Author's Note: Hello, there, readers! Long time no see, huh? Sorry to keep you all waiting in anticipation, but I was really busy these past few months. I'm also sorry to tell you that this will be the final chapter of this story. The good news is, as I have previously mentioned, I have lots of ideas for future stories, so this isn't the last you'll be hearing of me. And now, without any further delay, here is the big finish (fanfare plays)! :D
Chapter 10- The Final Battle
Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf and Stitch were sitting in their cell, each trying to pass the time away until a solution to their predicament occurred. Kristoff and Elsa were silently thinking of ways to get out of their imprisonment, Olaf was humming to himself, and Stitch was physically attempting to escape by trying to pick the lock with his nails. After that was proven to be unsuccessful, he tried chewing on the lock, ending up with the same failed results. Frustrated, Stitch shouted something in his alien language and began pulling on the lock angrily.
"I don't think that's gonna help," said Kristoff, only to be met by an angry glare and growl from Stitch, who then settled down and helped Elsa and Kristoff think of a better escape plan. Meanwhile, Olaf kept humming to himself, only this time, it was slightly louder than before. After a few more minutes of listening to Olaf, Kristoff began to get annoyed with him.
"Will you stop that?! You're not helping here, Olaf," he yelled at the snowman, who looked at Kristoff, sad, confused and hurt all at the same time. Elsa noticed this and gave Kristoff a glare.
"What," asked Kristoff, "He was disrupting my thoughts with his stupid humming!" At this point, Olaf whimpered and looked as if he were going to cry.
"He doesn't like it when you yell at him like that," said Elsa sternly.
Kristoff then looked at the ice queen, then at the almost sobbing snowman. He then sighed and said, "Look, Olaf, I'm sorry I yelled at you." He then addressed the both of them by saying, "I'm just… worried… I guess."
Olaf then sniffled and approached Kristoff.
"Hey, it's okay, we're still friends," he said, giving Kristoff a hug, which he awkwardly returned. "And don't worry, we'll find a way out of here soon."
"I hope you're right, Olaf," said Elsa.
After a few more minutes of thinking, Elsa said, determined, "I have an idea." She then gathered the other three around and began discussing her escape plan with them.
Elsewhere in the Underworld, Anna, Rapunzel, Aladdin and Carpet were in another cell, feeling defeated. Anna was the one that was the most defeated, feeling angry and frustrated with herself and the villains. She was also worried for everyone else, but especially her sister. At the moment, Anna was pacing back and forth, grumbling on about the villains and how she and her allies should've done something different as well as other countless things. This was making everyone else even more worried. Aladdin was also getting annoyed with Anna's pacing, although he would have never said so out loud. He was glad when Rapunzel said, "Anna, please stop pacing. You're only making things worse for all of us." Anna seemed to not pay attention to her cousin, appearing instead to be too lost in her own thoughts. Aladdin secretly rolled his eyes, which Rapunzel saw. Thankfully for him, though, Rapunzel didn't seem to mind. Instead, she gave him a reassuring smile and whispered to him that she would handle the situation. She did know Anna better than he did, after all. She got up from where she was sitting and approached Anna. She then gently placed her hands on her cousin's shoulders and said her name sternly. Unfortunately for Rapunzel, this caused Anna to cry out in surprise and accidentally slap her cousin in the face. When Anna realized what she had done, she gasped and ran to Rapunzel.
"I'm sorry! You just startled me, that's all! Are you okay? Does it hurt," asked Anna, now very concerned. To her relief, Rapunzel smiled and gave a slight giggle.
"I'm fine, Anna," she said in pretend annoyance. "Why do you have to be so dramatic all the time?" Anna gave Rapunzel a fake glare, causing Rapunzel to once again smile and giggle. The three humans then began discussing plans for how they were going to get out, with Carpet listening intently.
While this was going on, Elsa and her cellmates were waiting for a villain or any of their allies to show up so they could initiate their plan. All of a sudden, they heard footsteps and voices calling their names, almost in whispers. Confused, everyone turned towards where they heard the voices, only to be met with the usual dark shadows of the Underworld.
"Hey, guys, it's us," a female voice whispered.
"You do realize they can't see us," whispered another female voice. The creatures in the cell looked at each other, confused, for they had no idea who was out there.
