A/N: Hey guys. Here's chapter 23! OOH you guys are gonna eat this one up! It's getting good! Enjoy!

Willa ran over and clutched Philby's hands tightly. All of the keepers were looking up and rushing over. Finn was clutching his sister's hand. Amanda was close behind him.

"Where's Wanda?" Willa asked. Wanda came walking over and raised her hand slightly.

"Here" she said. "What is it?"

"Well" said Willa. "I guess I should start by telling you that when you were talking with Wayne I saw it because the overtakers were projecting it in the place where I was and…" Willa was cut off by Wanda struggling to say something through tears.

"Oh god." she cried. "He died didn't he? He's dead. Oh god, oh god!"

"NO! No no no no no." said Willa. She smiled and chuckled a little.

"He's alive. He's still sick and captured, but he's alive. I was just at this little secret prison that's hidden in a tree in another part of the park and he was there. I saw him with my own two eyes. He's alive."

Wanda's mood completely changed. She cried tears of joy and laughed at the same time.

"He's alive! Oh my god he's alive!" she said.

"Yes." said Willa "And I know where he is so we can go get him now, but first I have to get you guys out of here." Willa saw a box on the other side of the room.

"Hmmm." she said. "Maybe the key is in there."

The people in the cell were erupting with joy. They were hugging, laughing, smiling and just plain out celebrating. Willa had a huge smile on her face.

I did it she thought I actually did it. Everything's going to be okay

Willa opened the box, but there was no key. She walked back to the cell.

"Nothing in there" she said. "Did any of you guys happen to see where they put the key?" Ariel stepped up.

"Oh yeah! It's…" but just then, they heard the creaking of feet.

"Time to go kiddies" said Maleficent.

Then there was chaos. Everyone in the cell went back into the corners to make it look like nothing had happened.

"Go hide." said Philby. Willa wouldn't let go of his hands.

"No. If they're taking you, I'm coming. I can't live without any of you." Charlene came up to the bars.

"Wills, you have to go. I don't want to see you hurt."

"I don't care" said Willa. "You're my best friend Charlene. All of you, you're like my second family. If you die, I'm dying too."

"No" Charlene said through tears. The footsteps were growing louder. Maleficent was getting closer.

"Go!" shouted Philby.

"Fine." said Willa. "But I'm coming after you."

Then Willa hid behind a wall. Maleficent came over, a key in hand. Willa watched anxiously as Maleficent opened the door to the cell.

"Kingdom Keepers" she hissed. "Come with me"

Willa followed Maleficent through the long dark hallways of Expedition Everest, making sure to be as quiet as possible. The mood was somber, anxious and fearful. The keepers knew what was coming. All hope seemed to be lost. Willa knew one thing. Her friends were not going to die. She would not let it happen.

Soon, they had exited the ride and were walking through the Magic Kingdom. Cast members tried to help. Visitors watched with shock and fear at the park gates. With a flick of her hand, Maleficent cast a spell to open the gates. Some believed it to be a show. Others however, the true believers in Disney, believed it to be real and backed away with fear in order to avoid Maleficent's wrath.

Maleficent cast a spell to stop a bus on its way to Hollywood Studios cold. She forced the doors open and the passengers looked on with fear.

"OUT! ALL OF YOU!" she screamed.

The guests ran out of the bus screaming. The guests in the station screamed as well, because they were all starting to realize that this was not a show. Children clutched stuffed animals or held on to each other tightly. Parents kept their children and baby's close and protected. Families gathered into tight huddles. Maleficent and the other Overtakers and green eyes pushed the keepers into the bus and climbed in themselves. Willa snuck in with the group of them and hid in the back. As she walked on she gave the keepers a head nod to let them know she was there. Philby replied with a thumbs up.

Cruella climbed into the driver's seat and slammed her foot onto the gas pedal.

Oh great thought Willa. The annoying nuisance is driving.

The bus bumped up and down like crazy and swerved in and out of lanes. Willa felt sick. In the middle car, Charlene was freaking out.

"Oh my god! This woman has no idea how to drive." She said. "I don't think she's ever driven before. We're all gonna die! We're gonna crash into another car which is going to start a domino effect of crashes until another bus is hit into another bus. Then, that bus is going to come spinning back into us and crash us off of the road and we're going to hit a little girl who is with her father who is drinking beer. Then, her father is going to be so stricken with agony over the loss of his child that he's going to fall to his knees and drop the beer and it's going to go flying through the air and pour into the overheated, smoking engine. Then, the bus is going to explode killing us all. CAN"T YOU SEE? WE"RE DOOMED!" The rest of the keepers gave each other a quizzical look.

