Chapter 6- Danger is Approaching
Author's note: Hello everyone, I have returned! The story is now at the point where things are really starting to get interesting, so I now present to you…. Chapter 6 *applause*! BTW, in this story and all of my stories with them in it, Adam (Belle's prince) and all of his servants will still be in their curse forms even though the curse is lifted. For an explanation as to why that is, read my first fanfic Return of the Curse. If you would like to leave a review, please be my guest (pun intended). If you don't like it, well, then you're just going to have to "Let it Go" or not read it at all. Okay, enough with the Disney song puns; let's get on with the story!
Eugene and Kristoff stood in front of another, smaller castle than the one down the mountain from this one. Kristoff was so nervous about meeting the other princes that he almost turned around and walked away. But, before he could do or say anything, Eugene turned to him and said reassuringly, "Relax, you'll be fine." Kristoff turned and smiled at the other man, but was still nervous. He became even more nervous when Eugene knocked on the door. He immediately took deep breaths, however, so that whoever answered the door would not be concerned or think poorly of him. His nervousness only increased, however, when the door opened to reveal a large creature slightly taller than Eugene. Kristoff was slightly put at ease, however, when the creature smiled at the two.
After exchanging pleasantries with Eugene, the creature said in a somewhat gravelly but kind voice, "I see our guest has arrived," nodding at Kristoff. There was an awkward silence as the three stood, waiting for one of the others to say something. Finally, Eugene cleared his throat and spoke up. "Uh, this is Kristoff." At the mention of his name, Kristoff gave the creature a nervous hello. He stepped back a bit when the creature came forward to introduce himself.
"It's a pleasure meeting you Kristoff," the creature said with an almost proud look on his face. "My name is Adam." They then shook hands, Kristoff slightly more hesitant.
"Please, come in," said Adam, stepping aside so the two men could enter. The three then continued to talk as they made their way to where the other princes were.
Meanwhile, at a third castle that was across from the castle where the princesses were, Olaf and Sven were enjoying themselves with the other sidekicks. There were a few that they were not particularly fond of, but for the most part, the snowman and the reindeer got along with everyone there. At the moment, Sven was participating in a race game with Max and Mulan's horse Khan. While this was taking place, Olaf was telling the story of what happened in Arendelle a month ago to a group of sidekicks, including a green chameleon, Mushu, Cri-Kee, a female gorilla, a tiny green insect wearing a hat and suit, an animate clock, candelabra and teapot, a meerkat and a warthog, a young rabbit, a very short man and a purple and pink striped cat. All of the other sidekicks were either not present at the event, or were busy doing other things.
"And then we were running and running through the forest, with barely any time to spare. Anna was dying and we had to get to her back to the castle before it was too late," recounted Olaf, almost too fast for anyone to hear him, but they did. Olaf paused to catch his breath. When he did not speak for another few minutes, the gorilla said, slightly impatient, "What happened next?"
"Well, we made it all right… but then he betrayed us." Olaf paused for dramatic effect, and then continued the story. Just as Olaf was about to finish, a red crab burst into the room, a panicked look on his face. Behind him came a very strong looking man, a Pegasus, a blue genie, a red parrot, an elaborately decorated purple rug, a small monkey dressed in a purple and red vest with a matching hat, the two mice that were previously in the villain's lair, another, slimmer brown mouse wearing an old-fashioned detective's outfit, a yellow bear, a skinny-looking tiger and a grey donkey with a pink bow on his tail. The latter three were slightly more nervous than the rest of them. Upon noticing them, the clock immediately rushed up to the group and began asking a bunch of questions all at once.
"Whoa, whoa, calm down," said the man, Hercules. The clock obeyed.
"Thank you for that, young man," stated the skinnier mouse, who was named Basil. Hercules nodded, and then Basil asked the clock "Now, would you two please ask us your questions again, only this time please only ask one question at a time?"
The clock, Cogsworth, thought about what he was going to ask first. Finally, he nearly shouted, "What happened?!" His voice startled some of the other sidekicks and the newcomers, so the white mouse had to settle everyone down. Once everyone was settled, the newcomers all looked at each other, deciding who would be the one to break the news to them. Nobody, especially not those who were in the group, liked to be the bearer of bad news, but someone had to do it. Finally, the smaller brown mouse took a deep breath and said in a slightly panicked way, "The villains are going to attack again!" Immediately upon hearing this, all of the sidekicks except for the ones that were with the newcomers began either talking to each other nervously, running around and screaming, or otherwise panicking. Sebastian and Cogsworth ran around the room, trying but failing to get everyone to settle down.
"I told ya this would happen," said Eeyore, the donkey.
"Oh, c'mon, Eeyore, lighten up," said the tiger, Tigger.
"But Tigger, don't you think that maybe now is not the right time to be cheerful," asked Pooh, the bear.
"He's right," said the genie, "We need to be serious at a time like this." Tigger obeyed, but secretly glared at Genie. He hated it when other people brought him down like that.
