"Aanyx…" I opened my eyes to see a familiar face smiling down at me. Blinking the sleep from my eyes I grinned at him, "Reporting for duty…" He shook his head, attempting to hide his relief, "I told you not to go in there…"

"What? You should know by now how curious I get. I wanted to see what was down there."

"Yeah, and you paid the price, didn't you?" He gently rapped me on the head with his knuckles before leaning back in his chair. It was then I recognized where I was—the mint green shower curtains to my right being a dead give-away. I sat up, vaguely registering the time, "Everyone else in class?"

"Yup."

"Mrs. Daniels let you skip?"

"Doesn't she always?"

I sighed, slumping back on the pillow, "How is it I always land in these situations?"

The answer I knew was coming next never came, the scene fading away. I frowned. 'No…Come back…I want things to be simple again! I want to be in school, and fail math tests, and fall down the basement stairs!' I thought, attempting to reach for the fading form of Roxas. My limbs felt heavy, as though weighed down by elephants. "You need to wake up, Aanyx."

I turned, seeing Roxas standing there…only, I could see though him…

"Am I dreaming?"

"Sort of…We're in your subconscious." He replied, walking closer, "Remember what happened? Ursula took away your powers. It took a heavy toll on your body, and you've been asleep for a day now."

I felt my eyes widen, "A day?" He nodded, taking my hands, "I've watched over you for as long as I could. But even spirits have their limits." I bit my lip, "Why can't you just come back?"

"Because it can't be that simple. But I'll always protect you…I promise…And you can always find me…here…" He touched my heart, slowly fading away. "Roxas…" I cried, reaching out for him. I felt a kiss on my forehead, before suddenly being blinded by a bright light.

"Rox…as…" Aanyx stirred, groaning from the sudden light. Reality hitting her hard, she sat bolt upright in the sand before freezing. She wiggled her toes. Rubbed her eyes. Wiggled them again.

"Well, now, lookie here!"

"AAH!" Aanyx jumped to her feet, attempting to summon her whips. Nothing. The bulky sailor chuckled, "Relax, derie. I ain't gonna do ya no harm. Jus good ta see you up an' breathin!" Aanyx's panic subdued as she looked over the man. He appeared to be in his late forties, blond hair flecked with grey, with eyes a parallel color to the tide sweeping her bare feet. "I'm glad ye came roun' lass. 'Fraid I was gonna have ta carry ye outta da tide."

Aanyx blinked, "Uh…right…"

"By da look o' yer dress I'd guess ye came from dat shipwreck?"

"Um…"

"Well, c'me in an' ol' Charlie'll take care o' you." The man held out a burly, calloused hand, and, at Aanyx's hesitance, merely chuckled, "Alrigh', I'll lead da way." Aanyx followed at a distance, giving the surf one last look before heading after the man.

"Oh Maribelle! Johnny! I'm home!"

"Daddy!"

Aanyx watched as a little boy, no older than seven, ran up towards Charlie, jumping into his arms at the last second. "Hey, Johnny! Where's Mama?"

"In the yard. She says she needs to find da buried treasure!" The boy giggled before spotting Aanyx, "Who's that, Daddy?"

"I'm Aanyx." She said, smiling fondly at the little raven-haired boy. "Ah, she speaks at last! Right, Johnny, you take care of 'er, while I go find Mama."

"Okay!" Johnny smiled, grabbing Aanyx by the hand and leading her through the homey living room. Once his father had left, Johnny blinked up at Aanyx curiously, "Are you Jimmy's angel?"

"Angel?"

"Uh-huh. Daddy's new apprentice came home one day and said he found an angel with really pretty eyes." Aanyx bent down towards the boy, "This wouldn't happen to be Jim Hawkins, would it?"

"Uh-huh. But I call him Jimmy. He says he's gonna be a big spacer one day! I wanna be just like him! He even gave me this little model!" Aanyx gently took the toy shoved into her face and examined it. Its design seemed simple enough—nothing worse than what she'd done back at the Organization—a board to stand on, engine, and solar-sail to collect energy. "He says I can ride the real one with him once he's done building it, too!" The boy continued, jerking Aanyx out of her inspections of the craft. She smiled, "Has he finished it yet?"

