"We'd better get goin'," Sora said as he waved to the Restoration Committee.

He turned around to see Donald, arms folded, tapping his right foot.

"What?" Sora asked Donald.

"Aren't you forgetting about a certain spell, Sora?" Donald reminded Sora.

"Oh yeah!" Sora exclaimed. He whipped out his keyblade, twirled it around, and stabbed it into the ground, causing the entire town to shake. A locking sound was heard throughout the world.

"Now we'd better get going," Sora said as the trio headed to the Gummi Ship.

Sora and Goofy waved good-bye from the cockpit as Donald flew the ship out of Radiant Gardens' atmosphere.

"So, uh, where to next?" Goofy asked.

"According to the world map, the closest world to us right now is..." Donald messed around with several buttons, "Olympus Coliseum."

"I wonder how Herc and Meg are doing?" Sora pondered out loud.

"It sure will be great to see 'em again!" Goofy said.

The ship was about to land on a cloud outside of the Coliseum when some invisible forced pulled them away. Everyone was out of their seats and being shaken around the cockpit with Donald tried to regain control of the ship, but to no avail. The ship landed right smack dab in the middle of the Underworld.

Pain and Panic ran out of the Cave of the Dead screaming like lunatics. They ran right past the Gummi ship without even seeming to notice it. As if it had registered in their minds at the exact same time, the stopped short and walked up to the ship.

The door of the ship swung open and Sora, Donald, and Goofy hopped out. When they noticed Pain and Panic standing in front of them smiling widely, they all jumped back. But the surprise soon wore off, and Sora drew his keyblade.

"What are you two up to?" Sora asked them sharply. Panic spoke up first.

"We need a favor, Sora," Panic said, smiling as if they were close friends.

"Not a chance," Sora yelled back, "You two helped Hades in his plans to kill Hercules last time we were here! Why should we help you?"

"Because there's been a power shift in the Underworld!" Pain spoke up this time, "Hades has been off on top secret business for the past few weeks and left us in charge of the Underworld while he was gone."

"But Hecate, Hades's rival showed up and took over," Panic finished Pain's thought, "And now we really need your help to defeat Hecate and get Hades back on the throne."

"So, let me get this straight," Sora said, "You're asking me to help the guy who's tried to kill me twice in the past get his throne back?"

"Yes, please," Pain and Panic both nodded.

"Well forget it!" Donald called out.

"Yeah, Hades is a villain," Goofy added, "And we don't help none of them!"

"But Hecate is WORSE than Hades!" Panic shouted.

"Yeah," Pain added, "the devil ya know is a lot better than the devil ya don't!"

"Alright, team huddle," Sora said to Donald and Goofy. The three of them huddled together.

"So what do you guys think?" Sora asked them.

"I say we get out of the Underworld ASAP and leave Pain and Panic to deal with their own problem," Donald piped up stubbornly.

"Gawrsh, Donald," Goofy replied, "But what if Hecate really is worse than Hades? That's a whole lot of power we'd be handing off to a stranger."

"Aw phooey," Donald squawked.

"Wait, Donald," Sora added, "I think Goofy has a point. We can't just leave someone who could be worse than Hades in charge of the dead. Besides, if we defeat Hecate, maybe Phil will make us true heroes!"

They broke the huddle and turned back to Pain and Panic.

"Alright, here's the deal," Sora said, "We'll get rid of Hecate but we're not doing this for Hades or for you guys, we're doing it to stop a potential threat to the cosmos. Understood?"

Pain and Panic both nodded.

"Great!" Sora said, "Now lead the way."

The trio followed Pain and Panic through the Cavern of the Dead, not knowing the horrors they would soon face or how much they would come to regret that last statement.

Hecate watched this all transpire in her mystical crystal.

"They think they can waltz in here, throw around some stones, and go home? Ha! This is my Underworld, and they're about to find out just what that means," Hecate said to herself. She turned to the shadows of the throne room, "Kefka, I want you to give our guests a big Underworld welcome for me."