Author's Note: Another chapter! X3 Much thanks to the readers, again! On another note, I can't wait for the Resident Evil: Degeneration movie!! Leon's going to be in it! XD - momentary spaz - Haven't heard of it yet? Bad, you! Go to http : / www. gametrailers. com /player/29307.html and watch it now! :3

Chapter o4: Gums and Smoke PART TWO

"Keh. Looks like we're going to have unwanted… guests soon." Salazar grimaced and pushed the villager, who was whispering the news into his ears, away from sight. "An American and some child with two hideous pets. One even looks like you… except he's not a fat, blithering fool," the aristocrat criticized as he aimed his stare at Pete; the dog was nonchalantly chewing on a piece of grass until his jaw dropped at the insult.

"Now, what'd you say?" Malificent's crony shouted, stamping angrily at the ground. "I kin beat you down to the ground, easy! Come and-… Wait, them brats are getting closer? Awgh! Why are they always gettin' in the way?!"

Salazar bitterly tried to keep calm. "Why does he not shut up?" He straightened his old, once luxurious hat. "Alert, Mendez and tell him to retrieve these intruders. I'm sure Lord Saddler would be delighted in new specimens." He shooed the servants away. "And you," he pointed to Pete. "I thought those "Heartless" were of use, but perhaps… I was wrong?" He was ready to permanently maim his doggy ally.

"Now dun go and misjudging me!" Pete snapped his fingers. "I got some new Heartless, ya know. They're stronger than the ones earlier, even took the hearts of some of your…"

"Must you bring them here? Stop explaining and get them to go after our ill interference!"

"Ok, ok. Dun have to get your cork screw'd tight."

"Hey, Hunningan. I have some bad news. I've confirmed the body of a dead officer." Leon pulled away the radio briefly to look at the dead body that hung from the hook within the bonfire. "Either they have a twisted fetish, or there's something wrong with the people here."

"Leon, you need to get out of there. Look for a tower, there should be a path near it."

"Got it."

"And how are the three civilians? Are they still with you?"

". . ." Leon glanced towards the trio. "Listen for yourself."

"Let me go, Sora!" Donald shouted as he stayed lifted up by the Keyblade wielder, waving his wings furiously left and right. He flapped his feet and tried to wrestle away, but Sora wouldn't let go. "Goofy, when I get my hands on you-!"

"Aw, Donald, you dun have to be so angry." Goofy continued to inch further.

"Sora… Let- go!" The duck finally jumped into freedom and ran after Goofy, raising his wand like a bat. If it hit, it was definitely going to hurt.

"Uwah-yipe!"

Leon put the radio back near his ear.

Hunningan gave a slight laugh. "Just take care of them, Leon. I'll sure you'll make a good father."

The officer blinked and raised an eyebrow, "What did you say, Hunningan?" But the line had already been cut off. "Huh…" He placed away the radio and grabbed Donald by the shirt as he and Goofy dashed by. Ignoring the protest, he gestured his head towards the direction they were to go. "There's a trail over there."

A few minutes down the path, Leon finally released the feathered companion. Sora laughed, "Got it under control now, Donald?"

"Yeah, yeah," snorted the other.

"Okay, I want you guys to be more quiet from now on. This isn't something you can stroll along and expect…"

"¡Ahí está! ¡Ahí está!" The voices came from above. The four looked up as a dynamite near the scouting men exploded and shifted a boulder from the cliff above. Smaller pebbles fell to the ground as the bigger one, much bigger one, eventually decided to follow!

"Quack?!"

"Uh-wah-WAH!!"

"AHHHH!"

"Stop screaming and move!" Leon shoved the trio forward.

The boulder crashed to the first floor of the earth and wouldn't one know it, the ground happened to be a steeping hill. Going downward.

Everyone ran. The adrenaline pumped through their system as they dashed for their lives. Through the fallen leaves and shut traps, they ran until an open space to the left of Leon's sight came to view. "To the left!" Goofy, who had apparently a difficult time listening, responded with a gasping, "What?!" He was quickly tackled, for the second time in a day, by the ex-Raccoon officer as they ducked into the corner.

The stone whizzed by with a loud, thunderous thud. It had launched itself into another wall of rock.

"Jeez, talk about trying to rock our world," Leon uttered, "Alright, don't be stuck in the mud." He pulled Goofy out of his face plant in the wet earth.

"Thanks, Leon." Goofy coughed out a leaf.

Once Sora and company had helped each other up, they continued through the dying forest. Thin and wilted tree after another thin and wilted tree, they finally came to a small shack. There, was the sound of something sizzling, and a stick was thrown into the air through its broken down window. Luckily, it exploded a safe distance away from any of them. Leon took out his gun and aimed. The vandalizer was identified as another ganados, who was continually lighting and thrusting dynamites just after each one had been thrown. Before he could throw another, Leon planted a bullet in the brought up arm. Responding with a grimacing recoil, the villager dropped the lit explosive. His comrades, who were gathered around him, looked down. It was a kill count that deserved at least a combo bonus.

Continuing past the wreckage of wood, a house that actually looked completely abandoned came into view. Or, so they thought. At least there weren't any crazy natives attacking them.

But the home was a complete mess. Books were scattered everywhere and an ancient typewriter rested on a stack of them. An unhooked, nonworking phone was buried in a pile of papers. Bookshelves leaned on tables, and chairs were scattered everywhere. "Well, I've seen worse!" commented Sora. He had been to Wonderland before - the Mad Hatter's partiers were always a monstrous disaster. Though to the Hatter's rabbit companion, they were always a complete success.

Trying to slip through the mess without causing a ruckus, Leon made it to another room. It was emptier, and more cleaner, than the previous one. Then, he heard a noise. A constant banging. Company already? he thought and looked around. The sound came from a large dresser, which was shaking with each thud. Leon inched closer as Sora, Goofy, and Donald made their way into the room.

Leaning against one of the cabinet's doors, Leon gripped the opposite door's handle and opened it. Something fell. He hurriedly aimed his gun at the floor.

It was a man, tied up by ropes and silenced by a piece of tape slapped on his mouth. He was dressed in a gentlemanly fashion, and his brown eyes stared fearfully at the handgun's opening. The stranger shook his head as if to say, "Don't kill me!" and tried to wriggle away. His movements ceased when he felt someone's boot. Goofy's boots. Gloved hands turned the captive by his shoulders whose screams were muffled by the tape, as the canine "u-hyuk!'ed" and Donald shoved together into his view.

"Hi there, my name's Goofy!"

"...Uh, guys, I think you're scaring him," Sora said, interfering their greetings by dragging his friends away.

Leon reached over and ripped the tape off the man. He winced in response. "A little rough, don't you think?" were the Spaniard's first words. As Leon turned him around to cut off the bindings around his arms and legs, he looked to the Disney duo. "Ai yai yai. I had thought toons had come to kill me for a second there. Would have been a permanent scar on my childhood memories, you know?"

The ropes were cut. He rolled away and sat up to rub his red-marked wrists. He looked to Leon. "Thanks. Now, I just have one, very important, question. You got a smoke?"

"…Got gum."

"Gum?" Goofy interrupted. "I'd love some!"

The stranger glanced to the dog. "Smoke's better. Gets all the crazy out, amigo."

Author's Ending Note: I think I'll try to do a little sidestory chapter next. X3 To introduce some other cast members / status Hope this chapter was good enough! :3 Thanks again for reading! :D