"Allow me," whispered another voice, this one a male. All of a sudden, there was a flash of light that looked like a flame coming from a tunnel that was directly to the right of where the cell was. Then, as soon as it appeared, it was gone. There was more unintelligible whispering, then another flash and unusual noises. A glow of light then appeared in front of the cell as the footsteps got closer. Everyone was surprised and relieved to see Mulan, Mushu and Eugene rush towards the cell. Mulan was carrying a blue torch, which was where the glow came from. I guess we have to change our plan, thought Elsa. She was actually relieved that she didn't have to go through with the plan, since it was not one she was looking forward to carrying out.
"How did-"began Kristoff. All of a sudden, the torch transformed into Genie.
"Oh," said Kristoff, slowly.
"Thank goodness you guys showed up," said Olaf, very loudly and excitedly. "We were just about to-." Everyone else then shushed him.
"Do you wanna have us get caught," asked Mushu, somewhat irritated. Olaf then whispered an apology. Then, Genie turned into a key and unlocked the lock, much to the relief of the former prisoners. They all thanked their rescuers, then Olaf gave a loud sigh of relief, which caused some of the others to sneak him a glare. The snowman didn't seem to notice the looks he was given, but he did realize how loud his sigh had been, and covered his mouth, apologizing again. Eugene then turned towards Elsa and Kristoff and whispered, "Is he always like this?" Kristoff and Elsa smiled at each other and giggled to each other, Kristoff shaking his head in pretend annoyance. Elsa then turned to Eugene and said, "Pretty much, yes." Mulan looked at the snowman with a concerned and almost worried look.
Elsa smiled at her, reassuringly, and said, "He'll be fine. He just needs a few reminders sometimes." Mulan still wasn't entirely comfortable with Olaf being with them, especially for what she had planned for the group, but she accepted the fact that he was coming along, anyways.
After everyone who didn't know each other previously had been introduced, there was a pause. Then, Kristoff asked, "So, what now?" Eugene was about to answer, but then realized he didn't have one for Kristoff. So, he turned to Mulan for help. As she was about to give her answer, she felt a tug on her skirts. Mulan looked down to where Stitch stood, looking worried and chattering in his native language.
"What is it," asked Elsa. Stitch continued to chatter and pointed down the hall, where voices could be heard.
"This way," whispered Mulan as she led the group down the hallway where she and the rest of the rescue group had come down not that long ago. Once they had safely rounded the corner, Olaf whispered, "That was close." Everyone nodded in agreement. Then, Genie turned towards Stitch and asked, "Who was that coming down the hall just now?"
"Villains," Stitch answered. That was enough for everyone to understand that they needed to come up with a plan to rescue their friends quickly. When Mushu pointed this out, Mulan said, "That's why I'm having all of you follow me."
"So, we're pretty much making this up as we go," asked Eugene.
"No," said Mulan, slowly. "This is our plan." Everyone looked at her, waiting for her to say more. Then, Elsa guessed, "Let me guess. You know where everyone is being kept, and you're leading us in that direction."
"She thinks she knows where everyone is," muttered Mushu, causing Mulan to mutter his name in a reprimanding way. This caused him to become annoyed with her, as he always did when she reprimanded him. He didn't like to be told what to do, and he especially didn't like being proven wrong, both of which had happened within the past hour.
"Elsa is correct," said Mulan, giving Mushu a look when she said Elsa's name.
"So, where are they," asked Olaf. Mulan responded by gesturing for everyone to follow her.
A few minutes later, the group heard scuffling noises coming from somewhere further down the hallway from where they were. Mulan and Eugene put their hands on their swords, and Kristoff put his hand on his pickaxe, in case there was any danger approaching. Stitch, Elsa and Genie were also ready to unleash their powers if necessary. Genie turned into a flashlight so everyone could see who or what was coming. To everyone's relief, Jiminy Cricket came rushing towards the group, looking just as relieved as they were.
"Oh, thank goodness it's you, we thought you were a villain or something," said Olaf.
"No-sir-it's just- me," said Jiminy, almost out of breath. "Boy- I'm glad- you're safe!"
Elsa scooped the cricket in her hands, giving him a chance to catch his breath.
"How did you escape," asked Kristoff, although he had a pretty good idea, considering the size of Jiminy. The cricket held up a finger and took a moment to catch his breath, then answered, "Easy. I just did what I did the last time I got locked up. I squeezed through the bars, jumped into the lock and unlocked it for everyone else."
"Wait, others have escaped, too," asked Elsa anxiously.
"Yes, ma'am," said Jiminy, looking up at the Snow Queen.
