Chapter 5
Disney Castle
Inside the Gummy ship was interesting, for one its fueled by smiles, I thought that was weird but ever since I was reunited with Sora he's done nothing but smile.
"So Were heading to your home world?" Sora asked leaning on the chair I was sitting in, and both Donald and Goofy nod.
"Yep!" Goofy said, he was focusing of polishing the Shield that he uses as a weapon. Sora explained that Goofy fights defensively and Donald fights with magic, where we fight offensively.
"Do you think the King or Riku will be there?" Sora asked, I hope we find them soon. I wanted to ask Sora about Riku but I noticed that talking about it brought Sora pain, I hope I wasn't the cause of this.
"Probably not" Donald said as we make our decent into Disney Castle.
"Why do have to be so negative all the time?" Sora asked as we arrive in what looks like a hanger bay with huge gears all over the walls turning as if there powering something.
"I am n..." Donald stops talking as he and Goofy look around like something's wrong. "Something's not right..." Donald said pulling out his wand."We need to find Queen Minnie." Goofy nods in agreement. We all quickly leave the hanger bay, at least that's what I called it. We ended up in a large garden covered in funny shaped hedges, it was still very pretty.
"what a lovely garden," I said remembering the garden at Fathers house that I always spent my spear time in. Part of me still regrets leaving the mansion, but if I didn't leave I would never of seen Sora again. A sharp pain entered my chest but it was gone in an instant, I wonder what that was about?
"Sara!" Sora yells as I look over to see Heartless begin to surround us.
"How are there heartless inside the castle?" Goofy asked, both him and Donald were extremely shocked by this, Donald takes the lead since Sora and I have no idea where we were going. We all ended up in a small study with the back wall covered in books. A large mouse wearing a pink long dress and crown walks up to us.
"You're Majesty, were back." Donald said as he and Goofy bow, so that must be Queen Minnie.
"So where's the king?" Sora asks, Donald tackles him.
"Sora! Have some respect!" Donald yelled, I couldn't help but laugh at Donald's outburst.
"Oh. you must be Sora," Queen Minnie said with a smile, "The King told me a lot about you in his letters," Sora's face begins to light up, "He says you're a brave young man."
"So do you know where he is?" Sora asked as all three of them look at her with anticipation, She just shakes her head and all of the lower there's. The Queen leans over to the left and makes eye contact with me.
"And who might you be?" She asked kindly, of course since the King hasn't met me Queen Minnie must be confused as to why a person she hasn't heard about was here.
"My apologies, My name is Sara," I said as I bow, "I am Sora's twin sister." I smile, I look at her face and she looks even more confused.
"King Mickey never mentioned you in his letters," She said
"That's because I never told the King about her, Mom said I wasn't allowed to tell apple about her." Sora explained, why would mom tell him to do that?
"I see..." She said as she began to think.
"Your Majesty, what are heartless doing in your castle?" Donald asked as Minnie looked away thinking.
"oh my... so those are the heartless." she said, I guess this is the first time she's seen heartless.
"Don't worry, we'll take care of 'em." Sora said confidently as Queen Minnie turns back around and smiles at him.
"I know I can count on you Sora." she said confidently, "now, there's something I'd like all of you to come and see, would you please escort me to the audience chamber?" All of us solute as our answer, I kind of felt like a warrior. "Gasp?" She lets out as all of us look at her confused, "I forgot to warn everyone about the danger!" she said beginning to worry. "We must be sure there hidden somewhere safe."
"Ok," Sora said turning to all of us as we make a small group huddle, "We'll go tell them."
"The whole castle?" Donald asked, even I thought that would be a bit much.
"We just got to split up Donald." Goofy explained, and we all nodded in agreement.
"Sara and I will make sure everyone else knows what's going on." Sora said and I nodded my head at him.
"No, you two will just get lost," Donald said, having a very good point.