"You do realize that that's worst case scenario right?" said Amanda.

"No." said Charlene. "Worst case scenario would be…" but Philby put up his hand to stop her from going off on another rant.

"Uh buh buh." he said. "We don't need to know."

Cruella arrived at a red light, but she did not stop. Cars honked at her and concerned drivers shouted. Cruella responded with a, well, a type of signal that would get Willa grounded for a month if her mother ever caught her giving it. When the bus arrived at the gates to Hollywood Studios, Cruella drove through the toll gates without paying the toll.

This woman drives like a lunatic! Willa thought.

Then, Cruella screeched into a parking space and stopped short. Willa felt nauseas by the time the bus stopped. She nearly threw up. The door s to the bus opened. Overtakers pushed the keepers onto the pavement and filed out. Once they were out of the bus, Willa snuck out the doors before they closed. As the group approached the theme park entrance, the gates were beginning to open to let guests in. Maleficent stepped in front of the gates and screamed at the guests.

"YOU SHALL NOT ENTER! TODAY, THIS PARK DOES NOT BELONG TO MAGIC AND HAPINESS. THIS PARK BELONGS TO DOOM AND DEATH!"

Guests took pictures, believing it to be a show. Then, they moved back and screamed when Maleficent created a firewall with the wave of her hand. The Overtakers continued to drag the keepers along, until they reached the Tower of Terror. Willa followed closely behind and when she saw the attraction they were going to, she felt sick.

This cannot be good she thought.

Willa followed the Overtakers to the top of the tower, where there was apparently a small room. A rusty elevator was waiting with open doors. Willa felt a lump in her throat. It didn't take a genius to figure out how the Overtakers were going to try and kill the keepers. Willa watched at the door as the keepers were tied up.

She quickly formulated a plan. She would sneak into the room and untie her friends, and when they were all free, they would surprise the Overtakers and attack.

Once all of the keepers were tied up, the Overtakers turned away for a moment and began to talk. That's when Willa made her move. She snuck into the room and began to untie Philby.

"You did it." he said smiling. "I knew you could do it. Thank you."

"Don't thank me yet." she replied. "Oh my gosh! These knots are hard to undo!" She looked up for one second and her heart stopped.

There stood Olivia, arms crossed, an evil scowl on her face.

Before she could blink, Willa was being tied up. She couldn't believe it was happening. She had failed her friends. She tried to keep a determined attitude. If there was one thing she had learned from her adventure, it was to never give up hope. She struggled to get away, but it was no use. Before she knew it, Amanda was being dragged away and put into the elevator. She was thrashing and screaming. Finn was beside himself.

"NO! STOP IT! GET YOUR FILTHY HANDS OFF OF HER! NO NO NO!" He was sobbing. It was then that Willa saw who was pushing Amanda into the elevator. She immediately knew that Amanda was not crying because she was about to die.

Jess, or rather Jez, scowled at her sister as she pushed her into the compartment.

Maybe just maybe thought Willa. I can reach the little bit of good still in Jess. Maybe the spell doesn't completely turn someone evil, but simply pushes the good deep down. Maybe it's true. Maybe love can overcome evil. Maleficent began to talk.

"Let me explain to you kiddies how this is going to work. We're going to put you into this little elevator one by one. It isn't an ordinary elevator you see. I've put a little spell on it." Maleficent pulled out a small remote from behind her back. It looked like some twisted version of the fob. "When this button is pressed, a one minute countdown will begin. When that time is up, the elevator cable will break, plunging the passenger down through the tower to their death." Willa didn't care about the risk or consequence. She began to shout.

"Jess! I know you're in there somewhere. Listen to me. You can beat the spell. Look at the girl you're about to kill. You love her more than anything. She's your sister! Jess please I know you're in there." Philby mouthed something to Willa.

What are you doing?

"Trust me" she whispered.

"Silly Girl." cackled Maleficent. "Jezebel belongs to us now. I can prove it to you. Jezebel?" Jess looked up at Maleficent.

"Yes your grace?"

"Begin the countdown."

"Of course your grace." Willa continued to shout.

"Jess please! I know you're in there. Jess please!" Jess looked at her. She seemed to be considering what Willa was saying.

Yes Willa thought. It's working.

But then, Jess pressed the button.

A/N: Mwa Ha Ha Ha Ha. Huge cliffie! Don't worry. Chapter 24 is coming real soon. Bye!

-kingdomkeepers365

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