"No…" Johnny said sadly, "Jimmy hasn't come home since two days ago…"

'That'd be around the time I blacked out, then.' Aanyx thought, handing the boy his model, "Well, maybe I could fix it."

Before the bright-eyed boy could respond, a round woman with thick curly black hair came into the room, wiping her hands on the apron round her waist, "Alright, lemme see you. Charlie said you washed up from a shipwreck, eh?" Aanyx nodded, the face seemingly stirring an old memory. "Do I…know you…?"

"Don't see hows ya could, dearie. I'm just a humble fishwife, see." The woman said, bustling around the confused Nobody. Aanyx hummed in acknowledgement, allowing her sides to be prodded and her skirt to be pulled. "Alright, dearie, follow me, and we'll get you out o' these rags and into somethin proper. We don't have much, but whatever we have is yours."

Aanyx followed the portly woman upstairs and into a washroom, "I can work if you'd like—to pay off for it."

"Oh, that isn't needed, sweetie. Warm water for your bath?"

"Cold is fine."

"If you insist. I'll go find you something to wear—it might be something of Jim's to start with, until I can mend you one of my old ones."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course, dear!"

"Thank you."

Aanyx sat in the bath for quite some time, mulling over her situation. Landlocked with no powers and no means of contacting others. No powers ment she was off the radar of the Organization, and if heartless attacked…

She scrubbed the cold water into her face, attempting to clear her mind. She was glad her contacts were so durable—were she stuck in any other pair they would have long-since begun to burn her eyes from the salt water of the ocean.

Hearing a soft knock on the door, she sunk lower into the tub, soap covering her body, and turned towards the door, "Yes?"

"Jus' me with a dress for you, dearie." Maribelle said, setting the folded cloth on the small table under the cupboards. Aanyx smiled, "I really appreciate all that you're doing for me. I wish there was something I could do in return."

"You just clean your little self up and come down when you're ready for supper." The woman smiled, closing the door quietly behind her.

Dipping her hair into the water one final time, Aanyx stood, dried herself off, and approached the dress warily. "I would've much rather chosen the trousers, I hope you know." The dress opted for silence. "Well, at least you come with pantaloons."

Aanyx made her way down not long after, hair combed and styled so the upper layer was held back in a bun, the rest of the wavy locks cascading around her shoulders. The dress was a combination of greens that accented her eyes quite nicely, consisting of a pale olive nightgown under a bodice-skirt combination. The bodice was a rich forest green, while the over-skirt—gathered on either side at roughly knee height—matched the seaweed green of her eyes almost exactly.

Maribelle smiled, "There, now aren't you a pretty little sweetheart?" Aanyx smiled bashfully, messing with the skirts. "She does clean up nice, doesn't she?" Charlie agreed, giving her a toothy grin. Johnny mirrored his father's expression, "You're really pretty, Aanyx."

"Alright, that's enough pestering. John, would you get the plates?"

"Yes, Mama."

"Charlie, for goodness sake, wash those hands!"

"Yes, dear."

"And Aanyx, for heaven's sake, child, don't feel so intrusive!"

After a large supper—in which Aanyx felt more at home than she had ever felt, even including her fake family in Twilight Town—Aanyx sat at one of the windows, listening to the fire crackle to her right. Its orange light reflected off a shining surface, catching Aanyx's eye. Upon closer examination, she found it to be a 12-string guitar. She made her way over to it, "Do you play, Charlie?"

"Me brother did. Tha was 'afore 'e died tho'."

Aanyx gently took it from its case on the wall, "May I?"

"If you can, that'd be lovely, dear." Maribelle smiled, towel-drying the last glass. Making sure it was in tune, Aanyx began to strum thoughtfully, "I'm afraid I don't know many songs…"

"Do you know any stories?" Johnny asked hopefully. Aanyx chuckled, "What kinds of stories?"

