A/N: Not much to say about this chapter. Enjoy!
Willa and Philby arrived in front of the emporium to find everyone waiting for them. They all seemed calm, but Jess was clutching a piece of paper. That seemed important.
"Thank goodness you're back." said Amanda. "We were starting to get worried."
"Well I guess that we're the only ones who had a near death experience." said Willa
"Oh no." said Finn.
"Oh yes" said Philby.
"Obviously Philby and I made it out safe, but not all of us did." said Willa.
"What do you mean?" asked Jess.
"We failed our mission." said Willa. "The overtakers got Princess Jasmine."
"It wasn't our fault." said Philby, trying to comfort Willa. "There's nothing we could have done."
"Yes there was." said Willa. "When she fell, I reached for her, but I missed."
"Whoa Whoa Whoa." said Charlene. "What happened?"
"Ok." said Willa. "We were searching the waiting area for clues, and I noticed Jasmine sitting in a carpet crying and calling for Aladdin. Philby and I sat down with her and she said that he had been missing for days. We were about to tell her what had probably happened, and the ride started. It was terrifying. The cars just kept getting faster, and they started jerking violently. Then, it got freezing cold and an electric fence surrounded the moat underneath the carpets. We were going to jump into the moat, but then, those giant stone camels moved to the moat and sucked all the water up, and the water turned into a portal. Then, the carpets started spinning in circles, hurling us upside down. We were thrown out of the carpet, but managed to hold on. We had to keep switching our hands from inside to outside, and one time Jasmine's hand slipped. I tried to grab her hand, but…"Willa broke into tears. Amanda hugged her.
"She missed." said Philby. "Willa, it was nearly impossible to grab her. Don't feel bad about it." she wiped away her tears and smiled at him.
"How'd you get out?" asked Jess.
"We jumped the electric fence." Philby said. "Willa was brilliant. She totally took charge. It was amazing."
"I wasn't amazing at all." said Willa. "You were the one who had the idea of jumping the fence. You were the one who had to calm me down. You weren't the one who missed Princess Jasmine's hand." Willa started to cry again. " Anyway…" she said. "We need to move on. The overtakers already have Prince Charming and Aladdin. I think this proves our theory that they are capturing the characters in groups. They captured the princes before the princesses knowing that the princesses would come looking for their husbands. They already have all the princes, but who knows how far they've gotten with the princesses."
"For starters…" said Amanda. "We know they have Cinderella and Jasmine. We don't know if they have any others, but Jess and Charlene found a clue that seems to direct us where to go next." Jess unfolded the piece of paper. On it was Walt Disney's handwriting.
"We found this in Walt's secret apartment." said Charlene. "In a Walt Disney World history book" Jess read the paper out loud.
"The future is not possible without our ideas, and our ideas are not possible without our imaginations. The imagineers have brilliant imaginations,that constantly produce brilliant ideas. These ideas can change the parks forever. They are the only way to prosper.-Walt" They all stood there for a moment, completely perplexed.
"How is that any clue?" asked Amanda. "Sure it's true, but what does it mean?" None of the keepers knew the answer.
"Who knows" said Charlene. "Frankly I don't think it means anything."
"It's gotta mean something!" said Willa. "It's from Walt. Walt wouldn't just leave a random piece of paper in a history book. He was smart. It has to mean something." She emphasized the last sentence once again to stress its truth and importance.
"Willa's right" said Finn. "Walt was a seer, like Jess said. He left that note there on purpose. He left it as a clue. I'm not sure what that clue means, none of us do, but like Willa said, it has to mean something." Willa walked to a nearby bench and sat down, and Charlene sat down next to her. Jess leaned up against the wall and slid down until she reached the floor. Amanda sunk down on the floor next to her. Finn and Philby leaned up against a building. They sat there for ten minutes thinking in complete silence.
"I've got nothing" said Charlene, breaking the silence.
"Wait a minute." said Jess, glancing hard at the note. "There's a P.S. here. It's written small, so I didn't see it right away."
"Well…" said Philby. "Out with it. What does it say?" Jess gave him an angered look, and then read the note.
"It says, P.S. Sometimes our fantasies give us all the answers." Once again, they all stood there in silence for a minute or two, until the silence was broken.
"I've still got nothing" said Charlene. They all nodded, except for Philby.
"Wait a minute" he said. "That P.S just cleared it up. Isn't it obvious?" They all stared at him blankly. "There's seven lands in the Magic Kingdom .This note not only tells us which land to look in, but it also tells us where in that land to look. Think about it. We find the answers in our fantasies" They all let out a simeltanious
"Ooooh" Well, almost all of them.
"I still got nothing" said Charlene. They all stared at her. "What?" she asked.
"It's Fantasy Land!" said Amanda.
"What gives you that idea?" said Charlene. Amanda sighed, and shook her head.
