Disclaimer: The following series and characters belong to their respective corporations: Nintendo, Disney, and Square-Enix, including their respectful developers. The following characters of this fic: Kyle Nasher, Dirk Lionheart, Alana (Lana) Blade, Drew Devin, and Nived Werd belong to author Mace the Manakete in agreement to his written consent.

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Kingdom Hearts Chronicles: Vol.1
KINGDOM BLESSINGS

—CHAPTER 4—
Unexpected Twist

Mario and Luigi jumped high enough to land high kicks on a couple of Wire Frames. The Wire Frames recovered their falls in the air and threw slam fists on the brothers, knocking them. The creatures stared at the transfixed Kyle who kept looking at his palm.

Come on, he thinks aloud, Appear.

Kyle looked up and suddenly felt a heavy kick on his stomach, sending him flying with the Mario brothers.

"I thought you knew how to fight!" Luigi snarled at Kyle.

"We're doomed!" Toad whined.

Mario jumped in front and faced the Wire Frames, "Time for some-a drastic measure."

Mario's body glowed as he moved his arms back and yelled out, "MARIO FINALE!!". His hands burned fire and he tugged them up front, launching out a massive storm of flames at the Wire Frames. The explosion merely passed through the enemies like a simple wind.

The Wire Frames hissed and immediately multiplies into a herd. Mario couldn't believe his attack didn't work.

"Now we're doomed!" Toad cried out.

"What are we going to do now?" Toadsworth cried out as well.

"I think it's me they want." Kyle stepped in front.

"What?" Luigi exclaimed, "You can't even fight!"

Kyle stared at his hand once more, Come on. Come to me.

He swung his arm once more and finally the Sacred Keyblade was at his grasp. The Keyblade looked rather translucent, it was like he wasn't holding it at all. Mario and Luigi breathed in awe and the Wire Frames began backing away.

Kyle swung the Keyblade around, "Come on now and face me, fiends!"

The Wire Frames snarled and leap onto Kyle. Kyle jumped almost as high as Mario and Luigi and swung the Keyblade continuously, slashing and bashing every one of the Wire Frames. Mario and Luigi went ahead to help out. Mario threw a tornado kick and a super jump punch on few of the Wire Frames. Luigi swung his head like a torpedo, bashing the rest of the enemies. The enemies were mostly focus on Kyle since over a swarm of them ran after him instead of the brothers; but Kyle still had the advantage.

Kyle landed on his feet and pointed the Keyblade and his arm next to it at the Wire Frames. Another herd leapt on him but before Kyle could attack, the Keyblade vanished into golden dusts.

What?

One Wire Frame landed an uppercut on Kyle's jaws, sending him flying, and another one threw a meteor kick. The Wire Frames teleported behind Kyle and followed with a series of blood-spewing bashes and finally a fist slam on Kyle's back, sending him hard on the ground.

"Kyle!" Mario and Luigi ran to him but the Wire Frames block their roads. "Get outta the way, monsters!" Mario cried out, but the Wire Frames quickly surrounded them and the wounded teen.

"We're done for." Luigi exclaimed.

"Yaaaahoo!" A distant yell sounded from above. Everyone, including the Wire Frames looked up and saw Bowser in his clown copter, heading straight for the ground.

"Heads up!" Bowser yelled in panic, unable to control his clown copter. Mario and Luigi pulled Kyle out of the way and ran off, leaving the Wire Frames alone. The clown copter crashed on the enemies, shattering them like glasses. The heroes witnessed the crash.

"What…happened?" Kyle struggled himself up.

"Bowser happened." Luigi answered.

Toadsworth approached Kyle, so does the baby brothers and Toad, "Are you all right, sir?"

Kyle brushed himself off and noticed a cut on his forehead and his clothes a little worn out, "I…I'm fine. It's just a scratch."