"One with magic!"

"Johnny." Maribelle chided. Aanyx smiled, "It's alright, Maribelle. Hmm, let's see…A story with magic…let's see…Once upon a time, not so very long ago, there was a little girl who wanted to have adventures. One day, she decided to try and leave her home, so she approached her aunt. 'I want to see what's out there,' the girl said. 'If you want to leave, you have to go with this man,' the aunt replied. So, without worrying about it, the girl left, abandoning her family in the process. True to her word, she found the man and left with him, meeting other people along the way. The man gave her powers—powers that let her morph anything into anything else. She could even turn you into a monkey!"

"Wow!" Johnny whispered. Aanyx smiled, "And she kept traveling, seeing one amazing place after the other. Then one day, she learned that there was trouble in her home. Her mother and brother had both died, and her father was under the control of her aunt! The girl raced home to challenge her aunt, only to find that the source of her aunt's power came from a family heirloom—a trident made of solid Jade. The girl made a bargain with her aunt, 'if you give me the trident, I'll stay here.' The aunt readily agreed, but the girl was cunning. She took the trident and banished her aunt, staying only long enough to secure the trident once and for all."

"Where did she hide it?"

"Stories say she took it far out into the ocean and dropped it there, morphing it into a large, underwater castle made of solid Jade. Then again, they also claim she keeps part of it with her at all times, so no one else can use its powers for evil."

They elapsed into a light silence, in which Aanyx continued her strumming, before Maribelle stood, "Alright, Johnny, time for bed. C'mon." Aanyx smiled at the retreating duo as she replaced the guitar. "Tha was yer story, was'n it?" Charlie asked, "Well, the gist of it, yes. But not quite. Had to make it child appropriate, what with the happily ever after and all." Aanyx sighed, turning towards the burly man, "What time do you sail tomorrow?"

"Daybreak. Shall I expect ye ter be there?"

"Please. I'm afraid that war with my aunt isn't exactly settled."

"S'not my business ter ask, buh I'll sail ye wherever ye need be."

"It won't be a difficult journey. Things could have been easier, but I suppose we must live with what we've got, right?"

Aanyx woke early, dressing in the gown from the night before and once more clipping her hair back in the ½ bun. She crept to the closet where—having discovered she'd been given Jim's room—she found the workings of the Solar Surfer. Getting to work, she couldn't help but admire the boy's handiwork—using primitive supplies was tricky for such an advanced mode of transportation, especially when all you managed to obtain was the engine.

Suddenly getting an idea, she began to disassemble the craft, instead creating what appeared to be two hover-pads—each just big enough for the artificial gravity device to stick to one shoe.

With a grin, Aanyx packed the Solar Skates into the tote she'd found in the closet, as well as one of the wrenches and a note she'd written to put in a bottle. She made her way quietly downstairs, managing to slip on the boots she'd borrowed before realizing Maribelle was in the kitchen. "Charlie told me you'd be up."

"I need to get something to someone—my traveling companions don't exactly know where I am."

"Well, as long as you get to them, you'll be fine, dearie. Tea?"

"Yes, thank you. No sugar, though." Aanyx sat at the table with a sigh, and for a while neither of them spoke. "It really is a nice place to live…"

"Aye. And you could stay, you know."

"I wish I could. But first I need to find my friend."

"He's missing?"

"More like disappeared for good. I don't know how much you know about the Heartless—"

"You'd be surprised, young Twilight."

Aanyx jerked her head in the woman's direction, making the ladder chuckle, "You expect me to forget the little princess what gave me such a hard time before? You and little Ed, now I think on it."

"Then you are our nanny."

"Was. Then you moved off and I fell in love with Charlie. I made a deal with Ursula too, you know. Told me I had to get a kiss o' true love before sunset on the third day as human. Otherwise, I'd go back to being a Mermaid."

"And now Ariel made some sort of deal with Jim."

"You mean Jim and—oh, for the love of—and that's how you lost your powers now, is it?"