"Ok, then we'll stay here with the Queen, That work for you Sara?" Sora asked, He noticed that I was trying to avoid talking,
"Yeah," I said.
"good!" Donald said
"Alright then, see ya later!" Goofy said, Queen Minnie starts to giggle. Donald and Goofy leave the study.
"Um... the audience chamber, right ma'am?" Sora asked.
"Yes Sora, let's all be on our way," she said as all three of us leave. we walk back into the hallway and it's already swarming with heartless. Sora and I fight left and right to make sure Queen Minnie does not come to harm. We had already learned to use each other's strengths to block our weakness' making us the perfect twin tag team. we kept fighting until we finally reached the door.
"You're Sora's twin and you also wield a Keyblade?" Queen Minnie was surprised to see that both our Keyblade's are exactly the same.
"Yeah, my dad told me it was because Sora and I are twins," I said
"hmm..." she began to ponder, "Now where have I read about twins wielding Keyblade's?" she asked herself as we look at each other confused. "oh never mind, just wait one moment," she said turning to the door, she raises her right hand in the air, "As soon as the trouble started, I made sure to seal this room." A barrier disappears from in front of the door in a bright light, a door opens and Queen Minnie walks in with Sora and I right behind, we close the door behind us and take a look around. The audience chamber was huge, there was a red carpet leading to an empty throne in the back of the room. none of us expected heartless to drop down from the ceiling and cover the entire room.
"Oh! Not here too!" Queen Minnie said
Let's get 'em Sora!" I said still pumped from being in perfect sync, we begin to take them down one by one but there's no end to them, so we slowly make our way to the throne with Minnie walking in between us. no matter how many we defeated the heartless just kept coming,
"come on! give me a break!" Sora yelled frustrated and exhausted from fighting all the heartless. I've fought a lot of heartless, but never this many at one time. I hear what sounds like a light switch being flipped and the platform that the throne is sitting on begins to move.
"What in the...?" I said as a bright light comes from underneath the platform. the entire was engulfed in light I had to cover my eyes it was so bright. when the brightness faded I opened my eyes to see the room empty with no trace of the heartless.
"Whoa..." Sora and I said in unison. We were shocked at how quickly all the heartless had disappeared.
"The room below is called the Hall of the Cornerstone," Minnie said as we turn around to see her heading toward the staircase that was hidden by the platform we were standing on. She pointed down and began to walk down the stairs. "Our castle has always been safe from worlds that are evil... thanks to the Cornerstone of light that we keep down there." she explained as Sora and I run over to the entrance of the Cornerstone of light.
"The Cornerstone... of light?" Sora said confused.
"I wonder what that is?" I asked as Sora shrugged and we both run after Minnie. we enter the room to see everything covered in thorns from the floor to the ceiling. They made the room look dark... almost being completely taken over by darkness. Minnie walks over to a large sphere that was placed in the middle of the room that was full of different lights swirling around each other.
"This is the castles cherished Cornerstone. But look... the thorns... they must be the work of someone very evil." She said right as Donald and Goofy run into the room. "I wonder what this could mean?" she said. Green flames appear in front of Minnie, Sora and I quickly run next to her with Keyblade's in hand. A transparent woman is seen with her back turned to us looking at the Cornerstone. She looks a lot like...
"Maleficent!" Donald yelled, it really was her, well, kind of. She turns around to face all of us.
"No way!" Sora said as Maleficent began to smile.
"You know her?" I asked
"Well, well, well, what have we here?" She said, "If it isn't the wretched Keyblade holder and his pitiful lackeys."
"What are you saying?" I said, this wasn't like the Maleficent that helped me escape.
"Oh! What are you doing here?" She asked me, "I thought you went looking for Riku?" she asked as I slightly looked away to hid my blushing face from Sora.
"wait, how do you know her?" Sora asked as everyone looks at me.
"She's the one who helped me escape," I said as all of their eyes widen.
