Well, hate to keep you all waiting, but I had to chase Fangs clear across the country (managed to catch him before he could reach Canada). Now that we're back, lets move on to the next chapter, shall we?

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Author's POV

I sat down in a large chair, sipping a cup of cappuccino, while my pet snake, Ryoji, slithered curiously along the floor… reason why a few cowardly characters were standing on chairs or sitting on someone's shoulders. "So tell me, my meddling friends, when did my dear sister and her comrades disappear?" I asked casually.

"A month ago, and we haven't heard any contact from them," Biff replied, and arched an eyebrow. "And where do you get off calling WG your sister?"

"Considering she shared your sister's heart, inherited by and passed down from Brielle, I have reasons to question that you're both blood-related- although, you both have similar appearances and both your mothers were counterparts, so I digress. Luna and I are twin siblings, having been born on the same day and have similar traits- we enjoy meddling kids shows, anime, drawing, fan-fiction, animals, and are often confused for the opposite gender, though it's more confusing in my case considering I'm bisexual."

Everyone arched eyebrows.

"I have no shame in admitting it. But, I didn't exactly come here to shoot the breeze, I came here because of a distress call from the future,"

"You got a call from the future?" Aaron asked me. "How?"

I sipped my cappuccino. "Well… I can see into the future (Ryoji, get out from under that rug, please)."

"Cool! My half-uncle is psychic!" Kiff exclaimed.

I chuckled. "Not necessarily- I only get glimpses of the future, sometimes at will, sometimes at random. The one I got recently was at random, while I was taking Ryoji on his walk, when an image of Elizabeth appeared in my mind, telling me the future was set off-balance (again)."

"She's right," Jo said, looking at a special time-belt she and her brother wore (in case, in some paradoxical event, they were to be wiped from existence), a little light on it blinking red. "Sirius and I are at risk of fading from existence,"

"The first time it happened, it was because Mom and Dad never found the tooniverse, and Finneas took over," Sirius added.

"But they know about the tooniverse and how to get here," Daphne spoke up. "What could be causing them to prevent you guys from existing?"

"Maybe someone got Shaun to wear a condom," Matthew joked, and Brielle nudged him.

"No… apparently, according to the message, they never met." I answered. "Though the past is still the way it was since Finneas' defeat, I can only guess that- while on their quest- someone must have ambushed them and either gave them amnesia, separated them for all eternity, or killed them- RYOJI! GET OUT OF THE PLANTS! Ugh, that snake of mine is always getting into things…"

"But what about my brother?" Aaron asked.

"And our daughter?" Kasandra added.

"James is probably in the same predicament as Luna and Shaun… though, considering Elizabeth was the one who sent me the message, she should be alright… despite in this time-period she was kidnapped, sent into the past, only to grow to a young teenager during the time that Finneas ruled- which no longer exists, so she's probably…" I rubbed my head. "Anyone else getting confused by the time-setting here?"

"So all we have to do is go to reality, find the authors, and everything will be fine, right?" Chance asked.

"Wrong,"

"Huh?"

I paced across the room. "It turns out, my sister missed a bit of logic- other than the mathematics of time-travel- in her MIF series. Pugs, do you remember when Lamone gave you his heart in Part Two?"

"And invaded my mental privacy, yeah. What about it?" Pugsy questioned.

"And Laura gave Brielle her heart, then it was transferred to Luna, correct?"

"Yes… where are you going with this?" Brielle asked.

"And Max Goof also gave his heart to Shaun-"

"Just tell us what's going on!" Nessie snapped.

I rolled my eyes. "In Kingdom Hearts, when that happens, a Nobody is created, meaning that we have three- maybe four- Nobodies running around… and one of them was found and taken in by Organization XIII and turned evil,"

"Twenty bucks says it's WG's," Pugsy commented.

"I'm more afraid of what yours and Lamone's would be like," Fangs said.

"Speaking of which, where IS that Barnabas Collins knock-off?" I asked.

"Turn around," came a voice, and no surprise there was that Pugsy-Meets-Larten-Crepsly character now. "And I'd prefer it if you didn't give me ridiculous nicknames, for the sake of your life,"

I mocked a bow. "Yes, oh silent-but-deadly one…"

He glared at me. "You obviously have a death-wish, don't you?"