Aanyx nodded sadly, "Ursula almost always has a deadline, and at the second day I fear they're running out of time. My guess is the Sea Witch turned Jim into a merman at their request, and took my powers as payment. I'm hoping that if I can let any of them know, then they can fill me in on the details. With everything I've been through, I'm sure there's something I can do to help before it's too late. The only problem is I can't go mermaid without my powers."

"Maybe Sebastian can do something."

"That's what I'm hoping."

Maribelle crossed the kitchen to pat the girl's shoulder, "It'll all work out in the end, dearie. Don't you worry."

Aanyx clutched the railing of the boat as it sped out to open ocean. The wind whipped her hair to the east, and her eyes remained on the churning ocean below. Something wasn't quite right, she knew that much for certain. It was only with years of practice in picking up these hints that she even detected the growing darkness in the distance at all.

'Two days have gone by already. What do I do if I'm too late? What help could I be without any powers?'

Aanyx gave a bitter scowl, 'Well, at least now I know that my blood pressure would be normal without my powers…' Indeed, she had noticed almost immediately that she was far less irritable—it was as though someone had taken every ounce of her hatred and divided it by ten. In fact, the only real source of her malice at all was directed at Ursula. It was a very odd feeling, almost as though she weren't even herself at all. She wondered if this was how all the other Nobodies felt—like a major part of them was missing.

"Miss Aanyx." Charlie said, snapping the girl from her thoughts, "We're here."

"Thank you, my friend." Aanyx smiled, fishing through her tote. With any luck she'd have estimated correctly, and they'd currently be directly overtop Ariel's Grotto. Aanyx tied the message in a bottle—corked and sealed with wax to prevent water damage to her letter—to the wrench, dropping it over the side of the boat. She then turned towards the fisherman, "Alright, I'm done. If you don't mind I'd like to head back to shore before you lower the nets."

"I can do tha." Charlie replied, taking the helm once more.

Aanyx spent the rest of that day on the beach, entertaining Johnny with games of tag and skipping stones. It was nearing lunchtime when one of the stones that Aanyx had skipped suddenly skipped back to her. Spotting a familiar tuft of spiky hair made her turn towards the little boy, "Hey, Johnny, why don't you head in for lunch? I'll be there in a bit."

"Kay!"

Once the boy was gone Aanyx raced towards the trio, "Well? What's the scoop?"

"Jim turned into a Merman, and Ariel says he has to get Triton's approval before tomorrow morning. Otherwise, they both become Ursula's slaves, and Ariel has to steal the trident again."

"Again? Don't answer that." Aanyx quickly shook her head, "So does he approve?"

"Not yet. Triton doesn't have a problem with the two being together, but he hasn't actually said it yet."

"Damn…" Aanyx said under her breath, standing and looking at the horizon. "And knowing him, there's no way he'd just outright say it within four days…" Getting a sudden idea, Aanyx turned to Sora, "What did Ursula do when she got the Trident last time? Did she get all big and try to take over the ocean?"

"Yeah…why?"

"Good. Then there may be a chance yet. Let's just hope they work…" Aanyx had retreated up the shore, where her bag sat half-buried in the sand. Grabbing the Solar Skates, she powered them on, carefully stepping on the flat surfaces. Shifting her weight, she made sure her feet held with the artificial gravity before grinning over at the boy, "Alright, here's the plan…"

Nightfall came quickly, but Aanyx remained on the shore, huddled on an outcropping of rocks. Maribelle, Charlie, and Johnny had come by not much earlier, the family eating dinner with her before leaving her with a set of blankets and a hidden pair of trousers from Maribelle. The Nobody now sat alone, with only the sound of the surf to comfort her, and was surprised when she was visited by Organization XIII's Number Two himself.

"Hola, Chickadee!" Xigbar greeted with a wave. Aanyx jumped, tearing her blankets off before relaxing slightly, "Should I be worried that you're here?"