"Who," asked Eugene, just as anxious. As if to answer his question, hoofbeats sounded from down the hallway. Everyone turned to see Sven approach with Hercules, Belle and Pascal riding him.
"Sven," cried Kristoff and Olaf as his riders, excited to be reunited with their best friend. Sven looked just as excited, and rushed towards them, after making sure everyone was off of him, of course. The reindeer licked his friends lovingly, which they returned with a hug. Elsa approached Sven and gave him a rub behind his ears, which he returned with a gentle nudge.
"Thank goodness you all are safe," said Belle.
"Same to you," said Elsa. The newcomers introduced themselves to everyone they had not met before. Then, Kristoff asked, "So, where are the others?"
"We don't know," said Hercules. "We were hoping to find them somewhere in here."
"Sorry to tell you this, but it's just us," said Eugene.
"That's what we were afraid of," said Belle, looking disappointed. There was a slight pause. Then, Jiminy said, "Hey, look on the bright side. At least all of us managed to escape. Besides, before I left to make my way over here, I received some good news." Everyone looked at Jiminy, anticipating what he was going to say next.
"I wanted to wait until everyone got here to tell ya," said the cricket. "Anyways, I received a message from Mickey, and he said he'll help us out." Everyone looked at the cricket, both relieved and confused, for they thought they were all handling things well without Mickey's help.
"Mickey decided to step in because he thinks the villains are too powerful this time," explained Jiminy.
"How does he know this," asked Elsa.
"He didn't explain much about that to me, only that he had a feeling things won't go so well for us."
"Why does he mean by that," asked Mulan. Jiminy only shrugged and said, "I don't know. That's all he would tell me." Everyone then thought about what Jiminy had just said. All of a sudden, they all heard a loud crash, screams, shouts and a variety of other noises coming from somewhere down the hallway. The group all rushed towards where they had heard the noises. Everyone gasped, shocked and horrified to see what had happened. Rapunzel, John, Merlin, Max, Merida and Adam were standing facing Jafar, Hans, Gothel, Dr. Facilier, Yzma and Ursula, while Anna, Jasmine, Aladdin, Carpet, Aurora, Snow White, Prince, Cinderella, Wendy, Alice, Ariel, Naveen, and a few others were tied up. Strange, dark objects and a still-hypnotized Iago were standing in front of the captives, appearing as if they were guarding them. Upon hearing the newcomers gasp, the villains turned towards them, smirking evilly. Everyone else looked at the newcomers, too, relieved and happy to see them.
"Ah, Elsa," said Hans, actually acting sincere towards her "So nice to see you've had a change of heart."
Elsa glared at him, ice beginning to form around her. Everyone noticed the drop in temperature in the room, much to the delight of the villains. What the heroes didn't know was that previously, Hades, Pain and Panic had gone to visit Elsa again and once again try to convince her to join the villains. Because of this, the villains presently were thinking that the persuasion had worked. Little did they know that Elsa had no idea about any of that. That is, until they began mentioning the plan and how delighted they were to have her "on their team." Elsa, along with everyone else, became confused, and even angrier than before when she heard the villains say these things. All of the heroes and sidekicks turned towards Elsa, giving her questioning looks.
"I never agreed to join you, and you know it," said Elsa defiantly as more ice began to form. By this point, everyone, including the villains, knew she was serious, and that she, in fact, had kept her word about not becoming evil. This caused the villains to become angry with Elsa, and they all approached her. Hans drew his sword and pointed it at Elsa threateningly.
"Traitor," he shouted and pushed her to the ground, the sword still pointing at her.
"Fine! If you won't join us, we'll make you," said Yzma.
"Never," shouted Elsa.
"Fine," growled Jafar. "Have it your way." His scepter then began to glow, and everyone gasped. Some even shouted, "No!" Rapunzel, Merida, Mulan, Eugene, Hercules, Max, Olaf, Genie, Belle, Sven, Kristoff and Stitch rushed towards the villains, attempting to help. Merida ran towards Hans with her own sword, but he knocked it out of her hand and pushed her to the ground, too. Max then picked up the sword with his teeth and aimed it at Hans, who said, "You've got to be kidding me!" He then clashed his sword with Max's, blocking him. Every time Max tried to attack Hans with the sword, he blocked it.
Meanwhile, Rapunzel and Gothel were fighting against each other.
"Ahhh! It feels so good to get another chance to face the girl that betrayed me all those years ago," Gothel said in a strangely casual way as she thrust her dagger at Rapunzel, which she blocked with her frying pan.