Iago, the parrot, looked around the room with an annoyed look on his face, something he did quite often. He then flew towards a chandelier that was in the center of the room and yelled, "QUIET!" Everyone immediately stopped what they were doing and looked up at the bird, some annoyed with him because they disliked him.
"Thank you," said Iago. "Now, will you please let them finish?!" He nearly shouted the last part because he was so impatient and slightly fed up with everyone else. Everyone then turned back towards the newcomers, awaiting more information. The group then filled the rest of the sidekicks in on what they had learned about the villains.
Speaking of the villains, a few of them were gathered at the area in front of Cinderella's castle, which was the blue one. The park was empty with the exception of them and those that were in the castles, so the villains didn't have to worry about having to deal with anyone. After a quick check to make sure the coast was clear, Maleficent turned towards her peers.
"Does everybody understand the plan," she asked. Everyone agreed. Then, a high-pitched gravelly voice spoke up. "Uh, before we start, I have a question." Everyone turned, somewhat annoyed, towards a small, purple, plump creature, who looked at the group nervously. His skinnier blue companion looked nervously at the group of villains as well, for he was thinking similar thoughts as his friend.
"Why exactly did you choose us to do this," asked the purple creature, who immediately regretted asking it the moment he did so. He cringed with fear as to how the villains would react. As he predicted, Jafar angrily approached them with a snarl. "Because," he said through gritted teeth, "You two are the best ones for the job and no one else would be able to successfully accomplish the task."
"Yeah, but, what about the hyenas or that parrot or…" began the blue creature. Hades, however, flamed up in his minions' faces before the blue one could continue. "JUST DO IT," he yelled. He normally would have had more patience with them, but they were really getting on his nerves today. For some reason, his minions were being harder to convince today than they usually were. But, he was glad to see them obediently scurry off to do what was asked of them at the moment. Once they were gone, Hans chuckled evilly and said to his cohorts, "At last, Elsa will finally be shown whose side she really belongs on." He and his partners then grinned and laughed evilly at once.
Meanwhile, a certain blue alien was listening in on the villains' conversation. Stitch, the aforementioned alien, gasped with panic and said something to himself in his native alien language. He then quickly took off to warn the others of the villains' intended actions before it was too late. Little did he know that the two imp minions that had been sent earlier, Pain and Panic, were already on their way to Cinderella's castle.
Anna and Elsa were really beginning to enjoy their time with the other princesses. They found that they had at least one thing in common with everyone, and with some they were even more alike. At the moment, the princesses were still gathered around the table, enjoying the stories Anna and Elsa were sharing. All of a sudden, there was a knock on the door. Anna and Elsa stopped with their latest story, and everyone looked at and murmured to one another, confused. They were not expecting anyone else to be there at the moment. Then, Mulan, Tiana and Pocahontas rose and made their way towards the door with Cinderella, Elsa and Merida following behind them. All of the other princesses sat in silence, awaiting whatever was in store for them.
The six princesses that had left the others all looked at each other, silently asking one another who would be the one to open the door. Finally, Mulan made her move. She slowly and carefully opened the door, in case someone or something dangerous was on the other side. She was slightly surprised, yet relieved, to see two guards standing in front of her. She immediately became suspicious, however, because she didn't recognize the guards or the colors of their uniforms. But, she let that slide and asked, "May we help you?"
One of the guards said in a slightly hesitant way, "Yeah, uh, we need to speak to one of your friends."
"The newest one," continued the other one.
Mulan's suspicion immediately returned, and she asked the two, "Which one would you like to see and why would you like to see her?" The guards looked at each other, not knowing how to answer. Then, one of them said, slightly hesitantly, "Umm, well, we need the one that has magic powers. We need her to, uh, cool down one of the other castles." The guards looked at Mulan hopefully.
"Well, we're in the middle of a meeting right now, but I'm sure Elsa would be happy to assist you once we are finished."
"N-n-no," blurted one of the guards as Mulan began to close the door on them. She stopped and once again looked at them suspiciously.
"It's uh, very urgent," continued the other one. Mulan looked at the two, waiting for them to continue.
"People are almost dying and they need her help," said the first guard. Mulan thought about what the guards were saying for a moment. If there were people in danger, then this surely must be important. Besides, she knew her friends and loved one were in both of the other castles, and she didn't want anything to happen to them. So, she turned towards Elsa and motioned for her to come to the doorway. Once she did so, Mulan gestured towards the guards.
"These two have reported an apparent overheating of one of the other castles and would like for you to help them with it," she explained. Immediately, Elsa became nervous and uncomfortable. How had they found out about her powers? She immediately calmed down as she reminded herself that her friends were in the castles, and one of them that was in one of the castles had probably told the guards about her powers. For once, she was glad that whoever it was did so. She then stepped forward and acknowledged the guards.