"Aw, Xiggy's harmless, Aan." Demyx said. Aanyx blinked, attempting to hold back her surprise as three more Portals of Darkness appeared. "Xigbar…Axel…Dem…Luxord…What—?"

"We found out you were in a pickle and thought we'd drop by." Axel explained, leading the group over. "But I'm not part of the Organization anymore. Hell, I don't even know what I am at this point…"

"Does it look like that matters? I always love a good gamble…" Luxord chuckled, habitually shuffling a deck of cards. Aanyx smiled, "Thanks, you guys…"

"Xcaiy and Kat wanted to come, too, but Xcaiy's on Sue-overload and…well…you heard about Kat…" Demyx explained, sitting next to his sister as Axel made a fire. "Besides, not all of us have sticks up our asses, if you'll remember." Xigbar winked—or at least, Aanyx assumed it was a wink. It was always so hard to tell the difference between a wink and a really big blink for him—making the girl chuckle, "Yeah, I remember. Thanks for supporting me, you guys…" Aanyx trailed off, grabbing a twig and doodling the Nobody symbol in the sand. She glanced at the moon, "…What do you think is gonna happen to us…? You know, when Sora wipes us all out…"

"Then we'll just have to party in the afterlife." Luxord chuckled, taking a swig from his hip flask. Aanyx rolled her eyes before returning her gaze to those around her. They'd risked their lives—their entire existences—just to keep her company for a night. "I'm already finding one..." She mumbled before standing, walking around so that her back was to the group. "…I don't have power over darkness, and I can't morph anything. But even if I'm like this forever, I'm going to make a promise. I swear, as Kingdom Hearts is my witness, that I will find a way to return Organization XIII to its full glory. And when we return I swear I will do whatever it takes to make each and every one of you whole—that way, none of us will ever have to fear disappearing again." Aanyx turned towards them then, a fiery passion in her eyes mirrored by the dancing flames of the fire. The wind picked up slightly, causing her hair and skirts to dance once more.

"Never fading…sounds like a good life to me…" Axel grinned, rolling onto his back to look up at the stars.

The next morning found Aanyx on full alert, the only evidence of the others' presence being the smoking, charred wood some two feet behind her. The sea had been churning for several hours now—thankfully meaning no fishermen would attempt to brave it today—and the tide was only rising. Her visitors had each granted her two pouches—one of darkness and one of their elements. These pouches were now strung on the belt of her trousers—Darkness, Space, Darkness, Fire, Darkness, Water, Darkness, Time. She had abandoned the dress—surprisingly sorry to let it go—and instead now wore an olive swordsman shirt, khaki trousers, and black knee-high 'Pirate' boots. A short sword hung from her back, hair once again in its braid.

This witch is back to bring her wrath upon the sea

Triton can't be rid of me,

Not that easily

And like all who dare defy me

He will learn his lesson well:

Never toy with a girl like me!

The sea suddenly churned, and in the distance Aanyx saw a large Ursula rising out of the ocean. Aanyx powered on her Solar Skates and took a deep breath, "Okay, Aanyx. This is it. Any last words? …Yeah, I wish I had a better plan than this!" With that and a fierce battle cry, Aanyx took off towards the massive Sea Witch, her call alerting a nearby seagull and causing him to jump into action. Scuttle the seagull flew to her side, calling to all manner of sea life to aid in the struggle. Aanyx grabbed the first pouch of darkness, throwing it into a cloud. The cloud instantly reacted, turning into a Portal of Darkness, and Aanyx stopped to point the animals in, "Go, go, go!" She stayed there only a moment, using the Space to rush to just in front of Ursula's face, and created another Portal. The sea creatures sprung out immediately, ambushing Ursula's face in the perfect distraction.

Flotsam and Jetsam!

Loyal darlings, strong as the tide.

Sweetest poopsies, hasten to my side

Right now! Mommy needs you

Smash those stupid fools!

Make them writhe!