"First of all," said Rapunzel angrily, "It was only five years ago. Second of all, let me remind you that you were the one that betrayed me!" With each emphasized word, she took another swing with her pan, which was blocked by Gothel.
"Let's not re-open old wounds, now," said Gothel.
"You were the one that brought it up," countered Rapunzel.
As the two arch-rivals continued to argue and fight, Elsa had managed to recover from literally being knocked down, with a little help from Belle, and was now in a battle with Jafar. Elsa cast a snow flurry at Jafar, who hit it back towards her with a blast of light. Elsa dodged both, and created an ice ball, which Jafar also avoided. The magic wielders continued to use their powers against each other for what seemed like an eternity.
Meanwhile, Mulan, Stitch, Mushu, Tiana, Olaf and Sven were standing at the entrance to the room where the battles were taking place. Jiminy had just informed them that Mickey was on his way to help, along with a few others. Jiminy had gone to show the newcomers where everyone else was, leaving Mulan and her group to fill the other group in on what was going on once they arrived. After they had been waiting for about half an hour, Stitch's ears perked up as he heard a scuffling noise coming from somewhere further down the hall from where they were. Immediately, he began pointing in the direction of the noise and chattered in his alien language. Everyone looked at him in a confused way, for Stitch was the only one that had heard the noise at first. Then, they too heard the scuffling, which now, even to Stitch, sounded more like footsteps than simply vague shuffling. Everyone then anxiously turned towards the sound, and was relieved to see Mickey rush towards the group dressed in his sorcerer's outfit.
"I came as soon as I could," he said to the group, slightly out of breath from running for so long.
Olaf looked around, slightly worried. He then asked, "Where's Jiminy?" The animate snowman had grown to like Jiminy a lot since the two met, and now considered the cricket to be a really good friend of his, even though they hadn't known each other for very long. At the moment, his worries disappeared when a familiar voice replied, "I'm right here!" Sure enough, there was Jiminy, climbing down from Mickey's shoulder and into the palm of the mouse's hand so everyone could see him better. Olaf sighed with relief and said, "Thank goodness you're all right! I was beginning to think something had happened to you!"
"Olaf, he was only gone for a few minutes, do you really think he could've ran into trouble in that short of a time span," asked Tiana.
"You'd be surprised what could happen," stated Jiminy, thinking back to the first day of being Pinocchio's conscience, and how he had thought the same thing as Tiana.
"He's right," said Mickey. "Ya never can be too careful." There was a pause as everyone thought about what the mouse had just said. Then, Mushu looked around and asked Mickey, "Wasn't someone else supposed to be with you?"
"Oh, there is," reassured the mouse. More than one, actually." Mickey looked behind him, slightly worried, but not too much. He then looked back to the group and explained, "They probably just got distracted or something like that. They tend to do that sometimes."
Mickey said the last part mainly to Olaf and Sven, who were less likely to understand why Mickey had come to that conclusion, since they were two of the newest characters to Disney. As soon as Mickey had said this, everyone could hear a bouncing sound and heavy breathing behind them. Everyone turned to see none other than Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, and Tigger rush towards the group.
"Sorry- we're late," said Pooh, out of breath from running.
"This place is so big that we got lost and had a hard time finding you," explained Piglet.
"I was sure we would never find ya," said Eeyore in his usual unexpressive voice. "I guess I was wrong."
There was a brief pause. Then, Tigger exclaimed, almost too loudly, "Well, what are we waitin' for?! Let's go!" He was about to race into the room where the battle was taking place when Pooh stopped him.
"But, Tigger, how do you know if this is the correct room," the bear asked. As if to answer his question, everyone heard something that sounded like an explosion coming from inside the room.
"Oh. Now I know we're in the correct place," said Pooh, a look of realization on his face. Mushu, Mulan and Tiana exchanged worried looks. They were all worried about the backup Mickey had brought, fearing it would be too much for them. Mickey noticed the three's concerned looks, and addressed the group.
"All right, everyone, let's come up with a plan of how we're gonna face the villains," he said.
"Why don't we just go in there and have a nice, peaceful, and non-harmful talk with them," suggested Piglet.
"Ah, where's the fun in that," exclaimed Tigger.
"This isn't a game," Mulan told Tigger in the calmest way she could, even though she was getting annoyed with Tigger's extremely high eagerness. "These are really powerful individuals who have the power to kill you if they get the chance."