I grinned. "Is it that hard to notice? Not exactly easy to grant,"

"Oh, really? We'll see about that,"

"Go ahead," He slammed his fist on top of my head, and I could feel my skull crack… but it quickly healed, though I was a bit dazed. "Is that all you got?"

"No, but I am willing to kill you if you find it to your liking,"

"I do,"

"Are you insane?!" Alexia scoffed.

"No… it's just part of who I am. …Hey, Chase, shoot me."

"What?!" Chase, transformed from his human form upon my arrival, questioned.

"Just do it. Right in the forehead,"

He drew his gun. "Are you sure…?"

"Go for it,"

"Alright… if you please…"

*BANG!*

I heard a few screams as the bullet struck me in the forehead, and everything turned red, then to black.

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3rd Person POV

Everyone stared in disbelief. "Chase, how could you?!" Alexia snapped.

"He asked for it! Literately!" Chase stammered.

"Look!" Lilly gasped.

The blood that spilled from Ezekiel's forehead quickly retracted, as the wound healed itself. The author awoke, and batted the side of his head, the bullet popping out of his ear. "Ta-da!" he exclaimed. "It's basically a gift I have- I can't die,"

Jaws dropped, no one could blink… and Fangs, Scooby-Doo, and Shaggy fainted.

"Holy shit, that is AWESOME!" Aaron exclaimed. "…So, does this mean you're also a master of Death, like Scoobycool9?"

Ezekiel shook his head. "Nah… otherwise I'd be harassing the Grim Reaper with Billy and Mandy," he replied. "I don't really know how it happens… I first found it out when I was seven and got hit by a truck- it's also the day I learned adults never joke about looking both ways before crossing the street. …But, before we get off-topic, it's time to discuss the situations at-hand. We have four missing authors, a child from the future lost in the present, long-lost Nobodies loose, and a disrupted future in need of mending. I propose we split up,"

"Who died and made you leader?" Nessie sneered. I snapped my fingers, using my author-powers to turn her hair into a bushy pink mess (Kiff got a kick out of this). She quickly fixed her hair. "Alright, alright! We can split up! Sheesh…"

"Good. Now, considering the Nobodies are OC, I think the other OC should search for them, with help from anyone from the gang- except for Kite, Kasandra, and Brielle. Being the cartoon-counterparts of three of the missing authors, we may need your help in finding them and getting them back; Scooby, considering you and James have a close relationship, we'll need you and Shaggy to tag along; Fangs, Liz is your daughter, so you should come along too- along with Pugsy, just for the fact that Luna will love to harass him, and would hate it if I separated you two on a case."

"Oh, I feel special," Pugsy sneered.

"But what if we need Pugsy when we encounter his Nobody?" Chance asked.

Ezekiel pondered this. "Hardy can stay behind!" he said, snapping his fingers. "Along with Drew, too."

"That's the best offer I've had all week," Pugsy said, then took out his wand and separated himself and Brielle from their werewolf halves, Hardy and Drew.

"Gonna miss being part of you, too!" Hardy growled, sarcastically.

"So how are we going to find these Nobodies?" Nessie questioned.

"I'd suggest searching near Organization XIII," Chance suggested. "I was undercover there, and I'm sure Lea and Roxas can help us through it,"

"Lets get moving, then." Lamone said, and he, Edwin, Matthew, Kiff, Nessie, Norm, Eric, Erica, Lilly, Brody, Drew, Hardy, Chase, Jo, Sirius, and Chance left.

"The rest of you, round up the other meddlers. Whoever is after that missing kid could be lurking somewhere around here," Ezekiel said.

"Hold it, who exactly could be after the authors?" Freddy asked.

"Oh, yeah, almost forgot that detail…" Ezekiel dug into his pocket, pulling out a picture of a woman with tan skin, black hair, and bright green eyes, wearing tight black pants and a black tanktop. "This is the woman who was after the missing kid, I'd consider her a prime-suspect. You find the woman, and we might find the kid AND the authors,"

"And what are the rest of us going to do?" Aaron asked.

I smirked, and a portal opened behind us. "We, my friends, are going to reality."

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And our adventure is off to a start. You probably noticed I only selected only a few OC from the stories- namely because I didn't want to include too many and lose track; Also, I'm referring to the authors by our aliases (though most of the characters will refer to them by their pennames), just because it sounds cool. How will our journeys end up? Stay tuned!