The Mario quartets approached Bowser furiously. Bowser laid on the damaged copter, dizzy and badly bruised, "Stars…pretty stars…"

Mario grabbed Bowser by the tail and turned him about face, "Listen here Bowser! Where's Princess Toadstool?"

"Wuh-wuh-what?" Bowser shook his head.

"Don't play innocent here you fat koopa!" Luigi accused, "Where's Princess Toadstool? We know you have her."

"Yeah!" The baby brothers cried.

Bowser raised up, "What are you talking about?"

"You know what we're talking about, poacher!" Mario said.

"Princess Toadstool is not with me! Yet." Bowser said.

"Liar." Luigi exclaimed.

"Yeah! And a pants on fire!" Baby Luigi mocked.

"Look here!" the annoyed Bowser boomed, "I came here for the princess, and the princess I came here for. So if I did kidnap her like you 'stated', why would I be landing on your property?"

"Cause you're dumb?" Luigi pointed out.

Mario pondered for a minute, "Hey wait Luigi. I think Bowser is speaking the truth here."

"Or he's playing a trick on us."

"Look!" Bowser slammed the ground, "Just hand over Princess Toadstool right now!"

Mario and Luigi looked at each other. Before they could speak, Bowser howled out at the condition of the castle's gardens, "Sweet lava! What happened here?"

"The Wire Frames." Kyle answered as he approached the brothers and the koopa. Toadsworth and Toad followed. Bowser squinted at the teen, "Who are you?"

"I'm Kyle." The teen answered, "You must be Bowser."

"You bet I am." Bowser replied, "And what's your relationship with these nitwit brothers here?"

"We just met." Luigi said.

"We found him somewhere near the castle when we were pursued." Mario responded.

"Pursued?" Bowser flinched, "That's new. I never heard, seen, or smell you guys been pursued."

Bowser looked around and saw the Wire Frames' body shards laying everywhere. He picked up a shard and gently rubbed it. The material turned into sand in response.

Bowser's mouth hanged open. "Wow." He said, "you really are been pursued."

The koopa faced the brothers, "And Princess Toadstool is not with you whatsoever?"

"We have to find her." Mario said vehemently, ignoring Bowser's question, "even if it means that we have to face you!"

"Me?" Bowser pointed at himself.

"Ya heard my brother!" Luigi exclaimed, "You!"

"Well it doesn't matter, cause I ain't coming after you." Bowser said, then reluctantly he declared, "I'm going with you."

"What?" the Mario quartets yelled.

"What? Is that a problem for you?" Bowser stated, "'or should I recall the times we had when I joined you vermins on quests."

"Okay Bowser, if you want to come with us, I suggest you drop the name calling." Luigi pointed out.

"I think you should come for the time being." Kyle pointed out, "I also want to see my friends again. We were separated."

"Don't worry Kyle." Mario said, "We'll find them. Your friends and Princess Toadstool."

"Please do!" Toadsworth said worryingly, "May I suggest that you head for the neighboring Disney Empire. I hope the Emperor there will be of assistance."

"The Disney Empire?" The Mario brothers said in surprised.

Toadsworth took them inside the castle and into the throne room. "Wait here." Toadsworth told the company and headed for the Princess's Seat. Using his cane, he reached the Seat's tip and tapped it once. Everything started shaking and the Seat shifted aside, revealing a life-size keyhole painted in luminous light.

"What is it?" Kyle asked.

"A portal to the Disney Empire." Toadsworth said, "Princess Toadstool once told me to keep this in secrecy and never to reveal it to anyone, even you the Mario brothers. She told me that I should show this portal to you only if the time is right."

"The princess really is gone." Luigi muttered.

"As you enter the portal," Toadsworth went on, "you'll be traveling in strange movement, space, and time continuum. I'm not sure if there are enemies beyond but I beg of you, please be careful reaching Disney Empire."

"Don't worry Toadsworth." Kyle said, "We will."

The company approached the keyhole and one by one they go through it like a large hole and disappear in sight.

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