"I can take 'em," exclaimed Tigger, making fists and getting into a fighting stance as if he were about to compete in a boxing match. "Fighting bad guys is what Tiggers do best!"
Tiana, Mulan and Mushu all rolled their eyes, slightly annoyed with Tigger's overconfidence.
"Tigger does have a point, though," said Mickey. Everyone turned towards him, looking either confused, curious, or both.
"I do," asked Tigger, slightly caught off guard by Mickey's comment. Mickey nodded at him, then said to the group, "Simply negotiating with them won't work. We've tried that before, but they don't like it when we do that. They'd rather fight than talk."
Jiminy continued for Mickey by saying, "That's why we have to come up with a plan to convince them to do what we want them to do other than just talking with them. Even if it means we have to use physical force." The cricket cringed upon saying this last sentence. He, too, preferred peaceful negotiations over physical means to solve problems. But, he knew that at this point, they all had to do whatever was necessary in order to defeat the villains.
Just as the group was about to enter the room and execute their plan, a familiar, chilling voice behind them said, "Well, well. What do we have here?!" Everyone turned around to see none other than the evil lion Scar. Everyone either glared at the lion, or stared at him in fear. Scar then put on a fake apologetic look and said, "I'm terribly sorry to interrupt, but I couldn't let my colleagues have all the fun." He chuckled evilly and gave the group a sinister grin. He then began to circle the group, as if inspecting his prey before eating it.
"As most of you are aware, I have-experience-with eliminating those that are more powerful than I. So, it should come to no surprise to you all that I have come to do it once more." He then gave Mickey another evil smirk as he said the last part.
"After eliminating the most powerful lion in the Pridelands, it should be very easy for me to eliminate the most powerful being in the Disney Universe," Scar continued. "Now, if you all could stay as calm as possible, we can get this over with before you even realize it." Just as Scar was about to strike Mickey with his paw, and just as everyone reached for their weapons or got ready to unleash their powers, they all heard a loud roar and a flash of yellow darted in front of them. Everyone was surprised to see none other than Simba lunge at Scar and pin him to the ground.
"Why, Simba! How nice of you to join us," Scar said, pretending to be polite and courteous towards his nephew.
"Let them go, Scar," said Simba through gritted teeth. Scar continued to put on the "nice" act, and pretended to be taken aback at what Simba had just said. "Let them go?! Why would I ever do that?! We were only having a nice chat!" Simba, however, didn't fall for his uncle's act. Instead, he pinned Scar down harder and growled at him. "I said. Let. Them. Go." Scar made a "tsk" sound and shook his head at Simba. "Temper, temper! Didn't your father ever teach you to control that?" Upon hearing his father mentioned, Simba raised one of his paws and swatted Scar, who growled at Simba and pushed his nephew off of him. The two lions glared at each other. Then, Scar lunged at Simba, and they began fighting each other. At one point, Simba gestured at the group to go into the room while he dealt with Scar. Everyone did as they were told.
Once they entered the room, Mickey gathered everyone around and asked, "Okay, does everyone know the plan?" Everyone else nodded and made comments of affirmation. Then, Mickey said, "All right. Mulan, you, Tiana, Eeyore, Piglet and Jiminy see if anyone needs any help." Mulan nodded and she and her group took off. Then, Mickey addressed the remaining members of the group. "The rest of us will be on the lookout for any more trouble. We'll step in when we're really needed." Just as Mickey said that, another familiar voice behind them said, "Oh, I don't think that's really necessary." Everyone turned towards the source of the voice. They were surprised and a little worried to see the Cheshire Cat laying on a ledge of rock above them.
"Oh, great, now we gotta deal with him," said Mushu to Olaf, who was next to him, as he pointed in the direction of the cat.
Mickey gave the cat a suspicious look and asked him, "Are you here to help us or to trick us."
"Yes," answered the cat.
"Yes to what," asked Mickey.
"Yes, I'm here to help you or trick you." Everyone looked at him, confused.
"I might be able to help you," explained the cat. "Then again, I may have a few tricks up my sleeve." The cat then smiled mischievously. He then disappeared before anyone could say anything else, leaving everyone confused and worried even more.
"Where'd he go," asked Olaf. Everyone else either shrugged their shoulders or gave Olaf other looks that told him that they didn't know either. Then, everyone decided to watch the action in the room, mostly to keep their eyes out for the Cheshire Cat and see what he would be up to, but also so they could assist the others when needed, as they were originally supposed to do before the cat showed up.
