Kuzco's Rage

Hey guys! Surprise! You guys didn't think I wouldn't update, huh? So, here's Chapter 24! Wow, 24 chapters already? To clear up some things, this is so NOT a parody. It's all a story that I decided to write because I have a really big imagination. And, yes, I will include Ventus in this story. Although, I think he'll be mostly asleep for a few chapters because Sora, Riku, and Kailee are busy doing some other stuff. But, Mickey will try a few tricks on Ventus' subconscious. Can't spoil too much though. But, enjoy! Reviews are appreciated! :)

P.S.- This is my last update for at least a week. Sorry that I'll leave you guys hanging for a while. But, I promise that the next one will probably be longer than this!

Disclaimer: Don't own the characters mentioned in the story. Only the plot and the characters that were never included in Kingdom Hearts.

"I hope we get down unseen," Kailee commented. After saying their goodbyes to Mickey, they were left with the bearing challenge of descending the palace. Whole rows of guards were stationed in front of them, thankfully, facing back. Since, again, the gummi ship was invisible to those that were inhabitants of that specific world, they hadn't moved a muscle. A few windows were right beneath them, but they looked too slippery, considering they were completely round. Their only hope was to jump and hopefully land on one of those hanging banners. Kailee first saw that a poor, elderly man had been rudely thrown out one of the windows but had landed all tangled up in a banner.

"Are you sure we won't get hurt?" Goofy worried, glancing over the edge.

"Well, I can make us land perfectly with this spell," Donald pointed to a spell in his book. "It's a really easy one, too."

"So who's first?" Riku crossed his arms.

"I'll go first," Kailee strolled over to Donald. "We need a test subject."

"Wait Kailee!" Sora grabbed at her arm. " Remember what King Mickey said about how valuable your life is? We can't risk that. I'll go first."

"Come on, Sora. I can do this," Kailee stared into Sora's eyes. "Trust me."

Sora sighed. "Fine. But, I'm going with you."

Kailee groaned but nodded. "Alright. Ring us up Donald."

"Ok, you two. But you will both land in different places because you can rip the banner with a lot of weight on it," Donald informed them. Kailee and Sora nodded their agreement, ready to jump. Donald had them placed back to back, arms linked, right at the edge of the palace. He soon raised his staff and waved it around their bodies while uttering various words that made up the spell. After a minute or two, Donald instructed Sora and Kailee to jump off the ledge. Kailee was barely keeping the scream in her throat from jumping out, when she and Sora plunged towards the banners. They both felt their bodies separate from each other and reach for the nearest banner. Kailee hung on with her bare hands, afraid that she might slip. Sora merely just slid down the banner like a slide and landed upright onto the concrete bridge underneath.

Sora reached both hands to her. "Need a hand?" Kailee nodded, reluctantly.

She placed her hands in his and quickly jumped onto the bridge. "Thanks."

"Don't mention it," Sora smiled. "Alright, guys! It's safe!"

After hollering up onto the edge of the palace, Donald, Goofy, and Riku jumped down themselves. Donald somehow got stuck in between a banner and it took Goofy, Riku, and Sora to try and get him out without alerting the guards. The old man was still stuck in the banner, still scrambling and trembling after being rudely thrown out. The group was not very far from him. They only landed a few feet farther from him. Sora was about to go and help him, when a portly man went to aid the older fellow.

"Oh, hey! Are you all right?" The portly man said, bringing the older man down carefully. "Here. Let me uh…"

"Oh you're so very kind," the elderly man replied.

"What happened?"

"Well I…" the elderly man began. "I threw off the emperor's groove."

"What?" the portly man said, disbelief on his face.

"His groove, the rhythm in which he lives his life, his pattern of behavior. I threw it off and the emperor had me thrown out the window," the elderly man pantomimed, almost crying.

"Oh, really? I'm supposed to see him today," the portly man presented a paper.

The elderly man grabbed him roughly by the shoulders with amazing strength. " Don't throw off his groove!"

The portly man, shocked, brushed him off. "Oh, okay."

The elderly man began walking away. "Beware the groove…"

"Hey, are you going to be alright?"

"Groove…" the old man's face echoed off the palace.

"Seems like the emperor is a real jerk…" Kailee whispered to Sora.

The portly man turned around and was startled by the strange group. " Oh, hello. Are you here to see the emperor, too?"

"Yep! We, uh, need to speak him about his palace," Sora implied. " It reflects too much light on our houses and we're here to set him straight."