"I'll see what I can do," she said and gave the guards a small but polite smile. The two guards gave each other relieved looks. Mulan, however, didn't see the looks as relieved. Rather, she could've sworn she saw a look of mischief in both of the guards' eyes. But, she once again disregarded this thought and wished Elsa good luck on her assumed quest as she followed the guards away from the castle. As she watched her new friend walk away, she couldn't help but feel worried for her. Something inside of her told her that trouble was brewing, and it would be coming very quickly and very soon. But, she shoved those thoughts out of her mind and shut the door. As she made her way towards the others that had come to the entryway with her, she internally laughed at herself for overreacting. Elsa was just going to fix a minor issue and would be back soon. What was she so worried about? Mulan tried to take her mind off of her worries for Elsa as she filled her companions in on what had just occurred.
Meanwhile, Stitch was making his way across the bridge that connected Adam's castle to the rest of the Magic Kingdom. He was slightly annoyed that the castle had been built so far away from everything else, as it would take him longer to reach it. But, being the determined alien he was, he hurried along as fast as he could, wasting no time. After a few minutes, he arrived at the door. He immediately pounded on the door, being careful not to break it down with his superhuman strength. After about two minutes, the door swung open immediately to reveal Adam. Stitch could see a few other princes behind him, but he couldn't remember all of their names. That wasn't as important, however, as the reason why he came to the castle in the first place was. He took a deep breath, urgently waved his finger towards the land past the bridge and once again began jabbering in his native alien language.
"What is he saying," he heard one of the princes say from within the castle. Stitch immediately remembered that these people did not speak his native language, and he needed to use his still-limited English in order to communicate with them. He took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then said, "Danger! Over there!" Stitch then pointed in the same direction he pointed at earlier.
"Where, exactly," demanded Adam, almost impatiently.
"Near blue castle," explained Stitch.
"What's the problem," asked another prince who Stitch remembered as being named Aladdin.
"Villains, new princess," Stitch said, hoping that would be enough information for the princes to understand. To his relief, someone from inside shouted, "We have to do something!"
Stitch then turned to leave. He then stopped and looked back at the princes, who looked like they were about to go back into the castle, probably to plan their rescue. He, however, wanted to waste no time, so he gestured with his arm and said to them in a quick way, "Hurry! Follow me!" Immediately, all of the princes hurried out of the castle and followed Stitch to where the problem was. The villains were once again attacking their princesses, and they had to be stopped. There was no time to lose.
Author's Note: Hi, everyone, this is Pain and Panic, Hades's minions! Unfortunately, Dispix is unavailable due to some… unfortunate circumstances, so we're going to be filling in for her! First of all, we'd like to…
Door to room bursts open
Me: Ahem. What are you two doing out of the story?!
Panic: We're sorry! Your computer was open and we couldn't resist!
Me: Were you two responsible for that thousand- headed hydra and the magic vortex that I had to summon both Hercules and Aladdin to help me defeat?!
Pain: Uh, no, that actually wasn't us.
Me: Oh, really? Then who was it?!
Hades (appears behind me, unbeknownst to me): Guess who?!
Me (turns around): What are you doing here?!
Hades: Hey, since Jafar and I are two of your favorite villains, we thought we'd send you a few thank you gifts.
Me: You mean that monster and vortex that almost KILLED me?! What kind of gift is that?!
Hades: Hey, at least we sent SOMETHING!
Me: You know, I appreciate your effort, but this time, maybe try for something, I don't know, maybe NOT HARMFUL!
Hades: Okay, if you don't want the types of gifts we send, how about YOU ask US what you want.
Me: Hmmm, okay, how about a trip to Disney World?
Hades: Sorry, no can do, I don't transport people from your world into ours.
Me: Oh, come on!
Hades: Sorry, even I have to follow the rules.
Me (slightly disappointed): Okay, then. Well, I guess I'll have to settle for including you in the story some more.
Hades: Really?! Well, it's about time I get a spotlight!
Me: Don't get too ahead of yourself; this story isn't entirely about you.
(Hades gives me a look, I smile apologetically at him)
Me: Hey, at least I bothered to put you in the story at all! (Hades still looks at me silently)
Me: Okay, if you're finished here, you can go back into the Disney Universe now to enjoy my story.
Hades: You got yourself a deal. Oh, wait, what about the gift thing?
Me (thinks for a moment): Hmm, a nice visit from my favorite sidekick or hero would be nice.
Hades: And that would be….
Me (somewhat annoyed): Just look at my bio!
Hades: Works for me! (Vanishes along with Pain and Panic)
Me: Sorry about that folks, I had some unruly characters to take care of. Hopefully no one else will give me any trouble! Where was I? Oh yeah, the story! I hope that was long enough for you. I also hope that you enjoyed the appearance of the characters in this chapter. I tried to include all the ones that were requested. If not, or if it wasn't long enough, you know the drill, leave a review. As a reminder, I accept tips and advice on character accuracy, story development, etc. And now, I must be going. I have to look out for any other mischief makers, among other things.
TTFN, ta ta for now!