With a shrill tweet of the sailor's whistle around her neck Aanyx signaled for Sora, Donald, and Goofy to do their thing, using the pouch of Water to vault Sora upward. Once more distracted by the trio, Ursula failed to notice Aanyx dump what appeared to be a vat of animal fat, and—once receiving a thumbs-up from Sora—used the Fire pouch to light the Witch on fire. Ursula shrieked in pain, flinging Aanyx away and immediately destroying the Solar Skates. "Aah!"

"Aanyx!" Sora cried, jumping high in the air and catching her. The two landed in the water with a SPLASH, and Aanyx gave Sora a 'thumbs up' to show she was okay. Sora nodded and returned to the battle, leaving Aanyx in Goofy's care.

What feeble humans, no I can't believe my eyes!

Such a stubborn girl

Who is fighting for her prize!

Without your precious powers

Now you're crazy with revenge!

I suppose I sympathize.

Once above water, Aanyx explained her new plan to the turtle, who nodded and returned to relay the message as Aanyx made for land. She stopped once he was no longer looking, instead using the last two Darkness pouches to create a portal from there to the shore. She hacked up the salt water she'd swallowed but turned quickly, keeping her eyes on the battle. "Come on, come on!"

Flotsam and Jetsam!

Loyal darlings, strong as the tide!

Sweetest poopsies, hasten to my side

Right now! Mommy needs you

Smash those stupid fools!

Make them writhe!

Yes! Seeing the bolt of Thundaga reach the sky, Aanyx pulled out the Time pouch—the only one remaining—and pointed her short word at the Sea Witch, "STOP THAT WITCH!" She cried, praying it would work. Ursula froze before suddenly shrinking, the ocean slowly calming as her booming song faded out into nothing.

This is not the end, my dears

I swear, I've just begun!

It's not over until Ursula has won!

Aanyx sank to her knees, thankful that it worked. "Thank Kingdom Hearts, I actually have good plans for once!" Her body began to glow, the sense of emptiness ebbing away as the green glow brightened. She looked at her hands in delight, racing to the cave. Downing the required half of potion she dove into the sea, meeting the others half-way. Rather than accepting the offered group-hug, however, she slugged Jim and Ariel simultaneously in the shoulder, "You realize that there were much better options than going to Ursula, right?"

"Yeah…well…I didn't want to bother you…" Ariel trailed off. Aanyx gave her a look that clearly said 'we're talking later' before directing her attention to Jim, "I've gotta admit, I'm impressed. Not many first-time swimmers would be willing to fight. Especially ones from another world."

"Well, I think you'll find I'm not like most."

"Oh, definitely." Aanyx grinned, giving the boy a noogie, "You're not half bad, kid."

"Hey, I'm older than you!"

"Would you rather I call you rookie?" Aanyx left it at that, however, instead turning towards the palace, "Now if you need me, I'll be attempting to negotiate things with the King. Try not to make any other enemies while I'm gone, will you?"

Many hours of argument later, Aanyx joined the others at the Undersea Courtyard. "Well?"

Aanyx continued swimming, directing a short "I need to talk to the two of you" towards Jim and Ariel as she went. The two glanced at each other but followed nonetheless. Aanyx didn't stop until they were in the cave holding Aanyx's potions. She turned towards them with a large grin. "Congratulations, I've been ordered to turn the two of you human."

"WHAT?" Ariel and Jim chorused. Aanyx jumped out of the water, making the potion wear off, and morphed the two into humans. She led them out of the cave before continuing, "I talked to Triton, as you know. To be honest, he didn't want anything to do with the matter. He was going to send Jim back and that would be that. But you know me. I drove a hard counter."

"What counter?"

Aanyx grinned at her cousin, "That you'd be utterly miserable without him. So; Jim's family will be notified and shipped out here, where you'll live next door to Maribelle, Charlie, and Johnny, all of whom I know will be more than happy to meet…Oh, what did he call you? 'Jimmy's Angel'?" Aanyx chuckled as the two blushed, "The house will be close enough to the beach that Ariel will be able to visit her family whenever she wants, and you'll both live happily ever after."