"I hope you can. I've heard rumors that he can be a real jerk, sometimes. But, then again, he's only 18. He'll learn, eventually," the portly man sighed. "Oh, I forgot my manners. I'm Pacha."

"Hi Pacha. I'm Sora and this is Donald, Goofy, Kailee, and Riku," Sora said, introducing them all. "Nice to meet you."

"The pleasure is all mine. Now, why don't we all go into the palace and speak to Emperor Kuzco, together?" Pacha commented.

"Let's do it!" Sora said, excitedly.

They all began to walk in the direction of the palace doors, momentarily stopping because the guards needed to open them. The guards were a bit skeptical at letting Donald, Goofy, Riku, Kailee, and Sora into the palace without a palace summons. Pacha informed them that they were with him and showed them his palace summons, receiving a granted entrance and some thank yous from the group following him. A few villagers were leaving the palace in tears and angry fits, which worried the others, more, including Pacha. Was Emperor Kuzco really as bad as the villagers in Pacha's village said that he was?

After briefly encountering a rather, boiling mad villager, Pacha advised a nearby guard that he, the village leader, was there. The guard nodded and entered the throne room directing them to wait outside. They heard some muttering and a shriek from what sounded like a woman only older, and then the opening of the palace doors. The guard motioned him in and Pacha peeked his head through the doors.

"Uh, afternoon, your highness," Pacha addressed him, while walking in, Sora, Kailee, Riku, Goofy and Donald following him inside. "I'm here because I received a summons…"

A young man, Kuzco, sat in a large, gold chair wearing a red robe with gold lining and a crown perched on his head. "Hey, there he is! My main village man!"

"Um, Pacha. Anyway, I-I got this summons…"

"Pacha. That's right," Kuzco said, sliding down a rope placed by his throne. "And who are these others?"

"Oh! These are just some of the village counsel members that join me for meetings," Pacha explained. "They're here to oversee what you wanted to talk about."

"But I clearly only asked for you," Kuzco stepped towards them. " And they really couldn't have picked better counsel members? Most of them look like they've never worked a day in their life. And what are those things that look like a duck and a dog?"

"Why I ought to…" Donald said advancing towards Kuzco, his fist raised. Goofy managed to hold him back but received a few struggles from the angered duck.

"Guards!" Kuzco called.

"Wait, your Majesty! He was just kidding around!" Pacha said, trying to wave off the guards. "He has mild sanity issues. He sees things a lot and gets angry pretty easily."

This caused another wave of anger from Donald and had him struggle more in Goofy's restraints. "Let me go! I know what I'm doing!"

"I think getting him out of here would be better for all of us. Guards, show this duck and dog outside, now!" Kuzco commanded. The guards scooped up both Donald and Goofy and led them out the door.

"Wait for us outside!" Kailee hollered to them. Goofy solemnly nodded while Donald was still throwing his fits. "They'll be ok, right?"

"I don't know. I usually just let the guards handle most of the people around here. And, in truth, I don't care," Kuzco said. Kailee's blood boiled at his careless response.

I guess he really is heartless. It must be because everything is given to him and so he thinks he should act like such a spoiled brat. It must be a miracle that he hasn't been turned into a Heartless.

"Anyways, Pacha, you're just the man I wanted to see," Kuzco said, swinging his arm over Pacha's shoulder, leading him towards a room on the right of him. He gestured with his hand for Sora, Riku, and Kailee to follow. Sora and Riku had stayed quiet because they knew that if they had said even one word, they would've gotten thrown out and never gotten any clues as if there were any strange things going on in the palace. It could explain the emperor's behavior towards them.

"I am?" Pacha questioned, confused.

"Word on the street is that you can fix my problem. You can fix my problem, can't you?"

"Sure. I'll do what I can."

"Good, good. That's just what I wanted to hear," Kuzco patted Pacha's shoulder. "Are you aware of just how important your village is to the empire?"

"Well, I know we grow the crops that you use here at the palace. We also herd the llamas that you…" Pacha trailed off as Kuzco unveiled a model sculpture of what looked to be someone's village.

"My village?" he asked.

"Oh, yeah," Kuzco folded his arms. "You got a pretty sweet little setup there on top of that hill, don't you?"

"Yeah. My family has lived on that hilltop for the last six generations," Pacha informed him.

"Uh-huh. So tell me…" Kuzco looked closely at the model. "Where do you find you get the most sun?"

"Oh, I-I'd say just on the other side of those trees," Pacha gently, yet forcefully, pushed Kuzco to his right. "When the sun hits that ridge just right, these hills sing."