Meanwhile, Elsa was still engaged in battle, this time with Hans. She had previously gone to try and release the people that were being held captive, but Iago and the shadows wouldn't let her. And, to top it all off, Hans had seen what she was thinking about doing, and decided to take action.
"You do realize that fighting against me is useless," said Elsa as she created a snowball and threw it at Hans.
"Why? Because I'm more powerful than you now that I have backup," responded Hans, dodging the snowball.
"No," said Elsa, getting annoyed at Hans's arrogance. "Because I can do this." As soon as she said this, she created a gust of wind that knocked Hans towards the ground, causing him to drop his sword in the process. Just as Elsa was about to pick up the sword and try it out for herself, someone else beat her to it.
"Aha! Now it's my turn to finish you off," said Yzma, who now was in possession of the sword.
"Oh, really," asked Elsa in a sarcastic way. "I'd like to see you try."
"Fine with me," stated Yzma, who aimed the sword at her, only to be met with a wall of ice.
"Is that really the best you can do," asked Elsa in a taunting way. This caused Yzma to become furious, and she unsuccessfully tried to slice through the ice. All of a sudden, a huge ball of fire appeared and melted the wall of ice. Elsa ducked as the flames went over her head and hit Pain in the rear, causing him to cry out in pain. She then looked up to see Hades glaring at Pain. He then turned towards Yzma and said, "Maybe this is a bit too much for you. You might wanna try something more at your level." Yzma became furious with Hades for thinking she wasn't capable of fighting Elsa.
"I was doing just fine without your help," said Yzma through gritted teeth.
"I wouldn't exactly call hacking through a block of ice as 'doing fine.'"
"I was this close to breaking through when you showed up," said Yzma, holding up two fingers to emphasize her point.
"Uh, huh, sure," said Hades, not believing her.
As the two villains continued to argue, Elsa caught sight of a flash of color out of the corner of her eye. She turned to see the Cheshire Cat leaning against the threshold of the entrance to the room, wearing his trademark smile. Elsa glared at the cat and made her way towards him. But, just as she was about to say something to him, he disappeared, much to Elsa's annoyance. She then heard someone clear their throat behind her, and she turned around to see the cat near Yzma and Hades, who were still bickering. Since he obviously decided to show up for a reason, and she had a feeling the reason had something to do with her, Elsa decided to put up with the cat for one final time, no matter how frustrating he was.
"What do you want," Elsa sighed, already annoyed with the Cheshire Cat.
"What do you say we have a little fun," asked the cat mysteriously.
"Well, I'm not exactly in the mood-" Elsa began. But, she was stopped once the cat once again disappeared and Hades and Yzma had now returned their attention to her.
"In the mood for what," asked Yzma curiously, for she had not seen the cat previously, and thought Elsa was talking to her.
"I wasn't talking to you," Elsa responded coldly. She usually wasn't so rude, but she was really mad at the villains for everything they had put her and her friends through.
"Really? Then who were you talking to," asked Hades, who was just as confused as Yzma.
Elsa was about to answer, when the Cheshire Cat appeared once again, but this time, above the threshold of the entrance to the room, smiling at her mischievously.
"Him," said Elsa, also smiling confidently and nodding towards the Cheshire Cat. She figured the cat had decided to switch sides and help her, since she could sense that his mischievous look was a benevolent one. She knew that look all too well from Anna and sometimes Olaf.
As soon as the villains turned towards who she was referring to, he disappeared. It was at that moment when Elsa's previous assumptions about the cat now being on her side proved to be correct.
"There's no one there," said Yzma impatiently.
"Are you sure," said the cat, still from the threshold, but remaining invisible.
Both villains looked around, confused as to where the voice was coming from. They then turned towards each other with a confused look. The cat then began singing his signature tune, this time coming from somewhere else nearby that no one could figure out. As the villains continued to look for the source of the voice, Elsa looked around for any opportunity to assist her friends. She then caught sight of Abu, who had somehow managed to escape his imprisonment, trying to free the others. She quickly made her way over towards him, making sure that Iago, the shadows, and the villains didn't see her.