"W... What are you doing here Maleficent?" Minnie said trying to get the attention off of me.
"Oh, Queen Minnie, radiant as always," She said with a bow. "I'm here on a property venture. I want this castle for my own, however it's a bit too bright for what I have in mind. I suppose I'll just have to fill every last room with Darkness." Maleficent explained, I couldn't believe what was happening. I quickly get in battle stance and Sora does the same.
"You better stop right now if you know what's good for you!" Queen Minnie said almost sounding like she was threatening Maleficent.
"Ooh, how frightening..." she said looking at me, "Very well, I'll stop," I let out a sigh of relief, "Just as this castle belongs to me!" She yelled, well so much for that approach, Maleficent points at me. "And, when that girl is within my grasp..." she said disappearing in a smoke of green fire. All you could hear is her laughter echoing through the room.
"What a hag!" Sora said
"Nothing like this has ever happened before, I looked through all the records in the library but I couldn't find a single clue," Minnie said lowering her head. Sora turns to me and puts his hands on my shoulders.
"Don't ever trust a stranger again!" He yelled shaking me violently. I saw where he was coming from, the Maleficent I thought I knew was a fake. Sora was trying to act the oldest like he always did when we were kids. I nodded to him in response, which was kind of difficult with him shaking me.
"Oh!" Goofy yelled as we all look over at him, "We should go ask somebody who knows lots a stuff that isn't in any book," he said
"That makes sense," I said
"Merlin the Wizard," Donald said in response.
"Yes that's perfect!" Minnie said, "Merlin just might know something about this mess, let's ask his advice!"
"We saw him in Hallow Bastion, right?" Goofy asked
"Hallow Bastion?" I was confused, then again I'm usually confused.
"It's a world where a lot of our close friends live," Sora explained, "Let's go!" we quickly leave the Hall of the Cornerstone and get back into the gummy ship and head towards Hallow Bastion.
"So who is Merlin the Wizard?" I asked
"He's a powerful Wizard who helped me learn magic on our last adventure." Sora explained
"You seem to know a lot of people." I said
"And apparently so do you..." Sora said with an angry undertone. How was I supposed to know that Maleficent was an evil witch trying to conquer all worlds with the power of darkness. I started to think about what she said right before she left, what did she need me for?
"Were here," Donald said as we exit the gummy ship and arrive in an old dusty house.
"Anybody home?" Sora yelled, guess they all have been here before.
"Merlin!" Donald yelled, well were in the right place.
"The castles in danger!" Goofy yelled, I heard a loud noise from behind be and turn around to see an old man wearing light blue robes with a matching pointy hat, and a beard that almost reached the floor.
"What is all that racket?" he asked, this must be Merlin the Wizard with the way he appeared magically. "oh, it's you!" he was surprised to see us, "And who might you be?" he said taking a glance at my appearance.
"I... I'm Sara," I quickly introduced myself.
"Pleasure, now why..."
"Wait a minute!" Donald screamed, "Let's talk about the problem! It's Maleficent she's back!" Donald yelled.
"Where? Inside the Castle?" He asked
"There are Heartless too." I added,
"Oh dear..." he said as Donald began to explain the entire story, we were then consumed in smoke and sparkling lights until our surroundings became white. when the clouds dispersed, we look around to see that we were back in the Hall of the Cornerstone.
"Perhaps, I should see it for myself." Merlin said as Donald began to pout, I couldn't help but laugh. Merlin then walks up to the Cornerstone to take a closer look. "Interesting," he said placing his hand on his chin.
"What's happening Merlin?" Minnie asked
"It's not good. In fact, I'm afraid, it's quite serious." Merlin turns around to see us waiting behind him in anticipation. he clears his throat and waves his hands in the air, in a cloud of smoke a metallic like door appears with an odd spade like symbol above the door.