"Well, that settles it," Kuzco implied, crouching by the model.

"Really?"

"Yep. Problem solved. Thanks for coming."

"That's it? That's all you wanted me for?" Pacha asked, stupefied.

"I just needed an insider's opinion before I okayed this spot for my pool," Kuzco answered nonchalantly.

"Pool?" The group said in unison.

Kuzco then brought out an elaborate model of a building that looked like a sort of summer type mansion, while replacing the very house on top of the model hill. "Boo-yah! Welcome to Kuzcotopia, my ultimate summer getaway, complete with water slide."

"What?" Pacha solicited.

"Isn't it great? It's my birthday gift to me!" Kuzco hugged the small mansion. "I'm so happy!"

"I don't understand how this could happen…" Pacha trailed off, heart-broken.

"Well, let me clear it up for you," Kuzco held. "At my birthday celebration tomorrow, I give the word and your town will be destroyed to make way for this. So, if I were you, I'd pick up some change-of-address forms on the way home."

"But-but, um, where will we live?" Pacha posed.

"Yeah! Where will Pach- I mean we live?" Kailee asked, angrily stepping forward. "You can't do this!"

"Hmm. Don't know, don't care."

Pacha started to step forward towards Kuzco. "Oh, but wait, you can't.." A pair of guards stopped him in the middle of his tirade.

"When I give the word..." Kuzco got closer to Pacha so that they were face to face. "Your little town thing will go bye-bye. Bye-bye!" Kuzco waved as the two guards began to drag Pacha away. Kailee also had begun to walk to Kuzco but had been brutally shoved back by some guards and was being dragged away. Sora and Riku were unfortunately carried out, too.

"Oh, w-wait, no…" Pacha yelled, trying to get free of the guards' grip.

After some yelling and struggling, the group was thrown out of the throne room viciously, and received some bruising and scratches. Somehow, Pacha came out unscathed, but Sora, Riku, and Kailee were the ones to receive the punishment. Further more, Kailee was outraged. How could Emperor Kuzco kick someone out of his or her own home and not provide a home after? Sora and Riku were sharing the same thought, too. It amazed Riku how Sora didn't even speak up, except for that one time when Kuzco had announced that he was going to replace Pacha's home with a pool for himself. Sora was actually having good reason on not speaking out. He had learned a couple times himself that if you speak out of turn in a world where you don't belong, then you're most likely not welcome to that particular place or rudely thrown out. Kuzco secretly angered him for being a selfish jerk. And he was quite sure that Kuzco wasn't even that older than Riku.

"Hey are you guys alright?" Pacha asked, worriedly as if the whole Kuzco situation didn't affect him.

"We're fine. Just a little scratched up, that's all," Sora answered, casually brushing himself off. "I'm sorry about your house Pacha."

"Me, too." Riku put in.

"Yeah. Well, the emperor has ordered to have it destroyed and you can't really argue with him, unless you want to die or get thrown out," Pacha sighed.

"I really wish there was something we could do," Kailee said, crossing her arms over chest. "Isn't there someone that can coax him into not doing it?"

"Word on the street is that he's looking for a bride and that the most eligible are already lining up but I doubt he'll choose one," Pacha commented. "He doesn't seem like the type of person to share power."

"True. But is there anyone else who can help?" Sora posed.

"Well, there is his royal advisor, Yzma. But she is much crueler and very hard to move. People have tried to bribe her and that always seems to work. But I don't even know where she is at this moment. She's almost never at the front of the palace, where she's supposed to attend to peoples' summons."

"Do you think we can force him to not do it?" Riku said.

"I highly dislike the idea of using violence in a situation like this. I'm sorry but I think it's too late to change his decision. Unless, you have a better birthday present, he'll never change his mind," Pacha began to walk down the stairs. "Come on. We should probably get your two friends back with us and then I'll show you how beautiful the hillside where I live really is."

It's amazing how, even in a situation like this, Pacha would still be unmoved by it. He's probably hurting inside but with a much too high self-esteem to show it; kind of like Sora, sometimes.