"Need some help," she asked the monkey, who turned around, slightly startled, and made chattering noises that sounded like he was a little bit annoyed that he had been interrupted. Anna's face lit up upon hearing her sister's voice, and she resisted the urge to call out to her. Since Elsa didn't really know Abu, and wasn't used to the way he was, she took a step back from him. She was even more confused to see amused looks on Jasmine and Aladdin's faces. She wanted them to explain, but she also didn't want to get caught by the villains. Just as she was about to think of another way she could help, the monkey grumbled unintelligibly and gestured for Elsa to go ahead. She looked between him, Aladdin and Jasmine, still confused, before she began to help Abu. The monkey had managed to get out most of the knots, but there were still quite a few left to untangle.
Just as Elsa and Abu were about to untangle the last of the knots, she heard a familiar, chilling voice behind her say, "Ah, there you are!" She cringed and groaned with annoyance as she turned around to face Jafar, who had somehow noticed that she was trying to free her friends. Abu noticed his arch-nemesis as well, and made a frightened sound. The monkey then ran away, looking for a place to hide.
"Unfortunately, your little distraction didn't work on me," said Jafar, gesturing behind him where Hades and Yzma were still searching for the Cheshire Cat, and they were now joined by Hans, Gothel, Captain Hook, and Cruella. Elsa tried to conceal a giggle and a smile upon seeing this, but failing. Unfortunately for her, Jafar noticed this and his staff began to glow, which was an obvious indicator that he was not happy at the moment, even though he appeared to remain calm.
"Oh, you think this is funny? Do you always enjoy watching your enemies suffer?"
Elsa didn't answer, she only glared at him and prepared to defend both herself and those who were still tied up.
Jafar then chuckled evilly and said, "Well, lucky for you, so do I." His staff began to glow brighter as he raised it above Elsa, obviously preparing to unleash whatever dark magic that was contained within. Elsa heard a few gasps of fear behind her, and those gasps further encouraged her to not give up. Just as she was about to form a snow flurry to attack Jafar, there was a 'thud' noise, and Jafar fell to the ground. Elsa looked at the unconscious Jafar, confused for a moment. Then, she looked up to see Rapunzel standing over the villain with a triumphant and confident look on her face. This left Elsa, along with Kristoff, Olaf, Sven, Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, and Eeyore, who were now behind her, along with Eugene, Pascal, Max, Merida, Adam, Tiana, Stitch, Mushu, Cri-Kee, and Mulan, shocked and speechless at what had just happened. They were even more shocked when Rapunzel walked over towards Jafar's staff and picked it up.
"And now to set things straight," she announced, smashing the staff on the ground, causing the magic that was contained within to disappear.
Once this had occurred, some of the characters that were tied up began applauding Rapunzel's heroic deed, while others began to congratulate her.
The curse that had been previously cast upon Iago had also been lifted when the staff was destroyed, and the parrot was now himself again, whether or not the others thought this was a good thing. The former evil minion shook his head and looked around, shocked and confused as to what he was seeing.
"Sheesh, what happened here," he explained.
"Basically, the bad guys tried to conquer us, but we kicked their butts," said Mushu with a proud smirk. Mulan further elaborated on what had happened.
Once Mulan had finished, Iago gave a look that was a mixture of annoyance and hatred.
"Man, that guy never gives up, does he," exclaimed the parrot.
As Iago continued to rant about how much he disliked Jafar, Elsa looked behind the group to see that all the villains had either been defeated or had disappeared entirely. When she asked the group that had just arrived this, Kristoff said, "You know, I'm not really sure."
"They just kinda…disappeared," said Olaf.
"What do you mean 'disappeared' asked Iago.
"One minute they were here, and the next minute, they weren't," said Piglet, somewhat nervously.
"We were fighting them, and then there was a bright flash. The next thing we knew, they weren't there anymore, and neither was Mickey," said Pooh.
Elsa still was confused, but it looked like everyone was just as confused as she was, so she decided to help everyone untie their friends. Abu had now returned from wherever it was he was hiding before, and joined them. A few minutes after they had started, Rapunzel said, "I think I remember Mickey saying something about 'emergency magic' one time when he and I were talking about our powers."
"'Emergency portal,'" asked Kristoff, who was clearly confused as to what that was.
"This is the first time I've heard of this," said Eugene, stopping for a moment to look at his wife, who wasn't paying attention. Even though he knew she couldn't see him, Eugene crossed his arms, waiting for an explanation. He hated it when Rapunzel kept things from him, especially after all they had been through together.
"Mickey told me not to tell anyone, not even those I trust," said Rapunzel, briefly looking at Eugene before returning to the task at hand. Eugene still wasn't satisfied with the answer, so he continued to wait for more of an explanation. Elsa saw his expression, and tried to think of a reason herself, since she obviously had experience with magic powers as well.
