Chapter 12: The Seventh Princess. The Final Rose.
A week from rest and relaxing on Destiny Island, King Mickey, Donald, and Goofy pack up returning to Disney Castle their home. Mickey is in the driver seat while Donald and Goofy slept in the two passenger seats. Mickey while driving the gummi ship was in thought, one who is driving shouldn't do but sense there is always little to no traffic in the stars it matters not. Mickey sigh of relief taking in and realizing all he and his friends from the past and present have been through the people that been drag in and out going through grim and filth of the decade long plus battle. Spending the week on the island was great meeting Riku, Sora, and Kairi friends and family made him miss his own back at home. He decide that it was about time to go Minnie worry sick over him, Daisy praying that Donald return for their date and Goofy probably wanted to check on Max. After an hour he made it home landing in the cockpit and waking up Goofy and Donald who desire to remain a sleep before Mickey telling them of their whereabouts.
"Finally." Donald said leaving the ship and heading to the exit.
"Yeah, I can't wait to see everyone I hope Max is happy to see me." Goofy grin following suit.
Mickey follow suit as well but notice something was off, it wasn't serious one minor detail that happen before Chip and Dale not greeting them. They already knew when or possibly they'll becoming back and worry about it not. The trio proceeded to follow suit out of the cockpit bathing into the golden sunlight out side the serenity of the castle and joy of being home was soothing. Upon heading to the entrance of the castle the three saw Minnie, Daisy, Max, friends, and servants standing outside Mickey believing that its a Welcome Home gathering for them before noticing that their backs are to them.
"Minnie." Mickey ran and hugged his Queen.
"Daisy." Donald called the two held hands and kissed upon greeting.
"Maxie." Goofy called running to his son grabbing him and lifting him off the ground.
"Stop, dad your embarrassing me." Max said escaping his father grip but smile.
Minnie and Mickey hugged tightly enjoying the embrace of her husband not seeing him for so long and seeing him now warm her heart almost forgetting the matter at hand. " Oh, Mickey I need to tell you something." She said breaking the embrace to her sadness.
"I know we're a bit late we stay the week at the islands we would come sooner but..." Mickey began. "No not that something else." Minnie said.
"Their something in the castle." Chip spoke as both he and his brother jump up and down.
"We tried to contact you but our communication were being jumble up." Dale explain. Terror has risen in Mickey but he hid it well showing no look of fear of the possibility of being nobodies or heartless starting trouble once more.
"Gosh do you think it's Xemnas." Goofy said concern.
"No way you big palooka Sora and Riku defeated him." Donald said.
Mickey summon his keyblade, Goofy, and Donald doing the same summoning their weapons. "Y'all wait here make sure to not enter the castle and if anything happens out here escape to the cockpit."
Mickey, Donald, and Goofy headed to the castle that was until Minnie called out to Mickey. "Mickey wait!" She said. Mickey turn back to her knowing that his wife didn't want him to return to battle as of yet sense he been home for less than ten minutes. "You went to the Islands and you didn't take Me and Daisy along." Mickey practically fell over at the statement before regaining himself. "Um-danger-castle-got-to-go." Mickey said smiling nervously before running off. In truth Minnie wasn't upset but she enjoy teasing her husband as most wives do it's something they cherish to see that dopy look.
The three ran through the passage of Disney Castle one of the main places they check were the Cornerstone of light a device use to keep darkness out and the resident to remain pure. The Cornerstone of Light remain in perfect order the room it self hasn't been open or tampered with, this ease Mickey nerves only for a while before realizing one of the other rooms in the castle. His nerves were fluster once again the room was on the corridor the three were on and to everyone beside Mickey and Yen Sid the room let alone the passage itself didn't exist the King and the teacher knowing only of this place.
"Hey your majesty where are we?" Donald said observing the new surroundings. It was no different then the other passages ordinary but just another area he never been. "Yeah, and whose that guy?" Goofy pointed.