"Anyway…" said Philby. "Now think about this. What's going on in fantasy land right now? The note talks about imagineers always having new ideas."
"Oh my gosh!" said Willa. "I get it! We have to go onto the construction grounds for the extension of fantasy land." They all sat there for a moment.
"Wow." said Finn. "You guys are right"
"What do you mean you guys?" said Willa. "Philby was the one who figured it out."
"Whatever, let's go." said Finn. They all got up, and walked to fantasy land.
They arrived in fantasy land in front of a large, purple wall. The wall was covered in posters announcing the new attractions, and plaques displaying quotes from Walt Disney.
"Okay" said Amanda. "We're here, but how do we get over the wall?"
"Every single one of us has to go all clear." said Finn. "It's the only way." Most of them were hesitant. Although most of them had been able to accomplish at least once before, Finn was the master of it. Even Finn could only manage it for a minute or so, and for the rest of them that time was only a few seconds. Frankly, none of them felt like getting stuck in the middle of the wall. Finn looked at their reluctant faces.
"You have to try." he said. He focused on a bright light at the end of a tunnel and removed all fear from his body. Suddenly, he was made completely out of light, and he walked through the large wall. Philby went next. Just as Finn had done, he removed all fear from his body until he was completely light, and walked through the wall. Amanda volunteered to go next. She had never gone all clear before. So she was terrified, but she followed Finn's instructions from the other side of the wall. It took her a few tries, but soon, Amanda succeeded and was on the other side of the wall with Finn and Philby. Charlene went next. It took her ten tries to hold the all clear long enough to get through the wall, but eventually, she too succeeded. It took Jess many tries to get it right as well, but soon Willa was the only one left on the outside of the construction site. She was not in any way confident. She had managed all clear once, and it had only been for a few seconds.
"Maybe you guys should just look without me." she called. "I don't think I'll ever be able to do it."
"You can do it!" she heard Amanda scream. "You have to believe in yourself." Willa closed her eyes, and focused on a bright light at the end of a tunnel. She removed all doubt and fear from her body. Soon she found herself standing there as a pure hologram. Hesitantly, she walked toward the wall, but her lack of confidence caused her to become human again. She walked up to the walls edge and tried again. Again, she succeeded in becoming pure light. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and walked through the wall. She opened her eyes and found herself standing inside the construction site. She had done it. Willa smiled.
"Well" said Jess. "Let's start searching." They broke up in pairs of two and began searching the entire area. The Kingdom Keepers never went anywhere alone. A half an hour later, they all gathered where they had begun.
"We didn't find anything" said Charlene and Willa.
"Nothing" said Jess and Amanda.
"Same" said Philby and Finn.
"There's gotta be something here" said Amanda. "The clue led us here. Walt wouldn't mislead us."
"Well maybe we misinterpreted the clue" said Philby.
"No way" said Finn. "That clue was obvious" " Suddenly, they heard something fall to the ground.
"Look!" said Jess. "An apple!" They all stared at her.
"I hate to break it to you sis." said Amanda. "But Apples are a normal part of nature. I don't think it's much of a clue." They all shared their agreement.
"But there aren't any apple trees over here" She started to walk closer to it.
"DON'T!" screamed Finn. They all looked at him. "What Disney Villain is associated with apples?" They all gasped.
"He's right Jess" said Philby. "It could be a trap. May I remind you what happened to Amanda? May I remind you that it was intended for you?" Once again they all nodded.
"I know." said Jess. "But it's not like I'm going to bite it." Again, she started to walk towards the apple. Amanda put a hand on her shoulder to stop her. Jess turned around.
"Don't do it." said Amanda. "I can't lose you a third time. I don't think my heart would be able to handle it." Tears were falling down her cheeks.
"I need to do this." said Jess. "Yes, it could be a trap, but it could be a clue. This could help us to find Maybeck, and to stop the overtakers. I have to do this. If I get captured, it's not that big a deal. You'll find me. I know you will. If the overtakers turn every single Disney character and cast member into a member of their army…"Amanda let go. Jess had made her point. They all held their breaths as Jess walked up to the apple and picked it up. She turned it around.
"Hey guys!" she shouted. "There's a note attached to it." They all ran over.
"It says…" said Jess. "I'd love to help you find your friend, but first you need to find me. I can't come out of hiding. This apple is your clue. You'll find me through the cast members only door behind my attraction. Hope to see you soon- a friend" They stood there for a moment.
"An apple" said Finn. "Well, I don't think we need to discuss this much." They all nodded. "Come on" he said. "Let's go to Snow White's Scary Adventures."
A/N: So? How did you like that funny part with Charlene when they were reading Walt's note? I'll say again that reactions and questions are welcome, they always are. Thanks and keep reading my fan fictions.- Kingdomkeepers365