Sora, Riku, and Kailee ambled their way towards Pacha as he descended the stairs, where the main palace square was located. Donald and Goofy had busied themselves in buying a few essentials like food, unnecessary clothing, and a wagon if their stay in this world was going to be longer than the last two. Kailee had barely noticed her hunger, when she began to dig into the food like a wild animal. Sora and Riku, being boys, had at least 3 helpings of whatever Donald and Goofy bought. They even were granted a table and some chairs so they could eat in peace. After about a half an hour of eating and graciously sharing with Pacha, they explained what happened to them at the palace with Kuzco. Every now and then, they would receive some angry quirks from Donald and disapproving looks from Goofy. In the end, Donald was very much fed up with Emperor Kuzco and was willing to inflict harm on him, even when Goofy tried to calm him down.

"Do you think we can do something Donald and Goofy?" Kailee inquired, leaning back in her chair.

"I don't think we can, Kailee. King Mickey told us that we couldn't mess entirely with other worlds," Donald informed her. "Pacha was right. We can't do much to change Kuzco's decisions."

Kailee sighed. " All right. We're here for one thing only right?" The group gave her some skeptical looks before she mouthed, "key-hole" to them. They nodded, understanding.

"So where to now, Pacha?" Sora solicited, already getting up from his chair.

"Well, I guess it's time to head on over to the hilltop," Pacha said, gathering up his wagon with his llama that had been waiting for him down here, at the palace square. "I can't wait for you guys to meet my wife Chica and my son and daughter, Tipo and Chaca. They're great!"

" Can't wait to meet them!" Kailee put in. "Shall we?"

Pacha then led them off in the direction of the village. He began to tell them stories of what had happened over the years for him and his family. He even told them that, one time, his llama got lost in the forest at night and that he had to wait until morning to go get it. It was pretty funny because of all the supposed mischief that the llama had gotten into. Pacha was all smiles as he walked and talked, still amazing Kailee. Of course, she was the only one paying attention. Sora, Riku, Donald and Goofy were bringing up the rear, checking to see if anything suspicious was going on. Kailee had worded her words carefully, when she asked Pacha if there had been any strange things happening so far in the village. He notified her that the only strange things that happened were in the forest or on the outskirts of the palace. Other than that, it was completely safe. Kailee wondered why, in many of the worlds she had come across, there were so little Heartless, Nobodies and Shadow Crossers. She just hoped they weren't rallying up to do something that would wipe out the entire world or worlds they were going to.

After about an hour of just straight through walking, Pacha had led them to a comfy looking scene that pointed towards his village. It was a collection of many different houses, all stacked up on the hill. The one on the very top was Pacha's, so he told. He hadn't been lying when he told them that his ancestors had been living on that hilltop for over six generations, overlooking the crops and llamas that were provided for the palace. That was what his village was known for, but it was all going to go to waste now since Emperor Kuzco decreed to have it destroyed. Pacha was careful not to bring that up, just so he wouldn't be so bummed out after.

"Well, here we are," Pacha said, stopping right at the entrance to his house. A pair of children, a boy and a girl, no older than 5 and 6, rushed up to him and practically jumped on him. They were clearly excited and happy that Pacha came back home. They kept talking over each other and the boy was mostly boasting about his growth spurt while the girl was trying to show off her irregular loose tooth. A woman, presumably Pacha's wife, was standing at the doorway, clearly pregnant. Pacha had mentioned that she was pregnant, only that she hadn't been, what looked to be, 9 months pregnant. Kailee was a bit jealous and homesick as she saw the scene unfold. It reminded her of the times when she was at home, enjoying her time with her family and sisters.

Kailee quickly composed herself and went to go introduce herself to Chica. "Hi! You must be Pacha's wife, Chica."

"And you must be Kailee," Chicha shook Kailee's hand. "Pacha's told me about your little ru in with each other at the palace."

Sora came up behind Kailee. "I'm Sora! And this is Riku, Donald and Goofy over there. Nice to meet you, Chica."

"Pacha told me about you too, Sora. Seems like you're the one that keeps things afloat, right?" Chica chuckled. Kailee laughed too when she saw that Sora was confused at what Chica had just said. "Anyways, you're all welcome to stay the night. I'm sure I can find room for you all in the attic."

"Thanks!" Sora and Kailee said in unison, bursting out laughing once they realized it.

Once they finished the introductions, Chica informed Tipo and Chaca that it was their bedtime and that they promised to only stay up until Pacha arrived. They reluctantly agreed and made their back into the house. Chica motioned that she needed to talk to Pacha and led him back into the house. Sora, Riku, Kailee, Donald and Goofy were left outside to wander around in the front yard. They all settled on sitting on the wooden bench placed right by a small fountain.

"Don you think we'll ever make it back?" Riku asked out of the blue.

"What do you mean?" Sora replied.