"But what about you? Can't you stay?" Ariel asked. Aanyx sighed, "You have no idea how much I'd love to take up that offer. But the fact is that my story isn't over yet." Seeing her cousin's tears made the girl tsk, "C'mon, I'll still visit. I promised you I'd bring Roxas here some time, didn't I?"

Aanyx gave the girl a tight hug, "I'm going to miss you…"

"I'll miss you too…"

The two grinned sadly at one another before Aanyx seemed to remember something, "Oh, before I forget…" She placed her hands over the sand, slowly bringing them upward. The sand morphed into a Solar Surfer under her touch, as she explained, "Sorry I had to mess with yours…truth is, it would've never sailed without the Solar Sail. So; my gift to the happy couple."

"We ready?" I asked in a whisper. Ariel nodded, and my grin grew as I took my position behind the large multi-color curtain. The beach was quiet before Ariel's sisters rose from the surf, singing and dancing in the waves.

Welcome the dawning of a happy age of new beginnings

Land and sea have come together, joined in peace and harmony. Fairytales and miracles are what we're singing of.

Our dear princess Ariel, truly fell in love. With a spacer, a human spacer, who lives so far above.

The curtain rose, and Ariel stepped out, wearing a beautiful blue gown, "Wishes really can come true, if you want them to. And this happiness inside, I owe to every one of you."

From the ocean, the sisters continued, "How about you introduce us to these lovely friends of yours?"

Taking my cue, I stepped out at Ariel's words, "Come take a bow: Donald, Goofy, Ani, Sora."

"Congratulations, dear princess, to you!" Donald began. "You found your true love and he found you too." Goofy continued. I stepped up, gently shoving her towards Jim, "We were glad to help you out, and very proud, it's true!"

"Seeing how we made you grin, makes us want to twirl a fin!" Sora finished before Ariel continued. "Wishes really can come true, if you want them to. And this happiness inside, I owe to every one of you!"

"Be so kind to introduce the King, and these, his loyal friends!"

Jim twirled Ariel to stage left as she sang. "Please say hello; Daddy, Sebastian, Flounder!" At the end of the twirl she gestured to the ocean, where King Triton rode a geyser with Sebastian and Flounder. "Ariel, I'm so happy for you."

"Yes, happy endings are so rare and so few!" Sebastian sang. Flounder jumped into the air, "We were glad to help, and very glad, it's true."

The two then jumped into the surf as they finished with a cry of, "Seeing how we made you grin just makes us want to twirl a fin!"

It was then time for everyone to sing at once, those on the stage arcing around Jim and Ariel, while those in the sea crowded close as possible to the beach, "A new day is dawning on a happy age of new beginnings, Land and sea have come together, joined in peace and harmony. Fairytales and miracles are what we're singing of. Our dear princess Ariel, Jim Hawkins from above. Happy and forever after….Full of joy and love!"

With a final pose the small crowd on the beach burst into applause, Jim giving Ariel a kiss at the finish. I laughed, giving the two a wolf-whistle, not failing to notice Sora strike his 'Trying to shit' pose as he pointed the Keyblade at a floating rock on the surf.

Ariel leaned her head on Jim's shoulder, "What was that?"

"A new pathway opened." Sora explained. Sebastian jumped onto the stage, "What? You gonna go? Dis is goodbye?"

"I won't do it! We'll never say goodbye!" Donald said. I proceeded to tune out their attempts at singing about 'coming back soon to say hello'.

(AUTHOR'S NOTE: Man, what an exciting adventure, huh? Admittedly, that was a whole lot less painless than I'd expected it to be. I kept putting it off cuz I had no idea if anyone would like it or not ^^;

As Axel said, it's Luxord in Port Royal next. What will Aanyx do, now that she knows the Gambler of Fate is on her side? And what about Xcaiyet and Kat? Why are there so many Sues around?

The next chappie will be started soon enough. I'll only get three hours max every day starting tomorrow, so I don't know how long it will take, but my goal is a minimum of one chapter a month.

It's hard to believe we're almost half-way through the game now! And already seventeen chapters in!

See you next chapter!)