fights. Luckily no one was seriously hurt as Mickey almost feared. With his powers, he blasted aside two Cauldron-born skeleton warriors whom Taran had been fighting with the magic sword. The young boy thanked him for this before resuming his battle with a few more undead warriors. He couldn't wait to use his sword on the Horned King.
"Now where could that ridiculous rodent have run off to?" The evil sorceress mocked. "I must've scared him off!"
"Here I am Maleficent!" Mickey announced. "This battle is between you and me!"
Maleficent used this opportunity to create a wave of deadly black, greenish orbs to hurtle them toward Mickey, which he blocked by creating an enchanted shield around him. The mouse that started it all created a few golden orbs of his own to toss at her, succeeded in knocking her off the ground. But it didn't last for long when Maleficent got back up in a rage and hovered in the air, casting more bolts of lightening from the sky.
While Mickey fought with the Mistress of evil, Donald and Goofy, not wanting to waste time watching, slipped into their Kingdom Hearts outfits as the magician and the captain, equipped with the Save the Queen and Save the King weapons. They were aware of the danger she was capable of, but the two friends were determined to back Mickey up if he was ever in trouble. They were his friends, and friends stick together to the end.
"Take that!" Donald screamed, casting a Fire spell on an evil tree.
"Get a load of this!" Goofy did his tornado spin, to knock off the smaller minions such as Pain and Panic, and Maleficent's goons.
With the battle going on, the villains from the Five's movies, having been granted powers from Maleficent, had been creating some mischief of their own in their world to test these skills before taking on the rest of the heroes in the real battle. Yzma had taken over Kuzco's kingdom with a commanding spell, transforming it into her own by replacing his face with hers on every royal object, enslaving his bodyguards to work without rest, including Kronk, Pacha and his family. Where could the real emperor have gone and how was Yzma able to overpower them like that?
Rourke had snatched up the Mother Crystal, the life force for Atlantis and the Atlanteans, leaving them weakened and down on their knees. Milo's friends, Dr. Sweet, Cookie, Vinny, Mole, Mrs. Packard, and Audrey tried to help out Kida with all their best equipment, but it was no use. Rourke's henchmen were not the least bit aggravated by their weapons and were captured with ropes around them. All of the crew, especially Kida, was led away by the thousands of troops. If only Milo were here to save them.
Scroop and the space pirates wreaked havoc and chaos on the planet Montressor, flying along other space ships with pirates and bandits, shooting cannons at the buildings. The citizens were left running in a panic as the pirates landed. Sara, Doppler, Amelia, B.E.N, Silver, and Morph stood frozen, staring out the window to find the many number of pirates terrorizing the poor villagers. Where they all came from was beyond their understanding. Just then, the door burst open with Scroop entering the inn leading the space pirates to overpower and capture Jim's friends. Silver would not allow it as he barged at the spider-like creature; ordering Sara, Doppler, B.E.N, and Amelia to find a safe hiding spot wherever it may be. Morph on the other hand zoomed out of the inn to go and find Jim anxiously. But he was nowhere to be found on Montressor.
Alameda Slim's yodeling across the countryside was more spellbinding than ever when he used the hypnotized cattle to wreck the banks filled with money. Another catastrophic situation was that none of the lawmen in Chugwater could put a stop to it with their lassos or guns. The cattle would either stampede after the folks at a fast pace, drag the cowpokes behind after being roped, or toss them at a far distance. After terrorizing the citizens in Chugwater, Slim, Rico, and the Willies headed toward Patch of Heaven for some quick vandalizing now that the girls were not there to stop them. With the hypnotized cattle following behind the outlaws at Slim's command, the farm animals were awakened and confused at the ground rumbling beneath their feet. Their eyes were soon wide in shock to find Slim and his goons arriving with a herd of colored, neon cattle coming at them. If it wasn't for this many enemies upon them, the farm animals would have had no trouble conquering Slim. But last time it had only been one enemy to fight. Now none of them were any match for the outlaws with the cattle chasing them around until they were out of energy. Pearl Gesner came out to see what the commotion was about, but was quickly seized by the Willies, and thrown down in the cellar to be locked up with farm tools. Ignoring her demands to be let out, Slim and Rico tore down the 1st prize ribbons, stomped them, dipped them in mud, and then allowed two spellbound cattle to chew each before spitting them out.
"I've always wanted to do that!" Slim let out a boastful laugh. "Our job here's done. We better get back to the fight."
Minutes later, the Patch of Heaven farm was left in a bad condition of smeared paint and mud on wood, windows, and inside Pearl's house where the glass frames of family pictures were broken in pieces. The exhausted, petrified animals could do nothing but stare heartbreakingly at how much the outlaws laid waste to their home. Going over to the cellar to try and free Pearl, they wondered if the girls would ever come home again.
Back at the battle, the fight with the villains was now becoming a real pain in the neck for the Disney heroes and heroines. The dragon form of Madame Mim breathed fire down on the ground in an attempt to roast Merlin who had been protecting Arthur and his pet owl. It felt like forever since he started battling against her and was starting to feel himself wear out. But he stubbornly refused to give up, and blasted her in the stomach with his wand, sending her rolling backwards like a ball. Mulan was down on her knees panting heavily after dropping her sword from battling Shan Yu. The Hun's face was twisted in triumphant glee to see how much he succeed in overpowering Mulan as he always dreamed of. Ursula had been knocking aside a couple of the heroes and allies with her tentacles as she pushed her way through to aim the trident, which she had stolen, at Ariel and her friends. Even the stronger, courageous heroes such as Peter Pan, Aladdin, Simba, Hercules, and Tarzan were showing signs of exhaustion and defeat at the hands of their enemies.
"Oh Daisy, this is terrible!" Minnie cried, clutching Daisy's arms. "The villains are overpowering the heroes!"
"They should be winning by now!" Daisy agreed. "But I don't understand how they're losing."
"You've lost part of your family Mickey!" Maleficent wailed, casting a green bolt of dark magic at Mickey. At this sudden move, the sorcerer's hat suddenly flew off Mickey's head. "Don't even think about it!" The light from her staff struck the mouse before he had a chance to pick it up, sending him flying backward against a tree. "Even if they returned, they'd be too late to save you and all your pathetic friends. Those fools would be no match against me!"
For a moment, Minnie frowned. What did she mean? Then it hit her. She had to hurry outside the park to find the banished heroes before the villains triumphed. And she finally understood exactly where they were.
AN: Finally, the battle with the villains has already taken place. But will Minnie ever find the banished characters and be able to convince them to come back for everybody? Wait till the next chapter to find out. I hope this battle I wrote was convincing enough and not overdone. Sometimes when I'm having trouble, I ask a few of my friends for help. I would like to credit Yensid365 for her original idea on this battle and Danforth's Child for her advice and suggestions given. Sorry if the chapter title isn't underlined like it should be. No matter how many times I try, it just wouldn't underline.