"He didn't want anyone else to know about it," said Elsa finally. Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned towards Elsa, awaiting more information.
"He wanted to keep the portal a secret because he didn't want anyone to take advantage of it."
"So, why did he reveal it to the villains just now," asked Tiana.
"I'm not sure," said Elsa.
"Maybe it was his last defense," guessed Mulan.
"Or maybe it's his greatest power, and he was waiting for the right moment to reveal it," suggested Rapunzel.
"Well, whatever it is, it'd better help us get out of here. My head is killing me," complained Iago, placing a wing over his forehead. Everyone ignored him and continued to work on the ropes that were binding their friends. After a few minutes, Kristoff said, "Uh, guys?" Everyone turned towards him.
"Couldn't we just use this?" He held up his ice pick, giving everyone else a look as if everyone was stupid. Everyone shook their heads and grumbled at themselves for not realizing that they had access to tools that would make untying the ropes easier.
"And, why didn't anyone think of this before," asked Eugene. Everyone ignored him and instead stepped away from the ropes so Kristoff could attempt to free their friends. With a few hacks, he was successful. The ropes fell away, and everyone was free! The newly freed characters cheered and celebrated, and went to embrace their loved ones as well as each other. Anna was especially relieved that Kristoff had saved her, even though she thought it was a bit stereotypical of him to do so. She leapt into his arms and embraced him, almost knocking him over in the process. Just then, a bright flash filled the room. Once it disappeared, everyone found themselves back in the Magic Kingdom with Mickey and the others that had gone with him. Once everyone had been reunited, those that had just arrived at the Magic Kingdom filled the others in on what had previously happened. Then, Mickey explained that while all of that was going on, he used magic to transport himself, the villains, and everyone else that had gone with them to the Magic Kingdom, where they finished their successful battle.
Once Mickey was finished, everyone took a moment to think about what he had just said. Then, Olaf asked, "So, why couldn't you defeat them back there?"
"We were on their territory," explained Mickey. "Because the Magic Kingdom is safe for both sides, it gives us more of an advantage."
Olaf still looked confused about this, so Mickey further explained it to him. "We were in the Underworld before. That's where Hades likes to hang out. Because Hades is a villain, that makes the Underworld villain territory. Us good guys are more likely to win not only if we're on our territory, such as at a castle, but if we are in a neutral territory as well."
"Wouldn't that give the villains more of an advantage as well," asked Kristoff.
"Well, yes," answered Jiminy, "But our powers balance out. Mickey gets more of an advantage because not only does he oversee the Kingdom, but because he has the Hat."
"So that hat gives you your powers," asked Anna, gesturing to Mickey's famous blue sorcerer's hat. The mouse nodded.
Anna and Olaf both gasped in unison and exclaimed, "Wow," at the same time. The two turned towards each other and smiled and giggled upon realizing that they had done that. Then, Olaf approached Mickey and said, "Can I try it on?"
Mickey gave the snowman an apologetic smile and said, "Sorry, but I'm the only one that's allowed to wear it." Olaf looked at Mickey, confused. He was about to ask why he wasn't allowed to wear the hat, but then thought better of it. After all, sometimes it was better that he didn't know certain things, as Elsa and Anna had told him before.
Everyone then went back to Cinderella's Castle to celebrate their victory as well as get to know everyone they hadn't had the chance to meet yet. Once again, the Disney Universe had been saved, and everyone and everything was safe again.
THE END
Author's Note: Well, here we are, the last chapter. After over a year (has it really been that long since I started this?), we've finally reached the end of our tale, and just in time for summer! Thank you so much for being so patient during the long periods of time it took me to upload each chapter. I'd also like to thank everyone who has been following, favoriting, and reviewing this story, and I hope all of you continue to do so with any future stories I write. Speaking of future stories, I'd like to ask a question to you all. Would you rather see a story about Ariel or one about Stitch? I have two ideas involving those characters that have similar plots, so I'm just going to pick one of my ideas and write that one when I come around to it. The problem is, I need help choosing which one to write, so I'm letting all of you fabulous readers help me with my decision. If you have any questions about my version of the Disney Universe, I'm planning on posting an explanation of it on my profile and might possibly write a backstory on it, depending on what I feel like doing. Once again, thank you for all your support as well as your patience in between (very long) breaks between chapters. Until next time everyone!