Mickey swallow a lump in his throat heart pounding as his once calm demeanor and appearance began to morph of fear and rage. The man lean up against the pearl doors of his and Minnie bedroom double door with a golden trim and abstract design. The man is in his late teens eighteen to be precise. He had brown skin and dark brown short length dreadlocks style back. He wore a black hoodie the number 21 in white on his left chest, navy shorts, and black running shoes. His eye open as he felt the three presents about ten feet away. "Who told you to come in this castle?"
Mickey pointed the keyblade at him as a threat. "I'm the king of this castle and who told you to come in my castle?"
The teen stood arms folded. "First off my name is Micheal 'one who is like god' I can go and come to any castle as I please and any bedroom I choose."Donald and Goofy look at each other eyebrows raise. "Bedroom?" The doors being Micheal open a young woman step she appear to be sixteen wearing a white bath robe damp from the bath she took. She had light tan skin and dark blue hair reaching her mid back and covering her breast. "Okay I'm ready to go, take care of the those guys for me I'm heading to the room now." She said turning her back and casually walking further into the passage.
"Wait don't go down there!" Mickey shouted. Mickey was ready to make a sprint until a large and dense dark pressure force down upon him and his comrades. He stood taking by the shaking of this passage the cracking of walls and how his body couldn't move at his command. The surge of darkness was not coming from the woman but the man himself. Mickey was now horrified the keyblade summon in Micheal's left hand a key of black and blue a shark jaw handle, the slithering of the keyblade snake like body and demonic fang like blades. "Dracula is my weapon." Micheal called it.
The dark pressure has ceased Mickey falling over his body weaken and relieve from the sudden burst of darkness. He look back to find Donald and Goofy knock out and on the floor. He knew the two weren't pushovers but wasn't surprise by the results the pressure was almost never ending and hard to endure even for him.
"Get your majesty." Micheal said. "If you don't get I'll turn you in a heartless and nobody it's an effort less task and I will use it." He risen his keyblade to strike Mickey's heart the hit being block by Mickey's keyblade then pushing Micheal back. "Don't stop when I take your heartless I want to see what I'm in for."
The young woman was in the basement of the castle, it was dark but warm from the lights that shine from the sleeping pods of it's host. The pods line up against the wall each one holding a sleeping person a smile on their face. The materiel of the wall and basement were the same a blue steel with pipes and cords built in it, she walk to the first pod where the basement broke into two hallways one left and the other right still lined up with other pods holding their sleeping host. The pods seem to be in the hundreds almost ever lasting and the light lit the way through the hall. "Here they are." She smile.
Micheal and Mickey swatted their keyblades at each other, the speed and strength almost overwhelming and unbearable the pressure of light and dark cracking and crumbling the walls and pedestals that held the ceiling up. A pearl was shot at Micheal causing him to stumble back barely blocking the hit from Mickey which knock him off his feet. "Surprising that your little size hold so much strength." Micheal mock gaining his posture.
"Height and weight doesn't when the battle it's the heart." Mickey said.
"Really now." Micheal said taking out a summoning charm from his pocket. "What a charm?" Mickey said. The charm had a toonish appearance, the design and built of an eye with a red pupil and green antennas. "Plankton." Micheal said.
The scenery around them change briefly they are underwater in what appear to be a badly kept restaurant with cobwebs, dust, and skeletons. "YES YES the secret formula will be mine!" A little green creature shout until he was kick on the ground. "Who the..." He almost began to rant before he realize who foot it belong to. "Oh its you." The scenery change back to the original state of Disney castle.
"Micheal can't you see I was busy." The little green thing said sitting in Micheal's hand. "Sorry but I need you."
Mickey raise and eyebrow curious to what the man was talking to it was then an aura of darkness swarm around Micheal then burnt out as a six foot metal robot stood beside him which unknown to Mickey resemble the tiny creature. "Where did that come from?" Mickey said raising his weapon.