"What's that?" Sora asked
"My boy, that is a gateway to a special world." Merlin explained, I could feel a different flow of time from within the door, "Someone in that world is responsible for what is going on in this castle. Of that, I'm cretin." He said
"Oh boy!" Donald yelled
"We knew we could count on you Merlin," Goofy said, Sora walks up to the front of the door
"Then we should go get him!" Sora said,
"Oh no!" Minnie yells and we all turn to look at the entrance to see Heartless beginning to come in,
"You guys go on, I'll handle the heartless." I said summoning my Keyblade and taking out the heartless that ventured into the room.
"Wait a moment!" Merlin said to Sora, "there must be another door that the perpetrators are using to get to that world, listen closely Sora, you must find that door and lock it with your Keyblade."
"Got it!" Sora said, "can you handle them by yourself?" Sora asked,
"You bet!" I said taking out another Heartless. then giving him a thumbs up.
"Now one more thing, you're heading into a very special world " Merlin said, turning to the door. "While you're there, the nature of that world may tempt you to do something dark, you must resist that temptation at all cost!"
"what do you mean?" Sora asked.
"you'll know soon enough," Merlin said, "I have faith in you my lads!" he said as I head to the entrance.
"Don't keep me waiting too long," I said to Sora and he nodded before entering into the door. I quickly run upstairs into the audience chamber to hold back the hoard of heartless.
all the Heartless were trying to get to the Cornerstone of light, I had to make sure that none got through. I lost track of time after two hours of fighting the heartless, there was no end to them. I was to the point where it was becoming hard to stand.
" Sora!" I yelled, "What's taking you so long?" I scream as I take down another heartless. I lose my balance and fall to my knees. "Sorry Sora, looks like I couldn't hold them off..." the room quickly fills with a blinding light destroying all the heartless.
"Sara! the thorns disappeared!" Queen Minnie yelled from the Hall of the Cornerstone, I enter the room leaning against the wall standing with what little energy I had left.
"the heartless are gone as well," I said right as Sora, Donald and Goofy walk out of the door,
"Welcome back," Minnie greeted them
"what took you so long!" I said walking up leaning against Sora,
"You alright?" He asks
"just exhausted," I said as I look over to see a duck wearing a dress enter the room.
"Daisy!" Donald running up to the other duck, "Daisy, I'm back," he said.
"Who?" Sora asked
"Daisy id Donald's very special sweetheart." Goofy explained.
"How cute, " I said
"Donald! You forgot about our date again! you'd better have a good excuse this time!" she hissed we all jumped when she started yelling, their relationship isn't as happy as I thought.
"but Daisy... I..."
"I know it's an important mission, but you could at least check in every once in a while." Daisy begins to lecture Donald who slowly turned around and looked at Sora for help.
"Sora..." Donald said as we both look away, Donald tries to make a run for the magic door but Daisy already had him by the tail.
"Going somewhere?" she said
"Of course not!" Donald said slipping through her grasp and makes a run for it.
"Donald!" Daisy yelled as she began to chase him around the cornerstone of light, all of us begin to laugh.
"Oh look," Minnie said as Sora's Keyblade and begins to glow. A keyhole appears in the air and Sora uses his Keyblade to unlock the keyhole. Sora stops Daisy to talk to her.
"Daisy, we need Donald for just a little longer." Sora asks her as Daisy turns to him and glares.
"How much longer?" she asked
"Um... well..." Sora tried to give a good answer as to not upset her, Donald walks up to both of them.
"I'll be back soon, Daisy" Donald said trying to lighten her mood, Sora walks over to me while I was sitting on the ground and pulls me up and puts my arm around his shoulders. he walks us both over to Queen Minnie.
"Please tell the king were still looking for him." Sora said
"I will," Minnie replied, " And Sara," I lightly raise my head in response, "Be wary of the Darkness," she said,
"I... I will..." I said, what does that mean? that stayed in my mind until we got to the gummy ship where I slept all the way to a new world... Port Royal.