"As in, will we ever make it back home? To the islands? Or, if we do, then what about Kailee? Will she get her home back?" Riku posed.

"Of course we will! Right, Kailee?" Sora nudged Kailee.

"Well, I don't know," Kailee responded. "I mean, think about it, Sora. With all that's going on and with Xehanort out there, I don't think we have a very big chance of ever making it back to our worlds."

"But…" Sora tried to come up with a better response. "We have you though, Kailee. King Mickey said that you were the key to us surviving. So that means that we will make it back home."

"But have you ever stopped to think that it might mean that I could lose my life in the end?" Kailee posed.

"What makes you think that?" Sora said.

"Well, we never know if, for the sake of the worlds, I have to give up my life to save us all. That's something that I've been thinking about for a while."

"Kailee might be right, you know," Riku implied. " But, so might you, Sora. We actually can't see into the future, yet. We have to just live in the now."

"I'm going to go with Riku on this one," Sora said. "Besides Kailee, we will always be there for each other in the end."

"Yeah. Hopefully," Kailee sighed. After a few minutes of silence and gazing at the stars, a depressed Pacha came out of his house, head down. The gang tried to ask what was wrong, but he just responded by shaking his head.

He must've told his wife about Kuzco or not told her and he feels guilty about it. Either way, it must be killing him, having to lose his house after living in it for six generations.

They all just sat there, awkwardly silent. A sudden noise brought them to their senses as their eyes gazed upon a brown, burlap sack hanging on Pacha's wagon. Pacha went and looked to see what was inside the bag. Just as he loosened the cords tying the bag together, a black, disoriented llama came out, swaying a bit.

"Where'd you come from, little guy?" Pacha asked the llama, holding it up by his hands.

"No touchy," it responded.

"Demon llama!"

"Where are we again?" Lea asked for the millionth time.

"I told you, Lea. We're in what's left of the Land of Departure," Mickey responded.

A few hours of flying through dimensions, had taken its toll on Lea's patience. He was antsy all the time and a bit infuriated. He wouldn't let the whole Xehanort thing go yet. After all, he was the one that had turned Lea and his friend, Isa, into a Nobody after all. Now, all Lea wanted was some revenge, and King Mickey would supply some of it. Since then, Mickey had been bent on retrieving a boy named Ventus from the Land of Departure, a lonesome island now. He seemed to have a sort of connection with Sora and King Mickey wanted to have that figured out, immediately. King Mickey had told Lea all about Terra, Aqua and Ventus and how Master Xehanort had ruined their lives. Terra had become a vessel for Xehanort, Aqua had been lost in the darkness, and Ventus had lost his heart and was asleep, for what seemed to be forever. That was one thing King Mickey was sure that he could solve.

"Well, where is Ventus, your majesty?" Lea looked around in the gummi ship's window.

"There!" Mickey pointed a gloved finger towards a distant island. He docked the ship right on the edge of the island and placed a wooden plank that connected the ship to the island. Mickey jumped out, followed by Lea, who solemnly walked out. A giant castle greeted them, the double doors sealed firmly shut. Lea and Mickey called up their keyblades, opening the doors all the way. King Mickey ran ahead while Lea took his time to check his surroundings to see if they were safe. He soon followed Mickey, assuming there were no Heartless, Nobodies or Shadow Crossers because this was a lone island of a world.

Just as he entered, a splendid grandeur of a room welcomed him. It was purely white, making it look far bigger than it needed to be. All around were chains of hearts connected with spikes at the bottom. Lines of pulsating chains radiated around him and coursed throughout the bottom as well. The thing that captured Lea's eyes more was the figure seated in a throne, in the middle of it all. It looked exactly like Roxas had, or so Lea remembered. Only, this boy was asleep, his face down and silently breathing.

"So is this Ventus?" King Mickey nodded.

"What happened to his heart?" Lea asked once more.

"I don't know. That's what Yen Sid has been figuring out," Mickey began to take the unresponsive body. "Now, we have to take him back to the Mysterious Tower. We need him."

Lea helped Mickey carry Ventus out to the gummi ship. "Then what?"

"Then, we'll wake him up."

Well, it's the last update I'll be doing for a week. Don't be afraid to review or PM me on any ideas that you guys might have for me. I don't know what other worlds to do but I've been thinking about doing a sort of illusion world that is kind of related to Dumbo in a way. As in, when Dumbo drank too much apple juice and then started seeing things. I got this idea from youtube. But anyways, hope to write more in a week! Don't lose hope! I will write more! :)