The robot shot a red laser at Mickey who block it effortlessly with his hand sensing no danger from the beam. Several lasers were shot Mickey deflecting most of them as the others went elsewhere. "This summon has bad aim and the strength is weaker than even the novice warrior so why summon?" A red shot was fire directly at Mickey but exploded revealing Micheal to Mickey horror as he receive several slashes getting knock in the air. He then regain him self healing before launching an assault at Micheal which fail the robot block the attack. "It's defense power!" Mickey said and receive an hard slam from Micheal being sent to the floor. Mickey got up from the several damage floor dust and debris blocking his vision but saw a red dot. "Get ready Plankton." Micheal said firing the robot at Mickey. "YOUR GOING DOWN RAT!" Plankton shouted being sent to the mouse king. In realization Mickey roll avoiding the attack but receiving a powerful hit from Micheal and then another from the robot which continue to fly around like a speeding bullet. Mickey heal himself and pull out a summoning charm of his own which he found in the sands of Destiny Island. "Lu-" Mickey was cut off Micheal swatted the charm out of Mickeys grip who counter attack by slicing Micheal shoulder. "YOUR GOIN DOWN!" Plankton shouted heading toward Mickey who jump out of the way and the robot accidentally hit Micheal before along with Plankton went back into the charm. Mickey was relieve as Micheal lay their unconscious and now all was left is that mysterious girl. He knew where she went and for that reason took the secret passage to get their which was threw his room a door under his bed open and he went in.
The girl stood over one of the sleeping pods that lied broken, rusted, glass in tatters, and wires laying on the ground. "Now how did this happen?" She said. Footsteps were approaching her she ignore them and was more curious about the broken pod. Mickey stopped a few feet in front of her breathing heavy, bruise up from the fight the spell only numbing the pain and healed the more serious wounds. "Hey-what-are-you-doing-here?" Mickey said in between breaths. She turn her back on him and began to walk down the hall. "Micheal is still alive shouldn't you be dealing with him?" She said but Mickey responded by summoning his keyblade and point it at her.
"I guess not." She said taking out a charm that resemble a heart made out of ocean waves and a shark like warrior in the middle. "Tia Hallibel." She threw the charm behind her. "Wait!" Mickey shouted but was stop by what feel like a strong pressure of nothingness pushing down on him. It was coming from the warrior dress in white attire, a sword strap to her back and blonde hair in three pony tails. She has dark brown skin and half of her face was cover up by her outfit. "She summon me I rather not fight you your majesty but I must for now." She drew her sword.
"Do I know you?" Mickey said curious at how she can tell he was a king as the way he look now. "No, but only the kings of Disney Castle and Yen Sid would know of this basement along with the constructors who made this place and who was a warrior of the castle who I was. Which is why I won't kill you." Tia Hallibel said.
"Wait but how-" Mickey was stopped by the clashing of his and her swords.
Micheal slowly awaken drowsy and in pain he felt a kick in his ribs noticing his companion standing over him. "Kairie." He said achy sitting up and then using his keyblade as a cane before dismissing it. "Your so weak you know that but at least you get the job done." She smile patting him on the back purposely hitting his injuries. "Did you find what you need?" He ask. "Yes, I did we'll come back later though I still got to make sure everything set."
Micheal nodded and summon a dark corridor walking to it and before entering turn back to Kairie with his hand out. "Let's go." He said and she grab hold of his hand the exiting through the darkness.
"And then." The man closed his journal. "That's all I got down about everything I was able to catch." The man explain walking over to the shelf and place the journal between two books. "I did the best I could but keeping up with the King and princess was a task I can only do but so much.
The other man sigh he was tired and stress going through all this trouble and found almost nothing. He sat at the table with his subordinate, the large table is mahogany, the chairs burgundy, and the room itself a large library each one journals of different things in great detail created by his subordinate. "Good enough you did well."
"But Master Xeanoheart what are you going to do about Anastasia I mean now that your back you can start a new with a different Organization Xlll and execute Anastasia." The man smiling at the thought of her demise, if their was anything he couldn't stand it was betrayal and when Anastasia wasn't their to assist Xemnas during his battle with Sora and Riku instead fled elsewhere he hated her more ever sense. The two never got along for understandable and various reasons. "No Organization Xlll is dead and gone." Xeanoheart said walking to large window observing the full moon over head lunar light shining in the room. "How ever your right it's time we start a new."
Author's note: Hey, been a while huh didn't think I finish it well it's done. Please review and stuff wanna know what ya think